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You’ve heard all about those claims from cocktail waitress Jaimee Grubbs about her alleged affair with Tiger Woods (her leaked voicemail presumably triggered his public apology earlier today). Grubbs was once one of the “stars” of VH1’s bad-boyfriend-reality-show Tool ...
Reality
VH1
Tool Academy
One of the all-time great holiday specials, Pee-Wee’s Playhouse Christmas Special, is streaming online at Pee-Wee’s official website. Thanks, Jambi!
I’m partial to the Grace Jones number just for the sheer strangeness of it, but my favorite is the Penny cartoon, just like ...
Other
Annette Funicello
I found out two important things today. One, there is a dude who tried to raise his son to be a native Klingon speaker by speaking to him only in Klingon until the child was 3. And you thought your parents were, uh, quirky! And the second thing is the existence of this (via):
Will Klingon
Sci-Fi
Star Trek
Soon we will sing a sad song: There are just two episodes of Glee left before the long, cold winter. (In case you haven’t heard, the series doesn’t return to Fox until April 13.) Now, we could sit around and moan about our Glee-less lives, or we could focus on the here and now. I
Comedy
Glee
Rachel Zoe
Jump
It’s a slow news day. It was either covering this or Suri Cruise’s heels. Snowboarding bulldogs win.
On Jan. 1, Natural Balance Pet Foods will have its entry in the Rose Bowl Parade — a 112-ft. float featuring five bulldogs snowboarding down a 75-ft. ramp, and Dick Van Patten — ...
Other
With U.S. troops in the news this week, it seems like a good time to point everyone to a free online stream of the amazing documentary, The Way We Get By. No matter your political leanings, patriotic spirit level, or thoughts on troop deployment, this is a very inspiring personal story about a ...
Other
PBS
I’m not usually a morbid person, but I’ve been screaming “Kill Mohinder Suresh!” in the general direction of my TV for almost four seasons now. As Heroes started to go downhill, the bland scientist (played by Sendhil Ramamurthy) began to symbolize everything that was so ...
Sci-Fi
Heroes
Traditionally, advent calendars count down to Christmas, but I’m considering adding a few more days onto mine it counts down to Chuck. Because I am so, so excited.
Holy Chucking hell, does that look awesome. Except for one thing: Chuck will be on at 8 p.m. on Mondays, against The ...
Comedy
Chuck
The Bachelor
How I Met Your Mother
House
One Tree Hill
Apparently, Matthew McConaughey seems to have quite the career-changing effect on those around him, and this week has proven pretty sweet for his nearest and dearest. On Monday, it was announced that the “unbelievable” life of his brother, Mike a.k.a. “Rooster,” is being ...
Reality
Matthew McConaughey
TV One
Mike Judge
Bravo
Shear Genius
PopWatch is on a quest to determine the Greatest Guilty Pleasure Reality TV Show of All Time. We have 32 seeded contestants in four categories (see full bracket here), and we’re getting started with the sexytimes of the Relationships category. After you vote, please leave comments about why you ...
Reality
Cheaters
Ray Park
My eeeeyes. My….eyes. This photo of Lady Gaga and Baba Wawa can only mean one thing: nuclear winter It’s time for Barbara Walters’ most fascinating people of the year special! Which also means it’s time for each of us to think, just for a moment, about the definition of ...
Reality
Sarah Palin
Adam Lambert
ABC
Barbara Walters
Glenn Beck
Hollywood has enjoyed a respectable year at the box office. The industry is 8% ahead of last year’s record ticket-sales revenue. Variety calls it a “boom,” and much ink has been spilled over the theory that in hard financial times, people escape to the movies. But recent data ...
Other
The Catholic League is upset about this PETA ad featuring Joanna Krupa, some adorable puppies who don’t even notice her, and a strategically placed crucifix. The President of the organization told Fox 411 , “The fact is that cats and dogs are a lot safer in pet stores than they are ...
Reality
Dancing With The Stars
Make 'Em Laugh
The annual Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show aired last night on CBS, and for first time, it featured an outfit (the polka-dotted monstrosity that poor Candice Swanepoel, pictured left, had to wear) that even Alessandra Ambrosio, pictured right, couldn’t have made sexy. Also, America ...
Reality
You don’t have to be a font/type design nerd to like this video, but it helps. Even if it’s bold italic!
How close are we to being tired of “Poker Face” jokes, PopWatchers? I thought I was close, but this totally delighted me.
Other
Poker Face
Good news, drama fans: Damages will be back Jan. 25! And not a moment too soon, especially given this season’s new cast members: Campbell Scott, Martin Short, Lily Tomlin, Keith Carradine, and Len Cariou. Just a guess, but there’s some kind of conspiracy at work here…and some ...
Drama
Damages
Campbell Scott
Martin Short
Lily Tomlin
Keith Carradine
PopWatch is on a quest to determine the Greatest Guilty Pleasure Reality TV Show of All Time. We have 32 seeded contestants in four categories (see full bracket here), and we’re getting started with the sexytimes of the Relationships category. After you vote, please leave comments about why you ...
News/Talk
Tila Tequila
Eat your heart out H1N1, gatecrashers and Aretha’s hat. According to Global Language Monitor — an algorithms company who used their Predictive Quantities Indicator to find their results — “Twitter” is the most-used word of 2009. (A sampling of runner-ups: Obama, ...
Other
Barack Obama
Michael Jackson
I’m usually a big ‘ole Grinch about holidays (and normal days for that matter), but this year I find myself especially in the mood for carols, decorations and all things ”in the spirit.” And, as always, my TV is there to give me what I desire — even if what I seek ...
