Television

Watch The New Arrested Development Trailer: "Final Countdown" Is Rehabilitated

Arrested Development ruined the Segway. Lots of things ruined the Segway--don't get me wrong--but the first time Gob Bluth made his dramatic, perfectly self-confident entrance into the frame on his fanny-packed Segway he instantly summed up all the worries people had about them. Will this make me lo ... More >>

Why Wait for Tomorrow When You Can Watch the Amy's Baking Company Sh*t Show Finale of Kitchen Nightmares Today?

While many of us have already set our DVRs to "stun" in anticipation of Friday night's season finale of Kitchen Nightmares featuring Amy and Sammy Bouzaglo, the control-freak duo of Amy's Baking Company in Scottsdale, the worldwide interweb has seen fit to bring us shit show Christmas early this yea ... More >>

Five Amazing, Ridiculous Soap Opera Plots

Aaron May Opens Over Easy Locations in Mesa and Gilbert

When chef-restaurateur Aaron May and his partner-dad Brad opened the first Over Easy in 2007 in a former Taco Bell on 40th Street, they had an instant hit on their hands. Even though they'd added on a small shaded patio -- bigger than the restaurant's interior -- they still had long waits on the wee ... More >>

Why Is Everyone So Pissed About the EDM Reality Show?

By Andy Hermann As the Hollywood-based casting guru behind Jersey Shore and A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila, Doron Ofir knows how the lowbrow culture game is played. But even the man who gave the world Snooki might have been caught off-guard by the outrage over one of his latest projects: a compet ... More >>

Epic Chef: A Cooking Competition Meets a Drinking Game

The first episode of Epic Chef, the brain child of extreme cooking show Epic Meal Time, hit the internet last week. If you're already familiar with the work of Epic Meal Time and the Sauce Boss, then nothing here should be surprising besides the amount of verbal abuse the team seems ready to dole ou ... More >>

Funny People

MCSO's in a New Reality Show -- Complete With Jailhouse, Race-Gang Justice

​When most people look at Tent City, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office's infamous outdoor detention facility, they see a jail.Not Sheriff Joe Arpaio -- he, apparently, sees a stage...for a reality TV show.Yet again, Arpaio has opened the MCSO's doors to reality TV film crews -- this time for a ... More >>

Is Jahessye Shockely's Disappearance Worthy of National Media Attention? Her Family Seems to Think So

Jahssye Shockley's been missing for nearly nine days.​Jahessey Shockley's been missing for nearly nine days, and there hasn't been a peep about her disappearance in the national media -- and her family wants to know why.We've been a little curious ourselves, considering the cable news channels hav ... More >>

Should Police Be Taking an Extra Hard Look at Mother of Missing 5-Year-Old Jahessye Shockley?

KPHOJahessye Shockley's parents, George Shockley and Jerice Hunter. Yep...those are mugshots.​Jahessye Shockley, a Glendale 5-year-old, has been missing for what is now over two days.Frankly, as MSNBC holds hourly updates on the search for missing Kansas City baby Lisa Irwin, we figured the disapp ... More >>

South Park's Cartman as Joe Arpaio?

www.southparkstudios.comLook familiar?​If you didn't catch last night's South Park, you missed out. Not only did it touch on Arizona's issue du-jour, illegal immigration, and introduce the world to the term "Mexi-Jew," but it also featured the show's portly, pissed off star, Cartman, portraying a ... More >>

Ask a Mexican on Hypocrites and Voices in the Media

Sweet Republic's Toffee Banofi Sundae to Be Featured on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate

Sweet Republic's toffee banofi sundae gets TV time.​Looks like Sweet Republic, the artisan ice cream haven in Scottsdale, has caught the attention of the national media -- and it hasn't been the first time. Prior to celebrating their third birthday last month, Jan Wichayanuparp and Helen Yung ... More >>

Kimberly White of Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe Dies Too Young at 34

​Kimberly White, granddaughter of Mrs. White of Mrs. White's Golden Rule Cafe and brother of Larry White Jr. of LoLo's Chicken & Waffles, passed away Friday at the age of 34. "She was sweet, not an enemy in the world," her father, Larry White Sr., told me this afternoon. "Kimberly was t ... More >>

The Voice: Reality TV's Best Singing Competition Yet

NBC​NBC aired the premiere of The Voice on Tuesday night, and it sure was both honest and intriguing.The Voice, which is hosted by former TRL dreamboat Carson Daly, involves four judges: Adam Levine, Cee-Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, and Blake Shelton. The judges, who serve as ... More >>

Clean Sweep

Biz Markie Talks Yo Gabba Gabba!, Beastie Boys, and Jeff Goldblum

Biz Markie and the gang from Yo Gabba Gabba!​ Not a lot of old-school rappers would be a good fit on a children's television show, but Biz Markie is definitely the exception to that rule. The popular rapper and beatboxer is probably best know for his hit "Just a Friend" as well as the song ... More >>

Gerardo Higginson Leaving Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon's Office; Senior Aide Taking Job at Univision

