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"Drive" Death Watch: How Many Episodes Will It Get?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 05:51:35 PDT

Fox's new serial drama, "Drive," airs its third episode tonight as part of a whirlwind three-hours-in-two-nights premiere. The show, which I think is the TV equivalent of a summer movie, has been heavily promoted by Fox, with commercials during "American Idol" and an interactive Web site.

However, it's been a tough season for serial dramas, with "The Nine," "Day Break," "Vanished," and others tanking after a few episodes. It's also been a tough few months for new shows in general: Witness the demise of "The Wedding Bells," "The Black Donnellys" and, most recently, "In Case of Emergency." Plus, creator Tim Minear has had two other series ("Wonderfalls" and "Firefly") canceled by Fox - and "Firefly" starred "Drive"'s leading man, Nathan Fillion.

Which leads me to ask: Will "Drive" be the rare breakthrough serial hit like "Lost" or "24"? Or will it land on the trash heap a few weeks from now?

Photo courtesy of Fox

The Vampire Diaries Season Finale "The Departed": The Good, The Bad, and The Bloody

Shannon Vestal — Fri, 11 May 2012 07:38:06 PDT

Season three of The Vampire Diaries has come to an end, folks, and forgive me if I am still sitting here with my jaw wide open. The finale is eventful, to say the least, and like seasons past, we saw the deaths of a couple of characters - along with the red herring deaths of a couple of characters. Oh, and by that I mean that something super crazy happens in the final moments of the episode that we'll be talking about all Summer.

I can't really talk about too much before the break without spoiling everything, so let's get to it. Dry your tears over that fact that there won't be any new episodes of The Vampire Diaries for a few months, and let's get to the final good, bad, and bloody of season three after the jump.

You're Fired! 20 Signs That a Pink Slip Is Coming

Wise Bread — Thu, 10 May 2012 10:54:53 PDT

If something feels off at the office, you may want to brace yourself for the worst. Wise Bread shares signs to look for when a pink slip is coming.

There are two types of employees. One has a good idea of what they do, who they are, and what position they play in the company. They are savvy. They know the score. They are under no delusions, and will no doubt leave for another job long before they are ever considered as cannon-fodder.

And then there's the other kind. The guy who could get Gandhi to hate him. The woman who spends most of her day chatting on the phone to friends or doing online shopping. Or the nice chap in sales who is completely oblivious that the recent merger means his job is now obsolete. They all have Ostrich Syndrome. They couldn't see a pink slip coming if it was 8ft tall and glowing in the dark, screaming "you're fired!"

You want to avoid being in that second category at all costs. So I've compiled a handy list. If you can answer yes to THREE or more of these questions, you may want to think about sprucing up your résumé and dry-cleaning your best interview attire.

1. Are you no longer in the loop about, well, anything?

This is a huge telltale sign. Suddenly you're finding out about company news from the cleaning lady or the new girl in accounting. If you were formally in the know about all things business related, but now suffer from "the company's doing what??!" disease, the writing is probably on the wall.

2. Did you recently screw up big-time?

We're not talking a minor faux pas here. Did you lose money on an account that was previously bulletproof? Oh dear. Were you caught having sex on the boss's desk with the boss's spouse? That's probably not a career-enhancing move. Unless you're a real dope, you know if you have screwed up. And if you know, HR knows. It may not be the final nail in your coffin, but it's a nail in the coffin nonetheless.

3. Are people avoiding you at all costs?

Eye contact is difficult to make with someone if you know his or her head's on the chopping block. Small talk is just as tough. It's best just to avoid that person altogether. So if people are no longer doing that fun "stop 'n' chat" in the hall, or the coffee room empties when you arrive, then guess what . . . you may be a marked man or woman.

Read on for more.

The Vampire Diaries "Bringing Out the Dead": The Good, The Bad, and The Bloody

Marisa Tom — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:46:39 PST

After a week's worth of TVD reprieve, it's about time we got some answers - specifically, ones that have everything to do with our favorite Original vamp Elijah and then some. From the tragic twisted fate of Bill Forbes to the shocking discovery Elena makes at home, we're still trying to wrap our heads around everything that goes down. Meanwhile, Bonnie and her estranged mother Abby are tasked with opening the mysteriously sealed fifth coffin, and Damon and Stefan head to Klaus's sweet new pad for the ultimate dinner party showdown.

