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  • outrage

    Proud Reputations of L.A, Television, Fox Destroyed by Harlot

    Body-displaying sex symbol Jillian Barberie Reynolds still has a job as a, heh, "weather and lifestyle anchor" on Fox TV in L.A., while actual journalists are getting laid off. How long will we allow sexy ladies to defile our televisions? More »
    11:44 AM
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by DahlELama: She also seems to have a job as a permanent pop-up on my computer screen, which makes me hate her,... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • Billy Mays

    Dead Man Sells Adhesives

    Billy Mays is dead, but his ghost will return to haunt your television until you order roll after roll of Mighty Tape, to quiet the bearded demon. It's what he would have wanted. More »
    10:06 AM
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Awesome X: My favorite is when he dances with Bing Crosby. CGI, FTW. 3 Responses | Other threads

  • television

    Napoleon Dynamite star Jon Heder is getting his own scripted show on Comedy Central.

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  • useless technology

    Fox News Can't Quite Get Its Head Around CNN's Wall of Wonder

    Remember the election? The dancing of the numbers across John King's magic screen on CNN, as states rose and fell and changed colors before your eyes? Viewers liked that, apparently. Fox is just now figuring that out. More »
    07/09/09
    5,884
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    By John Cook

    Comment by Aaron Altman: You know who else is good with this stuff? Meteorologists. Solution: have weatherpeople do the news. Might... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • The new hippies

    'She Decided She Would Be Funemployed, And Started a Blog'

    That whole "Funemployment" thing was clearly a fake trend composed of nothing. Which makes it perfect television! CBS sent its last working journalist to track down these young, wealthy, aimless Funemployed layabouts. Here are their dumb stories.
    07/09/09
    7,303
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by lapsedjew: Is "funemployed" the new "staycation?" Because if so, I need to start working on recession-appropriate puns in the hopes that... 5 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    Rupert Murdoch Declares Culture War

    In your woebegone Wednesday media column: the WSJ takes on the NYT's culture section in a total death match, TV networks not upset they lost $23 in ad money covering MJ, more Hobo New York Times coverage, and newspapers burn. More »
    07/08/09
    3,933
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by son of spam: Murdoch's right about the NYT coverage. Now, did he say anything about a "Women of Sotheby's" feature on page 3? more » | Other threads

  • talking heads

    'A Human Instrument Has Gone Extinct'

    Ha! Our poor video team slaved away all day pulling clips from the Michael Jackson memorial service and put a funny exclamation point on it all with a couple of compilation videos featuring television commentators' desperate search for words. More »
    07/07/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by ithabeleng metesunyane: too all of the people who are being so disrespectful of Mister Jackson's memory just remember this: the Jackson family and... 14 Responses | Other threads

  • a loss for words

    There Is No Way to Describe How Much the Michael Jackson Memorial Matters

    Yes, the Michael Jackson memorial — going on now! — is being watched everywhere right now. But the only question if you happened to have been on TV filling time was "How big is this?" More »
    07/07/09
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    By Gabriel Snyder
  • pic of the night

    They Never Can Say Goodbye

    Television reporters set up shop outside the Jackson family home in Encino. Los Angeles is going to spontaneously combust today. Mark my words. (AP/Jason Redmond)
    07/07/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by snugbug: This photo has a.. poetic quality about it. As for the context of it: NO! I don't want LA to... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • web video

    Are TV Networks Screwing Themselves By Putting Their Shows Online?

    The Times' Brian Stelter notes today that thanks to television networks placing shows on the internet, more people are watching video on the web for longer periods of time, leading to an explosion of original content created outside of Hollywood. More »
    07/06/09
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    By The Cajun Boy
  • Media Crack

    Honduran President Just Sitting Around Hoping a Reporter Will Visit

    In your Friday-like Thursday media column: Howard Kurtz types many words for no good reason, Rupert Murdoch denies wanting to own the NYT, the WaPo can't stop distancing itself from that sellout email, and journalism is practiced in Honduras. More »
    07/02/09
    1,573
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by marinaorangina: why don't you call him the DE FACTO president of honduras? not elected, not democratic.... geez, gawker... more » | Other threads

  • vigilantes

    Wait, Did Geraldo Just Ask the Fox News Audience to Kill a Child Molester?

