Archive: November 2009 (301-310 of 429)

Nov 10 2009 10:45 AM ET

Donald Trump's dating show: Is Omarosa the new Bret Michaels?

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omarosa-trump_lFirst, let’s get all the details out on the table, then we can discuss, because there’s a lot to discuss, so we need some kind of plan to deal with it all. Donald Trump is developing a dating show with the once-upon-a-time vaguely famous Apprentice contestant Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth. In it, 12 lucky bachelors will vie for the professional reality show villainess’ affections. It will be for cable network TV One. It will be entitled Omarosa’s Ultimate Merger. Trump will appear on camera to guide her through the process and offer his advice.

Okay, now to the salient points: Is Omarosa really once-semi-famous enough to interest folks in her dating life? Can she hack it with the Bret Michaelses, Ray Js, and Antonio Sabato Jrs. of the world? Where on earth will they get these bachelors? Really, Trump will offer love life advice? And finally, how will her seminary studies affect this? Will this actually take place at the United Theological Seminary in Dayton, Ohio, which she entered for a two-year program a few months ago? Because that show, I would watch.

What do you think, PopWatchers? What other existential questions does this show beg?

Photo Credit: Omarose: Tony Lowe/PR Photos; Trump: PRN/PR Photos

Nov 10 2009 09:19 AM ET

'Sesame Street' turns 40!: What did we learn?

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Happy 40th, Sesame Street! Yes, everyone’s favorite kids’ show — and this is one show about which I feel comfortable making such grand generalizations — is officially the new 30 today. The big 4-0 has inspired lots of hype, from Google’s design incorporating Big Bird feet to Michelle Obama doing a guest spot to mark the occasion. And for good reason: It’s such good children’s viewing, still, that I’m pretty sure that American children are required by law to watch it between ages 0 and 9. It’s the reason every person currently under 40 can count to 10 in Spanish. Its reference points are practically genetically encoded in kids when they’re born — it’s hard to imagine having to explain a Cookie Monster or Bert and Ernie joke. (Okay, maybe Bert and Ernie have gotten a little complicated at times, but we’re past that.) For most of us, it was our first pop culture — and it was smart pop culture, with song parodies and even the occasional controversial joke (see: Pox News, the “trashy news network”). Besides, how can you argue with a show that teaches kids to count while introducing them to indie rock?:

There will always be complaints about kids watching too much TV, but there will never be complaints about kids watching too much Sesame Street (not from anyone with a soul, anyway). So thanks, Big Bird and company, for making the airwaves safe for all of us future pop culture fanatics. And for teaching us a thing or two.

What’s your favorite Sesame Street moment of the last four decades, PopWatchers? What did you learn that you’ll never forget?

Nov 10 2009 09:10 AM ET

'Heroes' recap: The good, the bad, and the really bad

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Heroes isn’t completely terrible, even if it is the worst show on television. Parts of the show are still practically genius. There were three things I liked about last night:

1) Peter Petrelli, who’s still an intriguing protagonist. Every time he uses his new healing powers, it hurts him. But there are always people to save, and to Peter, not using his power is the same as killing someone. Sure, this complex internal struggle is just like Kurt Busiek’s Samaritan, but Heroes was always enjoyable when it was “paying homage” to the best. (Season 1 is basically Days of Future Past with no costumes and no Kitty Pryde.)

2) When Sylar walked through the airport metal detector (in Parkman’s body, remember), we saw Parkman match his movements on a security screen in the same shot. That’s an awesome visual, right out of The Manchurian Candidate (Sinatra, not Denzel.)

3) The Sylar/Parkman Brain Battle finally got mildly unboring. Even though Sylar controlled Parkman’s body, Parkman still controlled his telepathy (Why? Don’t ask questions!). Advantage Parkman… until Sylar used Parkman’s surprising upper body strength to murderize a helpful tire-changing passerby. “The world is my hostage,” purred Sylar. Despite all the amnesias and power drains and fake parents, Zachary Quinto still makes you believe that Sylar is a bad enough dude to really mean it.

The problem with Heroes is that these few good things are drowning in a sea of terrific badness. The main problems: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 09:00 AM ET

John Krasinski, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Zooey Deschanel: Cute-off!

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John Krasinski is more or less the gold standard of cuteness here at PWHQ, particularly when he’s talking about how in lerrrrrve he is and how he proposed to his now-fiancee Emily Blunt, and how emotional he got filming the wedding episodes of The Office. Truly, this is very cute:

Except… Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel re-teamed to present at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards, and their wonder twin powers of adorableness seriously activated: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 07:00 AM ET

'Gossip Girl' recap: Dan, Olivia, and Vanessa get REEEEAAAAALLLLY close

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gossip-girl_lYou can tell it was a good episode of Gossip Girl because the much-hyped threesome wasn’t even the best part. In fact, it kinda yielded mixed emotions…at least from me. Hilary Duff attempting to be sexy just felt, uh, weird. I had a similar reaction to seeing Julie Andrews naked in the movie S.O.B. It’s just not something you want to see, kinda like grown women wearing Loony Tunes paraphernalia. But, honestly, the whole thing was pretty chaste. Aside from a shot of them all in bed together in the end, it was basically no more risqué than a game of spin the bottle.

