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“Glee” showcased this week on Bravo, BIO and FOX

April 9, 2012 Tom Comi

It’s probably safe to assume that Glee fans are going to experience an incredible amount of glee this week, as the popular show not only returns to FOX after a brief hiatus but also gets the star treatment on Bravo and BIO Channel. The musical drama/comedy rejoins the FOX lineup Tuesday night (8pm ET) with an episode entitled “Big Brother,” which features the seniors ditching class to attend an amusement park. It’s probably also safe to assume we will find out what happened to Dianna Agron’s character Quinn, who was last seen in a horrible car accident that was caused […]

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Trust the Beek: ABC’s quirky “Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23”

April 3, 2012 Ryan Berenz

There’s a lot to like about ABC’s wickedly funny Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23 (Wednesdays at 9:30pm ET/PT beginning April 11), from the boundary-pushing title to the quirky Krysten Ritter to a part that could only be played by James Van Der Beek. In Apartment 23, wide-eyed twentysomething June (Dreama Walker) moves to Manhattan for a dream job, but her new company is immediately shut down by the government after a huge scandal. Now desperately in need of a job and a place to live, June finds a roommate in Chloe (Ritter). While Chloe seems like the ideal […]

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus gets into “Veep” for HBO

March 30, 2012 StayTuned Staff

People are fond of defining the position of vice president as being just one heartbeat away from the most powerful job in the world. But as it turns out, that heartbeat can be so loud and overwhelming that it drowns out many vital attributes of an otherwise solid politician — things like power, poise and, oh-so-often, dignity. “Let me put it this way, I really don’t think anybody who finds themselves as vice president started their political career thinking, ‘One day I will be vice president,’” says Julia Louis-Dreyfus, explaining the crux of the humor found in her new HBO […]

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Taylor Swift gets “Punk’d” by Justin Bieber on MTV

March 29, 2012 Tom Comi

Based on Taylor Swift’s history of making people who wronged her the focus of her songs, it’s probably safe to assume she is already working on her next hit single about Justin Bieber. And for the reasoning behind that theory, all you have to do is tune into the season premiere of the revamped Punk’d on MTV tonight at 10pm ET. Much to the joy of television viewers across the country, the network decided to bring back its wildly popular show that revolves around celebrities being victimized by the most elaborate of pranks. The previous installment was the brainchild of […]

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VOD Spotlight: Adam Sandler does double duty in “Jack and Jill”

March 6, 2012 Meredith Ennis

In Jack and Jill, Adam Sandler plays family guy Jack, who dreads the arrival of his needy twin sister Jill (also played by Sandler) for her annual Thanksgiving visit. For the talented comic, the dual role wasn’t that huge a challenge, but having Jack and Jill in the same scene was challenging for the filmmakers. For assistance, Sandler and director Dennis Dugan turned to Dean Cundey, the cinematographer who shot The Parent Trap and Jurassic Park. “Sometimes, it’s a fairly simple process, as simple as a split,” Cundey says. But there are more complicated processes, as well. “We’ll move the […]

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Leslie Bibb on playing GCB’s bad girl gone good

February 27, 2012 Lori Acken

Leslie Bibb has spent her lifetime surrounded by self-assured females and will proudly tell you that it’s made her exactly who she is today — a tough cookie unafraid to say what’s what. “I have a really strong group of girlfriends and I grew up with all women,” Bibb explains. “I have three sisters and my dad died when I was a kid, so I was pretty much raised in a ‘chicken coop.’ I love women! Yes, we’re flawed. Yes, we’re emotional. But I love to talk about feelings!” The actress — who got her big break on The WB’s […]

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Stevie TV brings YouTube sensation Stevie Ryan to VH1

February 27, 2012 Lori Acken

Stevie Ryan is pencil-thin and pinup-girl pretty, with almond-shaped hazel eyes, a lush pout and cascades of dark, shiny hair. But she’d rather look like you. Especially if you’re a readily parodied part of the pop-culture lexicon. Growing up outside of Los Angeles with a taste for silent films and a longing to entertain, Ryan moved into the city to find her fortune and discovered that she got the most attention from works of her own creation. To fill the time between commercial and print gigs, Ryan began producing comically oddball — frequently NSFW — online videos in her apartment, […]

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Awards Shows

Adam Sandler shatters record for awfulness as 2011 Razzie Award nominations announced

February 26, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

It’s been a tradition since 1980 for The Golden Raspberry Awards (a.k.a. “The Razzies“) to serve as a tongue-in-cheek alternative to Oscar’s big night. Whereas the Academy Awards gala offers glitz, glamour and somewhat self-serving pats on the back from Hollywood peer to Hollywood peer, the Razzies have taken a different tact — recognizing what many of us filmgoers know, that much of what the Tinseltown dream factory churns out can be pretty dreadful. It had been typical for the Razzies to piggyback on the Oscars, announcing its “winners” the night before the Academy’s big event. But this year, the Razzies […]

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Katy Perry to guest star on “Raising Hope”

February 22, 2012 Jeff Pfeiffer

When FOX announced its new Tuesday night half-hour comedy block, which begins March 6, some Raising Hope fans expressed concern about the show’s new time slot, 8pm ET/PT. Perhaps hoping to draw people in — and to kick off its new night of comedy with a “Firework” of sorts — the network has announced that pop superstar Katy Perry will be guest-starring on Raising Hope in the March 6 episode, “Single White Female Role Model.” Perry will play Rikki, a prison attendant who claims to be a friend from Sabrina’s (Shannon Woodward) past. In the new episode, Sabrina is arrested […]