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TV Tonight: Jennifer Aniston on 30 Rock

BuzzSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 07:00:00 PST

Jennifer Aniston's had a pretty big week, what with that Vogue cover and interview with her comments about Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. It's good timing, then, that she heads to 30 Rock tonight as the latest in that show's long list of high-profile guest stars.

Aniston, back on TV for the first time since her quick appearance on Dirt, plays Claire Harper, a Fatal Attraction-esque stalker who randomly turns up in New York and takes quite a shine to Jack. Liz tries to warn Jack about Claire's freakish ways, but that doesn't stop Claire from serenading Jack with a Marilyn Monroe-style rendition of "Happy Birthday" to him (and it's not even his birthday!) and going a little crazy in his house.

Aniston's not the only guest star on tonight's episode; for some reason, the cast of Night Court is also around. Much as I love a good Markie Post sighting, though, it's Aniston whom I can't wait to see. Can the episode possibly live up to last week's Oprah-filled gem? To watch a couple of clips, just

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The Questions You Must Answer to Get a Spousal Green Card

Annie Scudder — Tue, 22 May 2012 11:40:02 PDT

Each year, almost 80,000 foreign spouses are awarded US green cards. The American government has determined that these couples are in bona fide relationships with the help of the "Stokes interview." Stokes refers to a federal court decision that ordered New York's immigration services to be more fair in deciding marriage green card cases. When officials have any suspicion that they're dealing with a sham marriage, they will interview the spouses separately, asking them questions about their personal life and relationship. The answers to these questions can't be memorized ahead of time, and officials will compare each spouse's answers afterward for discrepancies.

The New York Daily News recently looked into the city's "Stokes unit" and reported on some example questions. They include:

What restaurant do you and your husband usually order takeout from? Where do you keep the menus?
How did you celebrate New Year's Eve last year?
How much is your rent? Who writes the check?

One man, the paper reports, reported sleeping in the same bed with his wife every night, but didn't know that she had an oxygen tank next to the bed. Whoops. If an immigrant can avoid something like that and beat the system, after 10 years of citizenship, you're off free, thanks to the statute of limitations. Would you ever consider getting married for a green card?

What to TiVo: Monday

Maggie Pehanick — Sun, 20 May 2012 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new)
9:00 The Bachelorette (new)
11:35 Nightline (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live! (new, with guests Kathy Griffin and Emily Maynard)

8:00 How I Met Your Mother (repeat)
8:30 2 Broke Girls (repeat)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (repeat)
9:30 Mike & Molly (repeat)
10:00 Clash of the Commercials: USA vs. the World (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Lea Michele)
12:27 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Jeffrey Dean Morgan)

8:00 House (new, series finale)

8:00 America's Got Talent (new)
9:00 American Ninja Warrior (new)
11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guest Kevin Costner)
12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests John Lithgow and Miranda Cosgrove)

8:00 One Tree Hill (repeat)
9:00 One Tree Hill (repeat

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Mad Men's 5 Maddest Moments: "Dark Shadows"

Becky Kirsch — Mon, 14 May 2012 06:44:57 PDT

It feels like just yesterday it was summertime in Mad Men world, but alas, we've already arrived at Thanksgiving. It's not exactly a celebratory episode: Betty's cranky about both her new diet and Don's new wife; Pete's still struggling to figure out his life; and Don and Ginsberg have a showdown at work.

Roger, on the other hand, is still using his money to get everything he wants, which includes using Jane for some help landing a new client and paying off Ginsberg. And Ginsberg's success is Peggy's lack thereof; with him cleaning up, she has less and less to show for her work. Ready to break down the big moments? Just

