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RIP Corey Haim

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: March 10, 2010 · Comments (3)

Actor Corey Haim died early this morning at the age of 38. I didn't follow Corey Haim's recent reality show career, but was aware that he battled problems with addiction. Early reports said he died of an overdose, but other reports say he was no longer taking drugs. He recently... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.3/5 (11 votes cast)

Hoping For Grace At The Academy Awards

Posted by HughS · Published: March 6, 2010 · Comments (22)

Among the many reasons I have refused to follow the Academy Awards in recent years is that the whole process has become a self aggrandizing bully pulpit for post modern liberal elites that share very little in common with those that pay millions to watch them. But I'm going to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (14 votes cast)

And Now For Something Completely Different...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: January 20, 2010 · Comments (3)

Hey, I just remembered. There are things besides politics I enjoy! Things like this and this. (Some might find the first link NSFW, but I have absolutely no problems with it whatsoever. You're welcome...... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.2/5 (13 votes cast)

It's Official: Jay Leno's 10pm Show is Gone

Posted by Kim Priestap · Published: January 10, 2010 · Comments (5)

NBC made the announcement that the network is pulling Jay Leno's prime time show. It's still unclear what the network will do with Jay from here. Veteran comedian Jay Leno, for years king of late-night television in the United States, is being ousted from his prime-time perch, NBC announced Sunday,... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.8/5 (4 votes cast)

Saturday Morning Comedy

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: January 9, 2010 · Comments (6)

It's been quite a while since I've posted a series of classic comedy clips, so I felt it was time for another round. We'll start with Moe Howard's classic appearance on the Mike Douglas Show in the mid 1970's. Moe gives Mike and guest Ted Knight lessons on how to... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (11 votes cast)

So who will play Mohammed's nine year old wife?

Posted by Rick · Published: November 3, 2009 · Comments (24)

I'm just wondering: Producer Barrie Osborne cast Keanu Reeves as the messiah in The Matrix and helped defeat the dark lord Sauron in his record-breaking Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now the Oscar-winning American film-maker is set to embark on his most perilous quest to date: making a big-screen biopic... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (17 votes cast)

Emmy Award Winning CBS News Producer Behind Letterman Blackmail Scandal

Posted by Kevin · Published: October 2, 2009 · Comments (10)

Earlier we reported on the extortion attempt that David Letterman faced. The scandal just gets so much juicier. The person behind the blackmail attempt is an Emmy award winning producer for CBS New's 48 Hours. His name is Robert Halderman, but professionally he goes by Joe Halderman. Here's a bio... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

It's Going To Be A Very Bad Year For Saturday Night Live

Posted by Kevin · Published: September 27, 2009 · Comments (18)

The season premiere of Saturday Night Live aired this evening with guest host Megan Fox and musical guest U2. After last year's heavy dose of election humor (Tina Fey's and Amy Poehler's Palin and Clinton impersonations were highlights), there was nary a mention of politics this evening aside from... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.9/5 (17 votes cast)

William Shatner's Sarah Palin Speech on Conan O'Brien

Posted by T Walker · Published: July 28, 2009 · Comments (16)

You just gotta love William Shatner; I know what you're thinking, O'Brien and Shatner were just taking another parting shot if you will at Governor Palin. True, but still, just for the comedic value it's worth a watch. By the way, I love Sarah Palin. ... [Full Story]

Rating: 2.8/5 (23 votes cast)

An Ed McMahon Flashback

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: June 23, 2009 · Comments (7)

Ed McMahon has passed away at age 86. Listen to Andrea Shea King's great interview with McMahon. It is from Nov. 31, 2007 when his last book came out "When Television Was Young, Live, Spontaneous and in Living Black and White". The interview runs 15-minutes and includes his famous "Heeeeeere's... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (8 votes cast)

And Now For Something Completely Different... Susan Boyle

Posted by Kevin · Published: April 16, 2009 · Comments (11)

A reader wrote to me last week wondering if we'd be continuing the American Idol recaps we've done in previous seasons. I wrote back and explained that nothing about this season really moved me to invest the time in doing the weekly posts, but I'd see if I could get... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.9/5 (15 votes cast)

Weekend Music Mash-up

Posted by Michael Laprarie · Published: March 28, 2009 · Comments (9)

It's been a pretty heavy week, and I think we all probably need a break. So I've decided to post a mash-up of good stuff from YouTube. 1. Glen Campbell - "Guess I'm Dumb" (1965) Here's a young Glen Campbell showing off his incredible voice on a song written by... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.3/5 (9 votes cast)

Fred

Posted by Lorie Byrd · Published: February 16, 2009 · Comments (4)

