Even Jane Krakowski Isn’t Sure Whether 30 Rock’s McFlurry Was Product Placement
If a product appears in a show, is it product placement?
Posted 02/13/09 in Vulture
McFlurrygate
Breaking: Tina Fey Responds to McFlurrygate; Also: That’s Not Her on Twitter
"It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the references to McDonald's in last night's episode of '30 Rock' were in no way product placement."
Posted 02/13/09 in Vulture
Product Integration
Did 30 Rock’s McFlurry Praise Cross the Line?
In today's increasingly murky television landscape, it's hard to tell.
NBC Invades Brooklyn Neighborhood With Tank
'Please do not be alarmed as all these elements are props.'
Posted 02/10/09 in Vulture
The Industry
Aaron Eckhart and Richard Jenkins Go Drinking With Johnny Depp
Plus: Banana Hands finally gets his own reality show.
Ben Silverman Comes Face-to-Unattractive-Face With Mean, Ugly Writers
Yesterday, Silverman met a few unsightly scribes who evidently don't know a good joke when they hear one.
Posted 01/27/09 in Vulture
Apropos Of Nothing
Ben Silverman Vows to Shoot Viewers in the Face With Programming
It's just Ben Silverman being Ben Silverman.
Posted 01/27/09 in Vulture
Everything Old Is New Again
V Remake Set To Bring Mouse-Munching Back in Vogue
Only question: Are the mouse-eating lizard people meant to be Nazis or Al Qaeda?
Posted 01/27/09 in Daily Intel
Gossipmonger
Lindsay Lohan Ate Two Full Meals!
Plus, Brad and Angelina are moving to Long Island! And more from your favorite tabloid stalwarts, in today's gossip roundup.
Posted 01/22/09 in Vulture
Prodigal Sons
George Clooney Returns to ER, But Will He Bring Back the Head Bobbing?
We bet David O. Russell is asking himself the very same question.
Posted 01/15/09 in Vulture
Quote Machine
Not Even the Rain Tastes Like Sweet-and-Sour Pork
Plus: Why is Jin missing from all of the Season Five Lost promos?
Posted 01/15/09 in Vulture
The Industry
Chevy Chase Becomes Latest Beneficiary of Stunt-Casting Epidemic
Plus: Don Cheadle can't get the Coen Brothers to return his calls, but NBC certainly will.
Posted 01/14/09 in Vulture
Tube Junkie
Let the Bridges Diablo Cody Burns Lead the Way!
Plus: Guess who's getting their own variety show? Nope, not Rosie O'Donnell!
Update: Bush’s Farewell Speech to Preempt Kath & Kim
We take back all the mean things we ever said about him.
Jimmy Fallon Is Winning (Online) Friends and (Possibly) Influencing People
NBC gets creative in its positioning of late night's newest talk-show host.
Parting Shot: Bush’s Farewell Speech to Preempt The Office Kath & Kim
This is worse than that time Bush pulled out of Kyoto.
Posted 01/06/09 in Vulture
Tube Junkie
Television Promises to Suck Significantly Less Than the Movies This January
Hint: It might be time to invest in a second Snuggie.
Posted 01/05/09 in Vulture
Discoveries
Meet Charity Wakefield, the New Ally McBeal
Fingers crossed she doesn't get down with any virtual dancing babies!
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