Between the mishandling of Conan O’Brien and attempts to make half-baked shows like The Cape and Playboy Club happen, NBC has been riding the short bus for a while now. What seemed like another major strike against the network has been averted, though, as dormant sitcom Community will resurface in 2012. Read the rest of this entry »

I generally don’t pay attention to things like ratings and mid-year schedules because I don’t have cable and can care less what time a show is airing as long as it shows up on the Internet. However, news has spread that makes me want to slap Jay Leno with a piss-drenched script from The Cape. Read the rest of this entry »

If you were to hop in the DeLorean and head back to 1994, there’s no way in hell you’d believe Snoop Dogg would be getting his own family sitcom down the line, not after once facing murder charges and publicly sipping gin cocktails back in the day. Yet after a couple decades in the limelight and moderate success with a few prior cable series, this puff-puff-passin’ pop icon has teamed with NBC and Everybody Loves Chris writer Don Reo to bring his acting skills to your living room. Read the rest of this entry »

The Boombox:

Bay Area rapper Paris has filed a $20 million lawsuit against NBC Networks, Warner Brothers Pictures and other television producers for allegedly stealing the concept of a reality show he created.

According to the suit, Paris, born Oscar Jackson, copyrighted the show’s concept, which is based around redesigning rundown schools, with the help of an urban hip-hop label, world-class designers and contractors, all “willing to use its resources to make a difference.” Read the rest of this entry »

So long, The Office. There’s a new funniest show in the world and its name is Community. In just its second season, the sitcom is one of the smartest, most hilarious shows on television, which means that its ratings aren’t that good compared to the shows on CBS which cater to adults that wear bibs. Read the rest of this entry »

You had to see this coming. Steve Carell, star of one of your favorite shows The Office, is leaving after this season. As his brilliance on the show increased, so did his popularity, making him a hot commodity in Hollywood. The money is better on the big screen and NBC is a clusterfrick right now. At this point, it might be better to let the show ride off into the sunset when Carell leaves. Read the rest of this entry »

As the dust from the Late Night Wars finally begins to settle, one residual blow is being taken to Jay Leno’s refurbished Tonight Show. There are reports that Kevin Eubanks – Jay’s chuckling bandleader for the past 14 years – will not be riding shotgun during Leno’s second tenure as host. Apparently, the primetime bandleader doesn’t want to be an accessory to robbery.

With the Tonight Show band gig now open and The Roots already taken, maybe Hip-Hop will get another late night look.

Snoop Dogg, anyone?

Is Kevin Eubanks Leaving the Tonight Show? [People]

And just like that we turn the calender page another month is in the books.  Seeing how I was outta pocket for most of the week due to work, I actually had to do this one just to catch myself back up with what’s been going on.  So whether you were here everyday or need a refreshers course, take a look back with us.

– Between the Celtics Vs. Lakers & The Grammys, January went out on a high note.

– Dwight’s baby momma got low… for peanuts & her son’s future shame.

– Freddie Foxx rocked some poor schlub’s snot box & Freddie Gibbs invaded NYC.

– It may be debatable that Wayne’s the top “pitch” man, but D. Rose turned in the top dunk of the week.

– ?uesto showed off NBC’s Black History Menu.  It looked Ooooooootay © Buckwheat

– David spoke on Vampires & Heartbreak.

Wow.

If you thought Late Night With Jimmy Fallon itself was bad, how about this unsettling lunch menu NBC offer(ed) ‘in honor of’ of Black History Month? Questlove obviously didn’t think too highly of it, as he TwitPic’ed the snapshot on @questlove, while pointing a big, black finger at NBC’s Public Relations department, who immediately issued a retraction.

I bet Popeyes is pissed they lost a whole month of catering.

Maybe it’s been the amount of free time I’ve had this week, but I’ve been catching up with this television show called The News and it’s pretty interesting. I’ve learned a lot. The biggest thing I’ve learned has been that there are a lot of people out in the world that suck. Not in the sexy way either.

Then, the wildest thing happened the other day. I was walking around the woods and some guy named Virgil took me on a trip. He showed me a few circles of Hell and where each of this week’s evildoers will end. Can someone remind me to re-up on my ‘shrooms when this list is done? Read the rest of this entry »

First, if you’re not up on Parks & Recreation, you are seriously missing out. The show is proof that the creators of television still might just have a shred of creativity left in them. The above video – a mock-umentary of the casting call for the role of Leslie Knope – is pure hilarity as we see the leader of one of the most notable Hip-Hop “ensembles” to ever grace the stage takes on the role of a middle-aged white woman. RZA’s performance is nothing short of Oscar-worthy and any video with my future wifey Rashida Jones in it is worth watching if nothing else.

Massiel Franco. Amen.

Comcast Bought NBC [Warming Glow]

How To Waste Time At Work [College Humor]

Jesus Christ Gets Booted from Jury Duty [OKS]

Frosty The Inappropriate Snowman [Afrojacks]

The Five Best Drug Dealers On TV [Paste] Read the rest of this entry »

Thanks to the recession and NBC’s money hoarding ways, The Roots got some work to do.

As Jimmy Fallon’s house band for his new late night show, they have to record 200 new songs due to NBC’s cost-costing effort to avoid paying royalties on songs the band might have played on air. What’s funny to me is that they must expect this show to actually stick around long enough for them to need 200 songs. I wonder if they’ll pick up where Rising Down left off (142 w/ the bonus song) or will they do some other kooky numbering scheme. Read the rest of this entry »

I’m not one for watching TV shows on a weekly basis. I have a shitty memory so I tend to forget what happens from week to week and my schedule is so erratic that I’m bound to miss an episode or two. Instead, I opt to wait till a particular season of a show is over and cop the DVD to watch it all at once on my own schedule. I did this with Heroes Season 1 and became a fan of the show. I wanted to continue this technique once Season 2 hit the stands earlier this summer…but seeing as how it’s a recession and errbody broke © Jeezy, I had to miss out on Season 2.

Fortunately, the strike-shortened season meant that I didn’t miss that much. The one hour special at the beginning of the Season 3 premiere last night also went a long way to helping people catch on to the most recent events. Read the rest of this entry »