Archive: September 2011 (41-50 of 316)

Sep 28 2011 02:23 AM ET

Contrarian Corner takes on 'Glee': 'I Am Unicorn' and I am vomiting rainbows

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Have you ever felt like you’re different, a misfit, a loner, like you just don’t belong? Come Tuesday nights, when everyone tunes into a certain high-school musical, do you find yourself wondering how we’ve reached a point where Kidz Bop: The Series has become a major cultural touchstone? Is there a passion burning deep inside you that you just need to get out, and is that passion the desire to complain about how much you dislike Glee? If so, please take a seat, you’re in the right place. (For those of you hoping to read EW’s regular Glee recap, you can find that here.) READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 10:00 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Eliminated contestant is....

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Update: Annie’s recap is live. Don’t click through if you don’t want to know! After a results show featuring Demi Lovato, The Script, and a Macy’s Stars of Dance performance I actually liked (the chances?!), the couple heading home from Dancing With the Stars with no hope of eventually secreting sparkles in their hard-earned sweat (ewwww)…. is…. coming up, after the break! READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 07:26 PM ET

'Dancing With the Stars': Hidden Gems of Week 2!

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Studies have shown that Hidden Gems of the Week, EW.com’s collection of reader-submitted ridiculata, is the best way to enjoy Dancing With the Stars without ever having to turn it on. It’s a visual feast of sparkles, fringe, and stunning awkwardness. Ready to go down the rabbit hole? Behold this bountiful smattering of Visible Gems! READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 07:00 PM ET

'Glee' has some Mommy issues tonight

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Idina Menzel’s Shelby Corcoran returns to Lima, Ohio tonight, bringing back both the baby she adopted from Quinn and Puck, as well as Rachel’s conflicting emotions about her biological mother.

And as if there isn’t already enough potential for high drama, Kurt’s got some new issues to deal with as he tries out for the lead in the school play. Shouldn’t be anything a little song and dance can’t fix, right? We’ll see.

You can watch tonight’s episode with us on our new second-screen app, EW.com’s ViEWer. Just click here to try it out. Come on. You know you wanna.

And you should check back after the show for our recap or join Keith Staskiewicz’s inaugural meeting of the Diss-a-Glee Club. (We mean it this time. Some overbearing cheerleading coach sabotaged him last week but this week he outmaneuvered her.)

Read more:
TV Jukebox: What were your favorite songs in shows this week?
‘Sesame Street’ parodies ‘Glee’ perfectly: Watch and learn!
‘Glee’ premiere ratings down 32 percent from last year. Why didn’t you watch?

Sep 27 2011 06:38 PM ET

U.S. Postal Service to make stamps with living celebrities on them: Who would you like to lick the most?

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On Monday, the U.S. Postal Service announced that, for the first time ever, they will make commemorative stamps that feature living celebrities on them. Typically, the standard rule is that you have to be dead at least five years to get the prestigious honor of being licked and sent to exotic locations like… Milwaukee, but in an attempt to boost sales and interests (stamp collecting is cool, you guys), the U.S. Postal Service is now open to suggestions on Facebook and Twitter for which living stars should be put on a stamp. Their only stipulation? That the star has “made enduring contributions to the United States of America.” Ah, so close Kim Kardashian!

Since we love any opportunity to honor our favorite celebrities and decide which of them we’d like to lick without getting in serious trouble (we’ve been putting some thought into that for quite a long time), we came up with some of our own suggestions (Jon Hamm, Betty White, Robert Pattinson, Tina Fey, Bruce Springsteen, to name a few.) We also wanted to see who you think should be sitting pretty on the right hand corner of your envelopes. Check out our dream stamp gallery and vote in our poll below! READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 06:30 PM ET

Andy Rooney to retire '60 Minutes' segment Sunday

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In recent years, Andy Rooney has become an easy target. He didn’t know who Lady Gaga was. Heck, he didn’t even know who Kurt Cobain was. Pop culture has spent the better part of the last two decades lampooning the personality’s “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney” 60 Minutes segment, transforming its star into a famous version of your out-of-touch grandpa. All the while, though, it was tough not to throw accolades at Rooney as often as you threw jokes at him. We are, after all, talking about a 92-year-old man who still brings his best to every Sunday’s 60 Minutes.

