So Dan gets his new heart -- except a dog with the drug-induced munchies gets to it before it can get to Dan's chest. While we marvel over that development, Dan rails against God, then decides to say his goodbyes. Things go well (or as well as can be expected) with Nathan and Lucas, but but fall apart when Jamie asks Dan what really happened to Uncle Keith. Oof. Meanwhile, Julian's father loses his job at the studio, which means all of his movies are in limbo. The Beek is fine -- he gets paid regardless -- but Lucas and Julian mourn the loss of the film -- and their production bonus. Leave it to the Beek to turn those frowns upside-down, both with a pep-talk and with trickery. Yay, Beek!
Meanwhile, Haley is weighing her options with her principal, who takes the hard line that Haley needs to print a retraction, apologize to her class, and basically do everything but submit to a spanking in the cafeteria. And Hales looks like she's going to do it -- but at the last minute, she realizes that it's better to tell the truth. Sam could learn that, too, when she takes the rap for some food that Jack steals, and Brooke proclaims her "unfixable." Plus, Nanny Deb and Skills actually get a plot, Peyton and Lucas hardly acknowledge last week's trauma, and Jamie plays Sims. Oy.
Find out who had the biggest problem with the dog plot twist, discover which character had a heart of gold (and loins of Goldschlager), hear what classic plot Mia is looking forward to, weigh in on our Sam vs. Brooke debate, and learn what Jackie and Mia's Sims are doing. Plus,discover how the show could keep filming if some of our favorite characters kick the bucket!
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2009年3月27日星期五
'One Tree Hill' Aftergasm: It's a Dog-Eat-Heart World
The metaphor of Dan Scott’s heart on One Tree Hill reached its apex in last night’s episode. After waiting for more than a year to get a donor heart, a search stalled by Nanny Carrie kidnaping him, Dan finally got a heart,. Only to have it snatched away at the last minute.
In a scene that straddled the line between comedy and tragedy, a stoned dog ate Dan’s donor heart. My initial reaction was laughter, but the more I think about it, the more I realize it was the perfect move in this storyline.
Don't Miss
'One Tree Hill' Spoilers for Season 6
One Tree Hill: Season 6 Premiere Recap
Exclusive Interview: Chad Michael Murray of 'One Tree Hill'
One Tree Hill: Episode 6.18 "Searching for a Former Clarity" Recap (Page 1/4)
'One Tree Hill' Fans React to Chad Michael Murray's YouTube Comments
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Ever since he was released from prison, Dan Scott has been on a road to redemption. He’s tried to atone for his past mistakes, but it hasn’t been easy, nor should it. If he had simply gotten a new heart, it would’ve cheated fans. The new heart could be used as a metaphor for the changed man Dan has become.
But One Tree Hill wasn’t interested in an easy fix. Instead, the show left him with the rotten, blackened heart he’s had all along and forced him to change. Through all the lies and deceit Dan has used over the years, that chance to prove himself came when Jamie asked him who killed Keith.
The old Dan would’ve lied or sugar-coated the truth to make himself look better. The new Dan simply told Jamie the truth, even though his grandson is the only person on the show who doesn’t completely hate him. It was a difficult decision, but one that allowed him to turn the corner and proved that even though his physical heart is dying, his emotional heart is capable of healing.
That newfound strength allowed him to confront his two sons on the basketball court and deliver an amazingly heartfelt speech about how terrible he was, how sorry he is, and how great Lucas and Nathan are. It proved that Dan does have a new heart, even if it’s strictly metaphorical.
In a scene that straddled the line between comedy and tragedy, a stoned dog ate Dan’s donor heart. My initial reaction was laughter, but the more I think about it, the more I realize it was the perfect move in this storyline.
Don't Miss
'One Tree Hill' Spoilers for Season 6
One Tree Hill: Season 6 Premiere Recap
Exclusive Interview: Chad Michael Murray of 'One Tree Hill'
One Tree Hill: Episode 6.18 "Searching for a Former Clarity" Recap (Page 1/4)
'One Tree Hill' Fans React to Chad Michael Murray's YouTube Comments
More on...One Tree Hill >>
Ever since he was released from prison, Dan Scott has been on a road to redemption. He’s tried to atone for his past mistakes, but it hasn’t been easy, nor should it. If he had simply gotten a new heart, it would’ve cheated fans. The new heart could be used as a metaphor for the changed man Dan has become.
But One Tree Hill wasn’t interested in an easy fix. Instead, the show left him with the rotten, blackened heart he’s had all along and forced him to change. Through all the lies and deceit Dan has used over the years, that chance to prove himself came when Jamie asked him who killed Keith.
The old Dan would’ve lied or sugar-coated the truth to make himself look better. The new Dan simply told Jamie the truth, even though his grandson is the only person on the show who doesn’t completely hate him. It was a difficult decision, but one that allowed him to turn the corner and proved that even though his physical heart is dying, his emotional heart is capable of healing.
That newfound strength allowed him to confront his two sons on the basketball court and deliver an amazingly heartfelt speech about how terrible he was, how sorry he is, and how great Lucas and Nathan are. It proved that Dan does have a new heart, even if it’s strictly metaphorical.
Is Chad Michael Murray Being Forced Out of One Tree Hill?
I gotta make sure YouTube comes down to tape this." —Michael Scott, The Office
Oh my.
Score another one for citizen journalism. YouTubers in the Carolinas caught One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray telling fans some shocking tidbits about his future on the CW's hit drama, including (gasp!), "I won't be back."
Other jaw-dropping statements from the footage included:
"They don't want me...I'm not joking."
"See, this is what all the fans should do online, is start blogging and being pissed off that they don't want that. That's what they should do."
"They're not bringing me back next year...because they want to save money."
"This is actually the last scene we're shooting, right now. Shh..."
The CW has already picked up One Tree Hill for a seventh season, but which castmembers will return remains an open question. Does this mean Murray is definitely out as Lucas Scott? Sure seems like it, but we're working now to get you the official word from the network, studio and Murray's reps
Oh my.
Score another one for citizen journalism. YouTubers in the Carolinas caught One Tree Hill star Chad Michael Murray telling fans some shocking tidbits about his future on the CW's hit drama, including (gasp!), "I won't be back."
Other jaw-dropping statements from the footage included:
"They don't want me...I'm not joking."
"See, this is what all the fans should do online, is start blogging and being pissed off that they don't want that. That's what they should do."
"They're not bringing me back next year...because they want to save money."
"This is actually the last scene we're shooting, right now. Shh..."
The CW has already picked up One Tree Hill for a seventh season, but which castmembers will return remains an open question. Does this mean Murray is definitely out as Lucas Scott? Sure seems like it, but we're working now to get you the official word from the network, studio and Murray's reps
2009年3月26日星期四
TV Recap: Lost - Whoah, Where'd You Learn To Do That?
Spoiler alert: Sayid Jarah does not die in this episode. But Lord knows I was worried he would. Between rumors there would be a major character death this season-- isn't there one every season?-- and Sayid's generally tragic character arc, I was nearly convinced this would be it for our favorite Iraqi, which lent this episode all kinds of dramatic tension. Luckily, Sayid will live to see another day, but that doesn't mean this episode didn't have its share of amazing moments-- plus a complete "What the....?" at the end that might be the best loop Lost has thrown in a good long while. They've still got it!
"It's in your nature. It's what you are. You're a killer, Sayid."
That's the theme of tonight's episode, as very clearly expressed in a prologue set during Sayid's childhood, when he's the little kid who can slaughter a chicken when his friend doesn't have the guts. Later in life, after he's done all sorts of contract killing on behalf of Ben Linus, Ben sets him free to live him life. But of course, that can't last, as Ben turns up to bother Sayid when he's building houses in the Dominican Republic, and tells Sayid that Widmore's people murdered Locke. That lying rat! Sayid either sees through Ben's lies or can't be bothered, as he keeps hammering those nails, but we know he can't stay away for long. But in the meantime...
"A twelve-year-old Benjamin Linus brought me a chicken salad sandwich, how do you think I'm doing?
Sayid remains in Dharma custody, and even though Sawyer wants to stop by and check on him, all he can really say is "Say you want to be Dharma, and I can help you. Otherwise, go find Richard and figure something else out." For some reason Sayid won't defect to Dharma, which leaves him with just one friend... Lil' Ben Linus, who keeps bringing him sandwiches and asking about Richard, since at this point he already knows about the Others and just how damn special he is. Sayid suggests to Lil' Ben that he can help the kid escape Dharma, especially after encountering nasty dad Roger, but in the meantime there are some gentle Dharma hippies who really want some answers out of Sayid, and they've got Oldham, who is so skilled in answer-getting and torture that Sawyer explains to Sayid, "He's our you." And in the meantime Kate has figured out that Sawyer and Juliet are shacking up, but thus far that doesn't really matter. Oh, but we've still got a flashback to deal with, so....
"I just thought you looked sad. I like sad men."
After he walks away from Ben at the marina, promising he doesn't want to be involved in whatever return trip to the island he has planned, Sayid winds up at a bar and flirting with none other than Ilana, whom he initially assumes is a prostitute but he takes her home anyway. Just when he's removing her killer boots and getting ready to show her some serious Iraqi love, Ilana kicks him in the face and tells him she'll kill his ass if he makes another move. Because she's a bounty hunter! And I am now officially ready to see Ilana become a major character, even if she's still stuck on the beach with stupid Cesar and an unconscious Ben in the present. Anyway, Ilana is bringing Sayid to justice in Guam for the dude he killed on the golf course at Ben's behalf, and when Sayid realizes he's getting on a plane with the rest the Oceanic Six, he begs to get on another plane. But Ilana, no nonsense, refuses. And that's how we wind up with Sayid tied to a tree, being questioned by some hippie dude named Oldham and Horace Goodspeed in 1977...
"Because i am from the future."
Oldham, being the hippie torture expert that he is, gives Sayid a truth serum, and Sayid, kinda like Doc Brown in Back to the Future III, starts spouting all kinds of truths that no one is really ready to hear. But we also get to see Sayid laughing, which I don't think he's gotten to do during the entire course of the show-- poor tortured soul. Still, he talks enough about all the Dharma hatches to make everyone suspicious about him, and all of Dharmaville gets together for a big town vote about whether they should let the poor guy live. Sawyer is the only one who wants to spare him, while even new mom Amy (trying to protect her innocent little boy Ethan) wants to kill the guy. Sawyer tries to go down and let Sayid escape, and Sayid refuses, saying he knows what he's there for. Sawyer tries to go to Kate and figure out what the hell he's talking about, but in the meantime, someone has clearly learned a defensive measure from Hurley, because a flaming Dharma bus has come rolling through the village.
"You were right about me. I am a killer."
The flaming bus is enough distraction for Lil' Ben to come down to Sayid's cell and free him (Did Lil' Ben set the bus on fire? Probably!) Sayid tells Ben he'll take him to his leaders, in fact, that's why Sayid is there to begin with. Sayid, who does not really know Richard Alpert from Adam, is totally making this up! So Lil' Ben and Sayid go traipsing off into the jungle, getting ready to do God knows what, when a Dharma van spots them from the road. Luckily Jin is the driver, and Sayid calmly explains the situation to Jin, and it's all going to be OK, when Sayid knocks Jin out! And then he grabs Jin's gun, explains to Lil' Ben that he really is a natural born killer, and shoots the kid right in the chest! And thus Lost has somehow managed to kill a child, and both convince us that the kid will never actually die, and make us totally root for the kid's death. Die, nerd, die!
