Wednesday, March 24, 2010

March 24, 2010

MTV cancels "The Hills"
Season 7, premiering April 27, will be the hit MTV show's last. I think we’ve told the story of struggle and of finding yourself in L.A.," "The Hills" creator Adam DiVello tells EW. "A lot of these kids have found themselves and have certainly embarked on different careers and different paths." The last season, which will feature Spencer Pratt, will run 12 episodes, with Audrina Patridge dating singer Ryan Cabrera and Kristin Cavallari dealing with rumors of drug abuse. The season will also focus on Heidi Montag's plastic surgery.


"At the Movies" canceled

The movie review show once hosted by Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel is fading to black after 24 seasons.


"Miss You Coco": Watch this Conan tribute video

Sung to Puff Daddy's "I'll be Missing You."


TV Guide Network picks up "Weeds"

Reruns of the Showtime drama will begin airing on TV Guide in January.

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March 24, 2010

"I Spy's" Robert Culp dies at 79
The actor who co-starred with Bill Cosby in the groundbreaking '60s series, died after falling during a walk this morning. He reportedly died of a heart attack.


"Lost's" series finale title revealed

Team Darlton reveal it in an EW podcast. If you're too busy to listen, you can read it here.


"Real World's" Puck was driving drunk, say cops

Police intend to arrest the "Real World San Francisco" star, who claims he and his 8-year-old son were injured while trying to avoid hitting a dear.


"Buck Rogers": The 3-D movie

Director Paul WS Anderson has been tapped to remake "Buck Rogers," which inspired two TV series.


Ryan Seacrest going on Oprah Friday

He'll talk about his busy "Idol"/E! schedule in his first-ever studio interview with Oprah Winfrey.

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March 24, 2010

NBC documentary will look back at "SNL" in the 2000s
The April 15 primetime doc will examine the recent past with Lorne Michaels, Jimmy Fallon, Alec Baldwin, Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Tracy Morgan, Justin Timberlake and, of course, Tina Fey.


Carrie Fisher & Cheryl Hines team for ABC's "Wright vs. Wrong"

Hines will play the liberal rival to Debra Messing's right-wing political pundit, while Fisher will play her manager.


Ex-girlfriend: Cash-strapped Jake Pavelka went on "Bachelor" for money, not love

According to Tanya Douglas, Jake was having financial problems and told her he'd receive $500,000 to be on the reality show.


ABC struggling to find a "Lost" successor

"FlashForward" and "V" are the last chances to capitalize on "Lost's" sci-fi appeal, after ABC failed with "Invasion," "The Nine" and "Life on Mars."


2 "Jersey Shore" stars team up to write a book

Jwoww and Ronnie's "Never Fall in Love at the Jersey Shore" explains how to balance work, love, and partying, while properly taking care of hair, nails, and skin.


"Glee" promo offers a taste of the Madonna episode

Watch Lea Michele sing "Like a Prayer."


Alyssa Milano's sitcom gets "Dancing" premiere date

"Romantically Challenged" will air after Monday's "Dancing with the Stars" episodes, starting April 19.


Judge: Dr. Phil is a "terrible, terrible man"

A San Diego judge criticized Phil McGraw yesterday for not helping a shoplifting couple who confessed on his show. Both husband and wife are heading to jail.


"Modern Family's" Eric Stonestreet is straight but he gets hit on by men

Jesse Tyler Ferguson, meanwhile, is gay but he gets hit on by women. "It's really funny," says Stonestreet, who adds: "Jesse and I are going to be friends forever. This show has put us together." PLUS: Rico Rodriguez is like Antonio Banderas.

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March 24, 2010

Academics love teaching "The Wire"
From Berkeley to Duke to Harvard, "Wire" classes have become all the rage in academia with courses as wide ranging as media studies to film studies to sociology. "You want to talk about it being fiction, call it fiction," says famed Harvard sociologist William Julius Wilson, who will offer a course this fall, "but it shows incredible imagination and understanding about the way the world works, and for me that's enough."


