Midnight

Ferrigno became a star for his work as Bruce Banner's angry, green alter-ego on the TV series "The Incredible Hulk". The popular show ran from 1977-82 and totaled 82 episodes. He earned the title of Mr. Universe twice in the 70's during the bodybuilding craze. Since then, he has continued to act, as well as continuing with his bodybuilding career. He's guest starred on various tv shows such as "Chuck", "Reno 911!", "The King of Queens", "Celebrity Apprentice", and several others. As far as his bodybuilding career, he has his own line of fitness equipment and books and apparel. So again, let's all wish Mr. Ferrigno a very Happy Birthday and hope that he has many more to come. Happy Birthday Lou !!!!! View full article

The second half of the series sees explosive new adventures… plus a few old enemies! You can find it here!!!! Click here to view the article Source: Doctor Who Episodes 8 - 13 Trailers

You can find it here!!!! View full article

Elisabeth played assistant Sarah Jane Smith opposite Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker and reprised her role as the gutsy investigative journalist several times over the years, including the 2006 episode School Reunion. She went on to star in spin-off children’s series The Sarah Jane Adventures, which saw guest appearances from David Tennant and current Doctor Matt Smith. The show proved a hit with a new generation of youngsters and was one of the BBC’s highest ever rated children’s programmes. In 2007, Elisabeth appeared at the annual SF Ball cult TV convention in Bournemouth, where she told the Daily Echo that she loved her time in the Tardis, describing her co-stars as “a joy to work with”. B Jones, SF Ball spokesperson and Doctor Who fan, remembered the actress as being “great fun”. She said: “When she came to our convention she told us she was dressed by her daughter because she was representing Sarah Jane and thought she looked mumsy. “She was open and welcoming and keen to talk about the resurgence of the character. She was so interested in the fans and what they had to say.” The Sarah Jane character was so popular with fans because she was “one of the first females who didn’t scream every time something went wrong,” added B. Elisabeth twice came to Dorset during her time with Doctor Who, filming part of Death to the Daleks at ARC Sandpit in Gallows Hill with Jon Pertwee in 1973, and scenes for The Seeds of Doom with Tom Baker at Athelhampton House in 1975. The fifth series of the Sarah Jane Adventures was due to be broadcast some time this year. View full article

It just felt a lot longer than those 190 minutes. A few hours ago yours truly wrote a post about Oscar hosts James Franco and Anne Hathaway were very winning in the show's opening moments. Consider that opinion revised. Hathaway remained a lively presence throughout the show and had a funny musical number about a third of the way into the broadcast, but aside from a couple of moments after the opening, the choice of Franco as her co-host didn't play nearly as well as the academy probably was hoping. Franco is a very talented actor and has been fantastic in comedic roles on film. On live TV, though, his detached, isn't-this-ironic vibe came off more disinterested than hip. His walk-on in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"-esque drag and a crack about the supposedly naughty titles of some of the nominated movies got us laughing, but other than that he rarely matched Hathaway's energy. The hosts can only do so much in an awards show, though, and these Oscars weren't really helped by the fact that there almost no surprises. Just about everyone who was expected to win -- Natalie Portman, Colin Firth, Melissa Leo, Christian Bale, Aaron Sorkin, "The King's Speech" -- did win, just as most of them have done at several awards leading up to the Oscars. As a result, there was a same old-same old feel to much of the show, give or take an accidental F-bomb from best supporting actress winner Leo. Having a pair of younger hosts that aren't pulled from the ranks of comedians is a good idea in theory, and Hathaway showed flashes that it could work. But the combination of her and Franco didn't really pull it off on Sunday. View full article

For her re-ascent to the top of the pop-culture consciousness, the 88-year-old White has been named Entertainer of the Year by the Associated Press. The wire service collected 102 ballots from member organizations, and White received 20 first-place votes. She beat the cast of "Glee" for the honor by two votes. "It's ridiculous," White tells the AP. "They haven't caught on to me, and I hope they never do." White started her year by receiving SAG's lifetime achievement award in January, and she's ending it as a SAG nominee for her individual performance in TV Land's comedy "Hot in Cleveland" (the show's ensemble is also nominated for best cast of a comedy series). In between she won an Emmy for her May turn as host of "Saturday Night Live," which followed a Facebook campaign to get her on the show and gave "SNL" its biggest audience in some time. White says all the accolades and fan response have been "phenomenal" -- she just doesn't want people to call it a comeback. "Everybody keeps congratulating me on my resurgence and my big comeback," she tells the AP. "I haven't been away, guys. I've been working steadily for the last 63 years. ... I've had my own following all that time. If they want me to go away, if they get tired of me, just stop asking me because I keep saying yes." Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...f-the-year.html View full article

