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Dexter Giveaway Winner!

Last week, we offered a giveaway of fantabulous Dexter merchandise. Today I am happy to announce the winner in that giveaway is:

*drumroll*

Steff! Steff, we'll be contacting you shortly to arrange the delivery of this very grisly package that will probably put you on a watch list with your local FBI bureau. Thanks to everyone who entered!

The third season of Showtime's Californication premiered a few weeks ago and, not surprisingly, Hank Moody's antics have already made for many cringe-worthy moments. Karen is working at her dream job in New York, Hank landed himself a teaching gig at a university after pushing the original instructor right the hell off the wagon, Runkle is trying to get back into Marcy's good graces and the agency industry after his pr0n career and pr0n girlfriend failed miserably, and Becca is navigating the extremely choppy waters of adolescence made even more turbulent by her wacky parents.

See what I did there? Because Dexter's a serial... never mind.

Ahem. Attention Dexter fans! MamaPop and the generous folks at Showtime are happy to present this latest giveaway of Dexter Season 4 promotional merchandise, including: a Dexter bib for your little sociopath's next feeding; 2010 Dexter calendar; tote bag; commemorative buttons; and, la pièce de rèsistance, a Dexter action figure with detachable, interchangeable arms, enabling you to change your Dexter from "Daytime" Dexter to "Nighttime Bay Harbor Butcher" Dexter. Fun for the whole family! 

You want a piece of this? Hit those comments. The winner will be announced next Wednesday, same bat time, same bat channel.

I'm writing this noon post much later than I should be and much later than I normally do, because I've been fretting over Weeds (and other stuff because I'm not totally shallow) all morning and thinking a lot about the comments from my last Weeds Uncap.

I sat down to watch Weeds last night and found myself feeling kind of sad about it. When I watch a show that I recap for MamaPop, I take rather detailed notes, both about the plot of the episode and any particular quotes or actions that I think are worth pointing out in the recap. And last night, I just couldn't do it.

Whoosh! It's six months after left Nancy left that fateful note for Andy, grabbed Shane, and showed up at Esteban's doorstep pregnant and decidedly freaked out.

Nancy is at a women's clinic with Andy for a check up. While Nancy scrunches her nose at a fellow patient's Egg McMuffin, Andy mutters about how the thing that freaks him out most about women is how our periods sync up in a most wolfish manner. Nancy gently lectures the girl about eating the unhealthy breakfast sandwich and how it can't be good for her baby, but the girl shrugs and says that she's not having the baby anyway. Andy nods knowingly and says, "Ah. A-bo-bo? Hoovertown?" Andy seems like the last person that I would want to have a conversation with regarding my reproductive choices. Well, no, that's not true. Scott Roeder and his arsenal is probably the last person, but Andy's way down at the bottom, that's for sure.

Last week, after Sucio disappeared leaving a bloody trail behind him, Nancy fled with Andy, Shane, and Bitchface and had orders from Esteban to await further information from him. This week, Bitchface is out of the picture, though I don't think we heard for sure if they dropped her off at the airport so she could go home or if she and Nancy got in a fight and she huffed off saying she would just walk home to Oakland or if she was attacked and eaten by dogs. Wherever you are, Bitchface, I hope you're well and I hope we see you again this season because you're kind of fun.

While most MamaPop writers have their fingers on the pulse of what's hot on TV, I tend to fall really behind on the boob-tube pop culture. I have basic cable, which I barely watch, and for long stretches of time I will only flip between Bravo, VH1, MTV and the Food Network, as though they were the only channels in my cable package. When I finally do catch on to a popular or critically acclaimed show, it's usually well into its run and, in some cases, after it has ended entirely. Usually this is okay with me — I get to watch it on my time, and if I can't wait to find out what happens, I just watch the next episode right then. It's like delayed instant gratification.

Nancy glares at Cesar while she prepares her Weird Pregnancy Breakfast of a hard-boiled egg, mustard, and ginger ale. Ew. Cesar glares back and finally says that he's through with her. Nancy's not lucky enough to be rid of him entirely. Sucio has come to take over as Nancy's bodyguard/goon. And Sucio is kind of grungy. He and Cesar speak briefly. Sucio, confused by the barking dog doorbell, asks where the dog is. "Eating breakfast," snarks Cesar.

I'll tell you this much: I don't think too highly of this Esteban character and how he's handling Nancy's pregnancy. I think maybe there are some power issues in their relationship.

That was a whole lot of nurses in one title, huh?

After airing one episode of its first season, Nurse Jackie is already popular enough to have been picked up by Showtime for a second season, which was probably a good bet, since it was the highest-rated season premiere in Showtime history. Of course, with popularity, even the overnight kind, comes controversy.