    Last night on Fox News, Geraldo Rivera took a hit out on David Earls, a convicted child-rapist whose atrociously low sentence Bill O'Reilly has been demagoguing. More »
    06/30/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by ChillbearLatrigue: "These men actually want people to die." Yes, but to be more accurate they want a specific person to die.... 36 Responses | Other threads

  • television

    The Death of Television Draws Ever Nearer

    The Supreme Court just effectively doubled the number of Americans who have access to ad-skipping DVR technology. TV is in trouble. More »
    06/29/09
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    By John Cook

    Comment by lobstr: Great, that could only mean more product fucking placement. Go easy on us, NBC. I don't need to know Tina... 24 Responses | Other threads

  • first impressions

    Hung and Nurse Jackie: Shows We'll Warily Watch

    So who watched Hung last night? HBO's latest installment in its string of series depicting lives lived on the fringes of America is about a well-endowed gym teacher who becomes a gigolo to earn some extra cash. It was... good? More »
    06/29/09
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    By Richard Lawson
  • Media Crack

    Still a Few More Years Before the Total Collapse of the NYT

    In your sad Monday media column: the New York Times will limp along a little longer, Iran locks up journalists while they're engrossed in Twitter, Tim Rutten is predictable, and the television industry loses a couple billion, no biggie. More »
    06/29/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by kneetoe: Well, good news about the VJ job, anyway. God was I awful. 1 Responses | Other threads

  • journalismism

    Anchorman Sequel, Real Life Version

    Wisconsin is home of the media crazy. A TV anchorwoman in La Crosse traced those harassing emails she was getting—they're coming from inside her co-anchor's house! More »
    06/23/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by smartster: I am from Wisconsin, I am. This is such a good example of the well known Midwestern passive aggressiveness. People... 14 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    Successful Writer Feels Not So Successful

    In your perennial Tuesday media column: It still sucks to be a writer, sucks if you bought a newspaper, sucks to make stock picks, sucks to produce news on television, and somebody got a new job! More »
    06/23/09
    3,720
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Phyllis Nefler: Wait, what's in the evil Daily Beast contract? Surely someone here has their hands on it. I WANT ANSWERS! more » | Other threads

  • celebrity science

    Handicapping the Jon and Kate Announcement Thing

    What is today, America? Lo, it's the day when Jon and Kate Gosselin make their big announcement on the reality show they have, with their kids, on the TV. This could save gossip magazines! We rank the possibilities, below. More »
    06/22/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan
  • new york times

    Bill Keller's Grand Media Tour

    You simply cannot turn on your television these days without seeing New York Times editor Bill Keller expounding on something, or explaining something, or being made fun of. He is ubiquitous! More »
    06/22/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by nellicat: Would some of you journalist types please sound in about the "keeping secret the kidnapping of a NYT reporter" issue?... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    Bill Keller Will Go Wherever He Wants, Suckas

    In your waterlogged Thursday media column: Bill Keller defends his Iran trip, Jon Stewart is cruelly eviscerated, the Weather Channel wants big ratings so it can then fail like other TV networks, and the internet reigns supreme. More »
    06/18/09
    9,594
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by MissPeacock: The Weather Channel is my guilty morning pleasure. I love their morning anchors (Kevin Robinson and Nicole Mitchell), but their... more » | Other threads

  • television

    You Will Probably Watch Bored to Death

    The trailer for HBO's Bored to Death, a show created by Jonathan Ames starring Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis about a Brooklyn writer living out his dream to be a character in a Raymond Chandler novel, is now online. [HBO.com] More »
    06/18/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by snugbug: Uh, thanks for bastardizing Raymond Chandler, aka one of my absolute favorite writers for me, HBO! Damn fools. Why don't... 2 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    Greta Van Susteren Talking Out the Side of Her Neck

