With your regular procedural patroller Alynda Wheat on vacation, it falls to me to embed this clip from last night’s vampire fetish/comic book happy Castle, or what my colleague Marc Bernardin has referred to as “officially, the geekiest hour of television ever.” It opened with Nathan Fillion trying on a familiar “space cowboy” costume for Castle’s annual Halloween party. Daughter Alexis (Molly Quinn) wasn’t quite as psyched as we were for the Firefly reference:
Archive: October 2009 (81-90 of 472)
Oct 27
2009
11:00 AM ET
Oct 27
2009
10:30 AM ET
Review: Candy Corn Dots = Crazy, not delicious
The verdict is in: Candy Corn Dots are disgusting. If you like candy corn, don’t try them. If you like Dots, don’t try them. Even if you’re hungry, and they’re all that’s left at Fright Aid. Just avoid them. READ FULL STORY »
Oct 27
2009
10:00 AM ET
Keeping Halloween OxiClean with Billy Mays? Or is it too soon?
In terms of Halloween costumes, recently deceased celebrities are right up there with slutty nurses. But it has emerged that the family of the late infomercial legend Billy Mays is actually encouraging people to dress up as the OxiClean pitchman, who died in June at age 50. His son Billy Mays III – who is also not opposed to giving out stickers of his dad’s face – is sponsoring a “Hallow-clean” contest for the best Billy costumes.
The contest guidelines do say “be tasteful” but it just all feels a little too soon to me. But what do you think of this, PopWatchers – a way of keeping the legacy alive or is it a bad idea?
Oct 27
2009
09:00 AM ET
Horror director Ti West scares up new Web series 'Dead & Lonely'
We’ve been telling you about The House of the Devil, the buzzy new horror film hitting theaters on Friday. Well, the film’s rising director Ti West (he also helmed Cabin Fever 2) is getting in the Halloween spirit this week by offering a Web series, Dead & Lonely, on IFC.com. The project launched Monday and a new episode will be added each day through Friday (for a total of five, five-minute episodes). The story follows two single people in Los Angeles trying to find love on DateOrDie.net (what, was Match.com not depressing enough?). Oh, one of them happens to be a vampire. Episode 1 (after the jump) is mostly setting things up — but I’m sure it gets bloodier as the week progresses. READ FULL STORY »
Oct 27
2009
08:00 AM ET
'It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown': Just say no to the rapping promo!
If you never wanted to hear Charlie Brown — or, more accurately, an ABC hired hand imitating Charlie Brown — spitting rhymes over a hip-hop beat, do not press play on the current promo for It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, which I had the misfortune of not fast-forwarding past during last night’s edition of Dancing With the Stars. Seriously, don’t do it. Here, let me offer a sample lyric to dissuade you: “But where is Linus?/ This party is posh/ He’s waitin’ in the field/ For a mythical squash.” Literally, it’s the TV advertising equivalent of “I got a rock.” Share your pain/rage/protest anthems in the comments section below. Just don’t press play. (Oh, and FYI: Great Pumpkin airs tonight at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.)
Oct 27
2009
07:00 AM ET
'Gossip Girl' recap: Chuck gets his party started...and stopped
I know I said that we had hit a season high a few weeks ago but last night’s episode was totes BESFTS. Best. Episode. So. Far. This. Season. And, no, if next week’s episode is better, I won’t keep changing this little slogan of mine.
But the Halloween episode of GG definitely had some really fun moments, not the least of which was the absolutely insane cleavage being rocked by Serena. Holy boob-age. It was distracting but the girl certainly knows how to get publicity. Maybe she’s got a future in PR after all!
Speaking of Serena’s gig, does her boss represent like every celebrity in the world? It certainly seems that way. Also, for the record, I would be perfectly content with delivering James Franco his underwear every day. In fact, I can probably split my duties at EW and Franco undies patrol. But back to the episode: Do we think she’s actually going to continue fake-dating Patrick? He seemed like a bore so I’m hoping the answer is “No.” READ FULL STORY »
Oct 27
2009
06:30 AM ET
'Heroes' recap: Scaring Claire, killing time, and drinking the bad man away
Comic book writer Warren Ellis once had a character offer the following truism: “Do you know what twenty superhumans working in concert are capable of? Given a day, twenty superhumans could destroy all life on Earth.” Which makes the superhumans of Heroes feel like the biggest underachievers ever.
Because when they could be, oh I dunno, dominating mankind — or, conversely, helping them — they’re scaring sorority girls, drinking to excess, or running a carnival recruitment drive. I’m just saying, these superbeings have set the bar awfully low. READ FULL STORY »
Oct 26
2009
11:30 PM ET
'Cake Boss': Cousin Anthony had it coming!
Buddy Valastro is no Ace of Cakes, but it’s not his pastry-making abilities that got me to tune into the second season premiere of TLC’s Cake Boss. It’s those feisty kitchen shenanigans that keep me coming back for seconds, from Buddy’s mean wonderfully naughty treatment of his accident-prone Cousin Anthony, to the way he interacts with his nutball sister Mary who thinks nothing of cramming a (poisonous!) lily down her piehole. Like the Food Network’s Duff Goldman, I’m sure Buddy is hellbent on creating some cakes for the ages – witness his PVC-heavy Venus Fly Trap confection for a botanical garden soiree – but his show only gets cooking when he and his team go at it (like when his clueless sister Grace temporarily confiscated a diamond ring that was meant for a special proposal cake, leaving Buddy and Co. to dig through every last cupcake to locate the missing rock). And no episode is complete without a screaming Mary Valastro, aka Ma, who didn’t take too kindly to Buddy’s practical joke on Anthony (the pimply-faced homeboy got red in the face, thanks to a couple of bakery heavies who dumped a bucket of crimson frosting on that unsuspecting blockhead). Then again, maybe Ma would have held her tongue, had she known what Anthony was going to do to the bakery’s car in the subsequent (new!) episode.
What do you think of the show? Is Carlo’s Bake Shop a delicious alternative to Charm City Cakes?
Photo Credit: TLC
Oct 26
2009
07:15 PM ET
Jonathan Jackson on 'General Hospital': First Look
It’s old home week on General Hospital as Emmy-winner Jonathan Jackson steps back into the role of Lucky Spencer tomorrow. Take a look below at our exclusive preview of his reunion with Elizabeth (Rebecca Herbst). Love the beat they allow to acknowledge his reentry into the role he’d originated. Is it me or is there already a different vibe to the character?
UPDATE (10/27): Jonathan Jackson's return to General Hospital begins: Everything you hoped for?
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