Pirate Master: Abandon Ship! Every Man For Himself!
June 1, 2007 at 4:02 pm | In Uncategorized | 3 Comments
Pirate Master: Abandon Ship! Every Man For Himself!
Pirate Master
Title: Debut: “I Want That Treasure”
Aired: 5/31/07
The latest reality show from Mark “I Never Even Knew What It’s Like to Want To Be A Millionaire” Burnett opens on a fog-sacked river under an ominous moon. A rowboat eases past a ragged sail, billowing slow like it has a contagious fever. It’s a scene straight out of Dickens or Melville or Stevenson! Except for the dreadlocked dude with spirals shaved into his beard and the rest of the assorted fanny packs rowing the boat.
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Mya In The Shower? That’s A Show
Starpulse News reports that R&B star Mya has signed to host an MTV talent show, but unlike “American Idol,” this time the hopefuls will sing…in…the…shower. Alas, MTV promises no nudity. But, uh, gee, anyone else expecting little tiny thongs? Jai Rodriguez and Drew Lachey will also judge.
Mentos And Diet Coke All Around! Daytime Emmys Nod To Internet Content
Web content is a huge issue in TV today, from shows making broadband-only spinoff mini-episodes to writers and actors trying to get a bigger share of online revenue. So perhaps it’s only appropriate that the Daytime Emmys will honor Internet content this year. With help from MySpace users, the Emmys nominated content for computers, cellphones and handheld devices in several categories.
Totally Frakked: “Lost” Season 3 DVD Only A Really Long Arm’s Reach Away
“Lost” fans rejoice, now you can pay $39.98 to wait breathlessly for the to be released. Amazon has the 7-disc set “Lost” Season 3 DVD available for pre-order today. Just the the series, however, they’re going to make you wait – until December 11th for the actual release.
The upside of this long wait is the payoff in special features. The DVD set will include a series of flashbacks that have never been seen before, along with a “24 hours in filming” featurette, an interview with Matthew Fox and a featurette about the Others. Along with all this will be the usual audio commentaries, outtakes and deleted scenes. Knowing “Lost,” it will probably also have a cryptographic puzzle that provides you with a sequence of numbers which leads you to a hidden pirate ship filled inexplicably with old Teddy Ruxpin dolls and a recording of a woman’s voice pleading for help in Portuguese. And then a polar bear eats you.
The December 11th release may seem a long way off, but don’t forget that the Season 2 DVD release was bumped up a bit, so we may have equal luck with season 3.
Morning News: “Battlestar: Galactica” Crashes
The Hollywood Reporter says the fourth season of “Battlestar: Galactica” will be its last. An announcement from producers is expected today. “Battlestar: Galactia” resumes new episodes in November. … The industry paper also says Jeremy Sisto will join “Law & Order,” and that A.J.’s former fiancee on “The Sopranos,” actress Dania Ramirez, will join “Heroes” in the fall. … BuzzSugar picks the Top 10 Ladies of Summer.
Tonight’s Picks: Friday, June 1
TV’s Funniest Moments
Brad Garrett, who’s funny just standing still, hosts a Museum of Radio and Television clipstravaganza featuring the best from sitcoms, late-night and sketch-comedy shows.
Edge of Existence
Discovery Channel examines how primitive societies manage to survive in the modern world, beginning with the desert nomads known as Bedouins. Donal MacIntyre hosts.
Stargate SG1
Fred Willard guests as Vala’s father, whose potential as an intelligence source may be compromised by the fact that he’s a con artist.
‘Lost’ Producers Talk Turkey About Spoilers and Season Four
Rule number one: Don’t mess with Lost fans. After season three’s finale twist was leaked on the Internet weeks before airing, some devoted fans started firing blame arrows at the show’s producers. Now, the Lost geniuses are opening up about the whole incident and telling us absolutely nothing specific about season four.
No, Not Even A Mild Surprise: David Hyde Pierce Is Gay
The bloggers at TV Squad have a good chuckle with the “news” that the former “Frasier” co-star David Hyde Pierce is a gay man. Of course five minutes after Niles hit the stage, we all knew, right?
Latest Thing in Reality TV: “The Big Donor Show”
Maybe you could call it “Who Wants to Be Alive?” or “Survivor: Organ Failure.” The Dutch creators of “Big Brother” have a new concept they acknowledge is their most tasteless yet: “The Big Donor Show.” It features three contestants with severe kidney disease trying to win the favor of a woman with terminal cancer. She’ll pick the one she feels is most deserving and award the grand prize: one of her kidneys. (She’s keeping the other, which will be enough to keep her alive for her remaining time; her remaining organs will probably not be usable after her death due to damage from the cancer).
The Dutch government has criticized the show, but says they can’t stop it: it’s horrible, but apparently legal, because everyone involved is mentally sound, at least by the legal definition, and has agreed to do it.
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Your clip’n’save summer premiere schedule
It’s after the jump, and features premiere dates for new and returning shows from “Hell’s Kitchen” to “John From Cincinnati.” If you’re old school, you can print it out and tape it to the refrigerator. Or you can just bookmark it and use the MeeVee Program Details links, where available, to find out more.
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“So You Think You Can Dance?” Well, uh, no.
Give Me My Remote has an hilarious recap of “So You Think You Can Dance.” Rarely does television criticism involve both a shoutout to Capt. Morgan rum and the phrase “The Kids With No Limbs.” (Except maybe on a show about fetal alcohol syndrome, come to think of it.)
Duckyxdale also recaps the “So You Think You Can Dance” festivities.
A+ news for fans of “Kyle XY”
The second season of ABC Family sci fi series “Kyle XY” begins on Monday, June 11, but as our friends at Televisionista report, the alphabet network will pick up at least the first four episodes of the show to air on the following Friday via broadcast, beginning June 15. The TV Addict notes that this is especially good news for Canadian fans of “Kyle XY,” since ABC Family isn’t available in the Molsonland.
Morning News & Views: “Law & Order,” “The View,” YouTube
Former U.S. Senator Fred Thompson has asked out of his role as the district attorney on “Law & Order” to concentrate on his possible presidential run, producer Dick Wolf says. Ironically, Thompson was seen on HBO Sunday night playing a president – Ulysses S. Grant – “Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee.” No word yet on a replacement. … The latest hopefuls to replace Rosie O’Donnell on “The View” include Roseanne Barr and Wanda Sykes. … YouTube cuts a deal with Apple to make all its content available viav the Apple TV settop box. … Tim Goodman and his readers rate the networks’ seasons and there aren’t a lot of A’s being handed out.
Totally Frakked: “Hex” – One Good Reason To Watch BBC America
On Saturday, June 2, “Hex” will return with its far too long awaited second season on BBC America. For those of you who missed its first season – which in the US would be almost all of you – “Hex” is a slick, sexy modern fantasy show about a pretty blonde superhero and her lesbian friend. Yes, yes, we know that premise sounds familiar, but beyond the hair color and the sapphic friend, the show bears little similarity to Buffy.
The show started out following Cassie, a tragically unhip art school student, and her best friend Thelma. In the pilot Cassie inherits some witchy powers, and with the help of Thelma, she tries to figure out exactly what’s going on and who the mysterious Azazel is.
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Tonight’s Picks: Thursday, May 31
Pirate Master
“Survivor” producer Mark Burnett creates what seems like a spinoff, set aboard ship in the Caribbean – but with intrigue and hidden treasure, and we hope some plank-walking and eyepatches too.
The 2007 Scripps National Spelling Bee
No swords or planks here, just a lot of “nascent” and “pluperfect” and other hard words that we swear we didn’t have to look up, really. Robin Roberts of “Good Morning America” hosts.
The Starter Wife
Two-hour premiere of the six-hour miniseries. Debra Messing is getting sterling reviews for her role as a woman who finds out what really matters when her husband throws her over for another woman.
The doctor’s TV family comes apart on “House”
Rumors are that someone is leaving the Princeton-Plainsboro team this fall, and the “House” season finale last night significantly confused the differential diagnosis of who that might be. Read no further if you don’t want spoilers.
The patient of the week was a young Cuban woman who kept talking after her heart stopped, but the real drama centered on House’s staff. By the end of the hour, all three of the cranky doctor’s medical minions had taken their scalpels and gone home. Foreman left just as he’d vowed, House fired Chase in a moment of seeming randomness, and Cameron quit, apparently just to make a set.
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Online Petition To Fire Elisabeth Hasselbeck Surfaces
Just days after her televised spat with Rosie O’Donnell, Elisabeth Hasselbeck is finding herself on the wrong side of an online petition to fire her from The View. The conservative co-host has clearly rattled some cages, and a few thousand viewers are calling for her head.
Find out what the petition says at The Hollywood Gossip >>
Morning ink: “How I Met Your Mother” online, “Starter Wife”
Variety assesses the online efforts of “How I Met Your Mother” on CBS and others. “Last fall, the flagging CBS/20th Century Fox sitcom created an anonymous MySpace page honoring fictional pop star Robin Sparkles. When Sparkles was introduced on the show’s Nov. 20 episode, the MySpace page attracted 5,000 new friends — and the show snagged more than 1 million new viewers.” … Debra Messing gets a stellar review from the Hollywood Reporter for her role in “The Starter Wife,” debuting Thursday on USA. (see contest below.) … The New York Times eyes the fan fight to save CBS’ “Jericho.” The Times also is less than enthralled with “Hidden Palms” but admires the milieu, noting, “Mr. Williamson has created a sick world, but one for which you wouldn’t mind having the swatches.”
