Living Rent-Free: ABC’s 'Quantico' Slings Mud at Palin and Bush
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April 11th, 2016 2:17 AM
In an episode about America’s porous borders in which 18 FBI recruits successfully slip across the border undetected without any proper planning, Quantico’s writers made sure to slip in a few digs at President George W. Bush and former Vice Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
MTV Stands for Must Televise Vulgarity - 84 Curse Words in 2 Hours
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April 11th, 2016 12:56 AM
In case you missed it (lucky you), MTV held its 25th Annual MTV Movie Awards hosted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Chris Ro-- I mean, Kevin Hart. This dynamic duo managed to throw down no less than 18 curse words in the opening 9 minutes of the show. Johnson and Hart were so foul-mouthed even Amy Poehler joked that she would keep her acceptance speech clean in order to get more airtime.
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E! Channel’s ‘I Am Cait’, Bride of Transition
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April 11th, 2016 12:08 AM
Very little needs to be said about Sunday night’s edition of ‘I Am Cait,” other than the fact that the ratings must be every bit as bad as reported if the producers felt the need to pull this stunt.
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CBS’s ‘Madam Secretary’ Puts Forth Worst Idea Ever
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April 10th, 2016 11:44 PM
So quite possibly the worst idea in the history of foreign relations happened on a show modeling itself after Hillary Clinton.
Deadspin: ‘Unapologetic Bigot’ Prays for Ted Cruz to Win Presidency
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April 10th, 2016 7:56 PM
Because someone using the 1st Amendment to pay tribute to God and the U.S. military, while openly advocating for a true Christian to ascend to the White House, is apparently terrifying, Deadspin lost their collective excrement mind and launched into what amounts to a hissy fit in response to Phil Robertson giving the invocation at a NASCAR race in Texas.
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CBS’s ‘Blue Bloods’: Every ‘Tribe’ That’s Come to America Struggled
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April 9th, 2016 8:24 PM
Blue Bloods dipped the proverbial toe in the dangerous waters of immigration and border wall building on Friday night, on an episode titled ‘Blast From the Past.’
NBC's ‘Grimm’ Turns Traveling Preacher into the Devil Incarnate
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April 9th, 2016 12:54 AM
It's a pretty common characterization that traveling preachers are nothing but snake oil salesman preying on those of lesser intelligence or, at the very least, those who are hurting. The fact that Hollywood feels the need to throw this stereotype out there on a regular basis is quite tiresome. Which brings us to this week's episode of NBC’s Grimm.
Tim Allen Predicts Trump Internment Camps on 'Last Man Standing'
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April 8th, 2016 11:54 PM
Tim Allen's character Mike Baxter on ABC's Last Man Standing is well known to be right of center. He spends most of his time taking swipes at Obama and the Clintons, but tonight he took a BIG hit at Donald Trump.
Scarlett Johansson on Defunding Planned Parenthood: ‘Moving Backward'
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April 7th, 2016 1:02 PM
Once again, celebrity Scarlett Johansson is playing defense for Planned Parenthood.
The May 2016 issue of women’s magazine Cosmopolitan features 31-year-old actress Scarlett Johansson (Avengers) on its cover. Among other things, Johansson declared in the cover story that the recent push to defund Planned Parenthood should not be a priority and moves America “backward.”
GLAAD CEO: Gay Inclusivity ‘Imperative for Better Business’
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April 7th, 2016 12:14 PM
The 2016 Gays and Lesbians Allied Against Defamation (GLAAD) Media Awards remained true to its history of pushing a radical LGBT agenda and misrepresenting the statistics of the gay population.
The 27th annual Awards were held in Los Angeles on Saturday, and celebrated the growing presence of LGBT people in the culture, especially the entertainment industry.
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‘Heartbeat’: It’s Morning Again in America, But It’s Pretty Awful
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April 6th, 2016 10:50 PM
So, just when you thought network television couldn’t mangle the sanctity of the American family any further…I give you NBC’s Heartbeat.
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A Tale of Two Abortion Gaffes: Networks Hype Trump’s, Censor Clinton’s
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April 6th, 2016 10:56 AM
The networks have their favorites when it comes to abortion gaffes.
During their morning and evening news shows, the three broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, NBC) haven’t spent one second on Hillary Clinton’s abortion comments in which she declared Sunday that an “unborn person doesn't have constitutional rights.” In comparison, when Donald Trump called for “punishment” for women who undergo…
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‘The Real O’Neals’: God Doesn’t ‘Accept’ Gays, Thinks They’re ‘Broken’
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April 5th, 2016 11:15 PM
So, because I apparently wronged God at some point, I was tasked with watching the worst television show ever Tuesday night. You know it as The Real O’Neals.
Morgan Freeman in ‘Story of God:’ Scientists May Achieve Eternal Life
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April 5th, 2016 12:16 PM
Science could capture the soul, said Oscar-nominated actor Morgan Freeman on National Geographic’s new docu-series, The Story of God.
The show, which premiered Sunday on the National Geographic Channel made it its business in the first episode to equate all belief systems.