TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com/media/feedlogo.gif TV Squad http://www.tvsquad.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/What's the best TV theme of all-time, Happy Days or Gilligan's Island?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/whats-the-best-tv-theme-of-all-time-happy-days-or-gilligans-i/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/whats-the-best-tv-theme-of-all-time-happy-days-or-gilligans-i/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/whats-the-best-tv-theme-of-all-time-happy-days-or-gilligans-i/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Gilligan's Island/Happy Days
I know, I know, you're thinking, those are the only two choices I get, Happy Days and Gilligan's Island? Yes, according to this poll over at AOL Television. For the past several weeks they've pit various TV show theme songs against each other in a tournament, and the two finalists, for some reason, are Happy Days theme and the Gilligan's Island theme.

Now, it seems like these aren't the "best" theme songs, just the ones that readers and TV fans thought were the most iconic, or maybe it's the fact that they both have lyrics and that's what readers were looking for?

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]]>aol televisionaol tvbest tv theme songcheersgilligans islandhappy daysmary tyler moore showmashmission impossiblethe andy griffith showthe simpsonstv theme songstv themesx-filesBob SassoneThu, 12 Nov 2009 15:04:00 ESTCartoon Network lets Clone Wars fans design online gameshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/cartoon-network-lets-clone-wars-fans-design-online-games/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/cartoon-network-lets-clone-wars-fans-design-online-games/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/12/cartoon-network-lets-clone-wars-fans-design-online-games/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Cartoon Network's Clone Wars Video Game Creator lets fans design their own games.If there aren't already enough Star Wars video games for your liking, you can make your own with Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars Game Creator.

With the animated action show continuing to draw big numbers on Friday nights, its home network is serving up a chance for fans to build their own Clone Wars game and share it with other gamers.

According to the network, these game creators aren't a stunt to generate TV show buzz. The Ben 10: Alien Force Game Creator posted more than 630 million game plays since it went live a year ago, with more than 4.6 million games created by online visitors.

Once fans open their game creator, they choose their character (Anakin Skywalker, Captain Rex or Cad Bane) and their vehicle (AT-TE, AT-RT or Speeder), allowing nine different combinations of character abilities and vehicle powers.

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]]>gamegamesStar WarsStar Wars The Clone Warsstar wars toysStarWarsStarWarsTheCloneWarsStarWarsToysvideo gamevideo gamesVideoGameVideoGamesJohn Scott LewinskiThu, 12 Nov 2009 10:02:00 ESTHere are some videos to hold you over until Mad Men returnshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/here-are-some-videos-to-hold-you-over-until-mad-men-returns/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/here-are-some-videos-to-hold-you-over-until-mad-men-returns/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/10/here-are-some-videos-to-hold-you-over-until-mad-men-returns/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

OK, that headline is a lie. Nothing can hold us over until Mad Men season 4. We'll just have to suffer until next summer.

But these five Mad Men parodies that our friends at URLesque have compiled are pretty clever. Some are better than others (I still think the Sesame Street one could be better). Here are my two favorites (these might be mildly NSFW).

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]]>advertisingamcdon draperdrinkingmad libsmad libs menmad menmad men in sixty secondsmad men parodiessmokingsterling cooperBob SassoneTue, 10 Nov 2009 17:02:00 ESTTV genre series live on in iTunes thanks to Comixologyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/08/tv-genre-series-live-on-in-itunes-thanks-to-comixology/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/08/tv-genre-series-live-on-in-itunes-thanks-to-comixology/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/08/tv-genre-series-live-on-in-itunes-thanks-to-comixology/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

MIddleman and other TV properties live on via iTunes.Apple's iPhone and iPod are emerging as the preferred delivery device for online comic books. They're portable, hand-held and feature vivid screens capable of delivering any necessary colors. You can use the touch screen to flip the pages back and forth.

An online comics website, Comixology, is a central point for scores of online comics available via iTunes' App Store, including several titles based on popular genre shows of the recent and not-so-recent past.

