Saturday, October 5, 2013

Jeff Dodge's Article Archive -- September 16-30, 2013

September 16-30, 2013:

BuddyTV:
[Video] 'Glee' Premiere: Does Artie Have a New Love Interest?
The return of Glee is less than two weeks away, which means it's almost time to "come together" for the two-part Beatles tribute extravaganza. In "Love, Love, Love," our favorite McKinley high glee club will take on the songs of the Fab Four. A new clip from the season 5 premiere has made its way online and it shows...

[Videos] 'Saturday Night Live' Adds 6 New Cast Members, Names New 'Weekend Update' Co-Anchor
This has been a pretty difficult year for Saturday Night Live. With the departures of long-time cast members Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis and Fred Armisen, not to mention Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg last year, it's going to be hard for the sketch-comedy show to find replacements that can live up to these fantastic stars. But the show must go on, with changes in tow. NBC has announced the addition of six new cast members who will join SNL when season 39 premieres on September 28, as well as naming a new Weekend Update co-anchor....

'America's Got Talent' Interview: The Top 6 on Making the Finals, Their Influences and Bullying
It's the finale week for America's Got Talent season 8, which means the Top 6 have only one more performance to persuade viewers that they should win the top prize.  BuddyTV, along with other reporters, spoke with the finalists about who their influences are in their genre of talent and their thoughts on making it to the very end. And read on to find out more about Taylor Williamson being bullied in high school, and what it's been like for Forte to be on the show while trying to get to know each other along the way....

'Idol' Roundup: Daughtry Announces New Album, Carrie Underwood's 'Sound of Music' Poster and More
American Idol alums Daughtry and Kellie Pickler have announced new albums coming out this fall -- one of them has released a new song with a "new musical direction." And head of Carrie Underwood starring in the live Sound of Music event in December, a new poster has been revealed along with additional cast members....

[Videos] 'The X Factor' Auditions Part 3: The One Singer to Watch
Another week, another round of auditions on The X Factor. Wednesday night's two-hour episode was jam-packed with not only a lot of singers, but a ton of cities as well: if I kept track right, they went to Los Angeles, Charleston, Long Island and New Orleans. (They might have gone to Denver as well -- we saw the Denver Coliseum in one shot but the name of the city never flashed across the screen like with the others.) But enough about that, what about the talent?...

'Glee' Season 5 Premiere Songs: Paying Tribute to the Beatles
After a difficult summer in which we dealt with the tragic loss of star Cory Monteith, Glee is back for another season. While we're all anxiously awaiting episode 3, which will be a tribute to the late actor, the hit FOX musical will be taking a lighter tone before then by paying tribute to The Beatles. In the season 5 premiere...

[Videos] 'The X Factor' Auditions Part 4: The One Singer to Watch
The strength of any given X Factor audition episode rests heavily on who's featured more: the good singers, the bad singers or the good but not great singers. The season 3 premiere, for example, was heavy on talent. But last night's fourth audition episode, which zipped around from Charleston to New Orleans to Los Angeles all in one hour, focused too much on mediocrity for my liking. There was...

Casting Bits: John Noble Joins 'Sleepy Hollow,' Taye Diggs to Guest Star on 'New Girl' and More
Sleepy Hollow debuted to strong numbers for its series premiere earlier in the week, and now we know that John Noble will be joining the FOX drama. Taye Diggs is getting ready to guest star on New Girl. And Susan Sarandon will be showing up on Mike and Molly. Read on for all the details, as well as casting announcements for The Blacklist, The Good Wife, CSI, Modern Family, The Walking Dead and The Crazy Ones....

'Mom' Review: Anna Faris Plus Allison Janney Equals Comedy Gold
What if you hadn't spoken to your mother in two years and are just reconnecting for the first time? Would you be able to forgive her for how much she's messed up your life or would you still be mad at her? Maybe a bit of both? No, that's not the plot of a new drama debuting this fall. Rather it's the situation Christy is in on CBS's new Chuck Lorre-created comedy, Mom....

[Videos] 'Glee' Premiere: Rachel's Audition and Sue's Big Comeback
This week's Glee premiere is all about the Beatles. And even though there are a whopping eight songs featured in the season 5 opener, they've still got to fit in storylines somewhere, right? We already know Artie might have a new love interest, but what about Rachel and Sue? FOX has released two new clips from "Love Love Love" to answer that very question. In the first...

'The Amazing Race' Season 23 Premiere Photos: Let the Journey Begin [Slideshow]
Season 23 of The Amazing Race premieres Sunday, September 29 at 8pm on CBS....

