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Taylor Swift Pokes Fun at Herself In "New Girl" Finale

15 May 2013 6:40 AM, PDT | TooFab | See recent TooFab news »

Taylor Swift knows she has an image that's all rainbows, kittens and love -- and on last night's finale of "New Girl" she made fun at herself in a pretty hilarious way.Warning: Big finale spoilers ahead! The final episode of the season revolved around Cece's (Hannah Simone) wedding to Shivrang (Satya Bhabha), but after interruptions from a wild horse, a rabid badger and the tune "Cotton-Eyed Joe," the two didn't end up going through with it.Of course, it wasn't all the unwanted interruptions that made them call it off, but Cece's feelings for Schmidt (Max Greenfield).But Shivrang had a surprise of his own waiting in the wings -- his secret girlfriend Elaine (Swift)."Oh Shivy, I've loved you since the first grade," Swift yells after popping up in the audience. "And I'm so lonely that I just lie awake at night and write about you in my »

- tooFab Staff

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'New Girl' Season 2 finale: 'Cotton Eyed Joe,' un-calling Jess and Nick, and a badger beat the wedding in 'Elaine's Big Day'

14 May 2013 7:59 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

"New Girl" may have just given its viewers one of the most satisfying season enders in history with its Season 2 finale episode, "Elaine's Big Day." It had everything! A wedding -- and a relationship -- broke up in spectacular fashion. Jess and Nick kissed before riding off into the night. There was a huge guest star in Taylor Swift. A badger played a major role.

What more could anyone want?

Does this mean "Cotton Eyed Joe" is Jess and Nick's song?

Who would have expected that a silly -- but catchy! -- song would be the thing that destroyed Cece's wedding but simultaneously cemented Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Nick (Jake Johnson) as a couple? Because they are most definitely a couple now.

It was touch-or-go for a bit, of course. Jess didn't want to have anything to do with an immature Nick who would play pranks to disrupt a wedding. »

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Emmy rebound for '30 Rock' scene-stealer Jane Krakowski?

9 May 2013 5:19 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »

Has Jane Krakowski's Emmy luck ran out? Or will the final season of "30 Rock" be the charm? After netting three consecutive bids in the race for Comedy Supporting Actress (2009, 2010, 2011), Krakowski was snubbed last year for her extremely popular role of Jenna Maroney on the long-running NBC comedy. Last year's six nominated supporting players were Julie Bowen ("Modern Family"), Mayim Bialik ("The Big Bang Theory"), Kathryn Joosten ("Desperate Housewives"), Sofia Vergara ("Modern Family"), Merritt Wever ("Nurse Jackie") and Kristen Wiig ("Saturday Night Live"). Only four of these women are eligible in this category again this year, as Wiig is no longer a regular on "SNL" and Joosten passed away. Might Krakowski re-claim her position in this crowded field? According to Gold Derby's Experts, Editors and Users, Krawkowski will return to the Comedy Sup »

'New Girl' recap: Daddy issues, henna mistakes and Schmidt's crazy dance in 'Winston's Birthday'

7 May 2013 8:56 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

"Winston's Birthday" is not a "New Girl" episode about Winston (Lamorne Morris). Not surprisingly, this most-neglected of roommates remains neglected, even though it is indeed his special day. But that's what happens when everything else happens all at once.

What exactly was more important that Winston having a birthday?

Jess and Nick and Bob

"Winston's Birthday" picks up only a few hours after the last episode left off. Jess (Zooey Deschanel) and Nick (Jake Johnson) are still in bed and still pretty darn happy about their sex. Nick even gets up to make Jess breakfast! She doesn't have to eat the soft pretzel that shared the bed with them!

Unfortunately for the new lovers, Jess' dad, Bob (Rob Reiner), picks this morning to show up unexpectedly for Cece's wedding. Jess manages to hide her recent indiscretion, but a sudden job opportunity leaves Nick alone with Bob for a day.

