I was catching up on a little Friday Night Lights last night (thank you NBC, thank you Direct TV) and old Tami Taylor (Connie Britton) was being a wee bit manipulative. And I thought, "Why is TV's best wife, mother and principal giving beleaguered Coach Taylor such a hard time of it?" Obviously, she was trying to get her way. In addition to giving me a greater appreciation for the show's subtly, it makes me remember that in real life, good wives (and husbands, boyfriends, fiancées, etc) sometimes pull some shady business. And that got me thinking, who are … Read More

Last week I gave you a rundown of who the best television characters to invite to a bachelor party are. Bachelor party invites are a sacred responsibility, but bachelorette party invitations are an even riskier proposition. One crabby invitee can ruin the whole deal. And one snub can threaten to bring down the whole wedding. But these following 10 TV characters would be great additions to any bachelorette party. Some are of the throw-back-a-shot, ride-a-mechanical-bull variety and some may surprise you.Robin Scherbatsky (How I Met Your Mother): Robin is as close as the show has to a female … Read More

A bachelor party is a sacred time in a man's life. It represents his last gasp as a footloose and fancy-pantsed dude before he takes the plunge into marriage. The prospect of agreeing to "have" one woman for the rest of your life is, obviously, carte blanche to go to Las Vegas, roll some dice and make a few really bad decisions. And the dudes you bring along can make it a time to remember (because it will not last forever). Choose wisely and keep in mind that a bachelor party snub (for guys) is way worse than not getting … Read More

My home girl,Melissa Noble, wrote earlier about the who, what, when, where and how of the Dr. Richard Batista kidney case. Yeah, he and Dawnell Batista have been working a divorce since July 2005 and he wants the kidney he gave her back in 2001. And since the government frowns upon involuntary organ harvesting, he'll take $1.5 million instead.

With that as prologue, here's what I think went down and this is based on nothing more than watching Scrubs. In this scenario, Dr. Batista is like Turk, a surgeon who doesn't like losing and has the ego of … Read More

Have you ever noticed that most TV husbands are dirt bags or at least seriously flawed? If they don't have a mistress then they are emotionally distant. If they're emotionally available then they may secretly (or not so secretly) be gay. You don't have to be Flannery O'Connor to know that sometimes a good man is hard to find (on TV). Here are the top 10 husbands that are currently airing shows.

Bob Vance (The Office). Vance Refrigeration is the finest HVAC operation in the Scranton, Pennsylvania area. And Bob Vance is married to Dunder Mifflin saleswoman Phyllis. The 2 … Read More

MTV is scheduled to come out with a show entitled Bromance this fall essentially ushering in an era in which hereto life-partnerships are now for sale. The show features one Brody Jenner as a dude in need of a new best bro. You may know Brody Jenner as the son of legendary decathlete of 1970's (and Kardashian straight man-fuddy duddy) Bruce Jenner. Or you may know him from his exploits on any number of southern California lifestyle, silver spoon exploitation shows like The Hills or The Princes of Malibu. Evidently (and we’re not making this up), the younger Jenner … Read More

Not sure if you heard but Brody Jenner (son of decathlete and Kardashian step-dad, Bruce Jenner) needs a new best bro and MTV is going to hook him up. They're auditioning dudes in LA by seeing who's willing to do the gnarliest stunts, who's the raddest wingman, and who tells the most Bro-dacious stories. That one guy earns the title of Bro-dy's best bro. It sounds like he's actually looking for a sidekick. We haven't seen anything from any alumni of The Hills or Laguna Beach that would suggest they are capable of anything as quid pro quo … Read More