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Josh McDermitt brings some much-needed fun to The Walking Dead season 8 as Eugene Porter, the focus of Time For After. Spoilers...

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8.7 Time For After

The Walking Dead is a show with a lot of interesting characters who speak in interesting ways. Negan is probably the most obvious one; he spins long sentences and crams in strange, infantile profanity. Rick has lots of long speeches that allow writers to really dig into a specific topic. Jadis is... well, she's different, but not entirely complicated, you just cut out non-essential words and boil everything down to noun-verb or verb-adjective phrases. But the character that has to be the most fun to write for is Eugene Porter, and he's the...

In 2015, Bryce Dallas Howard blew us away when she proved she could cry on command while talking about Home Depot during an appearance on Conan. This week, the actress - who's promoting the new season of Black Mirror on Netflix - returned to give a tutorial on her tearful ways. During her Monday night appearance, Bryce tried to get Conan to shed a few tears by revealing her go-to tricks (and asking for money in return). Even though she managed to cry again (hint: it's all in the yawn), we can't say the same about Conan's success rate. Related:Bryce Dallas Howard Looks Beautiful on the Red Carpet With Her Famous Father, Ron...

Time flies, doesn’t it? It seems like just yesterday I was watching Animaniacs Live, interviewing folks about Turtles and cartoons, seeing the latest in geek fashions, hanging out with American Gods, and chatting with the Kings of Con at Sdcc, not to mention chillin’ at Nerd HQ. And now suddenly it’s September, and I’ve since attended both the UK Discworld Convention and Dragon Con! Convention season: it really never stops, does it?

Despite my busy schedule, I don’t want to miss sharing any of the fantastic adventures I’ve been having with you; so first, let’s rewind to San Diego and reminisce about the summer party-party-parties, because they are a staple of Sdcc and deserve to be featured. Every year, I try to line up at least a couple of parties each night, because, let’s be frank, I just love a good party. (I...

Director: Alex Gibney; Writer: Alex Gibney; Starring: Mike Rinder, Marty Rathbun, Paul Haggis, Jason Beghe; Running time: 119 mins; Certificate: 15

Bring me Louis Theroux! There are many moments during this disappointing depiction of Scientology where you may be crying out that very same plea.

Unlike the staggeringly good Amy, this documentary fails to muster any sense of objectivity towards the subject matter and frequently comes across as overly manipulative - the very trait it seeks to expose and demonise when it comes to Scientology. It's epitomised by the use of footage featuring key figures in the religion, including John Travolta, Tom Cruise and its founder L Ron Hubbard, which often dwells or freeze frames on the blazing eyes or wild laughter in a bid to make them look crazy. It devalues its objectives.

Such subjective treatment needs a stronger authorial presence in the film, beyond the occasional off-camera voice of the interviewer.

A review of tonight's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" coming up just as soon I've lost the right to pee... Though "AC/DC" aired more than a month after the most recent episode, the two still feel linked to me in the ways that they've tried, to mixed success, to lay some emotional foundation underneath Jake's usual antics. In "Sabotage," he admitted that he can't sit back and let other people help him because of abandonment issues from his dad, but the moment was so brief that it felt more like a distraction than anything else. Here, he eventually tells Terry and Charles the real reason why he can't let go of any case: the one time he did it, the perp stayed free long enough to kill a few innocent people. Here, it didn't feel like the show was trying to skimp on the dramatic beat, but rather that it maybe didn't...

We've all wept over the end of Parks and Recreation. Some of us grieve in different ways, though. For example, we've made a life-size papier-mâché replica of Ron Swanson that's glowering at us from the corner his very moment. Aubrey Plaza? Well, Aubrey Plaza gave one of her castmates a vial of blood and some of her hair. "Aubrey Plaza and I are very close," Aziz Ansari told Conan O'Brien on Monday's Conan. "We've known each other before the show, and we became really good friends on the show, and she gave me this gift." He then pulled out a note from Plaza.

