So you might have heard a big (ahem) controversy exploded this week after a Marie Claire blogger complained about her disgust at watching Mike & Molly. "[Y]es, I think I'd be grossed out if I had to watch two characters with rolls and rolls of fat kissing each other," wrote Maura Kelly, "because I'd be grossed out if I had to watch them doing anything." And she was just getting warmed up! So were readers, apparently, quickly mobilizing against Kelly and extracting an apology from her and her editor. Which is too bad, because she was right.
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Boo! Boo. Boo. Modern Family's Halloween episode amounted to miscommunications at the Dunphy household, a hubbub over Mitchell's costume, and Gloria's sudden shame over her imprecise elocution. A 6 out of 10. At least we got to see the entire clan join forces for Claire's campy "haunted house" that didn't scare so much as puzzle her Trick-or-Treaters. That wasn't bad. And did anyone notice Claire looked and sounded just like Courteney Cox in her costume? A sinister crossover in ABC's Wednesday night lineup, definitely. Still, we've got to pick a family member of the week. Who's the King-Size Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in this bag of slightly stale popcorn balls?
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Judging from the first eleven episodes of the season (and especially last night's installment which revisited Cartman's Coon & Friends superhero group to take on the BP oil spill), it appears South Park's reign on Comedy Central has cooled after fourteen seasons. Good run, fellas! Sadly though, Trey Parker and Matt Stone have exhausted their arsenal of cutting edge humor and surprisingly on-point attacks on ridiculous pop culture fads and personalities. Take a look at which characters were slayed most viciously in last night's "Coon 2: Hindsight." Courtney Love and Tony Hayward, you may not want to proceed.
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If the ab-ulous edition of Glee this week wasn't enough to tide you over until the next new episode airs on Nov. 9, how's this: In his final Ask Ausiello column before heading over to the friendly confines of MMC, Michael Ausiello reveals that Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) and Blaine (Darren Criss) will share their first kiss. Altogether now: Awwww. UPDATE: According to Michael, "An insider tells me that while it's true that there is a memorable kiss in the Nov. 9 episode, it's not between Kurt and Blaine." So, Quinn and Sam? [EW]
While Jon Stewart was holding court in Washington D.C. last night, one very important person stopped by for a three segment discussion. No, President Barack Obama did not loosen his tie and take a swig of scotch on-air, but he did put that "charming talk show guest" persona he developed on The View to good use. Meanwhile, Dana Carvey offered David Letterman advice on a Leno resolution, Robin Williams exhausted Jay Leno, Judd Apatow talked stoner movies and Jimmy Fallon reveled in his love for Tom Selleck.
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Clear eyes, full hearts, can't watch. The final season of Friday Night Lights premieres tonight, but since you don't have DirecTV, you can't see what happens. Fear not, though! In place of Coach and Mrs. Coach, Movieline has some suggestions, starting with a Very Dunphy Halloween on Modern Family. Check out your nightly viewing schedule right here.
When you watch Jersey Shore, you get the feeling the stories are not just manufactured, but incomplete. For instance, did Sammi really start a fight with Ronnie over nothing in the season finale? Doubtful. Well, a new interview with Annabelle DeSisto, a woman who came home with The Situation in last week's finale and fled before he could force her into Ed Hardy pajamas, reveals that we don't even get to see the characters' true personalities -- especially The Situation's. Ahead, Annabelle's five best revelations about the cast.
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Thank God we have ESPN commentator Erin Andrews on the line to talk about this week's devastating Dancing with the Stars results. She keeps us sane! This week we quiz her on watching the show in person, Brandy's drive to win, the plight of Audrina Patridge, and catching up with Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Lots to discuss, dish, and lament. Let's roll.
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Consider this a great day in chump-waxing: The Vanilla Ice Project, the home-flipping reality series starring Rob "Vanilla Ice" van Vinkle, has been picked up for a second season. Go ninja, go! I think this bodes well for some of our other favorite one-hit wonders* who could use cable series of their own. Let's cast them!
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"I have no idea what is going on in this script and it's not in a cool, Inception kind of way," Finn said while reading the Rocky Horror musical that he and the New Directions gang were producing in last night's episode of Glee. The same could be said of "Rocky Horror Glee Show," which had phenomenal numbers, Schue's funniest scenes (and most horrifying close-ups) of the season, some solid gender-play -- but also a plot that veered from confusing to convoluted and back again. Once you get past the fact that most of Ryan Murphy's storylines are just vehicles for great playlists and random razor sharp one-liners -- instead of consistently coherent plots -- then you can enjoy the show for what it is: That full-size candy bar in your Halloween pillowcase. Not exactly nutritious but satisfying nonetheless.
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When it comes to Halloween-themed sets, Jimmy Fallon has got the market cornered. And when it comes to making Jimmy Fallon crack up for four and a half minutes straight, it is Joan Rivers -- who last night talked about the female Viagra endorsement she lost out on and the Chilean miner she is marrying. Elsewhere, John Stamos discussed the bisexual male hooker role that he could have had, Stephen Colbert threatened a New York Times employee and Robert Downey, Jr. talked about his fascination with Hoarders.
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I hate to break the difficult news, but Logo tried spicing up The A-List: New York with gratuitous nudity last night. Austin wanted to revive his modeling career, so he met a photographer, stripped, held a hat over his junk and waited for the riches to roll in. Also: Derek held a "gay pride event" (cough, cough, tubercular cough) and Reichen cried like a little Reichen into Rodiney. It hurts like Napalm and we have to review it together. Hold tight.
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Erstwile American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi just landed a new gig on TV, and it looks as if she's suited for the role: She'll be judging a songwriting competition series on Bravo called Going Platinum. It's a step down from the visibility and splendor of Idol, to be sure, but is this the perfect fit for a woman whose solid critiques felt out of place alongside Simon Cowell's sarcasm?
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Dancing with the Stars is the dowdy, overwatched Lawrence Welk Show of our generation, and it's not worth getting upset over when the show doesn't go the way you want. But seriously, hateful world? Bristol Palin just outdanced Jennifer Grey on last night's show and now the competition is different, I'm different, and it looks like Kurt Warner may face elimination before the waltzin' Wasillan. Let's look at the video evidence.
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Disappointing news, fat joke enthusiasts: last night's episode of Mike & Molly contained merely five sizist slams. Maybe that was because the episode, "Mike's Apartment," was rife with so many other lowbrow joke opportunities (a bikini wax gag, flatulence jokes aplenty) or maybe Chuck Lorre & Co. had just temporarily exhausted the fat joke center of Mike & Molly's collective writing brain. Whatever the case, Movieline has compiled the punchlines, as well as a few other choice disses. And before we go ahead and re-title this feature the "Mike & Molly Pubic Hair Joke Tracker," we'll give our favorite bad sitcom on television another week to regain its fat joke footing.
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