The 20 Best Television Series Finales
As summer approaches, this year's primetime television season begins its gradual wind-down with several beloved shows closing up shop for good. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayCelebrate Banned Books Week with 2011’s Most Challenged Titles
"There were 326 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom in 2011, and many more go unreported." read more
Found in: Books, NewsPenn Badgley to Play Jeff Buckley?
UPDATE: Producer Orion Williams has denied that Badgley has been cast. For details, click here. Gossip Girl star Penn Badgley has reportedly beaten teen heartthrob and Twilight star Robert Pattinson for the coveted role of Jeff Buckley in the late singer’s biopic.... read more
Found in: Music, News10 TV Shows with Great Music
MTV might have dropped the word "music" from its name after all but giving up on videos, but you can still find great music in prime time. Here are the 10 TV shows with the best music. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWhere Have All The Weird Girls Gone? Gone to the Big Screen, (Nearly) Every One
Her clothes aren’t right. Her old man doesn’t understand her. And her love life? Nonexistent to abysmal. She’s too cool for the nerds, too square for the cool kids. She’s the alterna-girl, one of television’s most beloved archetypes—and she’s in trouble.... read more
Found in: TV, FeaturesSonic Youth to (Acoustically) Rock Gossip Girl This Fall
Gossip Girl is rather au courant when it comes to featuring the industry's finest bands. If a group featured on the show isn't already popular, then it likely will be, for better or worse, after making it into an episode.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsAnna Sui Launches Fashion Line Inspired by Gossip Girl
New York-based designer Anna Sui is planning a fall line for Target based on the CW hit Gossip Girl. Sui reportedly wants to create the line because she is often asked about the show by fans of her clothes.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsGossip Girl's Best Musical Moments
Josh Schwartz has done it again. The producer who introduced Death Cab for Cutie to millions of 16-year-olds via The O.C. is still out there sewing the seeds of musical variety through his CW hit Gossip Girl. Thanks to his many projects like Chuck and GG, Schwartz has effectively transformed himself into the musical tastemaker of a generation. From Rihanna to Elliot Smith, Kings of Leon to Siouxsie and the Banshees, there seems little rhyme or reason to his picks, except how well they fit his grand cinematic moments.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayChace Crawford Juggles Footloose Remake, Gossip Girl
Chace Crawford, better known as Gossip Girl's Nate Archibald, recently landed Kevin Bacon's iconic role in the Paramount remake of Footloose. Although he was the first to pirouette his way into the studio after Zac Efron turned down the part, he is now having some issues with his pocket calendar. And though Crawford is determined to go "Dancing in the Streets," Gossip Girl is unwilling to reschedule Season Three, and the overextended star is unsure he can accommodate both.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKings Review: "First Night" (Episode 1.04)
The cast of Kings seems to be acting out two shows. The older cast is trapped in a West Wing storyline while the younger set is entangled in a Gossip Girl episode. This week’s episode was no different. Kings, however, manages to eke out a common thread of sacrifice between the two stories. Silas has spent his life without his true love and Jack recently accepted that he will have to do the same.... read more
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