Totally Frakked: “Heroes” Gets New Characters, Keeps Some Old Ones; No Word On Spandex Suits
With no new “Heroes” in sight until fall, all the fan boys – certainly not me, I’m above such things – are scouring the internet, finding out what’s on deck for season 2. There’s an awful lot of speculation floating around, but also some good hard facts from Tim Kring and other sources on the “Heroes” team.
It’s a delicate tightrope to walk; they want to give us enough to keep us interested until “Heroes” is back on the airwaves, but with a breakout hit there’s always a danger of oversaturating the public. Not to mention the expectation that season 2 needs to outperform season 1 in order to impress the fans. Will Heroes pull out the impress a second time, or will season 2 be one of those “troublesome sophomore efforts”?
Of course, be forewarned that what lies on the jump is a wretched hive of spoilers and villainy, etc, etc. Don’t read on unless you want to know what’s in store.
Starter Kit for “The Starter Wife”
In the new USA miniseries, “The Starter Wife,” Debra Messing stars as Molly Keegan – a woman who has the red carpet pulled out from under her when her high powered movie studio exec husband ups and leaves her for another woman. So what are the essentials that Molly needs to rebuild her life? Well there’s her family, her friends, and her Malibu Survival Kit. And lucky for you TV with MeeVee has a Malibu Survival Kit just for you.
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Miss USA has an oopsy on the Miss Universe telecast
Give Me My Remote offers what will no doubt be the YouTube champion of the week, footage of Miss USA Rachel Smith taking an embarrassing tumble during the big Miss Universe pageant on Monday night.
MeeVee Exclusive: “Hidden Palms” star Taylor Handley
Taylor Handley is no stranger to Palm Springs. He was born in Santa Barbara, so Palm Springs was a regular destination growing up as a kid. Now that kid is grown up and starring in the new CW series “Hidden Palms” debuting tonight. He’s had lots of roles in lower-budgeted Hollywood movies like “Jack Frost” and some mainstream TV shows over the past decade, including “The O.C.” and a short stint on “Dawson’s Creek” (which “Hidden Palms” creator Kevin Williamson also helmed). Now Handley has finally landed his starring role. How does he feel about the stardom being the Dawson Leery of a new Millennium? MeeVee’s own Steve Czarnecki caught up with Taylor to find out.
What are the challenges in playing the character of Johnny Miller?
Well, the show is about a mysterious murder and about growing up, there’s a big mystery that my character Johnny needs to figure out… someone kills themselves in front of him and he now is asking, Why did he have to do it in front of me? Why do I have to be the last person he saw? So it’s a dramatic journey for the character.
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Tonight’s Picks: Wednesday, May 30
Hidden Palms
“Dawson’s Creek” creator Kevin Williamson is behind this moody teen drama set in Palm Springs, which features the usual angst and romance with a healthy dose of mystery. Taylor Handley stars as the new kid in town.
Next Best Thing: Who Is The Next Great Celebrity Impersonator
You know it’s summer when the reality/game shows get this niche-y. The judges are the comedians Jeffrey Ross, Lisa Ann Walter and Elon Gold.
Shear Genius
Three finalists meet their fate – and the assessing eye of guest judge Vidal Sassoon – in the season finale.
Nicole Richie Refuses to Visit Mom In Hospital
Nicole Richie may not win daughter of the year. The Simple Life star has not visited her mother in the hospital as mom recovers from a major surgery, proving that feuds run deeper than blood.
Get the full scoop over at The Hollywood Gossip >>
Kathy Griffin Weighs In On Rosie’s ‘View’ Exit
Funny woman Kathy Griffin is dishing about the recent on-air spat between Rosie O’Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck (and Rosie’s decision to bail out three weeks before the end of her contract). Griffin, who is good friends with O’Donnell, says that it was the The View’s decision to sensationalize the fight with a split-screen effect that pushed Rosie over the edge.
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Man behind “The Office,” “Ugly Betty” to get top NBC job
Our blogger friends like Give Me My Remote have been all over it for days, but it looks like official word will come within hours that Kevin Reilly is out as NBC Entertainment president, to be replaced by production honcho Ben Silverman. Silverman’s Reveille Productions repurposed Britain’s “The Office” and the Latin-American telenovela “Ugly Betty” into primetime hits for NBC and ABC. … UPDATE: It happened.
Mischa Barton, Nicole Richie, Lindsay Lohan, oy!
Young Hollywood’s Memorial Day parade route ran straight through the emergency room. Either these young women are addicted to partying without the necessary constitution (viz. Keith Richards) or else going completely off the rails has simply become a good attention-getting move. We already reported what happened to Lindsay Lohan in the early hours of Saturday. Now from Hollyscoop comes word that former “The O.C.” star Mischa Barton had to be hospitalized after a BBQ Sunday. Most reports have it as a bad combination of a few drinks and antibiotics, although at least one blog says it was street drugs. Hollyscoop Nicole Richie was at the same bash and she collapsed later too. … UPDATED: Check out these very messed-up pix of Lindsay Lohan less than 48 hours after her bust. Apparently she’s on her way back to rehab, and not a moment too soon.
MeeVee Exclusive with “Hidden Palms” Creator Kevin Williamson
North Carolina native Kevin Williamson seems to focus on teen-related drama. With hits like TV’s Dawson’s Creek and the Scream film series under his belt, Williamson has returned with a whole new show full of fresh teen faces, current teen slang and the all-too-familiar teen problems that seem to carry from one generation to the next. MeeVee’s own Steve Czarnecki recently caught up with Kevin and got the word on the upcoming CW series Hidden Palms.
This show has drawn comparisons to Scream meets Dawson’s Creek, Is it more horror or more a suspense driven show?
More suspense, I don’t know? It wasn’t a goal to do a hybrid. I wanted to tell a story, it’s a very suspenseful story that was the underlining sort of drive, and certainly our main character Johnny’s drive. It is a family drama, a teen drama, it’s quirky. It has jumps, scares, creepiness, unsettling and unnerving moments, but we tried to keep it all character-based, and so the mystery is formed by the characters rather than being plot-based.
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Tonight’s Picks: Tuesday, May 29
On The Lot
Three contestants in the Hollywood version of “Survivor” are eliminated after an audience “box office” vote on their short films.
House
A Cuban couple makes a desperate journey to have House diagnose the wife’s illness, but things only get worse once they arrive at the hospital. Plus, Forman’s departure could be at hand.
Flashpoint
CBS News special, subtitled “Kimberly Dozier and the Army’s Fourth ID – A Story of Bravery, Recovery and Lives Forever Changed,” looks at the aftermath of a single explosion in Iraq that killed four, including two members of a CBS crew.
MeeVee Video Top 5: Competition – “Survivor: Fiji,” “Dancing with the Stars” and more
Great moments of competition in history: Roman gladiators battle in the Colosseum. Jesse Owens’ achievements in the 1936 Olympic games. Jordin Sparks wins “American Idol.” OK, maybe the last one was a stretch, but competition amongst TV celebs and reality-show stars is a phenomenon that has virtually overtaken television today. During the Roman era, fans’ input of either a raised or downward pointed thumb influenced the fate of a gladiator’s life. Nowadays, TV competitors fall victim to either a maniacal TV judge or the more anonymous “text decider” in which the amount of text message votes determine a contestant’s fate. We truly live in a crazy world!
Our five exclusive videos this week focus on competition.
Check the latest dramatic climax from “Survivor: Fiji.” Play the online game of “1 vs. 100.” Honestly, do you have anything better to do? Catch clips of the sister shows “So You Think You Can Dance?” and “Dancing with the Stars.” Finally, we have a talented singer/songwriter featured on our YouTube Clip of the Week. Having split personalities has never been so funny!
Charles Nelson Reilly dies at 76
TV’s first big gay icon died this weekend. Charles Nelson Reilly was an accomplished stage actor and director with a Tony award on his shelf and multiple nominations, but he’ll always be remembered for his flamboyant appearance and smutty one-liners on game shows including “The Match Game” and “Hollywood Squares.” Some 30 years before Ellen DeGeneres came out on her sitcom, Reilly got away with a torrent of double entendres – and he wore an ascot! Although you could criticize him as a big, flaming stereotype, you could also say he (and near-contemporary Paul Lynde) helped open the door for those who have come after. Amazing side note: According to his Wikipedia bio, anyway, Reilly survived the legendary Hartford Circus Fire in 1944. The Times says his only immediate survivor is his partner, Patrick Hughes.
Tonight’s Picks: Monday, May 28
Miss Universe 2007
Vanessa Minnillo and Mario Lopez host this year’s pageant, live from Mexico City’s National Auditorium. Contestants from 75 countries from around the world compete for the title.
The Ex-Wives Club
No, it’s not a Jackie Collins novel. (Well, maybe it is, but…) This is a new reality series in which traumatized dumpees learn about moving on from Angie Everhart, Shar Jackson and Marla Maples, who’ve been there, baby.
The Riches
Doug’s old friend visits, and it’s best that he not find out what the family is up to. We can understand that. Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver star.
