Posts with tag George W. Bush
Posted Jul 4th 2008 5:52PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Sports, Programming, Reality-Free
Amid controversy and the threat of certain world leaders boycotting the upcoming Beijing Olympics, the word came out yesterday that President George W. Bush would attend the opening ceremonies. According to the Hollywood Reporter, this is good news for NBC, and the c
ompanies that have bought advertising for the Games.
While I can see how a boycott based on human rights abuses in China and Tibet would be a serious problem for the network -- and it still may lose viewers who choose to individually tune out rather than give positive sanction to China's misdeeds by watching -- I don't see how NBC can think a Bush appearance will bolster ratings.
Continue reading Will Bush at the Olympics really help NBC?
Posted Jul 2nd 2008 11:38AM by Jay Black
Filed under: OpEd, 24, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
Dennis Haysbert
recently claimed that his role as President Palmer on
24 may have helped pave the way for a viable African American presidential candidate. He went on to claim that his portrayal of Nelson Mandela in the movie
Goodbye Bafana ended apartheid and that his role as Jonas Blane in
The Unit cured polio. Haysbert was then wrestled to the ground by his handlers and is now "recuperating" at the Clay Aiken Home for Delusional Celebrities.
My first thought upon hearing this news was that Dennis Haysbert is obviously insane. Since I've been criticized in this space for not having an open mind about
insane things, I decided to take Mr. Haysbert at his word. I then went even further and went to work putting together a list of other politicians who exist mainly due to the hard work done for them by TV actors. After researching Wikipedia for almost a full fifteen minutes, this is the list I've managed to put together...
Continue reading Six other politicians who have had their ways paved by TV actors
Posted May 26th 2008 12:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Cable/Satellite, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
After the first 15 minutes of the HBO movie
Recount, I was so upset, so filled with rage that I wondered if I wanted to watch the rest of the movie. Did I want to relive the events of November 7, 2000? Did I want to watch what happened, the craziest election fiasco in the last 25 years? I was compelled to stick with it because I had lived through it and I was dying to know what I didn't know when it unfolded in real time. I thought the HBO movie might teach me something, and, in fact, it did.
For those who don't want to know what happened in
Recount, I won't reveal any spoilers until after the jump. Of course, if you don't already know how the election turned out, you've either been in a coma or are woefully out of touch. Suffice to say that
Recount doesn't rewrite history. The ending is exactly as it was in 2000.
Continue reading HBO's Recount: A review
Posted Apr 19th 2008 3:01PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Reality-Free
President George W. Bush will
make a surprise appearance on the NBC game show Deal Or No Deal to thank an Iraqi war veteran contestant for his service to his country. The episode will be airing this coming Monday (
Bob breifly mentioned this in his Blogosphere post).
The President's segment was pre-taped at the White House. The contestant, Captain Joseph Kobes, was on the program to try and win enough money to pay off his parents' home. He is a Purple Heart and Bronze Start recipient who completed three tours of duty in Iraq.
Continue reading President Bush to make appearance on Deal Or No Deal
Posted Nov 24th 2007 10:19AM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Industry, Celebrities, Ratings, Performances
Following the strong ratings figures for Tyler Perry's House of Payne, which received that order for 10,000 episodes right off the bat, give or take 9,000, and the solid premiere of The Bill Engvall Show, TBS struck comedy gold again with Frank Caliendo's Frank TV. The late-night sketch/impression show scored an impressive 2.9 million viewers, according to Variety, with a not-surprising-at-all 64% of those in the coveted 18-49 demographic.
Caliendo, whose impressions include George W. Bush, the entire main cast of Seinfeld, Robin Williams and his signature John Madden, plays virtually every character on the show. His Bush is so dead-on, if the strike continues, he can just stand their and make Bush's classic expressions for thirty minutes. His half-smiles, smirks and squinchy eyebrows are enough to bring audiences to tears.
Continue reading Frank TV impresses 2.9 million
Posted Dec 14th 2006 9:31AM by Julia Ward
Filed under: Daytime, Syndicated, Celebrities, Talk Show
Kitty's got claws, and she likes to scratch. The first lady of unauthorized biography is back.
Kitty Kelley has a new book in the works, and her target this time out is none other than Oprah Winfrey.
For those of you unfamiliar with Kelley, her methods are best described as tabloid. She's published unflattering biographies on the Bush family, the British royals, Nancy Reagan and Frank Sinatra. She unearthed the coke-snorting habits of George W., Jackie O's battle with depression and Nancy Reagan's supposed affair with Sinatra.
Continue reading Kitty Kelley to write Oprah bio
Posted Jun 13th 2006 3:49PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Jon Stewart started off by talking about the World Cup, which no one but me (and maybe eleven or twelve other people in the country) really cares about. Well,
Czechoslovakia the Czech Republic ripped America a new one,
beating the US three to nothing. Ouch. The Americans did bad enough for
TDS to roll a few clips from Rodney Dangerfield's
Ladybugs.
