0 Comments · Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Arrested Development story is a TV nerd’s dream come true. A smart, quirky, new kind of comedy struggles to attract an audience. Despite being critically acclaimed, the series fails to draw in enough viewers (and playfully mocks its own demise) and gets canned after the third season. Enter the Netflix era.
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Tom+Chee, the local gourmet grilled cheese and tomato soup restaurant, will be featured on this week’s episode of Shark Tank. Founders Trew Quackenbush and Corey Ward
will pitch their business proposition to a panel of
entrepreneur-investors (“The Sharks”) in hope of striking a deal and
expanding the franchise.
0 Comments · Wednesday, May 8, 2013
I was tricked into watching Small Town Security
(10 p.m. Thursdays, AMC) during its premiere last summer. The reality
workplace comedy following a Georgia private security company
immediately followed each episode of the first half of Breaking Bad’s
final season.
1 Comment · Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Let’s face it: The majority of shows on
TV can be considered “guilty pleasures” at best. Just based on the sheer
ratio of churned-out, crappy television to quality programming, the
Kardashians and gypsies far outnumber the Drapers and Game of Thrones. But there’s nothing wrong with a little indulgence, right?
0 Comments · Wednesday, August 15, 2012
When IFC took
on Bullet in the Face (10 p.m. Thursday and
Friday), the network embraced the campy side of action favorites to
present an explosive, comedic television event.
by Jac Kern
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Jac's favorite recent pop culture and Internet findings
Move over, Coco-T, I have a new idol from reality
television land. Joan Koplan from AMC’s new show, Small Town Security,
is a gem. The docu-series follows a family-owned private security
company headed by Joan, the "Chief" and her husband, "Captain" Irwin
Koplan. Joan sought super-stardom her entire life, but ended up settling
as a wife and security officer when her Hollywood dreams hit a
dead-end. In Small Town Security,
Joan is a foul-mouthed, porn-loving, cigar-chomping fireball, complete
with a devilish sidekick, Lambchop the Chihuahua. It sounds ridiculous, which it is, but it's about time reality TV acknowledged its own absurdity. Catch up on episodes here. Congrats, Joan, you're a celebrity to at least one person!Combining the Earth's greatest elements: Beyonce, Snuggies and killer video
editing, this masterpiece by Ton Do-Nguyen
is one of the best Internet bits I’ve seen in a while and, considering my
digital consumption, that’s saying a lot. Check out his version of “Love on
Top,”
and compare to Beyonce’s original here (yeah, it’s spot-on, too). Don't worry, Bey gives her
blessing.
Finally, a guide to getting your Glamour Shots on-point.
Some people knew about Chick-fil-A’s Christian
background before last week, including RuPaul’s Drag Race alum, Willam Belli (and anyone who ever tried to get some waffle fries on a Sunday).
Let’s revisit this dragtastic look at chicken politics, with a dash of Wilson
Philips:
Celebrities are just like us! New York photographer
Danny Evans waves his magic Photoshop wand over photos of famous people to make
them look normal and frumpy. Two words: Fat Kanye.There’s a point in every person’s life when it
seems like everyone else is reproducing. For some, digital baby books on
Facebook can serve as a constant reminder of mortality or send a woman’s
biological clock into overdrive. Or maybe you’re just like, “Hey, I’d rather
not see a newborn covered in birth goo at 9 a.m.” Regardless, most of us can
agree that babies in newsfeeds need to be stopped. Enter unbaby.me, a Chrome app that replaces all
Facebook kid photos with those of cats. While kitties are the default, users
can change their preferences to replace tiny human pics with photos of anything
more pleasant.
I love me some Lena Dunham and Girls, but this
spoof by PeterFrankMike is too good.
Something tells me the ladies would appreciate the satire. Besides, don't most famous people have famous parents? And for the record, I would totally watch Boys.
0 Comments · Wednesday, July 25, 2012
When one of the guys behind Mr. Show and Between Two Ferns creates
a podcast-turned-television series, you can’t expect a modern day
Johnny Carson. Scott Auckerman's Comedy Bang! Bang! playfully
spoofs the conventional talk show format, featuring interviews, shorts and skits
0 Comments · Wednesday, July 18, 2012
An unscripted series about a family-owned private security company in Ringgold, Ga., might be an unlikely follower to AMC’s grippingly dark Breaking Bad. But those who stuck around and actually watched the series premiere of Small Town Security (11 p.m. Sundays, AMC) got a glimpse at true TV gold.