From the monthly archives:

July 2009

July 31, 2009

"Futurama's" original cast will return
The spat between the orignal voice actors and 20th Century Fox is over, with the old crew agreeing to return for 26 new episodes on Comedy Central.


Carson Daly: "I hate american idol"

Does the "Last Call" host also hate Ryan Seacrest?


Marie Osmand's talk show put on hold

Her daytime show won't launch this fall due to the weak advertising market.


Criss Angel stunt goes wrong?

Is this "Mindfreak" video real or fake?


"NCIS" star Pauley Perette to visit the L.A. spinoff

She'll appear in episode 2 of "NCIS: Los Angeles."


"The Hills" inspires an art exhibit

Check out the show's epic moments recreated using soft chalk pastels.


CBS unveils walled-off "There Goes the Neighborhood"

It's the latest reality show from "The Bachelor" creator Mike Fleiss.

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July 31, 2009

Cops question gun-wielding Zachary Quinto
The "Heroes" star was out filming a Funny or Die video, yelling "This is a goddamn hold up."


Check out "Californication's" new trailer and poster

Season 3 sees Hank Moody as a college instructor.


"Real World" star quits "Big Brother" UK after just 2 days

Isaac Stout's girlfriend Noirin was evicted from "BBBUK" tonight, so he decided to join her outside the house. PLUS: Watch his embarrassing video.


Omarosa apologizes, admits she's at the "top of reality" with 20+ shows

"The Apprentice" star will be back on TV this fall, on the TV One series "Life After."


Jaime Pressly gets engaged

The former "My Name is Earl" star is set to marry entertainment lawyer Simran Singh.


K-Fed already filming a reality TV pilot

According to People, the show will revolve around his life as a father of four — this despite word that Kevin Federline began shooting the pilot in Las Vegas' Hard Rock Casino.


"The Bachelor" No. 2 getting married

Aaron Buerge, who appeared on the 2nd "Bachelor" in fall 2002, has found his true love.

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July 31, 2009

Tyra Banks gets a "Gossip Girl" cameo
The CW cross-promotion will take place sometime during Season 3.


ESPN measuring the "arousal" of viewers

At the Disney Media & Advertising Lab in Austin, viewers are hooked with electrodes that measure their eye movements, heart rate and skin perspiration while watching TV.


John Barrowman to "Desperate Housewives"?

The "Torchwood" star says he's meeting with the show's producers about a possible role.


Kara DioGuardi's "Idol" deal was sealed weeks ago

She's expected to be in Denver next week for "Idol" auditions.


Report: "The Beautiful Life" has given Mischa Barton a "sober coach"

A "sobriety counselor" will apparently follow Barton around to make sure stays out of trouble. PLUS: Barton began filming "TBL" this morning.


"Hammertime" star arrested on Twitter rape charge

M.C. Hammer's cousin, Lyin' Marv, a star of the A&E reality show, allegedly raped a woman he met on Twitter.

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July 31, 2009

TV critics decline to grill TLC about "Jon & Kate"
TLC's president "shoved a pacifier into the mouths of TV critics" yesterday by reading a "statement" about her controversial show, according to Lisade Moraes. "Sadly," she adds, "it worked," and critics didn't follow up with any questions. PLUS: Will TLC allow Jon Gosselin to star in his own single dad reality show?


NYPD called after 4 MTV stars joke about kidnapping Letterman

Cops responded to four  Canadian college students who were filming a bit for the MTV series "The Buried Life," a show about completing a bucket list. One of the list items was to tell a joke on late-night TV, which is why the students were out in front of "The Late Show" yesterday trying to grab some attention with their kidnapping joke.


"Bachelorette" refuses to say how many bachelors she actually slept with

Jillian gasped when Anderson Cooper asked her the burning question. PLUS: Reid is still single.


Getting Jessica Simpson reality TV-ready may cost $25,000 an episode

A source tells Page Six: "She insists on using her own hair, makeup and fashion stylists, who are more expensive than J.Lo's."


Will E!'s "The Lamas Life" address the affair between ex-wife and son?

Lorenzo Lamas declined to comment on a report that his son slept with his former wife, former Playboy model Shauna Sand.


