TV and Movie News (page 936)

Dude, Don't Trust Dell: Laptop Magazine Exposes Contest Scam
August 15, 2012 @ 1:44 pm PST    CNET News     Sean Comer    
Oh, Dell. You surely can't eat ALL of the fail. Then again, Laptop Magazine's recent expose proved otherwise. The PC maker's customer-service reps are notoriously frustrating in the first place, but the magazine's undercover operation proved they'll also go above and beyond the call of duty using out-and-out lies to bilk customers into buying expensive optional warranties.

Who Was That Masked Man? He Claims He Stole Will.i.am's Car
August 15, 2012 @ 1:22 pm PST    The Grammys     Sean Comer    
Trolling is an art. So, too, is great rapping. Some individual of exceptional skill combined the two to send Black Eyed Peas rapper Will.i.am a YouTube clip claiming responsibility for the Monday night theft of Will's custom car outside a Hollywood party.

Kris Humphries Serves Kanye West The Greatest Subpoena Ever
August 15, 2012 @ 11:53 am PST    Keeping Up with The Kardashians     Sean Comer    
This is the rich-folk equivalent to hiding a dog's medication in a chunk of cheese, so it's guaranteed the dog will swallow it wholeheartedly. Whether he felt it was necessary or just found it funny, Kris Humphries decided to deliver Kanye West's subpoena in a special way: via Nordstrom's box left on Kim Kardashian's doorstep.

Happy 100th Birthday, Julia Child: You've Been Auto-Tuned
August 15, 2012 @ 11:15 am PST    The French Chef with Julia Child     Sean Comer    
Julia Child was pretty smooth. Very, very smooth. Smooth as hot chocolate truffles. The woman knew how to live, and so on what would've been her 100th birthday, PBS Studios took some of her most appetizing words of culinary wisdom and auto-tuned them for the palates of a new century of cooks. Bon apetit.

Bowie, Stones, Sex Pistols Snubbed London Olympics Offer
August 15, 2012 @ 11:11 am PST    The 2012 Summer Olympics     Sean Comer    
Listen to your gut, kids. Three British-born Rock and Roll Hall of Famers passed up overtures to perform at Sunday's Summer Olympics Closing Ceremonies in London. The Who passed twice before caving. The result? NBC preempting their live performance to preview a new fall sitcom.

[UPDATE] Kristen Stewart Dropped from 'Snow White and the Huntsman' Sequel
August 15, 2012 @ 11:00 am PST    Snow White and the Huntsman     Andy Neuenschwander    
The "Snow White and the Huntsman" sequel is still on, but according to sources, Kristen Stewart won't be a part of it. Was she fired because she's a Trampire?

Post-Olympics 'America's Got Talent' Return Dominates Tuesday Ratings
August 15, 2012 @ 9:46 am PST    America's Got Talent, Hotel Hell, MasterChef, NY Med, The L.A. Complex , The 2012 Summer Olympics     Sean Comer    
Summer Olympics be damned, fans clearly missed "America's Got Talent." With NBC's Summer Olympics coverage concluding, the competition returned Tuesday night to a steady rating that carried NBC to an early-week ratings crown. FOX made a go of it, though, with the return of its Gordon Ramsay block and earned a close second-place.

'Teen Mom' Jenelle Evans Picks A Twitter War With Snooki
August 15, 2012 @ 9:31 am PST    Jersey Shore, Teen Mom     Sean Comer    
The Internet is infallible. C'mon, 10 million benevolent Nigerian princes can't be wrong. Former "Teen Mom" Jenelle Evans on Tuesday made a symbolic caveat of herself to the world that neither Twitter nor Reddit is for low-watt bulbs who figure "Quote+JPEG=VERACITY!"

NBC's 'Hannibal' Gender-Bends A 'Red Dragon'/'Manhunter' Character
August 15, 2012 @ 9:29 am PST    Hannibal, Camelot , Red Dragon     Sean Comer    
Stranger changes have been made in adaptation. NBC's Thomas Harris prequel/re-imagining "Hannibal" has re-cast tabloid sleaze Freddy Lounds - previously played by Stephen Lang and Phillip Seymour Hoffman - as "Freddie Lounds," now to be played by "Camelot" actress Lara Jean Chorostecki.

First Looks: Stills From The Seventh Series Of 'Doctor Who'
August 15, 2012 @ 9:27 am PST    Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who (Classic)     Sean Comer    
It might've been delayed, but it looks worth the wait. Tonight, across the Atlantic, the U.K. celebrates the premiere event for this fall's seventh series of "Doctor Who." It's the last for companions Amy Pond and Rory Williams, but look on the bright side: before they go, they might get to see The Eleventh Doctor ride a dinosaur. We may need a lot more hemp before we're through.