Ryan Murphy has inked a $24 million deal with Fox to continue his Glee show-running duties across the next four years. Additionally, Murphy will earn a percentage of the profits from the Glee tour, albums, merchandise and possibly a Glee Broadway musical; Deadline estimates that in total, Murphy will be making $10 million a year. The only other non-singer profiting this much off of Glee might be Cory Monteith. [Deadline]
The Big Brother contestants have been stuck inside the house for just over two weeks now and are already getting on each others' nerves, which means that it's time for Phase 2 of the Big Brother cycle to begin: DEFCON cattiness. Which houseguests let their petty sides carry them into the repulsion index last night?
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Usually with our True Blood recaps, we like to tabulate sex and violence using a point system, then crown a winner at the end of the show. This week, we'd better introduce a third feature: the Franklin meter.
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Say hello to the upcoming cast members of Celebrity Rehab 4: Tiger Woods mistress Rachel Uchitel, Jeremy London (the Party of Five actor who may have faked his own kidnapping), Janice Dickinson, former teen idol Leif Garrett, Frankie Lons (Keyshia Cole's mother), Jason Wahler (The Hills), and "socialite" Jason Davis. Now, if VH1 could only air a series featuring the stars who turned down Dr. Drew's care -- which include Liza Minnelli, Charlie Sheen, Lindsay Lohan, and Jenna Jameson -- they might have a show worth watching. [VH1.com]
Well, this says horrific things about the pressures on today's teens in Hollywood: 18-year-old Charice Pempengco prepared for her upcoming arc on Fox's hit show Glee by "getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure 'to look fresh on camera.'"
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Also in this morning's TV Bites: Fox assembles even more of an Arrested Development reunion... Starz finds its Spartacus prequel stars... and NBC rehires two Will & Grace alums.
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Movieline continues its Emmy appraisals today with a look at the contenders for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. Modern Family ate up both supporting categories with a whopping five nominations, but does their sprightly ensemble stand a chance against Glee's tuneful vim and 30 Rock's neurotic vigor? Once again, let's size up the odds.
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Masterpiece or pretentious load, Christopher Nolan's Inception is the movie of the weekend. But the hype machine has been so well-stoked and anticipation has run so high that you might not get in. If so -- or if you're happy to wait -- there are plenty of virtual dream-like experiences to be had on the cable spectrum...
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From the network that brought you Hung comes an untitled comedy project based on the marriage of a William Morris executive and a former talent agent who now writes up the most intimate details of their relationship on her personal blog. Is there masturbation oversharing? You'd better believe it.
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You've been chomping at the bit for the 12-minute, DVD-only Lost epilogue called "The New Man in Charge," which sheds a little light on just what happened to Hurley and Ben, post-finale. Now, EW has a picture from the little side-story, and I think one of those old loose ends just got tied up.
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If you suspected that CBS's ploy to plant a saboteur in the Big Brother house would blow up in the network's face, you suspected correctly... and should probably oversee all Big Brother saboteur coordination from this point forward. But first, let's learn from the network's mistakes by revisiting the most pathetic plot twist in Big Brother history and evaluating the three most loathsome houseguests who barely made it through last night's eviction.
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NBC is airing a cute-sounding TV movie tonight, but let's get a grip on even better news: It's a TV movie featuring Patricia Richardson! The Home Improvement actress plays a no-nonsense scientist in this family caper. I'm buggin'! This is the right move for her; I wouldn't want her to try something insane like a stilted hosting gig on Family Feud
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You know how Ryan Murphy said that he was courting a "big artist" for the Super Bowl lead-out episode of Glee? Well, bookmakers are wagering that the performer most likely to be incorporated into the special episode is Beyoncé, giving the superstar 5-1 odds. Still, there is one slight problem with this forecast...
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Yet another So You Think You Can Dance contestant dropped out due to an injury last night, and hey. You guys. It's not cute anymore. Please play the game without mutilating yourselves. This isn't Dance, Interrupted. How would you like it if Mia Michaels dropped out with an emotions fracture? Don't answer that.
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If you gave up all hope that an Arrested Development movie was ever going to happen, here's some good news: While promoting his new Fox sitcom Running Wilde, Will Arnett tells GQ that it's definitely going to happen. Maybe. Hey! Wipe that doubting look off your face. There's a script!
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