Television Doesn't Need to Be Dirty to Be Good

Brian Moylan · 01/10/11 01:04PM

Showtime's new wacky, raunchy, and "edgy" series, Shameless, debuted last night with lots of boobs, buttocks, and kids doing drugs. Tossing a lot of off-color content together does not a good show make. Here's why.

White House Official's Wife Found Dead in Burning Car

Jim Newell · 01/10/11 12:52PM

Ashley Turton, a lobbyist and ex-Hill staffer whose husband, Dan Turton, is the White House's legislative liaison to the House of Representatives, was found dead in a burnt car inside a Capitol Hill garage this morning.

Peter Griffin Tries Red Bull For the First Time

Whitney Jefferson · 01/10/11 12:10PM

Sure, he's late to the game on this one, but if Peter Griffin does one thing well it's over-indulgence. Watch inside as his mind channels Madonna's "Ray of Light" and he makes it onto The Price is Right.

Today's Gawker.TV Trivia

Chris Dignes · 01/10/11 12:00PM

Gawker.TV Trivia, a daily question & answer game that tests your knowledge of television—past and present. Do you think you that you've got it? The answer to today's question, inside.