Image Credit: Mario Perez/ABCTonight, Lost fans get an episode that’s been a looooong time coming. At last: Richard Alpert’s backstory. I have so many questions that I doubt a single episode can answer all of them. But a few? I’m hopeful. Will we learn what The Black Rock really means to him? Will we understand why Smokey said, “It’s good to see you out of those chains”? Will we get the moment when Jacob gave him his “gift” of agelessness? Will we learn why he functions as an advisor/consigliere to Other leaders but won’t/can’t assume the mantle of leadership himself? Did Jacob really keep Richard in the dark about this “candidate” business? Did Richard really witness the death of the time-traveling castaways back in Dharma times as he told Sun? I also wonder about this: How does Richard Alpert feel about Benjamin Linus these days? When you stop and think about it, they haven’t really had time to process their relationship since Ben returned to The Island. Before then, they last saw each other right before Ben turned the frozen donkey wheel and vanished from The Island. Their interaction at that time — the finale of season 4 — was downright frosty. You might recall Richard had wanted Ben ousted and replaced with Locke as leader of The Others. You might also recall Ben’s claim to Locke that whoever turned the donkey wheel had to leave The Island for good. Ever since then — and especially after last season’s intrigue surrounding previous Other leaders Charles Widmore and Eloise Hawking — I’ve wondered if ex-leaders of The Others are required to leave The Island… or else. If Richard is tasked with grooming new leaders, might he also be tasked with showing old ones the door? So I therefore wonder if Richard might have a problem with Ben being back. I also wonder if Richard might hold Ben personally responsible for unleashing The Man In Black, a being that clearly terrifies the ageless enigma. Perhaps tonight they’ll try to hug that s—t out. Perhaps they’ll duke it out. Or perhaps… I’m over-thinking all of this, as usual. READ FULL STORY »
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'Totally Lost': We revisit 'Recon,' interview Rebecca Mader, and offer teasers for tonight's episode, 'Ab Aeterno'
Image Credit: Mario Perez/ABCGuess who’s back/back again/Sawyer’s back/tell a friend…. Last week’s installment of Lost, titled “Recon,” featured the return of James Ford, who showed us that he wasn’t afraid to play poker with Smokey and Widmore on the island—or play naughty with Charlotte in the sideways world. The episode, which laid the groundwork for a showdown between Smokey and Widmore, raised a few questions that just happen to be explored in this week’s installment of Totally Lost. Doc J and I ask ourselves: Who/what lurks behind that locked door on the sub? Who is the crazy lady that Smokey calls Mommy? Why didn’t we invite the lovely Rebecca Mader over sooner? And for those who enjoy reading cryptic sentences on the bottom of the screen, we have included several teasers for tonight’s adventure, “Ab Aeterno.” Watch the video after the jump and then enlighten us with your latest theories: What’s behind Sub Door No. 1? Where’s Desmond? Who is the Lockeness Mother? And do you think Sawyer will pull off this latest con? Also an UPDATE: Part 3 of the video has been fixed and no longer cuts off mid-sentence. Enjoy! READ FULL STORY »
Jimmy Fallon and friends not quite singing 'Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?' theme song: Strangely, yet undoubtedly, awesome
Jimmy Fallon and four of his staffers, dressed in brightly colored shirts, patterned ties, and fedoras, standing on a multi-color map of South America, doing the doo-wops from the first few bars of the Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? a cappella, over and over and over again for more than two minutes. You’d think you wouldn’t even have to watch it after that detailed description, and yet it’s somehow, perhaps wordlessly, worth your more than two minutes: READ FULL STORY »
'Scream 4' shooting for one more run with Courteney Cox, Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Wes Craven
Image Credit: Everett CollectionToday in remake/reimagining/reboot/unnecessary-sequel/next-generation news: Scream 4 is finally ready to start shooting this spring, according to Variety, with Wes Craven once again directing and Neve Campbell, David Arquette, and Courteney Cox set to step back into their original roles along with a group of younger actors. The temptation to revisit such a successful franchise — especially one that was so fresh and surprising when it started in 1996 — makes sense. The first two Screams grossed more than $170 million worldwide, after all, and Scream 3 made more than $160 mil in 2000. You can imagine the executives at Dimension Films poring over spreadsheets from the past 20 years, looking for upticks in revenue, and deciding to make more of whatever caused those.
But it seems unlikely that the studio can make the magic happen again, especially with a series whose appeal was largely based on its campy parody approach. Will it be a parody of a parody? Does that mean it’s serious, but ironically serious? Or so ironic it’s not ironic? How postmodern can you get? Not to mention that remakes are not only a dime a dozen these days, but are also just as likely to fail as any brand new idea. And yes, I consider this a remake even with the original cast returning — more than 10 years has passed since the last Scream, so this feels more similar to a Melrose Place or 90210. Screams 2 and 3? Sequels, since they were all within four years of each other. This sounds like more of a Next Generation approach, with oh-look-they’re-old-now parts for the original cast members, like Jennie Garth as a guidance counselor on 90210 and Thomas Calabro as the father of one of the tenants on Melrose. And look how well that turned out for both of them. Then again, Star Trek just pulled off a similar feat last year, so who knows? A great story can trump a risky idea.
