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250 cast members of Survivor to reunite this weekend
3 hours ago
Jeff Probst is on Twitter now, and today he had some breaking news. 250 cast members from all of Survivor's many seasons will reunite this Saturday at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena. This includes the final four contestants from the very first Survivor: Richard Hatch (let's hope he asks if he can be interviewed), Kelly Wiglesworth, Rudy Boesch, and Susan Hawk.
I watched that very first show. In fact, the night of the finale my power went out just when they were going to announce the winner so my roommate and I had to get his portable Sony TV and watch it on that.
They should have a giant, super-sized Survivor where all 250 compete for "The Ultimate Survivor" trophy. Give the winner $100 million. Sure, it would probably take three years for the show to end, but I bet people would watch. Set it on the moon. »
- Bob Sassone
Peter Boyle is/was Poochinski
4 hours ago
Peter Boyle as a police officer who gets reincarnated into a talking bulldog? And you thought Cop Rock was the worst idea for a quirky cop show.
Check out this promo for Poochinski, a rejected pilot about man who presumably offends some whimsical Eastern god and comes back from the dead in dog puppet form.
You can't blame me for thinking this was a Funny or Die-style hoax, especially after that Tim Allen Arbor Daze video Bob posted earlier. But Poochinski was the real deal.
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Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Video, Reality-Free
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- Mike Moody
Ask TV Squad: Rules of Engagement, Huff and Southland
4 hours ago
The "Ask TV Squad" column, published every Wednesday, answers your questions about current and past TV shows, as well as about the celebrities appearing on TV. Every week, I will pick a question (or more) sent to us and provide answers in the column. If your question is not picked for a column, it may be answered in a subsequent column. To submit questions to the "Ask TV Squad" column, you can post them below in comments or email them at asktvsquad@gmail.com.
This week, I answer questions about Rules of Engagement, Huff and Southland.
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Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Ask TV Squad, Reality-Free
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- Isabelle Carreau
Comcast served legal papers by The Tennis Channel
5 hours ago
Get it? Tennis Channel? Served? Ha! (Sorry, no more jokes like that.)
The Tennis Channel has filed a lawsuit against Comcast, saying that the cable giant discriminates against its programming. Comcast has channels like The Golf Channel and Versus on various tiers of their cable system but no Tennis Channel.
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Filed under: Programming, Cable/Satellite, Reality-Free
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- Bob Sassone
Jason Alexander the latest Jenny Craig pitch man
5 hours ago
Nobody can accuse Jason Alexander of not being honest about himself. The actor has not been happy with the way he's been looking of late and he's going to do something about it. Jason Alexander is the new spokesman for Jenny Craig. Not only is it "no soup for you," Jason, it's also no more big salad, too. (Unless the size of Jenny Craig meals have been supersized and nobody told me about it!)
Jason is the latest Jenny Craig celebrity pitcher, joining Sara Rue and Valerie Bertinelli. I can't wait to see Jason in a Speedo like Valerie in the bikini! No, seriously, Jason's goal with the diet is clearly all about shrinkage. He wants his old waistline, the one that made George Costanza such a catch.
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- Allison Waldman
Tim Allen is Douglas Fir in the new Disney movie Arbor Daze
6 hours ago
Funny or Die has become one of the top destinations where TV and movie stars can go to make fun of themselves. Tim Allen spoofs himself and Disney films in general with this trailer for the fake movie Arbor Daze. From the plot to the narration, this is all too real.
Hey, we've already had a movie where Michael Keaton comes back to life as a snowman, so is this so far-fetched?
Filed under: Video, Web, Celebrities, Reality-Free
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- Bob Sassone
It's time to start worrying about One Life to Live
7 hours ago
In 2009, the television industry closed shop on Guiding Light. In 2010, CBS will pull the plug on As the World Turns. Is it time to start worrying about One Life to Live, too? I'm afraid so. Over the holidays, One Life to Live posted horrible Nielsen numbers, the lowest ever in fact.
There are other reasons to be concerned about One Life to Live. All My Children was the New York soap opera that ABC decided to move to Hollywood. It was also the show that was transitioned to HD. One Life was not only left behind in New York -- in AMC's old studio space -- but the plans for it to begin broadcasting in high-def was delayed. ...It doesn't take a Rhodes scholar to see that One Life to Live is vulnerable and the network is not doing much to alter that impression.
