‘There’s a twist at the end,’ Miranda Cosgrove teases MTV News of new show, airing Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on Nickelodeon. By Jocelyn Vena Miranda Cosgrove on the set of “iCarly” Photo: MTV News This week’s episode of “iCarly” is taking a stab at the world of computer sales at an Apple-esque store. If that doesn’t sound like a fascinating plotline, the cast assures fans that there will be zany antics, some friendly rivalry and even some romance. We bet you never thought all that intrigue could squeeze its way in there! “Today, we are on the set of ‘iCarly’ and we are shooting some scenes for an episode called ‘I Work for Pear,’ ” Jennette McCurdy, who plays Sam, told MTV News about the episode. “[My character] Sam ends up getting hired for the job, because she’s so good with the customers and at selling things. Mad trouble ensues because Freddie’s mad at Sam. Sam’s not meant to work. “The Sam and Freddie relationship has been explored on many fronts,” McCurdy continued about her link to Nathan Kress’ character. “There was the first few seasons where they were bickering constantly, and then there was some touching on a relationship, which, let me tell you, was a real treat for us … it wasn’t awkward at all,” she joked about their brother/sister relationship. It seems that Kress was hoping to escape to the Pear store to indulge in his love for computers. “I can’t really think of any better place for Freddie to go since he’s such a computer nerd than to be at the mecca of computer-nerd salesmen,” he said. “There’s some really big complicated scenes, because all of us are there, but we each have our own story lines.” For the show’s leading lady, Miranda Cosgrove, she notes that Carly Shaw found something other than computers to keep her intrigued at Pear. “In this episode of ‘iCarly,’ Freddie gets a job at the Pear store, and shortly after, he’s absolutely in shock, because he finds out that Sam gets a job at the Pear store as well,” she said. “My part on the episode is, I’m crushing on a geeky guy who’s really sweet, and then there’s a twist at the end.” While she couldn’t say what the twist is, Noah Munck, who plays Gibby, had this guarantee: “It is definitely a hilarious episode.” The show airs Saturday night at 8 p.m. Are you looking forward to a trip to the “iCarly” Pear store? Let us know in the comments!
The Real Housewives of New Jersey kicked off season four last night, and very little looked or sounded different to veteran viewers of this franchise. Main case in point: Melissa Gorga is still have problems with Teresa Giudice, especially after the latter claimed – during the premiere – that Gorga would leave Teresa’s husband, Joe, if a “richer man” came along. “I’m trying everything I can to bite my tongue and give a pass here and there, but [her comments] hurt because that’s family,” Gorga told Us Weekly after the episode aired. “What she said [about Joe and I] made no sense. She had no rhyme or reason to say it. It’s very obvious it’s not the case and not true.” Why would Teresa make such statement? Her sibling had a theory, which he expressed on the opening installment. “I believe that she’s living a rough life with her husband, she’s unhappy and misery loves company,” Joe Gorga said.
