Paula Abdul Joins THE X FACTOR

With THE X FACTOR stars reporting for duty today, Fox has officially announced that former AMERICAN IDOL judge Paula Abdul has joined their esteemed panel.

“This show would never have been the same without Paula and I can’t believe I am saying this — I have missed her a lot, and I am thrilled she’s on the show,” said Abdul’s former IDOL colleague, THE X FACTOR producer/fellow judge Simon Cowell.

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In Case You Missed It…BONES, FRINGE, SUPERNATURAL 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! We’re here to catch you up on anything exciting you might have missed here at GMMR!

This week on GMMR:

• Gene Simmons teases his CASTLE guest spot
• HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER’s Josh Radnor teases potential Ted and Zoey fallout
• CHUCK’s Yvonne Strahovski, Sarah Lancaster, Ryan McPartlin and Joshua Gomez preview “Chuck vs. Agent X”
• THE VOICE’s Kelsey Rey and Frenchie Davis talk about audience misperception
• BREAKING IN’s Odette Annable talks playing Melanie and teases “Take the Movie and Run”
• John Stamos and Neal Baer preview LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT’s “Bang”
• NIKITA’s Shane West reveals what twists surprised him
• The BONES debate rages on: Can our minds be changed on the Booth-Brennan relationship?
• FRINGE’s Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman tease “The Day We Died”
• SUPERNATURAL’s Mark Sheppard talks the return of Crowley
• We held our weekly TV chat

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SNL: ‘Jack Sparrow’ featuring Michael Bolton [VIDEO]

The Lonely Island guys are back and this time they brought along Michael Bolton because, well, um. Anyway, the guys premiered their latest video “Jack Sparrow” during last night’s SNL.

Another win for Lonely Island or were you as annoyed with Michael Bolton as they guys in the club were?

Brothers & Sisters | 10pm on ABC

5th Season Finale: As Sarah and Luc’s nuptials approach, plans go horribly awry and the Walkers learn surprising lessons about the real meaning of family.

SUPERNATURAL Recap: ‘The Man Who Would Be King’

“Let me tell you my story; let me tell you everything.” What a great way to open the first ever episode of SUPERNATURAL from Cas’ POV, especially after a season that the angel has largely spent on the periphery of the action. I honestly didn’t know how I felt about this episode immediately after watching it; I had to sleep on it and reconcile the side of me that really loved the insight into Cas’s life and the new information we learned about his role in rescuing Sam from hell with the side that just felt like this was a lot of exposition, not much of it new, and that it was too close to the end of the season for so little action.

In the end, the side of me that liked the episode is winning out. If for no other reason than the fact that I really loved seeing the world through Cas’ eyes. I’m also very into the idea of Cas striking out on his own to do what he feels is necessary to win the war with Raphael, even if that means doing things like working with Crowley and lying to the closest people he has to family. Does anyone really want to see Sam or Dean working against each other again? I don’t; we’ve sort of exhausted the brotherly subterfuge at this point, right? But it’s always good for drama to have someone acting out of character and/or keeping secrets for the ‘greater good’, so I’m cool with it being Cas.

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SMALLVILLE Recap: Prophecy

Hey SMALLVILLE fans! This latest episode, and the last, until next week’s series finale, brought us the return of a lot of familiar faces like Supergirl, Stargirl, The Toy Man, and several other superheroes and evil villains. But the main event of it all was Lois and her first experience wielding Clark’s powers! Given to her by Jor-El as a wedding gift, Clark’s biological father wants them to fully understand one another before they enter into their life union. What a gift, right?!

At first Lois is overcome with the excitement over all of her newfound powers. Buzzing around at super speed, breaking high heels left and right, she snaps a keyboard in half, and ends up throwing Stargirl through a wall! This all came after Clark and Lois decided to look into who was attempting to control the water rights in Metropolis – the Toy Man.

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Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden Preview

If you’re a Little Monster, park yourselves in front of the television Saturday at 9 PM because you will not want to miss HBO’s presentation of Lady Gaga Presents The Monster Ball Tour: At Madison Square Garden.

While more casual fans of Gaga may find their interest drifting in and out of the nearly two hour concert — which features her hits “Just Dance,” “Bad Romance,” “Born This Way,” “Telephone” and more — there’s no denying she puts on a great show. The behind-the-scenes element of the television special is limited, but as the concertgoers prove with admirable enthusiasm, any Gaga is better than no Gaga at all.

Check out a promo and clip from tonight’s concert!

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Lady Gaga in Concert | 9pm on HBO

Lady Gaga presents the Monsters Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden in a two-hour special.

FRINGE Recap: ‘The Day We Died’

Given the events that happened in “The Day We Died,” I had no idea how to even begin this recap. But then I recalled what FRINGE executive producer Jeff Pinkner told me when I mentioned jumping into the future for the finale was game-changing: “If you could allow us to tease for a second, it’s both game-changing watching it and it’s more game-changing when it’s over.”

