Nov 02, 2009 -
It's official: Southland is saved! TNT issued a press release this morning announcing that the cable network is resuscitating the cancelled NBC cop drama starting in January.
While this is obviously good news for Benjamin McKenzie fans, I'm still approaching it with moderate skepticism.
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Oct 26, 2009 -
It's a tough life for a freshman TV series, and every Fall some new shows have to get cut — but on the bright side, others are given a vote of confidence and picked up for a full season. We're at the end of October now, and most of the networks have made their big decisions, so here's a rundown on what shows are in, out, or balancing on the edge.
What's In
At NBC, Parks and Recreation, Community, and Mercy have all been picked up for full seasons, as have CBS shows The Good Wife and NCIS: Los Angeles and ABC's The Middle, Cougar Town, FlashForward, and Modern Family.
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Oct 23, 2009 -
With Halloween just around the corner, October is the perfect time for movie studios to unleash their creepiest films, since we're all in the mood for a good scare. Combine with that the insatiable desire for vampire entertainment, and you've got Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant; a tween fantasy movie that plays out like R.L. Stein's Goosebumps novels on the big screen — but not nearly as scary.
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Oct 22, 2009 -
Just two months after Melrose Place's debut comes the news that the producers are looking to make over the low-rated series — which means that both Ashlee Simpson and Colin Egglesfield are out.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello, executive producers Darren Swimmer and Todd Slavkin reveal that Simpson was always supposed to leave after episode 12. Quiet-but-psycho Violet and recovering alcoholic Auggie will depart with the Sydney murder mystery (which must mean that one of them is definitely the murderer, right?) in January.
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Oct 19, 2009 -
Halloween is in full bloom, and you know what that means: the holiday and award seasons are just around the corner. In the next two months, we'll be hearing lots of Oscar buzz as the year's final movies come down the pike, but the films won't be the only stars of the show.
There have already been whispers about who should host the upcoming show — Hugh Jackman boosted the ratings last year, so should he get invited back?
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Oct 16, 2009 -
- Will Ferrell will star in indie comedy Everything Must Go — Zap2it
- Ugly Betty is back tonight! — TV.com
- Ian Somerhalder will star in romantic gothic fairy tale Cradlewood — The Wrap
- The Big Chill: where are they now? — Moviefone
- Last night's 30 Rock is even more meta thanks to low ratings — Vulture
- Hilarious: old folks review MGMT's video for "Kids" — Stereogum
- Penelope Cruz is going to make a cameo in the Sex and the City sequel — Cinematical
- The Top 20 Celebrity Twilight fans — PopSugar
- Telling the difference between Where the Wild Things Are and Wild Things — MTV Movies Blog
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Oct 06, 2009 -
I'm just gonna come out and say it: I think Gossip Girl has been missing the mark so far in season three. A lot of shows struggle with the post-high-school transition, and GG is having trouble placing many of its characters in a college environment (hello, Blair Waldorf).
That's not to say the writers aren't trying everything — this week Hilary Duff and Tyra Banks made appearances, and apparently Lady Gaga will also make a cameo later this season.
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Oct 06, 2009 -
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. Oh and even though it's not on Netflix, don't forget that Ally McBeal: The Complete Series is finally available on DVD today!
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Sep 28, 2009 -
- You must watch the How I Met Your Mother season four blooper reel! — PopWatch
- The Cleveland Show is Sunday night's ratings winner; it's up 44 percent over the previous time slot occupier, King of the Hill — Movieline
- Bored to Death gets the New York reality index — Vulture
- Disney is getting ready to replace Johnny Depp in the next Pirates of the Caribbean movie — MTV Movies Blog
- Want to know much The Hills stars make? Maybe you don't — Defamer
- George Clooney started shooting The American today, previously known as A Very Private Gentleman — Coming Soon
- Seth Rogen uses his guest spot on The Simpsons to get back at the Entourage crew — Cinematical
- Listen to another song from the New Moon soundtrack, "Satellite Heart" — MySpace
- How Geek would wire Betty Draper — GeekSugar
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