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Defamer - Aug 28, 2008
There was a time when the aesthetic of the Japanese game show was thought to be too bizarre to translate to America, but the times, they are a-changin'. Hot on the heels of the summer hit Wipeout comes Hole in the …
Also tagged: japan, game shows, wipeout, hole in the wall, no whammies
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Desperate Fox Adds New Judge To 'Idol'; Insists She Work Topless [Paula's Usurper]Defamer - Aug 25, 2008 Newsflash! The producers of Karaoke Borg American Idol have done the unthinkable: They have decided to tinker with the magical Idol judging formula America has come to rely on. In addition to the Really Bitchy One, the … Also tagged: american idol, reality tv, paula abdul, paula s usurper |
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Is Fox Head Tom Rothman Dulling the Claws of 'Wolverine'? [Snikt Snit]Defamer - Aug 20, 2008 If there's one important lesson that can be drawn from the blockbuster performance of Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight, it's that audiences aren't afraid of a comic-book movie that takes a walk on the dark, grim side … Also tagged: the dark knight, x men, hugh jackman, wolverine, tom rothman, snikt snit |
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The 'Watchmen' Studio Blood Feud: How Bad Is It? [Graphic Violence]Defamer - Aug 19, 2008 What looked vaguely at first like a garden-variety Hollywood legal squabble escalated late Monday into the Cuban Missile Crisis of fanboydom: A judge upheld Fox's pending lawsuit claiming that they, not Warner Bros … Also tagged: paramount, warner bros, zack snyder, watchmen, lawrence gordon, graphic violence |
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George Clooney Latest Obama Ally to Face Charges of Improper Text-Messaging [Politics]Defamer - Aug 12, 2008 We saw the disgrace that unfolded recently when Scarlett Johansson's putative e-mail relationship with Barack Obama was exposed for the sham it was, so it's with great care that we broach revelations that George … Also tagged: politics, barack obama, george clooney, scarlett johansson, red eye |
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George Clooney Latest Obama Ally to Face Charges of Improper Text-Messenging [Politics]Defamer - Aug 12, 2008 We saw the disgrace that unfolded recently when Scarlett Johansson's putative e-mail relationship with Barack Obama was exposed for the sham it was, so it's with great care that we broach revelations that George … Also tagged: politics, barack obama, george clooney, scarlett johansson, red eye |
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Suck It, Seacrest. Here's a pathetic little ... [American Idol]Defamer - Aug 5, 2008 Suck It, Seacrest. Here's a pathetic little statistic for you: 300 people attended American Idol's first-ever audition in Puerto Rico. How's Simon Cowell supposed to work with that? It's not nearly as fun tearing apart … Also tagged: american idol, reality tv |
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Fox's Reality Sweatshop 'Dance' Puts Two In Hospital [Where You Start Paying]Defamer - Aug 4, 2008 Celebrity Hospitalization Week continues here at Defamer with some distressing news from the sweat-soaked-leotard world of So You Think You Can Dance. No sooner did we note that Fox had picked up another season of the … Also tagged: reality tv, so you think you can dance, where you start paying |
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Kevin Reilly Will Go To The Ends Of The Westside To Take Your Sitcom Pitch [Thinking Outside The Fox]Defamer - Jul 15, 2008 As we well know, former NBC president Kevin Reilly was thrust aside in a bloody coup in May of 2007, with original programming gangsta Ben Silverman installed in his place, crown cocked B-boy style to one side of his … Also tagged: kevin reilly, tca, thinking outside the fox |
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World's Dozen Remaining TV Critics Gather For One Last Strike-Addled, Blog-Ruined Party [The End Of Ideas]Defamer - Jul 7, 2008 As of today, our fantasy of an exotic lifestyle of TV criticism is officially over — beaten, bloodied and left for dead by Ray Richmond, who compares the debauched good old days of the Television Critics Association … Also tagged: television, cbs, nbc, abc, the end of ideas, tv critics association |