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Television

  • Blogs

    May 24, 2012

    And the season 11 winner of American Idol is...

    Five months of auditions, live performances and rounds and rounds of voting led to last night's big moment. Who would be crowned the American Idol champion after so much anticipation? Who deserved to win? Phillip Phillips. Beating Jessica Sanchez, the season's runner-up, in a record-breaking 132 m ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2012

    Photos: Peyton Manning models Broncos jersey with Eli and Deion for DirecTV

    After Peyton Manning signed with the Broncos, he posed with a jersey at his introductory press conference. But now, we're finally getting a chance to see him wearing the orange, thanks to DirecTV images from an ad also featuring Deion Sanders and Peyton's little bro, Eli -- and most fans will find t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2011

    Mark Udall proud The Daily Show's Jon Stewart agrees with him (VIDEO)

    Video below.​Politicians featured in comedy bits on The Daily Show don't usually draw attention to their appearances, given that they tend to come across as clueless bozos. But Senator Mark Udall's office actually wants constituents to watch the following video, about a provision of a defense ... More >>

  • Music

    October 13, 2011

    Snoop's sitcom has already jumped the shark

    Video below.​Politicians featured in comedy bits on The Daily Show don't usually draw attention to their appearances, given that they tend to come across as clueless bozos. But Senator Mark Udall's office actually wants constituents to watch the following video, about a provision of a defense ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2011

    9News technical meltdown forces newscast to go back to the future -- the pre-voiceover era

    ​Like all modern TV stations, 9News is extremely dependent on up-to-date technology. What to do if it fails? That's what happened during the 10 p.m. newscast on Monday night, when the crew was forced to move from a 21st century broadcasting approach to one more akin to the early days of telev ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    The ten best children's shows not meant for children

    ​We miss Saturday mornings sometimes, when we would run downstairs filled with sugary cereal and spend the day watching cartoons and "educational programming." Even though these days we're well aware of the alphabet (some of us, at least -- mostly those that don't comment articles on the inter ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 19, 2011

    Mario Batali is a stone-cold soap killer?

    ​Severely pissing off a shload of soap-opera viewers is probably not the most strategic career move that chef Mario Batali has ever made, but then, again neither was his alleged Food Network blackmail attempt -- and he's still sitting on a fat pile of cash. But will his latest television move ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 4, 2011

    Ten and a half actor replacements that give Charlie Sheen a run for his boatload of money

    You can be replaced, possibly by a rotating cast.​It's hard out there for a pimp. Or at least a warlock like Charlie Sheen. When it was announced that CBS had begun looking for actors to replace his role on Two and a Half Men, the cogs started turning and the rumor mill spit out one replacemen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2011

    Amelia Earhart on Jaywalking: Is Jay Leno or woman who refers to 9News dumber? (VIDEO)

    Amelia?​Update below: Jay Leno's "Jaywalking" routine features man- and woman-on-the-street interviews with alleged morons -- but one recent clip makes him look like a bigger dope than the woman he portrays as a brainless chump. That's because her reference to Amelia Earhart as a 9News persona ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    KOA Morning News to feature Fox News at top and bottom of hour to counter ratings dip

    ​These are not the best of times for KOA, at 850 AM. A trio of part-timers were let go earlier this year and the longtime powerhouse's ratings are off. So how does head of AM programming Greg Foster hope to boost the station in general, and the drive-time staple Colorado Morning News in partic ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Top 10 consumer complaints in Colorado in 2010 and early 2011

    ​The Colorado Attorney General's Office has compiled its list of the top 10 complaints it received in 2010 -- an unhappy roster broken down generically and specifically. In both cases, gripes about rebates hold the top spot. But when it comes to businesses by name, the outfit that prompted the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2011

    Comedy Central's Comedy Awards: Due recognition or sideshow?