We've all wept over the end of Parks and Recreation. Some of us grieve in different ways, though. For example, we've made a life-size papier-mâché replica of Ron Swanson that's glowering at us from the corner this very moment. Aubrey Plaza?

Well, Aubrey Plaza gave one of her castmates a vial of blood and some of her hair.

"Aubrey Plaza and I are very close," Aziz Ansari told Conan O'Brien on Monday's Conan. "We've known each other before the show, and we became really good friends on the show, and she gave me this gift." He then pulled out a note from Plaza.

Yesterday, I published the first half of a long email exchange with “Parks and Recreation” co-creator Mike Schur looking at the origins and evolutions of some of the show’s most memorable supporting characters and running gags. That discussion concludes today with talk of DJ Roomba (who came very close to never being a part of our lives), Li’l Sebastian, Burt Macklin and a lot more. But we start out with the first — and last — appearance of Pawnee’s greatest mystery man. I know you had talked in the past about wanting to get Bill Murray to play the occasionally-mentioned but never-seen Mayor Gunderson. How did that actually come about? And if he had said no, was there a back-up Gunderson plan, or would he have simply remained a mystery forever? Mike Schur: We wanted to do an episode in the final season where someone died. We settled on Gunderson,...

A few weeks ago, while working on my review of the “Parks and Recreation” episode “Save Jj’s,” I asked people on Twitter for the name of one of the show’s weirder recurring characters, the creepy, heavily-tattooed owner of Pawnee’s pawn shop. My followers identified him as Herman Lerpiss — and, better, pointed out that there have been a lot of characters named Lerpiss in Pawnee over the years, often with far more elaborate biographies than has ever been suggested on the show itself. This made me realize that, while I have interviewed “Parks” co-creator Mike Schur many times over the years about major developments for Leslie, Ron, April, Andy, and the rest of the show’s main characters (you can read some of those interviews here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here , here and here), I’d barely scratched the surface of all the crazy background characters...

Parks and Recreation fans finally met Mayor Walter Gunderson on Tuesday night's show, and he was a familiar face.

Just days after Saturday Night Live's 40th anniversary special, Bill Murray joined SNL alum Amy Poehler's NBC comedy as the Pawnee politician whose identity has not been revealed until now.

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For those Parks and Rec fans paying attention, Murray's cameo has been hinted at in the past. Back in 2011, Poehler showed up on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and said she'd cast the funnyman as the mysterious mayor if he came at a good rate. "Bill Murray, if you’re listening, I will pay you $250 to do one episode of my show," she joked.

"There was no attempt really to lure him -- we just kept saying it out loud," Parks and Rec's executive producer Michael Schur told Entertainment Weekly. "Aubrey [Plaza] met him somewhere and said, 'You should...

In a parallel universe, Jim O'Heir could have spent the last seven seasons on "Parks and Recreation" not as office punching bag Garry/Jerry/Larry/Terry/Garry, but as Ron Swanson. That's the role he auditioned for at the start, and while he didn't get it, Mike Schur and Greg Daniels liked his audition enough to hire him as a background character with the potential to do more, much like Stanley, Phyllis and Meredith on "The Office." It was a move that paid out well for all involved, and tonight's second episode — the last regular installment of "Parks" before next week's series finale — had a crowning moment of sorts for O'Heir's long-suffering alter ego. (I reviewed both of tonight's episodes here.) Earlier today, we spoke about the ups, downs, and many names of Garry Gergich, the experience of being a part of this great series, as well as the Kickstarter...

Nick Offerman could go incognito without his signature 'stache!The "Parks & Rec" star debuted his mustache-free face at the premiere of "Me And Earl And The Dying Girl" at the Sundance Film Festival on Monday. Now that the NBC sitcom has wrapped up production, the actor said goodbye to his character's famous facial hair and went in the opposite direction from the look he sported for seven seasons -- beard, with no mustache. On Friday, Nick's costar Retta shared one of the final photos of a mustache-clad Offerman during his last day on set.  "Ladies and gentlemen, that's a series wrap on Mr. Nick Offerman," Retta captioned the pic on WhoSay. "#RonSwanson He's a simple man. He likes pretty, dark-haired women, and breakfast food... We wrapped the show in December. We shoot out of order and scenes from episode 4 were Nick & Amy's last scenes of the series."While we're...

