This is the third consecutive year we've reflected upon the past twelve months in the adult industry, headquartered in the San Fernando Valley, and again the statistics speak for themselves -- we traveled thousands of miles for a whopping 26 set visits, four award shows, two conventions, two collegiate visits, a recording studio visit, a movie premiere, and one benefit. more ›

Ryan Dunn, a member of the "Jackass" daredevil ensemble, died last night in a Pennsylvania car crash, confirms MTV. The incident took place at around 3 in the morning on Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township. A passenger, whose identity has not been released, also died in the crash. more ›

A few weeks ago we did a phoner interview with Candace Bailey, the new co-host of G4's live news and technology program, "Attack of the Show" (Monday-Friday @ 7pm) and she invited us to come by G4 and check out the revamped set and to chat in person. We had been on the set for a live show last year and the updates we saw were amazing. more ›

Please check out our PaleyFest2011 video interviews with Jimmy Fallon who was being honored last Friday night for "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and G4's Chris Hardwick who was moderator for the evening. Fallon dropped some hints for upcoming shows and Hardwick let us in on his many developments. --- We're happy to announce the return of nightly listings of TV shows in addition to the TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan. more ›

We interviewed G4's "Attack of the Show" new co-host, Candace Bailey, to find out what she thinks of the challenges of working on this live news and entertainment show. Longtime host Kevin Pereira has given her his blessing but Bailey has admitted that she's had to work hard to come up to speed on the technology that the show focuses on. more ›

Unless we see some changes with David Letterman's show, we really might not watch any of its remaining two years. Last night Letterman got really chummy with Donald Rumsfeld, a former (and worthy) target of his and it was just more than we could handle. --- Banksy Oscars Update. --- Tonight's TV Junkie Must-Watch Plan and the listings. more ›

We went to an incredible Master Class tasting of The Macallan highland Scotch and had the chance to talk to Graeme Russell, the brand ambassador, about who in TV enjoys Scotch - check out the video. --- Word has it that G4's "Web Soup" show is no more according to one of the show's writers. That's a shame because the show was much more topical than "Tosh.0" - a key difference between the two, and shouldn't there be enough room on TV for more than 1 web video clip show? --- You can check our listings but there's virtually no new primetime programming on - late night, however, has some great choices, particularly on Conan and Fallon. more ›

Jimmy Kimmel is getting sued for using a YouTube video clip of a Rabbi without getting permission from either the Rabbi or YouTube. Our friends at G4's "Web Soup" know how to get that done right, how come ABC doesn't? [Plus check our Must-Watch plan and tonight's sparse listings] more ›

The attorney who now represents "Real Housewives of D.C."'s Michaele and Tareq Salahi is adamant that the pair are not "gate-crashers" saying that the term is "false and defamatory". On Wednesday Michaele Salahi got into a shouting match with Whoopi Goldberg after taping an appearance on "The View" during which Salahi said she was verbally and physically abused by co-hosts, which seems to be a fanciful/irrational interpretation of what happened if you watch the video footage. more ›

The TV Junkie Plan: "Attack of the Show", "Community", "Parks and Recreation". "Fringe", "Chelsea Lately", Letterman (Alec Baldwin), Ferguson (Robert Downey Jr., Dave Barry) more ›

G4's "Attack of the Show" is going to be incredible this month. Easily one of our favorite shows, "Attack of the Show" aka @aots has always been an entertaining amalgamation of news, interviews, tech geekery, pop culture, and comedy fronted by the always lovely Olivia Munn and the infinitely capable Kevin Pereira, a guy with legit tech cred as he ran his own ISP company as a teenager and is an... more ›

What'd you think of HBO's "The Pacific"? We thought it was shot in adequate "epic-style" but the soundtrack makes us think of just about anything on the History Channel. Also, we didn't feel an immediate engagement with the characters that we felt with "Band of Brothers", or more recently, "Generation Kill". Perhaps by the 2nd or 3rd chapter we'll have that connection but this just seems a little off for the time being. more ›

Comedian, writer, and musician Chris Hardwick's "Web Soup" had its 2nd season premiere on G4 this week and the show is off to a great start with some adjustments that Hardwick elaborated on in a conversation we had at G4's offices on Wednesday. Hardwick will also be performing two sets tonight at The Improv in Hollywood. More info: Check out G4's website for more info on "Web Soup" (Wednesdays at 8pm), Hardwick's website The Nerdist, and The Improv's page for tonight's shows (7:30 & 9:30pm). Also look for Hardwick's Gadget Pr0n segments on G4's "Attack of the Show". more ›

Alison Haislip is a native of New Jersey who left the cold winters of the East Coast for Los Angeles after graduating from Boston College with a BA in Theatre Arts. This former Ford Model has been acting since she was 12, performing in numerous works ranging from films and television shows to music videos and plays, including the hit show Pieces(of Ass) which she rocked out for in both Los Angeles at the Roxy and Las Vegas at the Joint. more ›

With the ongoing recession and continued threat of piracy, 2009 may have been tough for the multi-billion dollar adult industry, but it was also Sasha Grey's most prominent thus far. With the leading role in Steven Soderbergh's labeled her "The Dirtiest Girl in the World" and Fleshbot included her in their Top Ten Crush Objects of 2009 (NSFW). So it's no surprise that she will be honored with The Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year at the AVN Awards this Saturday at the Pearl Theater inside the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. more ›

