Don’t click through if you don’t want to know! After an hour full of waiting, more waiting, Bruno Tonioli clapping enthusiastically for Michael Bolton’s last-minute guest performance, and waiting, the couple eliminated from Dancing With the Stars on Week 3 is….[bum-bum...bum-bum]…coming up, after the break! READ FULL STORY »
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Oct 5
2010
07:00 PM ET
'Glee' countdown: Gotta have faith
After covering controversial subjects like sexuality, body image, and pregnancy, the Glee cast will explore their spirituality (I’m predicting Sue will wear a habit?) in tonight’s moving episode, aptly titled “Grilled Cheesus.” In typical Glee fashion, things start out silly (Finn discovers a religious figure in his grilled cheese sandwich) and takes a serious turn when Kurt’s dad Burt (Mike O’Malley) is in the hospital. You’ve been warned: Keep your tissues handy.
After last weeks’ indulgent — yet fun! — Britney Spears tribute, we return to important plot points and the heart of the show. Tonight’s episode will be a turning point for the series, promoting tolerance across the board. “This episode starts off our arc about tolerance and respecting other points of view,” co-creator Ryan Murphy told EW. The soundtrack will include songs about faith, from R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion,” to Billy Joel’s “Only the Good Die Young.”
Will we see (or hear?) more from newbies Sunshine Corazon (Charice) and Sam (Chord Overstreet)? What about Coach Beist and Dr. Carl (John Stamos)? Do you prefer Glee‘s serious side or the frivolous fun of theme episodes? After you watch tonight, head back here to let us know what you thought of “Grilled Cheesus,” and look for Tim Stack’s full recap after midnight (UPDATE: Glee recap is now live.)
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Oct 5
2010
09:00 AM ET
'Glee' co-creator Ryan Murphy talks tonight's controversial episode
Spoiler alert: Tonight’s episode of Glee is one of the series best and most emotional hours to date. When Finn (Cory Monteith) sees a religious vision in his grilled cheese (the episode ain’t called “Grilled Cheesus” for nuthin’), he inspires the other New Directions teens — and even Jane Lynch’s Sue Sylvester — to contemplate their own views on spirituality. “I love when people see Jesus in bird droppings on the windows and then there are lines out the door and that seems to happen so often now,” says co-creator Ryan Murphy. “To me, it just shows everybody in our society, particularly young people, are just desperate to believe in something.”
“Grilled Cheesus” is also the series’ most provocative episode to date, and is almost certain to spur controversy. Murphy has always been able to push buttons (hello Nip/Tuck!), but he says that he (and his co-writers Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan) really wanted to provide a balanced depiction of faith and spirituality. “We went through and counted it word by word and line by line,” says Murphy. “Every time somebody said something anti-religion, we made sure somebody said something pro.”
For Glee fans, “Grilled Cheesus” will be a turning point for the season and a timely lesson in tolerance, given the recent rash of gay youth suicides. “This episode starts off our arc about tolerance and respecting other points of view,” reveals Murphy. “That’s what the whole season, particularly the first 10, are about: All our kids rallying around the different people in the glee club who are persecuted and bullied. It’s a very powerful subject, but also we’re doing it with humor.”
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Oct 4
2010
06:03 PM ET
How to watch tonight's TV online
Image Credit: Jordin Althaus/NBC; Adam Taylor/Fox; Getty Images; Justin Lubin/NBC; Adam Larkey/ABC; Adam Rose/FoxChuck, House, Gossip Girl, HIMYM, DWTS, Hawaii Five-0 — good gravy, there’s a lot of TV on Monday nights. And you can watch almost all of it for free (or cheap) online, most of it the day after it airs. Here’s my list of where and when to watch most of tonight’s programming, all online, all completely legal and legit:
8 p.m.
90210: Episodes go up on CWTV.com three days after they air
Chuck : Episodes go up on Hulu the day after they air
Dancing With the Stars : Episodes go up on ABC.com the morning after they air
House: Episodes go up on Fox.com eight days after they air
How I Met Your Mother: Episodes go up on CBS.com the day after they air
Little People Big World: Not free online anywhere, but episodes go up on iTunes for $1.99 each the day after they air READ FULL STORY »
Oct 2
2010
05:00 PM ET
'Saturday Night Live': Excited for Bryan Cranston?
Breaking Bad‘s Bryan Cranston hosts tonight’s Saturday Night Live, along with musical guest Kanye West. That’s the three-time Emmy winner to your right, looking shady in this week’s promos because Bill Hader won’t stop asking him for meth.
What do you want to see from Cranston tonight? I’m holding out hope for an evil dentist sketch featuring Tim Whatley…who converted to Judaism just for the jokes! Or at the very least, a callback to his most memorable TV role: Witch Lawyer in an episode of Sabrina, The Teenage Witch called “Troll Bride.” IMDB don’t lie!
Discuss tonight’s SNL here, then come back tomorrow for EW.com’s react! (UPDATE: Click over now to see Adam Markovitz’s recap of Bryan Cranston on Saturday Night Live.)
