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• NCIS: Los Angeles: Kensi Opens a Box of Memories

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:31 pm

  If you're still mourning Dom's kidnapping on NCIS: Los Angeles, brace yourself: Another agent faces danger. What's next for NCIS: Los Angeles following Dom's departure?Tuesday's episode (9/8c on CBS) opens with Kensi (Daniela Ruah) getting shot during a robbery while she's at the bank. As a hostage situation unfolds, viewers get a glimpse into Kensi's past, thanks to a box of trinkets... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Peter CamborNCIS: Los AngelesDaniela Ruah

• Sundance Channel Ventures Into Scripted Programming, Renews Brick City and Other Shows

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:11 pm

  Sundance Channel's 2010-11 lineup will include more Brick City, some fashionable new reality shows and the network's first foray into scripted programming.Carlos, a three-part miniseries about terrorist Carlos the Jackal, will kick off Sundance's slate of scripted series this fall. Edgar Ramirez (Che, Domino) stars as Carlos, who's currently serving a life sentence for the killings of two French agents and their informant in 1975.See photos from Brick CityOther scripted series in development include Triple Crossing, a crime drama set in South America; The Clinic, a suspense thriller set in…

• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

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• Today's News: Our Take - So You Think You Can Dance Returns to Summer

  4 Feb 2010 | 5:27 pm

  After a fall run with lower season-ending ratings, So You Think You Can Dance is returning to summer, premiering May 27 at 8/7c. Mia Michaels returning to So You Think You Can Dance The fall finale of the Fox series, hosted by Cat Deeley,drew 7.1 million viewers, down from Season 5's summer finale that saw... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com So You Think You Can DanceCat Deeley

• Today's News: Our Take - Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino: "I'm the Reality King"

  3 Feb 2010 | 7:00 pm

  While Jersey Shore was MTV's recent breakout show, (its finale scored a record-breaking 4.8 million viewers), Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino certainly was the series' breakout star. He made a name for himself, literally, from the first episode with his third-person talk, "creeping" on housemate Sammi, and coining his daily routine — "GTL" (gym, tan, laundry). TVGuide.com spoke with him about how the show, and his body, is all real, what's next for him, and more. Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Jersey ShoreMike "The Situation" SorrentinoRonnie MagroSammi 'Sweetheart' Giancola

• Today's News: Our Take - Biggest Loser's John: "You Learn on the Ranch It Has to Be About You"

  3 Feb 2010 | 2:33 pm

  Entering the Biggest Loser ranch as the heaviest team in history was not the greatest record to set, but twins James and John Crutchfield — weighing in at 485 and 484, respectively — were determined to shed the pounds and become the second twin ever to win the Loser grand prize. Although they each lost 23 pounds in the first week, James was eliminated, leaving he and his brother "floored," John tells TVGuide.com. "Those were great numbers and we definitely expected to be there until the end, so it was a big shock." Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Biggest LoserJames…

• Today's News: Our Take - Biggest Loser's Migdalia Reveals the Best Advice She Got from Trainers

  27 Jan 2010 | 2:12 pm

  Biggest Loser's Green Team may have began the competition strong by winning Week 1's task, but they soon faced challenge after challenge. By the third week, Migdalia Sebren, 28, walked out of the gym — and almost the show — when Jillian pushed her beyond her emotional limits. A week later, Migdalia and her mother Miggy were hit with a 2-pound disadvantage. Even without that hit, their meager weight loss that week — Migdalia shed 4 pounds and Miggy only 1 — would have put them at risk for elimination anyway. Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Biggest LoserBob…

• Today's News: Our Take - TVGuide.com's Top 5 Jersey Shore Fights

  21 Jan 2010 | 11:59 am

  Between going to the gym, tanning and doing laundry (GTL), the housemates of Jersey Shore still make time for fighting. As we prepare for the separation anxiety that will surely set in after Thursday's season finale (10/9c, MTV), let's take a look back at our favorite fights —physical and otherwise. Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Jersey ShoreMike "The Situation" SorrentinoRonnie Magro

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• Agency Co-Founder Bond Leaves

  By STUART ELLIOTT

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:34 pm

  Jonathan Bond, who helped remake the New York City advertising scene with a upstart spirit, has left the agency he co-founded 23 years ago.

• Without Fanfare, Leno's Prime-Time Show Ends

  By BRIAN STELTER

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:05 am

  "The Jay Leno Show" ends quietly, only five months after it premiered to great fanfare in prime time on NBC.

• Speed Read for Tuesday, Feb. 9

  By THE EDITORS

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:56 am

  Highlights from today's media coverage.

• Leno on His 'Old Friend' Letterman

  By DERRICK HENRY and BILL CARTER

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:59 pm

  Jay Leno describes his rapprochement with David Letterman, saying for comedians, the joke matters most.

• VF Cover Creates Online Bonfire of Comments at Yahoo, Including a Threat

  By DAVID CARR

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:39 pm

  Debate over Vanity Fair cover kicks up over 18,000 responses at Yahoo site.

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• What Kate Does

  Will

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:27 am

  The premiere from last week proved to perpetuate the same theme that most Lost season-starters have done in years past – provide half-answers to a few questions and create a ton of new ones. It would seem this season will lead us on two distinct paths – the path where detonating the hydrogen bomb “worked” in that it prevented Flight 815 from crashing. Path two will be back on the Island, where all of our favorite characters are now in the same timeline and some type of huge conflict is looming. It will be interesting to see how the paths converge and which reality…

• Lost – The Final Season, “LA X”

  Will

  2 Feb 2010 | 6:15 am

  The premiere of Lost tonight, in its 6th and final season, includes three hours of entertainment beginning at 8 PM EST.  Hour 1 will effectively be a recap, the kind that we have grown accustomed to over the years, to refresh our memories on the peril in which our favorite characters will find themselves in at the beginning of Episode 1, which starts at 9 PM.  Due to the WGA strike from two years ago, we’ll get two additional hours this season, in the form of a two hour premiere and what I presume will be a two hour finale.  So, given we’ll get two full hours of new material tonight…

• Season 5 DVD Sneak Peeks 4, 5 and 6

  Nick

  4 Dec 2009 | 9:06 am

  More sneak peeks Sneak Peek 4 Finding LaFleur: This deleted scene from LOST’s fifth season episode “Namaste” shows more of Miles and Juliet’s conversation about Sawyer’s whereabouts at the Dharma barracks’ underground security office. Sneak Peek 5 Breaking Down the 100th Episode: LOST’s 100th episode, “The Variable”, was a major event for the fans, cast and crew. This clip features multiple interviews discussing this milestone, plus behind-the-scenes footage of a production meeting and location set-ups. Sneak Peek 6 PHY 101.2: Find out…

• Season 5 DVD Sneak Peek 3

  Nick

  27 Nov 2009 | 7:03 am

  Here’s the third sneak peek from the LOST season 5 DVD. Action-Figure Faraday: The shoot-out at the Dharma barracks in “The Variable” was one of the biggest action sequences of LOST’s fifth season. Watch how the crew set it up, with commentary from Evangeline Lilly (Kate), Jeremy Davies (Faraday) and Eric Lange (Radzinsky). Courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. ©ABC Studios.

• Lost Season 5 DVD Sneak Peeks 1 & 2

  Nick

  26 Nov 2009 | 11:23 am

  There are a few sneak peeks for the Season 5 DVD being posted and we will link them up as they come in. Enjoy. Sneak Peek 1 Sneak Peek 2 Courtesy of Buena Vista Home Entertainment. ©ABC Studios.

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• Life Unexpected - Biting The Mic That Feeds You

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:04 am

  Bong Intercepted: Lux gets into a ton of trouble and blames Cate. And punishes Cate.

• Burn Notice - Lynch Mob

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:25 am

  Noble Causes: Michael takes down another crew of bad guys -- this time to save his ex-neighbor's cousin. Miami sure has a lot of high-end criminals for such a small town.

• Kell on Earth - Win Some, Lose Some

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:52 am

  The Show Must Go On: Kelly gets fired after one show, but manages to pull it together for a second one, despite interns, incompetence, and insufficiently nourished models. Also, Skinner gets her roots done.

• Bachelor - Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon (Hopefully)

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:58 am

  Jake Meets the Bachelorettes' Families: Ali pulls an Ed and tells Jake she'll be fired if she doesn't go back to work. Jake pretends to leave it up to her, but when it seems like she's not going to give up her job, he urges her to stay. Not cool, not fair, not realistic, not at all supportive. What is wrong with people?

• 24 - Day 8: 10:00 PM --11:00 PM

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:47 am

  Day 8: 10:00 PM --11:00 PM: Things go from bad to worse for Jack... like they always do on this show.

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• 24 Character Countdown: Episode 7

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:10 am

  Editor's Note: The Character Countdown is a weekly feature on Film.com. Every week we award points to characters based on their decisions and actions during the show. Each character will start at 100 points, with a running tally carried over each week. The Countdown will contain spoilers, so beware.This week on the Two Rednecks and a Woman show, the guys get themselves into a bit of the jam in the police evidence room, but still find time to play with water guns.On a more serious note Josef --…

• Howard Stern: The Next Simon Cowell?

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:38 pm

  Howard Stern replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol? So much for family-friendly TV. The radio shock jock confirmed he's in talks to join the judging panel of TV's biggest show when Cowell leaves after this season. "They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough," Stern said on his Sirius radio show. "A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest? Yeah, I would do that show for $100 million." Stern added that he would quit his radio show if he wound up on American…

• Music on TV This Week: Yeasayer

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm

  Brooklyn's Yeasayer is ready for their close-up. After releasing one of the more adventurous albums of 2007 with their world music-influenced debut, All Hour Cymbals, the Brooklyn band returns with a romantic album full of 80s synth sounds and the kind of hummable pop melodies that so often amount to backlash from early fans. They had previously positioned themselves between

• VIDEO: Behind The Letterman/Leno Super Bowl Ad

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am

  How exactly did Dave Letterman wind up in a Super Bowl ad with late-night nemesis Jay Leno? USA Today reports that it was Letterman who conceived what turned out to be one of the most talked-about spots on Super Bowl Sunday. The 15-second ad shows Letterman and Leno sharing a couch with Oprah Winfrey as Letterman laments that he's at "the worst Super Bowl party ever." "Be nice," Winfrey reprimands him. Leno, of course, would be unwelcome at many parties (Jimmy Kimmel's house comes to mind)…

• What2Watch: The Olympic Games Begin

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:36 am

  Every four years, the attention of America switches abruptly from football to the difference between a salchow and a lutz, and whether someone can finally end the German domination of luge. Yes, the Winter Olympic Games are back, hosted by the charming if not especially snowy city of Vancouver. A Games in our hemisphere means more live programming than usual, some of it even in prime time for those viewers in the east. And it begins with the opening ceremonies Friday (NBC, 7:30 p.m.), which…

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• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

• Brooklyn Decker Scores 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 am

  Brooklyn Decker has made the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.The 22-year-old model and wife of tennis star Andy Roddick was revealed as the 2010 cover girl on Monday's Late Show with David Letterman when a sheet was removed to unveil a billboard version of the cover in Times Square.Posing in yellow bikini bottoms with her arms ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Late Show with David LettermanLawrence TaylorDancing with the StarsEdyta SliwinskaHannah TeterAndy RoddickAnna TrebunskayaCheryl BurkeChuck LiddellMaurice GreeneTy MurrayBrooklyn DeckerChelsie HightowerLindsey…

• Getting Lost: Who Is Richard Alpert?

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:41 pm

  Now that the Man in Black's identity has been made plain (well, sort of), some people from the Temple are not too happy about it, especially Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who was knocked out by him in the season premiere of Lost. So who came to the island first — the smoke monster or Richard? Carbonell drops a hint. Plus, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn discuss the possibility of their characters' redemption this season. Is that even available for the real Locke? It could be if he returns to his body, which O'Quinn says is a possibility. Lost's Nestor Carbonell on Season 6's…

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• TV Sports: Super Bowl Dethrones ‘M*A*S*H’ as Most-Watched Show in History

  By RICHARD SANDOMIR

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:48 pm

  Sunday’s Super Bowl eclipsed the final episode of “M*A*S*H” to become the most watched television show in history.

• Television Review | 'Frontline: Flying Cheap': Up in the Air, With Frayed Safety Nets

  By NEIL GENZLINGER

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:56 pm

  “Flying Cheap,” Tuesday’s “Frontline” on PBS, revisits the February 2009 crash of a commuter flight outside Buffalo and surveys problems within the regional airline system.

• Television Review | 'Past Life': Reincarnated, and Now the Detective Work Begins

  By MIKE HALE

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:11 pm

  “Past Life,” a Fox series that makes its debut on Tuesday night, is the latest drama to feature an empathetic heroine talking to the dead to help them with their unfinished business.

• Arts, Briefly: New ‘Hawaii Five-O’ Makes First Booking

  Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:03 pm

  While his “Lost” co-stars prepare to pack up and leave Hawaii, Daniel Dae Kim, can plan to remain there for at least a few more months.

• Arts, Briefly: Super Bowl Lifts ‘Undercover Boss’ Debut

  By BENJAMIN TOFF; Compiled by DAVE ITZKOFF

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:02 pm

  A preview episode of CBS’s new series “Undercover Boss” attracted a sizeable audience on Sunday with its coveted time slot after the Super Bowl.

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• Good Morning Angels Links – 02/09/2010

  Rickey

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:49 am

  Good Morning Angels Links – 02/09/2010 is a post from: American Idol Good Morning Angels Links – 02/09/2010 is a post from: American Idol Check back later for American Idol updates. Good Morning Angels! (12 Seconds) – Alarm-tern success! Unfortunately, I have a... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Pestering and Pushy E-mails from Adam Lambert Fans Might Get Him Off Z103 Radio in Canada

  Rickey

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:19 am

  Pestering and Pushy E-mails from Adam Lambert Fans Might Get Him Off Z103 Radio in Canada is a post from: American Idol Pestering and Pushy E-mails from Adam Lambert Fans Might Get Him Off Z103 Radio in Canada is a post from: American Idol From @adamlambert: Hey guys!!! I looooove the support and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Heroes – A Brave New World

  Rickey

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:12 am

  Heroes – A Brave New World is a post from: American Idol Heroes – A Brave New World is a post from: American Idol Heroes Season 4 (Volume 5: Redemption) ended. Apparently, there might be a fifth season of the show since last night’s episode ended with a “To Be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• RuPaul’s Drag Race 2 – Episode 2: Starrbootylicious

  Rickey

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:51 pm

  RuPaul’s Drag Race 2 – Episode 2: Starrbootylicious is a post from: American Idol RuPaul’s Drag Race 2 – Episode 2: Starrbootylicious is a post from: American Idol RuPaul’s Drag Race 2 featuring Santino Rice in a hat with some zipper-thingy on the side. What was... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Adam Lambert Tells His Fans To Stop E-mailing Z103 Canada

  Rickey

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:25 pm

  Adam Lambert Tells His Fans To Stop E-mailing Z103 Canada is a post from: American Idol Adam Lambert Tells His Fans To Stop E-mailing Z103 Canada is a post from: American Idol From @adamlambert: Hey guys!!! I looooove the support and Passion you all put into your radio requests, however... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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• Kate Gosselin's New Book Features Excerpts From Her Journal

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:14 am

  Mom-of-eight Kate Gosselin is getting personal in her new book, featuring excerpts from her journal, personal prayers and eight individual letters written for each of her children. "Each day the thought crosses my mind that when they get older, my kids are going to look back and think about how they were raised," Gosselin told People.com. "I know they will have a lot of questions about things that may not make sense because they were raised so unconventionally. I don’t want them to grow up and wonder; I want them to know without a shadow of a doubt how much I love them and…

• David Letterman Crew Member Asks for Jay Leno

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:25 am

  He was a little too late. A crew member from "The Late Show with David Letterman" tried to make a pitch to Jay Leno. Interrupting David;s monologue on Monday, stage manager Biff Henderson walked on stage with a newspaper in hand asking, "Is Jay Leno still here?" Dave responded with a laugh, "No, no, he left several days ago." Dave apologized to Biff who wanted to give Jay a "hilarious headline" for his weekly featured segment.

• Does An 'NCIS: Los Angeles' Agent Die Tonight?