AMC series nerds out with ‘Lost’ references and Ken Cosgrove’s sci-fi novel about a robot and a bridge. By Josh Wigler Embeth Davidtz and Lane Jared Harris in “Mad Men” Photo: AMC All right, AMC, if we didn’t get it before, we certainly do now: You dudes are a bunch of nerds. No one is going to argue that point what with your record-smashing “Walking Dead,” or the developing series based on “Dead” creator Robert Kirkman’s “Thief of Thieves” comic book . But all those many, many geek references on this week’s “Mad Men”? Consider the message received, loud and clear. What, you missed the ’60s-set drama’s absurd amount of nerd-out moments last night (April 15)? For good measure, then, we’ll walk you through them all. “Mad Men” season five draws major attention for “fattening up” Betty Draper actress January Jones. First and foremost, the episode, titled “Signal 30” and directed by series star (and “Iron Man 2” actor) John Slattery, heralded the arrival of science fiction and fantasy novelist Ben Hargrove, the pen name for ad man Kenny Cosgrove (played by actor Aaron Stanton, already a fixture in geek culture for providing his voice and likeness to the lead role in video game “L.A. Noir” ). Previously operating in secret, Ken’s private passion was outted by Cynthia, Ken’s all-too-forgettable wife who is suddenly a whole lot more memorable when you realize that she’s played by Larisa Oleynik, formerly the titular shape-shifter on ’90s Nickelodeon series “The Secret World of Alex Mack.” Cynthia (or is it Cheryl? Like Don’s new wife Megan, we can’t really recall) spilled the beans on “The Punishment of X4,” an old story of Ken’s, during a dinner party held at Pete and Trudy Campbell’s home. Her description of the plot: “There’s this bridge between these two planets and thousands of humans travel on it every day, and there’s this robot who does maintenance on the bridge. One day he removes a bolt, the bridge collapses, and everyone dies.” “There’s more to it than that,” a nervous Cosgrove tells the hushed room. Don pushes for further details: Why does the robot destroy the bridge? “Because he’s a robot,” Ken answers, clearly encouraged by Don’s interest. “Those people tell him what to do and he doesn’t have the power to make any decisions, except he can decide whether that bolt’s on or off.” “Or he just hates commuters,” Pete quips in response. Ken’s fledgling career as a sci-fi novelist wasn’t the only nerdy reference at the Campbell family’s eventful dinner: Texas college sniper Charles Whitman was briefly misidentified as Charles Widmore, a clear Easter egg for “Lost” fans. Indeed, “Lost” co-creator Damon Lindelof (who already enjoyed a shoutout to his six-season sci-fi series earlier in the evening on “The Simpsons” ) took it upon himself to further flesh out Cosgrove’s “X4” through a series of fan-fiction tweets . Well worth a read from the man behind the DHARMA Initiative. “The solution seemed obvious… create a commuter colony that would work on Nephytus, but live on Aton.” — Damon Lindelof (@DamonLindelof) April 16, 2012 Later, at the same dinner, the faucet at Chez Campbell burst for the second time in the same episode, prompting Don to remove his dress shirt and get to work on fixing the sink. The heroic action drew immediate Superman comparisons from the onlooking housewives, which is far from the first time that Jon Hamm has been connected to the Man of Steel . Superman is a “young man’s game,” according to “Mad Men” superstar Jon Hamm Meanwhile, on a subtler note, Pete Campbell took a turn for the super-villainous this week. Aside from being completely shown up by Don’s ability to fix a sink in seconds, Pete spent the episode flirting with and fantasizing about a high school senior in his driver’s education class, and later having sex with a prostitute, but only after she switched into king-worshipping role-playing mode. He even got into an intense fist fight with fellow Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce partner Lane Pryce; usually the consummate British gentlemen on the AMC series, don’t forget that Lane is played by Jared Harris, who also appears as science terrorist David Robert Jones on Fox’s cult sci-fi series “Fringe” and recently enjoyed a celebrated turn as legendary villain Professor Moriarty in “Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.” Pete clearly hasn’t seen the aforementioned show and film, but he nevertheless learned the hard way (and by hard way I mean via serious ass-kicking) that you never, ever get into a knockout brawl with Dumbledore’s son . All of this served as a reminder to me that Pete, whose views on Don oscillated between hero worship and pure spite throughout the episode, has known about Draper’s secret identity for several seasons now. With his latest turn toward the dark side, can it really be much longer before he uses that bit of proverbial kryptonite against the artist formerly known as Dick Whitman? Only Matt Weiner knows for sure. Finally, we return to Ken’s side-career as a writer, news of which spread throughout SCDP like wildfire. After a scolding from silver fox playboy Roger Sterling (played by the aforementioned Slattery, whose own Roger got his groove back a bit in this week’s episode, albeit to mixed results for his company), Cosgrove was persuaded to let his alter-ego Ben Hargrove go, but not before Peggy Olsen was able to read one of Ken’s short sci-fi stories, “the one in Galaxy about the girl who laid eggs.” ( Lindelof has titled the story “Ova,” though whether or not he tweets excerpts from the yarn remains to be seen.) But where Ben Hargrove dies, Ken is reborn anew as Dave Algonquin, writer of “The Man with the Miniature Orchestra.” The episode closes with a reading from Cosgrove’s latest effort: “There were phrases of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony that still made Coe cry. He always thought it had to do with the circumstances of the composition itself. He imagined Beethoven deaf and soul-sick, his heart broken, scribbling furiously while Death stood in the doorway, clipping his nails. Still, Coe thought, it might have been living in the country that was making him cry. It was killing him with its silence and loneliness, making everything ordinary too beautiful to bear.” Ken’s latest written effort isn’t exactly nerd-worthy, no, but it’s the perfect example of why it’s so fantastic to have “Mad Men” back after a year and a half, geek call-outs be damned. Tell us what you thought of the latest “Mad Men” episode in the comments section or hit me up on Twitter @roundhoward !
