· Who needs America's Got Talent when they can have World's Got Talent? Simon Cowell is already planning to take 20 winners from the Got Talent franchise next year and pit them against each other in an international mega-event. The Idol judge has already inked deals for Got Talent to air competitions in 80 (EIGHTY!!) countries. The worldwide Got Talent competition will reportedly take place in London's Royal Albert Hall and be judged by Cowell and Piers Morgan. [NYP]
Ashton Kutcher finds a partner for his production company, Fox sells off its ad space, and more TV Bites after the jump.
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You can't fault last night's MTV Movie Awards for a lack of effort: Enough awards were thrown at New Moon to incite ecstatic middle-school bloodletting, Betty White razzed Sandra Bullock, and Katy Perry's tan decolletage looked just like DJ Pauly D's ass. Everyone felt festive! But with lukewarm host Aziz Ansari leading the show and dubious winners filling the two-hour ceremony, MTV's annual romp felt ho-hum and spastic. Impressive, sort of. Time to figure out this mess and conclude with a full list of the night's winners.
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They look alike, kinda sound alike -- minus the singing voices -- and play characters with the same intense personality traits. So why wouldn't Community star Alison Brie Glee's Lea Michele shop at the same store? Or at least the same wardrobe department. Twice this past season, Brie's Annie and Michele's Rachel were caught wearing the same argyle sweaters on their respective television shows. Weird! Considering the volume of fan fiction Brie likely inspired when came out as a "Queen of Copulation," this quasi-pairing with Michele will probably be a fruitful one for fans of television character-based erotica. Photographic evidence of the sweaters after the jump.
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When Modern Family got called out by a Facebook group for failing to show any physical affection between the show's gay couple, Cameron (Eric Stonestreet) and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), the producers issued a half-hearted and joking explanation -- they used "chillax" at one point -- and probably assumed the whole affair was behind them. Except not when series star Ed O'Neill is on the prowl.
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If only Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse were a little bit more like Matthew Weiner, then maybe the reaction to the Lost series finale would have been different. To wit: Darlton spent so much time building up expectations, that when certain aspects weren't given satisfactory resolutions (see: infertility on the island), fans became enraged. Meanwhile, Weiner is the exact opposite -- he seems to delight in revealing as little about Mad Men as possible. So what does he have to say about the upcoming fourth season?
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This weekend, the best cable choices range from guilty pop-culture indulgences to guilt-free pop-culture joyrides, and either way it beats blowing a fitty on Sex and the City 2. Many other things, like passing a star-shaped kidney stone, would beat that, too, of course, but the point isn't hard to get.
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I shouldn't be surprised by MTV's decision to return to New Orleans for its 24th season of The Real World; after all, if the network is going to return the lagging reality show to its addictive apex and provide an off-season fix for Jersey Shore fanatics, it'll have to reference some of the glory of its '90s cycles. The 2000 season of The Real World used Mardi Gras debauchery on Bourbon Street merely as a backdrop for its top-tier cast, but is the new crop of roommates good enough for Anne Rice's jambalaya paradise? Let's analyze the new trailer.
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Oh, hell yes. The Scripps National Spelling Bee is back, and the stakes are high. The winning middle-schooler walks off with $30,000, savings bonds, a reference library, an unrealistically expensive Encyclopedia Britannica set, and a trophy the height of a hot freshman. You won't soon forget the sound of the bell that rings when a contestant misspells -- unless you've built a drinking game around that moment, in which case you'll cherish it and cackle along with me.
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Sorry, Minka Kelly fans, but Sarah Chalke is reportedly in talks with CBS to replace the Friday Night Lights actress in the comedy Mad Love. The series, which is close to a 13-episode midseason order, has already replaced two other cast members: Tyler Labine took the place of Dan Fogler and Ashley Austin Morris was initially replaced by Lizzy Caplan, who will have to be replaced herself since she's staying true to her commitment to Starz's Party Down. Chalke recently had a recurring role on another CBS sitcom, How I Met Your Mother. [Deadline]
We may not know why Bravo's Senior VP of Production and Programming hosts a weekly late night talk show where he interviews various reality stars while sipping on a Maker's Mark, but by God, we're committed to chronicling it in all its weirdness. (While we're on the subject, we're also not sure why Andy Cohen blogged about his Memorial Day weekend in a Bravo.com post titled We're All Going to Die.) With that in mind, then, let's examine the WTF-iest moment from last night's Watch What Happens, featuring special guest star Kelly Ripa.
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TMZ is reporting that Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford was arrested late last night for marijuana possession. The actor was busted in a Texas parking lot, where cops found him and a friend in a car with one unlit joint. Maybe he can blame it on being stood up for dinner? [TMZ]
Katherine Heigl tells it like it is. If Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes makes her work a 17-hour work day, K-Heig is going to complain about it on Letterman. If she doesn't believe that the network material she was given is worthy of an Emmy nomination, K-Heig is going to announce it from the rooftops. If she thinks the role that launched her lucrative film career is a little "sexist," you best believe that she is going to talk to Vanity Fair about it. So who is surprised that the actress chose to do some more truth-telling on her Killers promotional circuit?
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It's Friday, your day's almost over...what better way to celebrate the imminent weekend than by feeling really, really old all of a sudden? Flavorwire can help; the site has rounded up a who's who of former Nickelodeon stars (including The Adventures of Pete & Pete star Michael Maronna, above) for a "then and now" photo comparison that, if nothing else, confirms that we're living in a post-splat world. At least Sam from Clarissa is still kinda cute. [Flavorwire]
Good news, everyone: The Real Housewives of New York City made it through their third season with only one scam psychic, one horrible pop single, one DWI, one Hooters yacht party and one teensy, tiny nervous breakdown. Success like that deserves to be celebrated. So uncork your finest bottle of Sutter Home, wipe away your happy tears with a linen napkin and toast to the moments that hit the last Real/Fake Jackpot of the RHoNYC's third go-round.
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Emergency advice: Now's a good time to start watching So You Think You Can Dance if you haven't. After lackluster seasons of American Idol and Project Runway, quality reality programming is making a zesty comeback in the form of Cat Deeley's danceoff. Stellar judging, magnetic contestants, and now, a sloppy "Marge Simpson" bun on dancer Nicole Knudson are setting this show apart. We're revisiting last night's three greatest moments -- Nicole's startling audition (and zany body), the return of two contestants who were eliminated for contractual reasons last year, and the reemergence of an inspiring young robot.
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