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Clean sitch
April 6, 2012 | 4:00amThe Situation’s situation is over. Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is out of rehab, just in time to gym, tan and get his laundry done before filming begins on the upcoming...
'Mass Effect 3' gets a new ending (kind of)
April 5, 2012 | 4:33pmLooks like BioWare might be capitulating to fan outrage over how "Mass Effect 3" ends. (If you don't know yet, don't spoil yourself lest you, too, freak out and stop...
Bravo lands a Zuck
April 5, 2012 | 4:00amBravo is branching out from its bread and butter programming starring giggling glamour girls and back-stabbers in high heels. Among the list of upcoming series in development that the cable...
A knockout: Mariska lays down ‘Law’ in Chinatown
April 4, 2012 | 4:00amDetective Olivia Benson is a knockout. Here’s a look at “Law & Order: SVU” star Mariska Hargitay, who plays much-beloved Det. Benson, decking a suspected rapist after chasing him through...
David Letterman signs on for two more years of 'Late Show'
April 3, 2012 | 4:14pmDon’t have a heart attack – David Letterman is staying put for another two years. CBS has announced that it has reached agreements with both Letterman (“Late Show”) and Craig...
First black ‘Bach’?
April 3, 2012 | 4:00amLamar Hurd wants to be the first black “Bachelor.” The Fox Sports Northwest college basketball analyst has released a nearly 10-minute-long audition video in an effort to jump start a...
'No Kitchen Required' dishes up NYC culinary delights
April 2, 2012 | 11:03pmCooking shows may be dime a dozen these days, but BBC America's hoping that it's stumbled across the right blend of ingredients to make "No Kitchen Required" stand out from...
'Kinect Star Wars' really a dance game at heart, expect YouTube hilarity to ensue
April 2, 2012 | 9:27pmOn the off chance that you haven't already seen this, here is some honest-to-goodness footage of the dancetastic mini-game buried within "Kinect Star Wars," hitting stores tomorrow. Seriously, folks, between...
'Game of Thrones' plotline translated into Dothraki
April 2, 2012 | 4:48pmIf you watched the Season 2 premiere of HBO's "Game of Thrones" last night and wondered how Khal Drogo might've described what happened, we've got you covered. Courtesy of yesterday's...
Real NCIS
April 1, 2012 | 4:00amIs there anything an “NCIS” special agent can’t do? In the nine years the hit series has been on, the team of investigators that work for Leroy Jethro Gibbs’ (Mark...
Han solo: is sitcom next?
March 31, 2012 | 4:00amLocal “American Idol” wannabe Heejun Han is heading back home after taking ninth place. The Queens singer is due back in the Big Apple tomorrow after being voted off of...
'Lollipop Chainsaw' rips open soundtrack scoring process
March 30, 2012 | 5:23pmHas there ever been a video game that knew its audience better than "Lollipop Chainsaw?" Hot anime cheerleader, zombie slaughter, wacky situations (girl's carrying around her boyfriend's talking head!), cheeky...
NASCAR All-Star Race wants you to announce drivers
March 30, 2012 | 4:15pmNASCAR fans, start your video cameras – the Sprint All-Star Announcers contest is officially underway and it's your chance to get your face on TV. As (ahem) announced earlier this...
This TV makes yours look fat
March 29, 2012 | 4:00amWould you pay $8,000 for a TV that’s as thick as a sheet of corrugated cardboard? Electronics maker LG is reportedly ready to introduce the first big-screen TV in May...
‘Jersey Shore’ didn’t grow up. It grew out
March 28, 2012 | 4:00amDJ Pauly D is in the house — but it’s not the famous one in Seaside Heights. He’s traded that joint in for a room in his dad’s house in...
Thronespeak
March 26, 2012 | 4:00amDothraki is the new Klingon. “Game of Thrones” fans will be pleased to know that even without Khal Drogo (Jason Momoa), the remains of his “khalasar” — that is, his...
'Merlin' season finale part 1 in three photos
March 23, 2012 | 8:23pmThis is it, the beginning of the end! Tonight is the first of the two-part season finale of Syfy's Arthurian legend series, "Merlin." If you've been paying attention this season,...
Katy Perry becomes the Few, the Proud in 'Part of Me'
March 22, 2012 | 5:25pmFinally, a music video for a "you done me wrong" song that doesn't involve the mistreated girl tramping it up, going on a crime spree or setting something on fire....
NBC's 'Grimm' renewed for Season 2
March 16, 2012 | 7:02pmAll I have to say about that is, "YESSSSSS!" Also, I have never been so glad to be wrong about something in my life. As reported all over the Web,...
Rachael rocks
March 15, 2012 | 4:00amRachael Ray takes three vacations a year: to celebrate Christmas, mark her September wedding anniversary and attend the mega music and film festival, South By Southwest. With production on her...