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Sep 29
2010
11:19 AM ET
'No Ordinary Family' premiere: Four reasons I thought it was fantastic
Image Credit: Eric McCandless/ABCAn ordinary family of four travels to the Brazilian rainforest in a desperate bid to reconnect, but all they get out of the trip is a plane crash and extraordinary super powers. Such is the premise of ABC’s No Ordinary Family, which premiered last night. Most critics were pretty harsh on the show–but I rather enjoyed it. (Is it just me, or have TV critics become really cranky and wayyy too demanding lately? It’s like a TV show has to be The! Greatest! Thing! Ever! to get a positive review these days. Believe me, I wish everything could be Mad Men/Boardwalk Empire/Dexter awesome. But high-grade Chuck is just fine, too.) Back to the point: If the writers do their jobs right in the weeks to come, No Ordinary Family could be Modern Family meets Heroes, or a kinder, gentler, more expansive version of the Bruce Willis neo-superhero flick Unbreakable. My four reasons why I thought the pilot episode was so fantastic:
Because it brought its premise to life in a fun, clever and entertaining way, with relatable characters that I found myself immediately caring about. READ FULL STORY »
Sep 27
2010
04:40 PM ET
Why you should be watching 'Lone Star' at 9 p.m. on Fox tonight
Image Credit: Bill Matlock/FoxJust one week into the new fall TV season, an impassioned Internet campaign is already afoot to save Fox’s standout drama Lone Star about Texas con man Bob Allen (James Wolk) and his complicated life, which involves two extremely hot wives in two different towns, a manipulative father who won’t let him quit grifting, and an overbearing father-in-law (played by Jon Voight!) who wants him to join his family oil business, and some Madoff-type deceptions. Last Monday, the show went from best-reviewed show of the new batch to likely-first-cancellation with only 4.1 million viewers tuning in (compared with Dancing With the Stars‘ 21.9 million in the same timeslot). Now there are petitions, Facebook pages, and online pleas from its creator, Kyle Killen, to watch its second episode (That’s tonight! 9/8 Central! On Fox!) and pull off a “stunning upset” the likes of which are rarely seen in network television.
Sure, you say, he’s the guy who made the thing — of course he thinks you should watch. But we’re telling you — it’s good. Very good. Like, cable good. (Incidentally, those ratings numbers would be perfectly good on cable. Sigh.) Need more proof? Here, five specific reasons you should watch tonight:
1. This paragraph in Killen’s blog post: “You may have heard about last Monday night when several heavily sequined, dancing celebrity, conspiracy laden, bowling shirted nuclear bombs landed directly on our heads. When everyone who watched your show is a paid critic or someone you went to high school with, that’s less of a premiere than a slideshow.” Don’t you want to watch a show written by the person who wrote that? READ FULL STORY »
Sep 25
2010
06:58 PM ET
Katy Perry to guest star on 'The Simpsons'! Here's your exclusive first look...
Image Credit: FoxIt looks like Katy Perry will get to sing with a puppet on TV after all. Although Sesame Street has decided that Perry’s “Hot N Cold” duet with Elmo is too hot for TV, The Simpsons is rolling out the yellow carpet for the pop star. EW.com has learned that Perry will guest in a Christmas-themed episode of the animated comedy—and in an unusual way: She appears as herself in a live-action segment that features Simpsons characters as puppets. “In the wake of Elmo’s terrible betrayal, the Simpsons puppets wish to announce they stand felt-shoulder-to-shoulder with Katy Perry,” quipped series executive producer Al Jean in a statement to EW.com. Not only does the singer wind up leading Homer & co. in a rendition of “The 39 Days of Christmas,” she plays the unlikely role of… Moe’s girlfriend! Yes, from Elmo to Moe she goes. (And her sartorial choice—adorned with Simpsons characters, not visible in the photo above—probably wouldn’t have been Street-approved either: The PBS show announced on Sept. 23 that it wouldn’t air Perry’s performance after previewing it on YouTube and receiving complaints about her cleavage-revealing outfit. By the way, her Simpsons bit was shot in mid-September, prior to the fuss.) Perry, the musical guest on Saturday Night Live tonight, won’t be the only celebrity gracing this episode; Martha Stewart also pops up, but in cartoon form. “The Fight Before Christmas” airs Dec. 5 on Fox.
(Twitter: @dansnierson)
More Simpsons and Katy Perry news from EW:
Glee: New Directions gets Simpsons-ized
Ricky Gervais returning to The Simpsons
Paul Rudd, Halle Berry set for The Simpsons
Russell Brand weighs in with jokes about Katy Perry-Sesame Street controversy
Katy Perry called Sesame Street appearance ‘The highlight of my career’
Katy Perry Sesame Steet appearance yanked over complaints about dress
Sep 25
2010
10:44 AM ET
'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' recap: It's 1999 all over again!
Image Credit: Lucasfilm Ltd. & TMThe third season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars was subtitled “Secrets Revealed,” which has led me to wonder, what secrets in the Star Wars galaxy are left to reveal? I mean, even as the prequels attempted to keep Chancellor Palpatine’s Sith lord identity a secret, any fan could tell you that he’d someday become the Emperor and turn Luke Skywalker into his own human lightning rod. Last night’s new episode, “Supply Lines,” certainly did not have any secrets to reveal, although it did have some complex, back-room politics, a heroic last stand, and the return of a certain infamous Gungan. READ FULL STORY »
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