television

If They Mated

By Jack Silbert on July 5, 2012

Jim from The Office + Tim from The Office = Jim from The Newsroom

Posted in separated at birth | Tagged John Gallagher Jr., John Krasinski, Martin Freeman, television | 2 Responses

Separated at Birth XI

By Jack Silbert on March 11, 2012

MSNBC’s Ed Schultz and… Mickey Dolenz

Posted in separated at birth | Tagged Ed Schultz, Micky Dolenz, Monkees, MSNBC, popular music, television, The Ed Show | Leave a response

This morning, Regis Philbin announced that he’d be retiring from Live With Regis and Kelly at some point this year. For 28 years, he’s hosted a New York-based morning show, so this is truly the end of an era. I’m particularly saddened by the news. I watched in the very beginning, when Cyndy Garvey (ex-wife […]

Posted in opinion, Replace Regis Campaign | Tagged Regis Philbin, television | 10 Responses

This Week on MAD MEN

By Jack Silbert on August 25, 2009

Hilarity ensues as John McCain moves in with the Drapers.

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Mini-Series Title Math

By Jack Silbert on January 18, 2009

The Last Temptation of Christ + The Last Emperor ____________________ ?

Posted in satire | Tagged 80s movies, television | Leave a response

This Guy Can’t Win

By Jack Silbert on January 12, 2009

It’s bad enough that he’s the long-suffering, inferior-product-offering cable guy in the Verizon FIOS commercials…. But now, apparently, he’s dropping a pancake on the kitchen floor in an Egg McMuffin ad. Sigh.

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Cone Dracula

By Jack Silbert on November 17, 2008

This week on True Blood: The gang learns you can kill a vampire by driving a wooden traffic cone through its heart.

Posted in personal safety | Tagged HBO, television, vampire weaknesses | Leave a response