You'll find that 80's anime after school favorite, Voltron living here. Marvel's animation-influenced X-Men flourishes in multiple versions. The Middleman, a now-canceled creative comic-book inspired children's live action show, continues in iPhone form. In fact, The Middleman stories on Comixology were written to continue the TV show's storyline.

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]]>comic bookcomic booksComic-conComicBookComicBooksComicConcomicsComixologymiddlemanMiddleMenvoltronx-menX-Men Origins WolverineX-menOriginsWolverineJohn Scott LewinskiSun, 08 Nov 2009 08:21:00 ESTWould you watch TV on iTunes for $30 a month?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/would-you-watch-tv-on-itunes-for-30-a-month/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/would-you-watch-tv-on-itunes-for-30-a-month/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/03/would-you-watch-tv-on-itunes-for-30-a-month/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

AppleThe Wall Street Journal's All Things Digital blog is reporting that Apple is having meetings with TV networks to see if they'd be interested in having their programs available on iTunes in a deal where viewers would pay a monthly flat fee to watch the shows.

Obviously, many networks already offer various shows on iTunes, but this would be a scenario where Mac and PC users of iTunes would pay a $30 a month subscription in order to watch TV shows. And that would be all shows, not just paying for each show that you want to watch.

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]]>abcapplecbsfoxitunesnbcsubscriptionsthe cwtv networksBob SassoneTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:42:00 ESTHere's a list of great fake Simpsons productshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/02/heres-a-list-of-great-fake-simpsons-products/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/02/heres-a-list-of-great-fake-simpsons-products/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/02/heres-a-list-of-great-fake-simpsons-products/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

malkWhile we wait for the World Series to be over and The Simpsons (and other Sunday night FOX shows) to return, here's something fun: a list of the 14 most awesome fake products from the show (The Simpsons I mean, not the World Series).

I'm sure that there have been a gazillion funny products over the years on the show. I can't even remember more than a few of them. But this list brought back a lot of memories of certain episodes with great fake products, including: Malk, Cheezus H. Rice, and Nuts and Gm (Together At Last!).

[via Pop Candy]

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]]>best fake simpsons productsfake productsfoxkentucky fried pandamalkmatt groeningnuts and gumskittlebraustrawberritothe simpsonsBob SassoneMon, 02 Nov 2009 11:01:00 ESTStraight Outta Da Office: Subtle Sexualityhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/straight-outta-da-office-subtle-sexuality/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/straight-outta-da-office-subtle-sexuality/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/29/straight-outta-da-office-subtle-sexuality/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

The Office: Subtle SexualityIf The Real Housewives of Atlanta can record an upbeat party tune, why not (the beautiful and mysterious) Kelly Kapoor and (the pretty) Erin Hannon from The Office? They may fictional characters on a sitcom, but they are just as real as the Housewives. And their debut song, "Male Prima Donna," is a lot more fun than tardiness in regards to the party.

Kapoor and Hannon are the new singing sensation Subtle Sexuality, and "Male Prima Donna" dropped just after midnight this morning. They already have a Web site, a merchandise page with t-shirts, mugs, and tour posters. es, they list several dates in and around the Scranton, PA area and one in Ithaca. If you happen to be in the Dickson City, PA area tonight, you can catch the tour kickoff at Idle Hour Bowling Karaoke.

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]]>bj novakBjNovakbrian baumgartnerBrianBaumgartnered helmsEdHelmsellie kemperEllieKempererin hannonErinHannonkelly kapoorKellyKapoormindy kalingMindyKalingmr. understoodMr.Understoodnard dogNardDognbcsubtle sexualitySubtleSexualitythe officeTheOfficeNick ZainoThu, 29 Oct 2009 09:01:00 ESTHere's Fred Flintstone, like you've never seen him beforehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/heres-fred-flintstone-like-youve-never-seen-him-before/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/heres-fred-flintstone-like-youve-never-seen-him-before/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/28/heres-fred-flintstone-like-youve-never-seen-him-before/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

This is a rather interesting video. It's a stop-motion depiction of The Flintstones, from the 2001 Cartoon Network movie Flintstones on the Rocks. Specifically, it's a dream sequence that features Fred Flintstone bowling and saving another woman (not Wilma). All the Flintstones sounds are here, all made to look like one of those holiday specials we see every year. Love the music too.

