Sunday, February 3, 2013

TVLine: Idology: Randy Offends, Judges Confound as Idol Season 12 Auditions (Mercifully) End

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Feb 4th 2013, 05:37

The American Idol Season 12 auditions are over — as the popular tryout number goes — at laaaaaast. But what happened in San Antonio, Oklahoma City and Long Beach, CA may come back to haunt us during Hollywood Week — thanks to the newly configured and mostly astute judges’ panel seemingly losing its focus in the final few audition cities.

On this week’s Idology, my cohost Melinda Doolittle and I discuss the week in Idol-related missteps, while paying special attention to a few of Randy Jackson’s most unfortunate gaffes. Plus, Melinda reveals a (no longer secret) crush, I make a particularly embarrassing verbal stumble, and the two of us ceremonially revoke Golden Tickets from at least a half-dozen singers.

So press play below for the full Idology experience, and for all my Idol-related news, videos, interviews and recaps, follow me on Twitter @MichaelSlezakTV!
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Hollywood Life: Super Bowl Halftime Show 2013: Beyoncé Ignites Major Twitter Chatter

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Feb 4th 2013, 03:56

Queen Bey’s powerhouse halftime performance at Super Bowl XLVII on Feb. 3 took Twitter by storm! Between celebrities like Demi Lovato and Michelle Obama tweeting their praises to fans at home raving about the show, it’s clear that Beyoncé was the main attraction of the day!

When Beyoncé stepped on a stage made up to resemble the outline of her face, it was clear that Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Feb. 3 was less about the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens, and more about the pop diva! If the stir she caused on Twitter is any indication, her performance, complete with Destiny’s Child reunion, was the main draw for many viewers.

Celebrity Reaction

Demi Lovato made it very clear she didn’t care about the outcome of the game, as she tweeted, “Y’all can keep watching the game but I think it’s safe to say Beyonce just won the Super Bowl.”

First Lady Michelle Obama tweeted her praise for the “Single Ladies” singer, writing, “Watching the #SuperBowl with family & friends. @Beyonce was phenomenal! I am so proud of her! -mo”

Alicia Keys, who had her own Super Bowl moment as she performed the National Anthem, tweeted, “3 sista’s at the superbowl! ;-) Me, @beyonce & @iamjhud ! Cheers!! What an unforgettable day!! #SB47″

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson joked about the game itself, “The opener & closer to the amazing Beyonce concert tonight was kinda boring. Not much singing. Just a lot of running around & falling down.”

Beyoncé’s Fan Praise

Fans at home had more of a mixed reaction. Some loved the performance, while others weren’t impressed.

Morgan Dodds tweeted, “Beyoncé is hands down one of the best perfomers that has ever lived!!”

Kirk Herbstreit wrote, “Beyonce absolutely killed it..to all of you doubting her ability from the inauguration performance-Im quite certain that was for you! Mercy!”

Beyoncé’s Viewer Hate

Others weren’t such fans.

Keemy Khalifa wrote, “Beyonce got paid $40mil for a 10 minute performance..meanwhile in Africa..”

Sid Mallya, while in need of a spell check, tweeted, “So apparently the lights failed because Beyonce’s lip sink machine used up all the power haha….”

Were you a fan of Beyoncé’s performance, HollywoodLifers?

WATCH: Beyoncé’s Super Bowl 2013 Halftime Show

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– Billy Nilles

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Hollywood Life: Baltimore Ravens: Super Bowl 2013 Champions — Beat The 49ers

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Feb 4th 2013, 03:50

After a tough battle in the Superdome on Feb. 3, the Baltimore Ravens took home the Vince Lombardi Trophy in Super Bowl XLVII after beating the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31! Did the right Harbaugh brother coach their team to victory?

It was a clash of the titans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA on Feb. 3, as the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens faced off in Super Bowl XLVII. Opposing head coach brothers John and Jim Harbaugh led their teams valiantly, but in the end it was John and his Ravens who took home the Vince Lobmardi Trophy!

2013 Super Bowl Score

The final score of Super Bowl XLVII was 34-31, with the Ravens besting the 49ers.

Super Bowl 3rd Quarter Power Outage

Shortly after Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones ran an incredible 109-yard kickoff return at the top of the second half, half of the Superdome lost power, leaving fans and the Ravens sideline in the dark. It took nearly 20 minutes for stadium officials to determine exactly what caused the outage and to remedy it.