Like all things based in Mystic Falls, nothing is as it seems and nothing ever goes according to plan. Ready to review the good, the bad, and the bloody? Just keep reading.

50 Geeky Date Ideas For Valentine's Day (and Beyond)

GeekSugar — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:30:10 PST

Coming up short for Valentine's Day date ideas? If you and your sweetheart are more of the geeky persuasion, simply hitting up an overpriced restaurant just won't cut it. We brainstormed 50 date ideas that incorporate science, tech, and video games, for a special Valentine's eve. But don't limit yourself - tackle these date ideas all year!

Bundle up, pack a dinner picnic, and head to the park for some stargazing.
Watch Contact (for the millionth time).
Go to a science museum.
Hit the natural history museum and check out your favorite dino bones.
Go retro - grab a roll of quarters, a slice or two, and hit the pizza parlor arcade.
Build your own planetarium with glow-in-the-dark stickers.
Catch up with the Doctor Who craze by watching the series from the beginning.
Throw a Star Wars party for two.
Whip up a batch of Cloud 9 mojitos (complete with mason jar glasses) and have a Battlestar Galactica marathon.
Visit Nerdy Day Trips and find geeky stuff to do near you.
Go to the planetarium.
Take a dream vacay to the Hobbit Hotel in New Zealand.
Spend a few romantic nights in the Hobbit House of Montana.
Visit the actual Lord of the Rings movie set.
Travel to the Chott el Djerid salt lakes in Tunisia, which were transformed into Luke Skywalker's home on Tatooine.

See the rest of the list after the break!

Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Funeral"

Shannon Vestal — Wed, 18 May 2011 09:14:28 PDT

There's just one more week before Glee's season finale and their trip to NYC for Nationals, and things get more dramatic than anyone expected. There's a death that shakes up everyone and changes one character to the core, and the gang busily plans a funeral service despite the prep they still need to do before the big event.

Still, the show must go on, and Jesse St. James is there to pull everyone's thoughts away from funeral arrangements and back into cutthroat competition. His funny lines break up the otherwise somber episode, which I'm ready to discuss, spoilers and all, when you

Jesse gets integrated into the glee club by consulting on how to win Nationals. He puts the kibosh on Finn's idea of a duet with Rachel and is generally hilariously mean to him (sample insult: "You kind of sing and dance like a zombie who has to poop."). Jesse's plan includes picking out a star performer to spotlight at Nationals, pitting the kids against each other.
At the auditions, Jesse is brutal, giving feedback Simon Cowell-style. He rags on Santana's "Back to Black" (not emotional enough) and Kurt's show tune "Some People" (girl song). After Mercedes kills "Try a Little Tenderness, " Jesse accuses her of not wanting it bad enough (Are you kidding? She's amazing). But Rachel gets Jesse's vote when it's her turn with "My Man," during which she envisions Finn. Though it is truly brilliant, Mr. Schue decides to take a few days before deciding who gets center stage at Nationals.
The Becky plotline is truly sad, but there's a reason for it. Becky asks to be a part of the glee club after Sue kicks her out of the Cheerios, and Will confronts Sue about being mean (even though he just refused to let her into the club since they're so close to Nationals). She reveals that her sister, Jean, has died, and Will is speechless. Finn and Kurt get wind of the death and bring Sue flowers, and she confides in them that she doesn't know what to do next. Finn and Kurt decide to host a memorial for Jean, which Jesse has no time or sympathy for (and gives us another one of his awesome one-liners: "Do you know what Vocal Adrenaline does when someone dies? They use them as a prop. Like Weekend at Bernie's.") In her grief, Sue agrees to let service take place - because she knows that the glee club will guarantee a packed house for her sister.
At Jean's funeral, Sue gets up to talk and her voice cracks, so Will comes to her aid and finishes the speech for her. Then, the glee club sings "Pure Imagination" since Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was Jean's favorite movie, and Sue is so moved she takes Will's hand and even manages a "thank you." I don't care if this scene is emotionally manipulative; it's beautiful. It all helps Sue recover a little bit, and she lets Becky back into the Cheerios. Then, in the least Sue-like action ever, she sits down with Will and tells him that she will no longer be trying to take down the glee club. Oh, because she's running for office to fight for the injustices her sister faced.
Even though Sue's last act to wreck the club's shot at Nationals is to reroute the kids' flight to Libya, Terri shows up with the save: first-class tickets to New York for the kids. She says she's moving to Florida, and then watches bittersweetly as Will and Emma embrace. Emma's afraid she won't see Will for a while, because of his impending plans to go to Broadway‚ which the kids still don't know about yet.
The emotional weight of the funeral also drives Finn to break up with Quinn. He realizes that his feelings aren't as deep for Quinn as they should be, and she first fights his decision but then flees his truck, sporting a single tear. Finn trains his eye on Rachel, who Quinn assumes Finn dumped her for anyway. But when Finn brings a flower for Rachel at school afterward, he spots her getting cozy with Jesse and hangs back. Oh well - a Big Apple reunion next week would be more romantic, anyway. As for Quinn, she hints to Finn that she has big plans for the trip to New York.

