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Aug. 30th, 2012
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Aug. 30th, 2012 11:19 amHave to hand it to the Beek. He's quite funny satirizing himself (and Dawson's Creek) on Apt. 23.
From TVGuide.com:
With Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 airing back-to-back on Tuesdays this fall, the time seems ripe to have two of our favorite comedies cross over — a thought that isn't lost on the executive producers of both shows.
Apartment 23 creator Nahnatchka Kahn reveals to TVGuide.com that Happy Endings executive producer Jonathan Groff has actually pitched her an idea for a crossover — of sorts — that would take place at the end of a Happy Endings episode that involves James Van Der Beek, who plays himself on 23, and his old stomping grounds, Dawson's Creek.
"At the end of one of their episodes, they're watching Dawson's Creek and they're like, 'That was a good show. Whatever happened to that guy?' and they have some theories about what he's doing now and then they go right into our show and we see what James is doing," Khan teases of the pitch. "I would love it."
While we love the idea of that potential, but not-yet-official mini-crossover, it got us thinking about what crossovers we'd like to see on the series. Here are our top three ideas:
1. Max (Adam Pally) has a secret Dawson's Creek obsession. (He even has Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait" as his ringtone!) Upon hearing that The Beek lives in New York, he convinces the gang to go on vacation in the Big Apple where he'll pop up in the background of Apartment 23, always lurking behind James while trying to work up the nerve to approach him.
2. Although Penny is not the same kind of b---- as Krysten Ritter's Chloe, we could see Ms. Hartz getting into an online argument with the Queen B of NYC over the fact that Alex's store no longer sells baby t-shirts. Seriously, Chloe was dying to get a "daddy's girl" shirt for June — you know, because she hooked up with Chloe's dad.
3. Through a series of montages, Alex and James keep running into each other while he's on the Dancing with the Stars, so he decides to take her out on a date. His nemesis, Dean Cain, refuses to let James be happy, though, so he concocts a lie about the Beek (He's gay... to Max's excitement!) in order to steal Alex away.
Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 return Tuesday, Oct. 23
Once Upon a Time has enlisted the help of another Lost alum!
Jorge Garcia, well-known for playing eventual island protector Hurley on the ABC drama and for his role on Fox's Alcatraz, has landed a guest-starring role on Once.
Details on his role are scarce, but we do know Garcia will be playing "The Giant."
Considering the ABC fairy tale drama is taking on Jack and the Beanstalk this season, we're guessing Garcia is the famed giant that Jack comes across after climbing up the titular beanstalk.
Garcia, who will appear in one episode of the second season, follows former Lost alums Emilie de Ravin, who was promoted to series regular in Season 2 as Beauty and the Beast's Belle, and Alan Dale, who plays King George.
The second season of Once Upon a Time premieres Sept. 30
I Like This
Aug. 30th, 2012 11:19 amHave to hand it to the Beek. He's quite funny satirizing himself (and Dawson's Creek) on Apt. 23.
From TVGuide.com:
With Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 airing back-to-back on Tuesdays this fall, the time seems ripe to have two of our favorite comedies cross over — a thought that isn't lost on the executive producers of both shows.
Apartment 23 creator Nahnatchka Kahn reveals to TVGuide.com that Happy Endings executive producer Jonathan Groff has actually pitched her an idea for a crossover — of sorts — that would take place at the end of a Happy Endings episode that involves James Van Der Beek, who plays himself on 23, and his old stomping grounds, Dawson's Creek.
"At the end of one of their episodes, they're watching Dawson's Creek and they're like, 'That was a good show. Whatever happened to that guy?' and they have some theories about what he's doing now and then they go right into our show and we see what James is doing," Khan teases of the pitch. "I would love it."
While we love the idea of that potential, but not-yet-official mini-crossover, it got us thinking about what crossovers we'd like to see on the series. Here are our top three ideas:
1. Max (Adam Pally) has a secret Dawson's Creek obsession. (He even has Paula Cole's "I Don't Want to Wait" as his ringtone!) Upon hearing that The Beek lives in New York, he convinces the gang to go on vacation in the Big Apple where he'll pop up in the background of Apartment 23, always lurking behind James while trying to work up the nerve to approach him.
2. Although Penny is not the same kind of b---- as Krysten Ritter's Chloe, we could see Ms. Hartz getting into an online argument with the Queen B of NYC over the fact that Alex's store no longer sells baby t-shirts. Seriously, Chloe was dying to get a "daddy's girl" shirt for June — you know, because she hooked up with Chloe's dad.
3. Through a series of montages, Alex and James keep running into each other while he's on the Dancing with the Stars, so he decides to take her out on a date. His nemesis, Dean Cain, refuses to let James be happy, though, so he concocts a lie about the Beek (He's gay... to Max's excitement!) in order to steal Alex away.
Happy Endings and Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 return Tuesday, Oct. 23
Once Upon a Time has enlisted the help of another Lost alum!
Jorge Garcia, well-known for playing eventual island protector Hurley on the ABC drama and for his role on Fox's Alcatraz, has landed a guest-starring role on Once.
Details on his role are scarce, but we do know Garcia will be playing "The Giant."
Considering the ABC fairy tale drama is taking on Jack and the Beanstalk this season, we're guessing Garcia is the famed giant that Jack comes across after climbing up the titular beanstalk.
