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‘Ugly Betty’ Bites: 18 Betty-ful clips from last night!
Another Friday night, another great batch of one-liners from the deliciously dialogued Ugly Betty! Here were my favorite quips from the evening: “I really liked your pitch for a green issue. Wilhelmina was wrong—it did not reek of recycled manure.” —Matt, to Betty “And I really liked your get ...
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Readers’ suggestions: ‘SNL’ sketches for Taylor Swift
Yesterday, provoked by Taylor Swift and Kristen Wiig’s Penelope-esque promo, we asked for your sketch ideas for Swift. I’m with NatAttack, who wrote: “I feel it’s time for SNL to parody one of the greatest online parodies of our time: Stuff White People Like. Surely Taylor ...
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Susan Boyle will sing on ‘DWTS,’ has purchased furniture
Scottish singer Susan Boyle will appear on Dancing With the Stars this week to perform material from I Dreamed a Dream, out Nov. 24. But that’s not all! According to People.com, the reluctant money-spender bought a three-piece sofa and recliner for her home in Blackburn, Scotland, plus a ...
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This Week on Stage: ‘The Understudy,’ ‘Idiot Savant,’ and ‘Nightingale’
This week saw the too-rapid close of the Neil Simon revival Brighton Beach Memoirs on Broadway, as well as the opening of three Off Broadway productions: The Understudy, starring Justin Kirk, Julie White, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar (at left); Idiot Savant with Willem Dafoe; and Nightingale with ...
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‘Project Runway Talk’: Raise your box of Kleenex for last man standing Christopher
Break out your hankies, Runway fans, ’cause in this latest installment of PRT, things get a little emotional. As this season’s fifth-place finisher explained to us the morning after his final episode, he’s a sensitive guy whose tear ducts go into overdrive when the cameras ...
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‘Survivor Talk’: Erik discusses the ultimate low of getting dissed on a high five
It’s bad enough getting blindsided by your own tribe, but then Survivor: Samoa’s Erik Cardona suffered the ultimate indignity when he found himself the unwitting victim of an unreciprocated high five! The ousted contestant joins us as we relive every single nanosecond of the ...
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2012 won’t be the end after all
Good news, PopWatchers! The world won’t be coming to an end in 2012, no matter what Roland Emmerich’s new movie says. We checked with Dr. Edwin Krupp, director of LA’s Griffith Observatory–who also happens to be an expert on the Mayan calendar–and he assured us that ...
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La Toya Jackson’s deleted ‘Bruno’ scene — not funny, just sad?
Remember that La Toya Jackson scene cut from Bruno after Michael Jackson’s death? Well, here it is, from the deleted scenes on the DVD (out Nov. 17). This doesn’t strike me as uproariously funny even before MJ’s death, and now it just seems a bit sad. What do you think?
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Was ‘The Office’’s suicide joke over the line?
The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention issued a press release this week criticizing The Office for its “graphic depiction of the suicide method” on last week’s Halloween episode. According to the organization, “‘there comes a point when jokes can go to far ...
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Is ABC’s ‘V’ anti-Obama? Let the debate begin!
Does ABC’s politically charged reboot of the eighties sci-fi series V have something against President Barack Obama? A number of critics and bloggers have noted what seems to be a critique of the new president’s messianic perception in the show’s pilot episode, which premiered ...
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Perhaps Germany appreciates Liz Lemon after all
It’s no secret that EW loves 30 Rock and has, quite literally, since Day 1. Which is why we were so surprised by reports earlier this week saying the NBC comedy’s earned a zero rating (less than 5,000 viewers) in its German debut on Sunday night. So surprised, in fact, the current ...
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HAL 9000 vs. IBM 7094: Which ‘Daisy’ is creepier?
As someone who thinks about 2001: A Space Odyssey perhaps too often, I’d like to thank Switched.com for feeding my never-ending hunger for HAL 9000 scoop and trivia. Turns out the song HAL sings before sputtering into obscurity, “Daisy,” was the first song ever ...
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Weekend Box Office Poll: What will you see? ‘A Christmas Carol’? Return to ‘Paranormal Activity’ or ‘This Is It’?
Nicole Sperling, one of EW’s esteemed box office numbers-crunchers, is predicting a big win for Disney’s A Christmas Carol this weekend, pulling in what she estimates will be $41 million. But are you movie-goers really ready to embrace the holiday spirit so soon? Or in the mood to ...
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Does ‘A Christmas Carol’ fall in the uncanny valley?
I’ve been seeing the posters and ads for A Christmas Carol eh-heeverywhere recently, and it gives me the creeps like whoa. Because from where I sit, this version is deep, deep into the uncanny valley. How can this image not give you the chills? Geesh: For the uninitiated, the uncanny ...
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‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch ideas for Taylor Swift: Go
popwatch.ew.com — Taylor Swift’s first promo for tomorrow’s Saturday Night Live alluded to Kanye West, but a couple more have popped up today, featuring the comparatively bite-size Kristen Wiig. All these promos sure do keep me wishing on a wishing star ... ‘Saturday Night Live’ sketch ideas for Taylor Swift: Go
Oprah is pondering some big changes — but it’s not the first time
popwatch.ew.com — Where will we get our Oprah fix after 2011? The latest news from her production company Harpo is that Winfrey is still deciding what she’ll do when current syndication deal with CBS expires in mid-2011. Will she re-up or move her talk show to ... Oprah is pondering some big changes — but it’s not the ...
Ashley Greene’s new projects: Is there life beyond ‘Twilight’?
The Twilight series’ Ashley Greene is certainly keeping busy when she’s not playing vampire Alice Cullen. In addition to New Moon, Greene’s got the trashy slasher movie Summer’s Moon out on DVD Nov. 10. And just last week, there was news she was in talks to star in the ...
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Clip du jour: ‘Milk Men’ takes on ‘Mad Men’
Mad Men parodies abound, and I am unable to resist their charms. “Milk Men” is awesome: We’ve had Sesame Street’s take, Mad Men in 60 seconds, and The Simpsons version of the opening. I don’t think I’ll ever tire of these, PopWatchers. What’s the best ...
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‘30 Rock’ recap: Do the robot
Bed bugs, Kathy Geiss as Susan Boyle, the return of Moon Vest, and the knowledge that Kenneth speaks Latin: Ah, “Audition Day,” you had your moments. These are the ten best lines from last night’s 30 Rock, in chronological order: “I’m already not liking some of ...
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‘The Office’ recap: Do not test my politeness
“Double Date” brought an end to the Michael/Helene love story, which was obviously not going to last but I thought would be around for at least a few more episodes, but we saw another relationship bloom and grow: Dwight and Andy’s. Oh, those two. Punching, naked photos, and a ...
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