Ummm... so Ben is dead? And Sayid is an Other? Whatever just happened, it happened really fast, and I seriously have no clue what will happen next. Except that we'll probably still be treated by plenty of nonsense from the Jack-Kate-Sawyer-Juliet love quadrangle, when I'd really much rather learn what Hurley's Dharma job is, and about a million other questions. But hey, it's Lost. We all know I'll just accept whatever they're willing to give me
"It's in your nature. It's what you are. You're a killer, Sayid."
That's the theme of tonight's episode, as very clearly expressed in a prologue set during Sayid's childhood, when he's the little kid who can slaughter a chicken when his friend doesn't have the guts. Later in life, after he's done all sorts of contract killing on behalf of Ben Linus, Ben sets him free to live him life. But of course, that can't last, as Ben turns up to bother Sayid when he's building houses in the Dominican Republic, and tells Sayid that Widmore's people murdered Locke. That lying rat! Sayid either sees through Ben's lies or can't be bothered, as he keeps hammering those nails, but we know he can't stay away for long. But in the meantime...
"A twelve-year-old Benjamin Linus brought me a chicken salad sandwich, how do you think I'm doing?
Sayid remains in Dharma custody, and even though Sawyer wants to stop by and check on him, all he can really say is "Say you want to be Dharma, and I can help you. Otherwise, go find Richard and figure something else out." For some reason Sayid won't defect to Dharma, which leaves him with just one friend... Lil' Ben Linus, who keeps bringing him sandwiches and asking about Richard, since at this point he already knows about the Others and just how damn special he is. Sayid suggests to Lil' Ben that he can help the kid escape Dharma, especially after encountering nasty dad Roger, but in the meantime there are some gentle Dharma hippies who really want some answers out of Sayid, and they've got Oldham, who is so skilled in answer-getting and torture that Sawyer explains to Sayid, "He's our you." And in the meantime Kate has figured out that Sawyer and Juliet are shacking up, but thus far that doesn't really matter. Oh, but we've still got a flashback to deal with, so....
"I just thought you looked sad. I like sad men."
After he walks away from Ben at the marina, promising he doesn't want to be involved in whatever return trip to the island he has planned, Sayid winds up at a bar and flirting with none other than Ilana, whom he initially assumes is a prostitute but he takes her home anyway. Just when he's removing her killer boots and getting ready to show her some serious Iraqi love, Ilana kicks him in the face and tells him she'll kill his ass if he makes another move. Because she's a bounty hunter! And I am now officially ready to see Ilana become a major character, even if she's still stuck on the beach with stupid Cesar and an unconscious Ben in the present. Anyway, Ilana is bringing Sayid to justice in Guam for the dude he killed on the golf course at Ben's behalf, and when Sayid realizes he's getting on a plane with the rest the Oceanic Six, he begs to get on another plane. But Ilana, no nonsense, refuses. And that's how we wind up with Sayid tied to a tree, being questioned by some hippie dude named Oldham and Horace Goodspeed in 1977...
"Because i am from the future."
Oldham, being the hippie torture expert that he is, gives Sayid a truth serum, and Sayid, kinda like Doc Brown in Back to the Future III, starts spouting all kinds of truths that no one is really ready to hear. But we also get to see Sayid laughing, which I don't think he's gotten to do during the entire course of the show-- poor tortured soul. Still, he talks enough about all the Dharma hatches to make everyone suspicious about him, and all of Dharmaville gets together for a big town vote about whether they should let the poor guy live. Sawyer is the only one who wants to spare him, while even new mom Amy (trying to protect her innocent little boy Ethan) wants to kill the guy. Sawyer tries to go down and let Sayid escape, and Sayid refuses, saying he knows what he's there for. Sawyer tries to go to Kate and figure out what the hell he's talking about, but in the meantime, someone has clearly learned a defensive measure from Hurley, because a flaming Dharma bus has come rolling through the village.
"You were right about me. I am a killer."
The flaming bus is enough distraction for Lil' Ben to come down to Sayid's cell and free him (Did Lil' Ben set the bus on fire? Probably!) Sayid tells Ben he'll take him to his leaders, in fact, that's why Sayid is there to begin with. Sayid, who does not really know Richard Alpert from Adam, is totally making this up! So Lil' Ben and Sayid go traipsing off into the jungle, getting ready to do God knows what, when a Dharma van spots them from the road. Luckily Jin is the driver, and Sayid calmly explains the situation to Jin, and it's all going to be OK, when Sayid knocks Jin out! And then he grabs Jin's gun, explains to Lil' Ben that he really is a natural born killer, and shoots the kid right in the chest! And thus Lost has somehow managed to kill a child, and both convince us that the kid will never actually die, and make us totally root for the kid's death. Die, nerd, die!
Ummm... so Ben is dead? And Sayid is an Other? Whatever just happened, it happened really fast, and I seriously have no clue what will happen next. Except that we'll probably still be treated by plenty of nonsense from the Jack-Kate-Sawyer-Juliet love quadrangle, when I'd really much rather learn what Hurley's Dharma job is, and about a million other questions. But hey, it's Lost. We all know I'll just accept whatever they're willing to give me
Lost, "He's Our You": The prisoner
Spoilers for tonight's "Lost" coming up just as soon as I try the dipping sauces...
"Because, Sayid, to put it simply: you're capable of things that most other men aren't. Every choice you've made in your life -- whether it was to murder or to torture -- it hasn't really been a choice at all, has it? It's in your nature. It's what you are. You're a killer, Sayid." -Ben
"He's Our You" was, in many ways, our first old-school "Lost" episode of the season. Where most other episodes have either featured lots of time travel, or two distinct storylines involving characters on the island versus those in the real world, this reverts to the original model of a story on the island where one character's struggle (in this case, Sayid's) is illuminated by flashbacks from their life on the mainland.
Of course, the show and its characters have been through enough changes that we could get a relatively traditional episode where the flashbacks all take place after the crash of Oceanic 815, while the "present-day" scenes are in 1977, but this was structured similarly to a first season episode, down to the potentially stunning moment at the end, when Sayid calmly put a bullet in the chest of 12-year-old Ben Linus and staggered off through the jungle.
How stunning that moment was, and how impressed I was by "He's Our You," will depend on a couple of things that we won't know for another week at the earliest. First, and most obvious, is whether Sayid was able to disprove Faraday's closed-loop theory of time travel by killing someone we know to be alive 30 years in the future. The second is whether there's anything more to tell about Ben and Sayid's falling-out on the mainland.
Let's talk about the "death" of young master Linus first. If Faraday is right that the past can't be changed by anyone but Desmond, than Ben's very much alive, and the show doesn't even have to stretch that much to explain it. We have plenty of past evidence (Locke and Christian's resurrections, Michael's failed suicide attempts) that the island has the power to raise the dead and/or prevent the deaths of people it has a use for. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see, early next week, young Ben getting up in amazement, then reveling in the realization that he was "special" and chosen by the island for some great purpose. And if the closed loop then keeps spinning, then the Ben who "meets" Sayid in season two remembers him well as the man who tried to kill him, and when he calls Sayid a killer in Santo Domingo, he's only throwing Sayid's own 30-year-old words back in his face.
But just for argument's sake -- and so far everything that's happened this season supports the closed-loop, "12 Monkeys" model, so I'm just having fun here -- what if Dan is wrong? What if Sayid really did kill Ben as a boy? Does the adult Ben lying in the Hydra infirmary in 2007 suddenly vanish? Does he become a walking paradox? Are we going to deal with the creation of multiple, alternate timelines, where everything the Lostaways do back in the Dharma years creates a new parallel universe, each slightly different from the one before?
"Because, Sayid, to put it simply: you're capable of things that most other men aren't. Every choice you've made in your life -- whether it was to murder or to torture -- it hasn't really been a choice at all, has it? It's in your nature. It's what you are. You're a killer, Sayid." -Ben
"He's Our You" was, in many ways, our first old-school "Lost" episode of the season. Where most other episodes have either featured lots of time travel, or two distinct storylines involving characters on the island versus those in the real world, this reverts to the original model of a story on the island where one character's struggle (in this case, Sayid's) is illuminated by flashbacks from their life on the mainland.
Of course, the show and its characters have been through enough changes that we could get a relatively traditional episode where the flashbacks all take place after the crash of Oceanic 815, while the "present-day" scenes are in 1977, but this was structured similarly to a first season episode, down to the potentially stunning moment at the end, when Sayid calmly put a bullet in the chest of 12-year-old Ben Linus and staggered off through the jungle.
How stunning that moment was, and how impressed I was by "He's Our You," will depend on a couple of things that we won't know for another week at the earliest. First, and most obvious, is whether Sayid was able to disprove Faraday's closed-loop theory of time travel by killing someone we know to be alive 30 years in the future. The second is whether there's anything more to tell about Ben and Sayid's falling-out on the mainland.
Let's talk about the "death" of young master Linus first. If Faraday is right that the past can't be changed by anyone but Desmond, than Ben's very much alive, and the show doesn't even have to stretch that much to explain it. We have plenty of past evidence (Locke and Christian's resurrections, Michael's failed suicide attempts) that the island has the power to raise the dead and/or prevent the deaths of people it has a use for. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see, early next week, young Ben getting up in amazement, then reveling in the realization that he was "special" and chosen by the island for some great purpose. And if the closed loop then keeps spinning, then the Ben who "meets" Sayid in season two remembers him well as the man who tried to kill him, and when he calls Sayid a killer in Santo Domingo, he's only throwing Sayid's own 30-year-old words back in his face.
But just for argument's sake -- and so far everything that's happened this season supports the closed-loop, "12 Monkeys" model, so I'm just having fun here -- what if Dan is wrong? What if Sayid really did kill Ben as a boy? Does the adult Ben lying in the Hydra infirmary in 2007 suddenly vanish? Does he become a walking paradox? Are we going to deal with the creation of multiple, alternate timelines, where everything the Lostaways do back in the Dharma years creates a new parallel universe, each slightly different from the one before?
TV Review: LOST - SEASON FIVE - 'He's Our You'
Three years no burning buses, you all are back one day.” – Sawyer in LOST “He’s Our You”
I had high hopes for the fifth season of LOST. But it started so convoluted and took so long to get going (in my opinion) that even with a string of interesting, revealing and different episodes (including a trip back to the 70s and everything we want to know about Dharma) we are just now getting to the point where the show is a must watch again. I’m not saying it is as good as the blockbuster fourth season … not yet anyway but we are getting there.
What I liked most about “He’s Our You” was that it was a flashback to the flashbacks of old. Yeah that’s a mouthful. Meaning this week we got a genuine flashback to what happened off the island between the time Sayid (Naveen Andrews) began to work for Ben (Michael Emerson) and when he was escorted onto the plan that carried the Oceanic Six back to the island.
After dispatching a number of people Ben sent him to kill, Sayid kind of got the message that maybe he wasn’t doing the whacks to protect the Oceanic Six but more to further the goals of Ben himself – and Ben, not surprisingly, manipulating him to do it. Something he abandons after he visits Sayid at his Columbian housing project. Next we Sayid giving the warning to Ben that if they meet it again it will end badly for him.
He probably didn’t bank on meeting the 12-year-old version. As yes, back in Dhamaville, Sayid is still a prisoner of the Dharma initiative who are desperate to discover just what he knows about the group and why he was caught in handcuffs in the field outside a Dharma outpost. Information he happily gives up once he’s drugged and told to the tell truth.
