GLEE’s Dot Marie Jones Talks Coach Bieste

GIVE ME MY REMOTE got some one-on-one time with the one and only Dot Marie Jones, who joined the GLEE cast this season to play the no-nonsense, yet surprisingly sensitive Coach Bieste.

What’s coming up for the character?

Jones fills us in…

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Several our usual Tuesday favorites will not air new episodes tonight. But GLEE is back. Plus, SOUTHLAND and WHITE COLLAR’s finales debut this evening.

What else is fresh?

Check what’s on tap and let us know what you will be watching…

The Biggest Loser | 8pm on NBC
“Episode 1110”
Each team has to pick a captain, who will have many responsibilities during the week, and only two players from each team can work out with a trainer. The teams first square off in a pop challenge involving 13 tiered cakes, and later, the contestants meet host Alison Sweeney at a mud pit where they have to make their way across the pit while balancing on a step – without touching the mud. Several contestants have heart-to-heart talks with their trainers, opening up more about the individual personal struggles they had before coming to the ranch, and later, another player is sent home following a weigh-in with some surprising weight loss numbers. Trainers Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels, Cara Castronuova and Brett Hoebel also star.

Glee | 9pm on Fox
“Sexy”
When free-spirited substitute teacher Holly Holliday (guest star Gwyneth Paltrow) fills in for the absent sex-education teacher, she joins forces with Mr. Schuester to teach the kids of New Directions the facts of life. Meanwhile, Emma heads up the Celibacy Club, and she and Dr. Carl (guest star John Stamos) address some issues in their personal life.

V | 9pm on ABC
“Devil in a Blue Dress”
Anna is about to pull the switch on the planet’s first Blue Energy reactor, but Sid realizes that the size of the reactor is much too large for just the various Concordia sites – the Fifth Column needs to figure out what Anna is really up to. And Diana tells Lisa she must act against Anna now, fulfill her destiny and save humans from annihilation.

Raising Hope | 9pm on Fox
“The Cultish Personality”
Cousin Mike (guest star Stone) visits the Chance family after a six-month spiritual quest and brings his new wife, Tanya (guest star Rajskub), and his three brother-husbands (guest stars Tompkins, Avenido and Frontiero) with him. Meanwhile, Burt tries to patch a strained father-son relationship between his brother (guest star Simmons) and Mike, but winds up getting himself in trouble.

Traffic Light | 9:30pm on Fox
“Breaking Bread”
Callie finds a lost puppy belonging to one of their elderly neighbors, but when Adam unintentionally takes credit for rescuing the puppy, the neighbor shows her appreciation to Adam almost too generously. When Lisa complains about the noise coming from their music-blasting neighbor, Mike’s plan to confront his neighbor and ensure peace and quiet takes an unexpected turn. Meanwhile, Ethan’s girlfriend takes interest in meeting his wise next-door neighbor face-to-face.

Detroit 1-8-7 | 10pm on ABC
“Stone Cold”
The detectives put their private problems on hold as Mason calls for “all hands on deck” to investigate the murder of Dawn Cofield, a college co-ed. Pup Clemmons, the co-ed’s boyfriend and Stone’s rival from his undercover days, resurfaces as one of the possible suspects. But it’s a crowded field that also includes Alex Caldwell, Pup’s competition for the crime turf; a Pakistani drug runner from Canada; one of Dawn’s professors who has the reputation of a Lothario, and a preppy classmate from a politically connected family. Meanwhile, Sanchez tries to find out the truth about Stone’s junkie ex-girlfriend, Riley Sullivan, who is still hanging around the squad and trying to reignite her relationship with Stone. Is this as sincere attempt to get her life back together, or is she playing him? Then, a tense standoff results in a cataclysmic event for the detectives of “Detroit 1-8-7.”

SO MUCH MORE. KEEP READING…

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WHITE COLLAR’s Matt Bomer, Tim DeKay and Mark Goffman Tease the Season 2 Finale

PaleyFest 2011 honored USA Network’s WHITE COLLAR Monday night and unsurprisingly, most of the chatter on the pre-panel red carpet was about tonight’s season finale.

I got the chance to view the episode after I talked with the cast and crew and it absolutely lives up to the hype. A lot of season-long questions are answered and you won’t want to miss the final moments. Trust me on that.

But enough of what I have to say about the finale. I caught up with series stars Tim DeKay (Peter), Matt Bomer (Neal) and co-executive producer Mark Goffman, and they teased what will go down and how that will impact season three…

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HOUSE Recap: Bombshells

My viewing companions for this week’s HOUSE were three slices of mushroom pizza, delivered from a local trattoria that has never served me wrong. As the hour progressed, I was tempted to call back for a list of ingredients, in order to be certain that the toppings I consumed were not intended to help me hallucinate. Dream sequences cut from vintage television and film? A full-scale dance number choreographed by Mia Michaels from SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE? A closing sequence that rendered two years of storylines moot? Had it not been for the opening credits, I would have guessed that Charlie Sheen directed this episode.

