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Look out! asap's endingstravaganza has begun! The Associated Press' premium multimedia news service is nearing its final hour with content all about conclusions. Online now, you can find a list of great literary outcomes, a story about the death of indie rock, an essay discussing the end of a meal and videos about the finales of wars and movies. Stay tuned. Later today, The Slug will reveal our favoritest TV finales.
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So how much did you love "Pushing Daisies" last night? And who won "Top Chef"? You'll have to tell us later because The Slug is on assignment in Seattle for the rest of the week. Posts will be more sporadic than usual. In our absence, keep yourself busy with some AP reading material about a reality TV tussle, a "Desperate Housewives" controversy and the latest chapter in the Britney Spears custody trial. Check back later for our first report from the World Cyber Games Grand Final, which is being held at the Qwest Field Event Center this weekend.
Wowie zowie. "Heroes" fans, have you heard the news? We're kinda glad "Veronica Mars" got canceled if it means Kristin Bell will appear on "Heroes" in multiple episodes this fall. (Yeah, we said it.) That's two great tastes that taste great together! The "Heroes" rumor mill is already speculating that her character, who has "ties to Peter's apparent death, H.R.G.'s past and Claire's future," will be eeeevil once Zachary Quinto trades his Syler stare for some Spock ears. Could she be the villain Molly Walker hinted about in the finale? Nah. Kristin Bell is too lovable. TV Guide has a fun Q&A with her about the news.
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Seacrest in. The "American Idol" and "American Top 40" host has been tapped to transcend his E! red carpet duties and actually host the 59th annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Fox. Isn't this like the nerdiest guy in school being crowned prom king? The Slug thinks the folks who ask "What are you wearing?" should stay outside the awards. Now we have a sinking feeling that Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell will get front-row seats, a conference table and some Coca-Cola to drink during the ceremony.
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Naturally, as a blog who loves game shows, we admired impresario Merv Griffin, the father of "Wheel of Fortune" and "Jeopardy!" Nowadays, we rarely see innovators like Merv making TV better. Perhaps it's because creativity by committee is the Daily Double in Hollywood now or maybe we're just too hung up on trying to figure out what the heck Britney Spears' assistant has to do with a legal matter involving Kevin Federline. Anyway, hope you're resting in peace with all the vowels you want, Merv.
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Get ready for another groundbreaking first on ABC's "All My Children." In recent years, the 37-year-old soap — the one with Susan Lucci, if you're not familiar — has featured daytime's first woman-on-woman kiss, daytime's first transgender character and The Slug's first TV cameo (as a member of the paparazzi crashing Erica Kane's 10th wedding). Now, "AMC" is introducing its first deaf character: Walter Novak, to be played by deaf actor and musician Bob Hiltermann. Pine Valley sure has mastered diversity, but just how come the residents can't figure out how to stop cheating on each other?
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Surprise! Kail "Mrs. Robinson" Harbick was booted last night on "Big Brother" instead of Eric "America's Player" Stein. Now we have our jury members and finalists all living together in the "Big Brother" house. That's because next week's evicted houseguest will be the first to be sequestered, according to a CBS spokeswoman. Hmmmm. Does this mean America will get a vote on the jury if Eric doesn't make it to the end? Or will he be relieved of his duties once evicted?
Also, you may have noticed Amber Tomcavage's controversial comments weren't included in the show. CBS issued a statement saying they would never broadcast Amber's "offensive" remarks. That makes sense because, as Andy Dehnart of reality blurred wisely points out, they've never included such racially charged comments in past seasons. Check back later today for The Slug's interview with Kail where we'll ask her about the feud between Eric and Amber.
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We still have to wait until 2008 for new episodes of "Lost," but the producers are shocking fans with some news: Michael will actually return next season. Of course, those teasers behind "Lost" ain't saying whether he'll appear in flashbacks, flashforwards, as an apparition, if Walt will be alongside him or otherwise. Whatever happens, The Slug thinks Michael will come back as a very, very changed man. After plugging bullets into two castaways to escape the island, he's got a lot of redeeming to do. Does this mean he wasn't the one in that casket?
