Archive: July 2010 (231-240 of 583)

Jul 20 2010 06:30 PM ET

Kiss my bisque, 'Seinfeld' curse. Soup Nazi reopens for business!

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Categories: Food and Drink, Television, Things That Are Awesome!

soup-naziTo channel Elaine Benes: Get out!

After closing up the small Manhattan soup stall in 2004, the famously brusque New York City soup vendor has reopened his original 100 square foot venue. Though, according to a Reuters report, Al Yeganeh is not a man built for sentimental rituals. He skipped today’s ribbon cutting. And still no soup for Jerry. Yeganeh apparently loathed the fame that came his way following the Seinfeld exposure and banned the comedian from his stall following the episode.

Still, will you visit, PopWatchers? Or will you just pick up an armoire instead?

Jul 20 2010 06:15 PM ET

'Justified' season finale expiring on Hulu! Hurry!

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Categories: Justified, Television, Things That Are Awesome!

If you’re not upset that Timothy Olyphant and Walton Goggins didn’t get Emmy nominations, then you haven’t watched FX’s Justified. Today is your last day to view the season finale on Hulu. We’ve embedded it in full below, after a clip of the must-watch end shootout. The season finale was a spectacularly satisfying payoff for anyone who watched the 12 episodes that preceded it. But if you’re a newbie, we’ve got your cheat sheet after the jump as well. It’s not too late to enjoy one of the TV season’s best hours. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2010 05:45 PM ET

'The Walking Dead': Frank Darabont wants to make zombie TV for 20 years

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Categories: Comic Books, Television, The Bad Man Scares Me!, Things That Are Awesome!, Zombies

Movie directors speaking passionately about their TV project gets me every time. See: Martin Scorsese waxing on about HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, and now Frank Darabont discussing AMC’s The Walking Dead, based on the comic book by Robert Kirkman. MTV News visited the Atlanta set last month, and Darabont said he was sticking closely to Kirkman’s tome, about a group of survivors after a zombie apocalypse, but has given himself permission to find the “interesting detours.” ”I’d like to do 20 years of zombie TV,” he said. “Every day I’m at the monitors and I’m going ‘This is really, really cool.’” Watching the video from the set visit below, we’d have to agree. Kirkman also describes his happiness with their collaboration, makeup effects artist Greg Nicotero details the tall, gaunt look he’s going for, and a woman in a purple blazer performs a classic zombie walk (at 1:54). See the video embedded below! READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2010 05:27 PM ET

'Simpsons' exclusive: Jon Hamm to guest

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Categories: Television, The Simpsons

jon-hamm-homerImage Credit: Albert L. Ortega/PR Photos; FoxThe Simpsons is serving up a side of Hamm: Mad Men star Jon Hamm will voice a character on an upcoming episode of the animated Fox comedy, exec producer Al Jean tells EW.com. In the episode—titled “Donnie Fatso” and slated to air in December—Hamm plays an FBI supervisor whom Homer reports to when he becomes an undercover informant in prison and infiltrates Fat Tony’s inner circle (which means, yes, Joe Mantegna returns to reprise his mobster role). But don’t expect to see Don in this don-themed episode. “There’s no Mad Men reference,” says Jean. “Jon’s a gruff FBI man. Homer asks if he can pick his undercover name and finally Jon just says, ‘Your name will be Nicky Blue Pants Altosaxophony.’ Homer says, ‘Do I get to keep the name when I’m done with it?’ and Jon says, ‘No, it’s the property of the government.’  He has no patience for Homer.”  And how did the recording session go with Hamm, who has also guested on 30 Rock and SNL? “You gave him one note and he immediately did 12 great things with it,” reports Jean. “He was really funny. And handsome. He had it all.”

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Jul 20 2010 05:20 PM ET

Kids reenact 'Real Housewives of New Jersey,' blow old broads out of the water

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Categories: Reality TV, Television, The Real Housewives of New Jersey, Those Crazy Kids!

A few episodes back, I broke up with the New Jersey Housewives. Like Dina, I found myself desperate to be anywhere other than in the presence of Danielle’s alternately tedious and maddening flare-ups in her tired quest for attention from the Manzo clan, Bravo producers, the lesbian chanteuse fanbase, etc. And there are only so many ham games in Caroline’s kitchen one can endure. I figured I’d get my fix through Teresa’s surprisingly entertaining Bravo blogs and wait to get my crazy on at the Reunion special. But hold up! Just when I thought I was out, these four little moppets came into my life. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2010 04:57 PM ET

Happy birthday to my BFF Judy Greer!

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Categories: Arrested Development, Casting, Celebrity Birthdays, Inappropriate Crushes, Katherine Heigl, Modern Family, Shenanigans!