Selenators and Gleeks, rejoice. Selena Gomez’s hit song, “Love You Like a Love Song,” will be featured on an upcoming episode of Glee, according to reports. The Glee star taking on the infectious hit? Lea Michele! The milestone event it appears in? The prom episode! Selena Gomez – Love You Like a Love Song (Official Music Video) An E! source says the episode, written by Glee creator Ryan Murphy, filmed last week and Lea turned in ” a really powerful performance ” of the omnipresent radio single. On April 4, for whatever it’s worth, Michele tweeted, “Longest. Prom. Ever.” More like best. Sounds like a can’t miss addition to the Glee music library.
Brandy and Monica have been making their rounds promoting their new single, “It All Belongs To Me.” They recently visited VH-1 and discussed the inspiration behind “The Boy Is Mine” and what to expect from their new albums! Brandy & Monica – TV Shows – Full Episode Video – Reality TV Shows
‘It was such an idiotic thing to have happen,’ Rob Cesternino tells MTV News of the men giving up immunity for a trip to tribal council. By Josh Wigler Bill Posley, of the Manono Tribe in “Survivor: One World” Photo: CBS And just like that, the whole Manono tribe has officially joined the “Survivor” Hall of Shame. After winning immunity in a blowout challenge against Salani and recapturing momentum in the process, the men of Manono flushed their good fortune down the toilet by volunteering to go to tribal council in place of the women. Their reason: to vote out one of their own, Leif, who “betrayed” the tribe’s core alliance by telling stand-up comedian Bill, the unwitting nemesis of newly anointed Manono mastermind Colton, that he was next on the chopping block. After a racially tense tribal council, however, it was Colton who had the last laugh, and Bill — not Leif — was sent packing. Manono’s unanimous decision to exchange immunity for an early trip to tribal council goes down as one of the single-most confounding, moronic moves in “Survivor” history. At least, that’s my take. Good thing we have the smartest player to never win the game, two-time contestant Rob Cesternino , to weigh in with his thoughts on this week’s unprecedented episode of “Survivor.” Keep reading for his take on Manono’s controversial move, Colton’s sudden rise to power and more. MTV : OK, Rob. My head has not stopped spinning since the last 10 minutes of that episode. What was your reaction on seeing Manono’s “plan” go into action? Rob Cesternino : It really was such an idiotic thing to have happen on this show. I’ve seen a lot of dumb things happen in the history of this show, but usually the dumbness is confined to one person making a dumb move. Usually, the groupthink doesn’t invade a whole team of people, which is what happened here. It’s pretty remarkable. It’s a remarkable event that eight people went along with an idea that was so insane. MTV : So, just to clarify: This was not some brilliant outside-the-box thinking that I can’t wrap my head around. This could very well be the single stupidest move in “Survivor” history. Cesternino : Well, I don’t think it’s the single dumbest thing that’s ever happened. I still think that belongs to ice-cream scooper Erik [from “Survivor: Fans versus Favorites,” who was voted out after surrendering his idol to a chief competitor], with Brandon Hantz [from “Survivor: South Pacific,” voted out in similar fashion] being second. I’ve been trying to wrap my head around this, though. Is there any sort of strategic advantage to the men’s decision? I really can’t come up with anything. The best I can come up with is that maybe for Colton, he feels that he has the girls in his pocket and he has a bunch of guys he’s working with. “As long as I’m getting rid of somebody who isn’t working with me, better than sending the girls to vote out someone who I have a good relationship with.” But just from the beating that Colton took at tribal council from both Bill and Jeff Probst, it’s not a good thing for his reputation to continue taking a pummeling like that. MTV : Colton has been and continues to be an absurd character. He’s like the homesick camper who cries and cries nonstop