Listen, I really value our relationship. I travel all over the country chasing down the cast and creators of your favorite show to get you the scoop you're fiending for, and in return, you guys keep me endlessly entertained with your comments and tweets and occasional profanity-ridden battles over who is going to end up with who. It's all very mutually beneficial. But something's been bugging me, and I just can't bite my tongue any longer. Recently, there's been some negative energy toward my favorite character, the adorably clueless Matt Donovan (Zach Roerig). Matty made #1 on a certain list of the worst things about "The Vampire Diaries," and a reviewer who has been mixing haterade with his morning coffee compared the kid to "a pile of mashed potatoes." And okay, maybe the mashed potatoes thing was sort of hilarious, but that doesn't make it any less wrong. So now, with a little help from my friend Zach, who I caught up with on set in Atlanta, I'm going to educate you on all of the reasons Matt is awesome. You may want to take some notes, kids. This stuff will be on your final exam. Secrets, secrets are no fun... without someone to keep them from. "I must say that I am honored to hold down the human fort in Mystic Falls," Zach jokes. In a town where you can't sneeze without spraying a vampire, a witch, or a werewolf, Matt remains one of only two regular characters who isn't in on the supernatural drama. But being out of the loop doesn't make Matt boring -- it makes him the wild card. (Sexy, right?) We were all shocked when Katherine compelled him to provoke Tyler into triggering the werewolf curse because the twist came out of nowhere, and you can bet that there are more Matt-related game-changers to come. Since his friends haven't bothered to fill him in on the various monsters using his workplace as their favorite pre-kill watering hole, we can't predict how he may act in any given situation. "Matt's strength and weakness are the same," Zach says. "He doesn't know about the vampires. So he could think he's like superman, and then get his neck broken." Luke Ward, your services are no longer needed. In the pilot episode, we were first introduced to Matt as Elena's cute jock ex-boyfriend with a bit of a staring problem, a tendency to mouth off to (terrible) teachers, and an unfortunately lingering thing for our heroine. More than a decade of watching television led us to the inevitable conclusion: Matt was going to be A Problem. He'd be the jealous ex who got in the way of True Love with his bad attitude and inability to leave the past in the past. He'd probably make a bunch of macho attempts to steal Elena back. He'd probably drive an obnoxiously expensive car to make up for certain shortcomings. He'd probably threaten Stefan with a rumble or, at the very least, a "Welcome to Mystic Falls, bitch!" So imagine our surprise when Matt saw Stefan making eyes at Elena and walked up to him to say, "Hey, I'm Matt. Nice to meet you." Swoon! Maturity, in a high school football player? A good-looking blond ex who doesn't treat a girl like a prize to be won? As a character, Matt defies all stereotypes, and in a TV landscape where plots are recycled more often than Vitamin Water bottles on "Gossip Girl," that's a good thing. He's hot. Consider this your obligatory his-eyes-are-so-blue mention. It's true. They are soblue. Everyone loves a triangle. Stefan, Elena, and Damon are going to dance around each other until Paul Wesley, Nina Dobrev, and Ian Somerhalder bid adieu to Mystic Falls and become huge movie stars who have to allocate trophy rooms in their houses for all of their various awards. We love to watch their cat-and-mouse games, which is a good thing, because we probably won't find out who gets the girl until the series finale. (That is, assuming she doesn't pull a Kelly Taylor, forcing the 'shippers to storm Warner Bros with tar, feathers, pitchforks, and picket signs.) In the meantime, we can take an occasional break from getting the word "Stelena" or "Delena" tattooed on our foreheads and enjoy the more immediate satisfaction of the tension brewing between Matt, Caroline, and Tyler. In the upcoming January 27 spring premiere episode, "The Descent," both Matt and Tyler kiss Caroline (her life is soooo hard) - which is further complicated by the fact that Matt and Tyler, despite being perfect opposites, are total BFFs. But like we said -- Matt is a mature guy. He won't be pulling any Pacey-Dawson "sailboat race for her love!" douche moves any time soon. Instead, he's going to start investigating the situation. "He's probably going to discover some weird habits of Caroline and Tyler," Zach admits. Reality doesn't bite. In Mystic Falls, it seems like every kid has a magical piece of jewelry of some kind. Enchanted rings are the new Silly Bandz. Everyone and their brother can outrun a speeding bullet or survive being staked in the heart or make autumn leaves dance Swan Lake in the school parking lot just by thinking about it. But Matt Donovan doesn't need any sparkly jewelry to stay significant. Matt is the grounding force of the show. He's a real kid, dealing with real kid problems - like keeping gas in his truck and regretting things he did after dipping into a liquor cabinet. Presumably, he even goes to school once in a while. With Matt around, the show remains relatable to those of us watching from our apartments while drinking $8 wine and deciding whether to pay our car insurance or our cable bill first. He's a Twitter goldmine. Okay, I know there are a million role-play Twitters and Livejournals and Facebooks out there, and I don't mean to play favorites, but... I have a favorite. If you know what's good for you, you'll follow @Matt_Donovan1on Twitter. His tweets are so delightfully tragic. We don't know who is behind the Twitter -- it's definitely not any of the "Vampire Diaries" writers, or Zach himself, and despite speculation, it's not yours truly. It is, however, the highlight of my day when "Matt" tweets about the various repairs needed for his truck. The hits just keep on coming. How can you call someone boring when he's lost two girlfriends, a sister, and potentially a best friend to supernatural forces he's unaware of? Not to mention, he blames himself for the death of a friend (okay, an acquaintance) that unbeknownst to him triggered Tyler's lycanthropy. "I think that Matt is probably still completely guilt-ridden," Zach says. After all, it doesn't exactly fall into the gray area when it comes to Matt's tried and true moral compass. "Getting over fighting with his friend is one thing, but having the death of another person on his shoulders, that's not the kind of thing Matt can just brush off." There's only so much a guy can take. "Everyone knows Matt's going to snap," Zach says. "If Matt was let in on the fact that there are vampires, and all the other craziness that's going on, that's a lot - to find out his sister was killed, and it was covered up by his friends. His original girlfriend that he loved was involved, his second girlfriend was involved and now she's messing with a werewolf - that's a lot to process." It's all about potential. Just because Matt isn't secretly a mind-reading fairy doesn't mean that he doesn't have some incredible stories waiting to bite him in the neck. How quickly we forget, while we're raving about Caroline as a vampire or Tyler's transformation scene, that last season, she was just a vulnerable Type A and he was just a typical two-dimensional bully. If there's anything we've learned from the secondary characters currently embroiled in suspenseful, unpredictable character arcs, it's that the powers that be behind "The Vampire Diaries" never let a character go to waste. Matt's time will come. Patience, grasshoppers. Have a little faith. Basically, if you think Matt Donovan is boring, you're not thinking enough. Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...al-jewelry.html View full article

