You Be The Blog: The Prisoner • Did you guys watch The Prisoner last night? I don't have much to say about it, although I do kind of like how it was much darker than the original series. And Ian McKellen sure loves cake, huh? Loooves cake. What's your guys's favorite kind of prison cake?

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Thursday Night TV Open Thread

I really can't deal with the Rashida Jones aspect of Parks and Recreation. Don't get me wrong, Rashida Jones is very good at having a really pretty face, and I don't mind that she is on TV, or even on that show. Good for her! But the completely forced conceit that she is a normal nurse who just happens to spend all her time at the municipal building, submitting murinal ideas to the city council? No. I know that I have complained about this before, but it is only getting worse. And this season of Parks and Recreation is great! It is such a funny show that I laugh at when I am watching it, but when last night's episode centered around a Parks Department side project in which Rashida Jones, a civilian, was completely and thoroughly involved in the planning, the inter-office banter, the presentation, and just everything, I kept yelling at the TV screen. Yelling! An adult! A grown man yelling at his TV during a sitcom in 2009. We can do better, you guys. All I want is a little honesty with my mockumentary.

But it was still a good night, all in all, TV-wise.

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Posted by Gabe at 11:30 AM in Comment Party!, Love-Watching
Tags: 30 Rock | Community | It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia | Parks And Recreation | The League | The Office

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Roman Polanski Open Kitten Thread

As you probably know, over the weekend, Roman Polanski was arrested in Switzerland on a decades old warrant for charges stemming from his 1977 sexual assault case. Did you see that documentary about him last year? It was really intense and confusing. I mean, what isn't confusing is that he gave a 13-year-old drugs and then he sodomized her. Very not confusing, that part. And what's also not confusing is that he spent almost no time in jail, and has continued to have an incredibly successful filmmaking career from Europe, where rich people still have access to mansions and champagne. But there were definitely some pretty weird extenuating circumstances (fame-obsessed mother, fame-obsessed judge) that muddle the issue. And it remains muddled! This morning on The View, Whoopi Goldberg apparently made reference to rape-rape? Like, as in one must qualify between Regular Rape, Classic Rape, and Rape-Rape, or something? Yikes, Whoopi Goldberg.

Anyway, the whole thing is such an extended nightmare that may or may not be on the verge of achieving closure. So, you can use the comments thread on this post to write your thoughts and feelings about a controversial and horrifying reminder of how the world is a confusing and scary and dangerous and mean place. OR, you can use the comments thread on this post to post pictures of cute kittens. The choice, although it may seem obvious, IS YOURS!

Posted by Gabe at 3:00 PM in Comment Party!, Justice
Tags: Crimes | Kittens | Rape | Rape-Rape | Roman Polanski

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2009 Emmy Awards Video Pizza Party

The Emmy Awards! Television's biggest night! People dressed in expensive clothes, patting each other on the back for the hard work they do to entertain and/or insult our eyes. Seriously, I know this is television's Golden Age or whatever, we all love 30 Rock and Mad Men and Lost and Friday Night Lights, but television is also very awful! The Emmys should address this somehow. Like, negative awards. Most Despicable Manipulation of Teenagers in Reality TV, for example. Boldest Attempt at Cashing in on Something That Was Popular and Relevant 20 Years Ago. You know, meaningful TV accomplishments. But that won't happen! So, let's talk about what DOES happen. Follow the Videogum Twitter for up-to-the-minute yuck-em-ups about Marg Helgenberger's Lifetime Achievement Award, and join your fellow monsters right here in the comments!

Posted by Gabe at 7:45 PM in Awards, Awkward Live TV, Comment Party!
Tags: Emmys

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True Blood/Billy Mays Open Thread • So look, my DVR didn't tape True Blood last night for some reason. So I haven't seen it. Was it good? NO SPOILERS! Just kidding. I ain't care. But, so, also, Billy Mays died? And that is just really sad. And I don't really know what else to say about that. Maybe you do. This is a place for all of your True Blood and Billy Mays comments. You be the blog.

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You Can Criticize Soulja Boy For FREE In Our Comments Section

Soulja Boy posted a new vlog yesterday to explain why he loves it when people tell him to suck a dick.

Is this true? YouTube announced in April that it had paid out one million dollars to its user partners according to an unpublished sliding scale based on page views, or whatever. So there's probably some truth to it. But 15 cents per comment? No. No way. He also claims that "Crank Dat" is up to 400 million views, which is only off by 372 million. I think it's safe to say that Soulja Boy has made some money from the YouTube partner user program, but not enough to be Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out about.

But more importantly, I believe in free speech. Now, I don't hate Soulja Boy, although I think he lucked out with "Crank Dat," which was DECENT, and every song since then has been MIDDLING to HORRIBLE. (And I've never been a huge fan of artists who have to resample their popular work into their new songs to remind you that they don't suck.) Nevertheless, we all have to take our lumps, and why should Soulja Boy profit from the free exchange of ideas? That is why I would like to open up the comments section of this post to a FREE Soulja Boy discussion. That's right, you will not be charged for your Soulja Boy comment at videogum.com, and he will not earn a cent off of you telling him to suck your dick. Soulja Boy, tell him.

Posted by Gabe at 11:30 AM in Comment Party!, Music Related Content
Tags: C.R.E.A.M. | Crank Dat | Soulja Boy | Vlogs | YouTube Commenters

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Comment Party: We Are All The Incredible Hulk's Rage Issues

I mentioned earlier this week that it seems like Bruce Banner has developed some real rage issues since I was a kid. He gets so mad about every little thing. Motherfucker can't even ride the subway, which MILLIONS OF PEOPLE DO EVERY DAY WITHOUT MURDERING. Calm down, you stupid jerk. If I was friends with Bruce Banner I would never invite him to any of the many parties people are always inviting me to because I have lots of friends don't worry about it. Bruce Banner would be like "What's happening this weekend?" and I would be like, "I'm probably just going to stay in, I don't feel that well," and he'd be like "I feel like you're ignoring me and don't have enough respect for our friendship NOW I'M A MURDEROUS BEAST RAAARR," and I'd be like, "This is why you are always getting deFriendstered."

But then I realized that maybe it's not him. Maybe it's just the culture at large.

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Posted by Gabe at 2:12 PM in Comment Party!
Tags: The Incredible Hulk

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