Well, now that they’ve gotten the flashback episode out of the way, “Jericho” has gotten back into that whole “Little House on the Prairie” mindset a little bit, a tendency that made so many earlier episodes less than thrilling…but while not every major character in town got a decent amount of screen time this week, the ones who did appear tended to have some pretty good stuff in their respective scenes.

Winter’s bad in Jericho, and after Gray Anderson paints the bleakest possible picture of what things will be like over the course of the next couple of months (“Where are the dancing girls?” asked an annoyed Johnston), the townfolk are looking for fuel alternatives…and it’s interesting that when the time comes to send out an exploratory party to a trading post of sorts at a nearby fairground, everyone literally turns to look at Jake. The fact that Jake’s group ends up consisting of his dad as well as Heather and Dale makes for an interesting dynamic that we haven’t seen before, and their expedition was easily the most interesting thing going on in this episode. It’s a decidedly dark moment when the gang realizes that they ain’t kidding around at the trading post about stringin’ up folks who misbehave. Heather finds someone she knew back in the day, and they give them a tour of the joint. The news tower is a cool concept, as are the various constantly-updated lists of what items are most in demand. They’re realizing that the suspects on the list of who bombed the US are shrinking…even as, apparently, the number of US Presidents is growing. (We’re up to six now, it seems.) There seems to be some sort of slavery operation going on at the place, but we didn’t get much of a look at it before Dale pulled his jackass stunt of stealing the machinery they’d been trying to work out a deal for. At first, it struck me as a bit odd that this friend of Heather’s would leap to the cause of our team as quickly as they did…but, then, it WAS a pretty shady operation; maybe they were just waiting for an opportunity, and it finally presented itself. Heather’s departure with her friends led to a decidedly schmaltzy speech – followed, of course, by a sweet embrace between her and Jake – but it was, at least, surprising that she opted to leave like she did.

In other news, Robert Hawkins is dealing with the sudden reappearance of his old partner, who’s observed that Hawkins is in possession of a package of some sort; it seems as though the two of them are on approximately the same wavelength as to their feelings on the organization to which they formerly belonged. Fortunately, we get a surprisingly successful division between the emotional turmoil on Hawkins’ family and the drama with the goings-on with their former employer. Gail Green is still royally pissed off at her son’s new lady friend, Mary, but they finally sit down and talk…which, surprisingly for a show that so often leans toward sentimentality, doesn’t immediately result in a happy ending; the reveal of Gail’s note at the end of the episode was actually rather a sweet moment. Emily Sullivan and her husband got just enough time in the episode to make me twitch; I have absolutely no idea what the hell to make of this revelation that her husband claims to have been taken by a light during his absence.

Still interested. Still coming back next week.

Source: Will Harris

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Jennifer Hudson’s widely blasted brown gown she wore on the Oscar’s red carpet on Sunday has been blamed on an editor of US fashion magazine Vogue.

Andre Leon Talley has help style the former American Idol star for major award show appearances since she became a big star following her role in Dreamgirls.

Hudson, who scooped the Best Supporting Actress award on the night, wore the brown gown for the ceremony and added a metallic bolero jacket to grace the red carpet.

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Hip Hop mogul Sean Combs breached an agreement with a British producer not to use his Diddy alias in the U.K, London’s High Court has ruled.

The rap mogul violated last year’s deal with Richard ’Diddy’ Dearlove by referring to himself as Diddy on a song from his latest album, Press Play, judge David Kitchin ruled.

Combs has promised to ditch the line “mainline this Diddy heroin” from future performances of the song The Future in Britain.

Source: Breezy

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In a recent interview, the Material Girl expressed concern about her daughter Lourdes’s tendency to wear jeans that are “so tight she can’t bend her knees,” and that are a bit too revealing in the rear whenever little Lola bends over.
That’s right: Madonna is worried about her daughter dressing a bit too much “Boy Toy” and not enough like the Virgin Mary.

Of course, whenever Madonna brings up issues of appropriate attire with her daughter, Lourdes simply laughs, hands her mother a copy of Madonna’s “Sex” photo spread, and asks if she can borrow Mom’s cone-shaped bra.

Source: Deb Medsker

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Paris Hilton violated the terms of her probation last night when she was arrested for driving with a suspended license. Hilton was stopped around 10:30 PM after LA cops saw the heirhead speeding down Sunset Blvd without headlights on. She could possibly spend up to 90 days in jail as a result, according to a report at TMZ.

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Stars including Christian Slater, Helena Bonham Carter and Bob Geldof watched Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe make his West End debut in the play ‘Equus’ last night.

17-year-old Daniel wowed critics for his first grown up role as troubled stable boy Alan Strang in the play. His role has attracted controversy as the former child star gets naked, simulates sex and smokes a cigarette.

Radcliffe says he took the role “to shake up people’s perception of me”.

Source: Breezy

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Hip hop star 50 Cent is getting his child support payments recognised legally because she thinks his son Marquise’s mom, Shaniqua Tompkins, is becoming too greedy with her cash demands.

The rapper and Tompkins agreed on a child support agreement privately which increased after 50 Cent shot to fame in 2003. Tompkins is now asking for more money, leading the star to seek legal action.

“It was just getting so out of hand. It was driven by greed. He felt it was necessary to get a court order making clear just what his responsibility is. He took matters into his own hands. It’s usually the woman who files. But he wants to do the right thing,” a friend of the hip hop star told the New York Daily News.

Source: Breezy

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Destiny’s Child singer Michelle Williams is to join the Chicago production of the musical The Colour Purple.

26-year-old Williams will play blues singer Shug Avery when the Broadway production tours Chicago in April.

“This is just a dream come true. I could not pass up the opportunity to do The Color Purple. To have the privilege of even auditioning was an honour for me,” Williams says.

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British supermodel Naomi Campbell has revealed she took cocaine for five years but has put her drug use firmly behind her.

Campbell says she felt “invincible” when she first took cocaine when she was 24, adding she felt like she “could conquer the world”.

But says: “It’s all just a misconception because when you wake up the next day it’s all gone and you feel awful.”

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Pop singer Seal’s appeal to overturn a British court ruling ordering him to pay his ex-manager an estimated $2 million in unpaid commission from his first two albums has failed.

Lord Justice Toulson dismissed Seal’s appeal to the High Court ruling last June that his John Wadlow was entitled to the royalties under a 1995 agreement.

Seal, whose real name is Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, claimed the agreement was not valid as Wadlow had used “undue influence” on him.

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