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Lou Diamond Phillips is going to hit the streets for Southland.
The TV and movie vet has scored a guest role on the acclaimed TNT drama, playing Danny Ferguson, a cynical and intense street cop who’s good under pressure. The Stargate Universe alum will appear in the season premiere, airing Jan. 17.
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Two guys from True Blood are set to spice up ABC’s midseason drama GCB. Kevin Alejandro and Grant Bowler both signed deals to appear in the show’s debut season, and will even share an episode.
GCB (formally titled Good Christian Bitches Belles) has cast Alejandro as Danny — a local butcher who offers to supply meat for Booby-licious (that’s a Hooters-like restaurant in the show) on the condition that Marisol Nichols’ character Heather goes on a date with him.
Alejandro is in one episode, while Bowler will appear in at least two — playing Mason Massey, a “frozen foods magnate and thoroughbred horse breeder.” Sparks fly when Bowler meets with Cricket (Miriam Shor) to negotiate stud fee for his prize horse.
Booby-licious? Dating for brisket? TV dinner-making horse breeders? Okay, these descriptions have us really intrigued. GCB is from Robert Harling (Steel Magnolias) and producer Darren Star (Sex and the City). There’s no premiere date yet, but here’s the show’s trailer: READ FULL STORY »
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On top of an already stellar year, Kaley Cuoco will be kicking off 2012 with a Big Bang indeed. After getting engaged, presenting at the Emmys, and hosting the Teen Choice Awards in 2011, EW has confirmed that Cuoco has been tapped to host the People’s Choice Awards next January. Cuoco follows in the footsteps of five-year host Queen Latifah. “Kaley is sexy, funny and smart – everything you want in a host,” said Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President of Specials, Music and Live Events for CBS (home to Bang and the People’s Choice Awards). Bang will defend its title as Favorite TV Comedy when the ceremony, produced by Survivor EP Mark Burnett, airs on Jan. 11, 2012.
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What if we were to tell you that on the night before Halloween, you will witness an unprecedented act of flatulence from Homer Simpson? What if we also were to point out that this was all part of a send-up of the acclaimed 2007 French film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly? Would that excite/intrigue/slightly disturb you? We thought so. That is why we have scored a first look at one of the three segments from this Sunday’s “Treehouse of Horror XXII.” In “The Diving Bell and the Butterball,” Homer becomes paralyzed after being bitten by a spider, and Lisa soon discovers that the only way he can communicate is via his derriere. This year’s trilogy also includes winks to 127 Hours, Avatar, and Dexter, but we think you might agree that it’s the following scene which breaks terrifying new ground wind. READ FULL STORY »
Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk are getting involved in the current contractual stalemate between Fox Networks, which owns the cable station that airs their American Horror Story, and DirecTV. Beginning Nov. 1, FX shows — as well as programs on National Geographic, Speed, and several other Fox stations — will no longer be available to DirecTV subscribers unless the two parties negotiate a new deal. At the root of the disagreement is the price of subscriber fees. DirectTV says Fox is demanding a 40 percent increase, while Fox responds that they’re only looking to get rates similar to deals they have with other providers.
In a video on Facebook, the two co-creators of the spooky FX show urge fans to “Don’t Let DirecTV Take Away American Horror Story.” “Do it now before they turn off FX and you miss nine all-new episodes of American Horror Story,” said Falchuk. “Thank you for your support.”
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Lingerie football player turned Playboy cover girl turned island temptress Mikayla Wingle is not opposed to flaunting her assets. Unfortunately for her, Brandon was. And his creepy, borderline stalkerish behavior ultimately led to her exit from Survivor: South Pacific. Making the entire escapade even more bizarre is the fact that Mikayla had no idea about Brandon’s obsession until she watched it herself on television. We learned that and more when Mikayla called in to talk to Jessica Shaw and yours truly on the latest InsideTV Podcast. Unsurprisingly, Mikayla is none too fond of Brandon — whom, in an ironic twist, she says she is “praying for” — but she also has some harsh words for Rick (the guy with the moustache who never speaks), Coach (whom she accuses of basically being the worst coach of all-time), and Edna (whom she pegs as “just a vote”). She also tells us which side she would have joined up with had she made it back into the game after the merge. (Oooh, alternate reality intrigue!) READ FULL STORY »
This Friday, TLC premieres its latest bridal reality show, Brides of Beverly Hills (Oct. 28, 10 p.m. ET). The series follows Renée Strauss, owner of the Beverly Hills boutique Renée Strauss for the Bride, and Kevin Lee (pictured), the floral and event designer who was the inspiration for Martin Short’s character “Frank” in Father of the Bride. Fans of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills might recognize him as the wedding planner for Lisa Vanderpump’s daughter. On the BBH series debut, adult film star Diamond Foxxx is a client, looking for a gown that will fit her size 32G breasts for her vow renewal with her husband of 12 years. Yes, this is definitely different from Say Yes to the Dress. Watch an exclusive clip below. READ FULL STORY »
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Huge news for American Chopper fans: Jesse James is returning to the network that made him famous to compete head-to-head against the Teutuls on American Chopper.
