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Link Time! 12/4

BuzzSugar — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 13:30:51 -0800

Are these the best nude TV scenes of 2008? - Popwatch
Knight Rider: going into the garage permanently? - Watch With Kristin
Check out Daniel Radcliffe dishing on the final Harry Potter flicks. - The Lyons Den
Seven TV sketch comedies that deserved more chances than Mad TV got. - TV Squad
These are a few of Beck's fav-o-rite things. - Spinner
Here's the full list of the competition lineup for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival! - Cinematical
From Gossip Girl's addiction to cell phones and blogging, to The Office's use of the world's tiniest Bluetooth: What's your favorite TV show for tech stuff this year? - geeksugar
A seven-word review of The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. - FilmExperience

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Buzz News Roundup, 11/10

BuzzSugar — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:33:10 -0800

We have a definite premiere date for the fifth season of Lost! The craziness begins again on Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009. - Variety
Chris Rock is set to star and co-write a re-imagining of the 2007 British comedy Death at a Funeral. - Variety
Fox has ordered a full season of The Cleveland Show to premiere in Fall 2009. - Zap2it
Coldplay has been named the world's biggest band of 2008. - Reuters
Casey Affleck and Jessica Alba are joining the cast of The Killer Inside Me, an adaptation of a novel from noir author Jim Thompson. - The Hollywood Reporter
Quantum of Solace has reached a box office take of $160.3 million internationally in its first 10 days. - ComingSoon
Bret Ratner is in final negotiations to direct a 21st century update of Conan the Barbarian. - Reuters
Knight Rider is getting a major makeover. - The Hollywood Reporter
Influential DJ and Morning Becomes Eclectic host Nic Harcourt is stepping down from KCRW. - LA Times

Buzz News Roundup, 10/13

BuzzSugar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 13:30:18 -0700

Sen. John McCain will again visit the Late Show With David Letterman this Thursday, Oct. 16. - Zap2It
DreamWorks has signed a seven-year distribution pact with Universal Pictures. - Variety
Pink Panther & Pals, a new 26-episode half-hour animated series will air on Cartoon Network channels worldwide starting in Fall 2009. - The Hollywood Reporter
Ridley Scott plans on making a film adaptation of Joe Haldeman's 1974 sci-fi novel The Forever War. - ComingSoon
For a seventh time, Oasis debuted an album at the top of the UK album chart. - Billboard
French actor Guillaume Depardieu, son of Gerard Depardieu, has died of pneumonia at the age of 37. - The Hollywood Reporter
NBC has ordered four more scripts for Knight Rider. Oy. - Zap2It

Link Time! 10/9

BuzzSugar — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:32:33 -0700

Is now the right time for Oliver Stone's movie W.? - Popwatch
Speaking of W., here's a list of 10 hilarious political impressions. - Vulture
Ridley Scott has confirmed that his next project will be a film adaptation of Aldous Huxley's Brave New World. - Cinematical
In these tough economic times, can you stomach watching the fabulously wealthy on TV? - TV Filter
Guillermo del Toro isn't too keen on the idea of Peter Jackson helping him film The Hobbit. - MTV Movies Blog
Siiiiiiigh: More people are watching Knight Rider than Pushing Daisies. - Tuned In
Girl crush of the day: Japanese all-girl rockabilly band The 5678's. - GiggleSugar
An interview with John Francis Daley, who will always be Sam Wier to me. - The TV Addict

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Lipstick Jungle, Knight Rider Premiere Online Today

BuzzSugar — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:30:52 -0700

If you're wondering whether Lipstick Jungle or Knight Rider will earn a spot on your Fall TV viewing schedule, you won't have to wait till their TV premieres next week to find out. Both shows are premiering online today as part of an NBC plan to get shows into online viewers' hands early.

Lipstick and Knight Rider are just two of the shows NBC is premiering this way; Chuck, Life, and 30 Rock will also be up on NBC's website a week before their premiere dates. Hulu and Amazon Unbox are also getting early looks at some NBC shows.

I'm never sure whether an early online broadcast is a good move or just silly. On the one hand, it could help build buzz for shows if people who watch online like what they see. On the other, it has to cut into broadcast ratings, at least somewhat. Do you think you'll check out either show? To watch some scenes from the season premiere of Lipstick, just read more.

