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...It took 5 full minutes of watching NBC’s sitcom, 100 Questions, before my friend and I realized it was an actual sitcom and not a commercial shtick making fun of terrible sitcoms. Once that realization set in, I didn’t know whether to feel insulted as a thinking primate that NBC would slap together such crap and serve it up in its Thursday night line-up to the same audience that has grown accustomed to the comedic talents of Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin, Steve Carell, Joel McHale and Amy Poehler, or whether I should feel concerned for the state of American audiences if viewers actually enjoy this program (which cannot be the case … it just can’t).
While it’s difficult to criticize the actors of 100 Questions because the script is so bad, one thing is for sure–the laugh track editing is ludicrous. Although this chimp gives 100 Questions a poo sling, I encourage you to watch the show, if only once for a few minutes, to witness the world’s worst use of the laugh track, which is louder than the actual actors and is edited-in precisely at the moment an actor delivers his/her lines, thus creating the illusion of a room full of insane audience members who laugh unnaturally early and inappropriately loud. It’s so weird, it’s surreal...
http://www.thereviewchimp.com/?p=115...It took 5 full minutes of watching NBC’s sitcom, 100 Questions, before my... more
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There was a promo for the show right before it started, and then the show started with a promo containing clips from the episode we’re about to watch. C’mon, ABC…I’m new at this. Don’t horn in on my gig. Jeez.
When we first meet Cheryl and Wolfgang West they are multi-tasking. In addition to scanning a BlackBerry and going over all of the various petty crime pies they have their fingers in, they’re also in bed getting down to other business. I’d have a callback to fingers and pies here, but this is a classy joint. Wouldn’t want to muck up the place with innuendo. Cheryl tells “Wolf” not to worry about anything, and to leave it in her “very capable hands,” one of which disappears off-screen towards Wolf’s full-frontal area. See…I don’t need to get clever with the double-entendres when the show is going to do it for me. Wolf still won’t let the work stuff go, and Cheryl orders him to shut up and get on top of her. Well, if he won’t, I will.
>>Entire recap at the linkThere was a promo for the show right before it started, and then the show started with... more
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ABC News outfitted a diving team with special hazmat suits and sent them to the Gulf to see the damage the oil leak and subsequent cleanup are causing underwater. They found that the leaking oil is combining with the cleanup chemicals to form a toxic soup.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=e4f_1274818068ABC News outfitted a diving team with special hazmat suits and sent them to the Gulf... more
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For a large chunk of Americans last night was a big, big night. After six long seasons ABC's run-away mystery hit "LOST" finally came to an end. And with promos promising "I'll you everything" this episode carried a lot of expectations on its shoulders.
Are you a LOST fan? How did you think this episode did at tying up all the loose ends? Did you leave the island satisfied?
From the LA Times review:
"'The End' chose not to tie up loose ends or make the mythology entirely make sense. It decided not to make more specific just why the Monster couldn't leave the Island or why the Island had to exist for the rest of the world to go on as it is (at least, that's how I'm interpreting the idea that the Island's heart going out would mean the end of everything). It probably figured that vague notions in these regards were all we needed."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2010/05/lost-if-you-come-with-me-ill-show-you-what-i-mean.htmlFor a large chunk of Americans last night was a big, big night. After six long seasons... more
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Lost's finale was perhaps a perfect ending to the show that enraptured us for six years. The review of "The End". (Spoilers included)Lost's finale was perhaps a perfect ending to the show that enraptured us for six... more
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Scarlett Hanna, the daughter of the president of the Church of Scientology in Australia, speaks out against the organization in this eye-opening interview with the Australian Broadcasting Company.Scarlett Hanna, the daughter of the president of the Church of Scientology in... more
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Former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley Neely Swanson discusses the new crop of TV Pilots and why remakes are dangerous.Former SVP of Development for David E. Kelley Neely Swanson discusses the new crop of... more
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Host Conor Knighton looks at television's love affair with Apple products from the iPad to the iPhone to the iMac. From the iTools on "The Insider" to the casts of your favorite comedies, everyone is drinking the Apple-flavored Kool-Aid.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Erin Gibson, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.Host Conor Knighton looks at television's love affair with Apple products from... more
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iPad 3G owners can sleep easy tonight because the ABC Player has been updated with 3G streaming and landscape orientation support.iPad 3G owners can sleep easy tonight because the ABC Player has been updated with 3G... more
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite rising cable and satellite TV prices and easy access to streaming TV and movies on the Internet, few consumers have cut the cord. But that looks like it's about to change.
One in eight consumers will eliminate or scale back their cable, satellite or other pay-TV service this year, according to a new study released this week by Yankee Group.
The study, which was the result of a survey of pay-TV operators and more than 6,000 U.S. consumers, found that many will choose to drop premium channels or cut their service down to a basic package, while others will choose to cut off their service completely.
A cutting-the-cord trend has been the subject of speculation for some time, as networks have increasingly made television programming available for free on the Internet. But a combination of other factors, including a growing number of battles between cable companies and networks, soaring Internet video viewings and an increase in connected TVs and devices, suggest the trend is finally upon us.
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I cut my cable a couple of years ago and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. For all of those weak, yuppie flakes who voted for change and did nothing except maintain the status quo on your pathetic life, try cutting your cable and cutting through the Matrix (w/Alan Watt).
