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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!

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HBO2 Goes All-Carlin for Two Nights

BuzzSugar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 10:33:04 -0700

HBO will pay tribute to comedian George Carlin this week by airing nothing but Carlin's comedy specials for two nights on HBO2.

The main HBO channel also will show one Carlin special - his most recent, It's Bad for Ya, which premiered in March - on Friday. In total, the networks will show 11 of his 14 specials, starting with Carlin's first (George Carlin at USC, from 1977) and ending with his last.

Carlin, the legendary foul-mouthed comedian, died on Sunday from heart failure. He's being remembered as an icon and a "counterculture hero," and his TV specials were a big part of his legacy. To see HBO's full schedule, just read more.

HBO2 - WEDNESDAY NIGHT
8 p.m.: George Carlin at USC (1977)
9:30 p.m.: George Carlin Again! (1978)
11 p.m.: Carlin at Carnegie (1983)
Midnight: Carlin on Campus (1984)
1 a.m. Thursday: Playin' with Your Head (1986)

HBO2 - THURSDAY NIGHT
8 p.m.: What Am I Doing in New Jersey (1988)
9 p.m.: Doin' It Again (1990)
10 p.m.: Jammin' in New York (1992)
11 p.m.: Back in Town (1986)
12:05 a.m. Friday: You Are All Diseased (1999)
1 a.m. Friday: It's Bad for Ya (2008)

HBO - FRIDAY NIGHT
9 p.m.: It's Bad for Ya

* All times EDT and PDT

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Buzz Brainteaser

BuzzSugar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 04:30:05 -0700

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! In honor of the late, great George Carlin:
Name the Pixar movie in which George Carlin voiced a character.
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Rest In #!&*@% Peace, George Carlin

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:47:48 -0700

Will we ever know why we drive on a parkway and park on a driveway? No. But I'm glad we had George Carlin around to ask these questions.

On Sunday, at the age of 71, the hilariously foul-mouthed comedian passed away from heart failure (and surely Carlin would make fun of that usage of "pass away" rather than just saying "died"; you can see his bit about death, now a funny, bittersweet video, here).

Often regarded as one of the greatest stand-up comedians, he is today deemed a "counterculture hero" who pushed the envelope in regard to profanity, most famously with his "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" routine.

The AP continues to note that Carlin leaves a "legal legacy: His most celebrated monologue, a frantic, informed riff on those infamous seven words, led to a Supreme Court decision on broadcasting offensive language." In a 2004 interview, Carlin explained his thoughts on language that's considered taboo:

There's an idea that the human body is somehow evil and bad and there are parts of it that are especially evil and bad, and we should be ashamed. Fear, guilt and shame are built into the attitude toward sex and the body. . . It's reflected in these prohibitions and these taboos that we have.

Over his life, Carlin put out "23 comedy albums, 14 HBO specials, three books, a few TV shows and appeared in several movies." He won four Grammy Awards and was nominated for five Emmys. Most of all, however, he influenced countless comedians who came after him. Judd Apatow notes, "Nobody was funnier than George Carlin. I spent half my childhood in my room listening to his records experiencing pure joy. And he was as kind as he was funny."

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