Beyoncé’s Halftime Spectacular

When the power went out in the Superdome, many fans joked on Twitter that Beyoncé‘s phenomenal halftime performance was to blame. After all, she very nearly blew the roof off the place with her show — it’s not so hard to believe she blew out the power.

Her reunion with the ladies of Destiny’s Child was, without a doubt, the highlight of the performance. Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams joined Beyoncé on stage after shooting out from below the stage, while the opening guitar lick from “Bootylicious” foreshadowed their arrival. After finishing that song, the trio sang “Independent Woman” and Beyoncé’s smash hit “Single Ladies’!

Are you glad that the Ravens won, HollywoodLifers?

– Billy Nilles

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  1. Beyonce's Super Bowl Halftime Performance — The Best Ever
  2. Sam Gordon, 9-Year-Old Football Star, Goes To The Super Bowl
  3. Best Super Bowl Commercials Of 2013: Naya Rivera, The Rock & More

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Hollywood Life: Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez Reunited On Sexy Date

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Feb 4th 2013, 03:41

Justin and Selena were spotted sitting front row at the YLA show in LA on Feb. 2 and it appears they are back together! Are you happy they’re a couple again?

Has Selena Gomez forgiven Justin Bieber? The 20-year-old actress was spotted at the YLA show on Feb. 2 and she was sitting right row next to Justin! It appears these two are back on and we bet Beliebers are thrilled!

Justin & Selena Spotted Out Together

The on-and-off couple sat front and center at the YLA show, according to PerezHilton.

Here’s what YLA weeted: “Our girl the beautiful Selena @Selenagomez was front and centre last night for our first show! We love u… http://instagr.am/p/VRrozzvCKM/.” Although this is a picture without the Biebs, we’re sure he was there since so many people saw them together.

An onlooker wrote: “YLA’s first show and the Beibs and Selena were sitting front and center. #YLA #YLAallday#GirlGroupProblems

Did Selena Sleep At Justin’s?

We told you that the Wizards of Waverly Place DID NOT sleep at Justin’s house. It was actually Selena’s cousin Priscilla. But Selena was spotted at Panera Bread, it’s a spot that Jelena used to go to all the time! Maybe she was missing Justin or just wanted to remember the good times before seeing him?

Justin Is Trying To Win Back Selena

We told you that Justin wrote songs about Selena, one of which might have made Selena really upset “Nobody Like Us.” In this song he accuses Selena of partying a ton after the break up — we’d be upset too! Meanwhile, she’s starring in the new movie “Spring Breakers” and she looks super hot, so we don’t blame Justin for wanting her back right now!

But a source told HollywoodLife.com that Selena is “over” Justin and doesn’t want him back. Do you think they are working things out?

— Chloe Melas

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Hollywood Life: Alicia Keys’ Slicked Strands At Super Bowl: Hot Or Not? Vote

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Feb 4th 2013, 01:36

The gorgeous singer/ songwriter debuted a severe side-parted style that gave her a sophisticated edge for her Super Bowl XLVII performance on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana — what do YOU think of the look? Sound off and watch the performance below!

Alicia Keys looked gorgeous as she rocked the world stage with an impressive rendition of the National Anthem, and in honor of her performance, she sported a slicked-back hairstyle that featured a deep side part. The look was incredibly bold and put all the emphasis on the singer’s stunning features!

Alicia Keys’ Super Bowl Beauty Look

A style like 32-year-old Alicia’s is quite daring. Since the look is fashioned with a serious amount of holding gel, it has a harsh, almost masculine quality that’s not for everyone. However, Alicia pulled the style off with some fierce confidence! By wearing soft, muted makeup hues, she balanced the hard edge of her hair with a more feminine face, so the over all look was striking and still flattering.

This type of hairstyle really only works with a shorter haircut like Alicia’s, otherwise longer hair would look incredibly oily — especially since the ‘do is held in place by a greasy holding product.

Alicia’s beauty looks have certainly evolved over the years. The Grammy-winning star, who’s worn everything from corn rows and voluminous curls to a straight bob and over-the-top bouffant, has been quite the beauty chameleon. Lately it seems she’s truly come into her own with an elegant and sophisticated style that she wears with so much confidence.

Watch Alicia’s performance below! HollywoodLifers, what do you think of Alicia’s edgy hairstyle?

– Jennifer Tzeses

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Hollywood Life: ‘Downton Abbey’ Recap: Robert & Cora Clash Over Sybil’s Death

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Feb 4th 2013, 03:00

Lord Grantham fought with nearly everyone in the abbey — and a few outside the abbey — this week, proving once again how truly awful he is.

