Parcbench’s Oscar Picks
by: GregVictor
EDITOR’S NOTE: No one on the Parcbench staff had the cojones to go out on a limb with their Oscar picks. No one except Greg…
Thanks to an email message sent by a producer of “The Hurt Locker” (asking voters to vote for his low-budget indie film over a certain $500 million budget 3-D contender), there [...]
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Obama iBranding on TV (VIDEO)
On November 13, 2009 at 9:56 am
The cooperation between Hollywood and the Obama administration has reached a really creepy level. A few weeks ago, first lady Michelle Obama and second lady Jill Biden announced a week (October 19 through 25) of heavy-handed promotion for their cooperative volunteer program iParticipate. Part of this promotion strategy co-opted hit television programming.
Some people get upset [...]
Ultimate Fighter 10 Episode 9: Rattled
On at 9:55 am
For those of you who didn’t catch it Wednesday, and since I’ve been combating a major onrush of brain freeze with coffee and sausage biscuits this morning, let me finally get around to re-capping our first quarter-final episode of Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights.
The Statue of Liberty replica of “New York, New York” is among the landmarks [...]
The 2009 CMA Awards will rock… but will they country?
On November 11, 2009 at 10:24 am
The CMA Awards (Country Music Association), hosted by Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood, will be broadcast live from Nashville on Wednesday night (at 8:00 PM ET on ABC), but there won’t be much authentic Nashville in it. Over the past decade (I still blame Shania Twain) as “country” music has sold more CDs and downloads, [...]
New ‘Alien Option’ for Healthcare
On November 9, 2009 at 9:53 am
Aliens are among us, and they have brought universal health care.
In “V,” strange Visitors from another planet drop in to visit earth without warning, causing panic worldwide until the aliens’ charismatic leader broadcasts a well-written, brilliantly delivered speech on the giant LCD screen built into the bottom of their city-wide space ships. In soothing, diplomatic [...]
V for Verisimilitude
On November 5, 2009 at 11:33 am
ABC’s remake of the 1983 miniseries “V” debuted Wednesday night. It’s good. Only one episode in it’s already better than anything ABC has to offer, cleverly avoiding the traps a first act tends to set: overlong character development acted at mediocre caliber, slow reveals, laying an obvious groundwork for future plot twists. V bypasses all [...]
Ultimate Fighter 10 Episode 8: One Soldier Left
On at 9:58 am
Rat Mitrione is staying another week, and Rampage ain’t happy.
That was the final verdict of last week’s Ultimate Fighter episode, which left a bad taste in the mouths of a lot of people – as the episode opens, we get to see construction material be murdered all over again and split into three huge pieces [...]
CNN Takes a Swipe at Religion
On November 3, 2009 at 10:05 am
Maybe CNN’s anti-religion statement was a subconscious one, but it shouldn’t go unnoticed.
Yesterday, CNN.com gave top billing to two stories, side-by-side. One was the tragic story of a young woman who was run down by her own father because she had become too “westernized.” The other was a story about Jews who are choosing to [...]
To Larry David: You Know Better
On November 2, 2009 at 9:54 am
What is it with people in the entertainment industry who come from humble beginnings, have a few years of real struggle and then by shear luck get rich and famous?
The chances of becoming as famous as Lindsey Lohan are 1 in 1,574,638 as tracked by E-Poll Market Research. But really, wouldn’t you rather be you?
Mr. Larry David has [...]
No Talk Show for Jennifer Aniston
On at 9:43 am
So the buzz on the street is that Jennifer Aniston wants to be the next Chelsea Lately. While it would seem fitting to want to watch a talk show with an old friend, and Jennifer would seem to be the consummate host, this rumor is false.
It is interesting how these rumors get started. The story [...]
South Park Trashes Libs (VIDEO)
On October 29, 2009 at 12:57 pm
On Wednesday night’s new episode of South Park, they made even more fun of liberals for being ineffective and clueless activists. Finally Stan takes the helm and starts kicking some serious butt.
Below are a few clips and the entire episode. We recommend watching the entire episode if you have time.
Go and Hug A Tree (last [...]
Sweetin Low – What’s up with the former FULL HOUSE star?
On at 11:06 am
Unfortunately, we’ve learned drug abuse is not uncommon amongst child TV stars. Stephanie Tanner is no exception. I, along with the rest of the children of the 80s and early 90s remember watching Jodie Sweetin play Stephanie on Full House; her gig from age 5-13. I’ll admit I watched with a tinge of jealousy. Now, [...]
Discovery Channel Owes Us An Apology
On October 28, 2009 at 10:17 am
I have been quite active in the Tea Party movement here in Northeastern Ohio, including helping to organize the largest one in the state, with over 7,000 people in attendance. Amazingly, this event (which happened on a Thursday evening) grew to include a simo-cast from a local radio station and drew such a crowd, it [...]
