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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Alec Baldwin announces his retirement one more time</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/alec-baldwin-announces-his-retirement-one-more-time/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/alec-baldwin-announces-his-retirement-one-more-time/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/alec-baldwin-announces-his-retirement-one-more-time/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-rock/" rel="tag">30 Rock</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="291" border="0" align="right" alt="alec_baldwin_30_rock" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/alec-baldwin-in-30-rock.jpg" /><em>"Hello, my name is Alec and I'm a retirement-holic. ...I don't know why, but I have this insatiable need to announce to the world again and again that I'm quitting the acting business. I don't know what I'm going to do."</em><br />
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Okay, that's not a real scene from the life of <a href="http://i.tvsquad.com/tag/alec+baldwin/">Alec Baldwin</a>, but it might as well be. About a year and a half ago, <a href="http://i.tvsquad.com/2008/08/08/alec-baldwin-wants-to-quit-the-business/">Alec was kvetching about turning 50 years old</a> and how he only cared about the Emmys honoring <em>30 Rock</em>, and his plans to quit the business. <br />
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And now he's done it again. In an interview with Men's Journal, promoting his new movie with Meryl Streep and Steve Martin called <em>It's Complicated</em>, <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/alec-baldwin-im-quitting-acting-in-2012-20093011">Alec Baldwin says he will quit acting in 2012</a> when his <em>30 Rock</em> contract comes to an end.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/alec-baldwin-announces-his-retirement-one-more-time/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Alec Baldwin announces his retirement one more time</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/alec-baldwin-announces-his-retirement-one-more-time/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19258990/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/alec-baldwin-announces-his-retirement-one-more-time/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2012</category><category>30 rock</category><category>30Rock</category><category>acting</category><category>Alec Baldwin</category><category>AlecBaldwin</category><category>cher</category><category>farewell tour</category><category>FarewellTour</category><category>gene hackman</category><category>GeneHackman</category><category>Jack Donaghy</category><category>JackDonaghy</category><category>nbc</category><category>quitting</category><category>retirement</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Kelsey Grammer's going Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/kelsey-grammers-going-broadway-in-la-cage-aux-folles/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/kelsey-grammers-going-broadway-in-la-cage-aux-folles/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/kelsey-grammers-going-broadway-in-la-cage-aux-folles/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="281" border="0" align="right" alt="kelsey_grammer_head" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/kelsey_l.jpg" />Well, what do you do when your last two TV series flamed out, leaving you scratching your head and wondering why the public isn't getting you like they did before? If you're <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Kelsey+Grammer/">Kelsey Grammer</a>, you head to Broadway. With the ABC sitcom <em>Hank</em> firmly in his rear-view mirror, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091130/us-people-kelsey-grammer/">Grammer will star on Broadway in a revival of <em>La Cage aux Folles</em></a>. <br />
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Could Kelsey be taking advice from <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/david-hyde-pierce/">David Hyde Pierce</a>, his brother Niles on <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/frasier/"><em>Frasier</em></a>? Since that series ended, David's had two hit shows on the Gay White Way, <em>Spamalot</em> and <em>Curtains</em>. The latter resulted in David winning a Tony award. <br />
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I'd like to think that Grammer's taking somebody's sage advice. <em>La Cage</em> is a no-brainer.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/kelsey-grammers-going-broadway-in-la-cage-aux-folles/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Kelsey Grammer's going Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/kelsey-grammers-going-broadway-in-la-cage-aux-folles/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19258648/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/kelsey-grammers-going-broadway-in-la-cage-aux-folles/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Broadway</category><category>David Hyde Pierce</category><category>DavidHydePierce</category><category>gay</category><category>Hank</category><category>Harvey Fierstein</category><category>HarveyFierstein</category><category>Jerry Herman</category><category>JerryHerman</category><category>Kelsey Grammer</category><category>KelseyGrammer</category><category>La Cage Aux Folles</category><category>LaCageAuxFolles</category><category>musical</category><category>The Birdcage</category><category>TheBirdcage</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 19:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Five tips for when you find yourself in front of Judge Judy</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/five-tips-for-when-you-find-yourself-in-front-of-judge-judy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/five-tips-for-when-you-find-yourself-in-front-of-judge-judy/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/five-tips-for-when-you-find-yourself-in-front-of-judge-judy/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="165" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/03/judge-judy-400ds0620-1.jpg" alt="Judge Judy" />I've been watching<em> Judge Judy </em>again. I used to watch it years ago, but then I went through a long period (years) when I thought she was too mean, too full of herself, too impatient with the litigants. Sometimes it seems that she's already sick of them before she even sits down. <br />
