November 2011
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Morning News Dump 11/30/11
Good morning, fearless readers. Looks like the Dow is already up 400 points, it must be happy to see you today.
Anyway, news dump.
Bryan Singer, the director who brought us The Usual Suspects and X-Men, has signed on as a producer of Lost writer Bryan Fuller’s reboot of The Munsters. Singer has previously branched out into TV as one of the producers of House, so one thing we know for sure...
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News Dump 11/29/2011
Good afternoon, small screen aficionados. Here’s what we’ve been poring over today.
Tweets for Jon! In anticipation of Mad Men’s return to AMC, leading man Jon Hamm is answering questions on Twitter today a— oh, it’s not Jon Hamm? It’s presidential candidate Jon Huntsman? I guess Fox News was right, getting your news from The Daily Show can rot your brain. (via...
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Morning News Dump 11/28/11
The turkey is gone. Some of you are still nursing injuries from Black Friday (Midnight Edition). And if you weren’t surrounded by Christmas music non-stop before, you are now. Welcome to the Holiday Season, citizens of Earth.
Anyway, news dump time.
As you may have heard when you got back from the bars with all your hometown friends Friday night, the NBA will be back from exile just in...
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Morning News Dump 11/23/11
Mornin’ all ye good Puritans of Plymouth Rock. Today we prepare for tomorrow’s yearly festival of giving thanks for all the wonderful bounty which has been bestowed upon us this harvest season, such as Last Man Standing, Whitney and Unforgettable.
Shit, this Thanksgiving is going to suck.
On the bright side, HBO’s adaptation of Jonathan Franzen’s modern masterpiece The...
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Afternoon News Dump 11/22/11
I spent last evening catching up with some visiting friends from LA, so I’m going to pretend this Morning News Dump was timed with the West Coast audience in mind.
Saturday Night Puppets! Jason Segel hosted a pretty funny episode of SNL this past weekend, which featured plenty of Muppet cameos in anticipation of the new Muppet movie arriving tomorrow. Highlights included the sing-along...
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Afternoon News Dump 11/21/11
I know, I know. In our brief history we’ve always posted these in the morning. But it’s Monday and I just got back from a weekend work retreat. Give us time to get back into the swing of things, OK?
About that work retreat - being holed up in a Wisconsin cabin for a couple days is my main excuse for missing that the the Bluth family will soon be performing terrible chicken...
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The Tangential: Seinfeld and Self-Deprecation →
thetangential:
Most profitable ventures have a mission statement, a clever phrase that sums up what the project is and where it hopes to go. Here are a couple examples:
Apple/ Steve Jobs: “I want to put a ding in the universe.” The Awl: “Be less stupid.”
Of all the lines I’ve ever heard, the show Seinfeld…
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Morning News Dump 11/17/11
Here’s what we’ve been reading so far today, including more talking heads discussing Community, South Park’s continuing quest for Simpsons-esque longevity, and more.
Community Fight! Richard Lawson of the Atlantic Wire writes about what Community did wrong, while Samer Kalaf writes why Richard Lawson is wrong about what Community did wrong over at Splitsider. Can’t we all...
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Morning News Dump 11/16/11
Morning devoted early followers! I assume you’re all watching “Community” DVDs on loop in an odd attempt to will it back onto NBC’s spring schedule, so here’s the news you may have missed in the meantime.
Glenn Beck is back! And he’s looking to provide some entertainment for you on his new online TV network - you know, so you have something to keep yourself...
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Wanna save Community? Don't Watch Chelsea →
Andy B. makes a compelling argument for complete and utter information blackout of Chelsea Handler’s new show as the only way to save Community. See how I’m not even saying the actual name of the show? That’s how serious this is. Also, to the hip twentysomethings who watch Whitney ironically just so they can hate-blog it: Leave Chelsea alone, so she can go the Paul Reiser route...
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Please do not adjust your TV set
My family is obsessed with “NCIS.” Or more accurately, my mom and sister are obsessed with “NCIS.” It’s an obsession I’ve never understood, due in no small part I’m sure to my cultural snobbery, but a great deal of that falls on “NCIS” as well. The show is so simplistic; it’s the very opposite of groundbreaking. Basic material getting strong ratings I can understand, but it...