Of course, »

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'New Girl' preview: 5 things to know about 'Winston's Birthday'

7 May 2013 12:32 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

The "New Girl" episode called "Winston's Birthday" isn't really about Winston's birthday. Not directly anyway -- so much happens on that single day that Winston (Lamorne Morris) kind of gets a little lost in the shuffle. Think "Sixteen Candles."

Note: If you've never seen "Sixteen Candles," a) what's wrong with you, and b) you might want to get on that before watching this episode.

Want to know more about "Winston's Birthday"? Check out these five "New Girl" spoilers.

1. "Winston's Birthday" begins with the morning after Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess (Zooey Deschanel) do the deed. Fortunately for both of them, Jess is not dead.

2. Nick is a guy who has a soft pretzel in his bed. Keep that in mind as you observe what he prepares for a "romantic" breakfast.

3. Schmidt's college -- and recently rediscovered -- girlfriend Elizabeth (Merritt Wever) has thin walls in her bedroom and a neighbor »

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Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Bones, Once, Scandal, Glee, Vampire Diaries, Smash and More!

30 April 2013 2:53 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com

Question: Do you have anything particularly scandalous about the season finale of Scandal you can share? —Daniela

Ausiello: I see what you did there. Scandalous. Scandal. Clever. I may steal that for next week’s AA. In the meantime, conventional wisdom points to the elusive mole being unmasked in the May 16 finale. Kerry Washington, meanwhile, points to it being the person you’d least expect. “It’s so shocking,” the actress tells us with a huge, hearty laugh. »

- Michael Ausiello

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The Tuesday Playlist: Funny Ladies, ABC's Knox Exclusive, Grimm's New Night

30 April 2013 7:22 AM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »

Everyone's losing it — or more to the point, remembering how they lost it — on one of this season's more uproarious episodes of Fox's New Girl, a reminder of just how potent the comic chemistry can be between Zooey Deschanel and her BFFs when they all hang together, sharing embarrassing stories (some more mortifying than others) about how their "innocence" (such as it never was) was stolen. This episode (Tuesday, 8:58/7:58c) will be especially enjoyable for fans of Max Greenfield's Fat Schmidt slapstick and for those who've been waiting for Lamorne Morris' Winston to emerge from the sidelines and get some major Lol action. Jess (Deschanel) starts the trip down Painful Memory Lane with glimpses from Prom Night, which brings suitors including Teen Wolf's Dylan O'Brien (Stiles!) into her life. But it's Winston's grotesque hook-up and Fat Schmidt's messy night in college with the girlfriend who »

- Matt Roush

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TV Review: ‘Remember Sunday’

18 April 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

In entertainment terms, the absence of short-term memory clearly has multiple uses, from the Nolan brothers’ twisty “Memento” to the Adam Sandler comedy “50 First Dates” to now “Remember Sunday,” a Hallmark Hall of Fame romance built around a similar (if more shamelessly romantic) premise. Zachary Levi (“Chuck”) plays a man who becomes a virtual blank slate every morning — the burning question being whether his condition will be an impediment to a relationship with the winsome Molly (Alexis Bleidel). Thanks almost entirely to the leads, it works on an emotional level, if only for those willing to short-circuit their brains.

At its core, the movie (written by Barry Morrow from a story by producer Michael Kase, and nicely directed Jeff Bleckner) probes a familiar romantic conundrum: Is it possible for love, that intangible bond Hallmark has built a greeting-card empire upon, to overcome the hurdles and cruel breaks life can throw its way? »

- Brian Lowry

'Nurse Jackie' Season 5 review: New direction a letdown after a standout season

14 April 2013 6:26 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

(Warning: The following "Nurse Jackie" Season 5 review contains minor plot spoilers and a few general storyline details not revealed in the season premiere. We're not trying to give anything away, but proceed with caution if you're spoiler sensitive.)

After a season in which Showtime's "Nurse Jackie" redefined itself as essential viewing, anything less is going to feel like a disappointment. And while recovering addict Jackie still hasn't relapsed at the beginning of Season 5, her series is taking several steps backwards.

