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LL Cool J Reveals What's Hot About the New NCIS

9 July 2009 3:53 PM, PDT | From TVGuide.com - Features | See recent TVGuide - Features news

NCIS: Los Angeles</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Starting Sept. 22, NCIS fans will double their pleasure when CBS' high-rated procedural is followed by the series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles. The much-heralded spin-off concerns the L.A.-based Office of Special Projects and its own team of Special Agents, led by Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Here, the man who famously rapped about "Going Back to Cali" reveals how he landed in Los Angeles this TV season.

TVGuide.com: That was quite a performance you gave at the CBS upfronts. [LL Cool J surprised the crowd with a rousing performance of "Mama Said Knock You Out."]

LL Cool J: Oh, thank you, man. I had a good time with that.

TVGuide.com: Had you been on the hunt for a TV gig?

LL Cool J: I had a deal with CBS for about three years, and we were looking for the right show. We tried a few things and they weren't really right, but when this opportunity came along,

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LL Cool J Reveals What's Hot About the New NCIS

9 July 2009 3:53 PM, PDT | From TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide.com - Breaking News news

NCIS: Los Angeles</i>" style="margin:0 5px 5px" />Starting Sept. 22, NCIS fans will double their pleasure when CBS' high-rated procedural is followed by the series premiere of NCIS: Los Angeles. The much-heralded spin-off concerns the L.A.-based Office of Special Projects and its own team of Special Agents, led by Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Here, the man who famously rapped about "Going Back to Cali" reveals how he landed in Los Angeles this TV season.

TVGuide.com: That was quite a performance you gave at the CBS upfronts. [LL Cool J surprised the crowd with a rousing performance of "Mama Said Knock You Out."]

LL Cool J: Oh, thank you, man. I had a good time with that.

TVGuide.com: Had you been on the hunt for a TV gig?

LL Cool J: I had a deal with CBS for about three years, and we were looking for the right show. We tried a few things and they weren't really right, but when this opportunity came along,

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Celeb Marriage Proposals: How Do Stars Pop the Question?

25 June 2009 3:30 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

On screen, Ryan Reynolds had no choice but to put a ring on it (Sandra Bullock coerced him!) in The Proposal. But for these stars in their off-screen lives, no charades were involved - and in one case no ring, either - when the big question was popped … just a nude beach and a sports car to help set the mood. Jason Biggs, married to Jenny Mollen: "I proposed twice. I proposed once spontaneously - I didn't even have a ring. I used an earring. We were in St. Martin. I just bought her these earrings and I took

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50 Cent Says War Angel LP Proves He's Just As Hungry As New MCs

22 June 2009 3:51 AM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

'I'm writing like I need a record deal,' Fif tells Mixtape Daily.

By Shaheem Reid, with additional reporting by Rahman Dukes

50 Cent

Photo: MTV News

Street King: 50 Cent

Holding It Down For: Hardcore Hip-Hop

Street Album: War Angel LP

Real Spit: Original hard beats, two new verses on each record and 50 Cent talking at the end of a lot of the songs. Admit it: Sometimes hearing Fif speak at the end of records is just as entertaining as hearing him rap.

"That's when I don't have to be in song format," 50 said last week from his new G-Unit Manhattan office. Yeah, he and his crew packed up from their old 34th Street digs and have a better spot. "I can say exactly what I mean, and people are entertained by that too. That's also a sign that you're a star."

50 is using his star power to help accomplish his mission.

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Linda Hunt joining cast of 'NCIS: Los Angeles'

19 June 2009 5:26 PM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

  Los Angeles (AP) - CBS says Academy Award-winning actress Linda Hunt is joining the cast of the new fall drama "NCIS: Los Angeles." The network said Friday that Hunt will play a tough, efficient department manager who gets government investigators the electronics and other crime-fighting tools they need. "NCIS: Los Angeles" is a spinoff of the long-running CBS drama "NCIS." The new show stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J as members of a Naval Criminal Investigative Service division that goes after criminals who pose a threat to national security. Hunt won an Oscar for her role in 1982's "The...

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Jamie Foxx Calls 'Digital Girl' Remix Partner Drake 'The New Movement'

18 June 2009 10:59 PM, PDT | From MTV Music News | See recent MTV Music News news

'He's either gonna make people paranoid and hate him, or you gonna have to get on that boat and ride,' Foxx says of the up-and-coming Mc.

