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  • Blogs

    April 12, 2012

    Childish Gambino at The Venue Scottsdale, 4/11/12

    Childish Gambino The Venue Scottsdale Wednesday, April 11, 2012 Judd Apatow and Paul Feig's Freaks and Geeks was one of those shows that seemed too good to exist -- and indeed it didn't for very long. NBC cancelled it after one season (they didn't even originally air all the episodes that had been ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Record Heat: I Feel Like Puking by Brad Dwyer

    Jeez, was Mad Men strange last night or what? Last night's episode was probably the closest the show has come to acting like a horror flick, with all the blurry, murderous details, and the blood splattered headlines (of course there was that moment with the John Deere tractor in season 3). What ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show Better Than 2011 But Still Nothing Special

    ​Unlike in 2011, this year's Super Bowl halftime show didn't make me feel like I had entirely wasted 12 minutes of my life. The performance wasn't anything special, but it certainly wasn't bad. Madonna pleased America as best she could, and for a 53-year-old pop mama, she did very well.It was ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2012

    Into The Wild

    ​Unlike in 2011, this year's Super Bowl halftime show didn't make me feel like I had entirely wasted 12 minutes of my life. The performance wasn't anything special, but it certainly wasn't bad. Madonna pleased America as best she could, and for a 53-year-old pop mama, she did very well.It was ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 2, 2012

    Record Heat by Brad Dwyer

    ​First, a scene from NBC's 30 Rock: Tracy Jordan: Do you mind if I google myself in your office? Liz Lemon: Sure, Tracy. Tracy: Can I use your computer? Liz: How else are you gonna do it? Today's installment of Record Heat (Up on the Sun's very first post of 2012!) features our hero Brad Dwy ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    My Five Favorite Concerts During My Time at Up on the Sun

    Luke HolwerdaJemaine Clement, of Flight of the Conchords, from their May 2009 show ​For those keeping track (read: me), I have been blogging for Up on the Sun for nigh on three years now. I have more than enjoyed my time writing for the blog, wading through the hills and valleys of You Asked For I ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    The Ron Swanson Turkey Burger: A Fried Turkey Leg Inside a Grilled Hamburger (Mustache Optional)

    Jasmin Sun, Eater​Like Parks & Recreation? Us, too! Especially Ron Swanson, -- the proud carnivore, outdoorsman, and government employee (who hates the government) played by Nick Offerman. Ron Swanson!​In last week's episode, Ron Swanson, when asked if he's ever had a turkey bur ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 3, 2011

    Adam Levine, Cee Lo to Judge on NBC's 'The Voice'

    ​Mark Burnett has yet another reality show in the works. The upcoming singing competition called The Voice is coming to NBC. Adam Levine of Maroon 5 and Cee Lo Green of Gnarls Barkley and independent fame will be the judges, according to Entertainment Weekly.Christina Aguilera has also been negoti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Chat Room Creepster Arrested for Trying to Hook Up With "14-year-old Girl"

    Godfrey Exal Pinho​Obviously not hip to the work of Dateline NBC's To Catch a Predator, a 24-year-old Phoenix man was arrested Tuesday after allegedly trying to solicit sex from a 14-year-old in an online chat room. Police say Godfrey Exal Pinho was trying to solicit sex from a person he believed ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 5, 2010

    Big Out

    Wannabe losers try to elbow out the competition

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2010

    Top Chef, Ye Olde Bravo Standby, Comes To Snoozeville (Washington D.C.)

    Hearts across America have barely started to beat regularly again after last week's amazing finale of Top Chef Masters (congrats, Marcus Samuellson!) and now comes Season 7 of Top Chef. The time-tested Bravo standby will premiere this week, take place in our nation's capital, and, once again, feat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2010

    Conan O'Brien at Dodge Theatre: The Brawny Paper Towel Guy Before a Bone Marrow Transplant

    Luke HolwerdaConan kicks it in Phoenix.​In a self-deprecating attempt to mock his bearded appearance, former Late Night and Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien remarked Friday night that he did, indeed, bear a resemblance to the plaid-wearing, paper towel-hocking Brawny Guy.Of course, O'Brien had ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 22, 2010

    Bobby Flay's New Foray in This Week's "TV Dinner"

    Photo by Jason Kempin, Getty ImagesBobby Flay and Stephanie March​Wow, being asked to join a major network like NBC must be quite an honor. Imagine being in the same category with respected show hosts like Jay Leno and Regis and Kelly. Looks like the Food Network's own cutting-board jumping/Mo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2010

    A Golden Cocktail for the Golden Globes

    Photo by Lizard Martini​The 67th Annual Golden Globes will air this evening on NBC. The fashion misfires, the bizarre acceptance speeches, and the stage exit stumbles - we relish the opportunity to watch the beautiful people at their best and worst.With Julie & Julia nominated for Best Pi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 4, 2009

    Middle-Aged Showdown May Not Happen When Brett Favre Comes to Glendale This Weekend; Cards Coach Whisenhunt Says Warner is a Game-Time Decision

    ChopsRock​When NBC moved this Sunday's Cardinals - Vikings game from a locally broadcast afternoon game to a nationally televised prime time game, it was probably expecting a middle-aged showdown between two of the league's most seasoned quarterbacks. The combined age of Kurt ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 3, 2009

    Prime Numbers

    It’s Warner vs. Favre in NFC shootout

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Cardinals-Vikings Game Gets Moved to Prime Time; It's Not Too Often Quarterbacks With a Combined Age Of 78 Meet On the Field

