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Dr. No. Goldfinger. Diamonds are Forever. Classic titles right? Soon to be added to this catalog will be the following, announced as the name of the upcoming James Bond film:
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The Equinox Paradigm
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Quantum of Solace
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The Denver Incident
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Today We Kill, Tomorrow We Die
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A particular Hollywood nutjob was ejected from this week's Directors Guild Awards for heckling director Julian Schnabel. Later in the week, she ended up in rehab, so we're sure that everything will end up just fine. Who was it?
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Sean Young
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Courtney Love
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Shirley MacLaine
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Kirstie Alley
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Speaking of ceremonies, the SAG awards were held this week. One show won both actor and actress honors for comedy, and one show won both for drama. Which programs are we talking about?
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My Name is Earl and The Closer
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30 Rock and The Sopranos
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How I Met Your Mother and The Unit
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Monk and The Shield
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TV news! We actually have TV news! This series returned to the air this week, with a repeat of last season's finale on Wednesday and the season premiere on Thursday. What show were we glad to see back?
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Heroes
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Jericho
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Lost
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24
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ABC launched its series Eli Stone, which means that we will no longer have to put up with its commercials that featured this 80s singer, who also appeared in the premiere:
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George Michael
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Boy George
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Lionel Richie
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Madonna
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Even before its launch, Eli Stone had proven controversial. Calls for a boycott of the show centered around:
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A violent bank robbery shoot-out
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The salty language in the show
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Anti-religious imagery
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Suggestions that vaccines cause autism
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The dozens of viewers who tuned into the Miss America pageant on TLC witnessed the title going to Kirsten Haglund, who represented this state:
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Alaska
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Hawaii
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Alabama
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Michigan
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Acting in its infinite wisdom, the FCC fined a television network $1.4 million for the depiction of nudity in a 2003 broadcast. What show offended viewers' delicate sensibilities?
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E.R.
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NYPD Blue
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CSI
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Survivor
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A troubled member of this acting family died at age 49:
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Baldwin
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Coppola
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Wilson
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Brando
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The rumor mill was working overtime this week, churning out will-they-won't-they speculation over the possible reunion of this late 1980s/early 1990s music standout:
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New Kids on the Block
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The Bangles
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Boyz II Men
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Milli Vanilli (wait a minute...)
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Dipping further into musical obscurity, Ali Campbell - yes, *the* Ali Campbell - quit as the lead singer of this group, after 30 years with the band:
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Crowded House
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Level 42
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UB40
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Big Country
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Days before the Super Bowl, the halftime diversion known as the Lingerie Bowl made news. Why?
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It was cancelled
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This year, it will feature topless nudity
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Tara Reid was announced as celebrity referee
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NFL legends Bill Parcells and Joe Gibbs will act as coaches
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Having voted this celebrity as having the Sexiest Smile, we're suddenly worried that Victoria's Secret isn't quite an authority on what "sexy" means:
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Eugene Levy
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Ryan Seacrest
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Colin Farrell
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Tobey Maguire
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A particularly obnoxious personality has been banned from further appearances on The View, having mouthed off to Barbara Walters too much. Who is it?
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Andy Dick
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Carrot Top
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Kathy Griffin
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David Lee Roth
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Fans of this talk show host had better get their fill this season, as production will end soon:
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Ellen Degeneres
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Charlie Rose
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Montel Williams
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Dr. Phil
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Which actress is recording an album of Tom Waits cover songs to be released later in the year?
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Scarlett Johansson
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Maggie Gyllenhaal
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Kate Beckinsale
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Keira Knightley
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While the writers' strike still has production on hold, Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is criss-crossing the globe on behalf of this cause:
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Promoting literacy
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Saving whales
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Teaching safe sex
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Decreasing greenhouse gas emissions
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Drew Barrymore is now dating which of these TV, movie and commercial actors?
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Keifer Sutherland
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Justin Long
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Billy Crudup
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Sam Waterson
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We can't make this stuff up. A Hollywood actress has complained that she was roughly groped while working with an animal on a movie. "This thing is gonna rip its hand away and I will no longer have a boob there!" she stated. Who was the actress, and what was the offending critter?
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Amanda Bynes / Koala
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Christina Ricci / Chimpanzee
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Naomi Watts / Kangaroo
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Penelope Cruz / Panda
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Finally this week: Elisha Cuthbert has been slipping off our radar lately. This week, though, she made a bold return to the news, as it was reported:
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She crossed picket lines to begin work on a new movie
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Reportedly made out with Paris Hilton in an NYC night spot
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Purchased a haunted $50 million Hollywood mansion
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Posed nude in Playboy
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