Pittsburgh Penguins 2009 Playoff Tribute - (video)

May282009
From YouTube | Hooper119
By Chris Benson
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Here is another epic tribute from Hooper119, this time for the Pens playoff run. This will get your blood pumping for the cup run.



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Susan Boyle - Britain's Got Foul Mouths Too

May282009
From Mail Online | http://www.dailymail.co.uk
By Diana Pilkington and Paul Revoir
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Is the pressure getting to the Hairy Angel? Susan Boyle involved in TWO furious foul-mouthed outbursts

Susan Boyle seems to have unleashed two foul-mouthed outbursts in the same day - including one that involved the Metropolitan police.

The Britain's Got Talent hopeful, dubbed the Hairy Angel thanks to her looks, is said to have stunned a room full of hotel guests with a four-letter rant after judge Piers Morgan praised another contestant on the talent show.

Boyle, 48, began her tirade outside the hotel earlier that day, prompting local police officers to step in and try to calm her down.

Feeling the pressure: Susan Boyle, seen outside her north London hotel, is alleged to have had two foul-mouthed outbursts yesterday

A spokesman for the singer said today the pressures of her new-found fame may have got the better of her.

The Scottish singer is said to have began swearing angrily after Morgan told told 12-year-old Shaheen Jafargholi his had been 'the best singing performance we have heard in the semi-finals so far'.

Watching the show the hotel's bar, Boyle is accused of sticking two fingers up at a television and shouting 'f*** off', before stomping off to her room.

The BGT finalist was involved in an earlier foul-mouthed outburst outside the Wembley Plaza Hotel.

STORY CONTINUED, READ MORE...


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Yahoo TV Host Frank Nicotero Wipes Out. (video)

May272009
From Yahoo! TV | Primetime in No Time
From ABC TV | Wipeout
By Frank Murgia
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Yahoo TV's 'Primetime in No Time' host Frank Nicotero on ABC's "Wipeout"

CORAOPOLIS, PA- Pittsburgh Native, comedian Frank Nicotero recently filmed an episode of ABC television's "Wipeout" (Wednesday's at 8pm). You can see how frank did on his run through the wipeout course on the Yahoo TV! PiNT web page and also right here on the posting. See Video Below.

In an exclusive phone interview Frank Nicotero said he is not sure when his actual episode will be aired but we do know that Wipeout is a real fun show, very popular and will premier its second season tonight on ABC at 8pm. Make sure you tune-in for good fun and to see very hot host Jill Wagner. Nicotero also mentioned that he was told to bring a wet suit to wear on the run through the course. Who the heck owns a we suit we asked him and he said not a 40 year old internet host. So, Frank wore a pair of sweat pants that did not work out to well when soaked. It becomes a common thread joke during his run.

(Video) Frank Nicotero on "Wipeout"

FRANK NICOTERO LINKS

Yahoo! TV Primtime in No Time

Frank Nicotero's Primtime TV Blog

Frank Nicotero - Web Site

Frank Nicotero - You Tube

Frank Nicotero - Bookings-Talent Network, inc.

Frank Nicotero - Story Archives Below

• Frank Nicotero Viewed 240 Million Times on Yahoo.
• Frank Nicotero's Primetime Television Recap For May 4th.
• Frank Nicotero a Rising Star on Yahoo.
• Frank Nicotero's Voice on NBC Tonight

Mike Tomlin to Drop Puck in Game 3 Stanley Cup?

May272009
From Move the Needle.net
By Frank Murgia
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CORAOPOLIS, PA -Okay, so Pittsburgh fans are both pissed and amused by it's former football leader taking the reins of the Carolina Hurricanes Siren and donning red and waving a white Carolina towel.



Well, I don't know if the NHL does a ceremonial dropping of the puck for the Stanley Cup Finals but if they do I am calling for the Pittsburgh Penguins organization to ask current Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin drop the puck in game 3 in Pittsburgh.

He is a huge Pens fan and was present last year and this year in Mellon Arena for the playoffs. He wears a Sidney Crosby sweater to the games and what a better way to stick it back in Bill Cowhers ribs than to send the message that Mike Tomlin is the new sheriff in town.

Frank Nicotero Viewed 208 Million Times on Yahoo.

May272009
From Tube Filter News
By Julie Wolfson
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‘Primetime’ Becomes Yahoo’s Most Popular Web Series, 208M Views!

With their hugely popular series Primetime in No Time, Yahoo! offers a daily recap of everything you missed last night on TV. Hosted by Pittsburgh comedian Frank Nicotero entire evenings of sitcoms, dramas, and reality shows are distilled into a fast paced laugh fest. Frank pokes fun at our favorite shows and the ones that make us cringe. The Yahoo! audience eats it up. Last month Primetime in No Time flew past 208 million views mark, keeping sponsor Verizon giddy along with it.

With the re-capping phenomenon of cable shows like The Soup, The Dish, and Best Week Ever and the web series like This Week in YouTube, Primetime in No Time offers a pop culture crash course in quick episodes. Catching up the most outrageous things that happened on TV can often be more fun that watching the shows themselves. Thankfully we have Frank and the staff at Yahoo! to do it for us.

Tubefilter headed to Yahoo last night- to visit Frank on the set to find out more about how they put together the show get it ready for Yahoo TV the next morning. Their nightly TV watching, episode writing, taping, and editing happens every night from Sunday through Thursday, so that viewers will be able to get their Primetime in no time. (Har Har)

View and Episode of PINT Below

So You Think You Can Dance, Ugly Betty, Fashion Show @ Yahoo! Video

Tubefilter interview with host Frank Nicotero:

MORE FRANK NICOTERO

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NETWORK NEWS NOTE..
We spoke with Frank Nicotero this morning and he said that the actual number of views is at 248 million. Hey, 208, 248 whatever it takes, right?

Woman Sets New Record for Longest Craps Roll.