Yay! The new season of Weeds premiered last night. Now, let's see, where were we...Nancy and Andy had a come-to-Jesus talk during Nancy's bath time wherein Nancy confessed all over her dealings with the feds, resulting in Guillermo's arrest and whatnot and Andy realized that he was in lurve with Nancy. Silas was tossing around ideas of expanding his grow operation to a farm. Shane was hanging with the gothic Miley Cyrus twins and starting to sell weed. Celia was kidnapped by Quinn and her boyfriend in Oaxaca. Isabel and Dean were holed up, just trying to get by. Oh, and more tiny thing: Esteban summons Nancy to his office, presumably to kill her, but Nancy reveals that she's pregnant.

There are few professions in Hollywood (save for directing) more male-dominated than screenwriting. For example, you can count the number of women who've won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in the last 75 years without taking off your shoes, even if you're missing a few digits.

Diablo Cody belongs to that small group of women. However, rather than embodying the catty, competitive mean-girl stereotype often attributed to successful women in male-dominated professions, she and three other woman screenwriters formed a sisterhood.

Does the title of this post have you scratching your head? Well, just hear me out...

Guys and other non-menstruating types might find this a little uncomfortable, but I invite you to read anyway and gain some interesting information.

I absolutely loved Juno. I feel it's important to lay that out there. Sure, you can criticize it for the overly pithy dialogue and the optimistic outcome, but my pregnancy came about unexpectedly at a young age so Juno and I had a lot in common. Besides that, I loved the dialogue and the acting was superb. Like many other snarky bitches, I declared my love for Diablo Cody after seeing it. My husband also liked Juno, but remained unimpressed with Cody, insisting that she would be one of those one-hit wonders, Juno being the only great thing she does.

After watching The United States of Tara, I'm happy to report that my husband is dead wrong. (Win-win for me, really, since I have another new favorite show and I get to taunt my spouse.)

I like to think that I understand the difference between television and reality.

So why am I so skeeved out that the guys who plays "Dexter" married the woman who plays his sister?

That's right. Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter got married on New Years Eve. I guess they had been

Rick Springfield to Cameo on Californication

The third season of Showtime's Californication premiered a few weeks ago and, not surprisingly, Hank Moody's antics have already made for many cringe-worthy moments. Karen is working at her dream job in New York, Hank landed himself a teaching gig at a university after pushing the original instructor right the hell off the wagon, Runkle is trying to get back into Marcy's good graces and the agency industry after his pr0n career and pr0n girlfriend failed miserably, and Becca is navigating the extremely choppy waters of adolescence made even more turbulent by her wacky parents.

Killer Dexter Giveaway!

See what I did there? Because Dexter's a serial... never mind.

Ahem. Attention Dexter fans! MamaPop and the generous folks at Showtime are happy to present this latest giveaway of Dexter Season 4 promotional merchandise, including: a Dexter bib for your little sociopath's next feeding; 2010 Dexter calendar; tote bag; commemorative buttons; and, la pièce de rèsistance, a Dexter action figure with detachable, interchangeable arms, enabling you to change your Dexter from "Daytime" Dexter to "Nighttime Bay Harbor Butcher" Dexter. Fun for the whole family! 

You want a piece of this? Hit those comments. The winner will be announced next Wednesday, same bat time, same bat channel.

I'm writing this noon post much later than I should be and much later than I normally do, because I've been fretting over Weeds (and other stuff because I'm not totally shallow) all morning and thinking a lot about the comments from my last Weeds Uncap.

I sat down to watch Weeds last night and found myself feeling kind of sad about it. When I watch a show that I recap for MamaPop, I take rather detailed notes, both about the plot of the episode and any particular quotes or actions that I think are worth pointing out in the recap. And last night, I just couldn't do it.

Whoosh! It's six months after left Nancy left that fateful note for Andy, grabbed Shane, and showed up at Esteban's doorstep pregnant and decidedly freaked out.

Nancy is at a women's clinic with Andy for a check up. While Nancy scrunches her nose at a fellow patient's Egg McMuffin, Andy mutters about how the thing that freaks him out most about women is how our periods sync up in a most wolfish manner. Nancy gently lectures the girl about eating the unhealthy breakfast sandwich and how it can't be good for her baby, but the girl shrugs and says that she's not having the baby anyway. Andy nods knowingly and says, "Ah. A-bo-bo? Hoovertown?" Andy seems like the last person that I would want to have a conversation with regarding my reproductive choices. Well, no, that's not true. Scott Roeder and his arsenal is probably the last person, but Andy's way down at the bottom, that's for sure.

Last week, after Sucio disappeared leaving a bloody trail behind him, Nancy fled with Andy, Shane, and Bitchface and had orders from Esteban to await further information from him. This week, Bitchface is out of the picture, though I don't think we heard for sure if they dropped her off at the airport so she could go home or if she and Nancy got in a fight and she huffed off saying she would just walk home to Oakland or if she was attacked and eaten by dogs. Wherever you are, Bitchface, I hope you're well and I hope we see you again this season because you're kind of fun.

