Thursday, August 26, 2010

Blue Power Ranger reveals he's gay, says "Power Rangers" set was homophobic
"I was called 'faggot' one too many times (by the show's) creators, producers, writers, directors," says David Yost, who played Blue Ranger Billy Cranston on the show from 1993 to 1996 and starred in the 1995 feature film.

Spy meets spy: Timothy Dalton joins "Chuck"
The former James Bond will play a "mysterious stranger" in a multi-episode arc who is linked to "Chuck's" mom, as played by Linda Hamilton. Dalton's last American TV role was in "Charlie's Angels" in 1979.

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Rachel Maddow decries "Hurt Locker" reality show — is it like a snuff film?
"Certainly the prospect of … American casualties is what they think is going to make people tune in, and is already what they are marketing about the show," she says of G4's "Bomb Patrol: Afghanistan." Her guest, New York Times columnist, Frank Rich, adds that it has a "snuff-movie quality that's depressing."

Larry King may end up working for Ryan Seacrest
Seacrest is interested in relaunching King's radio career as part of the multi-media empire he's creating.

"SNL": Will 3 newbies replace Will Forte?
Rumor has it that Lorne Michaels is hiring three featured players for next season, including "MADtv" alum Taran Killam.

"Modern Family" stars tweet about their gay kiss scene
Says Jesse Tyler Ferguson: "Sorry about my beard!" PLUS: Manny dating!

"The Net" may become a TV series
Director Irwin Winkler wants to turn his 1995 thriller starring Sandra Bullock and Dennis Miller into a modern Internet drama.

Watch Nina Dobrev's "Vampire Diaries" audition
Dobrev was a controversial choice because she didn't have the blonde hair that her character had in the books.

Matt Damon is spending this week back on the "30 Rock" set
That"s according to Sherri Shepherd, who spotted him on the "30 Rock" set with Tina Fey.

FCC appeals indecency ruling
The FCC and the Justice Department have asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider its tossing of the commission's indecency rules.

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Betty White's "Community" promo: Watch me on "Glee"!

Who's sitting where? Presenting Emmy seating charts

Chris Isaak jokes about his "Idol" audition // Randy Jackson will help open Emmys

Did "Mad Men" go too far with Sally's masturbation? // What was she watching?

Matthew Fox confesses: I never watched "Lost"

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Bristol Palin: "Dancing with the Stars"
Will Sarah Palin become a mainstay this fall at CBS' Television City in Hollywood, where "Dancing" is filmed? According to E!, not only is Bristol dancing, but Kirstie Alley won't be joining the ABC reality show, and neither will anybody from "The Bachelor" or "Bachelorette" franchise.

Will Forte leaves "SNL"
The "MacGruber" star is departing, reportedly amicably, after eight seasons to pursue other projects.

Conan prohibited from making "disparaging" Leno or NBC comments at Emmys
In fact, Conan O'Brien is forbidden from trashing NBC, NBC Studios and Jay Leno or NBC execs Jeff Zucker, Dick Ebersol, Jeff Gaspin and Marc Graboff until Sept. 1 — three days after the Emmy broadcast.

Southerners may get their own "Jersey Shore" on Comedy Central
The producer of "Jersey Shore" is working on "Party Down South," a more comedic and Southern take on the "Jersey" franchise.

"House" performs heart surgery on Dr. House
Check out Fox's new Season 7 poster.

NFL may force Oscars to move back to Mondays
The Academy Awards used to air on Mondays until 1999, but because the NFL is considering an 18-game season, the Oscars may bump into the Super Bowl.

"Very angry" Simon Cowell bans auto-tune from "X Factor"
"I'm very angry it was used in the way it was on Saturday night," Cowell said of the use of the vocal enhancer on last week's season premiere. "It was totally wrong and we can't allow it to happen again. I'm mortified by what happened. The most important thing now is to ensure viewers can trust what they see on the show."

Eric Roberts joins Casey's "Chuck" A-Team
WWE's Batista and "Bones'" Joel David Moore will also play Casey's former soldier-of-fortune buddies.

Meet Trump's unemployed "Apprentice" candidates
Many have been suffering from the bad economy.

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