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    The Musical Comedian

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2011

    Hosts with a Toast

    ​Comedy Central announced an awards show devoted to comedy today. It will be called The Comedy Awards and will air simultaneously on Comedy Central, VH1, Spike, TV Land and Nick at Night on March 26. On one hand, comedy does tend to get boned in the other major awards, particularly the Oscars ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2010

    Conan's new show: Basically the same as the old show, except on TBS

    ​Since sometime circa the late '90s, Conan O'Brien has been the best of the late-night talk-show hosts. While Jay Leno did jokes so tame they would've felt just as at-home coming from a purple cartoon dog in the middle of the afternoon, Conan's formula continued to feel fresh and relevant -- s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2010

    Yo Gabba Gabba! co-creator Christian Jacobs on making kids TV fun for everyone

    The beating heart of Yo Gabba Gabba!: Scott Schultz (clockwise from left) DJ Lance Rock and Christian Jacobs​As co-creator of the children's television show Yo Gabba Gabba!, Christian Jacobs has a simple agenda: Create entertainment that engages both parents and their kids through really aweso ... More >>

  • Music

    November 4, 2010

    Yo Gabba Gabba!

    Sunday, November 7, 1STBANK Center, 303-830-8497.

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2010

    Barack Obama names Betsy Markey & (kind of) Michael Brown on The Daily Show: VIDEO

    Obama and Stewart.​President Barack Obama's extended interview on last night's episode of Comedy Central's The Daily Show had some unexpected Colorado flavor. Not only did he specifically mention Congresswoman Betsy Markey, who's in a difficult fight against Cory Gardner, but he also reference ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 30, 2010

    Top Chef takes the cake at Emmy awards

    ​A lot of my irritation with Top Chef DC is the rage of a spurned lover. I've been watching, mesmerized, since the beginning of the show, but this season the gimmicks seem cheesier, the judges smugger, the contestants less interesting -- and the food just a secondary player. In context, thou ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2010

    Chef Eliza Gavin takes top chef honors at the World Wine Tasting & Telluride Top Chef Competition Fundraiser

    Eliza Gavin does her thang.​Top Chef does Telluride? Well, sort of. It was more like Iron Chef than Top Chef during last week's culinary competition pitting a clutch of Telluride chefs against one another during the "World Wine Tasting & Telluride Top Chef Competition Fundraiser."

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    The Next Food Network Star is holding a Denver casting call

    ​Are you the Food Network's next star? The Next Food Network Star, the culinary reality series that will wrap up its current season on Sunday, is holding an open casting call in Denver for the first time. "We are looking for people who are full of personality, passionate about cooking and know ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    3OH!3 on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno reflecting on "My First Kiss"

    In case you missed it, 3OH!3 was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night performing "My First Kiss," the first single from their new album Streets of Gold. Compared to their shiny vest, bulging-chest-hair and mustache flaunting turn on Jimmy Kimmel last month, this performance is slightly mor ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 22, 2010

    FUNNY BUSINESS

    In case you missed it, 3OH!3 was on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno last night performing "My First Kiss," the first single from their new album Streets of Gold. Compared to their shiny vest, bulging-chest-hair and mustache flaunting turn on Jimmy Kimmel last month, this performance is slightly mor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Leland Vittert: With Fox 31 anchor's departure, another Best Hair winner goes national

    Leland Vittert and his hair.​The fastest way for a local television journalist to make the leap to a national network has nothing to do with scooping the competition on a groundbreaking story that produces headlines around the globe. Nope, it's all about the hair -- especially at Fox News, wh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2010

    Top Chef contestant and Coloradan Kenny Gilbert could go all the way

    Kenny Gilbert has gone from Telluride to D.C. ​The first episode of Top Chef D.C. aired last night, and like every other food obsessive I know, I was glued to the set. Now in its seventh season, at this point the show is pretty much pure formula -- Quickfire Challenge, chefs' race through Whol ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2010

    Video: Local cartoon studio Mighty Fudge animates "I Got Lenoed"

    Three not-evil Jay Lenos.​While Colorado doesn't boast that many animation studios, those we have are known to pack quite a punch. Take Mighty Fudge Studios, a Boulder operation that for the past eleven years, has been churning out Saturday morning-style cartoons with an adult twist by way of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    D Bar Desserts owner and Food Network Challenge host Keegan Gerhard switches roles

