Right now, Kurt Hummel and Blaine Anderson from Glee are arguably the sweetest, most talented young couple on television. Often celebrated as paving the way for gay teens on TV (don’t worry, we didn’t forget about you, Billy Douglas), the duo has defied the odds of Glee couple failure to prevail as one of its most functional long-term pairs. Indeed, other gay teen characters sometimes find similarly successful matches within their respective series, but we’ve never seen a pair never quite as Entertainment Weekly cover-worthy as Kurt and Blaine. So, we’re reprising our role as trans-series matchmaker with some LGBT high schoolers we’d like to see together. Check ‘em out after the jump, and hit the comments to let us know of any other pairings you’d like to see.
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Every Batman has his Robin, every Don Quixote his Sancha Paza — and any sitcom protagonist is nothing without his comedic, ego-boosting sidekick. It’s a symbiotic relationship — every main man needs a sounding board; every sidekick needs a star’s spotlight to bask in. But every so often a supporting actor entirely outshines the headliner. Browse through the sidekicks we think add more to their shows than their dominant counterparts, and tell us who you’d add in the comments.
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Hot off an insane haul at Sunday night’s Emmy Awards, Modern Family kicks off its third season tonight with a special one-hour premiere — a family vacation episode filmed at a dude ranch in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. In honor of everyone’s favorite comedy trading the soundstage for the real world, here are ten other TV vacation episodes that were shot on location. Did we miss your favorite? Leave it in the comments.
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After our post on dream movie apartments generated so much discussion, it occurred to us that another installment was in order. Television is just as responsible as films are for our unrealistic apartment fantasies. Sunken living rooms, hardwood floors, and skyline views were all common fixtures in the homes of our favorite characters — rarely did we see a protagonist wrangle with poor water pressure or get stuck with windows that faced brick walls. With that in mind, we’ve complied a list of the best apartments on television, from the Bass-Van der Woodsens’ swanky uptown abode to Fraiser’s chic Seattle sprawl. Share your own picks in the comments.
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It’s a predicament of being a TV watcher in a post-Grey’s Anatomy age that now, every time one character on any show casts a sidelong glance at another, our mind jumps right to, “hmm, are they going to become an item?” And with more than half of our favorite shows these days featuring so-called platonic relationships between plucky women and their masculine bosses (Peggy and Don of Mad Men, Liz and Jack on 30 Rock, Betty and Daniel on Ugly Betty, just to name a few), this phenomenon is beginning to seriously mess with our heads. Witness last Thursday’s “Galentine’s Day” episode of Parks and Recreation…
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After last year’s cancellation of Pushing Daisies and Life on Mars, we thought that ABC had decided to give up on quirky new shows all together in favor of reality programming, Kelsey Grammar, and cougars. And then we saw the trailer for Happy Town, the show that’s replacing Ugly Betty. The new mystery drama (which premieres in late April) is about a peaceful small town with a grisly past (Harper’s Island much?), and the trailer is so bizarre that we can’t help but be intrigued.
Check it out after the jump.
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Artist Dan Lacey is a favorite on Gawker thanks to his penchant for painting famous people with pancakes on their heads. While he only recently perfected his “Obama, With Pancake,” an older series features a naked version of our president frolicking with unicorns. There are also cameos by House, M.D., Joseph Stalin, and Ugly Betty. It’s even weirder than it sounds. More images after the jump. [via Wild Ammo] Read More »
The 2009 Emmy award nominees have been announced, and as always there are a few surprises. Namely, HBO’s Grey Gardens kind of cleaned house with 17 nominations, as noted by Choire at the Awl. (To put this in perspective, John Adams — which we think generated a lot more critical buzz — scored 23 last year. Strange, right?) Our favorite show on TV 30 Rock has the most-ever nominations for a comedy series in a single year: 22. Now will America finally start watching? Read More »
Today at Flavorpill, we rocked out to some Star Trek tunes from Warp 11. We made a mental note to go see The Garden, a new doc about the public battle over the largest community garden in the US. We were intrigued over the admission price drama at a new Cezanne exhibit in Philly. We had to agree with Evan Rachel Wood about the idea of a Marilyn Manson/Britney Spears duet. We decided to reconsider Ugly Betty if Henry’s returning to the lineup. We took in Susan Boyle’s leather jacket makeover. We were glad that Lil Wayne lost his silly lawsuit — we’ve only heard really good things about the film. We vowed to stop setting goals. We felt bad for Beyonce. We wanted this chocolated-powered vegetable car. And finally, we decided that we’ll definitely be tuning in to watch Dr. Drew on Sex Rehab. It’ll be just like when we used to secretly stay up watching Love Line in high school!
Today at Flavorpill, this headline from The Onion — “Cost Of Living Now Outweighs Benefits” — cracked us up. Unfortunately, for some people it’s not a joke. We empathized a little too much with this comic. We crushed on Martha Cooper: “Chronicler of the Furtive Arts.” We found out who makes Web sites. We geeked out over some presidential pirate graphs and live piracy maps. We wondered if the ’70s really was the worst decade ever. We couldn’t handle the overwhelming weirdness of Kanye West + Jared Leto + Brandon Flowers all IN ONE ROOM. We thought about our favorite food movies and then parsed this foodie version of “Lazy Sunday.” We were grossed out by this. We checked in with some Deadheads. We discovered that Michael Bay is not on Twitter. (He thinks it’s a waste of time.) We felt bad for Ugly Betty and Adele. We got sucked in by Time Magazine’s Top 10 Literary Stunts. (We’ll always be partial to Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed.) And finally, the idea that New York might be the next state to legalize gay marriage made us positively giddy. Woot woot, and goodnight.
