Fans Rally To Keep Sarah Michelle Gellar's
'Ringer' On The Air

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Fans of the CW series "Ringer" have launched a campaign to save the show as network bosses consider axing the drama.

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Ali Sweeney: My Mother's Mother

post from TV on HuffingtonPost.com on 11 May 2012 12:32:00 PM. © TV on HuffingtonPost.com

I never had the chance to meet my mother's mother. My grandmother died of cancer when my mom was only 12 years old. And as a mother now myself, it makes me sad to think that my mom had to live her teenage years -- arguably the most formative for a young girl -- without her mother.

It's hard to believe that this was a time not long ago, when women didn't know about the importance of self-examination. This was a time when no one really even said the word cancer. People whispered it under their breath if they even uttered it at all. So I don't actually know a lot about my grandmother's cancer, except that it was in her lymph nodes and that it spread very rapidly.

I do know that losing her at such a young age had a profound effect on my mother. My mom realized early on how precious life is. Because of that, she always taught me to have an appreciation for life, to value the life we've been given, and to make the most of each and every opportunity, adventure, and challenge that comes along. In honor of her mother's too-short life, my mother is certainly making the most of her own.

I am so grateful that my mom is in my life today. I feel lucky every day that we get to spend together, sharing moments as a mother and daughter who have a very close relationship. The toughest year in our relationship came when my mom turned the same age her mother was when she passed away. I think my mom felt a heavy weight on her shoulders that year, and probably a deep fear, too. Only now, as an adult and a mom, can I begin to appreciate that fear -- the fear that something like cancer might take you away from your family with little or no warning.

Cancer takes mothers away from far too many children. I have known several amazing women -- mothers -- who have bravely faced cancer. Two of my closest friends have heart-wrenching stories of loved ones battling cancer. Though some have lost their valiant fights, others have been fortunate to be able to beat cancer. I have been witness to incredible examples of survivors "paying it forward," survivors who graciously help in any way they can in the quest for a cure.
It's these survivors that inspire me to help join the fight against cancer. It's the mothers who have lost their lives to cancer that fuel my dream to help end cancer. We need to find a cure -- for the sake of the victims and for the sake of their families. I may not know firsthand what my grandmother went through when she was diagnosed, but I know exactly how her loss has affected my mother. It is such a painful journey and I can only hope that my children, and my children's children, won't ever have to face the terrifying prospect of a life with cancer.

I have enthusiastically joined Stand Up To Cancer and I am proud to be part of an organization that is working so hard for a cure -- a cure that will enable so many mothers (and so many others) to live long, healthy, happy lives. Launch a star in memory of someone you love at su2c.org.

Happy Mother's Day, Mom, and all the mothers around the world.

Love,
Ali

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We Wave Goodbye to Wisteria Lane with Reflections
from Stars Kevin Rahm, Tuc Watkins, Darcy Rose Byrnes and Charles and Max Carver

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Looking back over the past eight seasons of DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, there have been many familiar[...]

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WATCH: The Worst Coffee Table Books

post from TV on HuffingtonPost.com on 11 May 2012 12:18:21 PM. © TV on HuffingtonPost.com

Conan presented even more coffee table books that didn't sell on Thursday and this batch was truly ridiculous and LOL-worthy. The selections covered everything from Tanning Mom to Chris Christie to gas prices, with one cover that couldn't even be shown thanks to decency standards.

Check out the clip above and for more bad books, see our slideshow of Funniest How-To Books below. Happy not reading!

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Geraldo: I Was 'Manually Raped' By TSA Agent

post from TV on HuffingtonPost.com on 11 May 2012 12:17:17 PM. © TV on HuffingtonPost.com

Geraldo Rivera raised some eyebrows on Friday when he said that a TSA agent "manually raped" him at an airport.

Appearing on "Fox and Friends," Rivera revealed that he had been on the so-called "no fly list" for a long time, until "kicking and screaming" had gotten him removed from the list. Then he segued rather randomly to a story about the last time he traveled to Afghanistan.

"I got manually raped by a guy," he said. "This guy, it seemed to me, was getting off on it."

"Oh my gosh!" co-host Gretchen Carlson interjected.

"And the tighter I got and the angrier I got, he just wanted to be a little more intimate, and go up here and go down there," Rivera said. "...My junk was junked!"

"I never thought we'd be going here with this today, Geraldo," Carlson said.

(H/T Politico)

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American Idol: Was the Right Person Voted Off

post from BuzzSugar on 11 May 2012 12:16:07 PM. © BuzzSugar

Hollie Cavanagh is the latest casualty of American Idol, and I can't say we didn't see this one coming. This week wasn't her strongest week, and her song choices didn't quite impress the judges - or Jimmy Iovine, who openly criticized her lack of connection to the songs she selected.

To be fair, she's up against some solid competition. Jessica Sanchez and Joshua Ledet have been getting nothing but praise, and Phillip Phillips, well, he's just cute as a button, and there's no way the teenage girls of America are letting him go just yet. What do you think, was it a good time for Hollie to depart?

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TV Ratings: Thursday May 10, 2012

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VS. = Indicates how show performed versus their previous NEW airing. Source: MediaWeek, Ratings: in[...]

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The Daily Beast: "Dark Shadows for Dummies"

Tim Burton?s Dark Shadows doesn?t require a deep knowledge of the '60s gothic-horror TV show, but it helps?and my glossary and character gallery explain all!Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my latest feature, "Dark Shadows for Dummies," in which I offer a fairly comprehensive glossary of characters, terms, and places from 45+ years of Dark Shadows continuity, several series, films, and a plethora of other materials. What is Parallel Time? Who is Angelique Bouchard? What is Widow's Hill? It's all in here.In the more than 45 years since Dark Shadows first premiered as an afternoon soap opera on ABC in June 1966, the series created by Dan Curtis has spawned numerous feature films, novels, television series, comic books, and even hit singles. Evolving from a standard soap opera into a supernatural horror-fest?overflowing with vampires, witches, ghosts, and H.P. Lovecraftian ancient beings (remember the Leviathans?)?Dark Shadows was a forerunner for many of today?s spine-tingling TV shows and films. Revolving largely around tortured vampire Barnabas Collins (and, initially, around governess ingénue Victoria Winters), Dark Shadows offered thrills, chills, and unintentional laughs, thanks to rapid-fire production times and frequent flubs (such as actors forgetting lines, the sets swaying, crew members wandering onto the set, or the boom mic being visible), but it has also found a legion of fans new and old for its imaginative world and what might be the first...

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