I’ve always hated Robert (Hugh Bonneville) for being such a self-righteous d-bag, but never have I wanted to punch him through the TV screen more than during the Feb. 3 episode of Downton Abbey. Cora’s (Elizabeth McGovern) behavior towards him was colder than Sybil’s body — yikes, too soon? — and I couldn’t have been happier about it.

Robert vs. Cora

Still angry with her idiot husband for letting Sybil die, Cora has been sleeping alone. No matter how many times Robert asked to be let back into bed, she refused him, unable to forgive him for listening to Sir Phillip over Dr. Carson. In fact, it wasn’t until the Dowager Countess (Maggie Smith) asked Dr. Clarkson to lie and say Sybil would have died either way that Cora began to warm up to Robert again.

So I guess she’ll forgive him, and their marriage will go back to normal — all based on a lie. Real nice.

Robert vs. Tom

When Bobby wasn’t busy bickering with his wife, he was taking issue with every single one of Tom’s (Allen Leech) decisions about the new baby. He didn’t like that Tom wanted to name her Sybil, and he especially didn’t like that Tom planned to raise her Catholic. As always, he made his opinions known, despite every one in the house telling him he was being a jerk.

Robert vs. The Prostitute

Cousin Isobel (Penelope Wilton) wanted to do something nice for the Crawleys in the wake of Sybil’s death — sorry, another bad joke — so she asked her prosti-maid Ethel to whip up a very simple lunch for Cora, Violet and the girls. Everyone was having a lovely time, until Robert came barging in with a special delivery of morals that no one asked for.

“Stop eating that whore food!” he screamed. (I paraphrased him, but that’s basically what he said.) And much to his surprise, not a single Crawley lady got up from her chair. Even Violet just sat there, munching on her whore food, and enjoying every bite.

Robert vs. Matthew

Here’s a shocker: Robert doesn’t like any of Matthew’s (Dan Stevens) new ideas for how to restructure Downton and make it more efficient. You know, despite the fact that he’s clearly displayed a complete lack of awareness and ability to run the abbey. Does anyone else remember when he almost lost the whole thing a few episodes ago after a series of bad investments? Yeah, I’d say it’s time to loosen the reigns.

Downstairs Drama

In a surprising turn of events, Mr. Murray was able to get a new testimony out of Vera’s sister, and now Bates (Brendan Coyle) will be free within a few weeks! I think I speak for everyone when I say I can’t wait to see Anna (Joanne Froggatt) and Bates’ creepy father-daughter relationship back in full swing.

Back at the house, Mrs. Patmore summed things up best: “You know the trouble with you lot? You’re all in love with the wrong people! She was, of course, referring to the Jimmy/Ivy/Alfred/Daisy love square that will probably never resolve itself. Although William’s dad did ask Daisy to move to the farm with him, so maybe we’ll finally be rid of her once and for all! [Insert maniacal laugh.]

But no relationship is more complicated than Thomas (Rob James-Collier) and Jimmy’s (Ed Speleers). The deeply closeted valet had his hands all over the golden-haired footman this week, to the point where Jimmy said he’s considering ratting him out to Mr. Carson. And of all his downstairs co-workers, of course Jimmy chose to confide in O’Brien (Siobhan Finneran) and her curly bangs of pure evil.

You know why O’Brien’s bangs are so curly, right? … They’re full of secrets.

What did you think of this week’s episode? Are you glad Bates is coming back? Do you hate Robert as much as I do? And do you think Jimmy is only pretending not to like Thomas? Drop a comment with your review!

— Andy Swift

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TVLine: Downton Abbey Recap: Scenes From a Marriage

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Feb 4th 2013, 03:00

This week on Downton Abbey, the shoulder that Cora gives Robert is so cold, he runs the risk of getting frostbite. Luckily, the Dowager Countess has a plan to make things right.

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THE TIMES THEY ARE A-CHANGIN' | His wife's upset notwithstanding, Robert still has a bloody awful week. Besides burying Sybil, he's faced with the "ghoulish" prospect of Tom naming their newborn after the deceased and, worse, having her baptized as a Catholic! On top of that, Matthew attempts to hang an "Under New Management" sign on Downton Abbey and set in motion his vision for the future of the estate — one that involves more than Earl Grey and idle gossip! And that's only the beginning…

FOOD FOR THOUGHT | When Isobel decides to throw a ladies-only luncheon to cheer up Cora, Ethel enlists Mrs. Padmore's help with the cooking so as not to accidentally kill any more Crawleys. When Carson catches wind of this — and then Robert — their knickers become so knotted, it's a wonder that they don't trip. But that's not the half of it: When Robert storms in and orders the womenfolk to leave, lest they be seen eating salmon mousse prepared by a former hooker, not a one of them budges. Ouch.