Lindsay Lohan update: Lilo fails to lie low
Seems the self-destructive, post-rehab waif Lindsay Lohan managed to crash her car not far from her house at 5:30 a.m. Saturday. On Sunset Boulevard, naturally. Got herself popped for suspicion of DUI. And the cops found “a usable amount” of cocaine in her car. Paris Hilton going to jail? Still funny. But there’s a certain desperation in Lohan’s behavior that’s just sucking all the comedy right out of this ongoing drama. Hollyscoop has all the details, or visit Top 10 Sources for more.
Casting Call: Trivia Geeks Needed
May 15, 2007 at 4:08 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Casting Call: Trivia Geeks Needed
Are you the Weakest Link, or do you shout out the answers every time you watch Jeopardy? Anyone can guess which shiny briefcase is full of more cash, but if you’re a hardcore trivia buff, you need a real challenge. Bring it on, trivia geek, NBC has got the show that is a match for you.
Are you a lover of trivia? Do you have what it takes to take on the mob of 100?
Follow the instructions below to find out how.
TO BE CONSIDERED AS A CONTESTANT:
1. Make a 5-minute personal videotape of yourself. You may include friends and family but show your life and what makes you a great contestant
2. Fill out an application (include a recent photo of each person)
3. Send it to the 1 vs 100 contestant department.
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Tonight’s Picks: Tuesday, May 15
Gilmore Girls — Bon Voyage
Say goodbye to the Gilmore Girls! In the series finale, Rory gets a job as a journalist, and Luke organizes the whole town to give her a graduation party. Take your last chance to see Rory, Lorelei, Luke, Lane, and all the rest of the Stars Hollow gang.
American Idol — 3 Finalists Remain!
It’s the showdown before the finale, and three singers are duking it out for the top place in America’s heart. The themes are judges’ choice, contestant’s choice, and Clive Davis’s choice. Blake Lewis, Jordin Sparks, and Melinda Doolittle perform.
Dancing with the Stars — Round Nine
In the semifinals, things are getting hot, hot, hot! The four remaining couples get a chance to perform their favorite dances again, but with all-new music and choreography.
Slice of Scifi: NBC Makes Plans To Keep Jonesing Heroes Fans Happy
We’re heading towards that ugly time when we Heroes fans will have nothing to do but endlessly rewatch reruns looking for the helix symbol and cursing Sylar’s name. Not that I have any plans like that, of course. With the news that the season will be ending on a big cliffhanger, fans are going to be on the edge of our collective seat until Heroes comes back in the fall. Fortunately, NBC understands our pain, and they’re here to help.
“A week from Monday, the freshman hit “Heroes” leaves the airwaves for the summer hiatus. Hopefully, NBC will repeat the entire series to expose new fans to the hit drama. But that does still leave a long stretch of no new episodes for fans of the show.
How can the show stay in the hearts and minds of the fans while off for the summer?
NBC will launch an original Web series, “Inside Heroes,” based on its freshman hit drama, Heroes, May 21 on NBC.com. The site will include include Heroes Character Profiles. Inside Heroes will be an eight-part series which will go behind-the-scenes to look at the show’s production process.”
>> Read the full story at Slice of SciFi
Whoopi Goldberg To Add Some Much-Needed Brain Cells To The View?
The rumor mills are already buzzing about who will replace Rosie O’Donnell on The View. The frontrunner: Whoopi Goldberg. Nothing is official yet, but Whoopi appears to be the favorite to round out the chat-fest.
Find out who else is in the running at Glitterati Gossip >>
Totally Frakked: This Week’s Picks
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Heroes — Landslide: Nathan tries to decide what to do, Ted and Peter try not to explode.
Lost — Greatest Hits: Jack and Sayid hatch a plan to deal with the Others, but it means danger for Charlie.
Supernatural — All Hell Breaks Loose, Part 2: After Sam gets stabbed, it’s up to Dean to fight the demons and save the day.
Smallville — Phantom: In the finale, Lana tells Lex it’s over. Clark tries to find the last Phantom Zone wraith.
Stargate SG-1 — Bad Guys: The SG team gets trapped in a museum, and must pose as hostage takers in order to escape.
Stargate Atlantis — The Ark: The Atlantis team revives a group of people in suspended animation, but their past is restless.
NBC Adds ‘Heroes’ Spin-off, Newfangled ‘Bionic Woman” To Fall Schedule
NBC is inching closer to its dream of having an all Heroes-related network this fall. Next season will feature a new spin-off of the mega-hit, called Origins, as well as a new and improved Bionic Woman, a time-traveling reporter, and the return of both Jerry Seinfeld and Brooke Shields to your television screen.
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MeeVee Video Top 5: Comedy — Two and a Half Men, According to Jim, The Office
Laughter is the best medicine. Got a hemorrhoid? Laugh. Got a tumor? Laugh. Born as a Siamese Twin? Laugh (just don’t laugh too hard if your conjoined counterpart is sleeping). Who needs medical insurance when you can just tune in to your favorite sitcom each week? You’ll save thousands in Medicare expenses in the long run.
This week, Video Top 5 picked out some of the top comedies on TV today. Take a behind-the-scenes look at Charlie and the gang of Two and a Half Men. Just don’t get too close, ’cause if Charlie likes ya, you’ll be in his Black Book in no time!
Missed any action on According to Jim? Catch up by watching full episodes online. Tap into The Office’s acclaimed Webisodes. We also feature Family Guy’s Clips of the Day. Think you know a lot about Curb Your Enthusiasm? Find out by taking the online trivia game. Good luck!
Finally this week, we have the video you’ve been waiting for: David Hasselhoff, drunk as a skunk! Talk about hitting rock bottom!
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Totally Frakked: Smallville — Superboy vs. Super-Soldier
Smallville
Title: “Prototype”
First Aired: 5/10/07
Lingering plot threads finally weave together in the latest Smallville. The episode begins with an attack on one of Lex’s Project 33.1 labs. The attacker is revealed to be the project’s experimental super-powered soldier, who is actually being tested by the lab.
This prototype (hence the episode’s title) is to be the first of many such warriors, all under Luthor’s command. Lex claims he’s creating an army to protect the world from the ever-increasing number of super-freaks flying about. Could he be telling the truth, or could he be… Oh, come on now. Of course he’s lying — he’s Lex Luthor!
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Casting Call: The Next Great Band Wanted
On American Idol, you have to be a one-man (or woman) show. On The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll, you get to be a member of a mega-hit group that already exists. If you’ve already got your backup (or if you are the backup), the producers of American Idol have the show to rocket you and your group to super-stardom.
The producers behind mega-hit phenomenon American Idol take the musical reality genre to a whole new level, as they embark on a quest to find the next American band sensation that will take the nation by storm. The Search For the Next Great American Band (working title) will scour the country, seeking musical groups of all ages, styles, and genres, with hundreds of bands auditioning for a shot at stardom.
After the auditions, judges will narrow down hopefuls from all walks of musical life — young and old, family and friends, garage bands and weekend warriors — to 10 semi-finalists, who will perform in front of a live studio audience. Viewers will then get a chance to vote for their favorite bands via telephone and text messaging to determine who stays in the competition.
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Tonight’s Picks: Monday, May 14
King of Queens — China Syndrome
The series concludes after nine seasons with a special one-hour episode. Doug wants a divorce; Carrie wants to stay together and adopt a baby. Will it be curtains for the royal family? Watch them joke their last.
How I Met Your Mother — Something Blue
It’s Lily and Marshall’s wedding reception, and Barney finds out that Ted and Robin have a big secret they’ve been keeping. Are they getting married? Are they breaking up? Is Robin pregnant? Will Barney drive them crazy until they spill the beans? Tune in for the season finale.
CSI: Miami — Born to Kill
In the season finale, Horatio and the team hunt down a serial killer who marks his victims with a Y. When he’s captured, he blames his double-Y chromosomes for his killing. That’s even worse than the Twinkie defense.
Jaime Pressly Joins the Hot Mom Club
Jaime Pressly has officially popped out a child.
The My Name Is Earl star gave birth to little Dezi James Calvo on Friday, May 11. Both mother and son are doing fine. This is Pressly’s first child. The baby-daddy is her fiancé, Eric Calvo (aka Eric Cubiche), who works as a DJ.
Read all about the new baby boy at The Hollywood Gossip >>
American Idol Producers to Repackage Same Show Into Battle of the Bands
The masterminds behind American Idol are at it again. That is to say, they are stealing another unoriginal concept and hoping to take it to the bank. The Search for the Next Great American Band (short, snappy title, huh?) will scour the country searching for the Sanjaya of musical groups.
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The Rumor Mill: Drunk is the New Black
This week in The Rumor Mill: Jessica Simpson’s boobs are scary, Lost will make sense one day, and being drunk is fun but potentially embarrassing. Here’s what people will be talking about at all the best soirées, cocktail parties, and keggers this weekend.
CELEBRITY GOSSIP
Favorite hunks past and present took alcohol-fueled hits to their images this week. In the wake of Baywatch beefcake David Hasselhoff’s drunken struggle with a cheeseburger, squeaky-clean Extreme Makeover: Home Edition hottie Ty Pennington was arrested for DUI. If women wanted to fantasize about sloppy drunks, they’d keep their eyes open in bed.
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Totally Frakked: Supernatural — Ol’ Yellow Eyes Is Back In Town
Supernatural
Title: “All Hell Breaks Loose, Part One”
First Aired: 5/10/07
One of the best things about this week’s Supernatural is that the most OMGWTFBBQ moment is delivered as nothing more than a single line of dialogue in a flashback scene. Oh yes, there’s drama a-plenty, and hell is most certainly breaking loose, but it’s one tiny revelation about a character that sets the whole story of the Winchester boys on its ear.
