Britney Spears Agrees: Rehab Chic is Back
The term rehab used to be easy to understand. It referred to a place where folks went to get help with their drug and alcohol problems. People generally tried to do this as quietly as possible. That was then. Now rehab can mean just about any kind of counseling. It's become the place to go for celebrities who get caught doing naughty things.
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Tonight's Picks: American Idol, Veronica Mars, Criminal Intent
Law & Order: Criminal Intent - Brother’s Keeper
Tragic news in the world of television today as it has been announced that Rosanne Barr, star of stage and screen, has been found murdered by her husband, Tom Arnold…wait, what do you mean Tom Arnold is only playing an evangelist under suspicion of murder on this week’s Law & Order? Oh, well okay then.
American Idol
Still haven’t had your fill of Simon Cowell crushing the hopes and dreams of emotionally fragile yet talent-challenged contestant with his patented mix of British snobbery and American bluntness? Then, tune in tonight for more of the same! Watch the top 12 male performers strut their stuff and then get torn new ones tonight on FOX. Cowell will make someone cry or your money back!
Veronica Mars - Mars, Bars
Veronica has to bail Josh out of murder wrap, for the death of his father no less. Ah, nothing like a little patricide to bring two kids together in this crazy, mixed-up world of ours.
MeeVee Video Top 5: Jericho, Intervention, Deal or No Deal
Drama is synonymous with the celebrity world. Recent events in the news are no exception. Anna Nicole Smith is gone, Nicole Richie is wasting away, and Britney has set a new standard for weird. Even astronauts are losing their minds! Jealousy can make people do some crazy things, but the whole diapers thing?! Wow!
We common folk can only sit back and watch the drama unfold. What better way to spend the time between each outlandish moment than by checking out this week's Video Top 5? Clips include Jericho, Intervention, Deal or No Deal, What About Brian, and video responses from 30 Rock's Tina Fey.
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Who’s #1? and Sports List: Cable Sports' Answer to YouTube
Sandwiched somewhere between the highlight reel and the sports doc is the ever-present List Show, a distillation of the most brilliant and absurd moments in televised sporting history (with a strong bias toward the last 20 years). The top two list shows of all time (or the next week, anyway) are ESPN’s awkwardly titled Who’s #1? and FOX Sports’ Sports List. The latter takes a typically FOX-ian bend -- the craziest athletes, the most bizarre moments, the worst meltdowns.
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MeeVee's Top Ten Ways To Reinvent the Oscars
In an era with a seemingly never-ending stream of awards shows, it’s pretty natural to get a little bored with the whole format, even the Academy Awards. The acceptance speeches, the musical numbers, and the badly written presenter jokes all start to look and sound the same. Even a well-produced show can be tough to sit through without wanting to take a mallet to your head. So we here at MeeVee have made it our civic duty to come up with a plan to shake up the awards show industry.
Here are MeeVee’s Top Ten Ways To Reinvent the Academy Awards:
10. Random loser gets suitcase full of cash (now more than just “an honor” to be nominated).
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Desperate Housewives: La La La, Connect the Dots
Desperate Housewives
Title: “The Little Things You Do Together”
First Aired: 2/18/07
On Desperate Housewives, when you wake up next to Zach Young in boxer shorts, there’s an empty condom wrapper by the bedside, and he starts talking about “us” (not the magazine), what do you do? If you’re Gabrielle Solis, you run for the nearest toilet bowl. Zach's former new best friend can’t remember anything from her merlot-fueled stupor-of-a-night, but she takes Zach’s word for it. And boy, was she good. That aside, Gaby is now completely creeped out, so she calls on her ex, Carlos, to scare the young buck away.
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Amazing Race: All-Stars -- Haircuts and Manicures
The Amazing Race: All-Stars
Title: "I Told You: Less Martinis and More Cardio"
First Aired: 2/18/07
Everyone’s favorite global marathon debuted again Sunday night -- The Amazing Race is back, and this time it’s nothin’ but All-Stars. Rob and Amber, perhaps the most feared and universally loathed reality darlings, hit the mat first. John Vito and Jill, lovebirds who were no longer lovebirds and now might once again be lovebirds, were the first to be eliminated. We got horse hooves, angry words, and borderline breakdowns. And that’s just the first episode!
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The Apprentice: No Hablo Español
The Apprentice
Title: "Episode Six"
First Aired: 2/18/07
Aimee may have skated by with a dismal performance as project manager last week on The Apprentice, but it only takes an episode or two for Donald Trump to smell a rat. Miss Aimee’s been ousted, and Team Kinetic has a new lease on this backstabbing game. Arrow, however, is back in the mansion, which means there’s plenty of space for Tim and Nicole to keep up their canoodling.
Buy Britney's Locks on eBay!
The downward spiral of Britney Spears is hitting warp speed. It’s old news that she opted for a hair shave so short that Vin Diesel would be proud. But do you know you can purchase her once-luscious mane on eBay?