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Any time police officers and clowns are gathered together in one place and an AP photographer snaps a photo, it's probably a good bet it'll be The Slug's Favoritiest Photo of the Week. We love such striking and funny imagery. You can see more photos of these clowns over at our sister news blog, asap's Far and Wide. Here's the original caption. We promise it won't squirt at you:
Clowns pass near police officers at the Basilica of Guadalupe in Mexico City, Wednesday, July 18, 2007. Hundreds of clowns of all ages ended their annual pilgrimage to the Basilica to pay their respects to the Virgin of Guadalupe. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
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Let's take a moment out of our hectic Electronic Entertainment Expo schedule to ponder this: Why all the hubbub about Becks and Posh? Even though The Slug is covered with the geeky blanket of E3, since we've been in Los Angeles this week, we've noticed an inordinate amount of attention about the British tabloid obsessions' impending arrival. We've seen billboards, banners, news reports and press conferences welcoming the couple to the City of Angels. Does this mean we've finally moved on from Brangelina? We'll find out soon enough.
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Did you get your iPhone yet? Neither did we! But these folks in line at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York are probably already watching videos of skateboarding dogs, reading The New York Times and chatting away on their new high-tech cellies. The Slug selected this as our Favoritest Photo of the Week because we loved that there's a guy doing skate tricks (that's such a Mac fanboy thing to do) right near someone who's sleeping. (And if you just can't get enough phones, check out this rad asap video featuring morphing phones through the ages.) Please leave a message after the original caption. Beep:
A skateboarder who was waiting in line performs a trick as he and others wait around the corner from Apple's flagship store (not pictured) on Fifth Avenue to be among the first to buy the iPhone, Friday, June 29, 2007, in New York. The long awaited gadget hits the market today. (AP Photo/Dima Gavrysh)
So now that we know the Spice Girls are getting the band back together, let's speculate on the set list for their 11-city world tour. Obviously, "Wannabe" and "2 Become 1" are must includes. They'll probably throw "Say You'll Be There" and "Spice Up Your Life" in, too. We'd personally like to hear them belt out "Mama" and, um, what else? Maybe they'll let Ginger Spice do "Look at Me" from her first solo album, and, well we can't think of anymore Spice Girls songs! Uh oh.
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If you're a dumb dumb like The Slug, you tuned into "Larry King Live" last night hoping to see Paris Hilton on that giant Lite-Brite set of his, dishing on her time behind bars and maybe even crying. Instead, you were treated to the Kingster in Las Vegas celebrating one year of the Beatles and Cirque du Soleil's mashup "Love" with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. Sigh. The exclusive (!!!) interview with Hilton actually airs tonight. As always, Larry's taking your calls and e-mails.
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We're not sure we wannabe ready for this news. After weeks of will-they-or-won't-they — and some please-please-don't-they — speculation, the Spice Girls are set to make an ohhhfficial announcement regarding their future plans on June 28. That's less than a week away! Are they launching a reunion tour or just a "Spice World" special edition DVD? It's tough for The Slug to imagine Spice Girls like Victoria Beckham and Melanie "Eddie Murphy is the Father of My Baby" Brown up on stage singing (or lip-syncing, whatever) their old hits again. But don't you dare think we wouldn't RSVP for that hot mess.
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While at the Licensing International show in New York today, The Slug took a close-up look at the new Batcycle from the upcoming "The Dark Knight," which hasn't even wrapped production yet. Actually, Warner Bros. is referring to this two-wheeler as the Batpod. To ride this bad boy, Batman has to sorta straddle it and put his arms underneath that metal armor in the center, where there's some controls for the two big guns on the front. Despite the yoga position required for transport, this beast is awesome, but we don't think it would handle sharp turns very well.
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Good news! Vanguard video game publisher LucasArts is coming out with a new game that's not based on the "Star Wars" franchise! Bad news: It won't be one of their old-school adventure games like "The Secret of Monkey Island." Instead, "Fracture" will be yet another first-person shooter set on an alien world. Sigh. The big diff? They're introducing some next-gen technology that will allow players to physically alter the ground with grenades and such. Oh, just watch the trailer. It looks cooler than it sounds. If you still have a hankering for one of those click-and-point adventure games, try the new episodic "Sam & Max." We discuss it in full detail (with our Welsh corgi in our lap!) in this week's Up Down Left Right, asap's weekly gamer video.