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But I started watching it again a few months ago and I love it again. I agree with her attitude now. Most of the people who go in front of her (both plaintiffs and defendants) usually get themselves into situations they shouldn't be in and they have no sense. And you wonder why they even want to be on TV in the first place, airing their dirty laundry.<br />
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But if you do find yourself on the show, here are five tips to make it a better experience.<br />
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<strong>1. Speak up.</strong> If you mumble she'll think you're dumb and/or hiding something. And she's probably right.<strong><br />
</strong><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/five-tips-for-when-you-find-yourself-in-front-of-judge-judy/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Five tips for when you find yourself in front of Judge Judy</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/five-tips-for-when-you-find-yourself-in-front-of-judge-judy/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19258402/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/five-tips-for-when-you-find-yourself-in-front-of-judge-judy/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>court room</category><category>defendants</category><category>dont raise your hand</category><category>dont say um</category><category>judge judy</category><category>judy sheindlin</category><category>lawsuits</category><category>plaintiffs</category><category>tv court shows</category><category>um is not an answer</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 16:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Michael Bublé sings the least popular standards on The Late Show</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/michael-buble-sings-the-least-popular-standards-on-the-late-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/michael-buble-sings-the-least-popular-standards-on-the-late-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/michael-buble-sings-the-least-popular-standards-on-the-late-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>This is from a few weeks ago, but I think it's worth posting. Letterman's "Top Ten" list can often be hit or miss (sometimes just miss) but the show hits a home run with this one. It's Michael Bubl&eacute; singing the top ten least popular standards.
<p><object width='400' height='300'><param name='movie' value='http://www.cbs.com/e/_9YIQ6_V0XJDpoG28CS5lmqREniOHvAs/aol/1/'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param><embed width='400' height='300' src='http://www.cbs.com/e/_9YIQ6_V0XJDpoG28CS5lmqREniOHvAs/aol/1/' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'></embed></object></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/michael-buble-sings-the-least-popular-standards-on-the-late-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19258265/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/michael-buble-sings-the-least-popular-standards-on-the-late-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>cbs</category><category>david letterman</category><category>least popular standards</category><category>michael buble</category><category>the late show</category><category>top ten list</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:27:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What's On Tonight: House, Good Eats, One Tree Hill, Rita Rocks</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/whats-on-tonight-house-good-eats-one-tree-hill-rita-rocks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/whats-on-tonight-house-good-eats-one-tree-hill-rita-rocks/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/whats-on-tonight-house-good-eats-one-tree-hill-rita-rocks/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/what-to-watch-tonight/" rel="tag">What To Watch Tonight</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><ul>
    <li><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="181" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/traumacast.jpg" alt="Trauma" />At 7, Nickelodeon has two new episodes of <strong><em>BrainSurge</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 8, ABC has <strong><em>How The Grinch Stole Christmas</em></strong>, then<strong><em> Shrek The Halls </em></strong>and a new <strong><em>Find My Family</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>NBC has a new <strong><em>Heroes</em></strong> at 8, followed by new episodes of <strong><em>Trauma </em></strong>and <strong><em>The Jay Leno Show</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>FOX has a new <em><strong>House </strong></em>at 8, then a new <strong><em>Lie To Me</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>The CW has two new episodes of <em><strong>One Tree Hill</strong></em> and <strong><em>Gossip Girl</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>TLC has two new episodes of<strong><em> Little People, Big World</em></strong>, then a new <em><strong>Cake Boss</strong></em>.</li>
    <li>Food Network has a new Christmas edition of <strong><em>Good Eats</em></strong> at 8, followed by <strong><em>Wintertime Treats Unwrapped</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>Also at 8: TCM has <strong><em>The Lady From Shanghai</em></strong>, then <strong><em>Treasure of the Sierra Madre</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 8:30, ESPN has <strong><em>Monday Night Football</em></strong>, the Patriots vs. the Saints.</li>
