Jodi Arias and One of the Strangest Televised Trials Ever
“Did you watch the Jodi Arias trial today?” Mama Bravo has been asking me this on a loop since the case against the woman accused of stabbing her ex boyfriend, Travis Alexander, 29 times, shooting him...
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Fictional Moms Who Frighten Us And Ones We Love
Mothers’ Day is right around the corner, a day about finally remembering to return your mom’s phone calls and crafting bad macaroni art that expresses your appreciation for her. It’s also a day to...
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Celebrate Mother’s Day With These Six Mom-Centric TV Episodes
If you and your mom don’t get to see each other this Sunday, don’t worry. Unless it’s because she’s just suddenly gone missing, in which case, uh-oh, dude, you better go find your mom. I’ve compiled a...
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6 Reasons to Love Chris Meloni
Chris Meloni as Elliot Stabler in Law & Order: SVU It seems to me that just about everyone has a little crush on Christopher Meloni. Maybe it’s his unique body of work that sets him apart. Or maybe...
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Why We’ll Miss Glass Ceiling-Breaker Barbara Walters
Rosalynn Carter and Jimmy Carter with Barbara Walters in 1978/Wikipedia Commons Barbara Walters has been on television my entire life. Actually, she’s been on a lot longer than that, but my point is...
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The End of The Office-Era
The Office/NBC Time is basically irrelevant without markers to let you know it’s passing. You go along, day to to day, doing jobs, eating dinner and then suddenly, BOOM! something happens to remind you...
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8 Reasons to Get Excited about HBO’s New Liberace Movie
Before Elton John, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Marilyn Manson, Lady Gaga and their epic stage and personal antics, there was Liberace, aka Mr. Showmanship, the original too-much celebrity, marinated in...
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Whilst in SF: Arrested Development Edition
By Jessica Saia and Don Wu from The Bold Italic If you haven’t used at least three different highlighters in your calendar to mark the release of Arrested Development’s fourth season this Sunday,...
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Uncool Is The New Cool: A Culture of Underdogs
In the pilot episode of Freaks and Geeks, the ever-awkward Sam Weir asks his forever crush Cindy to dance. The song: “Come Sail Away” by Styx. The tempo: slow-dance mode. Sam is ready for this moment....
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Arrested Development: Identify Your Character by How You Watch the New Season
1. Watch in Costume with Strangers at the Parkway: Maeby Arrested Development/Fox So you have daddy issues and you hate your mother, which has led you to experiment with different identities and take...
View ArticleGraduation Scenes We Love (And Love To Hate!)
It’s that time of year again: the stress of finals is over, you’ve already gotten your acceptance letters and now you have the whole summer to party and look forward to starting college in the fall....
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Amanda Bynes, We Have Failed You
Nickelodeon History repeats itself, they say. And the evolution of child stars certainly supports that axiom, from Judy Garland to River Phoenix. The trajectory of these precocious celebrities is a...
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Arrested Development Fans: Do Not Give Up On Season Four!
Arrested Development/Netflix Last week at this time, everyone on the internet was freaking out about Arrested Development. We over here at KQED Pop were freaking out about Arrested Development (when...
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How Last Night’s Game of Thrones is Bringing Us Together
SPOILER ALERT! SERIOUSLY. Game of Thrones/HBO Last week at a meeting, someone who has “read the Game of Thrones books” (a distinction between types of viewers that didn’t matter to the non-readers...
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The Dog Pound’s Back: Arsenio Hall Returns to Late Night
Photo: Galaxy fm/Flickr Long before Jerry Springer’s “Jerry! Jerry!” chant secured its place in pop culture, late night talk show host Arsenio Hall was greeted nightly by his fans, aptly named the “Dog...
View ArticleHere’s a New Mister Rogers Remix for You to Listen to On Repeat!
A year ago tomorrow, PBS Digital Studios released “Garden of Your Mind,” the Mister Rogers remix made by Melody Sheep that caused everyone everywhere to cry nostalgic tears for a week or more. The...
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John Oliver is Going to Host The Daily Show and It’s Going to be Okay
John Oliver/The Daily Show If you’ve been watching The Daily Show, you know that Jon Stewart is about to take the summer off to direct a movie and another, much younger (36!?) John will take his place....
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Get Ready for The Bling Ring by Watching Pretty Wild on Netflix Instant
Alexis, Gabby and Tess of Pretty Wild/E! If you don’t live in LA or New York or go to film festivals, you won’t get a chance to see Sofia Coppola’s newest movie, The Bling Ring, until June 21, which...
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James Gandolfini Dies at 51
James Gandolfini in The Sopranos/HBO According to reports from CNN, Variety and more, James Gandolfini, best known for his role as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, has died of a possible heart attack in...
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Mad Men: Is It Time to Give Up on Don Draper’s Soul?
The Extended Draper Family and Don’s Clearest Victims/Mad Men, AMC A few months ago, I wrote an article here about how to get pumped for the new season of Mad Men. In Season Five, the show had gotten...
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