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Dude, at first glance, this Favoritest Photo of the Week looks like it could be some crazy elaborately setup Gregory Crewdson photo or something, but it's real — and totally awesome. Apparently, those unarmed legs were part of some Estonian looting and vandalism. The original caption:
With a part of a mannequin which was apparently stolen from a shop by looters, in the background, Estonian police cordon a battle-scarred street of Tallinn shortly after riots early Friday, April 27, 2007. Overnight clashes, looting and vandalism were sparked by the government's move to relocate the Bronze Soldier — a monument to Red Army soldiers killed fighting the Nazis. (AP Photo/NIPA)
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Mickey Mouse is sucking more 1980s goodness out of Epcot. Just days after opening a Donald Duck-infused version of the boat ride in the Mexico pavilion comes news that Walt Disney World and sponsor Siemens AG are teaming up to update the time travel-themed ride inside Spaceship Earth (aka The Giant Golf Ball). The renovation will include new lighting, audio effects and touch screens that allow riders to create their own visions of the future. What if your version of the future includes Disney rides that retain their old-school kitsch factor!?
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Is there a rip in the space-time continuum? What else could explain all the crazy hot messes that are happening in entertainment news today!? First, The Slug learned that Captain America has been shot and killed. Captain America! Dead! Then, after we wiped away the tears, we saw that Star Jones Reynolds has landed her own talk show. Oh, no she didn't! And then we learned Jason Wahler from "Laguna Beach" has been sentenced to two months in jail. "Slug, just breathe. You'll be OK," we told ourselves. But we won't because we just read this headline: "Producer Timbaland wants to save Britney." Sigh. The Slug needs a personal day!
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The Slug rarely reports about stuff that's not related to popular culture, and we're not really gonna start now, but we are using this AP photo and story about that Indonesian jetliner crash to illustrate how a television show can alter your perception. Take a look at the lead — that's journalism speak for the first paragraph — of this story to see what simple word made us imagine something that so obviously isn't there. Maybe we need to quit watching "Lost."
YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A packed jetliner crash-landed and erupted in flames Wednesday, killing at least 21 people trapped inside the burning wreckage. More than 115 others escaped through emergency exits as black smoke billowed behind them, authorities and witnesses said.
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If you've ever wondered why GSN doesn't give the '70s and '80s treatment to CBS' "The Price is Right" anymore, we have an answer for you. While speaking to Rich Cronin, GSN president and CEO who's in New York for The National Vocabulary Championship, The Slug asked him if we were ever gonna see brown-haired Bob Barker and pricing games of yesteryear back on the network for games.
Cronin said CBS let "The Price is Right" rights expire because they thought reruns would affect viewership of the original. GSN talks to CBS "every six months" about airing the oldies but thus far GSN hasn't been able to become Safe Crackers. With Bob Barker retiring in June, The Slug hopes that "The Price is Right" as we knew it can soon live forever on GSN. Until then, this will continue to be one of those Cliff Hangers.
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We've all had our photo taken with at least one bobble-headed costumed character, those bizarre beings most abundant at the Disney theme parks. They're cute. They're cuddly. They're kinda mysterious. And they make for a good picture. But this story from the Orlando Sentinel takes the head off just how dangerous donning a Pooh outfit can be.
For example, did you know that the costumes can cost upwards of $100,000? Or that the men and women under the fur blamed the costumes for 282 injuries in 2005, according to reports kept by Disney World or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? Ouch. Think about that the next you let your little cousins crawl on top of poor ol' Goofy.
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As you may have heard, Anna Nicole Smith has died. When we started this blog in May of last year, we chose a photo by AP photographer Manuel Balce Ceneta of Anna shielding herself from photographers as she arrived at the U.S. Supreme Court as The Slug's banner. We thought she represented a deeply interesting intersection of pop culture, celebrity, news and entertainment, a dynamic topic we wanted to and will continue to explore within this blog. While Anna Nicole may be gone, we will always remember her truly American legacy.
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Usually the subjects of our blog posts are a cliche or a play on words or just plain silly. But when we wrote "Free Gas!!!" up there, The Slug really means free gas. If you happen to be in or around New York and want some, the Teutul boys from "American Chopper" will be celebrating their TLC premiere tomorrow — that's Jan. 18, 2007 — by pumping on-the-house petrol for private and commercial cars (sorry, commercial trucks!) beginning at 11 a.m. at the BP station on the corner of Lafayette and Houston in Manhattan. Staged publicity events usually illicit a groan or yawn from The Slug, but this is free gas, friends. Free. Gasoline.