    <li>At 9, USA has a new <strong><em>Monday Night RAW</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 10, Lifetime has two new episodes of <strong><em>Rita Rocks</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>Bravo has a new <strong><em>Million Dollar Listing</em></strong> at 10.</li>
    <li>History Channel has two new episodes of <strong><em>Pawn Stars</em></strong> at 10.</li>
    <li>There's a new <strong><em>Three Sheets </em></strong>on Fine Living at 10.</li>
</ul>
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Check your <a href="http://tvlistings.aol.com">local TV listings</a> for more.<br />
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After the jump, the late night talk shows.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/whats-on-tonight-house-good-eats-one-tree-hill-rita-rocks/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What's On Tonight: House, Good Eats, One Tree Hill, Rita Rocks</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/whats-on-tonight-house-good-eats-one-tree-hill-rita-rocks/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19257209/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/whats-on-tonight-house-good-eats-one-tree-hill-rita-rocks/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>brainsurge</category><category>cake boss</category><category>carson daly</category><category>charlie rose</category><category>chelsea handler</category><category>conan</category><category>craig ferguson</category><category>fallon</category><category>good eats</category><category>gossip girl</category><category>heroes</category><category>house</category><category>jay leno show</category><category>kimmel</category><category>late night talk shows</category><category>letterman</category><category>lie to me</category><category>lopez tonight</category><category>monday night football</category><category>monday night raw</category><category>one tree hill</category><category>rita rocks</category><category>smiley</category><category>three sheets</category><category>trauma</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 12:14:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Jim Gaffigan's Christmas ads for eBay are working</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/jim-gaffigans-christmas-ads-for-ebay-are-working/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/jim-gaffigans-christmas-ads-for-ebay-are-working/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/jim-gaffigans-christmas-ads-for-ebay-are-working/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/commercials/" rel="tag">Commercials</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="221" border="0" align="right" alt="jim_gaffigan_tbs" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/jim-gaffigan-2.jpg" />In <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com">TV Squad</a>'s continued efforts to share the best and worst of TV commercials with you, here's one that's currently airing that's just terrific. <a href="http://www.asylum.com/2009/03/25/live-a-life-of-extreme-laziness-the-jim-gaffigan-way/ ">Jim Gaffigan</a> for eBay. Think harder. That's his advice for people who are trying to figure out what to buy him for Christmas. <br />
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Gaffigan is hilarious with that dry sense of humor and the furrowed brow. How much you want to bet he's been there when it comes to getting crappy gifts. You know, like a coffee mug that looks like it must have been re-gifted from an office birthday party. Or the jewelry box that's too ugly to be put on your dresser. Or a Chatty Cathy doll you received when your parents knew you weren't interested in playing with dolls. <br />
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Oops, that last one was a personal one of mine.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/jim-gaffigans-christmas-ads-for-ebay-are-working/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Jim Gaffigan's Christmas ads for eBay are working</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/jim-gaffigans-christmas-ads-for-ebay-are-working/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19257413/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/jim-gaffigans-christmas-ads-for-ebay-are-working/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ads</category><category>chatty cathy</category><category>ChattyCathy</category><category>Christmas</category><category>commercials</category><category>eBay</category><category>Jim Gaffigan</category><category>JimGaffigan</category><category>try harder</category><category>TryHarder</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Susan Boyle's CD debuts at number one in UK</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/susan-boyles-cd-debuts-at-number-one-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/susan-boyles-cd-debuts-at-number-one-in-uk/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/susan-boyles-cd-debuts-at-number-one-in-uk/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/awards/" rel="tag">Awards</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="202" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/boyle.jpg" alt="susan_boyle_ITV" />Somewhere tonight <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol/"><em>American Idol</em></a> judge Simon Cowell is grinning. You can just imagine it, can't you? That smile that he wore on <em>Britain's Got Talent</em> when he heard Susan Boyle sing "I Dreamed A Dream" from <em>Les Miserables</em>, remember? Simon was smart enough to take that talented lady and make her a star. Oh yes, she had the talent, but Simon had the wherewithal. And today it's paid off with the news that <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091129/ap_en_mu/eu_britain_susan_boyle;_ylt=Anh4aKnf29EYMor3ASbXx6uVEhkF;_ylu=X3oDMTJzZmVqdDl2BGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMTI5L2V1X2JyaXRhaW5fc3VzYW5fYm95bGUEcG9zAzMEc2VjA3luX3BhZ2luYXRlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDc3VzYW5ib3lsZXNk">Susan Boyle's debut CD is number one on the UK charts</a>.<br />
