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Not So Fast, Kiddo: You've Got Another 'Prometheus' Clip and Character Bio to Watch

25 May 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | FEARnet | See recent FEARnet news »

You didn't really think we were gonna let you start your weekend without hitting you with a couple more Prometheus videos, did you? No, I didn't think so. That would be silly. Now then... After the jump, check out the film's latest clip, which premiered on an episode of The Tonight Show this week, and a new character bio. This one's for Logan Marshall-Green's character, Holloway. Here's the synopsis for Prometheus, which lands in theaters on June 8th: "Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With Prometheus, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on »

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Phillip Phillips on 'The Tonight Show': 'Idol' winner on his health issues and post-victory media tour

25 May 2012 10:23 AM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »

"American Idol" winner Phillip Phillips told Jay Leno Thursday night (May 24) that he had slept only a couple hours following Wednesday's finale, but he didn't look much worse for the long night and day. The fact that he got to meet Rihanna probably didn't hurt.

Phillips made a post-victory appearance on "The Tonight Show" Thursday and talked about his win, a brief encounter with Rihanna at the finale and his health issues. He suffered from chronic kidney stones throughout the season and will have surgery for the problem.

"It's been tough," he says in the second clip below. "... You've got to go after your dream [when] you know you want it bad enough. I've had a lot of great doctors and people around me who helped get me through."

Phillips says he's planning to have surgery in the next couple weeks and expects to be ready for the start of the "American Idol" tour in July. »

- editorial@zap2it.com

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Charlize Theron Chokes Michael Fassbender in New Prometheus Preview Clip

24 May 2012 1:46 PM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

Whether it was by an android or a corporate shill, the crews of Alien and Aliens found themselves pawns in the hands of the Weyland-Yutani corporation and their pursuit of an alien life form. Since director Ridley Scott's Prometheus is set in the same universe as Alien (perhaps a prequel — vote's not in yet), the presence of both Charlize Theron as Weyland Corporation employee Meredith Vickers, and Michael Fassbender as Weyland's latest android David seemed to imply that the crew of the Prometheus were going to be doubly-screwed by Weyland Industries. However, a recently released featurette suggested that Theron's Vickers might actually be working in the crew's best interest, even if she seems to lack a favorable amount of social skills.

In the latest clip from Prometheus, which aired on an episode of The Tonight Show where Theron was a guest, sees Vickers confront David in a hallway and »

- Ryan Gowland

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Second Prometheus Clip Takes it on the Chin

24 May 2012 10:54 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »

And by chin we mean Jay Leno. That's right, kids. Last night on "The Tonight Show" the second clip from Ridley Scott's highly anticipated new film Prometheus hit the airwaves, and in case you missed it, we have it for ya here! Dig it!

Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Patrick Wilson, Logan Marshall-Green, and Ben Foster, will be in theaters on June 8th, 2012. The film has been rated R for sci-fi violence including some intense images and brief language.

Synopsis

Ridley Scott, director of 'Alien' and 'Blade Runner,' returns to the genre he helped define. With 'Prometheus' he creates a groundbreaking mythology in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There they must fight a terrifying battle »

- Uncle Creepy

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Prometheus 'What Did He Say?' Clip

24 May 2012 9:24 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »

20th Century Fox, via The Tonight Show, has dropped the second clip from this summer's sci-fi thrill ride Prometheus. Watch as Android David (Michael Fassbender) and Weyland Industries executive Meredith Vickers (Charlize Theron) have an intense confrontation in the blue-hued hallways of the USS Prometheus as it hurtles through space.

Prometheus - What Did He Say?

