At this point television is dealing with an age-old question: Is it possible to have too much of a good thing? Obviously television has too much of a bad thing. The medium has always produced plenty of swill and the boom in fake reality shows, cooking competitions and blatant rubbernecking over the past decade has … Continue Reading →
Liking “Justified”? Zombieing out with “The Walking Dead”? Ready to roll whenever the “Sons of Anarchy” are? Thank “The Shield.” “The Shield,” which came out in 2002, is when cable networks discovered they could get tough. With the previously marshmallow Michael Chiklis making a career right-turn and transforming himself into a terribly corrupt but still … Continue Reading →
A capacity crowd of Theresa Caputo fans gathered at the Sound Board at MotorCity Casino and Hotel Sunday afternoon. Caputo is the star of TLC’s “Long Island Medium,” which beings its fourth season this month. The show follows her life as a wife, mother and a psychic medium who speaks to the dead. The reality … Continue Reading →
Last week, the first episode of the Eminem-produced web series “Detroit Rubber” debuted online and made quite a splash, racking up more than 220,000 views in a week. Last week’s episode concerned the hunt for a rare pair of Eminem-branded Air Jordan IVs. In this week’s installment, the store deals with some remodeling issues, a … Continue Reading →
Here is the trailer for HBO’s Phil Spector movie, titled — wait for it — “Phil Spector.” In it, the madman music producer is played by Al Pacino, who judging by this trailer is giving Phil Spector the full Al Pacino treatment. Al Pacino knows that Phil Spector was not Al Pacino, right? Because Pacino … Continue Reading →
My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James lit up “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon” on Monday with a performance of “A New Life,” the first single from his solo album “Regions of Light and Sound of God,” out today. The performance begins with James alone, surrounded by darkness. By the end of the clip he’s joined … Continue Reading →
My fave ads from Super Bowl XLVII: “Rav4 Genie” — Kaley Cuoco shines in this Toyota ad as a genie come to grant a family’s wishes. Suddenly the daughter is leading an army to war and the Rav4 is flying through outer space. Well-written and paced, and wise enough to lean on Cuoco’s timing instead … Continue Reading →
It is not often you see talking squirrels, The Rock, an Oreo cookie melee, a guy duct-taped to the ceiling and a supermodel kiss a nerd all within two hours of television. But, hey, it’s the Super Bowl, and when it comes to the commercials, pretty much anything goes. It went well in some cases, … Continue Reading →
Some Super Bowl ads just can’t wait for the big game. For the past couple of weeks YouTube has been displaying tease’s for some of today’s big ads, and in some cases the ad in its entirety. Why? Well, in some cases — looking at you Volkswagen — an ad can stir controversy, which is … Continue Reading →
A new season of “American Idol” kicks off tonight. We’re excited. But before we go forward, let’s take a look back at the 11 seasons the show has given this so far, and because this is the internet, let’s go ahead and rank them. You ready? Here goes: 11. Season 9 (2010) The worst winner … Continue Reading →