Marking his first appearance on Discovery Chanel in five years, the former Monster Garage star will guest star on Chopper across two nights in December. Not only that, but American Chopper is going live for the first time — pitting James, Paul Teutul, Senior and Paul Teutul Jr. in a bike-building battle at the Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas.
The face-off airs Dec. 5 and 6 at 9 p.m. both nights. The first night is the regularly scheduled American Chopper. You’ll see Senior, Junior and James building the bikes, and viewers will vote for their favorite. The second night is a live show from Las Vegas where the winning bike will be revealed.
For Chopper fans, this is the stuff of online message-board wish fulfillment. READ FULL STORY »
Virgil once said: ”Look with favor upon a bold beginning.” We haven’t studied up too much on the great Roman poet, but we’re guessing he wouldn’t mind if you used those words as lofty introduction for the new opening credits for Jimmy Kimmel Live!. The ABC late-night talk show has featured the same sequence since its debut back in 2003, but that all changes tonight. Gone are the days when Jimmy shuffled his way to work on Hollywood Boulevard in a three-quarter sleeve baseball shirt; he’s now a sleek-outfitted special-ops superhero who urgently zip-lines and ninja-tumbles his way to the studio. Hurry, Jimmy! Rebecca Romijn isn’t going to flirt with herself and the Fray must play! Get your first peek at the new opening below. READ FULL STORY »
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UPDATED: The World Series was supposed to air Wednesday night. So all of Fox’s rivals ran repeats to avoid the heavy competition — psych! With Game 6 rained out at the last minute, Fox re-aired episodes of Glee. So here we are, the week before the November sweeps kick in, with everybody needlessly firing blanks in primetime.
Well, almost everybody: Female-skewing ABC hedged its bets by repeating Modern Family, but the rest of its lineup ran intact. Smart play. The network was able to take advantage of the fake-out and score series highs for its other comedies. The Middle (10.2 million, 3.1) was up slightly this week. Then Suburgatory (9.8 million, 3.4) and Happy Endings (8.3 million, 3.5) jumped. And finally Revenge (8.7 million, 2.8) climbed to its second-best number of the season.
Also last night, CBS aired Survivor (11.6 million, 3.4) and that did well also — its best rating since its September premiere (great episode too). The focus now shifts to tonight and Friday — Will Fox’s rivals who bet against a Game 7 airing tonight and planned original episodes get hammered by Game 6? And what will happen to NBC’s Grimm and Chuck premieres if there is a Game 7 on Friday?
The Glee Project‘s co-winner Damian McGinty (who shared the top price with Samuel Larsen) makes his first appearance on Glee this coming Tuesday, Nov. 1. McGinty plays Irish exchange student Rory Flanagan, who not only tries out for New Directions but moves in with Brittany (Heather Morris). From the looks of it, the newbie actor fits in quite well with the cast. As Rachel (Lea Michele) puts it, “He’s magical.” Watch this exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of McGinty in action… READ FULL STORY »
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ThunderGeeks, hooooo! On tonight’s episode of The Big Bang Theory (on CBS at 8 p.m.), Leonard (Johnny Galecki) meets the holy grail of heterosexual male geekdom: A girl who loves comic books. He even meets Alice (Courtney Ford, True Blood) while shopping for comics, and the two bond so well over their respective collections, Leonard shows off one of his prize possessions: A drawing of Leonard as Lion-O from the animated series ThunderCats by DC Comics co-publisher Jim Lee. Naturally, the fine folks at Big Bang actually got the real Jim Lee to do the drawing. Wanna see it? Of course you do: READ FULL STORY »
The Gallagher family won’t stumble back to Showtime until January, but it’s never too early to start pregaming before the party starts. Those who missed this loving-yet-dysfunctional family’s antics over their own summer should worry no more, because EW obtained an exclusive first look photo of William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum that proves that Shameless’ mischief is far from over. (See it after the jump!)
“Fiona [Rossum] is trying to deny that she was really in love with Steve, so she’s dating other people,” teased exec producer and showrunner John Wells. “She makes a mistake about who she sleeps with, someone that she knows from high school, and now she’s being chased by that person. She ends up hiding under the table with Frank [Macy]. He thinks it’s very amusing that now she’s hiding.”
Wells also gave EW some exclusive details on season 2 of the addictive family dramedy, which will showcase an eventful summer in Chicago’s South Side. Get ready for new additions, steamy love triangles, get-rich-quick schemes, and, of course, more run-ins with the law for Frank. READ FULL STORY »
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