An Open Letter To The Ladies Of The View On The Subject Of Rape

Dear the ladies of The View, You have GOT to be KIDDING me. What is wrong with you? Have the hot studio lights melted so much of the plastic holding your faces together that some of it has seeped into... CONTINUE READING AN OPEN LETTER TO THE LADIES OF THE VIEW ON THE SUBJECT OF RAPE»

But Where Is Taylor Swift's Apology?

A lot has happened in the last two days (NOTHING has happened in the last two days*) since Kanye West interrupted Taylor Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards. He posted an apology on his blog (PUNCH... CONTINUE READING BUT WHERE IS TAYLOR SWIFT'S APOLOGY?»

Posted on September 15, 2009 in Backlashes, Fake Feuds (64 comments)
Tags: Apologies | Kanye West | MTV Video Music Awards | Taylor Swift | The View

Barbara Walters Hated Bruno, And One Time She Interviewed The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

On The View this morning, Barbara Walters "reviewed" Bruno. SPOILER ALERT: she didn't like it. She claimed that she did not need to know how people "are doing anal intercourse," that she had a problem with the "machine that showed... CONTINUE READING BARBARA WALTERS HATED BRUNO, AND ONE TIME SHE INTERVIEWED THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES»

America Wants More Sherri Shepherd? America Gets More Sherri Shepherd!

Sherri Shepherd proves that old adage that if you spend most of your life spouting out complete nonsense that proves on a daily basis that you have no idea what the fuck you are talking about, ever, eventually you will... CONTINUE READING AMERICA WANTS MORE SHERRI SHEPHERD? AMERICA GETS MORE SHERRI SHEPHERD!»

Posted on May 19, 2009 in What America Wants (10 comments)
Tags: Sherri | Sherri Shepherd | The View

Sherri Shepherd On WWE's Smackdown

Sherri Shepherd, the mystery famous person who's somehow brilliant on 30 Rock but dumb as a rock on The View (I guess it's called "acting"), is going to be on WWE's Smackdown for some reason, and NY Mag got ahold... CONTINUE READING SHERRI SHEPHERD ON WWE'S SMACKDOWN»

Posted on April 30, 2009 in Sports (5 comments)
Tags: 30 Rock | Sherri Shepherd | The View | Wrestling | WWE

So Lil Wayne Was On The View For Some Reason

Apparently it's hip hop news day on Videogum. Better Twitter it. #letthemknow. Anyway, Lil Wayne was on The View this morning? Why? I mean, I know he has a new album, but my question remains: why was he on The... CONTINUE READING SO LIL WAYNE WAS ON THE VIEW FOR SOME REASON»

The TWSS Archives: The View's MyFace Moment

Date: March 2nd Time: 11AM Location: The View Coffee Table Source: BuzzFeed.com Description: In a segment on how incredibly old she is, Host (Barbara Walters) provides the TWSS by accidentally referring to MySpace as MyFace. Co-Host (Joy Behar) acknowledges TWSS... CONTINUE READING THE TWSS ARCHIVES: THE VIEW'S MYFACE MOMENT»

Posted on March 2, 2009 in TWSS Archives (3 comments)
Tags: Barbara Walters | Internet 1.0 | Joy Behar | Old Age | The View

Double Dog: The The View Challenge

I don't watch The View. The obvious reason is because I'm a 49-year-old man, but what I will come to learn tonight is that plenty of 49-year-old men watch this show. In fact, there are men of every age in... CONTINUE READING DOUBLE DOG: THE THE VIEW CHALLENGE»

Ann Coulter No Match For The Superior Intellect Of The Ladies Of The View

This morning I switched on (yes, "switched on." I'm 80 and I like to "look at television" in the morning) The View just in time to hear the announcer-guy introduce today's guest, Ann Coulter, with these exact words: "Ann Coulter... CONTINUE READING ANN COULTER NO MATCH FOR THE SUPERIOR INTELLECT OF THE LADIES OF THE VIEW»

Andy Dick Sings The Drunk-Bracelet Blues On The View

As a holiday treat, they let Andy Dick loose on today's The View, and even let him sing a song about his alcohol monitoring bracelet. And it's kind of funny! Here's his entire appearance (song is at the beginning) because... CONTINUE READING ANDY DICK SINGS THE DRUNK-BRACELET BLUES ON THE VIEW»

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Concedes!

