‘Lost II?’ ‘Glee’ crossover? 12 traffic-bait headlines we’d like to see

‘Lost II?’ ‘Glee’ crossover? 12 traffic-bait headlines we’d like to see
Chuck Lorre’s new vanity card: ‘Suffering will be funny after an undetermined length of time’
AC/DC drummer's drug conviction overturned in NZ
Mad Men's Matt Weiner Sets Firm End Date: "That's How Long the Story Is"
'Bar Karma' fans help serve up the plot
Top Moments: Dancing's Lip-Lock, Grey's Musical Medicine and a Top Chef Spy
Snake’s alive! The Bronx Zoo Cobra found… at the Bronx Zoo!
Investors in De Niro film sue to get money back (Reuters)
Franco blames poor Oscar job on low energy (Reuters)
TV recap: 'American Idol' result
VIDEO: Actress Lyudmila Gurchenko mourned
American Idol Episode Recap: The Top 9 Revealed
'Idol' Double Elimination Night: Two Contenders Sent Packing; Did Casey Abrams Get Cut, Again?
Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey Join Showtime's The Big C
MTV Orders Adaptation of Brit Comedy Inbetweeners, Four New Reality Shows
Genie Francis switching soaps!
'Mad Men': Deal ends stand-off
'American Idol' sends 2 finalists home (AP)
"Mad Men" creator reaches new deal after impasse (Reuters)
'Mad Men' main man Weiner signs deal to stay on (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:48 PM PDT

Been a bit slow lately aside from the Mad Men drama. So in honor of April Fools Day, below is our prayer to the TV gods: A dirty dozen of online traffic-boosting headlines we'd like to see: – Lost prequel announced: Peninsula-set reboot to explain everything – NBC reveals shocking new The Office boss: Dave

Chuck Lorre’s new vanity card: ‘Suffering will be funny after an undetermined length of time’

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:08 PM PDT

Two and a Half Men showrunner Chuck Lorre offered an introspective vanity card at the conclusion of tonight's Big Bang Theory that gives a peak at what he's been (quietly) going through since Charlie Sheen filed his "torpedo of truth" lawsuit against his former employer Warner Bros. and Lorre himself. Full text below: Whenever I've

AC/DC drummer's drug conviction overturned in NZ

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:44 PM PDT

Reuters - The drummer with rock band AC/DC has had his cannabis conviction quashed by a court in his adopted homeland of New Zealand on the grounds that it would have interfered with his globe-trotting exploits.

Mad Men's Matt Weiner Sets Firm End Date: "That's How Long the Story Is"

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:44 PM PDT

Mad Men executive producer Matt Weiner says he's made up his mind: The critically acclaimed AMC drama will end its run after three more seasons.

"I think that's how long the story is," he tells TV Guide Magazine. "I'm not The Simpsons. They're amazing. I don't know how they do it. I look at TV shows that I admire, and I think this is the length that they should be. At a certain point you're driven to a desire not to repeat yourself. I want the show to end before the machinery has worn out."

Weiner, who struck a deal Thursday with AMC and production company Lionsgate that keeps him at the helm of a fifth and sixth season (with the option for that seventh), says he was ready to throw in the towel several times in recent weeks...

'Bar Karma' fans help serve up the plot

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:33 PM PDT

'Bar Karma' cast mates Cassie Howarth and Matthew Humphreys on the mysterious bar the Current TV show is set in and having fans help determine what happens on the show. (March 31)

Top Moments: Dancing's Lip-Lock, Grey's Musical Medicine and a Top Chef Spy

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:24 PM PDT

Our top moments of the week:

11. Worst Reminder: When Tamra and Vicki head South of the Border to Cabo San Lucas on The Real Housewives of Orange County, Tamra decides to "do as the Cabo-nians do" and do a body shot at the poolside bar. She urges her friend to do the same, but Vicki is far too mortified and reminds Tamra that she's the mother of four. Well, we guess someone has to teach them eventually, right?

10. Skating on Thin Ice Award: There's a time and a place to speak your mind, Bethenny, and your first practice session ...

Snake’s alive! The Bronx Zoo Cobra found… at the Bronx Zoo!

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 08:12 PM PDT

You may now breathe a ssssigh of relief. After escaping from a cage at the Bronx Zoo last week and going MIA, a venomous 24-inch Egyptian Cobra was found on Thursday by zoo staffers. Was it captured while slithering its way through Central Park? Catching a Knicks game at Madison Square Garden? Enjoying a quiet

Investors in De Niro film sue to get money back (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 07:30 PM PDT

Reuters - A film financing company that put up nearly $6 million for the production of "Stone," a crime drama starring Robert De Niro and Edward Norton, is suing the film's producers for allegedly duping them into losing their entire investment when the film bombed last year.

Franco blames poor Oscar job on low energy (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:21 PM PDT

Reuters - Critics skewered James Franco for a poor job co-hosting the Oscars with some saying he looked stoned onstage, but on Thursday, the actor said it was likely low energy, not dope, that was to blame.

TV recap: 'American Idol' result

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PDT

Annie Barrett on top 11 becoming the top 9, with guest spots by Fantasia, will.i.am, and Jamie Foxx

VIDEO: Actress Lyudmila Gurchenko mourned

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:51 PM PDT

Actress Lyudmila Gurchenko, described as ''Russia's Elizabeth Taylor'', has died at the age of 75.

American Idol Episode Recap: The Top 9 Revealed

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:55 PM PDT

Even with a double elimination planned, there's no way that this Idol results show can match the intensity and craziness of last week's. But the intro package sure wants us to believe it can. After a record-setting 55 million votes were cast, the intro promises you won't believe who is going home. True? False? Let's find out...

'Idol' Double Elimination Night: Two Contenders Sent Packing; Did Casey Abrams Get Cut, Again?

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:51 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- There are just nine contestants left vying for the title of the "American Idol."

Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey Join Showtime's The Big C

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:41 PM PDT

British actor Hugh Dancy and indie film darling Parker Posey will guest-star on the second season of The Big C, Showtime announced Thursday.

Dancy will appear in at least six episodes, playing a cancer patient who befriends Cathy (Laura Linney). Posey will play Poppy, a woman who has a surprising relationship with Cathy's teenaged son Adam (Gabriel Basso).

MTV Orders Adaptation of Brit Comedy Inbetweeners, Four New Reality Shows

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:26 PM PDT

Just two months after debuting the controversial teen drama Skins, MTV is once again green-lighting an adaptation of another popular British show, The Inbetweeners, along with four other new shows, EW reports.

Inbetweeners follows the exploits of four friends as they grow from their late teens into adults. MTV has ordered 12 episodes, which will likely premiere in 2012. Brad Copeland, Aaron Kaplan and original series creators Damon Beesly and Iain Morris will executive produce.

Genie Francis switching soaps!

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PDT

EW exclusive! Longtime ''General Hospital'' star jumps to ''Young and the Restless,'' arriving at end of May

'Mad Men': Deal ends stand-off

Posted: 30 Mar 2011 09:00 PM PDT

AMC, showrunner Matthew Weiner, and Lionsgate all set for seasons five and six of Emmy-winning drama

'American Idol' sends 2 finalists home (AP)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:30 PM PDT

AP - Naima Adedapo and Thia Megia are no longer standing on "American Idol."

"Mad Men" creator reaches new deal after impasse (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Mar 2011 06:03 PM PDT

Reuters - The creator of the ad agency drama "Mad Men" has signed a new contract with the show's producer, ending an impasse that had delayed the launch of its fifth season until 2012, the parties said on Thursday.