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• Sloppy Seconds: Elizabeth Hasselbeck Not Sure What A Vibrator Is For

  Holy shit, maybe cheaper is better: PBR is now the #1 (American owned) beer. Maybe Maxim isn't so evil after all: They named Sarah Jessica Parker their "Unexpected Crush." Which is still kind of an insult, if you think about it.  Speaking of SJP, the Washingtonienne prostitute/underpaid Congressional staffer is about to have her own HBO "comedy" series, produced by the star of "Sex and the City." Please, enough with these cable hooker shows-- there have got to be some decent ideas out there somewhere... Read More... Posted Jul 17 2008, 05:09 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: google, britney spears, beer, Sex and the City, HBO, greys anatomy, katherine heigl, maxim, jezebel, vibrator, prostitute, elizabeth hasselbeck

• Can We Give Khandi Alexander A Little Props Here?

  Maybe you were an early NewsRadio fan. Maybe you were as floored as we were years ago by The Corner, the HBO Baltimore crack-addict mini-epic that presaged The Wire by a couple seasons. Maybe you've spent every Monday night the last few years watching CBS and waiting for a beautiful woman in scrubs to go "Horatio, this woman was dead before the fire started!" Well, if even one of these are true, then you might know how great Khandi Alexander is. If so, then pour a little of your coffee out this morning for Ms. Alexander, who left CSI: Miami last night after 6 years of not getting enough dialogue -- y'know, kinda like how she left NewsRadio? Will Khandi manage to find, in her next job, a role that suits her awesome talents and cocky, angular beauty? Who can say. In any event, God bless her nonetheless. We've loved her in everything that we've ever seen her in and we'll probably never stop loving her. In a perfect world, she'd have three Oscars, a rich ex-husband, and us as a boy-toy. See ya soon, Khandi! Posted May 06 2008, 09:04 AM by Bryan Christian with | with no comments Filed under: HBO, the wire, cbs, The Corner, CSI: Miami, NewsRadio, Khandi Alexander

• Videos of the Day: Bill Maher Attacks The Pope & The Response

  Next to 30 Rock and with the end of The Wire, Real Time with Bill Maher is the funniest and best show on television. But, until this week, few people knew of its existence (Friday nights on HBO)... now, as we've seen several times over the years (note the above Steve Irwin costume), Maher's ratings are jumping due to a controversial moment... Read More... Posted Apr 21 2008, 02:41 PM by Brian Fairbanks with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: 30 rock, video of the day, republicans, HBO, mormons, the Pope, the wire, child abuse, bill maher, steve irwin, real time with bill maher

• Vlogtastic "quarterlife" Posts Web Size Numbers on TV; NBC, World Feign Surprise

  Not that you cared, but... [... t]he debut of NBC's new series "quarterlife" marked the network's worst time-period performance in at least 17 years and has thrown the show's fate into imminent jeopardy. Premiering Tuesday night at 10 p.m., "quarterlife" pulled in just 3.1 million viewers. It came in a distant last place in the hour despite having a relatively strong lead-in from "The Biggest Loser" (8.1 million). OK, serious question: is there anything on the Internet that would actually benefit from getting put on network prime-time? We really want to know, since we get the suspicion that everything we like on the web would probably have to be toned down just to make it on to HBO or Adult Swim. Posted Feb 28 2008, 12:00 PM by Bryan Christian with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: quarterlife, HBO, tv shows, vlogging, adult swim

• Scanner Confessions: I Will Most Definitely Put On a Wig and Dark Glasses, Be First in Line to See the "Sex and the City" Movie

  What kind of relationship can we have if we're not honest—truly honest—with one another? I, Scanner Emily, am somewhat embarrassed to tell you that I love "Sex and the City." I have watched every episode at least eight times. I have done this in part because it's always on TV, and in part because I enjoy the show, though I hate many of the things it represents: pink drinks, super tall heels, high carbon emissions from over use of taxis when one could take the subway except for those damn super tall heels, and well, I'm not a fan of Manhattan (as anyone who knows me outside of The Internets knows). I am, however, a fan of sex, cities, cute clothes, women who aren't afraid to talk and write about sex and the idea that someone could have a job similar to mine and have a ridiculous apartment, wardrobe and going-out budget. That said, would I be caught dead in one of those "I'm a Carrie" shirts? Hell no. In fact, they make me want to drop kick somebody. But as much as I hate to admit it, you bet your ass I will put on dark glasses and be the first in line to see the "Sex and the City" movie. You roll your eyes now, but what if I told you that the new, extended trailer leads us to believe that Big leaves Carrie at the altar, Steve cheats on Miranda, and as soon as Charlotte and Harry are happy with their cute little Chinese adoptee, Charlotte finally gets knocked up? Read More... Posted Feb 25 2008, 11:02 AM by Emily Farris with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: new york, movies, video, high heels, Sex and the City, trailers, HBO, shame, drinking, sarah jessica parker, the subway, scanner confessions, manhattan, confessions

• Dear Cocksuckers at HBO: Finish "Deadwood" Already!

  So, a few weeks ago, we ran across this interview on CHUD with Hitman star and former sherriff of TV's Deadwood Timothy Olyphant, and it totally bummed us out. Now that it appears that the Deadwood TV movies are probably not going to happen, what are your thoughts on the show's legacy?[...] Do you feel kind of gypped that you won't have a chance to go back and finish up with those bookend films? Honestly? It always feels a little... I could really give a shit. I mean it in the most respectful way. I had a great time on that show, and I am thankful to have that experience. To look at it from any other angle is, I think, a slippery slope. I don't think anybody owes me anything. I walk away from that saying thank God it existed. I have great relationships from that show. And you know what's better than seven or eight years on TV? Three years on TV. OK, well, nuts. As some of you no doubt know, Deadwood was unceremoniously canceled by HBO after its third season, by which time it had developed its own very profane taxonomy, about 30 ongoing story arcs, and a cult following that, while never Sopranosish in size or intensity, nonetheless would probably have stuck with the show through thick, thin, and possibly even messianic surfers. There were rumors of wrapping up the plots with a few movie length installments, but nothing's come of it, despite the continuing dedication of the fans. And if this interview is to be believed, it'd be hard to imagine the show coming back without Olyphant as Sherriff Seth Bullock anyways. Well, cut to last week, and Ian McShane talking about doing Pinter onstage with Time Out New York. Read More... Posted Nov 28 2007, 12:30 PM by Bryan Christian with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: tv, HBO, Deadwood, rants