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So You Think You Can Dance: The Hat Claims Two More Victims

So You Think You Can DanceQuick, give me an adjective.  I honestly don't have an idea how to describe what just happened on So You Think You Can Dance last night, except that they were things that we didn't expect, but somehow expected, too.

And yes, I was talking about that sinister hat.  We've all discussed it before.  Vitolio had yet to get a dance that's up his alley.  Same goes for Caitlin and Jason.  Fan favorite Phillip got another hip-hop routine, and Randi and Evan got something close to their styles, too.  So, I wondered about Karla and Vitolio's quickstep, and whether it's a sign that they're going.  Or, whether Caitlin and Jason will finally prove themselves after being down in the mud for so long.  Or, all those Phillip questions.


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ABC Gives 'Grey's Anatomy in Space' a Go

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ABC has just picked up FX TV Studios' series Defying Gravity from Grey's Anatomy producer James Parriott. The show revolves around eight astronauts from five countries who undertake a mysterious six-year mission through the solar system. And while the 13-episode adventure tale doesn't really involve a medical plot, it has been described as "Grey's Anatomy in Space."

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The Bachelor: Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney Hear Wedding Bells in the Future

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As BuddyTV reported previously, The Bachelor star Jason Mesnick and runner-up girlfriend Molly Malaney appeared yesterday on Good Morning America where Melissa Rycroft serves a special correspondent. The much-awaited TV appearance was Mesnick and Malaney's first together in nearly four months. 

Prior to the interview, Good Morning America flashbacked to the drama that unfolded on the season finale of The Bachelor where Mesnick proposed to winner Melissa Rycroft and later dumped her for runner-up Malaney. The clips were heavy to look at for Mesnick and Malaney since the couple are now trying to put the unpleasant past behind.


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American Idol: A Lot of Waiting For The Rest of the Top 10

American Idol Top 10And then I started wondering if there's actually anything new with the rest of the Top 10 of the recent American Idol season.  I mean, we've seen contestants outside the final two get record deals and have pretty successful post-Idol careers.  This year is no exception: Kris Allen and Adam Lambert have snagged contracts, as well as fourth-placed Allison Iraheta.  And then we wonder about the rest.

E! Online caught up with them as they rehearsed for the it's-getting-seriously-close American Idol summer tour, and then I realized that they're all pretty much in a state of limbo.
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'Jon and Kate Plus 8' Parents Swear to Focus on the Kids

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The buzz over Jon and Kate Gosselin's separation hasn't died down, and more so because of the statement filed by the stars of TLC's Jon and Kate Plus 8.   A week after they filed their divorce papers, the two commented briefly on the issue through the network's website.  Jon and Kate claimed that it will be the last time they'd be speaking out, because it was time to set their focus on their children.

Despite news that the launch of Kate's cookbook has been delayed, it seems as though her clothing line has been put off course as well.  While her career serves as yet another distraction from raising her children, it shouldn't stop the Gosselin mom from working on her relationship with the family.  After all, she did make a promise.

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Heroes: Season 4 Will Have a New Mystery Group

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Are you sick and tired of The Company?  The infamous organization whose primary purpose is to identify, monitor and study those individuals with special abilities has played an integral part of the plot since the beginning of Heroes. As the science fiction drama heads to the fourth season, however, the Company might have to take the backseat as a new mysterious group surfaces. 


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'Big Brother' Boys Talk Strategy

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Ladies and gentlemen, another season of Big Brother is dawning upon us and it's time to see just who we're dealing with for the eleventh installment.  CBS has already unveiled the identities of the 12 houseguests, who will be divided into high school cliques.  The game might not be for another week, but we got a chance to see just what we can expect from these contestants.

The Insider's own Ross Matthews spoke with the boys of Big Brother 11 and asked what they can offer for this season.  Right before they entered the house, the men appeared on the "Inside Dish" show to open up about their plans for winning the competition.


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The Bachelorette: Jake Wants to be the Next 'Bachelor'

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With all the drama surrounding love searcher Jillian Harris, Wes Hayden and his alleged girlfriend Laurel Kagay, eliminated Bachelorette contestant Jake Pavelka has become quite a celebrity these days. Not only is he the guy who opened the can of worms and told Jillian about Wes' shady intentions, but he's also the guy whom fans are rooting for to be next Bachelor.