Perhaps you'll learn something and become a healthier and more prosperous citizen. Also, you may wake up the the NWO and motivate to help save this country instead of continuing to be brainwashed by mainstream propaganda, which you've been indoctrinated in since childhood. Time to grow up.NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Despite rising cable and satellite TV prices and easy... more
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Host Conor Knighton looks at evidence from "The Hills" final season premiere to determine if Spencer Pratt's wife is the most terrible person on TV. This hilarious skewering of the week's most hilarious and horrific moments from television also includes a Matrix-influenced look at American history called "America: The Story of Us," two shows about cutting stuff in half called "Sliced" and "Cut it in Half," Winona Ryder's latest role "When Love Is Not Enough," Jake Pavelka of "The Bachelor" getting kicked off "Dancing with the Stars," the iPad Gizmodo debacle, and the winner of "RuPaul's Drag Race."
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.Host Conor Knighton looks at evidence from "The Hills" final season premiere... more
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Host Conor Knighton and comedic crew wickedly skewer the week in media. Includes Heidi Pratt's return on the final season of "The Hills," the internet's cutest puppies, hip hop videos by Ludacris and Trey Songz, Andy Rooney's rants on "60 Minutes," the fight for gay divorce, a review of the iPad, and Sandra Bullock's baby.
infoMania is a half-hour satirical news show that airs on Current TV. The show puts a comedic spin on the 24-hour chaos and information overload brought about by the constant bombardment of the media. Hosted by Conor Knighton and co-starring Brett Erlich, Sarah Haskins, Ben Hoffman, Bryan Safi and Sergio Cilli, the show airs on Thursdays at 10 pm Eastern and Pacific Times and can be found online at http://current.com/infomania/ or on Current TV. And make sure to check out our facebook profile for special features at http://facebook.com/infomania.Host Conor Knighton and comedic crew wickedly skewer the week in media. Includes Heidi... more
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ABC Slams Lane Bryant: We Never Rejected Plus Size Lingerie Ad
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Lane Bryant had been set to launch its campaign for Cacique, its new lingerie line, during “Dancing With the Stars.”
ABC says plus size retailer Lane Bryant’s claims that the network refused to air a commercial featuring a model in lingerie are no more than a fabricated publicity stunt.
(VIDEO) ABC Vs Lane Bryant: Never Rejected Plus Size Ad…POLL Busty Ad Hot or Not??? VOTE NOW!!!...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/04/24/video-abc-vs-lane-bryant-never-rejected-plus-size-ad-poll-busty-ad-hot-or-not/
Following a war of words where the retailer claimed the network was discriminating against full figured women by refusing to air the lingerie commercial, ABC issued a statement saying they did not treat Lane Bryant any differently than another advertiser.ABC Slams Lane Bryant: We Never Rejected Plus Size Lingerie Ad
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So this commercial was pulled from it's Dancing with the Stars spot on ABC because it was deemed "too sexy"
Now personally speaking I consider their judgement as "too weightist." Victoria Secret commercials are pretty much soft porn!
So check it, you be the judgeSo this commercial was pulled from it's Dancing with the Stars spot on ABC... more
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I wish that more western doctors thought the way he does, we would all be in a much better place.
Giving medication to everyone who walks through the door is not a form a healing in my opinion.
"I think that we're beginning to globalize medicine now," Oz said. "You have to take Eastern approaches and bring them to the West, and share West with the East."I wish that more western doctors thought the way he does, we would all be in a much... more
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The "CBS Evening News" and ABC's "World News" have just closed their worst quarter on record.
The New York Times' Bill Carter takes a look at the first quarter ratings numbers for the network evening news broadcasts, and reports that both Katie Couric's and Diane Sawyer's broadcasts have "sunk to the lowest numbers the [programs have had] in a first quarter since the People Meter was introduced by Nielsen in 1987."
On the other end of the spectrum is NBC, where "Nightly News with Brian Williams" averaged 9.92 million total viewers for its best first quarter average in five years. ABC's "World News with Diane Sawyer" came in second with 8.27 million total viewers, while "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" placed third with 6.45 million total viewers.
Of course, NBC had the benefit of Olympics coverage during the first quarter, which likely gave a big boost to its news programs as well.
Carter also notes that "World News" is down a modest 3 percent from a year ago, when Charlie Gibson anchored the program. That likely says less about the anchor switch to Diane Sawyer than it does about the first quarter of 2009 — which included coverage of President Obama's inauguration and the first months of his presidency — and NBC's Olympics boost. Indeed, as Carter notes in a blog post, since the Olympics have ended, Sawyer "has been a somewhat closer second to Brian Williams and NBC."
RELATED: NBC NEWS DOMINANT DESPITE NETWORK WOES
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/01/nbc-news-dominant-despite_n_444209.htmlThe "CBS Evening News" and ABC's "World News" have just... more
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Neal McDonough Refused Love Scenes with Virginia Madsen
By Katrina Robinson
April 1st, 2010
Virginia Madsen Love Scene Causes Casting Change
Virginia Madsen is gorgeous. Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous. Even I, a heterosexual woman, wouldn’t hesitate to act in a love scene with her. After all, there are a lot less attractive women that I could find myself in bed with (if I were an actress), right?
click here for full story ..Scoundrel Neal McDonough Quits Over Sex Scenes with Virginia Madsen…See What He Missed…Madsen Nude (PHOTOS)...http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/04/01/scoundrel-neal-mcdonough-quits-over-sex-scenes-with-virginia-madsen-see-what-he-missed-madsen-nude-photos/
Neal McDonough of Desperate Housewives fame apparently doesn’t see it that way. He and Madsen were both slotted to appear in ABC’s upcoming series Scoundrels, a remake of the New Zealand show Outrageous Fortune.Neal McDonough Refused Love Scenes with Virginia Madsen
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