This is the cutest snowboarding dinosaur you’ve ever seen or your money back.
A couple put a mic on their 4-year-old while snowboarding, and dressed him up in a dinosaur outfit.
In case you could use a smile today…pic.twitter.com/dr31N1lTJ3
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) February 10, 2022
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Vanity Fair‘s Hillary Busis brought this 10-year-old NBC promo to my attention for the first time, and, you guys, I’ve never seen anything so cursed.
The spot aired in 2012 during Super Bowl XLVI, and featured the casts of NBC’s then biggest shows and news personalities singing “Brotherhood of Man” from the Broadway show How to Get Ahead in Business for reasons that are absurdly unclear.
The promo wants to have it both ways: both as a gesture of sincerity, but all the while winking at the audience to let the more cynical amongst us know that they’re in on the “joke”? Whatever the hell that is?
But that’s not the worst part. The worst part is the cast of garbage men marching through this thing as a grim reminder of how much has changed in the past decade. There’s Matt Lauer; there’s CeeLo Green; there’s Chris D’Elia; there are Aziz Ansari and Chris Pratt who aren’t bad people, but whose once affable characters have been shaded recently; front and center is Alec Baldwin who is at the center of a terrible tragedy; and, of course, there’s also the Former Insurrectionist in Chief, pointing at the camera, threatening to fire all of us.
As Busis describes it, “It’s a parade of infamy, the very definition of aging poorly … ‘Brotherhood of Man’ is mesmerizing and cursed, a sunny slice of forced corporate frivolity that conceals remarkable darkness.”
And in conclusion, Happy Super Bowl, everyone! Embrace the cringe! Can’t wait to see what horrors NBC has in store for us this year!
Signed, Someone Who Doesn’t Have a Horse in This Race.
(I would usually suspect misogyny at the root of fan hate against a female host, but in this circumstance, I’ll allow it.)
Me: “Alright, maybe I’ll give Mayim Bialik another chance.”
Mayim: “That sound means it’s the end of Single Jeopardy.”
Me: pic.twitter.com/ALhi30srIb
— Mucci Wally Wally, Mucci Bang Bang (@MucciFlipFlop) February 8, 2022
#Jeopardy #JeopardyCollegeChampionship Stop trying to make “Single Jeopardy” happen. It’s not going to happen. pic.twitter.com/N56E5xOJVn
— Feini Ardelean (@feiniardelean) February 11, 2022
Me every time Mayim Bialik says “single Jeopardy” #jeopardy pic.twitter.com/Lz1y79MKNf
— Lydia Butler (@moonlovr26) February 5, 2022
There's no reason hearing Mayim say "Single Jeopardy" should annoy me as much as it does but it makes me irrationally annoyed.
— BuzzerBlog (@buzzerblog) February 4, 2022
I stick up for Mayim except when she says "Single" #Jeopardy
— Aslanclaire (@Lionwoman54) February 11, 2022
I'm going to exclusively refer to the first round of #Jeopardy as 'Single Jeopardy!' from now on simply because it seems to bother a whole lot of weirdos. In fact, the second round is now 'Double Single Jeopardy!' and it's followed by 'Final Single Jeopardy!'.
— IWC Panel Member (@ElDandyJason) February 7, 2022
Go ahead and call me a conspiracy theorist, but methinks there are some shenanigans going on over at Wheel of Fortune. It’s just a coincidence that this string of huge wins comes after Jeopardy! has a string of huge champions and has become something of a cultural touchstone? Come on.
For the first time in Wheel of Fortune history, we had 2—no, sorry—3 $100,000 Bonus Round winners IN A ROW! 💰💰💰 Hear how Lisa, Mark and Bree all made their way to the wheel to win BIG 🤩 @Slotomania pic.twitter.com/kt7ofpxoTf
— Wheel of Fortune (@WheelofFortune) February 11, 2022
John Oliver revealed how the whole Adam Driver thing came to be on Last Week Tonight. It was supposed to be a one-off joke, until it wasn’t.
Sam Waterson is hinting that a fan-favorite will be returning to Law & Order. But apparently, it won’t be S. Epatha Merkerson, so what are we even talking about here?