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:02 am

  Spoiler Alert: One "NCIS: Los Angeles" special agent has already been mysteriously kidnapped and has yet to be found dead or alive, and tonight, Kensi (Daniel Ruah) gets shot three times during a bank heist. ET is on the set for all the life-and-death action! "They're dropping like flies over at 'NCIS: Los Angeles,'" LL Cool J says, laughing. "It is pretty wild. You gotta check it out." In "The Bank Job" episode, Kensi is shot when three armed assailants enter a local bank -- where she is opening a safe deposit box -- and hold everyone in the building…

• 'NCIS' Sends Ziva Undercover To Track Down a Killer

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:01 am

  A Marine that Gibbs (Mark Harmon) knows from two previous cases, Damon Werth (Paul Telfer), returns to ask for help when he wakes up dazed and confused in a dumpster next to a dead buddy -- sending the "NCIS" team undercover to take down a shady shipping company. Werth will be remembered by "NCIS" fans from the "Corporal Punishment" episode in which he played a "super soldier," who was forced to leave the military as a result of drugs he took to turn him into a fighting machine. "He beat up DiNozzo (Michael Weatherly), which is not that hard, and…

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• Jeff Probst will host Survivor 21 and 22

  Andy Dehnart

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:12 am

  Jeff Probst will host seasons 21 and 22 of Survivor, as he's renewed his contract for one additional year. Last summer, he said that he was still considering whether or not he wanted to return, saying he genuinely "didn't know" whether he'd re-sign. But this morning, Jeff wrote on Twitter, "Survivor fans: I'm jazzed and wanted to share with you guys first -I'll be back snuffing torches for two more seasons (21&22) of Survivor." He elaborates in Entertainment Weekly--where else would Probst or CBS go with information?--and said, "I'm not approaching this as my last year of Survivor. I was just…

• Howard Stern gets media to believe that he's up for "judging that fucking karaoke contest"

  Andy Dehnart

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:55 am

  Howard Stern caused the media to freak out yesterday by indicating that he was interested in replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol. Or is he just trying to get attention like every other person who's floating their name for the position? On his show yesterday, Howard said, "There's not a better job on the planet than judging that fucking karaoke contest." But Howard also qualified his interest a lot, saying things such as, "It might be possible; we'll see. They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough," and said, "What a cush job -- $100 million for four months.

• Rupert Boneham: "I do not want to be that guy who thinks they're any better than anyone else"

  Andy Dehnart

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:29 am

  This is the 16th in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Rupert was impossibly nice, as you'd expect; for a long time, he was the iconic Survivor nice guy, and his charity work has helped cement that. But he is also pretty intense and odd, like when he transitioned from a baby voice to chuckling like a giant. Rupert makes continuous eye contact when he talks, and during our conversation I literally felt like I was staring into the smoke monster or something, and it started to freak me out, even though he was upbeat, excited to return to the game, and really…

• Courtney Yates: "No one is scared of me. ... It's like I don't exist"

  Andy Dehnart

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:29 am

  This is the 15th in a series of interviews with Survivor Heroes vs. Villains cast members. Courtney and I spent a lot of time discussing her physicality in the game, from actual competition to her weight and the reaction to it. "I'm ready to go out and play in the dirt again," Courtney said. "I can't compete on the same level as the big guys, and I know that, so you have to just get creative and work around it." But this season, Courtney said she wants to "see if I can be a little better in the physical part of it and not always feel so defeated before the fact, and maybe I can compete with…

• Top Model demotes Miss J to mentor, adds Andre Leon Talley as a judge

  Andy Dehnart

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:19 pm

  Tyra Banks continues to shake up the judging table at Top Model dumping Miss J as a judge and adding André Leon Talley, who's a Vogue contributor and "one of the fashion industry's most influential style-setters," according a CW press release. That confirms part of a gossip report that said Miss J would be demoted, but it also said Kimora Lee Simmons would be the new permanent judge. Last year, the panel featured rotating guest judges. In the press release, which also names the contestants and guest judges (including Whitney Port), J. Alexander says in a totally bullshit press release…

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• Movie Trailers - The Wolfman - Exclusive Clip - Emily Blunt Featurette

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:44 pm

  Emily Blunt describes her character, Gwen Conliffe, and what attracted her to the film.Add this to your queueAdded: Tue Feb 09 00:44:05 UTC 2010Air date: Fri Feb 12 21:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 02:07

• The Obama Administration - Will a Bipartisan Meeting Solve Anything?

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:04 pm

  President Barack Obama’s proposed bipartisan meeting on health care got a lukewarm reception from Republicans. Will this one, expected to be televised, move the health care debate forward? Strategists Rich Masters and John Feehery discuss.Add this to your queueAdded: Tue Feb 09 00:04:05 UTC 2010Air date: Mon Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2010Duration: 08:58

• Howcast - How to Fix a Running Toilet

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:46 pm

  Is a constantly running toilet driving you mad? Don't call the plumber until you try these simple adjustments.Add this to your queueAdded: Mon Feb 08 22:46:06 UTC 2010Air date: Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2008Duration: 02:33

• Howcast - How to Erase Your Hard Drive

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:46 pm

  Prevent identity theft by thoroughly erasing the information contained on your hard drive.Add this to your queueAdded: Mon Feb 08 22:46:06 UTC 2010Air date: Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2008Duration: 01:33

• Howcast - How to Fix a Flickering Light

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:46 pm

  A flickering light isn't just annoying; it can be dangerous. Learn how to fix the problem.Add this to your queueAdded: Mon Feb 08 22:46:06 UTC 2010Air date: Fri Feb 08 00:00:00 UTC 2008Duration: 01:49

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• 24 Character Countdown: Episode 7

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:10 am

  Editor's Note: The Character Countdown is a weekly feature on Film.com. Every week we award points to characters based on their decisions and actions during the show. Each character will start at 100 points, with a running tally carried over each week. The Countdown will contain spoilers, so beware.This week on the Two Rednecks and a Woman show, the guys get themselves into a bit of the jam in the police evidence room, but still find time to play with water guns.On a more serious note Josef --…

• Howard Stern: The Next Simon Cowell?

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:38 pm

  Howard Stern replacing Simon Cowell on American Idol? So much for family-friendly TV. The radio shock jock confirmed he's in talks to join the judging panel of TV's biggest show when Cowell leaves after this season. "They'd have to pay me a ton of dough because I already make a ton of dough," Stern said on his Sirius radio show. "A $100 million to judge a karaoke contest? Yeah, I would do that show for $100 million." Stern added that he would quit his radio show if he wound up on American…

• Music on TV This Week: Yeasayer

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:58 pm

  Brooklyn's Yeasayer is ready for their close-up. After releasing one of the more adventurous albums of 2007 with their world music-influenced debut, All Hour Cymbals, the Brooklyn band returns with a romantic album full of 80s synth sounds and the kind of hummable pop melodies that so often amount to backlash from early fans. They had previously positioned themselves between

• VIDEO: Behind The Letterman/Leno Super Bowl Ad

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am

  How exactly did Dave Letterman wind up in a Super Bowl ad with late-night nemesis Jay Leno? USA Today reports that it was Letterman who conceived what turned out to be one of the most talked-about spots on Super Bowl Sunday. The 15-second ad shows Letterman and Leno sharing a couch with Oprah Winfrey as Letterman laments that he's at "the worst Super Bowl party ever." "Be nice," Winfrey reprimands him. Leno, of course, would be unwelcome at many parties (Jimmy Kimmel's house comes to mind)…

• What2Watch: The Olympic Games Begin

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:36 am

  Every four years, the attention of America switches abruptly from football to the difference between a salchow and a lutz, and whether someone can finally end the German domination of luge. Yes, the Winter Olympic Games are back, hosted by the charming if not especially snowy city of Vancouver. A Games in our hemisphere means more live programming than usual, some of it even in prime time for those viewers in the east. And it begins with the opening ceremonies Friday (NBC, 7:30 p.m.), which…

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• The Story Behind the Super Bowl's Jay-Oprah-Dave Love Triangle

  Stefanie Lee

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am

  Also! ... Is it just me, or is this guy reading way too much into the...  More >>

• Offspring: New drama series for TEN

  David Knox

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:23 pm

  Asher Keddie stars in a new, contemporary drama for Channel TEN.Channel TEN has announced a new locally produced drama series, Offspring.The 13-part one hour series will follow production of the telemovie of the same name, starring actress Asher Keddie (Love My Way, Rush, Hawke). TEN has been so impressed by delivery of the telemovie it has given it...  More >>

• Lost, American Idol, and The Forgotten

  Stefanie Lee

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:07 pm

  8 p.m., FOX American IdolIt's time for the Hollywood rounds to begin—and for Ellen DeGeneres to make her debut as the fourth judge. Who cares about the Top 24? I want to see Ellen and Simon snark it up. 9 p.m., CNBC Business Model: Inside the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit IssueLearn about the business behind SI's most famous issue of the year, see how photo shoots are set up, hear from models about the scouting process—oh yeah, and enjoy some scantily-clad eye candy while you're at it. If this special isn't enough, you can...  More >>

• Ghost Whisperer: Dead on Arrival

  Rick Polito

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:47 pm

  Shows like The Ghost Whisperer always seem to involve some restless spirit with “unfinished business” among the living. It’s like the Dead are finally getting around to their “to-do” lists and they need somebody like Jennifer Love Hewitt to play their personal assistant. Maybe that’s why Hewitt’s show never made it onto my “to-do” list. I prefer my ghost stories with more shrieking and wailing and less emotional closure. But I sat down on Friday to peer into the world beyond the grave, a world where the scariest thing is the dialogue. 8:00pm A blond guy—very…

• Doing the Twist with the Creators of Damages

  Tim Surette

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:13 pm

  Damages is one of those shows that I push hard on people, because I find it so unique and challenging. And also because I am a bit of a masochist. See, Damages doesn't operate like other television shows on air right now. It prefers to dangle things in front of viewers, show them bits of the "ending" right off the bat, and generally lead them in a direction where they think they know the answer to the mystery before blowing everything up. I chatted with show creators (and brothers) Todd and Glenn Kessler about about the general sense of the FX program and Season 3. TV.com: I…

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  LOST Podcast: The Transmission

• Next: “What Kate Does” (Episode 6-03)

  Ryan

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:29 am

  “Kate’s on the run while Jack must do something that could jeopardize the life of a friend.” We’ll blog our initial reaction after the episode airs here on the island, but we want to know what you thought right now! Please comment below (the best way to submit feedback, so you can share your thoughts [...]

• Trans 2010-02-07: “LA X” (Episode 6-01/02)

  Ryan

  7 Feb 2010 | 2:47 am

  This special, super-sized two-hour edition of "The Transmission" covers the two-part season premiere episode, "LA X." We share our thoughts, then turn it over to "You All Everybody," our brilliant listeners. Finally, in the "Forward Cabin," exclusive reports on the last two weeks of "LOST" filming here on "The Island."

• Next: “LA X” (Episode 6-01/02)

  Ryan

  2 Feb 2010 | 10:24 am

  “LA X” was a fitting opener to the final season of “LOST.” It had a reassuring focus on character with a generous topping of mythology. It had moments of strong emotional resonance, and a few gasp-worthy reveals. And it sets the stage for the epic battle between Jacob and the Man In Black that has [...]

• Trans 2010-01-24: Unanswered Questions

  Ryan

  24 Jan 2010 | 3:37 am

  This special episode of "The Transmission" takes a look at several of the unanswered questions fans have as we head into the sixth and final season of "LOST." Then, we give away several great prizes to listeners who followed along with our Season 3 review last year. We share a song from "Barenaked Hurley," who's about to start a new "LOST" podcast. Finally, in the "Forward Cabin," extensive reports on the first two weeks of "LOST" filming for 2010.

• Trans 2009-12-27: Season Three Finale

  Ryan

  28 Dec 2009 | 1:49 am

  This episode of "The Transmission" looks back at "Through the Looking Glass," the two-part Season 3 finale of "LOST." We recap the episode in under eight minutes, then share our take. Next, listener feedback in "You All Everybody." We outline our plan for our last hiatus podcast in mid-January, then share another song by The Others LOST Band. Finally, we report on the last week of production for 2009.

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  Heroes: NBC TV Show/Series - News, Spoilers, Reviews, and Fan Forum

• Heroes 4.19 Brave New World Discussion Thread

  Sam

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:02 am

  Here is your official discussion thread for tonight’s new (and the last of Season 4) episode, 4.19, “Brave New World”. After this episode, we’ll have to sit back and wait for NBC to officially announce if they will renew the show for a fifth season, or if this will be the series finale. Time will [...]

• Heroes Preview: 4.19 Brave New World

  Sam

  2 Feb 2010 | 9:39 am

  This is it, folks, the final episode of Heroes Season 4. Everything that’s happened all year long has been leading up to this moment, with Samuel preparing to enact his master plan, while Peter and Sylar race to stop him. Will they? Who knows, but it should be fun. Here is your preview for Heroes [...]

• Heroes 4.18 The Wall Discussion Thread

  Sam

  1 Feb 2010 | 9:42 am

  Here’s your official discussion thread for tonight’s new Heroes episode, 4.18, “The Wall”. This is also the next to last episode of Heroes Season 4, with next week’s “Brave New World” capping off the season in style. SYLAR’S WORST FEARS COME TO LIFE AS H.R.G. FACES HIS PAST Fueled by his vision of Emma (guest star Deanne [...]

• Heroes Preview: 4.18 The Wall

  Sam

  25 Jan 2010 | 10:25 pm

  Here’s your preview for next week’s new Heroes episode, 4.18, “The Wall”, which is also the next to last episode of Heroes Season 4. SYLAR’S WORST FEARS COME TO LIFE AS H.R.G. FACES HIS PAST Fueled by his vision of Emma (guest star Deanne Bray) in grave danger, Peter (Milo Ventimiglia) attempts to rescue Sylar (Zachary Quinto) [...]

• Heroes 4.17 The Art of Deception Discussion Thread

  Sam

  25 Jan 2010 | 10:44 am

  Here’s your official discussion thread for tonight’s new Heroes espidoe, 4.17, “The Art of Deception”. THE TABLES ARE TURNED AS H.R.G. ATTEMPTS TO GAIN THE UPPER HAND H.R.G. (Jack Coleman) enacts his plan to take down the Carnival with the help of Lauren (guest star Elizabeth Rohm) and [...]

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  TVGuide.com: Breaking News

• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

• Brooklyn Decker Scores 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 am

  Brooklyn Decker has made the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.The 22-year-old model and wife of tennis star Andy Roddick was revealed as the 2010 cover girl on Monday's Late Show with David Letterman when a sheet was removed to unveil a billboard version of the cover in Times Square.Posing in yellow bikini bottoms with her arms ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Late Show with David LettermanLawrence TaylorDancing with the StarsEdyta SliwinskaHannah TeterAndy RoddickAnna TrebunskayaCheryl BurkeChuck LiddellMaurice GreeneTy MurrayBrooklyn DeckerChelsie HightowerLindsey…

• Getting Lost: Who Is Richard Alpert?

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:41 pm

  Now that the Man in Black's identity has been made plain (well, sort of), some people from the Temple are not too happy about it, especially Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who was knocked out by him in the season premiere of Lost. So who came to the island first — the smoke monster or Richard? Carbonell drops a hint. Plus, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn discuss the possibility of their characters' redemption this season. Is that even available for the real Locke? It could be if he returns to his body, which O'Quinn says is a possibility. Lost's Nestor Carbonell on Season 6's…

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  Best Week Ever

• Kate Gosselin’s New, Honest Book Cover

  Dan Hopper

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:17 am

  Here’s the cover to Kate Gosselin’s new book, I Just Want You To Know. Maybe I’m just bein’ a Skeptical Sam here, but it looks like she’s trying really, really hard to appear wholesome and likable:

• New Aqua-Bus Makes Technology Of 30-Year-Old Bond Movies A Reality

  Dan Hopper

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:06 am

  The city of Glasgow, Scotland just unveiled a new line of Amphibious Buses designed to make expensive ferrys obsolete. It’s a true marvel of transportation technology, if we all pretend that Duck Tours and this don’t already exist: More pics of the Aqua-Bus in action below — now everyone’s daily commute will be like a Bond movie, but really boring! So, Tomorrow Never Dies:

• Martini Minute with New Kids on the Block: On Sex, Hangin’ Tough & Debbie Gibson

  Michelle Collins

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:25 am

  If you would have told my 9 year old self that almost 20 years later I would be coming face to face (“Or breasts to face in some instances.” — 6 ft. tall me) with New Kids on the Block, I probably would have slapped you in the face, slammed my door, slapped some bracelets on my wrists and spooned my body pillow for hours on end, weeping from nerves at the thought. Never really did have too many friends as a child. Thankfully, NKOTB did not hold these awkward early years against me as they agreed to sit down with me for another installment of “Martini Minute.” The…

• Thanks For The Valentine’s Day Advice, Myspace!

