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Charlie Sheen as TV critic (Hint: He needs work)
Charlie Sheen spoke to his favorite media outlet - TMZ (duh) - a short while ago, and the exchange is worth replaying. He's piling on (pun intended) his former show, which he has decided is terrible, now that the checks are no longer forthcoming. Here's the chat with Harvey Levin. Amusing...
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Why did Mandy Patinkin quit 'CI?" Five years later, he speaks...
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Mandy Patinkin - a brilliant, querelous, and occassionally unpredictable dude who happens to be one of the finest actors of our time - quit "Criminal Minds," a major hit for CBS, five years ago, without so much as an explanation.
Oh, that's good old Mandy, everyone said. That's what Mandy does! Well, not really. No one just up-and-quits a major series without a...
Report: Colbert with ailing mother
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Stephen Colbert abruptly cancelled last night's and tonight's editions of "The Colbert Report" - big news for a show that has never pulled the plug before. Reports surfaced earlier that he had a "family emergency" - which are very loaded and fraught words in Colbert's context, insofar as his father and two brothers were killed in a commercial airlines crash in 1974. He comes from a big and very loving family by all accounts, and has one of his own.
The New York Post is now reporting that Colbert left to be with his "ailing" mother, who is 91, according to the paper. Comedy Central is refusing any and all requests by reporters to confirm or deny said reports.
Letterman: Worst Lin puns
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David Letterman last night offered the worst Jeremy Lin puns -- and yes, there have been quite a few. (However, this Top Ten did, in fact, miss an obvious target: "Jay Lin-o." ) I, too, have been guilty of some appalling Lin puns, but then who hasn't?
Elisabeth Shue joins 'CSI'
Those who may have missed last night's "CSI" missed the newcomer -- one Elisabeth Shue -- whose character replaces Marg Helgenberger's Catherine Willows, off to the FBI. But we do have a clip, naturally.
JLo's 'Q'Viva! The Chosen' to Fox
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Interesting development with Jennifer Lopez's talent competition show "Q'Viva! The Chosen": Fox just picked it up. This is the English-language version. (Univision has rights to the Spanish-language version.) It'll air Saturdays starting early next month.
What's so interesting? Well, Fox is about to have a whole lot of JLo -- on Wednesdays, Thursdays and now Saturdays. It's...
Why is 'House' really ending? Hugh Laurie has an idea...
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"House's" House - Hugh Laurie - has taken violent exception to a New York post item yesterday which led with a headline that he was "sick" of going to work, hence putatively the real reason why the show was ending this May.
He subsequently released a statement - which is now posted at TVGuide.com - reading in part,
Some newspapers, obviously dissatisfied...
'Glee' honors Whitney Houston, unintentionally
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Last night's episode of "Glee" was dedicated to Whitney Houston, but how in heaven's name did the show come to cover Houston's most famous song? In fact, this was sheer coincidence: A Valentine's Day episiode filled with eight love songs including this one. Amber Riley - Mercedes - does the honors . . .
Kimmel vs. Leno: The 'war' escalates
Jay Leno and Jimmy Kimmel: What a pair! They've had this on-going feud the last few years after Jimmy turned a Leno interview into an inquisition on his presumed larcenous late night habits. Leno has responded occassionally, most recently during a Thursday bit when he said Kimmel wore a toupee. And last night, volley returned by Kimmel...
'20/20' has a TWO-hour Whitney perspective
Looks like "20/20" is about to outpace "Dateline" - which got a big audience for that well-done Whitney Houston perspective last night - with a two hour special this Friday. Here's the network press release, in its entirety:
"A Special Edition of “20/20,” “One Moment in Time: The Life of Whitney Houston,” will take an in-depth look at the voice of the century -- from her record-setting achievements and musical legacy to her rocky personal life and battle with addiction. It will also include Diane Sawyer’s ground-breaking interview done exactly 10 years ago, as well as the latest developments about the superstar’s final days."
Airs Friday on WABC/7 from 9 to 11.
