Conan rehearsing at the Laugh Factory
A sign outside the famous Sunset Strip club reads: "Laugh Factory offers Conan O’Brien 11:30 show every night." PLUS: "I'm with Coco" artist has a lot of money, thanks to Conan and Coco fan punks Jay Leno.
Jessica Simpson's "Price of Beauty' is like "The Amazing Race's" ugly Americans
Her VH1 show is mostly a vanity vehicle, featuring a celebrity needing something to do.
Aubrey Plaza: Amy Poehler is a "violent monster" on "Parks and Rec" set
"I cry everyday. Amy is really intimidating to work with," she jokes, adding: "It's a challenge, you know, to work with such horrible people. It's making me stronger."
Jennifer Love Hewitt & Jaime Kennedy break up
Last year, Kennedy confessed that "I'm in love!" with the "Ghost Whisperer" star.
Portia de Rossi: Ellen is struggling with "Idol" judging role
"She doesn’t judge people," Ellen's wife says. "She’s a very positive person. She doesn’t like to criticize, so it’s kind of a difficult role for her to play. She wants to give them good advice, but she also doesn’t want to be negative."
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Report: Conan O'Brien's muzzle comes off on May 1st
Conan will be able to partake in TV interviews starting on the 1st of May, according to Variety. So, who'll get his first interview? Will he go on Larry King? Will he fill in for Regis? PLUS: Introducing Conan's opening act, Reggie Watts.
MTV bans "Jersey Shore" cast from drinking
Apparently the network doesn't want any more boozing going on until Season 2 begins filming.
Betty White tour makes stop at "The Middle"
White will appear in the season finale, playing a school librarian.
At TNT, ordering "Breaking Bad" would've been a fireable offense
So says creator Vince Gilligan, who recalls having a "pleasurable" and "wonderful meeting" pitching his show to TNT. "They dug it," says Gilligan. But at the end of the meeting, says Gilligan, "they said, there's no way in hell they could buy this. They'd get fired if they bought this."
Gay couple out at "One Life to Live"
The marriage of Kyle and Fish didn't help the daytime soap.
"Band of Brothers," revisited
What happens when you marathon through all 10 episodes in one sitting.
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Final 4 "Idol" losers suffered from Split Vote Syndrome
"The four ('Idol') dumped," explains Katherine Meizel, "all had potential and an enthusiastic fan base, but they might have suffered from a sort of Idol split vote syndrome, where crossover values and shared demographics become a disadvantage. Lilly and Crystal possibly divided the Lilith Fair vote (hey, Kelly Clarkson is slated to perform on the 2010 tour!), while Alex and Aaron were likely a tough choice for the tween set, as were Katie and the too-similarly named Katelyn … If there had been only Lilly, only Alex, and only Katelyn, I think each would have had a lock on his or her particular market."
Top 12 odds: Crystal is favorite, Paige Miles at bottom // Inside Top 12 party
Has "Idol" become too indie this season?
Kara: "Bikini Girl" stunt saved my "Idol" job // Jack Bauer vs. Bowersox
Jon Stewart unveils his Simon, Randy, Kara impressions
Alex Lambert had most potential // Which Roling Stones songs should they sing?
"Survivor's" Heroes have been unmasked as quite awful people
"Russell, crazy as he is, nailed it in the first episode when he said that now the heroes have turned into villains," says Rich Heldenfels. "Tom, who first time around was great at building a team, is now part of a bunch of people who cannot work together; it's the Beatles making the White Album."
Probst: Colby is NOT my buddy // Heroes = "Self-Righteous Chocolate Haters"
"Better Off Ted" creator: Please only write polite e-mails to ABC
"Then when the show returns," says Victor Fresco, "the makers of 'Ted' will do something nice for you! What about this: We'll mention each of your names on the show, one or two names per episode, for as long as we're on the air. That could be fun. Or not interesting at all."
Gen. Larry Platt sued over "Pants on the Ground"
A music company claims it got gypped after funding a studio version of the hit "Idol" song.
Is the "Twittercooler" responsible for boosting ratings for big TV events?
Twitter and Facebook have turned the Super Bowl and the Academy Awards into one big virtual living room.
It's back to Philly for "Kendra"
Kendra's hubby, Hank Baskett, has left the Indianapolis Colts after his Super Bowl snafu and rejoined the Philadelphia Eagles. PLUS: "Kendra" is writing her autobiography.
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"The Pacific" is as good as "Band of Brothers," but in a more grueling way
The Pacific theater was even worse than Europe, as Robert Bianco notes: "Those differences require a different approach to storytelling. You can't expect the same kind of plot cohesion in The Pacific as you found in Brothers; there is no structurally unifying drive to Berlin, no great overriding strategy to convey, and no single unit to follow. The Marines bonded, but they did not exactly "band"; the casualty rates were too high and the units too fluid for that kind of grouping to occur. Indeed, by the time the film hits midpoint, many of the men you've come to care about will be gone."
Where's the big picture? // "The Pacific" aims to please too many masters
John Seda is weak link // Did Ken Burns' "The War" scoop Hanks and Spielberg?
Behind the scenes // Spielberg: "We needed to acquit the other side of the world"
William Sadler has new respect for his 87-year-old WWII vet dad
Tyler Labine's role is stolen on "Sons of Tucson"
The Fox sitcom forces Labine to play the straight man, an unusual role for the actor. While his co-stars get all the best lines, Mike Hale notes, "The talented Mr. Labine is left to play the same pratfalling sitcom father we’ve seen a thousand times before, albeit one who forgets what his last name is supposed to be and has to sleep in the tool shed behind his not-sons’ suburban manse."
"Sons" is filled with bad decisions // Meet its "Malcolm" director
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