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Just how bad was the Writers Guild of America strike, which started Nov. 5, 2007, and lasted until Feb. 12, 2008? Well, because Screen Actors Guild members were unwilling to cross picket lines, there was no 65th Annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony—the awards were given out without one.

Who knew that there could be life after Sex? Though it’s been four years since Carrie Bradshaw and company found romantic bliss in the series finale of Sex and the City, HBO’s former flagship show is still as popular as ever.

“I need something sexy, flashy ... Kind of farmer-y,” Josie tells a sales clerk.

Imagine two faces. One is male, with feathered brown hair and a thin goatee drawn in Sharpie. The other, whose gender is uncertain, sports a fierce bowl cut, red lipstick, and a demented smile. Both are slathered with make-up.

Okay, TV fans, it’s time for an America’s Next Top Model pop quiz. Riddle me this: what do former ANTM contenders Yaya DaCosta, Whitney Cunningham, and Victoria Marshman all have in common? Hint—it’s something besides the fact that none of them ended up winning a CoverGirl contract.

Arrested Development fans, rejoice! The Bluths are finally coming back to town—well, at least two of their biggest supporters are.

Before I turned seventeen, my mother’s favorite television show, Sex and the City, was strictly off limits. Obviously, I couldn’t wait until I was old enough to watch it, and since I’ve started I can’t get enough.

With the re-emergence of a throwaway joke from months past, Tina Fey’s brilliant showbiz satire and all-around absurdist lark returned last week with an episode titled “MILF Island”—a tribute to trashy reality shows that makes exploitative dribble like The Moment of Truth look like... well, nothing can make The Moment of Truth look good.

Say what you will about MTV reality shows—call them trashy, exploitative, or amazing—and you’ll probably be right. One indisputable fact, though, is that MTV is incredibly adept at developing the reality villain.

The made-for-TV movie: a very specific subgenre marked by an obscenely long playtime and a certain amount of over-the-top drama.