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Monday April 12, 2010 06:17 PM EDT

image-1I guess its official now that I've read the press release - Conan O'Brien's new late night show will be on TBS. According to a statement released today, O'brien will host a late night talk show starting in November. Here's what the release said about the decision:



O’Brien began talks in earnest with TBS just last week, after George Lopez personally called him to ask that he...

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Monday March 22, 2010 10:11 PM EDT

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The battle wages on. It seems you can't get a real consensus on who's on top  amongst Twihards in Atlanta: Team Edward or Team Jacob. The argument gets a little more intense as the books progress, but now its getting more heated as the Twilight saga is playing out on the big screen as well between the picturesque Robert Pattinson and his on-screen rival Taylor Lautner.

Yeah,...

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Friday March 19, 2010 03:31 PM EDT

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Zoo Wee Mama!

As part of Youth Empowerment Day in the city of Atlanta, kids were kind enough to brought their parents along to hang out and meet "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" author Jeff Kinney and stars of the film Zachary Gordon and Robert Capron.

The festivities were held after school at Warren T Jackson Elementary School and hosted by Star 94's Cindy and Ray.

The event...

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Thursday March 11, 2010 05:59 PM EST

image-1CoCo must have a lot of time (and money) on his hands because he just dropped some big news that will make his die hard fans pretty happy. Two hours ago, Conan O'Brien announced via Twitter that he's packing up and taking his show on the road.

Hey Internet: I'm headed to your town on a half-assed comedy & music tour. Go to http://TeamCoco.com for tix. I repeat: It's half-assed....

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Thursday March 11, 2010 03:33 PM EST

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Recently actresses Alice Eve and Krysten Ritter took their collective hotness to another level by becoming of all things, honorary Hooter's girls. While in town to promote their upcoming romantic comedy, She's Out of My League, the two participated in a lunch time promotion co-sponsored by Rock 100.5 at Hooter's Cumberland location where they were given their framed plaques stating...

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Monday February 22, 2010 10:56 PM EST

Okay, I have to admit I wasn't a big fan of the new Sherlock Holmes film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Judd Law, so I was surprised to see this press release from the BBC announcing a new series entitled Sherlock is in the works. Just like the movie's lead, this character just seems to get more breaks, jeez.

According to the release, BBC in a partnership with Masterpiece (yup the PBS one)...

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Monday February 15, 2010 09:12 PM EST

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“Abandon hope, ye who enter here” is the familiar phrase Dante reads as he enters the gates of Hell, but in the Dante’s Inferno: An Animated Epic and Dante’s Inferno, the video game (Xbox360, PS3), Dante takes a different tact - he abandons nothing.  Based on a lose interpretation of the poem, Dante (voiced by Graham McTavish) is a errant Crusader willing to go...

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Wednesday February 10, 2010 11:16 PM EST

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Fans have been hoisting their pitch forks ever since Apple CEO announced their wonky new tablet device, the iPad. Lets face it, it has a laundry list of faults and is essence a big ol' iPod Touch instead of a touch screen computer like the HP tablet is expected to be.

While most people are still shaking their heads at the failure of the iPad presentation, the video site Hulu...

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Friday February 5, 2010 11:30 PM EST

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Avatar fans rejoice! No, not you Navi-loving posers - the original Avatar, Aang addicts. This Sunday Paramount is airing a new 30-second teaser of M Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender during the Superbowl XLIV (that's 44 to us Americans).

In the trailer we see further into the world of four nations as Aang awakens from the iceberg and the Fire Nation assaults the Southern...

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Tuesday January 26, 2010 08:30 PM EST



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Sometime in the foreseeable future, people will have fully articulate robotic avatars to improve their quality of life. That’s the premise behindSurrogates, the latest sci-fi thriller directed by Jonathan Mostow.

Mostow who enjoys using new technology in his filmmaking believes the future is closer than we may think. In the featurette, “A More Perfect You: The...

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Thursday January 21, 2010 08:35 PM EST



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I guess its safe to say Anil Kapoor has finally made his mark in America.  The 51 year old actor has been a leading man in his homeland of India for the past 30 years but he finally garnered the attention of American audiences as Prem Kumar, the charismatically slick host of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” in the Oscar winning film, Slumdog Millionaire back in...

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Wednesday January 13, 2010 09:21 PM EST

image-1As head coach Sue Sylvester on the hit show Glee, comedic actress Jane Lynch is the new queen of mean on prime time television. On the show, Lynch's character is at war - set in an ongoing plot to put the cheerleader squad, the Cheerios back on top and squashing the upstart glee club squad and its advisor with extreme prejudice.

Last week , Lynch spoke with the press about teaching...

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Wednesday January 13, 2010 12:26 AM EST

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For eight seasons America has sat glued to their televisions each week as judges Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, Simon Cowell and late comer, Kara DioGuardi shape the fate of finalists on American Idol. Now in its ninth season, the show is hoping to endure a series of controversies, shake-ups and new additions.