Judy-GreerImage Credit: Koi Sojer/PR PhotosI realize this headline might be a little misleading. I have never met or spoken to Judy Greer. Subsequently, she is not my real BFF. (That would be my friend Whitney. Hi, Whit!) But I feel like Judy’s at least in my close circle of friends. You know, close enough to be on a first name basis. I attribute most of this to her role as Penny in The Wedding Planner — I wanted her to be my awkward best friend helping me through my non-existent romantic comedy shenanigans. Then, she played best pal yet again in the Katherine Heigl rom-com 27 Dresses, but this time, she was a littler darker…and I liked her ever more: “I know my moral compass doesn’t exactly point due north, but if I say something’s wrong, something’s wrong.” And in 13 Going on 30, Greer played the bad-mouthing Lucy, a not-so-great friend to Jennifer Garner, but I still liked her. And let’s not forget crazy Kitty Sanchez from Arrested Development. Need I say more? (Most recently, I got my Greer fix when she tried to woo Phil Dunphy in Modern Family. Wonderfully funny.)

So, today, on her birthday, I want to celebrate the fact that Greer, for once, will be given the opportunity to shine on her own, in the upcoming Mad Love. READ FULL STORY »

Jul 20 2010 03:50 PM ET

'Family Guy' abortion episode: Too controversial for TV, but safe for DVD!

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Categories: Family Guy, Television

stewie-family-guyImage Credit: FoxFamily Guy loves to push the envelope — just ask Sarah Palin — and Fox is usually game to play along. But recently, the network put the kibosh on an episode, entitled “Partial Terms of Endearment,” in which mom Lois considers having an abortion. While the broadcast audience will never get to see Lois debate whether or not to keep the child she’s carrying as a surrogate for friends who are then killed in a car accident (funny?), the unaired episode will finally see the light when 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment releases it on DVD this September.

What do you think, PopWatchers — should Fox have aired the episode? Are you planning to check it out on DVD this fall? And do you think abortion it too touchy a topic for TV? Sound off below.

Jul 20 2010 03:41 PM ET

The Situation and Pauly D on board for season 3 of 'Jersey Shore': Report

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Categories: Jersey Shore, Reality TV, Television

situation-pauly-dImage Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesRelax, people. Looks like everything is going to be a-okay. The birds will still chirp, the sun will still shine — and The Situation and Pauly D will still be on our MTV. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two stars of Jersey Shore have officially signed on to GTL for a third season of the network’s hit show.

Of course, that’s only two down — meaning there is still six to go — but word is Snooki & Co. are close to signing deals, meaning production will likely go on as expected. Good thing we avoided a grenade, huh?

Jul 20 2010 03:30 PM ET

What classic movies have let you down?

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Categories: Dude, THAT's Your Plot?, Movies, Netflix, Whining

Love-StoryImage Credit: Everett CollectionThanks to the magical powers of instant Netflix, I’ve been watching a lot of stuff lately that I might not have gotten around to otherwise. (Mostly I watch Friday Night Lights over and over. But sometimes I change it up!) I’ve been going through some romance classics because I can never convince anyone to watch them with me. So, perfect opportunity to finally watch The Way We Were! And Love Story. And be shocked to discover how much I hated both of them. [And solidify my slot on the "definitely going to die alone" list.]

I know, I know: blasphemy. They’re classics! Love means never having to say you’re sorry! Misty water-colored memories! Etc. I’d be willing to grant that these films played somewhat differently at the times of their releases, and that they maybe just haven’t aged well, but holy God was I ever disappointed. I’ve been hearing for decades that these are two of the best, most iconic romances in American film. I could barely stand to finish them.

Surely you have had a similar experience, PopWatchers. You fiiiinally got around to that classic, only to discover that, oh, a third of the film is grating montages (Love Story), or that there are weird glaring gaps in the narrative (The Way We Were). What classic movie has let you down?

Jul 20 2010 03:05 PM ET

Lunchtime Poll: Can reality TV hosts do real jobs, too?

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Categories: Lunchtime Poll, Survivor

Hosting a reality TV show clearly requires some kind of skill. Science hasn’t figured out what that “skill” is…but who needs science? We viewers can naturally sense when a reality TV host is “good” (Phil Keoghan), “bad” (Monica Lewinsky), “flirting shamelessly with the married female contestants” (Chris Jericho on Downfall), or “will be human when he saves his father from Monstro the Whale” (Howie Mandel). But here’s some knowledge, kids: Reality TV hosts can do real jobs, too. Take Jeff Probst. If you’re like me, then you assumed that Probst spent his pre-Survivor life living with a family of wild gorillas, before CBS trapped him and gave him a wardrobe of explorer shirts. But turns out, he’s an ordained minister with some hippie Internet church. A tax break, you say? Maybe…except that he just officiated Jenna Fischer’s wedding!

So now we know that hosting a reality TV show about swimsuit-clad conspirators is good training to minister a celebrity wedding. Who knew! PopWatchers, what other sorta-real-world jobs are reality TV hosts more than qualified for?

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Jeff Probst officiated Jenna Fischer’s wedding, and other awesome ideas

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