Prometheus comes to theaters June 8th, 2012 and stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie, Logan Marshall-Green, Guy Pearce. The film is directed by Ridley Scott. »

- MovieWeb

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Conan O'Brien says he and Jay Leno "will both leave this Earth without speaking to each other"

24 May 2012 5:30 AM, PDT | Nerve | See recent Nerve news »

Attention, everyone: you can stop feeling sorry for Conan O'Brien, because he's stopped feeling sorry for himself. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, O'Brien revealed he's finally made his transformation into a mature role model and surprisingly tall butterfly.  Though the loss of The Tonight Show temporarily left O'Brien an angry, resentful wearer of neck beards, he's not interested in talking smack about Jay Leno. He wouldn't take the bait during his appearance on Letterman and he's not going to now. The odds are we will both leave this Earth without speaking to each other, which is fine... there's really nothing to say. We both know the deal. He knows; I know. I'd rather just forget. After the 2010 Tonight Show controversy, things were looking a little bleak for O'Brien, but he's since emerged stronger than ever, [...] »

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Conan O’Brien Urges Cable Honchos To Embrace Technology And Social Media

23 May 2012 9:46 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »

The comic’s become a cable industry icon since he moved from NBC to TBS, and he assured execs this morning that they have nothing to fear as new technologies and social media change the rules of engagement with TV viewers. “I was forced to embrace this world” after he lost his Tonight Show gig in 2010, he said this morning at The Cable Show. He discovered that unlike the old days, where the goal was simply to drive people to the tube, getting audiences “emotionally involved” has become just as important. For example, O’Brien says it doesn’t hurt ratings to release clips and other information ahead of a broadcast. When Will Ferrell recently appeared on Conan in character as Ron Burgundy to reveal his plan to make a sequel of The Anchorman, “we chipped his appearance out into bite-sized pieces and put it out everywhere.” That resulted in higher ratings for the night. »

- DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor

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Jessica Simpson's Rumored Wedding Date Revealed

23 May 2012 9:04 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Jessica Simpson has her hands full with baby Maxwell these days, but that won't stop her and Eric Johnson from moving forward with their upcoming wedding plans.

According to Life & Style, the couple, who have been engaged since November 2010, were originally planning a November 11, 2011 wedding (11/11/11) but decided to wait until after the birth of their darling daughter, Maxwell Drew Johnson.

Now, L&S reports, Simpson and Johnson are set to tie the knot on December 12, 2012 (12/12/12).

While there has been no official word from the star about her new wedding plans -- we're still waiting to see a photo of baby Maxwell, too -- she did speak about her nuptials while promoting "Fashion Star" earlier this year.

"I want [Johnson] to be my husband so bad, and I do still want to wear the pretty gown and everything, and I have to wait until after the baby," Simpson told Jay Leno on "The Tonight Show" in March. »

- Kelly Fisher

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Watch: Best 'Call Me Maybe' Covers & Parodies

22 May 2012 3:40 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe" is the pop culture gift that keeps on giving. Even President Barack Obama and presidential candidate Mitt Romney are hopping on the "Call Me Maybe" train. Well, not really, but ... maybe? (Sorry.)

Thanks to some clever video editing, the two politicians performed the viral song in a similar fashion as some Harvard athletes did earlier this month. The end result -- which premiered on "The Tonight Show" -- was pretty magical.

The "Call Me Maybe" craze started in February, when Justin Bieber and his girlfriend Selena Gomez, together with a few of their famous friends, recorded an adorable lip sync video to Jepsen's infectious pop song. Thanks to Bieber -- and his 21 million Beliebers -- "Call Me Maybe" became an overnight internet sensation.

Popstar Katy Perry caught the "Call Me Maybe" bug and uploaded her own parody, featuring herself and a group of friends at a Coachella poolside party. »

- The Huffington Post

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Watch: Obama, Romney Star In 'Call Me Maybe' Spoof

22 May 2012 12:07 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

So this is crazy.

President Barack Obama and presidential hopeful Mitt Romney teamed for a cover of Carly Rae Jepsen's ever-catchy tune "Call Me Maybe." The video is meant to parody the covers performed by Smu women's rowing team and the Harvard baseball team.

Well, Ok, so the candidates didn't actually participate in the digitally enhanced spoof, but the folks at "The Tonight Show" pieced together the clip, which, at the very least, threatens to upstage the work by the college sports teams.

After all, can anything rival two middle-aged politicians in suits crisscrossing their arms and legs to the beat of a tween pop hit? We didn't think so.

Still, we can only imagine what Sasha and Malia would think.