  Dan Hopper

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:15 am

  Any time I receive emails from Myspace, I feel like I’m being contacted by a delusional ex-girlfriend who I wasn’t even that into in the first place and now doesn’t realize it’s been over for three years. This awkwardness is compounded when Myspace starts offering me suggestions about what I should be doing for Valentine’s Day: Why yes, Myspace, I would like to spend my Valentine’s Day going to dinner with a webcam link that instantly freezes my entire apartment! I could be all, “Would you like some champagne?” and she’d be like,…

• Brooklyn Decker’s Topless Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Cover

  Dan Hopper

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:53 am

  In its ongoing effort to be as close to porn as it can be without actually being porn, because it can’t be porn, even though all anyone cares about seeing is porn, Sports Illustrated unveiled the cover of its new 2010 Swimsuit Issue today featuring a topless Brooklyn Decker, wife of tennis star Andy Roddick: If only there were some way to see women actually naked on the internet, perhaps by, I don’t know, inserting a floppy disk and booting kilobytes of world wide web? Grrrrrrr!!! It’s too hard!!! A much HOTTER pic of Brooklyn Decker, after the jump: You know what they say…

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  CNN.com - U.S.

• Doctor charged in Jackson's death

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:48 pm

  Criminal charges relating to Michael Jackson's death last summer will be filed Monday, Los Angeles prosecutors said.

• Rep. John Murtha dies after intestines hit during surgery

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:21 pm

  Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a longtime fixture on the House subcommittee that oversees Pentagon spending, has died following complications from gallbladder surgery, according to his office. He was 77.

• Study: 'Electronic cigarettes' don't deliver

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:55 pm

  "Electronic cigarettes" that vaporize nicotine juice to inhale instead of smoke from burning tobacco do not deliver as promised, according to research at Virginia Commonwealth University.

• Toyota recalls may not solve problem, experts say

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:43 pm

  In his hectic, noisy laboratory at the University of Maryland, Michael Pecht is wary when it comes to assessing whether Toyota's suggested repair of sticky gas pedals will have any real impact.

• Snow-weary region to get hit again

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:41 pm

  A second round of snow is heading toward Washington, D.C., and surrounding cities, where residents are still digging out after a record-setting blizzard.

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  TV Envy

• VIDEO: Jay Leno Explains Reuniting with David Letterman

  veronica@hex.gearlive.com

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:54 am

  As many of us Facebook users know, a friend request - even one from someone you haven’t seen in 18 years - is hard to turn down. So it’s easy to understand why Jay Leno would agree to work with David Letterman on their recent Super Bowl commercial. Continue reading VIDEO: Jay Leno Explains Reuniting with David Letterman Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T) Read More | The Jay Leno Show

• TV on DVD: February 9, 2010

  veronica@hex.gearlive.com

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:52 am

  Here are some of the TV on DVD options available today: Army Wives (Season 3) Emma (TV miniseries) Gary Unmarried (Season 1) JAG (Judge Advocate General) (Final Season) Jockeys (Season 2) The Life & Times of Tim (Season 1) Maneater (TV miniseries) The Patty Duke Show (Season 2) The People Speak (Documentary) The Sarah Silverman Program (Season 2, Vol. 2) Second Sight (Complete Collection) Soul Eater (Part 1) Stargate SG-U: 1.0 Vega$ (Season 1, Vol. 2) Make sure to also check out the DVD and Blu-ray film options for this week. Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T),…

• Vote on Your Favorite Super Bowl Commercials

  veronica@hex.gearlive.com

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:36 pm

  It’s hard to sit through an entire Super Bowl - and the commercials - without taking a break or making a kitchen run. If you missed any of the commercials, or want to see them again, YouTube is offering a channel where you can catch all the in-between game highlights. Viewers can vote on their favorite advertising spots and share the videos on the social network of their choice. Tags: (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T), (T) Read More | You Tube

• Howard Stern Addresses American Idol Rumors

  veronica@hex.gearlive.com

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:32 pm

  The media’s been going crazy since recent rumors of staffing changes at American Idol surfaced. Simon Cowell revealed weeks ago that he’ll be jumping the sinking FOX flagship, and rumor has it that he’ll reunited with Paula Abdul on his Stateside version of X-Factor. Meanwhile, the folks behind Idol are reportedly looking for his replacement - and the rumors suggest that replacement might be radio shock jock Howard Stern. On his Sirius radio program, Stern alluded to the rumors and added (in his usual ribald way) “there’s not a better job on the planet than…

• Sunday Ratings: Super Bowl, Undercover Boss Break TV Records

  veronica@hex.gearlive.com

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:28 pm

  The score may have been close for most of Super Bowl XLIV, but the game’s ratings were the best thing on TV…by far. Last night’s battle between the Indianapolis Colts at the New Orleans Saints had 106.48 million Bud Light-swilling, Doritos-chomping sports fans glued to their TV sets. That number represents the largest viewing audience for any event in U.S. television history. The previous record was established by the series finale of M*A*S*H. That 1983 event totaled a whopping 105.97 viewers. Continue reading Sunday Ratings: Super Bowl, Undercover Boss Break TV Records…

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  By Ken Levine

• My thoughts on the Super Bowl beating the laast MASH

  KEN LEVINE

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:10 am

  A lot of people have asked me what I thought of Sunday’s Super Bowl eclipsing the final MASH as the most watched television show of all-time. A little like the 72 Dolphins actually. Even though I had left MASH by then (the last episode my partner and I wrote was GOODBYE RADAR for season 8) it was nice to know that I was associated with such an esteemed record. Damn! If only the WHO had guested on our final episode! If only we could have slipped in an anti-abortion ad right after the scene where the Korean woman chokes the child! If only we had done the show live! If only Peyton Manning had…

• Jesus! Now I have to compete with Julienne Moore too?

  KEN LEVINE

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm

  Last week I talked about how hard it is to land a pilot if you’re starting from the bottom (and again, best of luck to you hearty souls). Today I want to focus on the other extreme – those actors who view pilots as a come-down. In other words, movie stars, or to be more precise -- former movie stars.Networks are completely enamored by movie stars. On the food chain of entertainment it goes like this: Movies, Television, Street Performing, Radio. Movies look down at television. Television looks up at movies with awe. Forget that more money is made in television; the movie parties are…

• SUPERBOWL XXLVIIXXLVVI

  KEN LEVINE

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:42 pm

  Has there been a more satisfying Super Bowl ever! What a great night for the city of New Orleans! 31-17 the final over the Colts. The celebration in the French Quarter should start winding down in June. Wish I were there to vomit in the streets with the rest of you.Some random thoughts on the game and the telecast.I have to say I’m pleased for many reasons. I still hate the Colts for the chicken-shit way they left Baltimore – sneaking out of town under the cover of darkness. You may know them as the Indianapolis Colts. To me they’re the Oz Lions.Super Bowl Sunday is the second largest…

• My Super Bowl tradition: The lost CHEERS

  KEN LEVINE

  6 Feb 2010 | 7:33 pm

  Every year on Super Bowl Sunday I present the "Lost scene of CHEERS". ( Tomorrow I'll review this year's Super Bowl.)My partner, David Isaacs and I wrote those scene, it was seen by EIGHTY MILLION people, (almost double the audience of the final episode of CHEERS)… then never shown again.. I may have tracked down a copy of the scene and when I do I'll post it. In the meantime, after being buried for over twenty years, here’s the lost script of that scene. Backstory: People forget but Cheers wasn’t always an enormous hit. The first season’s ratings (1982-83) were terrible…as in…

• Me on KABC

  KEN LEVINE

  6 Feb 2010 | 3:28 pm

  I'll be filling in tomorrow morning from 8-11 co-hosting the car talk show on the "flame thrower", the mighty 790 KABC and KABC.COM. I know nothing about cars so unless your question is "should I get a red one?" my co-host, Lance Kaplan, automotive expert, will be answering it. I'm there to give out the phone number.No Sunday Sports Final this week. What sports fan in his right mind is going to listen to us when he can watch or listen to the Super Bowl instead?But I will be filling in for John Phillips from 7-10 PM PST Monday and Friday night, talking entertainment, pop culture, and general…

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  Going Gonzo

• Press contest draws hundreds of Valentine's Day cards for Taylor Lautner

  John Gonzalez | The Grand Rapids Press

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:01 am

  The letters, poems, cards and gifts will be sent to the West Michigan native.

• Video: Christopher Knight, a.k.a. Peter Brady, promotes 'Make Me Rich' lottery game show, shares 'Brady Bunch' practical jokes

  John Gonzalez | The Grand Rapids Press

  5 Feb 2010 | 6:48 am

  The actor drew a crowd wherever he went around West Michigan.

• Enter for a chance to win tickets to see 'Valentine's Day' movie

  John Gonzalez | The Grand Rapids Press

  4 Feb 2010 | 1:13 pm

  We have 25 admit-two passes for an early screening.

• Rascal Flatts hopes to offer Michigan 'medicinal' release from its tough economic times

  John Gonzalez | The Grand Rapids Press

  3 Feb 2010 | 3:54 pm

  Listen to Press Entertainment Editor John Gonzalez's interview with Joe Don Rooney.

• Follow the Michigan International Auto Show on Twitter with #GRAutoShow hashtag

  John Gonzalez | The Grand Rapids Press

  3 Feb 2010 | 2:37 pm

  Follow all the latest news from the Auto Show on Twitter.

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  Deadline.com

• Michael Eisner Hires TV Guide's Ryan O'Hara

  Nikki Finke

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:18 pm

  Broadcasting & Cable reports that Ryan O’Hara, who stepped down as TV Guide Network president on February 5th, has been named CEO of Topps, the trading card and media company owned by former Disney CEO Michael Eisner and Madison Dearborn Partners. O'hara will start there March 1st and be based in New York City.

• It's A Bird! It's A Plane! It's Chris Nolan! He'll Mentor Superman 3.0 And Prep 3rd Batman

  NIKKI FINKE AND MIKE FLEMING

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:50 am

  EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros is trying to ready its DC Comics stalwart Superman to soar again on the Big Screen, and the studio has turned to Chris Nolan to mentor development of the movie. Our insiders say that the brains behind rebooted Batman has been asked to play a "godfather" role and ensure The Man Of Steel gets off the ground after a 3 1/2-year hiatus. Nolan's leadership of the project can set it in the right direction with the critics and the fans, not to mention at the box office. Besides, Nolan is considered something of a god at Warner Bros and has a strong relationship [...]

• Paul Reiser Step Closer To Returning To NBC

  Nikki Finke

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:59 am

  EXCLUSIVE: The last time Paul Reiser created a sitcom that was picked up by NBC, it was the major hit Mad About You and ran from 1992 all the way to 1999 on the network. So it's understandable if NBC is feeling somewhat nostalgic for Reiser's product. Now I've learned that last night the network picked up a Warner Bros pilot that was written by and stars Paul Reiser who also will executive produce. There's no official announcement about this yet. But the deal for this single-camera filmed series is said to be "big".

• 'The Jay Leno Show' Calls It Quits Tonight

  Nikki Finke

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:37 am

  It came in with promotions on the cat food aisle at Vons supermarkets, and it goes out with its tail between its legs. The Jay Leno Show finale is tonight with guests Ashton Kutcher (Valentine's Day) and Gabourey Sidibe (Precious) and "10 at 10" with NBC Winter Olympcs host Bob Costas via satellite from Vancouver. The fact is Jay can't get out of 10 PM primetime fast enough to satisfy the beleaguered NBC affiliates who threatened to mutiny and preempt his show. That's what started NBC's late night re-shuffle in the first place. NBC will use the Olympics starting Friday to [...]

• 'TERMINATOR' RIGHTS SELL FOR $29.5 MIL

  Nikki Finke

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:22 pm

  BREAKING NEWS! EXCLUSIVE: I've learned that the auction for the Terminator movie, TV program, and other spin-off rights just ended after a marathon bidding session today that stretched from 3 PM this afternoon until 8 PM tonight. Both Sony Pictures and Lionsgate separately were bidding for the franchise, and then joined up after the first round was completed. "We're going to fight one hell of a fight," a Lionsgate insider told me in advance. Its plans were for "a complete re-boot, back to basics, with real emotional stories, and effects that will be secondary. Alas, the studios didn't come…

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  TVGuide.com: Breaking News

• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

• Brooklyn Decker Scores 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 am

  Brooklyn Decker has made the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.The 22-year-old model and wife of tennis star Andy Roddick was revealed as the 2010 cover girl on Monday's Late Show with David Letterman when a sheet was removed to unveil a billboard version of the cover in Times Square.Posing in yellow bikini bottoms with her arms ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Late Show with David LettermanLawrence TaylorDancing with the StarsEdyta SliwinskaHannah TeterAndy RoddickAnna TrebunskayaCheryl BurkeChuck LiddellMaurice GreeneTy MurrayBrooklyn DeckerChelsie HightowerLindsey…

• Getting Lost: Who Is Richard Alpert?

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:41 pm

  Now that the Man in Black's identity has been made plain (well, sort of), some people from the Temple are not too happy about it, especially Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who was knocked out by him in the season premiere of Lost. So who came to the island first — the smoke monster or Richard? Carbonell drops a hint. Plus, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn discuss the possibility of their characters' redemption this season. Is that even available for the real Locke? It could be if he returns to his body, which O'Quinn says is a possibility. Lost's Nestor Carbonell on Season 6's…

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  TORCHWOOD.tv

• Desperate for John

  Salina

  29 Jan 2010 | 1:43 pm

  The internet is buzzing with the news that John Barrowman will be guest starring on Desperate Housewives as a "villain". The rumor has been going around for months now but was finally confirmed by the Daily Mail and shortly thereafter by Barrowman's web team. Filming is scheduled for March and April in the US. The episodes (they did say plural!) will air in the spring for US audiences and some time around May or June for UK audiences. John will no doubt have just as much fun filming as we all will watching him. Now readers, I wonder, how do you picture his character on that show? What do you…

• The End of Time (and Captain Jack?)

  load-of-tosh

  1 Jan 2010 | 1:32 pm

  While news on the "Torchwood" front has been conspicuously absent recently, the same cannot be said for its parent program. Just over two hours ago, BBC One transmitted the final moments of David Tennant's run as the Tenth Doctor in the two-part "Doctor Who" special finale, "The End of Time".The finale saw the return of several of the Tenth Doctor's friends and foes, and -- since we can always link things back 'round to Torchwood SOMEHOW -- it's no surprise that Captain Jack made an appearance!(We posted back in April that John Barrowman had been spotted in costume as the Captain around the…

• Oh When Will We See Owen?

  Salina

  4 Dec 2009 | 7:45 pm

  The answer is: very soon. Here's some information from the wonderful people at BurnGormanOnline, care of xenutia1 and the Torch_wood Livejournal community." Two New Projects and a Nomination For Burn GormanWe have a triple whammy for you from BurnGormanOnline, with two new projects for Burn this month and the What'sOnStage award to boot!First off, we have had word that Burn is to play the Tin Woodman in a new radio adaptation of L. Frank Baum's The Wizard of Oz. This is set to air around the 18th of December but as yet the listings have not been released, so we'll get back to you with details…

• Beautiful Rumors

  Salina

  29 Nov 2009 | 3:04 pm

  According to numerous fan postings around the internet, John Barrowman has said that Torchwood series four is on the way with a full 13 episode season! The actor, who plays Captain Jack, insisted it'll be bigger and better than ever. The good news came out this weekend at Collectormania and was reiterated by Kai Owen's official web group shortly thereafter. Other speculations say that production is slated to begin some time in January. The BBC has not made any official statements on the matter at this time, but in the past they've been the last ones to share the good (or bad) news anyway.

