Archive: October 2011 (221-230 of 382)

Oct 14 2011 01:13 PM ET

'Charlie's Angels' emerges from the ratings abyss. Why did you watch?

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Categories: Television, TV Ratings
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After a seemingly unstoppable downward ratings spiral, Charlie’s Angels has proven it has some fight in it yet. Defying all logic, ABC’s freshman series picked up new viewers this week. As our own James Hibberd reported, the show gained a small but significant one-tenth of a point, even as TV insiders anticipated its cancellation. The jury’s still out on what caused the boost and whether Angels‘ ratings bump will affect the show’s fate, but what do you think, PopWatchers? Have you been watching Charlie’s Angels? If so, what has kept you tuning in? If not, do you think there’s anything the show can do to save itself? And why exactly did you watch it last night? Vote in our poll after the jump! UPDATE: Apparently, the ratings rise was too little too late: ABC has canceled Charlie’s Angels. That means Minka Kelly’s available, Hollywood! READ FULL STORY »

Oct 14 2011 11:27 AM ET

Seattle's self-proclaimed superhero Phoenix Jones is unmasked, vows to continue fighting crime

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Categories: Apropos of Nothing, Bits and Bobs, Geekery, HeadScratcher, I'm Just a Geek, My Head Hurts, Ridiculata
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This week, we learned the law doesn’t discriminate. Fresh on the heels of the Hollywood hacker’s arrest, another cult personality dubbed “Seattle’s real-life superhero” has been cuffed. Phoenix Jones, né Benjamin Fodor, was hauled into prison this past Sunday, reports The Washington Post. Fodor appeared in court this morning to address assault charges from an incident in which he allegedly pepper sprayed people who were fighting outside a club. He appeared outside the court room to at last be unmasked after nearly a full year of speculation. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 14 2011 10:57 AM ET

Russell Simmons tweets support for Occupy Wall Street, as Bill O'Reilly has some choice terms for Zuccotti Park protesters

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Categories: Hollywood, News You Can Use, Politics as Entertainment
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While the Occupy Wall Street movement doesn’t have one specific person leading the way, the diverse assembly of organizers, volunteers, and activists has attracted one notable name eager to be the protest’s mouthpiece: Russell Simmons.

When news that the tenants of Occupy Wall Street, who have turned New York City’s Zuccotti Park into something of a tent city for nearly a month, would be “evicted” for a clean-up by the real-estate company that owns the park, it sparked outrage, particularly with Simmons. The mogul, who visited Occupy Wall Street earlier this week with Kanye West, tweeted that he has “been there 15 times” since and was more than willing to sacrifice himself so that the Occupy Wall Street movement could stay put at its main hub.

On Thursday night Simmons posted from his page, “Dear @MikeBloomberg pls do not throw out protesters at Zuccotti Park. I will pay for clean-up to avoid confrontation #OWS.” He followed up with another tweet to New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg, “Dear mike I have long supported u and u have been good mayor, don’t take me to jail tomorrow I’m not 22 I don’t wanna go :-) but I will.” READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 11:31 PM ET

'The Big Bang Theory': Howard Wolowitz, grown-up? Plus, Wil Wheaton returns, and Data's with him!

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Categories: Game of Thrones, Geekery, Lord of the Rings, Mini TV Watch, Science, Star Trek, Television, The Big Bang Theory
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For four seasons on The Big Bang Theory, Howard Wolowitz has rarely been much more than a charmingly skeezy horndog mama’s boy with a fetish for skin-tight day-glo trousers (and a cluelessly homoerotic relationship with his best friend Raj). Even during his courtship of and eventual engagement to the sweet Bernadette Rostenkowski (gesundheit), Howard’s changed his ways by mere microns. So it was startling and refreshing in equal measure to witness the man grow emotionally in this week’s episode by a full centimeter, possibly even two. And all it took was the promise of a trip to space! READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 10:07 PM ET

Twi-hards unite! 'Twilight' Time Capsule lets you upload your bestest Bella, Edward, and Jacob memories

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Categories: Tech, Twilight
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Last season on Parks and Recreation, a deranged Twilight super-fan handcuffed himself to a pipe in Leslie Knope’s office until she agreed to include the books in the Pawnee town time capsule. Was his behavior excessive? Possibly. Either way, Twilight fans have more than earned their ferverous reputation over the years. They’ve even been popularly rechristened with an all-encompassing moniker: the Twi-hard.

Well, now the mighty mighty Twi-hard have a designated place of their own to share their fond vampiric memories. Summit Entertainment has launched the “Twilight Time Capsule,” an interactive site where fans can upload photos, videos, and comments about their personal experiences with the series. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 07:20 PM ET

Bethenny Frankel did not fake her lost at sea adventure, says Bravo. Release the Kraken?

