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Link Time! The Vampire Diaries Gets a Full Season

BuzzSugar — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:30:45 -0700

The CW gives The Vampire Diaries a full season and orders more episodes of Melrose Place - HitFix
28 TV castmates who click - PopWatch
Precious director Lee Daniels might be making a Miss Saigon movie - MTV Movies Blog
It's a good week for Adam Shankman: he'll be producing the 2010 Oscars - Moviefone
Director Cary Fukunaga has signed on for a Jane Eyre film adaptation - Coming Soon
The squeamish person's guide to Willem Defoe's Antichrist - Vulture
Longtime column Modern Love to be made into a romantic comedy - Defamer
Get a behind-the-scenes look at Law & Order: SVU - TV.com
Check out the latest trailer for The Wolfman starring Benicio Del Toro - Movieline
How to do your makeup a la '80s film classic Teen Witch for Halloween - BellaSugar

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Buzz News Roundup, 10/27

BuzzSugar — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:30:05 -0700

Lipstick Jungle will move to Fridays starting Oct. 31, and Law & Order will take its place on Wednesdays starting Nov. 5. - The Futon Critic
AC/DC's Black Ice has nabbed the No. 1 spot on the new UK album chart. - Billboard
Warner Bros. has acquired rights to turn the Japanese action thriller anime Ninja Scroll into a live action feature, with Leonardo DiCaprio's production company producing. - Variety
Starz will air a 13-episode series based on the story of Sparticus, produced by Sam Raimi. - The Hollywood Reporter
The Messenger of Peace, a drama about the life of the Prophet Mohammad is about to go into production, and will be only the second English-language film of its kind ever made. - Reuters
Common's new album is now set for release in December. - Billboard
A&E has ordered a second season of The Cleaner. - Entertainment Weekly

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Buzz News Roundup, 1/4

BuzzSugar — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:30:41 -0800

The New York Daily News reports that David Letterman will have his beard shaved on the air on Monday's show; too bad the beard had just gotten the keys to the city.
Meanwhile, Jay Leno might be in trouble for writing his monologue on Wednesday's show, MarketWatch reports.
ComingSoon is saying the next Superman movie may be without both director Bryan Singer and star of the show Brandon Routh.
According to E! Online, the Jonas Brothers have signed a two-year, multimillion-dollar deal with touring company Live Nation.
Former American Idol Taylor Hicks has been dropped from his record label, Entertainment Weekly reports.
Theater owners say Johnny Depp made the most money for the multiplex in 2007, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
Law & Order creator Dick Wolf wants to make a British version of the series, Zap2it reports.
Netflix wants to bring movies straight to your TV, no mailing envelopes necessary, reports the New York Times.
Mary J. Blige finally bumped Josh Groban from the top of the charts, Billboard reports.

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What the Writers' Strike Means for Winter TV

BuzzSugar — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 06:30:00 -0800

We've been hearing it since even before the Hollywood writers' strike officially began last month: No writers means more reality TV, more game shows, and more series the networks weren't sure they wanted at all.

Now there's proof.

CBS has released its schedule for January and February programming, and pieces of NBC's plan are emerging as well. So far, it's good news for fans of Law and Order and Big Brother . . . and not so great for everyone else. Some of the plans:

Law and Order will air Wednesday nights starting Jan. 2. Law and Order: Criminal Intent, which NBC pawned off to USA for the fall, will return to NBC on Jan. 9. The CI episodes will be the same ones that have been airing on USA.
The first-ever non-summer edition of Big Brother will air Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Sundays starting Feb. 12.
Also returning Feb. 12: Jericho, which was given seven more episodes after fans launched a nut-buying campaign in the spring.
The New Adventures of Old Christine will take over the 9:30 p.m. slot in the Monday comedy lineup starting Jan. 28. It will be joined by The Captain, a comedy about the eclectic crowd living in a famous Hollywood apartment building starring Jeffrey Tambor, Chris Klein, and Raquel Welch.

Fox, which is not as hurt by the strike over the winter because of American Idol, was the first to announce its schedule, while ABC's plans are still under wraps. The networks and writers are returning to negotiations today after the producers' most recent proposal was slammed by writers last week. But even if a deal is struck soon, it still looks like we'll be stuck with replacement programming come January.

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Which "Law & Order" is Your Favorite?

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 16:49:24 -0700

"Law & Order: Criminal Intent" starts its seventh season tonight, but you'll have to look on USA - not NBC, where it aired for the past six years - to find it. The show's original episodes are now airing on that network (which NBC owns), with repeats airing sometime later on NBC. It seemed like the perfect time to ask you "L&O" fans which version of the series is your favorite.