GOOD GRIEF | Eager to mend the rift between her son and Cora, Violet asks Dr. Clarkson to tell her daughter-in-law that, even if he'd performed a C-section, Sybil would've died, anyway. "I won't lie!" he says (pretty much). "Lie is so unmusical a word," she replies (literally). And, after he relents and tells Cora a decidedly bent version of the truth, she finally allows Robert to comfort her. Marriage saved! Well done, Dowager Countess!

WHAT'S COOKIN' | Daisy's fondness for Alfred, his for Ivy and hers for James become so palpable that Mrs. Padmore is moved to exclaim, "You're all in love with the wrong people!" (Not that they pay her any mind, of course!). But it's the situation between James and Thomas — and puppetmaster Mrs. O'Brien! — that's really about to come to a head: Thomas is sure that James reciprocates his feelings when, in fact, the newbie is one awkward fondle away from complaining to Carson!

COMINGS AND GOINGS | From behind bars, Bates finds a way to threaten the truth out of Mrs. Bartlett, thus obtaining the testimony he needs to get sprung and (not now but soon) return to Downton Abbey. Tom reveals his plan to (not now but soon) move back to Liverpool with Sybil 2.0. Daisy's father-in-law, Mr. Mason, invites her to come live on his farm so that he can teach her how to run it before he (not now but someday) leaves it to her. And Matthew promises Mary that he'll love her "till the last breath leaves my body" (not now but… well… not yet, anyway).

Okay, your turn. What did you think of the episode? Are you glad that Robert and Cora have kissed and made up? Do you think Mrs. O'Brien will be successful in getting rid of Thomas? Are you happy that Bates will be coming home? Sound off below!


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TVLine: Girls Recap: 'Excuse Me: I Am Grown Up. That's Why I Cooked All This Food!'

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Feb 4th 2013, 02:57

Girls don’t wanna have fun. Or at least they didn’t seem to in this week’s episode of Lena Dunham’s endlessly polarizing, often hilarious, unabashedly profane HBO comedy.

Look, I’m a fan of the show — if not of all its characters’ warts — but you know things are moving from the verdant pastures of Skepticism and toward the icier tundras of Misanthropy when sweet, gentle Charlie is dropping C-bombs and Shoshanna is making dinner conversation about butt plugs.

And while there’s a bracing audacity to the way Dunham’s titular gals are constantly challenging each other, calling out one another’s shortcomings and bullpucky, there came a point during “It’s a Shame About Ray” where I couldn’t help but wonder: Why would anyone anytime in any age group choose to hang around around with “friends” who treat them with nothing but total, monstrous disdain? (Yes, Marnie, that last sentence is especially, though not exclusively, directed at you.)

Anyhow, let's move things along and review the goings-on this week for each of the four Girls in question.

HANNAH | We kicked things off this week with annother Hannah breakup — this time with roommate/ex-boyfriend/ex-BFF (gay division) Elijah. Somehow, George decided Hannah should get to keep all of the furniture and accessories he bought for Elijah during their relationship, and Hannah — entitled as ever — didn’t flinch at the offer. “I made a mistake trying to repurpose you,” she mused wickedly, to which Elijah correctly huffed that he wasn’t “a vintage cardigan.” Touché.

Hannah then decided to throw a Pad Thai dinner party with the money she’d earned at her Jazzhate freelance gig — inviting Marnie, along with Marnie’s ex Charlie and his new girlfriend Audrey, plus Shoshanna and Ray, without bothering to warn Charlie and/or Marnie that they might run into each other. (Was Hannah hoping for awkward fireworks, or is she simply so switched-off to the feelings of everyone around her that she never considered it might be uncomfortable for the exes to wind up at the same table? I’m going with the latter theory.)

When Marnie arrived, Hannah remarked to Charlie and Audrey that it was “psychotic” for her ex-BFF to show up, but then psychoitcally insisted that “nobody go” (while inadvertently waving a giant kitchen knife). Over dinner, Hannah’s attitude toward Marnie ranged from comically condescending (“Unlike you, I’d do anything sexually,” she boasted) to openly hostile (again, expressing surprise Marnie would show up after so recently “double-crossing” her). I wish Marnie had grabbed control of the conversation here and asked: What right does Hannah have to be so angry? Yes, Marnie had a brief, drunken sexual encounter with Hannah’s gay ex-boyfriend/roommate. So freakin’ what? Hannah was, at the time, dating Sandy and still dallying with Adam. Where’s the source of her outrage? That Marnie and Elijah didn’t invite her to make it a three-way?

