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Carson Kressley Gets Naked for the Ladies

After five seasons of keeping a queer eye on messy straight guys, Carson Kressley is turning his attention to the ladies for How to Look Good Naked (tonight at 9 pm/ET, Lifetime). The new makeover show offers women of all sizes tips for accepting their bodies, so we rang up the always-colorful Kressley to chat about his Naked ambition. TV Guide: Why this show now? Carson Kressley: Because Drew Carey got The Price Is Right. [Laughs] No, when I saw [the U.K. version of Naked], I thought, "Wow, I'd get to do something I always wanted to do — women's makeovers — and help people feel good about themselves." It's a little less superficial. TV Guide: And it's really emotional. Kressley: There were times, growing up gay, that I didn't love myself. So I

Fri, Jan 4, 2008

Carson Kressley Gets Naked for the Ladies

Have Yourself a Merry Little DVD Gift Guide!

On the third day of my Holiday Gift GuideI showed more love of DVDsThree sci-fi classicsTwo horror remakesAnd an FX drama you have to see!Stargate SG-1  The Complete Series Collection  Oh lord, I dont know if you should watch it or bench press it, because this set is ginormous! 54 discs and 9900 minutes of interstellar space-and-military action from the effects bonanza that currently holds the record for the longest-running sci-fi series ever. Not too shabby, considering that the Richard Dean Anderson vehicle first blasted off on Showtime before jumping over to the Sci Fi network after five seasons. Throw in a few cast changes, about a gazillion warring alien races and knockout features on everything from the sets to the sci-fi convention culture and you have the sort of collection that could honestly consume an entire month. Not that there is anything wrong with that!Buy it now!Space: 1999  The 30th Anniversary Megaset  So its 1975, Im 6 ye...

Wed, Dec 19, 2007

Have Yourself a Merry Little DVD Gift Guide!

Preview: Nick Lachey Sings the Praises of Clash of the Choirs

Imagine Idol with more spirited harmonies and you've got Clash of the Choirs (tonight at 8 pm/ET, NBC), a four-night competition among amateur ensembles coached by Patti LaBelle, Michael Bolton, Blake Shelton, Kelly Rowland and Nick Lachey. We talked to Lachey about his troupe, and fame's highs and lows. TV Guide: How did you pick your choir?Nick Lachey: We had, like, 400 people audition, and had to taper that down to a more reasonable 50 or so. Then I came in and heard [those], one by one. It just came down to blend and making all of those voices sound good as one unit. TV Guide: Are they doing any of your songs?Lachey: I think every artist is going to have their choir do one of their own songs, so I think we're gonna do "What's Left of Me".... That'll be a co

Mon, Dec 17, 2007

Preview: Nick Lachey Sings the Praises of Clash of the Choirs

Holiday Gift Guide, Part Deux: The X-Files and Beyond

On the second day of my Holiday Gift GuideThere are more TV shows on DVDThat yall need to find under your tree!LikeThe X-Files: The Complete Collectors EditionNow, I wouldnt call myself a collector, but I dug this show in a big ol way. And how could you not? David Duchovny has never been cooler, Gillian Anderson gets hotter as the seasons go on (the red hair simmas down, too) and the mythology is relatively easy to follow. And this set? Forget. About. IT! When they say complete, they aint messin around. Each season has a making-of featurette, theres a 60-page episode guide and the deleted scenes are to die for. Oh, and the "Fight the Future" movie is in there, so you get the whole continuity thing. Honestly, this is one of those sets that every company should check out when planning full-show releases. Just be careful. Once you start sorting through the 201 episodes for one of those couch-devouring f...

