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9 Things We Want to See on 'Fuller House'

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Everyone's buzzing about the announcement of Netflix's "Full House" sequel series "Fuller House," and as details continue to roll in about the upcoming show, we're getting pretty darn excited ourselves.

We don't know too much so far, but TV Line confirmed a recent interview with John Stamos that said: Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin, and Andrea Barber will reprise their original roles in the spinoff. Bure is the "Danny" of the new series: D.J. is widowed, has two sons (a rebellious 12-year-old and a neurotic 7-year-old) and she's pregnant. Aspiring singer Stephanie seems to be cut from the same cloth as Uncle Jesse. And single mom Kimmy Gibbler, who has a teen daughter, is the sassy best friend, just like Joey.

The remaining cast members haven't been confirmed, although negotiations are in progress... We're curious to see how the lives of the beloved Tanner and company will play out twenty years after the "Full House" finale. In fact, we have some hopes and dreams for the series of our own. There are definitely a few characters we would welcome back in addition to the main cast, and some scenarios we would like to get explored. Find out 9 things we would like to see in the "Full House" sequel.

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Meet Marvel's Avengers: An 'Age of Ultron' Character Guide

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There are roughly 10,000 characters in Marvel's superhero smorgasbord "Avengers: Age of Ultron," opening May 1st nationwide. The sequel to the $1 billion+ grossing "Avengers" sees the super team facing down the evil robot Ultron and his ever-growing army of robotic doppelgängers. But if you haven't kept up with the various superhero standalone movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we wanted to make sure you knew who was who going into "Avengers: Age of Ultron." So behold, our handy guide.

This should bring you up to speed on who is who and what they've been up to, in the events leading up to "Age of Ultron" (and in "Age of Ultron" itself). There are minor spoilers, so if you're squeamish, beware. But, ultimately, this is supposed to be a tool to educate and entertain and remind you who, exactly, is punching whom. Excelsior!avengers age of ultron characters

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'Avengers: Age of Ultron' Is Already a Big Box Office Hit Overseas

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Who's surprised? Anyone? Bueller? Box office expectations couldn't be much higher for "Avengers: Age of Ultron," which opens in the U.S. on May 1, but has already made big money in international markets. According to Variety, the superhero sequel made $44.8 million in 26 territories in its first two days, with first-place finishes in all of them. Here are a few of the breakdowns they shared:

o. U.K.: $5.4 million -- 54 percent more than for "Iron Man 3" and 40 percent more than "Avengers."
o. South Korea: $4.9 million, with a 96% share and 173% above "Avengers."
o. France: $4.4 million
o. Russia: $3.7 million
o. Brazil: $3.4 million
o. Australia: $3.4 million
o. Philippines: $2.8 million
o. Taiwan: $2.6 million

That's just a small sample and it's just from the first two days. Meanwhile, keep an eye on the U.S. opening weekend numbers next week, because the bar is pretty high -- "Age of Ultron" is expected to earn more than $200 million. FYI, if you head to Box Office Mojo, the movie with the current No. 1 ranking for highest opening weekend ever is the first "Avengers" with a little over $207M. Second place is "Iron Man 3." So, yeah, expectations are high.

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'Grey's Anatomy' Ratings Rise for Major Death, But Will They Drop Next Week?

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It's one thing to get big numbers for a "shocking" episode, but what happens if fans are so turned off by the big event that they don't stay tuned to see what happens next? "Grey's Anatomy" may or may not find out next week. Will just as many (or even more?) fans watch to see the fallout from Dr. Derek Shepherd's (Patrick Dempsey) death or give up on the show in protest?

At any rate, ABC seems pretty happy right now, since Thursday's big episode gave "Grey's" the biggest audience since the September 2014 Season 11 premiere. Last night's show averaged a 2.8 rating/10 share in that all-important 18-49 demographic, with 9.4 million viewers overall in the 8 p.m. hour. "Grey's" was up 33 percent in 18-49 from last week and, ABC crowed, the drama was also up "sharply" over its year-ago May sweeps telecast in the 9 p.m. hour (7.7 million and 2.3/7 on 4/24/14) in viewers (+23%) and young adults (+22%).

But can they sustain that high when so many fans seem frustrated about the writing of Derek's departure? He's not the only character to suffer a questionable on-screen death, but "Grey's" has been on the air for 10 years and Derek has been one of the main stars the whole time; it's not quite the same as, say, fans getting upset at the random death of Beth Greene on "The Walking Dead."

"Grey's" next two episodes, "She's Leaving Home" Parts 1 and 2, air April 30. Then "Time Stops" in Episode 24 and "You're My Home" ends the season on May 14. We'll have to wait and see how viewers react to this news, since it could go either way.

