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analysis

 In Fight With Fox, 
 White House Can't Win 

Administration has 'brought a knife to a gunfight': David Carr

Oct 18, 09 4:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - By tackling Fox News head-on, the Obama administration has almost certainly bitten off more than it can chew, apparently prioritizing payback ahead of rising above the fray. "While there is undoubtedly a visceral thrill in finally setting out after your antagonists," media columnist David Carr writes for the... More »

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television • media • White House • feud • Fox News • television news • Obama administration • White House blog • Anita Dunn

happy ending

 Tyson, Holyfield Make Up 

Boxers reconcile 12 years after bizarre championship bout

Oct 16, 09 4:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Evander Holyfield forgives Mike Tyson for biting his ear during their heavyweight title fight in 1997, he said during a joint appearance with his former opponent on today's Oprah Winfrey Show. The boxers—who knew each other as teens—shook hands, and Holyfield said the famous bite “wasn't really... More »

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entertainment • television • boxing • Mike Tyson • Oprah Winfrey • Evander Holyfield • reconciliation • heavyweight

obituary

 Wrestling Dynamo 
 Captain Lou Dead at 76 

Manager's celebrity helped wrestling crossover to the mainstream

Oct 14, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - “Captain” Lou Albano, a professional wrestler who also enjoyed success as a mainstream entertainer, died today at 76. Starting in the late '50s as one-half of tag team “the Sicilians,” Albano’s wrestling career spanned four decades. With his signature look—Hawaiian shirt, rubber-band goatee—and a... More »

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television • music • wrestling • professional wrestling • WWE

 Heroes to Kill Major Character 

We just don't who yet, only that it's a male

Oct 13, 09 3:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - A central character will die on Heroes this season. The only hints we get are that the character is male and part of the original cast. E! Online columnist Kristin Dos Santos knows but "can't come right out and name any names." But she adds that "I... More »

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television • Heroes • NBC • death

10PM FALLOUT

 Jay Leno Kills Southland 

Cop drama left homeless without 10pm time slot

Oct 9, 09 1:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - NBC’s cop drama Southland was critically acclaimed and had great ratings, but the network has stopped production on the series and canned the episodes it already completed. The explanation: The show is too dark and gritty for 9pm. Why not just air it in its original time... More »

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television • NBC • Jay Leno • late night host • primetime TV • Southland • The Jay Leno Show

watch it

 Snoop Dogg's 
 'Snoopiest' TV Moments 

Hip-hop artist does an awful lot of entertaining TV cameos

Oct 9, 09 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - In anticipation of Snoop Dogg’s cameo on tonight’s episode of Brothers, the Huffington Post runs down the hip-hop artist’s best—that is to say, Snoop Doggiest—TV guest moments to date:
  • The Martha Stewart Show: “Oh, you want me to take the
... More »

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entertainment • television • celebrity • Entourage • hip-hop • rapper • Snoop Dogg • Who Wants to Be a Millionaire • Monk • Martha Stewart Show • Jay-ZTV • The Man Show • Brothers

ANALYSIS


 Honeymoon's 
 Over for SNL, 
 Obama 

Saturday Night Live sketch mocks 'do-nothing' prez

Oct 8, 09 3:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Saturday Night Live didn't pull any punches when lampooning President Obama on the weekend and some analysts say that should be a red flag for the administration. A comedy skit purported to come to the president's defense against right-wing complaints that he's a "Hitler." No such thing. "... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • Fred Armisen • President Obama

 Gosselin Mess 
 Hits Law & Order 

Ripped from the headlines...a Jon-and-Kate inspired tale

Oct 7, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - The hot mess that is the Gosselin family is set to hit NBC's Law & Order—with a few twists. The Oct. 16 episode Reality Bites revolves around a show named Larry Plus 10; if you're wondering why there's no Kate in that equation, that's because she's dead: Larry's... More »

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television • Law and Order • Jon and Kate Plus 8 • Jon Gosselin • Kate Gosselin

OPINION

 Why Murdoch Must 
 Fire Glenn Beck 

Offensive as the Fox News host is, the bottom line is the bottom line

Oct 5, 09 6:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Rupert Murdoch will eventually fire Glenn Beck from Fox News, though not directly because of "his continued assault on the president," writes Ben Cohen. True, Beck's "remarkable slew of accusations and innuendo does not reflect well on the network," but arguments about politics miss the point:... More »

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television • Rupert Murdoch • advertising • Fox News • Fox • Glenn Beck • boycott • News Corp • Sky News

around the dial

 Sitcoms Adapt to Find Success 

New comedies borrow from drama, reality TV

Oct 5, 09 4:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Once, sitcoms ruled the television landscape. Their stellar ratings and cheap production costs made them unstoppable in the ‘90s, but their success was also their undoing: With so many options, viewers tired of the format. TV moved on to serious dramas and trashy reality programming. Now, the sitcom,... More »

