Review: The Borgias Premiere on Showtime
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Cable, Showtime, Gossip,
Showtime’s answer to the gap left by The Tudors debuted on Sunday night. The Borgias, touted by the cable channel as “the original crime family,” enjoyed a 100-minute premiere episode that packed in about as much corruption, sex and murder as any one show can handle.
Jeremy Irons is Spanish-born Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia, but after some clever scheming we were soon calling him Pope Alexander VI. His son Cesare Borgia (Francios Arnaud) is an unwilling cleric but able co-plotter, though his relationship with sister Lucrezia (Holliday Grainger) is incredibly suspect. Younger brother Juan (David Oakes) very much enjoys his soldier role, one that’s coveted by older brother Cesare… who seems far more skilled toward this end than toward his religious duties.
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Mobbed! FOX Unveils Great Series Premiere
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Video,
Following American Idol’s results show, FOX introduced us to Nikki and Justin. They are the first in what we hope is a long line of subjects to appear on Mobbed, the network’s newest reality series. It premiered on Thursday, and it’s sure to become one of the most enjoyable hours on TV.
Justin wanted to propose, but he didn’t want to do it in any ordinary sort of way. So, he talked to show host Howie Mandel about creating a dancing flash mob to back him up while he pops the question. Mandel’s enthusiasm won everyone over right away -- he grinned the entire time preparations were being made.
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Video: First Look at Khloe and Lamar Reality Show
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Prime Time, Reality, Cable, Gossip, Video,
Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom are the central theme of a new E! reality show, and you can get a look at their premiere in the video above. In the video, the couple talks about the possibility of becoming parents, something that should excite Kardashian fans.
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Onion SportsDome: Comedy Central’s Promising Premiere
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, Cable, Video,
Tuesday was a big night for Comedy Central.
The evening marked the return of popular series Tosh.0, which became a solid lead-in for the channel’s side-splitting new series Onion SportsDome. And if you missed the premiere, it’s time to go on a TiVo hunting mission right now … because this is probably the best show of the season.
Brought to you by The Onion, the SportsDome is part parody, part satire and hysterical through-and-through. With segments like “Who Would You Kill,” Onion SportsDome shows us what all sports shows should look like. Hosts Alex Reiser and Mark Sheppard (played by Matt Walton and Matt Oberg) offer gut-busting deadpan delivery to lead the series.
The show’s total irreverence for all things sports makes it engaging and absolutely unique. We’re already hungry for more, but unfortunately the Dome won’t be back with a new episode until next week.
Amanda Seyfried to Return to Big Love
Amanda Seyfried, oldest daughter to Bill and Barb (Bill Paxton and Jeanne Tripplehorn), will return to HBO’s Big Love to reprise her role as Sarah,
Seyfriend left the series in Season 4, when her character left with husband Scott Quitman (Aaron Paul).
Paul will appear alongside Seyfriend in the final episode of the series, scheduled to air in March. The fifth and final season of Big Love will premiere in January.
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Recap: Glee’s Season 2 Premiere
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Music, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip, Video,
Glee’s highly-anticipated second season premiered on Tuesday night, and we’ve got all the details. The press has been staking out the set for months, the song list has been picked apart and talked about for weeks and the new faces have been plastered all over the Internet since the show’s first season closed. But somehow, Glee still managed to give us a few surprises. Keep reading to get the full recap (so if you haven’t seen it already, turn back now!)…
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Review: World of Jenks Sneak Peek
If you kept your channel tuned to MTV after the VMAs (which ran long, big shocker), you saw the premiere of the sneak peek of World of Jenks, which celebrates its official premiere on Monday night. Andrew Jenks is a buzzworthy young filmmaker who is best-known for his Room 335 project, in which he moved into an assisted living facility.
The premise behind World of Jenks is simple: the filmmaker will move in with interesting individuals for one week and learn about their lives. He is no mere fly on the wall, however. Jenks asks questions, gets answers and explores each person’s background.
In the sneak peek episode, Jenks moved in with rapper Maino, who did hard time for kidnapping. Maino had only two conditions for the filmmaker: “No cryin’, no bitchin’.” Maino meant what he said. He is a hard-core partier. As he explained to Jenks, “I want to wake up almost dead.” And that takes a lot of partying.
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Hellcats: The CW’s Next Hot Show?
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip, Video,
Melrose Place got canceled, 90210 is still on break and Gossip Girl rumors suggest the show may be losing its biggest star. Where can the CW go from here? Straight to Hellcats.
The show revolves around college student Marti Perkins (played by Aly Michalka), who is studying pre-law at Lancer University in Memphis. Perkins finds her college dreams potentially crushed when she learns that her scholarship has been canceled and she has no way to pay for school.
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MasterChef Review: Gordon Ramsay Displays a Softer Side
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Food & Home, Prime Time, Reality, FOX, Gossip,
FOX premiered its third show featuring Gordon Ramsay, MasterChef, Tuesday night. The series had a strong lead-in: Ramsay’s first FOX show, Hell’s Kitchen. He’s the chef known for his tough exterior and passionate, some might say vulgar, insults. Ramsay routinely screams in the faces of the chefs under his tutelage on Hell’s Kitchen - so fans were no doubt expecting to see a tough, fiery chef during the MasterChef premiere.
What they got was a gentler, kinder Gordon Ramsay. He slipped into the role of motivator for MasterChef, sitting at the head of a panel of three judges (the other two are tough-as-nails restaurateur Joe Bastianich and four-star chef Graham Elliot). Talented home cooks came before the panel to present their dishes. Some dishes were met with disdain, but Ramsay didn’t scream “donkey” at a single contestant. He dispensed hugs, smiles and encouragement with ease - far removed from the furious chef mien he wears for Hell’s Kitchen, which aired the same night.
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Pretty Little Series Set to Debut
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, Video,
ABC Family’s highly-touted new series, Pretty Little Liars, debuts tonight. The pilot episode will repeat back-to-back-to-back in a three hour mini-marathon starting at 8pm EST. The program, based on the book series by Sara Shepard, details a group of four friends who find their secrets exposed by a fifth friend who’s supposed to be deceased. Pretty freaky.
The cable network has picked the series up for a 10-episode run, standard procedure for the channel. Massive promotion suggests ABC Family’s faith in Liars, but only Tuesday’s premiere will reveal how the fans react.
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