Co-writer Sara Hess, who crafted this script with Liz Friedman for Greg Yaitanes to direct, warned fans via Twitter that their story would fall squarely into love or hate territory for the audience.

There is no denying the ambitious effort that the creative team made to make “Bombshells” one of HOUSE’s most memorable episodes. Their hard work backfired, however, as this hour gave millions of viewers permission to turn away from their televisions for the rest of Season 7.
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HOUSE ‘Get Happy’ Dance Number by Mia Michaels

HOUSE got a little dash of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE tonight when choreographer Mia Michaels brought her talents to the show in this haunting musical number featuring the vocal stylings of Hugh Laurie and Lisa Edelstein.

 

 

That number certainly had Mia Michaels’ signature all over it.  Loved it!

HOUSE: Lisa Edelstein and Greg Yaitanes Preview ‘Bombshells’

In tonight’s brand new episode of HOUSE, Cuddy is the patient of the week and her illness leads to a series of genre-based dreams. It’s a change for the show which is fairly consistent in how they handle cases, but on a conference call last week with reporters, Lisa Edelstein (Cuddy) and director Greg Yaitanes said they appreciated the change of pace.

“It was great to be in different costumes,” Edelstein laughed. “We had a lot of fun doing the different styles that we did. I’ve been on the show for a long time, so it was like having a week off and just playing around!”

“Lisa channels a mean Robert Redford,” Yaitanes added. “It was actually great to see how much Hugh [Laurie (House)] and Lisa, especially, dove into these different genres. They got to do five different movies all within one week.”

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Charlie Sheen Fired From TWO AND A HALF MEN

It’s not like we all didn’t see this coming, but now it is official.  Charlie Sheen, TV highest paid actor, has officially been fired from his hit show TWO AND A HALF MEN.

Warner Bros Television just released a statement confirming Sheen’s dismissal.

“After careful consideration, Warner Bros. Television has terminated Charlie Sheen’s services from `Two and A Half Men’ effective immediately.”

What isn’t yet known is the fate of TWO AND A HALF MEN.  Will the show continue without Sheen?

Pure speculation on my part, but perhaps the writers figured out a workaround so the show to continue without Sheen.  Despite his recent (and not so recent) public antics, TWO AND A HALF MEN is still a huge money maker for Warner Bros and I can’t imagine dismissing Sheen without a semblance of a backup plan in place to keep the show on the air.  But again, pure speculation.

Do you think TWO AND A HALF MEN will continue without Charlie Sheen?  Will it remain the #1 comedy or will the show not work without Sheen?

 

 

GLEE’s Darren Criss Announces a Warblers Album, Performs ‘Silly Love Songs’ on REGIS AND KELLY

GLEE’s Darren Criss is the gift that keeps on giving.

Not only did Criss perform “Silly Love Songs” on Monday’s episode of LIVE WITH REGIS AND KELLY, but he also announced that GLEE would be releasing an album in April filled entirely with Warblers songs.

Woohoo!

No word on which tracks will be included, but to tide you over until April, check out Criss singing earlier this morning…

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THE CHICAGO CODE’s Devin Kelley and Todd Williams Tease Vonda and Isaac Getting Closer

Ever since THE CHICAGO CODE’s pilot episode, the connection between Vonda and Isaac has been obvious. But how far will their relationship go?

I caught up with series stars Devin Kelley (Vonda) and Todd Williams (Isaac) at the AMERICAN IDOL Top 13 party and they dished on Vonda and Isaac growing closer, what cases are coming up and more…

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GREEK: Our Favorite College Kids Make Major Life Decisions in the Series Finale [SPOILER ALERT!]

Well, kids, after four memorable years of college debauchery, the students of CRU are finally saying goodbye.

In tonight’s series finale, as Rusty, Cappie and the rest of the KTs set out to save the Kappa Tau house from demolition (by a villain whom we never should’ve trusted!), the whole CRU crew faces major life decisions.

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Monday, March 7, 2011

So, no new GOSSIP GIRL tonight… which is just one more reason to watch the series finale of one of our favorite shows: GREEK. Keep reading for details about what’s on tap at CRU this evening, as well as the other small screen highlights of Monday, 3/7…

The Event | 8pm on NBC
“And Then There Were More/Inostranka”
President Martinez and his longtime Chief of Staff (guest star Roger Bart, “Desperate Housewives”) charge the intelligence community with decrypting Thomas’s satellite message, but more importantly determining to whom it was sent. While they are distracted, Thomas unveils a surprise attack, but he does not anticipate a heroic stand-off with Blake Sterling, who learns an important lesson about Sleepers from Maya (guest star Clea DuVall, “Conviction”). Meanwhile, newly appointed Alaskan Senator Catherine Lewis (guest star Virginia Madsen, “Sideways”) threatens to divulge information about the Mt. Inostranka detention facility on an episode of “HARDBALL with Chris Matthews” (playing himself). Elsewhere, Sean and Leila get a fresh lead on the whereabouts of Samantha, but it leads them to a dramatic turn in their lives. James Dempsey (guest star Hal Holbrook, “Water for Elephants”) foresees that he and Sean will once again cross paths.