May262009
From AZ Central.com
By Associated Press
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Craps player sets record at US casino

ATLANTIC CITY, New Jersey — Saturday was a record-setting night for a novice craps player at an Atlantic City casino.

Patricia Demauro set a new record for the longest craps roll, hanging on for four hours and 18 minutes at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa.

Borgata officials say she beat the previous record by one hour and 12 minutes. They say Stanley Fujitake of Honolulu, set that record nearly 20 years ago in Las Vegas.

"This was only my second time playing craps, so this was very exciting for me to be a part of history," says Demauro, who lives in Denville in northern New Jersey.

Demauro bought into a game for $100 and quickly amassed a cheering crowd. When she finally lost around 12:31 a.m., after 154 rolls of the dice, she was greeted by Borgata with a champagne toast.

The casino wouldn't say how much Demauro won.

CASTING CALL: MTV High School Project

May262009
From Studio Lambert
For MTV
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MTV IS NOW CASTING MICHIGAN’S MOST ENGAGING HIGH SCHOOL TEENS!

'MTV’s High School Project'

Are you the funniest kid you know? MTV is looking in suburban Detroit and Western Michigan for a group of students to star in an awesome new series, ‘MTV’s High School Project’. And humor rules. Are you a master ‘Mathlete’, in the Marching Band, maybe a Chess Club Champion, on the Debate Team, or into Robotics? Does gym class make you nervous or do you spend your weekends playing video games? If so, we’ve got your back—and now it’s your time to shine!

For more information and to apply to the show,
DOWNLOAD the form
or contact our Casting Department at:
Phone 424.201.3568
Fax 310.202.8700
mtvhighschool@studiolambert.com

http://mtvhighschool.com/

Box Office Results for Weekend of May 22-25. Terminator Will Not Be Back.

May262009
From Rentrack
From
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Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: May 22-25, 2009

• Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian (20th Century Fox) $70.0 million - opening weekend
• Terminator Salvation (Warner Bros.) $53.8 million - 1 wk total $67.2m
• Star Trek (Paramount) $29.4 million - 3 wk total $191.0m
• Angels & Demons (Sony) $27.7 million - 2 wk total $87.8m
• Dance Flick (Paramount) $13.1 million - opening weekend
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20th Century Fox) $10.1 million - 4 wk total $165.4m
• The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Warner Bros.) $4.8 million - 4 wk total $47.0m
• Obsessed (Sony) $2.5 million - 5 wk total $66.4m
• Monsters vs. Aliens (Paramount) $1.9 million - 9 wk total $193.5m
• 17 Again (Warner Bros.) $1.3 million - 6 wk total $60.6m
• Source: Rentrak

Jon & Kate - It's All Staged.Sister-in-Law Urges Not to Watch.

May262009
From US Magazine.com
Celebrity News
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Sister Urges Viewers Not to Watch Jon & Kate Premiere

Kate Gosselin's sister-in-law Julie is urging viewers not to watch TLC's Jon & Kate Plus 8 premiere tonight.

Over the weekend, she blogged :

"Since TLC is airing the old episodes, I thought I shed some light on how the show works. We've discussed this before, but it's buried somewhere in the archived posts.

"When the show first started, Kate made a wish list of things that she wanted, and that became the theme of each episode--the carpet, twin's room, bunk beds, cow, hair plugs, teeth whitening, trips, etc. EVERYTHING that you see them do or buy is completely paid for out of the budget for the show or traded for free advertising. Kate went on and on about saving up for special days, you saw her paying for things, she talked about budgeting, etc. It is all for the appearance that they are a struggling family with 8 children. They needed to be relatable. They didn't pay for any of it.

"The episodes are also staged. Here's how it works...there is a staff of people reading these blogs and they base the shows around what people are talking about. I haven't watched many episodes, but I do know some of the behind the scenes events.

...Kate said something like, 'so now I have to pretend that I play with my kids.' They also wanted her to pay special attention to the boys.

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* Network News Note- Nothing new here with these revelations but it is smart to keep reminding the public that all reality tv is not real.

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Star Trek and Star Wars. Same Movie? Video Comparison

May222009
From College Humor
By College Humor
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College Humor.com has done a nice comparison video between the original star wars and the new star trek.

My Favorite Movie (Star Trek vs. Star Wars) -Video
A College Humor Original

See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor.

New 'Melrose Place' Show Opening Video.Original Song and 2 Character's Return.

May222009
From th CW
By talent network news
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New Melrose Place Opening Theme Video

Melrose Place will be back this fall and it looks like the original theme song and two great characters from the original will be back also.

The USB Cigarette

May222009
From The Raw Feed
By Thanko
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Worst USB gadget yet: the USB cigarette!

Why kill yourself with tobacco when you can do it electronically for a fraction of the price? Wacky Japanese product catalog Thanko now offers a $33 USB-powered electronic cigarette. After charging it in your USB port, just "smoke" the smokeless cigarette for all the nicotine but none of the smoke.

Adam Lambert Trashed By Clay Aiken.

May222009
From Valleywag /Gawker media
By The Cajun Boy
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Clay Aiken Trashes American Idol, Adam Lambert

...Clay Aiken, who basically trashed everything about Idol today on the subscription-only message board of his website, going so far as to say Adam Lambert made his ears bleed!

Here's how Aiken responded today to a generic "what did you think about the show?" question posed by a fan on the site:

"Now that it's all over, and for the record.... I couldn't be happier about the way AI ended this year. I only turn the show on once a season, and only to see what the set looks like each year. This year, I happened to turn it during the minute that Adam Lambert was singing "Ring of Fire" and, at that moment, thought my ears would bleed. Contrived, awful, and slightly frightening! I wasn't really a fan and found myself surprised whenever folks told me that they liked him."

