Archive: September 2010 (141-150 of 588)

Sep 24 2010 08:30 AM ET

'Drop Dead Diva' renewed (or I would've smacked someone)

drop-dead-divaImage Credit: LifetimeThe season 2 finale of Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva had the unfortunate luck of going up against the Emmys last month. Which is why it wasn’t until days later that I finally had a chance to watch it and scream. Jane (Brooke Elliott) was finally ready to tell Grayson (Jackson Hurst) that she was actually his late fiancée Deb in his brilliant lawyer colleague’s body. The woman he compares every other woman to, including the one he’d just broken up with, Vanessa, because he wasn’t ready to move on, was still there. But before she could, Grayson asked Jane to be his best man at his wedding to Vanessa — they’d gotten back together because an earlier chat with Jane made him realize he needed to move forward. Jane left the restaurant upset, Grayson chased after her — AND GOT HIT BY A CAR. Jane knelt by his side and begged her guardian angel Fred (Ben Feldman), who’d warned her that telling Grayson the truth that only Fred and Deb’s best friend Stacy (April Bowlby) knew may not end well, to do something. Grayson looked up at Jane and said… “Deb?” End scene. And SCREAM!

That’s a cliffhanger that needs resolved. Granted, Grayson will probably come to in the season 3 premiere not remembering that he saw Deb in Jane. (It’s called giving us a hint of what we want, then hitting the reset button. I agree with commenters: Grayson needs to acknowledge his love for Jane first, which is what she’d expected him to do when they met that night.) But I’ll be there watching. You?

Sep 24 2010 07:00 AM ET

Ivanka Trump blogs 'The Apprentice': Episode 2

Ivanka-TrumpImage Credit: Virginia Sherwood/NBCHello again, Entertainment Weekly readers – I am glad to have you back on my blog this week! I hope that you enjoyed last night’s episode of The Apprentice, and while I wasn’t on the show this week, I still have some pretty strong opinions as to what happened.

We All Scream for Ice Cream
With last week’s loss and my father’s disappointment fresh in their minds, both teams felt like they had something to prove. The task assigned was deceptively simple – sell ice cream in New York City and make the biggest profit possible. Sales are interesting – our contestants always think that the sales tasks are the easiest – because in truth, a sales plan must always be well thought out, strategic, and extremely organized.

Octane chose David as their Project Manager, and Fortitude chose Poppy as theirs. Luckily, it was a hot week in New York so both teams had the elements on their side! READ FULL STORY »

Sep 24 2010 02:12 AM ET

'Jersey Shore' recap: Her monthly situation

Angelina gave Jose a gift certificate for his birthday: “One Evening in the Community Smush Room, Smushing Optional.” I don’t want to sound like a prude, viewers, but why, why, WHY would you spend an entire night in that dystopian disease factory, that laboratory of biological perversion, without once smushing? Ronnie happily noted that the bed had developed a local population: “My children, Pauly’s children, Snooki juice.” (Since there hasn’t been an outbreak of the bubonic plague yet, we can deduce that the room functions on the Mr. Burns Principle.)

Poor Jose walked away bangless. No sympathy bang. No birthday bang. No Bang the Drum Slowly DVD starring a young Robert De Niro. “Jose’s definitely getting played,” said Ronnie. (“Like a piano,” he explained. “That is getting cheated on by a girl piano,” he concluded.) Part of me thinks that Angelina is getting a bad rap. We all know that, if she were a guy, she’d basically be the Situation, except not 45 years old. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 23 2010 10:12 PM ET

Does Hollywood have a Santa problem?

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Santa-Rare-ExportsConservative pundits have it all wrong. It’s not Christmas that Hollywood hates—it’s Santa Claus. Today TV Guide reports that Fox will be broadcasting a Family Guy Christmas special, Road to the North Pole, in which Stewie and Brian head into the tundra to kill the jolly fat guy in the red suit. This news comes just weeks after a film called Rare Exports: A Christmas Story got picked up for North American release at the Toronto Film Festival. It’s a Finnish dark comedy about evil archeologists who discover that Santa Claus is real and try to capture him… until Santa fights back (actually, the trailer looks pretty awesome). This is hardly the first time Santa has been abused by the pop culture: He was portrayed as a drunk in Bad Santa, chased around New York by Central Park Rangers in Elf, even arrested and put on trial in Miracle on 34th Street.

What do you think is going on here, Popwatchers? Why all the anti-Santa hostility? And what movies or TV shows do you think have been naughty or nice to Santa?

Sep 23 2010 06:47 PM ET

Portia de Rossi now officially a DeGeneres. Change is difficult.

Portia-de-RossiImage Credit: Angela Weiss/Getty ImagesSome names just roll off the tongue, don’t they? Portia de Rossi had one of those, earning her a place just below Mariska Hargitay on my list of names I wish I had instead of my own. But the AP reports she’s now Portia DeGeneres after the court granted her petition to take wife Ellen DeGeneres’ last name. Hmm…that’s going to take some getting used to. Courteney Cox adding the Arquette to her name after marrying hubby David was strange enough; I just barely got used to that. Now this?

That said, congratulations to the DeGenereses. May your friends save copious amounts of time over their lifetime when addressing Christmas cards thanks to this melding of names. Also a plus? The name Portia de Rossi (which really wasn’t even her birth name to begin with; it was Amanda Lee Rogers) is now up for grabs. Dibs!

Update: Through her rep, the actress released the following statement to EW.com: “I am thrilled to legally adopt my wife’s name. I will continue to use Portia de Rossi for professional purposes.”