Although starring in a parody of "Call Me Maybe" may be beyond the scope of Obama's official duties, the president has taken time to reveal his comedic side by »

- Ileana Llorens

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Hollywood Treasure: Joe Maddalena Teases Season Two

22 May 2012 8:50 AM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

Hollywood Treasure: Joe Maddalena Teases Season Two

In handling the sales of Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers from The Wizard of Oz, Elvis' guitar, hand-written lyrics by John Lennon, the archive for Alex Haley's Roots or auctioning Trinity's catsuit from The Matrix, collectibles expert Joe Maddalena is undeniably tied to pop-culture history like no other. Owner and operator of Profiles in History, Joe is the world's preeminent auctioneer-collector of original props, costumes and memorabilia from the entertainment industry as well as the star of Syfy's hit reality series (about his business), Hollywood Treasure, debuting its second season tonight.

Last season viewers traveled with Joe and his crew as they reunited Chitty Chitty Bang Bang with Dick Van Dyke at The Tonight Show, found and sold The Wicked Witch of the West's hat, auctioned the estate of screen legend Debbie Reynolds and inarguably helped extend life for numerous seniors selling »

- Nightfly

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Today Is The 20th Anniversary Of Johnny Carson's Farewell

22 May 2012 8:02 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson ended his 30-year reign as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Twenty years after his final broadcast, Carson remains unmatched as an American television icon.

Carson's abilities as a television host set the prototype for all late-night hosts who would come after him. Effortlessly likable, quick on his feet and always present, his monologue and guest interviews were a staple of the American cultural diet. In the new PBS documentary "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," his one-time permanent guest host Joan Rivers called Carson "the ultimate straight man," praising his ability to let his guests have the spotlight during interviews.

One of his successors, Conan O'Brien, said in the documentary that his forebear's greatest slight of hand was to simultaneously appear innocent as well as "the coolest guy in the room."

"Johnny is to comedy what Walter Cronkite was to news, »

- The Huffington Post

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Today Is The 20th Anniversary Of Johnny Carson's Farewell

22 May 2012 5:45 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »

On May 22, 1992, Johnny Carson ended his 30-year reign as the host of "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Twenty years after his final broadcast, Carson remains unmatched as an American television icon.

Carson's abilities as a television host set the prototype for all late-night hosts who would come after him. He was effortlessly likable, quick on his feet and always present; his monologue and guest interviews were a staple of the American cultural diet. In the new PBS documentary "Johnny Carson: King of Late Night," his one-time permanent guest host Joan Rivers called Carson "the ultimate straight man," praising his ability to let his guests have the spotlight during interviews.

One of his successors, Conan O'Brien, said in the documentary that his forebear's greatest slight of hand was to simultaneously appear innocent as well as "the coolest guy in the room."

"Johnny is to comedy what Walter Cronkite was to news, »

- The Huffington Post

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'The Tonight Show' with Bob Newhart instead of Johnny Carson? 'I think I was being groomed'

21 May 2012 3:12 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »

Bob Newhart says his many guest-hosting stints for Johnny Carson could have led him down a different television path.

The veteran comedian and star of two classic sitcoms was a frequent substitute when Carson had time off from NBC's "The Tonight Show," and Newhart -- one of the many Carson friends and peers who appeared in last week's PBS "American Masters" profile of the late-night-tv icon -- believes his 87 rounds in the host's chair might have led to many more.

"I didn't know it at the time, but I think I was being groomed" to take over "Tonight" permanently, the famously mild-mannered Newhart tells Zap2it. "Johnny and NBC were in one of their perennial fights. He was saying he was walking, and they were saying, 'We're not paying him any more! He's holding us hostage. We'll find somebody else.'"

Not that Newhart would have agreed to replace close »

- editorial@zap2it.com

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You Have to Admire the Clever, Dark Comedy of Bobcat Goldthwait

21 May 2012 10:53 AM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »

Bobcat Goldthwait is known for being shocking. It isn’t necessarily the things he does, though setting a chair on fire at “The Tonight Show” and directing a film about a girl’s youthful experience with bestiality are pretty shocking themselves. It’s mostly the things he says. It’s also the way he says them, with his signature screechy yelp. Yet the thing about Goldthwait’s humor that sets him apart from your standard borderline-annoying shock jock is the fact that he’s actually clever. He’s not making rather tasteless jokes about Michael Jackson for the sheer pleasure of tearing the late pop star a new one; well, he might be, but he does a much better job doing it than most comedians have, and such a good job that one can’t really be offended. Rather, one laughs in that awkward, slightly disturbed way that signifies really good black comedy. »

- Lee Jutton

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The Who, What, When, Where, And Why Of Awake’s Cancellation

19 May 2012 7:59 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »

 Or, why I’ll never be fooled by NBC again.

