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Jeff Dunham Show: Greatest Thing Since South Park?

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Jeff Dunham

If you’ve watched anything on recently, chances are great that you’ve seen promos of some guy playing with a puppet - teasers for The Jeff Dunham Show, which premiered recently after a very extensive promotional campaign. Yes, I said puppet. Dunham is a ventriloquist. But if you think that’s bad…

Scoring a whopping 5+ million viewers, Jeff Dunham’s puppet routine became the biggest premiere Comedy Central has ever had. That’s the kind of power which could give the comedian South Park-type longevity on the cable channel…as much as that prospect scares me.

Seriously, are we into this now?

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Wanda Sykes Show Already Sinking?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Talk Shows, FOX, Gossip, Video


doesn’t give its new shows a lot of time to find their footing, and it seems that even Wanda Sykes might have feet made of clay. The network’s new Saturday night treat, The Wanda Sykes Show, is receiving some pretty dismal reviews. You might want to tune in before it’s too late.

Entertainment Weekly found the opening monologue to be a “scattershot,” boring event, peppered with “cliché” pro-Obama jokes. The Sykes show closed with a panel discussion, in which participants were allowed to sip at alcoholic beverages. The possibilities here are endless, but somehow it still stayed sedate.

I really rather miss Mad TV.

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GSN Spotlights Carnie Wilson

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Carnie Wilson

Don’t know who she is? Well, the is going to give you plenty of opportunities to find out everything you don’t know about Carnie Wilson, best known for her role in the girl group Wilson Phillips.

She’s currently appearing on GSN as the host of the newly revamped Newlywed Game, formerly made famous in past decades by Bob Eubanks. Now, the network will try a reality style they’ve never attempted before: they’re going to spotlight Carnie’s behind-the-scenes life.

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Melrose Place Premieres with a Shriek: Review

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Editorial, Gossip, Video


The CW’s premiere of , the new version, did everything it was supposed to do…even if it did rely upon a few shopworn plot ideas to do it. There was much less shock factor and much more slick appeal than what was to be expected. But at the end of the episode, enough loose ends were left hanging to keep audiences coming back for more.

To sum it up, ’s acting was bad, Sydney’s part was pretty small and the blonde girl? Completely unlikable so far - but definitely a diva worth hating.

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Ashlee Simpson Talks Melrose Place, Then and Now

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip, Video


appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon last night to talk about Melrose Place, both the original and new version. Simpson plays Violet Foster on the show, a character who quickly loses her innocence while living in the steamy sexpot inhabited by a crew of deviants.

The two talked about past plots, returning characters and not much else. Fallon, like many former Melrose watchers, is anxiously awaiting the return of . She has not been confirmed as returning to the show, but she hasn’t stepped forward to say she won’t do it, either.

premieres September 8 on The CW.

(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)

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Don’t Stop Believing: Glee Re-Premieres This Week!

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Music, Prime Time, FOX, Gossip, Video


It’s been a long wait from May, but FOX is finally bringing Glee to the schedule for its full first season. The pilot episode, which was initially during one of the final weeks of American Idol, will re-air this Wednesday. In following weeks, new episodes of one of the most anticipated fall shows will continue to bring us Glee.

If you didn’t see the pilot the first time around, or even if you did, it’s definitely worth a watch. This show’s got a huge budget - no expense was spared. FOX is throwing everything at the promotional campaign, too, which bodes well for high-quality production and the best iTunes tie-ins imaginable. If you simply can’t wait to learn what happens next, catch up on all the latest .

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What You Can Expect from the new Melrose Place

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip, Spoilers


Moving into on September 8? If you do, get ready for hot sex scenes, delicious drama and familiar faces. At a recent Q&A, execs for the show revealed just enough juicy details to make TV viewers long for the end of summer.

For lovers of the original, and Josie Bissett will both reprise their former Melrose roles - but don’t expect to see the same old stories. “Jane will not be victimized anymore,” this according to someone in-the-know. The new landlord of the complex will be another “familiar face,” which will be revealed in the fourth episode. Am I the only one who thinks Heather Locklear would be fantastic for the job?

The Place is also open for crossover possibilities. Being near the 90210 zip, it’s possible a little co-show action could result with cast members from one or the other. Imagine Jane (Bissett) becoming friends with Debbie Wilson (Lori Loughlin).

(To get a look at TV Envy’s 2009 Fall Programming Schedule, click here.)

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Another High School Musical Star Strips Down

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, The CW, Gossip

Corbin Bleu

This time, the star appearing in the buff has proper airbrushing and the esteem of a promotional campaign behind him - no grainy Webcam pics for HSM’s Corbin Bleu.

He’s one of four celebs posing, almost-nude, in new pics for , and he’s looking quite grown up. Ben Hollingsworth, Sara Paxton and Ashley Madekwe also appear in their own pictures for the campaign, but Mischa Barton is curiously absent.

The new CW series will premiere on September 16.

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Will ABC Family’s Pilot Make It?

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sports, ABC, Cable, Gossip, Video


ABC Family used the sweet spot behind Secret Life to premiere its new family drama, , Monday night. This gymnastics-focused series details the life of young gymnasts attending a special Olympics training facility.

Three females led the first scene: Payson Keeler (Ayla Kell), who never looks too far ahead; Kaylie Cruz (Josie Loren), who can’t wait to pig out after the competition is over, and Lauren Tanner (Cassie Scerbo), who wants to enjoy a jet setter’s life.

Soon, the Coach was talking seriously of their future, saying that only three would go on to the top. New gymnast Emily then made her appearance, shaking up the top three set of girls who were introduced earlier.

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Secret Life Premieres Season 2

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Drama, Prime Time, ABC, Cable, Gossip, Renewals, Video


After a brief recap of season one, showed Amy Juergens (Shailene Woodley) struggling to care for her newborn son while doing chores around the house and attending school. The teen mother is now living with just her mother Anne (played by Molly Ringwald), who will definitely be pregnant in this season. The actress was expecting twins before filming began, so there was no way to continue her story without including a new baby.

It was just serendipity that the second season of the show opened with the same theme as the first - pregnancy. But this time, it’s the mother and not the daughter who is expecting.

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