Posts with tag Mad TV
Posted Nov 22nd 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8 FOX has a new Cops.- ABC has College Football at 8, Texas Tech at Oklahoma.
- FOX News Channel has a new Huckabee at 8.
- ABC Family has the movie Once Upon A Christmas at 8, followed by Twice Upon A Christmas.
- Also at 8: Food Network has All Star Thanksgiving Recipes.
- At 8:30, Nickelodeon has a new True Jackson, VIP, then a new Naked Brothers Band.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- Hallmark has the movie An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving at 9.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
- BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show at 10.
- At 10:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Tim McGraw, Ludacris, and T-Pain.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Nov 15th 2008 4:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, ABC has College Football, Boston College at Florida State.- FOX has a new Cops at 8.
- TBS has two new episodes of The Bill Engvall Show at 8.
- Nickelodeon has a new iCarly at 8, then new episodes of True Jackson, VP, and H20.
- ESPN2 has College Football at 8 too, Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Lifetime has the new movie The Two Mr. Kissels at 9.
- Also at 9: HBO has the special Ricky Gervais: Out of England.
- At 9:30, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Paul Rudd and Beyonce.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Nov 12th 2008 8:38PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Cancellations, Reality-Free
After 14 years on the air,
Fox has finally decided to pull the plug on Mad TV. I can't say I was an overwhelming fan but I did watch one or two of their early shows and got a chuckle out of it. The sudden revitalization of
SNL's popularity was probably the final nail in that coffin (thank you, Tina Fey).
Let me eulogize for a moment. Others have tried to take on the
Saturday Night Live juggernaut through the years and failed much more quickly. This show lasted 14 years against it. Pretty impressive, if you ask me. It also helped launch the careers of several comedians/actors, including Alex Borstein, Orlando Jones and Artie Lange.
While I don't think
Mad TV was the worst show on television, it wasn't the best either. It amazes me that this show lasted 14 years on Fox while
Firefly was canceled before the first season finished broadcasting.
Posted Nov 8th 2008 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has a new Cops.- ABC has College Football at 8, Oklahoma State vs. Texas Tech.
- FOX News has a new Huckabee at 8.
- ESPN has College Football at 8 too, Notre Dame vs. Boston College.
- Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new iCarly, then a new True Jackson, VP.
- At 8:30, Disney has a new Hannah Montana.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Lifetime has the movie My Mom's New Boyfriend at 9.
- Sci-Fi has the movie Yeti at 9.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- BBC America has a new Graham Norton Show at 10.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, followed by a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 1am, Cartoon Network has a new Bleach.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Nov 1st 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 7, Sci-Fi has the movie Fire & Ice.
- Hallmark has the movie A Gunfighter's Pledge at 7.
- At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
- TCM has A Face in the Crowd at 8, then A Star Is Born.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- BBC America has the season finale of Primeval at 9, followed by a new Graham Norton Show.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- At 9:30, HGTV has a new Divine Design.
- At 10 CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Ben Affleck, John McCain, and David Cook.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
And don't forget to set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed!
Posted Oct 4th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 6:30, TBS has the Brewers/Phillies game, followed by the Cubs/Dodgers game.- At 8, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery, then a new EliteXC Saturday Night Fights.
- ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. Wisconsin.
- FOX has a new Cops at 8.
- CNBC has the premiere of The Entrepreneurs at 8, followed by a new Suze Orman Show.
- Also at 8: Nickelodeon has a new iCarly, then a new H20.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- There's a new Primeval on BBC America at 9.
- Food Network has a marathon of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives starting at 9.
- At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
- At 10:30, Cartoon Network has a new Naruto, followed by a new Bleach.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with Anne Hathaway and The Killers.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 27th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has a new Cops.- ABC has College Football at 8, Illinois vs. Penn State.
- Nickelodeon has a new My Family's Got GUTS at 8, followed by a new iCarly.
- Disney has the series premiere of The Suite Life on Deck.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Hallmark has the movie Dear Prudence at 9.
- Sci-Fi has the movie Riddles of the Sphinx at 9.
- BBC America has a new Primeval at 9.
- Also at 9: Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- TLC has a new Trading Spaces at 10.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new SNL, with Anna Faris and Duffy.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 20th 2008 4:05PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
- ABC has College Football at 8, Georgia vs. Arizona State.
- TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, followed by a new Over Designed.
- E! has The Creative Emmy Awards at 8.
- At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9.
- BBC America has the season premiere of Primeval at 9.
- Also at 9: CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
- At 10, TLC has a new Trading Spaces.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV.
- At 11:30, NBC has a new Saturday Night Live, with guests James Franco and Kings of Leon.
Check your
local TV listings for more.
Posted Sep 13th 2008 4:02PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has a new Cops.- ABC has College Football at 8, Ohio State vs. USC.
