TV Crush
Mary McNamara focuses on TV programming and new media. Follow her on Twitter as @marymcnamara
On Twitter, Glenn Beck Rages at San Francisco
Correct me if I’m wrong, but…wasn’t Beck planning on joining Rush Limbaugh in Puerto Rico, if the HCR bill passed? Anyway, Glenn Beck says he’s coming to San Francisco to crush us. @glennbeck Attn: 60’s sanfran radicals - we will rise and crush in Nov. Together like NEVER b4. You WILL fail bcausr WE R COMING. C it @5 on FNC Glenn really does need to mellow ...... Read More
Comments (0)My Love/Hate Relationship with "Justified," FX's Uneven Crime Drama
My husband and I are FX Network devotees. We’re appointment viewers of Damages, Rescue Me and, to a lesser extent, Sons of Anarchy. And I seriously mean appointment – we know the time and day of broadcast. No time shifting for us, if we can avoid it. Okay, now that I’ve established our FX love cred… The screeners for FX’s newest crime drama, Jus ...... Read More
Comments (0)Tainted Olympics: Death, Callousness, Colbert & Why NBC Owes KD Lang An Apology
ETA: reports are coming in of chaos at the Cypress Mountain venue. Three-hour lineups. Desperate shortages of food and drink. Nowhere to escape the lashing wind and rain…. The death of Georgian luge athlete Nodar Kumaritashvili on a track well-known to be unusually dangerous, coupled with the insensitive response by the VANOC/FIL, has tainted the Olympics. The NY Times reports (in the same ...... Read More
Comments (0)Colbert Nation Is Called to Duty: Download Olympic Poster & Follow Instructions
It’s here and it’s awesooooome - Stephen Colbert’s commemorative Olympic poster, designed by Shepard Fairey. Click here and jump to Colbert Nation, to download a poster of your own. Here are your instructions, Colbert Nation, ripped from the website: Nation! Join Stephen on his quest for Olympic glory LIVE at Creekside Park next to Science World at 1455 Quebec Street in Vancou ...... Read More
Comments (0)Spartacus, Episode Four on Deck Tonight
Spartacus: Blood and Sand, Starz latest venture into scripted drama, heads into the fourth hour called “The Thing in The Pit,” tonight (Friday, Feb. 12) at 10p. SPOILERS ahead: Be forewarned, “The Pit” is unusually bloody and violent. After a poor showing in the arena, Spartacus is assigned to fight in the dreaded pit, a lawless underworld of human savagery w ...... Read More
Comments (0)Animal Planet's Attention-Getting Dead Rose Promo
It just arrived in the mail: Animal Planet’s valentine to the press, promoting their upcoming series Fatal Attractions, debuting March 14 at. 10p.m. The mini-series goes inside the homes of animal lovers who insist on keeping exotic pets - sometimes with fatal results. The long cardboard box looked innocent enough, at first glance. I thought the box might contain flowers from my ...... Read More
Comments (3)DVR Alert: BBC America's 'Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'
There’s a lot happening on cable on Friday nights - Syfy’s Caprica and Starz Spartacus, to name just a few standouts. So, set your DVR’s. This Friday, (February 12) at 10p., host Jonathan Ross of BBC America’s Friday Night with Jonathan Ross welcomes Torchwood star John Barrowman. Barrowman: Barrowman crosses the pond in March to guest on ABC’s Desper ...... Read More
Comments (0)'Deadliest Catch' Captain Phil Harris Dies
Captain Phil Harris, the iconic, hard livin’ captain of the Cornelia Marie - one of the Alaskan fishing vessels featured in Discovery’s Emmy-winning Deadliest Catch - has passed away at age 53. The family’s announcement was followed immediately by a statement from Discovery Networks. Statement from Discovery - Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil ...... Read More
Comments (1)#demonsheep, Carly Fiorina's Amityville Horror Remake
You gotta luv California politics. Here’s Carly Fiorina’s wildly bizarre attack on Tom Campbell, posted yesterday on YouTube. From the foreboding narration to the (not kidding) glowing animal eyes ripped from The Amityville Horror, the ad is the perfect accompaniment to a buttery chardonnay and an after-dinner joint. Michael Scherer of Time Mags Swampland blog recommends ...... Read More
Comments (0)Tonight: Round Two of Jon Stewart vs. Bill O'Reilly
Get ready for round two. It’s the Rumble in the Jungle of cable talk show hosts: Jon Stewart vs. Bill O’Reilly, airing Wednesday and Thursday night, Feb. 3 & 4 - from @LATshowtracker of the LA Times: “Top-rated Fox News host Bill O’Reilly is poised for another blockbuster showing this week when The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart makes his second appearance ev ...... Read More
Comments (0)InstaClassic: "6-Bee" - Jimmy Fallon's Homage to "Glee"
Nevermind that Glee airs on Fox. This homage/parody from NBC’s Jimmy Fallon is hot-on. Jimmy’s having trouble memorizing his lines and the tightwad accountant (SNL’s Fred Armisen) won’t authorize a measly $375 to buy cue cards. What’s a staff to do? Enter sectionals for the $380 prize, that’s what! Jimmy and crew bust out to a ...... Read More
Comments (0)Instaclassic - Mel Gibson's Latest Project: A Jimmy Kimmel Biopic
It’s more late-night mayhem on ABC. This skit, which aired last night, is an instaclassic - Mel Gibson, “starring” in “Wiggly Piggly: The Jimmy Kimmel Story.” ...... Read More
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