Peach Carr, the Project Runway contestant eliminated in last night's episode, was the eldest and funniest member of the season eight cast, so it's disheartening to hear that one of her fellow competitors said something disparaging about her personal life that "broke her spirit" before the bridesmaid challenge. Carr talked to us this morning about her fabric choices, her friendship with April, and the remark that left her brokenhearted.
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Is a Steven Seagal comeback in the offing? On the heels of his self-deprecating Machete performance, Vulture wrote an affectionate tribute to the action star, and now A&E will air eight already-shot episodes of his docu-series Steven Seagal Lawman, scuttled after a sex case was brought against him (which was later dismissed). Jenny McCarthy, you may want to change the channel. [THR]
'Not So Shore' was seriously the name of last night's Jersey Shore episode. I'm not so shore I can refrain from slapping someone. Nevertheless, the guidos and guidettes offered catchphrases, hookups, tranny-spotting prowess, and even a little impotence (ahem, Situation) last night, and it's time again to decide who makes the grade.
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Until Archie Panjabi's surprise win this year for The Good Wife, only eight people of color had ever won an Emmy in the top four acting categories for drama and comedy. It's a sobering statistic about the racial inequality that still persists on television, and after watching the Emmys this weekend (and being mistaken for another black actress), it has Southland's Regina King ready to speak her mind.
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Also in this morning's TV Bites: ABC goes swimming in The River with the guys behind Paranormal Activity... McG looks to bring I, PI to a network home... CBS hooks up with Terrible Dater... and more ahead.
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Though I hope your 90210 Day has been terrific, I feel obliged to tell you that it could have been so much better. "About six or seven months ago, I had my entire cast together," original 90210-er Ian Ziering told People. "I wanted to put together a reunion special to run on this day and the CW dropped the ball...There are so many fans out there. I thought it would be nice." [People]
Project Runway's new episode tonight will challenge judge Nina Garcia's taste level in a way unseen since Santino Rice made an ice skating outfit that looked like an exploded turkey. Ready to cringe? Elsewhere on the tube tonight, Snooki gets down and Big Brother gets cutthroat.
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Project Runway's addictive drama hinges on the appearance of Tim Gunn, the competing designers' mentor who adds doses of advice, wit, and professorial integrity to the workroom. Movieline caught up with Gunn to discuss his new book Gunn's Golden Rules (and that chapter about J. Edgar Hoover's Vivian Vance drag), "crackpipe"-smoking judges, and even his favorite film scene of all time.
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Here's one good way to celebrate 90210 Day: The FAB Life has put together a comprehensive "where are they now" gallery of the show's main cast and famous guest actors that's really more of a "how has their face transformed" treat. You may not be surprised to find that the women have indulged in a lot of cosmetic upkeep, while the supporting cast of vaguely skeevy bad boys looks even skeevier, but perhaps you'll be startled to remember guest stars like Jessica Alba and Daniel Dae Kim. Jin! [The FAB Life]
If you're keeping score at home -- and you probably are -- it has been seven years since Saturday Night Live hired a new African American cast member, an unhappy distinction that proved to be quite the hindrance two years ago when Keenan Thompson wasn't up for the task of impersonating Barack Obama. As such, this may be good news for everyone (except maybe the soon-to-be former Obama impersonator, Fred Armisen): SNL may have found another black guy!
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Numerologists and fans of cheesy '90s television, this is your chance to unite! Thanks to the calendar, today has been officially christened International Beverly Hills, 90210 Day. (Sept. 2, 2010 = 9/02/10; get it?) That means you've got a built-in excuse to fondly remember the time when Luke Perry was a sex symbol, Ian Ziering was famous and Donna Martin graduated. After the jump watch that iconic television moment and get the 90210 theme stuck in your head for the rest of the day. Whoa, Bayside! Err, wrong show.
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During last night's twilight programming, Craig Ferguson detoured his conversation with Food Network star Rachael Ray from biscuits to bisexuality. Elsewhere, Jay Leno and Thomas Haden Church talked about interspecies mating, Anna Wintour graced Late Night and Jimmy Fallon rapped about elbows.
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Also in this morning's TV Bites: Fox hooks up with Foxx... Locke & Key gets locked down... and more ahead.
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Our sister site Deadline is reporting that island aficionado J.J. Abrams is about to blitz TV networks with the spec script Alcatraz, written by Lost executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff. Though the story's setting is the famous prison island in the San Francisco Bay, there is no word about the actual plot. I'm pulling for a Party Down-type show about bored-yet-beautiful tour guides! [Deadline]
Don't quite have $700 to spend on Stephen Moyer's autographed c**k sock, but you're still in the market for a classy True Blood collectible? HBO has an answer to your consumer conundrum in the form of three bust figurines of your favorite Bon Temps characters -- that is, if your favorite Bon Temps characters are Sookie Stackhouse, Bill Compton and Eric Northman. And unlike Moyer's auction, none of the proceeds HBO accepts will go to charity! Check out Movieline's reviews of each many-of-a-kind product below.
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