• Girl Number 9

  Estel

  20 Sep 2009 | 1:02 pm

  Gareth David-Lloyd (Torchwood), Joe Absolom (Doc Martin, Personal Affairs), and Tracy-Ann Oberman (Doctor Who, Eastenders) star in a upcoming new webseries written by James Moran (Doctor Who, Torchwood, Severance), Girl Number 9.SYNOPSISVincent Boylan (Joe Absolom) has just been arrested, suspected of being behind the brutal murder of seven girls, but the team only have a limited time to get a confession. If they can't make him talk, he could slip through their fingers. Detective Matheson (Gareth David-Lloyd), who is leading the investigation, is sent to try and get some answers. But things…

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  Show Tracker

• 'Kell on Earth': You are no Rachel Zoe, Kelly Cutrone -- and that's OK

  Joy Press

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:01 am

  Kelly Cutrone doesn't have the same knack for the grating catchphrase as Rachel Zoe. No "I die" or "shut it down" or "that is ba-na-nas," repeated ad infinitum. The closest that Cutrone has gotten to a trademark line is the tough-as-nails title of her new book, "If You Have to Cry, Go Outside" -- which, frankly, is pretty good advice that I wish my mother had passed on to me before I entered the work world and blubbered like a ninny.It's a book title befitting a reality TV diva. But Cutrone is not necessarily a nasty piece of work: she is…

• 'Damages': Sins of the father

  Jethro Nededog

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:36 am

  “Damages” executive producer Todd Kessler has said that “family” is one of the big themes for this season of the FX show.   So far, we’ve seen glimpses of the theme with the Tobin mystery, Patty’s divorce and Tom’s discovery that he has led his immediate and extended family right into Louis Tobin’s Ponzi scheme.   This week’s episode, though, really drove the “family” theme home. Tom loves the chase After discovering that Tobin’s mistress, Danielle, may be on the run and leaving the country, Tom spent most of the episode trying to track her down. Meanwhile, his wife…

• 'House M.D.': Cuddy's long day's journey into night

  Carina MacKenzie

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:17 am

  One of my favorite episodes in this season of "House M.D." was "Wilson," which gave us a glimpse into what the show would be like if our favorite mild-mannered oncologist was the titular character.  Monday night's episode, "5 to 9," was similar, offering a walk through a day in the life of Dr. Lisa Cuddy.  Additionally, it showcased Lisa Edelstein's acting chops and her connection with her character. I'm thrilled that they gave this talented actress something to do other than sigh over House's antics or roll her eyes at his blatant sexual…

• 'The Bachelor': Hometown visits and an early exit

  Carina MacKenzie

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:45 am

  Well, folks, it wouldn't be "The Bachelor: On The Wings of Love" if there weren't some last-minute rose-ceremony drama.  Before we get to this week's tearful goodbye, let's discuss my favorite "Bachelor" tradition: the family visits!Gia is the first bachelorette to show Jake her hometown: good old New York, New York.  She decides to take Jake on a boat ride around Manhattan, where she shows off her modeling skills.  She's really got some crazy tricks up her sleeve: When he asks her to give him a "sexy" look, she just strips down to her…

• 'Lost': Terry O'Quinn chats about Locke versus Smocke

  Maria Elena

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am

  Confession: We have been fascinated with John Locke since he smiled at Kate with that orange in his mouth. Something about the bald-headed guy struck us as simultaneously warm and menacing.Over the years, we've spoken to the "Lost" producers and the Emmy-winning Terry O'Quinn several times about the journey of John Locke, who until last week's premiere had maintained a bad-ass good-guy status on the island.Now, we know that Locke ain't Locke. Our Locke is dead and the Locke imposter running things is still smokey cool, but who is he and what does he want? Do we…

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• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

• Brooklyn Decker Scores 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 am

  Brooklyn Decker has made the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.The 22-year-old model and wife of tennis star Andy Roddick was revealed as the 2010 cover girl on Monday's Late Show with David Letterman when a sheet was removed to unveil a billboard version of the cover in Times Square.Posing in yellow bikini bottoms with her arms ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Late Show with David LettermanLawrence TaylorDancing with the StarsEdyta SliwinskaHannah TeterAndy RoddickAnna TrebunskayaCheryl BurkeChuck LiddellMaurice GreeneTy MurrayBrooklyn DeckerChelsie HightowerLindsey…

• Getting Lost: Who Is Richard Alpert?

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:41 pm

  Now that the Man in Black's identity has been made plain (well, sort of), some people from the Temple are not too happy about it, especially Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who was knocked out by him in the season premiere of Lost. So who came to the island first — the smoke monster or Richard? Carbonell drops a hint. Plus, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn discuss the possibility of their characters' redemption this season. Is that even available for the real Locke? It could be if he returns to his body, which O'Quinn says is a possibility. Lost's Nestor Carbonell on Season 6's…

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  No Fact Zone

• Episode 6021 (2/8/2010)

  DB

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am

  EPISODE NUMBER: 6021 (February 8, 2010) GUESTS: Jonathan Safran Foer SEGMENTS: The WØRD: Faux ‘N’ Tell VIDEOS: Monday, February 8, 2010 There were two things I was really disappointed about in the Super Bowl this year. The first is that there weren’t any seriously memorable ads. And secondly, all of the commercials were on Hulu before the game even started. What’s the fun in that?! The enjoyment of the Superbowl ads is that they are one of the rare communal experiences we as a society have any more. That being said, I actually enjoyed the game for once, and…

• Stephen Colbert on ‘Late Night with Jimmy Fallon’

  DB

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:38 am

  Thanks for Katt for getting us these vids first thing in the morning! I’ve seen interviews of Stephen by many different people, and each time is a different experience. It almost seemed like Jimmy Fallon was using the Chris Farley Show method of interviewing. I won’t spoil it for you, but the end of Part II is the part that everyone will be talking about this morning. Jimmy still has a way to go with interviewing, but as far as physical comedy, he’s definitely got it. Enjoy! The format of this aggregate news report is Copyright © 2010 No Fact Zone. This Feed is for…

• Fantasy Colbert League: February 8-February 11

  Val

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am

  Another week begins, and we have another stellar guest line-up. My personal preference this week is Claire Danes, who I think is just a brilliant actress, but as always, I am excited for every show. I wonder what Stephen will feed his Grammy this week? Monday, February 8: Jonathan Safran Foer Jonathan Safran Foer is the author of the recently released book, Eating Animals, which is a book about the author’s exploration of eating choices upon learning that he was going to be a father. Foer decided to examine for himself the advantages and disadvantages of eating meat or being a…

• All You Need to Know – 02/07/2010

  LadyNocturne

  7 Feb 2010 | 10:20 pm

  Good evening Zoners! Well, Olympic fever has descended upon the Nation. I don’t know about y’all, but I’m really looking forward to Friday when the Games begins. How awesome are these games going to be? Anyway, let’s recap the week! Episode Guides: Fantasy Colbert League Weekly Episode 6017 (February 1, 2010) – Nicole Detling Miller, Jessica Smith, Harold Ford Jr. Episode 6018 (February 2, 2010) – Henry Allen, Eliot Spitzer Episode 6019 (February 3, 2010) – Peter Cove, John Durant Episode 6020 (February 4, 2010) – Henry Louis Gates Stephen…

• Klassic Kolbert: Olympic Fever

  wren

  7 Feb 2010 | 6:40 pm

  I’m ridiculously excited that the Olympics are almost upon us, as I’m sure many of you are, too.  Speedskating (of course), snowboarding, slalom, figure skating, you name it.  I may have to dig out the old VCR (yeah yeah yeah, no TiVo) so I can skip all the sentimental back-story hype, though.  In anticipation of all the fun headed our way, let’s look back at Stephen’s coverage of previous Olympic festivities.  Let the silliness begin! Daily Show Honorable Mention:  “Do You Believe?” Stephen is a fan of figure skating, and Cher. The Daily Show With Jon…

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  TVGuide.com: Breaking News

• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

• Brooklyn Decker Scores 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 am

  Brooklyn Decker has made the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.The 22-year-old model and wife of tennis star Andy Roddick was revealed as the 2010 cover girl on Monday's Late Show with David Letterman when a sheet was removed to unveil a billboard version of the cover in Times Square.Posing in yellow bikini bottoms with her arms ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Late Show with David LettermanLawrence TaylorDancing with the StarsEdyta SliwinskaHannah TeterAndy RoddickAnna TrebunskayaCheryl BurkeChuck LiddellMaurice GreeneTy MurrayBrooklyn DeckerChelsie HightowerLindsey…

• Getting Lost: Who Is Richard Alpert?

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:41 pm

  Now that the Man in Black's identity has been made plain (well, sort of), some people from the Temple are not too happy about it, especially Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who was knocked out by him in the season premiere of Lost. So who came to the island first — the smoke monster or Richard? Carbonell drops a hint. Plus, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn discuss the possibility of their characters' redemption this season. Is that even available for the real Locke? It could be if he returns to his body, which O'Quinn says is a possibility. Lost's Nestor Carbonell on Season 6's…

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  the TV addict

• A LOST Spin-off We’d Like to See!

  theTVaddict

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:23 am

  With pilot season kicking into high gear perfectly coinciding with LOST coming to an end, one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the show, well, aside from the whole deal with the island and all, involves the question as to what’s next for the ridiculously talented ABC ensemble. After-all, just because Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly >pre-emptively put the kibosh on the obvious JACK AND KATE PLUS EIGHT spin-off that fans (okay, we) were so desperately clamouring for, doesn’t mean there’s still hope for the rest of the cast. Which is why, before the ink dries on Daniel Dae…

• Today’s TV Addict Top 5: Problems with Last Night’s CHUCK, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, HOUSE, LIFE UNEXPECTED and ACCIDENTALLY ON PURPOSE

  theTVaddict

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:42 am

  CHUCK As the majority of CHUCK fans busy themselves with burning creators Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak in effigy following last night’s episode that had Chuck and Sarah heading further down their respective relationship rabbit holes that are Hannah and Shaw. We thought we’d take this opportunity to throw a few logs on the fire, but for a different reason entirely. That reason: Chuck versus the Budget Cuts. We’re just sayin’, there was absolutely nothing awesome about an episode that was entirely Jeff, Lester and well, Captain Awesome free. Particularly when the funny…

• Say What? Our TV Quote of the Day!

  theTVaddict

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:13 am

  “Tonight is the final Jay Leno Show. End of an error,” tweeted TV critic extraordinaire Matt Roush on tonight’s final 10PM instalment of THE JAY LENO SHOW.

• TV Ratings: Monday February 8, 2010 (CBS Continues to Score)

  theTVaddict

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am

  Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in millions Time Network Show Rating 18-49 8PM FOX House 13.35 5.1/13 ABC The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love 11.62 3.8/10 CBS How I Met Your Mother 10.11 3.8/10 NBC Chuck 6.61 2.2/6 CW One Tree Hill 2.22 1.1/3 8:30PM CBS Accidentally on Purpose 9.23 3.4/8 9PM CBS Two and a Half Men 17.56 5.7/13 ABC The Bachelor: On the Wings of Love 13.05 4.4/10 FOX 24 10.18 3.2/7 NBC Heroes 4.41 2.0/5 CW Life Unexpected 2.01 0.6/2 9:30PM CBS The Big Bang Thoery 16.20 6.0/14 10PM CBS CSI: Miami 13.46 3.9/10 ABC Castle 9.48 2.5/7 NBC The Jay Leno Show 4.31 1.2/3

• Jay Leno Takes Viewers Behind-the-Scenes of Letterman’s LATE SHOW Super Bowl Commercial

  theTVaddict

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:18 am

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  Behind the Sofa - The Collaborative Doctor Who Blog

• Tell Me Lies, Tell Me Sweet Little Lies

  Frank Collins

  21 Jan 2010 | 6:52 pm

  The Writer's Tale: The Final ChapterRussell T Davies & Benjamin Cook (Published 14th January 2010 - Publisher BBC Books/Ebury/Random House - ISBN-13: 9781846078613) Just over a year after Benjamin Cook and Russell T Davies unleashed The Writer's Tale, their original book of email and text conversations on an unsuspecting public, we now have a follow up volume. A hefty tome, The Final Chapter contains the back and forth banter between the journalist and the former Doctor Who producer (that sounds odd, referring to Russell as the former producer) as the remaining David Tennant 2009…

• Their Reward

  Tom Dickinson

  6 Jan 2010 | 1:45 pm

  Doctor Who: The End of Time Part Two Of course there were things I didn't like. For starters, the explanation we're given for how/why the Doctor "destroyed" the Time Lords and Daleks doesn't align quite right with the cryptic hints we've gotten all along. The extent to which being in the final day of a time-locked Time War means death isn't satisfactorily explored, but apparently that's the situation. The suggestions that Gallifrey "burned" at the Doctor's hands are now rather questionable, not to mention his numerous claims that he wishes he…

• Whoops Apocalypse

  Paul Kirkley

  5 Jan 2010 | 5:39 pm

  Reading (okay, watching) Russell T Davies' Doctor Who The key to understanding Russell T Davies’ vision of Doctor Who can be found as early as eight minutes into the show's triumphant 2005 return. And it’s not the skittish beats of Murray Gold’s UK garage pastiche, or the rapid-edit Rose and Mickey montage, both of which would turn out to be something of a Trojan horse designed to help deliver this sci-fi curiosity to the Hollyoaks generation. It’s not even the appearance of the new, version 9.0 Doctor, now looking more like a car clamper than an Edwardian adventurer. No, the…

• Le Seigneur Perdu De Temps

  Frank Collins

  2 Jan 2010 | 8:58 am

  Doctor Who: The End Of Time Part 2 'This was the day the Time Lords returned'...er, well, not really. They sort of just nipped in, said hello, threatened everyone, and nipped back out again. Timothy Dalton was telling fibs. Actually, it's yet another example, and very typical indeed, of RTD allowing a chunk of his Who mythology to spring conveniently back into life only for it, 45 minutes later, to be popped back into place again with nothing terribly earth shattering having happened to the series structure. However, this time he isn't allowed to have it all his own way. Moffat is waiting in…

• Return of the Fan***king

  Neil Perryman

  1 Jan 2010 | 7:54 pm

  Doctor Who: The End of Time Part 2 Well that was a blessed relief. I'd heard some pretty wild rumours during the build-up to this episode. Bernard Cribbins is the Doctor's father (Wilfred Mott = Time Lord WTF!); Claire Bloom is the Doctor's mother; Matt Smith is going to be a rebooted 1st Doctor in a reset time-line where no one can remember anything from the past 46 years; the Master snogs the Doctor's face off to help him regenerate; and my own personal favourite, Paul McGann is seen fighting in the Time War. In a wig. Thankfully, none of this came to pass. But what remains…

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  The Torchwood Institute

• Caught in a Bad Romance

  Michael Lee

  7 Feb 2010 | 8:24 am

• Writer with Minnesota connections writing for Doctor Who

  Michael Lee

  6 Feb 2010 | 9:27 pm

  Ok, obvious he grew up in the UK, and he's pretty much everywhere at this point in his career, but we still will claim him as a local to the Twin Cities area.And as someone who has been a fan since Sandman originally came out two decades (eeeek!) ago, I'm very excited to see that it is extremely likely that in 2011, we will have a Doctor Who story by Neil Gaiman. One of the most exciting things about Doctor Who at the moment isn't just that it is getting guest star actors like Timothy Dalton or Bill Nighy, but guest star writers like Richard Curtis, Simon Nye, and now Neil Gaiman. That is…

• David Tennant Says Farewell

  Michael Lee

  4 Feb 2010 | 6:57 pm

  The final David Tennant Doctor Who box set is out, and with that we have a couple of clips from the set from BBC America.

• Doctor Who Fan Music (Chameleon Circuit)

  Michael Lee

  26 Jan 2010 | 3:17 pm

  I think one of the more amusing things about the internet era is that music like Chameleon Circuit has more of an opportunity than ever to get out into the public. In the past, at best, this would be a novelty single or something that you'd end up getting a scratchy, tenth generation tape copy of. Now, you can go right to Amazon.com and pick it up.Or you can find a video on YouTube:

• American Torchwood

  Michael Lee

  19 Jan 2010 | 7:38 pm

  I can see how Torchwood could possibly get American treatment, especially with Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies and Jane Tranter all based in California now.And honestly, I'd so much rather have an American Torchwood than an American Doctor Who remake. Which is something that really does scare me, after all. Especially if it is one not also trying to serve the UK market, which the 1996 TV movie did.I really don't have a massive opinion about it. After all, it's a genre show on FOX -- it will get canceled after at most a dozen episodes anyways.

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  TVGuide.com: Breaking News

• Leno Ends Prime-Time Show; Will You Watch Him at 11:35?

