Flavorpill’s Favorite TV Shows of the 2011-12 Season
If the weather was as warm where you were as it was in New York over the long weekend, you probably didn’t spend much of the past few days watching TV. But Memorial Day isn’t just the beginning of the...
View ArticleWhat’s On at Flavorpill: The Links That Made the Rounds in Our Office
Today at Flavorpill, we wondered if Cosmo cover girls are getting younger and younger. We questioned if this indie film was the most disturbing movie ever made. We hoped these 10 other animals would...
View ArticleFunny Cartoons Taking Over the Pages of Harlequin Novels
Los Angeles-based cartoonist and illustrator Jay Howell — creator of popular zine Punks Git Cut — was working on an animated series called The Forest City Rockers that caught the attention of Fox. They...
View ArticleThe 15 Funniest TV Characters Right Now
Is Andy Dwyer the funniest character on TV? We know we struggle to keep a straight face every time Chris Pratt is on the screen in Parks and Recreation, between his sweetly doofy lines and his...
View ArticleWatch Tina as a Boy in the ‘Bob’s Burgers’ Test Pilot
When a show is as great as Bob’s Burgers, it’s fascinating to see how it got its start — and especially how its many hilarious characters were originally envisioned. So we’re thrilled that Splitsider...
View ArticleThis Week’s Top 5 TV Moments
There are scores of TV shows out there, with dozens of new episodes each week, not to mention everything you can find on Hulu Plus, Netflix streaming, and HBO Go. How’s a viewer to keep up? To help you...
View ArticleFlavorwire’s Favorite TV Shows of the 2012-13 Season
Flavorwire is celebrating Memorial Day with The Year in TV, a series of features on the 2012-13 TV season, which ends this month. Although it’s easy to forget at a time when the flexible schedules of...
View ArticleClever Script Covers From Behind the Scenes of ‘Bob’s Burgers’
As if you needed another reason to love the odd, uproarious, and consistently brilliant Fox comedy Bob’s Burgers, here you go: according to the show’s Tumblr, Behind Bob’s Burgers, show artist and...
View ArticleTelevision on the Spectrum: The Best (and Worst) Depictions of Asperger...
Asperger syndrome is no longer in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — the DSM kids are calling it an autism spectrum disorder these days — but it’s still all over our television...
View ArticleThe 10 Best Ensemble Casts on Television Right Now
Another year, another Emmy Awards ceremony. Like a dutiful TV fan, I’ll be watching on Sunday night, cheering on my favorites and groaning at the by-now-inevitable Modern Family sweep. But I’m already...
View ArticleEat Bob’s Burgers IRL: Links You Need to See
If Bob’s Burgers has ever made you hungry, you’re in luck: new Tumblr the Bob’s Burgers Experiment aims to bring all the burgers from the show’s chalkboard to life. Despite what the internet would lead...
View ArticleBeyonce Pissed Off NASA: Links You Need to See
Meet the newest modern marvel: glow-in-the dark pigs! Because, who needs a cure for diseases, when Babe can be phosphorescent green? But in actual good news, the entire Sherlock Holmes canon has been...
View ArticleKanye West and Steve McQueen Had a Meeting of Minds: Links You Need to See
Happy Martin Luther King Day! Here are your links for the day, which you should definitely read because what else could you possibly be doing today? Some folks are on Kickstarter trying to make a Cool...
View Article10 TV Events to Look Out For in March
February seemed especially bland this year, mostly due to the long, Winter Olympics-related television hiatus. Now that sports are wrapped up (no, I didn’t forget about how football took over Sundays),...
View ArticleYour Weekly TV News Roundup: ‘Gotham’ Casts Bruce Wayne, E! Goes Royal
The television world moves so fast that by the time you learn of a show’s premiere, it could already be canceled. It’s hard to keep track of the constant stream of television news, so Flavorwire is...
View Article‘Bob’s Burgers’ Season 4 Episode 13 Recap: “The Frond Files”
Bob’s Burgers takes a month and a half off and comes back as Community meets The Simpsons?! Sunday’s episode was unlike any we’ve seen in the series’ three and a half seasons so far, experimenting with...
View Article‘Bob’s Burgers’ Season 4 Episode 13 Recap: “Mazel-Tina”
I can’t decide if it says something about the talents of Bob’s Burgers writers or the typical portrayal of females on TV, but every grown woman I know who watches the show (myself included) relates to...
View Article‘Bob’s Burgers’ Season 4 Episode 14 Recap: “Uncle Teddy”
What do we really know about Teddy? This week’s Bob’s Burgers aims to answer that question by throwing him into a tough spot: playing babysitter to Louise, Gene, and Tina. The resulting fiasco is...
View Article‘Bob’s Burgers’ Season 4 Episode 15 Recap: “The Kids Rob a Train”
After several episodes heavy on the journey that is character development, Bob’s Burgers focused on a singular wacky adventure this week. In “The Kids Rob a Train,” The Belchers are contained to one...
View Article‘Bob’s Burgers’ Season 4 Episode 16 Recap: “I Get Psychic Out of You”
Bob’s Burgers went full sitcom this week, employing a mom’s-a-dope plotline about as memorable as a sandwich from an airport. In principle, it’s nice to see Linda Belcher thrust into the spotlight, but...
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