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Aug 24 2012 03:15 PM ET

'True Blood' finale: Chat live with Retta from 'Parks & Rec' about all things Manganiello on Sunday

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True Blood‘s fifth season has zipped by as quickly as one of its super-speedy vampires. So to temper your sadness over the fact that it’ll be another year until Bon Temps’ bloodsuckers–not to mention their drawled declarations of “Sookie!” and preternatural sex–grace your screen, Parks & Recreation‘s Retta is going to chat live with you on EW.com during the finale on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. ET.

Though she’s best known as “parks diva” Donna Meagle on the NBC hit, if you follow Retta on Twitter (@unfoRETTAble) you know she doesn’t just star on one of the funniest shows on TV. She also regularly serves up hilarious commentary about the many other shows she watches. Last month, Retta shared some, um, strong feelings about Joe Manganiello that eventually became a four-way Twitter lovefest with Yvette Nicole Brown, Octavia Spencer, and the True Blood werewolf himself. Actually, she calls him “Joey” because that’s how close they are.

Retta will add her commentary to the finale, dish about Joey, and maybe, if you ask nicely enough, she may even share a hint about what Donna will be up to in season five of Parks & Rec (debuting on Sept. 20). See you at 9:00 p.m. ET/6:00 p.m. PT on Sunday!

Click here to access Retta’s True Blood live chat

More from EW.com:
Joe Manganiello’s #FourWay with Retta, Yvette Nicole Brown, and Octavia Spencer: Read it!
‘Parks and Recreation’: Retta dishes on Ginuwine’s guest star hopes, Donna’s big sacrifice

Dec 5 2011 07:01 AM ET

'Wainy Days' returns: David Wain on today's season premiere and what he has in common with Jennifer Lopez

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The entertainment world is finally catching up to David Wain. The co-creator of television’s The State and Stella helped introduce a fresh new comic sensibility — as well as the likes of Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, and Elizabeth Banks — in Wet Hot American Summer, a certifiable cult classic. With Role Models, he proved he could direct a mainstream hit movie, and he just completed work on Wanderlust, the Jennifer Aniston comedy that comes out in February.

But even as bigger and more expensive Hollywood projects come his way, Wain remains dedicated to his smaller, quirkier projects. Last week, he began shooting the fourth season of Childrens Hospital, Adult Swim’s off-kilter medical satire that began as an online series. And this morning, Wainy Days returns with two new webisodes after an 18-month hiatus. The web-series, which is produced exclusively for MyDamnChannel.com, chronicles the inane dating misadventures of adorable/pathetic “David Wain.” It’s sort of like Seinfeld — if George had been the likeable hero. “It’s the only thing I do that’s 100 percent just mine, you know?” says Wain, who admits that many of his alter-ego’s social mishaps are inspired by his own real-life encounters and promises that this season’s six episodes will deliver more of the cringe-worthy delights that have made the series an underground hit.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: I’ll be honest, it took me awhile to warm up to Childrens Hospital simply because I felt like it was indirectly responsible for killing Wainy Days. But now both are back, which is wonderful, but it makes me wonder how you’re juggling it all.
DAVID WAIN: It had to go to the side for a little while, but Wainy Days was always something that I could sort of squeeze between the cracks. The whole first bunch of them I did while I was prepping and shooting Role Models. On average, we usually shoot two a day. I usually write a script very quickly — maybe in an hour or two. So we would do them on the weekend — some in New York, some in Los Angeles, wherever I was, just because it was so much fun.  READ FULL STORY »

Nov 29 2011 03:55 PM ET

'Wainy Days' are here again! Watch the season 5 trailer -- VIDEO

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Ladies, did you really think David Wain wasn’t going to call you back? After that remarkable first date, where you (CHOOSE AS MANY AS ARE APPROPRIATE) marveled at his tiny penis/made out with the waiter/animated him as a one-armed fart monster/were knocked over by him on roller-skates/laughed at his beasteality experience? Well, 18 months after his last Wainy Days episode, the creator of Childrens Hospital and writer/director of the upcoming Wanderlust is back to share his foibles for a fifth season. The first new episode will be available on MyDamnChannel.com Dec. 5. It’s enough to make you want to dance (scroll to 1:40). Watch the trailer below, as David welcomes a new crop of potential Mrs. Wains. READ FULL STORY »

Nov 21 2011 01:39 PM ET

Daniel Radcliffe's best interview ever... while sorting interviewer's laundry, scrubbing her toilet

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If you’ve yet to see Susan Blackwell’s interview with Daniel Radcliffe for her Broadway.com video series Side by Side by Susan Blackwell, you’ll want to spend the next 16 minutes watching it here. Because Radcliffe is a bit of a slob — “I’m not clean or even vaguely pleasant to be around in a domestic situation,” he says after telling a story about how he once spilled Diet Coke, took off a sock to clean it up, then put the sock back on — friend Blackwell gives him a tutorial on how to clean her apartment. They start by washing windows in honor of his role in Broadway’s How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. Having just seen the show last week, I can confirm that Radcliffe is telling the truth when he claims to be still having a great time this deep into the run and that co-star John Larroquette still finds things to do to try to make him break character and laugh.