Gerardo Higginson​Gerardo Higginson, a senior aide to Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon, is heading back to his broadcasting roots. After about seven years of working for Gordon as a liaison to the Latino, immigrant and minority communities, and Spanish-language media, Higginson accepted a job ... More >>

Now Open: Los Taquitos

​There's a new, second location of Los Taquitos -- a brand recently acquired by JNK Concepts (Roka Akor, Bombay Spice, etc.) -- in a space at 16th Street and Glendale that previously housed San Gabriel Cafe, another South-of-the-Border spot that was owned by JNK. The original Ahwat ... More >>

It Hailed in Phoenix. So, Naturally, TV News Stations Freaked Out

​There's no denying that hail storms are cool...when you're in one. Reading about hail isn't quite as exciting.That's not stopping local TV news stations from filling their Web sites with stories about hail.As you're probably aware, it hailed today. Local TV news stations seem to think it's the ap ... More >>

Meghan McCain Takes Shot at Bristol Palin; Apparently Looking "Like a Stripper" Not as Terrible as Being a Teen Mom

Meghan McCain's scandalous "tweet."​What could potentially be a fairly hot cat fight is brewin' within the GOP and if it goes down, we want a front row seat.Meghan McCain, the daughter of Senator John McCain wrote a book (shocking, we know) detailing her experience as the daughter of a candidate i ... More >>

Paper Tongues

Friday Night Vino Tasting, Top Chef at the Market and Cinnamon Swirls in Today's Eater's Digest

cafelynnylu.blogspot.com​Friday Night VinoSample wines from Italy with Damien Kanser from Action Wines at AZ Wine Co. in Carefree tonight from 5:30 to 7:30. Learn about the laws of wine and regions of Italy while enjoying sample of wine from Sicily, Trentino and Tuscany. AZ Wine Co. will als ... More >>

Where it's Cat

First Lady of the culinary world visits

Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern in Arizona Is Made Even More Bizarre, Thanks to Confusing and Creepy Play-Date With Chris Bianco

​So last week, Andrew Zimmern goes on a quest for real Sonoran cuisine in Arizona on Bizarre Foods and hooks up with Chris Bianco, the wait-in-line-for-two-hours pizza guy of Pizzeria Bianco. Huh? What? Why? Were all the Mexican foodies in the Valley busy? Did Silvana Salcido Esparza, owner of Bar ... More >>

TLC Launches Best Food Ever (or Yabba-Dabba-Done-to-Death)

Napoleon Dynamite: This is pretty much the worst video ever made. Kip: Napoleon, like anyone can even know that. Let me go, I need to narrate. Wilma!​Kip's right. How can anyone know what's the worst (or the best) of anything? TLC's hoping we'll trust their judgment with its new show, Best Food ... More >>

Conan O'Brien Makes Phoenix Date Official, Announces Full Tour

Oh, Coco, we knew you'd make it happen​Conan O'Brien has announced via his twitter account (@ConanOBrien) that he will tour North America this spring.O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television Tour" will span 30 dates will kick off April 12 in Eugene, Oregon and will come th ... More >>

Free Pabst Blue Ribbon Tonight to Celebrate 'Conan'

Mmmm, free beer​If you're sad about Conan O'Brien's cancellation like I am, drown your tears with some tasty free Pabst Blue Ribbon beer tonight at a The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien viewing party at Boulders on Broadway in Tempe. In addition to scoring freebie classy beer, there wi ... More >>

Worst Cooks in America Contestant Kelly (Johnson) LoCascio on Chef Beau, the Show

For the past two Sundays, we've been hooked on Food Network's new show, Worst Cooks in America. Maybe it's because this gem stars local celeb-chef Beau MacMillan. Or the fact there's a contestant from Scottsdale. Or maybe it's just that we all had an Aunt Mildred or Grandpa Joe or hec ... More >>

Grease

Error-Ridden Cronkite Article in NY Times Would Have Disappointed Uncle Walter

  When writing an article about the country's most famous newsman (not to mention the namesake of ASU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication) you'd think a New York Times reporter would double-check all of the facts, if for nothing other than a bit of post-mortem respect. Guess not. Tak ... More >>

Will Work for Laughs

All About Eve

And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

All About Eve

And nothing about The Sitcom That Shall Not Be Named

Top Chef: The Tour

Local chefs on national TV

Floyd "Money" Mayweather Presents: "Dancing With the Stars"

Miranda Writes of Wrongs

Like any other kick-ass Texas girl

One-Woman Odd Squad

A million little stories

Jay Talking

The Tonight Show host is coming to Arizona. Do you care?

Rescue 9/11

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

Law & Disorder

As one of TV's best and best-loved series launches a new spin-off, its creator grapples with the aftershocks of terror

Back to School

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

The Product

Heath Ledger's in no rush to be a star. Why's everyone else in such a hurry?

Main Dish Antenna

One Toque Over the Line

Banished to PBS' back burner, rollicking Chef! is still cooking with gas

"The Market Is Ripe for the Taking"

THREE ON YOUR SIDETV NEWS TRIO NABS COVETED BILL CLOSE AWARDS

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

DRESSED TO KILL