chris martin-related stories
Posted Aug 6th 2009 12:15PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: The Simpsons, TCA Press Tour, Reality-Free
It's Fox day, at the TCAs, and they've started the day by giving us some announcements:
- Guest voices on the 21st season of The Simpsons will include: Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Anne Hathaway, Chris Martin, Sarah Silverman, Angela Bassett, Chuck Liddell, Jackie Mason, Neve Campbell, Eli and Payton Manning, Bob Costas, and the late Eartha Kitt.
- From November 9 through November 15, Fox will hold a Simpsons "scavenger hunt" with clues scattered through their programming.
- Gordon Ramsay will conduct a live one-hour cooking demonstration on December 15 at 9 ET. The show is called Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live.
- Finally, Britney Spears will receive the "Ultimate Choice" award at the Teen Choice Awards.
More stuff to come during the day. Of course, for the latest,
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Posted Jun 26th 2008 11:45AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
"Be Patient, This Gets Amazing": What this segment lacked in punniness, it made up jaw-dropping, cherry-picking amazingness. Last year, the Supreme Court ruled that the EPA must regulate greenhouse gases. The EPA proposed some changes in an e-mail they sent to the White House. The administration then
refused to open the e-mail, leaving the EPA to re-write the policy into something more Bush-friendly. Jon Stewart said (shouted?) it best with that expletive.
Continue reading The Daily Show: June 25, 2008 - VIDEOS
Posted Aug 20th 2007 10:00AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, OpEd
Yes, I know it's been a couple of months since the second season of
Extras came out on DVD. But since
I reviewed Season One earlier this year, I figured it would only be fair to look over Season Two, even if it's only for anal completist reasons (Of course, our UK Bureau -- otherwise known as "Martin Conaghan" -- reviewed the series when it aired on the BBC; his reviews start 1/4 of the way down
this page).
From everything I heard and read, the second season of the Ricky Gervais / Stephen Merchant comedy was better than the first season. Of course, given the high standards set by Gervais and Merchant, that was saying a lot. After watching Season Two, I have to say that I agree with those assessments, but not for the reason that you think.
Continue reading Extras: The Complete Second Season - DVD review
Posted Jul 18th 2007 7:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Episode Reviews
(
S01E05) The preview for
Heartland that ran during
The Closer said it was a can't miss episode. To be honest, I have no idea what they were on about. There wasn't anything particularly shocking, or interesting, nor any big revelations about any of the characters. It was, for the most part, just like every other episode has been. That is, somewhat disjointed with too little focus on the main characters.
And with this episode, I think they finally lost me. The promise that I saw in the premiere hasn't turned into a show that I am going to watch every week. Add in the fact that my Monday TV schedule is already pretty busy with
Inside Nextel Cup, The Closer, Big Love, Hell's Kitchen, and the upcoming
Saving Grace, and there just isn't enough room for
Heartland. So, I'm checking out of St. Judes, and this will be my last post on the show.
Continue reading Heartland: The Places You'll Go
Posted Jun 26th 2007 9:00AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Episode Reviews
(
S01E02) With Nathaniel taking over for Bart as the Chief of Staff at St. Jude, his old position is available. This week we learn that it has been filled by one Dr. Tom Jonas (Rockmond Dunbar). I was curious to see how this would go because this is a much different character than C-Note from Prison Break. Give some credit to Dunbar. I was on board with him as Jonas right away.
It was good, but not what I was expecting. Based on the previews I expected there to be more animosity between Nathaniel and Tom. There was a bit of that as they disagreed over the treatment of Gilliam, but by the end of the episode they were joking with each other so it looks like the writers are going in a different direction.
Continue reading Heartland: I Make Myself Into Something New
Posted Jun 19th 2007 10:42AM by Brett Love
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Episode Reviews
(
S01E01) I was curious to get a look at this show as soon as I heard about it. If you were even the most casual fan of
Everwood, the premise had to sound some bells. Treat Williams as a brilliant surgeon who struggles to juggle all of the balls in his personal life. That's a thumbnail sketch, but it's one that fits both Nathaniel Grant and Andy Brown very well.
Continue reading Heartland: Pilot (series premiere)
Posted Oct 5th 2006 9:34PM by Martin Conaghan
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, News, Programming, BBC
(S02E04) It really couldn't possibly get any worse for Andy Millman. Seriously.
Following on from last week's
Down Syndrome debacle, Andy kicked-off tonight's show with a charity video appeal, only to subsequently find his entire BBC sitcom hijacked by a shamelessly self-promoting Chris Martin.
However, the Coldplay front-man's repeated attempts to hawk a forthcoming greatest hits album was really only the start of Andy's problems, as he ended up nominated for a BAFTA award and finally caught a glimpse of some of light at the end of the tunnel.
Continue reading Extras: Episode 4
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