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Friday, January 05, 2007

MeeVee Lincoln Heights Giveaway

333333333 To celebrate the premiere of ABC Family’s new show Lincoln Heights, MeeVee has not one, but TWO ABC Family prize packs just for you! The show features the Sutton family, who are thrown for a loop when Eddie Sutton, an ambitious police officer, moves his wife and three kids to the inner-city neighborhood where he was raised. How he’ll balance his desire to change his own neighborhood while protecting the future of his children and the well-being of his family is at the heart of this one-hour drama series, Lincoln Heights.

To win one of the prize packs (which includes an ABC Family branded t-shirt, clock and moleskin notebook), just shoot us an email before Sunday, January 8th. Don’t forget to check out Lincoln Heights – premiering Sunday, January 8th at 7PM only on ABC Family.

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Trump, Vieira, O’Donnell Continue To Argue Like Children

285odonnelltrump122106 The fallout from Donald Trump’s fiery interview with Meredith Vieira on NBC’s Today continues just 24 hours after the dustup. Trump appeared on the morning show yesterday with daughter Ivanka, apparently hoping to promote The Apprentice. Then, when Vieira brought up Trump's ongoing public feud with Rosie O’Donnell, things got ugly. The Donald blasted Meredith for bringing up the feud, and Vieira fired right back, saying Trump was guilty of “fueling the fire.”

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Totally Frakked: Jake 2.0 -- The Second Time Around

Jake_2 The late, not so great UPN headed into the 2003 fall season with high hopes for Jake 2.0, intending to marry the series about a geeky-sexy computer tech-turned-super spy with its other struggling standard bearer, Star Trek: Enterprise. The experiment proved disastrous for both shows. Despite establishing a core group of loyal, vocal fans, Jake’s ratings were abysmal, and the network pulled the plug after only twelve episodes. Tonight, Jake rises from the dead and is given his second, second chance to save the world when he downloads over at the Sci Fi Channel.

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NFL Playoff Preview: All David, No Goliath

060116_manning_p_200 Ever since the vaunted Bears and Colts began losing games several weeks ago, there hasn’t been a clear Super Bowl favorite. This doesn’t bode well for this year’s playoffs, which boast many Davids, but no Goliath.

The sentimental favorites, without a doubt, are the New Orleans Saints, who play next Saturday or Sunday, depending on the outcome of this weekend’s games. Peyton Manning will try to avoid becoming the greatest non-champion QB since Dan Marino, taking on the Chiefs Saturday. Dallas, the most mercurial team to survive the regular season, will also play Saturday night in Seattle, while the thoroughly disappointing Eli Manning can keep the dream of an all-Manning Super Bowl alive by leading the Giants to victory over the Eagles on Sunday.

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Poor Girl: Lost's Lilly Pays the Price of Fame

Sosf_100x100_3Submitted by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Managing News Editor)

Evangeline Lilly has hinted she will quit Lost unless the show’s fans stop hassling her, according to the U.K.’s Life Style Extra.

The actress is growing weary of the constant attention she receives from followers of the program, and admits she sometimes considers walking away from her role as sexy fugitive Kate in the hit series.

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Jan. 5: Mario Lopez Hosts Miss America, Oprah Sued, Office Returns

*Mario Lopez to host Miss America [Glitterati]
*Everybody loves Beauty and The Geek [The Futon Critic]
*Baby talk invades 30 Rock [GMMR]
*Greedy woman sues Oprah [The Hollywood Gossip]
*The Office is back, mon [Pop Culture Junkies]
*American Idol's nationwide songwriting contest is on [Reality Blurred]

Lasse Hallström Directing New Amsterdam for U.S. TV

Sosf_100x100_3Submitted by: Samuel K. Sloan (SoSF Managing News Editor)

Lasse Hallström is one of those rare A-List directors that can work with a wide variety of actors ranging from Robert Redford to Jennifer Lopez — Morgan Freeman to Juliette Binoche — or Kevin Spacey to Dame Judith Dench, and make each of their performances look like an Oscar contender. In fact, the famed helmer is no stranger to the statue himself, having been nominated in the Best Director category.

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Weekend Picks: Jan. 5-7

Getimgphp_1 Masters of Horror -- Valerie on the Stairs
Mick Garris wrote and directed this adaptation of Clive Barker's original screenplay about a writer whose new muse is a troubled -- and possibly evil -- ghost. Christopher Lloyd stars.

Olivia_newtonjohn746526 Grease: You're the One That I Want
Just what the world needs -- another Sandy and Danny singing about Summer Nights! In the premiere of this new reality series, hopeful singers/actors take their shots at the lead roles in the new Broadway production of Grease.

Donaldtrump2 The Apprentice -- To Have and Have Not
The Donald returns with for a sixth season with eighteen new ass-kissers -- I mean, candidates -- who will compete for a coveted position with the man himself. This time, the action takes place in sunny Los Angeles, which allows the losing team to spend a great deal of time outside. Yep, they have to live in tents.

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