A Blog Journal on Television

Battlestar Galactica: Mary McDonnell Q

2006-10-28T19:19:00.001-07:00

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"Mary McDonnell answers fans' questions about Season Three in part three of a special video Q&A."

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Stephen Colbert Portrait Sold for $50,605

2006-10-28T18:18:00.001-07:00

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"The portrait of Stephen Colbert that adorned the set of The Colbert Report for all their first year, was just sold in an eBay auction to user "colbertnationalist1" for the whopping price of $50,605.00, amount that will go directly to the "Save the Children" organization"

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'South Park' creators haven't lost their edge

2006-10-28T16:49:00.001-07:00

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"Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made 'South Park' the cornerstone of Comedy Central. Here's how they keep it outrageous."

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Exclusive!! Learn The Next Sci-Fi Series Coming to Fox!!

2006-10-27T20:48:00.001-07:00

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"David Self, who wrote ?Road to Perdition? and heretofore unproduced screenplays for ?Deathlok? and ?Captain America," created a sci-fi pilot titled ?Beyond.?"

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FCC rejects complaint about Schwarzenegger on 'Tonight Show'

2006-10-27T17:03:00.001-07:00

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"Federal regulators dismissed a complaint filed Thursday on behalf of Democratic challenger Phil Angelides that accused "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" of playing favorites in the race for California governor."

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John Locke = Luke Skywalker

2006-10-25T11:48:00.000-07:00

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"''Lost'' theories: EW's Jeff Jensen explains why John Locke = Luke Skywalker. Plus: He peeks inside the polar bear's cave, and gets hints from Carlton Cuse"

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Battlestar Galactica falling like a rock! WOW!

2006-10-23T15:18:00.001-07:00

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"SPOILER WARNING: This is the pivotal scene from the BSG episode "Exodus, part 2" from last friday. Adama has the Galactica take one frakking ship jump that exemplifies what it means a to have a "crazy enough that might work" plan. Probably one of the most stunning scenes in any sci-fi TV show or movie!"

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NBC's new cost-cutting approach: put cheap, unscripted shows on at 8

2006-10-20T14:03:00.001-07:00

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""As part of an extensive cost-cutting program it announced yesterday, NBC intends to drastically alter its prime-time programming, starting in the fall of 2007, filling the 8 p.m. hour each weeknight with lower-cost, unscripted programs and saving its more expensive comedies and dramas for the 9-to-11 p.m. block.""

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LOST - Further Instructions Easter Eggs PICTURES

2006-10-20T08:34:00.000-07:00

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"Here are the things you may have missed from Further Instructions! Like, what year did Locke's flashback take place in? And where were Sawyer and Kate flying to in the village? What was that Locke found in the cave? And much more."

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LOST S03E03 easter eggs

2006-10-20T04:47:00.001-07:00

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"Did you get all the Easter Eggs from last nights show?"

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LOST - Further Instructions Recap

2006-10-19T17:03:00.001-07:00

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"Nice recap of the newest LOST episode for those who missed it."

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Theories of Evolution: A secret link between ''Lost'' and ''Heroes''

2006-10-19T10:17:00.000-07:00

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"Exclusive: Jeff Jensen investigates a secret link between ''Lost'' and ''Heroes''! Plus: hunches about Kate and Sawyer, Sun, and the Island"

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NBC's 'heroic' return

2006-10-17T05:17:00.001-07:00

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"Well, NBC has taken a tumble the past few years. But the network's rating slump may finally be behind it. And instead of big sit-com stars, NBC has some ordinary people with extraordinary talents, not to mention John Madden, to thank."

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Stephen Colbert Has America by the Ball(ot)s - New York Magazine Feature

2006-10-15T08:32:00.001-07:00

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"?If you can establish an atmosphere in which information doesn?t mean anything, then there is no objective reality. The first show we did, a year ago, was our thesis statement: What you wish to be true is all that matters, regardless of the facts. Of course, at the time, we thought we were being farcical.?"

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Kate flashback photos from LOST S03E06

2006-10-13T21:03:00.000-07:00

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"Want to see Kate in her episode 6 flashback? Well we have some behind the scene set photos for you. Continue if you want to be spoiled."

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Angelides demands equal time on Leno

2006-10-12T19:04:00.001-07:00

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"The Democratic challenger to California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is angry that TV host Jay Leno has invited the Republican incumbent on his show weeks before the gubernatorial election but so far has snubbed him.Leno has so far declined to extend an invitation to Democrat Phil Angelides."

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LOST Glass Ballerina DIVX Promo Scenes

2006-10-11T10:50:00.001-07:00

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"Two 3 minutes scenes from this Wednesday's episode of LOST"

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BattleStar Galactica going to NBC

2006-10-09T10:31:00.001-07:00

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"NBC is picking up BattleStar Galactica as a mid-season replacement"

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WOW!, WoW nerds post South Park flaws in record time

2006-10-09T09:04:00.001-07:00

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"A Wikipedia entry summarizing the South Park WoW episode complete with all the little errors in that only a person that truly has no life would catch."

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Nick Lets Youngsters Make Own Cartoons

2006-10-08T17:48:00.000-07:00

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"The Nickelodeon network is giving its young viewers the chance to create cartoons, instead of just watch them. Nick has just made available on its Web site technology that allows young fans to make cartoon mashups of different scenes from favorites like "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Avatar" and distribute them to their friends."

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'Watching Battlestar Galactica in the Middle East'

2006-10-07T16:18:00.000-07:00

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"Israel Insider has an excellent Battlestar Galactica article written by Brian Blum titled: 'Watching Battlestar Galactica in the Middle East'. Here is the text with fascinating angle which I did not see before."

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Iraqi knock off of 'The Daily Show' is instant hit.

2006-10-07T12:03:00.000-07:00

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"Even the show's name is a joke. The title first appears on the screen as The Government, but then the word is split in half, producing an Iraqi slang phrase that means "Hurry up! He's dead." In one show he announced "Rums bin Feld" said the American forces are leaving on 1/1, then realized it was one by one, or in 694 years and breaks down crying"

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Why Fox remains No. 1 in cable news

2006-10-06T19:17:00.001-07:00

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"Fox has gone beyond broadcast journalism to become a pop culture phenomenon because it has a clear identity with the public and seems to stand for something. Not that everyone is impressed. Liberals pooh-pooh Fox for pandering to the Bush White House at all costs and they mock its slogan of presenting "fair and balanced" news"

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LOST s03e01 Easter Egg Roundup

2006-10-06T17:49:00.000-07:00

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"Here are the tricky things you may not have noticed!"

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LOST Numbers fail to impress... here's why

2006-10-06T12:18:00.001-07:00

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"Hey ABC, wondering why LOST came in five million light from last year? Here's the answer..."

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Bart Simpson on Google

2006-10-06T11:17:00.000-07:00

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"I will use Google before asking dumb questions. I will use Google before asking dumb questions. I will use Google before asking dumb questions. I will use Google before asking dumb questions. I will use Google before asking dumb questions. I will use Google before asking dumb questions. I will use Google before asking dumb questions. 'nuff said"

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CNN Turns to Event Marketing to Strut Its Brand

2006-10-05T16:52:00.000-07:00

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"CNN is seeking to bring its brand to life beyond the TV, PC and cellphone screens by forming a division devoted to event marketing."

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LOST Returns Triumphantly - Season Three Episode One Recap with Pictures

2006-10-05T13:18:00.001-07:00

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"TheTailsection.com's DocArzt weighs in on the season premiere of LOST. Was it all it was expected to be?"

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The Daily Show is as substantive as the

2006-10-04T19:21:00.000-07:00

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"The Daily Show is much funnier than traditional newscasts, but a new study from Indiana University says it has the same amount of meat on its bones when it comes to coverage of the news. The brand of news coverage Jon Stewart and the rest of The Daily Show's staff brings to the airwaves is just as substantive as traditional news programs."

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Flavor Flav - "I'm the King of VH1"

2006-10-01T22:15:00.001-07:00

His reality series, ?Flavor of Love, a spoof of ?The Bachelor,? has been a colossal hit for VH1. More than three million people tuned in to watch the second-season premiere.The show?s first-season finale in March drew nearly six million viewers, making it the highest-rated show in the cable channel?s history.

You can read more about it here.

F-22 Raptor Goes Vertically Upwards After Take Off

2006-10-01T18:26:00.001-07:00

In this Video F-22 Raptor goes vertically up just after take off and you see the thrust vector technology in action here.

You can read more about it here.

Prison Break's new web site

2006-09-26T19:37:00.000-07:00

This is the forum Michael Scofield uses to communicate over the Internet, don't digg this story else the FBI will know.

You can read more about it here.

The Lost Experience sputters to an inconclusive end

2006-09-25T13:47:00.001-07:00

For those who did not follow the game, here is a rundown of what it was point by point. Only the facts.

You can read more about it here.

Richard Hammond "followed safety rules and wasn't trying to break a record"

2006-09-22T08:04:00.001-07:00

Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond was observing the highest safety standards before the jet-powered car he was driving crashed, event organisers say. Primetime Land Speed Engineering also denied reports that Hammond was trying to break the British land speed record.

You can read more about it here.

Holy Schwartz!! G4 Gets The SPACEBALLS Cartoon Series!!

2006-09-21T12:30:00.001-07:00

Forget about those ?Star Wars? shows George Lucas is slapping together! The G4 channel just snapped up seven and a half hours of an animated series based on Mel Brooks??Spaceballs.? They even got Mel to co-write the pilot!

You can read more about it here.

Top Gear's Richard Hammond 'improving' after crash

2006-09-21T05:45:00.001-07:00

UPDATE - Top Gear presenter Richard Hammond is improving but remains seriously ill in hospital after he crashed a jet-powered car during filming for the BBC show. The 36-year-old was thought to be driving at about 300mph on an airfield near York when he crashed on Wednesday.

You can read more about it here.

Horatio Sanz Leaves SNL

2006-09-21T05:15:00.001-07:00

Horatio Sanz has confirmed that, although he initially denied it, he will NOT be returning to Saturday Night Live this year. Who's going to be the next cast member cut?

You can read more about it here.

New SNL Cast Revealed

2006-09-21T00:00:00.001-07:00

The cast for the upcoming season will be made up of Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig. Cast members not returning are Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Chris Parnell, and Horatio Sanz.

You can read more about it here.