Carry that weight: Betty's already looking noticeably thinner than the fat suit episode, and it's because she's joined Weight Watchers. Her weekly meetings seem to be helping with her portion control, but despite measuring her sad little grapefruit dinners on the scale each night, she still can't resist sucking down a little whipped cream every now and then. As much as Betty irritates me, my heart went out to her at the end of the episode when she eats her tiny Thanksgiving dinner and seriously savors her one allotted bite of stuffing.
Green-eyed monster: While Betty's picking up the kids, she gets an eyeful of Don's swanky new apartment - and his new wife. Clearly shaken up by the incident, she retaliates by spilling the beans about Anna to Sally while Sally is in the midst of making a family tree. Betty easily manipulates Sally into thinking that Megan is a liar, but the joke's on Betty in the end. After a squabble, Don explains the Anna situation to sassy Sally and Sally reports back to her mother without even mentioning the argument. Betty proceeds to freak out. I've got to hand it to Megan for convincing Don not to call Betty in a rage; not only is Megan spot-on about giving Betty what she wants, but she also diffuses the argument pretty quickly.
Fantasy land: Pete is particularly smug because he's been chatting with a reporter from the New York Times Magazine who's doing a piece about ad agencies. Once he's done bragging about his connection with Roger and Don, he assures them that he'll be the only one contacted for the interview. Pete then proceeds to have gross sexual fantasies about how the article will help him win Beth back, but - surprise - he doesn't even make it into the article! He calls Don enraged, but it's clear that Pete's really just mad at the world since, once again, things are not going his way.
Wine time: Bert asks Roger to court a potential new client, and since it's Manischewitz wine, he suggests that Roger's Jewish wife could be of service. Though Bert is a bit behind on his interoffice gossip, Roger still takes the client and asks Jane for help. In return, she asks for a small favor, and by that I mean a brand-new apartment. Roger agrees, and then proceeds to um, christen the new apartment with Jane after dinner. She's angry that he's tainted her new place, but there's a much bigger concern at play here than Jane's whining: when is all the money that Roger's been throwing around going to catch up with him?
Still got it: While Don's putting in a little overtime at the office, he comes across Ginsberg's folder of sketches, and is inspired to get back to basics. His idea is a little dark (you know, because it's based in hell and all), and he puts it head to head against Ginsberg's childlike pitch for the same product, SnoBall. The rest of the team likes both ideas, and agrees that Ginsberg should be the front-runner. Too bad Don conveniently leaves Ginsberg's pitch in the taxi, and sells his snowball's chance in hell idea to the company. Ginsberg obviously isn't in a celebratory mood, but when he confronts Don about what happened, Don just shuts him down. Now that both Don and Peggy feel threatened by Ginsberg, might we see them teaming up against him?

There's also more death omens in this week's episode, including Megan teaching Sally how to fake cry by focusing on something sad, and of course, the mysterious toxic smog that invades Thanksgiving. How'd you feel about the episode overall?

Photo courtesy of AMC

What to TiVo: Monday

Maggie Pehanick — Sun, 13 May 2012 23:59:00 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new)
9:30 The Bachelorette (new, season premiere)
11:35 Nightline (new)
12:35 Jimmy Kimmel Live (repeat, with guests Johnny Depp and Casey Wilson)

8:00 How I Met Your Mother (new, season finale)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (new, season finale)
9:30 Mike & Molly (new, season finale)
10:00 Hawaii Five-O (new, season finale)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Kelly Ripa and Adam Scott)
12:35 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Mila Kunis and Rashida Jones)

8:00 Bones (new, season finale)
9:00 House (new)

8:00 America's Got Talent (new, season premiere)
10:00 Smash (new, season finale)
11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Kourtney, Kim, and Khloe Kardashian)
12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guest Gordon Ramsay)

8:00 Gossip Girl (new, season finale)
9:00 Hart of Dixie (new, season finale)

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Glee-ful Highlights From Episode "Prom-asaurus"

Becky Kirsch — Wed, 09 May 2012 08:00:30 PDT

It's prom time again on Glee, and this year's festivities contain just as much drama as last year's, plus infinitely more dinosaurs. That's right - Brittany decides to exercise her presidential rights in order to celebrate the peace that apparently once existed between cavemen and dinos. It doesn't make much sense, but it does give Brittany the opportunity to prance around in a Flintstones-esque getup to Ke$ha's "Dinosaur."

It wouldn't be prom without a heated race for king and queen, and the usual suspects have their eyes on the prize: Quinn, Santana, Kurt, and Brittany. Only Quinn uses questionable methods in hopes of winning the crown, but once again, there's a shocker when the envelopes are finally read. It really feels like we're inching closer to that bittersweet Glee graduation, so let's recap the episode when you

Can I just say how much I loved all of the performances this week? OK, "Dinosaur" isn't about to be added to my iPod, but the slate of pop songs is otherwise wonderful. Rachel, Kurt, and Blaine harmonize beautifully on "Big Girls Don't Cry," while "Love You Like a Love Song" and "What Makes You Beautiful" are perfect current choices for the prom. The clincher of course is "Take My Breath Away," which serves nicely as the prom king and queen dance. Overall, I was feeling it.
With NYADA no longer in the picture, Rachel decides to shift her focus away from her shattered dreams and on to her prom and her wedding. That is, until she learns that Finn and Quinn are campaigning together for prom. It's easy to see both sides of the equation: Rachel doesn't want her prom night ruined by another girl, but Finn wants to help his friend who's had a rough year. Rachel doesn't give in though, and decides to throw her very own anti-prom party. It might have been a good idea if anyone besides Kurt, Blaine, Puck, and Becky showed up.
Quinn starts making major strides at therapy with Joe's support, and decides to show off her walking skills at the prom. In the meantime, she shamelessly uses her condition to sway voters, much to Finn's chagrin. He's sent over the edge when he catches her on two legs during the prom, and is particularly mad at himself for putting Quinn's feelings first. Finn nearly gets into a brawl with Joe after aggressively demanding that Quinn come clean to all the people that voted for her, but ultimately storms off instead.
Finn sets out to bring Rachel and co. back to the prom, which is well timed since Rachel just so happens to be showing off her perfect prom dress at that very moment. It seems like everyone's happy, until Santana learns that Brittany won't win prom king and is bitter about the whole prom court situation. Quinn has earned the most votes anyway, but she takes no pleasure in the victory - and tells Principal Figgins that Rachel was a write-in winner. It's a very sappy, very Glee moment, but it's a refreshing change of pace after Kurt winning prom queen last year as a cruel joke. Rachel's genuinely shocked, and once she realizes she's not in her own version of Carrie, she enjoys her moment in the sun.
There are major strides for the rest of the kids as well: Becky finally gets her crown, Puck fulfills his lifelong dream of spiking the prom punch, and Blaine conquers his fear of going gel-free. Like I said, big accomplishments.

