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Happy Days: Jump the Shark :: Indiana Jones 4: Nuke the Fridge
I just crafted an analogy for you there.
You see, we already have an expression for the moment when a once brilliant TV franchise turns sour. It's called "jumping the shark" and it can be traced back to a moment in Happy Days when the Fonz (Henry W...
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Emmy Semifinalists: Supporting Actress in a Comedy
We've got some more semifinalists for you here.
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy
Kristin Chenoweth - Pushing Daisies
Conchata Ferrell - Two and a Half Men
Jenna Fischer - The Office
Jane Krakowski - 30 Rock
Judith Light - Ugly Betty
Elizabeth P......
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McKidd Journeying to Anatomy?
He already has a "Mc" in his name, so Kevin McKidd seems like a perfect fit...
That's right! Keving McKidd, of the dearly departed Journeyman and Rome before that, is in talks to join the cast of Grey's Anatomy.
He would play a doctor coming to work...
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Criminal Minds: Part Deux?
We already have 3 CSIs coming from CBS. That's probably enough. However, there's only one Criminal Minds. For now, that is.
According to Michael Ausiello (now at Entertainment Weekly), "substantive discussions are currently taking place between CBS...
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Michael Imperioli Joins Life on Mars
Michael Imperioli - best known as Christopher on The Sopranos - has joined the cast of the rumored to be troubled pilot.
He will play Detective Ray Carling.
Source: TV Guide
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Where is the next Top Chef?
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Starter Wife to Return as Series; Adds Cast
You may remember the Starter Wife as a miniseries on USA Network last summer.
Well, after some positive ratings and critical success (the show received several Emmy nominations), the show will return in the Fall for 10 new episodes; it is now a ful...
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Mike to Return to DH...
...but as the finale revealed to us, he won't be with Susan.
You may have been concerned after the crazy flash-forward in the season finale of Desperate Housewives that James Denton's job (playing Mike Delfino) was in jeopardy.
However, Denton has j.........
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Jerry Ferrara Spills Entourage Scoop
Jerry Ferrara tells OK Magazine a little bit more than he's supposed to about the plot for the upcoming season of Entourage.
Read it only if you want to know:
Secrets from Entourage's New Season
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Secret Life Gets Record Ratings
I watched the premiere of The Secret Life of The American Teenager last night on ABC Family, so I guess that makes me one out of the record 2.8 million viewers.
Yep, the show set a record for the network for the most viewers for a new show's premie.........
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Watch the Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge Finalists
You may remember the Atom Star Wars Fan Movie Challenge that we featured back in May.
Well...the finalists have been announced and are available for viewing!
You can watch the videos and vote for your favorites here:
The Star Wars 2008 Fan Movie Chal...
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Enter SideReel's Burn Notice Giveaway
USA Network's hit series Burn Notice returns Thursday, July 10th at 10pm/9c. Why was Michael Westen burned? And what's he gonna do about it? The answers every Burn Notice fan wants begin to take shape with the Season Two premiere. The new season a...............
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Emmy Semifinalists: Supporting Actor in a Comedy
Looks like Entourage and 30 Rock are dominating here:
Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Semifinalists
Jon Cryer - Two and a Half Men
Kevin Dillon - Entourage
Justin Kirk - Weeds
Neil Patrick Harris - How I Met Your Mother
John Krasinski - The Office
Ja......
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Emmy Semifinalists: Lead Actor and Lead Actress in a Drama
Yesterday we learned of the Emmy semifinalists for the Outstanding Supporting Actor and Actress categories, and today we can consider the lead actors and actresses.
And the semifinalists are:
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Gabriel Byrne - I...
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Cloverfield 2 Has Been Put on Hold
As of now, the producers say that they haven't found an idea that is worth making into a movie.
Says director Matt Reeves, "The thing that we sort of promised ourselves is we only wanted to do another one if we could come up with something that fel...
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Baby Borrowers Changes Timeslot
Beginning this evening, The Baby Borrowers will be moving into its Wednesday at 9PM timeslot.
The show premiered last Wednesday at 8PM on NBC.
