The Five-Year Engagement: Hold Off on the RSVP

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I was looking forward to The Five-Year Engagement like a dear friend's wedding, but as promising as the movie is, it's not as funny or romantic as I was hoping. Jason Segel and Emily Blunt play Tom and Violet, a happy couple who gets engaged, but over the course of planning their wedding, they get sidetracked, and end up putting off the big day. As their wedding plans fall apart, so does their relationship. This is where The Five-Year Engagement differs most notably from other romantic comedies; instead of seeing a romance develop, we're watching one decline - and it's as depressing to watch as it sounds.

It's a shame that we don't get to see the prologue of Tom and Violet's relationship, because Segel and Blunt have fantastic chemistry, and they have each have such solid comedic timing. It's well suited for the humor of the script, which was penned by Segel and director Nicholas Stoller. The duo also wrote Forgetting Sarah Marshall and The Muppets, two of my favorite comedies from the last few years, so my expectations were fairly high. Unfortunately, The Five-Year Engagement doesn't live up to those movies. The film's biggest laughs happen in the beginning of the movie, when the roadblocks to their wedding are far lighter than what the couple faces down the road. It's on that road that The Five-Year Engagement loses me - and its laughs. To find out what else I thought, just keep reading.

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Byenyn's Review of ABDC's Madonna Challenge

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PHOTOS: 20 Best (And Worst!) Outfits At The Latin
Billboard Awards

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When it comes to awards shows, some stars clean up nice, and others (well, they don't clean up at all). Such was the case at last night's Latin Billboard Awards in Miami.

CHECK OUT THIS SLIDESHOW ON THE BEST (AND WORST) DRESSED STARS AT THE LATIN BILLBOARD AWARDS

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Recaps for ABDC's Madonna Challenge

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WATCH: Stewart Rips Murdoch's Ethics Defense

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News Corp. Chairman and CEO Rupert Murdoch has been testifying before a media ethics panel this week to determine whether he used his media entities to illegally influence the British government.

Aside from admitting that he "failed" in handling the News of the World properly, Murdoch seems apt to deny all accountability in regards to the scandal, so on Thursday night's "Daily Show" Jon Stewart took a moment to put him in his place.

The Australian mogul has been under fire since last July when the News of the World phone hacking scandal became international news, but he still prevails in alleging that he was ignorant of his corrupt businesses. The responsible parties? His employees, Murdoch claims.

"My God!" Stewart joked. "This scandal goes all the way to the bottom!"

Ethics-wise, it's hard to deny that Murdoch has been close with Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair and current prime minister David Cameron over the years, but he's trying to downplay the possible implications of those friendships as well. "That is a complete myth... that I used the influence of The Sun, or the supposed political power, to get favorable treatment," he said in Thursday's hearing.

Stewart requested some clarification:

Now when you say you never used influence to get favorable treatment -- it is a myth -- do you mean that as in it's a fanciful way of explaining things that are hard to explain, or that it's a story about how grotesquely powerful beings assume various forms to f*ck mortals?

While we have a feeling Murdoch won't own up to morphing into a swan any time soon, the questions stands.

Watch the full clip above and let us know what you think in the comments.

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'30 Rock' Live: Guest Stars & Flashbacks & Kim
Kardashian - Oh My!

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NEW YORK -- In a break from its usual filmed style, NBC's "30 Rock" went live Thursday night with an episode that was full of fun and, yes, very lively.

As promised, the setup for the episode had boss Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) delivering the bad news that, as a cost-cutting measure, "TGS," the fictitious show-within-a-show produced by Liz Lemon (series star Tina Fey), would henceforth be filmed, not broadcast live.

"From now on," he said, "you write and shoot the season in two weeks, like `Wheel of Fortune' and Fox News."

Liz erupted in protest.

"`TGS' has to be live or it will lose all its excitement and spontaneity," she declared. "That's the beauty of live TV: Anything can happen!"

And at that moment, Kenneth the NBC Page (Jack McBrayer) entered Donaghy's office with Paul McCartney in tow, telling him, "Here's a bathroom you can use." McCartney disappeared into Donaghy's executive loo. Anything indeed.

Liz was easily won over once she realized that filming "TGS" would be quicker and easier.

But Kenneth argued passionately for the excitement that live TV represents, reminding his colleagues of historic live programs from NBC's rich past.

This paved the way for several wacky flashbacks, including the 1950s live sitcom "The Lovebirds," a spoof of "The Honeymooners."

In the black-and-white sequence in a bare-bones Brooklyn apartment, Baldwin assumed the Jackie Gleason role, with Fey as the long-suffering wife originally portrayed by Audrey Meadows.