Ultimately, no one gets picked as the soloist, and Will goes back to the plan of them singing original songs as a group. So that's what we have to look forward to in next week's finale - that, hopefully a resolution between Finn and Rachel, and the answer to whether Will is really going to leave the kids for Broadway. But what did you think of this week? Were you moved by Jean's funeral? And what do you hope will happen at Nationals?

Photo courtesy of Fox

Link Time - Watch the Bored to Death Season 3 Trailer

BuzzSugar — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:30:54 PDT

See Sarah Silverman in the new trailer for Bored to Death - Vulture
See which ABC Family drama was just canceled - BuddyTV
Find out why Fox just ordered more episodes of Bones - Aol TV
Watch a deleted scene from Bridesmaids! - The Hollywood Reporter
Get your first look at Chord Overstreet on The Middle - Zap2It
Here are five movies you probably didn't know were based on books - Moviefone
Are these the 100 top comedies of all time? - /Film
See what the critics' consensus on Drive is - Rotten Tomatoes
Watch Seth Rogen, Emma Stone, and more parody Star Wars - GeekSugar

The Vampire Diaries "Know Thy Enemy": The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody

BuzzSugar — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:50:18 PDT

The Vampire Diaries returns after a month-long absence, and we're plunged back into the world of vampires, moonstones, and Doppelgangers. Klaus is still the name on everyone's lips, but there's another rogue making trouble in Mystic Falls: Elena's birth mother, Isobel.

It feels great to have everyone back (especially Damon), even the villains - so before I reveal any spoilers, let's talk about the good, the bad, and the bloody when you