Source: BuddyTV
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Season 2 Scoop for Damages
Korbi from Zap2it shares some Season 2 Scoop.
Mild spoilers included:
Damages Season 2: What's On Tap
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Looks Like Look Will Be Sticking Around
TV Land has renewed She's Got the Look for a second season, which will consist of 8 episodes, up from 6 in the first season.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Emmy Semifinalists: Supporting Actress in a Drama
And the leakage continues!
Check out the list of semifinalists for the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama:
Jane Alexander - Tell Me You Love Me
Candice Bergen - Boston Legal
Rose Byrne - Damages
Jill Clayburgh - Dirty Sexy Money
Sharon G......
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Emmy Semifinalists: Supporting Actor in a Drama
Again, these are unofficially leaked. In this category we have 11 names for you:
Naveen Andrews - Lost
Bruce Dern - Big Love
Christian Clemenson - Boston Legal
Ted Danson - Damages
Michael Emerson - Lost
Zeljko Ivanek - Damages
T.R. Knight - Grey's Anatomy
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Emmy Semifinalists: Lead Actress in a Comedy
And the 10 (unofficial) nominees are:
Christina Applegate - Samantha Who?
Marcia Cross - Desperate Housewives
America Ferrera - Ugly Betty
Tina Fey - 30 Rock
Anna Friel - Pushing Daisies
Felicity Huffman - Desperate Housewives
Eva Longoria Parker - Despe...
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Caviezel, McKellan Locked Up for AMC's The Prisoner
From TV Guide:
"Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellan are on board to star in The Prisoner, an update on the 1960s cult hit that will air as a six-part miniseries on AMC next year.
Caviezel will play the title role of "Number Six" and McKellan will costar a...
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Tawny Cypress to Guest on Army Wives
Tawny Cypress, last seen on the first season of Heroes, will be guest starring on Army Wives in a multiple episode arc as a local newspaper reporter.
She will form a close friendship with the character of Pamela.
Source: TV Guide
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NBC Orders More Kath and Kim
The pilot still hasn't aired, but apparently NBC thinks they have something special, as they have ordered an additional 7 episodes of new series Kath and Kim, starring Molly Shannon and Selma Blair.
This brings the total number of episodes to 13.
So......
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Octagon Global Recruting
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Amy Ryan to Stick Around The Office
Amy Ryan, who provided some of the sweeter moments in the season finale of The Office (when interacting with Michael) has signed on to reprise her role as new HR rep Holly (Toby's replacement) for several episodes next season.
Perhaps this means th...
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Bright Young Hollywood - Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair has done a special (including a cover, displayed here) on Hollywood's New Wave.
Included in the story are the cast of Gossip Girl, Superbad's Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Hunter Parrish of Weeds, The Jonas Brothers and more.
Check out the f...
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Mary-Kate Olsen Talks Wackness and Spencer Pratt on Letterman
Mary-Kate Olsen dishes on her new movie The Wackness on David Letterman as well as discussing the reality star that we all hate, Spencer Pratt.
Check it out on TV Guide:
Mary-Kate Sells Out Spencer Pratt's Anger Issues
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Get the Sopranos on DVD...for $400 Big Ones
Beginning November 11, the complete The Sopranos is being released on DVD.
The set will consist of 30 discs, including 2 discs of extras.
It also comes with a rather hefty price tag...$400.
Source: TV Guide
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The Secret Life...Premiering Tuesday, July 1st
The Secret Life of The American Teenager is premiering tomorrow evening on ABC Family at 8/7c!
If you haven't seen the previews yet, the show focuses on a high school girl that becomes pregnant after a one night stand, and how this affects her fami...
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Test your Pixar Smarts
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Wall-E Cleans Up the Box Office
Wall-E has triumphed over Angelina Jolie and a bullet curving James McAvoy to earn an estimated 62.5 million dollars over the weekend. This will be the 9th consecutive #1 opening for Pixar.
Wanted didn't do half badly either, earning around $51.1 m...
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A Horrible Premiere Date
First we got a teaser trailer, and now we have both an official website as well as a date that Joss Whedon's Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog will be coming live to your computer screens...July 15th!