A quick review of tonight's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" coming up just as soon as I do my kegels secretly... The title story of "Stakeout" is a pretty familiar one, both for this series (Jake suffers for refusing to listen to obviously wise advice) and for sitcoms in general (Jake and Charles' fight at times was very evocative of the first Leslie/Ann fight on "Parks and Rec"), but was extremely well told. Even in a crowded episode with two other stories and the usual structural problems forced on them by the network (see my lament at the end of last week's review), the episode slowly and meticulously plotted out the disintegration of the Peralta/Boyle friendship over their Chanukah-length stay in the tiny apartment, and particularly after they had the terrible idea of crafting the no-no list(*). Other than Charles' hero-worship of Jake, there's no real reason these two very different men should be friends,...

Between Nick Offerman, Ron Swanson and Duke Silver, it can be hard to tell where one ends and the other begins.

The 44-year-old actor declares his undying love for whiskey in a new music video courtesy of Elite Daily. This video has it all: an acoustic performance, horseback riding, sheep-herding, woodworking and a rowboat.

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Fans of Parks and Recreation know Offerman as breakfast-loving, woodworking, anti-government employee Ron Swanson, who moonlights as popular-with-the-middle-aged-housewives saxophone player Duke Silver. In this new video, Offerman shows off his musical talents and love of woodwork.

Offerman has been busy promoting the final season of Parks and Recreation, which kicks off Tuesday, Jan. 13, with back-to-back episodes on NBC. Just last month, he appeared in a sketch on Conan shilling hand-carved wooden emojis. You know, for a heavier and more rustic form of communication.

Watch: 'Parks and Rec' Boss Explains Recurring Joe Biden Joke

What do you think of Offerman's whiskey love song...

A review of tonight's "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" coming up just as soon as my diet consists of flavorless beige smoothies... Now that was more like it. After a couple of episodes with weak Peralta stories, "Road Trip" was a half-hour where all three plots clicked. The title story revisited the ongoing Jake and Amy tension without pushing too hard on it, and did it in a way I can't recall many shows doing. Usually in a "will they or won't they" situation, one partner pines after the other at a time, going back and forth due to circumstance, always being miserable in silence. Here, neither Jake nor Amy has the guile to stay quiet about how they feel for very long. So even if the larger framework is similar — with Amy dumping Teddy while Jake and Sophia are still together and reasonably happy — each party knows that the other one likes them,...

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Question: Any Grey’s Anatomy spoilers? —Sonja

Ausiello: Shonda Rhimes & Co. are launching a major trans storyline in 2015 focusing on a character named Travis, an attractive, good-humored thirtysomething man who will make the “believable transition” to a woman over time. Rumor has it the newbie will form a strong bond with a Grey Sloan staffer whose identity will remain unknown for now mostly because I’m not sure who it is. That’s right, there’s something I...

I talked with Nick Offerman earlier this week and got the answer to the question I'm sure you're all wondering: A ukelele. What? You weren't clamoring for details on the latest carpentry projects from Hollywood's endlessly busy Renaissance Man? Personally, I'm always interested in Offerman's woodworking, because I know the value he puts in maintaining that pursuit and skill -- it's not just a hobby -- while following a schedule that would exhaust a lesser man. On Offerman's recent/current slate: He's completing work on the final season of "Parks and Recreation." He's touring the country with his one-man humor/lifestyle spectacle "Full Bush." He directed the marvelous and star-studded video for Tweedy's "Low Key." He's apparently co-producing a documentary about writer Wendell Berry. He appeared in the summer blockbuster "22 Jump Street" and probably has another half-dozen movies coming out soon. And this Sunday night (October 5), Offerman can be heard...

