MeeVee Exclusive: 5 +1 Questions with William Shatner
With over 50 years in show business, William Shatner has done it all – drama (Star Trek, Boston Legal), comedy (The Transformed Man), and now game shows. Tonight, Show Me the Money, ABC’s latest stab at reality game show programming premieres. Billed as “Shat-tastic,” Shat-tackular,” and “Shat-stounding,” SMTM is like no other show on television, combining variety, comedy, and plenty of sexy dancers (including its Shat-terrific host). We were fortunate to speak with Mr. Tambourine Man, live via conference call. Here’s what he has to say about Howie Mandel, Star Trek XI, and his infamous call for fans to Get a life.
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Totally Frakked: Heroes -- Have a Little Heroin on Us
When science fiction shows stage “dream” episodes, it's dangerous. The danger, however, doesn't keep them from doing it. Star Trek: The Next Generation had that horrific episode in which Data dreamed that he was cutting into a Troi-shaped cake. Buffy had Xander dreaming about lesbian kisses between Tara and Willow. The list goes on and on. Last night's Heroes featured way too many Mohinder dreams about little boys and arguing dads and tragic Mohinders contemplating their myriad futures. If you're willing to ignore the entire Mohinder plot, however, last night's Heroes gave us a few special treats: Bennet of the ugly glasses hints that he may be a good guy (or a liar), and Hiro meets a cute girl who remembers everything she reads. Plus, one of the hero mysteries is revealed!
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3 LBS: This Is Your Brain On CBS
Just when you thought there was no room for another medical show on network TV, CBS unveils 3 LBS. Why is it called 3 LBS ? Apparently, 3 LBS is what the average human brain weighs. Needless to say, this show is not about rocket science. It’s about brain surgery. Actually, brain surgeons, to be more precise. Based on the series premiere, 3 LBS may be in over its head.
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MeeVee Exclusive: 5 Questions with James Ellroy
By James Rocchi
Murder by the Book, CourtTV’s new miniseries, asks five of
America’s most famous crime authors to talk about the true-crime cases that resonate for them. Future episodes will feature Michael Connelly (The Poet, The Concrete Blonde), Jonathan Kellerman (Gone, When the Bough Breaks), Faye Kellerman (False Prophet, The Ritual Bath
) and Lisa Scottoline (Dirty Blonde, Moment of Truth); the pilot features James Ellroy.
Best known for the novels L.A. Confidential and American Tabloid, Ellroy is a unique figure in crime fiction; many people -- including Ellroy himself -- will tell you he’s transcended it. Ellroy’s life and work were irrevocably shaped by the 1958 murder of his mother, Jean Hilliker Ellroy -- a murder that remains unsolved. Ellroy’s fascination with murder shaped his fiction (including The Black Dahlia, recently brought to the big screen by Brian DePalma) and his non-fiction, including his memoir My Dark Places. Ellroy is the subject of the premiere episode of Murder by the Book -- and, he says, it’s also the last time he’ll speak publicly about his mother’s death. Charming and blunt, polite and brash, and not without a certain rough-hewn poetry, Ellroy spoke with MeeVee from New York.
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The Bachelor: Rome -- Love Just Isn't Scientific
It doesn’t matter how hard you study for the test -- failing is always an option. Just ask bubbly, obsessive, hardcore competitor Lisa, the latest castoff from The Bachelor: Rome. She studied past seasons with an eagle eye, worked her buns off to say all the right things, and lied and schemed her way through every episode. The hometown date, however, revealed her true agenda -- wedding dress and all. No amount of eyelash-batting or sweet talk could save the shortsighted princess wannabe.
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MeeVee Exclusive: Interview with The Class's Jason Ritter
Sweet, goofy, and utterly charming – Jason Ritter is a rising star on CBS’s critically acclaimed, yet surprisingly under-watched sitcom, The Class. We spoke with him on the phone from his house in L.A. about the show, working with Fred Durst, Joan of Arcadia, and flying squirrels.
How did you get involved with The Class?
I was in New York doing a play [when] I got the script and it was really funny. I auditioned once in New York, came back out to L.A. and auditioned three more times. That was it.
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MeeVee TV Nov. 14: GI Joe and High Fidelity
In this week's MeeVee TV Audrey and GI Joe offer cooking tips,
while Stuart Oldham debates the "D" word...Divorce.
Nov. 14: Ellen Pompeo Engaged, Eva Longoria Won't Bed Beyonce, Tyra's Audience Strips
*Grey's Anatomy star gets engaged [GMMR]
*Eva Longoria won't be tapping Beyonce's booty [The Hollywood Gossip]
*ABC keeps asking What About Brian? [The Futon Critic]
*Survivor's Brad doesn't deny J.P. dating rumors [Reality Blurred]
*NBC picks up Friday Night Lights for full season [The TV Remote]
*Entire Tyra audience strips for sweeps [TMZ]
Casting Call: The World Series of Pop Culture
80s sitcoms, Brady Trivia, and Trekkies, oh my!
Calling all Couch Potatoes...
VH1 and Entertainment Weekly are on the hunt for some fresh new pop-culture obsessed meat. The pop dynamic duo are traveling around the country to find 16 three-person teams who think they've got the stuff to compete in the most intense pop culture trivia tournament known to man, The World Series of Pop Culture.
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Tonight's Picks: Tuesday, Nov. 14
3 LBS - Series Premiere
Debut: Top New York neurosurgeons (Stanley Tucci, Mark Feuerstein) explore the intricacies of the brain as they perform surgeries and care for the needs of their patients. In the opener, a teen collapses while playing violin in a concert.
Show Me the Money - Series Premiere
Debut: William Shatner hosts this game show, which features contestants fielding trivia questions before choosing a dancer who will impact their total winnings. Created by the producers of "Deal or No Deal."
Nip/Tuck - Conor McNamara, 2026
In 2026, 20-year-old Conor (Stark Sands) tries to cope with his emotional scars at a family gathering, but Annie (Jennifer Elise Cox) can't shake the torment left by her upbringing. And in 2006, Sean and Julia's marriage is at a crossroads.
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