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- Justin Timberlake will present at the Emmys this weekend for the first time — The Futon Critic
- The music industry wants cash for iTunes songs previews — GeekSugar
- Jon Hamm and January Jones will be on Oprah next Monday — yay! — Vulture
- Josh Lucas will join Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel in Live as We Know it — Coming Soon
- Youth in Revolt's release date has been pushed back to January 2010 — Cinematical
- LeBron James will make his movie debut in Fantasy Baseball Camp — Zap2it
- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be taking a break once their tour ends — HitFix
- Five of John Malkovich's favorite films — Rotten Tomatoes
- If you liked Greg the Bunny, MTV has another show for you — TV Squad
Buzz News Roundup, 12/17
- Jesse Eisenberg and Pushing Daisies' Anna Friel are set to star together in the romantic comedy The Wedding. — The Hollywood Reporter
- Jessica Alba and Cloris Leachman are the newest guest stars for the post-Super Bowl episode of The Office. — TV Guide
- Olivia Wilde has landed the female lead in Disney's Tron sequel.
How Long Should Oprah's Show Go On?
Between her postelection special and her hilarious appearance on 30 Rock, Oprah Winfrey had a pretty huge week last week. But there was one big rumor swirling toward the end of it: that Oprah might quit her talk show in 2011 to focus on starting her TV network.
Oprah's current contract expires in Fall 2011, but her production company, Harpo, said no decision has been made about whether to continue the show beyond that.
Sunday Funnies: 30 Rock
I know I don't usually recap 30 Rock around here, but after this week's episode — which featured a guest appearance from Oprah — I figured there was no better time to talk about the show. If you haven't seen the episode yet, the whole thing's on Hulu, so treat yourself this Sunday and give it a watch. Some of my favorite moments:
- The idea that Jack Donaghy's tranquilizers might lead to "sleep crime."
- Liz, under the influence of said tranquilizers, whispering that she was "snitting next to Barpo."
- Tracy Jordan's monster claw.
- Sweater capes!
- Oprah's ninth-grade boyfriend.
Movie News: Vampires, Legends, Oprah, Tonto, and More
It's a busy time for Tinseltown:
- Another 20-something city girl: Anne Hathaway will play the lead role in the film version of a book I really enjoyed: The Opposite of Love. The movie is about "a commitment-phobic attorney who finds her well-constructed life coming apart at the seams when she rebuffs her ready-for-marriage boyfriend."
- Before I was legend: Well, it's official — Will Smith will reprise his role as Dr. Robert Neville in an I Am Legend prequel.
Buzz News Roundup, 9/3
- Oprah Winfrey is reportedly in talks to guest-star on 30 Rock! — E! Online
- Speaking of 30 Rock, Jennifer Aniston will play Liz Lemon's ex-roommate — and current crazy stalker.
Are You More Likely to Read a Book if It's an Oprah Pick?
Oprah's book club has had its ups and downs over the years. On the positive end, the book club often provides huge success for authors when the queen of talk bestows her little golden sticker on a book. Downs have included things like the scandal around A Million Little Pieces, and a public dissing of her book club from The Corrections author Jonathan Franzen.
Do You Want to Watch a Competition About Giving?
Oprah is hoping to convert her daytime success into some primetime interest with a new series called Oprah's Big Give, in which 10 regular people will compete to "outgive" each other in a variety of contests. In the first episode, for example, contestants are tasked with changing someone's life in a big and creative way. The person who does the least to help his or her stranger will be sent packing, while the rest continue on to other charitable challenges.
Oprah Gets Her Own TV Network
It was probably only a matter of time before Oprah Winfrey staked out a TV network of her very own, but now it's official: Oprah will launch her own cable channel, OWN, in mid-2009. She issued a statement saying:
Fifteen years ago, I wrote in my journal that one day I would create a television network, as I
always felt my show was just the beginning of what the future could hold. For me, the launch of The Oprah Winfrey Network is the evolution of the work I’ve been doing on television all these years and a natural extension of my show.
Who are Television's Highest-Paid Stars?
It probably won't surprise anyone to learn that Oprah is television's highest-paid star. But would you have thought Zach Braff would crack the top tier?
This week's issue of TV Guide revealed the highest-paid stars on TV.
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