2003: Bravo counterprograms the Super Bowl with a marathon of Gay Weddings. 2012: The Super Bowl counterprograms Bravo with Madonna. If I ran ABC or CBS or Fox, I would counterprogram Madonna's halftime show with a short live set by Lady Gaga. If the Giants…
Date Archives January 2012
Dorm of the Dead
Better Dorm of the Dead pull-quote: A. "Nice job! Congratulations" – Howard Stern B. "…Romero-influenced…" ?
Let the brown foaming mess wash all over you
Steven: new burger place in san antonio Steven: ice cream burger Jon: like, a savory ice cream sandwich? Steven: no Steven: like, a meat patty with fried ice cream on top of it It's called the "Ice Cream Cheeseburger," and it can be found at…
The Puppy Channel
The Puppy Channel was a short-lived American cable television channel whose programming consisted entirely of video footage of puppies. Dan FitzSimons came up with the idea when he was watching the O.J. Simpson murder case during the daytime and kept flipping through the channels during…
Adam Riff™ Clip of the Week
4. Jon Hamm is what the money is for (The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret, S02E04) Honourable Mention "His Schlong" (Family Feud, 01-23-12) Pat Sajak Interview (Dan Le Batard Is Highly Questionable, 01-24-12) Carl and Clem's sex scene (Shameless [UK], S09E04) Dwarf Village (An…
Clinical Trial 15
Jon: Mike pitched an Adam Riff™ podcast to me. Rory: Didn't you develop one three years ago? Jon: Yup. It floundered, though, like so many of my grander ideas – the Canadian television website, the Slaughter DVD, the Cribsheet mobile app, the quarterly themed magazine……
Yo Soy Fiesta
The third season of TLC's My Strange Addiction sounds disappointing. A woman who eats 900 cat treats a day, a woman addicted to her 38KKK breasts, a woman who has been snorting baby powder for over 10 years, a woman who eats tape, a woman…
Waka Flocka Swanson
Parks and Recreation-inspired 3-track EP
Coming Attractions
'92 Skybox Alonzo Mourning Rookie Card is a 12-minute comedic short about a dysfunctional sibling relationship. It just premiered at Sundance, but you can watch it online now. I dug it, and lo, the short is a precursor to a feature film, Awful Nice, that…