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Categories: Reality TV, Television, This Would Never Fly In Sweden, Wait Are People Robots?
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Did anybody else see the super-special Thanksgiving-tacular episode of Bethenny Ever After last year? Let’s briefly recap. Last Thanksgiving, Bethenny Frankel, the svelte and shrill mistress of margarita, had an intense turkey related meltdown. She moaned and groaned and stomped her tiny little feet, ultimately deciding to stab her assistant in the jugular with a state of the art stainless steel turkey baster. Okay, so that last part may have been slightly fabricated. But the point here is that Bethenny Frankel is a Type A lady with a harsh tongue and an anxious temperament, so if she was really “lost at sea” you’ll probably be able to tell by the intensity of her tantrum when the episode airs. At least that’s what Bravo is counting on.

Last month, Frankel was filming in New England with her husband, Jason Hoppy, when their boat’s GPS reportedly malfunctioned. Frankel said she was stranded in the treacherous Atlantic waters until the Coast Guard finally showed up 20 hours later. Tim Russell, the man who rescued them, told the Jewish Journal that the whole thing was a big fat SkinnyGirl lie staged for TV. But a rep for Bravo told EW that the drama was as real as a housewife:  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 05:36 PM ET

Apple to launch cloud-based movie service. Netflix, watch out?

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Categories: Movies, Tech

It’s been an eventful couple of weeks for utopian megacorporation Apple, to say the least, but the recent passing of founder/patron saint Steve Jobs isn’t slowing down the company’s longterm plot to absorb the entire media universe. According to the Los Angeles Times, Apple has been finalizing deals with major studios that would allow users to purchase movies on iTunes and then watch those movies on any Apple device — the movies would live in Apple’s cloud service. (The Times claims that the service is launching in late 2011 or early 2012; reps for Apple wouldn’t confirm or deny, natch.) It’s an intriguing expansion of iTunes’ movie service, which has been passed by flavor-of-the-year streaming options like Netflix and Hulu. This news also comes as some Hollywood studios, including Warner Bros., Paramount, and Fox, begin to launch their own separate cloud service, called Ultraviolet. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 04:39 PM ET

Break out the tie: It’s International Suit Up Day!

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Categories: How I Met Your Mother, Neil Patrick Harris, Skarsgard Your Loins, Things That Are Awesome!
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Calling Mr. Stinson: Today, Oct. 13, 2011, is International Suit Up Day.

How are folks celebrating? Why, with a website and a Facebook page full of people uploading their best Suited Up shots. So break out your tie (no duckies allowed!) and head down to your version of MacLaren’s Pub and see just how many high fives and bro code rules you can knock out. Maybe throw in some laser tag and make a night of it. Bonus points if you convince your gang to karaoke to Nothing Suits Me Like A Suit.

The site has plenty of ideas for how to celebrate: Party in a suit, drink in a suit, or, my favorite, watch some more How I Met Your Mother. Need some more inspiration? Check out our gallery of Sharp-Dressed Men for even more hotties with smartly dressed bodies. You’ll be in good company. READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 04:11 PM ET

A new 'Mean Girls' epidemic? Study suggests reality TV may be the cause

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Categories: Bitchery, News You Can Use, Reality TV, Those Crazy Kids!, You Go Glen Coco!
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The Girl Scouts have just alerted parents to a disturbing discovery: No, don’t worry, nothing is wrong with your order of Thin Mints or Tagalongs. And no, Larry David hasn’t been teaching them anything. Rather, a new study called “Real To Me: Girls and Reality TV”, which was conducted by the Girl Scout Research Institute, found reality television could be encouraging Regina George-like behavior in young girls.

Some stats that stand out: Of the 1,141 girls (aged 11-17) surveyed, 86 percent of them think that reality shows “often pit girls against each other to make the shows more exciting,” while 73 percent think the shows “make people think that fighting is a normal part of a romantic relationship.” (Come on, Sammi and Ron-Ron, at least try and make it work for the kids!) On top of that, 70 percent of the young females surveyed thought reality shows “make people think it’s okay to treat others badly.”

Frighteningly, reality watchers in the study agreed with the following statement: “Being mean earns you more respect than being nice.” READ FULL STORY »

Oct 13 2011 01:55 PM ET

Man who pelted Tiger Woods with hot dog blames 'Drive'

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Categories: Movies, Ridiculata, Ryan Gosling, Sports
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Ryan Gosling can make grown men do strange things. After Crazy, Stupid, Love. opened in July, I know several average middle-aged dads from the neighborhood who purged their wardrobe and went to the barbershop on a rejuvenation mission. Gosling’s suave svengali was a little cartoonish, but he was undeniably cool — and it had only a little to do with his Photoshopped abs. But 31-year-old Brandon Kelly went a bit further than a wardrobe upgrade last Sunday at the Frys.com Open golf tournament, when he was arrested for throwing a hot dog at Tiger Woods.

He threw a hot dog (and the bun). At Tiger Woods. Why, you ask? Kelly’s excuse: “I threw the hot dog toward Tiger Woods because I was inspired by the movie Drive,” Kelly told the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. “As soon as the movie ended, I thought to myself, ‘I have to do something courageous and epic. I have to throw a hot dog on the green in front of Tiger.’” READ FULL STORY »

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