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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

MeeVee Exclusive! 5 Questions with The Knights of Prosperity's Donal Logue

Donallogue In The Knights of Prosperity (premiering Wednesday, January 3, at 9 p.m. on ABC), Donal Logue stars as Eugene Gurkin, a hapless hero stuck in the day-to-day grind of janitorial services. Sick of his ho-hum life, this modern-day Robin Hood cooks up the idea of burglarizing the mansions of celebs like Mick Jagger -- with his very own band of Merry Men.

Logue chatted with MeeVee about his real-life past in professional housekeeping, his prized spork, and the perils of Googling one's own name. Did we mention that Donal gave this interview from a pay phone in a Colorado parking lot?

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Totally Frakked: Doctor Who -- When Parallel Worlds Colllide

Doom2 Doctor Who
Title: "Doomsday"
First Aired: 12/22/06

The city of London gets blitzed yet again after not one, but two mechanical armies lay waste to Torchwood Tower. The Doctor, Jackie, and Torchwood schemer Yvonne Hartman find themselves staring down the barrels of deadly Cybermen arm lasers. Meanwhile, down in the basement lab, Rose, Mickie, and Doctor Singh stare into the crosshairs of four Dalek laser arms. It doesn’t get much worse than this for our favorite time travelers -- or much better for viewers who tuned in for the second installment of the Doctor Who season finale, “Doomsday.”

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Totally Frakked: Doctor Who -- Ghosts in the Machine

Rose_doc Doctor Who
Title: "Army of Ghosts"
First Aired: 12/22/06

The Doctor sniffs something foul in the air after he and Rose return home just in time to witness a bizarre planet-wide convergence between the living and the supposedly dead. Just how foul this business is will soon be revealed, as two mighty mechanical enemies lay down the gauntlet, setting events into motion that will change the well-traveled universe of Doctor Who forever.

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Casting Call: Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares

Ccclapboard_51 Do you fancy yourself a Top Chef, but know you're in need of a Restaurant Makeover? Are you a first-time restaurant owner who sank your life into your business, and now need help to make it work? Or are you an experienced restaurateur whose newest venture isn't taking off the way you'd hoped?

Look no further -- Fox TV and Chef Gordon Ramsay are now casting a new reality show, Kitchen Nightmares. The award-winning chef, culinary expert, and television personality is searching for restaurants in need of resuscitation. Chef Ramsay is offering his world-famous techniques and management secrets to help turn your business into a profitable and lasting success!

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SoSF: Vaughan Finds Himself on Lost

Sosf_100x100_3Submitted by: Cougar (SoSF Staff Reporter)

Brian K. Vaughan, the lad behind such popular comic vehicles as Runaways, Ultimate X-Men, Y:The Last Man, Ex-Machina and others, has signed on the dotted line to be the new Executive Story Editor for ABC’s hit SF show Lost. Joss Whedon also recently stated that Vaughan was his pick to write four issues of the highly anticipated comic rendition for the eighth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

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Dec. 26: The Donald Sues Again, Tim Gunn Tops Reality Whores List, Oprah Lives In Sin

*The Donald threatens to sue -- again [Glitterati]
*Shocks in store on next episode of Lost [BuzzSugar]
*Project Runway's Tim Gunn tops "Reality Whore" list [Reality Blurred]
*Oprah gives living in sin a try [A Socialite's Life]
*James Brown leaves his mark on television [TVGasm]

Tonight's Picks: Tuesday, Dec. 26

Dolly_parton_1 Kennedy Center Honors
It's worth watching the 29th annual gala, featuring honorees Steven Spielberg, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Zubin Mehta, Dolly Parton and Smokey Robinson, just to see how producers worked around Jessica Simpson's big choke. In her defense, "9 to 5" is a really easy song to mess up if you've never had to work nine to five.

234567890 Big Day - Alice Can't Dance
Alice has no rhythm -- a problem if you plan a big dance on your wedding day -- and Becca resents the fact that her father enjoyed raising Alice more than her.

136_0402_vegass_08 Party Police: Vegas Bikers
The most overworked cops in the nation -- thank you, "What happens in Vegas, Stays in Vegas" marketers -- try to keep the peace during the annual Las Vegas BikeFest, a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts.

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