The State of Scary TV
‘The Returned’ and ‘Ash vs Evil Dead’ join ‘The Walking Dead’ in offering high-quality horror.
September 25, 2012
Prince’s Weird Night of a Thousand (Other People’s) Hits in Chicago
Last night … it was pretty weird, man. My Packers lost to the Seahawks due to one of the worst calls in NFL history. Meanwhile, I was in Chicago to see Prince launch a three-night residency at the United Center. Around the time that my team became the unwitting martyr in the league’s destructive game […]
Read moreHollywood Prospectus Podcast: The Emmys, the Return of The Office and Parks and Recreation, and More
On today’s pod, Andy and I would like to thank Brad and Brad over at WME, the writers’ room, our hair and makeup people who make us look beautiful every day, and our long-suffering wives … oh, sorry, I was having another one of my “episodes.” Let’s try that again. On today’s pod, Andy and […]
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Revolution Episode 102, ‘Chained Heat’: The One-Image Recap
Even in a post-apocalyptic world where there’s no electricity and one can be crossbow-murdered at any moment, people still cling to their iDevices. That’s almost comforting. But then you remember that they can never upgrade to the iPhone 5 and the future is once again just a power-free shit pile devoid of all hope. He […]
Read moreFreak Show & Tell: ‘It Was As Though a Large Christmas Tree Was Growing Out of Her Upper Body’
Every week, television documentaries present us with so many unusual people, with so many strange and/or disturbing problems, you might find it hard to keep up with all of them. That’s where I come in! Here’s an unflinching look back at TV’s Week in Freak Shows. I Was Impaled (Discovery Fit & Health) Who Is […]
Read moreGrading the Charts in … COUNTRY MUSIC!
1. Hunter Hayes, “Wanted” Hunter Hayes is a 21-year-old singer-songwriter from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana, who started his career as a child performing zydeco classics and Hank Williams songs. He has opened for Taylor Swift, Rascal Flatts, and The Flaming Lips. This video portrays him as a sensitive country Bieber minting songs to win the hearts […]
Read moreSeptember 24, 2012
Let’s Have One Final Chat About Breaking Amish
After the first two episodes of TLC’s breakout show Breaking Amish, I could barely contain my excitement when talking and writing about the show. Even with the full understanding that all reality shows had some staged aspects and scenarios (except for T.I. and Tiny: The Family Hustle), this show about five twentysomethings leaving their Amish […]
Read moreKanye West’s Sex Tape Is Real. And So Is the Other One.
Before this weekend, Kanye West’s Beautiful Dark 20-Minute Fantasy was the Schrödinger’s cat of celebrity sex tapes — a rumor, swaddled in integrity-protecting allegedlys and reportedlys, with nothing but a shirtless screen shot and a pinky-swear from Radar.com to help determine whether that purebred shorthaired Bengal was still kickin’ it in the dark. We had […]
Read moreHollywood Prospectus Podcast: New Girl
Last season, Fox’s New Girl provided a fascinating glimpse into the hard work of turning a promising pilot into a successful series. Despite some early growing pains, the adorkable sitcom finished its freshman campaign strong, with a sparkling, engaging ensemble just beginning to hit its stride. In other words, things were pointed in the same […]
Read moreBox Office: Clint Whiffs, Dredd Flops, So Jake Gyllenhaal Takes the Top Spot
See how this weekend’s box office numbers shook out.
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Emmys After-Party: Kevin Costner Sneers at Your Little TV Award, Don Draper vs. Sergeant Brody, the Incredible Mani-Cam, and More
The Wolf and the Bear: When Movie Stars Crash the Emmys One of the terrible things about the Golden Age of Television that is either upon us or just winding down, or maybe just gearing up, is the culture of nice that pervades. Everyone loves everyone and we’re all doing great work and hahaha TV […]
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Six Takeaways From the Emmys Not Involving a Naked Lena Dunham or a Cake
It’s a neat trick to manage to be predictable even while surprising, but that’s just what the Emmys were able to pull off last night in Los Angeles. Smooth host Jimmy Kimmel attempted to punch up the proceedings — or at least get punched — but not even the prone, non-nunchaku-bearing corpus of Tracy Morgan […]
Read moreSNL Episode 2: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Mumford & Sons, and ‘Tres Equis’
It would have been difficult to judge any host based on the sketches of this past Saturday Night Live. Opening monologue and bizarrely satisfying hypnotist segment aside, this was the kind of episode where you think, Oh, thank God, it’s “Weekend Update.” That’s not usually a good sign. But it’s also not the host’s fault: […]
Read moreFiona Apple’s Response to Texas Hash Bust Excellently Fiona Apple–y
Fiona tells about jail.
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