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Mr. Kumar Goes To Washington

2:29AM Richard Lawson | If you’re wondering why his character died on House last night, you now have your answer. Kal Penn (Harold and Kumar) asked to leave the show to take a new job with the Obama administration. More »

Emmys Reveal Sinister New Plan For More Disappointed Reaction Shots From Losers

6:33AM Kyle Buchanan | Sure, it seems like a good idea for the Emmys to expand their acting and series nominations from five to six (as the TV Academy announced they will today). Here’s what will happen, though. More »

As He Was: Remembering The Jeremy Piven Of Yesteryear

10:30AM Seth | We’ve spent a long time now with the freewheeling, Emmy-winning Jeremy Piven of Today: Oozing confidence from every pore of his shredded, hairless body (save for his scalp), that Piven is an Arian super-man. It’s enough to make you forget about the Jeremy Piven of Yesterday, as featured in the clip above from a 1995 episode of Chicago Hope. Playing a patient with a stubbornly persistent erection (an ominous harbinger of things to come? Discuss), that Piven comes far closer to the Piven we first grew to love: Back when the hairline was making a break for the border, chest fur rolled across his torso like tumbleweeds, and carbohydrates still played a series regular role in his diet. More »