Survivor: Samoa‘s Ashley Trainer was pretty psyched when her tribemate Russell took her under his wing and protected her from elimination for a few weeks, even while she was blowing challenges left and right. But she was less than thrilled once she got back home only to see her biggest ally constantly mock her intelligence and refer to her as part of his “dumb-ass girl alliance.” Well, now it’s Ashley’s turn to strike back! The booted contestant discusses her true feelings about Russell. Not only that, but she has company in her hatred via special co-host Courtney Yates of Survivor: China fame. Courtney has opinions alright, and she’s not afraid to share them. But can she share in a special Survivor Talk Smoothie? You’ll have to watch to find out, but WARNING: You do NOT want to see this right before or after eating. Okay, you’ve been advised. Click on the video below if you feel prepared to proceed. Oh, and in the late-to-the-game department, I just started Twittering today, so if you want to get the latest Survivor scoop or random pop culture ramblings delivered right to your proverbial door, you can follow me on my new Twitter page. It would be an honor to have you. Okay, get ready for a tasty treat!
30 Rock! I missed you! The season premiere was back in top-quotable form, so here are the 10 best lines, in chronological order:
“‘You got cheezy-blaahaasters!…Thanks, Meat Cat!’” — Liz, who then tried to eat her cheezyblaster with chopsticks
“Pete’s stealing money.”/”Liz’s uterus fell out.” — Liz and Pete’s feeble cover-up. Pete! Yay! I miss Scott Adsit when he’s not on episodes.
“You two have built protective shell around me, like a hermit crab, or a mermaid boobie!” — Tracy, who mistakenly thinks Moby’s teahouse is in Park Slope. It’s in Manhattan.
“Bonus means extra! I know that! From game shows!” — Kenneth READ FULL STORY »
Ted Danson’s dueling gigs on HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm and Bored to Death have been delightful, and Shelley Long’s kooky cameo on Wednesday’s Modern Family triggered a still-rolling avalanche of Cheers nostalgia in our offices.
But that’s not the half of it. Woody Harrelson has a hit movie (Zombieland) and a serious role in a potential Oscar contender (The Messenger); Kelsey Grammer has another new sitcom (Hank); George Wendt has written a barstool professional’s guide to beer; Rhea Perlman was hilarious on a recent episode of HBO’s Hung; and Kirstie Alley is just a few pounds (lost or gained) away from another magazine cover. Meanwhile, John Ratzenberger is tuning up for his next Pixar gig.
The Cheers gang is having a moment, and it only reminds me how much I had missed them. The recent Seinfeld reunion hype actually made me ache for a reunion of a cast that I actually adored. Those characters were our friends, weren’t they? I suppose Frazier said it best in the finale (scroll to 1:30):
Has a show ever featured so many colorful, beloved characters? Do you feel like Cheers‘ greatness has been overshadowed by Seinfeld and Friends? Wouldn’t it be a great Curb Your Enthusiasm plot-point if Ted Danson and Jerry Seinfeld were bitter enemies?
As promised last week, I wanted to share with you guys some more of my interview with Glee‘s costume designer, Lou Eyrich.
In this installment, Eyrich talked to me about sweet, cheery teacher, Emma. From her colorful cardigans to her adorable owl sweater chains, she has a bright, retro style that has made waves with fans just as much as the fantastic musical numbers.
Although most of Emma’s cute pieces are no longer available for purchase, check out what Eyrich has to say about the character’s drool-worthy style.
What was your inspiration for Emma’s style?
Oddly enough, Jayma is my inspiration because she’s got that perfect little body to dress, the big eyes, the red hair. And the way she plays her character — she’s just so innocent and sweet. But she’s really also quirky, like with her obsession with germs. READ FULL STORY »
Now it’s official. Law & Order: SVU is on the crazy train, jumping tracks and stranding passengers in Nowheresville. Some of us (okay, mainly me) carped about Christine Lahti’s role as fill-in ADA Sonya Paxton from the beginning. When she wasn’t belittling Stabler (Christopher Meloni) she was sneering at Benson (Mariska Hargitay) or taunting suspects, all the while teary-eyed and callow. The character was inconsistent, insulting, and insufferable. Wednesday night we learned it was all, theoretically, because she’s a lush. Oh, let us rewind this one, because there was plenty to gnash at in this episode appropriately titled “Hammered.”