Of course, what the Dharma boys get is not nearly what they expect including all about the hatches some of which haven’t even been built yet. He also claims to be from the future.
When that doesn’t sit well with them the Dharma inner sanctum decides to kill Sayid with Sawyer (Josh Holloway) voting to take him out. But before that happens, little Ben Linus creates a flaming bus diversion and sets him free. Something Sayid knew was coming because “That’s why he’s there” having found his purpose for returning … kill Ben before he can grow up and destroy Dharma and ruin the lives of the Oceanic survivors.
I had high hopes for the fifth season of LOST. But it started so convoluted and took so long to get going (in my opinion) that even with a string of interesting, revealing and different episodes (including a trip back to the 70s and everything we want to know about Dharma) we are just now getting to the point where the show is a must watch again. I’m not saying it is as good as the blockbuster fourth season … not yet anyway but we are getting there.
What I liked most about “He’s Our You” was that it was a flashback to the flashbacks of old. Yeah that’s a mouthful. Meaning this week we got a genuine flashback to what happened off the island between the time Sayid (Naveen Andrews) began to work for Ben (Michael Emerson) and when he was escorted onto the plan that carried the Oceanic Six back to the island.
After dispatching a number of people Ben sent him to kill, Sayid kind of got the message that maybe he wasn’t doing the whacks to protect the Oceanic Six but more to further the goals of Ben himself – and Ben, not surprisingly, manipulating him to do it. Something he abandons after he visits Sayid at his Columbian housing project. Next we Sayid giving the warning to Ben that if they meet it again it will end badly for him.
He probably didn’t bank on meeting the 12-year-old version. As yes, back in Dhamaville, Sayid is still a prisoner of the Dharma initiative who are desperate to discover just what he knows about the group and why he was caught in handcuffs in the field outside a Dharma outpost. Information he happily gives up once he’s drugged and told to the tell truth.
Of course, what the Dharma boys get is not nearly what they expect including all about the hatches some of which haven’t even been built yet. He also claims to be from the future.
When that doesn’t sit well with them the Dharma inner sanctum decides to kill Sayid with Sawyer (Josh Holloway) voting to take him out. But before that happens, little Ben Linus creates a flaming bus diversion and sets him free. Something Sayid knew was coming because “That’s why he’s there” having found his purpose for returning … kill Ben before he can grow up and destroy Dharma and ruin the lives of the Oceanic survivors.
2009年3月25日星期三
Batman and Wonder Woman Denied Access into Smallville
Fans who have spent the last 7 seasons of Smallville waiting for Batman or Wonder Woman to show up should stop right now!
ComicBookMovie.com reports on an interview in Smallville Magazine where series co-creator Alfred Gough revealed that both the Amazonian Princess and the Caped Crusader were forbidden access into Kansas by DC Comics from the very beginning. Other than the two heroes, Smallville writers could cull from the hundreds of thousands of pages of Superman lore.
Gough, who left the series at the end of last season, went on to explain that the writers and producers of Smallville had to earn the trust of Superman’s parent company. “We earned the right to incorporate a lot more of the DC mythology, which really lit a fire under the show. We introduced the future Justice League, Brainiac, Bizarro, The Fortress, and Lois Lane. Suddenly, we earned the right to use these toys from the DC toy box to great effect,” the co-creator said.
Most recently, Superman villain Doomsday and the founding members of the Legion of Superheroes were featured in episodes of the series’ 8th season.
As Smallville has been picked up for a 9th season that will begin later this fall, who knows who from the DC Universe will pop up? Well, other than Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince.
ComicBookMovie.com reports on an interview in Smallville Magazine where series co-creator Alfred Gough revealed that both the Amazonian Princess and the Caped Crusader were forbidden access into Kansas by DC Comics from the very beginning. Other than the two heroes, Smallville writers could cull from the hundreds of thousands of pages of Superman lore.
Gough, who left the series at the end of last season, went on to explain that the writers and producers of Smallville had to earn the trust of Superman’s parent company. “We earned the right to incorporate a lot more of the DC mythology, which really lit a fire under the show. We introduced the future Justice League, Brainiac, Bizarro, The Fortress, and Lois Lane. Suddenly, we earned the right to use these toys from the DC toy box to great effect,” the co-creator said.
Most recently, Superman villain Doomsday and the founding members of the Legion of Superheroes were featured in episodes of the series’ 8th season.
As Smallville has been picked up for a 9th season that will begin later this fall, who knows who from the DC Universe will pop up? Well, other than Bruce Wayne and Diana Prince.
Lost season 5 episode 9 review and theories
So guys, it’s been a while. Sorry about the lack of Lost analysis. I’ve been off abroad visiting family and catching up with uni. But most importantly to all of you, I’m totally caught up with Lost! And yeah, it’s been an awesome season so far… (Arguable high point: LaFleur, with The Little Prince a close runner-up. Agree/disagree?) Just a shame we’re over the halfway mark now. In a month and a half, we’ll be seventeen or so episodes away from the end, and seeing how hard both The Wire and Battlestar Galactica’s finales have – and in BSG’s case, will - hit me… ooft, I don’t even want to think about it. Traumatic.
Right then, Namaste. It was a super-solid episode last night, all about placing all the characters in the right places for upcoming episodes more than anything else. It wasn’t really a character-centric episode, but seeing just how much setup we had to cover this week, it wasn’t really a problem at all. And somehow, it simultaneously managed to be both the tensest and the most amusing episode in a while! Example: the Left Behinders’ and the Oceanic 6ers’ slack-jawed reactions to all the crazy they were having to deal with – best bit was when Sayid, usually the most certain character on the show, gave this look of utter flabbergastion* upon being held at gunpoint by Jin. Priceless.
Okay, let’s dive into what we can take from this episode
Right then, Namaste. It was a super-solid episode last night, all about placing all the characters in the right places for upcoming episodes more than anything else. It wasn’t really a character-centric episode, but seeing just how much setup we had to cover this week, it wasn’t really a problem at all. And somehow, it simultaneously managed to be both the tensest and the most amusing episode in a while! Example: the Left Behinders’ and the Oceanic 6ers’ slack-jawed reactions to all the crazy they were having to deal with – best bit was when Sayid, usually the most certain character on the show, gave this look of utter flabbergastion* upon being held at gunpoint by Jin. Priceless.
Okay, let’s dive into what we can take from this episode
How Far Ahead Will Lost's Time Traveling Take Us?
Will the end of this latest season of Lost take us further into the future than we suspected? An unexpected new rumor suggests so... but is it just an attempt at misdirection? Spoilers ahead.
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reports that the season finale of ABC's island drama will feature a wedding that takes place off the island, and requires "[a]ctors of Asian-American descent" as extras, and quotes a show insider offering up a crazy potential happy couple:
One theory is that it's a flashback to Sun and Jin's wedding, [b]ut the wild rumor is that Sun and Jin's daughter will marry Aaron in the future.
Wait, what? Sun and Jin's daughter and Aaron? First off, she could do so much better. And secondly: Flashing forward to seeing the children of the cast all grown-up seems like a strange thing to do at first, but becomes oddly fitting the more you think about it. Not only have we seen the childhoods of some of the main cast already, but we already know that there's something special about Aaron, so perhaps the story really does continue that far into the future. All I ask is that we don't have to suffer through Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly in "old person" make-up.
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello reports that the season finale of ABC's island drama will feature a wedding that takes place off the island, and requires "[a]ctors of Asian-American descent" as extras, and quotes a show insider offering up a crazy potential happy couple:
One theory is that it's a flashback to Sun and Jin's wedding, [b]ut the wild rumor is that Sun and Jin's daughter will marry Aaron in the future.
Wait, what? Sun and Jin's daughter and Aaron? First off, she could do so much better. And secondly: Flashing forward to seeing the children of the cast all grown-up seems like a strange thing to do at first, but becomes oddly fitting the more you think about it. Not only have we seen the childhoods of some of the main cast already, but we already know that there's something special about Aaron, so perhaps the story really does continue that far into the future. All I ask is that we don't have to suffer through Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly in "old person" make-up.
Here is yet another Lost rumor/spoiler
As the title suggests, THIS IS A POSSIBLE SPOILER. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO BE SPOILED, PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR COMPUTER AND RUN FROM THE ROOM WITH YOUR FINGERS IN YOUR EARS.
We've heard about the possible deaths coming up on Lost at the end of the season. A couple of characters (called major or major-ish by various media outlets) will be gone at the end of the season, and the deaths of at least one of them and maybe both are going to cause some fans to be bummed out for the entire summer until next season. So how about some different news?
Michael Ausiello is reporting that they are filming a wedding scene today, and the scene will be in the season finale on May 13. There's no indication on who the bride and groom are, but there are several Asian-American extras that have been cast for the wedding scenes. This could, of course, mean that Sun and Jin will be reunited and get re-married. The craziest rumor? The wedding is actually from the future, and the bride and groom will be...Aaron and Sun and Jin's daughter?!
That's undeniably adorable but at the same time a little too over the top. Didn't they do this in the series finale of Will and Grace? I thought it was silly then, but maybe (if it is true) it has some bigger meaning to the Lost mystery and not just a romantic plot device.
We've heard about the possible deaths coming up on Lost at the end of the season. A couple of characters (called major or major-ish by various media outlets) will be gone at the end of the season, and the deaths of at least one of them and maybe both are going to cause some fans to be bummed out for the entire summer until next season. So how about some different news?
Michael Ausiello is reporting that they are filming a wedding scene today, and the scene will be in the season finale on May 13. There's no indication on who the bride and groom are, but there are several Asian-American extras that have been cast for the wedding scenes. This could, of course, mean that Sun and Jin will be reunited and get re-married. The craziest rumor? The wedding is actually from the future, and the bride and groom will be...Aaron and Sun and Jin's daughter?!
That's undeniably adorable but at the same time a little too over the top. Didn't they do this in the series finale of Will and Grace? I thought it was silly then, but maybe (if it is true) it has some bigger meaning to the Lost mystery and not just a romantic plot device.
2009年3月24日星期二
How I Met Your Mother' Aftergasm: Bad Girlfriends, Placenta and Night Gowns
How good was last night's episode of How I Met Your Mother, “The Front Porch”? The previous two episodes really haven't been that good, so I was overjoyed that my beloved sitcom has returned to its high quality and big laughs.
There was a whole bunch of stuff going on all at once in “The Front Porch.” The three main focuses were on Ted (Josh Radnor) reuniting with his high school sweetheart, Karen, much to Marshall and Lily's dismay, Robin requesting that her friends take an interest in her new job as host of a morning show, and Marshall converting Barney to the wonders of nightgowns, with interstitial bits of Future Ted, Future Marshall and Future Lily. It's always fun to see them as old folks.
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Exclusive Video Interview with 'How I Met Your Mother' Stars Josh Radnor and Sarah Chalke
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''How I Met Your Mother'' Star to Host ''Saturday Night Live''
How I Met Your Mother: Preview of episode 4.17 "The Front Porch"
How I Met Your Mother: Preview of Episode 4.18 "Old King Clancy"
There was a whole bunch of stuff going on all at once in “The Front Porch.” The three main focuses were on Ted (Josh Radnor) reuniting with his high school sweetheart, Karen, much to Marshall and Lily's dismay, Robin requesting that her friends take an interest in her new job as host of a morning show, and Marshall converting Barney to the wonders of nightgowns, with interstitial bits of Future Ted, Future Marshall and Future Lily. It's always fun to see them as old folks.
