On the heels of ABC picking up drama pilot Gilded Lillys earlier today, the network just greenlighted a half-hour pilot, multi-camera comedy Counter Culture. Written and executive produced by writer-actress Stephnie Weir and executive produced by Claudia Lonow, Counter Culture revolves around three aging sisters running their family diner together in West Texas who find that sibling dynamics are always getting in the way of getting the job done. Weir won’t act in Counter Culture, which will be co-produced by Sony TV, where Weir has had a deal (she penned the 2010 ABC/Sony TV comedy pilot Wright Vs. Wrong starring Debra Messing), and ABC Studios. Lonow is expected to have a great pilot season. The Accidentally On Purpose creator has another comedy project at ABC through 20th TV and Imagine TV, which is very hot and already has a put pilot commitment, making a pilot order very likely. The pickup for Counter Culture extends female comedy writers’ hot streak this season.
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2012 NFL Playoffs: Divisional Round Preview
Most people might not know this BUT there was more than one game this past weekend. All this Tebow madness has made people forget that ever other game was interesting in its own way. We’
PHOTOS: Ryan Gosling Struts His Stuff At LAX, Plus Nibbly Links
Ryan Gosling looking hot as usual as he catches a flight at LAX. January 10, 2012. Please check out these great posts from our friends: – Shit Liza Minnelli says. (Towleroad) – Ricky Martin talks Evita. (Just Jared) – Madonna calls Britney Spears a good kisser. (Pink is the New Blog) – Jessica Biel and [...]
Leo DiCaprio is getting serious
Erin Heatherton doing a photoshoot in St. Barts last August Leonardo DiCaprio is getting serious with yet another model, this time unfathomable hot Victoria’s Secret beauty Erin Heatherton. Lucky him. He was due to catch a break. From the…
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“Margin Call” UK Premiere: Jessica-Jane Clement w/ The Links!
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Jessica-Jane Clement was the girl in red on the red carpet for the UK premiere of “Margin Call” held earlier today at the Vue West End in London.
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More Lauren Stoner Bikini Pics From Miami Beach!
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What a great lifestyle! The 27-year-old Virginia model, who once (and maybe still?) serviced Hollywood bigwig producer Michael Bay, continued her sugar-daddy-funded luxurious vacation in Miami Beach. Nothing new to report here since Lauren’s entire life is pretty much a vacation, but I guess one of the juicy fruits of being hot & open to sex with mostly deep-pocketed men.
Lauren was spotted at the beach on Sunday rocking a purple and pink bikini. Besides running around the beach striking provocative poses, she was also seen grabbing some food from a nearby taco truck (not that she ate any of it).
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Friday Celeb Leftovers Bring The Weekend Links!
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Jessica Alba looks really good from this angle . . . and the afternoon links
Jessica Alba leaving Starbucks in Santa Monica (1/4) + LeAnn Rimes has a wedgie (site NSFW) [Drunken Stepfather] + Emmy Rossum is freaking hot [Just Jared] + Rihanna showing off her pierced nips (NSFW) [TaxiDriverMovie] + Guess who got…
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2012 NFL Playoffs: Wild Card Weekend Preview
The regular season is over. It was a great season. It was highlighted by stars, amazing plays, disappointing players, season-killing injuries, game-saving plays and last minute drives. In the end, there are only twelve teams that can move on. Teams left out of the post season are left sitting at home wondering where it all went wrong. They can look at a certain game or certain play but as one Bill Parcells once said ‘
Inside the Tube: “Modern Family” Edition -”Lifetime Supply” – (Season 3, Episode 11)
Conventional wisdom up until this point in the much heralded run of Modern Family has been that Cam is the resident Drama Queen of the Pritchett and Dunphy clans. He is prone to dramatics, exaggeration and (of course) the gay gasp and chest hold. Gloria makes a comfortable substitute for said caricature since she is, well, Colombian, and we all know how the Latin Peoples like to live, love and gesture emphatically. Or so says Hollywood and its bucket of stereotypes . . .
But this week saw the emergence of a new drama queen on the block: Phil Dunphy. Phil has always been pretty excitable: he gets overly invested in things he’
Rebecca Mir Brings The Morning Links!
