JamieFoxx-related stories
Posted Oct 9th 2009 6:30PM by Jason Hughes
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free, Jay Leno
Welcome to the inaugural edition of "Leno Weekly." As you may have noticed, there were no daily reviews of
The Jay Leno Show this week. We felt that while it was important to cover the show for the first few weeks, the time for daily reviews has passed. NBC had promised that this would be a bold new comedy venture for prime-time network television. It's not.
That's not to say that it doesn't have its value or historical significance. Whether it succeeds or fails, it's still a big deal that NBC abandoned scripted television at 10pm. It's kind of like when ABC threw
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? on fourteen times a week to prop up their broken schedule a decade or so ago.
For those of you still interested in how the experiment is playing out, "Leno Weekly" will be a weekly roundup of the highlights and lowlights of Leno's primetime show, including clips. For those who don't think
The Jay Leno Show deserves any kind of coverage at all on TV Squad ... now you only have one article a week to ignore!
Continue reading Leno Weekly: Jamie Foxx, Wanda Sykes & more!
Posted Apr 30th 2009 12:20AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: American Idol, Judges, Reviewcaps, Contestants, Alumni, Host
Okay you guys: after watching last night's performances, you cannot call me crazy because of my love for Kris Allen. I know my adoration for Anoop was irrational, and while I was sad that he went home last week, I knew he wasn't going to win. But Kris? Kris should win. Of the five contestants who performed last night, his would be the only CD I would consider buying.
My dad, however, thinks that Adam is in a class of his own and no one can touch him. That he'll win and nobody else even deserves to be in the competition. I pointed out the fact that he scream-sings all of his songs, but my dad was hearing none of it. My father is also tone-deaf -- not that that means anything.
Anyway, since we couldn't talk last night, I had to get that all off of my chest before we get into the Taylor Hicks and the Jaime Foxx and the elimination in tonight's show. Regardless of who leaves tonight, Adam's going to win and I'm going to be sad. Everything leading up to that is just going to be vague disappointments. Let's get started!
Continue reading American Idol: 1 of 5 goes home
Posted Apr 26th 2009 10:00AM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: Site Announcements, Reality-Free
The folks at our sister site
Cinematical are working hard to give you news and reviews of the best -- and worst -- the silver screen has to offer. Here are some of their musings on the latest blockbusters, indies, and everything in between:
- I don't really understand this whole Twilight phenomenon, but I'm pretty sure the success of those damn glittery vampires is directly proportional to the huge boner America seems to have for American Idol contestant Adam Lambert. Anyway, if that's the sort of thing you're into, I have one word for you: TwiCon!
- I originally heard this story on NPR (what's up, NPR name-dropping nerd?) and thought it was fascinating. I want the movie to be good, but the trailers haven't exactly been setting my world on fire. Read Cinematical's review of The Soloist and see if it's worth checking out.
- Regardless of how good or bad The Soloist is, I'll still love Robert Downey, Jr. Cinematical Seven takes a look at Underrated Robert Downey, Jr. movies.
- I'm really interested in seeing The Carter, the Lil' Wayne documentary. My interest has only grown since I've heard that Lil Wayne wants to block The Carter's release. Perhaps that was his plan all along? Well played, Master Wayne.
- Jamie Foxx playing Mike Tyson in a biopic? Okay, I'm in.
Posted May 15th 2008 12:41PM by Brett Love
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Pickups and Renewals, Upfronts, Episode Recaps
Among many announcements from TNT at upfront week was the stated goal to dramatically increase original content. The network aims to eventually reach 80% original content, with plans for three original nights a week by 2010. How are they going to reach those goals? With cops. Lots and lots of cops.
We've already heard about the new Donnie Wahlberg DEA series, Morse Code. Three other cop shows are in development at the network, including Delta Blues, from executive producer George Clooney, which follows the story of a Memphis cop who does a little Elvis impersonating on the side. 24 co-creator Joel Surnow is also joining the TNT family with an as yet untitled series built around an ATF agent. Finishing off the law enforcement party is Angel City. Written by L.A. cop Will Beall and Barry Schindel, Angel City is being compared to Adam-12. Read on past the jump for the less cuff-heavy goings on over at TNT.
Continue reading TNT & TBS have big plans for original content
Posted Sep 27th 2007 3:19AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
First of all, the Daily Show team must have been madly in love with that "translating gibberish" joke because that set up was way too elaborate, with very little pay-off. I'll just pretend they did it mainly as a segue to the UN Summit story. Yes. That's it.
"Showdown at the UN Corral": At the UN General Assembly, Bush and Iran's Ahmadinejad had a face-to-face showdown without actually coming face-to-face. Bush also seemed to get some, uh,
interesting reactions from representatives from certain countries during his speech.
Continue reading The Daily Show: September 26, 2007
Posted May 18th 2007 5:57PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Late Night, TV Royalty, Programming, Celebrities, Talk Show
Charlie Rose: Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck and Sherwin Nuland - The Late Show With David Letterman: Teri Hatcher, Elvis Costello, and Jonah Hill
- Jay Leno: Jamie Foxx, Jimmy Fallon, Peter Bjorn & John
- Jimmy Kimmel Live: Geoffrey Rush, Mary Lynn Rajskub, and Linkin Park
- Tavis Smiley: Luke Wilson and Marina Nemat
- Late Night With Conan O'Brien: Luke Wilson, Oscar Nunez, and Blonde Redhead
- The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson: Gina Gerson, Dan Naturman, and The Exies
- Last Call With Carson Daly: Jerry Bruckheimer and Delores O'Riordan
Posted Jan 21st 2006 8:11AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Talent, OpEd
The other day I caught a glimpse of the video for Jamie Foxx's song "
Unpredictable." The
video was rather goofy in its attempt to be sexy, so I had to change the channel before I choked to death from laughing
too hard. I didn't find out until later that Eva Longoria is in the video. If I had know I would have at least watched
it with the mute button on. Of course, now that she's starred in this "steamy" video and has been seen
palling around with Foxx, most recently at the Golden Globes,
rumors are
abound that the two are an
item,
though they both claim the accusations are false. I personally don't believe they're an item at all. I think Longoria
was hired to come to the set and watch over the team of twelve-year-old boys Foxx has hired to write lyrics for him
like "I'll be yo Tylenol just take me till you doze off." As long as he pays them a living wage, I'm totally
cool with it.
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