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10 Super Sexual Commercials | The Frisky
 10 Oh-So-Hot Commercials 
Apr 25, 2010 3:30 PM CDT

10 Oh-So-Hot Commercials

Some ads are so sexy, they were banned

(Newser) - Sex sells—no surprise there. The Frisky rounds up 10 commercials that probably sold a lot. Watch some of them (warning: graphic!) in the gallery, or to see more, click here :
  • Belgian men’s magazine Che: A wife and mother gets ready to go out while prepping the hot
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The Wealthiest Fictional Characters

'Twilight' vampire tops Forbes list; cartoon superheroes fare well

(Newser) - Upheaval in the financial sector has widespread implications—it even affects the annual Forbes rankings of the wealthiest fictional characters. Entering the list at No. 1 is Carlisle Cullen, the Twilight vampire patriarch, who has a serious advantage in that he's undead and has had 370 years to accumulate his...

Bret Michaels Suffers Brain Hemorrhage

Poison frontman, 'Celebrity Apprentice' contestant rushed to hospital

(Newser) - Bret Michaels is hospitalized in the intensive care unit and in critical condition after suffering bleeding in his brain, People reports. The Poison frontman, a contestant on this season of Celebrity Apprentice, had an emergency appendectomy last week. His doctors "are running several tests," and the 47-year-old's prognosis...

Mad Men Gets End Date
 Mad Men Gets End Date  
Apr 19, 2010 6:35 PM CDT

Mad Men Gets End Date

Creator doesn't see series, now shooting Season 4, lasting past Season 6

(Newser) - Season 4 of Mad Men is still shooting, but its creator already knows when the hit series will end, reports the Weekly Blend blog . It won't go past Season 6, Matthew Weiner said at an industry convention last week. That seems to be a sweet spot for 1-hour dramas, notes...

Larry King Has 2nd Thoughts About 8th Divorce

CNN host, maybe-ex Shawn spotted at son's baseball game

(Newser) - Larry King has already filed for divorce , but he's having second thoughts, his lawyer tells People . "There's a 50-50 chance this divorce is not happening," says Dennis Wasser. " It's not clear to me which way he's going to turn on this issue." The CNN host and...

Right-of-Fox Network Powers Up
Right-of-Fox Network Powers Up 
Apr 19, 2010 4:59 AM CDT

Right-of-Fox Network Powers Up

'Tea Party TV' RightNetwork set for summer launch

(Newser) - A network for people who find Fox a little too far left will be hitting the airwaves this summer. RightNetwork—whose backers include ComCast and actor Kelsey Grammer—pledges to focus on entertainment with "pro-business, pro-military, and pro-America" sensibilities, Gawker reports. The network has been embedded with the Tea...

Tina Fey's Sarah Palin Returns to SNL

'Sarah Palin Network' lineup has 'Tea Party Wheel of Fortune'

(Newser) - She's back and wearing leather. Guest host Tina Fey reprised her iconic impression of Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live last night. Fey appeared as Palin in a sketch introducing a mock "Sarah Palin Network," satirizing Palin's entry into media. Palin recently launched Real American Stories on Fox...

Jennifer Hudson Tarnishes One Shining Moment

Tournament-ending video montage disappoints

(Newser) - CBS dropped the ball on the most eagerly awaited part of its NCAA basketball tournament coverage, critics agree. Hiring Jennifer Hudson—who isn't even a CBS recording artist—to sing "One Shining Moment" was one thing, but turning the wildly popular annual highlight montage into a Jennifer Hudson video...

TV Stars Who Refuse to Be Typecast

Edie Falco has gone from the mob to medicine, for one

(Newser) - Some TV actors seem to play the same character over and over again. (Kelsey Grammer, anyone?) Others have managed to escape that fate. From geeky dad to criminal, the 5 who have stepped outside the box best:
  1. Bryan Cranston: Once known as the goofy dad from Malcolm in the Middle,
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Why I'll Miss 'Modern Hero' Jack Bauer

The 24 character protected us, no matter what

(Newser) - America is about to lose a hero, writes Claudia Rosett. That would be Jack Bauer, the Kiefer Sutherland character whose 24 wraps up this season. Yeah, it's only TV, but Bauer "summed up something important about the American spirit: a will to defend his country, against all attackers, no...

