Close Casting Calls for Stars

These on-screen pairs lack chemistry or are just plain weird

(NEWSER) - The silver screen has seen countless memorable romances; unfortunately, it has also produced a host of bizarre on-screen hook-ups. Yahoo! Movies runs down the 10 worst:

1. Julia Roberts and Nick Nolte in I Love Trouble
2. The original Bennifer in Gigli
3. Anne Heche and Harrison Ford in Six Days, Seven Nights
4. Kevin Spacey (Bobby Darin) and Kate Bosworth (Sandra Dee) in Beyond the Sea

'The Houston Family Chronicles ' will appear on Lifetime

(NEWSER) - A new reality show premiering on Lifetime will center on the late Whitney Houston's family and friends, reports the Los Angeles Times . The Houston Family Chronicles will star “those closest to the pop music icon as they try to pick up the pieces after her untimely death,” according to a statement from Lifetime. Houston died three months ago at age 48. More»

They're mean, and we like them

(NEWSER) - Listen up, Ryan Seacrest: It's time to start being more of a smart aleck. Some of the greatest hosts in television history share one down-and-dirty characteristic: They're, well, a**holes, reports Movieline , which runs down the 10 who have most perfected the art of "likable meanness:"

1. Anne Robinson: The US version of The Weakest Link may have faded from memory, but its host's barbs haven't. Among the most memorable: “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the dumbest of you all?”

Edie Falco has gone from the mob to medicine, for one

(NEWSER) - Some TV actors seem to play the same character over and over again. (Kelsey Grammer, anyone?) Others have managed to escape that fate. From geeky dad to criminal, the 5 who have stepped outside the box best:

1. Bryan Cranston: Once known as the goofy dad from Malcolm in the Middle, he now plays a crystal meth chef in Breaking Bad.

Conan, Ellen, Sarah all deserve a look

(NEWSER) - \With Oprah leaving her show in the all-too-near future, people have been clamoring to find the heir to her daytime throne. The Boston Globe offers a few outside-the-box suggestions. More»