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May you live in interesting times, goes the old saying — and we do. As the decade comes to an end, we'd like your help in choosing the biggest, best, wildest and weirdest moments of the last decade. Tell us in the comments below: What were your Top TV Moments from 2000 to 2009?
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The WB is coming back — in Web form.TheWB.com, currently in beta, will officially launch on Aug. 27 and will stream a combo of defunct favorites and original Web series, the Hollywood Reporter reports.The online network is aiming to appeal to the same youth demographic as the broadcast network — which merged with UPN to form the CW two years ago — once did and will populate the site with old goodies like Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Friends, The O.C., Gilmore Girls, Angel and Roswell.But one can't just dwell in the past. Original Web skeins will roll out over the course of the next few months, beginning with two on the launch date: Blue Water High, about six Australian teens making waves at a surf academy, and A Boy Wearing Makeup, a video diary in which Mathiew Francis doles out beauty and fashion advice.The O.C. and Chuck honcho Josh Schwartz is slated to get in on the action too. He will create an as-yet-untitled music show about a fictional Hollywood rock club, while...
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Matt LeBlanc by Avik Gilboa/ WireImage.com
Matt LeBlanc may be needing a little help from his Friends soon, thanks to a ruling Tuesday that will allow a breach-of-contract suit against him to go to trial.An L.A. judge decided against a request by LeBlanc's legal team to dismiss a suit that the actor's ex-manager, Camille Cerio, filed last August, says E!. Cerio claims that he owes her more than a million bucks in commission back-payments.Cerio reportedly managed LeBlanc betwen 1994 and 1995, and she claims that at the time, LeBlanc agreed to pay her 15 percent of all earnings "derived" from the Friends phenomenon. The cash, she says, stopped flowing in 2000, four years before the show ended. With a trial date set for Sept. 22, LeBlanc has time to mull things over, and so do we: Who should come out on top? — Anna DimondUse our Online Video Guide to reminisce about Friends.Related:• How You Suin'? Matt LeBlanc's Ex-Rep Wants $1 Mil
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Pushing Daisies by Ron Tom/ABC
A few weeks ago we asked you to name your favorite cute and cuddly kids on TV. In that spirit, we're looking for more cute and cuddly — but this time we want to hear about the animals on the boob tube. Sure dogs like Digby from Pushing Daisies (pictured) and Eddie from Fraiser are man's best friends, but don't forget the other members of the animal kingdom, like Marcel the monkey from Friends. There are so many choices, and we want to hear them all!So, which of our furry friends is your favorite? Tell us who and why in the comments, and check back to see if your choice makes our list!
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OK, so after this week, we should be all through with our season finales. David Cook is our new American Idol, those Desperate Housewives are going to be five years older (making them all roughly 108), and God only knows who Lucas proposed to on One Tree Hill. I’m dyin’ over that one. Big stuff as always. Which got me to thinking about TV’s greatest OMG moments. Here are a few of my faves...all beautifully available on DVD. What are yours?The Friends finale — Mercifully not the oddity that Seinfeld left us with, this 10th-season kicker (seen by over 50 million fans) was as sweet as a Central Perk mocha and finally gave us hope that Ross and Rachel had a future. Of course, knowing what a tool Ross could be, he probably screwed it up months later.Buy Friends from Amazon.comJordin-vs-Blake — Everyone says that Idol’s sixth finale was its weakest, but after re-screening American Idol Season Six: The Top Two, I beg to differ. With my girl Jordin Sparks battl...
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Matt LeBlanc by Mitch Haaseth/NBC
The other day we posted that Joey - The Complete 2nd Season (the final 22 episodes of the Friends spin-off, including 8 that NBC never aired) is coming to DVD...in Canada.The American branch had not decided to go ahead with this release, but Warner - Canada decided to move forward with it, in the full knowledge that American fans could use these discs on any standard DVD player. Anybody with an Amazon account will be able to easily import these, once Amazon's Canadian branch lists it. TVShowsOnDVD will have a link to that once it's available.The release date given on Monday was May 13th, but since then Warner - Canada has issued a date correction notice. It seems the date they gave at first was too far off, and so they've revealed that they will release it sooner than expected. The new release date is April 15th.These episodes star Matt LeBlanc (reprising his Friends role), Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos) and Jennifer Coolidge (American Pie). Time to celebrate with a really big Joey-s...
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Lauren Graham and Scott Patterson by Frank Ockenfels/The WB
Out of all the TV shows past and present, we narrowed down a list of the small-screen lovers we'll always love. Through their tough times, breakups, makeups and romantic moments, we hold the following pairs close to our hearts. Here's our list of the top 10 TV couples we'll forever adore — and how you can enjoy them, too, on DVD. — Gord Lacey10) Mulder and Scully, The X-FilesPeople may debate about these two, but this pair couldn't have been more in love… even if they never showed it until the end. Talk about sexual tension! Buy the DVD here.9) David and Maddie, MoonlightingIf only they had hidden their feelings like Mulder and Scully did… then the show wouldn't have tanked after they hooked up. But before that, they were the most entertaining couple on TV. Buy the DVD here.8) Kevin Arnold and Winnie Cooper, The Wonder YearsThere's nothing like young love, and Kevin and Winnie took fans through the flirting, the dating and the nerve-racking phases of finding that...
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What do you get when you cross the crew from Friends with the animated one from Super Friends? Obviously this video! You’ve got Wonder Woman as Monica, Flash as Chandler, Superman as Ross, Batman as Joey and our personal favorite, Robin as Rachel. And the episode remade? The one where Rachel and Monica lose their apartment in a bet with Joey and Chandler —classic.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar by Richard Cartwright/FOX
It seems like a more innocent time, when a haircut could rock an entire network. But that's what happened when Felicity star Keri Russell's trademark curly locks were shorn during a summer hiatus in 1999. The early WB fave was never the same after that follicle debacle. Susanne Daniels, who was the creative executive behind many of the network's early successes, and Variety deputy editor Cynthia Littleton have recounted the wild ride of the short-lived six network era in Season Finale: The Unexpected Rise and Fall of the WB and UPN (Harper Books). When reading the story, it's hard to believe two over-the-air broadcast networks were launched only a dozen years before we made a habit out of watching TV on our computers. Both UPN and the WB (which merged to become the CW last year) were born out of their studio-owners' fear that once the government allowed the established networks to produce their own series, they would be shut out of prime time. That never happened. But the youth-orie...
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Question: I am writing to you, but mostly to the African-American reader who wrote to you about Tyler Perry's House of Payne. I, for one, think it's a funny show. While I will agree that the first few episodes were rough, I find myself looking forward to it, and I TiVo it religiously. That reader kind of ticked me off, because maybe he doesn't personally go through the issues from the show, but they are definitely issues in a lot of families. I give thumbs up to Tyler Perry for doing the show he wanted to do, rather than what the networks wanted. I am proud to see a 90-percent black cast and wish there were more like this for my children to see. I think it's important to remember that this show is a comedy and thus makes light of issues. The episode this week about the son on the Internet and a predator coming to the house opened up a dialogue in my family about the issue. If you don't like the show, don't watch it! But let it be for those of us (and trust me, there are a lot) who do ...
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