An Idiot Abroad

If you read the last Hater Hall of Fame post honoring Ricky Gervais, you may remember (but probably don’t) the name Karl Pilkington.  Pilkington is a native of Manchester, England who rose to fame while working as a radio producer on Xfm London’s The Ricky Gervais Show.  I would describe him as an idiot savant [...]

Sarah Palin’s Self-Aggrandizing Alaska

I didn’t watch one second of one episode of Sarah Palin’s Alaska miniseries when it was on TLC, because I like my nature documentaries to be largely unscripted and devoid of political overtones.  Before it started, Palin said her goal for the show was to convey “the wonder and majesty of Alaska to all Americans.”  [...]

Schlubrity Rehab

Like Seinfeld used to say, “Who are these people?” VH1′s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew follows some of the most semi-famous, often forgotten celebrities in the U.S. on their veiled quest to become clean and sober.  Whoever thought up this idea must have been kicked out of the Betty Ford Clinic by Renee Richards for being [...]

57 Channels Reborn

It’s time once again to channel surf the DirecTV Digital wave, and carve the barrel of my gnarly associative powers: Channel 507, HBOFE: Robin Hood – A touching story about a young black male from the mean streets of Compton who aspires to be a famous ballet dancer (from the creators of Step Up I [...]