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Madonna plans Jackson tribute at London show: report
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Video Games Live to have several special shows in July
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Video Games Live to have several special shows in July originally appeared on Joystiq on Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Federer, Roddick book Wimbledon title showdown
July 3, 2009, 3:56 pm
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TV Squad previews NBC's new shows (part 1)
July 3, 2009, 3:00 pm
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Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Upfronts, Reality-Free
NBC isn't exactly engendering a lot of goodwill among people, with their cancellations of shows like Life and Medium, and My Name is Earl. The fact that they're replacing these shows with not one but two medical shows, isn't exactly a confidence booster. NBC hasn't sent screeners of all their pilots yet, hence the "Part 1" in the title. But I have gotten a taste of both their comedy and drama offerings with Community, a comedy starring The Soup's Joel McHale, and Trauma, one of the aforementioned medical dramas.Going into this, I didn't have high hopes for Trauma, and while I wanted to like Community, I had a bad feeling that it wasn't going to be the vehicle that would change Joel McHale from cute host of a basic cable show to primetime star. Now, after seeing both of them, I will say that I was pleasantly surprised by one.Continue reading TV Squad previews NBC's new shows (part 1)
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Documents show Guantanamo failings
July 3, 2009, 1:55 pm
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ng Connect Program Showcases Intercontinental Multiplayer Gaming Over LTE
July 3, 2009, 11:41 am
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TV One to begin Sunday show aimed at blacks
July 3, 2009, 11:24 am
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TV talk shows for July 7 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
July 3, 2009, 11:12 am
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Video Games Live to Perform 12 Shows in July
July 3, 2009, 10:56 am
SYTYCD Results Show: Cat Deeley, Still Adorable (E! Online)
July 3, 2009, 10:31 am
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E! Online - Is it just us, or have all of the So You Think You Can Dance eliminations this season been perfectly righteous and reasonable? We haven't yet had to face the elimination of a really wonderful dancer (Melissa Sandvig) or a totally endearing personality (Evan Kasprzak). All in all, this season has been pretty copacetic, and tonight brought no change to that standard...
Turkish TV gameshow looks to convert atheists
July 3, 2009, 8:21 am
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The Shaq Show: O'Neal wants a ring for the King
July 3, 2009, 2:01 am
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DARPA contractor shows off tiny robo-hummingbird UAV
July 3, 2009, 12:57 am
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DARPA contractor shows off tiny robo-hummingbird UAV originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:57:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Jackson ex-wife shows interest in custody of kids
July 3, 2009, 12:34 am
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'The Fashion Show' Predicting style
July 3, 2009, 12:08 am
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'Best bad player' may yet show just how good he is
July 2, 2009, 7:00 pm
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Apple's Future iPhone Patents Show Fingerprint ID For Different Gestures, Plus More [Paten
July 2, 2009, 6:54 pm
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MacRumors found three interesting patents that point to various new interaction techniques. The most interesting is the fingerprint ID directly on the screen so that the iPhone can see which finger you're using and accept gestures appropriately.
