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All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue.
Two Lovers
This is the movie Joaquin Phoenix was supposed to be promoting on Letterman when he appeared to be losing it.
Billie Piper Bares It All for Secret Diary of a Call Girl
One of the more surprisingly funny panels at TCA this month was for Showtime's Secret Diary of a Call Girl. Well, anytime you get a room full of critics talking about dominatrix training and "modesty sacks," it's got to be a pretty good time.
The show's star, Billie Piper, let us in on some of the upcoming stories for the show, how playing a call girl has changed perceptions of her, and whether the US or UK was more prudish about the show.
TCA Tidbits: Nurse Jackie, Call Girls, Henry VIII, and More
It's NBC's turn to present at the TCA press tour today, but before they take the stage, I wanted to pass along some of the remaining goodies from the CBS and Showtime presentations. I've got lots of good stuff — including an interview with United States of Tara and Rachel Getting Married star Rosemarie DeWitt —that I'll share in the coming days, but for now, some highlights from Wednesday's panels:
- Showtime's Nurse Jackie, which stars Edie Falco, is about a woman who's the absolute best nurse imaginable but also has serious human flaws — namely a severe addiction to pharmaceuticals (and an affair with her pharmacist). The show will premiere later this year and be paired with Weeds.
What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the selections below you can also take home Battlestar Galactica: Season Four and Righteous Kill.
TV Preview: Secret Diary of a Call Girl
Watching Secret Diary of a Call Girl, which starts tonight on Showtime, is like getting let in on the juiciest piece of gossip ever. The show is sly and slick, pulling back the curtain on the world of sex-for-money in London and leaving you feeling like the ultimate insider.
The show stars Billie Piper as Belle, a high-class hooker — and the alter ego of Hannah, an everyday gal who prefers jeans and books to corsets and stilettos.
Rewind: This Week's Buzz
- CBS learned a big lesson this week: Britney equals ratings gold. I learned you should never mess with the fanboys of Fanboys.
- The Oliver Stone Bush biopic cast is quickly filling out.
First Look: Secret Diary of a Call Girl on Showtime
Starting this Summer, premium cable is going to be all about the premium prostitute. Showtime and HBO each have a series about high-end call girls in the works, one imported from the other side of the Atlantic, one developed right here by Sex and the City's Darren Star — and yes, this all started even before Eliot Spitzer's scandal broke.
The first of the shows, the UK's Secret Diary of a Call Girl, will hit Showtime in June, while Star's Diary of a Manhattan Call Girl was just given the go-ahead from HBO.
Buzz News Roundup, 12/19
- Ewan McGregor will play Jim Carrey's love interest in the "dark comedy" I Love You, Phillip Morris, reports Variety.
- E! Online has news that Josh Groban's holiday album sales have broken a record originally set by Elvis Presley.
- MTV and Jerry Bruckheimer are teaming up to make video games, Broadcasting & Cable reports.
- Zap2It reports that Brad Pitt may replace Heath Ledger in the drama Tree of Life.
- TV Guide writes that USA has canceled The 4400 and Dead Zone.
- The Smashing Pumpkins will release an acoustic EP in 2008, NME reports.
- Mischa Barton has signed on for the indie thriller Homecoming, writes Variety.
- Showtime has bought Secret Diary of a Call Girl, a British series based on a sex worker's anonymous journal, Mediaweek reports.
- From the department of weirdness: Michael Douglas is now doing the voiceover for the NBC Nightly News, TV Guide reports.
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Glee-ful Highlights From This Week's Episode, "Vitamin D"
Just when you thought Glee couldn't get any wackier than baby buying and middle-aged students, they go and take uppers. Yup, this week's episode didn't disappoint in the hilarity department, from the A-Rod steroid jokes to Sue's dear diary moment. I do wish there could have been more performances, though there were some serious strides in the story lines, particularly with Will and Emma.
The Office, "Niagara": Best Lines of the Night, Plus Video!
OK, I've discreetly wiped the tears from my eyes post-wedding and have to report that I was pleasantly surprised — after all the hype, The Office managed to pull off unconventional and totally touching nuptials for Jim and Pam.
The video sneak peek didn't give away the wedding surprises — or the moments of hilariousness that arose. I've put together my favorite lines of the episode here, so check them out — and for another Office water cooler, join The Office group in the community!
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