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Visiting 30 Rock

On Wednesday, Mr. Sombrero and I attended a taping of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon!  It was a lot of fun even though guests Taylor Kitsch and Tony Hale were a little boring.  It was cool to take a peek behind the scenes … but unfortunately I can’t share any photos of the taping because cameras were not allowed.  (Seriously, there were NBC pages everywhere, who were ready to strike!)  So instead, here are some photos of the rest of our trip to 30 Rockefeller Center.  Enjoy!

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It’s The Friday Five!

C&R’s last crowdsourced Friday Five was such a hit that I’ve decided to do it again.  Here’s your Friday Five!

From Polt: What did I love about this week?  Freshly laundered bedsheets, still warm from the dryer.  Slapping these little slices of heaven right on the bed and then sliding between them, rolling onto your side, pulling the sheet up to your nose and making yourself a little cocoon of warm, comfy, lavender-scented awesomeness is one of life’s greatest pleasures!  Next to a night with three Asians with hairthings spent on those sheets.  Yeah, that would be better.

From Tam: My new favourite thing is PC Caramelized Red Onion Chutney. At our house we hate mustard and we hate mayonnaise, so sometimes sandwiches are a little dry, but since I discovered this product … *swoon*. The description: With a fusion of English-style malt vinegar and Italian balsamic vinegar of Modena, along with brown sugar, herbs, spices, and slow-cooked caramelized onions, our zesty chutney adds a dash of vibrancy to your dishes. Imported from United Kingdom.  Doesn’t that sound yummy? I guess the imported thing explains the price, a bit steep, but worth every cent to liven up my sandwich. I see they use butter in it so it’s not vegan. Sorry Adam.

From Craig: M&Ms – Growing up in my parents house, Mom always kept bowls of red and green M&Ms scattered around the house around Christmas. (For our Canadian readers, M&Ms are like your Smarties but a million and a half times better.) I carried the tradition over to my new place for my first Christmas on my own and it was fantastic. Easy access to M&Ms at all times with no one but myself to eat them? Yes please! Even after the Christmas season ended, and all the red and green M&Ms had made their way through my toilet and into your drinking water, I’ve kept the tradition alive by keeping original M&Ms on my coffee table at all times. Not only are they extremely delicious, but they add a splash of color to my drab earth toney living room!

From Mikey: So there was this thing called the Super Bowl on Sunday.  You might have heard of it.  Well anyway, before the game aired NBC ran a commercial/promo wishing everyone a Happy Super Bowl.  Sure this sounds like typical network TV fare for the most watched event of the year.  What made this one amazing was the fact that someone (most likely Tina Fey) got a bunch of the stars of NBC’s shows together to sing and dance to “Brotherhood of Man” from How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.  The result…magic.  And GAY magic, which only happens during Madonna Super Bowls.

From Michelle M.: A federal appeals court ruled against California’s voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage (Prop 8) on Tuesday. Finally.

This week’s runners up: the state of Washington, The premier of Smash, slow cookers, painting bottles, Dance Moms (last weeks competition took place at East Islip High School!), Happy Endings, Archie Panjabi, The River, cat breading and hardcore gay pornography.

Watcha Gonna Watch: Part the Number 2

And we are back. I know you are all waiting on pins and needles for the final fourteen (and maybe actually hot) shows of the new fall season. Last week we learned that even thought there are a lot of guys on tv this fall, they aren’t all hot. Many of them are actually quite not hot. This is awful. So where are all the hot men these days? Let’s find out.

14. How to be a Gentlemen
- Sadly one of this fall’s shows that is supposed to be about men has very boring talent. David Hornsby is cute but Kevin Dillon is creepyish.

13. The Playboy Club
- The second show of the season trying to use 60s nostalgia has an admittedly attractive man in it’s cast. Sadly Eddie Cibrian is married to Leann Rhimes. That’s just crazy.

12. Charlie’s Angels
- For a show that is probably supposed to be chock full of hot women, it sure has one sexy man in the cast. Sadly, I don’t think there will be a lot of hotties in the regular cast. Ramon Rodriguez (sexy)

11. Ringer
– Yes, Buffy is finally back, but more importantly she is surrounded by men ranging from creepy, ancient handsome to dreamy handsom. I hope this twisty show finds a way for all these guys to end up in bed together.

10. The Secret Circle - The CW does find very good man candy and Thomas Dekker definitely qualifies. This shows might have been bumped up on the list had Dekker gone gay like he was supposed to on that other show that time.

9. Whitney - What is with all the women centered shows??? Can’t they at least have more men like Chris D’Elia on them so they can be really hot?

8. Grimm - Things are not looking grim on Grimm. Star David Guintoli has my vote for break out hotty of the year.

7. Hell on Wheels - The title of this show might have hell in it, but the cast looks like heaven. A wide variety of types for all the connoiseurs out there.

6. Terra Nova - In the same class as the previous, this show has more men, but they are younger and hotter. Score! Even if it wants to be this years Lost.