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See the Sexy First Photo From 'Fifty Shades Darker'

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This is quite a hot-and-heavy week for "Fifty Shades" news. On Thursday, Universal Pictures revealed the release dates for the second and third movies in the "Fifty Shades" trilogy. The second movie, "Fifty Shades Darker," is scheduled for February 10, 2017. The third movie, "Fifty Shades Freed," is scheduled for February 9, 2018.

On Friday, Universal shared the first image from "Fifty Shades Darker" - the photo shown (via AccessHollywood.com) of Jamie Dornan as Christian Grey, preparing for more masked action. (He's an S&M superhero!)
The whole "Fifty Shades" mania started because of author E.L. James, and her own husband, Niall Leonard, was hired to write the script for "Darker." If you're interested in getting caught up, the first movie, "Fifty Shades of Grey," is coming out on DVD/Blu-ray on May 8.

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Netflix Defends Adam Sandler's 'Ridiculous' Script After Native American Actors Walk Out

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LA Premiere Of Adam Sandler is making a comedy for Netflix called "The Ridiculous Six" and the streaming service is standing by their man in the wake of new controversy. According to Indian Country Today Media Network (ICTMN), about a dozen Native-American actors and actresses, plus the Native cultural adviser, left the set of "The Ridiculous Six" on Wednesday when they saw how the script appeared to insult Native women and elders. To quote the story:

The examples of disrespect included Native women's names such as Beaver's Breath and No Bra, an actress portraying an Apache woman squatting and urinating while smoking a peace pipe, and feathers inappropriately positioned on a teepee."


One of the men who walked off the set said he had initially refused to do the movie, but agreed to take the job when producers told him they had hired a cultural consultant and would make efforts to portray Natives in a tasteful way. Several actors shared stories of feeling disrespected on set, with their concerns brushed aside. Allison Young, Navajo, told ICTMN, "Nothing has changed. We are still just Hollywood Indians."

You can read more of their specific concerns, but a Netflix rep also spoke out on Thursday, defending the script (via Deadline):

The movie has 'ridiculous' in the title for a reason -because it is ridiculous. It is a broad satire of Western movies and the stereotypes they popularized, featuring a diverse cast that is not only part of - but in on - the joke."


Deadline said there was no interruption in filming for "Ridiculous," which co-stars Nick Nolte, Terry Crews, Steve Buscemi, Will Forte, Taylor Lautner, Luke Wilson and Whitney Cummings.

So far, readers seem to be on both sides of this, with some thinking the Native actors should've known better or were too sensitive, and others bashing the continued tasteless stereotypes or just wondering what's news about an Adam Sandler movie being offensive since ... it's Adam Sandler.

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Robert Downey Jr. Walks Out on Reporter, Throws Shade on Instagram (VIDEO)

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Where is the line when it comes to interviewing celebrities? Robert Downey Jr. and the cast of "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" are on the press circuit right now, going through interview after interview. On the other side, so are the reporters. Both sides may be bored with the same questions over and over. For the journalists, part of the job is to try and come up with a question or angle that isn't the same old, "What was it like working on this movie vs. the last one?" They are not working for the movie studios, so it's not their jobs to sell the product. But you also have to respect the star's privacy and recognize that they are there to promote a specific project, not open their personal lives for your headline.

A lot of fans are currently backing RDJ for walking out of an uncomfortable interview with Channel 4's Krishnan Guru-Murthy, who went from classic "Iron Man" and sequel questions to more personal probes into RDJ's life.

If you watch the seven-minute interview below, it starts out like a typical junket talk, but if it had stayed like this no one would have cared much one way or the other. Frankly, it's not that interesting and once they exhausted all the "Avengers" stuff it wasn't too shocking to want to move on a different topic, however briefly. But the chosen topics -- personal questions about RDJ's past -- just made things awkward. RDJ and his publicity team, whom he kept turning to, were clearly uncomfortable. RDJ kept it classy at the start, then got confused and openly asked what they were doing. After another look to his team, he said "Bye" and left. On his way out, RDJ quipped to Guru-Murthy that it was OK, it was just getting a little bit "Diane Sawyer" with the questions.

On that note...

Fast-forward to Friday, when RDJ continued his media tour on ABC's "Live with Kelly and Michael" and ran into Diane Sawyer herself. She posed with him for a photo, which he shared Friday on his new Instagram, writing, "A corrective experience with legitimate journalism @kellyandmichael #dianesawyer #kellyandmichael #avengers #ageofultron #presstour #marvel #earlybirds."

What do you think of that shade? The fact that so many fans are on his side may prompt more interviewers to just stick to light film-based questions. Maybe that's for the best, but it's not "illegitimate journalism" to ask questions that make celebs uncomfortable. Diane Sawyer does it herself all the time.