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- Allison Waldman
Sneak Peek: the singing and dancing episode of How I Met Your Mother
7 hours ago
More and more shows are doing musical episodes now. We've had The Simpsons doing several over the years, and then Buffy The Vampire Slayer had one too. Eli Stone had a lot of music and of course Glee takes it to a whole new level. Now How I Met Your Mother is getting into the act this Monday for its 100th episode. Here's a sneak peek. The episode is called "Girls vs. Suits" and you can see why.
Soon every show will have Neil Patrick Harris singing and dancing on it.
[via Pop Candy]
Filed under: Video, How I Met Your Mother, Reality-Free
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- Bob Sassone
Barbasol + trucks + hot wife = America
8 hours ago
You know what's weird about Barbasol shaving cream? Their cans come without a cap. That has always struck me as odd, as if they got lost in shipping and the store decided to put them on the shelves anyway.
That has nothing to do with this new commercial though. I don't know how effective it is. I thought it was a beer commercial at first, or possibly a truck ad.
[via Adfreak]
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- Bob Sassone
What's On Tonight: The Middle, Mercy, People's Choice Awards
9 hours ago
At 7, Espn has The Gmac Bowl, Central Michigan vs. Troy. At 8, ABC has two new episodes of The Middle, followed by new episodes of Modern Family, Cougar Town, and Ugly Betty. CBS has a new I Get That A Lot at 8, then The People's Choice Awards. NBC has a new Mercy at 8, followed by new episodes of Law and Order: Svu and The Jay Leno Show. PBS has a new episode of The Human Spark at 8, then a new episode of The Emotional Life. At 9, Discovery has a new Man vs. Wild. Syfy has a new Ghost Hunters International at 9. Showtime has a new Inside The NFL at 9. At 9:30, A&E has a new Dog The Bounty Hunter, followed by a new Steven Seagal: Lawman. At 10, FX has a new Nip/Tuck. MTV has a new Real World at 10. Bravo has a new Launch My Line at »
- Bob Sassone
Here's everything you need to know about Lost, in 8 minutes, 15 seconds (of course)
9 hours ago
This video is fun whether you're a diehard fan of Lost who has never missed an episode or someone who has never seen the show but wants to see "what this show is all about." It's a summary of what has happened on the show since the beginning, all in 8 minutes, 15 seconds.
Now let's wait for fans who find things wrong with this video or ask "hey, they left out _______!"
[via GQ]
Filed under: Lost, Video, Reality-Free
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- Bob Sassone
What You Missed Last Night: Triumph goes to a dog spa
10 hours ago
Whether you love Conan's Tonight Show or hate it, you have to admit there aren't many "must see" segments on the show. Most of them are the segments where Conan or someone else goes on location somewhere. Like last night, when Triumph The Insult Comic Dog visited a spa that caters to dogs.
I'd like to see a casino for turtles.
[Watch clips and episodes of The Tonight Show and other shows at SlashControl.]
Filed under: Late Night, Video, Watercooler Talk, Talk Show, Reality-Free
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- Bob Sassone
Discovery Channel also going 3D
10 hours ago
The only way a 3D version of Espn could be cooler is if Espn aired some kind of awesome competition at the X-Games that involved skateboarders and sharks.
So until some stoned extreme sports team organizer invents "sharkboarding," we'll just have to settle with a three-dimensional Discovery Channel.
The network is teaming with Sony and IMAX to launch its own 3D, 24-hour channel by 2011. It doesn't say exactly what the programming will entail, but expect a lot of giant man-eating animals trying to jump out of your TV and claw their way up the food chain.
Filed under: HDTV, Documentary, Hardware, Reality-Free
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- Danny Gallagher
Review: Scrubs - Our White Coats / Our Couples
11 hours ago
(S09E07 / S09E08) I don't usually do a joint review when two episodes of a show air in the same night, but both these episodes were so interestingly similar in tone, that I felt it was better to discuss them together than separately. Also, I've got a case of the winter lazies.