What do you think, PopWatchers? Will Scream 4 be more Melrose or Star Trek?
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Johnny Weir and Charles Barkley: The new Hoda and Kathie Lee?
I know, I know. The “male View” concept has never really worked. But as I watched Johnny Weir on The Tonight Show Monday, sitting beside Charles Barkley, I kept thinking, “I’d watch that show.” It wouldn’t even have to be daily. It could just be one hour a week. They could talk about sports and pop culture, tease each other like it’s the fourth hour of Today and they’re Hoda and Kathie Lee. What do you think?
Before you answer, watch this clip from last night. I wish we’d gotten to see Barkley’s reaction when Weir explained his sheltered upbringing in Amish Country, which included not knowing who Whitney Houston was until he was about 12-years-old (the audience’s reaction is audible). “I didn’t know what was happening in the real world, and then all of a sudden, BAM! [Weir raises leg] this popped up!” Just fabulous. READ FULL STORY »
'Big Bang Theory' recap: Sheldon wins award, loses pants
Image Credit: Cliff Lipson/CBSOn the one hand, it is fairly obvious that last night’s episode of The Big Bang Theory will be on Jim Parsons’ shortlist to send out for Emmy consideration, as well it should be. He fainted! He sang! He stripped! He ran the gamut of human emotions from joy to panic to abruptly intoxicated! I mean, just look at that photo — that is just empirically funny.
On the other hand, on a whole this episode just didn’t quite come together the way it should’ve for me. Granted, as Sheldon-centric Big Bangs go, it wasn’t nearly as insufferable as “The Einstein Approximation” (i.e. Sheldon got stumped) or “The Bozeman Reaction” (i.e. Sheldon got robbed). And it did provide one of my all-time favorite Leonard/Sheldon exchanges:
Sheldon: I recently had a dream that I was a giant, but everything around me was to scale, so it all looked normal.
Leonard: How did you know if you were a giant if everything was to scale?
Sheldon: I was wearing size 1,000,000 pants. READ FULL STORY »
'Gossip Girl': Jenny almost has the time of her life
Image Credit: Giovanni Rufino/The CWOh Gossip Girl, you’re starting to scare me a little bit. One of my favorite shows on television has, of late, been about as exciting as popping a late-night Ambien. Someone needs to pick up the pace for the love. I mean last night’s entire episode was supposed to be about rebellion and sex and it just completely flatlined. I’ll always be a loyal viewers but last night’s episode really disappointed me. Anyone else feel the same way? READ FULL STORY »
'RuPaul's Drag Race' recap: The queens throw shade and shill books
Image Credit: LogoOne of the things that really stuck out to me on last night’s highly entertaining episode of Drag Race was what an amazing teacher — and self-promoter — RuPaul is for this fast-dwindling group of queens. The main challenge was all about having the ladies create a storyline for a book they’d potentially write about themselves and shoot a drag cover appropriate for said book. In addition, Pandora, Raven, Tyra, and the rest had to do a satellite interview with E!’s entertainment journalist Marc Malkin, where they’d try to incorporate both the name of their book and plugs for the Absolut Açaí vodka cocktail they were sipping. (Supposedly, açaí is a cross of blueberry and pomegranate. Who knew?!)
I say that RuPaul is the ultimate teacher and self-promoter because, if you watched carefully, the host plugged her book in several different ways throughout the episode — on the mainstage, while explaining the challenge to the queens, and by simply wearing the same outfit she wore on the book’s cover to the runway portion of the show. (Did you put that together? Genius!) What I mean is that this is one bish who knows how to work it, gurl! I’m continually impressed. If you didn’t, however, notice that RuPaul was plugging her book the whole time, that’s because, of course, she was doing a good, seamless job of working it in without knocking you over the head with it.
'24' Recap: Wall-to-wall action, eh Dana?
Image Credit: Kelsey McNeal/FoxGiven last week’s terrific episode, I half-expected the action to slow down tonight – kind of like a re-setting of the proverbial pins so the producers could begin the final march into the (series? season?) finale. Wrong there, sister! Not only were we treated to an overdue heaping of Chloe, but we got the kind of bitchin’ shoot-out I haven’t seen since that Colombian ambush scene in Clear and Present Danger. Plus, more Renee! And Bill Prady! And another CTU infiltrator! Isn’t this the 57th mole in the show’s eight-year history? Or is it the 58th? Gee, they have the hardest time keeping those buggers out. But more on that later. READ FULL STORY »
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