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The record keepers across the pond, the Official Charts Company, announced that Boyle's CD, also called <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1231939/Susan-Boyles-No1--biggest-debut-star-all.html"><em>I Dreamed A Dream</em>, sold 410,000 copies since its release on November 23.</a> That means it's not only the top of the chart, it's also the fastest selling album this year. It's even the most albums sold in the first week of a release for a British debut.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/susan-boyles-cd-debuts-at-number-one-in-uk/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Susan Boyle's CD debuts at number one in UK</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/susan-boyles-cd-debuts-at-number-one-in-uk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19257451/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/30/susan-boyles-cd-debuts-at-number-one-in-uk/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Britains Got Talent</category><category>BritainsGotTalent</category><category>cd</category><category>I Dreamed A Dream</category><category>IDreamedADream</category><category>ITV</category><category>number one</category><category>NumberOne</category><category>Simon Cowell</category><category>SimonCowell</category><category>susan boyle harpers bazaar</category><category>SusanBoyleHarpersBazaar</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>My channel surfing turned into movie grazing</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/my-channel-surfing-turned-into-movie-grazing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/my-channel-surfing-turned-into-movie-grazing/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/my-channel-surfing-turned-into-movie-grazing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="174" border="0" align="right" alt="goodfellas_dinner_scene" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/goodfellas.jpg" />I think I'm going to coin a new term. I'm a movie grazer. I like watching TV and grazing in and out of movies that I've seen before, know well, and enjoy watching again in bits and pieces. I know this sounds crazy to some who have to watch a movie from the opening studio logo to the end credits (even as they're being smushed on commercial TV broadcasts). <br />
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I'm not like that, though. On Friday, amid the post-Thanksgiving haze and without much interest in the college football games or reruns of CBS soaps or syndicated fare, I was channel surfing. Every time I saw something I liked, I stopped for a while. It was mostly <a href="http://www.cinematical.com/">movies</a>. I watch Cary Grant and Sophia Loren in <em>Houseboat</em>, Meg Ryan and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/TomHanks/">Tom Hanks</a> in <em>Sleepless in Seattle</em>, there was a whole bunch of <em>Goodfellas</em>, because Bravo showed it back to back. So I watched the ending first, then stuck around to watch the beginning. What an incredible movie -- still!<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/my-channel-surfing-turned-into-movie-grazing/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>My channel surfing turned into movie grazing</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/my-channel-surfing-turned-into-movie-grazing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256742/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/my-channel-surfing-turned-into-movie-grazing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Bravo</category><category>CBS</category><category>channel surfing</category><category>ChannelSurfing</category><category>Eric Shea</category><category>EricShea</category><category>Goodfellas</category><category>Henry Fonda</category><category>HenryFonda</category><category>Lucille Ball</category><category>LucilleBall</category><category>movie grazing</category><category>MovieGrazing</category><category>Peanuts</category><category>TCM</category><category>Yours Mine and Ours</category><category>YoursMineAndOurs</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:12:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Steven Seagal: Lawman -- An early look</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/early-looks/" rel="tag">Early Looks</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="267" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/steven_seagal_lawman_2.jpg" alt="Steven Seagal: Lawman" /><br />
When I heard that Steven Seagal had a new A&amp;E series coming out called <a href="http://www.aetv.com/steven-seagal-lawman/"><em>Steven Seagal: Lawman</em></a>, I thought, oh great, another cop show starring an aging movie star. But that's not what it is at all! Ok, I'll qualify that. Yes, it IS a cop show starring an aging movie star, but probably not what you think. <br />
