After countless cruel jokes about Arrested Development coming back on the air, it’s finally going to happen. At a recent reunion at the New York Festival, the creators and cast revealed their plans for a spinoff of the show.
The polarizing reality show Jersey Shore will not receive a tax break for filming in the state; the show’s producer 495 Productions will not receive $420,000 — and thank god. The Italian Americans who were against the show got a tiny victory when New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had this to say, “I am duty-bound to ensure that taxpayers are not footing a $420,000 bill for a project which does nothing more than perpetuate misconceptions about the state and its citizens.”
Frankly, it was a good move by the state. Taxpayers shouldn’t pay for some reality show. Sure, it might have moments of entertainment, but overall, Jersey Shore is garbage.
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Ricky Gervais came up with a most excellent idea: hosting a three-hour long podcast commentating on the Golden Globes while it airs.
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Dean Winchester himself, Jensen Ackles walked on stage while the audience in Hall H cheered wildly. He soaked it in as only Ackles could, then in a jerk-like demeanor told the crowd, “Alright, shut up!” And of course the audience quieted down, but not after laughing at Ackles’ playfulness.
Fox’s series House, starring Hugh Laurie, is renewed for an eighth season. The surprising part? Lisa Edelstein, who portrays Dr. Cuddy; House’s boss, ex-girlfriend and essentially an antagonist (though our “hero” House is more like the antagonist) will not return for the new season.
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A trailer for Steven Spielberg’s sci-fi show Terra Nova is making rounds online. The atmosphere I’m getting from it is a mix of Jurassic Park and the show Lost.
The CW officially renewed the successful show Supernatural for a seventh season. There was initial worry that its move to Friday nights would lessen viewers, but it turned out that Supernatural helped made the CW more competitive.