The River - Black Snake Pwn

Row, Row, Row Your Boat: Everybody turns into zombies and everything turns into zombies and then it's just zombies.

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'Jersey Shore' Star Mike 'The Situation'
Sorrentino Checks Into Rehab

Mike Sorrentino of The Jersey Shore -- aka The Situation -- has checked into rehab, his rep sort of confirmed. What drove the reality star into treatment?

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Video: Ellen Kim - "You'll Find a Way"

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Injury Strikes The Candy Apple Girls On 'Dance
Moms'

A nasty injury forced The Candy Apple Girls to change their lineup mid-season on "Dance Moms" (Tues., 9 p.m. ET on Lifetime).

Young dancer Taylor looked like she'd really hurt herself after she took a tumble on-stage. "I twisted my ankle and it felt like it broke," the sobbing child told Cathy Nesbitt. "I can't move it."

As her worried dancers looked on Nesbitt continued to criticize Taylor's moves in the routine and eventually ordered an ice pack to treat her ankle.

When Taylor was taken away on a gurney Cathy called on Kendall to replace her. If Taylor's ankle was indeed broken then Kendall would have to fill-in for the rest of the dance season.

Kendall's mom Liz saw it as an opportunity for her daughter. "Cathy is fortunate to have Kendall," she said. "She can fit right in to any of Taylor's positions."

"Dance Moms" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Lifetime.

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Marlo Thomas: All the Single Ladies -- From "That
Girl" to "New Girl"

Television takes a lot of heat from its critics -- for its excesses, for its lack of subtlety -- but no one can deny that it is a true reflection of the ever-changing times we live in. So as part of our ongoing celebration of Women's History Month, we decided to explore the evolution of single women on TV -- a cultural time capsule that not only reveals this remarkable journey, but has also given us plenty of laughs.

I started thinking about this a few weeks ago, when I was asked to present an award at a dinner honoring Linda Lavin, the gifted actress who starred in the hit television series "Alice." As I did my research about Linda and "Alice," I began to see how they perfectly fit into the colorful -- and historic -- transformation of single female characters on television.

Those were radical times for women on TV. Until then, women's characters were primarily housewives, wearing gingham aprons and permanent smiles. I was just breaking into TV at the time, and as a young actress I felt the sting of those limitations. Whenever I was lucky enough to land a job on TV, I'd either be playing someone's wife, or someone's secretary, or someone's daughter.

Then I read The Feminine Mystique by Betty Friedan and thought, Wouldn't it be great if we could see a show where the girl was the "someone?"

ABC was brave enough to green-light my idea as a new TV series called "That Girl." My character, Ann Marie, would be an aspiring actress living alone in New York who was independent and ambitious -- and had the courage to utter the earth-shattering words (usually to her protective father): "But I don't want to get married!"

Although network researchers didn't think a single girl had a chance in prime time, "That Girl" found her audience -- because there were millions of That Girls in homes across America. We were not our mother's daughters. We were a whole different breed.

But even with our success, women still had a way to go. Yes, Ann Marie was a revolutionary figure -- but she had a fabulous wardrobe right out of an Audrey Hepburn movie, and you could've landed a 747 in her apartment.

And when Mary Tyler Moore came along a few years later, as one of TV's first single women in the workplace, her first job on the show was pretty high-end -- a television news producer. For many women in America, TV was still in fantasy land.

Then in 1976, in walked Linda Lavin's "Alice," who gave TV viewers a true dose of reality -- as a widow and single mom, living with her son in a small apartment in the Phoenix desert, and slinging hash at a greasy diner. Her dream was not fame or success or the big corner office. It was simple survival.

From then on, this amazing transformation would continue, as women across the TV dial passed the baton to one another in their depiction of the modern single woman.

Linda Lavin's single woman would eventually clone herself into a twosome -- in shows like "Kate and Allie" and "Laverne and Shirley" -- doubling the impact women were having on TV, while pointedly illustrating the enduring potency and warmth of sisterhood.