..."In my opinion, it all often comes down to that last night of voting. Until the finale, folks are voting for the contestant that they want to see continue. But, I believe that on that last night, the dynamic changes. No longer forced to choose one person that they want to see win, the audience can effectively vote AGAINST the person that they don't want to see win. In the case of season two this might have happened."


STORY CONTINUED, READ THE FULL POST

Who is Your Favorite Late Night Host?

May222009
From Asylum.com
By Jeremy Taylor
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Who is the Current Late Night King?

After almost five years of calm, the late night TV grid is going through some pretty radical changes, first with Jimmy Fallon taking over for Conan O'Brien in NBC's 12:30 slot. Next up, in a week and a day, Conan snags the storied "Tonight Show" chair from Jay Leno.

Not only will that move end a much-hyped 16-year rivalry between Leno and David Letterman, it also facilitates a controversial shift Jay makes to 10 o'clock that may well end network television as we know it.

It's some historic stuff, making now as good a time as any to pick your favorite among the late-night gabbers.

Read more and Vote for your favorite late night host

Six things that could ruin Twitter

May222009
From Computerworld
By Mike Elgan
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The six things that could ruin Twitter

1. Buying friends. CNN announced yesterday that it had acquired @CNNBrk, a Twitter feed that serves up links to CNN breaking news stories. Now that people are rewarded for selling followers, an entire underground economy will probably emerge. Perps will use dirty tricks to build a large number of followers, then sell those accounts to big corporations. The end result will be a large number of accounts that suddenly turn into sources of Twitter spam, and a large number of users who feel they've been tricked.

2. Username squatting. When I started following @CNNBrk, I thought I was following CNN itself. I didn't learn until yesterday that it was just some dude who grabbed the CNNBrk name, copied the CNN logo and served up links to CNN content. CNN's acquisition of @CNNBrk showed everyone that username squatting on Twitter pays. Expect to see millions of people signing up using trademarked IP, hoping to cash in later.

3. Forgetting to grow a business model. The trouble with not making money is that Twitter won't be able to keep up with demand. Which means more fail whales, slowdowns and problems. (The fail whale is a picture that's displayed on Twitter when the system breaks, usually because of excess activity.)

4. Invasive advertising. Ads on Twitter would be OK. Paying to not see ads would be OK, too. But ads that cover the screen or otherwise delay posts could harm Twitter badly. Twitter is about speed and brevity. Big ads that are fine elsewhere won't work on Twitter.

5. Spam. The good news about Twitter is that everything is instantly searchable. The bad news is that everything is instantly searchable. Stories abound about a user whining about some product only to receive a quick e-mail from the company they complained about.

Companies are using Twitter's great search tools to find out in real time what people are saying about them. This could all be further automated. I'd hate to see an entire ecosystem forming around the triggering of spam to your e-mail in-box every time you tweet something. This spam could also be used as a form of "punishment" that stifles criticism. Another form of spam is unwanted ads sent as direct messages. Once this is automated, our direct-message in-boxes could be filling up with garbage. Spam ruined e-mail, and it could ruin Twitter.

6. Bugs and viruses. Twitter allows links, and links could send you to the same kind of sites and trigger the same kinds of downloads that initiate the downloading of Trojan horses onto your system. Twitter needs to stay on top of this before it becomes an industry.

STORY CONTINUED - READ "THE 5 THINGS THAT WON'T RUIN TWITTER"

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"The Cleveland Show"- Series Premiere Promo Video

May212009
From FOX Television
By Wikipedia
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The Cleveland Show is an upcoming American animated series created by Seth MacFarlane as a spin-off from Family Guy, also created by MacFarlane.

The Cleveland Show is the title for an animated series focusing on the character of Cleveland Brown and his family as he moves from Rhode Island to the fictional town of Stoolbend, Virginia.

Cleveland has kind of had enough in Quahog—he kind of realizes that he wants his own friends, his own sidekicks, his own stories. So he sets out to California to make it in a way that we'll have to keep a secret until the show starts, and then he ends up somewhere else, which we'll also keep a secret until the show starts. But he basically goes home—he goes to his hometown in Virginia and rekindles an old high school flame.

In the closing scene episode of Family Guy, "Baby Not On Board", Cleveland breaks the fourth wall by mentioning to Quagmire that he is getting a spin-off.

The show, which was picked up to air a first season consisting of 22 episodes,was picked up by FOX for a second season, consisting of 13 episodes, bringing the total number to 35 episodes. The announcement was made on May 3, 2009 before the first season even premiered.


"The Cleveland Show"- Series Premiere Promo Video

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Jimmy Kimmel Blasts ABC.

May212009
From Gone Hollywood
By Allie @ Gone Hollywood
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Jimmy Kimmel Blasts ABC, Risks Losing Job

If Jimmy Kimmel still has a job at ABC on Wednesday, he is either a very lucky or very deft comedian, or he has great blackmail photos of the network executives.

At Tuesday afternoon’s upfront presentation in New York, Mr. Kimmel, the host of ABC’s late night talk show “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” delivered a withering, blistering monologue that took direct aim at ABC, its potential advertisers and his NBC late-night rival, Jay Leno. The assembled advertisers received his performance with a mixture of uneasy laughs and the occasional gasp.

Bouncing onto the stage at just after 4 p.m., Mr. Kimmel self-deprecatingly declared, “All of ABC’s late night comedy talent is assembled here on one stage.” After rattling off a few statistics about the affluence of his viewers, he then admitted that he’d made all the numbers up. (He said so in a more obscene way.)

Then, in a “Jerry Maguire”-like moment of clarity, Mr. Kimmel said,

“Everything you’re going to hear this week is nonsense. Let’s get real here. Let’s get Dr. Phil-real here. These new fall shows? We’re going to cancel about 90 percent of them. Maybe more.”

If ABC is so confident in its new fall shows, he asked, why is it announcing them at the same time it announces the midseason shows that will replace those fall shows? “This show ‘Shark Tank’ has the word tank right in the title,” he said.