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Berlin: Sebastian Deyle and Rebecca Mir at premiere of ‘The Artist’
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‘Star Trek’ Sequel Hires Hot British Actor
EXCLUSIVE: Here’s another update on writer/director J.J. Abrams’ much anticipated Star Trek sequel — which is really No. 12 among the Captain Kirk/Mr Spock 
star fleet movies – coming out on May 17, 2013 from Paramount. I’ve learned that hot British film actor Benedict Cumberbatch has been cast in a lead role in the film. No word yet on whether he’ll be a hero or villain. But Cumberbatch landed some sought-after roles recently in War Horse (as ’Major Stewart’) and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (‘Peter Guillam’). He will also portray ‘Smaug the Dragon’ through motion capture and voice the ‘Necromancer’ in The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There And Back Again. The 35-year-old London-born thesp is a veteran of both theatre and TV, most notably as ‘Sherlock Holmes’ in the 2010 modern BBC adaptation series Sherlock).
He also starred as ‘Stephen Hawking’ in 2004′s Hawking and received a nomination for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actor and won the Golden Nymph for Television Films ‘
Alex Rodriguez & His New Girlfriend Torrie Wilson Bring The Links!
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Alex Rodriguez was seen doing some sugar daddy-funded shopping in L.A. with his new wrestler girlfriend Torrie Wilson yesterday afternoon. It’s nice to see that A-Rod’s over his few-months-long fling w/ Cameron Diaz. I’m sure that dating a wrestler now opens countless kinky doors.
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I hope Angelina Jolie gets me in the gift exchange next year
Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, and their kids shopping at FAO Schwarz in New York (12/7) Damn, I thought I was hot shit getting that $20 Wal-Mart gift card from my aunt for Christmas this year. Now that I think…
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Hot New Pics of Lady Gagas Boyfriend [Sexy Six]
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Miami: Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Bikini Pics Bring The Links!
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Sugar daddy Jason Statham was seen chilling on the beach with his supermodel girlfriend Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in Miami Beach earlier this afternoon. That bastard!
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- BEST OF 2011: Lindsay Lohan Blows Her Way Into A Fashion Week Party [The Superficial]
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Miami Beach: Maria Menounos Tackles P.R. Pimp Jonathan Cheban
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This is simply a continuation of our Miami Beach coverage from yesterday, so stay tuned for more pics from Florida through the New Years weekend. Since we have no lives, we’ll do our best to get things up promptly.
As for these latest pics, Maria Menounos was seen having fun w/ “Spin Crowd” star & NYC P.R. guru Jonathan Cheban. It’s pretty cool how hot chicks have a license to do literally anything and get away with it! Needless to say, this definitely bodes well for J. Cheban’s quest to prove that he’s straight (Kris Humphries took a shot at Cheban’s sexuality in an episode of “Kim & Kourtney Take NYC”).
While we’re on the topic of hot chicks attacking dudes: How should one react in a situation that has you getting bear-hugged & tackled by a bikini-clad Maria Menounos? If he wasn’t careful, he could come off as somewhat creepy if he accidentally fondled her various assets in an attempt to tackle her or even risk getting your ass kicked by Maria’s boyfriend who was only a few feet away, so I think the dude played it off very nicely, to say the least.
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2011 Basic Cable Ratings: USA Still On Top, History & FX Up, Nick At Nite & TBS Down
There was little change at the top of the primetime basic cable rankings for 2011, with USA finishing the year as No.1 in total viewers and adults 18-49 for a sixth consecutive time on the strength of its original series. The cable network added another hit to its original slate this year with rookie Suits. There was one change each in the Top 5 among total viewers and 18-49 from 2010. History broke into the Top 5 among total viewers after doing the same among adults 18-49 last year, while siblings TNT and TBS swapped places in the top 18-49 echelon. (Network ranker after the jump.)
History’s ratings ascent continued in 2011. With red-hot unscripted fare such as Pawn Stars and American Pickers, the cable channel once again posted its best year ever with double-digit gains in total viewers and adults 18-49 and a Top 5 finish in both categories after cracking the Top 10 in both total measures for the first time last year.
Also posting double-digit growth for a second consecutive year was MTV, which was fueled by juggernaut Jersey Shore, hit unscripted franchise Teen Mom, staple Video Music Awards and hot scripted newcomer Awkward. MTV moved up 5 spots in total viewers and 3 in 18-49 to finish … Read More
Brooke Burns Bikini Pics From Hawaii Bring The Links!
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33-year-old former ‘Baywatch’ Babe Brooke Burns was seen showing off her flawless bikini bod as she spends time in Hawaii with her family.
- Victoria Silvstedt Bikini Pictures [HollywoodTuna]
- Just Kidding. Lindsay Lohan’