Subtle Subtitles

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Welcome to Subtle Subtitles. For those of you who are uninitiated to the purpose of this feature, we're asking you to come up with your funniest quote or description for what's going on in the screen grab we choose for the week. Winners are announced in the following Friday's contest.

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Last contest's winner: miller980

"Let's see how much beer we can suck out of Norm!"

This week, in honor of The X-Files week here at TV Squad, a scene from the episode titled 'Dreamland' ...

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Five Minutes With Connie Britton

post from BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly. on 01 August 2008 12:30:06 PM. © BuzzSugar -- Entertainment hourly.

One of the biggest Emmy snubs ? now two years running! ? is the exclusion of Connie Britton for her pitch-perfect performance as Tami Taylor in Friday Night Lights. For two years, she's played Tami's highs (helping troubled Tyra get her act together) and lows (slapping daughter Julie outside after a particularly troublesome act of teen rebellion) with just the right balance of drama and humor ? and, when season three begins, she'll find Tami in a demanding new job.

At NBC's party at the TCA press tour, I stole a few minutes with Britton, who was just back from a trip to Uganda and Kenya with One and the Africa Children's Choir. Despite jet lag ? and the fact that I was the only person between her and a glass of wine ? Britton was still incredibly gracious in our chat (just as I'd always suspected she'd be). The first question is a wee bit spoilery, but if you want to see the highlights, just

Fear Itself: Skin and Bones

post from TV Squad on 01 August 2008 12:19:00 PM. © TV Squad

Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free

(S01E08) Well, first off I have to give props to the make-up and effects departments. In some prior episodes there have been some pretty awkwardly awful effects scenes ("Eater" when her arm is bitten), but throughout this episode, the make-up on Doug Jones (the Hellboy movies) was just astounding. It's interesting to me that at the NBC website and everywhere I can look, Jones is the only principal listed for this show.

I'll grant that his performance as patriarch Grady was a show-stopper, but John Pyper-Ferguson as his brother and Molly Hagan as his wife are just as integral to the effectiveness of the story and the emotional power that the character back-story provides. In fact, Doug Jones got third billing in the show credits themselves. I guess they just know where the strength of the show lie. And Jones is a proven master at playing the bizarre and/or downright creepy under heavy make-up, as he ultimately does here. With roles like the Silver Surfer (Fantastic Four), Abe Sabien (Hellboy) and El Fauno/The Pale Man (Pan's Labyrinth), Jones is absolutely brilliant at bringing these characters to life.

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NEW @ TOOBWORLD CENTRAL

post from INNER TOOB on 01 August 2008 12:18:00 PM. © INNER TOOB

Like an orphan without a storm, I found another package sitting on my doorstep last night as I was heading out to meet my buddies in the Bit Torrent Rebel Alliance. My latest delivery?

'JAMES MICHENER'S "CENTENNIAL"'

This ranks right up there as one of my five favorite TV Westerns of all time. I remember when it came out in the mid-1970s, I would rush back to my dorm from whatever rehearsal I was involved in at the time to see the latest installment. (I think it was airing on NBC on either Wednesdays or Thursdays....)

I had all but the first two hours on videotape, but now - at last! - it's on DVD.

Oh. Sure. You want to know my five favorite TV Westerns now, right?

1) 'The Wild, Wild West'
2) 'Maverick'
3) 'Alias Smith And Jones'
4) 'Centennial'
5) 'The Adventures Of Brisco County Jr.'

Yeeha!

BCnU!
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Miley Cyrus Eyes A Will Smith Collaboration

post from Starpulse Entertainment News Blog - TV News on 01 August 2008 12:15:30 PM. © Starpulse Entertainment News Blog - TV News

Hannah Montana star Miley Cyrus is hoping to team up with Hollywood actor Will Smith for a special performance at this weekend's Teen Choice Awards.[...] Read more!

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TVSnob July 2008 Monthly Roundup

post from TV Snob on 01 August 2008 12:08:00 PM. © TV Snob

Blu-ray

DIY

DIY: Install A Hard Drive In Your Popcorn Hour A-100 Media Streamer

DLP

DVD Players/Recorders

Deal of the Day

Steals And Deals: AOC's 42-Inch L42H861 LCD HDTV For $799.99

Digital TV Transition 2009

Gaming Systems

HDTV

Home Theater A/V

How to buy an HDTV

Salespeople Recommend LCD TV's Over Plasma, But Don't Really Know The Difference

LCD TV

Media Center

Samsung Pushing Out New MediaLive Windows Media Center Extender For 2008 Samsung HDTV's

Media Streamers

OLED TV

Plasma

Projectors

Remote Controls

Niles iRemote TS: Whole Home A/V Control At Price

TV Biz

TiVo

TiVo Software Update Bringing YouTube To The Living Room

Web TV

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Notes from a Comic-Con virgin: Wrap-up -
Comic-Con Report

post from TV Squad on 01 August 2008 12:01:00 PM. © TV Squad

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Bartman looks over the Comic-Con exhibit hall So there I was, sitting in the last aisle seat of the last row on my Southwest flight back to Baltimore. I was tired, hungry, grumpy, and the handle on my suitcase broke. Yet, there was a feeling of accomplishment that enveloped me as my plane lifted off the runway from San Diego International Airport and my first trip to Comic-Con International officially ended.

At least I thought it was accomplishment I was feeling. As I awaited the desperately small morning meal provided by the flight attendants (a six-pack of cheese crackers), I contemplated the feelings I had about the convention. On the one hand, I did feel accomplished, because I was able to see and report on so many television-related panels that I, and well as readers of TV Squad, were interested in knowing about. On the other hand, I was feeling a bit disappointed that I didn't make all of the panels I wanted to nor spend more time on the ginormous exhibit floor. On the third hand, I was angry at the way the convention organizers handled the whole thing -- preventing a good many fans of various television shows to wait on long lines without even getting close to the door that led to the hallway, that led to the ballroom, where their panel was being held.

So, you could say that I had a feeling of disappointed accomplishment tinged with anger. Plus, soft pretzels were $4 a piece at the convention center, which would piss anyone off!

Gallery: Comic-Con Wrap-Up - Comic-Con 2008

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BuzzSugar's Must Haves for August

August is the month when Summer comes to a close and entertainment-land gets a case of the doldrums. It's typically slow for music releases, and Hollywood doesn't necessarily put out the year's best films this month either. But that doesn't mean there aren't a few good gems out there that you'll want to get your hands on this month. To see what I uncovered, hit "Start."Start Slideshow

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Two Hip Hop Dancers Enter 'So You Think You Can
Dance' Finale

post from Starpulse Entertainment News Blog - TV News on 01 August 2008 11:21:34 AM. © Starpulse Entertainment News Blog - TV News

America has voted and it has finally happened - a hip hop dancer made it into the top four of "So You Think You Can Dance!" Not just one, but two. [...] Read more!

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