If you're like us and value your sleep, you probably nodded off into your Ambien dreamland before the party started on post-prime time TV. Don't worry; we've got you covered. Here's the best of what happened last night on late night.

"Tonight Show" host Jimmy Fallon opened up his suggestion box to find a query from a fan asking him to challenge someone to a race using a beer cooler scooter -- literally, a motorized scooter built from a cooler. Fallon brought in Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson for the bit, and offered him a beer helmet for protection, though Johnson was eager to get the race over with. "I just can't wait to ... see what's inside the cooler," he told Fallon.

Another suggestion box question from a college freshman sought advice for school, which Fallon said he didn't feel qualified giving. Instead, he called upon "Parks and Recreation" star Nick Offerman,...

Boardwalk Empire begins in 1920. Its lead character, Nucky Thompson, is on top of the world. History is bending in his direction. He has established an elaborate criminal conspiracy that will funnel an addictive drug (alcohol) directly into the mouths of its consumers (most of America), all of it untaxed. What could go wrong?

Boardwalk Empire began in 2010. Its network, HBO, was on top of the world. It was coming off a decade which you could, with only a bit of hyperbole, referred to as the HBO decade. The Sopranos redefined what television could be; so did Sex and the City,...

Emmy nominations will be announced on Thursday, July 10 by Mindy Kaling and Carson Daly. The pundits and critics have come to a consensus on the most likely nominees out of the numerous television shows on the air: a showdown between Breaking Bad and True Detective in Best Drama Series, Modern Family accruing a number of nominations at the cost of other comedy series. But what about the long shots? These performers and series would make deserving nominees, but for various reasons, are not expected to hear their names called. Here are five dream nominations in each of the major Comedy categories.

(Note: I only considered a nominee a long shot if it was actually submitted to that category. For example, I could not select Bob’s Burgers as Best Comedy Series, since it was submitted in the Animation categories instead. I also considered nominees only in the category they were submitted; for example,...

Will Ferrell got his big break at "Saturday Night Live", so it's no surprise that he tends to totally kill it when he hits up a late night talk show. The funnyman is always full of surprises, wacky costumes, and silly stunts and last night's appearance on "The Tonight Show" was no exception.

Here he is having an epic drum-off with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Necessary spoiler alert: there is cowbell involved.

But do you remember when he stopped by "Conan" as Ron Burgundy? Magical flute solo ahead:

He's quite the musical fellow, isn't he? Here is he on "The Late Show" singing a Christmas carol with The Vienna Boys Choir. Try not to smile:

Will once participated in the "mean tweets" segment on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" while sitting on a toilet:

And last but not least, the time he "figure skated" to the "Downton Abbey" theme...

Yesterday, Paramount Home Media Distribution released the hit comedy sequel Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues on Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD, which features three different cuts of the movie, including the Super-Sized R-Rated version that includes 763 new jokes. Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner reprise their roles from 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, as they set off to conquer the new world of 24-hour news in New York City, at the end of the 1970s. We have a giveaway lined up for our readers, where one grand prize winner will take home a bottle of Sex Panther cologne signed by Paul Rudd, a Ron Burgundy glasses/mustache combo and the Blu-ray. These prizes will be gone in a heartbeat, so don't miss out on your chance to win big today.

Grand Prize Winner Receives:

Sex Panther cologne signed by Paul RuddRon Burgundy glasses/mustache comboAnchorman...

Last month, we reported that Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues will feature three different version of the comedy sequel on the Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD release, which arrives April 1. One of these versions is the Super-Sized R-Rated Version that contains a whopping 763 new jokes, and we just happen to have New Joke #65 in our exclusive clip, featuring Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) drinking scotch on the job at SeaWorld, and Eliza Coupe as one of the SeaWorld trainers. Check it out before discovering the 762 other new jokes when the Blu-ray Combo Pack and DVD arrives tomorrow.