Bonnie Franklin's Ann Romano in "One Day at a Time" -- like Alice, a single mom, but with two daughters -- would deliver dependable laughs each week, but the show also pushed the envelope in exploring serious social issues, including teen runaways and teen suicide.

Candice Bergen would a introduce a more complicated version of the single working woman in the character of Murphy Brown, a temperamental and tough-skinned TV journalist who thought nothing of berating her boss (would Lou Grant have ever tolerated that from Mary?); and whose seismic decision to have a baby out of wedlock (imagine Ann Marie doing that!) would not only rock television viewers out of their La-Z Boys, but also have a thunderous impact on that year's presidential election.

And the once taboo topic of sex -- which for decades had made the boys at the networks squeamish -- would be confronted head-on in a host of women-driven shows -- from "Will and Grace" to "Ellen" to "Sex and the City." In fact, sex was not only discussed but flaunted among the quartet of sassy seniors in "The Golden Girls," as the ladies continued to reject the notion that their life was over, just because they'd reached the golden age.

And now the latest member of the club is "New Girl"'s Zooey Deschanel. Like her predecessors, she's quirky and big-hearted -- but this time, our single girl is rooming with three guys. Is her character once again redefining women on TV? Put it this way: Ann Marie wore Halston in "That Girl"; Zooey wore a dominatrix outfit in a recent episode of "New Girl." 'Nuff said.

But seeing is believing. So take a look at this slide show we put together, which will remind you of those television programs that helped chart the course for women in the latter part of the 20th Century. To paraphrase the "Laverne and Shirley" theme song, "We did it our way."

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'Southland' Season Finale: Cooper Confronts Tang

So, was "Southland" (Tues., 10 p.m. ET on TNT) star Michael Cudlitz right when he told HuffPost TV that the Season 4 Finale would break viewers hearts?

While the finale did tie up some storylines it also raised a few questions.

Jessica Tang (Lucy Liu) moved on, and a pregnant Lydia (Regina King) took a backseat, but perhaps most importantly for potential Season 5 storylines, just what kind of cop has Ben (Ben McKenzie) become?

Check out what TV Fanatic and "Entertainment Weekly" had to say about the "Southland" Season 4 Finale.

Stay tuned to HuffPost TV for updates on whether "Southland" will be back for a fifth season.

Catch Lucy Liu in action as Doctor Watson to Jonny Lee Miller's Sherlock Holmes in CBS' new drama, "Elementary."

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Buzz Lines: What's Your Favorite Line From Wet
Hot American Summer

There may be no wacky camp comedy in history as quotable as the cult classic Wet Hot American Summer (until the forthcoming Wet Hot sequel, that is). We are often caught scribbling Gene's inappropriate food-based musings in our gournals as we try to remember if the reunion is at 9:00 or 9:30 (we hope it's 9:00 because we have something at 11:00.) Here are a couple of our favorite lines, but tell us - what are yours?

• "You taste like a burger. I don't like you anymore." - Andy
• "Well guys, we've made it to the end of the summer in one piece, except for a few campers who are lepers." - Beth
• "When I was at camp, my favorite activity was always arts and crafts. Or, as we used to call it: arts and farts and crafts." - Alan Shemper

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'The River' Finale: Will The River Let Them Go

Unless there was more going on than was revealed in this final hour of "The River" (Tue., 9 p.m. ET on ABC), then it seemed like a lot of filler building up to a bizarre closing scene that was supposed to be tantalizing enough to leave viewers salivating at the prospect of a second season. But with ratings dropping from 7.59 million at the premiere to just above 4 million for its penultimate installment, renewal seems a long-shot at best.

This final episode dealt primarily with the death and resurrection of Lincoln. He was shot down by Jonas and resurrected by Jahel and his mother in a weird ritual calling out to the spirit/demon of this particular river. But when Lincoln comes back, he's not quite the same, as the demon has taken hold of his body. He takes out Jonas, frames Kurt so he can threaten and beat him up in private, but gets taken down by his libido, allowing Lena to come close and then taking a swig of a drink she drugged to take him down.