Wed, Dec 12, 2007

The Top Five Things We Love About Gossip Girl

Take that, Nielsens. Turns out the mighty ratings system has met its match in a plucky little lady named Gossip Girl (Wednesdays at 9 pm/ET, CW). She may not have the biggest numbers, but raging word of mouth, mad style and a rules-rewriting DVR draw have made the CW's snazzy adaptation of the novels — Dynasty, 90210 by way of the Big Apple — the stuff teen dreams are made of. And that's the sort of rep every girl would die for. 1. It's the smartest ensemble this side of Fashion Week. Teen soaps usually have one weak link (no names, please!), but not in this cast. Blake Lively, as sassy Serena van der Woodsen, lives up to her name; Leighton Meester's broken-doll sadness saves Blair from bitch cliché;

Wed, Dec 12, 2007

The Top Five Things We Love About Gossip Girl

Star Trek, Gilmore, The Wire...It's a Very Merry Holiday DVD Gift Guide!

On the first day of my Christmas gift guide, My true love of TV DVDsIs what I want to share with thee.So hark your heralds and deck your halls later, people. Weve got more box sets than all those maids amilkling and drummers drummin combined to cover this month. And nothing makes the season brighter than a shiny pile of TV shows, no matter whos on your gift list.For your sci-fi friendStar Trek: The Next Generation Holy Starship! The complete series in one Borg-tacular cube may be too much for even the most geeeked-out Trekker. 49 discs, 176 episodes, Picard doing all sorts of Make it so. Its stunning. And quite powerful, lemme tell you. Having never watched the show back when it was on because, you know, I was out doing messed up stuff to ruin my life, the phenomenon escaped me. Well, no more! I now get what the big whoo hoo is about with this one and Im not ashamed to admit it. Not that Im booking a trip to one of those ...

Wed, Dec 5, 2007

O.D. on The O.C. with Gossip Girl's BFF, Josh Schwartz

Welcome to my column about The O.C., bitches! OK, I promise, last time I ever use that line in any variation. But I had to this time because The O.C.- The Complete Series box set hits the shelves this week and Ive got none other than the master, Josh Schwartz, talking about the show, the set and the new gigs hes got that yall need to get with if ya aint already. OK, I am loving Gossip Girl.Cool!But first, we must talk about The OC box set.Yes, we do. [Laughs]What did you get to do with The Complete Series set that wasnt in the previous seasons?Well, the first thing I got to do was really dorky: I finally put the first season in wide-screen, which had never been done before. But mostly, its the idea of having the entire series in one cool looking box.The box is gorgeous.The box is gorgeous. Its like four years of your lifeand of my lifein one box and we loaded it up with bonus features, scenes, behind-the scenes stuff, bloopers, c...

Tue, Nov 27, 2007

O.D. on The O.C. with Gossip Girl's BFF, Josh Schwartz

Let Us Give Thanks For Bones, Family Guy and Veronica Mars

I know last week I said this column would be all about The O.C., but seeing how so many of us are off for the rest of the week, I figured, lets hold that til next week when were all back at work and trolling the web. Instead, I offer you one last pre-Thanksgiving batch of shows on DVD you cant help but be grateful for.Veronica Mars All three seasons, all wondrous in their own way and all the Kristen Bell you need to know that the woman is a star. The only downside is the lack of gratitude one might experience at the CWs cancellation of this prime property.Bones Let me put it this way: this show is a scream. And if youre not hip to season 3 running on FOX right now, get there and grab the first two seasons available on your way. David Boreanaz may actually be the funniest handsome man on TV right now. And Emily Deschanel? Shes grown on me. Give her a shot, people. House isnt Tuesday nights only great show. (Oh and check out my q&...

Wed, Nov 21, 2007

Bones Preview: David Boreanaz Says Bones and Booth Are Together

Bones (Tuesdays, 8 pm/ET, Fox) star David Boreanaz talks with TV Guide about the kiss fans are dying for, the movie that took him home again and why he spends weekends with Emily Deschanel. TV Guide: Now that you're a coproducer for Bones, where do you want to see the show go? David Boreanaz: I think where I'd like to see the show go and where the executives are taking it may be two different things. [Laughs] They're very creative and they're planning to continue the therapist angle — which is a great idea — as a way to help Booth and Brennan deal with their relationship.TV Guide: Which begs the question that everybody's asking: When are they going to get together? Boreanaz: The

Tue, Nov 20, 2007

Bones Preview: David Boreanaz Says Bones and Booth Are Together

Young Indiana Jones, Old Variety Shows and Twin Freaks...awwww yeah!

