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Napoleon Dynamite Review: "Pedro vs. Deb" (Episode 1.4)

When it comes to character, animated television shows live and die by it. Looking at a show like _Family Guy_, character is even more important than something as integral as plot. A show like that can twist and turn and by the third act, you can’t even remember what happened in the first, but it’s the characters that keep audiences coming back. After a movie and four episodes, it would seem that _Napoleon Dynamite_ should have some form of character that can contain an episode, but still the characters remain one dimensional and not worth the time.  read more

Napoleon Dynamite Review: “Thundercone” & “Scantronica Love” (Episode 1.01 & 1.02)

Eight years ago, Napoleon Dynamite became the little indie hit that filled people with enough impression fodder in that small gap of time between the release of Anchorman and Borat. “Vote For Pedro” shirts became popular for a good few months and exasperated people saying “Gosh!” in their best Napoleon voices...  read more

10 TV Shows We're Looking Forward To in January

2012 has a lot to offer—a presidential election, the end of the world, and so many new television seasons and series that will consume you, you’ll forget all about those vying political parties and doomsday. Lucky for us we don’t even have to wait long, as a bunch start in January.  read more

Seven New 2011-2012 TV Shows Worth Waiting For

As the five major broadcast channels are unveiling their line-ups for the 2011-2012 season, a few new shows have already been set in our DVRs. In honor of upfront week, we’re seven upcoming shows that have us looking toward the fall (and beyond)....  read more

Napoleon Dynamite to Become a Cartoon Show

Everyone’s favorite moonboot-sporting, chapstick-craving tater tot fan is set to hit the small screen....  read more

The Artist Formerly Known as Napoleon Dynamite Woke Up Dead in a New Web Series

Vampires may be the monster du jour, but the rambling, shambling zombie has been riding a decade-long resurgence of popularity as unkillable as the ghouls themselves. And most of those interpretations of zombie-dom hew fairly close to the standard depiction of the recently un-dead: nasty disposition, decaying flesh and an insatiable hunger for human meat. But what happens when one of the living dead is, more or less, just like you and me?...  read more

Napoleon Dynamite outed as culprit for bad Netflix picks

Netflix’s lifeblood comes from the movies it recommends, a gesture of exclusivity that supplies less-known titles based on user ratings. Through Cinematch, which analyzes viewers’ individual ratings and trends, Netflix generates new suggestions and uses them to keep queues full and customers committed. ...  read more