Don't Miss
Exclusive Video Interview with 'How I Met Your Mother' Stars Josh Radnor and Sarah Chalke
Best Male Fashion Icons: #3 Barney's Suits, 'How I Met Your Mother'
''How I Met Your Mother'' Star to Host ''Saturday Night Live''
How I Met Your Mother: Preview of episode 4.17 "The Front Porch"
How I Met Your Mother: Preview of Episode 4.18 "Old King Clancy"
What's On Tonight: How I Met Your Mother, 24, Roommates, One Tree Hill
Sci-Fi has a Star Trek: TNG marathon all night.
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, then a new Castle.
CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8.
NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and Medium.
The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, followed by a new One Tree Hill.
ABC Family has the season finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the series premiere of Roommates.
TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
At 9, FOX has a new 24.
USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
At 9:30, Food Network has a new Will Work For Food, then a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
At 10, TNT has a new Saving Grace.
A&E has a new Paranormal State at 10.
There's a new Ax Men on History Channel at 10.
TV Land has an Andy Griffith Show marathon all night.
At 8, ABC has a new, two-hour Dancing with the Stars, then a new Castle.
CBS has a new How I Met Your Mother at 8.
NBC has new episodes of Chuck, Heroes, and Medium.
The CW has a new Gossip Girl at 8, followed by a new One Tree Hill.
ABC Family has the season finale of The Secret Life of the American Teenager at 8, then the series premiere of Roommates.
TLC has two new episodes of Little People, Big World at 8.
Also at 8: BBC America has a new Top Gear.
At 9, FOX has a new 24.
USA has a new Monday Night RAW at 9.
At 9:30, Food Network has a new Will Work For Food, then a new Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.
At 10, TNT has a new Saving Grace.
A&E has a new Paranormal State at 10.
There's a new Ax Men on History Channel at 10.
Scoop: How I Met Your Mother's Ted Meets Soap Siren
Fresh off her second stint as All My Children's "real Greenlee," Rebecca Budig has grabbed a guest-starring gig on CBS' How I Met Your Mother.
In one of this season's final episodes, Budig will play Holly, a new girlfriend of Ted's, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
The casting of Budig is perhaps 17 percent extra-interesting to longtime AMC viewers who know that Abigail Spencer (who played Pine Valley's virginal Becca Tyree) also has "dated" Ted. Spencer played "Blah Blah," a Season 3 girlfriend whose name Ted could never remember.
The same two actresses sharing a Josh (Radnor vs. Duhamel)... . I could go on for days with the coinky-dinks. But of greater/actual concern to the HIMYM fan is the fact that Budig's appearance, sources tell me, will set the table for a small tease as to the titular Mother's identity. For a bit more on that, you'll have to keep an eye out for this week's Mitovich Mega Minute.
Budig's Mother casting was first reported by DaytimeConfidential.com.
In one of this season's final episodes, Budig will play Holly, a new girlfriend of Ted's, TVGuide.com has learned exclusively.
The casting of Budig is perhaps 17 percent extra-interesting to longtime AMC viewers who know that Abigail Spencer (who played Pine Valley's virginal Becca Tyree) also has "dated" Ted. Spencer played "Blah Blah," a Season 3 girlfriend whose name Ted could never remember.
The same two actresses sharing a Josh (Radnor vs. Duhamel)... . I could go on for days with the coinky-dinks. But of greater/actual concern to the HIMYM fan is the fact that Budig's appearance, sources tell me, will set the table for a small tease as to the titular Mother's identity. For a bit more on that, you'll have to keep an eye out for this week's Mitovich Mega Minute.
Budig's Mother casting was first reported by DaytimeConfidential.com.
2009年3月23日星期一
411mania Interviews One Tree Hill Creator and Executive Producer Mark Schwahn
Mark Schwahn had already written several feature films (Coach Carter, The Perfect Score) when he created One Tree Hill back in 2003. 120+ episodes later the show has just been picked up by The CW for a 7th season. Schwahn continues to work as executive producer (as well as writing and directing) on the series, which has the kind of loyal and passionate fan base most shows would kill for.
Al Norton: So you were turned away from the US Air flight that ended up making the emergency landing in the Hudson River? How close were you to being on the plane? Where were you when you heard what had happened?
Mark Schwahn: I was essentially on standby. I was in NYC flying direct to Wilmington, but my flight was delayed so I ran to that US Air flight which was bound for Charlotte. I waited on standby but was turned away when the flight was full. So instead of waiting for my original flight, I decided to fly back to LA, but I had to take a taxi from LaGuardia to JFK. When I got to JFK, our production coordinator Kelly Tenney called me and told me what had happened. I think if people had been seriously or mortally injured it would have screwed me up, but instead I simply felt blessed and guided by angels. And of course, I took stock of the good things and people in my life – of which I have many.
Al Norton: This first half of the season seemed in some ways very much about violence and death - what Lucas might call "the things that darken our souls" - and I wondered how you came to the idea of contrasting the random, tragic violence of Q's shooting, the brutal attack on Brooke, and the more over-the-top, "Fatal Attraction meets Misery" reign of terror by Nanny Carrie.
Mark Schwahn: Sometimes coming to those ideas is a process of erosion. By that I mean that you become compelled by a certain scene or moment or theme and then you live with it and mold the clay of the idea and try to project what it will all look and feel like in its finished form. I felt that many of our characters could benefit from these startling situations. The Nanny Carrie storyline was originally a joke pitch in the writers' room by Mike Daniels. But it stayed with me and as we approached Season Five, I pitched it back to the room as a viable storyline and we were all into it. Quentin's death depressed me for a couple weeks. I knew I was going to miss Quentin – and my good friend Robbie Jones. Just as the loss of the character is irreversible to the fictional characters in Tree Hill, the story arc becomes irreversible, as well. So I try to use those feelings and emotions and give them to the characters. Because we have such a large ensemble, we tend to be a bit cyclical with our storylines. Meaning some characters are written heavier than others for a stretch, and then we transition to the next character's story. It was time for Sophia Bush to take Brooke to some heavier, darker places. And of course, as a writer, you're thankful for the talents and fearlessness of the actors when they go to those places for you.
Al Norton: So you were turned away from the US Air flight that ended up making the emergency landing in the Hudson River? How close were you to being on the plane? Where were you when you heard what had happened?
Mark Schwahn: I was essentially on standby. I was in NYC flying direct to Wilmington, but my flight was delayed so I ran to that US Air flight which was bound for Charlotte. I waited on standby but was turned away when the flight was full. So instead of waiting for my original flight, I decided to fly back to LA, but I had to take a taxi from LaGuardia to JFK. When I got to JFK, our production coordinator Kelly Tenney called me and told me what had happened. I think if people had been seriously or mortally injured it would have screwed me up, but instead I simply felt blessed and guided by angels. And of course, I took stock of the good things and people in my life – of which I have many.
Al Norton: This first half of the season seemed in some ways very much about violence and death - what Lucas might call "the things that darken our souls" - and I wondered how you came to the idea of contrasting the random, tragic violence of Q's shooting, the brutal attack on Brooke, and the more over-the-top, "Fatal Attraction meets Misery" reign of terror by Nanny Carrie.
Mark Schwahn: Sometimes coming to those ideas is a process of erosion. By that I mean that you become compelled by a certain scene or moment or theme and then you live with it and mold the clay of the idea and try to project what it will all look and feel like in its finished form. I felt that many of our characters could benefit from these startling situations. The Nanny Carrie storyline was originally a joke pitch in the writers' room by Mike Daniels. But it stayed with me and as we approached Season Five, I pitched it back to the room as a viable storyline and we were all into it. Quentin's death depressed me for a couple weeks. I knew I was going to miss Quentin – and my good friend Robbie Jones. Just as the loss of the character is irreversible to the fictional characters in Tree Hill, the story arc becomes irreversible, as well. So I try to use those feelings and emotions and give them to the characters. Because we have such a large ensemble, we tend to be a bit cyclical with our storylines. Meaning some characters are written heavier than others for a stretch, and then we transition to the next character's story. It was time for Sophia Bush to take Brooke to some heavier, darker places. And of course, as a writer, you're thankful for the talents and fearlessness of the actors when they go to those places for you.
Lights, camera . . . Cooley?
ASHBURN The television show "One Tree Hill" and the Washington Redskins probably don't have much of an overlapping fan base. Chris Cooley could be the man to change that.
Next month the Redskins tight end will film a cameo appearance on the teen-targeted CW show, which Cooley watches and is not embarrassed to admit it. The only thing he won't divulge are plot details.
"I think that's got to stay a secret," he said.
This is the NFL offseason, where players have a few months to indulge in things other than football. In fact, most prefer to stay away from the game.
"People call me to talk about football, and I say, 'Can we not talk about football,'" safety Chris Horton said with a laugh. "This is the offseason."
The offseason unofficially ended last week when workouts began at Redskins Park. But those are optional, and the players who participate spend only two hours at the facility lifting weights.
That's a change for Horton from last year, when as a college player he was trying to wow prospective NFL teams.
"You go straight from the bowl game to working out to the combine and all that stuff, then straight to camp," he said. "Now I've got a little time to rest and get my body right."
The veteran players follow those offseason moves, keeping tabs on who the team adds, subtracts and drafts.
Picking up Albert Haynesworth and Derrick Dockery went over well with the returning players.
"I think we put ourselves in a good position to start the season," offensive lineman Casey Rabach said. "There's a lot that could happen before the season starts, but I like the position we're in right now."
They also won't have to anticipate the arrival of a new coach, as Jim Zorn enters his second year. He sent the players away for the winter with a list of things they could do to stay sharp.
One of those items likely wasn't to become an actor, though nobody will begrudge Cooley for capitalizing on his fame. After mentioning on his blog that he watched "One Tree Hill," producers for the show called him and asked him to appear, as well as sending him a box of show merchandise.
Cooley also is trying his hand at bring a producer. He held a casting call last weekend in Washington for a movie project. This is new territory for him, though he's managing to have a little fun during production.
"I'll be playing the sheriff role," he said. "So that will tell you how big-time of a movie it is."
Next month the Redskins tight end will film a cameo appearance on the teen-targeted CW show, which Cooley watches and is not embarrassed to admit it. The only thing he won't divulge are plot details.
"I think that's got to stay a secret," he said.
This is the NFL offseason, where players have a few months to indulge in things other than football. In fact, most prefer to stay away from the game.
"People call me to talk about football, and I say, 'Can we not talk about football,'" safety Chris Horton said with a laugh. "This is the offseason."
The offseason unofficially ended last week when workouts began at Redskins Park. But those are optional, and the players who participate spend only two hours at the facility lifting weights.
That's a change for Horton from last year, when as a college player he was trying to wow prospective NFL teams.
"You go straight from the bowl game to working out to the combine and all that stuff, then straight to camp," he said. "Now I've got a little time to rest and get my body right."
The veteran players follow those offseason moves, keeping tabs on who the team adds, subtracts and drafts.
Picking up Albert Haynesworth and Derrick Dockery went over well with the returning players.
"I think we put ourselves in a good position to start the season," offensive lineman Casey Rabach said. "There's a lot that could happen before the season starts, but I like the position we're in right now."
They also won't have to anticipate the arrival of a new coach, as Jim Zorn enters his second year. He sent the players away for the winter with a list of things they could do to stay sharp.