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Smallville: Justin Hartley Spills A Lot About Himself

Justin HartleyIt's actually funny that the three spoilers for Smallville I spotted this week came from Justin Hartley, and only from Justin Hartley.  And they're about Justin Hartley.  Not implying anything bad here: just a pretty funny thing, at least in my warped and expired sense of humor.  Oh well.  Here then go those details he's been talking about.  I guess the Green Arrow misses shooting those arrows during the break, huh.  Oh, and close your eyes if you have to, now.

So what will he be up to?  "I think he is going to struggle with the things he has been afforded [as a result of] his powers," he told Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello.  "He has sacrificed things and done things that haunt him... It's bad stuff.  We need to get to the bottom of it."
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So You Think You Can Dance: With Ridiculously Early 100th Episode Spoilers, It's A Crash Course For Me

Jaimie and HokI say that because--and I'll never get tired of admitting this--I'm pretty much the So You Think You Can Dance newbie around here.  While I'm feeling pretty good about my rooting for Caitlin and Jason's alien condom routine two nights ago, I still think I have miles to go, at least with my dance knowledge.  It's funny asking Abbey about what "lines" mean, to be honest.

So there's a little problem when the folks at SYTYCDism--as always, and again, ridiculously early--got their hands on some spoilers for the show's 100th episode, which airs on July 23.  And by spoilers, I don't mean the bit with Katie Holmes performing for the Dizzy Feet Foundation, because let's face it, we all knew that already.  And then they start talking about old routines from seasons past, and I start having a Michael Scofield-type nosebleed, because I don't know what they're talking about.
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'Top Chef' Winner to Appear on Radio Show, Talk about Intuition

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Top Chef season 5 winner and New Mexico native Hosea Rosenberg is set to be featured on the BlogTalkRadio show entitled "A Little LightWork with Jen & Amy" on July 9 Thursday, to dabble on the connection of "cooking and intuition" by exploring his spiritual side.

"Hosea exhibited remarkable focus and a calm confidence during last season's Top Chef," says co host Amy Grant. "He was such a pleasure to watch that I was excited to see him win. Meeting him in person was like meeting an old friend - he seems very much the same as he appeared on television."

The judges of Top Chef reportedly made a number of references on intuition throughout the season, which Grant describes as "a natural part of great cooking." She adds that, "anyone can follow a recipe, but it is only through intuition that new flavor combinations can be created."

Prior to his sting on Top Chef, Rosenberg was the head chef at Jax Fish House in Boulder. For winning Top Chef, he received a cash prize of $100,000, on top of a showcase at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.

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'Hell's Kitchen' Season 6 Sneak Peek

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En route to its July 21 premiere, Hell's Kitchen looks like it's going to be hotter than ever, when the Fox cooking show sizzles with 16 new contestants go under the knife, so to speak, of the infamous Chef Gordon Ramsay. The sixth season of Hell's Kitchen will kick off with a two-hour premiere to introduce the 16 people feature in its sixth season. Of particular interest was a rain of shrimps shown in the sneak peek released by Fox.

This season's winner of Hell's Kitchen will win the position of head chef at Araxi Restaurant in Whistler, British Columbia, in the first time a Canadian-set restaurant is featured on the show. He or she will also have the added privilege of joining executive chef James Walt in welcoming the world during the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

On the first episode, Ramsay will go by the tradition, asking the contestants to cook him their signature dishes. The men and women will be pitted against each other in separate teams, with the winning team (and gender) awarded a special prize.


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Rumer Willis Headed to '90210'

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Fresh from winning Female Breakthrough Performance in last month's Young Hollywood Awards, the eldest daughter of Bruce Willis and Demi Moore is set to guest star on the CW reboot of 90210 for at least one episode, Access Hollywood reports.

Rumer Willis, 20, will play Gia on the modern revival of the hit 90s teen series, a punky cute lesbian who isn't afraid to speak her mind. Her character will work at the school paper the Blaze News alongside Navid (Michael Steger), Adrianna (Jessica Lowndes) and Silver (Jessica Stroup).


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Rocky Carroll Will Do 'NCIS' Twice Next Season

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If you're a fan of NCIS director Leon Vance, then you're in for a real treat next season. Rocky Carroll revealed he will be appearing on both NCIS and its spin off NCIS: Los Angeles next season, TV Guide reports. And judging from the number of episodes, it won't be a minor gig for the actor.

"I'll be keeping my normal routine on the 'mother ship,' and I'll be doing at least six of the first 13 episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles," Carroll said.

