Archive for the ‘TV’ Category

Written by Bill G on Thursday, February 22nd, 2007 in Anna Nicole Smith, TV, celebrities, culture, travel.
So what was it like growing up for Anna Nicole Smith? We at OddCulture will try to paint a picture for you. Kind of a desert-type picture, set in Texas, with old rustic buildings and maybe a neon sign.
* Anna Nicole Smith was originally born as Vickie Lynn Hogan on November 28, 1967 in [...]

Written by Alyx on Wednesday, February 21st, 2007 in TV, celebrities.
MSNBC reports that the new “Dancing with the Stars” will include Britain’s favorite golddigger gimp Heather Mills, Paul McCartney’s soon-to-be-ex, hopping about.
Mills, lacking anything better to do, is probably best known as an activist. She once stormed into the design offices of J. Lo’s clothing line to protest their use of fur and had to [...]

Written by AI on Monday, February 19th, 2007 in Anna Nicole Smith, Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, TV, celebrities.
Ok, she’s dead, can we get back to the news now?
I turned on the TV this morning to see whats going on in the news, and I was reminded why I’d rather listen to NPR or BBC World News rather than whats on TV.
Local news channel: Anna Nicole Smith’s body blah blah blah…
Other local [...]

Written by Alyx on Tuesday, February 13th, 2007 in TV, celebrities.
There will be a remake of the Bionic Woman series, the Daily Mail reports, starring Michelle Ryan:
Ryan, who played Zoe Slater in the BBC soap, beat a host of Hollywood names to the role and was chosen after an exhaustive search.
She will play Jamie Sommers, a tennis pro who suffers a near-fatal skydiving accident [...]

Written by Bill G on Thursday, February 8th, 2007 in Anna Nicole Smith, TV, celebrities.
Fox News, which is all over this case, bringing on pundits and lawyers discussing all of the legal ramifications of the death of Anna Nicole Smith, has recently put this story out:
Footage of the final moments of Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith’s life sparked a media bidding war Thursday, with estimates already topping $250,000, FOXNews.com [...]

Written by J Napsterista on Tuesday, February 6th, 2007 in TV, culture, sports.
Reviews of the commercials from the first half of Super Bowl XLI:
Sprite - The fat guy with the comb over and the Daisy Dukes (was that pitched as being “intrinsically funny?” Coz it’s not.), and the inane dojo spot. Did they intentionally set out to film a non sequitur , or were they just simply [...]

Written by OddCulture on Sunday, February 4th, 2007 in 80s, Babes, Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson, Periods, TV, Trainwrecks, celebrities, culture, disasters, food, military, sports.
There are some Super Bowl ads out there that people just love but we don’t.
First, let’s just address the ones that we merely “like” but didn’t like enough to make the top 15 list.
Overrated
Coke - Mean Joe Greene (1979)
Mean Joe trades his jersey for a coke. Awwwwww. But greatest Super Bowl commercial ever? outpost [...]

Written by OddCulture on Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 in TV, culture, sports.
Well, it’s that time of the year again. The one event that is uniquely American. It’s huge, it’s exciting, and teams composed of the best of the best have been training the entire season for this moment of glory. For one night, there will be no more excuses. These players know what it’s all about, [...]

Written by Bill G on Thursday, February 1st, 2007 in Movies, TV, Trainwrecks, culture, travel.
Nine blinking electronic devices planted at bridges and other spots in Boston threw a scare into the city Wednesday in what turned out to be a marketing campaign for a late-night cable cartoon.
At least one of the devices depicts a character giving the finger.
Highways, bridges and a section of the Charles River were shut [...]

Written by OddCulture on Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 in TV.
SPOILER ALERT!
Bluetooth Bauer, AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ve been watching 24 since the fourth season, and after watching the episode this week (episode 6), I’d have to say - it’s getting worse. Graem (Graham?) Bauer is the super evil mastermind from Season Five, who happened to control the president. And he’s also Jack Bauer’s brother. And they look nothing [...]
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