Latest Pop Culture News
-Two ‘Mad Men’ stars will be hosts on Saturday Night Live this month. January Jones will host Nov. 14 with musical guest Black Eyed Peas. Joseph Gordon-Levitt will host Nov. 21 with musical guest the Dave Matthews Band. This weekend, it’s Taylor Swift’s turn to host.
-Don’t lose out on your chance to meet members of Tesla. They will hold a meet-and-greet at 1 p.m. Saturday at Frenchtown Square mall, 2121 N. Monroe St.
-ABC’s premiere of “V” drew a whopping 13.9 million viewers on Tuesday. It was tops in the adult demo (18-49) for any new show this season and the biggest for an 8 p.m. drama since “Lost” in 2004. Very cool!!
-James Franco will make a guest appearance as himself on NBC’s “30 Rock.” He’s currently shooting episodes for General Hospital, and will shoot 30 Rock later this week.
-TNT has saved “Southland.” It picked it up after NBC canceled the cop drama. TNT will broadcast all six episodes from its aborted second season beginning Jan. 12 as well as the seven episodes from the first season.
-Beginning at 6 p.m. tonight, Syfy is airing a “Legend of the Seeker” marathon.
-Check out the new trailer for “Despicable Me,” a 3D animated comedy that features the voices of Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Kristen Wiig and many more. It arrives in theaters on July 9, 2010. It looks hilarious!
-CBS has cut back on the amount of episodes for “Numb3rs” from 22 to 16. The network, however, has increased the season order from 22 to 24 episodes for CSI: Miami, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, How I Met Your Mother and Two and a Half Men. It also increased orders for CSI, CSI: NY, Criminal Minds, The Good Wife, The Mentalist and The Big Bang Theory to 23 episodes.
-Anthony Hopkins has been added to the cast of “Thor.” Chris Hemsworth is playing Thor and Natalie Portman also stars. Production begins in January.
-Fox has renewed “American Dad” for a sixth season.
-Zooey Deschanel will guest star on her sister’s show, “Bones,” for a holiday episode. The episode will air at 8 p.m. Dec. 10 on Fox. Ryan O’Neal also will be featured. Zooey’s sister is Emily Deschanel, who stars on the show with David Boreanaz.
-Watch the trailer for “The Road” starring Viggo Mortensen and Robert Duvall. It arrives in theaters Nov. 25.
-A movie is being made about a board game. “Ouija” will be a supernatural action-adventure movie.
-Viacom’s Paramount Picture is looking to make a sequel to “Paranormal Activity.” Not really shocking news since the movie has earned $84.6 million. It was made for only $11,000.
-Former “24″ co-stars Reiko Aylesworth and Sarah Wynter will join the third season of “Damages” on FX. They both signed on for recurring roles on the drama series.
TV PREMIERES
Tonight – Cold Blood (ID)
Friday – Ghost Adventures (Travel)
Saturday – Legend of the Seeker (SYN); Cats 101 (Animal Planet)
Monday – Operation Repo (TruTV)
Tuesday – Table for 12 (TLC); Full Throttle Saloon (TruTV); e2 Design (Sundance)
Wednesday – Ghost Hunters Academy (Syfy)
TV FINALES
Sunday – Mad Men (AMC); Mario’s Green House (TV One); Tool Academy (VH1); The Property Shop (HGTV)
Monday – Lincoln Heights (ABC Family)
Tuesday – Weird, True & Freaky (Animal Planet); The Naughy Kitchen with Chef Blythe Beck (Oxygen)
Wednesday – Secret Girlfriend (Comedy Central)
MOVIES arriving Friday, Nov. 6
-The Box
-The Fourth Kind
-The Men Who Stare at Goats
-Disney’s A Christmas Carol (conventional theaters and IMAX)
-Limited release: “Precious” (expands Nov. 20)
DVDs arriving Tuesday, Nov. 10
-Up
-The Ugly Truth
-The Echo
-The Accidental Husband
-Spread
-Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Second Season
-SpongeBob’s Truth or Square
-The Three Stooges Collection, Vol. 7: 1952-1954
-Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days
-Justice League: The Third Season
-JAG: The Ninth Season
-Hogan’s Heroes: The Komplete Series (Kommandant’s Kollection)
-Nash Bridges: Third Season
-G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero – Complete Series (limited edition collector’s set)
ALBUMS arriving Tuesday, Nov. 10
-Bon Jovi, “The Circle”
-Britney Spears, “The Singles Collection”
-Wyclef Jean, “From The Hut, To The Projects To The Mansion”
-Dashboard Confessional, “After The Ending”
-Switchfoot, “Hello Hurricane”
-Jason Mraz, “Jason Mraz’s Beatiful Mess: Live From Earth”
-Tori Amos, “Midwinter Graces”
-Kings of Leon, “Live At the O2 London, England”
-The Killers, “Live at Royal Albert Hall” (Live CD and DVD)
-AC/DC, “Backtracks” (2 CDS and DVD)
-The Doors, “Live in New York” (6 CD Box Set)
-Dolly Parton, “Live From London” (CD and DVD)
-Kidz Bop Kids, “Kidz Bop Sing The Beatles”