Now that is more like it. After a string of episodes that were simply overloaded by Sheldon Cooper’s shenanigans, last night’s Big Bang Theory managed to tip the show’s balance back into rib-tickling equilibrium, and yet still keep the spotlight affixed on its breakout star. Leonard’s announcement that he would spend his Valentine’s day traveling to Switzerland to visit CERN and the Large Hadron Collider — which I would spend this aside explicating if I didn’t fully trust that anyone reading a recap of The Big Bang Theory is already intimately familiar with CERN and the Large Hadron Collider and/or is happy to click on Wikipedia links — left Sheldon thunderstruck after he learned Leonard planned to bring Penny, and not him. This led, inevitably, to the reemergence of the famed, and improbably slender, Roommate Agreement.
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'House' recap: The Cuddy System
Ah, the long-fabled Cuddy episode, the one I so hoped would give us magical emotion-generating insight into her character, the one where House and his neediness took a backseat to Cuddy’s development and depth. If “5 to 9″ was supposed to put us in Cuddy’s shoes, boy did it — and yeah, they’re impractically tight and tough to maneuver in. House took a break from cool life-saving techniques, snarky back-and-forths, and interesting collaborative reasoning for all the edge-of-your-seat drama of insurance negotiations. (Read full post)
Chris Harrison blogs 'The Bachelor': season 14, episode 6
Obviously we have a lot to talk about this week with Ali leaving. I will get to that below but in cases like this I often end up glossing over or completely skipping the rest of the episode and I don’t want that to happen this time. The hometown dates have always been one of my favorite parts of this show. Just like in life, on this show you can be fake or manipulate your way through many situations, but not when family is involved. When you bring your family into a relationship, no matter how hard you try, you just can’t hide who you really are. For better or for worse that’s who we are. That’s where we all came from. For some this is a source of pride and for others a source of embarrassment but bottom line, good or bad it’s family and that’s something you can’t fake or change. (Read full post)
'Totally Lost': We discuss 'Lost' premiere, check in with Matthew Fox and Terry O'Quinn, and slip you teasers for tonight's episode!
The possibility of a new reality? The monster of all reveals/theory confirmations? The return of… Arzt!?! Yes, the boffo season premiere of Lost gave us oodles and cooked our noodles. I’m guessing that many of you are still huddled around a Poland Springs jug, nerding out with your friends about the whole shebang. Assuming you’ve already spent some quality time reading an explanation of the “flash-sideways” device from Lost exec producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof, as well as Doc Jensen’s recap of “LA X” and weekly column (warning: they’ll stretch your mind in ways you didn’t think were possible), we now invite you to seek illumination (or at least entertainment) in video form—specifically, the latest installment of Totally Lost. Jeff and I will discuss everything from parallel universes to weird water to the awesomeness of Terry O’Quinn. You’ll also get face time with O’Quinn, Matthew Fox, and a mystery guest, plus five teasers for tonight’s Lost episode, titled “What Kate Does.” What do you do? Press play and enjoy.
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'The Bachelor' episode 6: 'I thought all the drama was over'
Oh, Jake. Jake, Jake, Jake. If you really think that, you’re SOL, my friend. Seriously, did you forget that you are, in fact, starring on The Bachelor? Because guess what: The drama is NEVER over! In fact, every week is the most dramatic week… ever! And, my fellow rose lovers, this episode was no exception. Not only did we get four hometown dates — complete with two (count ‘em, two!) crying dads — we also witnessed a surprise (non) rose ceremony twist that left poor Jake with tears in his eyes, too. I’ll keep this post spoiler-free (get the full lowdown in my Bachelor recap), but I want to know your thoughts on the night’s events. Were Gia’s stepbrother and Jersey Shore’s Pauly D. separated at birth? What did you think of the dance in Tenley’s heart? And how do you feel about who went home — and, more importantly, why she went home? Finally, don’t forget to post your burning Bachelor questions here for host Chris Harrison — he’ll be answering select queries in an upcoming issue of Entertainment Weekly — and check out his exclusive Bachelor behind-the-scenes blog.
