TV and Movie News (page 1427)

NCAA March Madness Finale Weekend: Where to Watch the Final Four Online, on TV
April 02, 2011 @ 7:00 am PST    2011 NCAA Tournament March Madness     Richard Sharp    

The 2011 NCAA Basketball Championships, aka March Madness, wrap up this weekend, with only VCU, Butler, UConn and Kentucky remaining.

The Final Four teams are an unlikely bunch to say the least.

According to ESPN, only 29.7 percent of the 5.9 million entries into their bracket competition had at least one Final Four team correct, 2.1 percent had two right, and just 1,093 (out of close to 6 million) had three of the Final Four correct.

'True Blood,' 'Entourage' and 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Premiere Dates Announced by HBO
April 02, 2011 @ 7:00 am PST    True Blood, Entourage , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Entourage , The Simpsons     Andy Neuenschwander    

While many of TV's biggest shows are closing down only to be replaced by reruns and mid-season replacements, there's no reason to be down - the summer schedules are on the way! And nobody does summer TV quite like HBO.

The pay network has just announced their summer premiere dates for their three big shows: "Entourage," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," and of course "True Blood.

Emily Deschanel Is Preggers, What Will Happen to 'Bones'?
April 02, 2011 @ 6:00 am PST    Bones, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia     Andy Neuenschwander    

"Bones" star Emily Deschanel had better take it easy with all the crime-solving: she just announced that she's pregnant!

Deschanel and her husband David Hornsby are expecting their first child later this year. Deschanel, 34, is famous for her leading role on "Bones" opposite David Boreanaz, while Hornsby is best known as "Rickety Cricket" on the FX comedy "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia.

A 'Jersey Shore' Commencement: How Much is a Speech From Snooki Worth? (Hint: A Lot)
April 02, 2011 @ 5:00 am PST    Jersey Shore     Andy Neuenschwander    

If you want the best, you have to pay for the best. And "Jersey Shore" star Snooki is...the best Rutgers can do, I guess.

The New Jersey university hired Snooki to speak at this year's commencement, and the reality star obliged. During the speech, she inspired the young minds leaving Rutgers about the GTL (Gym, Tan, Laundry) lifestyle, and left them gems of wisdom such as, "study hard, but party harder.

'Jersey Shore' Season 4: What We Know So Far
April 02, 2011 @ 5:00 am PST    Jersey Shore     Richard Sharp    

Season 3 of the wildly popular “Jersey Shore” wrapped up last night with some vital hanging questions: are Sammi and Ronnie really over? Are Roger and Jwoww going to be the only sane couple on the show? Will Snooki put away her “cooka” and run for President? These are the things that keep us up at night.

"Jersey Shore” has been the number one show watched on Yidio for many moons and has shattered records for cable shows this year, so we’ve gathered up every last tidbit we can find about what Season 4 will bring.

'Mobbed' Is a Success, Fox Orders Eight Episodes
April 01, 2011 @ 2:51 pm PST    Mobbed     Andy Neuenschwander    

Well that didn't take long.

Last night brought us the premiere of Fox's new Howie Mandel-hosted reality show "Mobbed," and it turned out to be a massive hit. The special episode opened to an audience of 10.8 million viewers. That even beat a new episode of "CSI" in the same time slot among adults aged 18-49.

The structure of the show is simple: somebody wants to surprise a friend, significant other or co-worker, so he or she enlists the help of a flash mob to put on an impromptu song and dance number at the big reveal.

'Breaking Dawn' Producers to Fans: 'Stop Posting Leaked Twilight Sex Scene Photos!'
April 01, 2011 @ 2:05 pm PST    The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn     Andy Neuenschwander    

Apparently the producers of "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn" think that free viral publicity is a bad thing. A couple of photos of the sex scene between Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart in the upcoming "Twilight" film were Tweeted earlier, and though the "Breaking Dawn" producers quickly shut down the source, the pictures are all over the place. This is, after all, the Internet.

Matthew Morrison of 'Glee' Announces Solo U.S. Tour, Kicks Off June 18 (Includes Tour Dates)
April 01, 2011 @ 1:09 pm PST    Glee     Allie Basilica    

Coming to a city near you...

Matthew Morrison, who plays Will Schuester on Fox's hit show 'Glee,' announced today that he will launch a national concert tour this June.

The solo show will support his self-titled debut album and will stop in 20 U.S. cities including Los Angeles, New York and Washington D.C.

Morrison's album will hit stores on May 10, just in time for the kickoff of the summer tour.

Hulu's April Fool's Day Prank: Watch Online Like it's '95
April 01, 2011 @ 11:25 am PST    The X-Files, NewsRadio, Chicago Hope     Richard Sharp    

While YouTube is going back to 1911 with their April Fool's Day prank, remaking famous viral vids as silent films, Hulu is taking us back to the good (bad) old days of watching videos on line in 1995, complete with low-res photos, frames, "Chicago Hope" and "Kids in the Hall."

The website's home page is stuck in 1995, where the hottest thing on the small screen was the tension between Mulder and Scully, and "NewsRadio" was around feautring the dearly departed Phil Hartman (RIP, buddy).

Callie and Arizona Will Have a Big Fat 'Grey's Anatomy' Wedding
April 01, 2011 @ 10:26 am PST    Grey's Anatomy     Elizabeth Sexton    

Many women already dream of one perfect wedding dress.

"Grey’s Anatomy" will give fans an opportunity to think of two with a double dose of bridal bliss during the same-sex marriage of Callie and Arizona.

"It's incredibly positive," Jessica Capshaw (Arizona) told TV Guide.

"The whole thing that I like about the episode is that it's not politicized.