Season 4 started with a bang: Jackie's marriage was in pieces, she voluntarily entered rehab, her best friend Dr. O'Hara (Eve Best) was pregnant and her colleagues were thrown for a loop by All Saints' aggressive and arrogant new administrator Mike Cruz (Bobby Cannavale). The season took off from there, making brilliant use of every member of its ensemble to tell a terrific arc about personal and professional turmoil and »

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TV Reviews: Showtime’s ‘The Big C,’ ‘Nurse Jackie,’ ‘The Borgias’

12 April 2013 7:15 AM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »

Although Showtime vaulted into rarefied air with its Emmy win for “Homeland,” the channel continues to offer a spate of shows that clearly have admirers and boast billboard-worthy stars but amount to utility players, failing to reach cable’s elite tier. Two of those, “Nurse Jackie” and “The Borgias,” return April 14, while “The Big C” has been granted the TV equivalent of a dignified death, with four hourlong episodes to conclude the series. A new showrunner hasn’t changed “Jackie” — worth recommending for Edie Falco and not much else — while “Borgias” proves that even papal intrigue and debauchery can grow tiresome.

So if there’s one worth discussing, it’s “The Big C: hereafter” — not because it works, but because the ways in which these episodes fall short illuminate how a promising premise can go wrong, squandering a provocative idea. Even so, credit Showtime with committing to this limited run, »

- Brian Lowry

'New Girl': A night of fighting, photography and self-discovery in 'Bachelorette Party'

10 April 2013 12:24 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

The wedding of Cece and Shivrang is fast approaching on "New Girl," which means of course it's time for Jess to throw her best friend a bachelorette party. So she does. Naturally, it does not go according to plan.

I could recap this episode in great detail. But there is nothing that I could write that would be better than what "New Girl" already said. Instead, you're going to get a summary and a whole bunch of quotes from "Bachelorette Party."

What happened

It turns out that Cece (Hannah Simone) and Shivrang's (Satya Bhabha) wedding is only three weeks away, so Jess (Zooey Deschanel) plans a bachelorette party for her best friend. This is a) because Cece has wanted a crazy party since childhood and b) because Cece has not yet asked Jess to be her maid of honor.

In order to pull this off, the guys have to kidnap »

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Trailer Watch: Nurse Jackie - Season Five

18 March 2013 7:13 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »

Here's the trailer for season five of Showtime's Nurse Jackie starring the terrific Edie Falco. This season will be the first without showrunners and creators Liz Brixius and Nancy Wallem and with Clyde Phillips at the helm. After finalizing her divorce and finally getting clean, Jackie continues to navigate work at All Saints Hospital alongside Zoey (the hilarious Merritt Wever) and some new faces this season (Morris Chestnut and Betty Gilpin). The season begins April 14th at 9:00 pm.

- Kerensa Cadenas

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Nurse Jackie’s Merritt Wever Added As New Girl Schmidt’s College Flame

13 March 2013 12:38 PM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »

What might Schmidt’s college girlfriend look like? Well, New Girl fans, she might look like Nurse Jackie‘s Merritt Wever. In fact, they are identical. Wever is playing Schimdt’s college flame in an upcoming guest spot on the funny series.

Wever, who played young Anna in the critically acclaimed George Clooney and Tony Gilroy team-up, Michael Clayton, is probably best known for her Emmy-nominated role in Nurse Jackie as the Rn, Zoey Barkow.

Fox’s New Girl welcomes Wever when her character reunites with Schmidt, confirmed TV Line. Just how does the reunion come about? Well, there are still about 3 months worth of season three episodes left. We’ve seen Schmidt attempt any number of things in hopes of winning Cece back into his arms. It just ain’t working. So, very soon, you can expect his new strategy will be to get in contact with his college ex. »

- Sasha Nova

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'New Girl': Dylan O'Brien of 'Teen Wolf' to guest as Jess' prom date

12 March 2013 6:02 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »

New Girl fans will soon see Jess (Zooey Deschanel) go to prom, and she might be doing it with style. Or should we say, with Stiles. Dylan O’Brien, who stars as Stiles on MTV’s Teen Wolf, will guest-star in an upcoming episode of the Fox comedy, the network has confirmed. (TVGuide.com first reported the news.) In the installment, flashbacks will reveal how our main characters lost their virginity, and in Jess’ storyline, she attends prom with a sensitive, guitar-playing dreamboat (O’Brien) who aims to make her first time something to remember. In other flashbacks in the episode, »

- Dan Snierson

Ask Ausiello: Spoilers on Bones, True Blood, Grey's, NCIS, Castle, Glee, Dead and More!