Photos courtesy of NBC

What Did You Think of the New Knight Rider?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:30:00 -0800

The revamped, modernized version of Knight Rider premiered on NBC last night as a two-hour movie - though the expectation is that if the movie gets good ratings, it could set up a new Knight Rider series. Personally, I was more excited about the project back when Will Arnett was still the voice of KITT, but hey, what can you do?

Most of you weren't too excited back when we first heard about this project, but I'm wondering if curiosity got the best of you last night. Did any of you check out the new Knight Rider? Was it a welcome '80s flashback, or did it ruin your childhood memories?

Photo courtesy of NBC

What Are You Most Excited to Watch on TV Tonight?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 17 Feb 2008 07:30:00 -0800

For one of the first times since the writers' strike began, I'm actually having trouble deciding what to watch on TV tonight. NBC has the season finale of American Gladiators and the premiere of the Knight Rider movie (and possible series), while ABC has the final pre-strike episode of Brothers and Sisters. Meanwhile, CBS has the premiere of its cleaned-up version of Dexter, and Fox has new episodes of all of its animated shows. That's in addition to regular goodies like The L Word and The Wire. So I'm wondering: What will you be tuning in tonight?

Photos courtesy of NBC, ABC, CBS, and Fox

Buzz News Roundup, 2/8

BuzzSugar — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:30:00 -0800

Martin Scorsese will focus on Bob Marley for his next music documentary, writes Variety.
Yael Naim - the singer from the MacBook Air commercials - will have her album released in the U.S. in March, Billboard reports.
ComingSoon has the news that Uma Thurman will play Nanny in the feature film version of Eloise in Paris.
SalesGenie will be dropping the Chinese panda ad after viewers who saw it during the Super Bowl complained it was offensive, The New York Times reports.
Woody Allen will cast Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood in his next project, according to Entertainment Weekly.
Not surprisingly, Zap2it reports that kids these days are into Shrek and Miley Cyrus, at least according to the Kids Choice Awards nominations.
Val Kilmer will replace Will Arnett as the voice of KITT in Knight Rider, Variety reports.
Dominic Monaghan has been cast in a psychological thriller titled Pet, writes ComingSoon.
Disney World is getting an American Idol-themed attraction, writes Hollywood Reporter.

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First Glimpse: The New Knight Rider

BuzzSugar — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 08:30:48 -0800

OK, so this little teaser NBC just released of its two-hour Knight Rider movie is only 15 seconds long. It also doesn't reveal anything about the plot of the movie, which is set to air Feb. 17. But it does have a couple of things going for it: It offers a glimpse of the new, shiny, Ford Mustang version of KITT (also pictured at right), and it introduces Will Arnett as the car's slightly sinister voice.

When we we first heard about the plans to revive Knight Rider, there wasn't a whole lot of excitement around here - but I'm wondering if anyone out there has started to think it's a good idea. NBC is only committing to the TV movie, which centers on a character named Mike Traceur (soap star Justin Bruening), supposedly the son of David Hasselhoff's Michael Knight. But the rumor remains that the new Knight Rider could become a series if the movie gets good ratings. And really, what with the writers' strike, it's got to be better than reruns. Plus, Gob Bluth as the snarky car must count for something, right?

To check out the teaser and let me know what you think, just read more.

Photo courtesy of NBC

Buzz News Roundup, 12/12

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 13:31:14 -0800

The Golden Globe nominations will be announced tomorrow morning, but Variety says nominees might not attend the January ceremony because of the writers' strike. Also on the chopping block because of the strike: the Television Critics Association press tour, says the Associated Press - and maybe splashy Upfront presentations, too, says the New York Times.
But, the Screen Actors Guild Awards will go on as planned, Variety reports.
According to ComingSoon, Will Arnett will voice Knight Rider in the TV film.
Amy Adams just might join the cast of Doubt, which also now includes Viola Davis, writes Zap2It.
Journeyman is done, Broadcasting & Cable reports, though its final two episodes will air.
According to Variety, Josh Groban's holiday album Noel continues to be a bestseller for its third week in a row.
ComingSoon writes that Paul Rudd will star in the wedding-themed comedy I Love You, Man, about a groom-to-be who is on the hunt for a best man.
Joan Allen will star and Lasse Hallstrom will direct a remake of the Japanese film Hachiko, A Dog's Story, reports Variety.
Rolling Stone has an intriguing interview with Billy Joel regarding his wartime holiday album Christmas in Fallujah.

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