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Posted Oct 27th 2009 11:02AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Dexter, Reality-Free
This season of
Dexter has the most share of downs than seasons past, so much so that it's actually turned the audience against the strife and struggles of their longest running characters. But whoever thought that one of them would be sweet, lovable Rita?
Entertainment Weekly critic Ken Tucker said in his most recent review at his "Watching TV" blog that the three things he wouldn't miss are the Batista/Laguerta relationship, Quinn's touchy relationship with a scoop hungry reporter and Rita, played by Julie Benz.
His issue isn't with Benz's performance, but he said he feels "dubious" about the fixes that have to be made to Dexter and Rita's relationship. All this talk of working out issues could turn an edgy show about a body chopping serial killer into an episode of
The View with less screaming and violence.
The critic has spoken. What say you?
Posted Oct 27th 2009 10:33AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free, Glee
I didn't think we'd seen the last of
boozy old gleester April Rhodes, and now it's official.
Kristin Chenoweth is reprising her role on Glee for at least one more episode, to air in early 2010. Creator
Ryan Murphy didn't divulge any more info about her role, so there's no telling if she'll spend her time getting Kurt drunk again, or if she actually learned a lesson from her last visit and found happiness in
Branson.
What's interesting is that Chenoweth has made no secret about her
desire to return to Glee, perhaps in a permanent capacity, so could this second visit be paving the way for a place in the cast? Again, Murphy is keeping mum, but what if it is true? Where would they put April Rhodes? Do you really want her to be a member of glee club? Would she help Will coach? Will she form a love square between Will, Terri and Emma? After all, he did have a monster crush on her in high school.
Continue reading Kristin Chenoweth to return to Glee
Posted Oct 13th 2009 8:31PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Video, Reality-Free, Glee
Now this is a TV tour I can get behind: According to
Entertainment Weekly,
the cast of Glee could be going on a music tour, playing concerts across the country. While it's only in the discussion phase right now, it looks like we could be seeing the cast belting out "Don't Stop Believing" in person as early as spring of next year, when filming on their first season wraps.
It sounds like FOX boss Kevin Reilly has seen the moneymaking potential of his cast of moppets for a while, telling
EW back in July, "Certainly if these kids become stars in their own right, who knows? Live appearances. Albums. There's lots of things that could happen." Can't you just picture him sitting in a tall chair in a richly paneled office somewhere, steepling his fingers and saying, "
excellent," a la Mr. Burns?
Continue reading Is Glee coming to a city near you?
Posted Oct 9th 2009 10:26AM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Late Night, Celebrities, Reality-Free
That bastion of journalistic excellence,
Entertainment Weekly, unveiled their new cover and (surprise!) Letterman made the cover. It features the
Late Show host without pants, which in any other context would be the lowest selling issue of
EW since Ernest Borgnine forgot to put on underpants.
My problem isn't with the picture, although it seems it probably should be. It's the headline. Is "Oh, Dave" the best they could do? Hell, "Where the Wild Things Are" would be ten times better and save a fifth of the print space. Write a better headline in the comments section below and we'll feature the best ones in a future post.
Posted Sep 9th 2009 7:02PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Hardware, Reality-Free
Entertainment Weekly Subscribers in New York and Los Angeles were treated to
40 minutes of video promoting the CBS fall lineup right in the pages of the magazine's Fall Preview this week, as Bob reported last month. But this groundbreaking movie got me thinking about how this technology could be used.
It's a potentially great development for the print medium. The player in
EW is interactive, meaning that as you press on the page it's embedded in it responds. Click on
The Big Bang Theory and you'll see the preview of the new season on that show. All those people who abandoned print for the interactive experience online can now get that in their favorite magazines as well.
The technology is a brilliant way for an advertisement to reach out to an even wider audience. These little players can be stuck just about anywhere, and loaded with 40 minutes or so of playback. Imagine picking up that DVD set of a TV show you've heard about and being able to watch clips of it right there.