How did you feel about the second helping of prom - and which prom episode do you prefer?

Photo courtesy of Fox

What to TiVo: Monday

Maggie Pehanick — Sun, 06 May 2012 23:59:04 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new)
10:00 Castle (new, season finale)
11:35 Nightline (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Kristen Stewart and Chloe Grace Moretz)

8:00 2 Broke Girls (new, season finale)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (new)
9:30 Mike & Molly (new)
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guests Phil McGraw and Beth Behrs)
12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guests Poppy Montgomery and Steve Guttenberg)

8:00 Bones (new)
9:00 House (new)

8:00 The Voice (new)
10:00 Smash (new)
11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Michelle Pfeiffer and Bear Grylls)
12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Jennifer Connelly and Brian Wilson)

8:00 Gossip Girl (new)
9:00 Hart of Dixie (new)

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What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 23:59:35 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new)
10:00 Castle (new)
11:35 Nightline (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guests Vanessa Williams and Jonny Lee Miller)

8:00 How I Met Your Mother (new)
8:30 2 Broke Girls (new)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (new)
9:30 Mike & Molly (new)
10:00 Hawaii Five-0 (new)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new, with guest Don Rickles)
12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Jim Gaffigan)

8:00 Bones (new)
9:00 House (new)

8:00 The Voice (new)
10:00 Smash (new)
11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Steve Martin and Rashida Jones)
12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Chris Evans and Allison Williams)

8:00 Gossip Girl (new)
9:00 Hart of Dixie (new)

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What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:59:43 PDT

8:00 Dancing With the Stars (new)
10:00 A Special Edition of 20/20 (new)
11:35 Nightline (new)
12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

8:00 How I Met Your Mother (repeat)
8:30 2 Broke Girls (repeat)
9:00 Two and a Half Men (repeat)
9:30 Mike & Molly (repeat)
10:00 Hawaii Five-O (repeat)
11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (new)
12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (repeat, with guest Joel McHale)

8:00 Bones (new)
9:00 House (new)

8:00 The Voice (new)
10:00 Smash (new)
11:34 The Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Aubrey O'Day)
12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (repeat)

8:00 Gossip Girl (new)
9:00 Hart of Dixie (new)

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How Celeb Trainer Gunnar Peterson Keeps Sofia Looking Hot

Leta Shy — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 10:48:31 PDT

Whether she's hamming it up in front of Saturday Night Live cameras or going glam on the red carpet, Modern Family star Sofia Vergara always looks the part. But the self-described gym hater also works hard to keep fit. We spoke to her trainer Gunnar Peterson (whose clients have also included Kim Kardashian, Jennifer Lopez, and Angelina Jolie), to learn more about how Sofia stays fit. Read his tips below.

Make it fun: How does Gunnar keep his celebrity clients sticking to their routine? "I try to keep it fun. I try and put a little bit of levity in it, but at the same time, I don’t sacrifice the work. We may goof around and stuff, but we’re definitely going to goof around while we’re working." A boring workout is one you won't want to stick to, so read our tips on how to keep a workout fun.

Whole-body workout: Gunnar doesn't like to waste time with isolated moves. Burn more calories and work more of your body at the same time instead. "I don’t do that many isolation movements, like single joint stuff," Gunnar says. "I do bigger movements. If we’re going to do a lunge, we’re probably going to add an upper body component to it, like a lunge with a wood chop, a side lunge with a wood chop, or a rear lunge with a lateral raise, or a forward lunge with a front raise." Try it yourself: incorporate this medicine ball wood chop the next time you do lunges, and check out Gunnar's cutting-edge double-duty gym equipment here.

Read on for more tips from celebrity trainer Gunnar Peterson.