ABC pisses off "Lost" fans with annoying "V" countdown clock
The countdown clock was so annoying — obscuring at least one crucial moment — that even "Lost" co-creator Damon Lindelof was ticked off. "Yes, people, I saw it too," he tweeted during the West Coast broadcast. ":34 minutes until I cry myself to sleep." As Alan Sepinwall notes, "between the large red 'V' logo, and the ticking clock, it was impossible to not notice it, virtually ever moment it was on screen (which was everywhere except right before or after a commercial break), and in at least one case the stupid clock obscured the note Sun was writing to Jack. Well-done, ABC. Really freaking well-done."
Sarah Palin lands LL Cook J as one of her 1st guests — but he says it's all fake!
Fox News will debut Palin's "Real American Stories" on Thursday with LL Cool J, but the rapper turned "NCIS L.A." star says the segment was lifted from a 2008 interview he gave with someone else.
It's official: Matt Damon coming to "30 Rock"
Tina Fey's dream guest-star has accepted an offer to make a cameo, months after Fey publicly stated that she wants Damon on the show.
Report: Kate Gosselin planning a "Jon & Kate"-themed dance for next week
With Tony Dovolani as Jon Gossellin.
TNT could halt "Law & Order's" plans for a record-breaking Season 21
The cable network isn't obligated to buy any seasons beyond the current Season 20.
Marlee Matlin launches a YouTube reality show: "My Deaf Family"
What Matlin describes as a deaf version of "Little People, Big World" was rejected by the networks, so she's put it on YouTube. You can watch it here.
"True Blood" is all about "VILF"
A new marketing poster takes advantage of the word "MILF."
Orlando Jones and Ryan Hansen snag pilots
Jones has joined Fox's "Tax Man" while "Veronica Mars" alum Hansen will star in NBC's "Friends with Benefits."
Erin Andrews: I'm not dating Maksim
"No, everybody is obsessed with this," she confirms. "We are just dancing. We spend 24 hours with these people and it is just like, 'Oh, they are dating.' I mean, whatever!" PLUS: "Yo Sportsgirl": Erin visits "Idol."
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Networks find late-night Web clips don't hurt viewership
That's the conclusion of the networks that put up clips of shows like Jimmy Kimmel and Jay Leno online the next morning. In fact, many who watch online first watched on TV.
"Lost" and the bible
The author of "The Gospel According to Lost" offers a bible study of "Lost" and its characters. PLUS: Each "Lost" episode brings a host of mixed feelings.
Travel company creates its own "Amazing Race" competition
For $2,675 per person, 17 teams of two will be sent through Europe to compete in challenges over nine days. Competitors will film themselves with a video camera, and the winner will receive a $9,000 prize.
Why all the fuss over Chelsea Handler?
The E! star has three books on the New York Times bookseller list, which puzzles Mary Elizabeth Williams, who just doesn't get her. "Like the wild friend who brags so much she makes a threesome sound tedious, Handler's bad-girl-in-a-bikini persona can feel calculated to the point of mechanical," Williams writes.
"24" is now like an ageing punk rocker conforming to society
Case in point: Last night's episode.
Idris Elba was never much of a "Wire" fan
"I didn’t watch it much," says the actor, who played Stringer Bell. "To fans of The Wire, that’s sacrilegious, I know."
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Levi Johnston's reality show touted as "'Jersey Shore' on ice"
"If I could wave my magic wand, I would want it to premiere at the exact same hour, minute and second as Sarah Palin's does," the executive producer of "Levi Johnston's Final Frontier" says of the reality show that would follow Levi and his pals as they spend more time getting wild in the wilderness than staying on the Internet.
Watch Levi describe his show // Jimmy Kimmel spoofs Palin's new show
When is "SNL" going to call Bryan Cranston?
Despite all the critical acclaim and big numbers, "Breaking Bad" hasn't caught the cultural zeitgeist like fellow AMC series "Mad Men." Which is why, despite winning two Emmys, Cranston has never been offered a shot at hosting "Saturday Night Live." "Would I like to host 'Saturday Night Live'? Hell, yes, I'd love to," says Cranston. "But it's not going to have a big impact on my life if it doesn't happen." Creator Vince Gilligan thinks Cranston hasn't gotten more recognition because "he is much more a chameleon than most actors, and he truly disappears into his role." PLUS: Gilligan considered meth career.
Kate Gosselin gets in spat with her "Dancing" partner, who quits
Tony Dovolani quit, then took it back, then regretted it, after dealing with the emotional roller coaster that is Kate Gosselin.
"Dancing" scores don't make any sense
For instance, Kate Gosselin and Chad Ochocinco didn't deserve the same kind of scores, says Miriam Di Nunzio. "I think that if the judges are going to continue to score people and then have that score rank each couple's standings on the leaderboard, then they — Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli— need to keep in mind how their scores at the moment relate to the scores they've already doled out," she says. "This isn't rocket science. An '8' should be an '8' and reflect an '8' performance; a '5' should reflect a '5' performance, and so forth."
Chad Ochocinco: I wanted to cry when "Dancing" judges "sh*tted on me"
The NFL wide receiver couldn't sleep last night and took to UStream early this morning to express his depression over the harsh critiques — all while pretending to cry. "God that sh*t hurt, man," said Ochocinco. "F*ck man. Well, they got me. That was worse than having a girl dump me. They jumped on me, man. They sh*tted on me so heavy i feel so bad."
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Is this the worst "Idol" season ever? It hasn't surpassed Season 6 yet…
"American Idol" historian Donna Reynolds, who is putting out a book documenting every performance show from the past eight seasons, says Season 6 is, in fact, the worst season, despite everybody being down on this current season. But, she adds, "Unless the season turns itself around soon, I think it might end up surpassing Season 6 as the worst season ever. I hope I’m wrong."
What can be done to save the season? // This is a bad time for "Idol" to suck
"Idol" may be sold, put in the hands of private equity
Kara fills in for Kelly Ripa // Season 6's Stephanie Edwards arrested after girl fight
Why Andrew Garcia can't get his mojo back: His "moment" was just that
"V" returns and resets itself
The new batch of episodes are better-paced than the four we see last fall, says Maureen Ryan, who adds: "Will 'Welcome to the War' cure your psoriasis, end world hunger and change the very foundation of Western civilization? No, none of the above. But it had a good amount of tension, it introduced a couple of potential-rich new story lines and it made me want to tune in to the next episode. That's all I can really ask of any hour of TV."
How new showrunner shook up "V" // 60 seconds with Morena Baccarin // More Morena
Why "V" deserves to live // Elizabeth Mitchell: "V" a little rougher, sexier
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