Daily entertainment news covering Freaks and Geeks en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/02/martin_starr_on_the_invention_of_lying_f Fri, 02 Oct 2009 09:20:38 EST Entertainment News 139578@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Invention of Lying is the brilliant new Ricky Gervais comedy about a society where there's no such thing as lying and then a gentleman essentially creates the first lie,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/04/23/two_more_out_on_american_idol_see_the_po Thu, 23 Apr 2009 09:34:28 EST Entertainment News 119538@http://www.starpulse.com/news Last night, "American Idol" morphed into a classic variety show celebrating Disco while Anoop and Lil became history.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/05/james_franco_wins_harvard_hasty_pudding_ Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:40:25 EST Entertainment News 109824@http://www.starpulse.com/news CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — James Franco, who won recent acclaim for playing both a goofy pot dealer and Harvey Milk's lover, has been named Harvard's Hasty Pudding Man of the Year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/15/tjags_how_i_met_josh_radnor_ Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:48:16 EST Entertainment News 108041@http://www.starpulse.com/news I fully admit this particular column is going to be anything but non-partisan. Regular readers will know that I am an unabashed fan of CBS's Monday night sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/25/new_tv_on_dvd_nov_25 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:00:58 EST Entertainment News 104277@http://www.starpulse.com/news On Beverly Hills, 90210 season six, Kelly becomes an addict, Dylan gets married, David's mother tries to kill herself and more. Also on DVD: 24: Redemption, The Doris Day Show the complete series, and Freaks & Geeks the complete series (Yearbook Edition).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/11/04/bones_season_three_totally_decomposed_ed_18 Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 102728@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dig into a world of crime scenes, decayed remains, murder investigations and more with seven unlikely colleagues as Bones Season Three Totally Decomposed Edition exhumes its way onto DVD November 18th from

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/28/new_tv_on_dvd_oct_28 Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:00:52 EST Entertainment News 101722@http://www.starpulse.com/news There are several releases this week, likely in anticipation of the holiday season: The 4400 the complete series, Brotherhood season 2, Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman the complete series, The Donna Reed Show season 1, Freaks & Geeks the complete series, Girlfriends season 5, Good Times the complete series, JAG season 7, Millennium the complete series, Newsradio the complete series, Sanford & Son the complete series, Sister, Sister season 1.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/30/muppets_forever_the_house_that_henson_bu Tue, 30 Sep 2008 11:46:51 EST Entertainment News 99535@http://www.starpulse.com/news For nearly 40 years Jim Henson’s Muppets have captivated audiences young and old, whether down the block on Sesame Street, from backstage on their own syndicated variety show,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/05/rogen_shows_some_skin_in_smith_s_zack_an Fri, 05 Sep 2008 11:22:05 EST Entertainment News 97359@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORONTO (AP) - All Seth Rogen really wanted when he came to Hollywood was to make a movie with Kevin Smith. His dream came true, and more: Rogen got to make a dirty movie with Smith.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/11/cw_retools_fabled_teen_show_beverly_hill Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:00:27 EST Entertainment News 95276@http://www.starpulse.com/news TORRANCE, Calif. (AP) - "Gutter balls only, please!" someone yells during a rehearsal at the Lucky Strike bowling alley for the CW's new series "90210." So co-stars Jessica Stroup and Shenae Grimes downplay their bowling skills.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/05/pineapple_express_tastes_familiar Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:52:29 EST Entertainment News 94764@http://www.starpulse.com/news The formula is pretty familiar by now in these Judd Apatow-produced comedies. A couple of buddies get into trouble, and as they try to bumble their way out of it,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/08/04/seth_rogen_should_never_have_been_famous Mon, 04 Aug 2008 08:42:06 EST Entertainment News 94498@http://www.starpulse.com/news Seth Rogen should be a McDonald's employee. With his rough, gurgling chuckle and lumberjack-stoner voice, the high school dropout should be asking, "Do you want fries with that?,"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/07/10/the_end_more_satisfying_conclusions_to_c Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:00:43 EST Entertainment News 92316@http://www.starpulse.com/news Every year you wait with bated breath to see the new television show line up. You eagerly scan the list. "Hey, wait a minute. My show is not on the list," you may think

