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Buzz News Roundup, 8/7

BuzzSugar — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:30:23 -0700

Danny DeVito and his co-stars on FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia are taking their sitcom on the road, with a live-theater adaptation of last season's musical finale, The Nightman Cometh. - AP
Bow Wow and Ice Cube will star in the "urban comedy" Lottery Ticket. - ComingSoon
Bob Dylan is set to release an album of Christmas songs this holiday season. - Reuters
True Blood's Deborah Ann Woll will star in the remake of Charles Kaufman's 1980 Troma cult classic horror film Mother's Day. - The Hollywood Reporter
FX has shot a half-hour comedy pilot starring stand-up star Louis C.K., tentatively titled Louie. - Variety
The Robin Hood story will be getting a "futuristic action adventure" makeover, courtesy of Warner Bros. - ComingSoon
Jay Leno's new prime-time series is going to kick off on Sept. 14 with a performance of "Run This Town" by Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West. - AP
Cartoon Network has assembled a cast for its live-action dramatic "urban adventure series" Unnatural History. - The Hollywood Reporter

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TV Tonight: It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia Season Premiere!

BuzzSugar — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 05:30:48 -0700

Always Sunny fans, listen up! The fourth season starts tonight on FX with two (count 'em, two!) new episodes - and they are doozies. In the first, "Manhunt," Dennis and Mac go on a manhunt (as in, they go hunting - camouflage and all - for a man) while Dee and Charlie become convinced that they are cannibals (thus the preview clips of the two of them at a morgue with a hot plate and a six-pack of beer). In the second episode, "The Gang Solves the Gas Crisis," well, the gang solves the gas crisis . . . um, kinda.

I was treated to "Manhunt" when I went to the Always Sunny panel at Comic-Con back in July, and it is as hilariously crass and disgusting as ever. If you've never seen the show, however, I would suggest starting from the very beginning - not for any timeline reasons, simply because it might take an episode or two to get used to these guys and their outrageously politically incorrect ways.

The fourth season premieres tonight on FX starting at 10:00 p.m. (check local listings). To see a preview of this new season, read more.

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Buzz News Roundup, 7/16

BuzzSugar — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:33:58 -0700

Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio may star together in Quentin Tarantino's movie Inglorious Bastards, according to Variety.
ComingSoon reports that Diablo Cody will develop a comedic movie script based on an idea that Steven Spielberg came up with, though no further plot details are available to us at the moment.
Tween alert! The Desperate Housewives kids have officially been recast, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
Autumn Reeser is one of three additions to the cast of Valentine, Inc., a show about Greek gods living among us that will air on the CW this Fall, writes Zap2it.
According to Variety, Danny DeVito will direct The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, with Morgan Freeman, Pierce Brosnan and Saoirse Ronan starring.
The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop on The World's Greatest Dad, an indie comedy in which Robin Williams will star as that great dad.
The Letters from a Nut books, in which a guy writes angry letters to various corporations, are being developed into a TV series for Fox, Reuters reports.
Actor Justin Theroux may be writing the script for Iron Man 2, writes Zap2It.
William Petersen is leaving CSI, The Associated Press reports.

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TV Tonight: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"

BuzzSugar — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 11:28:41 -0700

Tonight our favorite crass, clueless Philadelphians return to TV for their third season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"! I've mentioned before how much I love this FX show, and judging by tonight's first episode, it looks like this season will not disappoint.

As fans probably already know, this show is not exactly concerned with political correctness, as evidenced by even the title of tonight's premiere: "The Gang Finds a Dumpster Baby." In the episode, Dee and Mac do, in fact, find a baby in a dumpster and try to figure out how to make it non-white in the hopes that it will be cast in commercials. Meanwhile, Dennis finds a creative way to get back at a particularly rude environmental activist and Charlie learns the jarring truth about his birth.

To check out a couple of the TV promos for this season of "Always Sunny," which starts at 10:00 PM tonight on FX, read more

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"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" Hits MySpace

BuzzSugar — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:52:47 -0700

FX may be best known these days for its edgy dramas, but it also has a great comedy in its stable: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," about two siblings and their friends who run an Irish pub in Philly. Together with Dee (Kaitlin Olson) and Dennis's (Glenn Howerton) enterprising dad (Danny DeVito), the foursome embark on one delightfully ill-advised adventure after another. Whether they're attending abortion-rights rallies to meet girls, pretending to be disabled to get sympathy lap dances or charging people to see a stain on their wall that looks like the Virgin Mary, the group's short-sighted plans always go awry - yet their friendships remain relatively intact. One of the best things about this show is that it's on FX, a network that not only pushes the envelope with its dramas, but also makes "Always Sunny" much darker than most other comedies currently on TV.

The third season is set to premiere Sept. 13, but FX and MySpace have made one episode available now. The episode, "Mac is a Serial Killer," will be online from today through Aug. 23. It's not the season premiere, but it will appear later in this fall's 15-episode season. The MySpace site also includes a few videos and some photos and other goodies for pimping out your own profile.

If you need to catch up, the first two seasons arrive on DVD Sept. 4. In the meantime, you can see some of the amusing (and vaguely disturbing) "Mac vs. PC" parodies FX is using to promote the upcoming season if you read more

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Danny DeVito to Be Awarded Something

BuzzSugar — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 16:27:34 -0700

Variety is reporting this curious tidbit: At the Karlovy Vary Film Festival next week in the Czech Republic, Danny DeVito will be honored with a Crystal Globe for, apparently, his "contribution to world cinema."

The article continues to say that DeVito will also introduce the movie he stars in titled The Good Night, directed by Gwenyth Paltrow's brother Jake Paltrow and also starring... Gwyneth Paltrow.

But back it up for a minute here... world cinema? Perhaps I underestimated the impact Reno! 911: Miami had on the world because this is baffling to me. What, exactly, has DeVito done for world cinema? No, seriously, I'm asking you.

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What to TiVo: Friday

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:50:43 -0800

ABC is new with Supernanny, Ugly Betty, and 20/20
CBS is new with Ghost Whisperer, Medium, and NUMB3RS
FOX has repeats of House and Bones
NBC is new with Law & Order and Dateline NBC
The CW is new with Smallville and has a repeat of America's Next Top Model
USA is new with Monk and White Collar
Bravo has Legally Blonde
E! is new with The Soup
TLC is new with Say Yes to the Dress and Battle of the Wedding Planners
MTV has repeats of Southpark and Jackass, and has Kill Bill: Vol. 2
VH1 has Cocktail and a repeat of Sex Rehab With Dr. Drew
Late-night highlights include Terrence Howard and Sheryl Crow on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Mariah Carey on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Reese Witherspoon, Danny DeVito, and Kris Allen on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Diddy on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Harry Connick Jr. on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; Amanda Peet on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Emmy Rossum on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC

What to TiVo: Thursday

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:50:33 -0800

ABC is new with Flash Forward, Grey's Anatomy, and Private Practice
CBS is new with Survivor, CSI, and The Mentalist
FOX is new with Bones and Fringe
NBC is new with Community, Parks and Recreation, The Office, and 30 Rock
The CW is new with Vampire Diaries and Supernatural
Bravo is new with Real Housewives of Orange County
Comedy Central is new with Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
FX is new with It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia and The League
Lifetime is new with Project Runway
MTV is new with World's Strictest Parents and Gone Too Far
Late-night highlights include Larry David on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Penelope Cruz and Dolly Parton on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Amanda Peet on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Al Gore, Jim Parsons, and Jason Mraz on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Danny DeVito and Switchfoot on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Kate Walsh on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC; and Danny Glover on Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC