counterpunch (50 posts)
Ashton Kutcher, Rick Perry and Brett Ratner Are Lucky—Lucky They're Not Joe Paterno
There are lot of adjectives that could be applied to Ashton Kutcher, Gov. Rick Perry and Brett Ratner.
Here's one: Lucky.
As in, they're lucky they're not Joe Paterno.
Just Cancel The Simpsons Already?!
Nothing lasts forever. And maybe nothing, not even Bart Simpson's Bart Simpson-ness, should.
As the showdown between Fox and The Simpsons' voice actors reaches its reputed drop-dead date, and threatens the future of the animation classic, the devil's-advocate question begs:
Is it time for the longest-running prime-time comedy series in TV history to go?
Is This the Worst Dancing With the Stars Cast Ever? Ha!
You're thinking George Clooney's ex-girfriend is not George Clooney. You're thinking Nancy Grace is not Kate Gosselin. You're thinking the Millennium Falcon's Han Solo would be a way cooler choice than the U.S. women's soccer team's Hope Solo.
You're thinking this is the worst Dancing With the Stars lineup ever.
You're thinking wrong.
Ashton Kutcher, TV's New Top Earner: Is He Worth It...or Is He Underpaid?
According to TV Guide, Ashton Kutcher will earn $700,000 an episode this coming season on Two and a Half Men. According to TMZ, he'll make even more—as much as $900,000.
Either way, he's at the top of the salary heap for primetime actors, towering over Mariska Hargitay, Jon Hamm, Mark Harmon, Tina Fey, every single Glee kid, every single Office staffer and Mr. Tom Selleck.
Ashton Kutcher?!
First Oprah Winfrey, Now Brett Ratner? Did the Oscars Just Jump the Shark?
Oprah Winfrey, best known for TV's Oprah, will receive an honorary Oscar. Brett Ratner, best known for Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan's Rush Hour, will produce the telecast.
Cue the hysteria.
Could Casey Anthony (or Anthony Weiner) Make William and Kate Turn Around and Go Home?
Prince William and Kate Middleton are to touch down in Los Angeles this very afternoon, but you have to wonder if the United States leg of the royal visit isn't ill-timed.
Coming, as it is, right smack dab in the middle of America's summer of the Anthonys.
Casey and Weiner.
Tom Hanks and Cameron Diaz: Enough With the Crazy Stunts!
Dishing about "Man-Spanx?!" Dancing during the weather forecast?! Pulling out Jon Stewart's stitches?! Drinking water out of a British adventurer's dirty sock?!
Tom Hanks and Cameron Diaz, you should be ashamed.
You're both making spectacles of yourself!
Five Nice Things to Say About January Jones—No, Really
Dear World:
You've had your fun with January Jones.
You've called her performance in X-Men: First Class "terrible," "terrible" and "more wooden than a boardroom drinks cabinet." You've gawked at Lost cocreator Damon Lindelof's "Sucking at Acting" review. You've chuckled over Zach Galifianakis' "f--king be nice" admonition.
You have forgotten the golden rule: If you can't say anything nice about the Mad Men star, then don't say anything at all.
You need talking points.
No Matter Who Wins Idol, It'll Be the Wrong Winner!
You know the headline's right.
American Idol voters'll get it wrong. Just like Dancing With the Stars' voters (and judges) got it wrong. Just like Donald Trump got it wrong.
And thank the TV gods for that.
"Eerie Links" Between Osama Bin Laden and Harry Potter: Really?
Are there "eerie links" between the Osama bin Laden saga and the Harry Potter franchise?
And between Transformers movies, Corey Feldman movies, and whatever else you got, too?
Sure, why not?