Last Wednesday, the nominations for the AVN Awards, considered the Oscars of the adult industry, were announced. Hosted by Digital Playground's Kayden Kross and Wicked Pictures' Kirsten Price, the 2010 edition will take place on January 9th inside the Palms Casino Resort at the Pearl Theater in Las Vegas. As in previous years, it will be held the week of the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo, which will be on January 7th-10th at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. more ›

Chris Hardwick is a nerd. He humbly embraces this now, and he’s happier for it. The trick was to align his career with his passions -- even if they’re frowned upon by jocks. The comic/writer/TV personality has a deep affection for science, technology, and his love affair with “Dungeons and Dragons” is in its third decade. While Hardwick isn’t the type of nerd whose busted eyeglasses are fastened with Scotch tape, when meeting with LAist he sported mismatched shoes -- one sneaker, and a blue soft cast. more ›

Nielsen says that President Obama's latest press conference slipped in the ratings and that the CW series, "Reaper", gained (the implication is that Obama is suffering from overexposure). I'm not sure how many teens would be that in economics, much less everyday Americans. I guess former President Bush avoided these kind of comparisons by not doing press conferences and by spending more time on vacation than any other president. more ›

We're highlighting the DVD release of G4's animated series, "Code Monkeys", because Season One features the actual Steve Wozniak as the owner of GameAvision, the hilariously dysfunctional video game developer that is the focus of the show. Wozniak will also be featured in this season's "Dancing with the Stars", which starts tonight at 8pm on ABC - yes, the Woz will be donning dancing shoes to shake his booty and has been practicing diligently for months [vote for Woz tonight!!]. more ›

It looks like Andy Richter will be returning to the side of Conan O'Brien when he fires up his version of "The Tonight Show" starting on June 1st. Richter will be the announcer for the show and will appear in comedy sketches but it's not clear if he will be a fixture on the guest couch a la Ed McMahon. Now that the Academy Awards are over with and Conan has shut down production, late night TV is a wasteland this week other than Jimmy Kimmel. more ›

Even though the majority of eyes are focused on Sunday's Oscars, this Saturday, the Writers Guild of America will be doling out their awards and a sampling of scuttlebutt with regards to TV leaders include "Mad Men", "30 Rock", "The Office", "The Wire", and "True Blood". more ›

When dudes are together doing what dudes do (playing poker, watching a bloody UFC fight, drafting fantasy baseball teams) the words "girlfriend" or "wife" are bound to come out of someone's mouth once or twice. But rarely will you hear a guy utter the sentence, "This would be more fun if my girlfriend were here." That's just how it is; for many guys cigars, bloody knuckles and discussions of Russell Martin's OBP are just more enjoyable when their significant other isn't around. more ›

Last week we went to a sneak preview of Demetri Martin's new show on Comedy Central, "Important Things With Demetri Martin", which premiere's tonight at 10:30pm. The show has been in the works since last Spring so we are happy to see it make it on air. more ›

Truth is stranger than fiction - or life imitates fiction? Something like that: Anna Torv and Mark Valley, the stars of FOX's "Fringe", have married in real life. Fringe also did pretty good in yesterday's Nielsen numbers, with a 10+% increase in viewership over last week, but that increase is getting attributed to the popularity of its lead in, "American Idol". more ›

A lot of our sport fan/fiend friends are convinced that this Sunday's Super Bowl event will be a boring blow out - "the Cardinals will win how?" is oft heard. But for a lot of media dorks, ourselves included, the Super Bowl is all about the ads. We already know that GoDaddy and PETA have had their ads denied (as must have been planned for). Adweek's Barbara Lippert analyzes past Super Bowl commercial foibles as well as a list of all expected advertisers for XLIII. On Saturday, CBS also takes a trip down memory lane with a program on the "best" commercials of years past. more ›

Yesterday's inauguration of President Barack Obama spiked traffic for all the venues that attempted to carry streaming video and audio of the proceedings. The NY Times has more details in this report which was made further enjoyable because they quote an analyst named "Woodcock". more ›

Joanna Angel, nominated for 14 AVN Adult Movie Awards, including Jenna Jameson Crossover Star of the Year, blogged (NSFW) about her experience: more ›

As mentioned previously, AVN's annual Adult Entertainment Expo and Adult Movie Awards took place earlier this month in Las Vegas, with the convention running for four days at the Sands Expo and Convention Center and the awards show taking place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center. more ›

Fans of "Beverly Hills, 90210", and we mean the real original fans, might be elated to know that, yes, Tori Spelling will be joining the cast of the new "90210" sometime around the 19th episode this season so I guess you had better start watching now so that you know what the heck is going on when she makes her debut. more ›

CBS head honcho, Les Moonves, says that the network TV model of programming and advertising "ain't broke" despite reports to the contrary as well as the evidence of the past decade. Moonves was confident in the easy bet that "CSI: Miami" will beat Jay Leno's new 10pm show on Monday night, he didn't offer much additional perspective on the 3 1/2 hours of nightly talk shows that NBC is planning in 2009. more ›