More ponderings: @EWPortiadR @EWSandraG on Twitter

Sep 23 2010 06:20 PM ET

Excess Hollywood: Rob Zombie tackles 'Lords of Salem'

  • Angelina Jolie has cast a Bosnian actress, Zana Marjanovic, to play a woman in love with a Serbian man in her directorial debut. [THR]
  • Rob Zombie will helm The Lords of Salem, a thriller about a 300-year-old coven of witches who return to modern-day Salem to terrorize the community. Oh, Stefano DiMera, will you ever end your reign of mischief? [Deadline]
  • Fox will air an hour-long Family Guy Christmas special called Road to the North Pole. The episode will have three musical numbers, and will center on Stewie’s attempt to murder Santa Claus. Who I’m guessing will have a hot wife, a talking reindeer, and a spin-off by next fall. [TV Guide]
  • Jon Seda, who dat? Why, he’s the star of The Pacific, who will join the cast of Treme as a venture capitalist who lends a hand at rebuilding New Orleans. [Deadline]
Sep 23 2010 06:00 PM ET

'The Mentalist: Season 2' DVD giveaway!

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The-MentalistHey, PopWatchers! We’re giving away The Mentalist DVDs!

In honor of tonight’s season 3 premiere, we’re giving away 15 copies of The Mentalist: Season 2 on DVD. The DVDs are courtesy of our corporate siblings over at Warner Home Video and are available while supplies last.

Here’s how to enter to win:

1. Go to our Facebook page.

2. Click “Like” at the top of the page

3. Find the post on our Wall announcing the giveaway, click Comment, and give us your nomination for the craziest case Patrick Jane has handled. (Note: Commenting on this post won’t enter you in the giveaway; see the official rules after the jump.)

4. If you’re a winner, we’ll contact you via Facebook message to request your mailing address.

The giveaway starts NOW! READ FULL STORY »

Sep 23 2010 05:58 PM ET

'Community' star Alison Brie: Three episodes for newbies to watch before tonight's season 2 premiere

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CommunityImage Credit: Trae Patton/NBCHoly macaroni with pepper jack, PopWatchers! There are mere hours to go before the season 2 premiere of Community. And in case you haven’t done your summer assignment  (which was to catch up on show!), you fail. Kidding. But in case you haven’t caught up or are new to the party, Alison Brie stopped by EW recently to give her picks for must-see episodes. At 22 minutes each, you still have time to check out these three episodes before the new season starts, but you must hurry… READ FULL STORY »

Sep 23 2010 05:29 PM ET

'Grey's Anatomy' is back tonight, and I can't wait

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greys-anatomyI think I’m ready to love Grey’s Anatomy again. I can’t believe it myself! I got show-divorced from Grey’s right around the dark Gizzie times, and hadn’t really looked back — until I caved and watched last season’s finale. And then I watched all of last season, and now I’m sucked back in, and I seriously cannot wait for tonight. So much aftermath to wade through!

Here’s hoping Sarah Drew’s April works her way into the Seattle Grace in-crowd this season; Shonda Rhimes herself told our own Michael Ausiello that the April (and Jackson) “have really been folded into the group,” and I’m curious to see how that plays out. Certainly the big story is going to be Derek’s recovery, but I’m almost more invested in Alex’s — dude needs a dawn-of-a-new-day kind of restart. Maybe this is his chance?

Let’s hear it, PopWatchers: Are you more invested in Meredith’s post-shooting storyline, or Cristina’s? How do you think Bailey’s handling everything? And what of Callie, Arizona, Marc, and Lexie?

Read more:
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ recap: Shots fired
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ finale: Remember where it all began…
Exclusive: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ boss answers your burning season finale questions

Sep 23 2010 04:45 PM ET

'Fringe': Will the J.J. Abrams sci-fi series achieve geek glory this season? PLUS: Parallel world-palooza!

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fringe-season-3Image Credit: Michael Courtney/FoxFringe begins its third season tonight, and the time has come for J.J. Abrams’ erratically awesome freaks-and-geeks fest to become consistently awesome and fulfill its long-teased promise of becoming TV’s coolest, craziest, most creatively audacious cult pop thingie. Lost and Heroes are gone. FlashForward fizzled out. I never got aboard the Supernatural bandwagon — and I jumped off the Smallville bandwagon a long time ago. The Event has potential (I’ve seen the next two episodes—they’re strong), but Fringe has the pole position. The show has the goods for a great run. The braintrust installed by Abrams and co-creators Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci are indeed brainy enough. The core cast — John Noble, Anna Torv, Joshua Jackson, Lance Reddick, Blair Brown — can bring it, and their characters have evolved into truly engaging, involving people. And after two seasons of pussy-footing around its key sci-fi idea (our world is embroiled in a secret war with a parallel universe Earth) and fumbling to find a way to explore it in an accessible, character-driven way, Fringe finally committed and found Eureka! with an outstanding sweep of episodes at the end of season 2 that set up the premise of season 3.

Agent Olivia Dunham (Torv) is marooned in the “over there” world, while her doppelganger has secretly taken her place in her own world. Exec producers Jeff Pinkner and Joel Wyman say the new season will toggle between the two realms, which will allow the series to spend significant time in the parallel world and have fun fleshing out and playing with an alternate version of history where people travel by rerto sci-fi blimps and the World Trade Center still stands. I’m looking forward to watching Fringe letting its already-freaky freak flag unfurl even further this year (while not losing track of its human element) — and I’m looking forward to reading our resident Fringe champion Ken Tucker’s clear-eyed take on the show each week. In fact, Ken and fellow Fringe fanatic Whitney Pastorek have whipped up a Fringe refresher to get you set for the new season. You can find it here. READ FULL STORY »

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