ABC's "Defying Gravity" really is "Grey's Anatomy" in outer space

Which is why it's no coincidence that "Gravity" was created by a "Grey's" executive producer. How "Grey's"-like it it? Heather Havrilesky sums it up: "Cute astronauts fall in love. Cute astronauts question authority. Cute astronauts lose their cute little minds. Cute astronauts re-enact the last floaty lovemaking scene from 'Moonraker.'" PLUS: "Defying Gravity" vs. "Virtuality."

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ODDS & ENDS

July 31, 2009

Bomb squad called outside Oprah's studio

HBO immune from the bad economy: Subscribers aren't fleeing

People magazine prepped "Saved by the Bell" reunion more than 1 year ago

It's Jon Stamos & Cloris Leachman making out from the Bob Saget roast

Photo spread shows Roseanne as Adolf Hitler

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July 30, 2009

Reunited "Seinfeld" cast unveiled
HBO released a photo of the "Seinfeld" cast reuniting for "Curb Your Enthusiasm" for today's press tour seesion, and the cast looks like they haven't really aged that much. As Larry David explained, each "Seinfeld" cast member will appear in various episodes throughout the fall ("Curb" returns Sept. 20). "You'll get an idea of what happened (to the 'Seinfeld' characters) 11 years later. Within the show, it will be incorporated into regular 'Curb' episodes," he says. What about Michael Richards' racial tirade? will it be incorporated on "Curb"? "It's possible," says David. PLUS: Larry David watches "Gossip Girl" with his daughters, but he likely won't make the same cameo that he did on "Hannah Montana."


HBO renews "True Blood," "Hung," "Entourage"

"Flight of the Conchords" and "No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency" are still awaiting a pickup, though "Conchords" is likely to come back for a third season. PLUS: "Big Love" returns in January, the "Band of Brothers" follow-up "The Pacific" debuts in March, David Simon's "Treme" premieres in April and HBO says "In Treatment" isn't dead yet.


Jessica Simpson scrambles reality show shooting after Tony Romo breakup

Turns out she had planned to film "The Price of Beauty" around Tony Romo's Dallas Cowboys schedule.


Claim: "More to Love" bachelor has a skinny past!

Did Luke Conley lie? Here are alleged pics of "The Fatchelor" star looking like a stud in high school.


"Privileged" creator says shame on CW for racy "Melrose Place" promos

Rina Mimoun says of the sexy posters, on Twitter: "officially cannot believe that a network run by a woman, programming for YOUNG GIRLS, celebrates The New Hump Day. Shame on everyone."

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July 30, 2009

HBO won't show "Hung's" penis — at least not yet
The show's producers apparently don't want to let anyone down.


Joey Lauren Adams joins "United States of Tara"

The "Chasing Amy" star will play a funny and warm barmaid.


Emmys admits pretaped awards are aimed at boosting ratings

"We're trying to make the Emmys more relevant to mainstream viewers," says exec producer Don Mischer. PLUS: Will Oscars follow suit?


Pretaped awards may affect the Emmy red carpet

Attendeees will likely have to be seated an hour early for the taping of the awards.


HBO "disappointed" with pretaped Emmys

HBO officials think the TV academy's decision seemed to be "focused on recognizing broadcast television."


"Ugly Betty" may get a glamorous new makeover

ABC is testing whether audiences will like a far classier version of Betty Suarez.

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July 30, 2009

Report: Dominic Monaghan will return for 3 "Lost" episodes
But will his character Charlie still be alive?


Edward Norton: My HBO Obama doc won't be harmed by declining poll numbers

"I don't think anything will diminish the achievement of his election. … It was a singular moment in American history," he says.


"Bones" and "Lie to Me" may do a crossover episode

Will Booth and Brennan work on a case with Lightman?


Will the octuplets actually appear on Octomom's reality show?

Nadya Suleman's lawyer suggests that the little ones won't be filmed.


Robin Williams' HBO standup now includes Twitter jokes

Though he hasn't been tweeting on his Twitter page, Williams joked at press tour: “Is it proper etiquette to Twitter during sex? ‘OMG. OMG.’”

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July 30, 2009

"Jon & Kate" dumps the couch
"The iconic couch is gone, and replaced by separate interview chairs for Jon and Kate," TLC boss Eileen O'Neill tells critics of the post-separation "Jon & Kate." Starting with Monday's episode, she says, "You will see them separately parenting. You'll see Kate put a tent up in the backyard and see Jon struggle in the kitchen trying to make pizza for his kids." PLUS: TLC will show Jon & Kate dating other people.


