One-Minute Time Waster: The Matrix in 60 Seconds

The Matrix is an awesome movie. I can't say the same for the second and third installments. The only other movie to have me fuming angry after seeing it in theaters was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and even I've calmed down about that over the years.

Holy Crap, We Need to Talk About This Week's New Girl, You Guys

Uhhhhhhhh, sorry my brain keeps floating away to this week's episode of "New Girl." Did you watch it? Are you swooning? Let's talk.

Inside the Studio with "Bob's Burgers"

Do you guys watch "Bob's Burgers"? You should. It's one of my favorite shows, and features great actors as the characters' voices. In fact I'm so into the show that I find it hard to realize the voice actors are not the characters themselves when talking as a human person. H. Jon Benjamin, whose voice is instantly recognizable, has become Bob Belcher in my head. Same with Dan Mintz, the voice of Bob's oldest daughter Tina. When he talks, all I hear is Tina. Good job, guys!

Your New Year's Resolution: Represent the Nutmeg State When A Silly Contest Calls

Hey kids, did you have a nice holiday? Now that 2012 has thankfully expired, it's time to get a jump on 2013. One thing we'd like to urge you all to do is participate more! Enter those stupid video contests when a much-loved (or -hated) TV host calls upon you, dear watchers. We want to see Connecticut well-represented when Daniel Tosh asks which college he should perform at, or when Jimmy Fallon wants to see your best dance moves, as is the case below. This video is from waaaaaaaaay back in...

Sneak Preview: "Girls" Season 2 Trailer

The critically-acclaimed and extremely polarizing HBO show "Girls" returns for a second season on January 13, 2013.  HBO has just released a trailer for the new season.  Take a look.

VIDEO: The cast of "Mad Men" Singing Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up"

We can't imagine how much time went into creating this video, but it's very entertaining.

No WAY: Keanu Reeves dishes about the upcoming third Bill & Ted Adventure

Thank you, Hollywood, THANK YOU. (Although the whole thing sounds about 10% too Tenacious D-inspired.)

Your New (To You!) Favorite Show: "Feed Me Bubbe"

Sneak Preview: Watch the First Two Minutes of "Dexter" Season 7

Spoiler Alert:  This is a clip from the first episode of season 7 of "Dexter," which premieres on Showtime on September 30.  For those who haven't seen all of season 6 yet, this clip gives away the ending, so watch at your own risk.

The cast of Breaking Bad goes bowling with Nerdist

Are you as excited as I am for the return of "Breaking Bad" in a little over a month? If you're having trouble sitting still with anticipation, may you find comfort in this video from Nerdist's series of celebrity charity bowling competitions. Bryan Cranston, Betsy Brandt, RJ Mitte and Aaron Paul bowled against the Nerdist crew for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Team Breaking Bad beat Nerdist, but didn't win the overall competition. Either way, if you're a fan of this...

Breaking Bad returns July 15!

Clear your summer Sunday nights and gather 'round the comforting glow o' the ol' boob tube: AMC's "Breaking Bad" returns to our hearts and TV screens on Sunday, July 15 at 10 p.m./9 p.m. Central. Season four wrapped up in October of last year with an explosive finale (heh) and I honestly can't even wait for season five. Sixteen episodes remain before the series' end, with the first eight...

Mad Men 2012: A Reality Show About Ad Agencies

The Pitch premieres with a sneak preview on Sunday, April 8 at 11 p.m. Full series starts on April 30. 

New Haven's Joe Capobianco offers some blunt criticism on a new reality show about tattoo artists

Every reality show competition needs its own intimidating truth-talking judge. Someone who spits out blunt and sometimes brutal insights about the creative task at hand, making the contestants cower and sometimes cry, causing audience members to shake their heads and gasp -- damn, that was harsh! New Haven’s Joe Capobianco is that judge on Best Ink, the...

Flesh and Blood: Tattoo Artists Get Their Own Reality Competition

Best Ink

Aziz Ansari of "Parks and Recreation" to perform at Foxwoods May 19

Is Aziz Ansari your favorite? He should be your favorite. If you're not paying attention to Ansari's comedic and writing endeavors of recent years, you're seriously missing out. Aside from having a few projects for Judd Apatow in the works, you can currently see him Thursdays at 8:30 p.m. as Tom Haverford on the super funny and often overlooked "Parks and Recreation...

"Community" returns March 15!

There is a god in TV heaven, you guys. Word got out yesterday that "Community" returns to the airwaves in a few weeks, on March 15, in it's usual time slot of 8 p.m. Thursdays. Now that we've made it out of the darkest timeline alive, I was finally able to watch the holiday episode that aired in December on Hulu. I needed to know it was coming back before I could potentially close the chapter of the first half of season three.

Giancarlo Esposito on "Community"?!

Fans of "Breaking Bad"and "Community"take notice. Giancarlo Esposito is filming an appereance on NBC's beloved and currently-benched TV show. He'll play a business associate of Pierce Hawthorne's dead father. I, for one, am super excited to see Esposito interact with with Chevy Chase's character, since Pierce Hawthorne is a crazy old man, and Esposito can do anything.

Medical Marijuana: The Reality Show

American Weed

Should We End Black History Month?

More Than A Month premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 10 pm

Cult British Comedy, Snuff Box, Now Available on DVD in U.S.

“The pasty, jowly, chubby guy -- the American guy who plays the zoo boss and who’s always wearing too-tight pants suits and rubbing his nipples in ‘The Mighty Boosh.’” That was the only way I could describe Rich Fulcher, one half of the duo who make ‘Snuff Box,’ a sick/corny/sometimes very funny, “dark” and highly allusive 2006 British sketch comedy show now out on DVD in America. If you have no idea what “The Mighty Boosh” is and...

