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Ashton and Charlize Take In a Match

PopSugar — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 14:00:30 PDT

Charlize Theron and Ashton Kutcher headed to Pasadena last night for the World Football Challenge. The action on the field was between the Chelsea and Inter Milan, but Ashton and Charlize kept the photographers busy on the sidelines and blue carpet. Charlize spoke before the match in her black dress about how her charity, the Africa Outreach Project, is organizing soccer games for underprivileged kids in South Africa. Ashton's no stranger to philanthropic endeavors of his own, but the evening's focus was on Charlize's work - and, of course, the game.

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TV Casting News: Ashley Jensen, Miranda Otto, Skeet Ulrich

BuzzSugar — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 15:30:59 PDT

In addition to learning about two of the leads in the CW's Body Politic, there's plenty of other casting news making me smile today, including:

Ugly Betty's Ashley Jensen is jumping to the CBS comedy Accidentally on Purpose, which stars Jenna Elfman as a woman who finds herself suddenly pregnant after a fling with a younger man. Betty producer Silvio Horta confirmed that Jensen won't be a regular on the show next year but said she's still "a member of the Ugly Betty family" and could pop up from time to time.
The ethereal Miranda Otto has been cast as one of the leads in A Marriage, a drama from the My So-Called Life creators about "a marriage that works." Bruce Greenwood will play her husband, with Kay Panabaker and Nick Eversman as their children.
I was glad to see that Dirty Sexy Money's Zoe McLellan had landed a role in the political drama House Rules, but what's even crazier is who else has a role: Anna Chlumsky, the My Girl girl! McLellan plays a new congresswoman, while Chlumsky plays an aide to the speaker of the house.
Skeet Ulrich is back on CBS in a pilot called, well, Back. He'll play the lead in the show, in which his character returns to the family that reported him missing after Sept. 11.

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TV Tonight: Jericho's Final Episode

BuzzSugar — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:37:26 PDT

This time, it doesn't look like there will be any mass uprising to save Jericho. No rallying of the troops from sites like JerichoLives. No tons of peanuts.

No, Jericho - the show that was resurrected by a serious fan mobilization last Spring, returned for seven episodes, and never got a foothold in the ratings - is going more quietly this time. "We have no regrets bringing the show back for a second try," Nina Tassler, the network's entertainment president, said in a statement last week, announcing that tonight's episode would be the series' last. "We listened to our viewers, gave the series an opportunity to grow, and the producers put a great story on the screen. We're proud of everyone's efforts."

Two possible endings for the series were filmed: one that left a cliffhanger for a possible third season, another that's more of a wrap-up. The one that will air tonight is the one with more closure. The Hollywood Reporter notes that it's not impossible for the show's stories to continue after the finale, but the high cost of producing it will probably keep it from finding a home on another network or cable.

So, all in all, this looks like the end for Jericho. Will it be missed? To watch a clip from tonight's finale, just

Monday Morning Celebaby Roundup

babysugar — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PDT

For Charlize, It's Not Easy Pretending to Be Ugly

PopSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:30:50 PDT

Charlize glowed in gold (with a questionable hairstyle) alongside her co-star Nick Stahl at a screening of Sleepwalking in NYC last night. In the past few years she's earned a bit of a reputation for choosing roles that hide her beauty, and her newest film fits right in with the trend. According to the actress, her character's appearances don't have any impact on how she picks her parts, saying,

"At the end of the day, it isn’t about what I physically look like - it comes back to storytelling. If I can find a good story, [that] is all that matters; I don’t judge a character on what I physically look like. I really don't care about appearance; that is so secondary to everything else that's more important in life."

Charlize has vented her frustrations about getting picked on for her movie choices more than once, but somehow it's hard to feel bad for someone who wakes up looking like that in the morning.

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TV Tonight: Jericho

BuzzSugar — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:30:00 PST

Considering all the talk of campaigns to save Friday Night Lights, it's especially fitting that Jericho, a show that benefited from exactly such a campaign, starts its second season tonight. The show was canceled after the end of its first season last May, but a large-scale outreach effort from fans (and more than 20 tons of peanuts) brought it back for seven episodes.