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A Note from our talent network news hollybeej insider..
this was funny but not sure why its news. this happens every year at the upfronts. comedians/talent/execs who are making presentations make fun of their own networks. letterman does it all the time on his show. stupid news. I guess the writer was new to the upfronts.

'Idol' Finale it's Lowest Rated Ever.

May212009
From TV Week.com
By Sergio Ibarra
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‘American Idol’ Finale Hits Ratings Low

“American Idol” wrapped up its eighth season Wednesday night with its lowest-rated finale ever.

Last night’s two-hour results show averaged a 10.0 rating among adults 18-49 from 8-10:07 p.m., according to time-zone-adjusted Fast National numbers from Nielsen Media Research. The show drew 28.8 million viewers, beating only the audience from season one.

“Idol’s” finale, in which Kris Allen upset favorite Adam Lambert to take the crown, posted a 13% decrease from its live-plus-same-day performance in the demo last year, along with a 9% drop in total viewers.

This year’s results portion of the finale climbed 16% over its Tuesday night performance show, a similar difference to last year’s night-to-night climb leading to the finale (+14%).

The year-to-year drops are not a surprise, given the overall declines in primetime ratings and the show’s age. “American Idol,” however, has outperformed TV’s No. 2 show, ABC’s “Desperate Housewives,” by a 72% margin, its widest difference ever.

“Idol” also helped Fox claim its fifth consecutive season as the No. 1 network among adults 18-49.

Pittsburgh Native May Appear on "Dancing with the Stars"

May192009
From Tony Blogs.net
By Tony Arnoldine
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Kurt Angle contacted about appearing on "Dancing with the Stars"

Pittsburgh Native, former Olympic gold medalist and current professional wrestler Kurt Angle has been contacted about appearing on an upcoming season of the ABC show "Dancing with the Stars," according to the Twitter page of TNA Wrestling's Jeremy Borash.

(read more)

Will Ferrell's 'SNL' Celebrity Jeopardy Skit May 2009 Video

May182009
From The Huffington Post
By NBC | 'SNL'
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SNL: Will Ferrell's Celebrity Jeopardy Return (VIDEO)

Will Ferrell hosted "Saturday Night Live" and brought back his Alex Trebek in a Celebrity Jeopardy skit.

Celebrity players included Kathie Lee (Kristen Wiig), Tom Hanks (Tom Hanks), Sean Connery (Darrell Hammond) and a late-arriving Burt Reynolds (Norm McDonald).

Will Ferrell 'SNL' Celebrity Jeopardy May 2009 Video

Box Office Results for Weekend of May 15-17. Religon Beats Science Fiction.

May182009
From Rentrack
From
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Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: May 15-17, 2009

• Angels & Demons (Sony) $48.0 million - opening weekend
• Star Trek (Paramount) $43.0 million - 2 wk total $147.6m
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20th Century Fox) $14.8 million - 3 wk total $151.1m
• The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Warner Bros.) $6.9 million - 3 wk total $40.1m
• Obsessed (Sony) $4.6 million - 4 wk total $62.6m
• 17 Again (Warner Bros.) $3.4 million - 5 wk total $58.4m
• Monsters vs. Aliens (Paramount) $3.0 million - 8 wk total $190.6m
• The Soloist (Paramount) $2.4 million - 4 wk total $27.5m
• Next Day Air (Summit Entertainment) $2.3 million - 2 wk total $7.6m
• Earth (Disney) $1.7 million - 4 wk total $29.1m
• Source: Rentrak

Ethan Zohn Diagnosed With Cancer. Survivor Vows to Win Battle.

May182009
From Access Hollywood.com
by People.com
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‘Survivor’s’ Ethan Zohn Diagnosed With Cancer

According to People, the “Survivor: Africa” winner is battling a rare form the disease called CD20-positive Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Months of unexplained skin irritations and night sweats lead to an initial diagnosis of stage two Hodgkin’s disease on April 30, after a swollen lymph node was found under his left clavicle and a mass detected on the left side of his chest.

Then last week, he found out it was CD20-positive Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Ethan began chemotherapy last Friday, the mag reported.

“This is the ultimate game of Survivor,” Ethan told the mag, “and there’s really only one outcome, and that’s to win. There’s no other option.”

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"Lost" Season 5 Finale -Final Thoughts and Theories.

May162009
From talent NETWORK NEWS.com
Dictated by an unknown source through a host body
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First we need to start where we last ended and fill in the blanks from there. The last image of the season was a white flash. What are white flashes? Time warps. When Juliet detonated the hydrogen bomb it mixed with the energy from the pocket and will send the Lost crew back to present time on the island (present being the time when they first arrived) This will then bring Juliet "back" but not until Kate and Sawyer have their moments.

Another big question is what was meant when Frank Lapidus was referred to as a "candidate." Simple, Jacob will now need a host body to enter much like the "unknown" man at the beginning of the episode used Locke as his host body. Evil Locke knows this and is the reason why he says they need to take care of the Ajira 316 survivors next.

Let’s get back to the unknown man at the beginning of the episode. He is the smoke monster. The smoke monster would be able to read people's memories when he would surround them. He was scouting the right body to take over.

Evil Locke is not new. He was always a host body for the unknown man. In season 1 the island spoke the Locke. He is referring to being taken over by the unknown man. Now whether the unknown man would take over his body permanently or on occasion is unknown but he would use Locke to manipulate situations to go they way he needed.

A few more tidbits before we leave. Richard Alpert is on that boat approaching the island at the beginning of the episode. That boat is the Black Rock.

The eye that opens in the preview for the final season is Ben.

And finally my outside the box theory that Jacob and the unknown man on the beach are Ben and Widmore. My hunch tells me when we heard Ben tell Widmore he couldn't kill him it was too similar to the unknown man telling Jacob he could not kill him.