One of those items likely wasn't to become an actor, though nobody will begrudge Cooley for capitalizing on his fame. After mentioning on his blog that he watched "One Tree Hill," producers for the show called him and asked him to appear, as well as sending him a box of show merchandise.
Cooley also is trying his hand at bring a producer. He held a casting call last weekend in Washington for a movie project. This is new territory for him, though he's managing to have a little fun during production.
"I'll be playing the sheriff role," he said. "So that will tell you how big-time of a movie it is."
Television: CW Monday Night is All New with Gossip Girl & One Tree Hill
Gossip Girl has it all in the episode ‘The Grandfather’ airing tonight on the CW network at 8PM EST.
Devastated by the recent plot twist in her life, Blair (Leighton Meester) turns her back on her predictable Waldorf existence in favor of a more wild and unpredictable lifestyle, causing Serena (Blake Lively) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) to have serious concerns about their friend. Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) convinces Nate (Chace Crawford) that it may be time to forgive and forget when it comes to his mother’s Kennedyesque family, The Vanderbilts, who abandoned Nate and his mother when they needed them most. In a misguided effort to be completely honest with each other, Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Rufus (Matthew Settle) agree to share lists of their past lovers.
Check out the Gossip Girl Stills for The Grandfather
Devastated by the recent plot twist in her life, Blair (Leighton Meester) turns her back on her predictable Waldorf existence in favor of a more wild and unpredictable lifestyle, causing Serena (Blake Lively) and Chuck (Ed Westwick) to have serious concerns about their friend. Vanessa (Jessica Szohr) convinces Nate (Chace Crawford) that it may be time to forgive and forget when it comes to his mother’s Kennedyesque family, The Vanderbilts, who abandoned Nate and his mother when they needed them most. In a misguided effort to be completely honest with each other, Lily (Kelly Rutherford) and Rufus (Matthew Settle) agree to share lists of their past lovers.
Check out the Gossip Girl Stills for The Grandfather
2009年3月20日星期五
The Dharma story gets clearer on 'Lost' season 5, episode 9: 'Namaste'
If there's one thing the crew on "Lost" has gotten good at, it's knocking people unconscious by hitting them over the head.
Not that I'd know, but it's probably hard to do that effectively without, you know, sometimes killing the unsuspecting victim.
But in "Namaste," Sun wields an oar like a pro, and when she needs to get from Island Junior to Island Senior after surviving the return plane crash, it's lights out for Ben.
We'll get back to him.
The meat of the story, though, happens in the late '70s (what other show gives you a title card that reads "Thirty years earlier?"), where Sawyer is still running the Dharma Initiative.
Considering all the jolts of the early part of this season, it's almost tough to get used to the pace of this stretch -- a story given time to develop over the course of several episodes. Crazy, huh?
"Namaste" involves the Island's new immigrants -- Jack, Kate, Hurley and, later, Sayid -- trying to convince Camp Dharma that they're just your average sedated submarine-riding day laborers.
Not that I'd know, but it's probably hard to do that effectively without, you know, sometimes killing the unsuspecting victim.
But in "Namaste," Sun wields an oar like a pro, and when she needs to get from Island Junior to Island Senior after surviving the return plane crash, it's lights out for Ben.
We'll get back to him.
The meat of the story, though, happens in the late '70s (what other show gives you a title card that reads "Thirty years earlier?"), where Sawyer is still running the Dharma Initiative.
Considering all the jolts of the early part of this season, it's almost tough to get used to the pace of this stretch -- a story given time to develop over the course of several episodes. Crazy, huh?
"Namaste" involves the Island's new immigrants -- Jack, Kate, Hurley and, later, Sayid -- trying to convince Camp Dharma that they're just your average sedated submarine-riding day laborers.
'Gossip Girl' stars' sexy Rolling Stone sugar rush!
The "Gossip Girl" cast has done a very hot, sexy and very sweet spread in the new issue of Rolling Stone.
And even the cast members -- Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford, Penn Badgley -- acknowledge that they were a little freaked out by the inflatable "toys" and sweet stuff (red licorice, ice cream, kiddie candy) props for Terry Richardson's shoot.
Edible candy panties, anyone?
"They didn’t tell us anything about the concept," Blake Lively says in the mag. "We didn’t know we'd have any props, but we saw this big fun table — like a kid's birthday party."
"Um, some of it was a little mature for a kid's birthday party. Some of the ... inflatable items. But it's all been a surprise; it's been really fun."
Check out the spread -- and the story -- here.
What do you think?
Too Sexy? R U Kidding?
To see another photo, keep reading.... It's worth it.
Related "Gossip Girl" dish:
Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford dish "Gossip."
Drew Barrymore snogging Ed Westwick?
Is Blake Lively a size O? Really?
Blake Lively's brother made her do what?
Blake Lively's nose bobs up again!
And even the cast members -- Blake Lively, Leighton Meester, Ed Westwick, Chace Crawford, Penn Badgley -- acknowledge that they were a little freaked out by the inflatable "toys" and sweet stuff (red licorice, ice cream, kiddie candy) props for Terry Richardson's shoot.
Edible candy panties, anyone?
"They didn’t tell us anything about the concept," Blake Lively says in the mag. "We didn’t know we'd have any props, but we saw this big fun table — like a kid's birthday party."
"Um, some of it was a little mature for a kid's birthday party. Some of the ... inflatable items. But it's all been a surprise; it's been really fun."
Check out the spread -- and the story -- here.
What do you think?
Too Sexy? R U Kidding?
To see another photo, keep reading.... It's worth it.
Related "Gossip Girl" dish:
Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford dish "Gossip."
Drew Barrymore snogging Ed Westwick?
Is Blake Lively a size O? Really?
Blake Lively's brother made her do what?
Blake Lively's nose bobs up again!
'Gossip Girl' Clip: Dorota Cursing Chuck in Native Language
Clipped from the upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" is a scene involving a Chuck, Serena and Dorota. Blair is away to party with Carter and she specifically tells Dorota not to spill any clue to Serena and Chuck of her whereabouts. Worried that Blair is in with some bad people, Serena and Chuck force the maid to tell the truth.
In the March 23 episode, Blair is favoring wild and unpredictable lifestyle due to the recent plot twist in her life. From the previously-released preview, Blair will seek solace in her old flame Nate whom she asked to "stay".
Meanwhile, Vanessa convinces Nate that it may be time to forgive and forget when it comes to his mother's Kennedyesque family, The Vanderbilts, who abandoned Nate and his mother when they needed them most. In a misguided effort to be completely honest with each other, Lily and Rufus agree to share lists of their past lovers.
In the March 23 episode, Blair is favoring wild and unpredictable lifestyle due to the recent plot twist in her life. From the previously-released preview, Blair will seek solace in her old flame Nate whom she asked to "stay".
Meanwhile, Vanessa convinces Nate that it may be time to forgive and forget when it comes to his mother's Kennedyesque family, The Vanderbilts, who abandoned Nate and his mother when they needed them most. In a misguided effort to be completely honest with each other, Lily and Rufus agree to share lists of their past lovers.
Gossip Girl Makes Us Seek Comfort in Pints of Häagen-Dazs
It's time for our weekly comment roundup, in which we sift through the hundreds of comments left on Tuesday's recap of Gossip Girl and single out the best ones. On this special, post-hiatus week, a very special commenter emeritus is doing the judging: Comfortably Smug. Behold his labors after the jump.
They say absence is to love what the wind is to fire. When it’s a small fire, the wind kills it, but when it’s a real fire, it intensifies it. Fans of Gossip Girl are questioning their love for the show more than ever after its return from a brief hiatus. This week, we were frustrated by too many story lines (particularly the Chuck/Elle line) and not enough of the juicy bits that got us enamored so long ago. We hope for a return to salacious frivolity next week, but in the meantime, let’s take a look back at the best of your comments.
Realer Than a Spoiled, Narcissistic Rich Boy Falling for the Wrong Whore
• +2 Serena would call Vanessa her friend when she is mad at Blair. She is slow like that. —By MissChristyPoo
• Plus 10 for B and Carter hooking up next week. Even in those two minutes, their chemistry is unmistakeable - it's so obvious their sex life in real life is incredible. [Ed: Ew.] Give Leighton an Emmy already! — By WriteFashionista
They say absence is to love what the wind is to fire. When it’s a small fire, the wind kills it, but when it’s a real fire, it intensifies it. Fans of Gossip Girl are questioning their love for the show more than ever after its return from a brief hiatus. This week, we were frustrated by too many story lines (particularly the Chuck/Elle line) and not enough of the juicy bits that got us enamored so long ago. We hope for a return to salacious frivolity next week, but in the meantime, let’s take a look back at the best of your comments.
Realer Than a Spoiled, Narcissistic Rich Boy Falling for the Wrong Whore
• +2 Serena would call Vanessa her friend when she is mad at Blair. She is slow like that. —By MissChristyPoo
• Plus 10 for B and Carter hooking up next week. Even in those two minutes, their chemistry is unmistakeable - it's so obvious their sex life in real life is incredible. [Ed: Ew.] Give Leighton an Emmy already! — By WriteFashionista
Gossip Girl Sneaks: "Where's Waldorf?"
If you're a fan of Chuck and Blair's romance, you're going to love Monday's all-new episode of Gossip Girl.
Blair is having a Yale-triggered meltdown (the girl is seriously losing it), and Chuck wants to come to the rescue! Can you imagine? The scene above features the Basshole and Serena beginning their quest to save Blair, but first they have to battle the dragon named Dorota.
(OK, seriously, who speaks Polish? What is Dorota saying to Chuck?) And in the second sneak peek clip below, V and Nate come to terms over his grandfather's influence on their future...
Blair is having a Yale-triggered meltdown (the girl is seriously losing it), and Chuck wants to come to the rescue! Can you imagine? The scene above features the Basshole and Serena beginning their quest to save Blair, but first they have to battle the dragon named Dorota.
(OK, seriously, who speaks Polish? What is Dorota saying to Chuck?) And in the second sneak peek clip below, V and Nate come to terms over his grandfather's influence on their future...
2009年3月19日星期四
Chasing 'Lost' Season 5: Namaste
Just where in the world is LOST? Each episode, we're looking at the real and fictional locations of LOST from a travel perspective, and plotting them on our Google map. Be sure to check out all the map points, updated weekly!
REUNION TRAVEL
Are you looking to reunite with old friends, family or mysterious island castaways? We found the Reunion Travel Directory, a huge resource for folks looking for unique ways to reconnect. Why spend a reunion in the old community party center when there is a whole world of cool destinations? You may not be time traveling, but won't it be good to see your pals after 3 or even 30 years?
REUNION TRAVEL
Are you looking to reunite with old friends, family or mysterious island castaways? We found the Reunion Travel Directory, a huge resource for folks looking for unique ways to reconnect. Why spend a reunion in the old community party center when there is a whole world of cool destinations? You may not be time traveling, but won't it be good to see your pals after 3 or even 30 years?
Last night's 'Lost': Sun rise
The following post discusses last night's episode of "Lost," "Namaste."
I don't have too much to say about last night's episode of "Lost," for a couple of reasons.
First, it was one of those "moving all the parts into place" episodes, and as such, it was perfectly fine. There weren't really any OMG moments, unless you count the reveals of Christian and Young Ben, but because I can't resist reading the cast lists that ABC puts out in advance (I know, bad me), I knew those characters were going to be on the show. Even so, the appearance of Christian was suitably ominous.
