Parks and Rec Made a Bunch of Fake Ads for Last Night's Show, and They Were Great

Television Today February 18, 2015

Parks and Rec Made a Bunch of Fake Ads for Last Night's Show, and They Were Great Paunch Burger and more By Kristina Monllos February 18, 2015, 12:04 PM EST NBC's Parks and Recreation will soon come to an end, and the writers of the heartwarming, droll comedy have been knocking it out of the ... well, park. Read more »

5 Delicious Questions for Tom Colicchio About His New Gig at MSNBC A chat with the celebrity chef turned food correspondent By Sam Thielman February 18, 2015, 1:06 PM EST

Jon Cryer on the Incredibly Long Life and 'Absolutely Crazy' Finale of Two and a Half Men 12-year role has been '87% blessing, 13% curse' By Jason Lynch February 16, 2015, 12:00 AM EST

Why Leave It to Beaver Has Stations Seeing Green A new wave of channels is stealing a page from cable By Janet Stilson February 16, 2015, 10:29 PM EST

24 Hours in Advertising: Wednesday, Feb. 18. 2015 Kraft markets to millennials and Ford pranks guys on blind dates By Katie Richards February 18, 2015, 12:00 AM EST Here's everything you need to know about the last 24 hours in advertising, in case you blinked. Read more »

Ad of the Day: Cadillac's 'Dare Greatly' Launch Spot Has Teddy Roosevelt but No Car Teaser sets the stage for an extensive Oscars push By David Gianatasio February 18, 2015, 1:37 PM EST I'm not sure Cadillac's "Dare Greatly" spot—ushering in a big new campaign that will break Sunday on the Oscars—will ever win any awards. But the commercial, among the automaker's ... Read more »

Vanity Fair Courts Oscar Bloggers With a Twitter Vending Machine and Pop-Up Newsroom Making awards season more social By Michelle Castillo February 18, 2015, 12:21 PM EST Besides the Academy Awards, probably the most notable Oscars event is the Vanity Fair after-party. And now the magazine is becoming known for a before-party of sorts—a week-long series of events for ... Read more »

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The Not-So-Funny State of TV Comedy These are grim times for the sitcom, but networks remain optimistic By Jason Lynch February 16, 2015, 12:00 AM EST Over the past dozen years of taping Two and a Half Men on Stage 26 on the Warner Bros. lot in Burbank, Calif., Jon Cryer had grown to dread the inevitable last-minute rewrites that would come his way. That is, until ... Read more »

Could Snapchat Be a March Madness Player This Year? Turner Sports' marketing integrations captain, Will Funk, dishes on college hoops By Christopher Heine February 16, 2015, 10:18 PM EST March Madness, the annual rite of spring for college basketball fans—and a marketing bonanza for brands—is upon us once again (starting March 15 and ending with the championship game April 6). The ... Read more »

TaylorMade Reminds Golfers It Won't Be Long Before They Can Hit the Links First work from new creative lead By Noreen O'Leary February 18, 2015, 11:15 AM EST While much of the country can only dream about being on the links this winter, TaylorMade Golf Co. is reminding serious golfers it won't be long until they can try out the brand's new R15 Metalwood driver. Read more »