House | 8pm on Fox
“Bombshells”
Tension reaches new heights when Cuddy faces sobering news that propels her to reevaluate her priorities. While House is distracted by his concern for Cuddy’s well-being, the team treats a teenage patient whose worsening symptoms and suspicious body scars indicate more than just physical illness. Sensing the teen’s troubled emotional and mental state, Taub turns to the patient’s personal life for clues and uncovers disturbing home videos that could put the lives of his peers in danger. Meanwhile, Cuddy remains hopeful that House will be fully present when she needs him most, and a series of dreams, including a musical scene choreographed by Mia Michaels, provide glimpses into her life and her relationship with House.

Pretty Little Liars | 8pm on ABC Family
“Someone To Watch Over Me”
Hanna learns disturbing news about Caleb on this episode. The girls also realize that someone else in town has a major secret.

So much more. Keep reading…

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Greek | 9pm on ABC Family | Series Finale

Set amidst the battle to save the Kappa Tau house, brotherhood and friendships are tested, while troubled and budding relationships will either be resolved or dissolved. Will Casey and Cappie face their futures together? Will Cappie and Evan be able to put their embattled college past aside and salvage their friendship? What’s in store for Rusty and Ashleigh? Calvin and Heath? Evan and Rebecca? Will Dale get over his unrequited love for Casey? Also, viewers will finally learn the answer to two of the burning questions posed over the years: Finally having declared a major, does Cappie ever plan to graduate? And what is his real name?

BREAKOUT KINGS Series Premiere Preview

Tonight, A&E debuts their brand new one-hour drama, BREAKOUT KINGS.

Instead of your traditional good guys vs. the bad guys show, BREAKOUT KINGS has the good guys (the U.S. Marshals) and the “bad” guys (a group of imprisoned convicts) vs. the worse guys (escaped convicts).

Yes, in order to up their chances of catching the fugitives, U.S. Marshals Duchamp and Zancanelli recruit the prisoners to assist in their cases, with the hopes that they’ll give them a better insight which would be crucial in their apprehension of the escapees. In return, the prisoners get a month off their sentence for every criminal they successfully catch. And as we’ve previously reported, one of the escaped cons the group will be going after later this season is PRISON BREAK’s T-Bag.

Check out a trailer for tonight’s series premiere…

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In Case You Missed It…THE WALKING DEAD, AMERICAN IDOL, COUGAR TOWN and More!

Were you too busy this week to keep up with everything that’s been happening in TV news? Give Me My Remote’s got you covered!

From Paleyfest to Hawaii to AMERICAN IDOL, it’s been an exciting week and we’re here to catch you up on anything you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• OFF THE MAP’s Jason George teased a “defining moment” for Otis.
• Our own Korbi Ghosh took a trip to Hawaii to visit the on-location set of COUGAR TOWN.
• Our own Marisa Roffman headed over to the AMERICAN IDOL results show taping and got us some behind-the-scenes scoop.
• Michael Rosenbaum filled us in on his return to SMALLVILLE.
• GMMR is taking on Paleyfest. Have any questions for the stars of your favorite shows?
• Our PaleyFest coverage kicked off with THE WALKING DEAD’s Robert Kirkman and Gale Ann Hurd teasing season two.
• THE WALKING DEAD’s Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies and John Bernthal talked about their love triangle.
• Scoop and spoilers from the TRUE BLOOD PaleyFest panel.
• We held our weekly TV chat.

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TRUE BLOOD Spoilers and Scoop from Paley Fest ’11

You’ll have to forgive me if I’m a little hard of hearing today.  Last night I attended the Paley Festival’s TRUE BLOOD panel, and with all the screeching for hot vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters, and yes, humans – my ears are still ringing.

TRUE BLOOD fans packed the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills in the hopes of getting some scoop on the upcoming Season 4 of the hit HBO show. A “little” scoop is what they got.  Creator Alan Ball watched closely over his cast who seemed very well rehearsed as to what they were and were not allowed to spill. Anna Paquin (Sookie) was the most tight lipped and admittedly talked in circles to avoid answering any S4 questions directly. Oh Sookie, if only we could read her thoughts.

But that’s not to say there weren’t a few spoilers spilled – some during the panel and some to me directly as I got the chance to interview some of the cast on the red carpet before the event. 

Here are some of the highlights from last night’s panel including some scoop from season 4 of TRUE BLOOD. More from my interviews coming soon.

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