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:24 am

  NBC's brief, disastrous experiment with bringing Jay Leno to prime time ends tonight at 10/9c ... Read More >Take the poll for this article at TVGuide.com >Other Links From TVGuide.com Tonight Show with Jay LenoJay LenoDavid LettermanConan O'BrienJay Leno Show

• 24 Movie Script in the Works

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:49 am

  The countdown to a 24 movie is on: The screenwriter of State of Play and Shattered Glass has signed on to do the script, Variety reports. 24: Jack Bauer will survive to the end of the seriesBilly Ray's story will bring Jack Bauer to London. The show's executive producers, including star Kiefer Sutherland, would also produce the movie if it's made.One thing standing in the way of 24: The Movie is ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com 24Kiefer SutherlandBilly Ray

• It's True Love for Minka Kelly

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:28 am

  Minka Kelly has found True Love.The Friday Night Lights alum has landed a role in the CBS comedy pilot about four friends in New York, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Kelly will play Kate, a Midwestern girl who ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Minka Kelly

• Brooklyn Decker Scores 2010 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue Cover

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:20 am

  Brooklyn Decker has made the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue.The 22-year-old model and wife of tennis star Andy Roddick was revealed as the 2010 cover girl on Monday's Late Show with David Letterman when a sheet was removed to unveil a billboard version of the cover in Times Square.Posing in yellow bikini bottoms with her arms ... Read More >Other Links From TVGuide.com Late Show with David LettermanLawrence TaylorDancing with the StarsEdyta SliwinskaHannah TeterAndy RoddickAnna TrebunskayaCheryl BurkeChuck LiddellMaurice GreeneTy MurrayBrooklyn DeckerChelsie HightowerLindsey…

• Getting Lost: Who Is Richard Alpert?

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:41 pm

  Now that the Man in Black's identity has been made plain (well, sort of), some people from the Temple are not too happy about it, especially Richard Alpert (Nestor Carbonell), who was knocked out by him in the season premiere of Lost. So who came to the island first — the smoke monster or Richard? Carbonell drops a hint. Plus, Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn discuss the possibility of their characters' redemption this season. Is that even available for the real Locke? It could be if he returns to his body, which O'Quinn says is a possibility. Lost's Nestor Carbonell on Season 6's…

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  LOST Spoilers

• Latest from Fancast - Maggie Grace to Make a Cameo?

  b3rt4

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:29 am

  Do you have an answer to this ‘Lost‘ question: Why wasn’t Shannon on the plane? Was it plot-driven, or actor-driven? – Taffy via FacebookShannon’s absence from the season premiere was actor-driven – Maggie Grace’s busy film slate precluded her from swinging by Hawaii at the right time – though the “flash-sideways” reality would have you believe that Boone was simply unable to talk his sister-lover into bailing on her abusive Aussie beau. Frankly, I found Shannon’s absence, Charlie’s arrest and Juliet’s re-death to scream, “Actor unavailability!” Now, I heard from…

• Episode 6.03 - What Kate Does - 2 ABC Tonight Promos

  DarkUFO

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:19 am

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• Episode 6.03 - What Kate Does - Aldo Back

  DarkUFO

  9 Feb 2010 | 1:56 am

  Thanks to Jeff for the following news that we'll be seeing Aldo again tonight. We already reported here that he was coming back but were not sure which episode.Source: YahooTV Stay up to date even quicker by following us on Twitter

• Getting LOST from TV Guide

  The ODI

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:57 pm

  Thanks to Natalie Abrams for the heads up. Source: TV Guide Stay up to date even quicker by following us on Twitter

• Latest Tidbits by Michael Emerson via Fancast

  The ODI

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:31 pm

  After “NotLocke” (aka the Smoke Monster) orchestrated Jacob’s death, why didn’t he just turn around and kill Ben? That’s a good question and I wondered it myself. But there is a reason why he can’t do that. Does Ben suspect he has done a bad thing by killing Jacob? I really don’t think Ben indulges in regrets. We’ve seen him make huge, possibly bad choices all through his life, but he just keeps moving forward. It may not be a good trait, but it is his. We like to assign the trait of “good” to Jacob, in contrast to the apparently evil “Man in Black.” Yet Jacob, with…

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  TVbytheNumbers

• Chuck

  Robert Seidman

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:38 pm

  Should you be worried about Chuck's ratings?

• CW’s OMG Moment of the Week….Smallville!

  Robert Seidman

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:17 pm

  Fans of Smallville consider themselves the redheaded step-children when it comes to CW’s viewers because CW mostly puts it focus on shows targeted at women 18-34.  But this week’s “CW’s OMG Moment of the Week” that the CW publicity team periodically sends out was for Smallville (which in and of itself is kind of an [...]

• CBS’s Super Sunday = Super Week

  Robert Seidman

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:04 pm

  via press release: CBS’s SUPER SUNDAY=SUPER WEEK Super Bowl XLIV Delivers More Than 106 Million Viewers, Making it the Most-Watched Broadcast in Television History “Undercover Boss” is the Biggest Series Premiere Since 1987; Attracts Largest Audience Ever for a New Series Following the Super Bowl CBS’s Weekly Audience is its Largest Since 1994 and [...]

• Disney Announces Collaboration With First Lady Michelle Obama to Create a Healthier Generation

  Robert Seidman

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:38 am

  via press release: DISNEY ANNOUNCES COLLABORATION WITH FIRST LADY MICHELLE OBAMA TO CREATE A HEALTHIER GENERATION New Lifestyle Campaign Will Feature Disney Channel Stars and the First Lady WASHINGTON DC and BURBANK, CA, February 9, 2010 – As part of its ongoing effort to promote healthy lifestyles and nutrition for kids and families, [...]

• “Lost Premiere Helps ABC to its 2nd-Strongest Week Since November in Viewers and Adults 18-49

  Robert Seidman

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:22 am

  ABC Marks its 2nd-Strongest Week Since November in Viewers and Adults 18-49 The Net Delivers 5 of the Week’s Top 15 TV Shows Among Adults 18-49, Including the No. 1 Scripted Program with the Season Premiere of “Lost” WEEK No. 20: During the week of February 1, 2010, although facing the Super [...]

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  TV Squad

• Jeff Probst Wants More 'Survivor' (But Not Too Much More)

  Bob Sassone

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:09 pm

  When 'Survivor' host Jeff Probst renews his contract, it's usually for two years (which comes out to be four seasons of the show). But when he renewed his contract with CBS and the show last week, he only renewed it for one year (two seasons). I'm not sure if this is because he doesn't want to commit to several seasons of the show or if it's a negotiating/contract thing. Could 'Survivor' continue without Probst as host? Or is he too big a part of the show? 'Survivor: Heroes & Villains' debuts on Thursday. View Poll Filed under: Survivor, TV Squad Polls, Celebrities,…

• MTV Finally Drops 'Music Television' From Its Logo

  Annie Wu

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am

  At one point in history, MTV was known for being on the cutting edge of young programming and was quick to pick up on change. However, the network seemed unusually reluctant to stray from its original Music Television name, despite the fact the rest of the world was well-aware that their "music" programming was virtually non-existent. This reluctance was even more weird when MTV's final bastion of music videos, 'Total Request Live,' had the afternoon spot wrenched from its weakened hands. Well, MTV has finally caught up, making a visually minor but symbolically huge change to its logo: No…

• Henry Louis Gates, Jr. on 'Faces of America' and the Beer Summit

  Joel Keller

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:03 am

  While I was in Pasadena for the TCAs, I got a chance to have a very interesting talk with Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates, Jr. He was at the press tour to promote his new PBS series 'Faces of America,' which debuts on Wednesday, February 10. In the four-part follow-up to his 'African-American Lives' series, Gates traces the lineages of a number of celebrity guests via the use of both old-fashioned digging -- documents, genealogical investigations -- and cutting-edge genome research. Some of the guests include Eva Longoria, Yo Yo Ma, Stephen Colbert, Malcolm Gladwell, Dr. Oz and Meryl…

• What You Missed Last Night: Leno on That Super Bowl Ad with Dave & Oprah

  Bob Sassone

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:29 am

  I don't think there's anyone who has been harder on Jay Leno over the years than me. I'm a Letterman guy all the way, but there's something oddly...comforting about having Jay back at 11:35. And you know what? Seeing Jay talk about how that Super Bowl ad with David Letterman and Oprah came about is almost touching. It seems like Jay was truly moved by Letterman asking him to be in the ad, even if it was mostly just to do something funny and surprising. Jay talked about it on the show last night. (For the record, Dave talked about it too, but just made a few jokes, including one about how the…

• Update: Yup, That '24' Movie is Still a Go

  Bob Sassone

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am

  I'm not talking about a TV movie a la '24: Redemption,' I'm talking about an adventure that Jack Bauer will have on the big screen. TV Guide is reporting that a screenwriter has been hired to write the '24' movie. Billy Ray, who wrote the movies 'Shattered Glass,' 'State of Play,' the remake of 'Westworld' as well as many episodes of the mid-90s sci-fi series 'Earth 2,' is going to do the screenplay for the movie. Of course, since this is a big screen movie of a small screen show, they have to do something a little "larger," so Jack won't be saving Los Angeles or New York or even Ottumwa,…

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  Time.com

• NBC: There Was Never a Conan O'Brien

  James Poniewozik

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:50 am

  Tonight, there will likely not be a dry eye in the house, as America says goodbye to Jay Leno. Again. This time for three whole weeks. After The Jay Leno Show ends tonight, Jay will head back to the Tonight show beginning March 1. And what can you do in the meantime, while Tonight is on [...]

• HIMYM Watch: It's Wabbit Season! It's Duck Season!

  James Poniewozik

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:38 am

  Spoilers for last night's How I Met Your Mother coming up after the jump: A confession: I watched last night's HIMYM on the couch through a fog of sinus pain—blogs are for oversharing, right?—and didn't take any notes. But "Rabbit or Duck" eased my suffering enough that I'm going to count it a success. I'll attribute that [...]

• Undercover Boss: Biggest Thing Since Dolly?

  James Poniewozik

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:02 pm

  Somewhere in the CBS press release about Undercover Boss's boffo debut ratings was the claim that this was the biggest debut for any new TV series since the Dolly show in 1987. If you're like me, you're thinking, Wow! And also: What the hell was the Dolly show? I was not watching a lot of TV [...]

• Undercover Boss Is Phony and Manipulative. But Don't Hold That Against It.

  James Poniewozik

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:12 pm

  Along with last night's mammoth Super Bowl ratings came the news that 38.6 million people watched the debut of CBS's new reality show Undercover Boss, in which executives work incognito within their own companies. Did those people see an entertaining, emotional work that celebrated American workers? Or a manipulative, cheesy piece of big-network p.r. for [...]

• Super Bowl Beats Everything on TV, Ever

  James Poniewozik

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:17 am

  Last night's Super Bowl was the most watched program. Period. Of the night, the week, the year, the Christian era, you name it—at 106.5 million viewers, it broke the record held for 27 years by the finale of M*A*S*H. (Which means that that many people, give or take a few million bathroom breaks, watched that crappy [...]

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• My take on the 'Chuck' controversy as some fans of the spy guy flip out

  Tempo

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:32 am

  Why must I poke the bear? Why must I jab the angry, angry bear with a sharp, sharp stick? I don't know. Just can't resist, I guess. Some "Chuck" fans are up in arms about Monday's episode of the NBC show. And I want to share some of my thoughts, but before doing so, I want to issue a few warnings: If the comment area fills up with angry, screechy, hysterical or otherwise unpleasant comments, I'll shut them down. I have a sinus infection, I'm tired, and even on a good day, I have no time for foolishness. If you really tick me off, you could end up banned from…

• Bid on Nirvana, 'Rome,' 'Heroes,' 'Monk,' 'Medium,' 'Lost' and 'Battlestar' items to help Haiti

  Tempo

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm

  I just wanted to let readers know that we've added a bunch of cool new items to the Watch Us Care eBay auction to benefit the people of Haiti. And I also wanted to let people know there's only one day left to bid on rare and/or swell memorabilia from "Battlestar Galactica," "Dollhouse," "Friday Night Lights," "Lost," "Supernatural" and "Sons of Anarchy." All the proceeds from the auction and from this direct-donation page go to the Haitian medical charity Partners in Health. Here are a few recently added auction items that you might find of interest: A Nirvana "heart-shaped box" with the…

• A new 'Lost' podcast: 'Orientation: Ryan Station'

  Tempo

  7 Feb 2010 | 6:13 pm

  Hey there, "Lost" fans! Sorry that I've been neglecting the ABC show lately. I kid! I know I've been writing about "Lost" a lot lately (all my pre- and post-premiere coverage is here), and I spent part of Sunday obsessing on the show as well -- with company. Welcome to a new weekly podcast: "Orientation: Ryan Station." My friend and fellow blogger Ryan McGee, who writers Zap2it.com's Guide to Lost, have teamed up to create a "Lost" podcast. The format we followed was a little bit of a tribute to "Mystery Science Theater 3000," in…

• Let's talk 'Supernatural': 'The Song Remains the Same'

  Tempo

  5 Feb 2010 | 12:34 am

  Before we get to this week's "Supernatural" review, I want to direct fans' attention to an ongoing charity auction I'm doing via eBay. One hundred percent of the proceeds benefit Partners in Health, a Haitian medical charity assisting earthquake victims. There are quite a few "Supernatural" items in the current auction offerings (which I add to every few days). And you can also give directly to Partners in Health via this page (which could get you some "Lost" swag, if you're a fan of that show; blogger JOpinionated has kicked in some other "Lost" prizes here). For more information on the…

• 'Lost' and 'Supernatural': Have they become the same show?

  Tempo

  3 Feb 2010 | 10:02 am

  Is it me, or has "Lost" become "Supernatural"? Or has "Supernatural" become more like "Lost" over the years? I am seeing a lot of parallels between the shows, especially after Tuesday's season premiere of the ABC drama (and before you read on, this list assumes that you have seen the "Lost" season premiere as well as the current season of the CW's "Supernatural"). Some spooky parallels (and add more in comments if you think of any): After a white flash, Sam an Dean Winchesters found they'd been mysteriously removed from a dangerous appearance by Satan. After a white flash, the "Lost"…

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• CNN Testing Wire Capabilities Without AP

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:41 am

  For this week, CNN is taking yet another step away from the Associated Press, eschewing the agency's service for a trial run using only their own wires, reports the Washington Examiner: As part of the test, the network will evaluate the need for an AP subscription, and will look to staff for feedback on how a lack of AP wires affects workflow. CNN already offers an external wire service to other news outlets. As a network spokesperson points out, "CNN has made a conscious effort in the last few years to reduce our reliance on outside wire services." CNN launched CNN Wire in 2008 in an effort…

• Obama Meets the Press, First Question to FNC's Major Garrett

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:45 am

  Pres. Obama made a rare appearance at the daily press briefing today taking questions from the assembled White House Press Corps, with the first question going to Fox News correspondent Major Garrett. The second went to ABC's Jake Tapper. The last press time Pres. Obama had a full scale news conference was in July. Just yesterday, The Washington Post's Howard Kurtz spoke with members of the press corps who were not happy with the lack of access to Obama. "It's a source of great frustration here," said CBS's Chip Reid. Developing... > 1:48pm: After the third question, Obama says he'll take two…

• MSNBC to Air 100 Hours of Olympic Coverage; Chris Jansing, Lester Holt Anchor Olympics Update; Willie Geist Gets Up Even Earlier

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am

  Starting tomorrow Willie Geist will broadcast his "Way Too Early" show even earlier from Vancouver as part of MSNBC's coverage of the Winter Olympic games. Geist will host the show at 2:30amPT giving the show a "late night feel." Think Carson Daly, only colder. Geist will stay up for "Morning Joe" and contribute to other NBC News shows as well. MSNBC will also air three live shows hosted by Lester Holt and Chris Jansing. The 90-minute Olympic update shows will air at 5:30pmET on Friday, Feb. 19, Thursday Feb. 25 and Friday, Feb. 26. MSNBC will air 100 hours of Olympic coverage beginning…

• Evening News Ratings: Week of Feb. 1

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am

  "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" was was the most-watched evening news program last week, averaging 10 million viewers. "ABC World News with Diane Sawyer" was second and was the only newscast to increase viewers week-to-week. "CBS Evening News with Katie Couric" was third. "World News" cut into NBC's lead year-to-year, but "Nightly" is the only newscast with a season-to-date average that's up year-to-year (corrected). Numbers for the week of Feb. 1: NBCABCCBS• Total Viewers:10,000,0008,580,0006,480,000• A25-54:2,980,0002,510,0001,990,000 New Career Opportunities Daily:…

