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Ryan Murphy Fills FOX With “Glee”

May 8, 2009 Jeff Pfeiffer

Ryan Murphy, creator of Nip/Tuck and Popular, is back with a new series, and it looks to be another winner. But with Glee — making a sneak preview debut May 19 after the final performance show of this season’s American Idol, then returning to air regularly in the fall — don’t look for the same of what made those first two shows hits. “I’ve done sort of eight years of darkness and really adult stuff [with Nip/Tuck],” Murphy recently told reporters on a conference call, “and I was like, ‘Okay, I want to try something different. I want to do […]

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“My Name Is Earl” Recap: Inside Probe, Part 2

May 8, 2009 Ryan Berenz

The investigative news series Inside Probe with Geraldo Rivera continues its story on the 2001 disappearance of Crab Shack owner Ernie Belcher. Earl and Randy have been cleared of any involvement in Ernie’s disappearance, so the investigation is back to square one. It’s soon discovered that there were reports of bright lights in the sky and UFO sightings on the night Ernie vanished. As they stick the probe even deeper inside, Geraldo learns that Ernie was big into the Civil War — he was profoundly loyal to the Central, the little-known neutral side of which Camden County was a part, […]

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“The Office” Recap: Cafe Disco

May 8, 2009 StayTuned Staff

Michael still has the lease for the Michael Scott Paper Company office, which he has been using as a venue for dancing and drinking coffee. (Like Nuts and Gum, together at last!) Since no one will go out to lunch with him, he invites the entire office to his Cafe Disco and entices them will the knowledge that he, and occasionally Erin, will be there. That doesn’t work, so he starts pumping “Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)” by C+C Music Factory through the air conditioner vents. Phyllis takes the bait, and within seconds of dancing with Michael she […]

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“Scrubs” Recap: My Finale

May 7, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison Like his leaving Sacred Heart, most of the Scrubs finale sure felt like more of a big deal to J.D. than it did to me watching at home. And I’m sure I’m not the only one. They treated it in a unique way, like your last day at a job you really loved. J.D., however, was expecting some momentous, tear-filled departure ceremony, replete with stories of all the wonderful times they all shared together, and how their lives were forever changed by the past eight years. Or at least a cake. A cake would have been nice. […]

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“Scrubs” Recap: My Chief Concern

May 6, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison J.D. is loving his new proximity to his son, but it hasn’t made him any less of a wuss. In his defense, that was a full-grown Dachshund terrorizing him at the park. But the 37-minute drive to work is kind of taxing, so when the opportunity comes up to take a job at the same hospital where Kim works is too good to pass up, even if the offer does come from a guy named Mantoots. (Go ahead and laugh. I’ll wait.) Breaking the news to the Sacred Heart gang goes as expected, with Turk and Carla […]

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“How I Met Your Mother” Recap: Right Place Right Time

May 5, 2009 StayTuned Staff

By Mike Frey Synopsis: Ted has landed his first big gig as an independent architect: designing Rib Town, a restaurant shaped like a cowboy hat — because nothing says delicious like the inside of a cowboy hat. Depressed that he’s not designing concert halls or museums, he takes a break and heads out for some fresh air and a bagel. Thanks to fate (and Galoshes the Weather Clown from Robin’s show Come On, Get Up New York!) he takes a yellow umbrella. Check that … the yellow umbrella. On the way to his second favorite bagel place, Ted stops at […]

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“Family Guy” Season 7 Episode 14 Recap: We Love You, Conrad

May 4, 2009 Channel Guide Contributor

Gillian’s getting married, and all the Griffins except Brian are invited, and she wants Peter to give her away. Despite Brian’s insistence that he’s over Gillian, he’s still hurt by being left out, and Stewie suggests that he and Brian have dinner with Gillian and her fiancé. Turns out Derek speaks French (and orange! Mandarin. Mandolin.) and is something like Superman and Mr. Miyagi in one. Worse, Brian follows him to the bathroom and finds that he has no apparent shortcomings at all. Distraught, he gets wrecked at a bar and ends up in bed with Lauren Conrad of MTV’s […]

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“My Name Is Earl” Recap: Inside Probe, Part 1

May 1, 2009 Ryan Berenz

In sort of a throwback to the Camden County COPS episodes from a few seasons back, the investigative news show Inside Probe with Gerardo Geraldo Rivera is in Camden, looking into the mysterious 2001 disappearance of Ernie Belcher, owner of the Crab Shack. Geraldo interviews the various residents of Camden — and two-time Daytona 500 winner Michael Waltrip — to get their memories of Ernie, trying to piece together the puzzle of his disappearance and narrow down the list of possible suspects. After the police searched Ernie’s office and discovered threatening letters from Randy, the cops arrest Randy and Earl, […]

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“The Office” Recap: Casual Friday

May 1, 2009 StayTuned Staff

At least once a year, Kevin likes to bring in his “famous” chili. The secret is to undercook the onions. Another more important secret is to not dump the entire pot on the office floor. Poor Kevin — this is actually the thing that he does best. It’s not the only disaster that occurs at Dunder Mifflin Scranton this week, though. It’s casual Friday, so there are plenty of fashion disasters: Meredith’s dress turns her into a walking peep show (and unfortunately, to her, casual Friday means no panties); Kelly wears an outfit that, no matter what the hot new […]