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Buzz News Roundup, 3/20

BuzzSugar — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:30:48 -0700

The Big Bang Theory has been renewed for two seasons and Two and a Half Men for three. - TV.com
Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will direct a film adaptation of Gayle Forman's upcoming novel, If I Stay, for Summit Entertainment. - Zap2It
Elle Macpherson is returning to acting with a recurring role on CW's drama pilot Beautiful Life. - The Hollywood Reporter
Universal has picked up a romantic-comedy script titled Merman about a merman who comes to land so he can win back his mermaid fiancee, who has left him for a real man. - Variety
The widower of the late Adrienne Shelly (writer-director of Waitress) will develop and produce The Morgan Story, a screenplay for a family drama that Shelly left behind. - AP
In Treatment will return to HBO on April 5. - Zap2it
Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones will join Ben Affleck in the dramatic movie The Company Men. - ComingSoon
Lily Collins, daughter of Phil, will guest-star on 90210 at the end of the season. - The Hollywood Reporter
Justin Long will star in the romantic-comedy Going the Distance, which will be directed by American Teen director Nanette Burstein. - ComingSoon
Mary J. Blige has signed on to star alongside Taraji P. Henson in I Can Do Bad All by Myself, Tyler Perry's upcoming film. - Variety

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Buzz News Roundup, 8/22

BuzzSugar — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:32:49 -0700

CBS's summertime series Swingtown is being shopped around to potential cable buyers in case network does not renew it for a second season. - Broadcasting & Cable
Nicolas Cage will join Christopher Mintz-Plasse for Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the comic book Kick-Ass. - ComingSoon
Warner Bros. has confirmed that they are planning to do a total reboot of the Superman franchise. - ComingSoon
Benjamin McKenzie (a.k.a. Ryan from The O.C.) is in talks to join the NBC drama LAPD. - Zap2It
Rihanna's "Disturbia" has managed to stay at No. 1 of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart, edging out David Archuleta's "Crush." - Reuters
James Cromwell will join Christian Slater in NBC's Fall drama My Own Worst Enemy; meanwhile Blythe Danner will guest star in an episode of Medium. - EW
MTV aims to create another reality show, this time for girls who want to be models, but who have to lose 30-80 pounds first. - ABC News
Mary J. Blige and Robin Thicke will tour together, starting Sept.13 in Charlston, S.C. - Billboard

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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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Music Video: Mary J. Blige, "Just Fine"

BuzzSugar — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 10:31:06 -0700

Mary J. Blige wants us to know that she is loving life. She's here to tell the world that there is no more drama, and that she truly is "Just Fine." And from a woman who has practically made a career of singing about her pain that is quite a bold statement.

From her bouts with depression and drug abuse, Mary has successfully channeled her sorrow into solid gold. But now she's older, wiser, and surprisingly upbeat. And so is the video for "Just Fine," the first single off her new album Growing Pains, which is hitting stores November 27.

The video itself is lively and divalicious, featuring a whole slew of Mary J. Bliges in various outfits, so to check it out for yourself, read more

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What to TiVo: Wednesday

PopSugar — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:50:00 -0700

ABC is new with Dancing With the Stars and the series premieres of Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Eastwick
CBS is new with the season premieres of The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds, and CSI:NY
FOX is new with So You Think You Can Dance and Glee
NBC is new with Mercy and the 11th season opener of Law and Order:SVU
The CW is new with America's Next Top Model and The Beautiful Life:TBL
Bravo is new with Top Chef
MTV has repeats of True Life followed by a new The True Adventures of True Life
Late-night highlights include Simon Baker and Mary J Blige on The Late Show with David Letterman on CBS; Jennifer Love Hewitt on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS; Courteney Cox on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; Martin Short and Tim Gunn on the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien on NBC; and Amy Poehler on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on NBC