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Teen Wolf – Season 3 – Official Trailer via Rickey.org Here it is: the official trailer of Teen Wolf Season 3! I love this show so much!!! Via Press Release: MTV DEBUTS TRAILER FOR ACTION-PACKED THIRD SEASON OF “Teen Wolf” PREMIERING MONDAY, JUNE 3 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT Network to Air Hour-Long Special “Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack” on Monday, May 27 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT, Plus Season Two Marathon on June 3 Beginning at 10:00 A.M. ET/PT New York, NY (May 20, 2013) — MTV released today the season three trailer for its hit scripted series “Teen Wolf” which will premiere the first half of its supersized 24-episode third season on Monday, June 3 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Season three will pick up four months after the events that nearly ended Jackson’s life and resurrected Peter Hale’s, when teen werewolf Scott McCall and his friends Stiles, Lydia and Allison begin their Junior year of high school unaware that a new threat has arrived in Beacon Hills: a deadly pack of Alpha werewolves intent on bringing Derek into their fold. In the season three premiere, a new Alpha Pack arrives to wreak havoc on Scott’s life while Derek and Isaac struggle to locate Erica and Boyd. MTV will air the hour-long special “Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack” on Monday, May 27 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT to give viewers a chance to catch up on all the action, scares, laughs and romance from the first two seasons of “Teen Wolf.” Fans will have access to behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast as they look back at seasons one and two, plus look forward with a special season three sneak peek. Need to catch up on season two? MTV will air a season two marathon from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, June 3. Tyler Posey, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden and Daniel Sharman will be on hand to offer insights about episodes, answer fan questions and give behind-the-scenes tidbits. In addition, the second season DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be released tomorrow, May 21, and will include exclusive special features such as alternate, deleted and extended scenes; commentary from Executive Producer Jeff Davis, a gag reel, fight choreography, shirtless montage 2.0 and much more. To catch up on seasons one and two, fans can visit MTV.com, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, Xbox and xfinity.tv for complete access to every “Teen Wolf” episode. As previously announced, season three will also feature several new faces in Beacon Hills, including: Ethan and Aiden as twin Alpha werewolves and played by Charlie and Max Carver; Gideon Emery as Deucalion, leader of the Alpha werewolves; Kali, an Alpha werewolf played by Felisha Terrell; Brian Patrick Wade as Ennis, an Alpha werewolf who is a force of pure brutality; and Cora, a tough 17-year-old, who has ties to the Beacon Hills werewolf line, played by Adelaide Kane. This season will also mark the return of series stars Tyler Posey as Scott McCall, Crystal Reed as Allison Argent, Dylan O’Brien as Stiles, Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale and Holland Roden as Lydia Martin. The third season comes on the heels of a highly successful second season in which the show was the #1 cable series among P12-34 in its time period and averaged a 1.6 rating among P12-34, marking a 7-percent increase over season one. Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Ssn 2: 6/3/12-8/13/12. Ranked on 000s. For more ways to connect with “Teen Wolf,” follow the show on @MTVTeenWolf or like it on Facebook. “Teen Wolf” was developed by Jeff Davis (creator, “Criminal Minds”) who also serves as executive producer. Additional executive producers include Marty Adelstein (“Prison Break”), René Echevarria (“MEDIUM,” “Castle”), Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley. Russell Mulcahy (“Highlander,” “Resident Evil: Extinction”) is co-executive producer. The pilot was written by Jeff Davis and Jeph Loeb & Matthew Weisman and directed by Russell Mu