So, this is the last time that I will speak or write about Awake.  In fact, this might be the last time anybody issues any type of missive in regards to NBC’s most recent series cancellation.

To say that I had high hopes for Awake would be an exercise in understatement.  I’ve been slathering this show with praise since months before its premiere date was announced.  Now I will offer my reasons as to why I fell so hard for the show, and why it fell so hard once it aired.

Who is responsible for Awake‘s failure?

Well, it wasn’t my fault, that’s for goddamn sure.  And I’m pretty sure that it isn’t the fault of Kyle Killen, the series’ creator.  Killen had a novel concept for a series, which he equipped with a compelling structure. »

- Josh Converse

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R.I.P. comedian Ron Shock

18 May 2012 3:11 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »

Ron Shock, a comedian's comedian well-regarded for his blending of stand-up with storytelling, has died due to complications from urethral cancer. He was 69. Shock was a late bloomer in comedy, launching his career at the age of 40 after stints as (according to his self-penned bio) an "unsuccessful jewel thief," a prisoner, a priest in training, and an inventor with three patents in electronics. His profile got an early boost with an appearance on The Tonight Show With Johnny Carson—the last new comic to be introduced on the show during Carson's tenure—and landed both his »

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Hugh Laurie Teases The 'House' Series Finale

18 May 2012 4:29 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

"House" star Hugh Laurie appeared on "The Tonight Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC) Thursday and chatted about rumors of his character's demise in the upcoming Series Finale.

After Laurie hinted at Dr. Gregory House's future (or possible lack thereof), Jay Leno mentioned that "within the blogs and Tweets, there’s a lot of speculation that you die."

Laurie wouldn't confirm or deny the rumors, quipping that "well, that's all to the good. ... Speculation is good. Uncertainty is good." However, he did say that a "House" reunion down the road would be "a bit of a long shot, I think."

The "House" Series Finale airs Monday, May 21st at 9 p.m. Et on Fox, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. "The Tonight Show" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC.

TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, »

- Catherine Lawson

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Hugh Laurie Teases The 'House' Series Finale

18 May 2012 3:55 AM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »

"House" star Hugh Laurie appeared on "The Tonight Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC) Thursday and chatted about rumors of his character's demise in the upcoming series finale.

After Laurie hinted at Dr. Gregory House's future (or possible lack thereof), Jay Leno mentioned that "within the blogs and tweets, there's a lot of speculation that you die."

Laurie wouldn't confirm or deny the rumors, quipping that "well, that's all to the good. ... Speculation is good. Uncertainty is good." However, he did say that a "House" reunion down the road would be "a bit of a long shot, I think."

The "House" Series Finale airs Monday, May 21st at 9 p.m. Et on Fox, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. "The Tonight Show" airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. Et on NBC.

TV Replay scours the vast television landscape to find the most interesting, amusing, and, on a good day, »

- Catherine Lawson

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Watch: Conan & Letterman Mock Jay Leno

17 May 2012 11:05 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »

Thursday night, Conan O'Brien appeared on "The Late Show with David Letterman," and the two late night hosts wasted no time addressing the denim elephant in the room: Jay Leno. In separate incidents over the last two decades, NBC favored Leno over each former "Late Night" host as the star of "The Tonight Show," and they spent a good portion of O'Brien's appearance on the CBS talk show swapping insights about their common ground.

"The longer we sit here, the more uncomfortable it'll make Jay," were the first words out of Dave's mouth after sharing an awkward yet knowing silent moment with Conan.

"You know Jay's watching right now," Conan joked. "He's getting a live feed in a satellite truck right now." Despite prodding from Letterman, Conan would not bring himself to say anything explicit to slam Leno throughout their interview, but did imply that the relationship between the two has been damaged permanently. »

- The Huffington Post

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