    In your plastic Wednesday media column: Greta Van Susteren explains why she's a better friend to "poor African Americans" than Barack Obama is, along with newspaper news, TV news, and New York Post blowjob news. More »
    06/17/09
    4,287
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Hey_mikey: Wow. Greta helped who? She must have gotten a bad batch of Adderall. more » | Other threads

  • wrong

    Times Was Pretty Sure That Daily Show Thing Went Well

    When the Daily Show sent Jason Jones to viciously mock the defenseless New York Times last week, the universal reaction was: Ouch. Except within the New York Times! They thought they did great. More »
    06/17/09
    8,341
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by FormerEnglishMajor: John Koblin also finds out that the Daily Show cut out interviews with David Carr, Sewell Chan, and others, probably... 4 Responses | Other threads

  • feuds

    Letterman Mocks Pathetic Protest Calling for His Firing

    Tens of imbecilic wingnuts turned out yesterday outside of Letterman's midtown studio to express faux outrage over his "perverted" jokes about Sarah Palin and her daughters, which in turn provoked Dave to spend almost an entire segment mocking them. More »
    06/17/09
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    By The Cajun Boy
  • what

    Okay, 'It's Hammertime'

    If you haven't already watched this video (ad, really) of a mob of golden-panted dancers flooding into a clothing store, unannounced, and performing the Hammer dance to "U Can't Touch This," what exactly are you doing on the internet?
    06/16/09
    9,500
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by dolemite1975: + Watch video This is so much friggin' better. Sheesh. 5 Responses | Other threads

  • Media Crack

    Will Your Children Know the Magic of Television?

    In your variegated Wednesday media column: Television's death foretold, the magazine industry's resurgence predicted, the Boston Globe's hope springs eternal, and something for tattoo enthusiasts to read. More »
    06/16/09
    2,879
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Evil Baby Ant Eater: Will Your Children Know The Magic Of TV? Yes, because it was a effing great babysitter for me, and I turned... 3 Responses | Other threads

  • feuds

    David Letterman Apologizes to Sarah Palin Again

    Reports have surfaced that David Letterman offered yet another apology to Sarah Palin at this afternoon's taping of his show set to air later tonight. He couldn't have made a bigger mistake. More »
    06/15/09
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    By The Cajun Boy
  • monsters

    Kate Gosselin Refuses to Water Her Children

    If you've ever wondered what kind of mother Kate Gosselin is behind the scenes, wonder no more. Access Hollywood released this clip today of footage caught just prior to an interview with Kate and her kids, and it's kinda troubling. More »
    06/11/09
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    By The Cajun Boy

    Comment by ✪TheMac: Am I horrible for thinking that maybe Gawker's being a bit hard on Kate (in this instance)? I mean, maybe the... 44 Responses | Other threads

  • today next week

    NeNe and Hoda Kotb to Go At It Next Week

    A different Real Housewife will co-host the fourth hour of the Today Show every day next week. Kathie Lee is on vacation, so the producers figured they needed new screeching weirdos. Bethenny we're happy about. Tamra? Not so much. [B&C]
    06/11/09
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    By Richard Lawson

    Comment by ✪TheMac: For those who "don't know 'nothing 'bout NeNe": 2 Responses | Other threads

  • scandals

    TV Lady Who Reports on Nude Celeb Pics Outraged at Her Own Nude Celeb Pics

    Daisy Ballmajo is the co-host of Paparazzi TV Sensacional on Mega TV—sort of a Spanish-language version of TMZ. The type of show that loves leaked photos of nude celebrities! Now Daisy's own nude photos have leaked. She's upset! More »
    06/10/09
    19,288
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by MakeFetch: I'm always interested in how people pose in their nude photos. If I ever allowed my husband to take nude... 8 Responses | Other threads