    ChopsRock​When given the option of an exciting wildcat offense and a stud quarterback, or two middle-aged guys in the twilight of their careers, NBC is going with the latter.NBC has decided to show the Arizona Cardinals a little love this season and has opted to move the Cards December 6 gam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2009

    NBC Newsman Brian Williams to Accept Cronkite Award Wednesday

    Brian Williams​NBC talking-head Brian Williams will be in the Valley Wednesday to accept the 26th annual Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism. Williams, who just had a guest spot on the NBC comedy 30 Rock as the wise guy "Nicki Malarulo from Scotchdale, New Jersey," is w ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 23, 2009

    Absolutely Superfabulous

    Former go-go boy is ready for prime time

  • Calendar

    July 9, 2009

    Last Sex Symbol Standing

    Actually, Texas comic’s oeuvre is more than meets the eye

  • Music

    July 2, 2009

    Deer Tick

    Actually, Texas comic’s oeuvre is more than meets the eye

  • Calendar

    July 2, 2009

    Deer Tick

    Actually, Texas comic’s oeuvre is more than meets the eye

  • Culture

    June 18, 2009

    Finding a Decent Park in Phoenix Is No Picnic

    Actually, Texas comic’s oeuvre is more than meets the eye

  • Calendar

    April 2, 2009

    Must See Mondays Speaker Series: Mara Schiavocampo

    Actually, Texas comic’s oeuvre is more than meets the eye

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Conjoined Twins Separated by Surgical Team at Phoenix Children's Hospital

    A team of surgeons and nurses at Phoenix Children's Hospital early this morning finished a 17-hour operation to separate conjoined twins. The hospital staff released these photos this afternoon to tout the achievement and the national media attention it brought. NBC's Today Show is scheduled to re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2009

    Conan O'Brien Pulls Out the Knee Pads for Joe Arpaio Wednesday Night

    Wanna see Triumph poop on Sheriff Joe, or are you just pissed Conan's gonna blow the geriatric gendarme? Call NBC and tell them how you feel at (212) 664-4444.  As disgusting as this sounds, it's apparently true that Wednesday night NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien will feature a visit b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2008

    Media Matters Wants to Ban Ann Coulter from NBC, This Liberal Declares, "Let the Kook Speak!"

    Banish this conservanut harpy from NBC? Nay, I cry, nay! This a.m. I was greeted by an e-mail in my in box from the tres lefty org Media Matters asking me to join its campaign to keep wingnut pin-up girl Ann Coulter from appearing on the January 6, 2009 Today show. Seems she''ll be on the program p ... More >>

  • Best of Phoenix

    September 25, 2008

    The Death-Defying Strongman

    Banish this conservanut harpy from NBC? Nay, I cry, nay! This a.m. I was greeted by an e-mail in my in box from the tres lefty org Media Matters asking me to join its campaign to keep wingnut pin-up girl Ann Coulter from appearing on the January 6, 2009 Today show. Seems she''ll be on the program p ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    October 18, 2007

    Genuine Fake Robots

    Banish this conservanut harpy from NBC? Nay, I cry, nay! This a.m. I was greeted by an e-mail in my in box from the tres lefty org Media Matters asking me to join its campaign to keep wingnut pin-up girl Ann Coulter from appearing on the January 6, 2009 Today show. Seems she''ll be on the program p ... More >>

  • Music

    October 20, 2005

    O.C. Can You Say

    When indie goes prime-time, what's left?

  • News

    May 19, 2005

    Big Cheese

    Valley export Mark Davis plots to kill his lounge-pimp alter ego, Richard Cheese

  • News

    January 2, 2003

    Year in TV: Fear Factor

    But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

  • Culture

    December 12, 2002

    End of the Road

    Trio is the network where great shows go to die, and so much more

  • Culture

    February 21, 2002

    Flunk You

    If Fox expels Undeclared, blame everyone but Judd Apatow

  • Culture

    January 24, 2002

    TV or Not TV?

    That's no longer the question for visionary Stephen J. Cannell, who lives the novel life

  • Culture

    January 3, 2002

    Rescue 9/11

    This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

  • Culture

    August 30, 2001

    Back to School

    Judd Apatow's Freaks and Geeks grow up, more or less, and move to a dorm

  • Calendar

    March 22, 2001

    Wake Up and Laugh

    The return of SCTV

  • Culture

    December 28, 2000

    Blow Up the Box

    TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched . . . and watched

  • Culture

    May 11, 2000

    Dawn of the Dead

    Sci Fi's brilliant good vs. evil is a corpse in search of a burial

  • Culture

    April 27, 2000

    Geek love

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

  • News

    September 17, 1998

    Flashes

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

  • Calendar

    June 18, 1998

    The Docs Are In

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

  • Calendar

    May 21, 1998

    The Return of the Native

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

  • News

    April 9, 1998

    Flashes

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

  • News

    May 1, 1997

    Flashes

    The men behind this season's best shows -- and biggest failures -- blame it all on Regis

  • Film

    March 13, 1997

    Howard's Blend

    Stern shows off his Private Parts, and they're really quite nice

  • News

    February 22, 1996

    20/20 Hindsight

    As network news shows begin investigating alleged AHCCCS abuses, the Arizona Republic finally takes notice

  • News

    November 3, 1993

    DAVE IS PHOENIX FAVECAN WE GET THE TOP 10 HOME OFFICE BACK NOW?

    As network news shows begin investigating alleged AHCCCS abuses, the Arizona Republic finally takes notice

  • News

    May 26, 1993

    GO AWAY, SUNS

    As network news shows begin investigating alleged AHCCCS abuses, the Arizona Republic finally takes notice

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