Loyal fans were shocked and saddened when Abdul announced prior to the...

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Monday January 11, 2010 09:35 PM EST

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"I pity the fool who goes out tryin' a' take over da world, then runs home cryin' to his momma!"

- B.A. Baracus

Oh nostalgia. Remember when NBC's bad ass Army rogues ruled prime time. I'm talking about the A-Team: Hannibal, Face(man), Murdock and B.A. Baracus (even the name has a foot-to-ass quality about it). Each week we watched as these Awol soldiers of fortune - on...

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Monday January 11, 2010 08:54 PM EST

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"I pity the fool who goes out tryin' a' take over da world, then runs home cryin' to his momma!"

- B.A. Baracus

Oh nostalgia. Remember when NBC's bad ass Army rogues ruled prime time. I'm talking about the A-Team: Hannibal, Face(man), Murdock and B.A. Baracus (even the name has a foot-to-ass quality about it). Each week we watched as these Awol soldiers of fortune - on...

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Culture

Monday January 11, 2010 06:54 AM EST
image-1Depending on how you look at it, director Terry Gilliam is either the luckiest or the unluckiest director around. His past works have had slow box office numbers but garner critic nods and become cult favorites. His Don Quixote film never made it through production yet spawned a must-see documentary, Lost in La Mancha. His most recent project, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was also... | more...

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Sunday January 10, 2010 10:44 PM EST
image-1Depending on how you look at it, director Terry Gilliam is either the luckiest or the unluckiest director around. His past works have had slow box office numbers but garner critic nods and become cult favorites. His Don Quixote film never made it through production yet spawned a must-see documentary, Lost in La Mancha. His most recent project, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus was also... | more...

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Friday January 8, 2010 04:50 AM EST

image-1Move over Kindle, sorry Nook but Blio may potentially make waves in the e-reader game.

Blio is the new FREE e-reader that has all the bells and whistles that may finally convince book lovers to finally put down the tactile paperbacks and read their next book from a computer or mobile device.  According to their website, Blio offers quite a few amenities that set it apart from its...

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Tuesday January 5, 2010 10:24 PM EST

image-1Last year we saw a significant increase in the number of 3D movies released in theaters and now that immersive technology in migrating to smaller screens. Chomping on the heels of Cameron's Avatar billion dollar box office success story, ESPN and Discovery announce their getting into the game.

ESPN reported today they are launching the industry's first 3D network. According to the...

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Tuesday January 5, 2010 08:05 PM EST

image-1Here's a quick look at the final installments, book seven of the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Yes, I said installments - everyone knows by now that the final book will be done in two parts.

In the Deathly Hallows, Harry (Daniel Radcliff), Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione (Emma Watson) leave Hogwarts School to stop the evil Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes). The...

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Friday January 1, 2010 04:00 PM EST
image-1As the year comes to a close, BET has released their list of people to keep your eye on next year. In their annual watch list, BET highlight Blacks who will make a big impact throughout the upcoming year. This year's candidates include, POTUS Barack Obama (of course), Tiger Woods, Ala. governor hopeful Artur Davis and Atlanta's Mayor-elect Kasim Reed, rapper T.I. and R&B artist, Usher.... | more...

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Thursday December 31, 2009 07:21 PM EST



image-1Ok, so you maybe you really don't have a thing to wear. Or maybe you don't like crowds of drunken party-goers screaming and celebrating the turn of another year. Heck, maybe you're having a gathering at home and need an official countdown to bring in the New Year. Whatever your reason, you can find what you need on TV this New Year's Eve.  Here's a list of countdown shows,...

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Thursday December 31, 2009 07:14 PM EST

image-1 that British actor Patrick Stewart who's commanded various royal titles on stage and screen will be given the title of 'Sir' soon.

According to the article, Stewart tops the list for Brits to be dubbed Knight from Queen Elizabeth later this year. Stewart, age 69,  is widely known in America as Captain Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek: The Next Generation and recently as Professor...

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Thursday December 31, 2009 04:00 PM EST



image-1Ok, so you maybe you really don't have a thing to wear. Or maybe you don't like crowds of drunken party-goers screaming and celebrating the turn of another year. Heck, maybe you're having a gathering at home and need an official countdown to bring in the New Year. Whatever your reason, you can find what you need on TV this New Year's Eve.  Here's a list of countdown shows,...

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Wednesday December 30, 2009 10:00 PM EST
image-1Remember back in the day when you there were only a few bowl games. You'd awaken from your hangover, eat breakfast watch parades and then saunter over to the sofa - snacks in hand, to spend the remainder of the day watching bowl games and getting re-drunk. Back then you only had four that mattered: the Orange Bowl (Miami, Fla.), the Sugar Bowl (New Orleans, La.), the Fiesta Bowl (Tempe,... | more...