NBC hasn’t asked to interview Chinese tennis star Peng Shui, who is at the center of a sexual assault controversy involving a former Chinese government official. HUH. WHY NOT?
Seth Rogen is not wrong, but the thing is, we like having our opinions and preferences confirmed and maybe enjoy bitching when they’re not even more.
Issa Rae is going to be honored with the Producers Guild’s Visionary Award.
I mean your energy flagged once
— Paul F. Tompkins (@PFTompkins) February 10, 2022
Meet the man who makes the fake penises for all your favorite shows and movies. WARNING and this might be obvious, but there are a bunch of NSFW images in there.
And while we’re on the topic of penises, Eminem will not pull his out during the Super Bowl Halftime show.
I’ve found it! The dumbest Buzzfeed headline! “Tell Us Your Coffee Order And We’ll Reveal Which ‘Yellowstone’ Character You Are”
Congratulations to Anderson Cooper!
This isn’t a TV story, but here we go. So Billie Eilish recently stopped a concert when she noticed a fan in distress, telling the audience, “I wait for people to be OK before I keep going.” Some people, including Kanye West, took this to be an attack on Travis Scott following the Astroworld tragedy. West lashed out at Eilish on Instagram, demanding she apologize to Scott or he would pull out of Coachella which he is headlining with Eilish. Eilish has not apologized, replying instead, “Literally never said a thing about Travis. Was just helping a fan.” For his part, Scott liked Kanye’s post, and then unliked it after his lawyers saw what he did (but not before a bunch of other people noticed, too).
Anyway, between this and his behavior towards Kim Kardashian, her family and Pete Davidson, Kanye is out of control these days, and it feels like the prelude to something terrible happening. I certainly hope it’s not the case.
Renewals
- 30 Coins has been renewed for a second season on HBO Max.
- Cursed Films has been renewed for a second season on Shudder.
- It Couldn’t Happen Here and Indefensible have been renewed at SundanceTV.
- Magnolia Table with Joanne Gaines has been renewed for a sixth season on Magnolia.
- Art in Bloom with Helen Dealtry has been renewed for a second season on Magnolia.
- Restoring Galveston has been renewed for a second season on Magnolia.
In Development
- Despite having just announced new cast additions, the Beauty & The Beast series is not moving forward at Disney+ due to production delays. It is not being entirely scrapped yet, and might return to production at a later date.
- End of Watch is being turned into a series at Fox.
- Blade Runner 2099, a series produced by Ridley Scott, is in the works at Amazon.
- The New Look, a limited series about Christian Dior and Coco Chanel starring Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche, has been ordered at Apple TV+.
- Blockbuster, a comedy set in the last Blockbuster, is in the works at Netflix WHICH JUST SEEMS LIKE RUBBING IT IN.
- Little Films and Lucky are the first two projects in development at HBO under their new deal with Julio Torres.
- Norman Reedus is teaming up with Henson TV to create a new creature fantasy series.
- Life After Death, a reality series about medium Tyler Henry, has been ordered at Netflix.
- Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror from Bryan Fuller has been ordered at Shudder.
- Always Amore, a film produced by Giada De Laurentiis, is in the works at Hallmark Movies & Mysteries.
- Mood has been ordered at BBC America.
- Snap, a psychological thriller series, has been greenlit at AllBlk.
- The Suspect and Showtrial have been ordered at Sundance Now.
- Khan: The Series is being developed at Fox.
- Reel Britannia has been picked up at BritBox.
- Nickelodeon Slime Cup, a golf special, is in the works at Nickelodeon.
- A Home Away; Beach Cottage Chronicles (wt); Handcrafted Hotels; Home Stories with Kate and Amy (wt); and Untitled Bryan Ford Baking Project (wt) have all been ordered at Magnolia.
Casting News
- Andrew Rannells is joining the cast of Immigrant on Hulu.
- Constance Zimmer is joining the cast of Big Sky on ABC.
- David Alan Grier has joined the cast of The Patient on FX.
- Rupert Graves and Shaunette Renée Wilson have been added to the cast of Washington Black on Hulu.
