10 TV Show Spinoffs That Got It Right
For every every successful spinoff, there are a half-dozen failed attempts like Joey, Baywatch Nights or Golden Palace. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 10 Best TV Shows Set at School
In celebration of back to school and the fall TV season, here are 10 of the best shows set at school. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 50 Best Fictional Bands
This weekend, Scott Pilgrim and Sex Bob-omb must do battle with seven evil exes, both on and off the stage. So where does Sex Bob-omb stack up among the best fictional bands of all time? We decided we'd rank celebrate the top 50. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFive Awesome Musical TV Episodes
The 2010 Tony Awards this weekend had its own share of special moments and the first season of Glee is over and has received mixed reviews — despite the fact that it’s continuing on for at least two more seasons — but before Glee ever happened and in spite of the Tonys, television ventured into musical territory on special occasions: to celebrate a landmark episode, to reward faithful viewers and/or because the writers finally figured out a way to make it somewhat plausible. It was a (mostly hilarious) treat to see familiar characters singing their hearts out. Here are... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCiné Files: Fear and Loathing in Lawndale
If there’s one thing the television show Daria is famous for, it’s the theme music—the opening section of the song “You’re Standing on My Neck” by the all-female alternative group (in the mid-90s sense of “alternative”) Splendora. That was about the extent of Splendora’s fame. Maybe it’s because they were one-hit wonders, or maybe because, like so many other bands who produce awesome theme songs, they were eclipsed by what they helped create.... read more
Found in: Movies, ColumnsDaria: The Complete Animated Series DVD Review
Release Date: Available Now Creators: Glenn Eichler, Susie Lewis Starring: Tracy Grandstaff, Wendy Hoopes, Julian Rebolledo Network: MTV The OG alternagirl ur-text After nearly a decade of fever-pitched fan demand, MTV has released the legendary cult animated show Daria in one series-encompassing eight-DVD box set. Spanning 65 episodes, the pilot and two TV movies, this brilliantly realized and before-its-time portrait of teenage disaffection would be completely formulaic if it hadn’t, you know, done it first and best. Dysfunctional family life, moronic and status-obsessed peers, psychotic teachers—so goes the über-sarcastic Daria Morgendorffer’s quiet desperation in the suburban wasteland known as Lawndale.... read more
Found in: TV, ReviewsThe 40 Best Cartoon Characters of All Time
We thought it would be a good time to celebrate the TV cartoon characters, young and old, that we hold dear. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWhy Do We Need 44 New Reality-TV Shows from VH1 This Season?
A few weeks ago, Paste HQ received a box set of the complete Daria series. The cartoon, which aired on MTV in the ‘90s, nailed teen ennui with just the right balance of eye-rolling and heart. Randomly selecting an episode, I wound up watching the bespectacled heroine try, ever so uncomfortably, to determine whether she was ready to lose her virginity. It was affecting, entertaining, and peppered with the absurd sidestories and clever social commentary (Sick Sad World, anyone?) that made Daria so fun to watch. It got me thinking, where can today’s teenagers find their generation’s Daria? The answer,... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsWhere Have All The Weird Girls Gone? Gone to the Big Screen, (Nearly) Every One
Her clothes aren’t right. Her old man doesn’t understand her. And her love life? Nonexistent to abysmal. She’s too cool for the nerds, too square for the cool kids. She’s the alterna-girl, one of television’s most beloved archetypes—and she’s in trouble.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesLa, La, La, La, La: Daria's Coming to DVD!
And it's about damn time. We've been living in a sick, sad world without a certain bespectacled high-school misanthrope, one Daria Morgendorffer. Daria, the 1997 sardonic spin-off of Beavis & Butthead, has been living in post-MTV purgatory since it ended in 2002. Although it endured a longer and more celebrated tenure than some other MTV cartoon greats (R.I.P. Clone High), the only tales of Lawndale to surface on DVD over the years have been the two Daria TV movies: Is It Fall Yet? and Is It College Yet? But rest easy, fellow '90s junkies: there have been rumblings in the DVD world... read more
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