Schools out. See you next season.

Casting Call: "So You Think You Can Dance" -FOX TV

May152009
From Cynthia's Cynopsis
By CBS
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Casting Call: FOX's original dance show, So You Think You Can Dance will host auditions for the series' sixth season beginning May 28 in Boston at Hyatt Regency Boston; June 1 in Atlanta at Woodruff Arts Center; June 12 in Los Angeles at the Orpheum Theatre; and July 24 in Salt Lake City (venue TBA). Additional audition cities and venues will be announced at a later date. Interested candidates should be at least 18 years old and not older than 30 years old on the first day of audition registration. Participants who travel to cities for the open calls should plan on staying at least two days following their first audition in case of a callback.

For more information on the season six auditions, visit fox.com/dance. So You Think You Can Dance is a production of 19 Entertainment, Ltd. and Dick Clark Productions. Season five debuts later this month on FOX over two nights on May 21 and 27 at 8p.

"HollyBeej" Entertainment News & Notes for Friday May 15, 2009

Live From Hollywood.. News From Inside The Hollywood Machine
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Hollybeej is your one stop shop for all of Hollywood's TV, Film and Celebrity gossip news and notes. Spot-on entertainment news from inside the Hollywood machine delivered from a Pittsburgh native and Hollywood insider. Enjoy!

Friday, May 15, 2009

From Cynthia Turner's Cynopsis..

Tonight's Finales:
ABC: America's Funniest Home Videos at 8p
The CW: The Game at 8p
CBS: Ghost Whisperer at 8p; Flashpoint at 9p; Numb3rs at 10p
FOX: Prison Break (series finale) at 8p

Saturday's Finales:
FOX: MADtv (series finale) at 11p; Talkshow with Spike Feresten at 12a

Sunday's Finales:
ABC: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition at 7p; Desperate Housewives at 9p
CBS: Survivor: Tocantins at 8p
FOX: The Simpsons at 8p; King of the Hill at 830p; Family Guy at 9p; American Dad at 930p Animal Planet: River Monsters at 10p
HBO: Russell Simmons Presents Brave New Voices at 10p


-NBC solidified its late-night lineup by renewing Last Call with Carson Daly for a ninth season, cites B&C.

-ABC may keep the comedy Scrubs around for a ninth season, reports THR, as star Zach Braff signed a deal to appear in six episodes to transition the show to its new format which is still being hashed out.

-FOX renewed its frosh drama series Lie To Me starring Tim Roth for a second season.

-Starz approved a second season of Party Down, its new 30m comedy about a Los Angeles catering team made up of Hollywood wannabes hoping to catch their big break.

-Bravo's Jersey Girls brought in the highest ratings ever for a premiere episode of its "Real Housewives" franchise over all demos. The Real Housewives of New Jersey premiere on Tuesday at 11p attracted 1.26 million A18-49 and 1.72 million total viewers.


From Newser.com..
– Hot on the heels of the rumor that Brad Pitt wants Jennifer Aniston back, reports surfaced yesterday that the two met last month—or did they? Jen’s reps quickly denied In Touch’s claim that they shared a secret drive around New York, the Daily Star reports. Elsewhere:

-Lindsay Lohan and Samantha Ronson are back to middle-of-the-night screaming matches, sources tell the Daily Mail, and LiLo spent Tuesday night at Sam’s.

-Kiefer Sutherland, who headbutted a designer Monday, will surrender himself to police today to be charged with assault, the New York Daily News reports.

-Scandal! The surrogate carrying Sarah Jessica Parker’s twins has a checkered past including “pink hair and tattoos and spiked collars,” Star reveals.

-Michael Jackson—slapped with a lawsuit from a Thriller co-star earlier this week—is also being sued by his former publicist, E! reports. She claims Jacko owes her at least $44 million.

-Liam Neeson made his first speaking appearance since the death of wife Natasha Richardson, Irish Central reports. The actor received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater in Belfast, and “the love in the room for Liam was very evident,” said one audience member.

-Nicole Kidman doesn’t miss being married to Tom Cruise, Marie Claire reports. “I felt it was my job to put on a beautiful dress and be seen and not heard,” the actress told Easy Living. “I felt I became a star only by association. We would go to the Oscars and I would think, ‘I’m here to support him.’”

-Simon Cowell may judge the American Idol contestants, but he doesn’t listen to their albums: “I think it’d be odd if I was driving around Beverly Hills with the roof off playing a Taylor Hicks album,” he tells the Hollywood Reporter. “It’s just too weird.”

Sources: The Daily Star (UK), Daily Mail (UK), New York Daily News, Star, Marie Claire, New York Post, Hollywood Reporter, Huffington Post

Movie: Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus. (Video)

May152009
From The Huffington Post
By Asylum Films
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Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus (VIDEO)

Asylum films released the trailer for its new "mockbuster" this week: "Mega Shark Vs. Giant Octopus." The low-budget brand that has released dozens of straight-to-video movies is best known for making films that are sort of like big studio pictures, but stranger.



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This is Hilarious. Halfway through the trailer I said to myself "is that former teen pop star Debbie Gibson?" and then boom there it is at the end, Starring Lorenzo Lamas and Deborah Gibson. Wow!

Carrie Underwood to Perform on American Idol Finale.

May152009
From US Magazine.com

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Carrie Underwood Returning to American Idol

American Idol champ Carrie Underwood is returning to the hit Fox show that made her famous.

She will perform on next week's finale as Adam Lambert faces off against Kris Allen.

The four-time Grammy winner, 26, will sing this year's farewell song, a cover of Motley Crue's metal ballad "Home Sweet Home," her rep tells MTV News.

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Frank Sinatra Movie Biopic. Who Will Play Sinatra?

May152009
From People.com
By Leah Rozen
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POLL: Who Should Play Frank Sinatra?

