‘Minds’ powers CBS victory in ratings
ABC’s comedy block holds strong on Wednesday
CBS has captured the third Wednesday of November in key demos behind a strong performance by “Criminal MInds” and solid numbers for the net’s other shows. ABC’s comedy block also looked good, led by “Modern Family.” ● More from: Variety
ABC’s ‘Middle’ climbs without ‘Hank’
First-year sitcom averages a 2.4 in 18-49s, up 26 percent
The cancellation of the short-lived Kelsey Grammer sitcom “Hank” turned out to be a double win for ABC last night. ● More from: Media Life Magazine
AMPAS announces doc feature short list, ‘Anvil,’ ‘Capitalism’ snubbed
You can check out the full press release here. The list of 15 competing titles as follows: ● More from: incontention.com
Oscars prediction: ‘Inglourious Basterds’ will win best picture
As all Oscarologists know, the movie that wins best picture usually wins best director too, and the recipient of that prize is usually the same person who claims the top honor from the Directors Guild of America.
Inglourious basterds
At this point in the derby, we don’t have an obvious DGA front-runner. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire” has major Oscar buzz for best picture, but it’s unlikely that DGA members will consider it a spectacular directorial achievement. Lee Daniels may be nominated for his impressive dramatic achievement on celluloid, yes, but guild members usually look for more production dazzle. ● More from: Gold Derby | Los Angeles Times
Spam Worm Targets Twitter
The popular social media service Twitter is being targeted by a new attack seeking access to user accounts to send spam via direct messages. ● More from: PC World
Demi Moore’s W Cover: Worst Photoshop Ever?
Everyone knows by now that magazines extensively airbrush the stars on their covers, and usually the celebs appreciate a little touchup and wouldn’t want it any other way. But imagine Demi Moore, 47, getting her first look at the latest (December) cover of W and finding that a huge chunk of her hip has been digitally removed? That’s what the folks at Boing Boing called attention to yesterday. The mistake hardly needs to be pointed out. If you look at Moore’s left hip (our right), it seems that what used to be flesh is now a great deal of white space. But, don’t worry, Mrs. Kutcher’s thigh still seems normal, though now it appears to bulge out below her sarong. ● More from: omg! on Yahoo
Inside track on the Oscars’ supporting actor race
At this point on the derby track, with many films like “Invictus” and “The Lovely Bones” still unseen, it appears that there are three Oscar front-runners for best supporting actor: Christoph Waltz (“Inglourious Basterds”), Christopher Plummer (“The Last Station”) and Alec Baldwin (“It’s Complicated”).
Waltz has been ahead for the last few months and may remain there, but remember this category is notoriously known as the veteran’s achievement award (Alan Arkin in “Little Miss Sunshine,” James Coburn in “Affliction”). Two notable veterans stand out. ● More from: Los Angeles Times
Boy dials 911 after parents take away his Xbox video game
A 15-year-old boy told Buffalo Grove police that his parents had taken away his video game system and asked whether they were within their rights. ● More from: chicagotribune.com
Sources Say Stephanopoulos Can’t Keep This Week Gig If He Gets GMA
Last month we reported This Week anchor George Stephanopoulos was the leading contender to get the Good Morning America job opening up as Diane Sawyer takes over on World News. ● More from: Mediaite
FOX rolls wrong video, heads may roll
FOX has done it again, and this time, once again, FOX says its misplay of the wrong crowd video was another regrettable mistake. ● More from: The Swamp
‘Parks and Recreation,’ warming up
NBC sitcom fits well with ‘The Office’ and ‘30 Rock’
“Parks and Recreation” draws heavily from two funnier comedies, “The Office” and “30 Rock.” But since it precedes those shows on NBC on Thursdays, it works nicely as an appetizer. ● More from: Media Life Magazine
Juror who faked flu to serve three days
Everyone knows not to falsely yell “Fire!” in a crowded theater.
And now a Bucks County man knows not to whisper “swine flu” in a teeming, germophobic courthouse. ● More from: Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/19/2009
Google to Caption YouTube Videos
In the first major step toward making millions of videos on YouTube accessible to deaf and hearing-impaired people, Google unveiled new technologies on Thursday that will automatically bring text captions to many videos on the site. ● More from: NYTimes.com