[via Boing Boing]

 

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]]>bedrockbowlingcartoon networkflintstones on the rocksfred flintstonethe flintstonesBob SassoneWed, 28 Oct 2009 10:30:00 ESTNow you can know when CBS sports coverage is going to run longhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/now-you-can-know-when-cbs-sports-coverage-is-going-to-run-long/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/now-you-can-know-when-cbs-sports-coverage-is-going-to-run-long/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/26/now-you-can-know-when-cbs-sports-coverage-is-going-to-run-long/#commentsFiled under: , ,

CBSIt's something we see almost every Sunday during the fall/winter: CBS football coverage runs long, which means that 60 Minutes starts late, which means The Amazing Race starts late, which means Three Rivers starts late, which means Cold Case starts late, which means local news starts late. Sometimes it means that one of the shows won't get shown at all, which is what happened to Cold Case a couple of weeks ago.

Now you can be alerted to when the shows are going to be delayed because of football (or tennis or golf). You can sign up for CBS Eye Alerts, and they'll e-mail/text you when sports coverage run over.

This won't make you any happier, but at least you'll know it's coming. Though I think you can turn on CBS and figure it out for yourself.

 

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]]>60 minutescbscbs eye alertscbs footballcold casefootball coveragesundaysthree riversBob SassoneMon, 26 Oct 2009 13:03:00 ESTAdult Swim picks up sitcoms from Conan O'Brien, Rob Corddryhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/adult-swim-picks-up-sitcoms-from-conan-obrien-rob-corddry/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/adult-swim-picks-up-sitcoms-from-conan-obrien-rob-corddry/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/23/adult-swim-picks-up-sitcoms-from-conan-obrien-rob-corddry/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Rob Corrdry on Childrens' HospitalTwo very unique comedies will get a time slot on an equally unique cable network.

Conan O'Brien's "Conaco" production company and actor Rob Corrdry both scored spots on Adult Swim for two new live-action sitcoms.

O'Brien's company won a spot for Eagleheart, a show about a fading TV star who wins a chance for glory once more on a production in Texas, but constantly clashes with the low-level TV exec in charge of the show.

Corrdry's medical drama spoof web series Childrens' Hospital will also go to Adult Swim. The channel will show re-edited versions of the episodes that aired on TheWB.com as well as produce new ones. Corrdry originally pitched the show to Comedy Central, but negotiations broke down with the network, probably because the show didn't have enough bimbo strippers and shirtless fat guys to fill their quota (cough, Secret Girlfriend, cough).

 

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]]>adult swimAdultSwimchildrens hospitalChildrensHospitalconacoconan o brienconan obrianconan obrienConanObrianConanObriendavid wainDavidWaineagleheartrob corddryrob corddry babyrob corddyrob cordryrob corrdryRobCorddryRobCorddryBabyRobCorddyRobCordryRobCorrdryDanny GallagherFri, 23 Oct 2009 09:32:00 ESTHulu to charge for content; cubicle dwellers everywhere cringehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/hulu-to-charge-for-content-cubicle-dwellers-everywhere-cringe/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/hulu-to-charge-for-content-cubicle-dwellers-everywhere-cringe/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/22/hulu-to-charge-for-content-cubicle-dwellers-everywhere-cringe/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

HuluHey you. Yeah, you - guy wasting company time by watching last week's episode of Heroes on Hulu. Enjoying it? Well, get ready to cough up some cash to find out what happens next.

In a move that we've all long feared was probably inevitable anyway, Chase Carey, deputy chairman of News Corp. (one of Hulu's co-owners) annouced that Hulu would begin charging users. According to Broadcasting & Cable, Hulu's fees could start as early as 2010.

