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Buzz News Roundup, 6/25

BuzzSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 13:31:44 -0700

There's more Million Dollar Password on the way, Broadcasting and Cable reports.
Unsurprisingly, Kanye West has a few things to say about the situation at Bonnaroo where he didn't take the stage for his show until 4:30 a.m., Billboard reports.
Bravo will air a one-off special based on Tommy Hilfiger and George Lois' book Iconic America, writes Variety.
According to Zap2It, Simon Cowell will produce a movie titled One Chance, based on the story of Paul Potts, who became an "international music sensation" after appearing on Britain's Got Talent.
Chris Carter, director of the upcoming X-Files movie, has written and started directing his own movie called Fencewalker, reports ComingSoon.
Saturday Night Live will reair its first-ever episode, hosted by George Carlin, as a tribute to the comedian; details are at The Futon Critic.
Coldplay's Vida La Vida is at No. 1 on this week's music charts, dropping Lil Wayne to No. 2, Billboard reports.
Rosie Perez and Carlos Ponce will guest-star on Lipstick Jungle in the Fall, according to E!

Photo courtesy of CBS

PaleyFest: Mad Men and X-Files Close Out the Week

BuzzSugar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:30:01 -0700

The Paley Festival has officially wrapped up its two-week stand in Los Angeles, closing out its run with panels featuring the creators of The X-Files and the cast and creative team behind Mad Men. While I'm sorry I couldn't be there for myself, at least there are video highlights to share!

David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson didn't attend Wednesday night's X-Files panel, but that doesn't mean there wasn't scoop to be had about the upcoming movie. A new trailer premiered during the panel, but it's since been pulled down from YouTube (come on, Fox, please?). E! has interviews with producers Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz. The Futon Critic has a liveblog of the event, and The Hollywood Reporter has its own account. A couple of tidbits:

The movie doesn't have a title yet - or rather, Carter knows what he wants to call it, but whether that becomes the official title is still in Fox's hands.
The producers just kind of figured out the show's mythology as they went along. The movie, meanwhile, will be more "monster of the week," less aliens.
The issue of whether Scully's baby is normal "will not go unconsidered" in the movie.

For a video clip and some of the highlights from Mad Men, just read more.

Mad Men closed out the festival on Thursday, and The Futon Critic gamely produced yet another liveblog. The Hollywood Reporter, meanwhile, wrote that the panelists seemed giddy about their success. Even the show's creator seemed a bit taken aback by all the praise his series has received. Some highlights:

Try as I might, I can't get used to seeing Jon Hamm anything less than completely clean-shaven. He proudly said (as you can see in the video below) that his show's not a guilty pleasure; it's just a pleasure, period.
The biggest spoiler that show creator Matthew Weiner was willing to reveal about the second season: "It's still in the 60s." Heh.
Weiner also talked a lot about how some of the magic in the show lies not in revealing things but in intentionally not revealing them - whether secrets or cleavage.

Here are videos from the panels:

The X-Files:

Mad Men:

Photos and videos courtesy of The Paley Center

The X-Files Sequel: Fewer Aliens, More Ghosts

BuzzSugar — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:32:46 -0800

Not only did some new production stills come out today for the X-Files sequel, but new details about the plot have been revealed. Or, more specifically there are details about what's not going to be included in the next X-Files movie: mythology.

According to USA Today, this next movie "will dump the long-running 'mythology' plotline - that aliens live among us and are part of a colonizing effort - that made it one of the most popular television shows in the late 1990s but ultimately drove away some viewers who found it too complex and ambiguous." Series creator Chris Carter is quoted as saying "We want a stand-alone movie, not a mythology conspiracy one."

What does this mean, exactly? To find out, read more.

Carter is remaining mum on any and all plot specifics, though there's mention of the stand-alone episodes that aired and didn't have to do with the long-running story, episodes that centered on "cults, ghosts, psychics and ancient curses." The hope is that focusing the movie on this sort of thing will attract a wider audience than just the show's core fan base. For fans, filmmakers think the Mulder-Scully relationship will still be a big draw. Carter claims the duo had "an intellectual romance that's very rare and restrained compared to so many relationships on TV. I think that's what appealed most to the fans."

What do you think? Are you anxious to see Mulder and Scully teamed back up again, hacking away at supernatural mysteries?

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