Continue reading The Daily Show: June 12, 2006
Posted May 10th 2006 9:59PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
"
Scary Movie": Zarqawi's got a hot new video and it's "all that and a bag of hummus". However, the US military, ever the spirit-dampener, has found the extra footage that Zarqawi didn't include in his propaganda tape. Naturally, it's all less than flattering because it shows Zarqawi fumbling with his machine gun (so, in essence, it was a Zarqawi blooper reel). "It makes you wonder," Major General Rick Lynch said of Zarqawi's inability to operate the weapon. Jon added, "... Yeah. Makes you wonder why we haven't caught this putz yet." Zarqawi was also sporting white New Balance shoes in the video. I'm sure NB is really happy with this free product placement.
Continue reading The Daily Show: May 9, 2006
Posted May 5th 2006 6:17PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
May 4th was
Cinco de Mayo Eve, the night when drunken stockbrokers tumble through civilian chimneys once the kids are in bed.
"Revenge of the Birds": The ol' H5-NI fear has been running rampant and the government finally stepped up and released its plans to combat any potential outbreak in the
National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza report. Here's a synopsis: "We dunno what to do, we dunno what to do, we dunno!" Jon suggested an alternate title for the
Strategy... "
RUN!"
Continue reading The Daily Show: May 4, 2006
Posted May 5th 2006 8:18AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Mexico's Vincent Fox is planning for the
legalization of several drugs in small amounts for personal use. Yup, this will include cocaine, heroine, and marijuana (craziest Spring Break ever). Jon was kind enough to warn us to drink only the
bottled bong water in Mexico. He also showed us that the legalization will serve very well with our immigration issue: Mexicans will keep flocking to America for jobs, Americans will flock to Mexico to get hammered and fall into the Gulf. Excellent.
Continue reading The Daily Show: May 3, 2006
Posted May 2nd 2006 8:29PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
Jon Stewart was terrified by the image of two Dubyas on C-SPAN
this Saturday (Myth: Bush has started reproducing asexually to build his Bush-Army. Fact: It was a Bush impersonator
helping the president out on his speech), but calmed himself down once he saw his buddy Stephen Colbert take the stage.
Stewart gave major props to
Stephen
Colbert for his performance at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (an event at which the White
House and the press "consummate their loveless marriage"). He called it "ballsalicious" and
remarked, "We've never been prouder of him but... and... holy
shit."
His praise sounded like that of a proud father. I love the friendship between Jon and Stephen. As a viewer, one can
really feel it. Group hug!
Continue reading The Daily Show: May 1, 2006
Posted Apr 30th 2006 10:21AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, News, TV Royalty, Talent, OpEd, The Colbert Report
I tuned in to watch Stephen Colbert provide the entertainment at the White House
Correspondents' Association dinner (
Fun Fact:
Teenage fangirls will watch C-SPAN for hot fake-pundits). Colbert looked just as handsome as ever, and his wife looked
beautiful (there go my chances of stealing the man away). When President Bush and Laura Bush walked in, Colbert was
already situated at the head table (just five seats away from Bush and right next to Helen Thomas!) but stood up to
shake hands. I couldn't help but wonder if Bush had ever seen
The Colbert Report before, but I guess he knows
about the jokes, because Bush gave Colbert a knowing look while greeting him.
Continue reading Stephen Colbert at the White House
Posted Apr 28th 2006 8:18PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
While announcing the night's guest was to be Robin
Williams, Jon cracked a Paul Williams joke. He then chuckled at the mild response and called himself the oldest man
alive, shouting, "Ancient mariner!" Ah, it would have been funnier/made more sense if he had slung an
albatross around his neck.
Continue reading The Daily Show: April 27, 2006
Posted Apr 27th 2006 7:56PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
Have you ever taken a long trip on an
airplane and thought to yourself, "This is far too comfortable!" Well, you're in luck because Airbus is
pitching the idea of creating some
new
standing seats (the pasenger would essentially be harnessed onto a padded board). If you've ever wanted to travel
the world the same way as an airplane's tray tables or Hannibal Lecter, write to Airbus and let them know how you feel.
Continue reading The Daily Show: April 26, 2006
Posted Apr 21st 2006 10:17PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
The White House
staff shake-up continued when
Emperor Palpatine Karl Rove
was demoted. His replacement is
going to be Joel Kaplan.
Chinese president Hu Jintao paid a visit to Washington... both the state and DC.
Actually, he flew into Seattle first to speak to Bill Gates. Yup. Hu Jintao met Bill Gates before the president. Bill
Gates had a few words to share regarding the similarities between China and Microsoft, when the
little paper clip guy popped up: "You seem to be
equivocating morally dubious circumstances. Would you like some help?"
Continue reading The Daily Show: April 20, 2006
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