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· The trailer for David Simon’s HBO series Treme is meaningfully edited, smart, and evocative. But most touching of all: That is a grinning, shirtless Steve Zahn. [Videogum]
The Price of Beauty
Jessica Simpson’s VH1 series The Price of Beauty, wherein the pop star visits different countries and investigates cultured ideas of attractiveness, is not quite the National Geographic expedition you had in mind. In last night’s premiere, Simpson showed us five qualities that make her a societal observer, with five quotes that will leave you feeling super-proud of our international relations. Read her musings from Thailand after the jump.
What's On
Not only does American Idol feature twelve contestants tonight, but The Biggest Loser’s challenge concerns its own group of 12. You can decide for yourself which dodecahedron is more scrumptious, but I warn you now: Only one is edible.
We’ve survived three weeks of live Idol shows, and we have interesting artifacts to show for it: a front-runner in Crystal Bowersox, a lucky holdout in Tim Urban, and some of the stupidest comments ever from Ryan Seacrest’s quartet of justices. Whether it was Simon Cowell, Ellen DeGeneres, Kara DioGuardi, or Randy Jackson, someone always managed to burgle the turd, reference the wrong song, call a piano a guitar, or invent new ways to spread idiocy. But who gave us the dumbest comment of them all? Our winner may surprise you — with a poetic quote about “reality.”
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· In TV news, this ChatRoulette recording is better than 99% of reality programming. And Gastineau Girls isn’t even on anymore, so that’s probably an understatement.
[Growling at the Moon]
Putting cameos and homophobic Cuba Gooding Jr. movies aside, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz haven’t expanded much beyond their creepy SNL roles. Luckily, they’ll widen their repertoire on a new Will Ferrell-produced sitcom starring Jon Heder as a dream-chasing optimist who ends up moving back in with his parents. But are their roles enough to make the two wayward SNL players/30 Rock visitors small-screen stars?
Lots of sinister occurrences on primetime tonight, with Patty Hewes leading the way down the shifty corridor. You’ve never seen a woman look so angry, in control, and possibly dunked in Novocaine.
Celebrity apprentice
Celebrity Apprentice is back, and this time it has a couple of legendary Olympians to make you feel sad. Summer Sanders, Michael Johnson, and more expected reality show participants like Sharon Osbourne, Bret Michaels, and Sinbad line the proceedings. How did the debut episode fare? Julie Miller and I break it down (and have a breakdown) after the jump.
Commenters of the Week
In case ninety-second previews of actual films daunt their gluten-clogged brains, this week’s Commenters of the Week win an 11-second trailer to another trailer of their choosing! Following the precedent set by Eclipse this week, you might choose a 10-second romantic stare between Rick and Ilsa, or a blinding blitz of every Scarlett O’Hara tantrum that clocks in at just under eight seconds. Cinematic treats for the commenter on the go! So, who’s getting the tiniest preview in all the land?
Spoilers ahead, seamsters: Movieline just checked in with the latest Project Runway contestant to receive Heidi Klum’s cheek pecks of good riddance. He/she dished on Bryant Park, a “gimmicky” fellow contestant, and the problem with seeing what editors have done to your sparkling personality. Ready to meet the loser?
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