While most MamaPop writers have their fingers on the pulse of what's hot on TV, I tend to fall really behind on the boob-tube pop culture. I have basic cable, which I barely watch, and for long stretches of time I will only flip between Bravo, VH1, MTV and the Food Network, as though they were the only channels in my cable package. When I finally do catch on to a popular or critically acclaimed show, it's usually well into its run and, in some cases, after it has ended entirely. Usually this is okay with me — I get to watch it on my time, and if I can't wait to find out what happens, I just watch the next episode right then. It's like delayed instant gratification.

Nancy glares at Cesar while she prepares her Weird Pregnancy Breakfast of a hard-boiled egg, mustard, and ginger ale. Ew. Cesar glares back and finally says that he's through with her. Nancy's not lucky enough to be rid of him entirely. Sucio has come to take over as Nancy's bodyguard/goon. And Sucio is kind of grungy. He and Cesar speak briefly. Sucio, confused by the barking dog doorbell, asks where the dog is. "Eating breakfast," snarks Cesar.

I'll tell you this much: I don't think too highly of this Esteban character and how he's handling Nancy's pregnancy. I think maybe there are some power issues in their relationship.

That was a whole lot of nurses in one title, huh?

After airing one episode of its first season, Nurse Jackie is already popular enough to have been picked up by Showtime for a second season, which was probably a good bet, since it was the highest-rated season premiere in Showtime history. Of course, with popularity, even the overnight kind, comes controversy.

Yay! The new season of Weeds premiered last night. Now, let's see, where were we...Nancy and Andy had a come-to-Jesus talk during Nancy's bath time wherein Nancy confessed all over her dealings with the feds, resulting in Guillermo's arrest and whatnot and Andy realized that he was in lurve with Nancy. Silas was tossing around ideas of expanding his grow operation to a farm. Shane was hanging with the gothic Miley Cyrus twins and starting to sell weed. Celia was kidnapped by Quinn and her boyfriend in Oaxaca. Isabel and Dean were holed up, just trying to get by. Oh, and more tiny thing: Esteban summons Nancy to his office, presumably to kill her, but Nancy reveals that she's pregnant.

There are few professions in Hollywood (save for directing) more male-dominated than screenwriting. For example, you can count the number of women who've won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in the last 75 years without taking off your shoes, even if you're missing a few digits.

Diablo Cody belongs to that small group of women. However, rather than embodying the catty, competitive mean-girl stereotype often attributed to successful women in male-dominated professions, she and three other woman screenwriters formed a sisterhood.

Does the title of this post have you scratching your head? Well, just hear me out...

Guys and other non-menstruating types might find this a little uncomfortable, but I invite you to read anyway and gain some interesting information.

I absolutely loved Juno. I feel it's important to lay that out there. Sure, you can criticize it for the overly pithy dialogue and the optimistic outcome, but my pregnancy came about unexpectedly at a young age so Juno and I had a lot in common. Besides that, I loved the dialogue and the acting was superb. Like many other snarky bitches, I declared my love for Diablo Cody after seeing it. My husband also liked Juno, but remained unimpressed with Cody, insisting that she would be one of those one-hit wonders, Juno being the only great thing she does.

After watching The United States of Tara, I'm happy to report that my husband is dead wrong. (Win-win for me, really, since I have another new favorite show and I get to taunt my spouse.)

I like to think that I understand the difference between television and reality.

So why am I so skeeved out that the guys who plays "Dexter" married the woman who plays his sister?

That's right. Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter got married on New Years Eve. I guess they had been

Weeds Uncap, Revisited...Because I Want You to Argue with Me

I'm writing this noon post much later than I should be and much later than I normally do, because I've been fretting over Weeds (and other stuff because I'm not totally shallow) all morning and thinking a lot about the comments from my last Weeds Uncap.

Weeds Uncap

I sat down to watch Weeds last night and found myself feeling kind of sad about it. When I watch a show that I recap for MamaPop, I take rather detailed notes, both about the plot of the episode and any particular quotes or actions that I think are worth pointing out in the recap. And last night, I just couldn't do it.

Weeds Recap

Whoosh! It's six months after left Nancy left that fateful note for Andy, grabbed Shane, and showed up at Esteban's doorstep pregnant and decidedly freaked out.

Weeds Recap

Nancy is at a women's clinic with Andy for a check up. While Nancy scrunches her nose at a fellow patient's Egg McMuffin, Andy mutters about how the thing that freaks him out most about women is how our periods sync up in a most wolfish manner. Nancy gently lectures the girl about eating the unhealthy breakfast sandwich and how it can't be good for her baby, but the girl shrugs and says that she's not having the baby anyway. Andy nods knowingly and says, "Ah. A-bo-bo? Hoovertown?" Andy seems like the last person that I would want to have a conversation with regarding my reproductive choices. Well, no, that's not true. Scott Roeder and his arsenal is probably the last person, but Andy's way down at the bottom, that's for sure.