UPDATE: Boo. Today's event has been canceled. According to a TLC spokesman: "While the permitting was all lined up in NYC, apparently some of the corporate permissions hadn't gone through the proper channels at BP/marketing agency/TLC. We are really disappointed. It was such a fun idea."
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The iPhone is here! The iPhone is here! Sound the alarm! Release the dogs! Everyone can leave school and work early today! Use exclamation points! In case you hadn't heard, Apple unveiled its 4- and 8-gigabyte portable just-about-everything device, making the iPod, Zune, Treo and Blackberry obsolete in one fell swoop come June. Ah, technology!
The Slug is still confused about that name. First, it's not just a phone. It can run Mac OS X. Second, the iPhone already exists. A quick look at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's site shows that there are nine instances of "iPhone" as a registered trademark. Plugging "iPhone" into the Associated Press photo archive turned up the above. Best (or worst?) of all, you can already get an iPhone (black or white) on Amazon. Impress your friends!
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Our long national nightmare is almost over! The year-end lists that plague this time of year will be null and void at the stroke of midnight Sunday. So before we take off for a three-day weekend full of speculating and drinking, here's, um, yet another year-end list! We skipped the crap and just went for our favoritiest pop culture nuggets from 2006. If you disagree or think there was something better, we probably didn't see it — or you're just wrong.
Favoritest Viral Video: Reverend Alecia. She simply spun, spun, spun
around on a gold lamé-covered office chair to "give praise to the name
of the Lord," but there was something so hilariously beautiful about
it. And just when you thought you've had enough, she spins via
split-screen.
Favoritest Song: "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley. Sure, it's played out now, but we remember when, we remember, we remember at the beginning of the year when the infectious beat and repetitious lyrics shook our tush. While OutKast was busy making a movie, Gnarls Barkley's Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo filled the genre-spanning void with the bestest ditty of 2006.
Favoritest Commercial: Little Richard for Geico. Usually we cringe at celebrities shilling in ads. (Case in point: Alan Thicke offering a "second honeymoon" at the Tahiti Village in Las Vegas. Oh, brother.) But Little Richard steals the show while hawking car insurance with the best description of Thanksgiving dinner ever. Whooo!!!
Favoritest Reality TV Show: "Survivor: Cook Islands." It started with a scandal and could've gone horribly wrong. Instead, viewers of this aging reality show were treated to a season of interesting twists that had nothing to do with that racial divide. By season's end, we were left with a dominating multicultural alliance who concluded the potentially viscous game with more integrity than any previous season.
Favoriest Movie: "Borat" and "The Queen." We know. We know. We're lame for the tie, but we couldn't pick just one. Surprisingly, we sorta loved both for the same reason. These scathing looks at two very different cultures successfully undulated between real and fake, fact and fiction. "Borat" did it for laughs. "The Queen" did it for chills. And we're better for watching both.
Favoritest Roller Coaster: Tatsu. Opened in April, this soaring Japanese-themed coaster, which suspends riders horizontally, whirls 170-feet above Six Flags Magic Mountain's other rides and — gulp! — the ground. When we visited Los Angeles in October, we rode in the front and truly felt like Superman.
Favoritest Game Show: "The Price is Right." You can keep "Deal or No Deal," "1 vs. 100," "Identity" and all those other prime-time game shows. They're boring and, frankly, seem phony. We'll take the crazy everyday men and women who compose "The Price is Right" audience any day of the week. And although Bob Barker announced he's retiring next year, we think he's still got it.
Favoritest Scandal: Clay Aiken's hand. When the "American Idol" runner-up put his hand over Kelly Ripa's mouth on "Live with Regis and Kelly," it ignited a firestorm across daytime television. We're surprised it didn't cause any havoc in Harmony on "Passions."
Favoritest TV Show: "Heroes." While "Lost" was busy dragging out its tiresome mysteries — there, we said it — this superhero drama moved forward with superhuman speed, improving upon a very ehhhh first episode and veering clear of copying "X-Men" by focusing intriguing they-could-be-real characters. We can't wait until 2007 to find out if we're on the list!
Favoritest Video Game: "Loco Roco." Our favorite game this year wasn't on Wii or PlayStation 3. It was on — gasp! — the PlayStation Portable. With spirited graphics, addictive soundtrack and innovate gameplay, we think this gelatinous puzzle game was more vanguard than anything on those next-generation consoles.
