OK, for those of you who missed it, here's a link to a youtube video of the Twilight clip that was featured early on during last night's episode of NBC's Heroes. It featured what is being called "the forest scene" or "the reveal," where Bella tells Edward she knows what he is ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGdUE_SSNjQ





Pattinson in KOP!

And, now for the really big Twilight news ... Robert Pattinson, Edward Cullen himself, is coming to the King of Prussia Mall on Thursday, yes, this Thursday. He'll be making an appearance to promote -- what else? -- Twilight at the Plaza's Hot Topic store from 6-8 p.m.

In order to meet him, be one of the first 500 people to purchase the Twilight Tour T-Shirt ($30) which entitles you to a wristband to get you into the signing. Only special posters from the film provided by Hot Topic will be signed, and a Q&A about the movie will follow for those lucky enough to get in.

Disclaimer: You must purchase the T-shirt in person at the King of Prussia store on Thursday. Entry to signing with wristband only. Purchase limited to two wristbands per person. No cameras. One autograph per person.

And please, Twilighters, let's behave.

According to published reports, the Twilight star caused a near-riot at yesterday's San Francisco Hot Topic appearance, and he wasn't even there! An estimated 3,000 people showed up for the 500 wristbands and, after the pushing and shoving began in the wee hours of the morning, police were called in and canceled the event. Some attendees came from as far away as Arizona, while others camped out all weekend. One girl reportedly received a broken nose.

The signing went on as planned several hours later, but the Q&A was not rescheduled. It's unclear who actually got in or how they got their wristbands.

According to Pattinson's IMDB message board, today's signing in Dallas seemed to go better, but also had a tremendous number of people (mostly teenage girls) turn out.

So if you're going, I would recommend getting there early.


Best line on TV last night: "Sheldon's one lab accident away from a super-villain," Leonard to Penny on CBS' Big Bang Theory. It seems Penny earned herself 3 strikes in Sheldon's book last night and was banished from the boys' apartment.



Penny & Sheldon

If you've ever watched this clever little sitcom, you know Sheldon very well. He's the anal retentive (that's putting it mildly) super-genius stand-out of the rest of the geeky geniuses on the show.

If you haven't, maybe you should give this golden nugget a chance. I only discovered it on DVD over the summer, but I immediately added it to my viewing schedule! (Mondays, 8 p.m.)

For more info or to watch visit http://www.cbs.com/primetime/big_bang_theory/


On TV Tonight: Well, since it's sweeps, everything's new! Here's a brief run-down ...


On NBC from 8-10 p.m. the Biggest Loser: Families features the contestants learning they'll be competing individually after the teams are dissolved. The eliminated players return to the ranch, last season's winner, Alison Vincent, makes a surprise visit, and a new twist is added to the elimination round. For more info visithttp://www.nbc.com/The_Biggest_Loser/


On ABC, it's another Dancing with the Stars recap at 8 p.m., followed by the results show at 9 p.m. An all new Eli Stone (10 p.m.) features fallout from the firm's split including Eli's efforts to show Matt the rewards of pro bono work.
http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index


CBS' must-see night starts off the NCIS at 8 p.m. The team probes a bank robbery that ends in murder, and Gibbs doubts his own judgment. At 9 p.m. The Mentalist (a fast growing hit) takes on a murdered casino owner and at 10 p.m. on Without A Trace, a bank manager vanishes. I used to love this show, but I had too many hour-long dramas on my schedule and had to eliminate something. Not saying that it wasn't a great show, but when CBS moved it to Sunday nights I kinda got over it.


Over on Fox, it's House at 8 p.m. - the team makes a house call when an agoraphobe won't leave his home, while at 9 p.m. Fringe's team investigates a strange parasite that appears inside an ailing FBI agent. This show started out brilliant, but with all the recent weeks when this show hasn't been on, I've kinda gotten away from it. Anyone else have feelings/comments on Fringe?


The CW offers up an all new 90210 at 8 p.m. - big surprise, bitchy Naomi causes trouble at Annie's sweet 16 party, and on Privileged at 9 p.m., the CW pulls out all the stops by having blog-gossip guru Perez Hilton make a cameo (yeah, I'm gagging now).


But if you need something a little stronger and bloodier ... HBO airs Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd again at 9 p.m. I recommended this movie last Friday before it's Saturday premiere. I actually sat down and watched it again Saturday and stand firm on my first review - this is a Burton masterpiece. If you're a Johnny Depp or Tim Burton fan, it's a must-see!



The Demon Barber of Fleet Street


Of course, I'll be making time to check out one of my guilty pleasures over on Bravo at 10 p.m. - The Real Housewives of Atlanta. Yeah, I know, it's totally cheesy, but I can't stop watching!! Will Kim and NeNe make up? Will Sheree and NeNe have it out? Or, judging by the previews, will they all get stuck on some small island in the middle of a lake?? Tune in to see.

For info or to catch up visit
http://www.bravotv.com/Real_Housewives_Of_Atlanta/season/1/index.php



Feuding Housewives


And speaking of guilty pleasures, I think I've mentioned before how I just can't turn off VH1's Rock of Love. It's my love of bad TV to keeps me tuned in. Anyway, for any of you who feel the same, former contestant Destiney Moore (she was one of the badees) will take the stage and lose her clothes at Al's Diamond Cabaret in Reading this Thursday through Sunday. No, I won't be attending. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit. I mean, really, who'd thought any of the contestants on that show would be stripping these days? Ha!



