Note to people who live in any of Stephen King's creations: don't live in Maine. If you live in Maine, move somewhere else. Nothing good ever happens there. Case in point.
In King's newest book, Under the Dome, a small town in Maine becomes trapped under an invisible force field. Chaos ensues as the citizens turn against one another, turning to violence in their fight for survival.
The book has already been optioned as a possible HBO miniseries to be produced by Steven Spielberg. Might I suggest a wildly appropriate little-known late nineties dance song for the soundtrack?
If there's a reason to watch American Idol this season, this might be it...her royal craziness Paula Abdul is being replaced by Ellen DeGeneres.
Abdul abruptly announced in August that she was leaving the show. Idol's auditions rounds have so far featured some pretty likable guest judges, including Pushing Daisies sweetheart Kristin Chenoweth. But I can't think of a better permanent replacement for the show's prerequisite "nice lady" position than Ellen. A longtime fan of the show, DeGeneres will begin her new gig when Idol returns in January.
It seemed to me that the gay community was gaining presence in the world of sci-fi television, what with prominent gay characters on shows like Torchwood. Sadly, the SciFi channel... I mean... sigh... the Syfy channel received a failing grade from GLAAD's annual Network Responsibility Index, since only two of their shows include gay characters.
Syfy promises that upcoming shows (notably, the Battlestar Galactica spinoff Caprica) will be sure to feature some prominent LGBT roles.
It's about as far off from the real thing as you can get, but fans of True Blood can now purchase a real drink inspired by the eponymous blood substitute. Now you can look as suave as Vampire Bill, as long as you're willing to pay five bucks a bottle. Blood orange soda sounds way tastier than anything O Negative flavored, anyway.
Thanks to our own JonoStarsmore, I was alerted to this hilarious video of clips of Heroes' fabulously gay siblings Peter and Nathan Petrelli set to the dulcet tones of SNL's "Jizz In My Pants." Okay, no, the characters aren't technically gay, but anyone who's seen an episode of the show can tell you that the hoyay is practically off the charts. I have to believe that the actors are doing it on purpose. After the jump, I've included the original video that Jono linked to, which is also funny (Matt Parkman's O-face is also wonderfully appropriate), but this one made me laugh more because it's fun to see the clips of the brothers being so... close. Hee!
Okay, I'm officially concerned. I knew ABC was going to remake the classic 1983 NBC mini-series V, but I hadn't seen anything on it until this trailer that was screened at the upfronts. And now I'm nervous. I dearly love Elizabeth Mitchell, but that's about all I'm able to latch onto when I see this trailer. The spaceships look ugly and clunky and the uniforms look boring and non-descript. Are they going for realistic? Because it's just making it look bland. They just look like people. Remember seeing all those Visitors coming out of the shuttlecrafts wearing their bright red military uniforms? That was an imposing sight. I'm a super-fan of the original, so maybe I'm biased here, but I am really worried about this remake. Sure, the effects might be better, but the social commentary looks even more heavy-handed than in the original, if that's even possible, and it looks like they're going for the gritty realism of the Battlestar Galactica remake. I dearly hope it works out for them, but I'm not terribly confident. Also, and I know this is a purely petty thing that probably only bothers me, but it really irks me how the humans refer to the Visitors as "V's." Really? Must we abbreviate everything?
Still, although it's all-new characters in an all-new variation on the original theme, at least they're still lizards. That's something, right? Right?
Previously on America's Next Top Model: Thirteen bitches moved to New York City to try and become America's Next Top Model. Some were fabulous, and some were disasters. Only three are left. Aminat and her killer body, Alison and her huge crazy eyes, and Teyona and her alien head. Who will Tyra crown the fiercest bitch of them all? Oh, come on. We all know who's going to win. But darned if the editors didn't work overtime to make the conclusion not seem so obvious! Let's make one last jump and dive headfirst into the insanity that is the finale of America's Next Top Model!
Previously, on America's Next Top Model: the girls went on go-sees in Brazil, then posed on the beach with a cast of oddballs around them in what can generously be called bikinis, but were really more like dental floss with eyepatches. Celia struggled, but Fo's natural charm wasn't enough to offset her Gollum-esque photo, so she was sent back to America. This isn't Middle Earth's Next Top Model, bitches! Who goes home this time around? Let's make the jump together and find out!
Previously, on America's Next Top Model: The girls made their way to Brazil, where they struggled to look fierce while performing acrobatic capoeira moves (which proved difficult since they normally have trouble walking and talking at the same time), and then had to channel the spirit of the legendary Carmen Miranda (which proved difficult when these young bitches had no idea who the hell she was). In the end, Natalie's sexy had become as boring as her snotty personality, so Tyra sent her sexy back to the United States. If they'll take her back. Here's hoping! And who will be kicked to the curb this week? Make the jump and find out all the gory details! (But again, I would like to apologize in advance for the lack of pictures... sometimes they don't have shots of the challenge.)
Previously on America's Next Top Model, the bitches worked as creative director on a photo shoot for one of the other bitches, and Teyona actually won something for a change so that when she wins the show it won't come out of absolutely nowhere. She was awarded an appearance in Seventeen and shared the shoot with Aminat and Celia. Fo felt left out because she thought they were buds. It's not America's Next Top Best Friend! Man, where's Angelea when you need her? Then they had to do a photo shoot with R&B singer Ciara, and Aminat struggled with not sucking and London struggled with looking like the Goodyear Blimp. At judging, the bitches learned they were all going on location to Brazil, but London would've put the plane over the weight limit, so she was eliminated. So which of the six bitches left only gets to spend one episode in Brazil? Make the jump and find out!
Previously on America's Next Top Model: We had to endure watching the girls endure their first acting lesson and subsequent challenge, performing opposite the legendary thespian Clay Aiken. And I'm not just calling him a thespian because he looks like K.D. Lang. Then they all had to go and do a Cover Girl commercial, which most of them butchered beyond recognition. Seriously, it was ugly. In the end, Tahlia's self-confidence took one last hit as Tyra eliminated her because as much as the camera loved her, Tahlia never seemed to love the camera all that much. She just wanted to be friends. So who's going to get the axe this week? Make the jump and find out all the gory details!
Things don't look too great for Dollhouse...though the show's ratings are relatively strong despite some lackluster reviews, Fox has announced that the upcoming twelfth episode, "Omega," will be the last of the season, and a remaining standalone "lost" episode will only show up on DVD (and maybe Hulu, if we're lucky?).
Let's face it, Dollhouse is no Buffy, but I still hope that this isn't a sign of Joss Whedon's baby getting the short shrift.
