Image Credit: DisneyBreaking the hearts of many tweens around the world, Disney has pulled the plug on the Jonas Brothers’ series Jonas L.A. Reports began circling over the weekend, after the show’s director Paul Hoen tweeted “Sadly no more Jonas L.A.” on November 6 (Hoen has since deleted the tweet). Disney confirmed with EW that there are no more new episodes of the show in the works. “The series has concluded as scheduled after two very successful seasons, and all original episodes of its second season have aired,” said a spokesperson for the network in a statement to EW. “The Jonas Brothers are currently busy wrapping up their 40+ city concert tour and will soon be back in the studio working on music projects for Disney’s Hollywood Records. We look forward to working with them on new projects in the future.” Over the course of this season’s 13 episodes, Jonas L.A. averaged 3.7 million total viewers, landing the series in the Top 5 programs for the tween demographic (ages 9-14). READ FULL STORY »
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Madonna's solution to end bullying: Stop gossiping for one day
Image Credit: Michael Rozman/Warner BrosOn today’s Ellen DeGeneres Show, Madonna adds her voice to those supporting gay teens and calling for an end to bullying. “I know a number of people have spoken out about it, but I feel like I need to say something. The gay community has been incredibly supportive of me. I wouldn’t have a career if it weren’t for the gay community … I have a teenage daughter and I have ongoing discussions with her about this topic, so I feel like I need to say a few words,” Madonna says, via satellite. The singer claims to knows what it’s like to feel isolated and alienated as a youth. When did things change for her? She tells DeGeneres, “It wasn’t until my ballet teacher, who was also gay, took me under his wing and introduced me to a community of artists of other unique individuals who told me it was good and okay to be different and brought me to my first gay disco and ironically made me feel I was part of the world and it was okay to be different.” How does she talk to her kids about bullying? “We talk a lot about the importance of not judging people who are different. Not judging people who don’t fit into our expected view of what’s cool and what isn’t,” she says. “Think about it across the board. The concept that we are torturing teenagers because they are gay … It’s unfathomable. It’s like lynching black people or Hitler exterminating Jews. Sorry if I’m going on a rampage right now, but this is America. The land of the free and the home of the brave….”
Madonna also issues a challenge, which she believes could be a solution: “I think it would be interesting for everybody to try one simple experiment … Try to get through the day each and every one of us … without gossiping about somebody. Without gossiping about anybody. And not only that. Not even listening to gossip. Walking away from it. Can you imagine what your day would be like? How much more free time you’d have? I also feel like you’d feel about better about yourself…” READ FULL STORY »
'Y&R': Sean Young tries to kill Victor, who is saved by Morse code; Nikki gets screwed by 'Faceplace'
It’s been like 15 years since I watched The Young and the Restless (save for Slezak’s cameo), but visiting my mother who was watching yesterday’s episode on SOAPnet late last night, I happened to walk into the room right as Eric Braeden’s Victor arose from pretending he was dead to grab Sean Young’s murderous con artist Meggie by the hair (pictured). That was enough to stop me where I stood, but then it turns out that Meggie’s plan to marry and kill Victor was thwarted by an old, mute man named Murphy who tapped it out in Morse code. BRILLIANT. I sat down. Then Nikki, who’s in rehab because Meggie was putting alcohol in her tea to get her off the wagon so she could make her move on Victor, saw the wedding photo Meggie put on “Faceplace,” and decided to sleep with fellow patient Deacon. (According to my mother, Deacon is only after Nikki for her money.) Well, Victor came to visit Nikki and caught them together in bed. She tried to tell Victor that she loved him, to which he replied, “I don’t give a damn! I don’t give a damn!” And then, in what has got to be one of Braeden’s best exits in his long, illustrious career, he told her, “Never will I lay hands on you again.” You’ll want to watch those scenes here.
Does Eric Braeden wear that badass black leather jacket frequently? I may start DVRing. The man still has it. And now, I’m old enough to appreciate it.
'Call of Duty: Black Ops': Will it be as big as 'Modern Warfare 2'?
Call of Duty: Black Ops hit stores this morning, exactly 364 days after Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 became a new national videogame monument, with first-day sales totaling $310 million. Although Black Ops is in the same series as Modern Warfare 2, it’s created by a different developer (Treyarch). In a marked contrast to the near-future Red Dawn-ishness of MW2, the story mode of Black Ops flashes back to the Cold War, with levels set in Cuba, Laos, and Vietnam. Most intriguingly, the Black Ops multiplayer has a new “wager system” where players can gamble in-game currency on their matches. (So, to recap: Communism bad. Gambling good.) But will Black Ops be able to compete with its highly praised predecessor?
Modern Warfare 2 was actually one of the first games I bought when I finally got my Xbox 360, and I spent roughly three months of my life trying and failing to become good at the multiplayer (or at least better than the obscenity-spewing fifth graders who kept on sniping me.) READ FULL STORY »
Poll: How did Conan O'Brien fare on opening night?
Image Credit: Meghan SinclairLadies and gentleman, our long national nightmare is over. After more than nine months in the wilderness — and by wilderness, I mean everywhere but late-night TV — Conan O’Brien is back on the air. Last night’s premiere on TBS was classic Conan, though Ken Tucker points out it was as underwhelming as it was pleasant. It remains to be seen how O’Brien will distinguish himself from his rivals, old and new, but for one night, at least, Team Coco and TBS were the center of the entertainment universe.
