http://television.web2announcer.com/ Web 2.0 announcer top stories for Television en Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2759584 unknown@Digg.com Try as hard as you like but a fan cannot live by scifi alone. That's the only explanation we have for the fact that we're all secretly also addicted to non-SF shows. But even while we watch these shows, there's a little voice in the back of our head that asks, wouldn't it be better if they all had lasers and space ships? Fri, 05 Sep 2008 13:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2759584Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2759470 unknown@Digg.com Mythbusters host Adam Savage is retracting comments he made at a hackers conference Fri, 05 Sep 2008 10:50:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2759470Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2759207 unknown@Digg.com Adam Savage's widely circulated YouTube video account of a pack of credit card industry giants pummeling Discovery Channel into deep-sixing a Mythbusters investigation aimed at RFID is now taking more of a beating than Buster the dummy absorbs on a typical episode of the show. And the knockout blow of that beating is coming from Savage himself. Fri, 05 Sep 2008 03:40:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2759207Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2758872 unknown@Digg.com Jon Stewart at his absolute best running circles around cable news douchebags. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2758872Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2758658 unknown@Digg.com The stars who rose to fame while in their teens through one or more TV series. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:21:45 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2758658Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2758621 unknown@Digg.com I don't know about you, but I wish there could be major party presidential nominating conventions every day. There's just so much great fodder for comedy. Maybe we should just elect a new President every Saturday. No, I know, that's stupid. Elections are held on Tuesdays. Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:55:54 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2758621Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2758275 unknown@Digg.com David Letterman wants to stick with CBS' "Late Show" through his contract ? and maybe longer ? as rival Jay Leno prepares to surrender the "Tonight" reins next year. "The way I feel now, I would like to go beyond 2010, not much beyond, but you know, enough to go beyond. You always like to be able to excuse yourself on your own terms," Thu, 04 Sep 2008 05:50:15 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2758275Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2757667 unknown@Digg.com There's no question what the word stands for and it's used gleefully, as many as 20 times in some episodes. The word is showing up everywhere -- on T-shirts, in sit-coms, best-selling novels and regular conversation. The word is insinuating its way into popular vocabulary for a simple reason. You can't get in trouble. It's a made-up word. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:49:13 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2757667Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2757642 unknown@Digg.com Before Senator John McCain delivers his acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Senator Barack Obama will make a marquee appearance of his own. Call it counter-intuitive. He will appear on "The O'Reilly Factor" on Fox News Channel. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2757642Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2757107 unknown@Digg.com The Colbert Report featured an atheist lobbyist on Friday in the latest in a long line of segments exploring secularism. Here's that interview, followed by seven other classic heathenish clips from the show. Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:20:17 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2757107Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2756289 unknown@Digg.com The final episodes of Season Four of Battlestar Galactica may air very late, according to Aaron Douglas. Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2756289Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2755855 unknown@Digg.com Impressive ad that looks like it was shot in one unedited take. True or not, still quite a feat. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 20:20:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2755855Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2755319 unknown@Digg.com Dr. Horrible hasn?t given up on his plans of world domination ? and neither have his creators. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 05:10:25 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2755319Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2754478 unknown@Digg.com No description for this story Sun, 31 Aug 2008 03:20:43 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2754478Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2752809 unknown@Digg.com On last night's Colbert Report, Stephen cut through all of the doom and gloom of the Democratic Convention by profiling someone who's flourishing in the current economy: A repo man. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:25:00 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2752809Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2751886 unknown@Digg.com Kermit the frog and friends could return in the first new Muppet Show TV series for 27 years. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:05:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2751886Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2750382 unknown@Digg.com There?s only one week to go before the new TV season starts, but here is one of the latest summer charts. Stargate Atlantis is leading the chart this week. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 02:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2750382Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2750320 unknown@Digg.com One's a porn star. One's a "cyborg ninja." One's a blind lawyer. And you've got to see Mr. Belding... Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:50:26 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2750320Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2749991 unknown@Digg.com The Daily Show host scolded a group of prominent political journalists at a DNC breakfast this morning as they fawned over him. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2749991Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2749838 unknown@Digg.com Shortly after our evening news?filled with home foreclosures, soaring gas prices, plunging stocks and layoffs?we will be treated to such shows as ?Privilege,? ?Dirty Sexy Money,? ?Gossip Girl,? and over over-the-top shows about life over-the-top Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:41:21 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2749838Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2749373 unknown@Digg.com More viewers than ?Roots,? the ?M*A*S*H? Finale and Neil Armstrong?s walk on the moon! Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2749373Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2747939 unknown@Digg.com Popping battle worth seeing from the show So You Think You Can Dance. Sun, 24 Aug 2008 05:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2747939Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2747762 unknown@Digg.com If Verne Troyer can get a reality TV show, anyone can. Behold, a list of 10 non-celebs who deserve their own reality TV show. Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2747762Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2745311 unknown@Digg.com See Jon Stewart stutter through interviews with the 6 hottest ladies in Daily Show history. Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:35:09 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2745311Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2743465 unknown@Digg.com Liking both Stephen Colbert and recreational drugs is kind of like liking both Gargamel and Smurfs. Yet somehow you huffing contradictions are out there, eating your drugs and watching The Colbert Report. So, strap on your crack-pipe and prepare to have your mind expanded to a new dimension of enlightened and munchies. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 07:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2743465Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2743205 unknown@Digg.com A lot of TV shows are terrible, but let?s face it: we?re lucky. Behind every abomination unleashed on those watching at home, there are likely a dozen potential shows too horrid to be aired, and perhaps a much smaller number of promising series that met the same fate. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:10:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2743205Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2743180 unknown@Digg.com Hollywood is gearing up to create what would be the first big Web hit. However, when an online show finally does break out into mainstream popularity, it may not come from traditional entertainment companies.Rather, the most successful Internet television programs could emerge from a handful of online TV networks.. Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:20:55 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2743180Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2743146 unknown@Digg.com Turning water into wine is nothing. Try making guys hate looking at a Hooters waitress. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:30:07 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2743146Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2742781 unknown@Digg.com Fewer Americans are reading newspapers -- they are getting their news online instead -- but television remains the leading source of news in the country, according to the Pew Research Center's biannual survey on news-consumption habits. Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:49:34 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2742781Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2742574 unknown@Digg.com Every TV show wants one, but few achieve it: a catchphrase. The best ones not only propel their show into the limelight, but eventually take a life of their own, sometimes getting into the dictionary, sometimes even electing a president. Here are the stories behind some of the most memorable ones from the history of television ... Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:50:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2742574Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2741350 unknown@Digg.com Jon Stewart, tied Tom Brokaw, Brian Williams, Dan Rather and Anderson Cooper among admired journalists. And that was last year. Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2741350Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2740376 unknown@Digg.com We?re following up our list of the 25 Greatest Game Shows of All Time with our picks for the 25 Worst Game Shows. While many of these may have a special place in our hearts, make no mistake - they were pretty bad. And the rest? well, they just suck. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 21:20:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2740376Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2739982 unknown@Digg.com Perhaps it's their habit of giving the weather in midriff-baring tops. Whatever the reason, these lovely ladies predict a 90 percent chance of making your trousers too tight. Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:50:01 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2739982Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2739309 unknown@Digg.com The upcoming Emmy Awards will present TV's most memorable lines from the past 60 years. What a great time to look back on TV's Greatest Catchphrases! Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2739309Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2738630 unknown@Digg.com We know what you?re thinking: ?There?s nothing funny about child predators.? Not true. In fact, there?s plenty to laugh about while watching the following bumbling and likely inbred fellas being lured into the pants of various 13-year-old boys and girls, only to be confronted by Chris Hansen. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:20:06 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2738630Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2738410 unknown@Digg.com If you think your boss is tough, wait ?till you see these guys! The scripted, non-reality TV show might be a dying breed, but shows past and present provide us with many memorable bosses and leaders. Following are some of the most unforgettable TV bosses, along with what made them so great (or not so great). Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:30:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2738410Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2738411 unknown@Digg.com Rob Riggle reports from China and manages a frankly impressive amount of racism. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 18:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2738411Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2738305 unknown@Digg.com The gang from It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is going back to Philly. This isn't quite the musical level of Day Man (or Night Man for that matter) but it's surprisingly high quality for an Internet promotional piece. Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:20:08 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2738305Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2737861 unknown@Digg.com Even for an ex-Marine, the police state atmosphere was intimidating."There were moments where you were just being watched very closely," he said. "We still did what we wanted to do, but I was hurrying it up, saying 'Come on, come on, let's go.' It was a subconscious thing." Wed, 13 Aug 2008 03:40:27 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2737861Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2733411 unknown@Digg.com She also doesn't need a penis to count to five. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2733411Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2733389 unknown@Digg.com This week Variety announced that The Price Is Right has hired Beauty and the Geek host Mike Richards as co-executive producer in an effort to ?attract a younger audience?. If The Price Is Right wanted to bring in an audience other than the blue hairs, they didn?t need to hire some reality TV douche - they could have just asked us... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 22:20:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2733389Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2733276 unknown@Digg.com The Daily Show's Senior Foreign Correspondent Rob Riggle will be behind the Bamboo Wall in China (not in front of a green screen projection of China) reporting on the country's growing position as the superpower that will destroy us all. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:00:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2733276Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2732577 unknown@Digg.com Pictures and a show report from the Bob Saget Roast and Afterparty! Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:40:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2732577Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2731303 unknown@Digg.com We've carefully weighed all the evidence, watched all the clips, and studied the Clone Wars back story carefully by combing through the comic books and "expanded universe" novels. And we bring good news. Clone Wars is going to be awesome ? here are ten reasons why. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:00:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731303Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2731304 unknown@Digg.com There?s nothing like a good ol? super-British commercial on U.S. tv to simultaneously stereotype the sh*t out of our brethren across the Atlantic and to impress/intrigue Americans with characters that are probably more intelligent than us regardless of how exaggeratedly goofy they are. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:50:04 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731304Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2731057 unknown@Digg.com Video of the taping of Judge Judy when a 5.4 mag earthquake hits the region. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:10:03 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2731057Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2730920 unknown@Digg.com RIP Saved by the Bell. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:00:05 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2730920Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2730749 unknown@Digg.com When will CNN learn they will never beat Fox News at cheesy journalism? Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:50:02 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2730749Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2730714 unknown@Digg.com Some celebs use award acceptance speeches as a chance to espouse personal beliefs. Others use the camera time to generate publicity for themselves. Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:30:11 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2730714Television http://web2announcer.com/go/2730609 unknown@Digg.com Did you know that the voice of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles baddie Shredder was actually voiced by Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince Of Bel Air? Tue, 05 Aug 2008 04:10:12 GMT http://web2announcer.com/go/2730609Television