• Cable Network and News Program Rankings: FNC #2 in Primetime

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:38 am

  Fox News was the #2 cable network in primetime last week, averaging around 500,000 viewers less than #1 USA Network. MSNBC came in #27 and CNN was #33 in primetime. In total day, Fox was the #4 cable network, while CNN was #28 and MSNBC was #35. You can see the full cable network rankings after the jump. In the rankings for cable news programs, Fox again had the top 13 led by "The O'Reilly Factor," which averaged almost 4 million viewers the week of Jon Stewart's appearance. FNC's late-late night program, "Red Eye," which airs at 3am on the east coast, ranked ahead of CNN's primetime programs…

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  Beet.TV

• Microsoft Readies "Smooth Streaming" Online Video Viewing of Winter Olympics

  Andy_Plesser

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:28 pm

  REDMOND, WA --  Regardless of how fast your broadband connection is, Microsoft plans to deliver consistently high quality,  "smooth streaming" of the Winder Olympics with adaptive streaming technology, a system that delivers video tailored to the connection speed and CPU power of the end user. NBC Sports is using Microsoft's Silverlight to stream the Vancouver Games. Microsoft is teaming with Akamai to deliver the video files.   Earlier today, via Skype hook-up, we spoke with Microsoft principal evangelist Jason Seuss who said the system is designed to deliver high quality video for…

• Online Video is Getting Social: Vpype has Integration with Facebook

  Daisy Whitney

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:40 pm

  MILPITAS, CA -- With social media usage across Facebook, Twitter, and niche social sites continuing to climb, it's inevitable that a number of start-ups will emerge to piggyback on the opportunity. One such company aiming for a role in the social video world is the startup Vpype. I visited the company's offices and sat down with both the CEO, Shoeib Yunus, and the company's chief marketing officer, Arnold Waldstein. Waldstein focused on the role Vpype expects social videos to play in the new media world. It's worth noting that mobile video sharing and social video across niche and other sites…

• Demand Media Has 150,000 Assignments Waiting for Its 7,000 Stringers

  Andy_Plesser

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:05 pm

  Demand Media, the fast growing creator of  instructional online text and video content, has a huge backlog of assignments:  some 150,000 assignments waiting for a network of 7,000 freelance writers, editors and videographers to undertake, according to Steven Kydd, Executive VP of  Demand Studios. I interviewed Kydd last week at the AlwaysOn OnMedia conference here in Manhattan.In a story in Monday's New York Times, David Carr says that Demand pays as little as $30 for an original video clip. While this is quite a modest sum, freelancers are paid twice-weekly and some qualify for health…

• Little 5Min is a Top Ten comScore Video Site -- "We're Google AdSense for video content," CEO

  Andy_Plesser

  6 Feb 2010 | 4:07 am

  5Min, a small start-up with offices in New York and Israel, backed by Spark Capital, has landed the number 10 spot as most viewed video video property as measured by uniques, according to numbers released by comScore yesterday.  comScore reported that 5Min had over 30 million uniques in December, just behind the Turner network.Although 5Min has been called a how-to site and is often compared to Howcast and Videojug, 5Min does not create original videos, but is primarily a syndication engine that matches niche content with appropriate sites.  In some instances these are small video…

• Beet by the Bay: Panelists Announced for Roundtable Event @CBS Interactive on 2/24

  Andy_Plesser

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:36 am

  Will 2010 be the year when online video becomes mainstream in the media business? Will marketers move television budgets online? What are the metrics of success for the emerging medium? These are some of the topics which will be explored at the Beet.TV Online Video Executive Roundtable event on February, 24 in San Francisco. We have an outstanding line-up of industry leaders who will participate in a two-hour panel conversation co-moderated by Kara Swisher and myself.  Brian Buchwald, EVP, NBC Integrated Local Media Gregg Colvin, VP of Business Development, Fox Interactive John Evershed,…

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• SUPER BOWL CAN'T TOPPLE FOX'S SEASON HIGH!

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:23 am

  FOX spins the numbers for the week of February 1-7.

• ABC MARKS ITS 2ND-STRONGEST WEEK SINCE NOVEMBER IN VIEWERS AND ADULTS 18-49

  9 Feb 2010 | 3:19 am

  NBC spins the numbers for the week of February 1-7.

• ABC ADDS TWO "BROTHERS & SISTERS"

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:19 am

  The network has extended the current season of "Brothers & Sisters" to 24 episodes.

• NICKELODEON'S ICARLY AND BIG TIME RUSH ARE TOPS WITH TOTAL VIEWERS ON FRIDAY NIGHTS

  9 Feb 2010 | 2:02 am

  Nickelodeon spins the numbers for Friday, February 5.

• SUPER NIGHT FOR CBS'S COMEDY POWER HOUR

  9 Feb 2010 | 1:51 am

  CBS spins the numbers for Monday, February 8.

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• KSHB-KMCI general manager "retires"

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:46 am

  KSHB-KMCI general manager "retires" : News: Here’s the memo Craig Allison sent his staff.

• M*A*S*H finale no longer the biggest TV show of all time

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:37 pm

  M*A*S*H finale no longer the biggest TV show of all time: News: Like the Letterman-Oprah feud, that now belongs to the ages.

• What to watch this week

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:20 pm

  What to watch this week : Review: Olympics, undercover bosses, Bill Maher.

• Future of TV news is up in the air

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:18 pm

  Future of TV news is up in the air : Essay/Review: A great new FRONTLINE underscores that the boring but important news story is in more trouble than ever.

• Are Conan and Fox a good match? Yes, but.

  3 Feb 2010 | 8:54 am

  Are Conan and Fox a good match? Yes, but. : Essay: Rupert Murdoch strikes a cautionary note — as should we all.

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  From Inside the Box

• 2010 Winter Olympics: 10 athletes who already have crossover fame

  Rick Porter

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:24 pm

  The Winter Olympics will undoubtedly create a few new stars, just like they do every four years. Some previously unknown figure skater (we're looking at you, Rachael Flatt) or go-for-broke skier will turn in a breathtaking performance that, along with endless hours of TV coverage, will make him or her an instant household name.That's all great, and it's part of the appeal of the Olympics. But the 2010 Winter Games also feature a fair number of athletes who've already made that crossover. Following in the footsteps of Dorothy Hamill, Peggy Fleming, the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" hockey team and…

• 'Valentine's Day' countdown: Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace

  Hanh Nguyen

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:52 am

  Valentine's Day isn't just for established couples but also new lovers who've just started dating. That's the case with Anne Hathaway and Topher Grace's characters in "Valentine's Day" anyway. As part of Zap2it's continuing countdown to Valentine's Day, we take a look back at each of their careers. Both actors came into acting once they were adults (or nearly so), so there's not a whole lot of old stuff that you wouldn't be aware of. We did dig up this clip of a very young Anne Hathaway in a Better Homes and Gardens commercial.Check it out: Isn't she all kinds of cute?Hathaway has come a long…

• 'American Idol's' Ellen DeGeneres: 'We have a great eclectic group'

  Andrea Reiher

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:43 am

  New "American Idol" judge Ellen DeGeneres joined Ryan Seacrest on his Tuesday, Feb. 9 radio show. Ryan asks Ellen about the group this year. She says they have a couple good rockers and a "great eclectic group of people."  She also says one of the hardest things is the kids who have never really auditioned before. They didn't grow up in show business, so hearing criticism is a "harsh taste of reality.""You can't teach them experience. Hopefully the people we've put through learn very quickly to gain that kind of confidence that usually only comes from experience.""That's one thing I…

• 'Survivor': Host Jeff Probst returning for seasons 21 and 22

  Andrea Reiher

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:06 am

  The "Survivor" (and its host Jeff Probst) we all know and and love isn't going anywhere until at least fall 2011.CBS has announced that Jeff Probst is returning for the next two season of "Survivor" (after the season premiering Thursday, Feb. 11). If their current schedule of having both a spring and a fall installment holds, we won't see a new "Survivor" host until the fall 2011 season.That is... if Jeff Probst decides to leave at that point. Probst said Tuesday (Feb. 9), "I am thrilled to continue working with [the] "Survivor" family for another year. Even in my wildest dreams, I couldn't…

• 'The Bachelor': Why did Ali Fedotowsky leave? Is she coming back? (SPOILERS)

  Andrea Reiher

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:47 am

  On the Monday, Feb. 8 "Bachelor" episode, Ali pulled an Ed and left the show. What's going to happen now? (Spoilers ahead, be warned.)According to the in-the-know site Reality Steve, Ali left "The Bachelor" due to her new job with Facebook. When she left work to be on "The Bachelor," she either didn't ask for enough time off or didn't think she'd be in the running for so long and she was eventually called back to work. Interestingly, Steve says Ali is not returning to the show this season. He also says Vienna wins the show.Now one has to wonder if Ali may be asked to be the next Bachelorette.

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  Fringe Television - Fan Site for the FOX TV Series Fringe

• Esquire: Anna Torv Is a Woman We Love

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:22 pm

  Esquire magazine has selected Anna Torv for their upcoming "Women We Love" article - which is essentially a collection of random quotes and racy photos. The only quote even remotely Fringe related has to do with script dialogue:Sometimes there will be a line in the script and I just can't imagine saying it. I'll ask an American and they'll say, "Oh, yeah. That's how we say it." We just say things differently in Australia — like torch. I'd ask, "Can I have the torch?" It seems to fall flat when I say, "Can I have the flashlight?"The March 2010 issue of Esquire should be on shelves soon, but…

• Secrets of Fringe: Jacksonville

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:34 pm

  Fringe executive producers J.H. Wyman and Jeff Pinkner discuss Fringe episode 214: "Jacksonville"; the balance between universes, Newton's plan, the numbers 5-20-10, activating Olivia, the future of Olivia & Peter, and Olivia seeing the glimmer on Peter.

• Fringe Files: Jacksonville Screencap Gallery

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:18 pm

  HD screenshots of Fringe episode Jacksonville are now available at FringeFiles.com.These screen caps have all been hand selected to increase quality and reduce duplicates, but if there's something that might be missing, you can request a specific Fringe screenshot in the Fringe Easter Eggs section.Promotional photos for Jacksonville are also available at FringeFiles.com.

• Fringe Files: The Bishop Revival Screencap Gallery

  6 Feb 2010 | 12:46 am

  HD screenshots of Fringe episode 213: The Bishop Revival are now available at FringeFiles.com.These screen caps have all been hand selected to increase quality and reduce duplicates, but if there's something that might be missing, you can request a specific Fringe screenshot in the Fringe Easter Eggs section.Promotional photos for The Bishop Revival are also available at FringeFiles.com.

• Fringe Files: What Lies Below Screencap Gallery

  5 Feb 2010 | 2:31 pm

  HD screenshots of Fringe episode 212: What Lies Below are now available at FringeFiles.com.These screen caps have all been hand selected to increase quality and reduce duplicates, but if there's something that might be missing, you can request a specific Fringe screenshot in the Fringe Easter Eggs section.Promotion photos for What Lies Below are also available at FringeFiles.com.

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• NGTV Guide: Tuesday, February 9

  Melissa

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am

  You may have noticed that our Tuesday nights are fairly empty until 10/9c. Is there an earlier show we should be watching? White Collar - USA 10/9c “Home Invasion” – Peter and Neal find themselves on the trail of an elusive femme fatale who is stealing pieces of a valuable collection. Now they must find the woman [...]

• Should TV Series Have A Shorter Run?

  Rueben

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:00 am

  With each TV season comes a crop of new pilots, hoping to be picked up by a major network for at least an initial 13 episode run. If things go well for said pilot – such as decent ratings (obviously) as well as fan, and sometimes even critic, acclaim – the series could potentially be [...]

• NGTV Guide: Monday, February 8

  Melissa

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:00 am

  The Olympics start this weekend, but before we become enraptured by speed skating and ice dancing, we’ve got another week of scripted TV to watch! Chuck – NBC 8/7c “Chuck vs. the Mask” – Chuck and Hannah (guest star Kristin Kreuk) unexpectedly become part of agent Daniel Shaw’s (guest star Brandon Routh) latest mission. Much to Sarah’s [...]

• I’m Confused About LUX

  Melissa

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am

  So Life Unexpected is better than I, you know, expected. Good cast with interesting chemistry; not too schmaltzy but still endearing; a fresh take on the family drama; etc. I watch it while on the treadmill and it makes my workout fly by, for which I’m always grateful. But something has been nagging at me [...]

• The Weekly Round Up (Feb. 1 to 5)

  Rueben

  5 Feb 2010 | 7:27 pm

  Here are the entertainment news items for this week: CONDOLENCES Days of Our Lives actress Frances Reid passed away this week at the age of 95. She was a theater veteran who appeared in the soap for 42 years (from 1965 to 2007). Condolences are extended to her family, friends and fans. NEWS Congrats to all the winners at [...]

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  Satellite TV Guru

• Hawaii Five-0 Reboot Lands Lost’s Daniel Dae Kim

  Erik

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:13 am

  Just when you stopped humming the theme, here comes the return of Hawaii Five-O. Daniel Dae Kim of ABC’s Lost will be staying in Hawaii to play the lead in the CBS remake of the classic cop series. Kim will play Detective Chin Ho Kelly, a role originally played by Kam Fong. The role of partner Steve McGarrett remains open with no casting as of yet although Moonlight star Alex O’Loughlin is holding final talks with the studio. The new Hawaii Five-O comes from the hot writing team of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, the co-creative team behind the Fox sensation Fringe and writers…

• Undercover Boss Strikes Ratings Gold After Super Bowl

  Erik

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:12 am

  In January, CBS made the controversial decision to air the premiere of an unseen reality series instead of a popular show after the Super Bowl. But CBS’ Undercover Boss pulled in solid ratings for the network according to Nielsen overnight ratings. In the early preliminary market numbers Undercover Boss had a 20.3/33 (household rating/share) between 10:15pm-11:15pm. These are the best numbers since Grey’s Anatomy in 2006 and trumped NBC’s The Office, which scored a 14.4/24 after the Super Bowl. “The journey of watching a chief executive walk a mile in their…

• Brian Williams’ Nightly News One of Few Gems at NBC

  Erik

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:11 am

  Late last month Brian Williams’ Nightly News was viewed by an average of 10.1 million viewers each evening, beating not only Leno’s numbers, but that of every other NBC show in prime time all week. Reality series The Biggest Loser was closest at 9.7 million according to Nielsen data. Williams also had the lead in the 25-to-54 age group, which is most important to news advertisers. Both NBC’s Today show and Nightly News have increased leads in the ratings over second-place broadcasts on ABC News since each of those networks switched anchors in December. “Having turned…

• How A Buffalo Woman Cut Her TV Bill

  Jim

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am

  In a few of my past blogs, I’ve harped on the fact that more and more people will switch from cable/satellite to an internet stream to get their entertainment.  But there hasn’t been any concrete figures or instructions on how to do so or how much one might save.  Enter Eleanor Cook, a Buffalo native who recently moved out of her parent’s house, ending her “free cable subscription”. She describes herself as “extremely cheap” and who can blame her in these times.  If I had a choice between television and internet, I’d say bye-bye to TV in a heartbeat.  So here’s how she…

• Super Bowl Most Watched Show Ever

  Jim

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:00 am

  Unless you were living under a rock or were lost at sea, you were either aware of or watching the Super Bowl yesterday.  The Saints beat the Colts (don’t even get me started on that one), but more press-worthy is the fact that it was the most watched program in US television history.  For those old enough to remember, it overtook the 27-year old record held by the final episode of MASH, the old military comedy. The game had a whopping 106.5 million viewers according to the early Nielsen estimates.  MASH’s previous number was 105.97.  Both, incidentally, were on CBS, who I’m sure is…

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• Free Verizon Cell Phones for Free: The Big List of Current Free Verizon Phones

  C. Crowe

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:19 pm

  See the current free Verizon cell phones available with a new cell phone plan from Verizon purchased through LetsTalk.com. There are some serious deals at the site. Some of the phones are very high quality and high end, and you can even find cash rebates to the tune of $50 or $100, which means you get paid for the phone--and not the other way around. It's pretty cool. See the list of current free Verizon cell phones here. Share The best way to get updates on TV shows online is to follow me on Twitter.

