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William Shatner Mimes Masturbation, Flicks Off Conan on Tonight Show
William Shatner, looking bloated, red-faced, sweating, and acting as though he was either high or drunk or both, was a guest for the ages on Conan's Tonight Show tonight. God bless him. More »
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Bill Murray: Headbutting Film Set Belligerent
Maybe you've heard of film director Joseph McGinty Nichol, popularly known as "McG." Perhaps you'd like him to get beat up, if only because he calls himself McG? If so, don't fret—-Bill Murray already did it. More »
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Comment by wilma23: I thought Bill Murray had a long-standing reputation for being a colossal asshole. Not that it matters much, because... 7 Responses | Other threads
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Live From NBC's TCA Panel: 'Heroes' Spared, Ben Silverman In Hiding
NBC potentate Jeff Zucker and loyal henchperson Ben Silverman had the aura of proud parents watching their 30 Rock children collecting Globes—but they made the unusual decision to avoid the podium entirely at TCA. More »
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By SethComment by StylusPictures: SOUTHLAND will be a hit because it's geographically named. All shows with Los Angeles derived geographic names are hits.... 3 Responses | Other threads
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If only he could travel back in time to avert this catastrophe! After remarking that the only people who watch Heroes live are "saps and dipshits" who haven't figured out how to operate a DVR, show creator Tim Kring is apologizing for his remarksbecoming so public. "It was a boneheaded attempt at being cute and making a point. Instead, it turned out to be just plain insulting and stupid." Wait, we're sorry: that was actually his attempt to explain season two of Heroes. [SyFy Portal]
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'Heroes' Creator Has Special Message for the 'Saps' Who Watch His Show
With Heroes currently undergoing a ratings tailspin that even a concentrating, constipated-faced Milo Ventimiglia can do nothing about, one would think that creator Tim Kring would be trying to hold onto whatever fans he had left. Not so much! The Washington Post reports that at a recent Creative Screenwriting panel (where Kring attended solo sans two of the promised guests: Heroes executive producers that NBC recently fired), Kring complained that the Heroes downturn was less his fault and more the fault of people who actually sit down in front of the television on Mondays at 9pm (8pm central): More »
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'Heroes' Still Failing To Attract Viewers, Be Good
· CBS's Monday night sitcom lineup won the night, with How I Met Your Mother earning a season high. NBC saw modest gains, too, except for Heroes, which matched last week's series low of 7.6 million. Bring back the slovenly puppeteer! His powers to enact drama-class exercises were kick ass! [THR] More »
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By SethComment by OldTowneTavern: The problem with Heroes is that it's the anti-potato chip, once you've stopped watching you can't re-start. I've tried.... 1 Responses | Other threads
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Cancel-Happy Ben Silverman Uses Pope As Human Shield
Before the premiere of this fall season, NBC head Ben Silverman liked to brag about the extensive movie star outreach he'd done to populate his shows: Selma Blair in Kath & Kim! Christian Slater in My Own Worst Enemy! Sadly, Kath was poorly received, Enemy has just been axed (alongside another show called something like Project Lipstick, we think?), and the rest of the fall lineup is skidding out like Silverman's Knight Rider retread. You might imagine, with all this broadcast carnage, that some of it might be Silverman's fault. Nuh-unh! protests Page Six: More »
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Comment by TurdBlossom: Gotta love his mgmt style. He's only to blame if it's a success. Where does the paper trail end I... 2 Responses | Other threads
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News Flash: 'Heroes' Was Always Bad
How's this for a cliffhanger: ratings for NBC's Heroes have dropped precipitously this season, leading to the firing of two producers, an Entertainment Weekly cover story asking whether the show can be saved, and now, a NY Times article that lays the blame on Jeff Zucker, Ben Silverman and show creator Tim Kring. According to the media frenzy, Heroes has suddenly undergone a drastic creative plummet in its third season. Here's the thing though: the show? Never that good! More »
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Comment by MCU: Now, I'm right about this, so just listen: The show was in fact pretty damned good for the first 75% of... 4 Responses | Other threads
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Is Killing a Great Series the Answer to Stopping Bad TV?
How do you know when campaign season is over? Maybe when the boldest idea of the week comes from film and TV critic Marshall Fine, who argues today for the termination of TV series after one year. Even the hits! (Especially the hits, in fact.) And we might even sign on — with a few exceptions. More »
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By STVComment by Tiger_Tanaka: The British also make Are You Being Served? Explain that, asshat. 4 Responses | Other threads
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Seth Green Exclusive
Seth Green Spills All About His Directorial Debut, "The Freshmen"
From his role as the as the unflappable werewolf Oz on Buffy the Vampire Slayer to his part in co-creating TV’s lo-fi nerd-satire Robot Chicken, Seth Green has almost effortlessly amassed an adoring fanbase. The actor hopes to expand on that niche appeal with his first directorial effort for the big screen, an upcoming adaptation of his popular comic book, The Freshmen. We spoke to the ever-amiable, indefatigable Green about tweaking the title for the big screen, seeking advice from George Lucas, and his upcoming cameos in Entourage and Heroes. [io9]
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'Heroes' Uses Powerful Milo-Current To Resuscitate Robert Forster's Career
Having already enjoyed the effects of one defribrillation at the hands of master career re-animator Quentin Tarantino, '70s TV acting icon (with occasional forays into B-movies like Alligator and Disney's The Black Hole) Robert Forster makes another deserved comeback on NBC's sprawling super-power fantasia, Heroes. More » -
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Act Now, And Watch Pitchwoman Jessica Alba Apply a Muzzle to Hayden Panettiere
From megastars like Matt Damon to Cutting Edge alums like D.B. Sweeney, it seems like every celebrity in Hollywood has an opinion about this November's presidential election. Earlier this week, actress Jessica Alba decided to muzzle herself if that's what it would take to get America to vote (an enticing motivator, though perhaps not as compelling as keeping Diddy out of sight forever). Now, a curiously able-to-speak again Alba has decided to pay it forward, muzzling other celebrities like Heroes star Hayden Panettiere and 90210's Tristan Wilds (is this because he made out with Dakota? Is it?!). Props must be paid to Alba, whose maniacally enthusiastic pitch should probably shoot to the top of her reel. Extra points if she can sew Dane Cook's lips shut next time! More » -
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Milo Ventimiglia: 'Just Put Tons of Come On My Face. Tons.'
Now that Heroes has resumed shooting after a strike-truncated, poorly received second season, star Milo Ventimiglia has less time for nachos ("uh-oh!") and more publicity rounds to make. The latest stop on his Heroes redemption tour is gay magazine The Advocate, where Ventimiglia sat down and dished to writer Brandon Voss about his frequent on-screen shirtlessness ("You do start to wonder..."), his friend John Krasinski, and a certain gossip blogger's habit of defacing his paparazzi pictures: More »
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David Letterman Heroically Bitch-Slaps Spencer Pratt For All Of Us
Watching Dave Letterman sucker-punch Hills axis of vapidity Spencer Pratt on The Late Show Friday night brought up one major question for us: why has it taken this long for a talking head to publicly shame the guylighted villain? Shilling, we presume, merely for the gruesome brand that is Spencer and Heidi, the numb and pathological Pratt answered a few very pointed questions regarding the MTV show’s obvious scripted nature and what exactly Bromance nobody Brody Jenner does for a living. At that point, Letterman finally pulled out the big guns after Spencer boastfully claimed he “won’t go to a club for less than $100,000.” Dave’s shock, insulting-yet-gentle series of guffaws and his no-beat-missed announcement that he wants Spencer off his set immediately sum up an interview too good to be true. See for yourself after the jump. More »
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Comment by Michael J Lambie: I'd never heard of this kid, and searched for him after watching the interview. In his wikipedia article, it mentions... more » | Other threads
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Comment by Cultmember: She should have asked her..."Can I have your autograph? I'm a big fan of the 4400 unlike that other show!" more » | Other threads
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Heroes' Sexy Kristen Bell Has The Handwriting Of A Hermit; Kidnapper
Just how many blondes are there on the show Heroes? And how many of them have been on the cover of Cosmopolitan over the past year? I don't know the answer to that first question — I've never watched the show — but as to the second, the answer is, three. (Someone at NBC primetime publicity is giving his/her bosses their money's worth.) In October, we saw Ali Larter; in April there was Hayden Panettiere; and now, come May, we've got Kristen Bell. The 28-year-old actress, like her predecessors, is not only subject to a short cover profile but the magazine's 'Cosmo Quiz', in which she fills out a questionnaire about her likes and dislikes... and gives us a reason have her handwriting analyzed by graphologist Sheila Kurtz. So how does Kristen come off? The short answer: she's extremely protective, ambitious, intuitive and decent. As for the long answer, well, all that's after the jump. [Jezebel]
