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Doritos Super Bowl commercial: kind of rapey and weird?

Last night, I settled in front of my TV, excited to spend three joy-filled hours fast-forwarding through the Super Bowl to get to the commercials. Even though a few had popped up online in the days before the game, I avoided them to make sure I could have the “proper” viewing experience. I even made […]

by Kona Gallagher

Where’s our Life on Mars cliffhanger resolution?

Life on Mars returned from hiatus tonight, and as I waited through the whole hour for some sort of cool reveal regarding what happened at the end of the last episode, I got more worried. And then the episode was over, and not a frakkin’ peep was uttered about what happened in that strange house, […]

by Keith McDuffee

In defense of Mark Mudd’s “Be Careful,” or how American Idol played cultural elitist

Guess what, American Idol. There are people all over this great country and there are all kinds of colloquialisms out there. Some might call it local flavor, but it’s all America so you’d do well to do a little bit of homework before you smear a guy’s name across national television. For those who were […]

by Jason Hughes

Starbuck goes insane!

Some things you might not know: 1. Dirk Benedict — the original Starbuck and Face from the A-Team — is still alive! 2. He’s a right-winger who is blogging for conservative entertainment blog BigHollywood.com, which is kind of like The Huffington Post except without the Greek accent or the cultural cache. 3. He believes that […]

by Jay Black

American Idles

Admit it, you watched last night. For those who  have been hiding in your cellar for the past few weeks, FOX’s mega-hit American Idol premiered season eight (!) last night. Seemingly shoving all the shows on Fox’s regular schedule aside to an “EXCITING NEW NIGHT!” This year’s go ’round, coming to us from lovely Arizona, […]

by Bill White

HIMYM’s Barney: To evolve or not to evolve …

Barney Stinson: he’s rude, callous, sexist. He suits up and talks down. He lets the quotes fly and entertains us with his warped view of the world for a half hour each week on How I Met Your Mother. And we love him just the way he is … or do we? As of late, […]

by Debbie McDuffee

Seven backdrops I’d rather stand in front of than American Idol

The holidays are over and, with that, so is the massive shopping frenzy that attacked the malls across America. So, you’ve got a few crappy things for Christmas that need exchanging, and in your bestest and cheeriest of moods, you head to the mall to brave the return lines during what should be your lunch […]

by Keith McDuffee
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