Instead, though, Marnie let Hannah off the hook — not even reacting when Hannah called her “too self-involved to commit suicide” — until Hannah refused to take her side during a blowup with Audrey (more on that in a minute). That led to this amazingly funny exchange:

Hannah: Charlie can pick who leaves.
Marnie: [Getting up to leave] Are you f****** serious? Grow up!
Hannah: Excuse me: I am grown up. That’s why I cooked all this food!

Still, just as Hannah appeared to be crossing the line into unredeemable, she defended the absent Marnie when Charlie called her a c***, and also — in a self-bolstering moment after the collapse of her soiree — gave a review of her own cooking: “I love what I made.” (I kinda love that she loved what she made. In those instances of whimsy, I do get Hannah’s appeal.)

MARNIE | I’ve got to hand it to Allison Williams, whose performance as Marnie gets more nuanced with every week. Marnie may be dating (aka having sex with) a guy who locks her in a box, she might be besties with someone who verbally and mentally torments her, but sometimes, just with a glance or a throwaway remark, she reminds herself (and anyone who’s paying attention) that there’s a fighter within, a smart chick who — if she can survive her current descent into masochistic desperation — might end up having a terrific life. (When Hannah declared how hard it is to make noodels, Williams’ Marnie’s whisper of a smile was worth a thousand, “B****, are you kidding me?”

I also loved that deeply passive aggressive conversation between Audrey and Marnie, with the former dropping perhaps the most ridiculous straight-faced comment in the history of the show (“So my friend Shelby and I are starting a mustard company…”) and Marnie revealing she’s been working as a hostess at the Wedgebrook Club:

Audrey: Oh, so you’re hosting like a slam poetry night or like an open-mic night type thing?
Marnie: I’m a hostess?
Audrey: Oh, so when people come to the restaurant, you like show them where their table is?
Marnie: Yes.
Audrey: Got it, right.

Later, Marnie returned the bitchery a hundred fold, glancing over at her rival and faux-earnestly asking, ”So, where do you get your headbands?” Who knows, perhaps that was the straw that prompted Audrey to make a direct attack, accusing Marnie of “showing up places all the time to see your ex-boyfriend when he’s with his new girlfriend.” Marnie at least showed enough sense to flee the toxic scene, but (just like a victim in a horror film) wound up on the rooftop instead of heading downstairs for the exit. Without that, though, we wouldn’t have had this amazing conversation:

Charlie: I’m sorry about Audrey. She’s uh…
Marnie: Being a total f*****g c***. Seriously, she’s being really rude.
Charlie: She’s insecure.
Marnie: Why? Are her mustards not receiving enough accolades?
Charlie: No, because she knows how much you mean to me.

Alas, though, this tender moment prompted Charlie to kiss Marnie, Marnie to stop him and reveal she’s “seeing” nasty Booth Jonathan, and Charlie to brilliantly dismiss the artist as “That little Ewok in f****** Capri pants?” (“He’s a brilliant artist. And he’s of average heighth,” Marnie firmly replied.) Moral of the argument? Charlie has decided Marnie will never get any of “this” (pointing to his netherregions), and Marnie now seems even more isolated from every single person in her life. Maybe she should take out an ad on craigslist seeking new friends? No, seriously.

SHOSHANNA | I know HBO just ordered a new Lena Dunham project, but I’d honestly prefer a spinoff built entirely around Shosh. (I can’t be alone in this, can I?) That moment where Shosh arrived at the party and lamely tried to build an excuse for her tardiness was amahhhhz, even moreso when Ray bluntly exposed/rescued her by admitting they were late because they were having sex. Still, nothing can keep Girls‘ most lovable character down. “The best years of your life are totally gonna happen here!” she chipperly told Hannah after viewing her redecorated apartment.

I could’ve died happily, however, without ever hearing Shosh ask “What’s a butt plug?” — also: I’m not sure I believe the 21-year-old New Yorker wouldn’t at least be able to use her mastery of the English language to figure it out — but her later realizatoin that Ray has pretty much moved in with her, and her outrage that the decision was made without her even being able to call her aunt and discuss it — was pure Shoshanna geniusness. “I’m not okay, but we can talk about it when we get back to our shared home” ranks as yet another amazing zinger from this character.