The interview, however, hits its stride when he sits down to learn how to sort laundry (“Dan Radcliffe is touching my underwear, double thumbs up”) and gets both charmingly flustered and thoughtful. After deciding his drag name would be Cricket Bunches, Blackwell decides if he can explain the rules to cricket to her before she gets bored, he won’t have to scrub her toilet. Cut to him scrubbing her toilet. In the lighting round of the interview (conducted in her shower), they play the game “Would You Buy Me That?” (I had to watch that twice). Enjoy!

Read more:
Daniel Radcliffe goes backstage with Alan Rickman — EXCLUSIVE PHOTO

Nov 11 2011 05:10 PM ET

Who's hotter? Helen Mirren or Pregnant Helen Mirren?

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What is it about Helen Mirren? She’s a beautiful, sexy woman. There’s no debating it. Just look at this. And this. And this. At 66, her allure hasn’t diminished a bit — in fact, maturity seems to have only heightened her intoxicating effect on men. (See: Russell Brand’s interviews for Arthur.) On The Office last night, the Dunder Mifflin gang — less Dwight — raved about her ample charms. Toby initiated the conversation by saying he didn’t think Mirren got her due, which is tooooooh-tally false since everyone watching knew exactly that bikini photo Ryan was talking about. Watch the clip below: READ FULL STORY »

Nov 9 2011 10:30 AM ET

Who's your favorite Muppet? -- VOTE!

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Are you just an average bear who gets his giggle on to whoopee cushion shoes? A glamor gal whose ideal Saturday involves wallowing in a mud bath, preening your flowing blonde locks, then meeting up with your boyfrog? Perhaps you’re a a lovable grump with the best seats to every show? Or an adventurous — yet incomprehensible — chef with an array of unorthodox implements?

In honor of this week’s cover, we’ve narrowed down Jim Henson’s Muppet menagerie and want to know which character is your favorite. If you identify with any of these types above, we have an inkling which Muppet you’ll pick in our poll below. For everyone else, that’s just the tip of the iceberg. What are you waiting for? Vote below! READ FULL STORY »

Oct 26 2011 03:25 PM ET

Top 5 signs your Ryan Gosling crush is getting out of control

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Ryan Gosling is perfect.

There’s no room for debate on that. Disagree? I’m sorry, you’re just wrong. Did you even see the Dirty Dancing scene with Emma Stone in Crazy, Stupid, Love.? Were you born without a pulse? He won our collective hearts in The Notebook, challenged our way of thinking (I loved Lars and the Real Girl, Ryan! I get you!), and officially hit A-list status this year with Love, Drive, and Ides of March.

And that’s just onscreen; his off-screen antics — hey girl! — are certainly not helping my borderline-stalking behavior. (Story of my life… ) So I get it. I’m right there with you, PopWatchers. But to not be ostracized by your friends — and not to mention to avoid police interest — here is my handy guide outlining warning signs that your Ryan Gosling love may be out of control.*  READ FULL STORY »

Oct 12 2011 05:20 PM ET

Rashida Jones has a nude streak in her

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If you ever bump in to Rashida Jones at the Apple Store, be bold. But be careful not to confuse her for Fiona Apple or someone from Community, as people occasionally do. The Parks and Recreation star shared the blueprint to her heart with Playboy‘s readers in this month’s 20 Questions interview. Asked what she would do if she could by anonymous for one day, she catered to the publication’s male readership. “Streaking through a large crowd has always been a secret fantasy of mine,” she said. “Disneyland would be fun. Or maybe just showing up at the Apple Store naked and picking up an iPod shuffle and pretending nothing was wrong or different.” READ FULL STORY »

Aug 9 2011 01:40 PM ET

'Glee': A Warbler's life involves evading Darren Criss fans, and backstage grape-eating contests

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Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Warbler on tour? Well, Titus Makin, Jr. is giving Glee fans a taste of it with The Titus Show, the new four-part web series debuting today on imbee.com (free log-in required). In an exclusive clip from episode 2, which shows the Warblers trapped in a hotel by fangirls waiting to catch a glimpse of Darren Criss and some members engaging in a backstage grape-eating contest. I wonder how many times a day grapes are tossed at concert venues or on TV and film sets with craft services. (See also: Taylor Lautner killing time on The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.)  READ FULL STORY »

Aug 3 2011 09:00 AM ET

'Family Matters': Did you love or hate Urkel?

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If you’re anywhere between the ages of, say, 20 and 35 and reading this website, the question of whether you gleefully devoured ABC’s Friday night, family-friendly line-up TGIF is purely rhetorical. Of course you did.

There’s no doubt you loved Full House, Step By Step, Boy Meets World, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Perfect Strangers, and a variety of other ridiculously addictive shows. (Personally, I spent those Friday evenings stretched out on the floor of my living room with my three siblings and several Book It-earned personal pan pizzas from Pizza Hut. Holla! The ’90s were amazing.) But when it comes to one show in particular on that line-up, the block’s anchor for years — that’d be 8 p.m. resident Family Matters — the question isn’t whether you watched, but instead: What’s your opinion on Urkel? Because you certainly watched, and you certainly have an opinion on the polarizing character. READ FULL STORY »

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