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the ignorant harpy who is usually awful, wasn't today, when she gave an impassioned and, darn it, pretty classy speech on The View about accepting her candidate's crushing loss and Obama's historic victory. It's okay, we can watch... CONTINUE READING ELISABETH HASSELBECK CONCEDES!»

Sarah Silverman Talks About Pot And Jimmy Kimmel On The View

Sarah Silverman was on The View just now to promote the third season of The Sarah Silverman Program, and it was a little weird because she had very little contact with Hasselbeck and Shepherd, and zero contact with Whoopie beyond... CONTINUE READING SARAH SILVERMAN TALKS ABOUT POT AND JIMMY KIMMEL ON THE VIEW»

Sometimes Bill Maher Stops Being The Worst For 10 Minutes

Bill Maher is basically the worst. He's self-satisfied and condescending and a bully. He's basically the left wing Bill O'Reilly. Yes, Bill O'Reilly is more the worst than Bill Maher, but they are both varying degrees of the worst. But... CONTINUE READING SOMETIMES BILL MAHER STOPS BEING THE WORST FOR 10 MINUTES»

Entourage: Does Hollywood Have A Different The View?

You know what, nicely done, last night's Entourage. Sure, the whole show has been like a low stakes weekly poker game since the first season. Just a bunch of dudes getting together every week to joke around, with no women,... CONTINUE READING ENTOURAGE: DOES HOLLYWOOD HAVE A DIFFERENT THE VIEW?»

Alec Baldwin On The View: Grape Juice Is For Closers

Introducing the Videogum Alec Baldwin Promise: like the Tracy Morgan Promise and the Louis C.K. Promise, we promise to bring you all the Alec Baldwin news that's fit to print, because we love him and he's a National Treasure. Just... CONTINUE READING ALEC BALDWIN ON THE VIEW: GRAPE JUICE IS FOR CLOSERS»

Posted on September 24, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows, Interviews (2 comments)
Tags: Alec Baldwin | The View

Christian The Lion: Alternate Ending

As we know, the Christian the Lion video is the only thing that can melt my stone heart. It is so cute, you guys. I don't understand why no one is talking about how cute it is. Did you know... CONTINUE READING CHRISTIAN THE LION: ALTERNATE ENDING»

Posted on August 8, 2008 in Viral Video (1 comments)
Tags: Ace Bourke | Christian The Lion | John Rendall | Modest Mouse | The View

Somehow The View Gets Even Sillier

Last week, The View had two new ladies at the table, comedians Noah Garfinkel and Joe Mande. A number of years ago, there was a contest of sorts on The View during one of their endless cast reshuffles where viewers... CONTINUE READING SOMEHOW THE VIEW GETS EVEN SILLIER»

Denise Richards's Mother's Dying Wish Was For Her Grandkids To Be On A Reality Show

Denise Richards is just terrible. This morning on The View, Whoopi Goldberg called her out on using her young daughters on her reality show, and Denise tried to argue that "every reality show has kids." When that didn't work, she... CONTINUE READING DENISE RICHARDS'S MOTHER'S DYING WISH WAS FOR HER GRANDKIDS TO BE ON A REALITY SHOW»

Posted on May 21, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows, Reality TV (0 comments)
Tags: Denise Richards | Gabriel Delahaye | The View | Whoopi Goldberg

The Videogum "Tracy Morgan Promise"

You know how they say that even when pizza is bad, it's good? Or is that sex? Same difference, am I right? Also: I'm pretty sure that sometimes when sex is bad, it's bad. I've seen Bitter Moon. And I... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM "TRACY MORGAN PROMISE"»

Posted on April 14, 2008 in Daytime Talk Shows (2 comments)
Tags: The View | Tracy Morgan

Ellen Page Explains Twee-Pop To A Mystified Barbara Walters

Ellen Page may not have won Best Actress last night, but she did get a chance to educate Ol Barbara Walters about the appeal of The Moldy Peaches on Barbara's annual special: BARBARA: "I wanna ask you about the music.... CONTINUE READING ELLEN PAGE EXPLAINS TWEE-POP TO A MYSTIFIED BARBARA WALTERS»