The Anchorman: The Legend Continues Blu-ray Combo Pack includes Three versions of the film-the original Theatrical Version, the Unrated Version and, in a home entertainment first, the Super-Sized R-Rated Version with 763 new jokes! Never before in the history of home entertainment has anyone replaced 763 jokes. This must-own three-disc set also features over four hours...

The Mindy Project is back next week! I repeat: The Mindy Project is back next week!

We’ve been patiently waiting for our Shulman & Associates fix since January, but enough is enough. After the midseason finale fireworks — as Mindy flew back to New York to get Cliff back, Danny grabbed her for a passionate mile-high make-out sesh — it’s a wonder we haven’t combusted from the anticipation. To help you hold out one more week, the Mindy cast hit PaleyFest at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on Tuesday night for a revealing and laugh-filled panel.

So what does the future hold for Mindy and Danny?...

As with Sunday night's "Lost" panel, I stepped in to do a little TV duty this week and attended tonight's "Parks and Recreation" panel at the PaleyFest. I'm not sure there's a group of characters that I like spending time with each week as much as the "Parks" group right now. Pawnee has taken its place right alongside Springfield as one of the most fully-realized comedy communities in TV history. Each year, we learn more about the people of Pawnee and we learn more about the main characters and we just plain dig deeper into the roiling cauldron of weird that is headed up by the great Leslie Knope, played by the also-great Amy Poehler. After a very spirited round of interviews on the red carpet, I headed upstairs where they were just starting to screen this Thursday's new episode, "Galentine's Day." After this, there are only six more episodes this year,...

On a sunny May morning in northwest Atlanta, Will Ferrell ambles into the warehouse at 2282 Defoor Hills Road – a windowless, 31,000-square-foot behemoth that has been transformed, thanks to low rents and generous Georgia tax incentives, into a makeshift movie soundstage. The warehouse is typically home to moving companies, but today the tenant has a much higher profile: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, a.k.a. the most hotly anticipated comedy of the year, and the most buzzed-about sequel in comedy history. Ferrell is starting his workday as the film's hero,...

Called "hilarious" (A.O. Scott, New York Times), "fall-down funny" (Peter Travers, Rolling Stone) and just plain "awesome" (Claudia Puig, USA Today), "the funniest movie of the year" (Drew Taylor, AOL Moviefone) makes its highly-anticipated home entertainment debut when Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues arrives April 1, 2014 on Blu-ray Combo Pack, DVD and VOD from Paramount Home Media Distribution. Fans can be the first to own either the Theatrical Version or the Unrated Version when they arrive on Digital on March 11.

The Anchorman: The Legend Continues Blu-ray Combo Pack includes Three versions of the film-the original Theatrical Version, the Unrated Version and, in a home entertainment first, the Super-Sized R-Rated Version with 763 new jokes! Never before in the history of home entertainment has anyone replaced 763 jokes. This must-own three-disc set also features over four hours of bonus content including commentary by Adam McKay, Judd Apatow, Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner,...

Woodworker, man’s man, and “Parks and Recreation” star Nick Offerman revealed the key to getting independent films into Sundance on Wednesday’s “Conan.” Offerman, whose “American Ham” concert film was recently shown at the Park City, Utah film festival, described the secret to success in a song, “Pussy and Weed.” The short tune, accompanied by the NBC sitcom actor’s acoustic guitar, included lyrics such as: “The ingredients that make indie films/ the coolest of the breed/are simply weed and pussy/pussy and weed.” See video: Conan O’Brien Responds to Man Claiming to Be His Secret Son...

It's on to greener pastures for Seth Meyers, as the current "Weekend Update" co-anchor and head writer of "Saturday Night Live" readies to depart his post after 13 years to take over "Late Night" on Feb. 24.

But before he does, the funnyman has one final show to see through on Saturday (Feb. 1). In anticipation of Meyers' "SNL" swan song, it's time to take a look back at some of the shining moments from his tenure on the long-running sketch show -- both onscreen and as a writer.

'Patriotic Briefs'

Meyers' first sketch appearance ever came in the show's second post-9/11 show, in a bit that gently mocked the intense displays of patriotism in the following days. The star is, without a doubt, Will Ferrell and his bare behind, but Meyers gets in a few pretty funny reaction shots.