• Get T-Mobile Phones for Free

  C. Crowe

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:14 pm

  This is for readers who are thinking about purchasing a new T-Mobile wireless plan. Here's some good news: you can find a bunch of free T-Mobile phones. To add to the good news, on some of these new phone purchases, you actually earn money on the transaction. Several of the phones come with $50 cash rebates and a few come with $100 when you buy a new plan on T-Mobile's service. Here are a couple of the phones: T-Mobile Sidekick 2008 Samsung Highlight (pictured above) Blackberry Curve 8520 T-Mobile G1 with Google Samsung Comeback See the rest of the T-Mobile free phones at this post on…

• HTC HD2 vs. Google Nexus One: Cell Phone Comparison

  C. Crowe

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:24 am

  The following videos are a two-part comparison of the HTC HD2 and the Google Nexus One cell phones from popular phone review site Phonedog. Here's part two of the Google Nexus One vs HD2. Both phones are actually manufactured by HTC, so this is an interesting contest. Share The best way to get updates on TV shows online is to follow me on Twitter.

• Samsung r451c for Straight Talk Wireless - A Solid Strong Phone

  C. Crowe

  4 Feb 2010 | 11:08 am

  The Samsung r451c prepaid phone for Straight Talk Wireless looks to be a very good option for a plan with the highly affordable prepaid wireless provider. Straight Talk has a couple of very nice plans that will take care of whatever cell phone service needs you have. www.straighttalk.com If you use a ton of minutes, go for the $45 unlimited plan, which gives you free reign to use all the talk time, messaging, and web browsing you can handle. If you don't need so many minutes, have a look at the $30 plan, which comes complete with 1,000 minutes of talk time and the same number of text…

• Samsung Finesse Prepaid Smartphone for Straight Talk Wireless

  C. Crowe

  3 Feb 2010 | 7:54 pm

  The Samsung Finesse R810C is a very nice-looking (even though it's a big slab of a phone) touchscreen smartphone--and it's prepaid. The Finesse now runs on the Straight Talk Wireless prepaid plans, which are definitely worth looking into for people considering a new prepaid phone plan. The prepaid plans out right now are some of the best in the business--the entire business, not just the "pay as you go" world. Now that there is a very viable smartphone with higher functionality available on two of the best plans out there (Straight Talk has an unlimited plan for $45 per month!), a lot of…

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• "Avatar:" Simple Entertainment or Destructive Stereotypes?

  Megan Smith

  5 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am

  It's gotten nine Oscar nominations and is destined to take home at least a couple, but how good is "Avatar?"  Here's my review.Some have called director James Cameron's "Avatar" a visually stunning film that's not to be taken more seriously than an afternoon's entertainment at your local multiplex.  Others have called it another in a long line of films illustrating Hollywood's racial insensitivity.Which is it?  I'll get back to that.First let me tell you what "Avatar" is all about.  Set on the futuristic planet of Pandora, "Avatar" is about a native people, the Na'vi whose planet is being…

• "Lost" Has Returned! Sniff, Sniff... (Spoilers)

  Megan Smith

  2 Feb 2010 | 9:45 pm

  "Lost" has returned and it's terribly good and terribly sad!  Good because the premiere jolted us back and forth like a ping pong ball and made us question everything we know about our intrepid characters and the island world. Sad because it's almost over!  Only fifteen more episodes before the end.Look at these pictures from last week's screening in Hawaii of the Season 6 premiere, "LAX" Parts 1 & 2. The cast looks happy.  Hurley, Kate, Jin, Michael, Ben, and Ben's wife--who plays on "True Blood" by the way. They don't…

• The Oscar Nominations Are Here!| Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times

  Megan Smith

  2 Feb 2010 | 1:41 pm

  "Julie & Julia" star Meryl Streep is the only two-time Academy Award-winner contending this year. She widened the gap for the most total acting nominations by earning her 16th nod today. And she broke Katharine Hepburn's record of an even dozen Oscar nominations in the lead race, landing what she must hope will he her lucky 13th bid. via goldderby.latimes.com The most glaring omission on first glance is "Star Trek." As usual with the Academy voters, out of sight, out of mind. "Star Trek" came out in the summer and despite it being a very good film and there being ten nomination slots,…

• "Mad Men's" Jon Hamm is Hilarious as Republican Scott Brown on SNL (Video)

  Megan Smith

  1 Feb 2010 | 9:54 am

  Jon Hamm seriously needs to host "Saturday Night Live" more often, 'cause the show is so much funnier when he's on it. Check out this fabulously funny sketch where top Democrats have bedroom fantasies about the newly elected Republican senator, and former Cosmo pin-up boy, Scott Brown.

• The 25 Best Moments of "Lost"

  Megan Smith

  28 Jan 2010 | 7:00 am

    All right Losties, it's here! The moment we've all been waiting for -- the return of "Lost" for its 6th and final season beginning February 2nd on ABC at 8/7c.In honor of the big event, I thought it was the perfect time to review where we've been before we move forward.  Or backward, depending on what the island is doing.I spent the last few weeks watching the show from the beginning to pick out my 25 best moments of "Lost." Here they are: 1.  Walt Is Taken from The Raft By The Others - "Exodus" Part 2 (S1)There's a scene…

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• Caprica: Rebirth

  AmyV

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:30 pm

  The fascinating thing about a prequel is that it can answer so many questions. In the case of Caprica, there were many questions never answered by Battlestar Galactica, and it appears we are getting those explanations. Starting to, at least. For one, why did the Cylons believe in one god rather than many? Well, Zoe Graystone, who is both Adam and Eve for the Cylons, was a member of the Soldiers of the One, a monotheistic group who believed terror was the means to an end. And she was more than just an enthusiastic foot soldier, I believe. The attachment her teacher had to her was extreme. And…

• Lost: LA X

  AmyV

  4 Feb 2010 | 7:04 am

  First, let me just say this about Lost’s return to the airwaves for its final season: Wow. Forgetting for a moment all the questions it answered and new ones it raised, I find myself continually amazed at the skill of the writers, actors, directors – hell, even the Best Boy deserves an Emmy so far as I’m concerned. This two-parter was gorgeously filmed. Impeccably acted. Fantastically – and minimally – written. Surprises were truly surprises. Neither acting nor writing telegraphed what was going to come next. And hear this, Emmy voters: If you do NOT give…

• Supernatural: Sam, Interrupted

  AmyV

  31 Jan 2010 | 6:58 pm

  The first episode back after the winter break gave us a very different view of the brothers than we’re used to. Each had to come to grips with the demons (pardon the pun) they face, in his own way. I think what I liked best about this episode was that just when we thought we knew what it was about, we were wrong. More than once. Sure, in the end, the identity of the wraith was obvious, but what’s that they say about hindsight being 20/20? I’m consistently impressed by how original the show manages to be. First, I want to say this about the episode’s final scene: I…

• 24: Wow, Annie Wersching can ACT

  AmyV

  30 Jan 2010 | 6:55 pm

  It’s funny how one scene can really turn an episode on its ear and turn it from meh to must-watch. It’s a shame I had to wait through the entire episode to get there with this week’s 24, but the mano-a-mano between Renee and Vlad, as she’s on her knees next to the river and Vlad has a gun pointed at her face, demanding the truth was riveting. My TV signal on Monday kept cutting out, so I only caught little snatches of the episode, mostly involving the crappiest sideplot since what may or may not have happened in Denver in Season 6. I finally got to catch up on Hulu…

• Damn you, Lost, for making me cry for Juliet all over again

  AmyV

  29 Jan 2010 | 12:24 pm

  The first four minutes of the Lost season premiere: Bookmark It

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• 24 Film Is In Its Initial Phases Of Moving Forward

  9 Feb 2010 | 4:51 am

  Variety reports that 20th Century Fox has hired screenwriter Billy Ray (no Cyrus, sorry), author of "Shattered Glass," "Flightplan." and "State of Play" to take a crack on an idea he pitched to the studio for a Jack Bauer film. The concept involves Jack fighting bad guys in Europe (an idea I conspicuously offered somewhere on the internet a week ago, but no worries, Billy, my idea involved gypsies and an elephant named "Oswald"). Let's be clear- a lot of fan sites (and some industry news sites) will throw out the headline "24 Movie Starts Production!"- well, that's not accurate. Studios pay…

• 24 Season 8: 10PM-11PM Quick Review

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:05 pm

  The Ruskie Corleone Family dominated the start of tonight's episode and it made for some fun spy movie shenanigans. There was talk of angels, honor, blood, battlefields, nukes and sliced bread. The only thing missing was a scene where they sit in a sauna and run into an ice-frozen lake, drinking "wodka" and riding polar bears. Okay, maybe that wouldn't have fit, but you would be talking about it to your friends tomorrow! Meanwhile, Dana Walsh and her Dumb and Dumber crew get into some silly trouble, pulling jokes on each other and on a poor cop who happens upon this criminally genius…

• 24 Season 8: Hitler Does Not Like This Season So Far...

  2 Feb 2010 | 9:01 pm

  For anyone unfamiliar with this internet fad, for a couple of years people have been taking a scene from the movie "Downfall" (in which Hitler berates his subordinates) and put in their own subtitles on any number of subjects ranging from sports, politics and entertainment. It's meant as satire, and not to make light of Nazi Germany or the Holocaust. Now that we have that out of the way, here's my playful take on Season 8's problems thus far:

• 24 Season 8 Spoilers

  2 Feb 2010 | 12:17 pm

  I usually don't get involved in the spoilers business because I like for folks to see the show on its own. But two images I came across show something I think will interest those of us who feel the Dana Walsh/Jenny story is not working. Click here to read the spoilers Is Jenny running from Jack? Looks like it. And it looks like this takes place several hours from where we are currently in the season. These photos were taken from a location shoot in downtown L.A. (which begs another question: does Jack go back to L.A. this season or are they using the location to stand-in for NYC?)

• 24 Season 8: 9PM-10PM Quick Review

  1 Feb 2010 | 7:03 pm

  This week we get to further explore the unstable, undercover and unstoppable Renee Walker. It's becoming routine that Jack tells CTU Director Hastings that Renee is crazy. And Hastings ignores Jack's warnings (again).  Arlo Glass is still sexually harassing Dana Walsh/Jenny, this time offering her to cry on any body part she so desires. TO THE WRITERS OF "24"- congratulations on the worst dialogue in the history of television. Okay, moving on... No, actually we can't move on because we got a first on "24"- a Chloe ass shot, served up to viewers following her telling off Arlo for being a…

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• ‘Time Stands Still,’ a Play for All Journalists

  James Sims

  31 Jan 2010 | 5:40 pm

  As if the reality of media layoffs and non-existant newspaper readerships wasn’t enough of a reason for journalists to take up drinking, along comes Broadway’s ‘Time Stands Still,’ a play focusing on the emotional breakdown of a war correspondent. Photo by Joan Marcus Written by Donald Margulies and directed by Daniel Sullivan, ‘Time Stands Still’ touches on the always relevant, yet often sidelined, subject of journalism. This at a time when the profession is battling e-readers and blogs — formats that erase the desire for hard copy newspapers and…

• Fond Look Back at Pasadena Playhouse

  James Sims

  30 Jan 2010 | 10:42 am

  While many New Yorkers stick their noses up at the thought of a “theatre scene” in Los Angeles, there is plenty of live theatre going on in the spread-out city. Some of it is actually worth watching. Having covered the Los Angeles theatre beat for a long while, it was always my hope to highlight the best of what the town had to offer, and during my time with BroadwayWorld.com, I often had great success in doing so. Video I produced of 'Mask' Video I produced of 'Of Mice and Men' One venerable theatre that lent itself to my cause was the Pasadena Playhouse, a…

• Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to Co-Host Tonight Show?

  James Sims

  22 Jan 2010 | 7:04 am

  After seemingly endless public fighting and controversy, Conan O’Brien is ready to depart NBC’s ‘The Tonight Show‘ with Friday night’s broadcast marking his final time hosting the legendary late-night program. First hosted by comedian Steve Allen in 1954, ‘The Tonight Show’ has seen many lead the talk show. From Allen and Jack Paar to the venerable Johnny Carson and now O’Brien, the program is full of comic history. Jay Leno reigned as king of ‘The Tonight Show’ from 1992-2009 after nabbing, some would argue “stealing,”…

• Opera Plays the Hayden Planetarium

  James Sims

  19 Jan 2010 | 8:34 am

  It’s not often that my work as an entertainment and Broadway reporter crosses paths with my day job as the New Media Specialist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, so when I heard that an opera was going to be staged in the Museum’s Hayden Planetarium, I was excited to check it out. Turns out the director of Broadway’s recent Hair revival, Diane Paulus, decided to direct a production of Il mondo della luna (The World on the Moon) by Joseph Haydn in the Planetarium — a perfect setting for a show about a nobleman who is fooled, by a fake…

• Broadway’s Ragtime Closes Proudly

  James Sims

  29 Dec 2009 | 8:46 am

  Looking at the current Broadway season, both at shows that have already closed and upcoming productions, the most prevalent trend is star power. And by star, I don’t mean theatrical heavyweights like Ethel Merman, George M. Cohan or Bert Lahr — these names certainly mean little to nothing when it comes to the current theatregoing masses. Stars on Broadway this season mean Jude Law, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Scarlett Johansson. All of these actors have names that transcend the stage — something producers surely hope will fill seats as tourists roll into town. While some of…

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• Tamra Barney Already Has A New Man

  Maria Diaz

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:50 am

  We all knew this was going to get ugly, right? Someone on the Real Housewives of Orange County cast must have a direct line to an editor at Radar Online, because they were the first ones to report that newly single Tamra Barney (remember her husband Simon filed for a divorce last month) hooked up with one of Simon’s friends over the weekend in Las Vegas. OUCH! The story is Simon was in Vegas last weekend, hanging out at the Hard Rock Hotel, and he just so conveniently happened to walk into the same club Tamra and Simon’s boy, “Eddie Judge” were canoodling. Simon says…

• Vicki and Simon Compete For The Title Of Worst Person Ever

  Maria Diaz

  5 Feb 2010 | 6:55 pm

  Happy Friday! How did you all feel about last night’s episode of Real Housewives of Orange County?I haven’t seen the full episode yet because I’ve been moving to a different state (excuses, I know) so I don’t have the full magnitude of last night’s shitshow, but I did catch this clip of Vicki and Simon fighting over who has messed up Simon’s marriage more. Vicki says that a few months ago, Tamra confided some marital problems to her, and now Simon thinks Vicki knows too much. Tamra just wants everyone to get along, but both Simon and Vicki refuse. I think…

• Are Alex McCord and Simon VanKempen Off Of “Real Housewives Of New York City”?

  Maria Diaz

  4 Feb 2010 | 11:07 pm

  Gatecrasher reported yesterday that Alex McCord and Simon Van Kempen, the social climbing couple of Real Housewives of New York City may not be returning for the fourth season of that show. Keep in mind, season three hasn’t even aired yet! The source says that Alex is on the chopping block because “viewers don’t have a positive reaction to them, so they’re easily replaceable at this point.” Ouch. Another rumor is that Simon threw a “hissy fit” because he wasn’t getting paid as much as the housewives. To which I ask: Simon’s getting paid?

