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Link Time! 11/18

BuzzSugar — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 13:30:24 -0800

This set of photos of "The End" from movies and TV? Awesome. - BoingBoing
Watchmen vs. Star Trek: You may choose only one! - Popwatch
Check out updates on the Where the Wild Things Are movie, including new images and some thoughts from Spike Jonze. - Cinematical
John Noble shares some Fringe secrets. - The TV Addict
Listen up: You can now stream Kanye's Sky High Remix album. - Stereogum
Also listen-worthy: British singer James Morrison's single "Broken Strings" featuring Nelly Furtado. - PopSugarUK
Just how bogus is the new study saying miserable people watch more TV? - TV Squad
Handicapping which actor will quit Hollywood next. - Vulture

What to Download: New Music on iTunes

BuzzSugar — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:00:25 -0700

Tuesdays are big in entertainmentville: Not only do all the new DVD releases hit Netflix, but new music also pours into stores, including iTunes. So I take a spin through each week's iTunes music releases and pick out some albums and tracks worthy of a download. In addition to the songs and albums below, you can now download the Mad Men soundtrack and Jennifer Hudson's self-titled new album.

Foul-mouthed piano man: I've been patiently waiting for the new Ben Folds album, and so far, it sounds like everything I expected from the weirdo songwriter. A lot of the lyrics are dark in subject matter, and I like the tracks focused on relationships most, including his duet with Regina Spektor, "You Don't Know Me," as well as "Before Cologne" and "Cologne."

Soul singing: I am such a sucker for pretty, romantic, soulful tunes, and James Morrison, a singer from across the pond, delivers just that. Off his new album, I like, "If You Don't Wanna Love Me," "Love is Hard," and "You Make It Real." Maybe it's just the name, but he sort of reminds me of a young Van Morrison.

One more release still to come, so read more!

Folk transformation: When I think of Tom Morello, I think Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, not folk music of the Bob Dylan variety - but that's what he's been up to recently, and his new album is getting great reviews. I like his voice, and the band behind him adds interesting depth. Songs I'm digging include "The Iron Wheel" and the title track, "The Fabled City."

House Rundown, "The Tyrant"

BuzzSugar — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:30:35 -0700

This week's episode of House brought us right back to the usual formula. You know, unknown medical mystery that causes the team to pull together to figure it out. Only this time, the team goes through some internal turmoil, as the person with the ailment is a genocidal dictator - played by an always terrific James Earl Jones.

Personally, I think this episode is the start of a long arc for the season. What did you think? I've got a boatload of questions to ask you (spoilers ahead!) when you read more.

First of all, let's skip to the end. When Dibala's blood work comes up positive, I had a feeling Chase is cooking the results. Were you surprised to find out that Chase is OK with killing him? How do you think this is going to affect the show? I'm assuming that Chase and Cameron's relationship is going to go south because of it. Maybe this is how the writers are taking Jennifer Morrison out of the show?
Now that there's this huge secret between them, how do you think the dynamic between Foreman and Chase is going to change?
Do you think Thirteen is going to come back to Princeton Plainsboro, and is Taub already gone?
Speaking of Thirteen, I am so over her relationship with Foreman. Do you think they'll stay broken up for good this time?
I know he was playing an awful homicidal tyrant, but does anyone else get excited when they hear James Earl Jones' voice?
Did you like seeing House work with the old gang again? I loved it, but as House said, "Oh my god, it's three years ago."
As always, I loved the House/Wilson dynamic. It was fun to see House try to be a better person, although I wished Wilson could've believed him more. And is that a True Blood reference that Wilson utters? I swear he says 'Sookie' after his vampire joke.
While the old team soaks up all the drama, House provides the comic relief. My favorite bit of the evening is when House breaks in and drugs Wilson's neighbor. Did anyone else immediately yell, "OMG! It's like Dexter!"? Although I have to admit, that stuff with the mirror seemed more like magic tricks and not medicine.
This episode definitely looks like it's setting us up for a larger story. Where do you think the writers will take us next?

What were your thoughts on this week's episode? Let me know in the comments below, and to chat more about the show, join the House! group in Community.

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