Jonny Fairplay: "Survivor's" heroes and villains both suck

"I think the heroes are lame," says Fairplay who does a Web show with Richard Hatch these days. "But the villains are even more painful. The first three episodes, it was, like, in their contract that everyone had to say the word 'villain' at least three times during their confessionals. I think Coach is good TV. I don't think he knows it, which is what makes it good TV. I liked Cirie. That's someone I respected as a player."


Jamie Foxx writing "Laverne & Shirley" movie for Jessica Biel & Jen Garner

"Jamie and I are trying to do it," says Garry Marshall. "He’s writing it. It’s a whole different modern day take on how they came up on the streets during difficult times. Laverne would be this very tough girl with a big ‘L’ tattooed on her arm. Jennifer Garner would play Laverne and Jessica Biel would play Shirley."


Watch Showtime's "The Big C" trailer

The cancer series starring Laura Linney.


Fox hasn't started pressuring affiliates on a Conan late-night show

Says the head of the Fox affiliates: "To the best of my knowledge, no pressure has been asserted on any Fox affiliates (by the network), There's nothing definitive on Conan right now."


Some New Orleans residents are annoyed by "Treme"

Not everybody is happy with the HBO series. About 40 residents in the Black Pearl neighborhood signed a petition asking the HBO crew to leave. "'Treme’ is causing a lot of pressure. We’re already too congested," said one neighbor. PLUS: Why neighbors should quit complaining.

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March 24, 2010

"Lost's" Nestor Carbonell talks about the wig, the beard and Richard's story
"It was so beautiful," he says of last night's episode, "because what I love is that the Alpert character is connected to the mythology of the island, but what I love about how they connected him to the island was something very personal and something everyone can relate to — just pure love of someone. So what his whole dilemma is, everything he’s lived for his whole entire life and agonized over, really boils down to the love of his wife. Every single decision he’s made — a good one or a bad one — has come down to that."
Editing, music, framing were all different for this episode // Is the island a Hellmouth?
Love song for Richard Alpert // Is Hurley the new Richard? // 9 million tune in
So "Lost" is a religious-supernatural-mystical-morality play, instead of sci-fi?
Most important episode ever? // Team Darlton have always denied the island is hell
This was both a great character piece and a white-knuckle thriller

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March 24, 2010

Miley Cyrus shined amid boring "Idol" performances
"I groaned when I saw her," Mary T. Kelly says of Miley mentoring the Top 11. "To be perfectly honest, this was a knee jerk reaction. I'm not a big fan of Miley Cyrus, but then again I'm not 13 years old. As Miley was being interviewed I was thinking, 'Who can take advice from someone with turquoise nails?' But I was humbled. As the show went on, I was impressed with Miley's confidence, composure, encouragement and wisdom. Poor Miley. A 40 year old trapped in a 17-year-old body. Wait: I want to be Miley!"
Miley gave decent advice, but the "Idols" didn't respect her opinions
Miley was horrible, talking like Mike Teevee from "Willy Wonka"
Monday's "Dancing" beat Tueday's "Idol," 23.9 million to 23.8 million
Hard to believe any of these "Idols" will be No. 1 // "Idol" stylist tells all
"Idol" boosts sales of Rolling Stones albums and songs

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ODDS & ENDS

March 24, 2010

Why Jennifer Love Hewitt chopped off her hair // Love to guest in NBC pilot

EA Sports: We're not suing "South Park" over Tiger Woods video game spoof

Sheryl Crow begins "Cougar Town" stint — watch her flirt with Grayson

Nigel Lythgoe: "SYTYCD" changing rules — only 1 dancer will leave each week

Thanks to "Dancing," "Nightline" beat Leno and Letterman on Monday

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March 24, 2010

Katherine Heigl: My last "Grey's Anatomy" episode aired in January
Heigl confirms to EW that she won't return to "Grey's" for the final five episodes of the season, and that she's leaving the show permanently. "I am done," says Heigl, citing her desire to be with her newly adopted child. "We just finalized our agreement. Everyone had been working really hard to find an amicable and gracious way of letting go and moving on. It’s sad but it’s what I wanted."

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