The Good

We pick up with Jenna coming face to face with Isobel, and upset about being kept in the dark about everything, she angrily takes off. John invites her in, to Elena and Stefan's dismay. Isobel claims that she's been looking for Klaus to keep Elena safe, but we quickly find that that's not true. Later, we see her entering her safe house where she's surprised by Katherine - and the two share a happy embrace! Yep, Isobel is lying to John and Elena and working with Katherine. The best part about that whole thing? Their Sex and the City-like girlfriend chat over wine glasses. Katherine's such a Samantha!
Jenna isn't the only one who's taken off: after finding out that Caroline is a vampire in the last episode, Matt has gone missing. Caroline is distraught and finding him is all she can think about. When he finally turns up, it's not Caroline he wants to talk to, but her mother. Visibly distraught, Matt demands to see Vickie's file because he wants to know how her vampire death was covered up. Uh oh. He confronts Caroline at her house, saying that her mom was called away. When Caroline comes clean about the vampire history, Matt says he wants to have his memory wiped because he feels so alone (Aww!) - but wait! He's actually in cahoots with Caroline's mother, who has been waiting for information this whole time. So now we watch Caroline's mother learning the truth all over again, except this time, Caroline doesn't know.
New team alert! Damon, Bonnie, and Jeremy band together to fulfill the task that Jonas gave to Bonnie before she died - to kill Klaus. Bonnie needs a spell to harness the power of the dead witches, and Damon leads the group there. Unfortunately, the spirits of the witches don't exactly look kindly on a vampire trespassing on their turf, and Damon is forced to stay outside. Inside, Jeremy and Bonnie do a little flirting (and kissing!) before they hear the creepy voices of witches summoning them. Bonnie finally connects with the other side, which apparently involves a lot of screaming and tears, but it's over quickly and Jeremy is right there to comfort her.
Isobel tracks down Ric, seemingly to make amends, but just as she's getting all mushy on him, she sics one of Klaus's henchmen on him. But then - is she a double agent? Turns out family means something to Isobel after all. When Katherine and Elena switch places, Isobel drives off with her daughter in the backseat, and leads Katherine right to the same bad guy.
Damon takes his shirt off. Let's all take a moment to think about that scene again. If that doesn't deserve a mention, I don't know what does.
Once Damon and Stefan realize they've been had by Isobel, they come up with a new plan to keep Elena safe: turn over the deed of their house to her, so she can keep it sealed away from evil vampires. Seems like the perfect plan, but we all know Elena's not one for lying around the house playing damsel in distress - she'd much rather be directly in harm's way playing damsel in distress.
After receiving her new powers, Bonnie reveals to Jeremy that she's going to sacrifice herself to save Elena. Apparently she's garnered enough witchy strength to bring down an original, but it means that she'll have to die. Jeremy tries to talk her out of it, but Bonnie seems dead set on her new purpose in life. Am I the only one who wouldn't be that upset if she reaches her goal?
Katherine wakes up in a strange room to find Klaus's henchman performing some kind of strange ritual on Ric. After a few seconds, Ric rises from the chair and immediately starts speaking to Katherine in a Russian accent. And bam! Klaus has arrived! Between the Elena/Katherine switcheroos and now Alaric being possessed, I see a lot of confusion in future episodes.

The Bad

Katherine needs the moonstone to get her freedom from Klaus, so she goes hunting for it in the Salvatore house. Damon claims it's in a safe place . . . and she finds it in the soap dish?! Really?!
To show off her new powers to Jeremy, Bonnie closes her eyes, focuses, and creates . . .a windstorm? That's it? For a girl who can set just about anything on fire, some gusty winds aren't all that exciting.

The Bloody

John and Isobel come face to face at the Lockwood mansion, while Elena's busy downstairs picking up a gift on behalf of the historical society. There's not much time for chit-chat: Isobel quickly sinks her fangs into John's neck and sends him rolling down the stairs - the perfect diversion for Katherine to forcibly switch places with Elena. Mrs. Lockwood and Katherine's mom are about to declare him dead, but Damon reveals the truth about his ring.
Isobel takes Elena to a graveyard so she can see the tombstone that Isobel's parents have laid out of her. Just then, Klaus's henchman calls Isobel to tell her that she can let Elena go now because she's done exactly what Klaus has "compelled her to do." Isobel hangs up the phone, and seconds later, pulls of a necklace and immediately bursts into flame and rots right there on her grave. All in all, a rough episode for both of Elena's birth parents.

What did you think of this week's episode? Let me know what you thought in the comments and don't forget to show your fandom by joining Hooked on The Vampire Diaries in the Buzz Community.

Photo courtesy of The CW

Rewind: Breaking Dawn and Lots More Fun at Comic-Con!

BuzzSugar — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 03:05:00 PDT

We're still hanging on to every word Rob, Kristen, Taylor, and the rest of the Breaking Dawn cast said about the movie at Comic-Con.
Speaking of the Con, we also learned interesting tidbits about the Game of Thrones cast, heard from Steven Spielberg, and ogled new posters.
Gear up for Crazy, Stupid, Love with a hot slideshow of Ryan Gosling stills from the film or check out the trailer for his new movie, Drive.
Our Spidey senses tingled and our curiosity was piqued with the new Amazing Spider-Man and The Dark Knight Rises teaser trailers.
Go futuristic with JT in the In Time trailer or get creeped out by Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz in the scary new Dream House trailer.
See who’s up for an MTV VMA award.
After watching Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, we relived the film in all its glory with a look at its best scenes.
Chris Evans told us why he almost passed up the Captain America role.
The new poster for The Hunger Games is en fuego and we're obsessed.
Hear the latest track off of Kanye and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne Album.