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By AnnaComment by filthygorgeous: @WeAreYourFek: aw that makes me happy. I love kristen bell. more » | Other threads
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Ali Larter: Lucky Girl
Ali Larter is on NBC hit show Heroes. She's also on the cover of the May 2008 issue of Lucky magazine. And look! She was also on the cover of the March 2007 issue. The magazine that loves to repeat words is also repeating cover models! (They used the word "sophisticated" twelve times in the January issue.) Why does Ms. Larter deserve to be on the cover twice in a little over a year? That's a tough one. But if you're curious whether her shopping habits have changed since last spring, you're in luck (ha)! We compare and contrast her covers and stories from the interior of the magazine — then and now — after the jump. [Jezebel]
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By DodaiComment by Miss_Fonebone: I've been a Lucky subscriber since its inception.Here are the most annoying words/phrases that make me cringe every month: "Our staff... more » | Other threads
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Milo Ventimiglia Just Got Some Poolside Nachos, Uh Oh
While the direct effects of the WGA Strike have been well-documented ($3.2 billion in economic impact, the cancellation of the Golden Globes, the greenlighting of Quarterlife), it's harder to quantify some of the strike's more indirect effects. For example, if the Writer's Strike had never happened, Heroes probably would not have gone on hiatus until the summer, which means that the world would likely never have been subjected to the latest nonsensical video ravings of Milo Ventimiglia's Divide Social Club. The group, which consists of the aforementioned Mr. Ventimiglia and two of his meathead buddies, was founded in March of 2006, but it wasn't until Milo found himself without steady employment a few months back that the group's work began to take off. And by take off, we really mean devolve to a level of inanity that makes Chris Crocker look like Daniel Webster. Take, for instance, the video clip above, which documents Milo and his pursuit to eat poolside nachos ... with sour cream. More »
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By Mark GrahamComment by videogoddess: @Victor Ward: This is and the dating-a-17-year-old-secretly-until-she-is-...18 are what did it for me. more » | Other threads
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The B-Side blog has uncovered something of note in NBC's short-lived, 1985 series Misfits of Science (starring a young Courteney Cox): The show is about "a group of young, attractive people with supernatural powers," and features the mantra, "Save Adele, save the world." Adding to the intrigue: Heroes creator Tim Kring was a writer on Misfits! This would have been highly scandalous in Season One, when that catchphrase was a little more timely. Now it's just interesting background trivia for hardcore indestructable-cheerleader fetishists, who'll all but certainly hop onto the internet to see if this Adele person looks as inviting in a pair of heavy-duty spanky pants. [B-Side Blog] -
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Just When You Thought You Were Out, They Pull You Back In
· More strike tzuris: Studios won't greenlight any movie that can't complete shooting by the ominous June 30 SAG contract expiration date. [Variety] More »
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By SethComment by bess marvin, girl detective: i've always wanted to see the Ny-LON show but could never get it online. but i do know it... more » | Other threads
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Bidding Now Open On Hayden Panettiere's Indestructable Spanky Pants
If you were one of the many horny mailroom clerks, assistants, or bosses who quietly snatched out of the nearest recycling bin the issue of Variety featuring a tantalizing glimpse of Heroes's Hayden Panettiere's stretchy, crimson underthings, we bring news of an exciting charitable opportunity currently underway at the NBC Universal Auction Store: More » -
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Like every other famous actress confronted with the question of what other famous actress she'd like to get it on with, Hayden Panettiere tells GQ she chooses Angelina Jolie. We're just relieved to again see a smile on the world- and dolphin-saving cheerleader's face as she bites down seductively on a necklace in this behind-the-scenes video of her Lolita-inspired fashion shoot. [thesun.co.uk] -
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Dolphin-Loving 'Heroes' Star Now A Fugitive From Japanese Justice
Following a recent mission of dolphin-saving mercy off the coast of Japan to prevent the slaughter of her favorite ocean-bound mammals (a commemorative tattoo of a pair of playful bottlenoses circling her navel is being custom-designed as we speak), indestructible Heroes cheerleader Hayden Panettiere now finds herself a fugitive from international justice for her interference in Pacific Rim commerce. Reports E! News: More » -
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Everyone's Reteaming!