5. Once Upon a Time - One of the real contenders for this year’s Lost has another wide swath of hot men. From the gorgeous Josh Dallas to the sexy male stripper of Robert Carlyle.

4. New Girl – For a show about a girl, this show has some the best Grade A beef out there. Perpetual hottie (and Veronica Mars alum) Max Greenfield is a mild obsession of mine. Oh and Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris are both suitably hot as well.

3. Homeland - Diego Klattenhoff is hot. He is a man in uniform. I want to see him out of that uniform. That is all.

2. A Gifted Man
– As a society, we have been blessed to receive many opportunities to see Patrick Wilson bare buttocks. Sure most of his work is really serious, but who cares. He’s amazing.

1. American Horror Story – It looked for a while like the way to win was to have the most men per screen minute. However the real way to win is to be Dylan McDerrmott. This man is the most gorgeous, sexy, blue-eyed, dark haired piece on the planet. I’m not scared at all.

Whatcha Gonna Watch: Part the Number 1

Every year (or at least the past two) Cocky & Rude has striven to inform our readers of the best new television shows of each season. To come up with our highly important rankings, I use a complicated point system that makes calculating the betting odds on a horse race look like basic addition. These numbers are then thrown out and I evaluate the programs based upon the only aspect that really matters: the hotness of the men on each program. Some say this is shallow, but to them I say “Jerry O’Connell: he’s not cute and he is tv show cyanide.” Now that you know what this post is all about, I will commence with what I do best, which is being a catty bitch while evaluating men.

This season there are THIRTY new scripted television shows. I don’t know if that is a record or anything, but it seems like a lot. Sure there are newer and newer networks introducing scripted shows than ever before, but that can’t account for all the turnover. Anyway, one of these new shows got removed from the list immediately due the fact that it is an animated series focusing primarily on children. I am not gross enough to evaluate the attractiveness of cartoon boys, so I am kindly leaving Allen Gregory off the list.

29. Pan Am – ABC’s “we are gonna copy Mad Men” show ends up all the way at the end of the line for not having a single penis in the cast of series regulars. I don’t like tuna enough to catch this flying honeypot.

28. Boss – Kelsey Grammer needs to go away. That is all I have on this show.

27. Last Man Standing - Ugh…do we have to deal with Tim Allen again? I say no. Sadly one of the supporting actors is Hector Elizondo whom I have always had a mild thing for. Sorry Hector!

26. 2 Broke Girls – Two girls making it on their own in the big city with two not so cute dudes played by Jonathan Kite & Matthew Moy. Boring!

25. Person of Interest – This drama pairs the creepy looking Michael Emerson with the Jesusiness of Jim Cavezial. That just doesn’t make me feel sexy at all.

24. Reed between the Lines - The younger O’Connell brother’s mildly more attractiveness can’t save this show from Ron Artest. Once the butt of 30 Rock joke, he now has a show. No thanks.

23. I Hate My Teenage Daughter - The only man I can find who is on this show is Chad Coleman who is not particularly unattractive, but he also doesn’t make think naughty thoughts. Bye!

22. Enlightened – Luke Wilson was sorta cute 10 years ago, now he’s just boring. And the other guy in the show looks like a Luke Wilson clone who has a mutation. Solidly cruising down the mediocre lane.

21. Free AgentsHank Azaria has the look of a man who might have been attractive, but something went wrong. I’m sure that this is the case for the show as well.

20. Man Up! - The men in this manly show range from cute to fugly. Hopefully they will be very nude and have hot bodies. THat might nudge them up the list (cuz lots of dudes is good).

19. Hart of Dixie – Youngster Ross Philips is kinda cute, but there are not enough men in this show to get into the top half of our poll. Let’s hope that changes. Can you do that Rachel?

18. Suburgatory - Honestly this show should be lower on the list, but I think Rex Lee is hilarious and cute and Jeremy Sisto used to be hot.

17. Unforgettable – Nip/Tuck alum Dylan Walsh is very unforgettable (well his ass is at least), but Michael J Burg only inspires me to say “meh.”

16. Revenge – This is one of those shows that has a lot of promising talent, but one of them is so cute he might be ugly and the other has a dumb name.

15. Up All Night - Sweet, Cute, Adorable and Hilarious Will Arnett makes his return to television after last years troll doll fiasco. Let’s hope he stays cute and manages to break the streak.

Now that you suffered through the bottom 15, don’t you want to know what shows have all the hotties on them? Well you have to wait. Check back next week for the final 14 shows.

Today’s Top Search Terms

People come to Cocky & Rude for all sorts of things.  Entertaining posts, comment banter, humor, something to pass the time, fun, games, etc.  But some people come to C&R, and then search for things in that little search box above our blog name.  Here’s a list of the top 5 terms that are being searched for on C&R right now…

TOP SEARCHES:
male orgasm
biggest cock
biggest penis
ben rappaport shirtless
gay cumshot

What’s wrong with you people?!  And what’s with the daily Ben Rappaport (star of NBC’s Outsourced) fascination?

