“Empire,” “Jane The Virgin,” And The Nonwhite Family Melodrama

, , , , , , , ,

One’s an unprecedented hit and the other won The CW its first Golden Globe. But more importantly, Empire and Jane The Virgin are both doing some of the most unique and progressive work on television today. From left: Jamal Lyon (Jussie Smollett), Tiana Brown (Serayah), Hakeem Lyon (Bryshere Gray), Cookie Lyon (Taraji P. Henson), Anika […]

Read More...

Cantor challenger: ‘We need FCC to monitor and regulate’ Fox News Channel

, , , , , , , ,

http://twitter.com/#!/BiasedGirl/status/435631474252189696 No, it appears that @VoteMike2014 is the real deal. Mike Dickinson, a progressive Democrat, hopes to unseat House Majority Leader Eric Cantor. His platform? Kevin Hart good, Fox News bad. http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435606348567703552 http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435609393636597760 http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435611612360491008 http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435595708734115840 http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435615670508986368 http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435615890881929216 OK, there’s more to Dickinson that hating on Sean Hannity and Fox News. http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435617654528032769 What? http://twitter.com/#!/VoteMike2014/status/435617873609097216 Back to […]

Read More...

NBC blasted for scrubbing Olympics anti-discrimination statement

, , , , , , , ,

http://twitter.com/#!/sunnyright/status/432149036775510016 Because that’s how NBC rolls. Last night Twitchy told you about some of the idiocy that sent #NBCFail trending once again. But this one deserves its own post. An NBC exec said the network aired the opening ceremony of the Sochi Winter Olympics on tape-delay to give the event the “context” and “pageantry it […]

Read More...

Demand for Norm MacDonald as ‘Late Late Show’ host ignites #LateLateNormNorm

, , , , ,

http://twitter.com/#!/JFoTheShow/status/462121526876045313 Craig Ferguson has announced that he won’t be renewing his contract with CBS and will end his run as host of “The Late Late Show” in December. Twitter users have been calling on CBS to name comedian and SNL alum Norm Macdonald as Ferguson’s replacement. The push started lightly a couple of days ago […]

Read More...