I’ve always thought the whole “take a picture from a TV show or movie and then write a funny line over it in Impact font” meme was pretty simple, but I’ll also be the first to admit that I get a kick out of it every time. In this case, the meme du jour is Gloria Pritchett (the beloved Sofia Vergara) quotes from “Modern Family,” as introduced to us last week by our colleagues at Buzzfeed.

Adding to their effort made me realize that TV has been especially boring this summer, with my highlights coming from my daily DVR reruns of “Parks and Rec” and “Archer.” Then again, I still have every episode of “Wilfred” to watch, so I’m just being lazy. Wait, where was I? Oh yeah, September 21 and the new season of “Modern Family” can’t come fast enough, so enjoy the best of our favorite voluptuous Colombian actress and her hilarious lines in the meantime.

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NBC is rolling out the artwork for the new additions to the network’s fall lineup, and one thing is perfectly clear – the PR department has pumped out some serious tag lines. Among the new shows receiving poster treatment are Whitney, Prime Suspect, Up All Night, Grimm, Free Agents, and The Playboy Club (above), which Matt has previously covered.

The Playboy Club is, of course, NBC’s shot at capitalizing on the success of AMC’s Mad Men, much like ABC’s upcoming Pan Am.

The one-hour dramatic, crime series is set in the world of owner Hugh M. Hefner’s 1960′s-era ‘Playboy Clubs’. Hodge’s script follows a group of women working as Playboy ‘Bunnies’ in the original, and first Chicago club.

And the tag line reads: “Don’t let the fluffy tails fool you.” I assume that’s to let us know that they’re not actually rabbits. Like, don’t worry guys, they’re not genetic freaks. Although that might be considerably cooler. Sexy mutant rabbit women. I’m on to something here.

Check out the other show descriptions and tag lines after the jump.

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When your new TV show hasn’t even aired yet and the network is already retooling it, the theme song might as well be a 20-second death rattle. With that, NBC has made some casting and plot changes to the upcoming sitcom, Up All Night, which stars Will Arnett and Christina Applegate as new parents coping with the changes to their fast-paced lives.

Originally, Applegate was going to work for Maya Rudolph’s PR agency, but now she’ll play the producer of Rudolph’s (presumably) Oprah-like talk show. And Nick Cannon is being added to the show, because why wouldn’t he?

Applegate now plays a TV producer, while Rudolph plays a talk-show host, and Cannon plays her more energetic, more beloved sidekick. Jennifer Hall (who will always be the perky one from Unscripted) is also joining the show as Rudolph’s insecure assistant. Fear not, fans of America’s Got Talent: This new gig will not affect Cannon’s hosting duties there. [THANK. GOD. - Ed.] (Via Vulture)

On one hand, there’s faith to be had in a Lorne Michaels-produced show starring Arnett, Applegate, and Rudolph. On the other hand – Nick Cannon. He’s like the male Katie Holmes, but at least Tom Cruise only lets her out once a year. Mr. Mariah Carey just won’t go away. It’s bad enough that he’s torturing New York Mets fans this Friday with free hugs, but now Kabletown’s NBC’s synergy is wedging him into everything, when all I want to see him on is To Catch a Predator.

Coming soon to a city near you: Google TV support groups.

There’s an old saying that I can’t remember but it has something to do with labeling something as new and people flocking to buy it. Whatever, it’s the end of the day and Uncle Burnsy is thirsty. Either way, Logitech International, the company behind Revue Google TV, is learning the hard way that the saying is a hot load of cow doodies.

Logitech recently admitted that the sales numbers on the Google TV units are in the red because customers are returning them at a rate higher than they’re buying them. Google TV was supposed to be the superior alternative to Apple TV, which was supposed to be the superior alternative to cable TV, which is the superior alternative to reading.

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B stands for blood type and cup size.

Alan Ball, creator, executive producer and Dracula, of True Blood announced during the show’s panel at the TCA TV Critics press tour that not only will his hit show have a 5th season, but he will still be calling the shots. The confirmation came in response to questions about season 4 being his last run with the top vampire softcore porn show on cable. I guess you could say that Alan isn’t taking his Ball and running home.

*pulls bat out of pants, falls into coffin full of pudding*

“I have no desire to leave,” he said. “Doing the show, I’m having more fun than I have ever had in my life.” He later said that he and the show’s writers are already breaking stories for Season 5 and one of them is about “how one of the vampires was made.” (Via Deadline)

But if True Blood news is all you expected from the TCA, boy are you wrong.

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