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Buzz Time Machine: Jennifer Garner on Alias (With Bradley Cooper Bonus!)

Becky Kirsch — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 14:30:14 PDT

Before Jennifer Garner was a full-on movie star in films like this week's release Arthur, she was kicking butt on prime-time TV as Sydney Bristow on Alias. For this week's edition of Buzz Time Machine, let's relive the glory days when Garner was donning wigs and accents as a CIA agent. In this particularly funny clip, she and Bradley Cooper (aka Will) disguise themselves as rock stars before setting up camp in a swank hotel room and getting down to business.

Check out the cute clip when you

The Results Are In! Sydney Bristow Is the Most Kickass Female Character of All Time!

BuzzSugar — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 10:15:00 PDT

It's been a long race to the finals in my kickass female characters bracket, but one woman has emerged victorious! Alias's Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner, has taken home the crown.

You all voted her through six rounds, leaving the likes of Lara Croft and Trinity in her wake. Thanks to all of you for making the game so fun, and to see what Alias star Victor Garber had to say about Sydney's big win, just

Jennifer Garner Heads Back to Work on the Small Screen

BuzzSugar — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:00:35 PDT

Jennifer Garner has much to smile about these days as she embarks on a new chapter in her professional life: producing TV shows at ABC Studios. Garner starred in ABC's Alias for five seasons (and she'll probably always be Sydney Bristow to me), and now she's reuniting with the network for a first-look production deal.

As producers, Garner and her partner Juliana Janes aim to develop female-driven material like Grey's Anatomy. Garner says she and Steve McPherson, the president of ABC Entertainment, "have a great relationship and have been talking about doing something together for some time now. It's been over three years since the finale of Alias." Garner also noted that she's excited to "get back into television wearing my producer hat."

It remains to be seen whether or not Garner will be in front of the camera as well as behind it, but I hope she does some acting. I miss Alias and I enjoyed Garner more in the small-screen role of Sydney Bristow than in any of her movie roles.

Do you think Garner should stick to TV projects instead of movies?

Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 04:30:41 PDT

Welcome to Buzz Brainteaser, the trivia feature on BuzzSugar! Every weekday I'll test your knowledge about TV shows, music, and movies. If you enter in the correct answer, you win points! For all the Alias fans!
In the second season finale, this little piece of information becomes critically important:
What ice cream flavor does Francie not like?
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What's Your Favorite JJ Abrams Series?

BuzzSugar — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:43:07 PDT

Tonight's premiere of Fringe got me thinking about creator/executive producer JJ Abrams and his pretty stellar track record on television.

In the past decade, Abrams has created or co-created four shows (Felicity, Alias, Lost, and now Fringe) and executive-produced two others (Six Degrees and What About Brian). Many of those shows had ratings success and/or significant buzz, and all of them (well, except maybe Six Degrees) had vocal fan followings. While we wait to see how Fringe will stack up, which is your favorite of Abrams's series so far?

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Spies and the BuzzSugar Who Loves Them

BuzzSugar — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:30:03 PDT

Spies are the coolest of the cool. The secret-holders and protectors. The smartest and often the most spry. It's no wonder many of us want to be them, or you know, make out with them. This weekend's spy comedy Get Smart reminded me that there are so many spies I love. To see my favorite spies from TV and movies, just hit "Start."

Buzz In: Which TV Shows Overstayed Their Welcome?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 08:30:07 PDT

While some of you longtime Simpsons fans were celebrating the show's 20th-season renewal this week, just as many of you were saying the show should have quit while it was ahead. I've already read one story musing that the end could be near for the show, and some people think that's coming, oh, seven or eight years too late.

We talk a lot around here about shows that get canceled before their time, but what about shows that just hang on too long? Frankly, as much as I love Alias, I wish it had wrapped up earlier. What other shows should have been canceled sooner than they actually were? Sound off below.

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What's Buzzworthy? Addictive TV Shows

BuzzSugar — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 07:30:00 PDT

Despite all those great reasons to keep the TV on, it really is starting to feel like we're in the summer TV doldrums. The good news: It's the perfect time to catch up on favorite series on DVD. Some series are so addictive, they're meant to be watched straight through; recently, I powered through each of the first two seasons of "Weeds" in about three days each. Shows like "Alias" and "24" are also best watched straight through, without annoying reruns or pesky commercials.

For this week's Buzzworthy challenge, I want to know which TV shows have kept you glued to the set for days and nights on end. Simply use BuzzSugar's cool bookmarking tool to grab your favorites from around the Web, and tag them with the phrase addictive TV. I'll post some readers' picks here next week. You can also now make a list of your picks. Here are mine:

24 - Season One	Weeds - Season One
Weeds - Season Two	Alias - The Complete First Season

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Alia Shawkat on Touching Ed Helms Inappropriately and Hoping For an Arrested Development Sex Change

Allie Merriam — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 05:30:00 PST

Alia Shawkat swung through NYC this week on a busy press tour for her new movie Cedar Rapids, which we previewed last month at Sundance. She plays Bree, a prostitute who enjoys a sordid entanglement with Ed Helms's straight-laced insurance salesman character, in the film directed by Youth in Revolt's Miguel Arteta. Shawkat talked about getting up close and personal with Helms and also addressed the long-running rumors about an Arrested Development movie that have regained steam after the series' creator, Mitch Hurwitz, confirmed his involvement. She also had some interesting ideas for her character, Maeby. Check it out.

