​The New Nebraska TV Spot Should Appeal to Old White Voters

Lacey Donohue · 01/02/14 05:13PM

The new TV spot for Paramount's Nebraska reminds old white people that it's ok to get old because look at these movie stars! They're old too. The trailer, directed to "the people who dare to dream," highlights the ages of the film's actors as well as their time spent working in the industry. It would be nice to applaud Paramount for working against the ageist norms set in Hollywood, but let's be real: it's more likely that the studio hopes Academy voters will see the spot and think, "Man, these are some hardworking old white people just like me."

Lacey Donohue · 01/02/14 02:55PM

The Producers Guild of America announced on Thursday the 10 films whose producers are nominated for the PGA's Darryl F. Zanuck producer of the year award: 12 Years a Slave, American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Gravity, Her, Nebraska, Saving Mr. Banks and The Wolf of Wall Street.

​CBS Will Use Bruce Springsteen in a Sad Ploy for Ratings

Lacey Donohue · 01/02/14 01:55PM

Whenever I think about Bruce Springsteen, American rock legend, I can't help but also think about the CBS drama The Good Wife. Because nothing goes together quite like The Boss and Juliana Margulies. Do you feel the same way? Of course you do. It's only natural.

Lacey Donohue · 01/02/14 01:08PM

Check your DVRs and make sure you've got this year's TV premieres set to record. Back tonight: Community, Elementary, and Parenthood. Are you watching Parenthood? You should totally be watching Parenthood.

​NBC Fucks Up Community Promo

Lacey Donohue · 01/02/14 12:13PM

[Community returns to NBC for its fifth season Thursday night with Dan Harmon back in charge. With high hopes that the new season will be draw more of an audience than the embarrassing season four, NBC's website excitedly invited everyone this morning to join the "Greenville" gang for the premiere. Too bad it's the Greendale gang. h/t Huffington Post]

Breakdowns: LA Times Is Surprised Married Women Can Be Feminists Too

Beejoli Shah · 12/31/13 01:40PM

Editing is at an all time low at the LA Times during the holidays; Leonardo DiCaprio does not want you to keep calm and party on; don't feel bad about stealing Netflix from your ex-girlfriend; and Ty Burrell is taking a page out of the Wilson-Vaughn playbook.

Beejoli Shah · 12/30/13 04:15PM

That girl who sang that song you couldn't get out of your head that one summer has finally procured gainful employment. Carly Rae Jepsen will be hitting Broadway to take on a 12-week run as Cinderella. Check it out, maybe.

Breakdowns: President Obama Wants People To Stop Spoiling Breaking Bad

Beejoli Shah · 12/30/13 01:09PM

He may be the leader of the free world, but Barack Obama knows he's not the one who knocks; none of Matt Lauer's friends showed up for his birthday party; Peter Jackson probably would show up to Stephen Colbert's birthday party; and The Boss is not happy at all.

A+E Caves, Reinstates Bearded Bigot Phil Robertson to Duck Dynasty

Beejoli Shah · 12/27/13 06:11PM

A mere eight days after placing Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson on "indefinite hiatus" following his homophobic comments to GQ Magazine, A+E has caved to Internet demand and brought Robertson back to the cast of the popular cable show. The reinstatement comes after a petition at IStandWithPhil.com garnered 259,979 signatures (at the time of publication)—a mere 2% of the show's average 11.8 million viewer audience.

Lena Dunham Hates That You All Are Constantly Making Her Tweet Things

Beejoli Shah · 12/27/13 02:53PM

In today's examination of the difficult lives of poor little rich girls, television's savior Lena Dunham complains that unlike the classic writers of yore, she gets to take no breaks because she is constantly being forced to share her life on social media. The indignities! Can you imagine?

Anderson Cooper Knows Far Too Much About 85 Year Old Mom's Cunnilingus

Beejoli Shah · 12/27/13 02:18PM

Plan on never unhearing what you're about to hear about the Vanderbilts and their love of tongue play; if geriatric oral sex isn't your thing, TLC's new sex-focused reality series makes Kim Kardashian look like Jennifer Lawrence; Hollywood has joined the NFL in disenfranchising Native Americans for a quick profit; and a quarter million people who you never knew even watched Duck Dynasty now want Phil Robertson back.

The Author of Mary Poppins Is A Homewrecking Monster

Beejoli Shah · 12/26/13 08:48PM

While it's no surprise that Disney's Saving Mr. Banks would ultimately portray a rather rosy view of P.L. Travers (the cantankerous author of beloved children's book-turned-movie Mary Poppins), they seem to have omitted a most crucial fact: Travers was a terrifying psycho who split up her adopted children.

Lacey Donohue · 12/26/13 06:24PM

For the second year in a row, Game of Thrones is the most pirated TV show with 5.9 million illegal downloads. According to Torrentfreak, this makes Thrones the only show in the U.S. with more illegal downloads than traditional viewers.

​Breakdowns: Christmas Comes Early for Community and Sherlock Fans

Lacey Donohue · 12/24/13 01:40PM

If all you wanted from Santa was a Sherlock mini-episode and a glimpse of Dean Pelton, today is your lucky day. Merry Christmas! And I'll take this opportunity to also wish a very Merry Christmas to those of you who watched The Sound of Music Live! even though you've ruined TV forever.

Breakdowns: The Girls Have Accomplished So Little In Four Years

Beejoli Shah · 12/23/13 02:06PM

HBO has released another trailer for a criminally underrated show that you might not have had a chance to check out yet; Rich Kids who don't know how to read books are now getting their own book; Jon Hamm may not be a child-abandoning, Xenu-eschewing nutbag, but his newest trailer shows that he still ain't no Tom Cruise; Jennifer Lawrence continues her quiet campaign of world domination.