· A mere nine years after the first X-Files film surfaced in theaters, Fox announces that the second of Mulder and Scully's big-screen adventures (a reteaming, if you will) will arrive on July 25, 2008, a project that will begin shooting in December in Vancouver, far away from the picket lines of Los Angeles. [Variety] More » -
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Confessions Of A Chinese Theatre Superhero
Longtime readers are probably aware of our unhealthy obsession with the costumed performers who assemble each day in front of the Chinese Theatre to offer star-struck tourists the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to have a Polaroid taken with someone who may or may not bear a resemblance to their favorite comic book or movie character, an interest that deepens each time a member of the Walk of Fame's improvised Hollywood Justice League runs afoul of local authorities and draws the muffled reprobation of their masked, law-abiding peers on the evening news. More »
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By MarkComment by Whiteboyfunfark: Yeah, sure, but c'mon: KCAL9 will interrupt programming and send out a newsvan for an unconfirmed reported sighting of their... more » | Other threads
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By MarkComment by BabylonSister: @busterbluth: The CBS Television Network, if memory serves. QUITE a zoo, I assure you. more » | Other threads
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Lucky And Flo To Receive Malaysia's Highest Honor
We're happy to report that Lucky and Flo, the two bacon-lovingest detectives in all of the MPAA, have nearly completed their Malaysian tour of duty, during which they uncovered millions of dollars worth of counterfeit DVDs while successfully evading the bounty hunters who sought to deliver their doggie heads on a plate. Unlike their annoying, Jason Lee-voiced big screen counterpart, however, these canine heroes are every bit the real deal, and the Malaysian government is throwing them a ceremony to show their gratitude: More »
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By SethComment by BabylonSister: Was there a live performance of Thriller? Oh, wait, wrong Pacific Rim nation. more » | Other threads
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Emmy Nominees As Excited As Nominees Of Bigger, More Prestigious Awards
The Emmy announcements are no exception to the time-worn awards show tradition of news outlets eliciting statements from the newly shortlisted artists—asking them, still dizzy from their gold-star high, to try as best as they can to put into words what it feels like to be recognized as more talented than their peers. (Until the night of the ceremony, that is, when four of the five are again reminded of their mediocrity.) We present a round-up of some of the most memorable, "it's just an honor to be mentioned in the same breath as Two and a Half Men" reactions: More » -
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Masi Oka Next Likely Addressee Of Angry Open Letter From Part-Asian Actor Rob Schneider
Despite having received the GLAAD Squeal of Approval™, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry has mostly underwhelmed critics, one of whom wrote, "[It] isn't just unfunny; it's racist, sexist and homophobic — and truly unpleasant to watch." (In fairness, we should mention that the Village Voice review declared it "as eloquent as Brokeback Mountain," and included the pull-quote ready, "This sodomite had a gay old time"— sure to become the centerpiece of the movie's print marketing campaign.) It's not just critics who find themselves offended, however: At a TCA week promotional party for NBC's fall slate, Heroes' teleporting office worker Masi Oka disapproved of Rob Schneider's turn as the fake-gay couple's slanty-eyed officiating officer. From the USA Today report: More » -
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NBC Series Showrunners Now Wiping With $100 Bills
· HBO and Tom Hanks' Playtone are close to a deal to adapt the Vincent Bugliosi book Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy into a miniseries that would finally pay some attention to the allegedly shadowy circumstances surrounding the too-long-ignored event of JFK's untimely death. [Variety] More »
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By MarkComment by Polyh3dron: NUTS = NBC Universal Television Studio Sounds like something the South Park creators would come up with.. haha more » | Other threads
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New NBC Guy Keeping His Trump Options Open
· New NBC golden boy Ben Silverman is already hard at work, talking disgruntled Donald Trump down from a Trump Tower ledge by reopening talks about possibly bringing back The Apprentice. "I can see this guy is gonna be a star," says Trump, appreciating the business savvy of a player who might not be afraid to throw away untold millions to return his low-rated show to primetime. [Variety] More »