'Project Runway' preview: This time, make it work for Heidi
It’s nerve-wracking enough for the aspiring designers to know that Heidi Klum is judging their designs. Imagine what it must be like on this week’s Project Runway episode as the designers create something she will be wearing on the cover of Marie Claire. Loving the little “yours truly” shimmy in the preview video clip below, and I’m a fan of whatever contestant makes that cheetah growling sound. As Tim Gunn proclaims: “It’s the biggest challenge in the history of Project Runway.“
We’ve had a few weeks to start to know the aesthetic of each emerging designer. So based on Heidi’s style preferences, any early guesses as to which designer would be a good fit for her? I’d say Emilio or Amy.
Jin is never going to leave the Island
He doesn’t look too thrilled about it. We, on the other hand, couldn’t be happier that Daniel Dae Kim has been cast in CBS’ remake of Hawaii Five-O. He’ll play state police officer Chin Ho Kelly alongside an yet-to-be-cast Detective Steve McGarrett. Maybe the creepy new temple people on Lost can play the people they pull over. Speaking of which…
A close inspection of the Hawaii Five-O opening credits reveals that Hawaii Five-O and Lost are practically the same show already, sharing similar themes of airplanes, fire, binoculars, creepy statues, guns, and attractive people running on the beach. In fact, Lost was probably based on Hawaii Five-O. For irrefutable proof, please see below:
And duh:
Who else should star with Daniel Dae Kim in the Hawaii Five-O remake a.k.a. Lost II?
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Congratulations, Puppy Bowl, you caused my heart to explode
Yesterday’s Puppy Bowl featured some cuteness innovations: a hamster blimp, rabbit cheerleaders, and a dog named Tater Tot. Please excuse me while I go die from too much adorableness.
I’m a little miffed that Jack won MVP — no love for Yums, Animal Planet? Ouch — but all is forgiven thanks to the ridiculously slippery center decal. Watch Rigley (who should be Wrigley like the field, no?) and Jersey Boy scramble about in this infuriatingly unembeddable video.
Did you watch the Puppy Bowl, PopWatchers, and were you pulling for a particular pup? Do the rabbit cheerleaders take something away from the kitten half-time show, or is there plenty of squee to go around?
Image credit: David Holloway/Animal Planet
Endeavour space shuttle launches, brings COLBERT its home
The space shuttle Endeavour had a gorgeous launch at 4:14 a.m. ET this morning from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The news footage after the jump is nice, but the crowd reactions captioned in the amateur video below fill you with the sort of awe James Cameron wrote about in his recent Washington Post op-ed piece supporting President Obama’s NASA budget, the sort of pride you feel every time you catch the end of Apollo 13 on cable. Endeavour’s 13-day mission will install the Tranquility node and its seven-window cupola permanently to the International Space Station. According to NASA, the Tranquility node will now house one of the station’s bathrooms and the equipment that converts urine into drinkable water, as well as its microgravity equivalent of a weight machine and the COLBERT (Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill).
You might recall that Colbert Nation, fans of Stephen Colbert’s Colbert Report, mounted a write-in campaign for the 2009 NASA poll asking what Node 3 should be named. Though “Colbert” won the poll (in which more than 1 million votes were cast) by a landslide, NASA opted to christen it Tranquility (the eighth most popular write-in). NASA did, however, offer the treadmill title as a compromise. We suspect Stephen Colbert will enjoy knowing that his namesake shares the node with that “toilet-to-tap” system.
Super Bowl commercials: 'USA Today' Ad Meter demonstrates our love for Betty White
Betty White has won the Super Bowl. Commercials. According to this year’s USA Today Ad Meter, the five best-received of last night’s Super Bowl ads were Snickers, Doritos, Bud Light, Budweiser, and Coke — the African sleepwalker one, not the Simpsons one that could have used more monorail. Even though my personal favorite ads (Kia Sorrento’s “toys come to life” and Google’s “search term history affirms man’s milestone-rich life”) were left off the list, I wholeheartedly approve this message because I wholeheartedly approve of the prospected ingestion of processed crap. The Top 5 and Bottom 5 ads are listed after the jump. Two GoDaddy.com commercials in the bottom 5. That company (whatever the hell it is) must be trying to make its ads as lame as possible, right? (Read full post)
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