Actually, the musical will be a multiple day event...
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Just 1 Short Month Until Shark Week!
"Live every week like it's Shark Week."
So says Tracy Jordan on 30 Rock.
At any rate, Discovery Channel has announced the schedule for this year's Shark Week, which will air July 27 to August 2nd. Sunday through Friday programming will run from 7 p....
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Another Scrubs Intern...
Lee Thompson Young has joined the growing cast of the new set of Scrubs interns, which already includes Aziz Ansari, Betsy Beutler and Eliza Coupe.
Thompson Young has been seen recently on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles and as Cyborg in Sm......
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Finalists Annouced for Best Series Emmy Categories
The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences usually just lets us know when we're down to the 5 nominees for Primetime Emmys in the Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Drama Series categories.
Not this year! This year we can obsess over who will...
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Steve Carell to Remain in "Office"
"That's what he said."
Ricky Gervais has reported on his personal blog that Steve Carell has signed on for a whopping 3 more years of NBC's The Office!
Says Gervais, "Steve Carell (now one of the most bankable film stars in the world) has just signe...
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Introducing...the Dr. Horrible Teaser Trailer
Joss Whedon is giving us a lot to be excited for these days.
Not only are we getting the totally awesome looking Dollhouse next Spring, but Whedon also revealed awhile back that during the writer's strike he had crafted an internet musical, otherwi.........
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Spider-Man 4 is Almost Certainly, Probably a Go
Yep. You have read this correctly. Mark your calendars because come May 2011, Spider-Man 4 will likely be swinging onto your movie screens.
As explained by J.K. Simmons (J. Jonah Jameson in the first 3 films), "Nobody's signed anything on any dotte...
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Bravo Announces New Housewives Locale
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Jeff Goldblum Joins Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Jeff Goldblum, who was seen relatively recently on television on the shortly lived Raines, (though most of us probably remember from older flicks such as Independence Day and Jurassic Park) has joined the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
Goldb.........
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CBS Orders More Password
CBS has ordered 6 additional episodes of game show Million Dollar Password.
The program has averaged 9.5 million viewers after 4 airings.
Source: zap2it
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Casting Roundup: 6/25/2008
1. Battlestar Galactica's Tricia Helfer has been cast in a pilot for FOX called Inseparable. The show will focus on a forensic psychiatrist that has a split personality (and one of those personalities might be just a little bit psycho murderer...s...............
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Surviving the Filthy Rich is Now "Privileged"
The CW has changed the name of new Fall show Surviving the Filthy Rich.
The show is now the much shorter Privileged.
Better? Worse? Same?
Additionally, the role of the grandmother has been recast. The role will now be played by Anne Archer instead of...
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House Spinoff News
We mentioned to you awhile back that a House spinoff was in the works - where a new character, a private investigator, would be introduced next season and ultimately leave for his own show.
Well, this private investigator now has a name and a face!...............
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The Rescue Me Minisodes Have Begun!
Don't forget that the first of the ten Rescue Me minisodes that will be airing on FX this summer premiered last night.
If you missed it, check it out over at crackle.com. Do it! It's only 5 minutes long.
This first minisode focuses on Sean and his a...
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So What About That Arrested Development Movie...?
Ever since the completely thrilling announcement of an upcoming Arrested Development film a few months ago, we have heard little more news about the item.
Fear not, the movie is still coming!
Jason Bateman has reconfirmed to MSNBC that "It's in the ...
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First review for The Dark Knight
Here is the first leaked review for the upcoming film (spoiler free):
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Nicole Richie to Appear on Chuck
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Casting Roundup: 6/24/2008
Here is a roundup of the notable TV show casting that has occurred today:
1. Michaela McManus, probably known to many as Lindsey on One Tree Hill has joined the cast of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as the new ADA. For fans of One Tree Hill, th.........
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Taylor Momsen Gets Modeling Gig
Gossip Girl actress Taylor Momsen can now add another title to her resume: model.
She has been signed with IMG Models. At age 14, she will also be one of the youngest girls with the agency.
Source: Fashionista
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Now is Your Chance to Catch Eli Stone!