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/21/realistic_coming_of_age_shows_desperatel Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:00:45 EST Entertainment News 84988@http://www.starpulse.com/news Take a look at the television landscape, and you will see a mix of good and bad. There are medical dramas, shameless reality television programs, quirky sitcoms, and sappy TV movies. There are gritty action-thrillers, animated comedies, and shows that break the time-space continuum.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/17/jason_segel_goes_full_frontal_as_latest_ Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:21:22 EST Entertainment News 84650@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - From Ernest Borgnine in ''Marty'' to Jon Favreau in ''Swingers,'' Hollywood has long portrayed sensitive men humbled at the feet of cold-hearted women.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/judd_apatow_takes_over_hollywood_one_fil Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:41:11 EST Entertainment News 84413@http://www.starpulse.com/news You may not know his name, but he's the guy who did "The 40-Year-Old Virgin." Ever since releasing his breakthrough film starring Steve Carell as the awkward celibate, Judd Apatow has been cranking out movies like nobody's business.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/15/movie_review_laughs_heart_make_forgettin Tue, 15 Apr 2008 13:40:03 EST Entertainment News 84360@http://www.starpulse.com/news So perhaps the rumors of Judd Apatow's demise were greatly exaggerated. Following the disappointing performance of ''Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story'' and the flop that was ''Drillbit Taylor,'' Apatow is back in classic form with his latest production.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/03/19/movie_review_underdog_comedy_drillbit_ta Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:33:13 EST Entertainment News 81555@http://www.starpulse.com/news Do you hear that? That shrill, shrieking sound coming from your local multiplex? That would be the Judd Apatow machine slowly, steadily winding down after humming along so brilliantly for so long.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/29/the_ultimate_tv_lineup_star_trek_cheers_ Tue, 29 Jan 2008 14:58:38 EST Entertainment News 76115@http://www.starpulse.com/news Imagine this: through some temporal anomaly, rift in the space time continuum, or other such unique phenomenon, we are transported to an alternate reality. This new world is strikingly similar to our own, with one major exception. The television industry.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/17/2008_tv_wishlist_an_end_to_the_writers_s Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:01:16 EST Entertainment News 74688@http://www.starpulse.com/news The new year is usually a time of reflection and resolutions. Instead of reflecting on the past TV season, we make the following wishes for the coming year, some more attainable than others.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/31/top_10_entertainers_of_the_year Mon, 31 Dec 2007 12:00:08 EST Entertainment News 72450@http://www.starpulse.com/news We put a lot of thought into who should make it into the "Top 10 Entertainers Of The Year" list of 2007, and it caused quite the debate among our friends and colleagues, particularly over who should occupy the top spot. Take a look:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/30/john_francis_daley_joins_bones_as_series Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:57:44 EST Entertainment News 65855@http://www.starpulse.com/news John Francis Daley has joined the cast of the FOX series Bones as a series regular. Daley plays "Dr. Lance Sweets," a young FBI-appointed therapist with whom Dr. Temperance Brennan and FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth are ordered to meet in order to determine if their crime-solving partnership can continue.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/19/how_i_met_your_mother_season_two_arrives_2 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 60654@http://www.starpulse.com/news CENTURY CITY, Calif. - Get ready to suit up once again with Ted, Robin, Lily, Marshall and the outrageously inappropriate Barney when the Emmy®-nominated series How I Met Your Mother Season Two arrives on DVD on October 2 from Fox Home Entertainment.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/02/hollywood_on_a_high_movie_studios_bask_i Sun, 02 Sep 2007 17:06:09 EST Entertainment News 58360@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood lived its own second-chance ''Rocky'' story this summer as a business that looked to be going down for the count two years ago rebounded with record revenue and an unparalleled string of blockbuster hits.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/29/david_duchovny_and_sigourney_weaver_star_25 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:00:00 EST Entertainment News 57953@http://www.starpulse.com/news CENTURY CITY, Calif. - A smart, brisk and engaging comedy chronicling the perilous journey of an idealistic television writer as he tries to steer his pilot to a coveted spot on the prime-time television schedule, The TV Set bows on DVD September 25 from Fox Home Entertainment.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/08/02/judd_apatow_and_seth_rogen_talk_about_su Thu, 02 Aug 2007 14:15:48 EST Entertainment News 54224@http://www.starpulse.com/news SAN DIEGO (AP) - ''Superbad'' is the tale of three goofy teen guys who scheme to buy booze and get girls, making dirty jokes all the while. For Judd Apatow, the writer-director behind ''Knocked Up'' and ''The 40-Year-Old Virgin,'' it was love at first read.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/31/39_year_old_veteran_judd_apatow_emerges_ Thu, 31 May 2007 09:03:20 EST Entertainment News 44828@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - At a recent Q&A following an advance screening of the riotous comedy ''Superbad,'' a woman in the audience asked the film's producer Judd Apatow if he makes ''romantic comedies for men.''

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/30/the_ghost_of_judd_apatow_s_cult_tv_show_ Wed, 30 May 2007 14:28:29 EST Entertainment News 44759@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - ''Freaks and Geeks'' didn't even last a full season on NBC back in 1999 and 2000, but its enduring legacy can be seen throughout the new film ''Knocked Up.''

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