From there, it's revealed that no ritual will pull the demon out. Instead, it takes Lincoln's will fighting his way out, meaning Emmet needs to reach out and say all those emotional things he's been holding back, talking about regrets from the past and hope for the future. It works and then Lincoln is free. So that's it?

Not really addressed is exactly what Emmet was hoping to find, nor the significance of Lena's birthmark -- Emmet blows her off when she tries to ask about it. But they'll apparently have plenty of time to find out as "the river" isn't done with them yet. It waited until they were nearly out of it before simply rearranging the jungle around them, as well as its own course. Will it ever let them out? Will viewers ever find out?

"The River" wrapped its first -- and only? -- season on Tuesday at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.

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Celebrities Race Stretch Limos To The Emmys On
'Top Gear'

What better way to arrive at the Emmy Awards than in your very own limo that you've designed and built yourself?

That's exactly what the "Top Gear" (Tues., 9 p.m. ET on History) team did Tuesday night, and they not only raced each other there, they also dragged some nervous-looking celebs along for the ride.

Glamazon Terri Seymour had to share a ride with Rutledge Wood in his old jalopy masquerading as a stretch VW Rabbit pick-up. "I'm not going to have to drive, am I?" she asked anxiously.

Meanwhile, "DWTS" judge Bruno Tonioli was paired with Tanner Foust in a much more impressive looking ride: a 1987 stretch Corvette (in red, natch). However, judging from Tonioli's pleas to be let out and his shrieks every time they hit a bump, it wasn't a smooth ride.

"That was like the Titanic hitting an iceberg," Tonioli said of one particularly ferocious encounter with a pothole. "We are going to sink, darling! We are going to sink!" he warned.

However, Cloris Leachman and Adam Ferrara had a much more fun time in their "Popemobile," a.k.a., a converted 1969 Lincoln Continental. Ensconced in a comfy armchair in the rear turret, Leachman yelled instructions at Ferrara as they raced through Los Angeles.

Then, disaster struck and Ferrara crashed the Cloris-mobile. She swiftly hopped out and left him there to fix the problem.

Eventually, all three celebs made it to the Emmys in one piece, but it seems a safe bet that Bruno never envisaged himself hitting the red carpet while yelling "Somebody help me!"

"Top Gear" airs Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on History.

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Jennifer Lawrence Talks Crazy 'Hunger Games'
Fangirls

"The Hunger Games" and the world of Panem isn't set to hit the big screen until this Friday, March 23, but the frenzy surrounding the property is building to record-setting pitch. Already, "The Hunger Games" has sold out nearly 2,000 showings and is on pace to compete with "The Twilight Saga" for the biggest advance-ticket sellers of all time. Estimates vary on how well it will open, but star Jennifer Lawrence is already seeing a fanatical level of enthusiasm from the fans, as she related on "Late Show" (Weeknights, 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS).

"We do these autograph signings and there's all sorts of different reactions," she said. "Some of them start screaming before they even make it to me and then run away."

She said the films and the books they're based on seem to be resonating mostly with young girls. But they are sometimes so overwhelmed when they meet her, that she sees those varied and sometimes downright wacky reactions. It's not unlike what happened to the cast of the Harry Potter films, the Twilight films and musical acts like Backstreet Boys, Spice Girls, New Kids on the Block and on back to The Beatles.

In this case, though, the frenzy is just starting. While the books have been out since 2008 and built a large and loyal fanbase, all of this buzz and excitement is before all of these fans have even had a chance to check out the film.

All those with tickets already and any who can find a screening not sold out will get their chance to check out Jennifer Lawrence in "The Hunger Games," opening nationwide on Friday, March 23. Meanwhile, David Letterman is on "Late Show" every night at 11:35 p.m. ET on CBS.

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