Why You Should Watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, FX, Editorial,
If you’re not yet watching FX’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you need to start, especially if you were a fan of shows like Seinfeld or Arrested Development. Like those shows, It’s Always Sunny excels at creating an amoral, dysfunctional group dynamic. The gang, consisting of Charlie, Mac, siblings Dennis and Dee, and their father, Frank (played by Danny DeVito), is a collection of losers who continually get into hilarious scrapes.
For example, last night, Dennis and Dee quit working at the gang’s bar after their father buys into it. Instead of trying to find new jobs, they decide to try to scheme their way onto welfare: “Hello. I’m a recovering crackhead . This is my retarded sister that I take care of. I’d like some welfare, please.” Of course, neither of them see anything wrong with this plan, and Dee even wears a pink bike helmet in order to look “retarded.” They even go on to actually buy crack from a dealer as if they were ordering a Happy Meal at the McDonald’s drive thru: “One, please.” This is just a taste of the wonderfully politically incorrect humor of this show, and the fact that it airs on FX allows it a lot of leeway in terms of what the characters can do and say. However, even though the characters are all pretty horrible people, they also seem just like those people you knew from college who never quite grew up afterwards.
I tried watching a couple of episodes of the first season of this show last year, but I think I wasn’t paying proper attention because it didn’t really catch me. But when FX started pushing this season heavily, and hilarious spots for it kept coming on during Rescue Me, I decided to give it another go and downloaded the first season (seven episodes) from iTunes. It’s well worth catching up on the show that way. This season is just as funny, and Danny DeVito makes a solid, if not entirely necessary, addition to the cast.
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia airs at 10 PM on Thursdays on the FX network, and I’m sure this week’s episodes will repeat at some point. Watch it now!
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Jack Bauer to Save Himself Next Season on 24
Posted by Christina Furtado Categories: Drama, Prime Time, FOX, 24, News,
On the next season of 24, Jack Bauer will take a break from saving the world—he’s going to be too busy saving himself. In a British newspaper interview on Sunday, Kiefer Sutherland reveals, “This one’s much more about him saving his own [expletive deleted]. He’ll go from being the one who hunts people down to the one who’s being hunted, so that in itself turns the show around.”
I think this makes a lot of sense, since Jack has certainly pissed off a great many people during five seasons of really long days. Also, perhaps a slight change of format will help recharge the show creatively—how many times can you save the world without repeating the same tricks?—though the Emmys think the show is just fine, artistically. Even so, I do have to admit to giving up on it out of boredom partway through last season, though I hear that it got a lot better at the end.
Jack Bauer is also well on his way to being a franchise, what with Read More | NY Post
A Match Made in Reality TV Heaven?
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Reality, NBC, Apprentice, The - Donald, News,
Oh those wacky reality TV people… the latest love connection, although they did not appear on the same show, pairs Extreme Makeover dentist Dr. Bill Dorfman with Apprentice contestant Jennifer (“Zenthura” – if you saw season 4, you’ll get the joke) Murphy. The couple were married Friday evening, according to People magazine. The site of the wedding? The Trump National Golf Club in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. The Donald was even there as a guest, as well as other former Apprentice contestants.
The two (Dorfman, 47, and Murphy, 27) met during the 2004 Miss USA pageant. Murphy was Miss Oregon and Dorfman was in the audience. According to People, they didn’t connect until a year later, when she appeared in an ad for teeth whitening by Dorfman’s company, Discus Dental.
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Let the Rumors Begin – Possible Lost Movie Planned
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Lost, Rumors,
There have been some rumors swirling that Lost creator Damon Lindelof plans to end the series with a movie. Cinematical reports that Lindelof is “simply throwing the idea out there as something he’s really interested in doing.” So, nothing confirmed yet, but he has discussed that he would like to do five seasons, then release a movie to wrap up the whole series. Lindelof explained that it would prevent the ABC network from extending the show for years longer than it should run.
Fans should welcome the idea, but I’m sure others will think it’s just another way for the Lost folks to make even more money. We’ll have to wait and see if this rumor ever sees the light of day. For now, I’ll just keep wasting my life on the Internet trying to make sense of all the Lost theories.
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Stephen King Short Stories to Begin Next Week
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Drama, Cable, TNT-HD,
A four-week anthology series of Stephen King’s short stories will kick off on Wednesday at 9PM on TNT. The series, Nightmares & Dreamscapes: From the Stories of Stephen King, showcases eight one-hour stories, the first of which is titled “Battleground” with William Hurt. The story features a hit man who murders a toy company CEO, then is forced to battle toy soldiers delivered to him from the toy company.
The casting of these episodes offers something for everyone – including William H. Macy, Kim Delaney, Steven Weber, Samantha Mathis, Jeremy Sisto, Ron Livingston, Henry Thomas, Tom Berenger – among other big names. Check out the full details at the TNT site.