'Harry Potter: Hermione's Growth Spurt'

Opposite Rachel Dratch's miniature Harry Potter and...

A constellation of nominees express humility, gratitude on the day of the Academy Award nominations.

Amanda Nevill, BFI CEO – “It’s fantastic to see the Academy putting the UK’s vibrant and thriving film industry firmly in the international spotlight. Britain’s world-leading studios and VFX facilities take centre stage in the spectacular Gravity, and the ability of our visionary directors to bring true stories to life with extraordinary effect is seen so vividly in Stephen Frears’ BFI and BBC Films-supported Philomena and Steve McQueen’s Film4-backed 12 Years A Slave.

“With Oscar recognition for on- and off-screen British talent across so many categories, these nominations help remind us that the UK’s film industry is something we can all be hugely proud of. All of these brilliant, talented people are winners in my eyes and I wish them all the luck in the world.”

American Hustle

Producers Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, best picture...

Thursday (Jan. 9) was a seminal moment in the run of "Parks and Recreation," a night that saw the beloved NBC comedy celebrate its 100th episode.

It was an episode that saw Leslie (Amy Poehler) vacate her seat as Pawnee city council member, Ann (Rashida Jones) and Chris (Rob Lowe) learn the sex of their baby and Andy (Chris Pratt) return home from London. So, yeah, kind of a big night.

But when Zap2it caught up with "Parks" creator Mike Schur at the big 100th episode cake-cutting celebration back in October, we wanted to look to the future. So, we asked him where he imagined Leslie Knope would be should the series make it to 200 episodes.

"In episode 200? Oh my God," he responds with a laugh. "She would be the Secretary General of the United Nations and she'd be, like, in Uzbekistan, talking U.N. peace-keeping troops through how to...

Over nine years after the Channel 4 news team first appeared on the big screen, Ron Burgundy and crew return this weekend in Anchorman: The Legend Continues. With a robust marketing campaign targeted at the original's rabid fanbase, Anchorman 2 should open in first place ahead of The Hobbit and a handful of newcomers.After opening to $28.4 million in July 2004, the original Anchorman ended its run with $85.3 million. Unfortunately the movie made next-to-nothing at the overseas box office, so initially a sequel didn't seem like it had much potential. In the years since, though, stars Will Ferrell, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd have all seen their stars rise substantially. More importantly, the movie wound up connecting with a much larger audience in its post-theatrical release, and the endlessly quotable characters have become a permanent pop culture fixture. Eventually, it became fairly obvious that there was potential for a sequel. Paramount...

You’d have to have been hiding in a German san diego for the last several months not to know that Ron Burgundy is back on Dec. 18 in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Ever since Burgundy himself appeared on Conan in March 2012 to officially announce that a sequel was underway, Will Ferrell has been a pied piper (pied flutist?) for the movie, lending his character’s self-important persona to a deluge of promotional opportunities. By now, you’re seen many of the 70 commercials Ferrell did for Dodge Durango — 10 new spots are now viewable online — a happy accident that boosted Durango...

Several sleepy stars are already reacting to today’s big news — their Golden Globe nominations. See statements from celebs including Matthew McConaughey, Kerry Washington, and Amy Adams below; we’ll update this post as more pour in.

Matthew McConaughey (Best Actor, Drama, for Dallas Buyers Club): “I’m excited and honored that the HFPA has recognized my performance in Dallas Buyers Club. Ron Woodroof was a revolutionary for the human spirit, and I was blessed to tell his story. I’m looking forward to spending the evening at the Golden Globes on January 12th.”

Kerry Washington (Best Actress in a TV series,...

