Archive: September 2011 (171-180 of 316)

Sep 16 2011 01:41 PM ET

'The Vampire Diaries' and 'The Secret Circle': A compelling Thursday night?

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Categories: About Last Night, Gale Harold, Television, The Secret Circle, The Vampire Diaries
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The CW debuted its new supernatural Thursday last night, with the series debut of The Secret Circle following the season 3 premiere of The Vampire Diaries. The pairing makes perfect sense: Both shows, adapted from L.J. Smith novels, have teen heroines, and both come from Kevin Williamson, who loves twists and epic love stories equally. By scheduling them on the same night, the CW hopes those TVD fans who love a mythology-driven drama that moves will stick around for TSC. It worked in week 1: The Secret Circle retained nearly all of its Vampire Diaries lead-in. But what about next week? Are you in or are you out? READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2011 12:41 PM ET

Jerry O’Connell to make Broadway debut opposite Alan Rickman in ‘Seminar’

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Categories: Stage/Theater
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Producers of the upcoming Broadway show Seminar have rounded out their cast — with Jerry O’Connell. The Stand By Me star joins Alan Rickman, Hettienne Park, Hamish Linklater, and recent Tony nominee Lily Rabe in the new comedy, which was written by Pulitzer finalist Theresa Rebeck (who’s also hard at work on NBC’s midseason Broadway-set musical show, Smash). He’ll play one of four student scribes taking private classes with Rickman’s “recklessly brilliant” and “unorthodox” writer. According to the press release, alliances will be “made and broken, sex is used as a weapon, and hearts are unmoored.” Previews begin Oct. 27 with an opening night scheduled for Nov. 20.

Sep 16 2011 12:13 PM ET

'Family Guys' go giggity over season 10 premiere in special midnight screening

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Categories: Animation, Family Guy
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The creators of Family Guy adore their devoted fans — so, ahead of the irreverent series’ 10th season (premiering Sept. 25), they decided to allow die-hards a sneak peek at the premiere in special midnight screenings across the country. The fans’ reception? As Peter Griffin himself would say, they found the episode freakin’ sweet!

At the AMC Village 7 theater in downtown New York City, a line of fans stretched down the block for two hours(!) before the start of The Something, Something, Something Anniversary, which marks 10 seasons — not years (Aww-kward!) — of the show. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2011 11:09 AM ET

Elisabeth Hasselbeck's new show 'Angels Among Us': What did you think?

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Categories: About Last Night, Snap Judgment, Television
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Let’s get the main problem surrounding CMT’s new show Angels Among Us, which premiered last night, out of the way: It airs on Country Music Television, yet makes absolutely NO reference to the classic Alabama song “Angels Among Us.” What’s up with that?!

Elisabeth Hasselbeck hosts the re-enactment series, which highlights those who believe their lives were saved because of divine intervention by angels. The View co-host only appeared in the premiere episode for a total of about two minutes, but she struck a very odd tone during her brief segments. (For the record, I really do like Hasselbeck. In a sea of daytime hosts that are all too willing to smile and nod with any statement that sounds nice, she’s willing to confront people face-to-face.)

Hasselbeck, with her overly affected presentation style and serious stare, seemed like she was playing dress-up as a news anchor — especially in front of the evening news-ish green screen. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2011 10:29 AM ET

Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon become six-month mortal enemies. So who's Colbert's new BFF?

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Categories: Have You Seen This?, Jimmy Fallon, Late Night, The Colbert Report, Things That Are Awesome!

Sept. 3rd marked a momentous occasion for Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Fallon: The end of their six-month BFF courtship. Only problem is, both men forgot the date, as they are both terrible at counting on their fingers and keeping track of the months. The two figured it out when Fallon dropped by The Colbert Report Thursday night to bring his temporary friend his favorite tea (Jasmine Pomegranate Zinger!) and take a trip down memory lane (through their Pensieve!). After re-living all the fun (tandem bike riding, slumber parties, killing finding a drifter), Colbert and Fallon soon realized they’d already surpassed their friendship expiration date. (“I just realized I haven’t liked you for twelve days,” Colbert says.) In addition to already being Emmy rivals on Sunday, they would now have to be eternal enemies… for six months. Thankfully, someone special in the audience volunteered to be Colbert’s new BFF. Let’s just say it’s another person with a penchant for giggling. Watch the full, hilarious clip: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 16 2011 09:31 AM ET

'Sunny' star Glenn Howerton on 'Conan': Dennis is 'ambigiously gay'

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Categories: About Last Night, Gay/Lesbian/Kathy Griffin, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Television

Most It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia fans have, at one point or another, questioned the sexuality of Glenn Howerton’s Dennis. (After all, we did see him wake up next to two men way back in season 1′s “The Gang Gets Racist.”) Personally, I’ve always felt Dennis was far too narcissistic to be sexually interested in anyone more than himself, but, on last night’s Conan, Howerton admitted that Dennis and all of Sunny‘s irreverent characters are ambiguously gay. (Good news for The Waitress!)