the first week, then comes back strong and rules the bunk as a dictator the rest of the summer. How did that happen? What do you think? Are the men following him out of fear? Loyalty? Is it the idol in his pocket? Cesternino : I think there’s some fear there. I think also some of these men are just along for the ride, and that’s not necessarily a bad strategy. Jay, Jonas, Leif, these guys are just sort of more followers. Troyzan and Tarzan feel like more in cahoots with what Colton is doing. Then there are a few who are just outnumbered and are going along with it, not trying to upset the apple cart. Colton does have a very dominating personality. I’m sure there’s some charisma there. Most of the offensive things he’s saying are just to us, the audience. So I’m sure he can be charming. But I’m not sure exactly if it plays out this way every season, but right now, there’s a combustible enough combination out there for Colton to be successful right now. MTV : Everyone on Manono had to agree to make this choice to go to tribal council. If you’re out there, how do you say no? Can you say no? There has to be a way you can say no to that without looking like a jerk, right? It’s such a blatantly boneheaded move — would it really alienate you that much to go against the majority on this one? Cesternino : This is the part that was really insane. “We’re all going to tribal council, but it has to be unanimous!” First of all, they said they’re going to vote Leif off — I don’t know how much that’s a smokescreen to get Bill to vote yes, but that even seems more idiotic. Why do you need a unanimous vote to vote somebody off? Why Bill agreed with it, I’ll never know. But why did Leif agree to this plan? I’ll never know! How much of this was misdirection? Because he only got Bill’s vote at tribal council. If Bill went, “You know, not good. I’m going to vote no on tribal council.” What do they say? “Well, you’re outvoted, and now we’re voting you out.” I don’t know. It didn’t make much sense to me. MTV : I guess part of that might be that Leif seemed to feel genuinely terrible about spilling the beans to Bill, and Bill just seems like a bit of a dummy in the game of “Survivor,” and was once again way too excited to dodge a bullet that was headed directly to his face. If the two people who really needed to object were a) too guilty to say no and b) completely unaware of how much trouble they’re really in, I guess they’d vote yes? Cesternino : I don’t know. Why would Bill want to get rid of that padding? If there’s a person between you going home and someone else going home, that’s an airbag for you. That’s keeping you alive in the game. Why you would want to accelerate getting rid of that person by going to tribal council [voluntarily] — all of this could have played out further into the game. There’s always the chance that politics could change, there could be a switch, a merge. Time is your friend in this game when you’re in that position. MTV : There was some amazingly absurd foreshadowing when you see Leif in the box at the very beginning of the episode, which was just such a ridiculous visual. It portended some doom for this guy. But honestly, I don’t think Leif did anything so egregious to warrant such a turnaround from his tribemates. Clearly he slipped up and that wasn’t smart, but does anything he did warrant the reaction he got last night? Cesternino : No, I thought everything was overblown with Leif. Who cares if Bill knows he’s next to go? It’s not like he has an immunity idol or anything like that. I didn’t think that was such a big deal. I thought Colton’s reaction was over-the-top, but Tarzan’s too. Didn’t it seem like Tarzan was talking to Leif like he was a Chihuahua? “That was bad, Leif! Get in your box, Leif!” [Laughs] I thought that was so over-the-top. And honestly, this was the most we’ve seen of Leif so far, and I really liked Leif. He seems like a nice guy. MTV : Well, there’s more to talk about in this episode, but Manono’s decision is such a lightning rod that it’s hard to focus on anything else. But what do you think: Who, if anyone, is playing the game well right now? Cesternino : I think one of the