Posted in Film, Pop Culture, Television on Feb 9th, 2010

Sunday’s feel-good Super Bowl, won by the New Orleans Saints, set a TV viewing record of 106.5 million viewers, surpassing the 1983 “M*A*S*H final.
The hilarious Betty White Snickers ad was voted the best Super Bowl ad by USA Today readers.
Jennifer Aniston is on the cover of…. Architectural Digest. She’s showing off her new home, which [...]
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Posted in Television on Feb 8th, 2010

Everyone’s talking about CBS’s “The Late Show” surprise promo that aired during Sunday’s Super Bowl telecast. David Letterman, Oprah… and Jay Leno sitting on a couch watching the game. It was Letterman’s idea and Oprah and Leno went along with it. Leno flew to New York in disguise for the shoot last Tuesday. Said [...]
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Posted in Television on Jan 29th, 2010

Now let’s see how open-minded CBS really is. CBS indicated that controversial Super Bowl ads are acceptable by allowing Focus on the Family to run a pro-life ad featuring Christian college football star Tim Tebow in the Feb. 7 telecast. Now the network is considering a gay Internet dating ad from Mancrunch.com.
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Posted in News, Pop Culture on Jan 26th, 2010

We don’t know who will win Super Bowl 44 between the Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints on Feb. 7 in Miami — we suggest you take the Colts and the points. But there’s no mystery about what songs The Who will perform at halftime. Peter Townsend revealed the set to Billboard:
“We’re kinda doing a [...]
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Posted in The Rant on Sep 10th, 2009

The wait is over. The NFL opens tonight with the defending Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers hosting the Tennessee Titans (8:30 p.m., NBC). Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth, who replaces the retired John Madden, have the call. Tim McGraw and The Black Eyed Peas will perform with activities beginning at 4 p.m. (live TV on [...]
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Posted in News on Feb 14th, 2009

Bye-bye TV buzz: Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are leaving “Grey’s Anatomy”; Nicolette Sheridan is departing “Desperate Housewives.”
Denis Leary will headline an 11-city Rescue Me Comedy Tour. The popular FX show returns for its fifth season on April 7, and the network has already ordered a sixth season.
Who’s next for the Super Bowl halftime show? [...]
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Posted in News on Feb 2nd, 2009

The Super Bowl (great game and The Boss put on a terrific show) was just the beginning. February has two more Super Sundays coming up, the Grammy Awards (Feb. 8) and the Academy Awards (Feb. 22).
Pass the Doritos. The tasty chips had the best Super Bowl ad, as judged by USA Today’s Ad Meter. [...]
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