Television

5 Reasons Jason Sudeikis Leaving SNL would be a Huge Deal

[Originally posted in June of 2012] Last week, Saturday Night Live said goodbye to Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg and Jason Sudeikis. Wiig being the star of so many recurring skits, her departure will surely be felt. Andy Samberg was part of the creative team behind the SNL Digital Shorts, so his loss will certainly be […]

Happy Birthday to Mad Men’s Don Draper!

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

In the season 5 premiere of Mad Men, Don Draper’s wife Megan serenades him in French to the tune of “Zou Bisou Bisou” while friends and coworkers watch in awe. She has thrown him a surprise 40th birthday party. It is June 1, 1966. Today we celebrate Don’s “birthday” (more great TV/movie character’s birthdays can be found […]

The Top 10 John Locke Moments on ‘LOST’

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Since discovering Flavorwire’s Fictional Character Birthday list, we’ve been mentioning notable character birthdays on our weekly podcast. This week we take special note of the May 30th birthday, that of Lost’s John Locke. To celebrate, we decided to embark on an ambitious journey – to collect the Top 10 John Locke moments from Lost and […]

Podcast: Howard The Deck Discusses Must See TV vs TGIF on the #EDP

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Episode 11 of the #EDP gets DECKED! Join Howie Decker of UnderScoopFire and eclectik as they run through the vaunted TGIF and Must See TV lineups of the 80s and 90s, complete with an ABC vs NBC showdown! Which lineup was the best? Best show from the era Best theme song Best and worst spinoffs […]

Which Movie or Television Character Do You Share a Birthday With?

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Flavorwire recently published a great infographic called Fictional Character Birthdays. I’ll admit to checking it out more than a few times since being turned on to it. The one thing I haven’t quite figured out is how some of these birthdays have been determined. I know sometimes a fictional character celebrates or mentions a birthday […]

5 of the Best Marijuana Moments in Pop Culture

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

Happy April 20th! We commemorate today by bringing you a list of the… a list of.. I lost my train of thought. Hang on. Oh! Some of the best marijuana moments in pop culture history. I am in no way claiming that these are the five best, because that would require more work and […]

The Mad Cast is Back!

by Corey Chapman @chapmanrunner

In this episode, Joe & Corey welcome back Tank to break down the latest episode of Mad Men, Season 5, Episode 3, “Tea Leaves”. Although they touch upon all aspects of the show, they focus in on Betty Francis, her health scare as well as her significant weight gain. They also talk about Harry & […]

Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors is back on DVD!

by Jeff Daniel

Mill Creek Entertainment has released Volume I of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors on DVD. This volume consists of the first 32 episodes of the series on 3 discs, along with a bonus episode of C.O.P.S. First released in 1985, this was a really well-animated cartoon with an interesting storyline. The story is that Jayce […]

Five of the Worst VHS Tapes a Guy Can Own

by Chad E Young

I am a huge fan of VHS. I love them. Plain and simple. It’s a dangerous addiction that I try to fight, but it comes back and hits me when I least expect it. In fact, at one point I had so many VHS in my collection I was up to almost 500. While that’s […]

The 25 Greatest 90s TV Theme Songs

by Sarah Morin

When I first sat down to start creating the second part of my list of greatest theme songs I thought I would have a lot of difficulty coming up with a list of great themes from the 90s. In fact I thought I would originally have to lower it to just the 20 greatest themes. […]

The 2012 DVR Cleanup Project: Week 4

by Googs

Good day people and I welcome you back to my near incoherent ramblings about the losing battle I am fighting with my DVR. Not sure if you missed me last week, but if you did all apologies. I was in the throes of finishing the designs for the UnderScoopFire t-shirts, so unfortunately this post took […]

The 2012 DVR Cleanup Project: Week 3

by Googs

This week’s journey through the magical realm of my DVR is a short one. Time is, unfortunately, constantly moving no matter how often I try to use my Jedi powers to slow it down (I am actually a Jedi, by the way. I have the paperwork to prove it.). Family, friends, super secret projects for […]

A Look Back at MTV’s “Undressed”

by Howie Decker @HowardTheDeck

In 1999 I was finishing up my undergraduate degree, living with my girlfriend, going out drinking five nights a week. Today, I’m not using that undergrad degree (or my Masters degree), I still live with my girlfriend (she shares my last name now), and I might go out drinking five nights a year. Things have […]

The 2012 DVR Cleanup Project: Week 2

by Googs

Hey there sports fans, we’re back with another exciting installment of the 2012 DVR Cleanup Project. Before we begin this week’s journey through my TV habits I’d like to tell you a story. This past summer, on my birthday, my father, 2 of my closest friends and myself played a wonderful round of golf. That […]

The 2012 DVR Cleanup Project

by Googs

Hello friends, and welcome to the first installment in my ongoing investigative series delving into why, exactly, I have so much crap on my DVR and my attempts, futile as they may be, to clean some proverbial house. Before I begin, NO, I am not a DVR hoarder. I understand full well that if I […]

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