guys who still looks good is Jonas. Even though he’s going along with bad ideas, he’s not rocking the boat that much. I didn’t like how he negotiated with the women; he came off bad there, negotiating about using their fishing net. He looks easygoing enough to follow along in the aftermath of Colton and continue to advance in the game, though. MTV : And who doesn’t look good? Everybody ? Cesternino : Well, for the women, Alicia continues to get into arguments with people where she doesn’t really have a conflict. She’s continuing to create tension wherever she goes in the game, and that’s not usually a good formula for success. MTV : She was also instrumental in Salani losing immunity. Hypothetically, if things had played out as they should have played out and the women were sent packing to tribal, would Alicia have gone home? Cesternino : Hmm. [ Pauses ] Her name was coming up, but I think Christina would still have been the one to go. Much like Cat versus Nina , the person inside of the alliance, even if they’re deserving of going home, probably stays over the person not in the alliance. Get more of Rob’s thoughts on “Survivor” at his website . What did you think of last night’s episode? Sound off in the comments section or hit me up on Twitter @roundhoward !
Achievers’ Club is a series of 12 episodes that will draw the viewer into the glossy, glittering, glamorous and fabulous lives of self-made achievers.Through each one hour episode, the show aims to tap in to the real lives of self-made achievers who are an inspiration to India. We will look at what motivated them to succeed and what drives them today. In this episode, Vir Sanghavi interviews Deepak Chopra, who has penned down over65 books with 19 New York Times Best sellers. http://www.youtube.com/v/mtFwm6dS8NQ?version=3&f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Read the original: Teacher’s Achievement Awards presents Achievers’ Club – Deepak Chopra
All of our usual suspects kept their clothes on this weekend on the boob tube, leaving just one nudecomer to pick up the boob-baring torch: New Zealand’s Delaney Tabron , who showed off her perky pair of prostitute pokies on Starz’ Spartacus: Vengeance . Delaney appeared towards the end of the episode and isn’t likely to become a recurring character, but as far as one-night stands go, you could do a whole lot worse. Catch up with all the latest nudes from Spartacus right here at MrSkin.com!
Brown reacts to Rihanna-related criticism from the singer and the wrestler on Twitter. By Jocelyn Vena Chris Brown Photo: Mindy Small/ FilmMagic It’s an interesting time for Chris Brown . With several career highs, which include a Grammy win and performance at the show earlier this month, come several personal lows, including feuds with two other celebrities. On Tuesday, Brown took to Twitter to address some comments made by WWE wrestler CM Punk in a video he released on TMZ , which itself came in response to an ongoing Twitter feud the guys have been having. “I’m a lifelong proud, drug-free, straight-edge individual, so Chris and I come from two completely different worlds,” Punk said in the video, referring to a previous tweet Brown had posted accusing Punk of taking steroids. “I don’t have a manager, I don’t have a bodyguard, I don’t have an assistant, I have no need for a PR team what to tweet or when to delete tweets, and I don’t hit women. Period. In my world women are to be revered and respected and I firmly believe that in this life there are consequences and repercussions for people’s actions, and I don’t think Chris has paid for what he’s done. Picking up trash on the side of a highway does not make amends for repeatedly striking a woman in her face and sending her to hospital. “So if Chris wants to throw stones my way now, I say that’s fine. Let’s put some gloves out and get in the ring and I will choke you out and I will make you feel as weak and as powerless and scared and alone as any woman who has had the misfortune of knowing a sad, cowardly, little boy such as yourself. And all proceeds can go to a women’s shelter of my choosing … Chris Brown isn’t a man and that’s fine. I just know that