The previews had us pretty well prepared for what was going down, so it comes as no surprise when Sam is kidnapped out of a diner. Dean — who was waiting in the car — runs into the diner after his radio goes haywire. He finds the telltale sulfur — and the even more telltale diner full of people with their throats cut — but no Sam. Sam, on the other hand, wakes up lying on the ground in a middle of a ghost town (a literal ghost town, so haunted that its inhabitants were forced to flee, as we’ll discover later in some exposition). He’s not alone, though — Andy (from “Simon Said”) and Ava (from “Hunted,” who has apparently been here since she disappeared five months ago, but remembers nothing) are here, along with Jake, a soldier with super-strength, and Lily, an angsty lesbian who can stop people’s hearts just by touching them. Ouch! I’d be angsty too.
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Casting Call: Strangers Wanted for The Real World
Way back in the Stone Age of reality TV, before there was an American Idol or Survivor, there was a little show about seven strangers put in a house to live together. If you ever wanted to be part of reality TV history, here’s your chance. The Real World is casting for its 20th (and possibly final) season. Check out The Real World casting site, whether you want to be part of the action or just want to be judge and jury for Real World hopefuls.
The Real World casting site is designed to be a highly immersive experience that engages viewers on multiple levels, from castee to judge. Viewers who join the community can register to be considered for the show, or serve as judges to help determine who makes the cut. In either instance, they are connected to the larger community of The Real World fans who share similar passions and who want to stay connected to — and help influence — the story arcs, characters, and themes they see on-air.
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Weekend Picks: May 11-13
Ghost Whisperer — The Gathering
In the second season finale, Melinda receives clues from the ghost prophet that she must understand in order to keep the dark from overtaking the light. Maybe Master Yoda can help?
Survivor: Fiji — 5 Contestants Remain!
It’s getting hot in here! One of the contestants finds a way to eavesdrop on the others, and overhears the plot to get him ousted. The drama ramps up as another competitor tries to use a reward as a bargaining chip. Who will remain?
7th Heaven — And Away We Go
The Colonel gives Eric and Annie an RV, but when they plan a trip around the country, the guest list gets longer and longer. How much of the CamClan can you fit in an RV?
America’s Next Top Model: Dionne Gets Dominated
Dionne, the 20-year-old student from Montgomery, Alabama, got the boot this week on America’s Next Top Model. She became the tenth girl eliminated, reducing the pool from four girls to three.
The latest installment saw the girls meet with Aboriginal elder Uncle Max and his niece Calita, who taught them about the native Australian art of storytelling through dance. (But in the words of Derek Zoolander, “How many aboriginals do you see modeling?”) Using these skills, the ass-piring Tyras created a dance through body art, movement, and speech to represent their personal journeys.
Naturally, in a modeling contest, it all comes down to how much you believe in yourself (riiight…). It was just such a question that seemed to be a sticking point for Dionne.
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Totally Frakked: Link-O-Rama
Here are some of the latest Sci-fi tidbits from some of our favorite sources:
- In a bit of Very Serious News, Live Granades has the famous Trouble With Tribbles episode of Star Trek done as LOLCats.
- The awesome Heroes fancast, The 10th Wonder Podcast, has an exclusive clip of next week’s episode. I’ll try not to dance around the office like a gibbering fangeek. Warning! Here there be spoilers!
- Show Me SciFi lets us know that BSG babe Katee Sackhoff is returning to scifi this Saturday with The Sentinel. Is it good? Apparently not. Will we watch it anyway? Probably, yeah.
- Sci Fi Wire has the answer for those of you who can’t get enough of those Winchester boys — Supernatural Companion books will be coming soon! Check out “a history of Sam’s pouty faces” on page 114, and “Dean’s butt in a wide variety of jeans” on page 226.
- From Slice of Scifi, NBC is so happy with Medium that they’ve gone ahead and ordered a fourth season early.
- Anime fans will get the hookup from the Sci Fi Channel, they’re unveiling their new Ani-Monday. This ain’t no Pokemon buddy, this is the real deal.
- From Inside The Box has an interview with Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse about the future of the show.
MTV Announces Presenters and Performers for Unpredictable 2007 Movie Awards
MTV’s Movie Awards are kind of the black sheep of the movie awards family. They’re a little more dangerous, a little more hip, and they relate to the younger generation in a way the Oscars simply cannot. Thus, the presenters and performers tend to represent the cutting edge in music and movies. This year is no exception, as such names as Rihanna, Jay-Z, Jessica Alba, and Shia LaBeouf will take to the stage.
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Paris Hilton Petitions Battle For Useless Petition Supremacy
Yesterday, we playfully suggested that someone start an anti-Paris Hilton petition to make sure the troublesome heiress serves her 45 days in jail. Today, tens of thousands of people have signed a petition urging just that. Thank you for listening, but we were just kidding.
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Lost: Daddy Dearest
Lost
Title: “The Man Behind The Curtain”
First Aired: 5/9/07
Surely, the thing missing on Lost was a character with serious daddy issues. No, wait, that’s basically the entire cast. As of this episode, you can add Ben to that list. Along with revelations of more bad parenting, we get a tantalizing glimpse of the mysterious leader of the Others, a reckoning for Jack and Juliet, and a serious bit of bad news for Locke. It’s a good time all around. Well, it’s a bad time, really, but it’s good for the audience.
In flashbacks, we learn that Ben was born prematurely when his mother went into labor in the woods. Ben’s dad, Roger, is aided by DHARMA Initiative doctors — though they’re clearly not on the island — when he comes running out of the woods. Since they couldn’t save Ben’s mother from dying of complications, they apparently felt obligated to give him a job about 12 years later. Ooookay.
Paris Hilton Rehires Publicist, Appeals That Dumb Jail Sentence Thingy
May 8, 2007 at 11:22 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Paris Hilton Rehires Publicist, Appeals That Dumb Jail Sentence Thingy
Paris Hilton has rewarded her publicist’s attempt to absorb the blame for her recent bust for driving without a license and rehired him. Longtime Hilton publicist Elliot Mintz has attempted to take full responsibility for Paris’ inability to understand what a suspended license means. Hilton is appealing her sentence to 45 days in jail for driving without a license after a DUI bust cost her that privilege.
Get the full scoop at The Gossip Girls >>
Hasselhoff Loses Visitation Rights With His Daughters Due To Shirtless, Drunken Video
The Hoff has officially been hassled. A Los Angeles judge has temporarily suspended David Hasselhoff’s visitation rights with his two teenage daughters. The decision comes only a few days after the release of a video showing the former Baywatch star drunk as a skunk, shirtless, and barely able to eat a hamburger.
Bachelor Season 3 Star Engaged to Model, Show Still Feigns Reality
As the field on The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman narrows to Amber, Bevin, Tessa, and Danielle, Bachelor Season Three star Andrew Firestone gets engaged.
The 31-year-old, who proposed to contestant Jennifer Schefft on the season finale — before they split a few months later — is now betrothed to Serbian model Ivana Bozilovic.
Schefft went on to appear in The Bachelorette, rejecting the proposals of her final two suitors.
Jeez, no wonder she and Andrew didn’t work out. There’s just no pleasing women. Er… some women.
Read more about Andrew’s engagement at BuddyTV >>
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Totally Frakked: Heroes — It’s About to Get Real… Any Time Now
Heroes
Title: “The Hard Part”
First Aired: 5/7/07
Despite the title of this episode, it seems like the hard part is yet to come for our intrepid heroes. This week sets us up with a nasty cliffhanger, and you can almost hear the writers cackling with glee as we freak out at our television sets.
Not that we do that sort of thing, of course.
Hiro and Ando return to the present with the comic book that Isaac drew, the last issue of 9th Wonders! Isaac helpfully drew the pictures, and forgot to fill in all the little speech bubbles, which presents us with two interesting questions: Why did Isaac suck so bad, and is anyone sad about him being dead? Hiro decides to go visit Isaac — if it were anyone but Hiro, I’d assume that the intention was to punch Isaac right in his artsy face — but alas, so sad, Isaac is all deadified.
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Casting Call: Boors and Brats Wanted
Get rejected by The Bachelor because you were too uncouth? Did even Beauty and the Geek turn you down? If you’re a guy (or a girl for that matter) who just doesn’t have a clue when it comes to etiquette, then do what all of America does with its problems. Turn to reality TV!
Go from Jerk to Gentleman and from Gross to Gracious with the help of The Learning Channel. Ever been unsure how to act or what to do in a formal or social setting? Do you have an upcoming social event that will require you to be on your best behavior? Could you or someone you know benefit from a crash course in good manners?
Mind Your Manners, a new primetime series on The Learning Channel, will help smooth out all of your rough edges. TLC’s manners experts will teach you how to act and what to do in any social situation. You’ll never embarrass yourself or offend anyone else again!
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Tonight’s Picks: Tuesday, May 8
American Idol — Top 4 Perform Live!
The Top Four belt it out to win America’s heart and the big prize. Will someone crack under the pressure? God, we can only hope so — nobody likes grace under pressure. The theme is BeeGees songs, so break out your platforms and your bell-bottoms and get ready for a little disco fever!
