MeeVee Exclusive: 5 Questions with James Ellroy
By James Rocchi
Murder by the Book, CourtTV’s new miniseries, asks five of
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
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Totally Frakked: Battlestar Galactica - So What is the Plan, Exactly?
For two years now, the opening credits of Battlestar Galactica have warned us about the Cylons: “They have a plan.” Those menacing words hover over our poor humans' monkey heads as they hightail it to Earth. But now that we're looking at Cylon society from the inside, it's starting to seem as though there never really was a plan. Or if there is a plan, it's sort of like the plot of Lost: long, meandering, and full of holes. Maybe the toasters really are trying to conquer the world. Maybe they're trying to create a hybrid human-Cylon race. Or maybe they're just waiting to see what the humans of Galactica will do next. That's what the frustrated TV audience is doing during this episode.
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Desperate Housewives: P is for Pedophile
After last week’s supermarket shootout on Desperate Housewives, Lynette returns from the hospital, convinced that new neighbor Art is her savior. Her kids are spooked after their classmates talk about Lynette’s brush with a bullet -- Parker, especially, so freaked out that he won’t let Mom out of his sight. When Lynette summons Art to help rid her son of his fear, the new guy on the block reveals his superhero “secret identity,” Protector Man. Later, as a grateful Lynette brings Parker (and a cake) to Art’s house for a proper thank-you, Art’s other identity is revealed -- Pedophile Man. It seems that Lynette might now have the job of neighborhood watchdog, as she sits on her porch during her time off from work.
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Amazing Race: The Neverending Raaay-yaaace, whoa-o-oh, ah-o-oh, ah-o-oh
It's that week on The Amazing Race. The week when you get all pepped and juiced by an exciting episode, only to get smacked with the dreaded "To Be Continued..." Now, you have to wait a whole 'nother week to find out who gets the chop.
On the positive side, this was arguably one of the more grueling episodes for racers. The "Keep On Racing!!!" directive will be met with grunts, for sure. That's something to look forward to!
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Nov. 13: Jack Black Beckons Kristin Cavallari, Luke and Laura Do It Again, Laguna Beach is PO'd
*Luke and Laura do it again on General Hospital [Glitterati]
*Jack Black beckons Kristin Cavallari [The Hollywood Gossip]
*ABC heeds The Call from 24 duo [Reuters]
*Laguna Beach hates Laguna Beach [TVGasm]
*There is no Justice on Fox [The TV Remote]
*Olympian Apprentice says sixth season is best yet [Reality Blurred]
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: Monday, Nov. 13
Heroes - Seven Minutes to Midnight
Mohinder considers his future while dreaming about his past; Hiro meets an interesting waitress named Charlie (Jayma Mays) at a diner; Peter goes to Nathan for help; Niki comes to understand more about herself while dealing with a crisis.
CSI: Miami - Darkroom
Natalia's sister is kidnapped, along with several other women, by a man posing as a photographer. The CSIs are alerted to the crimes when an unidentified woman passes a bloody bill to a toll-booth collector with a cry for help written on it.
How I Met Your Mother - Atlantic City
Marshall and Lily, together again, decide to elope in Atlantic City, and they gather Barney, Ted and Robin to take part in the wedding.
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