Continue reading EW's Fall Preview issue with the embedded video creates tons of opportunity
Posted Aug 26th 2009 9:03AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free, Gossip Girl
Everybody thought that Chuck and Blair were going to be the Upper East Side's hottest couple on
Gossip Girl this season, but it looks like we were wrong. According to
Entertainment Weekly's
Michael Ausiello, the hook-up that everyone is going to be talking about won't be between Chuck and Blair, Dan and Serena, or even Nate and Vanessa/Jenny/Blair/Serena/random moms.
It's totally going to be between two dudes.
While one of the guys in question is going to be a newcomer to the show, the other one is a character that
Gossip Girl fans know very well. For all of you super spoilerphobes out there, I'll stop here, but for the rest of you, click through for more details.
Continue reading Gossip Girl goes gay
Posted Aug 12th 2009 12:02PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: OpEd, Watercooler Talk, Ratings, NCIS, Reality-Free
Only 42 days to go. That's how long until the season premiere of
NCIS. According to
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello, quoting exec producer Shane Brennan,
the first minute of NCIS is a mindblower. What could this possibly mean? Will someone die, or will we discover what happened to Ziva? Was that her being beaten and tortured in the closing scene of last season's finale?
Continue reading NCIS's premiere will begin with a bang
Posted May 22nd 2009 9:05AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: American Idol, Watercooler Talk, Ratings, Judges
The week before the
American Idol gigantic-mahunga-godzilla two-hour-plus finale aired, Simon Cowell predicted it would be a
"ding-dong finale." Of course, that brilliant prognostication was hype personified, but Simon did his job. The finale drew 28.8 million viewers. Ironically, the buzz in the biz when those figures were revealed skewed it as a bad thing.
It was the lowest-rated American Idol finale ever. But it still drew a tremendous amount of eyeballs, so why is it being characterized as a flop?
The answer is simply this:
American Idol is competing with itself. It's expected to exceed its highs year after year, and generally speaking in television, that just doesn't happen. Older shows decline, and yes, even superhits like American Idol can't stay on top forever. Look at
ER or
CSI.
Continue reading American Idol's finale was a flop?
Posted May 15th 2009 7:06PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: American Idol, Watercooler Talk, Contestants, Alumni
Attention, Rosie O'Donnell: Simon Cowell promised that next week's
American Idol will be a ding-dong finale. Break out the Drake's Cakes! Actually, Simon wasn't referring to Rosie's favorite chocolate cake treat, he was using perhaps the strangest euphemism he could come up with to hype the finale which he anticipates -- and rightfully so -- a great showdown between two singers who could both be deservedly crowned the winner of
American Idol.
Adam Lambert vs. Kris Allen might seem like a heavyweight versus a bantam weight, one guy who's already been splashed on magazine covers -- last week's Entertainment Weekly -- as the presumptive champ, while the other was nearly knocked on his butt by the judge's song choice that was so bad that Simon faulted Kara and Randy for setting him up to fail.
Continue reading Anticipating a ding dong American Idol finale
Posted Dec 19th 2008 2:02PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: OpEd, How I Met Your Mother, Reality-Free
No one's accused the cast of
How I Met Your Mother of having a collectively crummy sense of humor. Quite the contrary; every time I've seen them either in person or in a behind-the-scenes video, they always seem to be goofing around and having fun. At the very least, I'd imagine that neither Jason Segel nor Neil Patrick Harris allows things to get too heavy on the set.
So when
Entertainment Weekly asked the cast
to pose as various celebrities in a "The Best of 2008" pictorial, I'm sure they didn't need much time to say yes. In the pictorial, the cast portray the Olympic 4x200m relay team, the Jonas Brothers, and the cast of the
Indiana Jones and
Sex and the City movies. Finally, Segel and Alyson Hannigan pose as Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, respectively, during the VP debate. It might have been more interesting if they reversed roles in that photo, but I guess Segel didn't have the legs for it.
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Posted Aug 22nd 2008 10:21AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Reality-Free, Comic-Con
(Check out part three of this four-part report)
Tired of hearing about Comic-Con? Figured all the talk was over? Sorry to disappoint you, but due to an untimely vacation (vacation untimely? Wha...how?) and a bit of reflection on my first trip to the big 'Con, I was able to get this last bit complete for you.
