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New 'Office' boss: I see Steve Carell in a whole new lightEd Helms' "The Office" alter ego Andy Bernard has been declared the new regional manager of Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch, and it seems the actor's trying to convince himself he's not feeling any pressure. "I feel more excitement than pressure," he said with a laugh to TVLine. "The character of Andy is a jackass, and that's a role I've been preparing for my entire life. It feels like a reboot for the show, with this boss change and James Spader coming into the mix. There's a real different energy afoot...I'm trying to make it sound like I don't feel the pressure but I guess I am trembling on my way to work everyday," he joked. And it sounds like he does mean nearly every day: Helms tells TVLine that his workload on the show has understandably increased. Kim Delaney delivers awkward speechAccording to Philadelphia's CBS 3, "Army Wives" actress Kim Delaney tried to give a speech at an awards ceremony held at the National Constitution Center Thursday, but she didn't quite succeed. The station reports that the presentation of the Liberty Medal was already experiencing production problems when Delaney, a Philadelphia native, was called onto the stage. She was supposed to be giving an introductory speech for the award, which was being presented to former US defense secretary Robert Gates. However, when she hopped up on stage - sans introduction, mind you - she started to give a bumbling presentation. "As I try to comfort wives, husbands, families, fathers, children...loved ones made good...what I've learned is the Constitution Center. Knowing no words, no talk, can ever bring back their people." 'All My Children' leaves ABC with a bang[Editor's Note: If you haven't watched the last on air episode of "All My Children," steer clear of this post.] ABC's "All My Children" stayed true to its soapy roots all the way up to its last on-air minute. Fans of the long-running series had this day marked on calendars since ABC announced they were giving the soap the boot in favor of a new food and lifestyle talk show, "The Chew," earlier this year. Before the final on-air hour began, fan favorite cast member Susan Lucci, series creator Agnes Nixon and executive producer Julie Hanan Carruthers all stopped by "The View" for a special hour-long send-off. After thanking the ladies of "The View" for the tribute episode, Lucci remarked that it was a "celebration of a wonderful show. This is the building where we shot 'All My Children' most of those 41 years. It’s an emotional time, a very happy time, [we have] so much to be grateful for." 'Ghostbusters' returns to theaters in OctoberAmidst the new movie hype, The Wrap reports that “Ghostbusters” is coming back to the big screen in October. Sony Pictures Entertainment announced Thursday that you can catch the “quintessential modern classic” in theaters for the first time in over 25 years during a limited run next month. On October 13, 20 and 27, “Ghostbusters” will play on about 500 big screens nationwide. "We're delighted to be bringing ‘Ghostbusters’ back to the big screen! This is a special celebration of the movie, giving the fans a chance to see it [in theaters] in perfect digital presentation,” Sony Pictures’ Rory Bruer said in a statement. ![]() Prince Jackson, third from left, attends an event honoring his late father Michael in Los Angeles with his sister, brother and aunt. Prince Jackson to make first solo appearance in BerlinMichael Jackson’s kids are growing up! Eldest child Prince Michael, 14, will be traveling to Berlin in November for a charity auction, reports People. At the November 10 event, Prince will walk the red carpet, then present his dad's handwritten composition of the hit song "Bad" for sale “on stage surrounded by children,” a spokesperson for the event tells People. The manuscript will be auctioned off to aid the Tribute to Bambi foundation, which supports organizations in Germany that aid disadvantaged kids. The late King of Pop was a supporter. 'Survivor's' Morasca and Zohn are ready to 'Race'Going without food or showers isn't a problem for Jenna Morasca and Ethan Zohn, and neither is tackling competitive challenges in a strange place. After all, each has won a season of "Survivor," which we've seen push individual contestants to extremes. That reality resume means the two were well-prepared for "The Amazing Race," on which they compete as a couple. Morasca and Zohn have been dating for nearly a decade, having met at the finale of Morasca’s 2003 "Survivor" win. Kendra Wilkinson Baskett spills reality TV secretsIt’s no secret that reality TV has completely taken over, but what is it like to actually star in one? "Showbiz Tonight" asked some of the biggest names in reality television exactly that. Kendra Wilkinson Baskett, star of E's "Kendra" and “The Girls Next Door” and a former contestant on “Dancing with the Stars" will be here today on "Showbiz Tonight." We'll be asking her all of the questions everyone is dying to know. For example: Just how real is reality TV? We're also going behind the scenes with “DWTS'” Kelly Monaco, “The Bachelor’s” Bob Guiney and “Real Housewives of OC” star Jeana Keough. Tune in to "Showbiz Tonight" today at 11 p.m. ET 'Community' is back: More fun, but still weirdIt's a scary, Chang-filled world out there, folks. So it's a good thing we have a brand new season of "Community" now. Welcome back, you crazy show, you. Just like last season it hit the ground running, this time with a musical number in Jeff's head, with the lyrics, "We're gonna have more fun and be less weird than the first two years combined!" That quickly fell apart, both for Jeff and for Dean Pelton, whose commitment to straightening things up around Greendale crumbled when he faced the almost Darth Vader-esque Vice Dean Laybourne (John Goodman, chewing the scenery). The morning after on 'The Big Bang Theory'Thursday night's back-to-back episode season premiere of "The Big Bang Theory" continued along the same path as last season, dealing with romantic entanglements among the group and their various repercussions. Chief among them was the fact that Raj and Penny slept together on the season finale - or so we thought. It turns out that just as the two were about to do the deed... well, as Raj described it to Penny, "that's all she wrote." |
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