This week, we heard about a terrifying-sounding SpongeBob SquarePants porn parody entitled SpongeKnob SquareNuts, and we thought to ourselves: but why? Turns out, there are tons of incredibly disturbing pop culture parodies floating around the Internet, just waiting to ruin all of your childhood memories. In case that’s something you want, we’ve collected ten of the most upsetting here for you after the jump. But you’ve been warned. Not disturbing enough? Did we miss your favorite video? Let us know in the comments. … Read More
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Watch How Larry David Might Have Ended Last Week’s ‘Breaking Bad’
If you watched last week’s episode of Breaking Bad, you’re probably still reeling from its final seconds. And if you haven’t seen it yet — well, probably best not to read any more of this post.
So, now that we’re all up to speed, who knew that Landry from Friday Night Lights had that in him, right? (Er, come to think of it, probably none of us who actually saw all of FNL should be in any way surprised about what went down on Sunday.) In any case, whether it shocked you or not, we’re guessing you didn’t find that Breaking Bad moment particularly funny. But leave it to Larry David, that master of dark comedy, to make you crack a pained smile. One clever YouTuber has edited the episode’s last bits as though they were a parting shot from Curb Your Enthusiasm, and the result — while admittedly simple — is pretty effective. If you’re into laughing about human suffering, we strongly suggest you click through to watch the video. … Read More
The 20 Best Opening Scenes in Television
Although we’re about settled into TV’s second wave of summer programming — namely, Breaking Bad, Louie, and Political Animals — it’s impossible to get too comfortable. Thanks to Comic-Con and the TCA tour, buzz for fall 2012 is nearly in full swing and has us bracing for the series of snap judgements we’ll have to make about the new season of television. As many showrunners have pointed out, it’s unfortunate that a TV show only has a limited window to prove itself. At the same time, we can’t complain when a series starts out with a bang. And, as shows like Breaking Bad have proved, a stellar start and well-plotted story development don’t have to be mutually exclusive. To follow up our recent look at the best opening scenes in cinema, we decided to recall some of the best TV pilot opens, taking into account style, innovation, and sheer ability to capture the attention of easily distracted brains. Have a favorite we missed? Please let us know in the comments! … Read More
Open Thread: Movies or TV? Or Both? Or Neither?
James Wolcott loses me in the first line of his much-discussed Variety Fair piece “Prime Time’s Graduation,” which is pretty impressive, as far as those things go. “After I fell out of love with movies,” he writes, and I’ve checked out already — even more so with the parenthetical that follows: “(new movies, that is — classic Hollywood I still adulate)”. Oh goody, he’s one of those, one of the overbearing boors who insists nothing worthwhile has come out of Hollywood since Jaws, or Ben-Hur, or (if you’re a real, Bogdanovich-style purist) since the takeover of the talkies. But no, it’s worse: Mr. Wolcott is one of these inexplicable “TV is better than movies” people, and because he’s writing for one of the few remaining major glossies (to-do: write my “movies are better than magazines” piece), we now have to have this whole cultural conversation about whether television has, in fact, “surpassed” the motion picture. … Read More
The Best Comedy Duos on TV Right Now
The day has come, Community fans. After three months of cruel hiatus, Greendale reopens its doors to the best study group in the history of television. There are a lot of things we’ve missed since Dan Harmon, et al, took the piss out of Glee in a typically wonderful Christmas special: Jeff’s arrogance, Dean Pelton’s randomness, Britta’s, well, britta-ing everything she touches. But perhaps what we’ve longed for most is the heartwarmingly dorky, ridiculously culturally literate friendship between Danny Pudi’s Abed and Donald Glover’s Troy. In fact, we’re so inspired by the pair that we’ve rounded up the ten greatest comedy duos on TV right now. Let us know who you’d add to the list in the comments. … Read More
TV’s 10 Greatest Co-Star Reunions
Fellow TV geeks, we have a future of several possibly great former co-star reunions ahead of us. Namely, we can look forward to West Wing alums Rob Lowe and Bradley Whitford on Parks and Rec in March (although it’s yet to be confirmed the two will actually cross paths), David Schwimmer and Lisa Kudrow on Web Therapy this summer, and even John Goodman and Roseanne Barr on her forthcoming show Downwardly Mobile. And if you’re looking for just one reason to justify Are You There, Chelsea?, it’s the Laura Prepon/Wilmer Valderrama hook-up expected later this month. So while you wait just a short while longer for the That ’70s Show Season 3 faux Fez-Donna date to become a reality, allow us to offer some healthy distraction as we reminisce about memorable co-star reunions in TV history. Exploitative ratings gimmick, genius, or both? We’ll let you be the judge, and as always, please share your personal favorites in the comments. … Read More
An Ode to 10 Pop Culture Sandwiches
It’s National Sandwich Day! That means it’s the 293rd birthday of John Montagu, or as he is more popularly known, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. His legacy is creating the glorious food item (food group, really), in which we stuff many things betwixt two slices of bread. This would later become bastardized by the invention of Hot Pockets and other sloth-friendly grub. In honor of this great day, we give you our ode to pop culture sandwiches past the break. Leave us your favorites — or favorite sandwich fixins so we can all consider new things to stuff our maws with, Liz Lemon style — below. … Read More
Your 10 Best Bets for Summer 2011 TV
It used to be that summer was a wasteland for the TV fans, with re-runs and bad movies filling up prime-time hours from June until September. But now that basic and premium cable provide as much of our entertainment as the broadcast networks, all three sectors have upped their game. So, while we’ve had to bid farewell to Parks and Recreation until the fall and Friday Night Lights forever, it’s not like we won’t have anything to watch during the warmer months. After the jump, peruse trailers and commit to memory the premiere dates for your best summer TV bets. … Read More
Watch a Guest Star-Packed ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Season 8 Promo
Ana Gasteyer, Michael J. Fox, and Rich Sommer (a.k.a. Harry Crane from Mad Men) are among the celebrity guest stars who turn up in a brand-new, 52-second trailer for Season 8 of Curb Your Enthusiasm. As you may remember, this season will find Larry David back in New York, the city that made his Seinfeld-era career. Although we don’t learn much about the plot from the clip, we do see a lot of David yelling and characters calling him names, so we’re not expecting a major departure from the Curb we know and love. But, being New Yorkers, we are hoping his city-specific conflicts will be cathartic — and the scene that has him fighting over a cab is mighty promising. The show debuts July 10th on HBO. … Read More
Interactive Interview: Matt McCarthy Is Your New CFF
Comedian Matt McCarthy may be most familiar to viewers as the cable guy from Verizon’s FiOS ads, but his funnyman antics have landed him everywhere from TV specials to movie appearances to a guest spot on the new season of Curb Your Enthusiasm. In our exclusive video Interactive Interview, he talks about being compared to John Belushi, working with Will Ferrell in The Other Guys, and why he wants to be your new CFF (coaxial friend forever). … Read More
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