30 Rock's live episode is here at last. But what will Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, Jenna Maroney, Kenneth Parcell, and Pete Hornberger prepare for the big night? Join us for a preview of the mania and tonight's other great viewing options.
Six little words are all AMC will offer Mad Men fans about Sunday's season finale: "Opportunity arises for Don and Peggy." Well, then. Considering the dark depths the series has fallen to during season four, an opportunity of any kind sounds like a good thing, but what will it be? Ahead, Movieline offers up the 7 most likely plots this mysterious episode description could be referring to. Warning: Any actually spoilers are pure coincidence. (Apologies in advance, Matthew Weiner!)
What fun is Survivor if we can't taunt its losers for being such losers? Behold, Tyrone: Last night he screwed the pooch and bit the chicken thigh (I'll explain) when it came to acting as a leader. Common sense pointed to delirious, head-swishing NaOnka getting the boot, but common sense is among the quieter team members this season, so she stayed. Oh, Tyrone. Time to figure out where you went wrong.
Trey Parker and Matt Stone got off to a bumpy mid-season start last week with an uncharacteristically humorless NASCAR and Vagisil-themed episode, but all is forgiven after last night's Jersey Shore tribute. After the Garden State's orangest residents started annexing other U.S. states, the town of South Park enlisted Al-Qaeda to suicide bomb the guido army before they could claim Colorado as their official smoosh state. Though not before a Snooki monster attacked Cartman in the Sizzler's meat freezer and Randy delivered a roundhouse kick to The Situation's face. Let's take a look at this week's South Park carnage below -- and Teresa Guidice, you did not escape unscathed.
The set-up: Mitchell hires Claire to tell Cameron not to wear bike shorts. Claire hires Mitchell to tell Phil he's going to make a fool of himself at the SCARB (Southern California Annual Realtors Banquet; duh) because he's unfunny and embarrassing (in a cute way). Fair enough trade! If you're quickly matching Hitchcock allusions, you're not that clever: Mitchell makes the Strangers on a Train reference within the first five minutes. But the winner of this episode's "Family Member of the Week" award may shock you -- he's neither the Robert Walker (Mitchell) nor Farley Granger (Claire) component in this plot.
When the Emmys were held back in August, it was a forgone conclusion that Jane Lynch would win Best Supporting Actress for her work on Glee. As Sue Sylvester, Lynch was the breakout star from season one, the one Glee performer offered unanimous public and critical support. You know the story, of course: Lynch won, the order of the universe remained intact, and despite losses to Modern Family, Glee was able to head into season two with the label of "Emmy winner" (Ryan Murphy won as well for directing the pilot). So consider it more than a little disconcerting that just two months later, the Lynch has become so unnecessary to the plot of Glee, that she went entire episode without appearing. Worse, she wasn't even missed.
If you ever desired seeing Jay Leno re-enact Lady and the Tramp, you are in luck because The Tonight Show host came pretty close to feeding a Cocker Spaniel spaghetti last night. Meanwhile, Gabourey Sidibe told Jimmy Kimmel about her recent red-light adventure, Minnie Driver talked David Bowie and British teeth with Craig Ferguson and Jon Stewart reported on the Chilean miner rescue.
Did anyone else find it strange that in last night's Sue Sylvester-free episode of Glee, Sam -- the rumored season two suitor of Kurt -- was making untoward advances on a girl? And that Puck was casually dismissed from New Directions rehearsal after hijacking his mom's Volvo and a convenience store ATM? Well, Movieline has the reasons behind both of Ryan Murphy's creative choices ahead.
Now that Fall 2010's primetime series have had enough time to ingratiate themselves into our good graces -- or not, coughMy Generation -- Movieline has decided to officially announce the five new shows that have definitely not made the grade. Click ahead for the carnage.
Modern Family kicks up some inter-family hijinks this week, which is a nice change of pace from the Delgado-Pritchett-Tucker-Dunphy separation that has dominated this season's episodes. Who will take home Movieline's coveted "Modern Family Member of the Week" trophy this week? Jay, Claire, and Cameron have won so far, but I'm suspecting a victory for Mitchell in the works. Join me for a preview of tonight's best viewing options.
"So much could go wrong," Tina Fey recently told reporters about this Thursday's first (and possibly last) live episode of 30 Rock. This is especially true considering that the cast is taping from a new location (actual 30 Rock instead of Silvercup Studios), with a new format (multi-camera) and for the first time ever, in front of a live audience. Ahead, Movieline takes a look at some of the glorious possibilities for NBC's bold (even with a five second delay) experiment.
When Tim Gunn slams the holy hell out of a celebrity, the world listens. Whether that's because his smackdowns are smart, reasonable and life-affirming or because he's unobjectionably lovable is unclear, but Gunn shows no signs of stopping. Project Runway's ultimate statesman just opened up again, this time calling out Lady Gaga's status as a fashion icon: "Who would want to emulate that? It's not fashion. Those are costumes." Now, that's not exactly an evisceration (and I doubt he meant to discredit her merits as a performer), but his barb has me worked up for his next big moment of "truth-telling." Who should Gunn call out next? Movieline has some suggestions and we want yours, too.
Andy Richter wasn't able to save The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien from being booted from NBC, so it isn't much of a surprise that Richter's guest spot on the cancellation-endangered Running Wilde actually resulted in an audience shrinkage of 17 percent from last week. What is surprising, though, is that last night's episode -- which included Peter Serafinowicz's eerily spot-on Alan Alda impression and Will Arnett's half-nude body writhing underneath a garden hose -- was really funny. So maybe it's fitting that Fox pull the Mitch Hurwitz production after its highest note of the season.
If you work at NPR and were hoping to attend the Jon Stewart/Stephen Colbert rallies on Washington, D.C. on Oct. 30, some bad news. According to an e-mail thread obtained by Poynter, all NPR staff members are forbidden from participating in the event. "[P]lease think twice about the message you may be sending about our objectivity before you attend a rally or post a bumper sticker or yard sign," wrote NPR chief executive Vivian Schiller. "We are all NPR." Ich bin ein Berliner, right guys? [Poynter]
With two nights of Dancing with the Stars programming each week, it can be exhausting to look back and process all the sequins, steps, and Bruno Tonioli screaming. Luckily, sanity is in store for us all: Beginning today, ESPN sportscaster and Dancing with the Stars alum Erin Andrews will review each week's episodes with Movieline! You will note that Erin is 1) a shrewd critic, 2) serious about her Dancing with the Stars fanaticism, and 3) a total doll. Without further ado, let's check in with Andrews and review all the (well-choreographed) chaos.
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