17 posts tagged “tv”
Jake Gyllenhaal was recently on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and showed off his new Steelers tat (I'm pretty sure it's fake). He's been in Pittsburgh for the past three months filming Love and Other Drugs.
I was really hoping that this Christmas NBC would release a "real" book by "30 Rock's" Liz Lemon called Dealbreakers. Instead, they just created a real fake web site to not buy said fake book.
I realize this is the second time I've written about "Saturday Night Live" in a week, but I do want to say that Joseph Gordon-Levitt was pretty good last night as host. He wasn't necessarily given the best material, but he certainly showed up with enthusiasm and energy.
While Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker might beg to differ, I most enjoyed JGL's take on Donald O'Connor's "Make 'Em Laugh" from Singin' In the Rain.
However, just when I thought SNL was on the "up," the next host to grace the stage will be Gossip Girl's Blake Lively on December 5, which sounds like another Megan Fox/January Jones episode.
I caught an episode of "The Daily Show" before it goes on hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday and forgot how funny Jon Stewart and company are.
In my favorite segment "Gaywatch," a young boy faced bullies at school after refusing to stand for the pledge of allegiance until there truly is justice for all (specifically, equal rights for gays and lesbians). Stewart shot back at the bullies with the help of "Senior Asskicker" Mick Foley (he also schooled CNN's ass in this segment).
Carrie Prejean, the Miss California USA with a sex tape, was on "Larry 'Inappropriate' King Live" last night, and she refused to answer any questions. This is pretty much one of my favorite television clips of 2009.
I find it strange that this woman would want to be on a talk show only to avoid talking about every issue and controversy in which she's involved, deeming everything Larry said, "inappropriate." Why even go on the show to begin with? I suppose even bad publicity is good publicity.
I feel bad that Larry King was left in the dark on what questions he could ask her, though. Although, I'm pretty sure he probably is always in the dark.
P.S. With January Jones from "Mad Men" hosting "Saturday Night Live" soon, I hope they include her in a skit where she plays Carrie Prejean. Don't they look alike!
I feel like Sally and Bobby Draper right now. Abandoned!
After last night's stellar season three finale, I can't wait until August when "Mad Men" comes back. All I have to look forward to right now is "Lost," and I'm only half as excited for that show as I currently am for the "Men."
*Spoilers*
There are so many more questions in this season finale than there were last year. Will Betty be happy with Henry Francis? What will become of the old Sterline Cooper clan? What about Sterling Cooper Draper and Pryce?
What I think was great about the episode, "Shut the Door. Have a Seat" was that I found myself rooting for all of the characters. Usually, I find most of them despicable (Pete Campbell as the au pair rapist, Peggy as Duck's bangmaid, Betty as a cold-hearted B of a mother). Yet, last night, I was so happy for all of them. It was great to see them come together at the end and avoid a corporate takeover (even if poor Ken Cosgrove and Paul Kinsey didn't get lifeboats).
I don't know what I'm going to do to pass the time over the coming months until "Mad Men" comes back. I think I may just have to drown myself Richard Yates' books (in my opinion, a serious "Mad Men" influence) and buy season 3 on DVD when it comes out.
Nearly everyone who has a news show has been talking about the David Letterman scandal lately (either it's a dry news spell, or people actually care about how many staffers Letterman has had a relationship with). I find Letterman's admission strange, but not something worth getting into a debate over.
ABC's "The View" is no stranger to talking about "hot topics." After all, the show was pretty much founded on the idea of women's gossip around a sewing circle. Yet, on today's show, Barbara Walters scolded Joy Behar for speculating about how Letterman's wife feels about this controversy. Walters said, "It's none of your business." Suddenly, Walters is only stating "the facts" about news. Behar went on to say that 99 out of 100 things she talks about on the show are none of her business.
Five minutes after Walters said this to Behar, she told the audience that after the break they were going to get Kate Gosselin on the phone to talk about Jon being a deadbeat dad (I'm paraphrasing). This made me wonder if the producers of "The View" had a contract with "The Soup" because the irony/comedy here writes itself.
"The View" clip wasn't available, but here's a clip of Gosselin hocking her first morning sympathies on "The Today Show":
So naturally I'm wondering how Kate Gosselin's business is "The View's" business. The phone call segment on "The View" (which wasn't much different than the "Today Show" segment) was basically an airing of dirty laundry within the Gosselin household. I also find it strange that the media still thinks we care about this. I never cared to begin with.
Does anyone take Walters seriously as a journalist anymore? Even Behar made a joke about the mediocrity of the show. Can anyone name one female journalist who strictly states the facts and doesn't add an emotional slant to her reporting? I certainly can't think of one. I would love to see a fresh female face who strictly states the news and leaves it at that.
Yesterday, I watched the film Norbit outdoors at a Labor Day picnic I attended.
I had always bad-mouthed Norbit without having actually seen it, and surprisingly, the movie wasn't as bad as I thought (I find myself quoting Rasputia's "How YOU doin'?" all the time now).
But what I was struck by more than anything was that Norbit is set in the small town of Star's Hollow from Gilmore Girls. The church for Kate's wedding at the end of the film -- Sookie's children were baptized there! The town square where Norbit and Kate danced with the orphans at the carnival -- it's where Luke bought Lorelei's basket at the annual gift basket auction! Even Luke's Diner is a pivotal location, as the Italian restaurant where Norbit and Kate go on a date.
I wonder if we can expect to see Star's Hollow in any other future films. Surprisingly, the town did not make an appearance in Post-Grad.
Popular culture has always found a way to infiltrate my dreams. I once dreamt about performing a one-act play with Jake Gyllenhaal. David Boreanaz of "Bones" once made a cameo in a love scene (I remember thinking to myself, "Am I making out with 'Angel'?"). And just last week, I took a trip to Shutter Island and woke up with heart palpitations (if my dream was a sneak preview of the film, it's going to scare the crap out of everyone!).
But of all the weird pop culture dreams I've had, my latest one was the most parallel to my innermost thoughts. I was hanging out with the cast of "The Office" outside of a restaurant in New York City (yeah, this happens ALL the time). We were all just talking and mingling and then one of them said to me (I think "Angela"), "Are you coming in with us?"
And I said, "Nah. I'm not really into you guys anymore. I'm gonna follow those guys out." And I pointed to the "30 Rock" people as they exited the restaurant.
I've been watching "30 Rock" recently on Hulu, and while I don't think it's necessarily anything fresh or new on television (some of the jokes just feel like they've been done too much), it's still 10 times better than the last couple seasons of 'The Office." And at least their season finale doesn't involve a forced ratings-driven pregnancy.
This is the monumental clip that made me actually believe Alec Baldwin is funny.
I can't stop watching this clip from The Soup last week. I think Mad Men should have a Joel McHale crossover episode. Couldn't you see Joel going head to head with Don Draper? Throw LeVar Burton into the episode, too! P.S. Rich Sommer is my new Hollywood crush.