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Turns out that Steven Seagal, best known for his action movies like <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/above-the-law/3638/main"><em>Above the Law</em></a>, <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/hard-to-kill/1015054/main"><em>Hard to Kill</em></a>, and <a href="http://www.moviefone.com/movie/under-siege/7320/main"><em>Under Siege</em></a>, has been quietly working under the radar for the past 20 years as a real-life deputy with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office in Louisiana. Part of his duties there include instructing the other officers on weapons skills and martial arts.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Steven Seagal: Lawman -- An early look</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256483/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/28/steven-seagal-lawman-an-early-look/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>AE</category><category>cops</category><category>reality shows</category><category>RealityShows</category><category>steven seagal</category><category>steven seagal: lawman</category><category>StevenSeagal</category><category>StevenSeagal:Lawman</category><dc:creator>Jane Boursaw</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 10:33:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Roger Ebert spills the details on the destruction of his show's old set</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/roger-ebert-spills-the-details-on-the-destruction-his-shows-old/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/roger-ebert-spills-the-details-on-the-destruction-his-shows-old/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/roger-ebert-spills-the-details-on-the-destruction-his-shows-old/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cancellations/" rel="tag">Cancellations</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/roger_ebert.jpg" alt="" />When illness prevented Roger Ebert from doing the movie review show he had done since 1982, everyone knew that change was inevitable. But no one could have predicted this much change, not even Ebert. <br />
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The Chicago Sun-Times movie critic and original host of <em>At The Movies</em> with his longtime partner Gene Siskel talked about how <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/11/post.html">producers completely remade the show</a>. <br />
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The changes ranged from the show's hosts down to the famous balcony set that the studio "tore at our set with sledge-hammers, and it collected in a dumpster in the alley."<br />
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[via <a href="http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/11/post.html">TVTattle</a>]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/roger-ebert-spills-the-details-on-the-destruction-his-shows-old/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256421/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/roger-ebert-spills-the-details-on-the-destruction-his-shows-old/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>at the movies</category><category>at the movies with ebert and roeper</category><category>At the Movies with Ebert Roeper</category><category>AtTheMovies</category><category>AtTheMoviesWithEbertAndRoeper</category><category>AtTheMoviesWithEbertRoeper</category><category>ben lyons</category><category>Ben Mankiewicz</category><category>BenLyons</category><category>BenMankiewicz</category><category>Roger Ebert</category><category>RogerEbert</category><category>siskel and ebert</category><category>SiskelAndEbert</category><dc:creator>Danny Gallagher</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:02:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Subtle Subtitles: Katie Couric</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/subtle-subtitles-katie-couric/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/subtle-subtitles-katie-couric/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/subtle-subtitles-katie-couric/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/subtle-subtitles/" rel="tag">Subtle Subtitles</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="319" border="0" align="top" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/rachaelandmartha425.jpg" alt="Rachael and Martha" /><br />
If you haven't seen our game before, we give you a picture from a recent episode of a TV series and you provide the caption!<br />
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<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/20/subtle-subtitles-martha-and-rachael/">Last week's</a> winner is Shawn Jones with this:<em> "Back off! When Oprah steps down I got this."</em><br />
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This week's picture is Katie Couric dancing! They're from a party in Couric's honor after she got the <em>CBS Evening News </em>gig a few years ago but were just recently posted on <a href="http://www.gawker.com">Gawker</a> (and Facebook).<br />
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<img width="425" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="333" border="0" align="bottom" alt="Katie Couric" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/katiecouricdancing1.jpg" /><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/subtle-subtitles-katie-couric/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256233/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/subtle-subtitles-katie-couric/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>cbs evening news</category><category>katie couric</category><category>katie couric dancing</category><category>martha and rachael</category><category>martha stewart</category><category>rachael ray</category><category>subtle subtitles</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 15:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What's Adam West watching?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-adam-west-watching/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-adam-west-watching/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-adam-west-watching/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>It's funny how Adam West has had a post-<em>Batman </em>career making fun of himself and creating some memorable characters in the world of animation, especially his work as, well, Adam West on <em>Family Guy</em>. There's no mistaking <em>that voice</em>. In this clip below the flesh-and-blood West urges us to watch the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/23/sundays-with-seth-auntie-momma-jerome-and-my-morning-jacket/">FOX Sunday night animation lineup</a>.