The Sci Fi / Entertainment Weekly PartyMan did it feel good to have gone to my last panel. I had much sympathy for Rich, who had another nearly-full day ahead of him on Sunday. So, we went out to finally get a decent meal at an actual restaurant downtown before we had to head off to the party. We had no idea at all what to expect from the party -- would there be food? Free booze? Who would be there?
Continue reading My post-Comic-Con report, part four
Posted Aug 5th 2008 10:20AM by Keith McDuffee
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Interviews, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
One of the highlights of the Sci Fi / EW party at Comic-Con was being able to talk to and shake the hand of Joss Whedon. It's no secret that I'm a fan of his work, and with the incredible presence of
Dr. Horrible and
Dollhouse at this year's Comic-Con, it's no mystery why he was at the 'Con.
Unfortunately for me, I had no idea he was going to be heading down that red carpet, so in hindsight I of course have a ton of questions I would have liked to have thought of at the time. Since my time was limited with everyone anyway, I kept it relevant to what was going on at the 'Con as best I could.
I've got more to add later about the discussion regarding the digital medium, but that will be a different post down the road. As for Joss, he's very easy to talk to and my transcription doesn't really show how good-natured the conversation was. At one point Eliza Dushku stepped in to say hello to us -- you don't see that every day.
Continue reading A short talk with Joss Whedon
Posted Jul 16th 2008 8:02AM by Richard Keller
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Industry, Battlestar Galactica, Lost, The Simpsons, Animation, Stargate, The Office, Children, Eureka, Kyle XY, Heroes, Pushing Daisies, Chuck, The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Reality-Free, Comic-Con
Saturday -- a time of rest and relaxation. A time to put your feet up, grab a lemonade, open a book, and let the cool, summer breezes gently rock your hammock as a lazy July day passes. Of course, that's if you aren't attending the San Diego Comic-Con. Then, it's out of your bed, quick shower (if any), breakfast-on-the-go, and right back into the queues to see your particular favorites talking about their television shows.
Like Friday, Saturday at Comic-Con will be packed with television goodness. This is the day that many of the big guns come to play. Shows like The Office, Lost, Battlestar Galactica will be making appearances. They will be joined by newcomers Chuck, Dollhouse, and Pushing Daisies. There will even be an appearance by the recently single Sarah Silverman. There's also a good bit of television animation being featured, particularly by Nicktoons and B.E.T. Animation.
In order to make sure you get the most out of the money you paid to get into the convention, we here at TV Squad are providing you with a complete list of television-related panels for that day. If you are interested in seeing what else is going on July 25th you can review the official full schedule at the Comic-Con website. Remember, times and appearances are subject to change and seating in all event rooms is on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Continue reading Comic-Con Countdown: Saturday, July 26th
Posted Jul 14th 2008 3:23PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Project Runway
So, hot on the heels of
Entertainment Weekly suggesting that Bravo wasn't giving Project Runway -- the new, and last before Lifetime takes over -- season its due, Bravo rolled out a press release today with the names of all 16 designer/contestants, as well as the celebrity judges for
Project Runway Season Five.
On the celeb front, the show's landed Diane Von Furstenberg, Sandra Bernhard, Apolo Ohno, Brooke Shields, LL Cool J, RuPaul, Rachel Zoe, Cynthia Rowley and Francisco Costa. I can see potential fireworks from Sandra B and RuPaul. The rest -- eh. I mean, really, is Brooke going to be critical? And have you seen how Apolo dresses?
Continue reading Project Runway: Meet the new designers
Posted Jul 2nd 2008 10:38AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
The new
90210 has yet to air but it's already created a tremendous amount of buzz. The return of actresses
Tori Spelling and Jennie Garth from the original series has made news, as well as Luke Perry's words that he won't be coming back and
Jason Priestley letting the world know he'd be available to direct.
But what about Brenda?
Well, in his new perch at
Entertainment Weekly, Michael Ausiello reports that his sources -- producers
Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah -- have confirmed that Miss Shannen Doherty is in formal talks to join 90210 in her original role, Brenda Walsh.
Continue reading Is Shannen Doherty really coming to the new 90210?
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