- GSN has the special Play It Back: 70s Game Shows at 8.
- TCM has The Misfits at 8.
- Lifetime has the movie Coco Chanel at 8.
- At 8:30, HGTV has a new Deserving Design, followed by new episodes of Color Splash and Divine Design.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNN has specials on Sarah Palin and Joe Biden starting at 9.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9.
- Also at 9: BBC America has the season finale of Primeval.
- At 11, FOX has the season premiere of Mad TV, then the season premiere of Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, with Michael Phelps.
Posted Jul 9th 2008 8:08PM by Kristin Sample
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Celebrities
A&E will celebrate the return of
Mindfreak (in it's fourth season, God help us) by broadcasting the
first ever live episode of the show. The special one-hour episode will feature Angel shackled to a six-story building. He must escape to a helicopter hovering over the rooftop as the building explodes. But wait, there's more. The fourth season kicks off one week before the live show with "Walk on a Lake," the season premiere. In this episode, the magician will attempt to walk on the world's largest man-made lake, Lake Mead in Nevada.
I think all the season premiere will prove is that Criss Angel definitely has a God-complex. He is the biggest megalomanic douchebag I've ever seen on TV. I think the best thing to come of
Mindfreak is that parody Mad TV did. I put the video after the jump.
The live
Mindfreak will air on July 30th at 10 p.m. ET on A&E. The season premiere will air on July 23rd at 10 p.m. ET. Will you be watching?
Continue reading A&E to do live Criss Angel show - VIDEO
Posted May 17th 2008 4:09PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
At 8, FOX has a new Cops. - TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 8.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- BBC America has a new Robin Hood at 9, followed by a new Graham Norton Show.
- Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto starting at 9, then a new Blue Dragon.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- At 11, FOX has the season finale of Mad TV, then the season finale of Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
- At 11:30, NBC has the season finale of Saturday Night Live, with Steve Carell and Usher.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted May 5th 2008 1:25PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Saturday Night Live, Video, Commercials, Web, Reality-Free
TV commercials are fairly easy to satirize. If you think about it, advertising is sort of ridiculous in the first place (a TV show is interrupted to ask you to buy toilet paper and gum?), so they're a natural for parody. There have been a lot of great parodies over the years, from shows such as Saturday Night Live and SCTV, and now Nerve has picked the 50 that they consider to be the best.
There are a lot of great choices, from SNL's "Colon Blow," "Schmitt's Gay Beer," and "Compulsion by Calvin Klein" to the Zoloft ad from Mad TV. One of my favorites is SNL's "Happy Fun Ball" spot, which was written by Jack Handey and included in his new book of essays What I'd Say To The Martians. It's a good list all around, though it's also one that I feel is missing a bunch of good ones, only I can't put my finger on which ones are missing at the moment.
The one they pick as number one is undoubtedly a classic, though I think it's overrated. I've always loved the one after the jump.
Continue reading Nerve picks the best TV commercial parodies - VIDEO
Posted Apr 19th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight, Reality-Free
- At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
- TLC has a new Flip That House at 8, then new episodes of Date My House, Trading Spaces, and Moving Up.
- Food Network has Deep Fried Foods Unwrapped.
- Disney has a new Cory in the House at 8, followed by a new Phineas and Ferb.
- At 8:30, Nickelodeon has a new Naked Brothers Band.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- BBC America has the season finale of Torchwood at 9.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Lifetime has a new movie at 9, Love Sick: Secrets of a Sex Addict.
- Also at 9: Sci-Fi has the new movie Warbirds.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Mar 29th 2008 4:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
Yup, CBS has March Madness all night again. - At 8, FOX has a new Cops.
- TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House starting at 8, followed by new episodes of Trading Spaces and Moving Up.
- At 9, FOX has a new America's Most Wanted.
- CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show at 9.
- Lifetime has the new movie The Double Life of Eleanor Kendall at 9.
- ABC Family has the new movie The Cutting Edge 3: Chasing The Dream at 9.
- There are two new episodes of Naruto on Cartoon Network at 9.
- Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, then a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
Check your local TV listings for more.
Posted Feb 16th 2008 4:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, What To Watch Tonight
At 8, FOX has two new episodes of Cops, followed by a new America's Most Wanted. - Food Network has America's Top Restauants: Bon Appetit Picks The Best at 8.
- At 8:45, Disney has a new Cory in the House.
- At 9, CNBC has a new Suze Orman Show.
- Cartoon Network has two new episodes of Naruto at 9, then a new One Piece.
- Lifetime has the new movie Racing For Time at 9.
- TLC has two new episodes of Flip That House at 9, then a new Trading Spaces.
- Also at 9: BBC America has a new Torchwood.
- At 10, CBS has a new 48 Hours Mystery.
- At 11, FOX has a new Mad TV, followed by a new Talk Show with Spike Feresten.
Check your local TV listings for more.
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