Don’t Beware the Fives of March

Do you know what we have not done in a really long time? Not once this year? A Friday Five. There hasn’t been a single noteworthy damn thing that has happened all year. Ok. So maybe some interesting things have happened, but we haven’t found five of them in one week in forever. This week we have a few whoppers for you. Just what has been so great lately? check it out.

Charlie Sheen enters the battle of the insane ranters (by Mikey)
Unless you live under a rock, you probably heard about Charlie Sheen’s latest trip down the road to River Phoenix’s place. This week has been a whirlwind of outbursts about tiger blood and “winning” from the serial womanizer and woman abuser, yet Oliver Noble at FilmDrunk.com took it to the super awesome hilarious level. His mash up of the rants of fellow women abusers Gibson, Sheen and Baldwin with an assist from Christian Bale is classic. Check it out.

The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (by Mikey)
Our friend Mel posted this hilarious inventive nature video with additional narration by Randall. Apparently the Honey Badger is either the most fearless animal in the world or the stupidest thing alive. When you combine that with Randall’s lispy, effete commentary you get magic. Sit back, relax and ride the Honey Badger.

Paula Deen Rides Things (by Mikey)
I love watching Paula Deen put butter on lard to make a cheese soup. If I ate the way she cooks, I would have arteries the same hardness as granite. Her enthusiasm for food is infectious. And this website, which Tam posted on facebook, captures that pandemic and puts it right out there on top of whatever she can sit her lard replete ass on. Favorites include: Paula on Falcor from The Neverending Story, Paula on a grey cat, and Paula on Pee Wee Herman. I hope you are able to catch your breath after that.

Cats that Look like Ron Swanson (by Mikey)
If you don’t watch Parks and Recreation, this tumblr blog will make you a fan. Nick Offerman’s portrayal of Ron Swanson on that show is quite possibly my favorite thing about it and his signature scowly stare is the stuff of legend. Check out these adorable fuzzy friends who will make you tune into NBC each week to see who Ron stares down next.

AMERICAN IDOL (by Adam)
I admit it. I’m watching Idol and I can’t stop. Does it belong on the Friday Five?! Probably not! And quite frankly, I hate almost everyone on the show. The judges? They’re awful. Most of the contestants? Awful too! But for some reason I’m addicted to American Idol like it’s meth. I even missed an episode last week and feverishly seeked it out online so I could watch it. And I can gaurantee that I’ll watch it all the way until the end! I can’t stop! In the word of Charlie Sheen: “I’m on a drug. It’s called…” American Idol!!!

So there you have ‘em, folks: Charlie Sheen vs Other Ranters, the infamous Honey Badger, Paula Deen on just about anything, Cats that look like Ron Swanson, and American Idol for some reason. What is on your list of amazing awesome things? Tell us in the comments so we can sleep peacefully this weekend.

Coming Fall 2011

Now that the current television season is halfway through, the television studios are starting to look for the next big hit that they will use to fill the spot left empty by their bogus picks last year. There is talk of a lot of reboots and a few stars returning to the small screen (BUFFY!!). I personally think they need to expand their horizons. Consider the following suggestions starring our very favorite bloggers and commenters.

The Ginger Man

Our favorite ginger, Adam, leaves his bucolic New Jersey life for the wild and crazy streets of New York City where the vegan food options are bountiful and there is an endless parade of people to annoy him. Partially workplace sitcom centered on Adam’s work as a graphic designer at La Bête Noire an ultra-chic fashion magazine and partially a wild-n-zany friends sitcom in the style of Will & Grace, The Ginger Man will explore the everyday foibles of this man trying to have it all. Tune in for a Fairy Tyler Moore we can all relate to this Fall on NBC.

The Passion of Purple
This CW soapster would star everyone’s favorite purveyor of purple, Polt, who is the head of a gay publishing empire. Polt’s character is surrounded by young gay men who are always want something from him: his heart, his money or his purple headed warrior. Watch as our protagonist plumbs the depths of the gay men around him to find the one man who is as passionate about him as he is for the color purple.

Argyle

Nerds are hot right now! The geek have truly inherited the earth. That’s why ABC is giving you it’s internet-themed dramedy Argyle starring Craig. This technology imbued hour gives viewers the option of voting on what the Craig does next in “choose your own adventure” format. Each episode will be divided into three parts and after each part viewers vote for how Craig should handle the situation. Log on and tune in to this new chapter in television programming.

North/South
North/South starring the ladies who blog and comment, Tam & Michelle, is a reality show exploring the lives of two women: one who lives in the frigid wilds of Canada and the other who soaks up the sun in San Diego. But there is a twist! Once we have gotten to know what life is like for our favorite women, they are forced to switch places. Will Tam find that life really is easier when it is always sunny? Will Michelle find enough alcohol in Canada to keep her warm through those cold nights? Find out on Fox in October.

Someone just give me an Emmy and a Golden Globe right now! I just came up with four amazing, entertaining and a-dork-able new shows. Don’t you think I should be paid to make them?

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