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More Emmanuelle Chriqui on 'Entourage'

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Less than a couple of weeks before the return of HBO's Hollywood-themed series Entourage, guest star Emmanuelle Chriqui revealed to New York Daily News that fans of the series will start to see more of her this season as her storylines will venture deeper. For that matter, all the other characters on Entourage will see some change in how their motivations are shaped.

"I feel like all of the characters are evolving this season. Everyone is growing and growing up," Chriqui says. "Priorities have changed a little bit, which happens in life, and these guys are realizing that there are other things, besides work and movies, that are really important, too."


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'The Real World: Cancun' Cast Admits He's Crazy

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Now infamous after the taco-spitting accident, Real World: Cancun cast Joey Rozmus does not have qualms about owning up to his own brand of insanity, he says in an interview with Boston Herald.  Rozmus, 21, of Methuen, Massachusetts, spit on the tacos of fellow Real World cast member Ayiiia on the latest episode of the MTV reality series. Reacting on the large number of Massachusetts natives on the show's 22 seasons, he reasons it's probably how Bay Staters live.

"I think a lot of us are just kind of stubborn and we are definitely kind of (expletive). We are bitter for six months of the year because of the winter. People around here have such crazy personalities, from being mean to nice, to really crazy. The people from the area who have been on the show, you can tell we have something different going on," says Rozmus.

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Did 'America's Got Talent' Find its Susan Boyle?

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Hard-pressed to discover its own elusive Susan Boyle, America's Got Talent, some observers say, may have found what it's looking for in the person of an unemployed chicken-catcher from Mayfield, Kentucky.

Thirty-five-year-old Kevin Skinner strutted into the stage in a gray wool jacket and washed up jeans. In the introduction, he said he plays the guitar and writes songs.  "In the country, things move just a little slower than they do in the big city. I'm a down home kind of country boy. I like hunting fish. It can get real interesting. It's nice to sit out on the porch. You know, a good place to gather all your thoughts and maybe even count some stars.  When I go out on stage, I hope that the crowd will like what I'm doing."



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So You Think You Can Dance: Final 14 Results Show, Live Thoughts (Page 1/2)

BJ.jpgAs much as I love Wednesday night, Thursday always leaves me feeling a little queasy an uneasy. While every elimination this season has been difficult and nerve-racking, tonight's should be especially so. All of the remaining dancers are talented and joy to watch on stage and all of them more likely than not deserve to be in the top 10 and on the So You Think You Can Dance tour, but we have four eliminations before that milestone.

In spite of popularity, I fully expect to see some new faces in the bottom three this week. However, if some of the repeated guests in the Bottom 3 (Caitlin & Jason, Karla & Vitolio) find themselves dancing for their lives, it would have to be an incredible solo to save them. While the pending eliminations are upsetting, one thing about tonight's results show isn't. Of course, I'm talking about Kelly Clarkson being the musical guest, which is our best hope this season to see someone actually sing. As proved last night, the musical guests can leave the lip syncing to Brandon and Janette.



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'America's Next Top Model' Winner Adrianne Curry Refused 'I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here'; Shuns 'Jon and Kate Plus 8'

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For most stars, having a go on the reality TV roller coaster just once is enough.  America's Next Top Model Cycle 1 winner Adrianne Curry reportedly missed out on a Costa Rica adventure intentionally.  It's been reported that she and her husband turned down the offer to go on the NBC competition I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here.

While the second season of the show has already come and gone, it's still worth noting that the fashion model didn't want anything to do with it.  Earlier on, there was plenty of comings and goings on I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here - particularly that of Spencer and Heidi Pratt.  Apparently, the program's executives thought Adrianne Curry and Christopher Knight would like to fill in.  They blatantly refused.

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Fab or Drab: Grading Anna Sui's Gossip Girl-Inspired Target Collection

anna-sui-for-target.jpgAnna Sui's Gossip Girl-inspired women's clothing line for Target will launch in September, just in time for Season 3 of our favorite fashion-friendly teen drama to commence, with most of the crew beginning at various universities in the fall.

The 4 mini-collections in the line are inspired by the four female Gossip Girl leads: Blair, Serena, Jenny and Vanessa.

How do the looks measure up--to our favorite, ever-stylish characters, and as clothes we might actually want to buy?

Pull up a desk and grab a #2 pencil, because we're about to take Anna Sui to SCHOOL.