<p><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ona7cUIHTE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/3ona7cUIHTE&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x3a3a3a&amp;color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-adam-west-watching/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256183/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-adam-west-watching/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adam west</category><category>american dad</category><category>batman</category><category>family guy</category><category>fox</category><category>fox lineup</category><category>mayor adam west</category><category>the cleveland show</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What's On Tonight: Ugly Betty, SpongeBob, Monk</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-on-tonight-ugly-betty-spongebob-monk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-on-tonight-ugly-betty-spongebob-monk/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-on-tonight-ugly-betty-spongebob-monk/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/what-to-watch-tonight/" rel="tag">What To Watch Tonight</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><ul>
    <li><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="281" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/guyfierifoodnet.jpg" alt="Guy Fieri" />At 8, ABC has a new <strong><em>Supernanny</em></strong>, followed by new episodes of <em><strong>Ugly Betty</strong></em> and <strong><em>20/20</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>PBS has a new <strong><em>Washington Week</em></strong> at 8, then new episodes of <strong><em>NOW</em></strong> and <strong><em>Bill Moyers Journal</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>MyNetwork TV has a new <strong><em>Smackdown! </em></strong>at 8.</li>
    <li>HGTV has a new <strong><em>Divine Design </em></strong>at 8.</li>
    <li>Nickelodeon has two new episodes of <strong><em>SpongeBob SquarePants</em></strong> at 8, then two new episodes of <strong><em>The Penguins of </em></strong><em><strong>Madagascar</strong></em>.</li>
    <li>At 9, USA has a new <strong><em>Monk</em></strong>, followed by a new <strong><em>White Collar</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>Travel Channel has two new episodes of <em><strong>Ghost Adventures at 9.</strong></em></li>
    <li><em><strong>Also at 9: HBO2 has a Bored To Death marathon.</strong></em></li>
    <li>At 10, Food Network has a new "best of" <strong><em>Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 11, VH-1 has a new <strong><em>Storytellers</em></strong> with Foo Fighters.</li>
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Check your <a href="http://tvlistings.aol.com">local TV listings</a> for more.<br />
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After the jump, the late night talk shows.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-on-tonight-ugly-betty-spongebob-monk/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What's On Tonight: Ugly Betty, SpongeBob, Monk</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-on-tonight-ugly-betty-spongebob-monk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256054/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/whats-on-tonight-ugly-betty-spongebob-monk/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>bored to death</category><category>carson daly</category><category>charlie rose</category><category>chelsea handler</category><category>conan</category><category>diners drive-ins and dives</category><category>divine design</category><category>fallon</category><category>ghost adventures</category><category>jay leno show</category><category>kimmel</category><category>late night talk shows</category><category>letterman</category><category>monk</category><category>november 27 2009</category><category>penguins of madagascar</category><category>smackdown</category><category>smiley</category><category>spongebob</category><category>washington week</category><category>white collar</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 12:09:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>One last Thanksgiving post: Jimmy Fallon writes his thank you notes</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/one-last-thanksgiving-post-jimmy-fallon-writes-his-thank-you-no/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/one-last-thanksgiving-post-jimmy-fallon-writes-his-thank-you-no/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/one-last-thanksgiving-post-jimmy-fallon-writes-his-thank-you-no/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>So we've hopefully recovered from stuffing ourselves with turkey and pie and wine yesterday, but I wanted to post one last thing about Thanksgiving. This is from <em>Late Night</em>. Jimmy Fallon usually does his "thank you notes" on Fridays but he wanted to do a special version for Turkey Day.<br />
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[Watch <a href="http://www.slashcontrol.com/free-tv-shows/late-night-with-jimmy-fallon">clips and episodes of <em>Late Night</em></a> and other shows at <a href="http://www.slashcontrol.com">SlashControl</a>.]<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/one-last-thanksgiving-post-jimmy-fallon-writes-his-thank-you-no/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19256080/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/one-last-thanksgiving-post-jimmy-fallon-writes-his-thank-you-no/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>jimmy fallon</category><category>late night</category><category>late night with jimmy fallon</category><category>nbc</category><category>thank you notes</category><category>thanksgiving</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Doctor Who star to play John Lennon</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/doctor-who-star-to-play-john-lennon/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/doctor-who-star-to-play-john-lennon/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/doctor-who-star-to-play-john-lennon/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/doctor-who/" rel="tag">Doctor Who</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="327" border="0" align="right" alt="Doctor Who" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/ecclestondoctorwho.jpg" />Former <em>Doctor Who</em> lead Christopher Eccleston <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2009/11_november/27/lennon.shtml">will be playing John Lennon</a> in an upcoming British television drama commissioned by BBC Four about the life of John Lennon between 1967 and 1971. To further the <em>Doctor Who</em> connection, former <em>Torchwood </em>star Naoko Mori (who played Tosh on the show) will be playing Yoko Ono.<br />