Shosh isn’t all light comedy, though, as proved by the series’ most heartbreakingly romantic scene ever — a subway-bench confession from Ray admitting he thinks he’s a homeless 33-year-old loser, and that it was only a matter of time before his gorgeous 21-year-old-girlfriend realized it, too.

Ray: What makes me worth dating? What makes me worth f****** anything?
Shosh: That I’m falling in love with you.

Thank God someone on this show isn’t neck-deep in cynicism and hipster irony. Oh, and yes, Ray loves Shosh “so f****** much,” too, even if it’s way too early to be saying it. Huzzah!

JESSA | Jessa is the worst. No, I mean it, she kind of is, isn’t she? You knew her dinner with Thomas-John’s parents was going to be a disaster the moment she looked up from her busy afternoon arranging daisies and cala lilies, voiced her horror over their choice of a steak house, and blurted, “I can’t even eat meat unless I’m menstruating!”

Naturally, because being on time for dinner would make Thomas-John’s parents happy, and there was no direct line from that happiness to her own, Jessa offered her breasts as the appetizer to a main course of sex, and the newlyweds arrived tardy for the party. “I hate this restaurant but I don’t even care because I’m so happy to meet you guys!” announced Jessa, firing her opening shot in a series of bon mots that played like a giant middle finger to her bourgeois in-laws. It was also the first in a series of announcements that she shared none of their mundane concerns about career or money or not mentioning your former heroin addiction as casually as you might mention your intention to order the beet salad as an appetizer. (Still, for me, Jessa’s most irksome zinger was hearing her try to sound all mysterious when telling her pinched mother-in-law where she’d travelled: “Europe mainly — except Spain, because I’m avoiding someone.”)When Thomas-John’s mother finally snapped and icily noted how it had to be very nice for Jessa to “find yourself in such a successful situation,” the niceties began to evaporate, but Jessa’s hubby solidly stood up for her, taking umbrage with the phrase “situation,” and declaring the relationship as a “union of souls.”

Back at home, though, the “happy” couple had the drag-out fight that you’ve known has been coming ever since their stupidly capricious wedding. “You think you’re such a f****** free spirit because you shacked up with me for two months? I’ve been living this life for 25 f****** years! I’m going to look like 50 when I’m 30!” Jessa screamed, her need to be the coolest person in the room never more pronounced.

From there, we saw how a marriage can actually be dissolved in under five minutes. “I’m embarrassed when we walk down the street together because you’re so f****** average,” Jessa hissed, making me wince, which is saying a lot considering I don’t care much for Thomas-John at all. And then he countered by saying how he appreciates the company of hookers because they don’t whisper that his apartment looks “like the set of gay Entourage” and “they don’t buy a bunch of f****** Buddhas and put ‘em everywhere so it looks like whenever we have sex we’re being watched by a bunch of fat babies!” (Slow clap for T-J — not for the hookers but for the commentary.)

“You’re just a whore with no work ethic,” he continued. Jessa countered by slapping him in the face (she had probable cause, I think). And then the corporate dullard got in a shot that really summed up Jessa’s entire “free spirit” existence, one which really seems to lack any depth or intellect or attempt to live up to her potential: “You know what the best thing is: You have another f*****-up story to add to your collection, and some day some f****** asshole is gonna make a movie of your life, and it’s gonna be called ‘Hi, I’m Jessa and I destroy people’s lives because I’m f****** bored.’”

And so then Jessa ended up at Hannah’s, climbing into the bath with her, sobbing, and blowing snot rockets. That’s not okay, according to Hannah, though urinating in a friend’s tub is just fine. Alrighty then…we can all chew on that till next week.

Anyhow, with that I turn things over to you. What did you think of this week’s Girls? Which story arcs and characters are you digging most? Are we overdue for an episode that’s not so downright toxic? And what the hell is with all these ladies taking baths together? Is it a twentysomething thing that I’m too old to appreciate, or are you young’uns equally baffled? Sound off below!

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TVLine: Super Bowl 2013: Reviewing the Commercials (From the 2nd Half) — Plus: Rewatch Them Here!

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Feb 4th 2013, 02:42

It's time for the Super Bowl (airing on CBS), where every year advertisers pony up big bucks to wave their wares in front of 100 million viewers.

Who drafted big stars to shill? Who went for laughs? Who tugged at heartstrings? And who went out of their way to remind us with a sledgehammer, “Sex sells”?

RELATED | Super Bowl 2013: Reviewing the Commercials From the 1st Half

Read our quick take on the commercials from the 2nd half of Super Bowl XLVII — refresh for updates! — beneath this handy gizmo for playing back your faves (or ones you missed whilst hitting the loo), then share your own reviews in Comments.

