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Buzz News Roundup, 8/8

BuzzSugar — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:48:47 -0700

The Hollywood Reporter has the news that Martin Scorsese is in talks with HBO to direct a dramatic pilot titled Boardwalk Empire. Scorsese is already a producer for the upcoming show about Atlantic City gamblers in the 1920s.
According to Variety, Pineapple Express had the best Wednesday opening ever for August. The comedy took in $12.1 million.
Regis Philbin is following in the footsteps of Britney Spears and is set to appear on the second episode of the upcoming season of How I Met Your Mother, Entertainment Weekly says.
The reunited Police closed its tour, the last live show ever for the band, last night in New York, reports Billboard.
The AP reports that Philip Seymour Hoffman is slated to direct a play in London later this year. The play, Riflemind, is about a rock band reuniting after a 20-year split. Sounds a lot like The Police!
Reuters reports that Hollywood producer Bernie Brillstein died last night of lung disease at the age of 77. He was best known for his work on The Blues Brothers and Happy Gilmore fame.
Pitchfork has the scoop on the soundtrack for the upcoming Michael Cera film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. Vampire Weekend is collaborating with a member of Devo for the project. Awesome.

Welcome to the Writers' Room, Thanks to the New York Times

BuzzSugar — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 06:30:16 -0700

Earlier this year, TV writers were in the news like never before — but, unfortunately, that's because they were on strike. So, what's it like when they're working? The New York Times has given us a peek, taking us inside the rooms where the writers come up with the dramatic scenes and witty one-liners that make television so great.

The story goes inside five different writers' rooms. Awesomely, each one belongs to a favorite show of mine: Flight of the Conchords, Weeds, Damages, How I Met Your Mother, and House.

Some fun facts: The Damages room includes a rescued puppy who barks every time a page comes out of the printer. The Mother staff chomps salt-and-vinegar potato chips, while the Weeds room is a sugar-free zone. House writers actually use a whiteboard a la their title character when he's working on a diagnosis, and the Conchords spend a large portion of their day looking up old music videos on YouTube.

I was impressed by the patchwork pattern of colored index cards in the Conchords room that reportedly tracks "every idea [they've] ever had in the last six months," as well as by the fact that Weeds writers aren't allowed to have their cell phones in the room. Overall, it's a cool glimpse into a side of the writing life that we viewers don't get to see very often. Go check it out, and then tell me: What TV show do you imagine has the coolest writers' room? (I've long thought it's probably The Office.)

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How I Met Your Mother Kids Pose Pretty and Talk Britney

Molly — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:30:22 -0700

The adorable cast of How I Met Your Mother minus Jason Segel got together to share a few red carpet laughs in NYC last night at an Academy screening of the show. Alyson looked especially fabulous in her LWD while Jason Radnor looked every bit his character in the untucked shirt, tie and jeans. At the event Neil Patrick Harris talked about, what else, the possibility of bringing Britney back. He said, "The door is open for her. We would love (guest stars) who get in the show’s world to stick around if they want to … but I don’t know what the writers have planned." While I love the show with or without Miss Spears, it would be fun to see crazy Abby one more time.

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Link Time! 5/20

BuzzSugar — Tue, 20 May 2008 13:31:26 -0700

PopCandy is dying to dish about last night's season finale of How I Met Your Mother which left her "squirming and squealing." What did you think?
Pitchfork has a gorgeous, amazing video of Jose Gonzalez performing "Killing for Love" live.
Popwatch has a great Sex and the City flashback video clip of Miranda and Carrie's first big argument, one of the best/worst TV fights ever.
FilmExperience is curious: What's the last movie you went to see in the theaters with your parents?
TV Squad has videos of Human Tetris, the international game show soon to be appropriated for American audiences thanks to Fox.
Stereogum is trusting the entire blog to Death Cab for Cutie all day today. Head over to see their bloggy musings.
Cinematical is reporting live from Cannes that Clint Eastwood has no plans to ever regurgitate his role as Dirty Harry.
GiggleSugar has a hilarious fake trailer for Into the Wild starring Matthew McConaughey.

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Do You Believe Pets Can Be Art Critics?

PetSugar — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:30:17 -0700

How I Met Your Mother

Do You Believe Pets Can Be Art Critics?

Yes, my pet totally fixates on certain artwork.

No, my pet could care less about paintings or photos.

Other – I'll share in my comments below.

Saving Childhood Art, One DVD at a Time

babysugar — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:00:54 -0700

You love your kids, but you can't keep all their creations. Once your tot reaches the toddler stage, you become inundated with pictures, collages and all the other projects they pack home from daycare or preschool. And, since there's only so much space on the fridge, you need an alternative. ART:archives is a company that digitally preserves and stores your child’s artwork.

To read more about how they work,

TV Tonight: How I Met Your Mother Gets Britney Back

BuzzSugar — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:59:53 -0700

TV Tonight: How I Met Your Mother Gets Britney Back After Britney Spears made her first appearance on How I Met Your Mother last month, show star Neil Patrick Harris got into a kind of media kerfuffle over whether he did or did not say he wanted to keep guest stars like Britney off the show. So I'm finding it a little amusing that when Brit returns to the show tonight, she seems to be spending most of her scenes with Harris.

TV Tonight: How I Met Your Mother Gets Britney Back

BuzzSugar — Mon, 12 May 2008 11:31:27 -0700

After Britney Spears made her first appearance on How I Met Your Mother last month, show star Neil Patrick Harris got into a kind of media kerfuffle over whether he did or did not say he wanted to keep guest stars like Britney off the show. So I'm finding it a little amusing that when Brit returns to the show tonight, she seems to be spending most of her scenes with Harris.

Britney is back to reprise her role as Abby, the receptionist in Ted's dermatologist's office. As we now know, Ted and Stella have been dating — and raising all sorts of speculation that she's the mother — but Abby isn't faring quite so well. Not only did she have to watch Ted, who she believes might be the love of her life, run off with her boss, but she also suffered the indignity of sleeping with Barney and then never hearing from him again. (You and half the women in New York, Abby.) When the two meet again, though, they bond over their shared hatred of Ted and decide to show off like a couple — even showing up at the bar in matching baby-blue sweaters.

This episode looks like it will feature more of Britney than the two-line snippets we got last time. Do you think you'll be tuning in? Britney's last appearance brought in about a million extra viewers, and though the series is expected to be renewed at Wednesday's CBS upfronts regardless, it would still be nice to have another good showing. To check out some scenes from tonight's episode, just

Will You Tune in to See Britney on HIMYM Again?

PopSugar — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:57:34 -0700

Britney will be making her second guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother on Monday, and it will be interesting to see if she can hit another ratings homerun the second time around. Most of you loved her first appearance, so watch the cute teaser for Monday night's episode and tell us — will you tune in to see Britney again?

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Will You Tune in to See Britney on HIMYM Again?

Yes — I thought she was great and I'll definitely check it out again!

No — I didn't care the first time, and I don't care now.

Maybe — But only because I've loved this show since day one.

Other — I'll tell you below in comments.

How I Met Your Mother and Her Geeky Friends!

geeksugar — Mon, 05 May 2008 11:00:33 -0700

If I wanted to, I could probably do a TV tech quiz for How I Met Your Mother — you wouldn't think, but this ensemble of friends in NYC is pretty wired — especially my favorite character, Barney. I've Ioved NPH since Doogie Howser, MD, and as Barney I love him more — he's got an iPhone, a MacBook Pro — and talks in tech (and text) speak 24/7! A little bit creep but a lot of geek, Barney killed me in this clip from last week's episode after a scandalous romp with Ted's ex-girlfriend Robin.

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