Favoritest Blog: Adrants. We love this marketing and advertising blog for exposing bizarre commercials, flogs and silly P.R. campaigns. In a year when the line between entertainment and advertisement became even thinner, Adrants was there to point its finger and giggle. (And no, we didn't pick Adrants because they linked to our HeadOn post.)
Favoritest asap Story We Did: Waiting for Cats. This past year, we had the opportunity to create stories about amazing people (Mr. T, Bazooka Joe), amazing animals (Lassie, mascots), amazing places (Costa Rica, Flea World) and amazing things ("Second Life," Mardi Gras), but our favoritest was simply tailing a group of talented teenagers who were putting on an amateur production of "Cats."
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After attending the auditions for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in September, we wanted to know which lucky man was selected to don the top hat and tails for the latest edition of "The Greatest Show on Earth," set to wind its way across the country next year. Nobody, it turns out. Previous ringmaster Tyron McFarlan — No. 34 in Ringling's history — decided not to run away from the circus. He'll command the 137th edition of the show.
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Here's a sentence we never thought we'd write: Scary Spice insists Eddie Murphy is the father of her baby. You may or may not have heard that the "Dreamgirls" star and Melanie "Scary" Brown dated recently. Nadine Bibi, Brown's spokeswoman, e-mailed The Slug with the following statement:
"I am obviously upset and distressed at some of the comments made by Eddie Murphy to the media. I have no idea why anybody would want to conduct themselves in this kind of manner about such a personal matter in such a public way. My main concern is for the well being of my daughter Phoenix and of course the baby. I was astonished what Eddie said. There is absolutely no question that Eddie is the father."
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Have sweeps soaps become the next great place for legitimate musicians to perform? First came news that Scissor Sisters would pop up on NBC's "Passions." Now, The Slug has learned — exclusively! — that Nelly Furtado will perform two songs from "Loose" on ABC's "One Life to Live" next February. She'll also act alongside Kamar de los Reyes, who plays hunky club owner Antonio Vega. Watch out, Antonio. Nelly is a "Maneater."
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Ricky is coming to "24." According to Fox, Rick "You'll Always Be Ricky to The Slug" Schroder will play "forceful" CTU operative Mike Doyle alongside Jack Bauer. Hmmmm. Don't you think they kinda look alike? Wonder if Jack gets killed off during his suicide mission that means Mike takes over?
And just how many guest stars are popping up next season? So far we have newcomers Chad Lowe, Powers Boothe, Peter MacNicol, Regina King, James Cromwell, Kal Penn and returnees Jean Smart, Gregory Itzin, Eric Balfour, Carlo Rota, D.B. Woodside, Jayne Atkinson, Roger Cross, James Morrison and Mary Lynn Rajskub. Knowing "24" though, they all could get killed by a nuclear bomb in the first five minutes of "Day Six."
The next season doesn't premiere until Jan. 14. Sigh.
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Laurie Metcalf lives! While her character may have been shot in the head by a pedophile on "Desperate Housewives" after holding most of Wisteria Lane hostage in a supermarket, the under appreciated character actress will return with a guest spot on "My Boys" on Jan. 7, according to a TBS press release that just popped up in The Slug's in-box.
If you haven't caught it, "My Boys" is their heavily promoted and totally watchable new original comedy that's like "Sex and the City" but with under-sexed guys (see above) instead of over-sexed girls and set in Chicago instead of Manhattan. Metcalf will play the "rather flighty aunt" of the Sarah-Jessica-Parker-in-sneakers main character. If there's one thing Metcalf does well, it's flighty.
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No, The Slug wasn't secretly attending the TomKat wedding in Italy. We really were on an Asian vacation in Malaysia, away from American pop culture. And then we attended the Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism in Boston. (Shoutout to all the journalists-bloggers we met.) Besides the Cruise-Holmes wedding — someone tell us why Brooke Shields was there?!?! — here's what else we missed:
Gamers went absolutely nuts for the PS3 and Wii launches while The Slug's B.F.F. and asap reporter Ryan Pearson made himself sore with the Wii. Get jealous. We had a PS3 review unit waiting for us at our desk when we got back so we'll dish on the games, graphics and that ol' fashioned controller this week.