Dancing with the Stars — 8th Round Results
Results from the Latin and Ballroom competition on Monday. Also, Nelly Furtado performs “All Good Things” and “I’m Like a Bird”; Maksim Chmerkovskiy has a dance-off with his with brother Val. As if this weren’t enough, Jimmy Kimmel also teaches us all how to waltz. Will the fun never stop?
Gilmore Girls — Unto the Breach
Rory and Paris graduate! At the big graduation party, Lorelai and Chris figure out if they can stand each other anymore, and Logan proposes to Rory. Will there be wedding bells for the junior Lorelai?
Sanjaya Gets All The Attention At White House Correspondents’ Dinner
April 23, 2007 at 6:10 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Sanjaya Gets All The Attention At White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Sanjaya Malakar’s quest for world domination is coming along very well. The ousted American Idol crooner was the belle of the ball at the White House correspondents’ dinner over the weekend, attracting the most autograph seekers and making some very powerful allies.
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Heroes’ Littlest Hero, Noah Gray-Cabey
To cap off MeeVee’s Exclusive! Heroes Sweeps Week, we talk with Heroes‘ littlest hero, Noah Gray-Cabey. On the show, Noah plays Micah, a precocious 11-year-old with the power to control just about any gadget. In real life, he may not be able to control kitchen appliances, but he’s certainly precocious.
A concert pianist at the age of four, Noah toured the world at age five. By the time he was ten, Noah had started his own nonprofit foundation, Action in Music (A.I.M.), designed to help budding inner-city musicians travel the world and team-build with kids in other countries.
Here, Noah talks with MeeVee about his career ambitions, his foundation, and his obsession with Harry Potter.
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MeeVee Video Top 5: The End of the World — Jericho, 24, Heroes
Maybe Chicken Little was right. Maybe we should panic. If you’ve ever watched FOX News, you’d know that our days are numbered (by the way, tune in at 10 tonight to find out what common household item can kill you and your entire family). In an age of nuclear weapons and wacko presidents / dictators with their pointer fingers on the giant red button, who knows how much time our precious planet has?
Earth Day was this past Sunday. What better way to celebrate than by highlighting some TV shows that depict potential catastrophic events on Earth?
Watch full episodes of Heroes with online commentary that puts you in control. See how a tiny town in Kansas may be our last remaining source of humanity. Find out how everyone’s lives can be inextricably linked by a mere Six Degrees. Finally, go behind the scenes and see how they put the BOOM! in 24.
It’s the end of the world as we know it… and I feel fine.
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Apprentice’s Kristine Lefebvre to Expose Naughty Bits
Although Kristine Lefebvre, former participant on the reality show The Apprentice, was eliminated on April 8, she remains in the limelight with her spanking new hype. “The Schmoozer” has landed a gig with Playboy, gracing the pages of the popular magazine’s June 2007 issue.
Lefebvre, a 37-year old native of Frankfurt, Germany, presently handles sports and entertainment licensing at a renowned law firm.
Get the rest of Kristine’s story at Buddy TV>>
Pirate Master: CBS, Mark Burnett to Make Pirates Uncool
In the beginning, pirates were cool. Then, Jerry Bruckheimer made three movies about them. And they were still cool, sort of.
Now, Survivor / The Apprentice / Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader producer Mark Burnett is turning pirates into a reality show. Will they retain their sea cred?
Pirate Master will premiere Thursday, May 31 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Australian actor Cameron Daddo will host. Pirate Master will send 16 modern-day pirates on a high seas adventure where they will live as buccaneers and travel around the Caribbean island of Dominica in search of hidden treasure that will total $1 million.
Get the rest of the Pirate Master story at The TV Remote>>
Tonight’s Picks: Monday, April 23
Heroes — .07%
Sylar confronts two more on the list, while Nathan considers Linderman’s advice as he faces some über-difficult decisions. (Aren’t they all, on this show?) Meanwhile, Thomson hunts for Claire, and fan favorite Hiro renews his vow to save the world. At least someone’s looking out for us!
Real Wedding Crashers — Series Premiere
A quintet of improv performers pulls various pranks at real weddings (don’t worry, the bride and groom are in on the joke) in this six-part hidden-camera comedy series. First up are Derek and Jonnie, a couple from Las Vegas who dream of having a wedding their friends will never forget. Mission accomplished!
King of Queens — Mild Bunch
Doug attends his 20th high school reunion and teams up with a former bad boy (played by exciting cameo Adam Sandler) who’s now the school’s vice principal, to get revenge on their mean-spirited principal, who is still on the job.
How I Met Your Mother — Offensive Fowl
Everyone discovers that Robin has an aversion to malls (what, can that be?) because of a secret from her past, and Ted tries to get her to reveal what happened. Barney is convinced she made a porn film, while Marshall thinks she’s married.
Virginia Tech Tragedy Sparks Serious Debate Over Media Ethics
While the country remains in shock over the recent killings at Virginia Tech, there is a growing criticism of the media coverage surrounding the tragedy. Our good friend Jack Myers (of Jack Myers Media Village) delicately explores the difference between good reporting and exploitation.
Read the complete story at Jack Myers Media Village>>
The Real Wedding Crashers: MeeVee’s Exclusive Sneak Peek
The Real Wedding Crashers
Title: “Derek and Jonnie”
Series Premieres: Monday, April 23 on ABC
Ashton Kutcher is up to more tomfoolery with his latest produced series, The Real Wedding Crashers. The show takes real-life weddings, enlists the bride and groom as accomplices, and creates a series of chaotic, hilarious snafus that leave wedding attendees shocked and awed.
While it lacks the celebrity kitsch factor of Ashton’s infamous Punk’d, The Real Wedding Crashers definitely has the same playful spirit as Beauty and the Geek. Will it be a hit? Likely not, but it’s an awesome way to find a little cheer.
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MeeVee Interview: On the Set with Supernatural Producer-Director Kim Manners
April 3, 2007 at 9:31 pm | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
MeeVee Interview: On the Set with Supernatural Producer-Director Kim Manners
In Part 2 of our series on MeeVee’s visit to the set of Supernatural, we talk with Supernatural Director Kim Manners. Manners is no stranger to cult TV having produced and directed The X-Files, as well as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Growing up in a showbiz family, Manners began his career early as a child actor, eventually making his way into directing and producing shows such as Mission Impossible, Star Trek: TNG, and Baywatch. (Fun fact: his first gig was directing an episode of Charlie’s Angels in 1978.)
Here, Kim talks with us about The X-Files, classic rock, and his hopes for the fate of the show.
Were there any shows or movies you saw as a kid that inspired you to get into the business?
Yeah, I was a horror movie freak. I loved Boris Karloff in Frankenstein; Lon Chaney, Jr. in The Wolf Man. Those two guys were my heroes, big time.
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Wealthy Geeks Salivate At Opportunity To Buy ‘Knight Rider’’s KITT
It’s been 25 years since David Hasselhoff took the world by storm in the campy TV hit Knight Rider. Now the high-tech, talking car from that show can be yours for only $149,995. A Dublin, California auto dealer has announced the sale of the black 1982 Pontiac Trans Am, which is one of four “camera cars” that were used for close-ups while The Hoff was driving. Sadly, the car does not talk like it did on the show, which is ironic now that GPS technology has made talking cars commonplace.
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Dancing with the Stars: Not So Fancy Footwork
Dancing with the Stars
Title: “Tangos and Jives“
First Aired: 4/2/07
Last week, former supermodel Paulina Porizkova became the season’s first Dancing with the Stars victim, leaving the field of celebrity dancers minus one elegant beauty. For this week’s competition, the stars danced either a wholesome American jive or a steamy, sensual Argentinean tango. There were the usual standouts, and some hardcore flops, but absolutely no amazing, jaw-dropping performances. And yet, I couldn’t tear myself away.
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with The Shield’s Michael Chiklis
Michael Chiklis has lived both the horror and the dream of being an actor. The horror: Three years after arriving in New York City to pursue stardom, Michael found himself so poor that he couldn’t afford a can of Spam. Then the dream: Just when his acting career seemed hopeless, Michael landed the title role in Wired: The John Belushi Story. His fortunes made a dramatic turnaround, including starring roles in The Commish and the current F/X hit series The Shield, as well as playing his childhood idol — comic book superhero Ben Grimm, aka The Thing — in the blockbuster movie Fantastic Four and its upcoming sequel.
Grey Goose Vodka in hand, Michael spent a few minutes with MeeVee’s Steve Czarnecki to talk about the return of The Shield, and a love connection for his Fantastic Four hero.
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The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman — The Best Way to Spend Your 30th Birthday
The Bachelor: Officer and a Gentleman
Title: “Season Premiere”
First Aired: 4/2/07
This year’s Bachelor, Andy Baldwin, appears to be a massive upgrade from last year’s vanilla, ho-hum prince. Andy is a Naval officer, a doctor, and a sweet-as-cane-sugar gentleman who happens to be easy on the eyes. Plus, he’s on a sincere quest to find a lady love, and doesn’t smack of a playboy out to have a fun, televised romp. Refreshing!
Less impressive was the bevy of beauties Andy faced on Monday night’s soirée, which coincided with Andy’s 30th birthday. There are a few diamonds for sure, but how on earth did a nut-job like Lindsay make it past the final selection? Ah, the quest for ratings will stop at nothing. At least Andy didn’t take the bait. He eliminated 10 women, leaving 15 to continue the journey. Some seem down to earth and elegant, others reek of immaturity. In other words, it’s going to be a good time for all.
