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Movies For Those Who Love to Dance (or Just Watch It on TV)
Do you feel that, too? That giant hole in your Wednesday and Thursday nights that used to be filled with glorious dance (and Nigel Lythgoe)? It's just one week since the finale, and I'm already suffering withdrawal from So You Think You Can Dance.
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What to TiVo: Saturday
- Fox has the World Series: Game Three
- NBC is new with America's Toughest Jobs and has repeats of The Office and Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
- CBS has repeats of NCIS and Without a Trace and is new with 48 Hours Mystery
- ABC has college football coverage
- MTV has Real World/Road Rules Challenge
- VH1 has Saturday Night Fever
- Late-night highlights include Jon Hamm and Coldplay on a new episode of Saturday Night Live on NBC and repeats of MadTV and Talkshow on Fox
Number Crunching: This Week's TV Ratings
- A mother of a week. How I Met Your Mother had a monster week, hitting a season high with 10 million viewers on Monday. Two days later, two other CBS comedies — The New Adventures of Old Christine and Gary Unmarried — also hit season highs, with 8.1 million viewers apiece.
- Vampire fever.
Vanity Fair's Top Ten Movie Soundtracks
As with so many top whatever lists, this one, put together by the editors at Vanity Fair, has some that I completely agree with and others that leave me scratching my head. The Big Chill is a good one, as is Trainspotting and Pulp Fiction. But I'm surprised Magnolia's not on here, and I would think Forrest Gump might get a spot, too.
Fox Adds Something New for Every Night of the Week
Fox closed out Upfronts today by announcing 10 new shows, including the New Orleans cop tale "K-Ville" (pictured above), the band-focused "American Idol" spinoff, and the immortal detective story "New Amsterdam." Six of the new series will premiere in the fall, before the network shuffles its schedule in the spring to make room for four more new shows plus "American Idol" and "24."
Among returning shows, here's a sampling of the big news:
- "House" is one of the few shows staying put in its time slot all season.
Buzz Interview: Hairspray's Nikki Blonsky and Adam Shankman
I recently sat down with Hairspray director/choreographer Adam Shankman and the star of the show, Nikki Blonsky, to discuss their film adaptation of the Broadway musical (which was itself a stage adaptation of John Waters' original 1988 movie). You'll hear more of my thoughts on the movie next week, though for the purposes of this interview I'll tell you I think this movie promises to be a major summer hit. Being a fan of John Waters' original, I was wary of this version but it turned out to be thoroughly enjoyable.
What to Tivo: Saturday
- Fox is new with "Cops"
- NBC has repeats of "Crossing Jordan" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
- CBS has repeats of "NCIS" and "Without a Trace"
- ABC has Catch Me if You Can
- The CW has "American Idol Rewind"
- MTV has repeats of "The Real World: Denver," "Dancelife," and "Maui Fever"
- VH1 has "100 Greatest One-Hit Wonders" and repeats of "I Love New York" and "Surreal Life Fame Games"
- Bravo has a "Top Chef" marathon
- Late-night highlights include a repeat of "Saturday Night Live" with Ludacris hosting
What to Tivo: Saturday
- NBC has repeats of "Crossing Jordan" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
- CBS has repeats of "Cold Case" and "Numb3rs"
- ABC has Seabiscuit
- The CW has "American Idol Rewind"
- VH1 has "Everybody Hates Chris"
- MTV has "Exposed," "Maui Fever," and "My Super Sweet 16"
- Bravo has a repeat the Golden Globe Awards
- Late-night highlights include a new episode of "Saturday Night Live" with Jeremy Piven hosting
"Ugly Betty" Recap: Episode 12, "Sofia's Choice"
What is it with this show and flashbacks? This week's "Ugly Betty" goes back in time again, though luckily this time it's just one day, not four months. Daniel finds out Sofia has been using him for a story on how to get a guy to propose in 60 days, and Betty decides she can't possibly work for such a deceitful woman.
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