Still feeling grateful folks. I cant help it, its this month. Ya got Thanksgiving coming up, the weathers finally changing (although this Philly humidity is total bullshizz) and the DVD coffers are filled to the rim with causes for celebration these days.And with this TV writers strike shaping up to suck long and big, having a few great DVDs to keep your flat-screen toasty is never a bad thing. Especially if the DVDs themselves are bad-ass weirdness like this weeks basket of goodies.First up, and huge props to the geniuses (geniui?) at Paramount Home Video, is Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition. Oh, holy Log Lady, is this set stellar! Not only package-wise, but also in what's going on inside the sleek box. 10 discs, including the pilot that was woefully absent from the original first-season set, and oodles of extras on the making of the show that confused so many of us between 1990 and 91. Trust me, as soon as you see poor plastic-wrapped...

Wed, Nov 14, 2007

William Baldwin's Dirty Sexy Secrets

Thrice-wed Karen Darling may be headed down the aisle again on Dirty Sexy Money (10 pm/ET, ABC) tonight, but it's her brother Patrick who's in for some serious marital mayhem after his affair with transgendered knockout Carmelita is hauled out of the closet. We talked with William Baldwin about playing the shady politico and maintaining his own family ties. TV Guide: Of all the political scandals we've seen, Patrick and Carmelita definitely break the mold.Baldwin: Some might think it's kinky or deviant, and he may have been drawn [to Carmelita] for those reasons, but at some point it became very real. I have friends who say that we're the most normal couple on the show, the most stable. People seem to be loving it. TV Guide: Even though we've already been through the politician-and-his-wronged-w

Wed, Nov 14, 2007

Heat of the Night: Things Get Sticky for FNL's Landry and Tyra

Landry's worst nightmare comes true tonight on Friday Night Lights (at 9 pm/ET on NBC) after a killer piece of evidence surfaces linking him to the murder of Tyra's stalker. "This has been slightly controversial and has caused some concern with the audience," admits executive producer Jason Katims. Some feel the shocking, slightly soapy plot is out of place on a series that was rooted in more typical teen angst during its critically acclaimed, but ratings-challenged, first season. "But to me, it's been an opportunity to tell a story about these characters…. Jesse Plemons and Adrianne Palicki did such great work last season, we wanted to give them something meaty." There's no arg

Fri, Nov 9, 2007

Heat of the Night: Things Get Sticky for FNL's Landry and Tyra

Class of '87, This One's For You!

OK, first off, how fun was last weeks interview with Joss Whedon? You guys went to town on that one. Honestly, I havent taken that many hits since high school, if yall know what I mean.Which brings me to this weeks bidness. Being November, the month of Thanksgiving, Ive decided to devote each of the next four columns to shows I am grateful to have on DVD. And since high school is on my mind these daysjust had my 20th class reunion last weekend (and let me tell ya, we still look good!)the first batch are all shows from back when the Bonner boys were wearing our Capezio jazz shoes, thin leather ties and trying to understand why all the Prendie girls thought their massive Aquanetted walls of hair and liquid eyeliner looked good. So for Jerry Leyden, Chuck Wurzbach, Art Hoath and the rest of the crew, I offer you the best of the Class of 1987!The Cosby Show By its third season, Denise was just about to show off her Angel Heart (and more), Rudy ...