But back to that first point: Many of you couldn't understand why I hated the episode on New Year's Day so much; many of you felt that it did a nice job of showcasing the med students as well as a maturing Turk and Elliot. But there was something so off about how those characters were written last week that it didn't sit well with me. This week's episodes showed me why. They also gave me a good indication of the pace and tone that Med School should settle into. Just hope it's not too late.
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- Joel Keller
Consider yourself warned: Carlos Mencia is returning to television
12 hours ago
Just when you thought you were rid of him, your television sucks him back in with a big emphasis on the "suck."
ABC approved a last minute deal for comedian Carlos Mencia to have his own sitcom.
The show will focus on his own life growing up in a "very large multigenerational immigrant family." How can we be sure its his actual family and not one that he stole from another comedian? Kidnapping is a still a felony offense, you know.
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Pickups and Renewals, Reality-Free
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- Danny Gallagher
Blockbuster trying to remain relevant with Hulu-like offering
12 hours ago
Blockbuster Video has finally started to realize that perhaps the reason that nobody is renting anymore is that they can download whatever they want to watch at home. With that in mind, the CEO announced that they are looking into offering a Hulu-like service that would allow people to view television shows at home.
They've already gotten VOD. Presumably, this new offering would use commercials and advertisements as an income source rather than having people pay for downloads.
Blockbuster used to be the dominant force in video-rentals back when VHS was the rage and they negotiated a "rental window" with the studios so that movies and TV shows couldn't be sold to the public until they were rented first. The invention of DVD's ruined that for them. Now, they're struggling to stay alive in light of competitors like NetFlix.
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- Brad Trechak
Review: Better Off Ted - Change We Can't Believe In
17 hours ago
(S02E08) Now this was an episode I could relate to. I hate small talk. This might sound cruel, but dealing with "energy sucking time gobblers" like Ryan was one of the things I hated most about working in an office. (That and having to wear pants, of course). So I can't blame Ted for wanting to cut the guy out of his life.
But Ted wasn't about to fire Ryan just for being a chatterbox. Instead, he took Veronica's advice (or Linda's advice, depending on who you ask) and decided to try and change him. And why not? Change is good. Except, of course, when it ruins a guy's life and causes an odd chain of events culminating in a stranger giving birth in the backseat of your car.
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- Mike Moody
Review: Better Off Ted - Beating a Dead Workforce
18 hours ago
(S02E07) Leave it to Veronica, the master of manipulation, to use an employee's death to increase productivity. Actually, she was only following the company's orders, which were to keep everyone working 14-hour days until, like Jenkins, they all dropped dead. In defiance, Ted took his sleepy little daughter and walked out of the office to a thundering round of applause. It sure was nice of everyone to pause their clapping while little Rosie had a tinkle.
It's always great to see Ted sticking his neck out for the worker drones. He cares about the people in his department, and he usually does his best to help them out, especially when they're too stupid to help themselves. Ted's attempt to snap one drone out of the company's spell led to my favorite exchange of the night:
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- Mike Moody
Review: The Biggest Loser - Week One
19 hours ago
(S09E01) That was fast. It seems like just last month we were crowning Danny "The Biggest Loser," and yet we're back at it already. The series returned to the "Couples" format for this ninth season, but that didn't stop them from finding even bigger contestants to throw at Bob and Jillian.
In fact, that was one of the first things the trainers talked about: how hard they were going to have to work to beat these guys into shape. Five contestants are weighing in at over 400 pounds, with one smashing Shay's record of 476 by coming in at 526 pounds. Two of those contestants are a set of twins weighing in at nearly a thousand pounds combined.
If being the biggest combined group ever wasn't embarrassing enough, the first thing these contestants learned was that their first weigh-in wasn't going to be at the Ranch. It was going to be in their hometowns. »
- Jason Hughes
Review: NCIS - Ignition
20 hours ago
(S07E11) The new year and a new story arc for Gibbs... Well, not exactly new because it turns out the hot lawyer who kept getting in his grill was connected to someone from the past. The hour was also a chance for McGee to go full McGeek, as well as Mr. Palmer to get some airtime dissecting a squirrel. And have I mentioned that the show also included allusions to Thunderball, The Jetsons and the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles? More on the latest NCIS after the jump.
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Filed under: OpEd, NCIS, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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- Allison Waldman
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