someday, somewhere, somehow, somebody will put Chris Brown exactly where he belongs and that obviously doesn’t have to be me, I would just really like it to be.” After the video was released, Brown responded, “@cmpunk the video u just posted was cute! It’s so funny how defensive u are. And the fact that I really don’t know who you are and could give a sh– is the funny part! I miss the real wrestlers! (Hacksaw Jim duggan, Brett the hitman heart, coco beware, rowdy roddy piper) #Notnopunks.” Several tweets later, he brought it back to Punk, but noted that he would no longer be addressing the issue. “Note: today will be the last day I bring @cmpunk existence up! The confrontations that people continuously bring my way are very amusing,” he wrote. “Cuz honestly, that sh– is too time consuming to argue wit every person who has their own issues to deal with!” It all started on February 20, when Punk tweeted about Brown’s 2009 assault of his then-girlfriend Rihanna. From there, the two became involved in a Twitter back-and-forth. Since Brown’s last tweet about the video, as of press time, Punk has not tweeted about it again. This is hardly the first bit of criticism that Brown has received since his Grammy win on February 12. While a number of celebrities tweeted their criticisms of Brown’s win and performance that night, country star Miranda Lambert has been the most vocal about it. Brown responded to her post-Grammy tweets, writing, “Using my name to get publicity? I love it! Perform your heart out! Go buy Miranda Lambert album! So motivational and ‘PERFECT’!” Not only did she tweet about it, but in concert last week Usmagazine.com reported Lambert addressed the issue further, saying, “I just have to speak my mind, because where I come from, beating up on a woman is never OK. So that’s why my daddy taught me early on in life how to use a shotgun.” Related Artists Chris Brown Miranda Lambert
Tom Parker tells MTV News that having ‘Glad You Came’ on Fox show ‘was absolutely great.’ By Jocelyn Vena A scene in “Glee” from the episode, “On My Way” Photo: FOX When artists hear that they’re getting the “Glee” treatment, the news is met with excitement or disdain (you know, if you’re the Foo Fighters or Kings of Leon ). So when British boy band the Wanted got the call that their single “Glad You Came” was getting covered on the show this week, bandmate Tom Parker explains that they fell stoutly into category #1. “I thought it was absolutely great, and it was the first time I had seen a dance routine put to the song,” he laughed to MTV News on Wednesday morning (February 22). “So it was really strange actually, ’cause obviously we don’t dance. I rang up the boys, like, ‘Boys, maybe we should start dancing because actually it looks really good.’ “[Our manager] Scooter [Braun] rang us up, and he was like, ‘So your song’s going to be covered by ‘Glee,’ ‘ and if you could have measured the level of noise in the car at that very time, some might call it deafening, we were screaming so loud,” he continued. “I couldn’t even believe it. It’s an honor really to do something like that. I think it represents [that] the song’s a really good song. To be honest, it’s all a bit surreal.” The episode itself touched on some very serious topics, including teen suicide and bullying . The song was performed by the Warblers during Regionals, one of the more joyous moments this week. And while Parker has yet to see it, from what he heard of the show, he can assume it was “quite action-packed.” Parker missed the episode because he and the guys are busy on an arena tour in their native U.K. and Europe. “You know, I have not seen it yet because we were coming back from France doing some promo,” he said. “But I saw the Fox tweet [with] the link to the episode, so I saw the routine.” The song’s inclusion on the show proves that the Wanted, who just wrapped up their first-ever U.S. tour, are certainly making an impact Stateside. And that works for Parker and his bandmates. “We always [had] that aim to go and do it in America,” he said. “Glad You Came” is the band’s current U.S. single. It appears on their album Battleground. Related Artists The Wanted
