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18 May 2009 20:52

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Culture: Fox gets rid of some shows, gets some new ones. Neat.

  • Fox, in announcing its new schedule, added six shows, including a Fall edition of “So You Think You Can Dance,” a bunch of comedies (including “Family Guy” spinoff “The Cleveland Show”) and a Wanda Sykes riff-on-news late-night show. source
  • The coming of the new means the old stuff has to go, and the biggest casualty may be the Terminator spin-off TV series “The Sarah Connor Chronicles.” Some reality series will go, and “King of the Hill” will be sent off properly in the Fall. source
  • But the more interesting story may be what they kept and how they kept it. Joss Whedon’s latest series, “Dollhouse,” is sticking around despite low ratings, and hit drama series “Fringe” will upgrade to the tough Thursday night schedule. source
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18 May 2009 10:30

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Culture, World: We don’t get Eurovision. We hope maybe you guys do.

  • Alexander Rybak of Norway won it all – and then some – with this song called “Fairytale.” It’s good to know that there’s a violin-playing European equivalent to Ricky Martin. It helps us sleep better at night.source
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18 May 2009 09:47

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Culture: According to this poll, “American Idol” really needs Simon Cowell

  • 49% say they’d no longer watch without him; he’s considering leaving source
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17 May 2009 14:51

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Culture: “The Lemon Tree” is a spiffy little experimental film

The Lemon Tree from William Campbell on Vimeo.

  • The visuals: Exciting. The narrative: Experimental and all over the place. The voiceover: Spooky. All in all, it makes for a neat little three minutes of your time.source
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17 May 2009 13:24

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Culture: “Angels & Demons” a big hit, but it’s no “Star Trek”

  • $48 million the weekend take of the latest Tom Hanks controversial religious-thriller flick source
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16 May 2009 22:19

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Culture: J.J. Abrams is like OMG about the “Star Trek” possibilities

  • The fun of this is that the destiny of these characters is in their hands — it’s not constrained by the pre-existing films or TV series. Believe me, whether it’s William Shatner or Khan … it would be ridiculous to not be open to those ideas.
  • “Star Trek” director J.J. Abrams • On the nice part of having a major hit film based on a legacy franchise – specifically one based on an alternate reality – on your hands: Thinking about the possibilities of what you can do with it next. If they get Shatner on board, fanbois are gonna be like whoa. • source
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16 May 2009 21:54

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Culture, Sports: Uh, Spike Lee, why did you direct a Kobe documentary?

  • Lee, fresh off his critical, uh, success with “Miracle at St. Anna,” has chosen to follow it up with “Kobe Doin’ Work,” which is essentially a film of Kobe Bryant at his day job. source
  • The film focuses on just one game – an unspectacular performance last year against the San Antonio Spurs. And it doesn’t get the interesting parts. It’s just a lame Spike Lee Joint. source
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15 May 2009 21:22

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Culture: How much money do SNL hosts make? Ask Justin Timberlake.

  • $5,000 per episode, J.T. sez. Nice gig! source
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15 May 2009 13:01

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Culture: “Angels & Demons” courts a vague kind of controversy

  • We’ve been asked a lot about the controversy with the Vatican but no one has made it clear what the controversy is!
  • Ewan McGregor • Who stars in “Angels & Demons” with a bunch of other people confused as to why the Vatican has made such a big deal about Dan Brown’s books and their movie adaptations. • source
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14 May 2009 09:11

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Culture: Jon Stewart slaps some sense into the Miss California debate

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  • We still want Carrie Prejean to go away, but at least it’s a less-bitter pill than it was before. Thanks for the insight, Daily Show!source
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