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Though many Academy Award Best Picture nominees contain—or are predominantly about—sex and relationships, very few have been about sex issues in law and politics. In recent years there has been Milk (2008), the biopic of Harvey Milk, a California politician and gay rights activist, and otherwise not much else. Even in the late 1980s and early 1990s, when the AIDS epidemic was a hot button issue, few films of this genre made it to the Best Picture ticket (remember, Philadelphia was snubbed from the category in 1993). Sexual issues topics, though, have been more popular within the documentary medium: there was Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989), which won for Best Documentary, and which was the first AIDS-related film to win an Oscar, the The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), which also won Best Documentary, and How to Survive a Plague...

Even though Ron Burgundy wasn't able to "class up" Espn's SportsCenter yesterday, the network plans on broadcasting more footage of the "interview" it shot of Will Ferrell's character grilling Denver Bronco Peyton Manning for Espn the Magazine. The segment will air prior to the December 18th release of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues.

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The channel had previously used the chat – in which Burgundy praises Manning for all of the success he's achieved "without a mustache" – to tease Ferrell's in-character SportsCenter appearance,...

Will Ferrell's scheduled appearance on Espn's SportsCenter as his Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues character Ron Burgundy has been cancelled.

Ferrell and his co-star David Koechner were slated to host tonight's (December 5) 6pm Et edition of SportsCenter in character, but their appearance has been postponed.

Exclusive: Anchorman 2: Ron Burgundy gets an offer he can't refuse in new clip

Espn's director of communications David Scott has explained that it will not be possible for Burgundy's appearance to take place because of the breaking news that football star Jameis Winston will not face sexual assault charges following a highly-publicised investigation.

Scott said in a statement: "Ron Burgundy's scheduled Thurs. appearance on @SportsCenter has been cancelled in light of the potential implications of any news from the State Attorney's press conference in [Florida].

"As of this time, there is no reschedule date for Ron Burgundy."

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Don't leave your child alone with Ron Burgundy. That's the message Christina Applegate sends in a new E! Entertainment special airing at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18, the same day the movie hits theaters. Applegate and the other stars of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues -- including Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, David Koechner, James Marsden and Meagan Good -- along with director Adam McKay will be interviewed by E! News' Giuliana Rancic in the one-hour sitdown. Video: 'Anchorman 2's' Ron Burgundy Serenades Rob Ford on 'Conan' The special will feature the cast and director explaining why it took

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Ron Burgundy won't be telling Bristol, Connecticut, to stay classy today – Will Ferrell's appearance as America's favorite anchorman on Espn's SportsCenter has been postponed due to a scheduled news conference regarding the sexual assault allegations leveled against Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

"Ron Burgundy's scheduled Thurs. appearance on @SportsCenter has been cancelled in light of the potential implications of any news from the State Attorney's press conference in Fla.," Espn's director of communications David Scott wrote on Twitter. Although Scott wrote yesterday that...

Will Ferrell has been noticeably absent from promotional events for “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,” because Ron Burgundy has taken over his body. Since Paramount launched it’s impressively-integrated publicity campaign — beginning with a series of largely improvised Dodge Durango commercials featuring the newsman selling the 2013 model — Burgundy has been turned into a Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream flavor, issued Trick-or-Treating advice, warned against piracy, presented an award at MTV’s EMAs, released a book called “Let Me Off at the Top! My Classy Life and Other Musings,” signed it for lucky fans in Los Angeles, appeared on “Conan” (again), anchored an actual.

“Nebraska” star Will Forte returned as Ted Turner to “Conan” Tuesday — and complained that Conan O’Brien is running TBS into the ground. “I founded TBS with one purpose — so people could enjoy Steven Seagal films without the nudity,” Forte-as-Turner said. “The way they were meant to be enjoyed. I’ll be damned if I’m going to sit here and watch my vision ruined by some sickly wig stand.” Also read: ‘Anchorman’ Ron Burgundy Asks Peyton Manning How He Plays Quarterback Without a Mustache (Video) The tough-talking media mogul didn’t mince words with the ginger-haired comic, labeling him a ”deformed Ron Howard,...