It started well, as anything guest-starring Scott Foley would. (I was a fan of The Unit until that, too, no longer pointed north.) Dalton Rindell (Foley) woke up on his bathroom floor, a gash on his forehead, blood on his walls, and a dead lady in his apartment. We soon learned that the lady was an abortion doctor (the episode’s red herring) and that she’d left a bar with Dalton after he suffered through a feral meeting of real-estate investors, pissed that he and his partner weren’t delivering on an apartment building they promised. Of course, Dalton remembered none of this, what with his killer hangover. All of which brings us to our Defense Issue of the Week: the altered brain chemistry of alcoholics. Now, I have no intention of wading into that morass (and I’m getting pretty tired of watching everyone in the squad room do it too—it’s so forced and false they way the “debate” every salient societal issue). My only criticism of the episode is that it set up Sonya’s exit in a ridiculous way. READ FULL STORY »
The revolving door of inferior stand-ins for Nina Garcia and Michael Kors sure has been punishing for this season’s Project Runway cast. Even Nina agrees. But if critical continuity has been in short supply, celebrity guest judges have not. Rebecca Romijn. Eva Longoria Parker. Christina Aguilera. (Yes, I’m intentionally omitting the pasties-loving person who appeared in the season premiere.) And now we can add Milla Jovovich to the list. Lifetime confirms exclusively to EW that the Resident Evil actress (pictured, left) will be holding court next to Nina, Michael, and Heidi in next week’s episode. I can’t say I’m a fan of the more recent entries on Jovovich’s filmography, but the gal did have her own fashion line (Jovovich-Hawk, which she shut down earlier this year), so I’m hoping she’ll turn out to be an informed judge who’s not afraid to call out an insane crotch when she sees one. (I’m talking to YOU, Logan!) Or maybe she’ll be the one to give Irina her long overdue dressing down. Ohh! A confrontation between two opinionated ladies who were both born in the former U.S.S.R.! Slavic smackdown! A girl can dream, right?
What’s that you say? You can’t share your thoughts on Jovovich as guest judge until you check in with the recently ousted Epperson? Well you’re in luck! Check out the video after the jump to see what the gone-too-soon designer had to say in Project Runway Talk. And be sure to check back later for the next installment, featuring Shirin, who also should not have gone home last night! Grrrr! READ FULL STORY »
Now that Balloon Boy has captured everyone’s imagination — and more than a little of our ire — it’s time to do what we do: Turn to the Internet in search of strange videos that shed some light on the situation. And by “shed some light,” I mean “freak us the hell out and make us wonder about this mixed-up, muddled-up, shook-up world.” Part of me hates myself for watching all of these videos. And yet part of me is so glad to share them with you, PopWatch nation. Let’s, uh, go to the vid-ee-oh-tapes! READ FULL STORY »
You cannot deny the American Apparel ad-awesomeness that is Kelly Kapoor (Mindy Kaling) and Erin Hannon (Ellie Kemper) dressed in shiny gold spandex for their first music video. Yes, The Office ladies form a girl group called — what else? — Subtle Sexuality and shoot the clip for their first single, “Male Primadonna,” in three upcoming webisodes (posting to NBC.com on Oct. 29). The online series chronicles the backstage drama, mostly involving diva behavior from guest rapper/Kelly’s muse Ryan (B.J. Novak), and his subsequent replacement, Andy (Ed Helms). But the piece de resistance is the final episode, the video itself — memorable for both the ridiculously catchy tune and the wardrobe.
“This is them not being able to decide who’s more amazing, Beyonce or Lady Gaga, so they decide to copy both,” says Kaling, who also directed. “Our clothes on the show are usually from, like, JC Penney, so I wanted it to be just a tiny bit better than what they would come up with themselves. They’re not great, but they’re kind of wonderful, if that makes any sense.” Oh, it does.