The Showtime thriller is switching out Season 5's showrunner with Scott Buck going into the sixth season. Buck's not exactly new to "Dexter," having been a co-executive producer since Season 2, but now they're ready to hand him the power. He's written the last three season finales. He used to write and produce for "Six Feet Under," which also starred Michael C. Hall. [Deadline] CBS has friended Rita Wilson and F. Murray Abraham. The two will visit "The Good Wife" for a February episode that's inspired by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and "The Social Network." [EW] "Eden" has been populated. USA's pilot has cast "Heroes" Nick D'Agosto as John Sparks, a concierge for an elite New York hotel. He calls on Eddie, "Dollhouse's" Enver Gjokaj,for help. Eddie's an escaped con though, so therein lie the shenanigans. [TV Guide] The late Blake Edwards will get a movie marathon on Turner Classic Movies in his honor. "Breakfast at Tiffany's," "Days of Wine and Roses," "The Pink Panther," "Victor/Victoria" and "Operation Petticoat" will air beginning 8 p.m. ET on Monday, Dec. 27, going into the wee hours. [THR] The hit man returns. Jack Huston, who plays the disfigured Richard Harrow hired as a hit man and bodyguard, has been upped to a series regular in the second season of"Boardwalk Empire." [Deadline] Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest news and buzz Photo/Video credit: Showtime Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...uest-stars.html View full article

In the category of fastest rumor-squashing, Simon Cowell has knocked down speculation that George Michael will be a judge on "The X Factor" on FOX next fall. Reports of Michael's supposed involvement started making the rounds Thursday morning (Dec. 14); within a few hours, Cowell had issued a statement saying Michael won't be a judge on the show. ["Extra"] It's a bad time to be a spinoff at Syfy. The cable channel has decided not to renew "Stargate Universe" for a third season; the 10 episodes scheduled to air in the spring will be the show's last. [Deadline] A pair of "Smallville" episodes ("Shield" and "Abandoned") are among the TV nominees for the American Society of Cinematographers 25th annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. The other series nominees are "Dark Blue" (episode "Shell Game"), "Boardwalk Empire" ("Home" and "Family Limitation"), "Mad Men" ("Blowing Smoke") and "Nikita" ("Pilot"); the TV movie/miniseries nominees are "Jesse Stone: No Remorse," "Part 2" of Syfy's "Alice" and the "Okinawa" episode of "The Pacific." [ASC] First The Hoff, now The Donald. Comedy Central says its next celebrity roast target will be Donald Trump; the special will tape on March 9 in New York and air sometime in the spring. [Comedy Central] Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney can still bring viewers to television. Last weekend's "Saturday Night Live", featuring host Paul Rudd and McCartney as musical guest, drew the show's biggest audience (7.6 million) and adults 18-49 rating (2.7) of the season. [NBC] NKOTBSB -- that'd be New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys -- will be part of ABC's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" telecast. The no-longer-boy bands, who are touring together, join Taio Cruz and Ke$ha in the lineup of performers in New York's Times Square. [ABC] NBC's genealogy series "Who Do You Think You Are?" has announced its lineup of celebrities for Season 2, which premieres Feb. 4. The stars tracing their heritage areGwyneth Paltrow, Vanessa Williams, Rosie O'Donnell, Steve Buscemi, Tim McGraw, Kim Cattrall, Lionel Richie and Ashley Judd. [NBC] Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...nald-trump.html View full article