Harry Potter's Rupert Grint Shares His Red-Headed Role Models

Allie Merriam — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:15:00 PDT

Rupert Grint has been busy over the last few weeks doing press for the final Harry Potter film ahead of its release Friday. He spent the weekend at the junket for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, which came just before Monday's NYC premiere of Harry Potter. So far, the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 reviews look great. Rupert spoke about the experience of making the final film, and also revealed some fun personal information like who his red-haired role models are and just why he bought an ice cream truck. Rupert said:

On his favorite red-headed role model: "I get a lot of kind of people from the ginger community shake my hand. I’ve always been a proud ginger. I don’t know about in America but in England it’s not the coolest thing really having ginger hair, get quite an unfair hassle. It's nice Ron is quite a respected ginger guy and Prince Harry as well is pretty cool."
On getting any secrets on Ron's back story from J.K. Rowling: "Not really. Whenever J.K. Rowling came to the set and we were kind of chatting, we rarely ever spoke about the books or the stories, just kind of general chat, but I remember she did tell fill us in on the epilogue, kind of where the characters go, what they do for a living, I think she had kind of written the rest of their lives really, so that was quite interesting to hear what we all became. I think Ron, I worked in the Ministry doing something and I forget what everyone else was doing. . . it was cool."
On the scene in which he kisses Emma Watson: "It was a tricky one to do, I think. I’ve known Emma so long we mutually both were dreading this scene, slightly. It was a moment that was not in the book obviously, sort of something [producers] David [Yates] and Steve [Kloves] came up with. Yeah, it was a challenge to make it believable, the romance of it, cause like you said it’s been built up for so many years now and we wanted people to think we actually wanted to kiss each other 'cause in reality we really didn’t. Yeah, it was fine. It was a nice moment and, hopefully, people believe it."
On how many takes it took to get the kissing scene down: "We did about four takes. I find it hard to recall, remember anything about it, it's kind of been erased from my mind. Yeah, we had a laugh about it, it was fine."

To read more about Rupert's buying an ice cream van, getting recognized by fans, and what he has in common with Ron, just

On buying an ice cream truck: "The ice cream truck was something I’ve always wanted. It was kind of a childhood dream. That’s what I wanted to be, an ice cream man. So as soon as I passed my driving test I bought an ice cream van."
On his feelings at the end: "I did get a little bit choked up at the end. There’s this one scene where it’s the three of us after the battle and were walking on the bridge and the castle is destroyed behind us and it’s almost kind of a parallel moment with our lives really, it's over for us as well. It’s quite sad and I’m gonna really miss it."
On getting recognized: "Took me a while to kind of adjust to it. I was always kind of a shy kid and then came this sudden attention. Never being invisible completely, it’s something you kind of take for granted I think. I remember it was in a shopping center near where I live, it was like a school, and the film had just come out. It was really weird. I enjoyed it. It was quite cool really. It’s something I’ve never really quite hid from. It’s just apart of it. It’s a bit strange."
On wearing aging makeup in the epilogue: "First attempt, my character particularly was quite terrifying. The image still haunts me. I looked like a kind of monster really, a Donald Trump mixture, it was really weird, no hair, I was obese. I think it was a bit too much. I think they found the balance in the final version. It was a very strange thing to film really. Sitting in a makeup chair watching yourself gradually age. It was quite terrifying."
On how he's similar to Ron: "I have always felt this quite close connection to Ron even before the films. After ten years playing the same guy kind of everyday I think you do kind of naturally morph into them. We’ve become this kind of Ron-pert thing, which I think will stay with me for a while. I think they’ll always be a bit of Ron in me for the rest of my life."