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Exclusive Interview with Merlin from 'The Fashion Show'

TFSMerlin.jpgMerlin started out his stint on The Fashion Show with a bang, instantly getting in a fight with Daniella and trying to position himself as top dog. To be fair, Merlin was supposed to be head designer that first week and Daniella wasn't trying very hard to work with him. This last week, Merlin was on his own and finally came up short. Although Merlin and Johnny R. had the same inspiration card, but Merlin's bright yellow mess of sweat pants fell flat. I had the opportunity to speak with him today about his time on The Fashion Show, the other contestants and his sense of style.

Overall, Merlin seems happy with his experience but was careful to point out that all of the other contestants hated him. Maybe because he's different or maybe because he's too confident. Either way, it's clear they didn't want him there.

Listen to the full interview below or skip down for the highlights.


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Big Brother 11: Who is the 13th Houseguest and What are the Cliques?

Julie Chen, Big Brother 11CBS has announced 12 of the houseguests for Big Brother 11 and revealed that, as rumored, the theme this season is all about high school cliques.  The contestants will play in one of four groups: the popular kids, the athletes, the brainiacs, and the off-beats.  Based on their short bios, it's pretty easy to figure out where each houseguest will be.

However, there will be a 13th houseguest, but that person's identity is a mystery until the premiere on Thursday, July 9 at 8pm.  The fact that the houseguest is a mystery strongly implies that it's someone we already know, otherwise there's no point to the mystery.  Will it be a former Big Brother houseguest?  A celebrity?  The unborn child of Julie Chen?
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Neil Patrick Harris WILL Host Emmys

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Fresh from his successful stint as this year's Tony Awards host, How I Met Your Mother star Neil Patrick Harris is reportedly in talks to host the 61st Emmy Awards on September 20.

Last year, the award show, which celebrates the best achievements in television, was co-hosted by five reality TV mainstays: Dancing with the Stars' Tom Bergeron, Project Runway's Heidi Klum, American Idol's Ryan Seacrest, Deal or No Deal's Howie Mandel and Survivor's Jeff Probst. The schizophrenic lineup was lambasted by critics for their poor chemistry and weak jokes.

Harris as the Emmys host would also provide CBS ample opportunity for How I Met Your Mother plugs, which debuts its fifth season on the network the following night.

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'Big Brother 11' Houseguest Braden's Nude TV Past

Braden Bacha, Big Brother 11Typically on Big Brother, fans have to wait for the 24/7 live feeds to give in to their voyeuristic nature and spy on the houseguests, hoping for all the bad language, revelatory secrets and, of course, nudity.  Last season Crazy James redefined the notion of a Big Brother scandal when it was revealed that he had starred in several gay pornographic films.

While Big Brother 11's Braden Bacha doesn't quite live up to that scandal, he does have a bit of a racy past of his own.  As an actor, he guest starred on the gay-themed series Dante's Cove, which airs on here!, a TV channel I've never heard of, but which is apparently a gay-themed television network other than Logo.  It's not quite X-rated, but Braden did strip down for the series, leaving nothing to the imagination.

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So You Think You Can Dance: The Final 14, Who's Going Home?

caitlinjason.jpgMan, if you thought the judges had a hard decision the past three weeks, what they are facing tonight must be down right impossible. Last night we saw the dancers who wowed us during week one again. Performance after performance was spot on and even the disappointments of the evening were danced well. I think we're going to see some unfamiliar faces in the Bottom Three this week, though popularity could again play a bigger role than performance. Whoever ends up dancing for their lives and whoever is sent home, is going to a big loss to the show...and it's only going get worse from here.

Though I'm not as certain as in past weeks, I know who I think is going to be in danger tonight, America and I have disagreed before. So you don't have to just take my word, I've compiled the data from Fantasy TV picks slideshow rearrangements, showdowns, and poll votes to help deduce who we think will be going home tonight and who you think the front runners are after week four.
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American Idol: Kris Allen on Michael Jackson

Kris Allen on American Idol's Michael Jackson weekWe've probably had some sort of Michael Jackson overflow over the past few days, but I think this is one of the more interesting angles I've seen: if not for his songs, Kris Allen wouldn't have won American Idol.

Okay.  Tall order, that one.  Sure, Kris started his bid for votes with an MJ song, and kicked off his Top 13 campaign with a stripped down (and more comfortable, arguably) "Remember the Time", but it was in the middle of the competition when he finally established himself as one with "artistry" and eventually gave him the closely-contested win.  More so, consider that Kris wasn't born when the King of Pop's biggest hits crashed the airwaves and turned him into who he is, for better or worse.


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