The American version of "Torchwood" is staffing up quickly after the proposed series bounced back and forth between networks, landing at Starz. Earlier this week, we reported that Mekhi Phifer enlisted to join Captain Jack and now the team has found their villain. According toDeadline, film star Bill Pullman has signed on as a series regular. The star of popular nineties films ("Independence Day," "While You Were Sleeping") returns to the small screen as Oswald Jones, a convicted criminal who gets off on a technicality and becomes a media success. In typical "Torchwood" fashion, clever Orson gets involved in a plot that could cause international havoc and the team will need to stop him. This will be Pullman's first regular TV role after 2005's "end of days" miniseries, "Revelations," on NBC. Are you ready to see Pullman's darker side? Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest news and buzz Photo/Video credit: Getty Images Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...ll-pullman.html Click here to view the article

With a cast as fun as "The Vampire Diaries" regulars are, there's no end to the silly behind-the-scenes stories. We were on set with Zap2it's good friend Catalina Walsh as she got the backstage scoop from all your favorite stars. Paul Wesley, who was happy to do interviews despite having to come to work on crutches due to a badly sprained ankle, laughs, "It'll be interesting to see a Season 2 gag reel. On this set, we have fun, but we also take it really seriously, too. It's been so intense and we want to make it good so I can't think of any moments off the top of my head that are hilarious. We're always playing pranks on each other. That's incessant." Sara Canning, whose character Jenna met the wrong end of a knife this season, dished on working with special effects blood. "When I shot my scene where Jenna stabs herself, we only did two takes, and the first one he rigged up the tube inside my dress so that the blood would start spurting out of my stomach, and it was like a lake of blood," she laughs. "There's a science to it. Someone was lying behind the counter using a hand pump to pump the blood." Kat Graham spilled some secrets about Steven R. McQueen's suave romantic moves during a key scene between Bonnie and Jeremy, too. "When Jeremy almost kisses me," she says, "that wasn't in the script. He wasn't supposed to do that! That was a funny moment. I was kind of like, oh, okay! This is good. This will work." For more from McQueen and dish from everyone's favorite bad boy, Ian Somerhalder, check out the video below. Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest news and buzz Photo/Video credit: Getty Images Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...scenes-fun.html Click here to view the article

[imgleft] [/imgleft] Here at Zap2it we try to provide you with thoughtful, thorough television coverage for all of your favorite shows. We're along for the ride as you analyze mythology, discuss theories, and nitpick plot holes. But occasionally, we just need to sit back, forget about dissecting the characters, and just enjoy how darngorgeous they are. Such is the case with these newly released"Supernatural" promotional pictures of Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, and Misha Collins. We love the matching outfits - with a little choreography, some cornrows, and creative facial hair, these guys could be part of the broodiest boy band in the history of time. So feel free to take some time off from worrying about Sam's mortal soul, Dean's emotional turmoil, and Castiel's place in Heaven's civil war. It's okay to be shallow for a few minutes. Or a couple hours. We won't judge you. (We may have made these photos our new computer background. It's one way to spruce up a cubicle.) Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest news and buzz Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...eeds-souls.html Click here to view the article

RIP Marv. On the special two-hour season finale of "Burn Notice" Thursday, Dec. 16 (beginning an hour earlier at 9 p.m. ET), Brennan (Jay Karnes) -- who was last seen in the back of a car with men who had just killed Marv (Richard Kind) -- is trying to put the pressure on Mike (Jeffrey Donovan) to take out some government agents. The wounds, they're still fresh, so Mike is really not happy with this request. But Brennan has the flash drive with the list of burners and is threatening to release some data. Hmm. You know what also sucks? Larry (Tim Matheson) is pro-killing too. Let's see how this argument plays out: ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"> Love Sam (Bruce Campbell) and his rebar! He is so sneaky. Jesse (Coby Bell) isn't quite that sneaky. It's very clear he would like to speak to Brennan too, but that's obviously not the wisest course, or so Sam is quick to tell him. Why do we get a bad feeling from this? ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"> Well, it looks like Jesse's going to give lying the old college try. Let's see how convincing he is: ">" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"> Come back after you watch and let us know if you're satisfied with how things went down. Follow Zap2it on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest news and buzz Photo/Video credit: USA Source: http://blog.zap2it.c...be-trusted.html Click here to view the article