You may commence booing now.

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]]>ABCcharging for contentChase CareyHuluNBCNews Corp.online TVonline videopay per viewsubscriptionJonathan ToomeyThu, 22 Oct 2009 15:02:00 ESTDollhouse needs your helphttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/dollhouse-needs-your-help/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/dollhouse-needs-your-help/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/dollhouse-needs-your-help/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Activate Dollhouse
This isn't a big surprise: fans have started a campaign to save FOX's Dollhouse.

Other campaigns have popped up on the web over the past few years to save shows. While most of them are unsuccessful, once in a while a network will actually listen. This happened to Jericho after fans of that show sent so many nuts to CBS that the network finally decided that producing another seven episodes of the show would be cheaper than having fans send even more nuts to them and having to get rid of them somehow.

[Watch episodes and clips of Dollhouse and other shows at SlashControl.]

 

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]]>activate dollhousedollhousedollhouse campaigneliza dushkufoxjoss whedonsave dollhouseBob SassoneThu, 08 Oct 2009 13:28:00 ESTSo what's Baywatch's Nicole Eggert up to?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/so-whats-baywatchs-nicole-eggert-up-to/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/so-whats-baywatchs-nicole-eggert-up-to/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/08/so-whats-baywatchs-nicole-eggert-up-to/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Full disclosure: back in the day, Baywatch was a guilty pleasure of mine.

Having said that, I certainly don't want it to return, either as a TV show or a big screen movie or a video game or even a set of glassware. But I do like this Funny or Die video below, which shows the return of Nicole Eggert. Hey, she still looks OK to me!

[via TV Tattle]

 

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]]>baywatchbeachfunny or diefunnyordie.comlifeguardsnicole eggertnicole eggert is back in baywatchBob SassoneThu, 08 Oct 2009 08:06:00 ESTAnd the most influential man of 2009 is ...http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/and-the-most-influential-man-of-2009-is/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/and-the-most-influential-man-of-2009-is/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/07/and-the-most-influential-man-of-2009-is/#commentsFiled under: , ,

MacFarlane... not who you think.

AskMen.com has released the list of the 49 most influential men of 2009 (not sure why it's 49 and not 50) and there are several TV people on the list, including FOX News anchor Shepard Smith, chef Mario Batali, and Seth MacFarlane.

But the number one person? The person who AskMen thinks is the most influential? He's from TV too, and he's actually fictional.

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]]>askmen.comdon draperfamily guyjon hammmad menmario batalimost influential menseth macfarlaneBob SassoneWed, 07 Oct 2009 16:01:00 ESTBeck can't explain his own explanation about Obamahttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/beck-cant-explain-his-own-explanation-about-obama/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/beck-cant-explain-his-own-explanation-about-obama/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/beck-cant-explain-his-own-explanation-about-obama/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Glenn BeckEvery time I watch a TV talking head like Glenn Beck, I usually walk away with the same thought I had every time I walked out of my economics class in college: "What the hell were they talking about?"

That's because there isn't anything journalistic or scientific about their pontifications. It's all "gut talk," particularly Beck who throws around more wild and unfocused theories about the ongoing war between "us vs. them" than a homeless preacher in a bus station. Chances are if you actually sat down and simply asked him "what did you mean by (x)", he would give you a 1,700 word answer that answered everything but the question you asked him.

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]]>cbs evening newscbs evening news with katie couricCbsEveningNewsCbsEveningNewsWithKatieCouricfox newsfox news channelfox news hdfox newschannelFoxNewsFoxNewsChannelFoxNewsHdglenn beckglenn beck programGlennBeckGlennBeckProgramkatie courickatie courics web showKatieCouricKatieCouricsWebShowpresident barack obamaPresidentBarackObamaDanny GallagherThu, 01 Oct 2009 11:00:00 ESTHBO's multicamera Imagine engine will blow your mind out of its skullhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/hbos-multicamera-imagine-engine-will-blow-your-mind-out-of-its/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/hbos-multicamera-imagine-engine-will-blow-your-mind-out-of-its/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/10/01/hbos-multicamera-imagine-engine-will-blow-your-mind-out-of-its/#commentsFiled under: , ,

HBO Imagine
Television has been trying to cram 3D technology into our eye sockets ever since it realized that offering some kind of gimmick with their product could distract some audiences from the fact that it sucks. 3D TV will only impress three groups of people: children, heavy LSD users who are out of LSD, and the people who helped bring it to a Best Buy near you.

