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Wednesday, January 10, 2007

MeeVee's Video Top 5: That's One Exciting Week!

American_idol_2006 You’ve got less than 24 hours to check out these exclusive clips from our favorite Friend, Flavorette and Sexy Silver Fox.

New York - you so crazy...

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House: Love Kills

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Title: "Words and Deeds"
First Aired: 1/9/07

Last time we saw Dr. Gregory House, he was lying in a puddle of his own puke -- and it was still three weeks until New Year’s!

Now House is back, and despite a fraudulent stint in rehab and a night in jail, nothing has changed. He’s still gobbling Vicodin, his bosses are still threatening to cut him off, and his subordinates are still mangling patients in their ever-labyrinthine attempts to heal them. If only House (and I don't mean the character) took as many risks as its doctors do.

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Some People's Choice Awards

Peepchoicetvpik0109Pop culture fans everywhere kicked off Awards Show season last night with the 33rd Annual People's Choice Awards. While not nearly as obscene as their film counterparts (best on-screen matchup: Johnny Depp & Keira Knightley -- really?), the People's Choice television category results were both predictable and dull.

Two and a Half Men and The Simpsons took home the prizes for Favorite Comedy and Favorite Animated Comedy, respectively. Grey's Anatomy won Favorite Drama, and American Idol took Favorite Competition/Reality Show. The freshman series The Class and Heroes both received statuettes. Eva Longoria, Patrick Dempsey, and Ellen DeGeneres took home the coveted "Most Favoritest People" awards.

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Scooby-Doo Creator Dies; Mystery-Solving Temporarily Suspended

285scoobytakamoto010907_1Iwao Takamoto, the animation designer who gave birth to Scooby-Doo and the gang, died of heart failure Monday. Takamoto, who was 81, worked for Hanna-Barbera right up until the end, overseeing the most recent direct-to-video Scooby-Doo projects and storyboarding a 2005 Tom and Jerry short.

Takamoto’s career path was anything but ordinary. He learned to illustrate while in a California internment camp during World War II. He later worked for Disney before landing at Hanna-Barbera.

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Casting Call: Shed Pounds, Gain Fame As The Biggest Loser!

Ccclapboard_46_5_9_1_1_7Ready to make that New Year's resolution a reality? To kick off its fourth season, NBC's hit reality show The Biggest Loser is conducting a special contestant search, with open casting calls in seven cities across the country.

The Biggest Loser is looking for outgoing, charismatic, and candid individuals who are at least 18 years of age. Candidates should be ready to make their weight-loss dreams a reality, in addition to possessing personality, desire, and a competitive edge to vie for this chance of a lifetime.

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Jan. 10: Hulk Hogan Weighs In on Anna Nicole Smith, Mr. Blackwell's Fuglies of 2006, House is No Quitter

*House proves rehab is for quitters [Pop Culture Junkies]
*Hogan Knows Best about the Anna Nicole Smith saga [The Hollywood Gossip]
*Pretty people at the People's Choice Awards [Popsugar]
*And the people choose... Two and a Half Men? [GMMR]
*The Surreal Life gets real [TMZ]
*Mr. Blackwell strikes with his Top Fuglies of 2006 list [Glitterati]

Tonight's Picks: Wednesday, Jan. 10

Latoyajackson_1 Armed & Famous -- I Never Thought I'd Get Handcuffed by a Jackson
Erik Estrada, La Toya Jackson, Jack Osbourne, Jason "Wee-Man" Acuna, and Trish Stratus -- all true celebrities, mind you -- become reserve officers in the Muncie, Indiana police force? This is a real show? Wow. In the opener, training begins.

Koplouis Knights of Prosperity -- Operation: Seduce Simone
The gang turns to naïve Louis to charm the only woman (Reiko Aylesworth) who knows Mick Jagger's security code.

Janicedickinson Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency -- Model Mutiny
As Season Two begins, Janice deals with griping from her models -- imagine that -- about Peter. Meanwhile, Janice makes her son Nathan a business proposition, as a search for new talent gets under way.