The fingerprint ID also, of course, can theoretically act as a security device so that only you can activate your phone. There's also haptic (physical) feedback when you're hitting things, as well as using the touchscreen as an RFID reader. None of the three are really mindblowing in themselves, on the surface, but if implemented intelligently might make for a big step forward in the iPhone product line. [Macrumors via Boy Genius]
Eritrea: Southern Region - Spread of Malaria Shows Dramatic Decline
July 2, 2009, 4:23 pm
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First Gubernatorial Reality Show
July 2, 2009, 4:03 pm
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TV Squad previews CBS's new shows
July 2, 2009, 3:00 pm
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Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Other Comedy Shows, Other Reality Shows, Programming, OpEd, Upfronts
Generally speaking, CBS had a strong 2008, developing one bona fide hit drama -- The Mentalist -- even though shows like The Ex-List never found an audience or a critical plaudit. Ironically, I liked The Ex-List based on the screener I reviewed last summer, so go figure. Sometimes a preview can inform you about a show's potential and sometimes it's just the best it'll ever be.CBS has shared previews for the new season and we've had a chance to take a look. There are star vehicles for Jenna Elfman, Alex O'Loughlin and Julianna Margulies, which would seem logical based on the success of Simon Baker as The Mentalist. CBS is counting on familiar, popular TV stars to win over audiences. Will the strategy work? It's probably too soon to tell.Still, we've watch these advance peeks and here are our thoughts -- bearing in mind that things are liable to change before the shows air.Three Rivers (Sunday at 9:00PM ET)Premise of the screener: Dr. Andy Yablonski is a dedicated doctor, the leader of the team of surgeons at Three Rivers Center for Transplant Medicine, a prestigious Pittsburgh hospital that specializes in transplants. Working against the clock to save patients, Three Rivers explores not only the doctor's trials, but the lives of organ donors and recipients of the organs, often dealing with questions of ethics and efficacy.Allison says: Alex O'Loughlin is the centerpiece of Three Rivers, and if fans feel that CBS didn't come through for the star with Moonlight, the network has made every effort to give him a success with this new medical drama. The show is not edgy or caustic in the style of House or Nurse Jackie. Three Rivers is just the opposite. It's earnest and contemplative. It poses ethical questions about transplants, giving the viewpoints of those donating organs as well as those receiving the spare parts. While there's some mention of Dr. Andy's troubled home life in the screener (he's living in a motel instead of his house), the focus of the show is the hospital, the patients and the life or death race to get the transplants done. Considering the quality of this initial offering, as well as the prime Sunday time slot, Three Rivers will have a solid send-off and could very well be an early hit.Accidentally On Purpose (Monday at 8:30PM ET)Premise of the screener: Dharma and Greg comic Jenna Elfman is back in sitcom world, this time as Billie, a late-thirtysomething San Francisco film critic who has a brief fling with a younger man and winds up pregnant. Fearing that this is her only chance to have a baby, Billie decides to have the baby, only to discover that her boy toy, Zack, wants to stick around and help her through the pregnancy.Joel says: I like Jenna Elfman. Really I do. She has comic chops that are close to if not the equal of the best comic actresses on TV. But she continues to choose projects that are lame at best. The premise of the show is supposed to make Billie look like a 21st century "in charge" woman, but just because she sleeps around with younger guys doesn't mean she's "in charge." They want her to be an artistic Murphy Brown but the flat jokes make her look more like someone desperately trying to hold on to her youth. Ashley Jensen does a nice job as Billie's best friend, but she needs to be portrayed as more than the boozy friend if we're going to see the same woman we loved in Extras and Ugly Betty.Oh, and don't the writers realize that that the newspaper film critic is a dying breed?The Good Wife (Tuesday at 10:00PM ET)Premise of the screener: Emmy-winner Julianna Margulies stars as Alicia Florrick, the good wife and mother of two who has to restart her legal career after her politician husband's -- Chris Noth -- very public sex and corruption scandal lands him in jail.Allison says: The set up for The Good Wife is ripped right from the headlines, in particular the story of New York Governor Elliot Spitzer, but what makes this show a likely hit is the superb cast -- Margulies, Noth, as well as Josh Charles and Christine Baranski -- and the compelling situation. Alicia is caught between a rock and a hard place, starting over by returning to the law, but still attached to her disgraced, imprisoned husband. Just when she thinks she's moving on, her life as the "good wife" pulls her back. There's a lot to like in The Good Wife -- including the Aaron Sorkin style walk-and-talk dialogue -- and I suspect that audiences will tune in for the premiere and keep coming back for more.Undercover Boss (midseason)Premise of the screener: What happens when the CEO of a company experiences the business from every angle by going undercover in lower positions? That's the idea behind Undercover Boss, an unscripted series that's part documentary and part reality drama.Allison says: This isn't a new idea. I've seen it before and you have, too, most likely. However, that's not to say that Undercover Boss doesn't work. The preview was definitely a good watch. But even as I liked what I saw, I wondered how other episodes wouldn't fall into the same formula. Wouldn't every boss discover how hard the employees beneath him/her are working and want to improve their lot? Won't the cameras sort of dictate that result? The jury is still out on the long term potential for Undercover Boss.
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