Thursday, October 29, 2009

Can "Table for 12" replace "Jon & Kate"?
TLC's newest multiples reality show will feature a family with two sets of twins plus sextuplets.

"Gossip Girl's" Blake Lively & Penn Badgley: Getting engaged!?
The step-siblings/former boyfriend and girlfriend are expected to announce their engagement soon, possibly over the holidays, according to gossip Bill Zwecker.

Elizabeth Mitchell: "I cried for a couple of days" after "Lost" dumped me
Evangeline Lilly, she says, comforted her by drinking with her until they passed out on the couch.

"Family Guy"-averse Microsoft sponsors other politically incorrect shows
The company has spent millions on ads on "Two and a Half Men" and "South Park."

Is TV violence against women really a problem?
The Parents Television Council trumpeted its findings that there were 429 instances of violence against women on television between February and May. Yet that 429 figure only represents 11% of the 3,840 total acts of violence the PTC found.

Report: CW asks NYC socialite to "create more drama" for her reality show
Will Tinsley Mortimer be acting on her "reality show" by picking fights in public?

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Is Joel McHale's smugness ruining "Community"?
McHale is charming, but not charming enough to save "Community" from tonight's worst episode yet, says Robert Bianco. "The truly worrisome problem tonight … isn't so much the rut as the fact that what few laughs there are all come from the supporting players," he says. "McHale's once-likable con-man Jeff is quickly devolving into a smug, unmitigated, unaccountably self-satisfied jerk. It's as if the writers have fooled themselves into thinking they can let McHale do anything, or nothing, and the actor's charisma will compensate." PLUS: "Community" has evolved to become a very, very funny show.

Rumer Willis enters into a "90210" lesbian relationship
Which straight character will she hook up with?

Jerry O'Connell to write a memoir about being a dad
Rebecca Romijn's hubby is titling his book, "Cry, Feed, (Make Love to Wife), Burp."

Did Kate Gosselin use Ellen to "panhandle" for a new ring?
Kate apparently wants her fans to buy a special ring that would replace her wedding ring. PLUS: Jon Gosselin smokes — and consults a rabbi.

How did Sunday edge out Thursday to become TV's biggest night?
According to Ad Age, "Thursday remains important to any advertiser who has a weekend event to tout — a movie opening or an important sale at a particular retail outlet. Sunday, due to the sheer numbers it attracts, stands as a good night to drive awareness of new goods and services."

"The Wire" curriculum is helping Boston's at-risk teens
Sonja Sohn, who played Detective Shakima Greggs on the HBO series, is behind a program that is taking youngsters involved in the criminal system or at risk,  "and for at least five hours a week for at least six weeks, show them episodes," reports the Boston Globe. "After each show, the participants, with the help of at least two facilitators, would receive worksheets listing questions designed to spark in-depth discussions about the parallels between the young viewers and the characters on the screen." PLUS: Why Sonja Sohn is using "The Wire."

FX's "The League" is like a sociopathic "Sex and the City" for men
In short, the fantasy football comedy is not for everybody, says Glenn Garvin. "If you're sensitive about deviant sex, for instance — or even normal sex, if it's had in restaurant restrooms — you might want to give the show a pass. If drug use to the point of catatonia seems inappropriate as a springboard for humor, you probably shouldn't tune in," he says. "If emotional bullying, sexual blackmail and jokes about developmentally challenged puppies offend you — in short, if you have a shred of human decency — The League is not for you."
How is it possible to screw up sex and football this badly?
It's like a Judd Apatow comedy — without the women or lessons learned

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"Glee" goes Gold with "Don't Stop Believin'," selling 500,000 downloads

"Bones" will reunite Zooey & Emily Deschanel on Dec. 10

Chelsea Handler reveals her Playboy cover on Leno

"Desperate Housewives" hires Homer Simpson to crash plane into Wisteria Lane

Katy Perry to host MTV Europe Music Awards

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