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The Hollywood Caller: The Trumpening Has Begun

the_trumpening A massive combover landed in Cleveland and threw itself into the eyeballs of the American people; HBO to forget about George R.R. Martin completely; the Pope asks if Hollywood really likes him; Adam Sandler is his own best friend; Michael Bay screams “Benghazi!” into a wind tunnel; True Detective “mehs” us to death; MSNBC is now a rehab clinic for unsuitable anchors; and Ryan Seacrest loses one of his forty-nine jobs.

So how did the Trumpening go last night? Basically it was like watching a bunch of ludicrous dancing laser lights being chased by one insane cat. That cat is Donald Trump, who just doesn’t give a fack. In the most not givingiest of a fack way possible. Continue reading →

Mad Men Open Thread: Series Finale

Well, here we are. The end of the line. Thank you to everyone who’s commented right along with me since I started doing these open threads. I’ve truly enjoyed your company and insight these last few seasons. I don’t know what my Sunday nights are going to look like without you guys and this show.

I don’t really have much else to say since we didn’t even get those silly cutaways put together and called a “preview.”

For the last time, see you in the comments! Continue reading →

Mad Men Open Thread: Season 7, Episode 13

Second to last. What will we do with our Sundays when this is all over? Well, I guess True Detective starts on June 21.

I wonder whose endings we will get to see this week. This week’s episode is called “The Milk and Honey Route.” AMC went ahead and redesigned their website, and now I can’t get the code to post the video of the preview. Ugh, so annoying.

See you in the comments! Continue reading →

Mad Men Open Thread: Season 7, Episode 12

These Sundays just keep sneaking up on us. Here we are, 3rd to last new episode of Mad Men. I know some people thought last week as a snoozefest, but I kind of enjoyed it.

Tonight’s episode is called “Lost Horizon.” Here’s the preview (even though we know it’s all cutaways that  don’t mean what we think they do). Continue reading →