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2014

Jan

SUPER AD By Eric Gould

It’s Super Bowl time and, of course, time for the annual run of high-end commercials. Last year when Ram Trucks rolled out the “Farmer” commercial which used the voiceover of late radio broadcaster Paul Harvey it wasn’t your usual Super Bowl fluff -- and arrestingly so...

2014

Jan

IT’S ALL IN THE NAME By Eric Gould

It’s NFL Playoff time and that also means it’s time for the college football All-Star games... Key & Peele found gold in 2012 in this clip that satirizes the usual over-the-top sports presentation graphics, and in poking fun at the inventiveness of some college athlete's names...

2014

Jan

TOLL BOOTHS OF GLORY By Monique Nazareth

Governor Chris Christie has said he's been to 129 Springsteen concerts but it's a good bet he never heard this version of Born to Run, one of the most brilliant performances in a barrage of comic riffs on the New Jersey scandal...

2014

Jan

LANES, PAINS AND AUTOMOBILES By Eric Gould

Here's Jon Stewart's rant on Wednesday about the Fort Lee traffic scandal that's boiling around New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, where he finds the whole stunt third-rate, unworthy of the true heights of Jersey-style payback...

2014

Jan

EVER IMMORTAL HARMONY By Eric Gould

Phil Everly passed away last Friday at the age of 74. Performing with brother Don as The Everly Brothers, the duo made frequent television appearances... Known for their signature harmonies, the Everlys have long been remembered by many artists as their inspiration to sing the two-part style...

2014

Jan

VERONICA MARS RETURNS By Eric Gould

It’s not a reboot of the series, but after a crowd-sourced Kickstarter fundraising campaign last year, creator Rob Thomas announced that the show would return for a full-length feature... It’s scheduled for release this March, with Kristin Bell reprising her title role...

2014

Jan

KIMMEL’S CLIP OF THE YEAR By Eric Gould

It was time again, recently, for Jimmy Kimmel Live's "Clip of the Year” award with Kimmel presenting six funny clips selected from TV and the internet as the top finalists. We were as surprised as the subject of the winning clip who made the trip to the show to accept the award from Kimmel in person...

2013

Dec

SPACE OPERA By Eric Gould

TVWW is taking its annual year-end look at The Year in TV this week, and part of that includes this video from high above everything. It's Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield doing his version of David Bowie's "Space Oddity" on the eve of his return to Earth last May...

2013

Dec

HE DOESN’T TAKE CRAP FROM ANYONE By Eric Gould

Jimmy Fallon returned to host SNL last weekend with musical guest Justin Timberlake. It wouldn’t be a Fallon-Timberlake appearance without another edition of “The Barry Gibb Talk Show," and this one had an all-star cast...

2013

Dec

A JOHN OLIVER FAREWELL By Monique Nazareth

Those of us who were impressed with how John Oliver held the reins of The Daily Show over the summer knew the Emmy-award winning comedian will be hosting his own show on HBO next year... Jon Stewart found a way to bid Oliver a fitting adieu...