Understatement of the century.

Holy moly. (I’d like to say other words, but I’m going to try and keep my language clean on the off-chance there are children lurking around these parts.)

In the interest of spoilers, if you haven’t seen “The Day We Died,” turn away now. We’re about to dissect the heck out of what just went down on our television screens.

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SUPERNATURAL: Mark Sheppard Talks the Return of Crowley

Want to meet the best storyline secret keeper in the television business? Look no further than SUPERNATURAL’s Mark Sheppard (Crowley).

Not only has Sheppard managed to keep several guest spots on the CW show completely on the down low until after they’ve aired, but he’s also resistant to reveal what Crowley will be doing on the series as season six concludes.

Keep reading for what Sheppard would spill about Crowley, keeping secrets from fans and more…
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COMMUNITY Recap: ‘A Fist Full of Paintballs’

A year ago COMMUNITY’s “Modern Warfare” episode took the sitcom concept to a whole new level. Some (including this writer) took it to be one of the best episodes of any show that year. Why? Because it was epic. It took the conceit COMMUNITY had been working under all season — that they could play around with the same tropes as every other sitcom, but they’d try to do it a little differently — and worked it into a masterly crafted homage to action and apocalypse movies. And it did this all while simultaneously taking a huge leap with what was the show’s biggest will-they/won’t-they couple. Paint was spilled, references were made, and story arcs heightened. And it was glorious.

Last night marked the airing of the first of the two-part follow up to that legendary episode. And, if you don’t mind me saying, it was magnificent.

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FRINGE: Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman Tease ‘The Day We Died’

FRINGE fans were thrown for a loop last week when upon Peter’s entry into the doomsday machine, he ended up 15 years in the future. Not quite the universe destruction that had been hinted at, but the future Peter woke up in wasn’t so pretty.

Dying to know what happens next? I chatted with FRINGE executive producers Jeff Pinkner and J.H. Wyman about the show’s trip to the future, what it means for season four, why they jumped forward and more…

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TV Chat with Team GMMR – Join Us Every Friday!

Every Friday at 1 PM EST/10 AM PST, Team GMMR will host a LIVE chat to talk all things television. What’s coming up on your favorite shows? What did we think of what went down on TV this past week? It’s your chance to come ask your most dire TV questions.

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Friday’s SNAP JUDGMENT – FRINGE

Another day, another SNAP JUDGMENT!

What is SNAP JUDGMENT, you ask?

Every day we’ll pick our favorite promotional picture from that night’s new television episodes and we’ll showcase it here. Then you guys can speculate what goes down in the scene/what you’d like to see happen/caption the pic however you want in the comments section.

So which show made our Friday edition of SNAP JUDGMENT?

FRINGE!

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Tonight’s TV Spotlight…Friday, May 6, 2011

Happy Friday, all! Or is it really that happy, since the FRINGE season finale is tonight? Either way, check out tonight’s lineup below…

Kitchen Nightmares | 8pm on FOX
“Capri”
Chef Ramsay visits The Capri Italian Restaurant in Eagle Rock, CA. Will his advice and expertise keep the restaurant from sinking, or will the restaurant’s woes be too much for even him to handle?

Friday Night Lights | 8pm on NBC
“Keep Looking”
Coach Taylor is forced to play mediator as tensions erupt in the locker room. The Lions also welcome a new player and Luke is recruited by Texas Methodist University. Meanwhile, Buddy (guest star Brad Leland) deals with the trials and tribulations of fatherhood and Becky’s dad returns. Elsewhere, counsels a troubled student named Epyck (guest star Emily Rios).

Shark Tank | 8pm on ABC
“Episode 209”
In this episode, a fireman from Arkansas brings an invention to the Shark Tank that could make millions and save lives; after creating an eco-friendly way to listen to music on the go, a duo from Chicago hope the Sharks will want to invest; a feisty, combative entrepreneur from Montclair, New Jersey seeks to cash in on the lucrative wedding business; and a man from Oklahoma hopes the Sharks will smell the money when he pitches his unique male-oriented brand of candles.

Smallville | 8pm on The CW
“Prophecy”
Clark takes Lois to the Fortress to get Jor-El’s (voiced by Terrance Stamp) blessing for their marriage. Jor-El bestows a unique wedding gift on the couple – he gives Lois Clark’s super powers so she can see what it’s like to be him for a day. Unfortunately, the Toyman (guest star Chris Gautheir) has returned to Metropolis, so Lois must go up against the notorious villain instead of Clark. Meanwhile, Oliver searches for the Bow of Orion, which he believes will remove the Omega symbol from his skull, and runs into Kara (guest star Laura Vandervoort), who is also on a mission to stop Darkseid.

SO MUCH MORE. KEEP READING…

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