By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash

Jamie Foxx

Photo: MTV News

You can officially add Jamie Foxx's name to the growing list of Drake supporters out there.

The Oscar-winning singer/actor recently featured the highly touted up-and-comer on a remix of his new single, "Digital Girl" (which they recently unveiled during a performance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien"), and he plans on keeping the collaboration going in the coming months — because he's officially a believer.

"Drake is the new movement, man. You gotta think about what this kid has done, man. To have records on a mixtape, and then the next thing you know he's on top of the charts. And every time you mention him, people go crazy,

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Eminem Is Still An Undefeated Dis Track Champ

17 June 2009 3:13 PM, PDT | From MTV Newsroom | See recent MTV Newsroom news

There’s no official word on whether or not Mariah Carey’s new single “Obsessed” is about Eminem, but there is plenty of evidence that suggests it. While it’s a catchy song and may end up being the summer jam of ‘09, it falls pretty flat as an Eminem dis.

Plenty of artists have attacked Em over the course of his 10-year career, and all of managed to fall flat on their faces. It’s not surprising, as Marshall Mathers is one of the most formidable battle rappers ever to storm on the scene (his schooling of Papa Doc at the end of “8 Mile” is pretty accurate). It also doesn’t help that most of the MCs who have gone after Em haven’t exactly been heavyweights. Does Mariah sit at the top of the heap? Here are the other contenders.

» Everlast, “Whitey’s Revenge”: Eminem’s exchange with

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Kyle Anderson

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Woman Collapses At Falco's TV Party

5 June 2009 12:20 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Celebrity guests at a party for Edie Falco's new TV show Nurse Jackie got a medical scare of their own when an elderly female collapsed and was carried away on a stretcher.

Julianna Margulies, LL Cool J and Debra Winger were among the star-studded crowd at the hospital-themed party in New York on Tuesday.

Showtime executives had a space at the Parker Meridien hotel decorated with a hospital bed and an X-ray machine, leading some guests to believe the woman's fall was a stunt.

But actress Merritt Wever, who also plays a nurse on the show, quickly realised the incident was no performance and called paramedics to the scene.

The woman was treated for exhaustion and released, reports the New York Post.

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Pictures from Nurse Jackie Red Carpet Premiere (New York City)

3 June 2009 2:06 AM, PDT | From BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news

On June 2, 2009, Showtime held the Nurse Jackie Red Carpet Premiere at the Le Parker Meridien Hotel and Director's Guild of America Tower. Several celebrities made it out for the premiere, including show stars Anna Deavere Smith and Paul Schulze, as well as LL Cool J, Steve Buscemi and many more. Even though Edie Falco was the night's star, Daisy Tahan, who plays Nurse Jackie Peyton's daughter Fiona Peyton, won the hearts of the carpet. They say a party isn't official until someone is caught having sex (which happened at the Dexter Season 3 Premiere Party at Showtime's Metropolitan House in Gramercy Park) or someone is sent to the hospital. During the Premiere After Party, Merritt Wever, who plays Zoey Brakow, Jackie's nurse in training, rushed to the lower level of the party exclaiming, "I think someone is like having a heart attack." At first, we didn't know if this was real.

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New Pics: Madonna & David's Day Out

31 May 2009 10:06 AM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

Pop star Madonna is spotted with her three-year-old son David Banda at a New York polo match attended by Britain's Prince Harry. The chic mother and son were on Governor's Island on Saturday for the 2nd Annual Veuve Clicquot Manhattan Polo Classic. Prince Harry participated in the polo match, which was also attended by Kate Hudson, Chloë Sevigny and LL Cool J. Prince Harry is currently on his first official trip to the United States.  Photos: J.B. Nicholas / Splash News

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Recasting hits CBS' 'Three Rivers,' ABC's 'Forgotten'

27 May 2009 11:30 PM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

With upfronts a week in the rear-view, the networks have had a chance to look at their new shows and start nitpicking, which can only mean one thing: Recasting season! According to The Hollywood Reporter, at least six first-year shows are already undergoing recasting, with four shows on CBS, including the network's three big new dramas. The trade paper says that Louise Lombard is departing "NCIS: Los Angeles," leaving an opening for the show's female lead opposite Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Lombard's Clara, a former major in the military police, was introduced in the show's two-episode backdoor pilot, but...

