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Oprah Talks Own Trials: "If I Knew It Would Be This difficult, I Wouldn't Have Launched It"
2 hours ago | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
This might be the first time I've watched Oprah Winfrey speak openly about the difficulties she'd experienced running her new network Own. It's been primarily printed words until now (unless I just haven't been paying attention, which is certainly possible). It's just rare to see her on the receiving end of an interview, and, as THR notes, it's even rarer to see her having to defend herself or professional ambitions, as she has had to in recent months, and does in the flesh below. This was from her Monday morning appearance today, live on CBS This Morning. Watch below:
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'Celebrity Apprentice' star Dee Snider: Donald Trump didn't know who I was
2 hours ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Sunday (April 1) night before firing Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider on "The Celebrity Apprentice," Donald Trump told him, "You're going to be big," which sounded like a major slight to someone who's been in the industry for more than 30 years.
"When he finds out I'm the guy that sang, 'We're Not Gonna Take It,' he said, 'That's you?" Dee says. "He doesn't even know who I am ... and I'm like, 'Why am I on the show?'"
Trump may not have known who Dee was, but he is super-familiar with another member of the "Celebrity Apprentice" cast famous for appearing on stage wearing lots of makeup -- Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza. The Miss Universe Organization is a partnership between Trump and NBC.
Dayana has been called back into the boardroom for potential firing more than anyone else on the season thus far, yet she's still around. Dee attributes that »
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Olbermann Preparing Legal Battle Against Current
1 hour ago | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Keith Olbermann has vowed to sue Current TV owners Joel Hyatt and Al Gore, claiming that their accusations against him “are untrue and will be proved so in the legal actions I will be filing against them presently.” Olbermann, who was fired last Friday, will presumably offer as evidence email messages sent by himself and his manager to Hyatt and Gore in which he complained that they were not abiding by promises to back him with a professional-looking show. Excerpts from some of those messages were published Sunday by media writer Howard Kurtz on TheDailyBeast.com. “They add up to a portrait of a dysfunctional alliance that was doomed from the start,” wrote Kurtz. “Where Current management viewed Olbermann as a chronic complainer … the liberal commentator came to believe that he had joined a rinky-dink operation, even if the channel was committed to paying him $50 million over five years.” In one message, »
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'Mad Men' has us wondering: Did the Rolling Stones really do a cereal commercial?
15 minutes ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Question: On Sunday's (April 1) episode of "Mad Men," Don Draper (Jon Hamm) and Harry Crane (Rich Sommer) go backstage at a Rolling Stones concert to pitch the band on recording a jingle for Heinz baked beans. Encountered by two doubtful young Stones fans, Don says "Well, they did a cereal commercial in England."
So, did they?
Answer: Indeed. The Stones recorded the catchy jingle above for Rice Krispies in 1963. And, no, Don and Harry didn't land the Stones for for a "Heinz is on my side" bean commercial.
Slate also points out that while the Stones never did a Heinz commercial, The Who included a spoof Heinz beans jingle on their 1967 album "The Who Sells Out":
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Katie Couric: 'Good Morning America' hosting upsets 'Gma' staff
18 minutes ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Katie Couric is filling in for "Good Morning America" host Robin Roberts the week of April 1, and there are some people over at the show who aren't very happy about that. Couric, who formerly co-hosted "Today," is taking over while Roberts is on vacation.
According to TMZ's source, the staff believes this is a slight against Roberts. "They should have put Katie on when George was on vacation," the source says. They also say that Roberts is unhappy, but hasn't said anything negative about anyone.
"Gma" is getting close to taking over "Today" in the ratings, and this appearance might be the thing that lands it in the top spot. We want to know what you think. Is this appearance a good or a bad move? The source says that Couric was very gracious and was clear about the fact that this wasn't a permanent move. »
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Zap2it Rewards Challenge: Sign up to win points, badges and prizes
43 minutes ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Today we are happy to announce the launch of the Zap2it Rewards Challenge -- a new way for our readers to participate on our site, interact with us, earn points and prizes, and share content related to your favorite shows, celebrities and pop culture tidbits.
Log in using your Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Yahoo or LinkedIn account (among others) to get started. From there, members will be able to accumulate points and badges for typical actions performed on our site and stories -- like commenting, reacting and checking into shows. You'll also be able to easily share the information and content you like with the people you like, on a variety of social networks.
Check out your dashboard to see where you stand against other Zap2it readers, and to track your activity and badges. You'll also be able to see what your friends have been up to on Zap2it. »
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'Game of Thrones' episode 1 plot translated into Dothraki!
51 minutes ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
"Game of Thrones" had it's Season 2 premiere on April 1, and we finally got to listen to Daenerys (Emilia Clarke) speak Dothraki again. It's not just nonsense. It's actually a language created by is Language Creation Society president David Peterson, according to the New York Post. He took the phrases that author George R.R. Martin wrote in his books and created a full language.
The language currently has 3,500 words. Peterson hopes to get it to 8,000. Impress your friends with the translation below.