For that matter, Howerton talked about how everyone lies somewhere on a gay spectrum. Married with a new baby, Howerton says he’s straight, but “I see Brad Pitt in Fight Club and I go, yeah… NICE.” Where does Conan land on the spectrum? Well, let’s just say he had quite the experimental 1985. Click the jump to watch the video, in which Howerton also talks about his baby (almost named Alien Grandpa Howerton!) and his “extraordinary range” as a Josh Groban-esque singer. Perfect for those of you who have recovered from last night’s gross-out Sunny premiere. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 15 2011 08:50 PM ET

PopWatch Confessional: What TV show do you like watching before bed?

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Categories: Burning Questions, Everything Reminds Us of 'Friends', PopWatch Confessional, Television, The Bad Man Scares Me!
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I’ve never been a huge fan of going to sleep in complete silence, but I became particularly dependent on the sound of the television to lure me into sleep when I got a roommate who always fell asleep to Friends reruns. I should note that in a normal living situation, your roommate’s sleeping preferences wouldn’t particularly matter, but we shared a studio apartment and, thus, we slept almost directly next to one another.

When she moved out this summer, I continued the trend until the sound of Joey’s voice started to sound like crickets dancing on swinging rusty gates. (Months later, I’m still going through Friends detox.) Recently, Intervention has taken its place. Intense, I know. “Sleep with the angels”? No thanks. I have inner demons!

The problem? There are only 100 episodes of Intervention available on Netflix, it appears I have a little under 2 months to find a new show that I don’t mind giving less than my full attention. So I need suggestions!  READ FULL STORY »

Sep 15 2011 08:30 PM ET

'Abduction' premiere: Watch Taylor Lautner and cast walk the red carpet! -- VIDEO

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Categories: Movies, On the Scene, Taylor Lautner Bicep Watch
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Image Credit: Bruce Talamon

Taylor Lautner’s first big post-Jacob movie as an above-the-title star — the I’m-a-suburban-teenager-who-discovers-I’m-a-missing-person thriller Abduction –premiered Thursday tonight at the famous Grauman’s Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. And since it was kiiiiinda impractical for all of the Twilight Nation to pile onto Hollywood Blvd. to see Lautner walk the red carpet, we thought a replay of the live-stream event would work instead. Check out Lautner below, along with co-stars Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, Maria Bello, Sigourney Weaver, Denzel Whitaker, and director John Singleton joining in on the festivities: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 15 2011 07:57 PM ET

Heidi Klum could give you a virus! Well, your computer! But she's still officially 'dangerous'!

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Categories: Project Runway, Things That Are Sad
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Image Credit: Justin Stephens/Lifetime Television

“As you know in fashion, one day you’re in, and the next day… ” you have viruses and malware on your computer because you Googled Heidi Klum! The web security company McAfee released their annual list of the top ten most dangerous celebrities on the Internet today, and this year the chipper Project Runway host stole the crown from last year’s winner Cameron Diaz. Klum could not be reached for comment, but McAfee says that searching for pictures and downloads of the former model “yields more than a 9 percent chance of landing on a website that has tested positive for online threats, such as spyware, adware, spam, phishing, viruses and other malware,” the company said in a release. Doesn’t she look so cute and innocent in this photo? For shame, Heidi!

Using celebrity names is a common way for tech-savvy ne’er-do-wells to lure people to sites that can steal your personal information and flood your computer with malicious software. Did you think you were safe searching for that sexy True Blood screensaver? McAfee says you’re not — Anna Paquin made the list at number seven. Were you hoping for some topless Piers Morgan pictures to add to your already impressive collection? Proceed with caution, because the Piers Morgan Tonight host landed the number three spot, and the title of “most dangerous male celebrity.”

McAfee used their SiteAdvisor software to provide ratings that indicate which sites are risky, and calculated an overall risk percentage for the top celebrity names on the web. See the full list of dangerous celebrities below: READ FULL STORY »

Sep 15 2011 06:15 PM ET

Astronomers have officially discovered Tatooine

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Categories: Science, Star Wars, This Really Only Needs One Sentence

Tatooine has always been the coolest planet in the Star Wars galaxy — except maybe Nar Shaddaa, and if you’re the kind of person who is currently contemplating commenting “Nar Shaddaa was technically a moon!” then shut your face and also I love you. But now, Tatooine can also lay claim to being the only Star Wars planet that actually exists: According to The New York Times, NASA scientists have discovered a planet that orbits two different stars at once, which means that someone standing on the planet’s surface could feasibly stare pensively into the distance at a double-sunset (just like Luke Skywalker), and if you’re anything like me there are only two possible responses to this information: 1) “Truly, we live in a strange and wonderful universe,” and 2) “God, Science is so f—ing cool!”

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