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Comedy: Podcast Episode: Zach Galifianakis, Riki Lindhome and Samm Levine guest

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:51 -0500

Doug welcomes Riki Lindhome and Leonard Maltin Game winners Zach Galifianakis and Lil' Wolverine to the show.

TV: Newswire: Selma Blair fired from Anger Management, kicking off retro "Charlie Sheen meltdown" trend

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:28:00 -0500

In keeping with the short cycle of nostalgia that sees us rebooting franchises every couple of years, America is once again in the grips of a retro “Charlie Sheen meltdown” fad, in the wake of news that he had Selma Blair fired from his FX series Anger Management. Early indicators that we were reliving the heady, anything-goes days of 2011 began popping up late last week, after Sheen called Teen Mom star Farrah Abraham a “desperate guzzler of stagnant douche agua.” But such familiarly jazzy verse was just a tease for the full-blown Sheen revival currently sweeping the nation, in ...

Film: Tolerability Index: This week we’re barely putting up with Man Of Steel

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:00:00 -0500

TV: TV Roundtable: Does altering the silhouettes alter Mystery Science Theater 3000?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Welcome to the TV Roundtable, where some of TV Club’s writers tackle episodes that all deal with a central theme. The theme for this readers’ choice installment is “interlopers.” Mystery Science Theater 3000 Show 821: Time Chasers (season eight, episode 21; originally aired 11/22/1997) In which Mike Nelson escapes the Satellite Of Love via the time-space continuum… (Available on YouTube.) Erik Adams: The routine and ritual of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are big parts of the film-mocking series’ appeal. Tuning into the show every week—or every night, during the period when MST3K was the cowtown-puppet-show jewel ...

TV: Arrested Development: “Colony Collapse”/“Red Hairing”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:00:00 -0500

Erik Adams: As season four of Arrested Development progresses, one generation of Bluths is turning into the other, a point driven home by “Colony Collapse” and “Red Hairing.” For Michael, this is a gradual transition; for Lindsay, it’s pretty much complete by the time she’s styled her hair like her mother, adopted a more conservative wardrobe, and formally signed on to compete with Lucille 2. She’s also supposed to be a Sarah Palin stand-in, but dressing up for a photo opportunity with a comatose patient is a total Lucille Bluth move. Though he’s only a minor ...

Coming Distractions: Trailer: Anchorman: The Legend Continues

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:47:00 -0500

It’s time to shed your references to whale vaginas and filling burritos like so much 1970s polyester: The first, full trailer for Anchorman: The Legend Continues is here, bringing the erstwhile Channel 4 gang into a new decade, new 1980s polyester, New York, and all-new scenes that promise to sustain the next generation of movie quoting. Owing to time constraints, not every single famous person in Hollywood can be featured in this preview, so you’ll still have to wait for the long-ago spoiled newsman melee to see them. However, we do get a glimpse of new additions Kristen ...

Comedy: Podcast Episode: Permanent Record

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:30:00 -0500

John brings the case against his girlfriend, Emily. She has a number of tattoos and wants her next tattooed piece to be on her wrist. John wants Emily to reconsider the tattoo's placement. Can the Judge resolve an issue that's needled them both?

Comedy: Podcast Episode: Live from JFL Chicago 2013

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:25:28 -0500

Kumail Nanjiani, Emily Gordon, Jermaine Fowler, Renee Gauthier, Michelle Buteau and Sean Flannery!

Comedy: Podcast Episode: 133 Alie & Georgia

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:04:49 -0500

The aptly named "Queens of Cocktail" and "Slumber Party" podcast hosts Alie Ward & Georgia Hardstark stop by the studio to count down the charts with Howard and post-Bonnaroo Kulap on this weeks WHO CHARTED! The pair share details on their new show o...

Comedy: Podcast Episode: 41 Ryan Jarman

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:02:42 -0500

The radical Ryan Jarman of The Cribs joins Har Mar to nocturnally emote! Ryan & Har Mar chat about kidney stones, the Spinal Tap sequel, and bootleg merch. Ryan also tells us how hes not cut out for dad stuff, going into the depths of Queen exhaustio...

Comedy: Podcast Episode: 176 Buffalo Soldier (w/Noah Garfinkel)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:00:50 -0500

Andrew Ti & Noah Garfinkel discuss whether its okay for a white guy to sing Buffalo Soldier at karaoke. Be sure to keep leaving us messages at (323) 389-RACE.

TV: Pretty Little Liars: “Turn Off The Shoe”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:55:00 -0500

It’s safe to say at this point that Pretty Little Liars knows exactly what it is. Even if no one watching can ever quite figure out what in the hell is happening to who and why Aria’s wearing the better half of a Californian condor, the show is confident enough in its nighttime soap identity that the big picture rarely matters. It might have been fun at one point, but trying to keep track of who’s in or out with A is an exhausting exercise that rarely yields satisfying results anymore, and so we get plenty of ...

TV: So You Think You Can Dance: “Meet The Top 20”

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:55:00 -0500

After auditions in five cities and a week in Vegas, So You Think You Can Dance finally hits the Hollywood studio to introduce its Top 20 contestants, and like last season, the competition starts with a jam-packed episode of spectacular choreography. Since switching to one show a week, the producers have combined the Green Mile episode with the Top 20 performance showcase, delivering a start to the season that spotlights the contestants’ technique while giving them extra time to build the personas they’ll cultivate over the course of the competition. As usual, contemporary dancers take the lead with seven ...

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