Big Love: A Birth and a Death

Richard Lawson · 02/15/10 11:59AM

As the fourth season becomes more overstuffed than a Martha Stewart Thanksgiving turkey, I'm starting to wonder just where all this operatic muck is going to take us.

Barbara Walters is Sick and Tired of her Oscar Special, Quits

Adrian Muniz · 02/15/10 11:57AM

Dear ABC, When you decide to make a big deal of promoting a segment where someone is going to make an announcement that "will change the face of Television!" please make sure that it actually lives up to the hype.

Nicolas Cage: Big in Japan

Daniel Barnum-Swett · 02/15/10 11:45AM

What happens when a worst actor contender is exulted by the country that's culturally craziest? Witness this weirdness summit in the series of Pachinko game commercials from Japanese brand Sankyo, starring our own freakish national treasure, Nicolas Cage.

The MRI Prank

Etan Berkowitz · 02/15/10 11:30AM

For this prank, this Japanese television show takes its participants to a hospital for a routine MRI. Except, instead of a full body scan, they just get their dignity removed.

How to Be a Pope

Aman Ellis · 02/15/10 11:00AM

Apparently there's more to being the pope than just meeting with world leaders and pardoning molesting priests.

News Haiku (Beta)

Gabriel Snyder · 02/15/10 11:00AM

Let's try this again. Often the only way to make sense of all the news that happens in a day is through 16th-century Japanese poetry. Jim Behrle has composed his ode to today's holiday. Now you play along.

Lost Credits Change to Reflect Fan Reactions to the New Season

Whitney Jefferson · 02/15/10 10:52AM

This season is making even the most dedicated fans scratch their heads. Between the "flash-sideways" and (possible?) multiple realities, a lot of viewers claim the show has jumped the shark. Have you given up on the show, too?

The Best Romantic Comedy Ever Made Has the Best Weekend Ever

Richard Lawson · 02/15/10 10:18AM

Love truly conquers all, especially when that love takes the form of a cynically made American rip-off of a far-superior British movie and it stars horrible people like the fellow in this picture. That kind of love is unbeatable.

Kid Does Batman Spoof

Robyn Caplan · 02/15/10 10:00AM

This boy gets credit for somehow talking his entire family into helping him with this batman inspired video, which is actually quite impressive. Christian Bale should probably sign up for some voice-lessons.

Which Celebrity Cougar Has Her Claws in a High School Senior?

Brian Moylan · 02/15/10 09:54AM

She's not even waiting for graduation to get busy with her intern. This actress needs a class in hiding her drug use. This actor skipped sex ed because he's totally impotent. And this naughty couple has been cheating. Schools out!

Why Netflix Won't Be the HBO of the 21st Century

Gabriel Snyder · 02/15/10 09:30AM

For now, sure you might be thinking of canceling your cable service for a steady diet of Netflix. But Edward Jay Epstein explains why movie studio economics are crumpling the red envelope's dreams of being the next HBO.