Second, I spent much of the day in transit, after a very fun but very exhausting quick jaunt to New York. Nothing caps off a couple busy days of work and travel like sitting on the tarmac at JFK for a long time. I'm pretty tired, so I'll just list the things I liked. Feel free to chime in with your own thoughts, as always.
I don't have too much to say about last night's episode of "Lost," for a couple of reasons.
First, it was one of those "moving all the parts into place" episodes, and as such, it was perfectly fine. There weren't really any OMG moments, unless you count the reveals of Christian and Young Ben, but because I can't resist reading the cast lists that ABC puts out in advance (I know, bad me), I knew those characters were going to be on the show. Even so, the appearance of Christian was suitably ominous.
Second, I spent much of the day in transit, after a very fun but very exhausting quick jaunt to New York. Nothing caps off a couple busy days of work and travel like sitting on the tarmac at JFK for a long time. I'm pretty tired, so I'll just list the things I liked. Feel free to chime in with your own thoughts, as always.
The Dharma story gets clearer on 'Lost' season 5, episode 9: 'Namaste'
If there's one thing the crew on "Lost" has gotten good at, it's knocking people unconscious by hitting them over the head.
Not that I'd know, but it's probably hard to do that effectively without, you know, sometimes killing the unsuspecting victim.
But in "Namaste," Sun wields an oar like a pro, and when she needs to get from Island Junior to Island Senior after surviving the return plane crash, it's lights out for Ben.
We'll get back to him.
The meat of the story, though, happens in the late '70s (what other show gives you a title card that reads "Thirty years earlier?"), where Sawyer is still running the Dharma Initiative.
Considering all the jolts of the early part of this season, it's almost tough to get used to the pace of this stretch -- a story given time to develop over the course of several episodes. Crazy, huh?
"Namaste" involves the Island's new immigrants -- Jack, Kate, Hurley and, later, Sayid -- trying to convince Camp Dharma that they're just your average sedated submarine-riding day laborers.
Meanwhile, there's some nice shading of the Dharma story, such as a few moments with Pierre Change that don't involve one of the creepy videos, and the introduction of Baby Ethan. (As we're learning, there were once successful births on the Island.)
Meanwhile, 30 years in the future, the crash survivor -- including non-time-jumpers Sun, Ben and Frank -- try to figure out just what the devil is going on, not an altogether uncommon occurrence on "Lost."
Not that the show needs more characters, but I'm glad to see the introduction of the actor Said Taghmaoui, who was great as an Iraqi interrogator in "Three Kings."
A terrific late-episode encounter between Sawyer and Jack finds their roles reversed, with Sawyer fancying himself a Winston Churchill character and eager to assert his new authority over the former de facto leader of the survivors.
But the real stunner was adolescent Ben (I was wondering when he'd show up) meeting Sayid, who had been imprisoned by the Dharmas, who think Sayid is a Hostile.
I'll leave it to more intense diehards to go back through those characters' interactions to determine whether there was any indication Ben recognized Sayid from his childhood.
My wager: Young Ben, already in line with the Hostiles, befriends Sayid before initiating his massacre of the Dharma Initiative, and Sayid convinces him to save all the future people.
Takers?
From New York Post
Not that I'd know, but it's probably hard to do that effectively without, you know, sometimes killing the unsuspecting victim.
But in "Namaste," Sun wields an oar like a pro, and when she needs to get from Island Junior to Island Senior after surviving the return plane crash, it's lights out for Ben.
We'll get back to him.
The meat of the story, though, happens in the late '70s (what other show gives you a title card that reads "Thirty years earlier?"), where Sawyer is still running the Dharma Initiative.
Considering all the jolts of the early part of this season, it's almost tough to get used to the pace of this stretch -- a story given time to develop over the course of several episodes. Crazy, huh?
"Namaste" involves the Island's new immigrants -- Jack, Kate, Hurley and, later, Sayid -- trying to convince Camp Dharma that they're just your average sedated submarine-riding day laborers.
Meanwhile, there's some nice shading of the Dharma story, such as a few moments with Pierre Change that don't involve one of the creepy videos, and the introduction of Baby Ethan. (As we're learning, there were once successful births on the Island.)
Meanwhile, 30 years in the future, the crash survivor -- including non-time-jumpers Sun, Ben and Frank -- try to figure out just what the devil is going on, not an altogether uncommon occurrence on "Lost."
Not that the show needs more characters, but I'm glad to see the introduction of the actor Said Taghmaoui, who was great as an Iraqi interrogator in "Three Kings."
A terrific late-episode encounter between Sawyer and Jack finds their roles reversed, with Sawyer fancying himself a Winston Churchill character and eager to assert his new authority over the former de facto leader of the survivors.
But the real stunner was adolescent Ben (I was wondering when he'd show up) meeting Sayid, who had been imprisoned by the Dharmas, who think Sayid is a Hostile.
I'll leave it to more intense diehards to go back through those characters' interactions to determine whether there was any indication Ben recognized Sayid from his childhood.
My wager: Young Ben, already in line with the Hostiles, befriends Sayid before initiating his massacre of the Dharma Initiative, and Sayid convinces him to save all the future people.
Takers?
From New York Post
2009年3月18日星期三
Ratings: 'Dancing With the Stars' dominates Monday, as 'Gossip Girl' returns modestly
Coming off last week's record premiere numbers, ABC's Dancing With the Stars dipped slightly but still hit a huge 21.1 million viewers, according to preliminary overnight ratings. New series Castle held up well in its second week with 11.5 million eyes, nearly on par with its premiere outing of 11.6 million.
Meanwhile, the CW's Gossip Girl returned after a six-week hiatus to 2.2 million viewers. That's about the same audience size as there was for the show's last original episode in early February, but Gossip Girl's ratings remain down in the new year. The competitive 8-9 p.m. hour, especially ABC's Dancing With the Stars juggernaut and recently resurgent Bachelor, is a likely culprit for Gossip Girl's ratings slide.
from Entertainment Weekly
Meanwhile, the CW's Gossip Girl returned after a six-week hiatus to 2.2 million viewers. That's about the same audience size as there was for the show's last original episode in early February, but Gossip Girl's ratings remain down in the new year. The competitive 8-9 p.m. hour, especially ABC's Dancing With the Stars juggernaut and recently resurgent Bachelor, is a likely culprit for Gossip Girl's ratings slide.
from Entertainment Weekly
Josh Schwartz Dishes on Gossip Girl Spinoff, Rockville and Chuck
Like many parents-to-be, Josh Schwartz is keeping baby names to himself, thankyouverymuch.
"I don't want to jinx it," the über-producer tells me. "And I don't want to be presumptuous that it's actually going to happen."
He's talking about that much-buzzed-about Gossip Girl spinoff he's been laboring over, which, for the record, is not named Lily, despite widespread reports, and at this point is only one upcoming episode of the original GG. But Josh does have a name for another new project he'll gladly share: Rockville, a web-only series about a rock club that just launched at thewb.com. (You can see the first few episodes there now.)
So what's the scoop on Rockville? The gossip on not-Lily? The future of Chuck? And why is Josh hoping someone will, um, "Tonya Harding" a certain Dancing With the Stars hopeful? Read on for the dish...
How did Rockville come about?
During the strike I was approached about this WB.com website that they were launching and they needed original programming. Years and years ago I had written a pilot, pre-O.C., about the music business called Wall to Wall Records that we shopped but never made it on the air. I've always wanted to do something about the world of music. I spent a lot of my twenties, pre-O.C. especially, at music venues; at Spaceland and Troubadour in L.A. seeing lots and lots of shows, and now I'm married and 32. I sort of look back on that with a large degree of nostalgia, so being able to re-create that time for characters that are just going through that is something that was immensely appealing to me.
And the cast? Ryan Hansen of Veronica Mars is pretty funny in this.
He's hilarious. I actually just cast him in the Gossip Girl spinoff after working with him in this. The whole cast is really great.
What's the skinny on the Gossip spinoff?
We just finished shooting [the Gossip Girl episode that will serve as the spinoff pilot] and I'm really excited. I mean, you know obviously it's going to be out of my hands at a certain point in terms of whether it can move forward, but Brittany Snow is so good.
From e!online
"I don't want to jinx it," the über-producer tells me. "And I don't want to be presumptuous that it's actually going to happen."
He's talking about that much-buzzed-about Gossip Girl spinoff he's been laboring over, which, for the record, is not named Lily, despite widespread reports, and at this point is only one upcoming episode of the original GG. But Josh does have a name for another new project he'll gladly share: Rockville, a web-only series about a rock club that just launched at thewb.com. (You can see the first few episodes there now.)
So what's the scoop on Rockville? The gossip on not-Lily? The future of Chuck? And why is Josh hoping someone will, um, "Tonya Harding" a certain Dancing With the Stars hopeful? Read on for the dish...
How did Rockville come about?
During the strike I was approached about this WB.com website that they were launching and they needed original programming. Years and years ago I had written a pilot, pre-O.C., about the music business called Wall to Wall Records that we shopped but never made it on the air. I've always wanted to do something about the world of music. I spent a lot of my twenties, pre-O.C. especially, at music venues; at Spaceland and Troubadour in L.A. seeing lots and lots of shows, and now I'm married and 32. I sort of look back on that with a large degree of nostalgia, so being able to re-create that time for characters that are just going through that is something that was immensely appealing to me.
And the cast? Ryan Hansen of Veronica Mars is pretty funny in this.
He's hilarious. I actually just cast him in the Gossip Girl spinoff after working with him in this. The whole cast is really great.
What's the skinny on the Gossip spinoff?
We just finished shooting [the Gossip Girl episode that will serve as the spinoff pilot] and I'm really excited. I mean, you know obviously it's going to be out of my hands at a certain point in terms of whether it can move forward, but Brittany Snow is so good.
From e!online
Is Leighton Meester Fooling Gossip Girl Fans?
Blair Waldorf is a big ol' tramp!
How else would you explain the photos above: same girl, same outfit, same afternoon, same NYC street, sucking face with...two different costars?
As reported yesterday, Leighton Meester (Blair) shot a scene yesterday for Gossip Girl in front of the Sony building in Manhattan and was snapped by photogs kissing on again, off again love interest Ed Westwick (Chuck).
What we didn't know is that she was also photographed smooching Chace Crawford (Nate), the ex-beau she is—spoiler alert!—cozying up to in the next episode of Gossip Girl.
So what is the real story? Is she really kissing both boys? I just checked in with sources and Gossip boss Josh Schwartz himself...
During an interview about Schwartz's new Web-only series Rockville, which launched today right here (we'll have much more scoop on that later), I asked him if the dual paparazzi photos of Blair kissing Chuck and Nate may have been a red herring to throw off fans.
"Hmmm," he said after a long pause. "That would be a great idea!"
An inside source who works on the show tells me: "If she was in the same outfit it was probably to throw off the photogs. But she does kiss both [Nate and Chuck] at some point in the last couple of episodes."
Yee!
Personally, I'd put good money on the Nate photo op being a ruse. (Which would also explain why Leighton seems to be laughing.)
So what can we expect from the Chuck-Blair-Nate love triangle as the season comes to an end? "That will be a big part of the storyline," Schwartz tells me. "It's graduation, so it's all about what is the future for these characters and the show? Where's everyone going to be next year? Chuck, Blair and Nate are obviously a big story we're telling."
Also on tap: "Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg) returns, which is always fun," Schwartz says. "She comes back very different from the last time you saw her."