Oscar-winner Martin Scorsese will be directing and producing a biopic about legendary singer Frank Sinatra

The role of Sinatra has yet to be cast, but the early favorite is Leonardo DiCaprio, who has made three films with Scorsese. Other possible contenders? Justin Timberlake, who actually can sing and has the right hungry look. Tween heartthrob Joe Jonas has the pipes and the right look. Or maybe even Twilight’s Robert Pattinson.

Clockwise (from top left): Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp,
Jonas, Robert Pattinson and Justin Timberlake (center)
Photo by: Davila / Startraks, Fame, Mayer / WireImage, Kopaloff / FilmMagic, Wargo / WireImage

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People magazine online is running a poll on who should play Frank Sinatra in Martin Scorsese's Biopic. We vote for Harry Connick who is listed in other polls though he needs to lose a little weight. He is starting to look like old, old sinatra.

'24' meets 'The Office' Video Parody

May152009
From The Live Feed
By James Hibberd's
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'24' meets 'The Office' parody

Here is a humorous take on two popular shows that match high action drama against comedy.

Jay Leno will Pass Baton to Conan on his Last Show May 29.

May152009
From Kansas City.com
By Lisa Gutierrez, The Star
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Jay Leno's last guest? His replacement, Conan O'Brien

Looks like the baton will be passed both literally and figuratively later this month when Jay Leno hosts his last "Tonight" show.

His last guest will be Conan O'Brien, his replacement.

James Taylor will also perform on the May 29 finale, Leno said Thursday.

Leno promised "something really unusual and different planned, something really out of left field that we’re going to end on.

O’Brien becomes “Tonight” host on June 1. Next fall, Leno will begin a nightly 9 p.m. show on NBC.

Pittsburgh's Penguins Staking Claim to Hockeytown?

May142009
From Pittsburgh Post Gazette
By Ron Musselman
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Pens-Caps Game 7 shatters ratings record

Pittsburgh just might be able to stake a claim to the title Hockeytown.

The Penguins' 6-2 win over the Washington Capitals in Game 7 of their second-round NHL playoff series Wednesday night set another record, registering a 24.97 average rating on FSN Pittsburgh, according to Nielsen Media Research.

It marked the third consecutive game that FSN Pittsburgh shattered its own record for most-watched NHL game -- Game 6 drew a rating of 24.2 and Game 5 a 21.2.

Those three games were the highest-rated events ever carried by the local network and were the most viewed hockey games ever on any FSN regional sports network throughout the country.

By comparison, the Penguins drew an average rating of 6.9 for the regular season -- which was record. Just for perspective, Mario Lemieux's comeback from retirement in 2000 drew a 15.9.

The Eastern Conference final and Stanley Cup final will be carried by Versus and NBC.

Ron Musselman can be reached at rmusselman@post-gazette.com.
First published on May 14, 2009 at 12:42 pm

“LOST” Season 5 Finale Theories, Links Breakdowns. “The Incident”

May142009
From the internet
By Lost Fanatics
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Berrrnnnaaaarrddddd! Hilarious. Every time we have seen Rose and Bernard, Rose is on the sand yelling out his name and boom he comes running out of the woods. Last night in the season 5 finale of 'Lost' we were not disappointed. Three long overdue absent story lines revisited and wrapped-up. Vincent, Walt's dog and then Rose and Bernard. I thought it was a nice touch for the writers to actually have Rose speak the irony that the viewers have been wondering. "Where in the heck are Rose and bernard?" "Shoot they finally found us" was funny. Also in this reunion scene I thought the Rose charachter offered-up what I have been feeling this season. Too much fighting and shooting. Enough already. Someone is beatin' silly every week and their is an OK Corral gun fight. Just way too much for my liking. So, these regular people from a plane are expert marksman.

I did not like the episode on a 2-hour whole. The ending was decent and leaves us with great debate and the fade the white instead of black was cool. I wanted Jacob to be a character we have seen before with some sort of Wow factor. Of course this never aging young guy will be a huge thread in the final season but once again. UGH! another new storyline and character. Just stay on the characters we love and amazing and insulting that we only saw Claire once this season in the cabin with Christian Shepherd. Was it this season? I actually can't remember. I just was not jumping out of my chair with a WOW! at the end of the episode. We knew the bomb was going to explode and kind of expected that to be the ending and that is how it ended. A good ending to a marginal episode I say.

Below you will find many great postings with links that breakdown and give theories and thoughts on the Season Five Finale of 'Lost' "The Incident" Enjoy and thank you all so much for being a weekly reader of our 'Lost' page. - by Frank Murgia

BERNNAAARRDDD & ROSE - Photo Credit ABC

From The Big Lead.com

Lost: Only Nine(ish) Months Until the Final Season
Let’s start with the Jacob-Other Guy as God-Satan theory. We also read something on one of the boards that the “Other Guy” was older Jacob who was trying to go back in time “found your loophole” to kill younger Jacob. Who the hell is that guy?
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From Paul Levinson's Infinite Regress

Lost Season Five Finale: Jacob and Locke
..it is, is the story of Jacob. It provides at least part of an answer to something I've been saying since the beginning of the second season - that the key to understanding Lost resides, somehow, in the inexplicable coincidences in the flashbacks..
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From E! Online.com (Watch w/ Kristin)

Lost Redux: What Just Happened?!
Richard's answer to Ilana's question ("What lies in the shadow of the statue?") was in Latin, He said, "Ille qui nos omnis servabit." Translation: "He who will save us all." But which of the fellas now in the shadow of the statue is the savior? Is it Ben, dead Locke, now-dead Jacob, or a player to be named later?
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From Lost Tidbits

The Incident Initial Thoughts
-I despise Juliet. I mean every single scene she is in is a jumbled mess of logic, flip-flopping and emotional reactions. That simple flashback to her divorcing parents didn't do enough to explain her current actions.