Amy Poehler returning to "Weekend Update" — on Thursdays only

She'll join Seth Meyers on the season's first two editions of "Weekend Update Thursday."


Paula Abdul says she's getting her "Idol" deal done

She just tweeted: "I've been quiet as we are trying to work out details of how I can return to Idol." She added: "I hope you understand I can only return to Idol if the deal is fair."


Conan falls to another new low

"The Tonight Show" may lead in the all-important 18-49 viewers, but Conan O'Brien's ratings are plummeting each week. And the result is that Jimmy Fallon's ratings are starting to suffer.


Courtney Love accuses "Gossip's" Taylor Momsen of stealing her look and music

Love wrote on Twitter: "Why does Taylor Whatsit deeply disturb me and why is the Blonde one from the verons or whatever they are called wearing my actual clothes?"

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July 30, 2009

Emmy plans  to prerecord 8 of the 28 awards
Only the acceptance speech will be shown on TV in categories ranging from outstanding movie and miniseries to writing for dramatic series.


People mag came up with "Saved by the Bell" reunion before Jimmy Fallon

So says Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who tells Newsweek of the People magazine "Saved" reunion: "Jimmy has never gone into detail about what he has in mind for the reunion," Gosselaar says. "I'm more for a reunion if we're completely in character and we can do a skit about it." Gosselaar also talks about the "disaster" of Screech, and his tell-all book. Plus, he says he was inspired to embrace his Zack Morris past thanks to Neil Patrick Harris doing the same in the "Harold & Kumar" movies.


Ex-NBC president predicts that Jay Leno will be moved to 10:30

BBC America boss Garth Ancier, who ran NBC early this decade, thinks the local newscasts will eventually move to 10 o'clock, providing a lead-in for "The Jay Leno Show."


More TV viewers are using Web video to sub for cable

About 22% of Americans polled by the Pew Research Center said they either cut back on cable or canceled it altogether.


Late-night hosts aren't shying away from Harvard prof's racially charged arrest

For instance, last night Conan introduced: Blue & Black Lager.


TLC's boss describes her 1st year as "heaven and hell"

Ratings under Eileen O'Neill's leadership have jumped 43% thanks to "Jon & Kate" and "Cake Boss." Problem is her biggest hit show is under scrutiny from the tabloid press.


Whatever happened to "America's Got Talent's" 1st winner?

Bianca Ryan is now 14 and recording a new album.

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July 30, 2009

Will fat people get their own "Lard Channel"?
Jimmy Kimmel tries to envision a channel devoted exclusively to the overweight.


Why doesn't more cooking shows = more cooking?

The rise of the food network and TV chefs hasn't led many viewers to get their butts off the couch and cook, says Michael Pollan. He writes of "Julia's Children": "Here’s what I don’t get: How is it that we are so eager to watch other people browning beef cubes on screen but so much less eager to brown them ourselves?"


"Jon & Kate" is back next week, with a glimpse of Kate in a bikini

She shows off her 2006 tummy tuck in the first brand-new episode in six weeks. PLUS: Why it's good to obsess about "Jon & Kate."


Watch "Real World Sydney's" Isaac shake up the "Big Brother" UK house

Isaac Stout, who last night became a "Big Brother" UK housemate and reunited with his ex from "The Real World," says he'll bring an "I do not give a f–k attitude" to the British reality show.


Coming soon: "Bachelor" and "Bachelorette" video games

The cross-platform games will provide an interactive experience for fans of "The Bachelor" franchise.


"The Bachelorette" is working on getting her green card before moving in with Ed

Jillian is planning to live in Chicago, but their wedding will likely take place in Canada. PLUS: Kiptyn "blindsided."


Atlanta "Real Housewives" returns, with an emotional new housewife

Kandi Burruss, a former member of the musical group Xscape, says "I did a lot of crying" on the show. She also confesses that she "bumped heads" with NeNe Leakes. "I had a moment toward the end of taping that just kind of got out of control," she says. PLUS: Check out pics from the premiere party.

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ODDS & ENDS

July 30, 2009

Kelsey Grammer believes he can talk to the dead

Police arrest male middle-aged crazed Miley Cyrus fan

Jeremy Piven drops the F-bomb live on CNN's Web site

Baltimore museum ends "The Wire" exhibit showcasing 150 props

Is "True Blood's" Tru Blood energy drink tasty?

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