Check back later for more from Schwartz on Rockville, the Gossip Girl spinoff and our beloved Chuck.
In the meantime, do you believe either of the photos above are a trick? And who are you hoping Blair ends up with this season?Get full episodes of Gossip Girl at Fancast.
From mtv.com
How else would you explain the photos above: same girl, same outfit, same afternoon, same NYC street, sucking face with...two different costars?
As reported yesterday, Leighton Meester (Blair) shot a scene yesterday for Gossip Girl in front of the Sony building in Manhattan and was snapped by photogs kissing on again, off again love interest Ed Westwick (Chuck).
What we didn't know is that she was also photographed smooching Chace Crawford (Nate), the ex-beau she is—spoiler alert!—cozying up to in the next episode of Gossip Girl.
So what is the real story? Is she really kissing both boys? I just checked in with sources and Gossip boss Josh Schwartz himself...
During an interview about Schwartz's new Web-only series Rockville, which launched today right here (we'll have much more scoop on that later), I asked him if the dual paparazzi photos of Blair kissing Chuck and Nate may have been a red herring to throw off fans.
"Hmmm," he said after a long pause. "That would be a great idea!"
An inside source who works on the show tells me: "If she was in the same outfit it was probably to throw off the photogs. But she does kiss both [Nate and Chuck] at some point in the last couple of episodes."
Yee!
Personally, I'd put good money on the Nate photo op being a ruse. (Which would also explain why Leighton seems to be laughing.)
So what can we expect from the Chuck-Blair-Nate love triangle as the season comes to an end? "That will be a big part of the storyline," Schwartz tells me. "It's graduation, so it's all about what is the future for these characters and the show? Where's everyone going to be next year? Chuck, Blair and Nate are obviously a big story we're telling."
Also on tap: "Georgina Sparks (Michelle Trachtenberg) returns, which is always fun," Schwartz says. "She comes back very different from the last time you saw her."
Check back later for more from Schwartz on Rockville, the Gossip Girl spinoff and our beloved Chuck.
In the meantime, do you believe either of the photos above are a trick? And who are you hoping Blair ends up with this season?Get full episodes of Gossip Girl at Fancast.
From mtv.com
TV Review: SMALLVILLE - SEASON EIGHT - 'Infamous'
Well that was easy. SMALLVILLE decided to go ahead and give us all a big “do over” episode now that the whole Lana (Kristin Kreuk) saga is over with. I don’t know about you, but I feel somewhat cheated. SMALLVILLE had been moving along at a decent pace, slowly bringing Clark (Tom Welling) closer to Superman, fleshing out Davis (Sam Witwer), having Lois (Erica Durance) fall for Clark, etc.
Then Lana comes along and really kind of screws up the show for a while. Lois simply falls off the map. Whatever Clark had developed with her just vanished as soon as Lana showed up. There was a lot of lazy writing (see “Bulletproof”), a lot of bad writing (I’m thinking Toymaker in “Requiem”), and even some horrific writing (Lana the superhero! Come on!). And then, Lana is gone, looking for the moment that she will never return again to SMALLVILLE.
And then things just kind of slip back to normal, like Lana never happened. Lois and Clark even talk about their potential relationship, albeit briefly. Did I miss something? The last time we saw Clark, wasn’t he pretty crushed because he and Lana couldn’t be together? And now Lois comes back and he just jumps back on that Lane train once again? In all fairness, nothing does happen between them, but SMALLVILLE does hint that the feelings are still there.
Lois and Lana aside, “Infamous” had a unique premise behind it: what would life be like if Clark’s secret was finally revealed to the world? As the title suggests, fame turns into infamy as people begin to doubt Clark’s motives. The government is, of course, suspicious of aliens living on Earth and begins to persecute Clark and everyone associated with him.
from E!online
Then Lana comes along and really kind of screws up the show for a while. Lois simply falls off the map. Whatever Clark had developed with her just vanished as soon as Lana showed up. There was a lot of lazy writing (see “Bulletproof”), a lot of bad writing (I’m thinking Toymaker in “Requiem”), and even some horrific writing (Lana the superhero! Come on!). And then, Lana is gone, looking for the moment that she will never return again to SMALLVILLE.
And then things just kind of slip back to normal, like Lana never happened. Lois and Clark even talk about their potential relationship, albeit briefly. Did I miss something? The last time we saw Clark, wasn’t he pretty crushed because he and Lana couldn’t be together? And now Lois comes back and he just jumps back on that Lane train once again? In all fairness, nothing does happen between them, but SMALLVILLE does hint that the feelings are still there.
Lois and Lana aside, “Infamous” had a unique premise behind it: what would life be like if Clark’s secret was finally revealed to the world? As the title suggests, fame turns into infamy as people begin to doubt Clark’s motives. The government is, of course, suspicious of aliens living on Earth and begins to persecute Clark and everyone associated with him.
from E!online
POLL: Which Characters Will Die in Smallville Season Finale!
It has been confirmed by Michael Ausiello of Entertainment Weekly, that two cast members will die in the season finale of Smallville. One has been a long time Smallville cast member, and the other... not so much.
NOTE! The deaths stick this time, no twists, and fortress of solitude rewind the world thing is going too be happening this time. Once these characters die, they stay dead. One death has been confirmed to be a male character. Hmmmm, I wonder who can it be? Also, it has been said that Doomsday is going to be played by some one else in season 9. The below actors are the targeted cast members. Who do you think it will be?
NOTE! The deaths stick this time, no twists, and fortress of solitude rewind the world thing is going too be happening this time. Once these characters die, they stay dead. One death has been confirmed to be a male character. Hmmmm, I wonder who can it be? Also, it has been said that Doomsday is going to be played by some one else in season 9. The below actors are the targeted cast members. Who do you think it will be?
'Smallville' exclusive: Mind-blowing sneak preview!
• A peek at Lois Lane in full-tilt superhero mode as Stiletto
• A preview of three upcoming episodes, including "Hex," and the much-anticipated "Eternal"
• A first look at Chloe telling Clark, "Up, up, and away," before he leaps a tall building with a single bound
• Awesome Doomsday/Chloe/Clark stuff
What does all this have in common? They're highlights of a fraktacular new Smallville promo that will air immediately following tomorrow night's episode. Of course, if you'd rather not wait until then you could always just watch the world premiere below. It's up to you.
from Entertainment Weekly
• A preview of three upcoming episodes, including "Hex," and the much-anticipated "Eternal"
• A first look at Chloe telling Clark, "Up, up, and away," before he leaps a tall building with a single bound
• Awesome Doomsday/Chloe/Clark stuff
What does all this have in common? They're highlights of a fraktacular new Smallville promo that will air immediately following tomorrow night's episode. Of course, if you'd rather not wait until then you could always just watch the world premiere below. It's up to you.
from Entertainment Weekly
2009年3月16日星期一
Exclusive: Lost Fans Invited to Weigh In on Season Finale
Lost executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof promised to call me as soon as they came up with a nickname for the closing — and assuredly jaw-dropping — scene of this season's finale, which is now slated for May 13.
The thing is, the boys aren't nicknaming that moment this year.
You are.
TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that in this week's official Lost podcast, posting to ABC.com on Thursday, Team Darlton will formally invite viewers to suggest a nickname for the season finale's final moment.
In seasons past, that head-scratcher has been dubbed "Bagel" (Walt is abducted by the Others!), "Challah" (Penny's research team locates the island!), "The Rattlesnake in the Mailbox" (Jack is flashing forward!) and "Frozen Donkey Wheel" (which, quite literally, Ben rotated to move the island).
The ink is barely dry on the finale script and it's at least a week from being filmed, so you'll just have to go with your gut when conjuring up a nickname. There is talk, however, that the season-ender will (SPOILER ALERT) culminate with "the incident" referred to by Marvin Candle in the first orientation video.
Submissions can be directed to ABC.com/asklost, with the producers' pick being announced on ABC's March 26 podcast.
The thing is, the boys aren't nicknaming that moment this year.
You are.
TVGuide.com has learned exclusively that in this week's official Lost podcast, posting to ABC.com on Thursday, Team Darlton will formally invite viewers to suggest a nickname for the season finale's final moment.
In seasons past, that head-scratcher has been dubbed "Bagel" (Walt is abducted by the Others!), "Challah" (Penny's research team locates the island!), "The Rattlesnake in the Mailbox" (Jack is flashing forward!) and "Frozen Donkey Wheel" (which, quite literally, Ben rotated to move the island).
The ink is barely dry on the finale script and it's at least a week from being filmed, so you'll just have to go with your gut when conjuring up a nickname. There is talk, however, that the season-ender will (SPOILER ALERT) culminate with "the incident" referred to by Marvin Candle in the first orientation video.
Submissions can be directed to ABC.com/asklost, with the producers' pick being announced on ABC's March 26 podcast.
Spoiler Chat: OMG, Chuck and Blair!
Not only does the show finally return tonight (thank you, CW!), but the next two episodes are quite honestly better than ever (IMHO), and you'll never guess who was spotted just hours ago making out on a public sidewalk!
OK, so the photo above totally gives it away. But how do they get there? Is it really what it seems? What is the inside scoop?
Here are the juicy details, along with the latest exclusive scoop on Lost (Is Josh Holloway getting killed off?), Desperate Housewives (Is another housewife dying?), House (more sexy time for House and Cuddy?) and much more...
OK, so the photo above totally gives it away. But how do they get there? Is it really what it seems? What is the inside scoop?
Here are the juicy details, along with the latest exclusive scoop on Lost (Is Josh Holloway getting killed off?), Desperate Housewives (Is another housewife dying?), House (more sexy time for House and Cuddy?) and much more...
ABC sets 'Ugly Betty' return, season finales
The much-discussed sidelining of "Ugly Betty" on ABC in late March and April will end up being nothing more than an extended spring break for the show.
ABC says "Betty" will return Thursday, May 7 for its final episodes of the season after taking off the last week of March and all of April while "Samantha Who?" and new comedy "In the Motherhood" fill its 8 p.m. Thursday timeslot. ABC front-loaded this season and after this week will have aired 19 episodes, leaving only four left in "Betty's" season order.
Those four episodes will air over three weeks starting May 7, concluding with a two-hour finale on May 21. It's one of several two-hour finales ABC has in store for its series in May -- "Lost" (May 13), "Grey's Anatomy" (May 14), "America's Funniest Home Videos" (May 15), "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Desperate Housewives" (both May 17) and "Dancing with the Stars" (May 19) will also get to go long for their season-enders. So will "Scrubs," which has a one-hour finale on May 6.
ABC says "Betty" will return Thursday, May 7 for its final episodes of the season after taking off the last week of March and all of April while "Samantha Who?" and new comedy "In the Motherhood" fill its 8 p.m. Thursday timeslot. ABC front-loaded this season and after this week will have aired 19 episodes, leaving only four left in "Betty's" season order.
Those four episodes will air over three weeks starting May 7, concluding with a two-hour finale on May 21. It's one of several two-hour finales ABC has in store for its series in May -- "Lost" (May 13), "Grey's Anatomy" (May 14), "America's Funniest Home Videos" (May 15), "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" and "Desperate Housewives" (both May 17) and "Dancing with the Stars" (May 19) will also get to go long for their season-enders. So will "Scrubs," which has a one-hour finale on May 6.
2009年3月12日星期四
I loved Farscape the series. But the miniseries was sort of ok.?