HBO, however, has done something much more interesting and creative with interactive entertainment by applying the 3D concept, not to just the screen, but the story and characters. I hope you've got lots of newspaper down, because your mind is about to blow.

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]]>hbohbo filmshbo imagineHboFilmsHboImaginemulti-angle photographyMulti-anglePhotographyweb seriesweb videosWebSerieswebsiteWebVideosDanny GallagherThu, 01 Oct 2009 10:00:00 ESTThe Geico lizard is everywherehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/30/the-geico-lizard-is-everywhere/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/30/the-geico-lizard-is-everywhere/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/30/the-geico-lizard-is-everywhere/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Have you noticed how many spokespeople that Geico has? They have the lizard, the cavemen, that creepy stack of money with the eyes, and now they even have commercials where potholes and pipes talk to car owners. You don't usually seem one company with so many TV commercial icons.

The lizard is still popular though, and he's in more places than ever. Like videos made by famous YouTube stars.

[via Adfreak]

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]]>dancing birdevolution of dancegeicogeico adgeico commercialgeico lizardgeico spokesmannuma numaotters holding handsyoutubeBob SassoneWed, 30 Sep 2009 17:00:00 ESTCarl Sagan: scientist, author, singerhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/carl-sagan-scientist-author-singer/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/carl-sagan-scientist-author-singer/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/29/carl-sagan-scientist-author-singer/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

I don't know where this "Autotuning" came from, but I like it. Sometimes it seems forced, but other times it's so spot on that it actually creates a good song and not just a goofy, funny curio.

The latest is from the PBS TV show Cosmos, something I really enjoyed years ago, and features Carl Sagan (with a cameo by another famous scientist and author). This is really well done, sort of techno meets progressive rock. I love how it's not just stringing his words together, but there's actually a chorus.

Here's one for Billy Mays.

 

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]]>autotuneautotuningcarl sagancosmospbssciencespacestephen hawkingthe universeBob SassoneTue, 29 Sep 2009 14:30:00 ESTHelp save The Beautiful Life (or you could just do your laundry or something)http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/28/help-save-the-beautiful-life-or-you-could-just-do-your-laundry/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

TBLIf all of the people who watched the first two episodes of The Beautiful Life signed this petition...well, the show would still be canceled (if you had TBL in the office "which show will get canceled first" pool, congrats!).

Cancellations + the web = instant petitions. A TV show used to just die and then that would be it. Oh, sometimes something happens where a show gets a second chance (exec taking a chance, summer reruns getting good ratings, the show doing well on DVD, buzz, etc), but it's a long shot. And now, whenever a show is canceled the web gives us the opportunity to create and/or sign a petition to get the show renewed.

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]]>ashton kutcherfall tvFallTvhelp save the beautiful lifemodelspetitiontblthe beautiful lifethe cwBob SassoneMon, 28 Sep 2009 19:02:00 ESTTrue Blood: The Sitcomhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/23/true-blood-the-sitcom/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/23/true-blood-the-sitcom/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/09/23/true-blood-the-sitcom/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

One of the big things on the web now is taking dramatic TV shows and giving them a laugh track. You can probably do this with a lot of dramas (depending on what you find funny), but this is one below is centered on the eating establishment in True Blood and, as New York says, makes the show seem like Alice.

Early to rise...early to bed...

 

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]]>alan ballat merlotteshbolaugh trackmerlottessitcomtrue bloodvampiresBob SassoneWed, 23 Sep 2009 19:00:00 EST