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television • The Office • Seinfeld • sitcom • How I Met Your Mother • Nurse Jackie

OPINION

 How to Keep Gourmet Alive 


Oct 5, 09 3:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - Cookie and Modern Bride are getting the ax, but it's Conde Nast's shuttering of Gourmet that has floored and disappointed readers and non-readers alike. That includes Fast Company's Kate Rockwood, who shares a few ideas for keeping America's oldest food magazine alive—in some form.
  • Move to television: One
... More »

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television • media • travel • Whole Foods • magazine • journalism • PBS • Conde Nast • Gourmet

Analysis

Comcast Weighs Charging Viewers for Hulu

Cable giant no fan of free site, and could soon own NBC's part of it

Oct 5, 09 3:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Comcast is no fan of Hulu's business model, and the cable giant could soon own a stake in the site—which means trouble for fans of using it to watch TV shows free. Comcast is in talks with NBC to pool their entertainment offerings in a joint venture that would... More »

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television • Internet • Comcast • NBC • NBC Universal • mergers and acquisitions • online videos • Hulu

tv preview

 'Pathetic' Seinfeld 
 Reunion Invades Curb 

HBO show resuscitates Larry David's other brainchild 10 years later

Oct 4, 09 3:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tonight's episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm will go farther than usual to satisfy your Seinfeld craving, but it's hardly the real thing—nor is it meant to be. The eagerly awaited reunion arc kicks off with Jerry Seinfeld himself deeming the very idea "desperate" and "pathetic,"... More »

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entertainment • television • cable TV • HBO • Jerry Seinfeld • Larry David • Curb Your Enthusiasm • Seinfeld • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • sitcom • Michael Richards • network television • sitcoms • Jason Alexander • improvisation

urban legend

 Dance 'Crotch Shot' 
 Debunked 

Contestant in purported peep show was wearing briefs

Oct 2, 09 5:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - So You Think You Can Dance contestant No. 22036, who's widely believed to have flashed America Tuesday night, was wearing underwear, reports Lisa de Moraes. And it's easy to deduce what the Washington Post TV columnist thinks of the people who've been calling for smelling salts: "The extremely brief... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • Fox • So You Think You Can Dance? • Fox TV

 Franco 
 Joining Cast  
 of General 
 Hospital 

Actor asked for, got part on long-running soap

Oct 1, 09 5:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - James Franco—yes, that James Franco—is joining the cast of General Hospital in November for at least a few weeks. In fact, Franco—whose movie credits include Pineapple Express, Milk, and all three Spider-Man flicks—asked the soap’s producers for a role, reports Soapnet. They were only too... More »

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television • soap operas • General Hospital • actor • James Franco

 Stewart: So Much for 60 Votes 

Daily Show rips Democrats for public option failure.

Oct 1, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - When Democrats took over Congress in 2006, they did… well, basically nothing. But all that was supposed to change when they got their unstoppable 60-vote "super majority," right? Jon Stewart sure thought so. “They’d be like a bear with chainsaws instead of paws!” he cried.... More »

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entertainment • television • Comedy Central • Senate Finance Committee • Jon Stewart • The Daily Show • health care reform • public option

VIDEO

 Oops! Fox Airs 
 Dance Crotch Shot 

Excited So You Think You Can Dance? contestant writhes around, sans panties

Oct 1, 09 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Surprisingly, Tuesday night’s So You Think You Can Dance crotch shot (watch the offending clip at left) hasn’t quite galvanized the nation into a state of outrage—but it’s still gaining steam. Nigel Lythgoe tells TMZ that what appears to be the contestant’s vagina... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • FCC • Fox • Glenn Beck • So You Think You Can Dance?

OPINION

 Mad Men Goes Mad on Purpose 


Sep 28, 09 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Critics have begun to worry about Mad Men. Gory lawnmower accidents? Unexpected death? Grueling, drugged-up childbirth? “Where have all the snifters of brandy and jaunty shrimp cocktails gone?” asks Heather Havrilesky of Salon. She’s kidding, of course. Mad Men has spun into insanity so quickly because... More »

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television • critic • Mad Men • Matthew Weiner

(Newser) - Most critics are still wondering why Megan Fox was chosen to host Saturday Night Live's 35th-season premiere, but they do understand the general fascination with her appearance. She helped out during her monologue, showing off nude shots of herself...as a centaur. A sampling of reactions:
  • After showing off
... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • television • comedy • Megan Fox • season premiere • Jenny Slate

(AP) - He's taken his lumps in the ratings, but yesterday Conan O'Brien hit his head during a stunt for the Tonight Show, and ended up at the hospital. The accident halted production, and a Tonight rerun with guest Jeremy Piven was aired. The scheduled show was to include Teri Hatcher... More »

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television • NBC • Jay Leno • Conan O'Brien • Tonight Show • stunts

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