Archive: January 2010 (331-340 of 461)

Jan 11 2010 04:24 PM ET

'Wipeout' takes the crown as the Guilty Pleasure Reality TV champion!

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Drumroll please…we have a winner in our Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown! After more than a month of intense voting, fans have given the crown to Wipeout. More than 3,600 people voted in the finals, with Wipeout getting 60% of the vote and soundly beating our runner-up, Say Yes to the Dress. Here’s a look at the final bracket.

Here at PopWatch headquarters, we were a little surprised that something like The Real Housewives of Atlanta or Rock of Love didn’t make it to the finals, but Wipeout clearly has some special guilt-inducing, crowd-pleasing qualities that took it all the way. It’s Big Red Balls for the win!

So, Wipeout fans, celebrate the show’s victory by sounding off in the comments about why this show beat out all the other guilty pleasures.

We pay tribute to the winning show with some clips (after the jump) READ FULL STORY »

Jan 11 2010 03:30 PM ET

Eric McCormack wears a thong in his latest 'Christine' adventure -- see it here!

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Just when you thought it was going to be a boring Monday…the heavens opened up and presented a miracle to EW. Actually, CBS gave us a First Look at this shot of Eric McCormack wearing a thong on Wednesday’s episode of The New Adventures of Old Christine. McCormack has been a delight in the recurring role of therapist Max, and I’m sure Christine will have an appropriately hilarious response to seeing her therapist in a thong-tha-thong-thong-thong. Even Will (and Jack) never went this far!

I hope this image has brought as much joy to you today as it has to me. Thank you, Eric McCormack for baring your assets — although next time go for a string-ier number!

Photo Credit: CBS

Jan 11 2010 03:30 PM ET

Creepiest horror film imagery? I nominate people walking on all fours.

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Admittedly, I am a wimp when it comes to horror films. But does the image of a human-like figure crawling menacingly on all fours freak anyone else the eff out? I first noticed the corresponding urge to wet myself when I saw it in the Unborn trailer. Now, the trailer for Legion (pictured) is doing me in.

What imagery in horror movies do you find the creepiest?

Jan 11 2010 03:00 PM ET

What is the ultimate 'Glee' audition song?

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Fox announced today that it will launch an open casting call for its season two of Glee, which is how producers discovered much of the the series’ amazing rookie cast. It all made me think about what song would be the ultimate tune for a Glee audition? Would it be a pop tune like “No Air?” A new version of a classic like “Don’t Stop Believin’?” Or a Broadway monster like “Defying Gravity?” It’s totally a tough decision. Personally, I think I would lean towards “Defying Gravity.” I would in no way actually be able to pull of that song but, if I were a Glee-caliber talent (and I often dream that I am), then the Wicked tune would be my choice. It’s not only a song that forces a performer to prove their skills but it also has an amazing built-in Glee moment.

What do you think PopWatchers? What would be your choice for a Glee audition song?

Jan 11 2010 02:32 PM ET

Blago totally just messing with us now

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Also: Always. In a lengthy profile in which we learned that Former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich plays the media circus game for the cash money to help raise his kids and not the fame oh but maybe also the fame, the national oddity told Esquire, “I’m blacker than Barack Obama. I shined shoes. I grew up in a five-room apartment. My father had a little laundromat in a black community not far from where we lived…. I saw it all growing up.” This is certainly an odd, though possibly brilliant way to publicize the crazy to come on season 3 of NBC’s The Celebrity Apprentice, in which he will be a contestant.

He does not seem blacker than Obama in this image. Help! What am I missing?

Jan 11 2010 02:26 PM ET

Clip du jour: French 'Star Wars' dance video

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Here’s to you, bizarre French Star Wars dance video! Not only is the production really lousy, the dancing is pretty terrible, too. I’m in love. (The best part comes at 2:55.)

Any theories as to why it’s a dance-off between Vader and C-3PO, rather than any other two characters? Mysteries abound, PopWatchers! [via Great White Snark]

Jan 11 2010 02:06 PM ET

'Law & Order' Los Angeles spinoff: Greenlight/Red light?