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CBS' Official Fall 2009 Schedule Listed

20 May 2009 8:56 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

In a formal presentation held on Wednesday, May 20, CBS announced its official Fall 2009 schedule. Among the highlighted ones are the pick-up of "Medium" which has been snubbed by NBC and the go-ahead on "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service" spin-off which is titled "NCIS: Los Angeles".

CBS Studios which is behind "Medium" previously criticized NBC for canceling the show starring Patricia Arquette. "NBC's cancellation of 'Medium' is inexplicable to us," the statement said. "The ratings don't lie: 'Medium' outperforms many of NBC's renewed shows ... We believe the show has a significant future and await developments." It will be put on Fridays, sandwiched by "Ghost Whisperer" and "Numb3rs".

Meanwhile, "NCIS: Los Angeles" which was previously thought to be named "NCIS: Legend", focuses on a new batch of naval agents who have been introduced in an episode of "NCIS". LL Cool J is starring as Special Agent Sam Hanna,

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2009 Upfronts: CBS

20 May 2009 10:25 AM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

In New York this morning, CBS released its schedule to advertisers. CBS had less work to do with its Fall 2009 schedule. And, comfortable atop the ratings, the Eye didn’t mess around with what wasn’t broken.

The big news was that the network has picked up Medium, which was cancelled by NBC just yesterday. Produced by sister company CBC Television Studios, it was a simple decision for the broadcast network to pick up the supernatural series that stars Patricia Arquette.

As expected, and as is logical, Medium will be paired with the thematically-similar Ghost Whisperer on Friday nights.

Other than that, CBS’s fall schedule is largely business as usual, anchored by sitcoms and procedurals.

The only new comedy, Accidentally on Purpose brings Jenna Elfman back to your television as a movie critic who gets pregnant. Accidentally, of course. It will air in the Monday comedy block between How I Met Your Mother

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CBS Unveils 2009 / 2010 Programming Schedule

20 May 2009 10:14 AM, PDT | From BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news

CBS made its upfront presentation today to advertisers, showcasing its upcoming fall 2009 television programming. The new schedule involves some additions, some cancellations and some shuffling around of existing shows. You'll see that it has their comedy night remaining in tact on Mondays, with the addition of the new comedy Accidentally on Purpose. Another new addition to the schedule is the NCIS spinoff, NCIS: Los Angeles, which will star LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell. The Eye Network also decided to revive the recently cancelled NBC show, Medium, picking up the rights to air it. As we previously reported, CBS unfortunately decided not to pick up The Unit for a 5th season. Without a Trace was also canceled. Here's the new schedule: Monday 8 Pm How I met Your Mother 8:30 Pm Accidentally on Purpose 9 p.m Two and a Half Men 9:30 Pm The Big Bang Theory 10 Pm CSI: Miami

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Upfronts Day Three-Point-One: CBS

20 May 2009 9:28 AM, PDT | From Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news

Here’s what CBS is adding:

Mondays: Accidentally On Purpose (Jenna Elfman sitcom, surrounded by the usual sitcoms)

Tuesdays: NCIS: Los Angeles, (following NCIS and starring LL Cool J), The Good Wife.

Wednesdays: Same old stuff – The New Adventures of Old Christine, Gary Unmarried, Criminal Minds and CSI: NY.

Thursdays: More of the same – Survivor, CSI and The Mentalist.

Fridays: Medium (picking up what NBC no longer wants) will be between Ghost Whisperer and Numb3rs.

Saturdays: Nothing new here.

Sundays: Three Rivers (organ transplant donors).

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CBS Renews ‘Cold Case,’ Picks Up ‘Medium,’ Cancels ‘Without a Trace’

20 May 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – In a relatively shocking announcement as a part of fall schedule upfronts this week, CBS actually pulled the trigger on “Without a Trace,” a show that had reportedly gotten too expensive for the network. There were rumors that they may do the same with “Cold Case,” but that show will return with on-the-bubble shows “The New Adventures of Old Christine” and “Rules of Engagement” also being miraculously renewed and “Medium” being saved.