Garcia, who will appear in one episode of the second season, follows former Lost alums Emilie de Ravin, who was promoted to series regular in Season 2 as Beauty and the Beast's Belle, and Alan Dale, who plays King George.
The second season of Once Upon a Time premieres Sept. 30
Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech
um... wow.
And FOX wasn't alone...
The Washington Post: "Paul Ryan’s breathtakingly dishonest speech"
Atlantic: "Paul Ryan and the post truth convention"
Drudge Report: (Holy cow, Drudge?!!! Are you kidding me? Did hell just freeze over?): "Ryan Lied About Janesville GM Plant"
USA Today: Quote: "Paul Ryan's acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims..."
U.S. News & World Report: "Paul Ryan Repeats Auto Bailout and Medicare Lies"
Associated Press: "FACT CHECK: Ryan takes factual shortcuts in speech."
Salon.com: Quote: "His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty"
Slate.com: Quote: "incredible string of false or misleading statements"
The New Republic: "The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever" (Quote: "I'd like to talk about what Ryan actually said--not because I find Ryan's ideas objectionable, although I do, but because he was so brazenly willing to twist the truth.")
NY Magazine: "Paul Ryan Bets on the Ignorance of America"
Huffington Post: "Ryan Misleads, Again and Again"
The Washington Post has an article with the headline, "Ryan misleads on GM plant closing in hometown." [Ryan says it closed because the Obama administration failed... which is mindboggling since the plant closed during the Bush Administration. The closing of the plant was announced in June 2008 and was officially closed in December 2008. Those with calendars might recognize that this was before President Obama even took office. Ryan even issued a statement regarding the closing in June 2008, so he knows it's a lie). The article is a fact-check listing half a dozen similar distortions.
The Washington Post's''s online site [Plum Line]: "Paul Ryan fails -- the truth."
NPR: "Fact Checkers Say Some of Ryan's Claims Don't Add Up"
Factcheck.org: “Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements.”
The New York Times, quote: "In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention, Representative Paul Ryan criticized President Obama for seeking Medicare cuts that [Ryan] sought as well, and for failing to act on a deficit-reduction plan that [Ryan] too opposed." [And helped to vote down. It never made it out of committee to be rejected by the President.]
The Daily Beast: "Paul Ryan's Convention Speech and his Web of Lies" Quote: "It boggles the mind to imagine how Paul Ryan can stand up there and lash Barack Obama for abandoning Bowles-Simpson when he did exactly that himself."
Talking Points Memo: "Top 5 Fibs in Paul Ryan's Convention Speech."
Ryan’s speech was an apparent attempt to set the world record for the greatest number of blatant lies and misrepresentations slipped into a single political speech
um... wow.
And FOX wasn't alone...
The Washington Post: "Paul Ryan’s breathtakingly dishonest speech"
Atlantic: "Paul Ryan and the post truth convention"
Drudge Report: (Holy cow, Drudge?!!! Are you kidding me? Did hell just freeze over?): "Ryan Lied About Janesville GM Plant"
USA Today: Quote: "Paul Ryan's acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims..."
U.S. News & World Report: "Paul Ryan Repeats Auto Bailout and Medicare Lies"
Associated Press: "FACT CHECK: Ryan takes factual shortcuts in speech."
Salon.com: Quote: "His Republican National Convention speech was stunning for its dishonesty"
Slate.com: Quote: "incredible string of false or misleading statements"
The New Republic: "The Most Dishonest Convention Speech ... Ever" (Quote: "I'd like to talk about what Ryan actually said--not because I find Ryan's ideas objectionable, although I do, but because he was so brazenly willing to twist the truth.")
NY Magazine: "Paul Ryan Bets on the Ignorance of America"
Huffington Post: "Ryan Misleads, Again and Again"
The Washington Post has an article with the headline, "Ryan misleads on GM plant closing in hometown." [Ryan says it closed because the Obama administration failed... which is mindboggling since the plant closed during the Bush Administration. The closing of the plant was announced in June 2008 and was officially closed in December 2008. Those with calendars might recognize that this was before President Obama even took office. Ryan even issued a statement regarding the closing in June 2008, so he knows it's a lie). The article is a fact-check listing half a dozen similar distortions.
The Washington Post's''s online site [Plum Line]: "Paul Ryan fails -- the truth."
NPR: "Fact Checkers Say Some of Ryan's Claims Don't Add Up"
Factcheck.org: “Paul Ryan’s acceptance speech at the Republican convention contained several false claims and misleading statements.”
The New York Times, quote: "In his speech accepting the Republican nomination for vice president at the Republican National Convention, Representative Paul Ryan criticized President Obama for seeking Medicare cuts that [Ryan] sought as well, and for failing to act on a deficit-reduction plan that [Ryan] too opposed." [And helped to vote down. It never made it out of committee to be rejected by the President.]
The Daily Beast: "Paul Ryan's Convention Speech and his Web of Lies" Quote: "It boggles the mind to imagine how Paul Ryan can stand up there and lash Barack Obama for abandoning Bowles-Simpson when he did exactly that himself."
Talking Points Memo: "Top 5 Fibs in Paul Ryan's Convention Speech."