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As Michael Ausiello reported over the weekend from press tour (check out his latest coverage), NBC is talking to Dick Wolf about a Law & Order spinoff set in Los Angeles. It’s in the earliest of stages, just conversations about possible writers and how it would be nice to set a good cop show in L.A. (but not one as dark as Southland, of course). Is this something you hope comes to pass? Let’s take it to the PopWatch poll (after the jump).

Note: If you’re an out-of-work actor in L.A., jealous that all your New York thespian friends have the L&O shows to fall back on and thinking that you’d play a great victim of a ripped-from-the-headlines celebrity DUI, you’re not allowed to vote. READ FULL STORY »

Jan 11 2010 01:46 PM ET

Does David Cook look like Jason Bateman in a hard hat?

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Settle this for us, PopWatchers. I say the American Idol winner (or Rock Singer, according to this semi-unfortunate chyron), who helped build a house in Indiana on last night’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, reminded me of Jason Bateman on a Bluth Company construction site in Arrested Development. I don’t know, I just got a vibe. Office miscreant Michael Slezak, on the other hand, says hell to the no he they look nothing alike! Whatever. The blue tone of the hat corrupts the comparison. Either way, it was a good thing Cookie Monster had a hard hat to cover up his hair, and Slezak and I both agree that David Cook should not hesitate to incorporate a hard hat into his next music video. We are on the same page again! The page is called POPWATCH and it is Solid As A Rock. Oh and the title of this post should really be “Annie comes up with lamest excuse yet to bring up Arrested Development.”

Speaking of Idol, the Ford sponsorship on Home Edition is out of control. It was especially poignant when Ty told the Cowan family their brand new Ford F150 and then explained, “It’s built Ford Tough. Just like your garage.” Anyone else tune in last night to watch David Cook auction off homemade pillows for a grand each?

Jan 11 2010 12:44 PM ET

'30 Rock': Soon-to-be Jon Hammier, again!

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Jon Hamm will return to 30 Rock to reprise his role as lovably oblivious pretty person Dr. Baird on Feb. 11! This obviously deserves its own post, and not just a tragically unillustrated bullet point in the Mixed-Up TCA Press Tour Files of Mr. Michael E. Ausiello (I doubt his middle name starts with E; I just like thinking about this book).

What does it all mean?! Will Liz Lemon give the guy with a face for Disney animation a second chance? I don’t see this as a revenge plot, considering that when the good doctor last rolled out of frame, it was on a sad motorcycle sure to wobble over at any second, and Liz pretty much had the upper hand/better tennis swing. But who knows — I wouldn’t put it past Lesbian Yellow Sourfruit to turn down a complimentary app sampler should she happen to meet Dr. Baird at a restaurant. How do you think Hamm’s return to 30 Rock will go down? Easier than Salmon Bourguignon with Orange Gatorade?

Jan 11 2010 12:37 PM ET

Oliver Stone says Hitler 'is an easy scapegoat'

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Director Oliver Stone unveiled details on his latest, a 10-hour doc series on Showtime called Oliver Stone’s Secret History of America. Well, the secret’s out: The show will include reexaminations of some of history’s biggest villains. “Stalin, Hitler, Mao, McCarthy — these people have been vilified pretty thoroughly by history,” Stone said at the TCA. “Stalin has a complete other story… Not to paint him as a hero, but to tell a more factual representation. He fought the German war machine more than any single person. We can’t judge people as only ‘bad’ or ‘good.’ Hitler is an easy scapegoat throughout history and its been used cheaply. He’s the product of a series of actions.” Insert record-scratch noise here.

Stone is a lightning rod for political controversy, and the guy knows what he’s doing: Gee, do you think telling a room full of reporters that you’ve “been able to walk in Stalin’s shoes and Hitler’s shoes to understand their point of view” might get your show some coverage? Hint: It’s working!

Buzz-baiting aside, Stone also said that he doesn’t want to “put out conventional History Channel product,” which is actually something I and other geeks can get behind. The genre of historical TV doc has gotten seriously stale — the last time anyone really shook it up was 2006′s 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America, so we’re more than due for a fresh take. Stone’s insistence that he feels “empathy” for his subjects just makes me even more curious.

What about you, PopWatcher history buffs? Will you watch a Stone-made show?

Image credit: James Porto/SHOWTIME

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