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Drama

SNEAK PEEK: Episode 3 Of Southern Belles: Louisville, Premiering June 4 On SOAPnet

In “The Belles Bond,” the girls go away for the weekend, where friction between Shea and Emily results in a surprising makeover. Also, Kelly reveals some deep secrets from her past and later — in a tense encounter — Emily meets with a style consultant who thinks she may need to tone down her look to be taken seriously.  Southern Belles: Louisville airs Thursday nights beginning May 21 on SOAPnet.

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Drama

Lisa Edelstein Offers Insight On The Season’s Final Two Episodes Of “House”

By Lori Acken So, House‘s are-they-or-aren’t-they-totally-doing-it duo officially totally are. Unless they totally are House’s ultimate, come-out-of-the-shower-Bobby! hallucination. Like Amber, who’s getting juicier screen time as the come-hither (and let me bust your balls) otherworldly spokesperson for House’s conscience than she ever did as merely mortal Cutthroat Bitch. So which is it? Lisa Edelstein — who plays the series’ long-suffering Dean of Medicine, Dr. Lisa Cuddy, a.k.a. the “uddy” half of Huddy — ain’t tellin’. No matter how many angles entertainment journos took to pry it out of her during an afternoon conference call aimed at shedding just a leeeeettle light […]

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Drama

Dr. Kutner’s Suicide: Kal Penn Leaves Greg House To Work For The White House

By Lori Acken Yes, House fans, Kutner’s really dead. Really, truly. And according to executive producer Katie Jacobs, he really did commit suicide, no matter what Dr. House would rather think. On the other hand, she also let you think Meat Loaf’s guest appearance was the episode’s big news. I’m just throwin’ that out there … Either way, unless it’s via previous-episode flashback, don’t plan on seeing Kal Penn’s Dr. Lawrence Kutner back at Princeton Plainsboro — even in an Amber-esque, ethereal, bus-riding incarnation. But it’s not because Penn wants to make (more) movies, or he didn’t like his contract, or […]

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Talk Show

CNN’s “State Of The Union” Star John King Says Rush Limbaugh’s OK By Him

By Lori Acken John King, CNN’s chief national correspondent and anchor of the network’s new Sunday morning news show State of the Union (which recently lured executive producer Michelle Jaconi from the time slot’s NBC titan Meet the Press) understands the appeal of the comedic news satire programs and uberopinionated prime time current events shows which have become big audience draws in recent years. Just don’t expect him to jump on the bandwagon. “Some people watch those shows because they’re provocative,” King explains. “I watch some of them, because I learn. It’s like intelligence gathering. Some people go to those shows because […]

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Comedy

WE tv Debuts Its First Scripted Online Series, “In Men We Trust,” Today On WEtv.com

By ButtonKnows Oh, quit giggling at the title, ladies — you don’t even know what the show is about! It’s about dating. And, yes, it’s called In Men We Trust. And no, that’s not an April Fool’s funny. Resume giggling. Then get ready to hit www.wetv.com/singles/in-men-we-trust today (and then every Tuesday and Thursday beginning April 7) for new episodes of WEtv’s seven-episode, camp-tastic micro-series, which follows the romantic escapades of free-wheeling Liza, straight-arrow Grace and pragmatic Emma, a trio of New York ladies enrolled in relationship guru Mariel Cushing’s “dating boot camp.” Soon enough, the recruits discover their leader’s love life might not […]

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Lifestyle

Lifetime Is Back On The (Project) Runway This Summer

By ButtonKnows Aw, like you need another reason to look forward to summer. Well, how about two of ’em? Just when its fans — and even its hosts — were losing hope that the long-wrapped sixth season of Project Runway would ever be cleared for takeoff on its new Lifetime Network home, NBC Universal, The Weinstein Co. and Lifetime jointly announced today that they have settled the lawsuit that threatened the show’s future, and that of a planned spin-off, Models of the Runway. Under the terms of the settlement, The Weinstein Co., which produces the show, will pay NBC Universal an […]

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Soap Operas

Light’s Out: CBS Soap “Guiding Light” To Broadcast Its Final Episode Friday, Sept. 18

CBS’s daytime drama GUIDING LIGHT will broadcast its final episode on Friday, September 18, 2009. At the time of its final broadcast, the series will have spanned 72 years and more than 15,700 episodes on television and radio. Created by Irna Phillips, the show debuted on NBC radio on January 25, 1937 as the 15-minute radio serial “The Guiding Light.” It made the switch to 15-minute episodes on CBS Television on June 30, 1952, although it continued to air concurrently on radio with the actors playing parts on both shows until 1956, when the radio show ended. In 1967, the […]

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Music

“The Chris Isaak Hour” Takes On Chicago (The Band Not The City) Thursday Night On BIO

By ButtonKnows Couple things about Thursday night’s episode of BIO Channel’s “The Chris Isaak Hour.” First of all, Rodney’s back and I am relieved with a Capital R. In fact, I considered blaming my delinquency in blogging last week’s Michael Bublé episode on my protesting Furry Little Brother’s recent absence. But mostly I just ran out of time. The show was good. When it repeats, you should watch it — or watch it again — because even if Bublé’s uberslick crooner shtick is not for you, the combination of Chris Isaak and Michael Bublé in a single camera shot is […]

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Comedy

Lorelai Let’s Live Together Again: “Gilmore Girls” Comes To SOAPNet April 4

Wishing for  a multigenerational — right down to the teens — series about family, friendship and social class, but the hyper-fashionista, over-sexed, Gossip Girl know-it-alls are a bit much for your taste? Well, ya missed it. But SOAPNet has welcome news. The network has announced that it will air all seven seasons of the beloved, family-friendly, girlie-dramedy Gilmore Girls (which originally aired from 2000-2007) Saturdays beginning April 4 at 9pm, and Sundays at 6pm ET. New to the WB series, which Time called one of top 100 series of all time? Gilmore Girls tells the tale of hip single mama Lorelai Gilmore […]

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Music

Glen Campbell (And Kids!) On BIO Channel’s “The Chris Isaak Hour” Thursday, 10pm ET

By ButtonKnows Wichita Lineman? Check. Galveston? Check. Rhinestone Cowboy? Check, check and check. Tommy Smothers saddled up on a hippopotamus? GRAVY! If it’s been a while since you’ve seen television’s original Good Time guy, Glen Campbell, on the tube, Thursday night’s episode of The Chris Isaak Hour, has everything you’re hoping for and then some. With one caveat. Because Campbell’s public appearances have been few and far between of late, you may need a few moments to adjust to the reality that the once boyish-faced Campbell is now 70-something, not above a little Burt Reynolds-esque “freshening” and sometimes a tad […]