Monthly Archives: March 2012

Game of Thrones – The Crocheted Starks

Only 23 days till Game of Thrones season 2 premiers… Best Week Ever continues to be an excellent source of amusing, interesting, and utterly bizarre things. For example, today this from Lunas Crafts on Etsy: Love how Bran is seated in the … Continue reading

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Greatest TV Drama in the Past 25 Years – Update

Earlier this week I posted about Vulture‘s version of March Madness – figuring out which show should be declared the best drama in the past 25 years. Even though the first round isn’t over, an update might be interesting — … Continue reading

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Eddie Murphy Does It Again in A Thousand Words

And by it, I mean make a really crappy movie. Surprising no one, right now Murphy’s new movie A Thousand Words has a current rating of 0% on Rotten Tomatoes. On the heels of backing out of hosting the Oscars, Murphy’s latest … Continue reading

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Coolest Bookmark Ever

With a Kindle this might not be as necessary, but for the hundreds upon hundreds of real books out there (and in piles on my floor), these seem like an absolute necessity. No more kitty, puppy, or baby themed bookmarks … Continue reading

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Were you watching Happy Endings?

Usually when a network premieres a show in spring, it’s because they don’t have all that much hope for it.  It’s the dumping ground for the shows they picked up for a run of a few episodes and now need … Continue reading

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The Solar Flare or Why You Can’t Watch TV

Tuesday’s massive solar flare will be causing some electrical issues today and there is talk that it might – heaven for fend! – disrupt things like power grids, cell phone signals. (Also plane to land communications which can be quite dangerous) NASA was … Continue reading

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SNL Classic: Hedley and Wyche

After having a nice long conversation with an old friend about how much we both miss Phil “Troy McClure” Hartman, I immediately went to Hulu to find old SNL Hartman clips. What I found was this. Hedley and Wyche – … Continue reading

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I still hate myself for caring about Snooki…now engaged

As Danny Glover said in Lethal Weapons 1-4, I’m getting too old for this sh*t. Oh Snooki, why oh why do I care that you are knocked up? And why now much I care that you are engaged to someone … Continue reading

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Countdown for Bob’s Burgers…

YES! It is only 4+ days away from the season 2 premiere of Bob’s Burgers (Sunday night, Fox, 8:30 pm, Be there). In preparation, we should be pulling down the pants of the night and then following Tina’s Pintrest page. Needless … Continue reading

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HBO’s Game Change – The Rise of Sarah Palin, Fall of John McCain

We had to wait till the beginning of 2010 to get the dirt. When Game Change by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin came out everyone was buzzing about the behind-the-scenes gossip from one of the most historical presidential elections this … Continue reading

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