On the last day of 2008, I predicted (after watching a bunch of January and February screeners) that 2009 was going to be a very good year in TV . And that’s exactly how things turned out . I don’t know that 2010 will live up to that, but I’ve been watching screeners for the past few...

By Associated Press There’s an especially starry knight in Britain’s latest round of royal honors. Patrick Stewart — “Star Trek: The Next Generation’s” Capt. Jean-Luc Picard — becomes Sir Patrick in Queen Elizabeth II’s New Year honors list, which also includes...

By Jonathan Tully Erik Gates, the “rocket expert” for The Discovery Channel show MythBusters , died after an accident in Southern California. Gates, 47, died after falling through a skylight at the headquarters of Xirrus in Newbury Park, Calif. He owned an electrical company and was doing...

By Jonathan Tully The ‘Always Sunny’ cast: Rob McElhenny, Kaitlin Olson, Charlie Day, Danny DeVito and Glenn Howerton. (FX) The fans of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia may not be as big a group as say fans of, oh, Lost or NCIS . But they are a fervent bunch, and news of two of the...

A quick review of last night’s “Better Off Ted” coming up just as soon as I help my daughter build a house of Legos… That’s more like it. The first few episodes of this season had funny bits here and there, but “It’s Nothing Business” was the first one...

Like every other 16-year-old on the planet, Taylor Momsen thinks she has everything figured out. But with a spot on the hit TV show Gossip Girl and a burgeoning gig as the lead singer of a new femme punk band The Pretty Reckless, can you really blame her? Maybe this 16-year-old actually does know a...

There were a few famous faces that ruled the pop culture scene in 2010 - Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, and don’t forget George Clooney who was in practically every movie that came to theaters. But these lesser-known names gave us memorable turns on TV, on film, or on the charts that left me craving...

Gossip Girl took on higher education for its third season, but I’m longing for the high school scandals. It was still a pretty entertaining few months, but before the New Yorkers return to sew up the second half of the season, test your knowledge of everything that happened so far! Photos courtesy...

Yesterday you all vented your frustrations about some of the most irritating jams of the ’00s , but now let’s shift the focus to movies. I heard tons of opinions in response to my favorite moves of the decade list , but let’s flip the question on its head. What are your least favorite...

Sam Worthington is rumored to be taking on the role of Flash Gordon - Cinematical Is Alcide going to be a romantic interest for Sookie on season three of True Blood? - The Ausiello Files Watch the trailer for the New Zealand-set indie Boy PopWatch Harold Ramis says that Ghostbusters 3 should release...

By Post Staff The folks at jibjab.com, who brought us such classics as Time for Some Campaignin’ during last year’s voting season, help ring out 2009 with a look back at the best and worst of the end of the aughts. Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! Originally posted here:  2009 in review...

Bristol Palin’s custody battle is grabbing the media spotlight, and seems that’s just the way baby daddy Levi Johnston wants it. While Bristol Palin had hoped to keep seeking full custody and support from Levi Johnston for their son Tripp private, Johnston requested that the case go public....

Jude Law may be charming audiences right now with Sherlock Holmes - he’s even back in Sienna Miller’s good graces - but he’s about to take a very dark and sinister turn in the thriller Repo Men . The futuristic film tells the story of mechanical organs and a man named Remy (Law) who...

Looks like the players of MTV’s reality hit “Jersey Shore” are making the town of Seaside Heights look bad. The Borough of Seaside Heights is distancing itself from “Jersey Shore,” releasing a statement that says the town “did not solicit, promote or participate in...

Having run through my favorite TV shows of the decade and the year , and then having invited comments yesterday on your favorite films of ‘09 , I guess the only thing that’s left is a movies of the decade list, which follows after the jump… First, a few caveats. In this decade, I had...

Kourtney Kardashian’s baby Mason is just weeks old and already landing his first magazine cover… check out Kourtney, boyfriend/baby daddy Scott Disick and baby Mason in this Life & Style magazine picture. Kourtney Kardashian and Mason Dash Disick grace the cover of the issue. Inside,...

You guys have gotten to weigh in on your favorites in TV for 2009 , and now it’s my turn: this year was a revelation for small screen comedies and dramas, and I was watching it all, crying and guffawing at some blockbuster episodes. Not everything made my shortlist of favorites for the year -...

Normally I watch another episode of House this week, but since the show is on hiatus until Jan. 25 (sigh), I’m refreshing my memory of the first half of season six with a special quiz. If you’re a House fanatic, see if you remember these details from the most recent episodes (and don’t...

Now that’s hostility - The Village Voice has declared the Counting Crows and Vanessa Carlton’s cover of “Big Yellow Taxi” the most annoying song of the decade (with five fleshed-out reasons). I don’t know if there was any one song in the aughts for which I could write multiple...