There were several shockers on "Survivor." First, there was that mutiny. Hello?! Doesn't anybody see that Jonathan Penner is sooo obviously this season's villain? Somebody vote him off already! Second, that mysterious bottle revealed a two-for-the-price-of-one Tribal Council. Buh-bye to Brad Virata, Rebecca Borman and Jenny Guzon-Bae. Now it's getting good!
Emmitt "Twinkle Toes" Smith won "Dancing with the Stars," and we couldn't be happier. While Mario Lopez looked hotter in ballroom garb than in A.C. Slater acid wash denim, we were rooting for Smith because he was having more fun. (And he's from our hometown of Pensacola, Fla. Holla.)
"Desperate Housewives" is back to its old self. After that amazing hostage episode — told you Laurie Metcalf was awesome — the show's latest two outings felt fresh, mysterious, sexy and sudsy. What do you think is going to happen with that alleged pedophile neighbor? We think the sister in the wheelchair has something to do with it.
"Casino Royale" opened with the blonde Bond — and it didn't even get the No. 1 spot at the box office. We weren't able to get to any preview screenings so we have zero thoughts on why an animated film about a tap-dancing penguin beat 007. This news has left The Slug shaken, not stirred.
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What's wrong with superheroes these days? Just look at "Heroes" and "Smallville." They never wear formfitting costumes anymore! Actually, that curse will be broken when the quasi-Justice League forms during Episode 11 of "Smallville" in February. When The Slug spoke to executive producer and co-creator Al Gough for this asap story about superhero team-ups, Gough revealed that Aquaman, The Flash and Cyborg — we've already seen the Green Arrow's garb — will appear in "disguises." There'll also be hints to their future monikers. Sounds ripe for a spin-off, right? There's been talk, Gough told The Slug. But after his Aquaman-centered "Mercy Reef" didn't get picked up by The CW, he's gun-shy about the possibility of "Justice Leagueville."
LISTEN: Al Gough dishes on Justice League costumes.
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Yesterday over at asap, we gave The CW six suggestions for improvement. Thus far, the nano network hasn't enacted any of them! What they have done is announce the appointments of two real network execs that bear a resemblance to a certain fictitious TV power lady.
Take the swoopy hair of Gayle Hirsch, CW's new vice president of current programming, center, and put it on the head of Joanna Klein, CW's new vice president of drama development, left, and whaddya got? The Slug says Jordan McDeere (played by Amanda Peet), president of the National Broadcast System, right. We'd show you in Photoshop, if we were allowed.
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Halloween is usually the happiest of all holidays for The Slug. Candy. Costumes. Fake blood. What's not to love? However, Halloween '06 will forever be remembered as the day Bob Barker announced his retirement from the longest running, bestest daytime game show ever. We feel so lucky that we were able to experience "The Price is Right" earlier this month. Over 35 seasons, zillions of Americans invited the 82-year-old television personality into their home when they were sick, retired, raising kids or simply skipping school. OK. We have to quit typing now. The Slug is starting to tear up.
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Mark your calendars, kids. Michael Jackson is coming out of seclusion to accept the Diamond Award at the World Music Awards in London on Nov. 15. According to the press release, past winners of this award include Bon Jovi and Celine Dion. Wait. It gets better. Lindsay Lohan is hosting. Now if only there's a Busby Berkeley-style musical number and Madonna and David Banda have front row seats, this might be an awards show worth watching.
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Set your DVR for this hot messiness. Kevin Federline is appearing on "Tyra" next Wednesday. Funny. We just thought he would continue to appear on "WWE RAW." On the show, he'll perform from his upcoming album, teach Tyra Banks some dance moves and reveal that most of the time Britney Spears calls him "baby this or baby that" unless it becomes more intimate and she calls him "daddy." Gross! Here's another: When Banks asks K-Fed what is the one thing he can give Brit that no one else can, he laughs and says, "Kids."
Look, we don't know what's been going down on the set of "Grey's Anatomy." People are saying all kinds of hot mess. But we do know that People magazine just e-mailed us and told us T.R. Knight, who plays the adorable Dr. O'Malley, is gay. In a statement to the magazine, he said:
"I guess there have been a few questions about my sexuality, and I'd like to quiet any unnecessary rumors that may be out there. While I prefer to keep my personal life private, I hope the fact that I'm gay isn't the most interesting part of me."
Word, T.R. So tell us what is the most interesting part of you! Is it your eyes?