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By MarkComment by MyThighsRHot4GoatFelons: Anyone else think that Captain Jon Don bears a more than passing resemblance to Jonathon, he of banging hair and... more » | Other threads
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Thomas Dekker Claims He's The Unfair Victim Of Hollywood Pinkballing
Last week, Heroes co-EP Bryan Fuller said in an interview that the character of Zach (actor Thomas Dekker) was supposed to have come out as a gay teen, but that his management, concerned that it might affect his casting as young John Connor in a Terminator TV series, balked at the prospect and pulled him from the show. A Defamer reader forwarded us Dekker's own response to the controversy, posted in a MySpace bulletin. An excerpt: More »
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By SethComment by CapnCalamity: Ummm, acting kinda is "creating" a character, since you fill in the backstory that isn't there. In a pilot... more » | Other threads
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Manager Of 'Heroes' Actor Exercised Client's No-Gay Option
Many were confounded by the character of Zach on Heroes, the cheerleader's best friend who seemed to be inching out of the closet, but who abruptly disappeared from the series without ever uttering the magic words. After Elton then elicited an official statement from NBC saying he was "not gay," leaving the world scratching their heads at what straight guy would list Priscilla Queen of the Desert as his favorite movie on his fake MySpace page, to say nothing of accompanying the homecoming queen to prom without once ever trying to get all up in her taffeta. Talking to the PopGurls blog, co-EP Bryan Fuller explains the behind-the-scenes power struggle that led to the last minute straightwashing of the popular character: More »
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By SethComment by homofascist: @VictorWard: Jack on Milo would be....nice. I like your thinking! more » | Other threads
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'Heroes' Requisite Gay Best Friend Character Is Mysteriously Straightwashed
AfterElton.com explores the fascinating case of the character of Zach from NBC's hit drama, Heroes: The best friend and confidante to the series' pivotal cheerleader character Claire, Zach (actor Thomas Dekker) was conceived by the show's creators to be a gay teenager. And while Zach never once uttered the words "I'm gay," up until the "Homecoming" episode that aired Nov. 20, all signs still pointed to Queer. (The episode features the cheerleader punching out another girl who called Zach a "gay boy," and later features a scene in which Zach refuses to accompany Claire to the homecoming "for a million different reasons," then seguing into a maddeningly vague speech about embracing one's otherness.) AfterElton reports the official Heroes website even summarized the exchange by saying "Zach stammers with his reply, admitting that he's gay," words which then went mysteriously missing from the online recap. His MySpace page, meanwhile, lists his orientation as "Not Sure," and his favorite movies as a lavender laundry list of the usual suspects (Rocky Horror, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Velvet Goldmine, etc.). So why, then, with Dekker about to leave the show to star in a Terminator TV series, are NBC and the actor's reps now insisting the character was straight all along? More »
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By SethComment by TrixieBelden: Genevieve, you're probably right about Mohinder being gay, because I ALWAYS fall for the gay fellas. And if you hadn't... more » | Other threads
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By MarkComment by Cutting Makes You Sexy: No, you're right DB. "Slot" *sigh* You'd think somebody would have caught that before print... I mean somebody besides... more » | Other threads
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By MarkComment by maplestreet: How do they work? Contrary to urban myth, NOT with sharp blades. InSinkErators work via hammers on a... more » | Other threads
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NBC Sued For Not Spotighting Garbage Disposal Non-Extremity-Mangling Features
NBC is currently living every legal clearance department's nightmare, as a perfectly innocuous scene from the pilot episode of new drama Heroes, in which the series' indestructible cheerleader character demonstrates her rapid-healing abilities by jamming her hand into an InSinkErator™ brand garbage disposal, has resulted in a lawsuit by the manufacturer seeking to prevent the network from re-airing that show: More »
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By MarkComment by TrixieBelden: So is InSinkErator saying that it's perfectly safe to put my hand down the disposal? In that case, I'm gonna... more » | Other threads
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