I still really think a guy-on-guy-on-guy love story would have been hotter but that could be my own personal bias. Chuck needed to somehow be involved in this situation. He’s the sexually adventurous one. Dan’s and Vanessa’s idea of experimenting is picking out exotic teas at the coffee shop.

I like where this is all going though with Vanessa and Olivia getting into it next week. Vanessa has CLEARLY never gotten over Dan and I’m sure there was a part of her (I’ll let you guess which part) that was completely thrilled at the chance of sleeping with Dan. Take her down, Olivia!

The storyline I enjoyed more than all the ménage a trois action was Jenny’s. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 10 2009 05:00 AM ET

'Big Bang Theory': Everybody's fighting!

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Don’t let that sweet and cuddly photo from the end of last night’s Big Bang Theory fool you; this episode was packed to the rafters with one full bore fight after another, and, thank jeebus, the result was maybe the funniest ep of the season thus far. Which means I owe Pennard an apology. For weeks now, I’ve used this space to gripe and gripe and gripe about their peripheral, inconsistently funny, and obviously doomed relationship, but last night, for the first time, not only was Pennard the catalyst for most of the comedy, but I actually could picture these two crazy kids making it after all. (Speaking of shaky fall romances on CBS Monday sitcoms — and kids, consider this your SPOILER ALERT — let us take a quick moment of silence for the end of How I Met Your Mother‘s Robney last night, and let’s use that time to privately hope for the return of Fat Barney.) (Silence over.)

The verbal brawling began on Big Bang during the inaugural game of Research Lab, Sheldon’s DIY board game where “the physics is theoretical, but the fun is real!” Penny casually mentioned that her friend Justin, a budding musician from back home, was flying into LA and crashing on her couch for a few weeks. This was, by all appearances, the first Leonard had heard this news, and when Penny further allowed that Justin was an old fling — doing so by explaining that he’s “definitely not gay” — well, that was enough to flip Leonard’s lid something fierce. Which put Penny on the defense about her intelligence and independence. Which launched Sheldon on his gut-busting emotional regression, goaded by this simple, primal fear: Mommy and Daddy won’t stop fighting! Even when it’s just Daddy, fighting with himself! READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2009 04:28 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Who deserves to make the finals?

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Only five disco-ball-busting couples remain in season 9 of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars: (from left to right) Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson, Mya and Dmitry Chaplin, Kelly Osbourne and Louis van Intensité, Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough, and Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff. Vote for which pair you think most deserves to be in the final 3 at the bottom of this post. Here’s how I’d rank ‘em as of right this second… READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2009 04:21 PM ET

'Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married Too?' teaser: Is this a slasher movie?

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Lionsgate has released the teaser for Tyler Perry’s sequel to his 2007 hit, Why Did I Get Married? and it weirdly looks like a horror movie. The original group of squabbling couples are back, including Jill Scott and Janet Jackson, but it appears the drama has been amped up by the exotic locale and fairly intense tagline: “One. Of. These. Couples. Will Not. Make It.” Is there a killer on the loose? Or just someone being really cranky? Hard to tell. It all kinda reminded me of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer in which Jennifer Love Hewitt and Brandy took a lovely vacay down to the Bahamas and were stalked by a hook-wielding killer during a hurricane. I’m guessing there’s no serial killer fishermen in Perry’s flick (or evil karaoke and dangerous tanning beds!) but Jackson does look bizarrely wet at the end of the teaser so maybe there’s a tropical storm!

What do you think, PopWatchers? Am I crazy? Will you see Tyler Perry’s latest flick?

Nov 9 2009 04:13 PM ET

Kenny Chesney concert film: Check those moviegoers for bottles!

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kenny-chesney_lTwo months ago, Kenny Chesney broke it to EW that he would not be touring in the summer of 2010. Which makes the news that he’ll be releasing a concert film, Summer in 3-D, in select theaters in April, happy news for his fans. A rep for Chesney tells EW’s Whitney Pastorek, who’s taking in today’s rehearsal for Wednesday’s CMA Awards, that the four-time Entertainer of the Year shot the film in five cities over six nights, and that he was going to go watch a cut of the film right after his run-through (which is why he had no time to answer the question I’d given Whitney: How many spilled drinks will we be seeing?). Pastorek saw some footage when she was backstage with Chesney for an EW feature last summer, and confirms it looks “awesome.”

Even if you prefer Keith Urban’s live show, you know this is a great idea. Chesney’s fans are loyal. He defines summer, and this movie will get them in the mood for it. He’s so energetic, he routinely sweats through his sleeveless shirt by the end of the first song. And in this economy, when you can’t drop serious cash on concert tickets or justify spending dough on a man you’ve seen every summer for five years, a movie ticket is doable. (Plus, you can smuggle in your beverages — not that we’re endorsing that — instead of paying stadium prices.)

Will the Chesney concert experience be the same in the movie theater? (Drive-ins would be ideal, in my opinion, if designated drivers were also provided.) Which part of Chesney’s act do you most look forward to seeing in 3-D?

Nov 9 2009 03:36 PM ET

'Gossip Girl' threesome: Will you watch tonight?

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Tonight is the much-hyped threesome episode of Gossip Girl and I’m totally tuning in for all the menage a trois action (I sorta have to because I write the recap but I would anyways!). All of this controversy over the threesome, though, is a little ridiculous. READ FULL STORY »

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