Thu, Nov 8, 2007

Supergirl Helen Slater Previews Her Smallville Visit

On the heels of Dean Cain's guest spot last month, another actor with ties to the Man of Steel mythos lands in Smallville (8 pm/ET, CW) tonight when 1984's big-screen Supergirl, Helen Slater, begins a two-episode arc as Clark's Kryptonian mom, Lara. "You know how people love this kind of stuff," enthuses Slater, adding that we first meet a pregnant Lara in Superlore-tweaking flashbacks set on her doomed home planet. "After learning that Krypton is going to be destroyed, I go through a portal to Smallville to see where my baby will be raised... because [her husband] Jor-El has already been to Earth and picked the Kents to be Clark's family." In a passing-of-the-torch touch, Supermom makes the trip with her niece Kara, better known now, of course, as Supergirl. And it's a go

Thu, Nov 1, 2007

Supergirl Helen Slater Previews Her Smallville Visit

Must Be Talking to an Angel? Even Better, It's Joss Whedon!

Awww, yeah. Its finally here! Right in time for Halloween, one of TVs best vampire series ever is sinking its fangs into the shelves with Angel: The Complete Collectors Set. Its like a David Boreanaz bender! And just like I promised, heres some supernifty insight from series creator, executive producer and master of the Whedonverse, Joss Whedon, about our favorite soulful bloodsucker. (Yeah, I have the coolest job in the world. I know.)Thanks so much for taking the time to talk. I know you have a lot going on.Hey, its my pleasure.So Angel the Complete Seriesthis is a big deal!It is for me, just because I actually use my complete Buffy series all the time. [Laughs]Yeah, right? I think a lot of people do! Is there anything new included with this collection thats not in the individual-season sets?Um, well there isnt anything that I got to do with this set that I didnt get to do with the series itself, because this is the serie...

Tue, Oct 30, 2007

Must Be Talking to an Angel? Even Better, It's Joss Whedon!

Boo-ya! TV's Best Halloween Episodes on DVD

First off, lets all say a quick one for the folks over in Malibu and San Diego. I dont care who you pray to, they can use all the positive energy they can get right now, you know?OK, so now that were only a week away from the greatest holiday (that doesnt involve wrapping paper), its the perfect time to whip out the fondness for some of TVs best Halloween episodes, whichlook at that!are also saluted in tvguide.coms supernifty Halloween section! Some are funny, some are freaky, some are just damned frightening. But they all celebrate the season and are available on DVD, so they also therefore rock..Buffy the Vampire SlayerHalloween In the words of Marie Osmond, oh crap. Was this Season 2 howler from 97 a blast or what?! The Scoobies and most of Sunnydale slip into cursed costumes from a shop run by Giles nasty crony and soon, the town is overrun by trick-or-treaters whove morphed into whatever ...

Wed, Oct 24, 2007

Ghost Whisperers, ghoulish Hitchcock and the grand Addams Family...oh my!

Wanna see something really scary?Then wait for MTV to repeat their recording of Legally Blonde: The Musical, because that mess is all the proof you need that the Devil is alive and working. On Broadway, no less!However, if you wanna see something scary-weird rather than scary-dreadful, then grab the third volume of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Wow, that dude is out there with a capital Macguffin. And based on these very cool episodes from the 1957 season of his CBS anthology, Hitch was also the man when it came to scoring serious talent.Fresh off the bat, theres Jessica Tandy in The Glass Eye as a spinster who falls for a ventriloquist. Youd think that would be creepy enough, seeing how anyone who talks to wooden dolls is scarier than Jason Voorhees on cheap trucker meth, but no. It gets way wilder after Miss Daisy starts to hang out with the object of her singular affections. Trust me, you almost feel dirty by the final credits. Then theres ...

Wed, Oct 17, 2007

"Superman" Returns: Dean Cain Swoops into Smallville

Man of Steel, meet… Man of Steel? Sort of. Former Lois & Clark cape-waver Dean Cain flies back into the comic-book scene on Oct. 18 for a visit to Smallville (Thursdays, 8 pm/ET, CW). But this time around, he's leaving the heroics to Tom Welling, television's current Clark Kent. "I'm pretty evil," the 41-year-old Cain says, laughing, of his role as Dr. Curtis Knox, a neurosurgeon who, despite working for Lex Luthor, has "sort of good intentions. He's cured many meteor-infected patients." What that means for Allison Mack's Chloe — who possesses the kryptonite-fueled ability to heal people — is one of th

Tue, Oct 16, 2007

"Superman" Returns: Dean Cain Swoops into Smallville

Buffy the Vampire Slayer still slays!