-They all get on board Ajira 316 because of Jacob, not because of John.
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From The Transmission

Next: “The Incident” (Episode 5-16/17)
-If the “what’s in the box” teases weren’t enough, what’s the deal with Hurley’s guitar case? We know Jacob gave it to him, which is great, but… really? Will we just not know? Or will it be blasted into 2007 alongside Hurley to taunt us in Season 6?

-When Juliet said, “Live together, die alone,” didn’t you want to punch her in the face?

-What is the loophole?

-Talk about writing themselves out of a corner. Jughead already shrunk by several feet between “Jughead” and “Follow the Leader.” But after talking so much about its size and weight, turns out all we need is the core, which conveniently fits in a backpack. Now we can walk it over to the Swan!
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From Kulturblog.com

LOST: “The Incident” (Season 5 Finale)
According to this interview with Damon Lindelof, all character plotlines will be resolved by the end of next season, and if there is a movie, it will be in addition to the Lost universe, not an essential piece to the puzzle.
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Poster jpg from Kulturblog.com and Flickr-Tasty 'Shops

More LOST Related Stories:

From EW.com
'Lost': Team Darlton on the finale
Doc Jensen and Dan Snierson chat with the exec producers about season 5 and tonight's episode


From EW.com -Doc Jensen on 'Lost'
'Lost': Going Out With a Bang?
Doc Jensen previews ''The Incident,'' a season-ender he hopes will be a blast, no matter what Jack does. Plus: Three predictions, the Doc's season 5 awards, an update on survey and tomorrow's recap, and a very special Totally Lost
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From Buddy TV
Lost: 42 Important Unanswered Questions
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From USA Today
'Lost' time warp have you lost? Just hang in there
(Story on The Tim Travel craziness that is Lost)
[Read More, Story Continued]


From E! Online.com
Lost's Ben: The Finale Will Make You Eat Your Soul
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From MSN.com
'Lost' Full Episode Recap: Jacob's Ladder Closes out the Season
Everyone, it seems, has had a close encounter with Jacob in the real world
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From Watching Lost.com/USA Today
Lost Character Cheat Sheet: Where are they now?
All these switching back and forth in time has probably confused you as to where each and every character are in the continuum. USA Today has therefore provided us a cheat sheet, so that we don’t forget where they are stuck, when Lost returns for its sixth season in nine months…
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From Watching Lost.com
Spoiler sports: Producers use deception to keep surprises coming on ‘Lost’
“We write fake scenes for actors that audition for us and create fake call sheets about who is shooting with whom in what scene,” Cuse said from his Los Angeles office. “Last season, we shot three different actors in Locke’s coffin. We shot Josh Holloway and we shot Desmond to keep people guessing.”
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From Lost Tidbits
LOST- Have You Thought About..
-What if Locke and Jacob have switched bodies? Recall how it seemed the French team was possessed of sorts? What if Jacob can swap bodies and Locke is now Jacob?

-Could this explain why J-Locke doesn’t care about helping Sun any longer?

-Was Christian also a part of this? There is a story called “The Cleric Quintet” which deals with the main character’s ability to hop from body to body. He picks a weak host because when he hops the next time it will be someone slightly stronger. This allows him to turn around and kill the original host which is weaker. Of course, it also forces him to switch bodies more often – damned if you do, damned if you don’t sort of thing. The main character is named Ghost.
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ALL OF OUR ARCHIVED LOST POSTINGS HERE ON OUR 'LOST' PAGE

Pittsburgh Penguins are NHL's Fastest Growing Brand.

May122009
From Pittsburgh Penguins Official Web Site
By Forbes Magazine
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Forbes Magazine Analysis Says Penguins Have Fastest-Growing Brand in NHL

The Pittsburgh Penguins have the fastest-growing team brand in the National Hockey League and one of the fastest-growing team brands in all of professional sports, according to a Forbes Magazine analysis published this month.

The Forbes analysis values a team’s brand as the “portion of a team’s overall value that is derived from their name, as opposed to their market and league.” The magazine said the value of Penguins’ brand has grown by 88 percent over the past three seasons.

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Funny Photo - Dalai Lama

May122009
From Picture is Unrelated.com|WTF pics
By Jacob P.
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Dial-a-Llama…why didn’t I think of that?!

Box Office Results for Weekend of May 8-9, 2009. Star Trek Beams up to #1 Spot

May112009
From Rentrack|Hollywood Reporter
By Carl DiOrio
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'Star Trek' draws $76.5 million
'Wolverine' earns $27 million in second weekend

Paramount's "Star Trek" launched in stellar fashion during the weekend as the sci-fi prequel soared to $76.5 million in estimated domestic boxoffice in its stretched first frame.

Thursday evening previews contributed $4 million to the total and midnight Thursday performances $3 million as the well-reviewed film re-invigorated the studio's storied franchise with an opening smack in the middle of an unusually broad range of prerelease forecasts. Paramount execs had said they'd be pleased if "Trek" traveled anywhere north of $50 million during its first session.

Fox's Hugh Jackman starrer "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" finished second during the weekend, falling 68% from its opening grosses to register $27 million and push its 10-day cume to $129.6 million. Warner Bros.' romantic comedy "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," starring Matthew McConaughey and Jennifer Garner, fell a modest 32% in its sophomore session to $10.5 million in third place, with a $30.2 million cume.