Teen Wolf – Season 3 – Official Trailer via Rickey.org Here it is: the official trailer of Teen Wolf Season 3! I love this show so much!!! Via Press Release: MTV DEBUTS TRAILER FOR ACTION-PACKED THIRD SEASON OF “Teen Wolf” PREMIERING MONDAY, JUNE 3 AT 10:00 P.M. ET/PT Network to Air Hour-Long Special “Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack” on Monday, May 27 at 10:00 P.M. ET/PT, Plus Season Two Marathon on June 3 Beginning at 10:00 A.M. ET/PT New York, NY (May 20, 2013) — MTV released today the season three trailer for its hit scripted series “Teen Wolf” which will premiere the first half of its supersized 24-episode third season on Monday, June 3 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT. Season three will pick up four months after the events that nearly ended Jackson’s life and resurrected Peter Hale’s, when teen werewolf Scott McCall and his friends Stiles, Lydia and Allison begin their Junior year of high school unaware that a new threat has arrived in Beacon Hills: a deadly pack of Alpha werewolves intent on bringing Derek into their fold. In the season three premiere, a new Alpha Pack arrives to wreak havoc on Scott’s life while Derek and Isaac struggle to locate Erica and Boyd. MTV will air the hour-long special “Teen Wolf: Back to the Pack” on Monday, May 27 at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT to give viewers a chance to catch up on all the action, scares, laughs and romance from the first two seasons of “Teen Wolf.” Fans will have access to behind-the-scenes interviews with the cast as they look back at seasons one and two, plus look forward with a special season three sneak peek. Need to catch up on season two? MTV will air a season two marathon from 10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. ET/PT on Monday, June 3. Tyler Posey, Tyler Hoechlin, Holland Roden and Daniel Sharman will be on hand to offer insights about episodes, answer fan questions and give behind-the-scenes tidbits. In addition, the second season DVD from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment will be released tomorrow, May 21, and will include exclusive special features such as alternate, deleted and extended scenes; commentary from Executive Producer Jeff Davis, a gag reel, fight choreography, shirtless montage 2.0 and much more. To catch up on seasons one and two, fans can visit MTV.com, Netflix, Hulu, iTunes, Amazon, Xbox and xfinity.tv for complete access to every “Teen Wolf” episode. As previously announced, season three will also feature several new faces in Beacon Hills, including: Ethan and Aiden as twin Alpha werewolves and played by Charlie and Max Carver; Gideon Emery as Deucalion, leader of the Alpha werewolves; Kali, an Alpha werewolf played by Felisha Terrell; Brian Patrick Wade as Ennis, an Alpha werewolf who is a force of pure brutality; and Cora, a tough 17-year-old, who has ties to the Beacon Hills werewolf line, played by Adelaide Kane. This season will also mark the return of series stars Tyler Posey as Scott McCall, Crystal Reed as Allison Argent, Dylan O’Brien as Stiles, Tyler Hoechlin as Derek Hale and Holland Roden as Lydia Martin. The third season comes on the heels of a highly successful second season in which the show was the #1 cable series among P12-34 in its time period and averaged a 1.6 rating among P12-34, marking a 7-percent increase over season one. Source: Nielsen. Live+SD. Ssn 2: 6/3/12-8/13/12. Ranked on 000s. For more ways to connect with “Teen Wolf,” follow the show on @MTVTeenWolf or like it on Facebook. “Teen Wolf” was developed by Jeff Davis (creator, “Criminal Minds”) who also serves as executive producer. Additional executive producers include Marty Adelstein (“Prison Break”), René Echevarria (“MEDIUM,” “Castle”), Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley. Russell Mulcahy (“Highlander,” “Resident Evil: Extinction”) is co-executive producer. The pilot was written by Jeff Davis and Jeph Loeb & Matthew Weisman and directed by Russell Mu

Yahoo buys Tumblr for $1.1 billion via Rickey.org Yahoo! announced this morning that it was buying Tumblr for $1.1 billion. The company promises “not to screw it up” in their new blog on yahoo.tumblr.com. Meh. I stopped being a fan of Yahoo! a few years ago. From Yahoo: We promise not to screw it up. Tumblr is incredibly special and has a great thing going. We will operate Tumblr independently. David Karp will remain CEO. The product roadmap, their team, their wit and irreverence will all remain the same as will their mission to empower creators to make their best work and get it in front of the audience they deserve. Yahoo! will help Tumblr get even better, faster. Via Verge Follow me on Facebook! • Follow me on Google+ The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

Jim Cantiello named executive producer of The X Factor USA Web site via Rickey.org Jim Cantiello confirmed today that he is the new co-executive producer of The X Factor USA Web site. Congratulations! Such great news. When should I share that I’ve been hired to co-executive produce @thexfactorusa‘s website? Is now a good time? Yeah, I think now works. — jim cantiello (@jambajim) May 20, 2013 Follow me on Facebook! • Follow me on Google+ The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez Backstage Kiss – 2013 Billboard Awards – Video via Rickey.org Here’s footage of one-time couple Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez kissing back stage at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. Is Jelena back on? What was Taylor Swift doing? She seemed antsy. Gif Via oceanup The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor

When Season 12 ended it was clear that a major shakeup was coming for the American Idol judges panel in 2014. Randy Jackson quit after twelve long years, Mariah Carey was said to definitely not be returning, and after all the drama surrounding Nicki Minaj it was hard to imagine her returning. That left Keith Urban waiting and wondering if he’d be invited back. Instead of waiting for an invitation Keith decided to put out the request first telling reporters last week that yes, he wants back in on FOX’s next season of the series. As for the chances of that happening? It’s still up in the air, he said. “I have no idea. All I know is that there is talk about it,” he says. “For me, I’m in the studio literally this week finishing up my album and putting a tour together, hitting the road in July. So onwards.” Urban was definitely a well-liked personality on the panel this year and his price tag was relatively low (about a third of what Mariah earned), but FOX has to decide what direction it wants to take. If they bring Keith back then they won’t be able to start with a clean slate of judges, but keeping at least one familiar face would give the 2014 American Idol season at least a touch of continuity. It all depends on what direction FOX wants to take. Do you think FOX should bring Keith Urban back as an American Idol 2014 judge or start over with a completely new panel next year? Source: EW This content is owned by American Idol Net.

If you were able to pay attention during all the American Idol 2013 finale hubbub, you may have caught wind that newly-crowned Idol winner Candice Glover’s debut album is set to hit stores and download platforms July 16, making it the fastest debut album from an Idol winner ever. The album, “Music Speaks” is already available for pre-order on iTunes and for a limited time, it’s only $7.99. That pre-order includes Candice’s single “I Am Beautiful” which you can own instantly with the pre-order. This is a move that American Idol should have made years ago, instead of waiting until November or later before the Idol winner’s album drops. They’ve finally realized to keep it fresh and keep the momentum going before all winners end up like Lee Dewyze. Here’s to hoping it’s not too late with all the declining interest in the show. “Music Speaks” can be pre-ordered from Candice’s brand new official website. Before the album drops, though, Candice will head out with the rest of the top 10 for the American Idol Live! 2013 concert tour. The 40-show tour kicks off June 29. This content is copyrighted by AmericanIdolnet.com.

Mad Men – Recap: Don-ward Spiral via Rickey.org Recap video and review of Mad Men – Season 6 Episode 8 – The Crash: “The Crash” has to rank as one of the strangest episodes in the history of Mad Men, if for no other reason than I can’t seem to pinpoint exactly what it was trying to say. There’s a certain desperation at the heart of the narrative this week, as Don (Jon Hamm) tries to win back Sylvia (Linda Cardellini) and, in the process, ends up getting strung out on drugs with the rest of his staff, culminating in a three day weekend in which nothing really gets accomplished. The episode rivals Roger’s (John Slattery) similar drug-fueled haze in “Far Away Places,” yet I’d argue that the story here is far more jarring in how it dislodges figures both high and low. It’s not just bigwigs like Don getting “energy serum” injections, it’s the men in the middle like Stan (Jay R. Ferguson) and Ken (Aaron Staton), and even some of the newbies from CGC who are a bit lower on the hierarchy. What results is office-wide chaos, and what is likely to be the most divisive episode of the season: you’re either going to love this for its wackiness and subtextual narrative, or you’re going to loathe it for that wackiness and for how it offers subtext in lieu of an actual story. I’m leaning a bit closer towards loving it, if only because it’s rare for us to get an episode that’s as completely off-the-rails as this (I’m not sure Aaron Staton is going to get another opportunity to tap dance while monologuing, for instance). The subtext-heavy narrative is also in service of illustrating the lasting implications of Don’s breakup with Sylvia, and how procuring a car account can both legitimize a firm and turn it into a “whorehouse,” in a manner of speaking. There’s also likely to be considerable fallout as a result of how everyone acted in their altered states, and that should be an interesting route for the narrative to explore, going forward. Credit: AMC So Frank Gleason is dead. Granted, he hasn’t been someone with whom we’ve been all that close (or even all that familiar, beyond the last two or three episodes), yet his death hits the CGC side of the firm pretty hard, particularly Ted (Kevin Rahm), who takes the weekend off following Frank’s funeral. This couldn’t have happened at a worse time, since the Chevy account has thrown the firm into disarray. Ken is being subjected to all manner of unpleasantries as a result of his job as the point man for the account: he has to chaffeur the Chevy execs around town for drinks, after which they fire guns out of his car while forcing him to accelerate, before covering his eyes so he can’t even see where he’s driving. This results in an accident that injures Ken’s leg and causes him to limp into office the next day, where he announces that Chevy hates everything the firm has come up with, and is giving them the weekend to come up with something new. And so Jim Cutler calls in a physician to give out injections of his special “energy serum” (probably speed) to the employees to help usher them through the grueling 72 hour period. Don, Ken, Stan and several others take injections, and just like that, we’re off to the races… Credit: AMC/Yahoo! TV Don loses it when Sylvia calls to give him the third degree over stalking her. Apparently, he’s been staking out her apartment, and her husband has discovered Don’s pile of cigarette butts. Apparently, Arnold thinks Sylvia has taken up smoking again, and she fears it’s only a matter of time before he discovers the truth. In essence, Sylvia is terrified that Don is going to ruin the good thing she has going with Arnold, saying that if he keeps this up, he’s going to learn about the affair and then murder her. While she was merely being