I'm a farscape fan The story was so fast forward. All of these old characters and some new ones appear in the miniseries. Jothee, D'Argo's son also came back but looked different at the time since he left Season 3. The miniseries was great. But I think farscape should have showed the fifth and last season. So then we can get to see the characters progressing in each episode. In the miniseries, its like everyone comes for a reunion party not knowing where they have been and have done at that time unless you ask them. Plus this Grand Chancellor pops out of nowhere. Was he mentioned in the previous seasons of Farscape?. I don't recall. Those who don't know who Grand Chancellor is. He is the Peacekeeper that made Commandant Mele-on Grayza pregnant and later was killed by Grayza. Anyway do you think the miniseries was a good wrap-up or they should have shown the 5th season.
Star Trek To Get Retro Makeover
Good news!
Pushing Daisies creator and former Star Trek writer and producer, Bryan Fuller, is hoping to work on a new TV installment of our favorite space voyagers.
There hasn't been a new reincarnation of Star Trek since 2005.
In an interview, Fuller said, "I told my agent and told the people of J.J. Abrams' team I want to create another Star Trek series and have an idea that I’m kicking around. I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with the colours and attitude. I loved Voyager and Deep Space Nine, but they seem to have lost the ‘60s fun and I would love to take it back to its origin."
Fuller said he believes that Star Trek got too "cold" as it was reborn again and again, with "Enterprise…the most sterile of all of them." Fuller said he would like to return to the original spirit of fun from the 60s.
Just as long as he promises to bring back the outrageous polyester uniforms, blue eye shadow, and cheap special effects!
Pushing Daisies creator and former Star Trek writer and producer, Bryan Fuller, is hoping to work on a new TV installment of our favorite space voyagers.
There hasn't been a new reincarnation of Star Trek since 2005.
In an interview, Fuller said, "I told my agent and told the people of J.J. Abrams' team I want to create another Star Trek series and have an idea that I’m kicking around. I would love to return to the spirit of the old series with the colours and attitude. I loved Voyager and Deep Space Nine, but they seem to have lost the ‘60s fun and I would love to take it back to its origin."
Fuller said he believes that Star Trek got too "cold" as it was reborn again and again, with "Enterprise…the most sterile of all of them." Fuller said he would like to return to the original spirit of fun from the 60s.
Just as long as he promises to bring back the outrageous polyester uniforms, blue eye shadow, and cheap special effects!
Is Cold Case and Without a Trace might be goners
The reason? The usual: ratings and money. The sources say that the ratings that each show gets just don't
warrant a renewal for another season. But another source says that they might try to convince the stars
and staff to take a pay cut so they can do another year.
I can't say I would miss either of these shows. For a while there, Cold Case was a very effective drama,
telling some rather interesting stories and using period music to get the emotion across. I never warmed
to Without a Trace. It's not a bad show, it's just that I decided to watch cold case one night and the
episode ended with them finding the body of the kid who was missing the whole episode. What a downer. So
I didn't watch it again.so will you miss either of these shows?
warrant a renewal for another season. But another source says that they might try to convince the stars
and staff to take a pay cut so they can do another year.
I can't say I would miss either of these shows. For a while there, Cold Case was a very effective drama,
telling some rather interesting stories and using period music to get the emotion across. I never warmed
to Without a Trace. It's not a bad show, it's just that I decided to watch cold case one night and the
episode ended with them finding the body of the kid who was missing the whole episode. What a downer. So
I didn't watch it again.so will you miss either of these shows?
2009年3月11日星期三
Could Fuller Take Trek Back To TV?
"Bryan Fuller, creator of the TV show Pushing Daisies and a former Star Trek writer and producer, is geared up to make it happen. The new Star Trek TV show would be based on "old style" Star Trek, rather than the more recent incarnations and variations: Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Enterprise and Star Trek: The Next Generation. There hasn't been a Star Trek TV series since Enterprise was canceled after four seasons in 2005. Fuller wrote twenty one Star Trek episodes over four years, two in Deep Space Nine's final season, and the rest for Voyager. He also produced Voyager's last season. If J.J. Abrams' reboot is successful (and the latest trailer suggests it will be!) perhaps we'll see him involved with a new Star Trek TV show with the style and impact of Fringe or Lost. The new Star Trek movie featuring a young Kirk and Spock is in cinemas May 2009." Besides his work on many episodes of Trek, Fuller's work includes Dead Like Me and some of the best of Heroes. (He's one of the names I actively seek in the writing slot.) Between him and JJ Abrams, the era of Rick Berman looks to finally be at an end. Cross your fingers.
'Lost' leads at Saturn Awards with 11 nominations
'Lost' leads at Saturn Awards with 11 nominations The Saturn Awards began handing out TV kudos in 1989, and "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
was the first honoree. Two decades later the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and
action/adventure/thriller are all well-represented on television. As one show, "Lost," seems
to combine all of these elements, it is only appropriate that it leads at this year's Saturn
Awards with 11 nominations. It is contending for best network series and has a staggering 10
acting nominations.Matthew Fox has won two of his last four bids. He lost the first year to Ben Browder
("Farscape") and two years ago to "Dexter" star Michael C. Hall, who is back in the hunt
this year. Looking for a first win are returning nominee Noah Wyle of "The Librarian"
telefilm franchise, third-time nominee Edward James Olmos ("Battlestar Galactica") and
newcomers Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") and Timothy Hutton ("Leverage").
was the first honoree. Two decades later the genres of sci-fi, fantasy, horror and
action/adventure/thriller are all well-represented on television. As one show, "Lost," seems
to combine all of these elements, it is only appropriate that it leads at this year's Saturn
Awards with 11 nominations. It is contending for best network series and has a staggering 10
acting nominations.Matthew Fox has won two of his last four bids. He lost the first year to Ben Browder
("Farscape") and two years ago to "Dexter" star Michael C. Hall, who is back in the hunt
this year. Looking for a first win are returning nominee Noah Wyle of "The Librarian"
telefilm franchise, third-time nominee Edward James Olmos ("Battlestar Galactica") and
newcomers Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad") and Timothy Hutton ("Leverage").
What's happening on The Big Bang Theory?
Looks like the boys are getting a hot new neighbor upstairs, and Penny is none too thrilled about it! Valerie Azlynn, a familiar face from appearances on fellow CBS shows The Ex List, Cold Case and Rules of Engagement, is moving in, and the guys are instantly smitten. But Kaley Cuoco (Penny) tells me there's more to her than meets the eye. "Penny's not thrilled at first because the guys are ignoring her, but there's a little bit of a shift in the story where she knows something is off with this girl, and she ends up being right." There's really only room on the show for one hot girl anyway!
2009年3月10日星期二
Step-father to a Borg
i started calling my older step-daughter “Seven” a few months ago.
In the Star Trek universe, Seven-of-Nine (called Seven by her crewmates on the starship Voyager), was a human who was assimilated by a race of cyborgs and spent most of her life connected to them through cybernetic implants. I picture my kid with a cell phone on one ear and an I-Pod in the other while holding a digital camera to take a picture of herself, or maybe a video of her declaring: “Actual human contact is irrelevant. Resistance is futile.”
What I wouldn’t give to unplug all the gadgets, hide the batteries and try to engage her in an honest-to-goodness, face-to-face conversation.
In the Star Trek universe, Seven-of-Nine (called Seven by her crewmates on the starship Voyager), was a human who was assimilated by a race of cyborgs and spent most of her life connected to them through cybernetic implants. I picture my kid with a cell phone on one ear and an I-Pod in the other while holding a digital camera to take a picture of herself, or maybe a video of her declaring: “Actual human contact is irrelevant. Resistance is futile.”
What I wouldn’t give to unplug all the gadgets, hide the batteries and try to engage her in an honest-to-goodness, face-to-face conversation.
New 'Star Trek' trailer: Beam me the frak up, right bloody now
There are some who raise a great hew and cry over J.J. Abrams' Star Trek reboot, and the more they see, the louder their protestations will get. They're too young, the Enterprise looks like a flourescent hospital, why is Jim Kirk astro-base-jumping? For them, Star Trek will always be William Shatner, strutting around in those little booties, performing yellow-belt karate chops on aliens dressed like Romans. But for the rest of us -- people who can handle a new Battlestar Galactica, a new James Bond every 10 years, and new underpants...
TV Review: CHUCK - SEASON TWO - 'Vs. The Lethal Weapon'
Aw poor Chuck (Zachary Levi).
I feel sorry for him on a variety of levels. Sure he’s got a huge crush on Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) for two seasons and gotten nothing out of it other than watch her get involved with handsome, strapping agents that sweep her off her feet and giver her match in terms of sexiness and talent in agent form.
But what’s worse is he has to put on a relationship with Sarah that involves him having to have her sleep over at his place, attend dinners, go on fake dates and more with nothing to show for it. This sucks on two levels because one he can’t score with the chick he is digging and he can’t now go out and get some from another chick because he’s gotta put on this false front. So now he’s all frustrated on a variety of levels and has no release other than well … you know.
Poor Chuck.
That problem with Sarah became even more of an issue when Cole Barker (Jonathan Cake) decided to make another stop after escaping Fulcrum and indicating that he knew of an agent operating at – where else – but a party that Casey (Adam Baldwin) and Sarah needed to infiltrate and let Chuck flash on whoever the agent may be. And that agent was Robert Picardo (of STAR TREK VOYAGER fame) who helped to build the Intersect now in Chuck’s brain.
I feel sorry for him on a variety of levels. Sure he’s got a huge crush on Sarah (Yvonne Strahovski) for two seasons and gotten nothing out of it other than watch her get involved with handsome, strapping agents that sweep her off her feet and giver her match in terms of sexiness and talent in agent form.
But what’s worse is he has to put on a relationship with Sarah that involves him having to have her sleep over at his place, attend dinners, go on fake dates and more with nothing to show for it. This sucks on two levels because one he can’t score with the chick he is digging and he can’t now go out and get some from another chick because he’s gotta put on this false front. So now he’s all frustrated on a variety of levels and has no release other than well … you know.
Poor Chuck.
That problem with Sarah became even more of an issue when Cole Barker (Jonathan Cake) decided to make another stop after escaping Fulcrum and indicating that he knew of an agent operating at – where else – but a party that Casey (Adam Baldwin) and Sarah needed to infiltrate and let Chuck flash on whoever the agent may be. And that agent was Robert Picardo (of STAR TREK VOYAGER fame) who helped to build the Intersect now in Chuck’s brain.
farscape Seasons
Thanks to the ongoing dedication of those fans, Devil's Due Publishing has inked a deal with CBS Consumer Products to continue the story of Jericho in comic book format. Both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel have had amazing success publishing their new "seasons" in the comic book medium. More recently, Sci Fi's Farscape launched a comic continuation of its own, while many other properties are telling original tales in comics (Eureka, Supernatural and Fringe come to mind). But with Jericho being far less sci-fi/fantasy in its presentation, it'll be interesting to see if its fans follow it to this new medium.Considering Jericho was popular with demographics not normally associated with comics, I'm not sure how big a response there will be. And sorry, ladies, but you'll have to settle for line drawings of Skeet Ulrich. While Dan Schotz, Co-Executive Producer of Jericho says that it was fan enthusiasm that drove them "to find new and fresh ways to tell the Jericho story ... we are so thrilled about this comic book series and the endless possibilities for the future of Jericho," nowhere does he mention what this might mean for the proposed Jericho feature film,first mentioned earlier this year.
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