Dothraki
Kash Robb Stark (Richard Madden) ma lajasaroon valsha mae vatteri athvilajerar haji Lannisteri, kash Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) jada haji King's Landing ma adranee Joffrey (Jack Gleeson) ma affashie athmanimvenar mae. She qile Dragonstone, Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) ajjora ostirge athemrasozaraan aqorasoe ador gaezosi driva mae, ma kemisoe ma chiorisoon ozzirvena, zhey Melisandre (Carice von Houten): maegi qemmemmo vojjoroon aqemmemmona. Yomme Havazzhifi Zhokwa, ma Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), ma zhavvorsa sash sen mae, »
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'The Killing' ratings drop for season 2 premiere
52 minutes ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
AMC’s The Killing — with all its gloom and parkas and rain and mystery — returned Sunday night, but not all its fans came back to watch the show. Breaking AMC’s ratings hot streak this past year, the two-hour drama series debut averaged 1.8 million viewers. That’s down 33 percent from the show’s first season opener.
If you include the show’s repeat, The Killing topped out at 2.5 million viewers, down 47 percent from last year’s trio of premiere night airings.
Some wondered if the show’s ratings would drop for its second season after frustrating fans with an unexpected »
- James Hibberd
Spoiler Room Video Edition: Stars from 'Psych' and 'Happy Endings' take your TV questions -- Watch
55 minutes ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Full disclosure: I’m not a funny person — just awkward. And that becomes more evident when I’m in the company of Real funny people, like the two guys featured in this week’s Spoiler Room: Video Edition.
But one of the best things about having handsome devils Dulé Hill and Adam Pally sit on my couch? They took some of your questions. (It’s two degrees of celebrity interaction! Woo!)
Anyway, if you will lend me your ears for three more sentences (crowd throws ears): Please keep submitting your questions to SpoilerRoom@ew.com or via Twitter @EWSandraG. »
- Sandra Gonzalez
Gossip Girl Returns Tonight! Where Did We Leave Off and What's Coming Next?
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Gossip Girl Returns Tonight! Where Did We Leave Off and What's Coming Next?
After a month away from our screens, Gossip Girl returns tonight with more scheming, backstabbing, attempted hook-ups and secrets. We will see the return of dastardly Jack Bass (Desmond Harrington) who appears to have done a good deed for Chuck (Ed Westwick), but is all as it seems? Dan (Penn Badgley) and Blair (Leighton Meester) attempt to take their relationship to the next physical level and encounter a number of obstacles along the way, and Ivy (Kaylee DeFer) finds an ally in William (Billy Baldwin). Here is a catch up to see where we left the characters a month ago and what tonight's episode has in store.
Serena: Serena (Blake Lively) hasn't had the best time recently after she declared her love for former boyfriend Dan at Blair's wedding. Not only does Dan not reciprocate these feelings »
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'Good Wife' promo: Chris Noth vs. Matthew Perry
1 hour ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
If there was any doubt that casting Matthew Perry as a bad guy was a smart move by the producers of The Good Wife, it’s erased in the newly released promo teasing the season’s final three episodes. “How do you keep an ambitious man from running? Tell him you’ll go after his family, with everything you got,” Perry’s Mike Kresteva tells Peter (Chris Noth), whose bid for governor has Alicia’s blessing. We love it anytime Peter threatens someone, but it sounds like Alicia (Julianna Margulies) is the one who might lose if this battle comes to blows. »
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Charlize Theron's phone 'hacked': Is her sex tape or stalker clip better? -- Nsfw Video
1 hour ago | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Since April Fools Day fell on a Sunday this year, a lot of the pranks, jokes, gags and gotchas are bleeding over into today, colloquially known as “April Shame On Me Day.” But I dare you to find any April Fools leftover better than the “hacked” videos from Charlize Theron’s cell phone, courtesy of Funny or Die. Turns out, beyond Theron’s desire to take home another Oscar for her lethally great performance in last year’s Young Adult, the South African native has some surprising ways of spending her downtime. I mean, who knew hot milk had such »
- Adam B. Vary
Official: Fox orders 'Take Me Out' dating show from 'Idol' producers
1 hour ago | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Fox will debut its new dating show called Take Me Out on June 7 at 8 p.m. Et. The show, from producers behind American Idol and The X Factor, is adapted from a U.K. original. It follows 30 women looking for the man of their dreams in front of a studio audience. (No pressure!) In four rounds, the ladies meet a slew of suitors and can choose to keep a light on, signifying their spark for the guy is still there, or turn it off when the attraction fizzles. News of the deal was first reported by EW.com.
After several rounds, »
- Lanford Beard
Castle Boss: Rick's Behavior 'Weirds Beckett Out,' in Stepping Stone to 'Very Emotional' Finale
1 hour ago | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Castle fans should be prepared to thank “The Limey” – and Lanie – for giving Beckett the kick in the well-tailored slacks she needs in tonight’s episode (ABC, 10/9c), possibly nudging the lady cop into ‘fessing her feelings for the newly disenfranchised Rick.