My kids introduced me to Fred. I could try to explain who Fred is, but it is probably best to just watch a Fred video for yourself. Here is the first one I saw, Fred Loses His Meds: Unlike some of the things that make my kids laugh, I thought... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (6 votes cast)

Non stop

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: February 9, 2009 · Comments (3)

Would you watch television for three days straight to set a record? From AP- STOCKHOLM - Suresh Joachim has broken his own Guinness world record for nonstop broadcast-television watching, clocking 72 hours in the Swedish capital. "I feel fine, I drank between 25 and 30 cups of coffee," Joachim said... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.5/5 (4 votes cast)

Book 'em Danno

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 16, 2009 · Comments (3)

Might be Steve McGarret's first order after reading the Honolulu Advertiser obituary on Hawaii Five-0 supporting actor Harry Endo. "Hawaii 5-0" actor Harry Endo, who portrayed a cerebral medical examiner who belied a real-life, dry wit, has died of a stroke in New York at the age of 87.It takes... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.2/5 (6 votes cast)

A sign of the apocalypse Part III

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: January 12, 2009 · Comments (10)

Fran Drescher for the US Senate from New York? From the Malibu Times- While a media frenzy has erupted over the Senate's refusal to seat the governor of Chicago's appointment, Roland Burris, and Minnesota's Al Franken's confirmation is being held up by a challenge from his Republican opponent, actress Fran... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.8/5 (5 votes cast)

May Can't Come Soon Enough

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: November 17, 2008 · Comments (14)

First I found these pictures... Then Wizbang Pop found this picture... And now this: This could be a horrible disaster... but I really, really don't think it will be. For the record: I'm now officially sold on Sylar as Spock.... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (12 votes cast)

Robert Shaw RIP

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: October 28, 2008 · Comments (28)

A great actor died 30 years ago today. Robert Shaw dropped dead of heart attack at age 51 in Ireland. Shaw's acting career spanned 27 years. From a bit role in the classic British comedy, The Lavender Hill Mob, to the positively awful Avalanche Express. Shaw died while the later... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.5/5 (11 votes cast)

Just no cents

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: October 28, 2008 · Comments (7)

*- My wife is a Filipina and for some time we've gotten Philippine television via Directv. For the last month or so, the Philippine version of Deal or No Deal shows at noon time. Which coincidentally is the same time for Leonita to be home for lunch. So Leonita watches... [Full Story]

Rating: 3/5 (10 votes cast)

The Final Countdown

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 15, 2008 · Comments (19)

The other day I spotted a DVD that I just HAD to buy. The movie is a World War II classic. It's a retelling of the attack on Pearl Harbor and features John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Carroll O'Connor, Slim Pickens, James Mitchum, Barbara Bouchet, Larry Hagman, Henry Fonda, Patricia Neal,... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (7 votes cast)

Holding Out For Some Heroes

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 8, 2008 · Comments (13)

Well, I've been enjoying this season of Heroes. As usual, it's a hell of a roller coaster ride. But I've been having a few thoughts: 1) Could Sylar/Gabriel's "redemption" be oriented at his upcoming role as Spock in the new Star Trek movie? Making him a bit more likable for... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.3/5 (15 votes cast)

In Defense Of Saturday Night Live

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: October 7, 2008 · Comments (15)

A lot of people are talking about NBC's sudden purging of the "financial meltdown" sketch from last week's Saturday Night Live. I watched it, actually laughed quite a bit, and was -- as many others were -- astonished that it aired at all. Now it's vanishing. And a lot of... [Full Story]

Rating: 4.1/5 (22 votes cast)

To Hell WIth Rickrolling...

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: September 1, 2008 · Comments (6)

...I wanna see people get Bad Horsed. If no one quite understands this, kindly set aside about 45 minutes for this... Thanks to the fine, outstanding, and slightly nuts people at Whedonesque... ... [Full Story]

Rating: 5/5 (3 votes cast)

It's... Horrible!

Posted by Jay Tea · Published: July 29, 2008 · Comments (4)

I find myself trembling with pride. Thanks to the fine folks at Whedonesque, I have discovered that Dr. Horrible is still available on these interwebs. Not only that, it's actually EMBEDDABLE. That means that I can bring the sheer awesomeness of a superhero musical (quasi) comedy written by Joss Whedon... [Full Story]

Rating: 3.7/5 (12 votes cast)

Coming soon- Rathergate the Movie?

Posted by Bill Jempty · Published: July 22, 2008 · Comments (10)

People are supposed to be working on a script. The Media Mob has learned that a team of Hollywood insiders is currently working on a screen adaptation of Truth And Duty: The Press, the President, and the Privilege of Power--the 2005 book by former CBS News producer Mary Mapes, in... [Full Story]

Rating: 4/5 (3 votes cast)