Posts with tag PopCulture
Posted Apr 3rd 2008 3:24PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Web, Reality-Free

You think you know pop culture? Do you watch
Jeopardy and think, "I'd clean up on that show!" What about
The World Series of Pop Culture on VH-1 -- are you a wiz at that one? Well, you don't have to wait for new episodes. Check out this new web site,
Hey, Nielsen, and get going on the quizzes. It's killer.
Experts from all kinds of pop culture web sites -- including our own
King of TV Paul Goebel right here on TV Squad -- have contributed to the quizzes. And you can actually win some cool stuff -- iPod nano, one-year subscription to Netflix, $1,000 -- if you're smart enough. I, sadly, am not. I was severely slapped down by the quiz I took. I dare you to try and do better! I'm going back to the books before my next shot!
Continue reading Hey, Nielsen web site - try it, you'll like it
Posted Nov 2nd 2006 6:13PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Web, The Colbert Report, Celebrities, Comedy Central
I've always found the guest interview segments of The Colbert Report to be the oddest part of the show. Because it's not like a separate segment, where Colbert comes out of his character for a serious chat with the guest, he stays in character throughout the entire interview, and it's up to the guest to make his point, plug his book, or just completely play along with the "sketch" and have some fun with it. Some of the best moments of the show is when the guest catches Colbert offguard and Colbert laughs and slips out of character for just a moment.
So what should you do if you're a guest on the show? Troy Patterson over at Slate has some tips. Basically, it comes down to 1.) Act your age, 2.) Laugh Uproariously, 3.) Embrace The Theater, and 4.) Go on the offensive.
Sounds like good advice to me.