CBS don't care

CBS's success is a slap in the face of reason and logic. I realize that statement is news to absolutely no one but it gets better...


Recently a group of WWII Veterans, to honor the 70th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, traveled to Hawaii where their attempt at holding a ceremony at the National Cemetery of the Pacific was repeatedly interrupted by the cast and crew of the CBS 'hit show' "Hawaii Five-O". They reportedly traipsed around the cemetery, refused to stand for the Star Spangled Banner, and even shushed a group of veterans. So the veterans, solidifying their reputation as the greatest generation, did what "Community" fans everywhere have been doing since last Thursday. They gave CBS the bird:

The obscene gesture was delivered in unison from a bus as they were leaving, and left them all in stitches of laughter.

Mr Tubbs said: ‘This was immature of me, but I said, “Gentlemen, if you so choose, how about we give them one big one-fingered military salute?”’

The last thing the production crew saw, he said, was a bunch of 90-year-old men flipping the bird at them. ‘It was one of the priceless moments of my life.’The Daily Mail

Great move CBS, alienate 70% of your viewing audience. Now all you need to do is shush a group of NASCAR fans and the Blog Name TBA mission statement will be realized!

Why does this keep happening to me?

This was the least douchey picture I could find of Fred Durst and even then he's a rap/metal singer at the Tribeca Film Festival. Douche factor 72%


It's Friday which normally means I get to put forth staggeringly little effort and still find a way to entertain you, my faithful readers. So imagine my surprise when I sat down at the computer to find this:

"Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst is looking to front his own comedy series next. Durst has signed his first ever TV deal with CBS and CBS TV Studios. Under the pact, he has partnered with CBS TV Studios-based producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum on a half-hour comedy project, which he will star in and produce." Deadline

I was so not prepared to have something like this happen today so bear with me while I try and find the right words.

Son. Of. A. Bitch.

I can see it now, Fall 2012... This abortion of a television program will be paired up with the new Rob Schneider project. It will of course air on Thursday and continue to beat incredible comedies like Community and Parks and Recreation into the same dirt Arrested Development was driven into. I get that this will make tons of money for CBS. I've met enough half witted, ham fisted, dullards that watch CBS to safely say that this show will be in the Nielsen top 10 list the second it airs.

The best thing about this story is that this show was probably helped into existence by John Schneider, Durst's agent and Rob Schneider's brother. I can already picture the conversation.

Schneider: So check it, I've got two red hot projects for you guys to greenlight. First idea is a show about a guy who marries into a crazy latino family. Everything is sooo loco! Second idea, now picture this...Rockstar + Kids. Epic right? Now hold onto your Frescas because I've got the perfect guys to star in these. Rob Schneider and Fred Durst. Huh? Right? Perfect I know!

CBS Execs: Hey, I recognize those names! Those people were once famous, America won't remember that they haven't been relevant since at least 2000. Sold!

In other news I just watched an episode of "Community" that was probably the single greatest episode I have ever seen of anything anywhere. They used a single die, only six sided mind you, and three pizzas to create seven different but equally brilliant stories within the same episode.

But hey, Fred Durst right?

This week in TV news

Netflix signs up for 4 years of streaming CW shows - Starting October 15th Netflix customers will be able to stream such CW powerhouses as "Ringer", "Hart of Dixie", "The Vampire Diaries", and "Gossip Girl". Starting October 16th Netflix will send out apology letters for streaming CW shows.


"Delocated" to get even funnier - Janeane Garofalo has signed on with the cast of the Adult Swim live action comedy "Delocated" for the 2012 season. I've always had sort of a nerd crush on Janeane Garofalo, I can't explain why and it's not something I am particularly proud of and I'm not quite sure why I'm telling you about it. I just feel very vulnerable right now and I don't think I should be alone tonight.


Get ready for a Two and a Half Men spinoff - CBS, the New York Yankees of network television, posted a record 20 of the 30 top shows among broadcast networks from September 19th to October 9th. Assisting this incredibly depressing statistic was "NCIS" and "NCIS:LA" this tuesday with 18.7 million and 15.4 million viewers respectively. What the F people? It's the same damn show in a different city. Seriously?

Sorry to end this on such a downer but I've been cleaning, defragging, and anti virusing my computer all damn day and its crashed 6 times already. Suuuuper.