BuzzSugar: In this film, you're playing a prostitute, which is new territory for you. What drew you to this role?
Alia Shawkat: "I got a call from [Miguel, the director] and he was like, 'Alia, I want you to play a prostitute!' And I was like, 'Ok!' And it kind of went from there. . . She’s a hooker with a heart of gold so it was fun. I got to do some research - not go out on the street! - but watch films with hookers with hearts of gold. And I got to say some weird dirty things.

BS: You also got to do some crazy things. Was that another perk to this role?
AS: Doing the meth and dancing, and doing real meth - no we didn’t do that! It was really fun. That’s what’s so cool about being an actor, you get to live so many different lives. This one upped every character I’ve ever played.

BS: You and Anne Heche were pretty much the main ladies in the film. Did you two take on the boys comedian club together?
AS: I’m used to being around a lot of male comedians, so it is kind of like a boys club in that you have to sort of earn your say. But after they started hanging out with us for a little while and they see we aren’t just like, 'Oh, tee hee that’s funny!' that we’re funnier than them sometimes, then they start to respect us. They’re all very sweet guys, most comedians are. They’re just a little pervvy.

BS: And of course, the leading man was Ed Helms. How was it working with him?
AS: I was expecting Ed to be a lot dirtier in comparison to some of the other comedians I’ve worked with, that are usually pretty dirty. But he’s such a gentleman, an old Southern boy. He's very polite and respectful with women.

To find out who's on Shawkat's list of dream costars and what she'd like to see happen for Maeby, just

read more. BS: That's always good to hear! AS: I remember one scene in the bathroom, Miguel would sometimes tell one of the actors, ‘Surprise me and do something!’ He told me, ‘I want you to surprise me and surprise Ed.' . . So we’re in the bathroom, and you don’t see me - just the back of my head, and I grabbed his crotch, like grabbed it tight, and he’s supposed to be on meth and he got this amazing look on his face. And afterward he was so pink and blushed, and he was like, ‘I didn’t know you were going to do that! I didn’t know you were going to do that!’ And was all giggly. BS: Everyone of course wants to know about the Arrested Development movie now that Mitch Hurwitz said it's on. What can you say about that? AS: I think it’s very exciting that he said it publicly! It would be great I think it's still kind of in the limbo of we’re in the dark still. But all the cast members, everyone I’ve seen recently, said we’re in! We haven't been sent a script or anything cause he’s still working on it. It’s pretty much the same thing, we just hope it happens but we’ll see when it comes to fruition. But hopefully it’s soon. That was kind of a nice thing, his saying it’s coming out soon. Once we read it I think everyone’s going to be in. BS: Are you looking forward to all the changes for the characters? AS: That’s the weirdest thing, and something that’s so exciting about the prospect of a movie. Every episode we had no idea what would happen to the characters. Week to week we’d be like, ‘What the shit do I have to do? Ok, whatever!’ And now that so much time has passed, and so much is going to already have happened to the characters, they’re going to have to kind of explain where they are at. I have no idea what to expect, and that’s what’ so exciting about it. Unlike any other writer, Mitch is just so out there that it’s thrilling and exciting to see what will happen. BS: Anything you're really looking forward to finding out? AS: Of course, because I’m egotistical, I’m just so looking forward to seeing where Maeby and George Michael’s relationship ends up. Because now that they’re kind of adults, how they relate to each other or if they’re together or if they’re not, it could be anything. BS: What would your dream for Maeby be? AS: My dream? I don’t know. It could be cool to do something fun, like if she got a sex change or something. BS: And you've worked with so many great comedians already - any one left on the list? AS: Everybody! I’d love to work with Bill Murray. That would be really fun. I don’t know if he’d like me very much. Gary Shandling, I don’t know if he’s doing a whole love of movies now, but The Larry Sanders Show was one of my favorite shows.

Jennifer Garner Shares Smiles and Hugs With Her Little Love

Katie Henry — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:56:59 PST

Jennifer Garner was out and about in LA yesterday with her youngest daughter, Seraphina. The girls ran errands, picked up Violet from school, and even stopped for some frozen yogurt at their favorite spot, Menchie's. Last year Jen and Ben partied with Hollywood's in crowd during award season, but this year the cute celebrity couple chose to kick back with their little ones close to home. Ben and Jen have been together for nearly a decade, but before the pair sparked a connection she dated her Alias costar Michael Vartan. Michael and Jen made our list of shocking Hollywood hookups, but now they're both prepping to celebrate Valentine's Day this year with their respective loves.