12 March 2013 2:55 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com

Question: Can’t wait to read/watch your interview with Bones‘ David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel. When will it post? Until then, what can you tease about what they told you on the set? —Amelia

Ausiello: Those two blessed souls gave me such a blockbuster interview that I’ll be splitting it up into two parts, the first of which is slated to debut Wednesday. Here’s your appetite-whetter: Before the season is over, there will be a wedding. »

- Michael Ausiello

'New Girl' at Paleyfest: 10 quotes from the panel, plus a few spoilers

12 March 2013 1:18 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

When the cast and producers of "New Girl" came to Paleyfest on Monday (March 11), they brought the entertainment. Almost everything these people said was quotable. Since they talked for about an hour, we have distilled their humor and insight down to 10 quotes that sum up the evening.

Oh, and there are a few casting spoilers at the end, just for fun. If you want more "New Girl" spoilers, click here.

"They would have attacked each other." -- Liz Meriwether (creator of "New Girl") on why the writers decided to get Nick (Jake Johnson) and Jess together

"I thought it was great in an episode about how annoying Jess was." -- Zooey Deschanel, speaking about "Cooler," the episode in which Jess and Nick kissed

"It was like 'The Three Stooges' with boobs." -- Zooey Deschanel, describing a "boob-slap fight" with Hannah Simone

"People hook up. People don't hook up. »

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She's Sticking With 'Who'

12 March 2013 6:48 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Jenna-Louise Coleman isn't bolting the Tardis anytime soon. The actress has signed on for Season 8 of "Doctor Who."

Coleman, who first appeared in the Season 7 premiere and later remerged in the "Doctor Who" Christmas special, plays Clara, the Doctor's latest companion, replacing Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. While doing an interview on BBC Five radio, Coleman was hesitant to confirm how long she's staying with the series, but said, "Yeah, I can say I'll be in Season 8."

"Doctor Who" star Matt Smith is heading to the Us to film a new movie, meaning there will be a bit more of a gap between "Doctor Who" Season 7 (which returns on Saturday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Et on BBC America) and Season 8.

In other casting news ...

Merritt Wever is heading to "New Girl." The Emmy-nominated "Nurse Jackie" actress will play one of Schmidt's old college girlfriends. [TVLine]

James Lesure will play Stephanie March's husband on "Happy Endings. »

- Chris Harnick

New Girl @ PaleyFest: Scoop on [Spoiler]'s Return, a Death and Schmidt's Real Name

11 March 2013 8:57 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

The cast and crew of New Girl converged on the Saban Theatre in Los Angeles Monday night for PaleyFest 2013, and spilled scoop on Season 2′s remaining episodes, which will feature a road trip, a death, two key comebacks, flashbacks galore and… a possible cameo by Zooey Deschanel’s sister Emily?

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Windy City Farewell | The death of Nick’s father finds the gang traveling to his native Chicago to hang with his family, including his mom (played by Emmy winner Margo Martindale »

- Michael Ausiello

New Girl Scoop: Nurse Jackie's Merritt Wever to Play [Spoiler]'s College Girlfriend

11 March 2013 7:12 PM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »

Add Nurse Jackie‘s Merritt Wever to the long list of ladies who’ve loved a dude from the loft.

Wever will guest-star on an upcoming episode of Fox’s New Girl as one of Schmidt’s college girlfriends, TVLine has learned.

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We hear that Wever’s character enlightens a heartbroken Schmidt when he gets in touch with her as part of his quest to get over Cece.

Wever, who plays Zoey on the Showtime dramedy, also has had roles on The Good Wife, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and NCIS, »

- Kimberly Roots