Here at Movieline Laboratories, I made the alarming discovery that Jersey Shore's housemates, including The Situation, JWOWW, and even Angelina, look like old-school Mario villains. The DJ Pauly D./Wario matchup is haunting, but the Snooki/Boshi comparison is the year's most life-affirming moment.
· Psycho Turned 50 Years Overrated
Look, Anthony Perkins is my time-machine husband. His darting pupils are sexual darts to my groin. I do all I can to defend his legacy. (In fact, you should watch him in Orson Welles's take on Kafka's The Trial sometime.) But Psycho is not Alfred Hitchcock's finest work, and we rediscovered why. Sorry, Tony.
· Jane Krakowski Still Deserves an Emmy Win
Jane Krakowski is the best supporting actress on a sitcom since Laurie Metcalf, and I think she has a real chance of winning the Emmy this year. Coincidentally, an Emmy win would propel the Tony-winning Krakowski halfway to an EGOT.
· Project Runway Had an Infuriating Finale, and I Loved Every Second of It
Project Runway's eighth season was incendiary, bitchy, and perfect -- even through its maddening climax. We broke down the finale in lengthy detail, daring to suggest a conspiracy theory for Gretchen Jones's unexpected victory.
· Tim Gunn Slammed Every Celebrity in Sight
Project Runway's mentor spent 2010 criticizing everyone from Taylor Momsen to Anna Wintour. We suggested five other celebrities he should bitchily skewer (because, ahem, we love the pinstriped sh*t out of Tim).
· Game Show Contestants Remain the Weirdest People on Earth
Longtime Movieline readers know I'm a game show fanatic, so the chance to use Jeopardy! champ Roger Craig's record-setting $77,000 win as a springboard for a retrospective on weird game show victors was a highlight of my 2010. Click through to watch Chuck Woolery deal with awesome homosexual advances.
· Diablo Cody and Megan Fox Deal with my Love of Game Shows
Speaking of game show fanaticism, I made my game show debut this year, hosting a pricing contest between Diablo Cody and Megan Fox on an episode of the former's web series Red Band Trailer. I make a killer joke about laxatives that you should tell your grandkids. Also: Diablo/Brook is my girl, and I'm so thankful she and her wonderful hubby Dan invited my geeky ass to help out on their kickass show.
· Mad Men Needed More Celebrity Cameos
I love Mad Men, but the show's past three seasons have all felt like aftershocks of an explosive first season to me. During season four's slower episodes, I insist that Matthew Weiner should've introduced these timely celeb cameos.
· Liz Phair Told Us Why She Made the Transition to TV Scorer.
I'm a Liz Phair Guyhard, so hearing her discuss her new career as a TV scorer was an unforgettable moment in my Movieline year. At 43, she's a whip-smart supernova of the highest order.
· Didi Benami was Robbed on American Idol, and I Will Defend Her for Years to Come
I finally fell in love with American Idol in 2009, but it took 2010's shaky tenth season for me to bubble over with zealous rage. Didi Benami, the singer/songwriter who took a woeful tenth place, became my reality-TV passion this year -- and her early dismissal sparked my fieriest blogger rage to date. That's sort of saying something.