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It's Official: The Today Show Is Making Me Crazy
Today was the last straw: I officially hate the Today show. I know it's in the category of "morning television," but I always tune in, hoping against hope, that I'll see, you know, the news. But after the missing women and harmed kids stories, they move right along to "When should I throw stuff in my fridge away?" and the earth-shattering suggestion that if you think your pet is sick, you should see a vet. Then there's a "concert" on the plaza. And for the last few months, a horrible feeling has been building and accumulating inside of me, and if I don't let it out, I'll burst: The absolute worst part of the show is the "reporter" known as Ann Curry. More »
No Heigl Night
What Do You Think Of The Women's Roles Nominated For Emmy Awards?
The Primetime Emmy nominations came out this morning, so we decided to round up the actresses nominated to get a better sense of what is being offered to — and celebrated — with regards to female performers in Hollywood. There were some surprises (did you know that Pushing Daisies was still on the air?), some absurdities (Two And A Half Men? Really?), but, as, Helen Mirren and countless other thespians have pointed out are a lot more meatier and complex roles on television for women these days. After the jump, a list of the work by women that was formally recognized this morning. Do American women see themselves reflected in these characters? Your thoughts, as always, in the comments. More »
sartorial Sabotage
Where Are The Project Runway Season 5 Reviews?
Hey, did you hear? Project Runway's fifth season is premiering tonight on Bravo! We wouldn't be surprised if you had no clue about it, seeing that Bravo has done almost zero publicity for the upcoming season and we didn't even realize that there was a new season coming up until last week (apparently Bravo is too busy promoting Date My Ex or whatever other reality disaster it cooked up last season). Well, the lack of publicity has got some people wondering if Bravo is purposefully sabotaging the series before it moves off to Lifetime next year; the network doesn't seem to have sent out screeners to reviewers. More »
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I Love Money: Pumkin May Or May Not Have An Eating Disorder
It sort of goes without saying that a lot of the cast members on these VH1 dating shows are kind of gross. Not because of how they look, but because of how they act. On last night's episode of I Love Money, Pumkin — the one who explained on the first episode that she's "a little ghetto" — decided that she needed to turn on the waterworks in order to win sympathy with Destiney, the girl who, ironically, would decide whether or not Pumkin would go home or stay in the game. Pumkin sobbed as she told Destiney that she used to have an eating disorder, and used to be a "big bitch." However, we're not that convinced that she's that good of an actress, so we're thinking that maybe there's some truth to her admission. Whatever the case, the plan worked, and she stayed. Clip above.
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"I'm Not Here To Make Friends" Is The Mantra Of Reality TV
Some reality shows are competition-based. Some are merely a fishbowl for eager voyeurs. Some have a cash prize. Some promise careers to their cast members, while others promise romance. But on every single reality show, one truth remains constant: Participants are not here to make friends. FourFour's Rich Juzwiak (and fellow Pot Psychologist) put together this comprehensive reel demonstrating that point.
"I'm Not Here To Make Friends": A Montage [FourFour]
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I Love Money Is The Root Of All Schadenfreude
I Love Money, VH1's new show in which cast members from Flavor of Love, Rock of Love, and I Love New York compete for cash, was pretty much everything it promised to be: Trashy, gross, awesome. In this clip, from the first episode, Pumkin, an alum from the first Flavor of Love — whose biggest contribution to pop culture, thus far, has been hocking a loogie on New York during elimination — says that if she wins the money in question, she will get boob job to fit in. This statement might be sarcastic, but it's questionable as to whether she has a grasp on how to even structure a joke like that. Anyway, this leads to a verbal altercation in which one girl calls her a "saggy boob sock." Also, Pumkin's nipple is exposed for pretty much the entire time. Classy!
The Week That Was
This Week We Wrote Love Letters And Read Smutty Novels
- We learned that dressing for success means always wearing a muumuu.
- We debuted a new feature called Shelf Pleasuring wherein we read 70s books full of sexytimes.
- You guys, friends don't make friends get boob jobs.
