Thursday, September 2, 2010

Where are the "90210" stars now? Gabrielle Carteris is almost 50
In honor of "90210" Day, The Hollywood Reporter catches us up with the "90210" alums. Carteris — who is older than President Obama — will become the first West Beverly High alum to turn the Big 5-0, on January 2nd. Meanwhile, most of the other "Beverly Hills 90210" alumni haven't shied away from the spotlight. Many have appeared on "Dancing with the Stars."
Watch "Gossip Girl" credits, "Beverly Hills 90210"-style
Don Draper = Dylan: "90210" characters and "Mad Men" counterparts
6 memorable moments // Remembering "90210" fashion

ABC buys "The River" from the director of "Paranormal Acitivity"
Oren Peli is poised for primetime with a drama that takes his "Paranormal" style and applies it to a mysterious river.

NBC finally puts the "Glee" Emmy opener online
Following criticism from Jimmy Fallon, NBC apparently forked over the money for the rights to Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run."

"Lie to Me" recruits Tricia Helfer to romance Tim Roth
The "Battlestar" babe will guest on Season 3 episode this fall.

"The Bachelor's" Vienna shows off her short hair
"No more extensions," she said on Twitter.

Ellen Pompeo denies having 6 toes
The "Grey's Anatomy" star wants to put to rest rumors stemming from a bogus photo of her foot that surfaced on the web.

"Mad Men's" Rich Sommer welcomes a son
Patrick Ryan Sommer was born on Tuesday, joining big sister Beatrice.

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Report: Jennifer Lopez's "Idol" deal is all but done
The deal could be completed as early as next week, according to TMZ. Says the website, "Sources connected to the negotiations tell TMZ … contrary to some news reports … there has been no drama and no diva demands.  As one source puts it, "It's been typical negotiating."

Martha Stewart wants to be the new Barbara Walters
In promoting her new series of Hallmark Channel interview specials, Martha said: "My favorite interviewers are Larry King (and) Barbara Walters, both of whom are kind of retiring … "Who's going to take their place as the serious, great interviewer? I'm throwing my name in there." Too bad, though, that Walters isn't retiring yet.

Ian Ziering: CW dropped the ball on "90210" Day
"About six or seven months ago, I had my entire cast together," says the former "Beverly Hills "90210" star. "I wanted to put together a reunion special to run on this day ('9/02/10') and the CW dropped the ball."

Animal Planet employee: I thought of the "Grey's" season finale during hostage crisis
Grace Suriel, who works in marketing for the cable channel, was also reminded of "24" and "Cheers" during and after the Discovery Channel was under siege by a crazed gunman. PLUS: Discovery provides counselors, gives Friday off to staffers.

Amazon taking on Apple, slashing TV downloads to 99 cents
Instead of renting "Glee" from Apple, you can download an episode for the same price at Amazon.

To promote "Hellcats," CW will try to break the cheerleading world record
On Saturday in Texas, the CW is organizing the "Largest Cheerleading Dance" at a single venue.

Bristol Palin is overshadowing all the other "Dancing" stars
It is Bristol, who is less talented than The Situation and David Hasselhoff, who is getting most of the publicity this season. As Mary McNamara notes, "the real problem is that her presence has utterly detracted from the participants who otherwise would be getting a lot of ink right now. People who are much more deserving of a career boost, even via a reality dance competition that would sign Bristol Palin."
Sarah Palin: Bristol is no "diva" // Pic: Bristol dancing //  Where's Julianne Hough?
Joel McHale and Tim Allen: We were never asked to join "Dancing"
Did "Dancing" go overboard with too many reality stars?
Claim: The Hoff crushing on partner // Situation has yet to even speak to his partner
Look at Jennifer Grey "Dancing" // Mark Ballas visits "Melissa & Joey"

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After Emmy victory, ABC renews "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution"

Wacky Paula Abdul makes a comeback thanks to her new YouTube channel

Why did Rolling Stone put "Glee's" Chris Colfer in a leather gay bar?

Watch Chuck Norris in an NRA "Trigger the Vote" ad

"Grey's Anatomy" is done with the "Mc"-names, says Shonda Rhimes

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Is "SNL" hiring a black man?
Stand-up comedian Jay Pharoah — a 22-year-old who can do more than 75 impressions, including  Chris Rock and Orlando Bloom — is expected to become the 4th all-new "SNL" cast member, according to The Comc's Comic. Pharoah's hiring would be significant since "SNL" hasn't added a black cast member in, well, forever. (Keenan Thompson joined the cast in 2003.) In fact, "SNL" was criticized for not having a black man portray Obama — "Community" star Donald Glover was reportedly up for the part.

Letterman extortionist released from jail
Robert "Joe" Halderman was released from Rikers Island this morning after  serving four months of his six-month sentence. He was released on good behavior.

Sarah McLachlan will perform on "Life Unexpected"
McLachlan will be part of the "One Tree Hill" crossover episode, as will "Life Unexpected" theme song singer Rain Perry. PLUS: Watch "Life" Season 2 trailer.

Will T.I. have to go on another "Road to Redemption" after his arrest?
The rapper and MTV star and his wife Tameka Cottle were arrested this morning after police smelled marijuana in his car.

Happy "90210" day!
Today, 9-02-10, is an historic day that will not happen for many years. To mark the occasion, watch "90210" clips and more clips.

Discovery gunman tried pitching reality shows to the cable channel
One of the rejected James Jay Lee proposals included an environmental show called "Race to Save the Planet."

Next up for Alyssa Milano: A Lifetime movie
The "Romantically Challenged" star will join Eric Winter playing a bride in "Sundays at Tiffany's."

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