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There is a lot of crossover between <em>Doctor Who</em> fans and Beatles fans, so there is sure to be some interest in the series. The roles I know Eccleston best for are those of the Doctor and Destro from <em>G.I.Joe: The Rise of Cobra</em>, so the question is if he can pull off a Liverpudlian accent. Since in the aforementioned roles he's done a Northern British accent (I believe his natural one) and a Scottish accent, he's likely capable of it.<br />
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So what do you think? Is Eccleston a good choice for the role of John Lennon?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/doctor-who-star-to-play-john-lennon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19255976/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/27/doctor-who-star-to-play-john-lennon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Christopher Eccleston</category><category>ChristopherEccleston</category><category>Doctor Who</category><category>DoctorWho</category><category>John Lennon</category><category>JohnLennon</category><category>Naoko Mori</category><category>NaokoMori</category><category>Torchwood</category><dc:creator>Brad Trechak</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Sesame Street unveils new Bill O'Reilly character</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/sesame-street-unveils-new-bill-oreilly-character/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/sesame-street-unveils-new-bill-oreilly-character/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/sesame-street-unveils-new-bill-oreilly-character/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>Remember the brouhaha with <em>Sesame Street</em> over their alleged swipe at <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/06/pbs-ombudsman-criticizes-sesame-street-for-pox-news-joke/">Fox News</a>? <em>Sesame Street</em> has officially extended an olive branch. <br />
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Sherrie Westin, executive vice president of the Sesame Workshop, appeared on <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20091125/en_ynews/ynews_en1000"><em>The O'Reilly Factor</em></a> to explain the "Pox News" joke and unveil a new character that pays homage to "Papa Bear" as part of the show's long-standing Grouch journalism homages. Just so there's no confusion, the new <em>Sesame Street</em> character is the guy in the suit on the left, not the right, I think. <br />
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    <li><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="285" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/marthathanksgiving1.jpg" alt="Martha Stewart" />History Channel has a <strong><em>Pawn Stars</em></strong> marathon all night.</li>
    <li>Syfy's <strong>James Bond</strong> marathon continues all night.</li>
    <li>TV Land has a marathon or <strong><em>Roseanne</em></strong> Thanksgiving episodes (starting at 9).</li>
    <li>At 7, Boomerang has <strong><em>The Thanksgiving That Almost Wasn't</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 8, ABC has <strong><em>A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving</em></strong>, followed by <strong><em>Beyonce...I Am Yours</em></strong> and <strong><em>Paul McCartney: Good Evening </em></strong><strong><em>New York City</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>CBS has a new "the season so far" episode of <strong><em>Survivor</em></strong> at 8.</li>
    <li>ABC Family has the 1994 remake of <strong><em>Miracle on 34th Street</em></strong> at 8.</li>
    <li>TCM has <strong><em>To Catch A Thief</em></strong> at 8, then<strong><em> High Society</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>HGTV has <strong><em>25 Great Holiday Ideas</em></strong> at 8.</li>
    <li>At 9, NBC has <strong><em>NBC's People of the Year</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>CNN has <strong><em>CNN Heroes</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>USA has<strong><em> Elf</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>Spike has <strong><em>TNA Wrestling</em></strong> at 9.</li>
    <li>Also at 9: Fine Living has <strong><em>Martha Stewart's Christmas Special</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At 11, Food Network has a turkey leftovers episode of <strong><em>Good Eats</em></strong>.</li>
    <li>At midnight, Lifetime has a Thanksgiving episode of <strong><em>Frasier</em></strong>.</li>
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Check your <a href="http://tvlistings.aol.com">local TV listings</a> for more.<br />
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After the jump, the late night talk shows.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/whats-on-tonight-charlie-brown-lopez-tonight-holiday-movies/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What's On Tonight: Charlie Brown, Lopez Tonight, Holiday movies &amp; marathons</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/whats-on-tonight-charlie-brown-lopez-tonight-holiday-movies/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19254439/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/26/whats-on-tonight-charlie-brown-lopez-tonight-holiday-movies/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>carson daly</category><category>charlie rose</category><category>conan</category><category>elf</category><category>fallon</category><category>good eats</category><category>james bond</category><category>jay leno show</category><category>kimmel</category><category>late night talk shows</category><category>letterman</category><category>martha stewart</category><category>november 26 2009</category><category>paul mccartney</category><category>roseanne</category><category>thanksgiving</category><category>tna wrestling</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:21:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>NBC chooses Brett Favre over Tom Brady</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/nbc-chooses-bret-favre-over-tom-brady/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/nbc-chooses-bret-favre-over-tom-brady/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/nbc-chooses-bret-favre-over-tom-brady/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Sports</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2009/11/01_nbc_nfl_troika_small.jpg" alt="nbc_football_night_in_america" />One of the perks NBC has over the other networks when it comes to its football coverage is what's called the flex schedule. Unlike CBS and Fox and ESPN which get the games that are scheduled months in advance without regard for ideal match ups, NBC has the option of plucking a better game for the <em>Sunday Football Night in America</em> broadcast. Hence the term, flex, as in flexible.<br />