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Amsterdam Star Gets New Gig
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who really caught my attention in his brief run as the lead on the now canceled New Amsterdam has thankfully caught the attention of others as well!
The actor has been cast in Virtuality, a new pilot from Ronald D. Moore of B......
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Watch Masi Oka 'Get Smart'
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Box Office Doesn't Love Guru, Gets Smart
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Get Smart, starring Steve Carell and Anne Hathaway has cleaned up at the box office this weekend, earning an estimated $39.2 million dollars, despite receiving average to bad reviews. This exceeded the figures that Warner Brothers was estimating f...
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Middleman Snags Sorbo for Guest Role
Remember Kevin Sorbo (Hercules, Andromeda, a few episodes of The OC)?
Well, great news for any Sorbo fans out there! ABC Family has snagged Sorbo to guest star on an upcoming episode of new series The Middleman!
Sorbo will be playing a middleman fro...
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Tom Brokaw to Moderate Meet the Press
Since the untimely passing of Tim Russert last week, the big question on everyone's mind has been who will be replacing him as moderator of NBC's Meet the Press.
Obviously, there is no replacing Tim Russert. However, Brian Williams (NBC Nightly New...
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Camp Rock Scores Big Ratings
From Variety:
"Disney Channel's Jonas Brothers movie Camp Rock debuted big Friday night, though it didn't match last year's record-setting "High School Musical 2."
"Camp Rock" averaged 8.9 million total viewers at 8-10 p.m. Friday, making it the net...
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SideReel Stars of the Week: 6/20/2008
Happy Friday, Reelers!
Here's a few shoutouts to some SideReelers that we can't help but having noticed have done some great things this week:
1. Reeler Oiiip has singlehandedly spearheaded the effort to get the Case Closed page in top shape - addin...
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NY Times Magazine Profiles Mad Men Creator
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HBO's In Treatment Remains in Session
The HBO program In Treatment has been in TV limbo for awhile now - neither renewed for another season nor canceled - but word has finally come that the program will survive to see another treatment session.
The second season will be introducing new...............
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Heroes Mural Spotted in Los Angeles' Historic Core
Filming for the new season of Heroes has begun and apparently this new mural is a part of it!
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Heroes Mural Raises Question: Why Do Only Film Shoots Get Cool Alleys?
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Interview with Nicole Fiscella
Here's a cool interview with Gossip Girl's Nicole Fiscella, who just happens to be 28 in real life (who knew) and getting a master's in Nutrition, as well as appearing in Gossip Girl.
Read the interview here:
Five Questions: Gossip Girl's Nicole Fis...
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Camp Rock Premieres Tonight
The Disney Channel's latest attempt to clone High School Musical airs tonight at 8PM in the form of Camp Rock, starring Demi Lovato, Alyson Stoner and teen sensations The Jonas Brothers.
Check out some reviews for Camp Rock below:
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Worst Reality Shows of the Summer
There are just so many to choose from...from Greatest American Dog to Wipeout to I Survived a Japanese Game Show.
What are the worst reality shows of the summer?
Check out Vultures listing of the Top 20:
Unscripted Apocalypse: The Twenty Worst Realit...
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Casting Roundup: Friday, June 20
There has been so much casting news every day lately that I decided it might be easier to reveal it all in one nice big summary post.
Casting that has occurred today:
1. Ever Carradine (Commander in Chief, Women's Murder Club) has signed on for 8 e...............
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24 Season 7 Scoop: It's the Future!
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Dave Annable Chats B&S
The adorable Dave Annable chatted about Brothers & Sisters with Kristin from E!Online.
Here is the interview:
We hear there's gonna be a new brother on the show. What can you tell us?
Yes, there is. We don't know who that is. They haven't started cas...
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Matthew Perry Gets Showtime Pilot
From Variety:
"Branching out further from his Friends (1994) persona, Matthew Perry is headed to Showtime with a project co-written with veteran producer Peter Tolan.
Perry will star and take co-creator/exec producer credit on "The End of Steve." So...
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Not so Big Love: 2 Seasons in Just 4 Minutes
It's the latest series summary video to emerge - 2 seasons
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