Tonight’s Picks: Tuesday, April 3
The Shield — Season Premiere
Everyone’s favorite crooked cop is back for Season Six. Vic is full-on obsessed with finding Lem’s killer, and Kavanaugh is looking to pin the deed on Vic. Claudette gets Vic off the case by tossing the team a methadone fire case. Ah, it’s good to be bad.
American Idol — Performances
Curly’s gone, and the pack is ready to belt out a few winners. Tony Bennett hits the scene with a few coaching tips, so expect a little smooth swagger in these tunes.
House — Fetal Position
If American Idol doesn’t give you your rock star fill, House will surely deliver. A pregnant celebrity photographer suffers a stroke while shooting a rock icon, and soon her liver and kidneys start failing as well. Can House save the would-be mom and the rocker’s chance at even more fame?
MeeVee Exclusive! Visit to the Set of Supernatural Part 1
This weekend, I had the pleasure of touring the set of the CW’s fraternal scifi thriller Supernatural in Vancouver, British Columbia. There, my fellow reporters and I had the rare opportunity to speak with several crew members from each department, including props, hair and makeup, wardrobe, special FX, and production as well as skulk around the set. The visit was extra-special, since we were there during the show’s last few moments of production on the Season Two finale. Of course, we are not allowed to reveal anything right now (or risk punishment by death), but let’s just say that fans will not be disappointed.
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Britney Spears Gets the Kids, K-Fed Gets a Measly $1 Million In Divorce Settlement
California divorce settlements just aren’t what they used to be. There was a time when the kids would go to the parent who wasn’t completely insane, and the money would get split down the middle. But this isn’t the case for the Britney Spears-Kevin Federline divorce. The former couple reached an agreement last week that grants K-Fed only $1 million of Britney’s estimated $100 million fortune, and gives the pop diva custody of their two sons, mere days after she checked out of the worst rehab stint in history.
What a country.
MeeVee Video Top 5: ANTM, Ghost Whisperer, SNL
This week, MeeVee’s Video Top 5 features a random assortment.
MTV’s The Real World/Road Rules Challenge Inferno 3 kicks off a new season this Tuesday. From these clips, you can already see their fists are a-flying! Nothing like stretching your 15 minutes of fame into 16 minutes, kids.
Ghost Whisperer Jennifer Love Hewitt belittles the power of a Ouija board as she takes contacting the supernatural world to a whole ‘nother level.
Next, some might say that Saturday Night Live has degenerated over the years, but sketches like their spoof with Peyton Manning and the United Way thwart any chance of this legendary comedy show getting the axe.
The last two clips are from Planet Earth and America’s Next Top Model. Aside from the fact that models live on the planet Earth, there isn’t really anything else these two shows could possibly have in common. Some of the stuff that comes out of models’ mouths, however, proves to be completely out of this world! Just keep on smiling for the cameras, girls.
So there you have it — this week’s Video Top 5. Make sure to check out our YouTube Clip of the Week (the scary thing is, this is REAL video).
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Amazing Race: All-Stars — No Love for the Little People
The Amazing Race: All-Stars
Title: “If I Were In Town, I’d Ask for Your Number”
First Aired: 4/1/07
Mental note: Two hours of The Amazing Race: All-Stars is one hour too many. It turns out there really is too much of a good thing. That said, the show still rocks.
The teams flew from Africa to Poland, tuned pianos, ate piles of sausage, and generally made fools of themselves. This week, Team Guido and their drama queen ways were sent packin’. They arrived last in the first leg, and just couldn’t overcome their mark for elimination. But before the Guidos were finally axed, one of them bolted out onto a tarmac in an attempt to stop a plane. Go out with a bloody embarrassing bang, I say.
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Tonight’s Picks: Monday, April 2
Prison Break — Season Finale
The end is near and the clock is ticking. Michael races to rescue Linc and beat Mahone at his own game. Speaking of saving, Sucre is risking it all to rescue Maricruz, while T-Bag and Bellick find themselves in deep doo-doo on a river in Panama.
The Bachelor: An Officer and a Gentleman — Season Premiere
Doctor, Navy officer, and complete hottie Andy Baldwin is the latest Bachelor to hunt down his woman on national TV. Tune in to see the lucky ladies and their boy wonder meet for the first time, as Andy celebrates his 30th birthday.
Dancing with the Stars — Third Round
Ten stars remain, and the newly Paulina-free pack puts on their dancing shoes to cut a rug once again. Look for Billy Ray Cyrus to lead the losers, and Joey Fatone to make his boy band proud.
Win a FREE i-Pod Shuffle in the Painkiller Jane Sweepstakes!
So, what do you get when you cross Laura Croft, the cheerleader from Heroes and that hot chick from The L Word?? Looks like we have a recipe for PainKiller Jane- The Sci-fi Network’s newest series, premiering Friday, April 13th. (cue the scary music here!!)
The show is based on the comic book series by the same name, and is set to really blow the doors off Friday nights. PainKiller Jane, or Jane Vasko is a DEA agent recruited by a covert government agency that hunts genetically enhanced individuals. She discovers that she can heal rapidly from any injury and begins to investigate the source of her powers. Sounds pretty sweet, huh?
So here’s the exciting part, as part of the hoopla leading up to the premiere, we are giving away a free i-Pod shuffle to help you kill the pain of your daily routine.
All you have to do is send us an email by April 5th with the answer to this question:
Who do YOU think is the biggest female badass in Hollywood? Let us know and be sure to check out PainKiller Jane on April 13th!
Contest open to US residents only.
Ellen DeGeneres + Academy Awards = Celebrity Bashing with a Heart
February 21, 2007 at 1:35 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
Ellen DeGeneres + Academy Awards = Celebrity Bashing with a Heart
This year’s Academy Awards will be hosted by the ubiquitous and lovable Ellen DeGeneres. Not a bad choice. Ellen’s quick on her feet, not afraid to speak her mind, and will no doubt piss off some people who need to be taken down a notch.
But there’s something else Ellen brings to the table — she truly understands the consequences of leading a very public private life. While Jon Stewart, Chris Rock, David Letterman, and Billy Crystal may not be able to walk into a Wal-Mart without getting mobbed, the details of Ellen’s personal life have been incredibly public for a long time now. As if relationships aren’t hard enough, try coming out on national television while dating another celebrity.
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Oscars Release Heavy-Hitting, Slightly Head-Scratching Presenter List
The Academy Awards have released a partial list of presenters for Sunday’s show, and, as usual, it’s a veritable Who’s Who of box office stars. Ben Affleck, George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Diane Keaton, Kate Winslet, Penelope Cruz, Reese Witherspoon, and certified nutball Tom Cruise are among those slated to hand out Tinsel Town’s most coveted statuettes.
See which surprising stars are presenting Oscars, at MeeVee’s Academy Awards blog >>
MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with NCIS Star Michael Weatherly, Part II
In Part II of our exclusive interview with NCIS star Michael Weatherly, we learn much about the man behind the dorky hat — mainly about his hearty appetite for independent films. Michael also shares the scoop on what really went down on the set of Dark Angel.
You’re in your trailer right now. What’s around you — what do you see?
Ah, I’ve got a picture of a sunset, or sunrise — hard to tell from the photo — from the Australian Network Ten that airs our show, and it’s a man going for a swim on the Bronte Beach in Sydney. So I’ve got a beautiful photograph of a beach. I’ve got my movies all around me.
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg, Part II
In Part II of our interview with real-life husband-and-wife team Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg, stars of MyNetworkTV’s juicy Watch Over Me, the “average” married couple talks about upcoming projects, modeling at Harvard, and life as a princess.
Casper, I wanted to ask you about Starship Troopers. The original was so successful, as was the sequel. Why a third one?
Casper: [The sequel] made money, but a lot of people said they didn’t like it, because none of the original cast was brought back, and because it was like a zombie movie in space and it didn’t really follow Starship Troopers at all. It was pretty much called Starship Troopers, but it was as far away from being Starship Troopers as you could be and still have the movie. So I think what they wanted to do was go back to the roots of doing what Starship Troopers was.
Totally Frakked: Heroes — Expect the Unexpected
Heroes
Title: “Unexpected”
First Aired: 2/19/07
For the first time since…well, for the first time ever, an episode of Heroes plods along at a predictable, boring pace. Sylar sucks the brains out of a torch-wielding metal shop mama and suffers crippling earaches; Hiro and the attack of the 50-foot woman Hope goes nowhere; Matt and Janice fight over the bag of diamonds. Blah, blah, blah. If not for the final moments of the closing act living up to the episode’s title, viewers might have wondered whether there was any truth in Chapter 16’s advertising.
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Feb. 8: Survivor: Fiji Premieres, Ellen Prepares for Oscars
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Survivor Host Jeff Probst
After thirteen seasons of Survivor, it’s hard to believe this reality dream team has more tricks up their sleeves. A recent conversation with wonder-host Jeff Probst, however, proves just the opposite — island surprises are still at hand. All it takes is a little casting magic, heaps of conflict, and a hardcore environment full of the unexpected to make Survivor: Fiji a delicious dish of TV magic. Jeff reveals a few new season tidbits, and waxes poetic on past controversies like race and gender divisions. Survivor Fiji has even more coveted controversy at hand, however, and Jeff gives us an inside view into this year’s delightful, real-deal drama.
