Image Credit: Lewis Jacobs/NBCBy the beard of Gary Gygax, I really enjoyed last night’s Community. It always seems to be the episodes that take a small conceit and blow it up into something crazy and wonderful that work the best for me. Paintball becomes all-out war, a lost pen sets off a bottle episode that teaches us the phrase “bottle episode,” and a game of Dungeons & Dragons becomes a magical quest of sorcery and sarcasm. Which is really what D&D‘s all about anyway. (Not that I played it, I wasn’t a nerd. Plus, I was too busy with all my super-awesome cool-kid stuff like, um, Magic the Gathering and preparing for the Mathlympics.) READ FULL STORY »
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Feb 4
2011
12:18 AM ET
'Community': Is Pierce transforming into the group's villain?
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Feb 3
2011
08:00 PM ET
'American Idol' in Los Angeles: Who 'sing beautiful'?
So close to Hollywood… yet so far away. S. Ty, J. Lo, and R. Jacks hit Los Angeles on tonight’s audition-round episode. Fire up your Audition Rounds Bingo card and get ready for a Katy Perry montage featuring sad sacks, delusionals, derelicts, and people in costumes! Chat about American Idol‘s one-hour Los Angeles audition spectacle here during and after the show, then come back later for my full recap.
Update: Recap is live!
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Feb 3
2011
07:30 PM ET
Double Rainbow guy stars in New Zealand commercial. What does it mean?!?
A few hours ago, I thought Double Rainbow Guy’s 15 minutes were up. But after watching this New Zealand commercial for Vodafone, I’m actually kind of hoping Paul “Bear” Vasquez gets 15 more. Embedded after the jump, watch the (vocal) viral video star — and good sport — marvel at all the good things that come in pairs: Waterfalls, lines on the road, and cheeseburgers. (Not The Shining twins though.) It’s so intense. All the way. [via Buzzfeed] READ FULL STORY »
Feb 3
2011
07:03 PM ET
The Egypt revolt: Why are we so shocked by journalists getting beaten up?
Image Credit: Getty ImagesThere’s a long history of reporters putting themselves in danger to cover a story. Edward R. Murrow broadcast his famous World War II radio shows from the rooftops of London during Nazi air raids. More recently, NBC anchor David Bloom died in 2003 while riding inside a cramped US tank during the Iraq War — from deep vein thrombosis, but still. In fact, last year, 79 reporters from around the world were killed while covering stories in places from Chechnya to the Philippines, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. So why is this week’s attack on Anderson Cooper in Egypt (captured on flip-cam video), along with several other altercations between reporters and pro-Mubarak protesters (one Fox News camera crew got beaten so badly they ended up in the hospital) creating such a stir back here at home? Why are we all so surprised, considering this sort of thing happens all the time all over the world, albeit generally to journalists with less famous hair? READ FULL STORY »
Feb 3
2011
06:42 PM ET
'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' sets final season premiere date. Please, let Det. Goren die.
Image Credit: Miranda Penn Turin/USAWhen we last saw Det. Goren (Vincent D’Onofrio) on Law & Order: Criminal Intent — when the actor was officially leaving the show… for the first time — he was simply fired by longtime partner, Det. Eames (Kathryn Erbe). Though I don’t speak for all CI fans who spent years watching D’Onofrio play the eccentric headcase of a detective, I will admit that I felt this was not an acceptable finale for one of TV’s most interesting, complex characters. No, if you ask me, in the final episode of the final season of CI — which premieres May 1 — Det. Goren has to die. READ FULL STORY »
Feb 3
2011
05:37 PM ET
Gordon Gekko, Troy Dyer, and the characters that 'backfire'
Image Credit: Everett Collection(2)Patton Oswalt was on The B.S. Report podcast a few weeks ago, and during his awesome two-part interview, he and Bill Simmons started talking about Reality Bites. “I contend that the Ethan Hawke character is the exact same thing as the Gordon Gekko character in Wall Street,” Oswalt said. “They set up him as, Hey, this is a really horrible way to live; this guys kind of a douche. And instead, people looked at that and went, I’m gonna be like that…. Oliver Stone wrote Gordon Gekko to be the most ultimately evil guy, and then to his horror, everyone started going like, I’m gonna get my suspenders! It’s weird when a character backfires.” Later in the podcast, Simmons and Oswalt add Vince Vaughn’s character from Swingers to the list, too. (Listen to the whole interview here and here.) READ FULL STORY »
Feb 3
2011
04:40 PM ET
Volkswagen 'Star Wars' commercial: How could you not like it?
A new Volkswagen commercial featuring a child dressed as Darth Vader trying desperately to use the Force around his home (and then in the driveway), is innately awesome. I won’t spoil the punch line for you, but watch it below, and I trust you’ll get it. What I don’t understand is how, as views approach the 2 million mark on YouTube, there are at least 175 people who “dislike” it. Seriously? How? Did they not cry at Up either? READ FULL STORY »
Feb 3
2011
04:18 PM ET
Bravo announces 'Real Housewives of Miami' will bump 'New York City' premiere for now: Could it be a blessing in disguise?
Image Credit: Adam Olszweski/BravoBuried amid Bravo’s announcement about the launch of The Real Housewives of Miami debuting Feb. 22 is the sad — or maybe not so sad? — news that the fourth season of The Real Housewives of New York City, which had been scheduled for a Feb. 15 debut, won’t see the light of day until spring. Indeed, EW is hearing a late March premiere for the antics of the Countess, Jill Zarin, Ramona, & Co. The big question that comes out of this rather jarring change: Could The Real Housewives of Miami (above) really be a suitable replacement for The Real Housewives of New York City (below)?
Feb 3
2011
03:24 PM ET
'Avengers' casting: Who is Nick Fury's mysterious 'sidekick'? The Wasp? Sharon Carter? The Contessa?
Image Credit: Marvel EntertainmentSamuel L. Jackson dropped an Avengers bombshell on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night: After chatting about his cameo appearances in the upcoming Thor and Captain America movies, the actor told the host, “I’ve got to screen test like five actresses on Friday. They have this new character that’s, I guess, my sidekick who’s with me all the time.” Cue rumor mill explosion: Could this heretofore unknown S.H.I.E.L.D. agent be Sharon Carter, an occasional love interest for Captain America? Could she be the Wasp, a founding female Avenger who was surprisingly left off the cast list announced at last year’s Comic-Con? Or could it be some new character invented by Avengers director Joss Whedon? READ FULL STORY »
Feb 3
2011
02:50 PM ET
Bieber booed at Knicks game. Funny or sad?
Justin Bieber went to see the New York Knicks play last night, and got booed by the crowd at Madison Square Garden after his face graced the overhead scoreboard. You can hear the reaction in the video below. The TV commentators praise New York Rangers goalie Henrik Lundqvist, who was sitting next to Bieber, for making conversation to soothe the 16-year-old’s momentarily bruised ego. Of course, the young girl bawling feet from them, overwhelmed by merely being that close to Bieber, may also have helped.
Now I know the pleasure of a random “boo” fest in the Garden. I think it was the first year the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) came to town, and clown Flint Rasmussen rode around the dirt in a mini tank during a break in action and fired T-shirts into the crowd. When he accidentally hit a Stanley Cup banner, it was not pretty. But that, to me, is different. The crowd was booing an action, not a kid’s existence. This clip made me feel for Bieber. And I hate that. Are we ready for a backlash against the backlash? READ FULL STORY »
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