On last night’s Late Show, David Letterman really, really didn’t want his favorite fancy businessman friend Brian Williams to appear on The Tonight Show anymore. What is he, his mom? YOUR mom! After the break, watch Dave berate Bri-bri for associating with that squeaky-voiced weirdo. He will just not let up about those steam-powered cars! “HELP ME,” Williams mouthed to the camera. Eh, he loves it. READ FULL STORY »
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Aug 24
2010
12:10 PM ET
'Late Show': Letterman imitates Leno, forbids Brian Williams from visiting 'Tonight Show'
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Aug 24
2010
11:42 AM ET
Steven Spielberg, Alex Kurtzman, and Roberto Orci will adapt 'Locke and Key' into a (presumably spooky) TV show
Image Credit: Chris Hatcher/PR PhotosAt any moment, Steven Spielberg’s name is on some three dozen different projects. It was true back in the ’80s, when he produced/godfathered classics like Poltergeist, Gremlins, The Goonies, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and Back to the Future in between finding time to direct some of the best movies ever. (He also made Temple of Doom, but nobody’s perfect.) And it’s true today, as we add another project to his ever-swelling IMDB page: according to Vulture, Spielberg is working with burgeoning geek-auteurs Alex Kurtzman and Robert Orci on a TV show adapted from Joe Hill’s graphic novel series, Locke & Key.
The basic premise of the series sounds rife for a creepalicious cult TV series. READ FULL STORY »
Aug 24
2010
11:00 AM ET
'Chicago' on Broadway: After nearly 14 years, more razzle than dazzle
Image Credit: Catherine AshmoreThe rap on John Kander and Frank Ebb’s 1975 musical Chicago has been that it was a show ahead of its time, with its cynical take on the idea of celebrity, crime, and the regular folks who would do nearly anything for a moment in the spotlight. But though the original production picked up only one Tony Award (for lighting; it lost Best Musical to A Chorus Line), it was far from a flop: The show ran for 936 performances.
Still, no one could have expected that director Walter Bobbie’s 1996 revival would be such a giant hit that it has endured for nearly 14 years through multiple cast changes, including an Emmy broadcast’s worth of visiting celebrities. And who would have guessed that Chicago would spawn an Oscar-winning film that would help re-establish the movie musical as a viable genre?
I wish that I could say that the current Broadway production lived up to either the movie or the mid-’90s version (which future EW managing editor Jess Cagle gave a rapturous A+ rave). But while the material remains as icy-slick as ever and the limber dancing ensemble is hard to top in its Bob Fosse-via-Ann Reinking choreography, the current cast of stage veterans feels like it’s been giving ‘em the old razzle-dazzle — emphasis on old — a few too many times. (You can check out my review here.) Is anyone else a fan of Chicago? Who’s your favorite Roxie (or Velma)?
Tomorrow: EW’s Tanner Stransky returns to the on-stage Serengeti of The Lion King, Broadway’s third-longest running show.
Aug 24
2010
10:13 AM ET
'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' finale recap: Blank, vacant, soulless
Image Credit: Mitchell Haaseth/BravoAfter last night’s finale, something just doesn’t feel right with me. Maybe it’s the one too many Coke-and-red-wine combos I had, or maybe it’s the fact that yet again, I find myself actually siding with Danielle [shudder]. Relax, I’m not saying we’re about to get our nails done at Chateau together or share cheese fries at the diner, but let’s face it: Danielle is the show. I want to be on Team Caroline/Teresa/Jacqueline, but would you rather watch an hour of family “drama” featuring Gia’s road to stardom and Ashley’s bad behavior, or Danielle’s ridiculous attempts to explain the complexities of life? Hate her if you will, but Danielle’s lunacy provides a common ground for housewives and Housewives fans alike; it’s something we can all agree on. And to be fair, in the real, non-reality-show world, if people really had such a problem with a person, they wouldn’t stage a third public confrontation. As Danielle put it, “If you didn’t like me, would you go where you know I am to tell me, ‘I don’t like you!’?…You just wouldn’t be around me!” READ FULL STORY »
Aug 24
2010
10:00 AM ET
Which toy from your childhood do you miss the most?
A few days ago I returned from a week-long visit to my parent’s house in South Texas. When I wasn’t busy trying to think of creative ways to prevent my spontaneous combustion from excessive heat exposure, I found some time to clean out the toy-filled closet in my old bedroom. And by “found some time” I mean I was tired of my mother’s dirty looks.
At some point while sorting through my memories from ages 2-12, I caught myself thinking something that horrified me: “They just don’t make them this way anymore.” Suddenly, a montage of every elderly person on TV I’d ever seen saying the exact same line flashed in my brain, and I felt awful. After about two seconds of feeling like the oldest person on the planet, I snapped the heck out of it because my point was totally valid.