From the Mickey Mouse Club to I’m a Slave for You, Britney has never shied away from extremes. But if anyone predicted two failed marriages, two bouncing babies, and a freaking shaved head in a span of just a few years, there are true psychics among us. Her loss, however, can be your gain.
Totally Frakked: Battlestar Galactica -- Old Caprica, New Caprica, Cold Caprica, Blue Caprica
Battlestar Galactica
Title: “A Day in the Life”
First Aired: 2/18/07
A frakked-up repair job, the looming trial of Greasebaltar, memories of distant lands, and a wedding anniversary figure into a fantastic, low-key episode that redeems Battlestar Galactica following last week’s stinker. It’s all part of a typical day-in-the-life onboard the Colonial flagship. What’s atypical is that nobody gets killed, so next week, that nagging census board might actually jump forward for the first time in ages.
Grease: You’re the One That I Want -- Two to Tango
Grease: You're the One That I Want
Title: "Episode 6"
First Aired: 2/18/07
“Boy-band Danny” Jason and “Rock Chick Sandy” Juliana dance off into the sunset, the latest victims to be greased on Grease: You're the One That I Want. An additional D and S find themselves teetering dangerously close to elimination as the couples pair off for Duet Night on this, the season's halfway-point episode.
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Tonight's Picks: The Class, Heroes, What About Brian
The Class - The Class Springs a Leak
This is a special one folks! Feelings are semi-realized, one relationship ends and another one is taken to a whole new level! Tune in to see who is realizing what and who’s dumping who!
Heroes - Unexpected
Peter is betrayed, Claire gets angry, Matt loses his cool, a new hero emerges and someone learns to fly! You have to watch this brand-new episode!
What About Brian
Are you 34, single and have “serious feelings” for your best friend’s fiancée? No, this isn’t a casting call for Jerry Springer, it’s the premise for ABC’s newest comedrama, What About Brian! Starring 7th Heaven’s Barry Watson and guarantees to wake you out of your mid-season sitcoma!
Casting Call: Calling All Givers!
If you’re a bona fide giver who’s heart is bigger than any pocketbook, Oprah Winfrey wants to know! In the spirit of benevolent shows like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and Pimp My Ride, “The Big Give” is looking for a few good souls.
Statue Robbery! The Best Films of 2006 That Oscar Ignored
79th Annual Academy Awards
LIVE! Sunday, Feb. 25 on ABC
We all know that massive controversy surrounds Oscar nominations, but the truth is, taste is objective. Every year, a handful of cinematic gems get lost in the nomination shuffle. Which were the lost and forgotten films of 2006 that deserved shiny gold hoorahs? The list isn't long this year, but the best may have indeed been ignored.
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Totally Frakked: Smallville -- The Boy Who Could (Almost) Fly vs. George McFly
Smallville
Title: "Freak"
First Aired: 2/15/07
After last week’s thrill-a-minute episode pitted Lana against an obsessed bodyguard, we’re now back to the meteor-powered freak-of-the-week basics in a story aptly titled "Freak."
The episode starts off strong with Lana’s bachelorette party, which consists of Lana, Chloe, and a night out bowling (and people say Clark’s dull). Lana is hit on by an employee who has powers that are detected by another powered person whose power is to detect other powered people. Got all that? The employee is then abducted by tough guys, despite Chloe’s attempt at rescue.
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Grey's Anatomy: Meredith is Dead -- Long Live Meredith!
Grey’s Anatomy
Title: "Drowning On Dry Land"
First Aired: 2/15/07
Part Two of the harrowing "water tale," this episode found us all drowning in sorrows. The ferry accident has hit hard and fast, with Meredith capsized in the ocean. She laments a little disappearing diatribe, voiceover style, and then takes a nosedive into the briny deep.
Are we really supposed to believe the show's main character is about to die on us? Maybe not, but it still makes for nail-biting action. I want resolution, and I want it now!
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview with Amazing Race Co-Creator Bertram van Munster
The Amazing Race: All-Stars
Premieres Sunday, Feb. 18 on CBS
Bertram van Munster is the Dutch-American television guru who, along with his wife Elise, created the highly addictive reality TV show The Amazing Race. After 11 heart-pounding seasons of globetrotting, Bertram's taking the field with his All-Star squad.
This Sunday, the latest around-the-world adventure begins. All the team members will be familiar faces -- previous winners, such as Uchenna and Joyce, along with notorious reality stars Rob and Amber. With these veteran competitiors, this season of Amazing Race promises to be more cutthroat, more tension-filled, and more intense than ever before. MeeVee sat down with Bertram van Munster to hear all the nail-biting details.