2 Broke Girls | As much an overproduced spectacle as anything from a car or soda pop peddler, this elaborate David LaChapelle-directed promo serves up Max/Kat Dennings and Caroline/Beth Behrs as tarty pole dancers and batter-stirrers. If the intent was to sell sex, it gets a FIELD GOAL. But if selling a situation comedy, FUMBLE.

Iron Man 3 | Just a teaser, but one that captures the franchise’s mix of suspense, superheroics and humor, as Tony Stark struggles with the math in saving 14 airline passengers four at a time. FIELD GOAL

Blackberry Z10 | Since I am (probably/possibly) waiting to get my hands on the Z10 (or its cousin the Q10) this spring, I’ve been waiting to see what this first ad would tout. The company fka RIM however took the easy way out, demonstrating the things “it doesn’t do.” FUMBLE

E*Trade | Yes, an annual crowd-pleaser — “How’d they do that! He’s just a baby!” Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Joel McHale (explaining my SAFETY):

E-Trade has been using this talking baby for the last 6 Super Bowls. Shouldn't he be ACTUALLY talking by now & not just fake mouth talking?—
Joel McHale (@joelmchale) February 04, 2013


Bud Light | Wow, they’re actually going for a theme here, with Stevie Wonder back as the mystical “mojo” man, who this time defers to his pretty assistant to turn a guy’s chair “lucky.” FIELD GOAL

Axe Apollo | Lifeguard punches out shark to save a pretty girl… who then up and leaves him for the arms of an astronaut (aka metaphor for the Apollo in the product name). Assuming this somehow appeals to those who drench themselves in the clubgoer’s parfum: SAFETY.

MiO FIT | We barely get a chance to miss 30 Rocker Tracy Morgan, here ruminating on how things change (or need to change back, in the case of boy/man bands). I appreciate the idea of MiO, so I’ll roll the dice with a SAFETY.

KIA | Pretty humanoid robots look on as a guy inspects a KIA — that is, until he kicks the(ir) tires. At that point, he gets pounded, wedgied and hurled across the showroom. “Respect the tech” is the message. FIELD GOAL

Gildan | Never heard of this T-shirt brand, not sure what it was going for. FUMBLE

Wonderful Pistachios | “Crack your nuts now,” the lyrics go, as PSY reinvents “Gangnam Style” to shell shill pistachios. Suitably noisy, snicker-worthy lyrics aside. FIELD GOAL


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TVLine: Super Bowl Blackout: Top 12 Conspiracy Theories

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Feb 4th 2013, 02:15

Super Bowl XLVII came to a standstill Sunday when the lights went out at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. Here are the top conspiracy theories…

1. Sasha was so fierce she blew the power out!

2. In a smart crossover, Elementary‘s Sherlock Holmes will solve this mystery live. Here comes Jonny Lee Miller, getting dropped in via helicopter….

3. Hey, Kelly Rowland was warned not to plug her curling iron into that sketchy dressing room outlet.

4. NBC president Bob Greenblatt, dressed as a roving concession worker, pulled the plug to promote the midseason return of Revolution.

5. CBS boss Les Moonves went to pay the electric bill, but had maxed out his American Express black card paying for that Broke Girls “spectacular.”

6. The Ghost of Diana Ross’ Super Bowl weave strikes again!

7. Eric Taylor still miffed about being passed over for the 49ers’ coaching job two years ago. And Riggins owed him a favor.

8. The stadium electrician, who looked suspiciously like diehard Niners fan Jennifer Garner, wanted to stop the Ravens’ momentum.

9. A very poorly timed “viral” aspect to the Star Trek Into Darkness promotional campaign.

10. At least I never called any of the players fat!” –Lance Armstrong, being taken away in cuffs.

11. Uh-oh, Dan Marino’s wife just arrived.

12. The bright stadium lights were wreaking havoc on a nearby night shoot for the Treme finale. Melissa Leo “knows a guy.”

What do you think cause the lights to go out? Hit the comments!


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Hollywood Life: Super Bowl Power Outage At New Orleans Superdome Delays Game

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Feb 4th 2013, 02:13

Just two minutes into the second half of Super Bowl XLVII, the Mercedes-Benz superdome was hit with a severe power outage that knocked out nearly half of the lights — and delayed the game for more than 30 minutes. Read on for more shocking details.

