Tonight's Picks: Thursday, Dec. 28

Pacific Life Holiday Bowl -- California vs. Texas A&M
The Golden Bears of the Pac-10 take on the Aggies of the Big 12 South in this battle of 9-3 teams, live from San Diego's Qualcomm Stadium.

Surgery Saved My Life -- Awake Brain Surgery
A man's skull is sliced open while he's wide awake, so surgeons can remove a tumor. The aim is to retain normal brain function, but there ain't much normal about this procedure.

Bring That Year Back
Did 2006 go by way too fast for you? Did you just not get enough? Have no fear -- this special takes a look back at the past year's highs and lows.

Posted by Popgoesjen on December 28, 2006 at 12:29 PM in Reality TV, Tonight's Picks | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Blogcritics: Yearning for Saturday Morning Cartoons of Yesteryear

Written by Alessandro Nicolo
December 27, 2006

As I lay the finishing touches of a business venture (one can only hope it works out. If not I'll be asking people if they want hot chocolate with their maple walnut doughnut at some point in the not too distant future), I had some time to spend with my daughter.

Lauren-Alessandra is 16 months old and watches -- surprise -- cartoons. I sat and watched Treehouse with her, bonding with my gal as it were. While my brain was put to the test with Dora the Explorer and Blue's Clues, I confess I immediately yearned for Snagglepuss or Muttley.

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Posted by Michael Rankins on December 28, 2006 at 11:35 AM in Blogcritics, Our Partners | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Casting Call: Reality TV Show Seeks Conservative Male

Is your all-time idol a tie between Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush? Do you fancy yourself the next Bill O'Reilly or Tucker Carlson?

A Beverly Hills-based production company is seeking a passionately conservative man who sticks to his guns on issues of abortion, affirmative action, immigration, the death penalty, and the war in Iraq, for a reality TV show.

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Posted by Popgoesjen on December 28, 2006 at 10:58 AM in Casting Call, Reality TV | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Totally Frakked: Star Blazers Flies Again!

For the first time since the good ship Argo rumbled home to Mother Earth way back in the early ‘80s, fans of the most brilliant Japanese anime ever made have cause to rejoice. Derek Wildstar, Nova, Sandor, IQ-9, and a whole new generation of Star Blazers are off to outer space to save the human race. Credit artist Tim Eldred for keeping the dream (and the series) alive. Eldred, who contributed to the comic book version several years ago, is presently taking fans on the ride of their lives with his online continuation of the saga, Star Blazers Rebirth.

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Posted by Mr. Write on December 28, 2006 at 09:53 AM in News, Totally Frakked | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)

Dec. 28: Carrie Underwood Snags Cowboy, Wentworth Miller Down Under, Death Threats Against Danny Bonaduce

*Bravo picks up Taxicab Confessions [The Futon Critic]
*American Idol's Carrie Underwood snags herself a Cowboy [Popsugar]
*Desperate Housewife horses around [Just Jared]
*Rosie fires pimp attack at The Donald [TMZ]
*Wentworth Miller goes down under [GMMR]
*Targeting Danny Bonaduce with death threats [Dlisted]

Posted by Popgoesjen on December 28, 2006 at 09:01 AM in American Idol, Desperate Housewives, GMMR, Give Me My Remote, Gossip, Headlines, News, Reality TV, Rosie O'Donnell | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)