Sep 2nd, 2010 by Karen
Tags: Blood Dolphins

If you think the Discovery Channel’s “Whale Wars” was hard to watch, its new miniseries “Blood Dolphins” on Animal Planet is heart-wrenching and, at times, unbearable. The first of three episodes debuted Aug. 27, and repeats Sept. 3 at 9 p.m.
In “Blood Dolphins,” Ric O’Barry, who made the Academy Award-winning documentary, “The Cove,” revisits Taiji, Japan, for the island’s open season on dolphins, which starts every year on Sept. 1. O’Barry refers to this hunting as a “Dante’s Inferno for dolphins.” Each year hundreds of dolphins are herded in a bay then slaughtered for their meat. Only a handful are sold to aquariums. By the end of the year, about 20,000 dolphins are killed.
O’Barry and his son, Lincoln, filmed the carnage over a few years to escape detection by angry fisherman and undoubtedly to avoid ending up like the dolphins themselves. Dolphin and whale activists have received many threats of violence.
I had no idea this went on. Why kill an animal whose instinct is to protect human life? Any number of mammals would just as soon fill their bellies with us and drag us off to their young. Its tragically ironic considering the thousands of lives dolphins have saved. To survivors, they are more than human-like. They are angels. Really.
A few seconds into the “Blood Dolphins” trailer, I had to turn away. Though I couldn’t see. I could hear. The sounds of harpoons puncturing dolphin flesh struck me to the core. I had to man up and look. Calfs cling to their mother and hopelessly fight for survival in waters already thick with dolphin blood. The fishermen know. We know. One way or another, the only way out is in one of their nets. The feeling of helplessness is overwhelming.
Nevertheless, the fishing industry is a staple in Japan’s economy. And the Japanese are pissed. Dolphins and whales to them are like cows to us. Just look at the fisherman spearing these mammals. There is no hate in their actions. Its their livelihood. To them, it’s just a job.
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“Avatar” was awesome. ”Inception” was incredible. “True Blood” was terrific. ”Lost” was lots of fun. And they’re all seeking your vote for the Ultimate Scream award. Spike TV’s Scream Award nominations – honoring the best sci-fi, horror, fantasy and comic book entertainment — will put geeks to the test.
Top nominees, as chosen by an elite panel that included Tim Burton, John Carpenter, Wes Craven, Damon Lindelof, Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, and Joss Whedon: Kiss-Ass (17 noms), “Inception” (15), “Iron Man 2″ (13), “True Blood” (10).
The event takes place Oct. 16 at The Greek Theater in Los Angeles. It airs on Spike TV Oct. 19 at 9 p.m.
THE ULTIMATE SCREAM
- Alice in Wonderland
- Avatar
- District 9
- Inception
- Iron Man 2
- Kick-Ass
- Lost
- True Blood
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse
- Zombieland
For a full list of the nominees and to vote, you can go here.
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Sep 1st, 2010 by James K
Tags: 90210

The famous California zip code and its calendar date line up perfectly on Thursday.
Dig out your Brendon and Brenda duds. Sept. 2, 2010, is being celebrated as “90210 Day.” (Europe celebrated in February because they’re screwy and put the day ahead of the month.)
A group on Facebook formed last year is calling it “International Beverly Hills 90210 Day.” Celebrations have been organized in places such as the Paley Center for Media in Los Angeles, which will screen old episodes. The town of Beverly Hills is throwing a party hosted by Larry King. The CW altered its schedule to air “90210″ on Thursday.
Sports and pop culture writer Bill Simmons, known as “the Sportsguy” on ESPN.com where he writes, is hosting a podcast devoted to “Beverly Hills, 90210.” Last week in his podcast, “The B.S. Report,” Simmons announced that he will hold a special Thursday and give out “90210 Awards” such as “biggest plot stretch ever.”
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Sep 1st, 2010 by Joy Hogger
Tags: First Look, Glee

Just as our ‘Returning Shows‘ guide launches, FOX has treated us with a new teaser of the upcoming season of Glee. Vulture reveals that the first big musical number of the season-two premiere (airing September 21) will be built around the Jay-Z/Alicia Keys duet “Empire State of Mind.”
The reason: Our heroes will be spending this season trying to get to Nationals, which are being held in the song-appropriate Big Apple.
Watch the promo after the jump.
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Sep 1st, 2010 by James K
Tags: The Amazing Race

“The Amazing Race” never seems to run out of interesting teams. For the 17th edition, debuting Sept. 26 on CBS, the racers include Home Shopping hosts, an Internet entertainer, a Miss Kentucky, Ivy League a cappella singers (pictured), beach volleyball players and a birth mother/daughter team who were recently reunited after the mother gave her newborn daughter up for adoption over 20 years ago. The Internet entertainer is 20-year-old Kevin Wu, aka KevJumba, whose YouTube channel has more than a million subscribers. He’s racing with his dad, Michael. Race 17 will hit 30 cities in its 32,000-mile journey, including first-time stops in Ghana, Bangladesh and above the Arctic Circle. CBS says that the team who finishes first in the premiere will get a “surprise, game-changing advantage” that’s never been part of the show before.
Here are the 11 teams:
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Sep 1st, 2010 by James K
Tags: Fall 2010

News, notes and scuttlebutt on returning shows.
ABC
Castle (Sept. 20)
watch the promo
On the Season Two finale, Beckett’s new relationship with a detective pushed Castle away, forcing them both to confront their feelings. Castle leaves to finish writing his second Nikki Heat novel, leaving Beckett unable to express her true feelings and unsure whether he would return to the precinct. Continue Reading »
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