"You're a real cut-up," sneered Baldwin in a sendup of Gleason's ranting Ralph Kramden. "In fact, one of these days I'm gonna cut you up in pieces and feed you to the neighbor's dogs."

"It'd be the first time you've taken me out for dinner in years," replied the poker-faced Fey.

In another flashback, Baldwin played a pickled parody of Dean Martin from his 1960s variety series.

And "30 Rock" star Tracy Morgan appeared in a flashback from a pioneering 1950s sitcom that featured African-Americans – a spoof of "Amos `n' Andy" with a burnt-cork-faced Jon Hamm as his black sidekick.

Among other surprise guests were Amy Poehler, Jimmy Fallon and Fred Armisen.

Thursday's episode was the second such venture for "30 Rock," which aired live the first time in October 2010. As it did then, this half-hour was broadcast from NBC's Studio 8H – otherwise the home of "Saturday Night Live" – in front of a live studio audience.

The initial performance – telecast at 8:30 p.m. Eastern time – went smoothly, with no noticeable technical glitches and one minor flubbed line.

Three hours later, the cast and guest stars hit their marks once again for viewers in the western U.S. One change: instead of Sir Paul, reality queen Kim Kardashian made use of Donaghy's bathroom.

By the end of the episode, Donaghy was won over to the importance of live TV.

"`TGS' is meant to be live," he concluded. "To make it more profitable, we'll just need to do more sponsored product placements. Or I'll just pay you all less."

Whereupon Paul McCartney reappeared on stage, looking dazed.

"I slipped and hit my head in the bathroom," he said. "Who am I?"

"You're my boyfriend!" Liz Lemon told him as she gleefully led him away.

In the western version, Kardashian had the last word. When Liz remarked that 2.5 million viewers saw "TGS," Kardashian strolled by and recorded the moment on video for her followers.

"Now, 14 million people just saw it. You're welcome," Kardashian said. "Oh, and also, I broke your toilet."

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AP Television Writer Lynn Elber in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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Josh Hutcherson Gets 'Punk'd' By Lucy Hale

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"The Hunger Games" star Josh Hutcherson was the latest celebrity to get "Punk'd" (Thu., 10 p.m. ET on MTV).

Hutcherson was taken in by some fake undercover cops who let it drop that they were tailing him after he took a "bugged" cup of coffee from a Starbucks.

When he called 911 the call was intercepted by "Pretty Little Liars" star Lucy Hale who asked Hutcherson if he was hallucinating.

Although it was a really elaborate set-up for the show, Hutcherson seemed a little underwhelmed by getting "Punk'd."

"Punk'd" continues Thursdays at 10 p.m. ET on MTV.

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WATCH: Obama And Romney Get New Slogans

In past weeks "Conan" has brought us potential Obama and Romney campaign slogans, but apparently none of them were good enough. Both camps are still in the market for that perfect phrase to encapsulate their ideas.

So Conan did a little digging in the candidates' speeches from the past week or so and pulled out the things he thought had potential. We've got to say, "Anybody Got $1,000 Right Now?" does have a certain ring to it.

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This Week's Best & Worst TV Fashion

This week marked a very momentous occasion: "Smash" finally succeeded in making us love it -- even if only for a minute, and only for its fashion. Karen's (Katharine McPhee) Bollywood reverie was exploding with bright colors and sexy bare midriffs, landing her a spot on top amongst this week's most stylish on the small screen.

And there was another hot theme, the 1920s, on "The Vampire Diaries," and bravo to a more grown-up side of Sally Draper herself Kiernan Shipka on "Don't Trust the B---- In Apartment 23."

Then there were the fashion flops, from "Dancing With the Stars" stylists demeaning a legend in a purple mess, to "American Idol's" fashion gurus forgetting, yet again, that they're dressing the under-20 set, and instead going for '90s career gal chic.

Click through the gallery to see all our best and worst TV fashion picks of the week, then share your own in the comments.

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Cannibal Gator vs. 'Swamp People'

On "Swamp People" (Thu., 9 p.m. ET on History) Thursday night alligator hunters RJ and Jay Paul were in the bayou on the trail of a vicious killer gator known as "Pas Tout La" (that's French for "Not All There").

Not only had the beast been savaging the local deer population, it had also been chomping on its fellow alligators, biting their heads off.

When the pair finally caught Pas Tout La the rogue alligator turned out to weigh a whopping 800 pounds. "That's an old bruiser," said one of the hunters.

"Swamp People" airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on History.

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