Tag: TELEVISION

digg_url ='http://www.switched.com/2010/06/09/snls-top-10-greatest-fake-tech-commercials/'; Share Despite the dozens of iconic characters 'Saturday Night Live' has spawned over its 35 years, the most consistently funny and memorable moments have come from its hallmark spoof ads. After striking comedic gold in its very first season with a sketch about Mel's Char Palace, SNL's writers soon ...

We were initially pretty skeptical about the idea of turning the endlessly hilarious ShitMyDadSays Twitter account into a television show. Then we heard that Bill Shatner had signed on to play the cantankerous father that inspired the account, and we got a little excited to hear Captain Kirk spit out little bits of wisdom like, "Waking up when you got a baby, you feel like you drank a bottle of ...

Whether it's the Beatles, 'LOST' or the US economy, it's a hard fact of life that everything good and pure in the world, at one point or another, must come to an end. Well, grab your nearest box of Kleenex, readers, because today, we say goodbye to Apple's classic 'Get a Mac' ad campaign. According to Engadget, the company has reportedly decided to bring the commercial franchise to an end, and ...

Share Google came out swinging during day two of its Google I/O conference with several big announcements. Earlier in the day, the Android's Froyo OS got official, and then Google launched into its plans to bring the Web (and all its video and multimedia content, including Flash) to your living room. Despite some spectacular tech demo hiccups, Google unveiled its vision for the future of ...

NBC's marketing team is either full of geniuses or really, really lazy. The network's new affinity program, called Fan It, asks MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and myNBC users to promote and discuss the network's shows in exchange for NBC merchandise, store discounts, "virtual goods" and early previews of new episodes. We don't really like the term "affinity program," because it's ...

Share As many television shows are wrapping up their seasons, we have horrible news. No, it's not a 'Lost' spoiler, but a rogue satellite orbiting the Earth could disrupt some cable programming. According to the AP, the Galaxy 15 satellite, which is owned by European company Intelsat, is on course to drift into the orbit of another satellite called AMC 11, which transmits cable programming ...

The Catholic Church may be embroiled in a grotesque child abuse scandal, but the controversy certainly hasn't prevented one ecclesiastical TV station from taking its digital dogma to the third dimension. As NPR reports, Boston's CatholicTV has become the first religious media outlet to openly embrace 3-D technology by directly incorporating it into its pious programming. Upon opening the 3-D ...

As you know, there's a bounty of 3-D TVs set to hit stores this year. Everybody's raving about the additional dimension, but nobody's talking much about the toll of watching hours of 3-D programming could have on your health. PC World found some interesting warnings on Samsung's Web site that bring to light some real questions. As it turns out, children, teenagers, old people, pregnant women and ...

Have you ever wondered who spends all that time spreading vitriolic comments around the Web? If this video we discovered on Funny or Die is any indication, it's a secret government department with a knack for raining on everybody's Internet parade. Okay, so maybe that's not the truth. But the folks behind the British sketch-comedy show 'Happy Finish,' premiering later this month, and their ...

Have you ever wondered how a video game would work in real life? Well, the folks behind the massively popular 'Red vs. Blue' series are about to help you find out. The Rooster Teeth team recently unveiled a pilot for a show called 'Immersion.' According to DVICE, the program will explore what happens when you take video game concepts and apply them to the real world. Think of it as 'Mythbusters,' ...

This year, perhaps more than any before, millions will tune in to watch the 2010 Masters Tournament, which begins on Thursday. While some credit is due to Tiger Woods and his off course 'shenanigans,' recent advances in streaming online video will play a part, too. NewTeeVee reports that there are two go-to sites for live golf coverage this weekend: CBSSports.com and Masters.com. These sites ...

If you're under the age of 15, you probably have no idea who or what "Fred" is. But the kids, they love that dang high-pitched YouTube character created by 16-year-old Lucas Cruikshank from Nebraska. Fred Figglehorn, the fictional six-year-old played by Lucas in the Web series, would drive many adults to puncture their eardrums, but apparently leaves a younger audience in stitches. Nickelodeon ...

Bravo is partnering with Foursquare for a promotion that will point users to locations from its shows and open up Bravo exclusive badges. The big news isn't that people can take advantage of the geo-location powered social-network-cum-game via Guides By Bravo or add a level or interaction with 'Sheer Genius' or 'Real Housewives.' What is grabbing our attention is that Bravo has produced a ...

In case you forgot, much of the world is mired in an economic recession. Believe it or not, a lot of folks aren't thrilled with the prospect of civilization as we know it crumbling into chaos, and they're starting to let the big banks know it. According to BBC News, over a three-month period, a hacker known as "Neo" stole documents that detailed the confidential financial records of about 1,000 ...

A great mystery recently surfaced on YouTube, and like any great mystery, it involves murder (as imagined by a TV show anyway), intrigue, and dogs. Yes, dogs. Earlier this week, the folks at Boing Boing found a funny video of a dog howling every time its owner played the 'Law and Order' theme song (you know, "BUM BUM..."). A quick search revealed the howling pup wasn't an isolated phenomenon. ...