Have you ever wondered what true love sounds like? During the Sydney premiere of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, the film's stars, Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carrell and David Koechner offered a possible answer, reprising their wonderful rendition of Starland Vocal Band's 1976 hit "Afternoon Delight" for an ecstatic crowd. The quartet famously sang the not-so-subtle love song a capella during the first Anchorman, and nearly a decade later they sound spry as ever, with Carrell still hitting all the right high notes and Koechner nailing his trademark "whoooops.

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues doesn’t open in theaters until Dec. 20, but you don’t have to wait that long to see Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy back in action. In fact, the Me Decade’s most-famous fake newsman is practically everywhere these days, lending his classy prestige to Dodge Durangos (and then taking it back on Conan: “I drove it four feet and the thing cracked in half!”); Emerson College, which will temporarily rename its communications school after Burgundy; the Australian prime-minister election coverage; and MTV’s European Music Awards, which are, let’s be honest, the very definition of “classy prestige.

The cast of Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues treated attendees at the movie's Sydney premiere to a live performance of "Afternoon Delight." At Sunday's event, the movie's stars -- Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell and David Koechner -- covered the Starland Vocal Band's 1976 hit, which they also performed in the original film. Photos: From 'Anchorman' to 'Office,' Steve Carell's 10 Best Roles The stop marks the latest in a promotional blitz that has seen Ferrell make several appearances in character as Ron Burgundy, including an appearances on Conan during which he stumped for embattled politician Rob Ford, and

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Back in March of 2012, Will Ferrell appeared as Ron Burgundy on "Conan" to announce Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues was finally happening, and last night the legendary newsman returned to the TBS late night talk show to promote the upcoming comedy sequel from director Adam McKay. Never one to disappoint and put on a good show, Burgundy decided to pay tribute to Toronto mayor Rob Ford (currently being ridiculed for smoking crack, hanging out with hookers and other douchebaggery) by singing to his "dear, dear, dear friend." Ford is in hot water, but he had time to to post the video on Twitter saying, "I had to laugh at my friend Ron Burgundy & his take on my 2014 re-election campaign song." Watch now! Here's Ron Burgundy's musical appearance on "Conan" last night thanks to Team Coco: Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is written and directed by Adam McKay, the man behind...

You may recall that in March 2012, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) appeared on Conan to announce Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. Now, twenty months later, he has returned to promote his new book, Let Me off at the Top! During the interview, he talked about his popular Dodge Durango commercials, ugly babies, and the importance of bags of poop when it comes to surviving a prison riot. He also treated the audience to some jazz flute to support classy Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Paramount continues to be bullish in promoting the comedy sequel (just yesterday we posted an exclusive TV spot), but when the promotion is this amusing, I'll happily watch it. Hit the jump to check out the videos. The film also stars Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Kristen Wiig, James Marsden, Dylan Baker, Greg Kinnear, and Harrison Ford. Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues opens December 20th. Via Flicks and Bits.

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Anchorman is back! The return of the Kvwn Channel Four News team means that David Koechner is back in the saddle as his cowboy-hat wearing, 'Whammy!' yelling sportscaster, Champ Kind. San Diego's favorite sons have left the Seventies behind and in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues – in theaters December 20 – they have found themselves in 1980s New York, spearheading a 24-hour news cycle movement. But has the Ron Burgundy-led team learned anything since their first foray as the overly confident, narcissistic gang of self-mythologizing journalists? "No!" laughs Koechner. "These guys don't evolve.

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The Big Bang Theory, Season 7, Episode 3, “The Scavenger Vortex”

Directed by Mark Cendrowski

Written by Dave Goetsch, Eric Kaplan & Steve Holland (Story), Steven Molaro, Jim Reynolds & Maria Ferrari (Teleplay)

Airs Thursdays at 8pm Est on CBS

Following its rather rocky start to the season, The Big Bang Theory delivers an outstanding episode this week. “The Scavenger Vortex” continues with this new pattern that the show has adapted since the start of the season- although the episode doesn’t exactly move the story forward, it does work as a great platform for some of the characters to interact and this week the pairings are even more hilarious than last week.

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