Dynasty Star John Forsythe Dead at 92

(Newser) - John Forsythe, a versatile actor who gained lasting fame as Blake Carrington on the pioneering prime-time soap Dynasty and as the voice of the mysterious Charlie on Charlie's Angels, died yesterday in California. He was 92. Best known at the time as the affable star of Bachelor Father, Forsythe played...

Palin Fizzles in Fox Debut
 Palin Fizzles in Fox Debut 
TV REVIEW
Apr 2, 2010 7:51 AM CDT

Palin Fizzles in Fox Debut

'Real American Stories' is one big snore platitude

(Newser) - Sarah Palin's new television show is like Sarah Palin—fuzzy on the details—but this time really dull, notes reviewer Hank Stuever. Real American Stories, which debuted last night, is a montage of college-aspiring poor kids, loyal dogs and soldiers whose plucky triumphs are meant to "reaffirm" what it...

Sheen Likely Bluffing About Leaving Show
 Sheen Likely Bluffing 
 About Leaving Show 
updated rumor mill
Apr 1, 2010 10:42 PM CDT

Sheen Likely Bluffing About Leaving Show

Reps from 'Two and a Half Men' think he'll be back

(Newser) - The Charlie Sheen chronicles continue. After People reported that he's telling friends he won't return for the eighth season of Two and a Half Men, TMZ says show reps are "laughing" at the thought. It's pure Charlie, they say, and just a negotiating ploy. He's asking $1.5 million...

Actress June Havoc Dead at 97


 Actress 
 June Havoc 
 Dead at 97  
obituary
Mar 29, 2010 5:59 PM CDT

Actress June Havoc Dead at 97

Vaudevillian gained fame as Gypsy Rose Lee's younger sister

(Newser) - June Havoc, the film and theater actress who gained fame as a child vaudeville star and the younger sister of Gypsy Rose Lee, died yesterday. The inspiration for the "Baby June" character in the Broadway musical and movie Gypsy, Havoc was believed to be 97. To accommodate local child...

The Race to Be the Next Oprah
 The Race to Be the Next Oprah 
Casting call!
Mar 29, 2010 2:45 PM CDT

The Race to Be the Next Oprah

Conan, Ellen, Sarah all deserve a look

(Newser) - \With Oprah leaving her show in the all-too-near future, people have been clamoring to find the heir to her daytime throne. The Boston Globe offers a few outside-the-box suggestions.

5 Funny Family Blogs That Made Good

Maybe your embarrassing parents can help you land a TV deal

(Newser) - Easter and Passover are coming up, which means more embarrassing incidents at family get-together, plus a silver lining: You could potentially score a book deal. Chris Mathias, writing for Nerve , lists five blogs based on “familial eccentricities” that have scored their creators some cash—or at least some popularity:...

10 Actors Who Regularly Kill TV Shows

And some of the series had real promise, too...

(Newser) - Certain actors bring bad luck (or, in some cases, just plain bad acting) with them to every TV show they’re a part of. Courtesy of Screen Junkies , 10 actors who’ve been on so many canceled series, they should never be allowed on the small screen again:
  • Blair Underwood:
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Fox Officially Axes 24 on 'High Note'

Kiefer Sutherland says crew was ready; grateful for 'role of a lifetime'

(Newser) - The drama 24 won't be ticking much longer on TV. Fox announced yesterday that its action-packed real-time show starring Kiefer Sutherland as anti-terrorism agent Jack Bauer will wind down at the end of its current eighth season on May 24. Sutherland said in a statement that the show's cast and...

This Week Move Risky for ABC, Amanpour

Foreign correspondent is odd fit for DC-centric This Week

(Newser) - Christiane Amanpour isn't an obvious choice to host ABC’s Sunday gabfest This Week, but the network is confident in its choice. ABC says “Interviews and analysis about domestic politics and policies” will remain the show's focus, with the addition of an “international perspective.” Counting on a...

Google TV Wants to Take Over Your Living Room

Search king teams up with Intel, Sony for TV project

(Newser) - Google is scrambling for a piece of the action as more and more people use their TVs to access web content. The search giant has teamed up with Intel and Sony to build a new generation of TVs and set-top boxes using its Chrome browser and Android cell phone system,...

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