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Link Time! 8/28

BuzzSugar — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:29:15 -0700

Bravo's still keeping quiet, but FabSugar says "Project Runway" is coming back Nov. 14.
Speaking of which, Buddy TV looks at which "Project Runway" alums will be showing at fashion week in New York.
According to the MTV Movies Blog, Rainn Wilson is looking forward to playing "a down-and-out alcoholic ninja." His words, not theirs.
Stereogum examines "Big Casino," the upcoming single off Jimmy Eat World's fall album.
TV Bloggin delivers a "CSI: Miami" drinking game, with several rules involving Horatio Caine's sunglasses.
Cinematical has an excellent interview with Adam Goldberg, the lucky guy who costars with Julie Delpy in 2 Days in Paris.
TV With MeeVee weighs in on this fall's epic battle between "Reaper" and "Chuck."
Vulture wonders: Is Jesse Harris the Timbaland of alt-country?
The Film Experience will be blogging from the Venice Film Festival.
Popwatch says "amen" to the possibility of a My Bloody Valentine reunion.

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TV Casting Roundup: "Lights," "Life," "CSI: Miami"

BuzzSugar — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:33:15 -0700

A former "Friday Night Lights" guest star is headed to NBC's "Life." Brooke Langton, a "Melrose Place" alum who briefly played Tim Riggins' love interest on "FNL," will play a defense attorney who helped free the main character, a cop wrongfully convicted of murder.
Speaking of "Friday Night Lights," remember those new recurring characters that the cast and producers told me about last week? Actors have been found for two of them. Glenn Morshower will leap from the Secret Service on "24" to the local police force in Dillon as Landry's father, a state champion football player-turned-cop. (Sounds like he's right for the part: According to IMDb, he's played at least 53 law enforcement or military roles.) Daniella Alonso of "One Tree Hill," meanwhile, will play the live-in nurse hired to help Matt take care of his grandmother. No word on who will play the new Panthers coach yet, though.
Rory Cochrane, whose "CSI" character was (presumably) shot and killed in the line of duty three years ago, will somehow be returning to the show. Spooky!
In other CBS casting news, Kerr Smith of "Dawson's Creek" and Bess Wohl of "Shark" will jump to "CSI: NY", while "NYPD Blue"'s Esai Morales will be turning up on "Jericho."

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Stop One Show: The Results!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 09:02:06 -0700

Three weeks ago, I launched BuzzSugar's first Stop One Show poll, which gave all of you a chance to vote on which show you'd most like to kick off the air to make room for something better. After more than 1,600 votes, it doesn't look like anything will catch up to the current leader. So I'm calling an end to the poll and declaring a winner - er, loser? - of the 2007 Stop One Show contest: "CSI: Miami"!

The silliest of all the "CSI" shows pulled ahead late in the second week of the poll and never looked back. I'm not sure what sparked the sudden hatred of Horatio Caine and his crew, but whatever the reason, this dubious honor is certainly well-deserved.

"CSI: Miami" wasn't a sure winner this whole time, though. "Ghost Whisperer" sprung out to an early lead and held it until "The War at Home" haters arrived. "War" stayed in front for a while, until "CSI: Miami" surged ahead. Several other shows were never far behind, though, so to read more about the results and watch a truly amazing clip from our "winner," read more

ABC's "George Lopez" was never far out of the lead, but people didn't hate it quite enough; it finished third, barely ahead of "Ghost Whisperer." "ER" had a surprising charge, finishing fifth, with a huge gap between it and the sixth-place finisher, "American Dad." The least-hated show on my list? "Law & Order," followed by "Medium" and "My Name is Earl."

About that list. Someone pointed out to me that I didn't mention any CW shows. I have to admit that's not because I love all CW programming so much that I think it should stay on the air; it's because I don't watch enough of the shows to have a sense of which are the worst. Interestingly, there were a couple of write-in votes for "Veronica Mars" - one of the winners of the actual Save One Show poll.

A lot of people also suggested that I should have included reality shows, because even the worst show on my list is better than another terrible reality program. While I agree, I stuck to scripted shows because networks aren't choosing between renewing, say, "Survivor" and "How I Met Your Mother." Reality shows are cheap, and NBC, in particular, has said it plans to produce more of them to save money. So the choice is really between shows like "Medium" and "Crossing Jordan" and "Law & Order" and "Friday Night Lights" - at least one of which NBC is likely to cancel before fall.

While this poll was all in good fun, I did promise to write about the winner with the scorn and vitriol it deserves. So, "CSI: Miami," I've got my eye on you. To start, here's a wonderful - if borderline unwatchable - video of David Caruso's "greatest" "hits" (thanks to GiggleSugar for the tip). Enjoy!

Photo courtesy of CBS

Which Show Would You Stop?

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:30:57 -0700

Read my breakdown and then tell me: Which one show would you most like to kick off the air?

Law & Order

5%(88)

War at Home

15%(247)

My Name is Earl

6%(96)

American Dad

8%(137)

Ghost Whisperer

12%(199)

CSI: Miami

16%(266)

George Lopez

12%(201)

Medium

6%(92)

Prison Break

8%(128)

12%(190)

Total votes: 1,644

Stop One Show!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:29:54 -0700

It's the time of year when the networks start plotting their schedules for next season, checking out new pilots and deciding what shows to bring back. It's always a frustrating time for me, as I wonder why so many terrible shows make it back year after year.

At the end of the week, we'll learn the winner of Kristin Veitch's annual Save One Show campaign, which will help boost the winning show's chances of renewal. Meanwhile, I'm starting a poll of my own: the Stop One Show contest.