    D Bar's Keegan Gerhard​Earlier today, when I got Keegan Gerhard, owner of D Bar Desserts and host of Food Network Challenge, on the horn, he was driving through a jungle in Puerto Rico on his way to Saborea, Puerto Rico's annual culinary extravaganza. He was there with several other Food Netw ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Guy Fieri Dives Into Denver

    D Bar's Keegan Gerhard​Earlier today, when I got Keegan Gerhard, owner of D Bar Desserts and host of Food Network Challenge, on the horn, he was driving through a jungle in Puerto Rico on his way to Saborea, Puerto Rico's annual culinary extravaganza. He was there with several other Food Netw ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 19, 2009

    The Legendary Griffin

    D Bar's Keegan Gerhard​Earlier today, when I got Keegan Gerhard, owner of D Bar Desserts and host of Food Network Challenge, on the horn, he was driving through a jungle in Puerto Rico on his way to Saborea, Puerto Rico's annual culinary extravaganza. He was there with several other Food Netw ... More >>

  • News

    October 15, 2009

    Let's get real: Who are Denver's top ten reality TV stars?

    D Bar's Keegan Gerhard​Earlier today, when I got Keegan Gerhard, owner of D Bar Desserts and host of Food Network Challenge, on the horn, he was driving through a jungle in Puerto Rico on his way to Saborea, Puerto Rico's annual culinary extravaganza. He was there with several other Food Netw ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 10, 2009

    Good for Laughs

    Originally from Longmont, humorist Kirsten Schaal returns for a set.

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2009

    ManeLine breaks in the Deuce's live stage as first local hip-hop act

    During the morning and night newscasts on Channel 2, the station has been showcasing local acts on their Guitar Center-sponsored stage. All of the acts thus far have been rock-oriented with nary a hip-hop artist -- until last week. On Friday morning, the Deuce reached out to ManeLine and asked the c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2009

    Boulder's Ace Young back on American Idol -- kind of, sort of, in a way

    The newly shorn Ace Young, now of "American Idol Extra." American Idol didn't prove to be a skyrocket to fame for Boulder's Ace Young, a 2006 Westword profile subject. But three years after finishing seventh in the contest -- remember how he equated that number with the one John Elway wore? -- he's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Channels 7, 9 and 20 won't wait until June for digital-TV conversion

    "The Digital Conversion Will Leave Some Coloradans in the Dark," and blogs like this one note that a percentage of locals who've been receiving free, over-the-air TV during the analog era will lose this service once stations switch to all-digital broadcasting. Concerns about problems like these co ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 25, 2008

    Lost in Space

    Buntport’s Starship Troy comes in for a landing.

  • Calendar

    September 4, 2008

    Neighborhood Watch

    Avenue Q arrives at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

  • Blogs

    July 3, 2008

    Ratings-Challenged Channel 2's Expansion Plans

    Avenue Q arrives at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Must See TV

    Avenue Q arrives at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

  • Blogs

    April 17, 2008

    Must See TV

    Avenue Q arrives at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House.

  • News

    January 31, 2008

    A Louse in the House

    Doug Bruce stars in the newest reality TV show.

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2007

    The Nerd-Rush of Aught-Seven

    Doug Bruce stars in the newest reality TV show.

  • News

    June 28, 2007

    Mile-High Low

    And you thought network sitcoms were bad…

  • Home Entertainment

    June 7, 2007

    Our top DVD picks for the week of June 5

    And you thought network sitcoms were bad…

  • Home Entertainment

    October 26, 2006

    Westword's Top DVD Picks From the Week of October 26, 2006.

    And you thought network sitcoms were bad…

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2006

    A Real Page-Turner

    And you thought network sitcoms were bad…

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2006

    So You Think You Can Judge Dancing?

    And you thought network sitcoms were bad…

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2006

    More Messages: Drew, Too

    And you thought network sitcoms were bad…

  • News

    June 22, 2006

    Shticky Situation

    Sports anchors aim to entertain.

  • News

    November 10, 2005

    Students' Counsel

    The next generation takes a pop quiz on the media.

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