'30 Rock' recap: 'We’re on a show within a show'
March 23rd, 2012
09:24 PM ET

'30 Rock' recap: 'We’re on a show within a show'

Thursday night’s back-to-back episodes of “30 Rock” advanced Jack’s plan to get Avery back from still-alive-in-the-30-Rock-universe Kim Jong Il.  He was so determined he even went to see Matt Lauer’s band Rhythm and News play.  For 4 hours.

Jenna offered a solution:  a Lifetime movie with her starring as Avery.  “Her story has everything.  Blondness, kidnapping, a villain with an accent.  It’s the perfect TV movie.”

Jack asked Liz to write the screenplay for the greatest love story ever told (Liz: “You mean Lois Lane’s love affair with journalism?  I said it.”) as a favor for 6 years of listening to her “complain about how there are so few women on death row.”  Liz:  “Is it a coincidence?  Or is the system sexist?”
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While you were working
March 23rd, 2012
05:30 PM ET

While you were working

Today's news you might've missed:

  • Big hair, animal print, neon pumps … Yup, we’re definitely back in the ‘80s. The first image from The CW’s “The Carrie Diaries” has been released. AnnaSophia Robb, sporting SJP’s signature blonde waves, plays a young Carrie Bradshaw in the series. [Warner Bros.]
  • If Peter Facinelli’s Twitter feed is any indication, he’s taking his split with Jennie Garth pretty hard. The “Twilight” actor recently tweeted a line from Adele’s “Someone Like You.” [Twitter]
  • Kal Penn’s “House” character, Dr. Lawrence Kutner, committed suicide during the show’s fifth season, but rumor has it he’ll pop up (in some way, shape or form) in the series finale on May 21. [EW]
  • “Smash” might have been renewed for a second season, but things are going to look a little differently behind the scenes. Creator Theresa Rebeck is stepping down as showrunner of the musical drama. [THR]
  • Alyssa Milano has been cast in ABC’s "Mistresses." The new drama will reportedly follow the love lives of four women. [EW]

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'The Hangover Part III' gets release date
March 23rd, 2012
04:59 PM ET

'The Hangover Part III' gets release date

What’s crazier than waking up to a tiger in your Las Vegas hotel room, or having an altercation with a drug-dealing monkey on the streets of Bangkok?

We will find out next year.

“Hangover” director Todd Phillips said “Part III,” due out in 2013, will be the last installment of the franchise, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

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Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott expecting again
March 23rd, 2012
03:50 PM ET

Tori Spelling, Dean McDermott expecting again

Where do Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott find the time?

The couple, who welcomed their third child, Hattie, a mere five months ago, are expecting again.

“Dean, Liam, Stella, Hattie, and I are beyond thrilled to announce that another little McDermott is on the way!” Spelling wrote on her website. “We feel truly blessed that another angel has found us.”

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VH1 orders 'Hollywood Exes'
Eddie Murphy's ex-wife Nicole (shown here in 2002) is set to appear in VH1's "Hollywood Exes."
March 23rd, 2012
03:20 PM ET

VH1 orders 'Hollywood Exes'

From “Real Housewives” and “Mob Wives” to “Sister Wives” and “Basketball Wives,” there’s an entire genre of reality TV dedicated to better halves.

But it looks like the ex-wives are finally ready for their 15 minutes time in the spotlight.

They’ll soon be featured on VH1 (five of them, anyway) as “Hollywood Exes” premieres this summer.

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March 23rd, 2012
03:03 PM ET

Robert De Niro responds to joke controversy

Robert De Niro is sorry he’s not sorry.

“No, no I don’t apologize,” the actor told CNN regarding a joke he made at an Obama for America fundraiser earlier this week.

Prior to Michelle Obama’s introduction at the fundraiser, De Niro joked: “Callista Gingrich. Karen Santorum. Ann Romney. Now do you really think our country is ready for a white first lady?”

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