If you could pull one show from the air to make room for a quality series, which would it be? Unlike Kristin, I don't have the ear of the networks, so I can't promise that your vote will do anything to get the winner (loser?) kicked off the air. But I do promise to write about the show with all the ire and vitriol it deserves.

I've stocked the poll with some of my least-faves, limiting the candidates to scripted series only; I don't think I could possibly choose just one reality series to cancel. And I'm sticking with the broadcast networks' primetime shows; sorry, but "Pimp My Ride" and "Maury" don't count. Obviously, this is all in good fun, so if I've listed your favorite show among the candidates, please don't take it personally. You can vote here, but first you can check out the candidates if you read more

"ER": The show is just a shadow of what it was in the Carter/Greene/Ross/Susan years. After 13 seasons, all of the original main characters have moved on; I say the show should follow suit.

"American Dad": I'm pretty tolerant of Fox's Sunday animated lineup, but I really don't understand why you would watch this when you could put on "Family Guy" instead?

"Ghost Whisperer": I'm sorry, but "Jennifer Love Hewitt is hot" is not a good enough explanation.

"War at Home": This show is a thorn in my side. It causes me physical pain every time I hear Michael Rapaport snivel about how men and women are different and kids ruin your life. Make it stop!

"My Name is Earl": Sorry, Jason Lee fans. I know "Earl" has become a staple of NBC's Thursday lineup, but frankly, I think it's the weak link. NBC can definitely do better.

"CSI: Miami": It might be one of the best comedies on TV, except it's meant to be a drama.

"Medium": I like to see my Arquettes succeed, but this show is nowhere near as good as many of the dramas NBC is threatening to cancel.

"George Lopez": It's nothing personal, George. It's just that ABC has put more episodes of this show on the air in place of almost every show they've canceled this year, and I'm over it.

"Law & Order": Yes, it started one of television's biggest franchises, but the rotating cast of female counterparts lost me a while ago. Sam Waterson's eyebrows deserve more!

"Prison Break": This show has its fans. But it should have lasted for one season, and as TV Guide critic Matt Roush recently wrote, there's nowhere good for it to go now.

Jim Carrey Imitates David Caruso

GiggleSugar — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00:00 -0800

It's been a while since we've featured Jim Carrey--too long, if you asked me. Here he is breaking down what it is that makes CSI: Miami's David Caruso so darned special.

David Caruso: 7 Minutes of Cheesy One Liners

GiggleSugar — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 10:08:23 -0800

David Caruso on CSI: Miami is often made fun of for his self-important bordering on self-parodying way of delivering lines. Here, we present you with seven whole minutes of his cheesiest one-liners. You probably can't endure all seven minutes, but this is pretty hilarious.

What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:50:19 -0800

ABC is new with Dancing With the Stars and Castle
CBS is new with How I Met Your Mother, Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami
FOX is new with House and Lie to Me
NBC is new with Heroes and Trauma
The CW has repeats of One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl
MTV is new with World's Strictest Parents
TLC is new with Jon & Kate Plus 8
Bravo is new with Million Dollar Listing and Chef Academy
Comedy Central is new with The Daily Show With Jon Stewart and The Colbert Report
E! is new with The Soup Presents: Love and Other Burning Sensations
VH1 is new with For the Love of Ray J
Late-night highlights include Eva Mendes on Lopez Tonight on TBS; Taylor Lautner, Timbaland, and Nelly Furtado on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Robin Williams and Ashley Greene on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; and Andre Agassi and Weezer on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC

What to TiVo: Monday

BuzzSugar — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:50:00 -0800

ABC is new with Dancing With the Stars and Castle
CBS is new with How I Met Your Mother, Accidentally on Purpose, Two and a Half Men, The Big Bang Theory, and CSI: Miami
FOX is new with House and Lie to Me
NBC is new with Heroes and Trauma
The CW is new with One Tree Hill and Gossip Girl
E! has E! Investigates: Last Days of Michael Jackson, and is new with The Soup Presents: Ladies, Ladies, Ladies and 10 Vampires We Love
MTV is new with True Life, Twilight: Love Bites, and Twilight New Moon: An MTV Movie News Special
TLC is new with Jon & Kate Plus 8
Bravo is new with Million Dollar Listing and Chef Academy
VH1 has repeats of Tough Love 2, For the Love of Ray Jay 2, and I Want to Work for Diddy 2
Late-night highlights include Taylor Lautner and Heather Locklear on The Jay Leno Show on NBC; Sharon Stone, Seth Meyers, Wyclef Jean, and Cyndi Lauper on The Late Show With David Letterman on CBS; Kristen Stewart, Judd Apatow, and Carrie Underwood on The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien on NBC; Ted Danson, Khloe Kardashian, and Lamar Odom on Jimmy Kimmel Live on ABC; LL Cool J and Mindy Kaling on The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson on CBS; and Tim McGraw and Anna Torv on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on NBC

Are You Surprised by Forbes's Top-Earning Men in Prime Time?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:30:41 -0800

Forbes recently released the list of Prime Time's Top-Earning Men. Who made the cut? In order, they are: Simon Cowell, followed by Donald Trump, Ryan Seacrest, Charlie Sheen, Steve Carell, Howie Mandel, Kiefer Sutherland, Jeff Foxworthy, Hugh Laurie, and at No. 10 (a tie!) David Caruso of CSI: Miami and Patrick Dempsey.

Simon Cowell at No. 1 is a no-brainer, thanks to the unstoppable machine that is American Idol (not to mention all of his other shows). But there are a few names that made me do a double take. Jeff Foxworthy, for instance - who knew that Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader was such a money generator? And where's Jeff Probst? I guess the Survivor franchise doesn't carry as much clout as I thought.

What about you? Other than maybe Simon Cowell at number 1, do you find this list surprising?