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MeeVee Interviews Lost Star Josh Holloway
Josh Holloway clearly has one of the most challenging roles on Lost. As the unpredictable, mostly shady con artist Sawyer, Josh balances his role as the cast’s rebellious provocateur with sarcastic wit and likeable Southern charm. In our latest exclusive interview, the ever-charming Josh discusses the surprising developments in his character over the show’s three seasons, including his screen-igniting love scenes with costar Evangeline Lilly.
Our exclusive interview with Josh Holloway continues at MeeVee’s Premiere Week Page
Lost: Wherefore Art Thou, Juliet?
Lost
Title: “Not In Portland”
First Aired: 2/7/07
After a long, cold winter without ABC’s hit series, Lost came back with a vengeance last night in the first of 16 new episodes set to air in consecutive weeks. One of The Others finally got her own backstory. Juliet was front and center, as we got a glimpse of her somewhat sordid past.
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Anna Nicole Smith Dead, Soon to be Reunited with Her One “True Love”
According to her attorneys, TrimSpa schill, Anna Nicole Smith died today of unknown causes. She was repordly found unconscious in a hotel room this morning at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino in Florida. More details to come as I’m sure several lawsuits and paternity tests.
American Idol: One Hundred Seventy-One Dreams Left to Crush, One Hundred Seventy-One Dreams…
Congratulations, America, you made it. Auditions for American Idol Season Six are officially over! One hundred seventy-two hopeful contestants have now made their way to Hollywood. If last night’s teaser was any indication, the upcoming weeks are going to be brutal.
The episode entitled “The Best of the Rest” was indeed one of the most entertaining this season. Edited like an ’80s movie montage, Idol provided the goods — hotties on roller skates, effeminate stretchy-men, and big heaping doses of momentum.
Casting Call: The Great American Dream Vote Will Make Your Wildest Dream Come True!
Ever found yourself lusting over your Dream Home? Wished your favorite team could finally have their Dream Season?
Now your wildest dreams could actually come true, in a way that’s only possible on primetime television. The Great American Dream Vote, a new series hosted by Donny Osmond, is set to air on the ABC Television Network.
From the producers of ABC’s The Bachelor, this new show gives anyone the chance to make his/her lifelong wishes come true. All you need is the ability to dream big — and to convince America to vote for you. The producers are looking for real people with real stories who want to make their dreams come alive.
Feb. 8: Survivor: Fiji Premieres, Ellen Prepares for Oscars
*See the first five minutes of Survivor: Fiji before it premieres tonight [Reality Blurred]
*Ellen gears up for the Oscars [PopSugar]
*Letterman skewers the Astronut [TMZ]
*24 star likes the look of Mirrors [Glitterati]
*Getting down with Grey’s Anatomy [BuzzSugar]
Tonight’s Picks: Thursday, Feb. 8
The O.C. — The Shake-Up
Manipulation is the name of the game in the days leading up to Taylor’s birthday party — and a major earthquake. Kaitlin works to undermine Julie’s relationship with Frank, and Summer urges a cynical Seth to believe in something.
My Name Is Earl — Blow
The world gets a little worse for Joy when she discovers she has a half-sister — a half-sister who just happens to be Joy’s lifelong nemesis. Oh, she’s also an aspiring wrestler and on Earl’s list, since he once stole her identity.
Ugly Betty — Brothers
Betty gets entangled in a romantic dilemma while playing peacemaker during the post-Fashion Week chaos at Mode. Meanwhile, Justin gets in trouble at school, leading to a showdown between Hilda and Santos.
Feb. 7: Bud Bundy Files for Divorce, Go Behind the Scenes of The Office
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Introducing (Drum Roll Please) the New MeeVee
Ever wished there was a guide for both what’s online and on TV? Now there is! The new MeeVee is the first guide to bring together TV listings and all the great video out there on the web.
Now when you personalize your guide on MeeVee, in addition to letting you know about all the upcoming TV programs you want to see, we’ll also find all the online video that matches your interests. Simply click on the new “Network” and “Community” video tabs to discover new videos you won’t want to miss!
So say you’re interested in Jeremy Piven… We’ll let you know about the next airing of “Entourage” but now you can also click on the video tabs to see previews from “Smoking Aces” and hilarious clips of Piven as Ari and on Seinfeld.
We’ve also built a new entertainment portal to help you keep up with the latest in the TV and video entertainment world. Check out the MeeVee Home page for news headlines, top Internet videos, community favorites, downloads and more.
And not only that, we’ve added a new Blog Central, where we bring together entertainment news and gossip from some of the web’s best bloggers. For a provacative view of the entertainment world, you won’t want to miss Blog Central.
But here’s the best part. Everything you liked about MeeVee before is still here. We’ve just made it better!
MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Lost Creator Damon Lindelof
In Part III of our series of exclusive interviews with the stars of Lost, we talk with show writer and Executive Producer Damon Lindelof. Although, he may not have the same star power as Matthew Fox or Evangeline Lilly, the man deserves our attention. A true geek at heart (he dropped Battlestar references twice during the interview), Lindelof knows and loves TV like a true fan, which is clearly evident in the anatomy of the show.
In this interview, Damon discusses his televisionary inspirations, appeasing fans, and some clues about the rest of the season.
Our exclusive interview with Lost Creator Damon Lindelof continues at MeeVee’s Premiere Week Page
House: Pride Goeth Before the Wandering
House
Title: “Needle in a Haystack”
First Aired: 2/6/07
It goes without saying that House is a well-crafted — if overly formulaic — factory show. In other words, it’s great entertainment insofar as it serves as a comforting diversion from the vagaries of life. So for this week, let’s forgo any criticism, as it were, and get right to the diversion: House gets competition for Ward Cripple.
A lady doctor in a motorized wheelchair “steals” House’s parking space. She has as much sympathy as he does for others (i.e., none), and actually defeats him in their first verbal battle. But House is more concerned about his parking space than with abusing her. Cuddy bets him he can’t last one week in a wheelchair. And we’re off and rolling!
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Casting Call: NBC Seeks Contestants for Hit Game Show
Are you dynamic, fun, and enthusiastic? Are you a great judge of character? If this sounds like you, then you could win hundreds of thousands of dollars on NBC’s Identity, hosted by Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller fame.
From the network that brought you Deal or No Deal and 1 vs. 100 comes the game show that puts your powers of judgment and observation to the test! We’ll give you a panel of mystery guests, and you determine their true Identity! Is he really a big-game hunter? Can she really speak six languages? Does he actually know the Dalai Lama?
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American Idol: Give Us Your Tired, Your Suck-Voiced, Your Huddled Losers!
Yep, that’s all folks! San Antonio, Texas, the final “audition city” of American Idol Season Six, has come and gone.
Can I get a hallelujah?
As expected, the episode started with every indication that it would be a real stink bomb. Simon had jet lag, Randy’s shirt was unbuttoned to the chest, and Paula was sober. Why even watch? Surprisingly, San Antonio really came through. There was a nice sprinkling of twisted freaks (can you say Jake “The Snake” Tutor?), a good amount of Simon laughing in people’s faces, and even a rare moment of genuine suspense.
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Feb. 7: Bud Bundy Files for Divorce, Go Behind the Scenes of The Office
*UFC fighter takes on Numbers [The Futon Critic]
*Married with Children star files for divorce [Glitterati]
*Angela takes you behind the scenes of The Office [GMMR]
*Project Runway gets a marathon session tonight [BuzzSugar]
*Getting the Dirt on the secret life of altar girls [Pop Culture Junkies]
*Designer reveals an illness on tonight’s Top Design [Reality Blurred]
Tonight’s Picks: Wednesday, Feb. 7
Lost — Not in Portland
Get Lost the right way with a recap of the third season so far, including a look at how the island has changed the characters. Things heat up after that — for the Ben and the Others — when Jack’s gamble to free Kate and Sawyer hits a bit of a snag.
American Idol
Could the awful auditions be almost over? This episode is billed as “the rest of the best from around the country.” Here’s hoping.
Criminal Minds
Part 1 of 2. The team pursues what is believed to be a team of killers that sets up computer webcams to record murders, and then posts them on the Internet. The killer is actually one man (James Van Der Beek) with multiple personalities.
Feb. 6: Lauren Conrad Doesn’t Act, Bam Margera Gets Married
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Lost Star Jorge Garcia
For the second of MeeVee’s series of exclusive interviews with the stars of Lost, we sat down with Jorge Garcia, who plays lottery winner and former mental patient Hugo “Hurley” Reyes. The first character officially cast, Hurley lends a touch of comic relief and a genial humanity to the show’s often nerve-shattering events.
Jorge chatted with us about an upcoming showcase episode for his lovable loser character, and what it’s like to act opposite veteran comedian Cheech Marin.
Get the rest of your Hurley fix at MeeVee’s Premiere Sweepstakes! >>
MeeVee Exclusive! Five Minutes with Ashton Kutcher
Whether you’re a fan of That ’70s Show and Punk’d — or you’ve nursed an unrequited crush on Demi Moore since her Brat Pack days — you’ve heard of Ashton Kutcher. The handsome star has covered the gambit in TV and film as an actor, comedian, and most recently, producer of the hit CW series, Beauty and the Geek.