The first of those episodes airs tonight, focusing on a new government coming in to restore order to war-ravaged Jericho. Since a third season is far from a sure thing, these seven episodes tell a self-contained story - but the show shot two endings just in case good ratings get it renewed.

I'm awed that the show inspired so much passion, and that alone will get me to check out Jericho tonight. Will you be watching? You can watch the first five minutes online now, and to see a promo for the season, just

Jericho in a Nutshell

BuzzSugar — Tue, 11 Dec 2007 06:00:00 PST

Man, CBS owes Jericho fans a huge thank-you. Not only are they responsible for bringing the show back from cancellation - making sure the network has another series to show this winter during the ongoing writers' strike - but they also gave the network the perfect tool for marketing the show's return: nuts! Ever since fans inundated CBS headquarters with literally tons of peanuts this spring in an effort to bring the show back, CBS has adopted the nut theme as its own. The network gave out gift bags of nuts during the Jericho panel at this summer's TV press tour, and here's the latest: a tour through the show's first season as hosted by a talking, animated peanut.

Cheesiness aside, this really is a good way to recap the show's first season for those of us who missed out the first time. Jericho returns Feb. 12 with seven new episodes; depending on the ratings, it may get more. In the meantime, to watch Jericho in a - yuk yuk - nutshell, just

TV Tonight: "Jericho"

BuzzSugar — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 09:00:00 PDT

If you've never seen "Jericho," the show whose cancellation drove fans to send more than 20 tons of peanuts to CBS headquarters earlier this summer, tonight's your chance. In an effort to drum up more support for the show, CBS will begin showing repeats from the drama's first season, starting with the first episode.

After the nut debacle, CBS ordered seven more episodes of the show - but executives cautioned that if the show doesn't get more viewers, it'll be pulled again (and, presumably, no quantity of food could save it a second time around). The network has even gone so far as to say that the more fans "Jericho" gets, the longer the show will live. I didn't watch "Jericho" in its first run, but frankly, I'm curious to see what all the fuss is about. To watch a couple of videos from CBS explaining the situation,

Now THIS Is Nuts: "Jericho" Will Return

BuzzSugar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 17:14:54 PDT

Well, it's official: The fanatical and kind of scary outpouring of rage - and nuts - over the cancellation of "Jericho" has actually changed the minds of the higher-ups at CBS! According to an open notice from CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler on CBS.com, the network has ordered 7 more mid-season episodes. Though touched by the incredible show of loyalty from "Jericho" fans, Tassler cautions that there will absolutely not be anymore episodes beyond the 7 unless the show's audience grows. Excerpts of the notice include:

Over the past few weeks you have put forth an impressive and probably unprecedented display of passion in support of a prime time television series. You got our attention; your emails and collective voice have been heard.

A loyal and passionate community has clearly formed around the show. But that community needs to grow.

We will count on you to rally around the show, to recruit new viewers with the same grass-roots energy, intensity and volume you have displayed in recent weeks.

On behalf of everyone at CBS, thank you for expressing your support of “Jericho” in such an extraordinary manner. Your protest was creative, sustained and very thoughtful and respectful in tone. You made a difference.

So, now these same fans will be putting their extreme energies into gaining a bigger "Jericho" audience? Yikes. I anticipate finding a pile of peanuts on my doorstep by morning.

"Jericho" Fans Might Be Wearing Down CBS

BuzzSugar — Wed, 06 Jun 2007 10:40:58 PDT

Rumor has it the slightly insane tactic of sending thousands of pounds of peanuts to the CBS offices in New York may actually be working toward getting "Jericho" renewed for another season. To my bafflement (since I didn't think stunts like this actually worked in real life), there is a "source" claiming that CBS is "thisclose" to announcing the renewal of the show that is, apparently, worth its weight in nuts. Even the AP is reporting on the rumor, sending wild hope into the hearts of "Jericho" fanatics everywhere:

The source spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly. A decision on whether to bring the show back, probably for a midseason run, is imminent, the source said.

The network apparently has been impressed by the display of viewer passion, which included the delivery of 50,000 pounds of peanuts to its New York offices.

If this is true, it's an amazing testament to what people can accomplish when they put their minds to it, I guess. Or, as the "motivation of the day" on JerichoLives.com puts it: "A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence." It's also an amazing testament to the power of peanuts. Now I know how to wear down my next opponent.