Brothers & Sisters

All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to my selections below, you can also check out the dreamboat special that is Leatherheads and Simon Pegg's comedy Run, Fat Boy, Run.

Sex and the City: The Movie
Well, the big day has arrived: the Sex and the City movie is here for you to rent or own. Whether you missed this one in theaters (hard to imagine) or are excited to fast-forward to your favorite parts, the fab four has come full circle back to your small screen. I'm interested in revisiting this one, since the movie is super long and there is a lot to take in.

This is the kind of movie for which special features were made. Get a load of these: commentary by director Michael Patrick King; a conversation with Sarah Jessica Parker and Michael Patrick King; featurettes titled, "The Fabulous Fashion of Sex and the City," "Fergie in the Studio: Watch a Hit in the Making as the Singer Records Labels or Love for the Movie Soundtrack," and additional scenes.

So, are you bringing this one home this week?

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It's the return of Fletch!
Chevy Chase is making a comeback! The comedian is headed back to television, playing Nora's high school boyfriend on "Brothers & Sisters."

What's he doing there?
ABC hasn't released many details about Chase's story line, but he's scheduled to start filming this week. His character, Stan Hirsh, will appear in several episodes.

Doesn't he just look like a "Stan" to you?
His character in Kate Hudson's short film for Glamour's Reel Moments series is also named Stan. Innnnnteresting.

That Nora Walker sure does get around.
Danny Glover will play one of her love interests this season, and last season she got some very special tutoring from her writing professor, played by Peter Coyote.

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The nominations for this year's Emmy Awards will be announced next Thursday, July 19. That means it's high time we started to speculate about which shows will be selected and which will be snubbed. Here are 10 of the things I hope happen when the names are read next week:

No. 10: A drama series nomination for "The Wire."
Alright, yes, I'm starting out with one that I'm sure is not going to happen; "The Wire" has fervent devotees, but it's not accessible enough for an Emmy nod. I understand why: Series creator David Simon has created such a busy, bustling world that it's tricky to jump in and see what it's about. When I finally started watching the show, I had to watch the pilot twice; even after that, I only knew one character's name. A show with that kind of niche appeal tends to get acting nominations only (see: Michael Chiklis on "The Shield"), and "The Wire" is too much of an ensemble show for even that to be likely. But hey, a girl can dream.

No. 9: "24" left out of the series nominations. Don't get me wrong: I still like this show. But I want the producers to know that "24" can't coast by on the strength of its previous seasons when this one was not up to par. Yes, having it rank second-worst in the critics' survey should be a wake-up call, and the production problems the show's been having lately seems to suggest that the powers-that-be know they need to change things up, though they might not know how best to do it. Leave it out of the nominations this time around, and wait to see if it reclaims its old magic.

Eight more, including my No. 1 hope, so read more

Every Friday in the Highlight Reel, I round up the week's best, funniest, strangest, and most embarrassing moments in television for your amusement.

• Dr. Boogie — who got cut from "Shear Genius" this week — talks his way, cuts hair his way, and apparently cries his way too. After seeing a cute message of encouragement from his son, Boogie said: "I just boo-hooed, and tears just ran out my nose."
• "I'm just glad you taste like hot dogs." — Homer Simpson, after Bart was released from the grip of evil on the "24 Minutes" episode of "The Simpsons."
• On "The Girls Next Door" this week, Hef and the girls celebrated Hef's 81st birthday in Las Vegas with a photo signing, where Bridget mused, "It's an unexplainable experience on how many lives we've affected and how many people look up to us as role models... People know who we are and we're not just a blonde chick, we're people now!"
• This is a photo of Joel Bernabel from the first audition episode of "So You Think You Can Dance." This is a photo of Jemaine Clement from Eagle vs. Shark and "Flight of the Conchords." Coincidence? I think not.
• And now, like your favorite shows, the Highlight Reel will be on hiatus until the fall. But don't worry — as "Brothers & Sisters" taught us this week, not all finales have to be sad.
  

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Every Friday, I round up the week's best, funniest, strangest, and most embarrassing moments in television for your amusement.

• Have I mentioned that Pam on "The Office" totally ruled this week?



• "All rocks. Typical." — Bailey on "Grey's Anatomy," leading three male doctors in a game of rock-paper-scissors.




• "I didn't really know what the 1920s was all about. And then I thought of that frog, you know, with the stick, that you'd see in the cartoons and stuff like that. (pause) That didn't help." — Ben on "Shear Genius"

More great quotes and video highlights, so read more

I haven't written much about "Brothers & Sisters," but over the course of its first season, it's become a show I can't wait to watch every Sunday. The show has only gotten stronger over the past few episodes, with the introduction of Emily VanCamp (formerly of "Everwood") as the Walker family's previously unknown half-sibling. Sally Field is delightfully inappropriate as matriarch Nora, and I'm amazed at the show's ability to juggle a number of plot lines (at least one per member of the Walker clan) without getting too overwhelming.

I'm especially intrigued by tonight's episode because of the cliffhanger set up a couple of weeks ago: Rebecca claimed that her half-sister Sarah's husband, Joe, kissed her during a guitar lesson. The kiss wasn't shown on TV, and I'm not sure if Rebecca's story is true; regardless, it's certain to put even more stress on Joe and Sarah's already screwed-up marriage. But "Brothers & Sisters" always throws a lot of lighter moments in among the heavy stuff, and this episode should be no exception: To see a cute scene of Calista Flockhart's character, Kitty, giving her boyfriend/boss a massage, read more

Every week on BuzzSugar's clip show, The Buzz Reel, I round up the week's best, funniest, strangest, and most embarrassing moments in television for your amusement.

On this week's Buzz Reel, we've got fuzzy math from "The Bachelor" and inappropriate partying from "Brothers & Sisters," along with highlights from "The Office," "House," "Desperate Housewives," and more. To watch this week's episode, read more

• Thanks to Best Week Ever for bringing this gross but mesmerizing German ad to our attention.
• In honor of Rose McGowan's machine-gun leg in Grindhouse, Film Experience lists the top ten prosthetic appendages in film history.
• Meanwhile, Rolling Stone Rock and Roll Daily ponders the 25 guilty pleasure bands.
• The TV Addict wonders: Are the "Brothers & Sisters" characters getting a little too boozy?
• Popwatch is very excited about the "hipsterlicious" Spider-Man 3 soundtrack.
• Buddy TV previews this month's episodes of "Lost."
• Stereogum finds a new Sufjan Stevens track online.
• TV Squad debates the difference between "classic" TV and TV that's just old.
• ScreenGrab lightly touches on the controversial 9/11 comedy Postal, allowing a disturbing image from the film speak for itself.
• Merry Swankster's new podcast reflects on the year's best music so far.
• Popcandy has an exclusive interview with singer-songwriter Paleo.
• Earvolution gives us the lowdown on Al Gore's Live Earth concerts.
• Give Me My Remote recognizes the voice on the new Apple commercials: It's John Krasinski!
• Idolator tells us what new devilry Sanjaya has in store tonight on "Idol."