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Weekend Picks: Feb. 16-18
Simpsons - Springfield Up
The Simpsons continues to deliver its brand of biting animated satire, family-friendly comedy and big-name guest stars even into its 18th season. This week Eric Idol, of Monty Python fame, portrays a filmmaker returning to Springfield to see how the subjects of his documentary have grown. Boy is he going to be impressed by how Homerâs grown!
Amazing Race: All-Stars - Season Premiere
If you havenât yet had your fill of stereotypical contestants (blond white women are ditzy, we get it) racing around the world for one million dollars, get ready for a new season of The Amazing Race! Winners of seasons past reunite for a chance at another big payday and even tougher mind-bending challenges!
Beauty & The Geek - Season Finale
The third season of wraps up on Sunday, after an eleven hour marathon on MTV, but not before surprise visitors throw the final two teams for a loop and one contestant makes the ultimate sacrifice for the team. After this episode, youâll never look at your IT department the same way again!
NBA All-Star Weekend: Dunk, and Go Nuts
Over the years, All-Star Games have grown into entertainment weekends. The NBA started the expansion in 1976, with the introduction of the Slam Dunk Competition. Despite the addition of an All-Rookie contest, a three-point shootout, and a celebrity game, the Slam Dunk Competition remains the most popular sideshow in all of sports, combining balletic grace with righteous anger.
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Survivor: Fiji -- You Have Now Entered Bizarro World
Survivor: Fiji
Title: "Snakes Are Misunderstood... We Have an Understanding Now"
First Aired: 2/15/07
Proving that squeaky wheels get the axe, Survivor: Fiji castaway Erica said adios this week, even after finding her tribe a gaggle of pineapples. Let this be a lesson to the remaining castaways: Don’t cause your team to lose the challenge, and keep it cool -- always. Poor Ravu lost their second challenge to Moto, so they continue to live in squalor, even by Survivor standards. Have the tables shifted too far in Moto’s favor?
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MeeVee Exclusive! Interview With Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg
On Watch Over Me, real-life husband and wife team Casper Van Dien and Catherine Oxenberg play evil people who will stop at nothing to get what they want. In reality, they're just your average married couple. Well, sort of.
Casper has starred in over 60 films and TV shows, including Starship Troopers, 90210, and Titans. Catherine is the daughter of Princess Elizabeth of Yugoslavia and Serbia (making her a real-life princess). Despite all this, fame, fortune, and a regal title has surprisingly little effect on how these two work together and raise a family. I spoke with them from their home in Los Angeles.
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MeeVee Talks with Ugly Betty Star Mark Indelicato
In part II of our interview series with the cast and crew of Ugly Betty, we talk with Mark Indelicato, who plays Betty’s fashion-obsessed nephew. Justin is a revelation of sorts for many viewers. He’s Latino, probably gay, and thanks to the support of his family, is entirely comfortable with who he is. Not surprisingly, we found the 13-year-old actor to be just as mature and confident as the character he plays. We spoke with him at last month’s TCA press tour.
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Casting Call: HGTV Needs First-Time Home Buyers
Are you a single, couple, or family gearing up to buy your first home? Can't get enough of home-focused shows like House Hunters and Flip That House? HGTV is getting ready to film season two of their home-owning series My First Place, and this time, they’re looking to focus on first-timers. Yes, there are rewards!
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Lost: Desmond's Brain Is a Confusing Place
Lost
Title: "Flashes Before Your Eyes"
First Aired: 2/14/07
Fans have been asking for a return to the famous Lost mysticism, and last night they got a heaping helping of just that. The episode answered the burning question: What the hell happened to Desmond after he turned the fail-safe key? (As you may recall, he woke up naked, with the ability to see the future.) The simple answer: A lot.
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American Idol: It's a Weird World After All
American Idol
Title: "Hollywood Round 2"
First Aired: 2/14/07
Do you like torture? If so, you should have been there! Last night's American Idol was like watching sickies at a doctor's office. How bad is it, doc? Oh, it's bad. It's baaaad.
The doctor's name is Simon Cowell, and he's a graduate of the Medical School From Hell. Aided by his loyal minions, Dr. Jackson and Dr. Abdul, he narrowed the pool of Idol hopefuls to the final 24 with intentionally cruel pronouncements like, "I'm sorry... to say... that... you didn't... not... not... succeed." How did the patients -- that is, contestants -- take the news?
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Tonight's Picks: Thursday, Feb. 15
Survivor: Fiji
From the series that made racial segregation fun again comes a new season, now with class-based discrimination! Challenge winners bask in the lap of luxury, while losers must subsist in grinding poverty!
Ugly Betty -- Derailed
With the future of the company in doubt, and his (new) sister making a play for power, Daniel must turn to an old classmate (Lucy Liu) for assistance. Meanwhile, Jerry O’Connell slides onto Alexis’s radar screen.
30 Rock -- The C Word
Liz becomes a big softie after she hurts Lutz’s feelings and Jack escorts Tracy to a charity golf event in order to get face time with a network exec. Rip Torn guest stars.
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