- Theo James, Meghann Fahy, and Will Sharpe are joining the cast of The White Lotus on HBO.
- Bill Camp has joined the cast of The Burial on Amazon.
- Adam Rose will guest star on New Amsterdam on NBC.
- Megan Mullally and Nick Offerman will host the Spirit Awards which will air on IFC and AMC+.
Mark Your Calendar
- Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty will premiere on HBO on March 6.
- The Tourist will debut on HBO Max on March 3.
- Raven’s Home will return on Disney Channel on March 11.
- Ali Wong: Don Wong will premiere on Netflix on February 14.
- Cat Burglar will premiere on Netflix on February 22.
- Young Justice: Phantoms will return on HBO Max this spring.
- Mash-Up Our Home will premiere on HGTV on March 12.
- Documentary Now! will be returning on IFC and AMC this year.
- Dramaworld will premiere on IMDb TV on February 12.
- Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) will air on ABC on February 20.
- French horror films, Livid; High Tension; Bastards; Trouble Every Day; Evolution; Frontier(s); and Martyrs will premiere on Shudder on March 1.
- Dark Glasses will premiere on Shudder this fall.
R.I.P.
Destinee LaShaee, First transgender star of My 600-Lb. Life
Ian McDonald, Co-founder of King Crimson and Foreigner
WATCH THIS
FRIDAY
Inventing Anna: Based on a true story, Julia Garner stars as Anna Delvey, a con-artist who worked her way through New York’s elites. Series premiere. Netflix
Bigbug: Suburbanites are trapped in their homes by their robot servants in this dark sci-fi comedy from the director of Amélie, and Delicatessen. Netflix
everything’s gonna be all white: This three-part documentary series explores the history of race from the perspectives of people of color. Series premiere. 7 p.m., Showtime
Love is Blind: Open the pods. Season two. Netflix
Olympics: Snowboarding, Skeleton, Alpine Skiing, Speedskating & More 7 p.m., NBC
SATURDAY
Puppy Bowl marathon: Because puppies. 7 p.m., Animal Planet
Line Sisters: A sorority weekend turns deadly in this new Lifetime movie. 7 p.m., Lifetime
Olympics: Bobsled, Skeleton, Alpine Skiing, Figure Skating (Dance) & More 7 p.m., NBC
SUNDAY
Super Bowl: Happy Super Bowl to all who celebrate. 5 p.m., NBC
Bel-Air: The gritty reboot of the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that feels like it has been 30 years in the making. Series premiere. Peacock
Puppy Bowl XVIII: MORE PUPPIES. 1 p.m., Animal Planet
Olympics: Figure Skating (Dance); Bobsled & More 9:30 p.m., NBC
| FRI. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | Jeopardy! National College Championship (new) |
20/20 |
| CBS | Big Brother: Celebrity Edition (new) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
| CW | Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | Friday Night Smackdown | Local |
| NBC | Olympics 2022 Primetime (new) |
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| SAT. | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | 10:30 | 11:00 | 11:30 |
| ABC | NBA Basketball (live) |
News/Local |
| CBS | Magnum P.I. (repeat) |
Blue Bloods (repeat) |
48 Hours | News/Local |
| FOX | 9-1-1 (repeat) |
The Cleaning Lady (repeat) |
News/Local |
| NBC | Olympics 2022 Primetime | News/ Local |
Olympics 2022 Primetime Plus |
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| SUN. | 6:00 | 6:30 | 7:00 | 7:30 | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
| ABC | America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
America’s Funniest Home Videos (repeat) |
Shark Tank (repeat) |
Shark Tank (repeat) |
| CBS | 60 Minutes | Big Brother: Celebrity Edition (new) |
The Equalizer (repeat) |
SWAT (repeat) |
| The CW | Local | March (repeat) |
Two Sentence Horror Stories (repeat) |
Two Sentence Horror Stories (repeat) |
Local |
| FOX | The Simp-sons (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
The Simp-sons (repeat) |
The Great North (repeat) |
Bob’s Burgers (repeat) |
Family Guy (repeat) |
Local/News |
| NBC | Super Bowl LVI (live) |
Olympics 2022 Primetime (live) |