Golden Celebrity

A crucial part of the mourning process for a network forced to euthanize a hopelessly enfeebled, Nielsen-sick primetime child is the speedy removal of its web presence, a compassionate measure that stops heartbroken programming executives from obsessively surfing over to the show’s page in hopes a message promising “ALL NEW EPISODE THIS SUNDAY AT 10 [...]

What a difference a week makes, as only days ago our state’s greatest displacement tragedy revolved around the fate of one lovable rat-dog, ripped from his hairdresser home by a mercenary squad of anal-retentive canine adoption officials. Still, those who hoped the IggyGate crisis would end with Ellen’s clear-eyed meditation on the power of televised [...]

If you have any interest in professional wrestling, ladies who were once in Playboy, or upsetting YouTube video of sports-related injuries, this clip of the WWE’s Candice Michelle slipping off the top rope and suffering a broken collarbone at a recent match might be up your alley. It’s not quite as dramatic as the X-Games [...]

Earlier today, we were introduced to Alex “Writer-For-Hire” Perez, the affordable, amazingly versatile scab extraordinaire who may very soon find himself with all the strike-violating work he can handle if the WGA’s membership takes to whatever’s left of the charred streets of Los Angeles around November 1st. Today’s LAT runs down some of the projects [...]

Our prayers go out to Robert Goulet, as the mustachioed crooner lies in critical condition at Cedars-Sinai awaiting a lung transplant. In his honor, we bring you vintage Goulet in his failed sitcom pilot Acting Sheriff, in which he demonstrates a facility with delivering macho-sounding non sequiturs to an appreciative studio audience. [AP]