Undercover Boss: Advertainment's Fourth Wave

So we assume you saw Undercover Boss last night, CBS' big new reality show that got the plum post-Super Bowl spot? Amazing, was it not? Televised entertainment has now completed its long, winding journey into becoming 100% corporate propaganda. More »

The Oscars are on a campaign to ruin the psyche's of America's children. How? By nominating seriously scary movies for the Gee Willickers Awesome Cartoon Trophy. Beware what you're doing to your kids by taking them to see these. More »

Big Love: Sweating It Out

The fourth season of HBO's sweeping melodrama was brought down to Earth a bit this week, even though the beginning of the episode seemed like an overstuffed Robert Altman movie. More »

The Gold Rush

Mark Harris, former Entertainment Weekly editor and partner of Tony Kushner, has a long and engrossing cover-story about crazy Oscar campaigning in this week's New York. Learn why Jeff Bridges will win and Colin Firth won't. Plus: the Mo'Nique backlash.

David Letterman Resorted to Extreme Measures to Land Jay Leno for His Super Bowl Gag

You think it's easy getting Oprah Winfrey, Jay Leno, and David Letterman in a room together to tape a 15-second gag for the Super Bowl? Then you're wrong! This thing took private jets, corporate rescheduling, even espionage! More »

Not Even the Na'vi Can Fight Puppy Love

The biggest movie ever made was finally unseated in the top spot this weekend, by a swoony little romance picture no less. Will someone please go check on Jim Cameron to make sure he's OK? More »

Which Star Made a Drunken Ass of Himself at the Super Bowl?

Who didn't behave badly at a Super Bowl party yesterday? At least your hogging the nachos didn't land you in the gossip sheets. Also a drug-addled actress, a crotch-baring actor, and a wife-berating comedian. It's time for the kick off. More »

The 3-D Blue Warrior Dicktail Tribe of Avatar Unseated by Weepy PenPal Suckfest of Dear John

Of all the films to unseat Avatar's domination over the box office, I doubt Dear, John—which I hadn't even heard of until watching cheeseball Sandy Kenyon trash it on Taxi TV last night—was the frontrunner to do so. More »

Lost, Reimagined As '60s Pulp Fiction

Faster Smoke Monster! Kill! Kill! Here's a fun Lost-related video made by some fans for last year's Comic Con. So it's a little old, but it's still pretty neat. We almost wish the show really was like this. [via EW]

We're Still Waiting for the Answer to Cop Out's Greatest Mystery

A swear-filled trailer for Kevin Smith's cop comedy, starring Bruce Willis and manic genius and/or complete lunatic Tracy Morgan, actually made us laugh (dick jokes!), but one thing's missing: There's nary a glimpse of the funniest-looking thing about the movie. More »

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap Snooki gives the finger on live TV, Mel Gibson calls a reporter an asshole, and NBC clears a "large vagina" joke. [Jezebel]

Real Housewives of Orange County: Marriage, Californian Style

If you've ever been to one of those awful gator parks in Florida, the ones off the highway, then you've seen this show before: A bunch of ancient scaly things laying about, moving only occasionally to viciously snap at something. More »

HBO Launches The Nikki Finke Show

HBO is developing a comedy about "a powerful female online showbiz journalist with a no-holds-barred style." We called our pal Nikki to ask if it's about her. It was, as always, a delightful conversation. More »

Which Actress Is Drinking While Pregnant?

It's one thing to be a self-centered alcoholic, but at the expense of a child? This actor has it right, he's just obsessed with shouting his own name in bed. He's hurting no one—except his poor partner. More »

Ke$ha Did Not Deface the Hollywood $ign, Biznatches

Oh Ke$ha! The faux-drunken pop star with rotting Jack Daniels-teeth has released a new viral video in which she and her slinky friends change the famous Hollywood sign to say Ke$hawood. And people think it's real! It's clearly not. More »

Fanookers and Doormats: Sprucing Up TV's Gay Characters

AfterElton put together a sadly hopeful little roundup of "gay" TV pilots currently in various stages of development today. It got us thinking about the current slate of gay folks on TV, and wishing for some new variations. More »

The Real World: An Inquest into the Wasting of Perfectly Good Pizza

This is a transcript from a hearing of the Senate Pizza Responsibility Committee for an inquest into the wasting of two whole pies at a residence at 2000 S St, NW in Washington, D.C. The honorable Senator Joeseph Lieberman presiding. More »

An Illiterate Hairdresser Goes to Hollywood

In their March issue, Vanity Fair has a fascinating article about producer Jon Peters, an illiterate hairdresser turned major Hollywood player (and ex Mr. Streisand), written by the woulda-been ghost writer of his memoirs, William Stadiem. Crazy Tinsel tales abound. More »