Ask Ausiello: Scoop on a Castle Comeback and the Season 4 Finale
Whereas past Castle episodes injecting a preternaturally attractive interloper have served to rouse jealousy on one side or the other of this Will They/Won’t They couple, here the presence of a handsome Scotland Yard detective (played by Neighbours‘ Brett Tucker) — and how he doesn’t »
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'Mad Men's' Ben Feldman gives us his best new guy pitch
1 hour ago | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
As the newest addition to "Mad Men's" cast, Ben Feldman made his debut on Sunday's (April 1) episode as junior copywriter Michael Ginsberg, who he describes as kind of "brilliant, different and weird."
"I feel like I've been looking over my shoulder for months," Feldman tells Zap2it when we ask him what it's like to finally have the secret out. Show creator Matthew Weiner is notoriously secretive and kept Feldman's casting under wraps until (almost) Sunday's episode aired. "It's kind of nice to be able to relax a little bit and have a small amount that I can talk about."
Feldman, who TV viewers know as guardian angel Fred from Lifetime's "Drop Dead Diva," says his audition -- like his on-screen job interview -- was utterly daunting.
"They don't want anybody to know anything, especially strangers that are coming in to audition," he says. "So you get a script, »
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Gossip Girl Sneak Peek: Dan and Blair Face Relationship Hurdles
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Gossip Girl Sneak Peek: Dan and Blair Face Relationship Hurdles
Gossip Girl returns from a lengthy hiatus tonight with an all new episode that features Dan and Blair in their new relationship. Unfortunately, despite everything it's taken to arrive at this point, it's not smooth sailing by any means.
While a few weeks have passed since the end of the last episode, the pair have been trying to take the next step in their relationship: sex. But every time they try to do the deed, they get interrupted, whether it's by parents, friends, temporary housekeepers or any manner of mishaps. This time, it's an outside car alarm that kills the mood. But the new couple is determined to make this relationship work, so they start coming up with more creative opportunities to sleep together.
Meanwhile, Lily is determined to get Ivy disinherited and asks someone to look into her past, »
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NBC, ABC Bring Out Big Guns In Morning Battle
1 hour ago | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
A knock-down, drag-out fight between the two principal morning talk shows began this morning (Monday) with Katie Couric returning to the air on ABC’s Good Morning America at the same time of day that she did when she co-hosted NBC’s Today show. Couric, who will be filling in for Robin Roberts this week, acknowledged that she was “a bit nervous” as she joined what for her was once the enemy camp, doing mostly celebrity interviews and confiding to co-host George Stephanopoulos, “I’m riding shotgun. I’m a little rusty.” With Couric, ABC is hoping to come out ahead in the ratings war against rival NBC for the first full week since 1995. (It beat Today on two mornings in October 2007.) Her return received high praise from Washington Post TV writer Lisa de Moraes, who commented, “Katie’s back where she belongs.” Meanwhile, ABC is waging a counterattack by teaser. »
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Tribune Stations Remain Dark On Directv
1 hour ago | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Stations owned by Tribune Corp. disappeared from the satellite service DirecTV on Sunday in a dispute over retransmission consent fees. Tribune owns 23 TV stations in the U.S., including several in top markets. Tribune President Nils Larsen said in a statement, “We don’t want anyone to lose the valuable programming we provide, but we simply cannot get fair compensation from DirecTV and we cannot allow DirecTV to continue taking advantage of us.” But Tribune issued a statement urging its customers to remain calm. “There is no need for you to do anything at this time, it said, “as these matters are typically resolved in a short amount of time.” »
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'Veronica Mars' Fans: Set Your Dvrs!
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"Veronica Mars" fans, you better clear your April 15 schedule: SOAPnet will air an 11-hour "Veronica Mars" marathon kicking off the cult-hit's run on the network.
The first 11 episodes of "Veronica Mars" will air Sun., April 15 from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. Et before moving to its regular timeslots. Starting Mon., April 16, "Veronica Mars" will air Monday-Friday at 5 p.m. and 6 p.m.; Saturdays from 1-4 p.m.; and Sundays 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Kristen Bell starred as the titular character, a teen private eye, for three seasons -- two on Upn and one on The CW -- between 2004 and 2007. Enrico Colantoni, Jason Dohring, Teddy Dunn, Tina Majorino and Percy Daggs III co-starred.
The show peaked at about 3.5 million viewers in its heyday, but that hasn't stopped fans from vocally campaigning for a movie version to continue the adventures of Veronica Mars.
"I don't know if it will ever come to be, »
- Chris Harnick
Comcast Gives Oprah Channel A Needed Boost
1 hour ago | Studio Briefing - TV News | See recent Studio Briefing - TV News news »
Giving a much-needed boost to Oprah Winfrey’s struggling cable channel Own, Comcast will expand the number of homes that it can be received in on its cable systems to 17 million, an increase of 21 percent, the Wall Street Journal reported today (Monday). That will put the channel into a total of 83 million homes, up from 80 million. In addition, the Journal said, Comcast will begin paying subscriber fees for the channel. Like many other cable systems, Comcast is not paying anything at all to carry the channel and those cable systems that are are paying an average of just two cents a household per month, according to researchers SNL Kagan. The newspaper said it could not be determined how much Comcast has agreed to pay for it. »
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