What did you make of O’Brien’s debut? Vote and sound off below. READ FULL STORY »
'Wheel of Fortune' contestant makes an impressive solve -- with one letter!
Twenty-seven letters. No ‘R.’ One ‘L.’ Would you be willing to take a stab at solving that Wheel of Fortune puzzle? Probably not. (Especially when people make mistakes like this.) But on Friday, Wheel contestant Caitlin Burke had a particularly good feeling about the puzzle in front of her and decided to solve, much to the shock of host Pat Sajak and the audience. Take a look after the jump.
'Blubberella': Uwe Boll unleashes the trailer for his supersized superhero movie
The other week we brought you the news that much critiqued Teutonic auteur Uwe Boll had made a comedy about a supersized superheroine called Blubberella. Well, never mind the Boll, uh, announcements. The director has just released the trailer for his new meisterwork, which stars Lindsay Hollister as the titular half-human, half-vampire hero and Boll himself as—and we’re not joking here—Hitler.
You can watch the trailer for both that and Bloodrayne 3: The Third Reich—the movie Blubberella parodies, and which was filmed simultaneously—after the jump. Be warned: the latter contains some rough language.
What do you think of Uwe’s latest offerings? Which of the two films would you rather see?
Under-appreciated Entertainer of the Year: Patricia Clarkson? Paul Wesley? A Real Housewife? Vote!
Image Credit: Adam Taylor; Disney/Pixar; Adam Orchon/Everett Collection; Virginia Sherwood/Bravo; Quantrell Colbert/Bravo; Quantrell Colbert/BravoI’ve been pondering the philosophical implications of our latest Under-appreciated Entertainer of the Year bracket game, and I’m getting dizzy. Let’s just say that the divine Patricia Clarkson (Easy A, Shutter Island) edges the voice of Barbie from Toy Story 3, Jodi Benson, in Round 1 and goes on to win the entire contest. Does that make her the most Under-appreciated Entertainer of 2010, or by winning, is she no longer under-appreciated? By that argument then, isn’t the entertainer who loses the first-round popular vote by the largest margin, technically, the most underrated? And if the most underrated entertainer falls in the forest and there’s no paparazzi around to snap a picture, does the entertainer not bleed — Stop! My head hurts.
Image Credit: Bob Mahoney/The CW; Virginia Sherwood/NBC; Jonathan MannionLet’s keep it simple. There are so many talented performers who are routinely excellent but don’t always get the credit. This is your chance to recognize the one who makes you smile most. Clarkson or Benson? Paul Wesley of The Vampire Diaries or Jesse Plemons of Friday Night Lights? Real Housewife of N.J. Teresa Giudice or Real Housewife of Atlanta Kandi Burruss? Big Boi, whose debut solo album was big but deserved to be bigger, or saucy chanteuse VV Brown, whose ubiquitous songs pop in and out of my favorite TV shows? Vote your heart, PopWatchers. Submit your round 1, day 3 vote after the jump, and click here to check out our entire bracket of 64 competitors.We’ll figure out the existential ramifications of the results after. READ FULL STORY »
'Days of Our Lives' 45th Anniversary: Executive producer Ken Corday looks back with EW
Image Credit: Trae Patton/NBCYesterday, NBC announced that its long-running—and sometimes possessed-character featuring—soap opera Days of Our Lives had been renewed for two more years, with an option for an additional third year. The new contract ensures that the daytime drama will be on the air through at least September 2013. And no surprise, the news corresponded with a milestone for the show—its rather amazing 45th anniversary of being on the air. That’s a feat, when you consider that major soaps have been killed off both this year and last. (R.I.P., As the World Turns and Guiding Light.)
To celebrate the moment, the network has sanctioned a sure-to-be-fan-favorite picture book, Days of Our Lives 45 Years: A Celebration in Photos; a load of fan events; and today, the soap broke its fourth wall, with longtime character Maggie (Suzanne Rogers) telling fans simply at the end of the episode: “Today, we’re celebrating 45 years of Days of Our Lives. Our families have been through a lot together, and today we especially want to thank you for being with us through it all and to let you know that we are looking forward to many more years of all of us sharing…the Days of Our Lives.” That was, hilariously, after we cut from an episode-ending scene with Maggie trapped in a tombish casket at the hands of nemesis Vivian (Louise Sorel). Oh, the irony of working in daytime drama! So silly, yet so earnest.
To celebrate here at EW, we decided to check in with Days of Our Lives‘ longtime executive producer Ken Corday, the man behind the show and the owner of Corday Productions, the company that producers the soap. Corday talked about his favorite episodes (hint: he’s a sucker for the Hortons’ holiday traditions!), storylines he regrets (yah, those possession episodes went on too long), and his hopes for the future of soap operas. Read on for more:
Breaking: Conan's clown hair same as real hair
An alter-ego red pompadour and cameos from handsome man Jon Hamm and little person Larry King within the first five minutes of TBS’ Conan?! Doesn’t Conan O’Brien know I have a very important Dancing With the Stars recap to write?
SPOILER ALERT: The beard lives!
Update: Oh, s—! He just moved the moon!
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