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Buzz Break: Conan O’Brien, Subservient Shirtless Teen

Real Housewives of New Jersey Reality Check: Home Alone, Housewives-Style

It took Andy Cohen two seasons, but the Bravo mastermind (and born sh*t-stirrer) finally found an ocean liner willing to transport the Real Housewives of New Jersey to the homeland. Still, before the rag-tag gang of reality stars set foot in Italy, there was the Home Alone -ian lead-up to the big trip, featuring night-before pizza parties with extended family, one disgruntled uncle, spilled milk (or thousand-dollar vases), one child’s exile to the attic, and a bullying relative to torture the kiddies. This week’s most real and fake moments await in the booby-trapped stairwell after the jump.

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Real Housewives of New Jersey Reality Check: Home Alone, Housewives-Style

Which Classical Acting Method Did Bachelor Jake Use in His Drop Dead Diva Guest Spot?

Vienna Girardi, the Bachelor winner who wasn’t , once called out her ex-fiance Jake Pavelka for trying to start an acting career. It turns out her accusation was right on the rose, er , nose, as Pavelka’s big debut on Lifetime’s Drop Dead Diva sees him taking the witness stand and a guest-actor Emmy slot away from poor Alan Alda. Watch after the jump and gawk at how “method” it all gets.

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Which Classical Acting Method Did Bachelor Jake Use in His Drop Dead Diva Guest Spot?

Her? Jennifer Aniston Not Starring in Arrested Development Movie, Says Jason Bateman

Famed line-cutter Jason Bateman needs to be more careful about what he says regarding the probably-never-happening Arrested Development movie. While promoting The Switch over the weekend, Bateman told MTV News that there was a “real good part” in the film for his current co-star, Jennifer Aniston. So does this mean Aniston will appear in the Arrested Development movie?! No, not really.

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Her? Jennifer Aniston Not Starring in Arrested Development Movie, Says Jason Bateman

The Unnecessary Third-Act Twist in The Kids Are All Right Wasn’t Always There

With $14 million in the bank thus far, The Kids Are All Right is well on its way to becoming the (500) Days of Summer of 2010 — i.e.; the indie hit that discerning types choose to see over stuff like The Other Guys . While the film has gotten rave reviews from critics, though, there is one problem with it that seems unavoidable: The ending. Needless to say, spoilers ahead…

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The Unnecessary Third-Act Twist in The Kids Are All Right Wasn’t Always There

Ice Cube’s Are We There Yet? TBS Series Reportedly Close to 90-Episode Pickup

Remember when shows like Home Improvement would let you in on “100th Episode” after-parties, and you’d see Patricia Richardson cutting a big cake and Zachary Ty Bryan sniffling into his own flannel pullover? Well, the 100-episode hallmark is apparently no longer as momentous — because Ice Cube’s new sitcom Are We There Yet? is reportedly close to a 90-episode order only after airing 10 on the cable network.

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Ice Cube’s Are We There Yet? TBS Series Reportedly Close to 90-Episode Pickup

Academy Award-Winning Actress Patricia Neal Dies at 84

Acclaimed actress Patricia Neal died on Sunday from complications due to lung cancer at age 84. After winning an Oscar for her work opposite Paul Newman in Hud , she suffered a series of debilitating strokes that took away her capacity to speak and walk. Neal was able to recover, however, and was again nominated for Best Supporting Actress in 1968. She went on to start the Patricia Neal Rehabilitation Center in her hometown of Knoxville, Tenn. [ Huffington Post ]

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Academy Award-Winning Actress Patricia Neal Dies at 84

Relive a Season of View Dubiousness!

This Weekend on Cable: Who’s Up For a Rare-athon?

This week on cable, a rare appearance by the great American indie you’ve never heard of — because it was due to open theatrically the week after 9/11. And didn’t. Better late than never…

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This Weekend on Cable: Who’s Up For a Rare-athon?

Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek’s Video Review of The Other Guys

Despite the Shyamalanian birthday festivities that have no doubt hijacked your day, here’s hoping I can rope you out of celebratory mode for a few minutes to hear what Movieline’s chief film critic Stephanie Zacharek has to say about The Other Guys — a summer comedy that, Stephanie’s estimation, could use some celebration of its own. Click ahead and have a look.

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Now Playing: Stephanie Zacharek’s Video Review of The Other Guys