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Top 10 Weekend Box Office Estimates: May 8-9, 2009

• Star Trek (Paramount) $76.5 million - opening weekend
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine (20th Century Fox) $27.0 million - 2 wk total $129.6m
• The Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (Warner Bros.) $10.5 million - 2 wk total $30.2m
• Obsessed (Sony) $6.6 million - 3 wk total $56.2m
• 17 Again (Warner Bros.) $4.4 million - 4 wk total $54.2m
• Next Day Air (Summit Entertainment) $4.0 million - opening weekend
• The Soloist (Paramount) $3.6 million - 3 wk total $23.5m
• Monsters vs. Aliens (Paramount) $3.4 million - 7 wk total $186.9m
• Earth (Disney) $2.5 million - 3 wk total $26.1m
• Hannah Montana The Movie (Disney) $2.4 million - 5 wk total $74.1m
• (Source: Rentrak)

Justin Timberlake Brings Funny Back to "SNL"

May102009
From talent NETWORK NEWS
By Frank Murgia
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Justin Timberlake hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend and he brought the funny to all of his sketches. This was J.T.'s third time as host.

I love and hate 'SNL' all in the same 90 minutes usually. I have argued for 10 years that the show is too long and the sketches are too long. One-hour of tight 3 minute sketches would sing and bring internet buzz every Sunday morning. Too many times the gist of the joke in a sketch is delivered funny in the first two minutes but then the sketches are stretched out another 2-3 minutes and the joke feels old, overplayed and forced.

BUT enough about me and MORE about Justin Timberlake.

Timberlake is a cool but quirky kid. He sings, dances, acts like a goof and delivers a likability that you do not find in many superstars. LeBron James is comparable in the sports arena. If he could not sing or dance he might be just a regular guy who would be picked on by bullies and ignored by pretty women. His talent exudes confidence that oozes sex appeal and like appeal.

Another great hosting job by Justin Timberlake and who knows maybe he will someday challenge the hosting record that Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin are swapping back and forth.

Oh, and Justin also performed with Musical guest Ciara. Just another Saturday night for the mulit-talented Timberlake.

PopSugar.com writes...

One of the best sketches was "Immigrant Tale" about a boat full of people headed to start a new life in America. JT plays his great great grandfather who dreams about his great great grandson traveling with a "band of boys" and "bringing sexy back". He also references dating a "pop star" and being virgins in the public, but not so much behind closed doors. The skit led right into the "D*ick in a Box" follow-up digital short "Mother Lovers".
Oh, and Justin also perfomed with Musical guest Ciara. Just another Saturday night for the mulit-talented Timberlake.

'SNL' Justin Timberlake "Immigrant Tale" Sketch Video



'SNL' Justin Timberlake "Mothers Lovers" Music Video

“LOST” Episode Breakdown -Season 5- 'Follow the Leader'

May072009
From the Internet
By Lovers of Lost
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Wow! One week Left. 2 hours left. What a fantastic season. My friend John and I are brought back to my season one thoughts that maybe they are in purgatory. Not so much in a religious sense but hanging in limbo until we find out if the plane will land as originally planned or they will be sentenced to life on the island. This show has to win the Emmy for best Drama this year. Just great we say.

Here are this weeks Lost (Season 5) - "Follow the Leader" episode thoughts, theories, breakdowns and recaps. Each link has a wealth of information.


From Kulturblog.com
We love this site and link to it weekly. Unfortunately the weekly lost breakdown that Greg does is delayed because of business travel but they did post some great links and funny 'Lost' parody videos including one with Jimmy Kimmel. Below is one of the videos and please click over on the link to see the Kimmel video and other links.



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From The Big Lead
“Alright Dude, We’re From the Future”
-Jack is the new Locke (”Destiny!”) and Locke is the new Jack (leading everyone from the beach in search of Jacob - “I have a purpose now”
-Random Speculation: Jack is Jacob; Locke is a manifestation of Smokey. We can buy the 2nd one, but not the first.

(Read More at The Big Lead)


From Paul Levinson's Infintite Regress
Moral Compasses in Motion
-Kate is the moral compass of the show now
-unresolved: who has the real power now - in 2007 -- Locke or Richard or Jacob

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From TV Squad
Many Questions and Thoughts
-The second big bombshell was finding out what Locke considers to be his purpose on the island.
-So the big question to ask is whether Ellie is helping Jack because she believes him or if she's using him and this is just a way to try and get rid of DHARMA for good?
-Speaking of Richard, could we read his hobby (building a ship in a bottle) as foreshadowing that he arrived on The Black Rock?

(Read More at TV Squad)


From E! Online (Watch with Kristin)
Lost Redux: Who Causes the Incident?
-which players in are position to do what? And what's the deal with fancy new-fangled Locke? We've got your look back at what happened in "Follow the Leader" along with a mess of all-new insight into the finale from the real Lost leader, Mr. Damon Lindelof himself...

(Read More at E! Online)


From Lost Tidbits
Follow the Leader Intitial Thoughts
-BLACK ROCK SIGHTING -We know that ship has something to do with the island's history, but figuring it out...well, that is what makes this show so much fun!
-So if Jack is right and they return to Flight 815...won't there be some remanents of the events?
-you have to wonder why Kate didn't bring up the obvious: she would be in handcuffs. She seemed to regret only that the feelings between her and Jack would be gone. So in usual Kate-fashion, she runs back to Sawyer...sort of.

(Read More at Lost Tidbits)


From EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) -Doc Jensen on 'Lost'
'Lost': Long Ago and Faraday
Doc Jensen on tonight's ''Follow the Leader,''
-SHEPHERD OR SHEEP?
A preview of ''Follow the Leader''; a prospective eulogy for Daniel Faraday

(Read More at EW)


MORE "Lost" Links:

The Richard-Locke Compass Time Travel Loop in Lost
http://paullevinson.blogspot.com/2009/01/richard-locke-compasstime-travel-loop.html


Lost: How Could She? -What?... What?! Eloise Hawking knew for most her life that one day she would shoot her son..
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-how-could-she-28263.aspx


Lost: How Will This Season End? -There are two overall theories of time travel.
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-how-will-this-season-end-28301.aspx


LOST “Follow the Leader” - Screencaps, Easter Eggs, Audio, & Analysis
http://tinyurl.com/dl73ns

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