Game of Thrones – Review: I Now Pronounce You Drunk and Sansa via Rickey.org Review of Game of Thrones – Season 3 Episode 8 – Second Sons: Game of Thrones is picking up the pace by adopting a more fleet approach to its storylines. In past weeks, we’ve gotten single check-ins with various storylines across Westeros, Beyond the Wall, and Across the Narrow Sea. Yet “Second Sons” gets a bit more in-depth, as we stop in for multiple scenes with Daenerys (Emilia Clarke), Sansa (Sophie Turner), Tyrion (Peter Dinklage), and even Melisandre (Carice Van Houten). Meanwhile, a significant chunk of this season’s narrative sits this one out (No Jon, Robb, Jaime, Brienne, Littlefinger, Varys, Theon or Bran this week). However, the narrative is improved by the omission, simply by virtue of the fact that the stories in question are allowed room to breathe. For instance, we really haven’t gotten much from Stannis (Stephen Dillane) this season, outside of a brief handful of scenes here and there in which we see how desperately he clings to Melisandre, despite the presence of a wife (Selyse) and daughter (Shireen) who carry a healthy respect and admiration for him (Selyse more than Shireen, it would seem). Here, we get to see the toll his defeat last season has taken, as he embraces Melisandre’s Lord of Light more fervently, resorting to magic to turn the tide of the war, even if the price of that magic is the blood of his own innocent kin. It’s powerful stuff, and is merely one facet of a larger narrative about the cost of power in war. By any measure, “Second Sons” is well-paced television that takes a broad story and boils it down to compelling specifics. Credit: HBO The North: After having been captured last week by The Hound (Rory McCann) while fleeing from the Brotherhood Without Banners, Arya (Maisie Williams) has naturally assumed that he’s taking her back to King’s Landing. To avoid this fate, she attempts to murder The Hound in his sleep with a rock the size of her own head. However, he awakes just before the potentially fatal blow. He invites her to take her best shot, but warns her that she’d better succeed in killing him, or he’ll cut off both her hands the moment he’s recovered. Arya opts not to take the risk, a choice that proves to be wise on her part, in the sense that The Hound actually wants to take her where she wants to go. He reveals to Arya that they’re headed for The Twins, stronghold of House Frey, where Robb (Richard Madden) and the rest of her family are gathered for the wedding of her uncle Edmure (Tobias Menzies) to one of the Frey girls. The Hound rationalizes that the Starks will pay a veritable king’s ransom for Arya, which is worth far more to him than the indignity of attempting to win back his old position under King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson). Arya is ambivalent about The Hound, recognizing that he’s a means to an end, but hating him nonetheless (though The Hound recalls having rescues Sansa from rape in King’s Landing last season, as a means of explaining that there are people far worse than himself in this world. Yet Arya remains disbelieving). And so the Travelogue of Thrones continues. Credit: HBO Meanwhile, Melisandre has brought Gendry (Joe Dempsie) back to Dragonstone to sacrifice him to the Lord of Light, so that Stannis might finally be rid of the usurpers to his rightful place on the throne. To this end, Melisandre decides to wine and dine Gendry, to let him get a taste of the kingly life. Her rationale is that fear “poisons the meat,” so to speak, and so she wants Gendry to feel comfortable, so that he doesn’t “see the knife coming.” Of course, Melisandre takes it a step further by actually seducing the guy, giving him a little thrill before tying him to the bedpost and subjecting him to leeches. The entire scene is among the best of the episode, for

Justin Bieber – Milestone Award Acceptance Speech – 2013 Billboard Music Awards via Rickey.org Justin Bieber won the Milestone Award at the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. In an odd event, it seemed as if members of the crowd were booing as Bieber told them to take him seriously. They could have been saying something else, but it seemed as if the crowd was booing at Bieber (as Tracy Morgan noted later). While the crowd is doing whatever and many are cheering Bieber just stands there. He then says that he is 19 years old and thinks he is doing a pretty good job and wants everything to be about the music and the craft he is making. He says it is not a gimmick and he is an artist and he should be taken seriously and the “bull should not be spoken of.” The Voice • American Idol • The X Factor