So it’s a shame — to 60 Minutes fans and, yes, comedians alike — to hear that Rooney will be retiring his “Few Minutes” segment. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 05:50 PM ET

ESPN's 'Catching Hell': The foul treatment of Steve Bartman -- VIDEO

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He wore glasses, a green turtleneck, and most damningly, Walkman headphones so he could listen to the Cubs’ historic pennant-clinching game on the radio. We would later find out that he was a computer consultant who still lived with his parents, but he looked like a little kid, which is what Fox announcer Steve Lyons initially thought he was. Steve Bartman, the 26-year-old Chicago Cubs fan who reached onto the field for what seemed like a meaningless foul ball in the eighth inning of Game 6 of the 2003 National League playoffs, fit a profile. Even his name — Bartman — seemed to contribute to making him a villain, the scapegoat who cost the cursed Cubs a chance for their first World Series title since 1908. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 05:30 PM ET

Charlie Sheen in talks for 'Scary Movie 5' cameo. He should drop the 'winning' schtick to truly win.

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Charlie Sheen made appearances in both 2003′s and 2006′s spoof fests Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4, respectively. Of course, that was a simpler time, before Charlie Sheen had truly become the Charlie Sheen we know now. But now Dimension, the studio behind the wildly successful Scary Movie franchise, confirmed to EW that Sheen is, in fact, “discussing a role” for the upcoming Scary Movie 5. But which Sheen will we see? Or want to see, for that matter? READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 05:05 PM ET

But seriously, the 'Terra Nova' dinosaurs look terrible

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The Terra Nova pilot was an infamously lavish production. It was filmed in Australia. It required the kind of post-production work that cost-conscious television executives usually leave to their siblings on the Motion Picture side of Hollywood. It’s one of the most expensive series premieres in TV history — some reports indicate the budget may have reached $20 million, which is still less than Boardwalk Empire but significantly more than Lost. There were a lot of interesting things circulating through the Terra Nova premiere — check out Ken Tucker’s review and James Hibberd’s recap of the show if you don’t believe me. But in one respect, the Terra Nova pilot was a truly laughable failure. Because this is a show about dinosaurs — a show whose whole entire marketing campaign rests on the awesomeness of dinosaurs — and the dinosaurs on Terra Nova looked absolutely awful. READ FULL STORY »

Sep 27 2011 04:40 PM ET

Huddle Up 'Real Housewives' Fans: What do we think of Brandi Glanville?

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Brandi Glanville made her first appearance on the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills last night, and she came in crutches blazing. Actually, she was fairly benign at Kyle Richards’ charity party, leaving the bad behavior to the gaggle of Housewives cackling meanly over the new girl’s choice of footwear. Who wears a stiletto when you’re on crutches?, they all cried. Had Brandi worn a Croc to the party, and had she not so recently been photographed with Vanderpump nemesis Cedric the Weasel, perhaps the ladies would have been more welcoming. “What is with Brandi?” said Taylor, sounding like a hanger-on from Mean Girls. “Her husband left her for LeAnn Rimes,” said Kyle. “That’s her claim to fame.” Zing!

Judging from promos for season 2, I assumed Brandi was going for the I-excuse-my-crazy-pants-behavior-by-saying-I-just-tell-it-like-it-is, unsisterly role. A West Coast Danielle if you will. But the best thing that could have happened to Brandi in terms of fan approval was lying low last night and letting the other women talk smack. Suddenly, this sassy pants is the sympathetic one! READ FULL STORY »

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