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Buzz News Roundup, 3/16

BuzzSugar — Fri, 16 Mar 2007 16:37:20 -0700

The AP says R2D2 has a new job: mail collector.
Patrick Swayze and Melissa Gilbert are set to star in a musical based on Little House on the Prairie, says Hollywood Reporter.
The AP reports that David Duchovny is returning to TV with a new Showtime comedy.
Fergie's "Glamorous" grabs the No. 1 spot on Billboard's Hot 100.
TMZ says Carol Burnett is suing "Family Guy" over a parody.
Contrary to what you might have read in Wikipedia, the AP informs us that comedian Sinbad is still alive.
ABC captures the Thursday ratings race with "Grey's Anatomy" and "October Road."
MTV news reports on Amy Winehouse, Bloc Party, and other shows at SXSW.
Simon Cowell proclaims that he's more important that Bruce Springsteen, says AFP.
The Emmys get a big shakeup - including a new essay requirement, Variety reports.
'Sup Holmes? Warner Bros. plans to bring Sherlock Holmes to the big screen, reports Variety.
Comedian David Cross will be playing the Howard K. Stern character in "Law & Order"'s Anna Nicole Smith episode, says the Futon Critic.
Stanley Tucci is headed to "ER", TV Guide reports.
TLC says it's giving "What Not to Wear" co-host Stacy London a talk show.

Ring in the New Year with TV Marathons

BuzzSugar — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:58:11 -0800

When New Year's rolls around, I often find myself getting ready for - and recovering from - my night out with nothing but football on the tube. If that's not your style, I've rounded up some of the marathons the networks and cable channels have planned to help us ring in 2007. These times should be good for the Eastern and Pacific time zones, but be sure to check your own listings!

TBS will show a dozen episodes of "Seinfeld" starting at 7 p.m. New Year's Eve
ABC Family will show 10 episodes of "Ugly Betty" starting at 9 a.m. New Year's Eve
The N brings us a "Beyond the Break" marathon on New Year's Eve starting at 6 p.m. Eastern and 3 p.m. Pacific
TNT has a "Law and Order" marathon starting at 11 p.m. New Year's Eve, followed by a "Charmed" marathon starting at 4 p.m. New Year's Day
USA has 24 hours of "Law and Order: SVU" starting at 6 a.m. New Year's Eve, followed by 14 episodes of "Monk" starting at 6 a.m. on New Year's Day
VH1 is kicking off 2007 with "Beauty and the Geek 2" starting at 2 p.m. New Year's Day
NBC has a mini-marathon of "Heroes," with three episodes starting at 8 p.m. New Year's Day
MTV is showing 12 episodes of "Next" starting at 5 a.m. New Year's Day
A&E has a "CSI: Miami" marathon starting at 8 a.m. New Year's Day
Bravo will be showing the third season of "The Biggest Loser" starting at 10 a.m. New Year's Day
TLC has a marathon of "Flip That House" starting at 4 p.m New Year's Day

Link Time! Sean Penn Rejoins The Three Stooges Movie

BuzzSugar — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:30:49 -0800

Sean Penn is back on with The Three Stooges movie as Larry - Cinematical
Mischa Barton will be playing a prostitute on Law & Order: SVU - Zap2It
And Sharon Stone will be getting her own four-episode arc on Law & Order: SVU - The Ausiello Files
Sebastian Stan has been cast opposite Ashley Greene in The Apparition - Coming Soon
Avatar and The Hurt Locker lead the Producers Guild of America nominations - HitFix
ABC has ordered up a mockumentary-style cop show called 1-8-7 Detroit - TV Squad
Taken's Pierre Morel has been hired to direct Dune - MTV Movies Blog
Martin Lawrence is producing a comedy for TV One starring Tatyana Ali - Inside TV
The latest James Bond movie has been delayed due to MGM's financial woes - Movieline
Karen O and Brian Eno have been disqualified from the Best Original Score Oscar category - Pitchfork
How well do you know geeky TV shows? - GeekSugar

Buzz News Roundup, 1/21

BuzzSugar — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 13:30:01 -0800

American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will release his second album in March. - Billboard
Tobey Maguire's production company has acquired the rights to Marcus Sakey's crime novel Good People. - Variety
In Sundance deals news, Fox Searchlight has acquired the Hugh Dancy romance Adam, and the bromance Humpday will be distributed by Magnolia. - Reuters
Law and Order: Criminal Intent won't air till the Summer. - TV Guide
Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, and Brie Larson have joined the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. - The Hollywood Reporter
Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones, and Jack Johnson are among the acts confirmed for a Nick Drake tribute album. - Billboard
Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins have joined the cast of Joss Whedon's horror film The Cabin in the Woods. - Zap2it
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is taking a break - but supposedly not breaking up. - Pitchfork

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Buzz News Roundup, 6/27

BuzzSugar — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:34:58 -0700

Chris Noth is leaving Law & Order: Criminal Intent and Jeff Goldblum is joining the show in his place, writes Variety.
Bob Saget is the newest target of a Comedy Central roast, reports Broadcasting & Cable.
Musicians and fans gathered in London to celebrate Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, the AP writes.
Showtime is producing a Dexter-ish drama called Hilary Jones about a female Los Angeles cop who works as a prostitute on the weekends, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
According to ComingSoon, Marcia Cross's first feature film role since joining Desperate Housewives will be in an indie comedy titled Peck.
Bravo's Real Housewives series is heading to Atlanta; details are at The Futon Critic.
James Gandolfini's wardrobe from The Sopranos raised almost $188,000 at a charity auction benefiting soldiers injured in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Associated Press reports.
Variety has the news that the excellent Korean horror-thriller The Host will be getting a sequel.

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