Tag Archives: television

C-SPAN Dot MF Org

The greatest fake ad for C-SPAN that could ever be. (Via – AmericaBlog)

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House Hunters

I propose a new drinking game based on the catch phrases of House Hunters. One shot each for: Upgrade. Vaulted. Outdated. Flow. Jack and Jill. Hardwood. Backsplash. Bonus room. Man cave. Curb appeal. Crown molding. Two shots for every time the husband says “fabulous” or “plantation shutters.”

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That Sounds A Little Pitchy, Dawg

Christianist groups are so horrified by the rumor that Howard Stern might replace Simon Cowell on American Idol, they’ve launched a preemptive petition campaign aimed at the show’s producers at Fox. WHEREAS American Idol has come to be trusted by America’s Families as reliable, family friendly entertainment. WHEREAS Howard Stern is one of the most profane, sexually-explicit and anti-family performers …

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Bristol Palin Lands TV Series Role

America’s most famous unwed mother will play herself in an upcoming ABC series called The Secret Life Of The American Teenager. Bristol Palin, daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, will play herself as a friend to the show’s protagonist, Amy, at a music program for teen mothers. “Secret Life” focuses heavily on how Amy’s family and friends deal …

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Fox Chyron Fail (Again)

Media Matters notes: “Almost three months to the day since Fox News instituted its “zero tolerance for on-screen errors” policy, the [above] on-screen graphic was displayed during the February 22 edition of America’s Newsroom.”

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Funny/Not Funny?

JMG reader Robert tips us to this bit from the sitcom Accidentally On Purpose, which retreads a somewhat familiar device: pretending to be gay but attached in order to fend off unwanted advances from your gay friend.

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Nothing Is As It Seems

Even the most mundane TV and movie shots are now done with green screens.

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HomoQuotable – Guillermo Diaz

“I’ve been getting some flack from people saying that Angel is kind of queeny, and I’m like, ‘Well, that’s just me.’ I’m both. Sometimes I’m butch, and sometimes when I’m with my friends, I queen out. It’s all good. I’m just trying to keep it honest.” – Guillermo Diaz, talking to Out Magazine about his character on NBC’s new hospital …

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Rachel Maddow Exposes Glenn Beck’s Lies About Her Global Warming Show

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Wal-Mart, Executive Producer

The Family Research Council triumphantly notes that Wal-Mart and Proctor & Gamble are collaborating on original “family friendly” television programming. Launched last week, the collaboration between two of the United States’ corporate powerhouses is part of a broader effort to give parents a refuge from the around-the-clock filth on American networks. Both Walmart and P&G have invested millions of dollars …

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BBC Announcer Ray Gosling Arrested

BBC announcer Ray Gosling has been arrested for murder for the mercy killing of his AIDS-stricken partner. TV presenter Ray Gosling has been arrested on suspicion of murder by Nottinghamshire Police after he admitted killing his lover. The 70-year-old’s confession that he had smothered the unnamed man who was dying of Aids was broadcast on the BBC’s Inside Out programme …

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Daily Grumble (RuPaul SPOILER Alert!)

OK, so I screwed up last night and commented an hour too early on Facebook about Mystique’s elimination on RuPaul’s Drag Race, much to the howls of protest from a few folks on the west coast who were still watching the show. Definitely my bad. But I also got yelled at by people who DVR’d the show with plans to …

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Super Bowl Breaks MASH’s Record

Viewership of Sunday’s Super Bowl broke the all-time record set by the 1983 series finale of M*A*S*H. A classic television show just lost its two-decade grip on top of television’s all-time viewership heap. Blame it all on the Super Bowl. Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIV on CBS drew an average audience of 106.5 million viewers, breaking the record set by the …

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A Super Bowl Classic

This is the unedited version of the classic Men On Film skit from the 1992 Super Bowl episode of In Living Color. Two jokes were censored out of the skit in repeat airings. One referred to the Richard Gere/gerbil urban legend, the other implied that Olympic gold medalist Carl Lewis a closet case. “You can run, but you can’t hide …

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In Case You Missed Lost Last Night

Hydrogen bomb. Time travel. Satan. Smoke Monster. Death by impaling. Body switching. Gunshot. Gunshot. Magic sand. Alternate universe. More Satan. Magic water. Resurrection. Satan.

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Improper Workplace Computer Usage

Keep an eye on the guy to the left of the anchor.

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Tonight: Season 2 RuPaul’s Drag Race

Season 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race debuts tonight on Logo at 9pm. We all got a little too wrapped up in last season, with some of you screaming bloody murder when we discussed the eliminations before you got around to watching your damn ass DVR. (I’ll admit that I screamed a little when I ran into Nina Flowers on the …

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HomoQuotable – Jane Lynch

“I didn’t want to be gay. I wanted to be… I wanted an easy life. And you know what? I am gay and I still have an easy life. I’ve had days here and there where I would get discouraged because I wasn’t a big star, but I’ve made a living ever since I was 27. Not a great living, …

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How To Report The News

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ABC Cancels Ugly Betty

ABC announced today that Ugly Betty will end its run at the end the current season. After Elton’s Ed Kennedy wonders how things will wrap up: Does Betty marry Daniel? Does Wilhemina take over the world? Does Justin ever come out or get a first kiss? Can Marc and Amanda please have a spinoff? We don’t have the answers to …

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