• Bravo Teams Up With Foursquare

  Maria Diaz

  4 Feb 2010 | 7:30 am

  Proving they’re savvier than most, Bravo announced a partnership with location-based software Foursquare on Monday. If you don’t know Foursquare, you probably don’t live in San Francisco or New York City and your friends aren’t huge social media addicts. Essentially, it’s a way to “check in” to places you go either by text or by iPhone or Blackberry application. The point is people you know will see you there and maybe come join you. In practice, it can turn into an e-stalking fest or you just end up checking in at the same place as all of your…

• Shauna Freaks Out On “Millionaire Matchmaker”

  Maria Diaz

  3 Feb 2010 | 2:09 pm

  On last night’s Millionaire Matchmaker, Shauna, a millionaress actually turned around and ran away from her dashing date, Mark. Whether or not the show is scripted is anyone’s guess, but her irrational screaming while running through the hotel about how she stayed there all the time and was throwing away a Louis Vuitton (she left her shoe while running away) seemed pretty real to me. Shauna didn’t like Mark because he was too old for her. She goes back to Patti for one more try, but balks when Patti suggests going out with someone without seeing a photo first. Patti kicks…

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• In Defense Of Watching Stupid People On Television

  Marc Eastman

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:06 pm

  It seems the gloves have come off recently, and everybody and their brother is climbing on their high horse about the level of stupidity on television. I’m not sure why there seems to be this sudden upsurge of feeling superior to those who tune in to such things as Jersey Shore, which seems to be a major culprit in the upturn, but it’s gotten to the point that it bears examination. As though tuning in for the State of the Union somehow makes one less stupid than spinning the dial (play along, I’m old) in any other direction, or, in point of fact, is anything less of a…

• Lisa Edelstein Interview – House’s Cuddy Gets Focus Episode

  Marc Eastman

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:41 am

  Not that long ago, Wilson got his own feature episode on House, and now it’s Cuddy’s turn. Lisa Edelstein held a Q&A to talk about her character generally, and the episode “5 to 9,” which airs tonight. The show is certainly mixing things up, and I for one am glad. These two character specific (sort of) episodes, along with the jumps and twists that have gone on this season are keeping things fresh, and the show needs it. During a day in the life of Princeton Plainsboro’s Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, the inner workings of the hospital are seen through her…

• Gary Unmarried The Complete First Season DVD Review – Win Yours Here

  Marc Eastman

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:35 am

  It’s getting to the point where it becomes difficult for television critics to partake of one of their favorite endeavors – championing the lesser-knowns. Unless it’s on cable, if you don’t already know about it, it’s probably gone anyway. About the closest we get these days comes by way of cases like Gary Unmarried. Already in its second season, the show is doing pretty well, but it hasn’t quite got everyone talking. That’s about as good as it gets for a critics longing to share the undiscovered. The first season DVD hits tomorrow, Feb. 9, and I…

• You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown DVD – Win Yours Here

  Marc Eastman

  7 Feb 2010 | 11:30 am

  Of all the Peanuts DVD releases, few are quite as interesting as You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown. While other releases include some of the rarer specials, adding value to bringing home the classics, this one is not only rarely seen, but is such a unique creature in its own right that it’s a must own for anyone calling themselves a fan. Working the Peanuts characters into a Tony Award-winning stage phenomenon, and subsequently working that effort back into an animated special is the kind of cultural icon exploration you just aren’t going to run into often. In You’re a…

• From Paris With Love Movie Review

  Marc Eastman

  7 Feb 2010 | 9:45 am

  Sometimes you find yourself just asking, “Why?” A good percentage of the time the answer turns out to be that a goodly portion of those people who actually buy tickets are going to go see something. It’s Friday night. You don’t want to go see the love story, but you’re not particularly in the mood for comedy, and whatever actiony thing is at the theater is what you’re going to pick. Some movies get made just to be that option. From Paris with Love is such a film. However, it does have a few things going for it that at least distinguish it from much of the…

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• How to Get Out of Credit Card Debt 101

  cccg

  28 Jan 2010 | 11:34 am

  Though credit card debt can be extremely intimidating, there are ways to reduce and even eliminate it altogether.

• How to Get a Credit Card if You Have Bad Credit

  cccg

  23 Jan 2010 | 1:04 am

  Gas station credit cards, department store cards and other lines of credit can allow you to build up enough of a positive credit history to eventually qualify you for a traditional credit card.

• 10 Quick Facts About Identity Theft

  cccg

  20 Jan 2010 | 2:48 pm

  Identity theft is one of America's fastest-growing crimes with 9 million victims per year. Here are 10 ways you can prevent yourself from becoming just another statistic.

• Students Borrowing for College Way Up

  cccg

  12 Jan 2010 | 12:38 pm

  Unfortunately, rising debt lurks in the shadows for many students and when they graduate, the harsh reality of this debt brings puts a tether hold on some of their plans and goals.

• 10 Credit Card Industry Facts that You Probably Don’t Know

  cccg

  8 Jan 2010 | 11:23 am

  A little bit of knowledge about the credit card industry could save you a lot of money.

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• Spoiler: Watch With Kristin

  teendramawhore

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:04 pm

  RELEVANT QUESTIONS–DON’T READ IF YOU DON’T WANT TO KNOW!!! Katrina in Boston: I love Life Unexpected, but I wish Kerr Smith had been cast as Baze. Have you heard anything about that? We’ve received tons of questions from WWK readers about the same thing since Life Unexpected premiered, so we went straight to the source, and Kerr Smith was really straightforward about how he ended up with his given part. “It wasn’t really the character that attracted me to the project, it was the script. It was great writing,” says Kerr. “I love the role of Ryan. I was…

• News Roundup: Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill, 90210 and More

  teendramawhore

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:59 pm

  Leighton Meester (Blair, Gossip Girl) and Kelly Rutherford (Lily, Gossip Girl) attended the launch party for a new H & M clothing line. Meester may star in the film Oranges. The Chicago Tribune has an interview with Eric Daman (costume designer, Gossip Girl). High Society, The CW’s new reality show focused on Tinsley Mortimer who cameo-ed on Gossip Girl last season, will debut on March 10. Butchered, which features Cari Moskow (Patty, One  Tree Hill), will be available on DVD tomorrow. In many foreign countries, when writing the date, they put the day before the month. That makes…

• Live-Blog: One Tree Hill 7.16

  teendramawhore

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:45 pm

  Last Week’s Live-Blog Keep refreshing this page throughout the show for plot developments, quotes and commentary. EPISODE 7.16: My Attendance Is Bad But My Intentions Are Good Previously On: Grubbs is playing on the piano, Miranda stealthily watches, Millie is arrested, Victoria gives Millie her job back, Julian tells Alex he put up the funding for the movie because he believes in her, Julian asks Brooke to design costumes, Julian is going to direct the movie, Quinn gives her ring back to David and says don’t give it to Taylor, Julian starts filming Taylor is dressed in somewhat…

• News Roundup: 90210, Gossip Girl, One Tree Hill and Dawson’s Creek

  teendramawhore

  7 Feb 2010 | 8:59 pm

  Jennie Garth (Kelly, Beverly Hills 90210) is working on a new campaign to spread awareness about heart disease. Came across a wonderful interview with Tiffani Amber Thiessen (Valerie, Beverly Hills 90210) from 2006. Chace Crawford (Nate, Gossip Girl) and Ed Westwick (Chuck, Gossip Girl) participated in the Celebrity Beach Bowl yesterday. Jerry Rice, who cameo-ed on the season premiere of One Tree Hill, was elected to the NFL Hall of Fame. Greg Berlanti (writer-producer, Dawson’s Creek) will executive produce No Ordinary Family for ABC.

• Let’s Compare Scenes

  teendramawhore

  7 Feb 2010 | 5:27 pm

  1. Dawson’s Creek: Episode 5.06, High Anxiety Charlie (played by Chad Michael Murray) finds himself stuck without any clothes. (Skip to 4:15) 2. One Tree Hill: Episode 1.03, Are You True? Lucas (played by Chad Michael Murray) finds himself stuck without any clothes. (Skip to 3:45)

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• BANNED SUPER BOWL COMMERCIALS

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:29 am

  Image via Wikipedia69 commercials ran during the Super Bowl. This surprised me since I watched the game and really didn't feel inundated by ads.YouTube has them all up and grouped together for easy viewing. After you watch them you can vote for your favorite in their annual YouTube Ad Blitz contest. Voting ends Feb. 14th, and then YouTube will put the winning ad on their home page.Rather than try to post them to the blog, I'm linking to the YouTube page.But first, here are four that were banned:

• SUNDAY, Feb. 7th on TV

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:25 pm

  Image via WikipediaThe Superbowl dominated TV tonight and other networks ran no new episodes. Except for HBO which ran Big Love, and Band Of Brothers.Band Of Brothers is not new, but bears repeating.Here are your links:Big LoveSeason 4 : Episode 5 megavideo wisevid Band Of  Brothers10 part mini-seriesEpisode 1  Curraheemegavideodivx Episode 2  Day Of Days megavideodivx Episode 3  CarentanmegavideodivxEpisode 4  ReplacementsmegavideodivxEpisode 5  Crossroadsmegavideodivx Episode 6  Bastgonemegavideodivx Episode 7  The Breaking Pointmegavideodivx…

• DEAR JOHN

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:39 am

  Dear John hit theaters with a vengeance this weekend, finally toppling Avatar as the #1 draw.This love story looks like it'll deliver on it's promise. I know everyone can't wait to see it, but we'll just have to wait a little bit longer.Meanwhile, I have the trailer here:

• SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE

  7 Feb 2010 | 5:48 pm

  Saturday Night Live had Ashton Kutcher and Them Crooked Vultures. It was a good show, but I have to ask - because I can - Is that Kutcher's real package, or is it enhanced - and if so, I'd like details. Here are your links to see Kutcher, package and all - enhanced or not:SNL: Season 35 : Episode 14HULUwiseviddivx

• HARRY POTTER

  7 Feb 2010 | 2:00 am

  Image by K嘛 via FlickrI've got Harry Potter feaver Probably because I'm anticipating the release of The Deathly Hallows Part 1, due out this year.Also Universal Studio's in Orlando, Florida is adding a Harry Potter theme park and the word is that it's expected to open around May.So I'm listing all the Harry Potter movies here in order:Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stonemegavideodivx Harry Potter And The Chamber of SecretsmegavideodivxHarry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkabanjwplayer megavideo Harry Potter and the Goblet  Of Firejwplayer megavideo Harry Potter And The Order Of The…

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• Hawaii Five-O: Lost Actor Cast as "Undead" in CBS Remake

  TVSeriesFinale.com

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:48 am

  It looks like at least one member of the Lost cast won't be leaving Hawaii. Daniel Dae Kim (Jin on Lost) is the first actor to be cast in CBS' new version of Hawaii Five-O. He'll be playing...

• M*A*S*H: Did Super Bowl XLIV Really Beat the CBS Sitcom's Last Episode?

  TVSeriesFinale.com

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:16 pm

  There's an awful lot of hoopla today over the ratings of last night's Super Bowl XLIV broadcast. In case you haven't heard, the CBS broadcast was watched by an estimate 106.5 million people. The last...

• V: ABC Series Gets Three New Castmembers, Will They Help?

  TVSeriesFinale.com

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:03 pm

  Three new faces have been added to ABC's new version of V. Can they, or anyone else, help save the show from cancellation? Like the original NBC version, the new V revolves around the arrival of...

• Heroes: Is Tonight's Episode the Season or Series Finale?

  TVSeriesFinale.com

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:06 am

  Tonight, NBC concludes the fourth season of NBC's Heroes (preview footage below). The series was a breakout hit for the network a few years back but has severely dwindled in the ratings. Will it be...

• The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien: NBC Wiping Out Remnants and Mentions of O'Brien

  TVSeriesFinale.com

  7 Feb 2010 | 6:31 am

  Though The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien went off the air on January 22nd, Friday was the last day for most of the show's employees. According to former Tonight Show blogger Aaron Bleyaert, it was...

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• Bharathadarshanam Mon-Fri at 08.30 AM IST on Amrita TV

  admin

  9 Feb 2010 | 7:54 am

  Bharathadarshanam Mon-Fri at 08.30 AM IST on Amrita TV Program Timing : Mon – Fri \ 08.30 AM IST Host : Thuravoor Viswambaran Producer : R Unnikrishnan “.. Just as I turned to English dictionary for the meaning of English words I did not understand, I turned to Gita as the dictionary of conduct for a ready solution of all my troubles and trials” Mahatma Gandhi The epics of India are ancient and yet with a contemporary message that can apply to many situations the modern man is faced with. The message transcends time, culture, nation and religion. The Gita is said to encapsulate the…

• Radio Mango Idea Nattile Tharam 2

  admin

  1 Feb 2010 | 8:24 pm

  Radio Mango Idea Nattile Tharam 2 Radio Mango Idea Nattile Tharam 2 Radio Mango will kick off its on-ground mobile music reality show, Radio Mango Idea Nattile Tharam 2, at 4.30pm today at Marine Drive. In its first edition, Nattile Tharam had found a place in the Limca Book of Records for its unique on-ground format and had won awards at a national level as well. This year, Nattile Tharam 2 is back with a twist. In addition to the mobile recording studio, there will be, for the first time in India, water borne recording studio in the shape of a modified houseboat. This one-of-a-kind feature…

• Amrita TV bags 11 Kerala State Television Awards

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  30 Jan 2010 | 1:05 am

  Amrita TV bags 11 Kerala State Television Awards Amrita TV bags 11 Kerala State Television Awards At the Kerala State Television Awards 2008, announced by Mr M.A.Baby, Minister of Education & Culture, Amrita TV got 11 Awards: the maximum number of Awards among all Malayalam channels. The honours for Amrita TV was bestowed for three of its programmes telecast during 2008, namely, the serial based on the classic novel, “Aranazhika Neram”; the pathbreaking reality show,”Best Citizen Journalist”, and entertainment serial, “The Officer” “Aranazhika…

• Parthan Kanda Paralokam Premiering Today at 4.00 P.M on Asianet

  admin

  28 Jan 2010 | 5:29 pm

  Parthan Kanda Paralokam Premiering this Saturday at 4.00 P.M on Asianet Banner:    Screen Entertainment Company Parthan Kanda Paralokam Cast:    Mukesh, Jayaram, Sreedevika, Jagathy Sreekumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Salim Kumar, Shobha Mohan, Kottayam Naseer Direction:    Anil Jayaram plays Parthan while  Mukesh does the role of Madhavan. Jagathy Sreekumar is  Phalgunan Thampy while Sreedevika is Sathyabhama . Also in the cast are  Sona, Kottayam Nazeer, Salim Kumar, Kalabhavan Mani, Narayanan Nair, Chali Pala and  Shobha Mohan . ”Parthan Kanda Paralokam” is scripted by…

• DSF HUNGAMA Mon-Fri 12.00 Midnight IST on Amrita TV

  admin

  28 Jan 2010 | 12:25 am

  DSF HUNGAMA Mon-Fri 12.00 Midnight IST on Amrita TV Program Timing : Mon – Fri \ 12.00 pm IST Host : Adil Producer : Jithesh Kumar DSF HUNGAMA is  a window to the world of the Dubai Shopping Festival , which displays samples of its newest models, incredible deals and  cultural events , interweaving valuable information with fabulous entertainment. It offers a  ringside report of the entertainment scenario; it  covers the performances of the top guns in dance, music , fasion and other cultural events, who converge on Dubai during the DSF  and also regales us with short  interviews…

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  Screen Junkies

• 'Valentine's Day' Actress Jessica Biel

  Col. Hans Longshanks

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:03 am

  Here's an obligatory Jessica Biel post. I haven't done her yet as the girl of the day, and no I didn't mean it THAT way. If you don't know who Jessica is by now you must be living under a rock that doesn't get internet access because even being barricaded in your parent's basement wouldn't be an excuse.A word from Jessica: "It’s nice to have a little meat on you, and I hope I inspire women to appreciate their muscular calves."I don't know if women appreciate them, but men certainly do. Namely YOUR muscular calves, which can look gross on many less attractive, fatter females.

• Christopher Nolan is Superman's Godfather; 'Batman 3' Script in the Works

  Col. Hans Longshanks

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:42 am

  Superman rescues Mini Nolan. It doesn't matter why. Warner Bros. must be supplying Christopher Nolan with an endless supply of whores, drugs, or fish and chips. The director of The Dark Knight and the upcoming WB film Inception has decided to nurture the new Superman movie that's in development and let it suck from the voluptuous teet of his creativity. Nolan is not writing or directing the film, but instead has taken on the role of "godfather," a title I hope appears in the credits. Developing Superman Returns was such a quagmire for WB it's no wonder they're turning to their…

• '24 The Movie: Jack Bauer Takes A Vacation...Or Does He?'

  Wookie Johnson

  9 Feb 2010 | 10:08 am

  Kiefer getting angsty at the Sears Portrait Studio.Today news broke that made the 2003 Me high-five the air and request a "what-what." Keifer Sutherland is closer to bringing his penchant for sh*tty days to the multiplex. Sutherland has reportedly convinced Fox to hire screenwriter Billy Ray (State of Play, Moon, the upcoming Source Code) to adapt 24 for theater audiences.Much like Agent Cody Banks, the Griswolds, and Deuce Bigalow before him, this adventure will take Jack to Europe. That's great news!! If Die Hard and Rocky IV have taught me anything it is that European villians…

• Road to Oscar: Best Actress Showdown

  Ronnie Pudding

  9 Feb 2010 | 9:17 am

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• 3-D 'Jaws' Remake May Be in the Works at Universal

  Wookie Johnson

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:41 am

  Has our insatiable appetite for stereoscopic film imagery driven us past the point of no return? Would Hollywood be brazen enough to dig up the corpse of a classic in order to drop a 3-D deuce in its mouth? I'd like to think there's a certain line that does not get crossed but this item has me worried.A source at Universal has told Cinema Blend that a 3-D remake of Jaws may be in the works. From Cinema Blend:Their claim is that people now expect more, visually, from their movie going experience. So, Hollywood studios are inclined to take some of their tried and true franchise names like Jaws…