Weeds Recap

Last week, after Sucio disappeared leaving a bloody trail behind him, Nancy fled with Andy, Shane, and Bitchface and had orders from Esteban to await further information from him. This week, Bitchface is out of the picture, though I don't think we heard for sure if they dropped her off at the airport so she could go home or if she and Nancy got in a fight and she huffed off saying she would just walk home to Oakland or if she was attacked and eaten by dogs. Wherever you are, Bitchface, I hope you're well and I hope we see you again this season because you're kind of fun.

OMG Have You Guys Heard of This Show Called 'The L Word'?

While most MamaPop writers have their fingers on the pulse of what's hot on TV, I tend to fall really behind on the boob-tube pop culture. I have basic cable, which I barely watch, and for long stretches of time I will only flip between Bravo, VH1, MTV and the Food Network, as though they were the only channels in my cable package. When I finally do catch on to a popular or critically acclaimed show, it's usually well into its run and, in some cases, after it has ended entirely. Usually this is okay with me — I get to watch it on my time, and if I can't wait to find out what happens, I just watch the next episode right then. It's like delayed instant gratification.

Weeds Recap

Nancy glares at Cesar while she prepares her Weird Pregnancy Breakfast of a hard-boiled egg, mustard, and ginger ale. Ew. Cesar glares back and finally says that he's through with her. Nancy's not lucky enough to be rid of him entirely. Sucio has come to take over as Nancy's bodyguard/goon. And Sucio is kind of grungy. He and Cesar speak briefly. Sucio, confused by the barking dog doorbell, asks where the dog is. "Eating breakfast," snarks Cesar.

Weeds Recap

I'll tell you this much: I don't think too highly of this Esteban character and how he's handling Nancy's pregnancy. I think maybe there are some power issues in their relationship.

New York Nurses Protest 'Nurse Jackie' for Misrepresenting Nurses; Nurse Sharks Unavailable for Comment

That was a whole lot of nurses in one title, huh?

After airing one episode of its first season, Nurse Jackie is already popular enough to have been picked up by Showtime for a second season, which was probably a good bet, since it was the highest-rated season premiere in Showtime history. Of course, with popularity, even the overnight kind, comes controversy.

Weeds Recap

Yay! The new season of Weeds premiered last night. Now, let's see, where were we...Nancy and Andy had a come-to-Jesus talk during Nancy's bath time wherein Nancy confessed all over her dealings with the feds, resulting in Guillermo's arrest and whatnot and Andy realized that he was in lurve with Nancy. Silas was tossing around ideas of expanding his grow operation to a farm. Shane was hanging with the gothic Miley Cyrus twins and starting to sell weed. Celia was kidnapped by Quinn and her boyfriend in Oaxaca. Isabel and Dean were holed up, just trying to get by. Oh, and more tiny thing: Esteban summons Nancy to his office, presumably to kill her, but Nancy reveals that she's pregnant.

Diablo Cody's Version of Apatown

There are few professions in Hollywood (save for directing) more male-dominated than screenwriting. For example, you can count the number of women who've won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay in the last 75 years without taking off your shoes, even if you're missing a few digits.

Diablo Cody belongs to that small group of women. However, rather than embodying the catty, competitive mean-girl stereotype often attributed to successful women in male-dominated professions, she and three other woman screenwriters formed a sisterhood.

Secret Diary of a Call Girl and Alternative Menstrual Products

Does the title of this post have you scratching your head? Well, just hear me out...

Guys and other non-menstruating types might find this a little uncomfortable, but I invite you to read anyway and gain some interesting information.

Diablo Cody Owns My Soul

I absolutely loved Juno. I feel it's important to lay that out there. Sure, you can criticize it for the overly pithy dialogue and the optimistic outcome, but my pregnancy came about unexpectedly at a young age so Juno and I had a lot in common. Besides that, I loved the dialogue and the acting was superb. Like many other snarky bitches, I declared my love for Diablo Cody after seeing it. My husband also liked Juno, but remained unimpressed with Cody, insisting that she would be one of those one-hit wonders, Juno being the only great thing she does.

After watching The United States of Tara, I'm happy to report that my husband is dead wrong. (Win-win for me, really, since I have another new favorite show and I get to taunt my spouse.)

Dexter Keeps It In the Family

I like to think that I understand the difference between television and reality.

So why am I so skeeved out that the guys who plays "Dexter" married the woman who plays his sister?

That's right. Michael C. Hall and Jennifer Carpenter got married on New Years Eve. I guess they had been