- They also don't let you board planes with a ton of weed in your suitcase
funny girl
Brides, Botox & Yogurt: Sarah Haskins Targets Those Who Target Women
Recently, while searching for that damn all-black issue of Italian Vogue, I gazed upon a shelf at a bookstore labeled "Women's Interest." The shelf was filled with wedding magazines. (And underneath: Cooking.) Really? Women have no other interest? I was still seething about this when I saw Sarah Haskins' "Target Women: Weddings" video over on Current TV. It's a teardown of all the bride and wedding-related shows on the We channel. The clips of Bridezillas and Bulging Brides programs filled me with hate. Watching svelte women be told they're too fat to get married and watching women who are getting married act like selfish, egomaniacal, misanthropic sociopaths not only made me hate the wedding industry, but the We channel. And women. And humanity. Thanks, Sarah Haskins! You're hilarious. And, um. Who are you? More »
Foot Fetish
Have you seen those cheesetastic and nasty commercials for PedEgg on TV? Apparently an actor-couple (also featured on the Amazing Race) featured in the commercial are super-pissed (and suing PedEgg's manufacturer) at the "cheap, low quality" of the ads and the fact they are being played worldwide on television. (The actors would have never agreed to appear in a commercial with "horror make up" on their feet if they knew they would be grossing out people worldwide.) Listen: if you are an unrecognizable contestant from a reality TV show you are not too good to appear in an infomercial, no matter how cringe-worthy it ends up being. [The Smoking Gun]
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Our Favorite Reality Dating Show Castmembers Return For I Love Money
This is an extended trailer for the new VH1 reality show I Love Money, which features our favorite cast members (Rodeo, anyone?) from Flavor of Love 1 & 2, Rock of Love 1 & 2, and I Love New York 1 &2. It's akin to those Real World/Road Rules Challenges, and there's no point to the show other than to win money and stab people in the back. which is just about the perfect thing for all these reality "stars" to be involved in. The challenges are based on events that happened in the shows in which they first appeared, for example, there's a spitting challenge, like when Pumkin spit on New York, and a joust in match on a giant bed, from when Saphyri beat that one girl up five minutes into moving into the FOL house. I Love Money premieres July 6. Check out more Rodeo after the jump. More »
critical mass
The Baby Borrowers Shows Dumb Teens That Parenting Is Hard
It sure seems like a lot of teens are getting pregnant these days, and seeing pictures of Jamie Lynn Spears cheerfully roaming around Wal-Mart isn't really sending a message that baby-raisin' is hard to do. Seeing an education possibility (and by "education" we mean "ratings and profit") in this new "trend," NBC has created a reality TV show, The Baby Borrowers, based on a BBC program in the UK. The show follows five couples in their late-teens, all of "varying social and ethnic backgrounds", who want to experience the process of raising a child. Each week, the couples are given a new person to care for, ranging from infant to old person, and a major message is communicated: parenting is really hard! But did we need a TV show to tell us that? The critics weigh in, after the jump. More »
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Earlier: Mormon Leaders Ask California Members To Fight Gay Marriage
30 Days: Gay Adoption Doesn't Go Over Well With Mormon Mom
Morgan Spurlock is the Super-Size Me dude, you know, the one who lived solely on McDonalds until he fucked up his body. Anyway, his show 30 Days, which airs on F/X, is similar to this idea in that he has people live for 30 days in an environment alien to their own. On last night's episode, he had a Mormon woman, who is opposed to homosexuality — and gay adoptions in particular — live with a gay couple who have adopted children. They are a stable, loving family, who go to a church that is accepting of their lifestyle. The idea was to get this woman see that a family is a family is a family, but she just would not budge on her "beliefs," even by the time the 30 days were up. Clip above.Earlier: Mormon Leaders Ask California Members To Fight Gay Marriage
mean girls
Plastics Get Comeuppance On New Show Queen Bees
Go back to the high school locker room with Queen Bees, the "mean-girl makeover" reality show premiering on teen-centric N Network July 11th. Seven mean girls, nominated by "friends," family and boyfriends, are tricked into believing they are there to compete in some kind of "biggest diva" showdown. But then America's Next Top Model winner Yoanna House shows up and tells them that no, they have been chosen for Redemption — and, oh yeah, that the most-improved-Mean-Girl will win $25,000. Growing, changing, catfighting presumably ensue. The N Network is calling this series "reality with morality"; inspiring programming that can instill positive self-image in teens. Says a network rep, "We encourage viewers to examine how we speak to each other and how hurtful words and actions can be." More »
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Katherine Heigl's Emmy Snub Might Be A Stand For Strong Female Characters
So Katherine Heigl told The Emmys to eff off because she "did not feel that I was given the material this season to warrant an Emmy nomination and in an effort to maintain the integrity of the academy organization." While many (including brother site Defamer) think Katherine is being an ungrateful C-U-Next-Tuesday, crapping all over Grey's Anatomy, the television show that brought her fame, maybe she's just taking a stand against the Grey's constant portrayal of women as victims. Over on Radar's website, my girl Willa Paskin points out that Meredith Grey is the ultimate victim. "The pinnacle of the Grey's star's victimhood really came last year, when the thinnest "doctor" in North America was pushed into the ocean and elected not to swim, in a genuine, if slightly halfhearted, suicide attempt." As Willa says, televised victimhood is not defined by how bad your sob story is; its' your reaction to your lot in fictional life. In short, it's all about attitude. "True victims don't have any." Who's the biggest tv victim of the past 20 years? More »
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Be sure to check out Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper in a gallery of the best TV-reporter O Faces over on our brosite. [Gawker]
highly retarded
P.S. When he wasn't being all fake/real gay on Three's Company, John Ritter was totally bangable back in the day.
A Sore for Sighted Eyes [TV Carnage]
Riding The Bus With My Sister: Rosie O'Donnell Is Frightening
Remember when Rosie O'Donnell channeled Animal from the Muppets to play a retarded person in Riding the Bus with My Sister? Her interpretation of mental disability was actually so retarded that it was offensive to the mentally disabled, and just plain ol' scary for the rest of us. The television afficionados at TV Carnage created this little clip of Rosie's performance freaking out John Ritter (whose own acting antics actually freaked out a good number of people as well) for its DVD release A Sore for Sighted Eyes. There aren't really many other words to describe this. Just watch it.P.S. When he wasn't being all fake/real gay on Three's Company, John Ritter was totally bangable back in the day.
A Sore for Sighted Eyes [TV Carnage]
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