MeeVee’s resident geek Steve Czarnecki recently spent five whirlwind minutes with Ashton, who dished the behind-the-scenes 411 about his popular show.
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Win Lost T-Shirts and More in MeeVee’s Get Lost [Stuff] Giveaway!
Lost is back this Wednesday night on ABC!
In honor of this blessed event, we’re giving
away four Lost T-shirts (as modeled by
Stephen and Rebecca), MeeVee
swag, and more!
Get all the contest entry details at MeeVee’s Premiere Sweepstakes! >>
Totally Frakked: Heroes — Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Heroes
Title: “Distractions”
First Aired: 2/05/07
As the title of last night’s episode telegraphs, more than one Hero’s journey is about to get knocked off course by life’s hectic demands — the worldly as well as the other-worldly. It’s a good guess that there are even more of us walking around like zombies this morning with bags under our tired red eyes, having been distracted from a good night’s sleep thanks to this plot-twisty banquet of a script penned by Michael Green. Not even a slow jumping-off point (pun intended) could detract from the thrill ride that steadily built momentum toward the last act’s final shocking seconds.
And has George Takei, who once fenced bare-chested in the corridors of the original Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise before assuming the captain’s chair aboard the Excelsior, ever looked so completely badass?
Continue reading “Totally Frakked: Heroes — Memoirs of an Invisible Man” »
Feb. 6: Lauren Conrad Doesn’t Act, Bam Margera Gets Married
*Chicago is good to Prison Break [GMMR]
*Hills star isn’t much of an actor [Reality Blurred]
*The Office, Grey’s Anatomy highlight the Buzz Reel [BuzzSugar]
*Eleven all-star teams await The Amazing Race [The Futon Critic]
*MTV star enters into Unholy Union [The Hollywood Gossip]
Casting Call: Plus-Size Bride-to-Be Wanted
Are you a full-figured gal who is engaged or planning to get married? Are you anticipating a perfect Wedding Story, but feeling pressure to lose weight before the big day? Do you feel you just won’t be happy unless you shed a few pounds before walking down that aisle? If so, you may be the bride we’re looking for!
New Screen Concepts Production Company, the people who brought you Weddings of a Lifetime on Lifetime TV, has a new show in the works that will represent full figured brides-to-be. Here’s your chance to be part of it!
Continue reading “Casting Call: Plus-Size Bride-to-Be Wanted” »
MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Lost Star Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim boasts an impressive television resume, including appearances on 24, CSI, Seinfeld, and ER, just to name a few shows. Now, Daniel’s role as Jin on the ABC hit Lost has made him a household name.
As Jin, Daniel is more than simply a plane crash survivor on a mysterious island. He’s also become a symbol for change in network television. As one of the first Asian American male primetime leads, Daniel has paved the way for other Asian American actors to star in leading roles like Masi Oka on Heroes. He’s also proved to network execs that Americans are willing to read subtitles — not an easy feat.
In this exclusive interview, Daniel talks with MeeVee about vanishing stereotypes of Asian Americans in the media, the value of hard work, and his philosophy of acting as storytelling.
Our exclusive interview with Daniel Dae Kim continues at MeeVee’s Premiere Sweepstakes >>
Tonight’s Picks: Tuesday, Feb. 6
House — Needle in a Haystack
Damn, just what parents need to make their teenagers miserable: A 16-year-old suffers respiratory arrest while making out with his girlfriend, and the doctors can’t figure out what’s wrong.
NCIS — Blowback
A captured arms dealer offers up the name of a top competitor who is selling the Navy’s encrypted satellite system to the highest bidder. Will our team catch him time? Does Mark Harmon have unnaturally beautiful hair?
Gilmore Girls — I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia
It’s all about the lengths to which one goes for a loved one, when Lorelai, Rory, and Emily wait at the hospital for news of Richard’s condition. While Logan goes the helicopter route, Luke — Luke?? — ends up running errands for Emily — Emily??
Nova — Forgotten Genius
Nova makes organic chemist Percy Julian look interesting with archival footage, remarks from family and friends, and dramatic reenactments featuring Tony-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
MeeVee Exclusive! Five Minutes with Ashton Kutcher
February 9, 2007 at 1:38 am | In Uncategorized | Leave a Comment
MeeVee Exclusive! Five Minutes with Ashton Kutcher
Whether you’re a fan of That ’70s Show and Punk’d — or you’ve nursed an unrequited crush on Demi Moore since her Brat Pack days — you’ve heard of Ashton Kutcher. The handsome star has covered the gambit in TV and film as an actor, comedian, and most recently, producer of the hit CW series, Beauty and the Geek.
MeeVee’s resident geek Steve Czarnecki recently spent five whirlwind minutes with Ashton, who dished the behind-the-scenes 411 about his popular show.
Continue reading “MeeVee Exclusive! Five Minutes with Ashton Kutcher” »
MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Lost Star Jorge Garcia
For the second of MeeVee’s series of exclusive interviews with the stars of Lost, we sat down with Jorge Garcia, who plays lottery winner and former mental patient Hugo “Hurley” Reyes. The first character officially cast, Hurley lends a touch of comic relief and a genial humanity to the show’s often nerve-shattering events.
Jorge chatted with us about an upcoming showcase episode for his lovable loser character, and what it’s like to act opposite veteran comedian Cheech Marin.
Get the rest of your Hurley fix at MeeVee’s Premiere Sweepstakes! >>
Win Lost T-Shirts and More in MeeVee’s Get Lost [Stuff] Giveaway!
Lost is back this Wednesday night on ABC!
In honor of this blessed event, we’re giving
away four Lost T-shirts (as modeled by
Stephen and Rebecca), MeeVee
swag, and more!
Get all the contest entry details at MeeVee’s Premiere Sweepstakes! >>
Totally Frakked: Heroes — Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Heroes
Title: “Distractions”
First Aired: 2/05/07
As the title of last night’s episode telegraphs, more than one Hero’s journey is about to get knocked off course by life’s hectic demands — the worldly as well as the other-worldly. It’s a good guess that there are even more of us walking around like zombies this morning with bags under our tired red eyes, having been distracted from a good night’s sleep thanks to this plot-twisty banquet of a script penned by Michael Green. Not even a slow jumping-off point (pun intended) could detract from the thrill ride that steadily built momentum toward the last act’s final shocking seconds.
And has George Takei, who once fenced bare-chested in the corridors of the original Star Trek’s U.S.S. Enterprise before assuming the captain’s chair aboard the Excelsior, ever looked so completely badass?
Continue reading “Totally Frakked: Heroes — Memoirs of an Invisible Man” »
Feb. 6: Lauren Conrad Doesn’t Act, Bam Margera Gets Married
*Chicago is good to Prison Break [GMMR]
*Hills star isn’t much of an actor [Reality Blurred]
*The Office, Grey’s Anatomy highlight the Buzz Reel [BuzzSugar]
*Eleven all-star teams await The Amazing Race [The Futon Critic]
*MTV star enters into Unholy Union [The Hollywood Gossip]
Casting Call: Plus-Size Bride-to-Be Wanted
Are you a full-figured gal who is engaged or planning to get married? Are you anticipating a perfect Wedding Story, but feeling pressure to lose weight before the big day? Do you feel you just won’t be happy unless you shed a few pounds before walking down that aisle? If so, you may be the bride we’re looking for!
New Screen Concepts Production Company, the people who brought you Weddings of a Lifetime on Lifetime TV, has a new show in the works that will represent full figured brides-to-be. Here’s your chance to be part of it!
Continue reading “Casting Call: Plus-Size Bride-to-Be Wanted” »
MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Lost Star Daniel Dae Kim
Daniel Dae Kim boasts an impressive television resume, including appearances on 24, CSI, Seinfeld, and ER, just to name a few shows. Now, Daniel’s role as Jin on the ABC hit Lost has made him a household name.
As Jin, Daniel is more than simply a plane crash survivor on a mysterious island. He’s also become a symbol for change in network television. As one of the first Asian American male primetime leads, Daniel has paved the way for other Asian American actors to star in leading roles like Masi Oka on Heroes. He’s also proved to network execs that Americans are willing to read subtitles — not an easy feat.
In this exclusive interview, Daniel talks with MeeVee about vanishing stereotypes of Asian Americans in the media, the value of hard work, and his philosophy of acting as storytelling.
Our exclusive interview with Daniel Dae Kim continues at MeeVee’s Premiere Sweepstakes >>
Tonight’s Picks: Tuesday, Feb. 6
House — Needle in a Haystack
Damn, just what parents need to make their teenagers miserable: A 16-year-old suffers respiratory arrest while making out with his girlfriend, and the doctors can’t figure out what’s wrong.
NCIS — Blowback
A captured arms dealer offers up the name of a top competitor who is selling the Navy’s encrypted satellite system to the highest bidder. Will our team catch him time? Does Mark Harmon have unnaturally beautiful hair?
Gilmore Girls — I’d Rather Be in Philadelphia
It’s all about the lengths to which one goes for a loved one, when Lorelai, Rory, and Emily wait at the hospital for news of Richard’s condition. While Logan goes the helicopter route, Luke — Luke?? — ends up running errands for Emily — Emily??
Nova — Forgotten Genius
Nova makes organic chemist Percy Julian look interesting with archival footage, remarks from family and friends, and dramatic reenactments featuring Tony-winner Ruben Santiago-Hudson.
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