Best News: Party Down Movie in the Works

Is 2012 not just the best already? Answer: It totally is. Here's some proof. Megan Mullally, occasional "Parks and Recreation" guest star and real-life wife of Ron Swanson (Nick Offerman), told reporters at the Television Critics Association press tour that a "Party Down" movie is happening, and the entire cast is coming back, but maybe not Jane Lynch. Still! "Party Down" is...

Emmet Otter Bloopers: Turn any belly into a bowl full of jelly

Happy holidays, you guys! Today is Festivus, Christmas and Kwanzaa are almost here, and we're smack dab in the middle of Hanukkah. We all have our own holiday traditions, and the work of Jim Henson has been a big part of this time of year for me for many, many years. The Muppet Christmas Carol and Christmas Eve on Sesame Street have been Christmas week viewing staples in my house year after year. For some reason, I was left off the Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas bandwagon as a kid, and while I...

"Peep Show": Hug Your Inner Monologue Tonight

The Netflix gods of instant streaming have smiled down upon us this holiday season. Clear your schedules, close your blinds and hunker down: All seven seasons of "Peep Show" are now available to be beamed straight to your TV.

Pour one out for "The IT Crowd."

I just read that one of my favorite shows, "The IT Crowd," is ending its run after four seasons. Or, as they call them in England where the show happens, "series." Considering I'd spent the last year patiently awaiting the arrival of series five since I'd stumbled across the show on Netflix, I'm pretty disappointed.

"Ghost Hunters" Sterling Opera House episode on now!

Friends and "Ghost Hunters" fans: The Syfy show's episode where TAPS investigates Derby's Sterling Opera House is on right now! Go figure out what channel Syfy is on your TV and give it a watch.

We'd never use cartoons to sell cigarettes. Oh, wait: we already did

And WHAT cigarettes we sold! What are those, 500s?

Awesome MLB matchup: Cliff Lee curveball vs. Robinson Cano hitting mechanics

When these two guys inevitably meet in the World Series, who's going to come out on top?

Tonight I'm going to watch "House" from my house

Season 8 of "House" premieres tonight on FOX at 9 p.m. Will you be watching? It's kind of a big deal, as it may be the show's final season (fingers crossed it's not!), and also because at the end of season 7, House drove a car through Cuddy's living room window. So, you know, lots to catch up on!

"Fringe" makes CT cool again, kind of

It sure is exhausting when all (or most) of your favorite TV shows start their fall seasons all around the same time. I'm getting tired just thinking about the amount of shows on my plate this season (and it's not even that many!).

Give Your Monday Night a Little More Adventure

I have to be honest, my brain is still reeling from the season premiere of "Fringe" on FOX, Friday night (my thought on that still to come), and the 5 hours of "Breaking Bad" I watched yesterday. With that said, I wanted to share with you all what I'd be watching tonight in order to give my brain the ole reboot, as they say (does anyone actually say that? no.).

NBC Thursday Fall TV Premiere Night: More Exciting Than Christmas

Or whatever day/holiday/event you got most excited for as a kid. That's how I feel about the return of most of my favorite NBC shows for their fall seasons (except "30 Rock," which comes back in early 2012). "Community," "Parks and Recreation" and "The Office" all came back to hang out with me in my living room, and let me tell you, I was not disappointed. Spoilers below, so if you haven't watched your favorite shows yet, now's a good time to go read something else (or just watch them already!).

Happy LOST Day!

Seven years ago today, on Sept. 22, 2004, Oceanic flight 815 crashed onto an island in the Pacific Ocean on its way from Sydney to L.A. On the TV show "LOST." It's also the same date as the show's premiere. So, it's safe to say that many of the show's fans (myself included) are taking a few moments today to reflect on the show.

So You Think You Can Invent? -- "Quirky" Premieres Aug. 30 on Sundance

The Grotesquely Inspiring Control-Freakiness of 'Extreme Couponing'

Lately, the Hartford Courant (which owns this publication) has been advertising itself on TV as purely a vehicle of coupons, promising hundreds of dollars in savings for the low-low-low-bargain cost of a less-than-$1-per-day subscription. Nowhere in this...

'Mildred Pierce,' Parts One and Two

Man. Who's better than Kate Winslet?

Off the Grid of Suckiness: Boos for Bravo's Approval Matrix

Bravo finally premiered its Approval Matrix show last night, and the network‘s taste wizards must have known they had something stanky -- “lowbrow despicable” in the lingo of the matrix. They saved it until 11, after Top Chef, and there wasn’t a lot of advance teasing, no elaborate trainwreck enticements like the Real Housewives franchise. (It’s not even clear if you can find anything about the show on the network’s web site.) The idea was to make a show...

Retina Burn: Odd Future perform Sandwiches on Jimmy Fallon while Mos Def ...

L.A. rappers Tyler, the Creator and Hodgy Beats of Odd Future, with ?uestlove and the Roots behind them, made their T.V. debut last night on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" with a performance of "Sandwiches" (see below) while rapper Mos Def looked on from the couch. He participated in some of the post-performance revelry.

Your (Dumbass) Prayers Are Answered: Beavis and Butthead Return!

'Portlandia' is Hilarious, Painful, Calls You Out: Like "Jersey Shore" for Hipsters? (Premieres Tonight)

For the past week or two, the new IFC show "Portlandia" (premiering tonight at 10:30), has been streaming on Hulu, so a lot of you probably already got a sneak preview, which was especially wonderful if you, like me, have absolutely no idea whether or not you have IFC. (Hulu's taken the show down for now and there's only clips left, but hopefully they'll bring it back once tonight's episode airs.)