Category: Television
GOP Hopefuls Woo Gilligan’s Island Caucus
When the Republican primary race began in January 2009, few could have imagined the many twists and turns that lay ahead. So perhaps it is fitting that residents of a small Pacific island will have a disproportionate voice in choosing…
Starz New L.A.M.E. Programming: Introducing Boobs McCannon
What do you get when you combine a female-favored programming style like “soap operas,” with manly subject matter like “gangsters?” You get HBO’s The Sopranos, which sent competitors to sleep with the fishes for the six seasons it ruled Sunday…
Media Hosts Fear Hyperbole Has Desensitized Viewers and Destroyed Credibility
MediaWatch has concluded a study asking cable news media hosts to rate their performance in reporting on the debt ceiling talks in Washington. A whopping 67% of MSNBC hosts believe they have pushed the envelope too far and are fearful…
Oceanic Airline to Charge for Existential Angst
Los Angeles – GlossyNews.com – Oceanic Airlines has announced plans to institute a surcharge ranging from $5.00 to $57.50 for passengers transporting books which exhibit existential angst, says company spokesperson Macine Galvertson. “In the future a hefty surcharge will be…
Elderly Pensioner OD’s on LOST DVD Box Set
Akron, Ohio – GlossyNews.com – Ralph McFarden spent thirty years in the Sacramento sewer system. The waste engineer reportedly had a long and satisfying career with the Akron Waste Management Department before finally retiring to his modest home overlooking the…
Mama Grizzly Prowls AOL w/ Mixed Success
NEW YORK, NY —Glossy News Dumpster diving in New York City the other day brought up this quite wrinkled but interesting tidbit – a résumé cover letter to: Top Mama Grizzly A. Huffington; cc: T. Armstrong — AOL From: First…
Charlie Sheen Ring Tone Downloaded 3-Million Times
LOS ANGELES, CALIF – Charlie Sheen paraphernalia has exploded onto the American public since the actor’s Two and a Half Men firing and interview antics, featuring such memorable quotes as “I have tiger’s blood,” and “I’m an F-18, bro!” Now…
Piers Morgan Determined to Fill Regis Philbin’s Vacancy
Piers Morgan recently took over the top spot on CNN when he replaced Larry King and the Larry King Live show with his own Piers Morgan Tonight. Following the entertainment route of Ryan Seacrest, he’s now setting his sites on…
American Idol’s Simon Cowell Reams Famous American Idols
What would have happened if Simon Cowell, the inspiration and chief executioner for the wildly popular American Idol show had been around to judge the big stars of American music before they became legends. Just how many of them would…
Conservatives Protest Olbermann Departure
Isaac Newton once observed, “For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.” The truth of that is seldom seen more clearly than in the rough and tumble of American politics. And so it was this week as Tea…