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10 Unforgettable Zombie Apocalypses in TV History

By Michelle Rafferty on

From surprisingly awesome horror sequels and terrifying artwork to scary movie personality tests, we hope we’ve adequately provided you with a diverse range of activities for this Halloween. And with the day finally upon us, we’re rounding things out with a tried (and sometimes true) classic: the zombie apocalypse. Below we’ve collected some of TV’s greatest spins on the genre, a diverse list of sometimes scary, and often funny (reflexively speaking), episodes which could also double as some entertainment for this evening, or any day really, because zombies, they’re year-round now! Have a favorite TV zombie? Do share! … Read More

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Exclusive Supercut: 25 Unforgettable Moments from TV’s Fictional Elections

By Michelle Rafferty on

Who had the better campaign video, George Michael or Zack Morris? Is President Bartlet or President Roslin more of a badass? Was Greendale President-elect South Park or Kramer’s loss at Del Boca Vista Phase III the bigger upset? In anticipation of the very real election that’s less than two weeks away, check out our supercut featuring some classic moments from TV’s fictional campaigns, and let us know if we missed any of your favorite candidates! … Read More

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TV’s Greatest High School Nerd Transformations

By Michelle Rafferty on

With the recent Bunheads finale, the fast-approaching end of Awkward’s second season, and a promising Inbetweeners reboot, we confess we’ve gotten caught up in a lot of teen angst these past few weeks. So since we’re in the state of mind, we decided to look at some of the great high school series in television history and their nerd spawn. Like the teenage protagonists of the aforementioned shows, these characters all started out uncool, insecure, and/or sartorially challenged. And then of course, they grew up. You can click through for some before and after shots we dug up, and hope you’ll let us know about any great geek transformations we might have missed. And now, we’ll be making our way back to the couch for more adolescent love triangles, camera phone farce, and woefully instructive tales of sex.  … Read More

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Exclusive Supercut: TV’s Year of Kick-Ass Women

By Michelle Rafferty on

This Sunday’s Political Animals finale marks the near-end of one great year in television — specifically for the ladies. What was supposed to be the year of “the sad men,” ended up being the year of women kicking ass, in their jobs, on the battlefield, and (at the risk of sounding cheesy) in being true to themselves. Yes, Liz Lemon and Jess Day have received their share of flack, but they own their weirdness, and not in a faux-geek way (see Newsroom‘s Maggie Jordan dodge those bullets). From Pawnee and Capitol Hill to Westeros and beyond, television’s past year of intelligent, empowered, and awesomely flawed female characters is nearly enough to make us forget Sorkin’s “women problem,” which has been stealing our attention for over the past month (some publications have even kept tabs with their own Sorkin Sexism Watch). So here’s to the ladies, and what we hope will be an even better season beginning in September. If you’d like to pay tribute to your own personal favorite TV goddess, please do so in the comments. … Read More

Design

Guessing Game: Minimalist Posters of Iconic Painters

By Heba Hasan on

A few months ago we posted a set of thought-provoking and clever minimalist posters of iconic TV shows by Eurydyka Kata and Rafał Szczawiński of re:design. Now, the graphic design team is  back with a new series of  posters, this time paying tribute to iconic painters. The series, which we spotted via Design Taxi, sticks with the original format, and using three symbols to depict artistic greats. Some of the posters are no-brainers, while others needed a bit more in-depth analysis. Click through to put your art history knowledge to the test and then head over to their website to find out if your deciphering skills are up to par. … Read More

Television

Our Favorite Female Ensembles on Television

By Jason Bailey on

In glancing at tomorrow’s new DVD releases, one title jumped out as being worthy of our little spotlight: yes, tomorrow marks the unveiling of Designing Women: The Final Season. Not that the ’92-’93 year was one of their best — it did feature the third and decidedly lesser version of the cast (Delta Burke and Jean Smart 4eva) and the writers were kind of running on fumes. Still, mediocre Designing Women is better than none at all; this was, after all, one of the best female ensemble shows in TV history. We nearly called it the best, and then realized what a tall claim that is. In contrast to the moving pictures, where you can barely find two important women’s roles in the same movie, television is full of crackerjack female ensembles; we’ve assembled our ten favorites after the jump, and if you’re the kind of person who thinks Sex and the City will be on it, you should prepare yourself for disappointment now. … Read More

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Exclusive Supercut: TV’s Best Confessions of Love

By Michelle Rafferty on

The great thing about Louie is that you never know what’s coming — like last season for instance, when our titular leading man professed his love to Pamela in the middle of a NYC flea market. We admit we’re suckers for a good love poem — or any will they/won’t they scenario (even if, as in the case of Louie, it’s almost positively “they won’t”). TV viewers do, after all, tend to be hopeless romantics, spending hours living vicariously through fictional characters and then using every excuse to talk about them… or make supercuts about their love lives (see below). Have some time to kill before tonight’s season premiere of Louie? Perhaps it would help to watch some of the best small-screen confessions of love, and to share your own favorites in the comments. There’s no shame here.  … Read More

Books

10 Books to Fill the ‘Girls’-Shaped Hole In Your Life

By Emily Temple on

Last weekend, Lena Dunham’s much talked about HBO show Girls aired its season finale, and though like everyone else, we had our quibbles with the program, we’re finding ourselves more than a little sorry that we don’t have a new episode to look forward to tonight. There’s nothing like it on television, so while we wait for the second season, we thought we’d indulge in a little Girls-esque reading to slake our lust for realistic female friendships, uncomfortable-but-brilliant sex scenes, and bitingly accurate portrayals of semi-lost 20-somethings. Click through to see our recommendations for books to fill the Girls-shaped hole in your life (or just in your Sundays), and if you feel inspired, feel free to add to our list in the comments. … Read More

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What’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office

By Alison Nastasi on

Today at Flavorpill, our faith in humanity was restored after looking at these photos. We read what Jeff Daniels had to say about HBO’s The Newsroom and more. We looked at the remnants of World’s Fairs across the world. We wondered if our cats and dogs would hate us if… Read More

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Exclusive Supercut: The Wisdom of Our TV Mothers

By Michelle Rafferty on

If there’s one thing moms love to give, it’s advice. This Mother’s Day we’re repaying the gift by celebrating the pantheon of great (and famously not-so-great) TV mothers and the wisdom they’ve bestowed over the years, on topics ranging from defeatism and birth control to gender equality and community chip bowls/showers. In our Mother’s Day supercut, you’ll also learn about the perilous nature of back-talk, taking a joke too far, and listening to Betty Draper. We hope you’ll tell us about the television mothers you’re most thankful for in the comments, because lord knows they don’t hear it enough. … Read More