Just moments after Beyonce delivered one of the most epic halftime shows of all time, the superdome in New Orleans experienced a damaging power outage that caused the game to be delayed for more than half an hour.

Right as the second half of the 2013 Super Bowl game was getting started, a major outage caused nearly half of the lights to go black in the Superdome. The outage also caused the scoreboard to go blank, and cut off the official game announcers.

The game was forced to be delayed for more than 30 minutes as employees scrambled to figure out what went wrong. The players had to hang tight in the meantime, with some just stretching on the field to pass the time.

After approximately 20 minutes since the lights went out, official announcers on CBS said the outage was caused by an outside power feed that somehow got disrupted and went dead, which caused part of the power to go out. About 15 minutes after the outage, some of the lights started to come back on.

Although the game resumed exactly where it left off when the power went out, each team was given a warmup period before the game resumes. With the official halftime combined with the unpredicted power outage, the players had nearly an hour of no play.

What did YOU think of the power outage HollywoodLifers? Were you shocked?

– Christina Stiehl

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Hollywood Life: Super Bowl Power Outage At New Orleans Superdome Delays Game

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Feb 4th 2013, 02:13

Just two minutes into the second half of Super Bowl XLVII, the Mercedes-Benz superdome was hit with a severe power outage that knocked out nearly half of the lights — and delayed the game for more than 30 minutes. Read on for more shocking details.

Just moments after Beyonce delivered one of the most epic halftime shows of all time, the superdome in New Orleans experienced a damaging power outage that caused the game to be delayed for more than half an hour.

Right as the second half of the 2013 Super Bowl game was getting started, a major outage caused nearly half of the lights to go black in the Superdome. The outage also caused the scoreboard to go blank, and cut off the official game announcers.

The game was forced to be delayed for more than 30 minutes as employees scrambled to figure out what went wrong. The players had to hang tight in the meantime, with some just stretching on the field to pass the time.

After approximately 20 minutes since the lights went out, official announcers on CBS said the outage was caused by an outside power feed that somehow got disrupted and went dead, which caused part of the power to go out. About 15 minutes after the outage, some of the lights started to come back on.

Although the game resumed exactly where it left off when the power went out, each team was given a warmup period before the game resumes. With the official halftime combined with the unpredicted power outage, the players had nearly an hour of no play.

What did YOU think of the power outage HollywoodLifers? Were you shocked?

– Christina Stiehl

More Super Bowl 2013 news:

  1. Beyonce's Super Bowl Halftime Performance — The Best Ever
  2. Sam Gordon, 9-Year-Old Football Star, Goes To The Super Bowl
  3. Best Super Bowl Commercials Of 2013: Naya Rivera, The Rock & More
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Hollywood Life: Sam Gordon, 9-Year-Old Football Star, Goes To The Super Bowl

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Feb 4th 2013, 01:58

The nine-year-old football phenom and YouTube sensation is having the best year ever! Sam joined NFL commissioner Robert Goodell in his VIP suite Feb. 3 at the Super Bowl — she was the guest of honor!

The Super Bowl usually features some of football’s best players, but maybe the best one of all was sitting in Robert Goodell‘s suite on Sunday, Feb. 3. We’re talking about Sam Gordon — the little girl who became famous when the highlight video of her torching nine-year-old boys in pee-wee football was uploaded to YouTube.

Robert Goodell: Sam Gordon Is ‘An Inspiration’

Robert first invited Sam and her family to a Giants game earlier in the season. He enjoyed her company so much that he decided to bring the whole family to New Orleans for the Super Bowl!

“[Goodell] thinks she is an inspirational story for football, youth football, and the participation of girls in sports,” NFL spokesperson Greg Aiello said, confirming the invitation.

The Salt Lake City nine year old ran for a ridiculous 1,911 yards and 35 touchdowns. Thirty-five! Sam’s crazy good season got national attention when her dad, Brent, uploaded five minutes and forty-six seconds worth of total mini-football domination on the internet.

Sam Gordon’s Amazing Season

In the video, Sam is racing past boys twice her size, breaking ankles and scoring touchdowns at will. It’s so widely loved that Sam has been featured on ESPN’s “Top 10″ and even on Wheaties boxes. But going to the Super Bowl might be the ultimate prize for Sam Gordon.

“It’s going to be really cool, plus I get to sit next to the NFL commissioner maybe,” Sam said before the game.

Give it like 15 years Sam, and we’re pretty sure that you’ll be going to the Super Bowl as a player!

WATCH: 9 Year Old Girl Football Star – Sam Gordon – Football Player Highlights & Footage

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