Destiney in Reading

And Pack Your Knives -- Top Chef starts tomorrow!

This is the week I lose my mind ... yes, that's right, tonight is the official beginning of TV's New Fall Season. I have so much to watch this week that I had to make a list night-by-night so I wouldn't forget anything. It's this way every year, returning faves and trying to decide which "new" shows are worth investing the time.

This week's tough, but if I can survive it will get better. Especially since a lot of the "new" shows get cancelled only a few weeks in.

But before getting into all that, I can't let last night's Emmy Awards broadcast pass without a few comments. The Emmys, or as I like to call it -- one of the most BORING awards shows on TV -- always kicks off the new TV season -- with a snore. And last night's 3-hour show was no different, in fact, it was the worst in years.

Thank God for British comedian Ricky Gervais! At least he was entertaining! He went off the monitor and did a funny schtick with Steve Carrell over Gervais' Emmy win last year. He wasn't in attendance to accept, so presenter John Stewart gave the award to Carrell, who apparently didn't give it back. So Gervais went into the audience to get it from him in one of the funnier moments of the evening.

The only other highlight for me was Josh Groban's medley of TV theme songs, from The Love Boat to South Park, The Jeffersons to Baywatch, Gilligan's Island to The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, and more. He was great! Both moments can be seen in this 3-minute Emmy highlight reel available on youtube. Click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O94JwhNAO8s

And in case you were curious, AMC's Mad Men made history becoming basic cable's first show to win a best drama award. Too bad season 2 is such a stinker so far...

NBC's 30 Rock scored four trophies, including its second consecutive nod for best comedy series. HBO's Entourage picked up a third consecutive win for Jeremy Piven's Ari Gold for supporting comedy actor. And, as expected, HBO's mini-series John Adams picked up a healthy five trophies.

And, although the five nominees for the first-ever Reality Series Host Emmy stunk at hosting the show, it was great to see Survivor's Jeff Probst win. I mean, afterall, wasn't Survivor the show that started network reality programming. (Yes, I know that MTV's Real World was before Survivor, but I said "Network"!) Congrats Jeff!! By the way, Survivor: Gabon starts this Thursday with a 2-hour premiere beginning at 8p.m. on CBS! YAY!!

Of course, I'm equally happy to see CBS' Amazing Race win its sixth consecutive Emmy for Reality-Competition Program. (AR starts its new season Sunday night at 9 p.m.)
Personally, I'm a little bummed that AR's host Phil Keogan didn't receive a nomination -- he's my favorite!


And, in the most bizarre Emmy nod, given out at the technical Emmys two weeks ago, Pirate Master: Episode 102 won for Original Main Title Theme Music. Who knew? I mean, I'll admit I watched this ridiculous ship-bound reality competition (until it was yanked from the schedule mid-way thru), but I didn't think anybody else did!


On TV tonight: Well, I'll probably be starting out the evening watching the Sci-Fi's four-episode LOST marathon as it continues beginning at 7 p.m. And I'll probably get all caught up in it again, so I'll be running tape on all the other programming. Tonight's line-up of episodes 5-8 include: White Rabbit, House of the Rising Sun, The Moth and Confidence Man.

Over on CBS, the sitcom lineup begins with my new favorite The Big Bang Theory. Leonard and Penny will deal with the aftermath of their first date. If you haven't watched this yet, do! It's very funny!


NBC will be running an entire night of Heroes. Sorry, I couldn't get into this show, which is strange since I like sci-fi. Anyway, from 8-9 there will be a catch-up and behind the scenes of season's past, followed by the 2-hr. premiere at 9 p.m.


Fox continues it's Prison Break at 9 p.m. MTV presents another vapid ep of The Hills at 10 p.m. (Why am I still watching this?) And over on E! you can check out the best and worst dressed at the Emmys on Fashion Police at 8 and 9 p.m. (I guess they think it'll be so good they had to air it back-to-back.) Actually it might be quite entertaining, guest commentator will be Project Runway's favorite pixie Christian Siriano!

And, finally, what kind of TV watcher would I be without mentioning the big premiere of Dancing with the Stars over on ABC at 8 p.m.? Yes, they're back! Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and Kari Ann Inaba will be critiquing every step for 2 hours tonight, tomorrow night and another hour on Wednesday night!

Kari Ann, Len and Bruno
Well, I can tell you now that I don't have all that time to put into this show. I love watching the dancing, but the filler drags on forever! Here's my little secret to making this more enjoyable. Tape it!! or DVR!! whichever. I find that I can get thru the entire 2-hr. broadcast in just about 20 minutes just watching the dancing and judges' reviews. It's pretty bad when I'm looking forward more to seeing the professionals than the actual "stars."
For more on the contestants and professional dancers visit the official web site at
http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancingwiththestars/index?pn=index&cid=rm+Fall08+google+Dancing_With_The_Stars

That's all for now, gotta go, lots to watch tonight!