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Thus far this season, NBC has had three chances to flip the switch and passed. However, on December 6, <a href="http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/390651-NBC_Flexes_Its_Sunday_Night_Muscle.php">NBC has chosen a Vikings/Cardinals game over a Pats/Dolphins match</a>.<p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/nbc-chooses-bret-favre-over-tom-brady/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>NBC chooses Brett Favre over Tom Brady</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/nbc-chooses-bret-favre-over-tom-brady/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19254848/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/nbc-chooses-bret-favre-over-tom-brady/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>40 million</category><category>40Million</category><category>Arizona Cardinals</category><category>ArizonaCardinals</category><category>Bret Favre</category><category>BretFavre</category><category>CBS</category><category>ESPN</category><category>flex schedule</category><category>FlexSchedule</category><category>Football Night in America</category><category>FootballNightInAmerica</category><category>Fox</category><category>Kurt Warner</category><category>KurtWarner</category><category>Miami Dolphins</category><category>MiamiDolphins</category><category>Minnesota Vikings</category><category>MinnesotaVikings</category><category>NBC</category><category>Randy Moss</category><category>RandyMoss</category><category>Ricky Williams</category><category>RickyWilliams</category><category>Super Bowl</category><category>SuperBowl</category><category>Tom Brady</category><category>TomBrady</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 20:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Adam Lambert discusses his AMA controversy (and dresses like a vampire)</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-discusses-his-ama-controversy-and-dresses-like-a-v/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-discusses-his-ama-controversy-and-dresses-like-a-v/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-discusses-his-ama-controversy-and-dresses-like-a-v/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>We all know that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/24/good-morning-america-cancels-adam-lambert-concert/">Adam Lambert's <em>Good Morning America</em> performance was canceled</a> because of his controversial appearance at <em>The American Music Awards</em>. But <em>The Early Show</em> snatched him up for a performance this morning and he also talked about the AMAs and why he thinks there was nothing wrong with it.
<p><object width='400' height='300'><param name='movie' value='http://www.cbs.com/e/VijsdTO184Zas3uwh4B_Xd0CRCr5PKp0/cbs/1/'></param><param name='allowFullScreen' value='true'></param><param name='allowScriptAccess' value='always'></param><embed width='400' height='300' src='http://www.cbs.com/e/VijsdTO184Zas3uwh4B_Xd0CRCr5PKp0/cbs/1/' allowfullscreen='true' allowScriptAccess='always' type='application/x-shockwave-flash'></embed></object></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-discusses-his-ama-controversy-and-dresses-like-a-v/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19254398/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/adam-lambert-discusses-his-ama-controversy-and-dresses-like-a-v/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>adam lambert</category><category>adam lambert controversy</category><category>american idol</category><category>american music awards</category><category>cbs</category><category>good morning america</category><category>the early show</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:29:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>What You Missed Last Night: Jack McBrayer on The Tonight Show</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/what-you-missed-last-night-jack-mcbrayer-on-the-tonight-show/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/what-you-missed-last-night-jack-mcbrayer-on-the-tonight-show/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/what-you-missed-last-night-jack-mcbrayer-on-the-tonight-show/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/late-night/" rel="tag">Late Night</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/video/" rel="tag">Video</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/watercooler-talk/" rel="tag">Watercooler Talk</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/talk-show/" rel="tag">Talk Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p>There isn't a new <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/30-rock/"><em>30 Rock</em></a> tomorrow night (there is a new <em>Jay Leno Show</em> however - sigh), but that doesn't mean we can't get our fix of Kenneth Parcell quirkiness this week. Jack McBrayer was on <em>The Tonight Show</em> last night. First clip is below and the other two clips are after the jump.
<p><object width="510" height="295"> <param name="TV" value="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/FAAeRDCEmPbh4GmJvtW-Sg"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <embed src="http://www.hulu.com/aol/http%3A%2F%2Fvideo%2Eaol%2Ecom/embed/FAAeRDCEmPbh4GmJvtW-Sg" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="510" height="295" allowfullscreen="true"> </embed> </object></p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/what-you-missed-last-night-jack-mcbrayer-on-the-tonight-show/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>What You Missed Last Night: Jack McBrayer on The Tonight Show</em></a></p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/what-you-missed-last-night-jack-mcbrayer-on-the-tonight-show/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/19253968/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/11/25/what-you-missed-last-night-jack-mcbrayer-on-the-tonight-show/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>30 rock</category><category>conan obrien</category><category>jack mcbrayer</category><category>kenneth parcell</category><category>nbc</category><category>the tonight show</category><category>what you missed last night</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:28:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>