So its week two of my favoritest month of the year and the scary shows on DVD are keeping my playerand Pepito the Wonder Chihuahuaworking overtime. And I know this column was supposed to be all about boorific B&W fare, but the vampires struck back over the weekend and theres no denying these pains in the neck!Obviously, if were talking about bloodsuckers, theres none better than Angel. BUTthat one were saving for the end of the month and a big old chat with a certain Whedonverse whiz kid we all know and love. (Hmmm, wonder who that could be?)Anyhoo, with David Boreanazs Angelus on hold, I say we give the love to Buffy the Vampire Slayer, since the show that gave us Angel continues to rock well beyond its own cancellation grave. Why, the uninitiated may ask? Three words, people. Best. Writing. Ever.If Im lying, Im undyin. Honestly, theres something spooky about how well the dialogue stands up, even four...

Wed, Oct 10, 2007

Smallville Fans Wonder: Who's That (Super)Girl?

The CW's Smallville (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET) ups its "hot alien" quotient this week with the arrival of Clark's interstellar (and interminably sexy) cousin, Kara, aka Supergirl. Filling the comely Kryptonian's standard attire of "half-tops and short shorts," as she puts it, is Laura Vandervoort, a Canadian knockout with a hefty resume up North. "I started acting at 13," she says. "And did a lot of shows in [Canada]," including Goosebumps, Are You Afraid of the Dark. Vandervoort also did a guest spot on CSI last season, but it was her super debut at this summer's fanboy-packed Comic-Con that really put her face out there. Way out there. "I was worried that I wouldn't be accepted because the cast has been together for six years and here I

Thu, Oct 4, 2007

Boo! Supernatural Scares and the Night Stalker Stalks Again!

Before we get started, lemme just say that I got a new tattoo last night and its quite fetching. Red circle with a star in the center on the inside left forearm. Even the artist dug it. My buddy Jake got an anchor on his biceplittle jealous, not gonna lie. Hurt like a mofo, though. Kids, dont try this at home.OK, now that we got that out of the way, its time for a little more sharing: I love the scary. Horror movies. Haunted houses. Hell, I yelped like a girl at those Burger King commercials with the wooden-faced whatever-that-is. And to anyone who was sitting near me during Rob Zombies Halloween remake, I apologize. Welbutrin make me all better now.Honestly, I have willingly chosen to have the bejebus freaked out of me for like, the last 7 years, spending almost every night in October watching some scream gem or another (ask me about The Boogens, please!). So, in honor of my inner scaredy-cat and the glorious approach of my personal High Holy Day of Ha...

Wed, Oct 3, 2007

When Emmy Winners Attack!

OK, first off, how freakin hilarious was The Bachelor Monday night? Holy human desperation, I loved it! And Hillary from my hometown made the first cut. Represent, Philly ho!Now that we have that out of the way, lets talk last weeks Emmys. Yes, the in-the-round stage was a hot circular mess and why so many statues went to TV-movies, Ill never know. Its not like any of the good Sci Fi Originals get nominated. Hello, Mansquito? So robbed. But Seacrest didnt totally suck, the opening Family Guy number was inspired and some of the winners were deserving.So if youre like me and think you suffered a stroke that made the word Gandolfini sound like Spader, or ya cant get your head around anyone from Torque ever winning anything, you might want to grab the champs on DVD. Turns out that the slights are, in fact, slight.Ugly Betty  Much like Bettys Guadalajara poncho, you could spot America Ferreras Outstandin...

Wed, Sep 26, 2007