  • television

    David Letterman's Time Has Finally Come

    David Letterman, who has been quietly doing his second-place late night joker show over on CBS like forever, is all of a sudden beating the Tonight Show in the ratings. Calling Sarah Palin a slut really pays off! More »
    06/10/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan
  • death ride

    Update: NYPD Is Investigating Fox Newser Accused of a Cyclist Hit-and-Run

    The New York Police Department confirms that it is investigating the alleged death ride that a Fox News staffer took a cyclist on in Central Park last week. More »
    06/10/09
    6,396
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    By John Cook

    Comment by TheHonJudgeSmails: Those who insist on riding about upon such a painfully outdated mode of transportation deserve whatever harm comes their way. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • death ride

    Exclusive: Fox Newser Accused of Dragging Cyclist Through Central Park

    In typical Fox News fashion, when we asked a Fox News writer how a Central Park cyclist ended up being dragged on the hood of his SUV for four blocks, he blamed the victim, calling the biker a "vigilante." More »
    06/09/09
    99,565
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    By John Cook

    Comment by smecktacular: Cyclists have the same right to the road. Regarless if they're doing 15mph in front of you and you're a... 30 Responses | Other threads

  • television

    Vulture is reporting that VH1 might be canceling Best Week Ever.

    06/08/09
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  • professionals

    Nobody At Fox Business Has Any Idea What's Happening, At All

    When Fox Business News anchors "throw" a story to a "correspondent," that correspondent may know something, or may just sit there looking flummoxed and terrified. This may happen several times in a row! They do not know anything, these people.
    06/08/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by momof3wildkids: CNBC is no different. My husband gets a woody (probably not for 55 hours) over Erin Burnett at CNBC.... 13 Responses | Other threads

  • men

    Chick Runs Dude Network

    Spike TV, as you men know, is the cable network of choice for testicle-bearers. From MANswers to The Ultimate Fighter to Deadliest Warrior, only Spike TV caters directly to testosterone-based idiot viewers. But dude—a chick's picking their shows?!? More »
    06/08/09
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Spirit Fingers: I don't use this word much, because it's just awful, and silly, and relegated to people like Spencer Pratt, but... 9 Responses | Other threads

  • from the archives

    The Spy Magazine 'Bunny Burgers' Pilot (And Two More Pranks!)

    Spy Magazine staged an elaborate prank 15 years ago as a TV show pilot; it didn't work out. But the prank is finally on YouTube. Click to see the rise and fall of Bunny Burgers. UPDATE: Two more pranks below! More »
    06/05/09
    1,755
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by Greasy Thumb Guzik: I still liked the one where they sent out 13¢ rebate checks to celebs & Cher hand signed it &... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • politics

    L.A. Mayor's Screwing Another Reporter, Which Is A-OK

    Hot TV reporter-screwing L.A. mayor Antonio Villaraigosa is screwing another TV reporter! In the most literal sense. But not in the figurative sense, because her news station is just fine with the mayor-screwing thing! L.A.'s ridiculous in all ways: More »
    06/03/09
    12,384
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    By Hamilton Nolan

    Comment by daveyjonesisdead: "multi-faceted talent." That's LA euphemism for, excellant boob job. 11 Responses | Other threads

  • moguls

    Mark Cuban's High Definition Dreams Crushed By Time Warner

    Mark Cuban concedes his HDNet has been permanently kicked off Time Warner Cable Systems nationwide. It's a rough time for the mouthy internet entrepreneur. More »
    06/02/09
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    By Ryan Tate

    Comment by Cutting Makes You Sexy: Hey. Have you guys seen Role Models? You know that guy from Role Models who plays Oggie's dad? Mark Cuban reminds... 1 Responses | Other threads

  • anticipation

    Conan's Opening Monologue Jokes Leaked

    Are you excited about Conan's Tonight Show debut tonight? We are! We've got big bowl of tortilla chips already out and we're about to whip up some homemade queso dip! Jealous? Regardless, here's something to whet your appetite—-a few of Conan's opening jokes have been sent to us! More »
    06/01/09
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    By The Cajun Boy
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