Live Blog of “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” on TLC
Well, everyone, the end is near. I’m about to watch the premiere of Sarah Palin’s reality show on TLC, called “Sarah Palin’s Alaska”. Join me on this journey if you dare. Don’t forget to refresh the page! 7:59 – I actually feel nervous. This is no joke. 8:00 – It has begun. Alaska is beautiful. [...]
YouTube Video of the Week
With the release of the first of the what-I’m-hoping-will-be-epic two Harry Potter movies coming up in less than a week, here is a video of Dan Radcliffe singing the Period Table of Elements on Graham Norton in front of an amused Rihanna and confused Colin Ferrell.
Why you Should Fight Tooth and Nail for Diwali Tickets
Diwali, Ashoka’s cultural show dedicated to celebrating the Festival of Lights, is at Edison Theatre this weekend. Friday and Saturday evening shows are sold out, but there are a little over a hundred tickets remaining for Saturday at noon. Why anyone needs persuasion to attend is beyond me, but here are the Top Seven Reasons [...]
Goodbye Xbox, Hello ‘Rocket Jump’!
I’m a PC gamer. I don’t even own an Xbox 360 or a Playstation Triple – you can feel sorry for me later. The reason I don’t own a console is because, frankly, the PC does everything they do, but, y’know, better. No, really. But I’ll let my inner elitist explain that later.
Psych is Back!
With “Psych” starting back up again tonight (I do love USA Network’s summer-winter-half-season-starts-when-you-least-expect-it schedule), we thought we’d share some of our favorite moments – that we could find on Hulu – so they’re actually extremely limited.
‘Conan’ live-blog!
Good evening, everybody! Conan’s (finally) back tonight, and I’ll be your live-blog host. Come back at 10 for rapid impressions and half-baked theories.
Parks and Rec, I Miss You
Every Thursday night, I happily put down my schoolwork to watch NBC’s amazing sitcom line-ups. “30 Rock,” “The Office,” “Community,” “Parks and Recre”—oh, right, instead of “Parks and Recreation,” the amazing 2 hour block of television that I would look forward to every week includes “Outsourced” a show that doesn’t deserve to be given a chance. So, as I count down the days to the return of the underrated mockumentary, I will also count down the best Parks and Recreation Moments (that Hulu has provided clips for).
Why Zombies Suck (And Not in the Fun Vampire Way)
Last week, I wrote a review of AMC’s new zombie series, “The Walking Dead,” and it got me thinking a lot about zombies. Let me set the record straight: I hate them. I think they are the worst villains that horror movies or shows have ever come up with, and I don’t really understand why they are popular.
A “Runaway” Success
Generally, music videos aren’t supposed to last 35 minutes. But Kanye West’s music video for the song “Runaway” is more short film epic than music video. It follows the love story between a phoenix that fell to Earth and West himself. Alas, humanity does not understand the phoenix or West’s love for her, and she flies away. Parallels to West’s career are clear. Short dialogue breaks are taken between samples of West’s new album, and it even has a full credit sequence.
Why is network television afraid of “bad” characters?
Is the only difference between “Lone Star” and “Mad Men” that the latter is on cable TV? Are basic network audiences not ready to accept a morally ambiguous leading man? There are only a few main characters on today’s shows that are not outright heroes or villains.