'The Goldbergs' Review: A Comedy That's All Gimmick and No Substance
Some TV shows lure viewers in with a gimmick and hope they care enough about the characters and storylines to stick around. Unfortunately for ABC, even if people do tune in to their new comedy The Goldbergs because of the '80s throwback, nobody will want to stay....

Lifetime Cancels 'Army Wives After 7 Seasons
Lifetime has announced that Army Wives, its longest-running series, has been cancelled after seven seasons on the air. The drama, which concluded in June...

'Back in the Game' Review: It's Easy to Root for These Underdogs
Everybody loves to root for the underdog -- especially when who they're going up against is smug, cocky and arrogant. Whether that person is an outcast, has been rejected by their peers, is from a different country or doesn't look like what society tells us we should look like, that's what makes for the sweetest victory -- when someone can rise up and prove everyone else wrong. That's the premise behind ABC's new comedy...

FOX Orders 'Gotham' Drama About Batman's Commissioner Gordon
The world of Batman is coming to the small screen. FOX has ordered a new drama called Gotham about Commissioner James Gordon. It's being described as an origin story about the character "and the villains that made Gotham City famous."...

'Saturday Night Live' Premiere Promos: Host Tina Fey Has a Wardrobe Malfunction
This weekend is the season 39 premiere of Saturday Night Live, and what better way to kick off a new season than with a former cast member and Weekend Update co-anchor -- the incomparable Tina Fey -- as host?..NBC has released a series of promos...

'Idol' Roundup: Nigel Lythgoe Reacts to 'The Voice' Emmy Win, Jennifer Hudson's New Song and More
At the 2013 Emmy Awards, The Voice managed to do something that American Idol has never been able to -- and former showrunner Nigel Lythgoe is sharing his reaction on Twitter. Also in today's Roundup, Jennifer Hudson has released a new song featuring T.I., and Colton Dixon is showcasing his own take on a classic holiday tune....

'The Crazy Ones' Review: Robin Williams is Just as Wacky as Ever
He's back! Comedian Robin Williams is returning to primetime television for the first time in a starring role since Mork & Mindy. As great as he's been in dramatic roles before, it's when he's able to let loose and be wacky and crazy that he's in his element....

[Videos] 'The X Factor' Auditions Part 5: The One Singer to Watch
I want to start off by posing a question: what in the world was going on with the judges on last night's X Factor? At one point, Simon Cowell was late, then later on, both Demi Lovato and Paula Rubio were gone, with no excuse or reason given for their absence. Have you noticed how often this season the judges are just leaving left and right? It's as if they don't care whether they're there or not....

[Video] 'The X Factor' Auditions Part 6: The One Singer to Watch
This Thursday's episode of The X Factor was like two episodes in one. The first half wrapped up the audition phase of the competition, and the second half had the judges whittling the list of contestants down from 218 to 40, with 10 singers in each category. You can read our recap for all the details on who made it to the Top 40 and which categories were assigned to which judge, because I want to focus on the audition portion of the episode....

'Glee' Episode 5.2 Songs: Demi Lovato Performs 'Here Comes the Sun' with Santana
On Thursday, we gleefully sat through an hour of Glee that covered songs by the Fab Four. Who's ready for some more? If you are, then you're in luck because episode 2 is the second part of the tribute extravaganza. (If you're not looking forward to it, well, at least it's not Britney 3.0.)...

Casting Bits: Bryan Cranston Returning to 'HIMYM,' Ana Ortiz to Guest Star on 'Revenge' and More
Bryan Cranston has some free time now that he's done filming Breaking Bad, so how about a return trip to How I Met Your Mother? And Ana Ortiz is set to guest star on Revenge. Read on for all the details, including announcements for Brooklyn Nine-Nine, The Neighbors, Blue Bloods, American Dad, Scandal, The Big Bang Theory, The Mindy Project and Two and a Half Men -- and which of these shows is Kim Kardashian making an appearance on?...

Meet the Top 12 of 'MasterChef Junior' Season 1 [Slideshow]
Following the judges' decision to cut the competition in half during the season 1 premiere, here are the Top 12 contestants competing for the $100,000 grand prize on the first-ever MasterChef Junior, which airs Fridays at 8pm on FOX....

Toy Story of Terror Photos: Woody, Buzz and the Gang on a Mission to Save a Missing Toy [Slideshow]
From ABC: "What starts out as a fun road trip for the Toy Story gang takes an unexpected turn for the worse when the trip detours to a roadside motel. After one of the toys goes missing, the others find themselves caught up in a mysterious sequence of events that must be solved before they all suffer the same fate in this Toy Story of Terror!"...

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