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Gilmore Girls star Alexis Bledel, who plays Rory, has split with her former co-star, Milo Ventimiglia. Ventimiglia played the rebellious Jess, who dated Rory on the show. The two also dated in real life. They were together for three years, significantly longer than their small screen alter egos.
So far, no details on the split, only that Ventimiglia’s spokesman told People he’s currently single.
Both actors will be appearing on separate TV series’s in the fall. Bledel will continue her role as Rory on Gilmore Girls and Ventimiglia will appear on NBC’s new show Heroes.
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David Hasselhoff Thrown Out of Wimbledon
Posted by Stephanie Whiteside Categories: Talent, Gossip,
David Hasselhoff was thrown out of Wimbledon. The former Baywatch star was behaving in an aggressive manner and believed to be intoxicated. He was refused entry to the players bar and began to create a scene, shouting “All I want is a drink! Do you know who I am?!” The story gets even juicier. When listening to the radio this morning, they reported that when officials went to eject Hasselhoff, they found that he didn’t even have a ticket—he had snuck in without one!
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Shocking news to the fans of As The World Turns. Actor Benjamin Hendrickson, 55, was found dead in his New York home over the weekend after an apparent suicide. The Emmy-award winner played the role of Chief Hal Munson on the soap for over 20 years. He had reportedly been distraught since the death of his mother three years ago. Hendrickson’s last air date on CBS will be July 12.
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Apprentice Involved In Another Lawsuit
Posted by Abby Rose Dalto Categories: Reality, NBC, Apprentice, The - Donald,
Nicholas Christakis, who was rejected from The Apprentice, is suing for being kept off the show. Christakis claims that producer Mark Burnett is guilty of unfair business practices, defamation of character, slander, and libel, during the final casting of the show’s first season.
The lawsuit seeks $250 million in damages and names both Burnett and real estate mogul Donald Trump as defendants. This is not the first trip to court for Christakis. His family sued the Billerica, Massachusetts Board of Health in 2002 for shutting down their restaurant.
This is not the first trip to court for The Apprentice either. Mark Bethea brought a lawsuit against NBC, Trump, and Burnett in 2004, alleging that The Apprentice was actually his idea and that Burnett stole it. Having registered the concept for the show (titled CEO) with the Writers Guild of America in 2000, Bethea claims he pitched the show to Burnett in 2001. The lawsuit was finally settled this May, but the terms were not disclosed.
James W. Schottel, Jr., a quadriplegic lawyer, sued the show in 2005 for discrimination. He stipulated that the audition rules that demand “excellent physical health” was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He later dropped the suit after the wording of the application was altered.
Mark Burnett Productions also filed a lawsuit related to The Apprentice in 2005, against Madison Road Entertainment. Burnett and his company alleged that they misrepresented themselves as being the sole company involved in Apprentice product placement deals. He claims they overcharged companies for participating in the show but only gave Burnett company a portion of the fees earned. Madison Road Entertainment countersued and accussed Burnett of simply trying to eliminate competition, citing the fact that no companies who bought sponsorship complained about being overcharged.
Meanwhile, Trump is set to open a new production company in Los Angeles. The company, which will be run by a former Apprentice contestant, Andy Litinsky, will likely introduce a TV version of the board game Monopoly as its first project.
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Shannen Doherty and Others to Guest Host on The View
Posted by Abby Rose Dalto Categories: Daytime, Reality, Talk Shows, ABC, Cable, American Idol, Gossip,
After the loss of Meredith Viera and the “gain” of losing Star Jones Reynolds, The View will feature a series of guest hosts for the next few weeks.
Some of the upcoming guests will include American Idol finalist Katharine McPhee (July 19), and Carrie Ann Inaba of Dancing with the Stars (July 10). All My Children‘s Susan Lucci appeared yesterday, while singer-actress Brandy (of Moesha and America’s Got Talent) guest hosted today and Wednesday July 5.
Perhaps the most highly anticipated appearance - in my humble opinion only, I’m sure - is that of Shannen Doherty. Doherty, known for her starring roles in (and allegedly bitter departures from) Beverly Hills 90210 and Charmed, is sheduled to guest host July 31 and August 1.
The actress, infamous as being “trouble” due to rumors of stormy relationships with cast members and a shortlived marriage to Ashley Hamilton, is unlikely to be considered as a permanent replacement though. Her new reality show Breaking Up With Shannen Doherty, in which she will help people get out of toxic relationships, premieres August 1 on Oxygen.
The View won’t be making a permanent replacement until after Rosie O’Donnell’s debut on September 5. (The show will be on a month-long hiatus before that starting August 4).
Meanwhile, no one is quite sure what Reynolds is up to. She posted details on how to contact Barbara Walters, the president of ABC Daytime, and an executive producer of The View on her website recently. However, as of this Thursday the information was down.
Debbie Matenopoulos, who was fired from The View in 1999, appeared on Fox’s Good Day LA last week and had this message for Reynolds: “It’s called ‘show business.’”
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