NBC has officially(er) passed Mockingbird Lane a Munsters reboot, which cast Eddie Izzard as Grandpa (Dracula), Portia de Rossi as Lily (Dracula's daughter), Jerry O’Connell as Herman (Frankenstein), Mason Cook as Eddie (Werewolf) and Charity Wakefield as Marilyn (a blonde). The network apparently didn't like the idea of a ... [Read More]
Jenna-Louise Coleman first debuted on Doctor Who in "Asylum of the Daleks" as Oswin Oswald, a human converted into a Dalek. Coleman had been announced as the Doctor's new companion yet her character inexplicably died. She reappeared in the Christmas special, "The Snowmen," as the fully-human Clara Oswin Oswald, who is a brand ... [Read More]
This year's Doctor Who Christmas special, "The Snowmen," premiered a new opening that harkens back to BCE (Before Christopher Eccleston). It's got a lot more going on visually than the endless vortex featured in recent years. There are heavenly bodies such as stars, nebula and the superimposed face of Matt Smith!
The theme ... [Read More]
Cougar Town is moving to TBS, which is going all-out to promote the show with a new YouTube channel that has quirky commercials sure to create some buzz.
"The Cougars," features an older woman and an actual cougar, each one incorrectly believes the show is about them. They bet on which of them is right, then write an ... [Read More]
Last night Fox aired "Jesus, Mary and Joseph!" an episode of Family Guy that was postponed in response to the Sandy Hook shooting. However, the episode only had a single instance of cartoon violence and it bore little resemblance to the tragedy. Stewie plays the role of baby Jesus, who transforms his manger into a spaceship ... [Read More]
Old Navy has just released the penultimate TV spot in a series of five Christmas-themed commercials featuring the Griswold family from National Lampoon’s Vacation.
Ellen Griswold (Beverly D'Angelo) opens the front door and sees her white trash cousins, or at least their RV.
"Something for everyone on your list," says the ... [Read More]
Last week Fox pulled two new episodes from its Animation Domination programming block, Family Guy “Jesus, Mary and Joseph!” and American Dad “Minstrel Krampus.” The decision was made because of concerns about cartoon violence in the wake of the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The network has ... [Read More]
