Look At All This Shade-Throwing at the Emmys

This year's Emmys was the awards show where people stopped being polite and started getting real. I have never seen more obviously disappointed, if not flat-out pissed, reactions to losing entertainment trophies than I did during last night's ceremony. Check out Cicely Tyson redefining gif-able shade above when…
Dan "Fake Steve Jobs" Lyons Will Help Write Silicon Valley Season Two
Dan Lyons, former Newsweek writer and real person behind the Fake Steve Jobs phenomenon blog, will help tackle a new generation of still-living tech despots as a writer for HBO's startup comedy series.
Watch the Trailer for New Batman Prequel Series, Gotham
During the airing of tonight's 24: Live Another Day, Fox aired an extended trailer for their upcoming Batman prequel, Gotham. It features Ben McKenzie as Detective James Gordon, Jada Pinkett Smith as a new character called Fish Mooney, and all the original characters in the comic before they turn into their future…
NBCUniversal Exec: Twitter Doesn't Really Work
Twitter still doesn't make money, which is a problem when you're a publicly traded company. Part of the social network's financial ascendance could be the pitch it's making to TV networks: we will bring you (and your advertisers) valuable eyeballs. What if that's just not true?
Watch the Entire First Episode of HBO's Silicon Valley Right Here
Perhaps realizing that everyone is just going to use their former roommate's pilfered HBO Go password anyway, the series premiere of the (hugely smart and funny) Silicon Valley is now available on YouTube.
Kickass Ratings Show Amy Schumer Brings All the Boys to the Yard
On Tuesday, the second season of Inside Amy Schumer debuted on Comedy Central. Sketches tackled such fourth-wave feminist pet topics as the way male audiences objectify female comedians, avoidance of STD's, and the sexualization of female athletes. And it attracted a bigger audience of males from 18-34 than any other…
Silicon Valley Deserves Silicon Valley
Until now, no one adequately embarrassed Silicon Valley on TV. All prior attempts either embarrassed themselves, or fell just short. But Silicon Valley, Mike Judge's HBO foray into the sociopathic pit of Northern California's tech scene is beyond adequate: It gives the fuckers the graceful slap across the face they…
Kate O'Mara, Dynasty Actress, Dead at 74
Actress Kate O'Mara, of Dynasty and Doctor Who fame, died today at a nursing home in Sussex, England. She was 74 years old.
Animal Planet Cages Sick "Wild" Coyote to Make its Stupid Fake Show
Call of the Wildman is a popular show about a wild-critter trapper on Animal Planet. It's also totally fake, with animals trucked-in and treated brutally. And Mother Jones, the magazine that first exposed Wildman's dark side, has new photo evidence that it screwed with some poor caged coyote for ratings.
Final Season of The Boondocks Will Exclude Creator Aaron McGruder
Following a lamented hiatus since 2010, Adult Swim will premiere the fourth and final season of its profane, animated satire The Boondocks next month, featuring the full return of voice acting cast members Regina King and John Witherspoon as well as series regulars Katt Williams, Charlie Murphy, and Sway Calloway.
Every Single Person on Lost, Ranked From Most to Least Annoying
This year marking the 10th anniversary of the premiere of the television show Lost, and disappearing airplanes being quite (tragically) at the forefront of the international consciousness, and a Lost cast reunion this week burdening us all with the knowledge that Walt "MY BOY" Dawson is now a fully hot adult human man…