The majority of my childhood has long since been given away to younger cousins and sold at garage sales, but every now and then while sorting through my piles of junk, I would come across a spare piece of a toy that instantly jarred my memory. READ FULL STORY »
Aug 24
2010
09:49 AM ET
Jon Stewart asks Rod Blagojevich why he'll blab everywhere but the witness stand
Rod Blagojevich, the disgraced former governor of Illinois and current camera ham, visited the Daily Show last night to discuss last Tuesday’s verdict that found him guilty on a single count of lying to federal agents while remaining hung on the other 23 counts (video embedded below). Blagojevich had apparently been rehearsing his opening line in the green room because even his hair looked eager when he happily pronounced “23 down, and one to go!” Crickets.
Has there ever been a subject of a scandal that seems to be having so much fun? He treats these talk show appearances as if they were invitations to pizza parties, rather than repeated chances for the audience to smirk at another jackass politician. READ FULL STORY »
Aug 24
2010
09:00 AM ET
'Mad Men,' 'Monsters Inc.,' and 'The Middleman,' together at last!
Image Credit: AMC; Disney/Pixar; Eike Schroter/ABC FamilySunday night’s Mad Men featured yet more Miss Blankenship, Don’s new dottie secretary. She’s funny and all — although honestly, she’s a little much for me — but I felt like I’ve seen her before. Because I totally have! Because she’s basically Roz from Monsters Inc., and Ida from The Middleman. (So far, Miss Blankenship has yet to display an undercover superstrength of some sort, but I’m guessing it’s there. How could it not? Someone has to save Sally Draper!)
Separated at birth, PopWatchers. I’m telling you. Whom did I forget? I’m sure there someone… Oh, also, your daughter’s psychiatrist called!
Aug 24
2010
01:03 AM ET
Chris Harrison blogs 'Bachelor Pad': Episode 3
Image Credit: Craig Sjodin/ABC They say that love…. We’ll continue that song in just a bit. Let’s begin this week with a kiss. Who knew a simple little kissing contest would tear the world apart like it did in the house this week. Ashley is a high school teacher and felt like she would be compromising her values and letting her students down by taking part, so she pulled out of the competition. I have to go with my original feeling about it that day and say I respect the move. She felt like a hypocrite and I respect anybody for standing up for what they believe. As for Gia, I wasn’t so sure. She had already competed in over half the competition, so I’m not sure why she decided to step away when she did. I know she was struggling with it and got emotional, but I was a little surprised when she walked away. I think it’s pretty safe to say her heart wasn’t in it and she had no chance of winning, but seeing as how she got sent home it essentially cost her a quarter of a million dollars. I was also surprised at how serious the lip-locking got. As Elizabeth so eloquently said, “I got tongue from most of the guys.” Elizabeth and Natalie were easily the most aggressive during the contest. We gave them a rough seven-second count to kiss each guy, and most of the time I had to tell Natalie and Elizabeth that their time was up. Oddly enough the guys didn’t like the rough stuff. They went with the softer, gentler Peyton. As for the girls they picked David. David took Nikki, Krisily and Natalie to Vegas. They spent some time at the Bare pool at the Mirage. Natalie did bare it and surprise, surprise she got the rose. I’m not saying guys are easy to figure out, but it’s not exactly algebra is it? (If you’re really good at algebra then insert something you’re not good at here.) It’s smart of Natalie and David to keep their relationship on the down low. Considering the trouble Kovacs and Kiptyn are in, this seems like a good play. READ FULL STORY »
Aug 23
2010
10:03 PM ET
'Bachelor Pad' episode 3: 'I need about 10 minutes in the bathroom by myself'
And I need about 2 years straight to wash my eyes repeatedly with Clorox to erase the visuals of tonight’s kissing contest from my memory. I won’t go into any more detail — in deference to spoilerphobes, and also to keep from barfing on my computer — but suffice it to say that the Bachelor Pad contestants had to put their money where their mouth is… or really, they had to put their mouths where many, many people had been before. Stay tuned for my full TV recap (UPDATE: Click over to read the full Bachelor Pad recap) and Chris Harrison’s exclusive Bachelor Pad blog later tonight, but in the meantime, let’s work through this trauma together: Were you surprised by who won? Did I miss something, or did Tenley actually make it through this whole episode without crying? And will the “insiders” destroy us all? Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go drink a bottle of Listerine. Maybe two.
Aug 23
2010
08:35 PM ET
'Lost' auction: The Dharma van went for HOW much?!
Only in the world of Lost would a VW Bus be worth more than a vintage Camaro. At the official auction of Lost memorabilia — run by auction house Profiles in History on Aug. 21 and 22 – the iconic blue-and-white Dharma van won the highest bid, a whopping $47,500. (Hurley’s bitchin’ Camaro, meanwhile, netted a cool 20 grand.) More than 1,100 lots of props and costumes from the ABC series went up for bid online and in a Santa Monica, Calif. warehouse, including the time-shifting frozen donkey wheel (which went for $22,500), a pilot script signed by J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof ($15,000), 12 cans of Dharma beer ($5,000), Jin’s wedding ring ($4,750), Locke’s wheelchair ($3,250), and Sawyer’s paperback copy of Watership Down ($2,750). (An undetermined portion of the proceeds will go to Hawaii-based charities.) And to the person who won Jacob’s lighthouse mechanism and mirror array for $27,500: Good luck getting that thing to work again.
Here’s a partial list of the winning bids: READ FULL STORY »
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