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Stephen Colbert makes Canada jokes, speedskater calls him a jerk
As you've probably heard, Stephen Colbert is sponsoring the U.S. Olympic speedskating team. He raised around $300,000 for it. But that's not good enough for at least one of the players, Shani Davis. At a press conference yesterday, he called Colbert a jerk for making jokes about Canada in an episode of The Colbert Report last month. Here's the segment. You be the judge.
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And now, a commercial you won't forget (no matter how hard you try)
First off, I want to apologize for posting this commercial, because once you see it, you won't forget it. And I don't mean in a good way.
It's from Science World in Canada, and it shows grandmothers in a way you never, ever want to see a grandmother. Enjoy! [via Adfreak]
It's from Science World in Canada, and it shows grandmothers in a way you never, ever want to see a grandmother. Enjoy! [via Adfreak]
Whoopi Goldberg says she's "bored" with the Tiger Woods story
I often find Barbara Walters to ramble a little too much on The View, but she was absolutely right in what she said to Whoopi Goldberg the other day. Whoopi faked walking off the show because the panel was talking about the Tiger Woods controversy, saying she was "bored" with it (followed of course by clapping from the audience) and that what happened with Woods "doesn't put food on my table." Walters had an answer for that.
Whoopi, it's called "Hot Topics" for a reason.
Whoopi, it's called "Hot Topics" for a reason.
Jersey Shore: Series Premiere - open thread
Joel already posted about the controversy surrounding the new MTV reality show Jersey Shore. Is it insulting to Italians? To people who live in New Jersey? To anyone with good taste? I think I'm more offended that we have yet another lame show about young people living in a house (though the use of the word "Guido" is bizarre to me - I'm from a huge Italian family and I've never heard anyone use that term - and equating being Italian with tanning and the use of hair gel).
It premiered last night. What did you think? Here's the episode if you missed it.
It premiered last night. What did you think? Here's the episode if you missed it.
Men of a Certain Age -- An early look
If you ever watched Everybody Loves Raymond -- or currently watch the reruns -- you might wonder what would Raymond become after a while. What would happen if he didn't have Deborah yelling at him and his family keeping him from being a self-indulgent slob who only thought of himself. Men of a Certain Age shows you the dark side of Raymond, only here Ray Romano is called Joe. Joe and his college buddies, Owen and Terry, are on the wrong side of 40 and they know it.
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The TV Squad Podcast: Surprising shows, decade-end lists, and the Commenter of the Week!
It's our first four-way panel this week, as Jason Hughes, Kona Gallagher and Allison Waldman join me to talk about some of the goings on in TV this week:- We talk about the shows that have surprised us so far this season, including The Middle and White Collar,
- It's the end of the '00s as we know it, and we feel fine: we talk about the inevitable end-of-decade lists that will drip out this month (including ours!) and what we expect to see on them,
- A new feature: Our Commenter of the Week! Knowing our commenters, you can be pretty sure we didn't pick one that said how much they loved us.
- Our picks for the week -- including the last episode of Monk -- and much more.
Run time is 1:01:38
You can listen to the podcast below, or download from here or by subscribing to our RSS podcast feed. It is also available via iTunes. Feel free to leave us feedback in the comments or drop us a line at tvsquadpodcast [at] gmail [dot] com.
As usual, the music at the beginning and end of the podcast is "Life" by Justin Trawick. Though I had so much fun adding the George Takei ID to the mix, I added another small surprise at the top of this 'cast, a call-back to an interview I did a few years ago. Hope you enjoy it.
Here's take #510 from last night's 30 Rock
One of the funnier moments from last night's 30 Rock was Pete trying to help Liz create an opening for Dealbreakers. We see her trying to look sexy, trying to look sassy, and trying to wave like a normal human being. Also note what happens when she (along with Kenneth and Jack) gets it front of the HD cameras. (I love that the director on the board is "Alan Smithee" - even Pete doesn't want to take credit for this disaster.)
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Subtle Subtitles: Heroes
If you haven't seen our game before, we give you a picture from a recent episode of a TV series and you provide the caption!
Last week's winner is debscalper407 with this: "I BROKE MY HIP!"
This week's picture is from this week's episode of Heroes:
What's On Tonight: Ghost Whisperer, Muppets, Dollhouse, White Collar
Lifetime has an Army Wives marathon all night.- At 8, ABC has Dreams Come True: A Celebration Of Disney Animation, followed by new episodes of Ugly Betty and 20/20.
- CBS has a new Ghost Whisperer at 8, then new episodes of Medium and Numb3rs.
- NBC has A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa at 8, followed by new episodes of Dateline and The Jay Leno Show.
- FOX has two new episodes of Dollhouse.
- PBS has a new Washington Week at 8, then new episodes of NOW and Bill Moyers Journal.
- MyNetwork TV has a new Smackdown! at 8.
- Food Network has Paula's Southern Christmas at 8.
- Hallmark has the movie The National Tree at 8.
- Also at 8: Disney has a new Wizards of Waverly Place, then a new Suite Life on Deck.
- At 8:30, Cartoon Network has a new Ben 10: Alien Force, followed by a new episode of The Clone Wars.
- At 9, The CW has Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer.
- USA has the series finale of Monk at 9, followed by the fall finale of White Collar.
- Syfy has a new Stargate Universe at 9, then a new Sanctuary.
- At 10,Food Network has a new holiday-themed Unwrapped.
- E! has a new episode of The Soup at 10.
- At 10:30, Fine Living has a new Bartender Wars.
Check your local TV listings for more.
After the jump, the late night talk shows.
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James Franco's General Hospital bit is performance art?
If you had any doubt before, James Franco is taking his guest appearance on General Hospital very seriously. This isn't a stunt or a grab for attention, as some have speculated. It's not even a challenge to see if he could dip into the soap opera world and keep up with the pace and volume of a TV convention that's extremely demanding (250+ episodes a year without reruns). Well, James has written about his goals in the Wall Street Journal and for him, General Hospital is performance art.I'm sure I'm simplifying what he's writing about because I'm not savvy about the form, but in his own words, he wrote, "I took the plunge and experimented with the form myself when I signed on to appear on 20 episodes of General Hospital as the bad-boy artist."
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