This Fall CBS adds the popular drama series Medium, starring Patricia Arquette, Fridays (9:00-10:00 Pm, Et/Pt), forming a hauntingly compatible two-hour block with Ghost Whisperer at 8:00 Pm.

Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS CBS announced a number of interesting schedule changes, especially for a network that has been so successful over the last few years. They are moving two of their bigger shows - “The Big Bang Theory” and “The Mentalist” - and launching

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CBS Renews 'Cold Case' & 'Christine'

20 May 2009 7:50 AM, PDT | From TheInsider.com | See recent The Insider news

The eye network also unveiled four new series that will inlcude stars Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J, Julianna Margulies and Alex O'Loughlin. There's also a new comedy for Jenna Elfman and the network is moving its successful "The Mentalist" to the crucial Thursday night timeslot to follow megahit "CSI," CBS announced in a press release. The dramas "Cold Case" and "Numbers" are coming back along with the comedies "The New Adventures of Old Christine," "Rules of Engagement" and "Gary Unmarried." Failing to make the cut were "Without a Trace," "The Unit" and "11th Hour." CBS decided to keep "NCIS" on its Tuesday night lineup, leading into the show's new spinoff "NCIS: Los Angeles," which stars O'Donnell and LL Cool J. Elfman's new comedy "Accidentally on Purpose" will air on Mondays after "How I Met Your Mother." Other new series include "The Good Wife," starring Emmy-winner Margulies, "Three Rivers,

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Fall TV: CBS Adds Eight New Series, Makes Big (and Medium!) Changes

20 May 2009 7:23 AM, PDT | From TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide.com - Breaking News news

CBS announced eight brand-new series for the 2009-10 TV season, including ones starring Chris O'Donnell, LL Cool J, Julianna Margulies and Alex O'Loughlin, and swooped in and picked up NBC's castoff Medium. The Eye ordered a full 22-episode season of Medium, slotting it after Ghost Whisperer on Fridays. As CBS entertainment boss Nina Tassler says, "If Ghost Whisperer and Numbers had an offspring, Medium would be it."

CBS also has tinkered with its Monday lineup in unexpected ways. How I Met Your Mother will now ...

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CBS Announces 2009-2010 Primetime Schedule

19 May 2009 6:44 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

CBS, the only major broadcast network to grow its audience in all key ratings measures this season, announced today the addition of four new series to strengthen its already top rated primetime lineup for the Fall 2009-2010 season.

The new series include three dramas and one comedy. Chris O'Donnell and LL Cool J star in NCIS: Los Angeles, a spinoff from the hit drama NCIS; The Good Wife stars Emmy Award winner Julianna Margulies in a legal drama about a steadfast wife and mother who boldly returns to work as a lawyer when her husband is imprisoned for a high profile political scandal; Three Rivers, a medical drama that stars Alex O'Loughlin as the head of a renowned transplant surgery team, and Accidentally on Purpose stars Golden Globe Award winner Jenna Elfman in an ensemble comedy about a successful, single journalist who accidentally gets pregnant by a much younger man.

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Cynopsis 5/19/09

19 May 2009 1:30 AM, PDT | From Cynopsis.com/ | See recent Cynopsis news

The 2009 Upfront week is underway with Fox and Telemundo presenting their 2009-2010 slates yesterday (see below). A handful of new announcements from other broadcast networks emerged concerning pilot pickups and returning series: • First up, ABC cancelled the sitcom Samantha Who? after two seasons from ABC Studios. The comedy headlined by Christina Applegate was expected to return but ended up being cut from ABC's schedule due to budgets. • Making it official, CBS handed out several orders for pilots Monday involving the NCIS spinoff starring LL Cool J and Chris O'Donnell; the legal drama The Good Wife headlined by Julianna Margulies; the medical drama Three Rivers with former Moonlight star Alex O'Loughlin in the lead; the Jenna Elfman comedy Accidentally on Purpose; and the ensemble medical drama Miami Trauma from Jerry Bruckheimer. The NCIS spinoff, Three Rivers, The Good Wife and Accidentally on Purpose are all from CBS Television Studios and Miami Trauma is from Warner Bros.

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