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Bruce Jenner Tells Diane Sawyer '2015 Is Gonna Be Quite a Ride'

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Bruce Jenner Tells Diane Sawyer '2015 Is Gonna Be Quite a Ride'
Diane Sawyer is speaking out about her eagerly awaited interview with Bruce Jenner. "I think we can all agree that some stories can only be told by the person who lives them. He wants to speak directly tonight, so I'm going to let him say what he wants to say," Diane said on "Good Morning America." ABC released new clips from the interview where Bruce reveals the one question that she wants Diane to ask him.

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Film Critic Richard Corliss, 71, Dies After Major Stroke

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Richard CorlissRichard Corliss -- Time magazine's witty, passionate, and highly influential critic for the past 35 years -- died Thursday, April 23 in New York City, after suffering a major stroke last week. He was 71. Time editor Nancy Gibbs shared a letter to staff on Friday morning, and it was further posted on the magazine's site:

It is with great sorrow that I tell you that Richard Corliss died last night, following a stroke.

It's painful to try to find words, since Richard was such a master of them. They were his tools, his toys, to the point that it felt sometimes as though he had to write, like the rest of us breathe and eat and sleep. It's not clear that Richard ever slept, for the sheer expanse of his knowledge and writing defies the normal contours of professional life.

Everyone who had the pleasure of working with him has stories of his kindness, his quirks, his humor, his obsessions, the bright, fresh breezes of his head and heart. And the many millions more who had the pleasure of reading him found the most engaging and trustworthy guide not just to what movies were worth seeing, but to the sprawling variety of his interests and passions. Our tributes and a sampling of his writing from his 35 years at TIME allow us to savor the immense range and excellence of his work as one of the world's most important voices on film, and so many other subjects.

We will miss him terribly, and our prayers are with his beloved wife Mary."

Corliss grew up in Philadelphia and saw his first film, "Cheaper by the Dozen" at age 5. According to Time, he had his cinematic epiphany at 16 when he saw Ingmar Bergman's "The Seventh Seal." He started writing reviews for National Review, SoHo Weekly News and New Times, and in 1970 he became editor of Film Comment. He wrote his first Hollywood-focused books in 1974 and joined Time in 1980. He proved he was more than just a film reviewer, also writing theater and TV reviews.

Read more of Corliss' story at Time. Eventually, the screen will fade to black for all of us, and there are worse ways to go out than with such an impressive legacy in your wake. He will be missed.

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10 Ways YouTube Has Changed the Way We Watch TV

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It's hard to believe that YouTube is just 10 years old. It seems like it's been around forever, and it's difficult to recall how we ever lived without it.

Nonetheless, it was only 10 years ago this week, on April 23, 2005, that YouTube posted its first user-uploaded video. (It was a 19-second clip called "Me at the Zoo," uploaded by site co-creator Jawed Karim, showing him commenting on his own visit to the elephant exhibit at the San Diego Zoo. It's been viewed 19 million times.)

Today, YouTube seems a ubiquitous part of our lives. But whether you post your own videos or simply watch those made by others, you're adding to the growth of a platform that has forever altered the formerly passive way we used to watch television. Here are 10 ways YouTube has changed what we watch and how we watch it.

Streaming. There was streaming video before YouTube, but it was often spotty -- interrupted by buffering, low in resolution, and on a tiny window on a media player that required you to download various third-party extensions to your browser. YouTube had the good fortune, however, to come along just as broadband was taking off. At last, you really could use your computer as a TV screen. (And soon, your phone and your tablet.) More than anything else, it was YouTube that paved the way for television's still unfolding transition from bundled cable, where you're offered a finite selection of programs scheduled by someone else, on a package of take-'em-or-leave-'em channels, toward true a la carte digital programming, streaming over the Internet, from an infinite pool of programs, selected by you to start and stop at a time of your convenience.

Sharing. The other great innovation of YouTube was the ease with which you could embed the videos at your own site. (The clips still lived at YouTube, and the code that made them play on your page was easy to add to your blog.) Within months of YouTube's debut, "Saturday Night Live" posted its first "Digital Short," Andy Samberg and Chris Parnell's "Lazy Sunday," generally regarded as the first video to go viral. It racked up 5 million views and quickly made YouTube into an invaluable promotional tool, both for amateur videographers and for traditional network and cable shows promoting their own content. Today, the ability to create video that people will want to share the next morning is indispensable to the success of Jimmy Fallon and other late-night talk show hosts.

Instant commentary. Yeah, YouTube's comment boards seem overrun with bitter, foul-mouthed trolls. Still, they've made instant audience feedback an expected part of the viewing experience. In the world of TV, this aspect is manifest in the form of live-tweeting your favorite shows. Which in turn has restored some sense of appointment TV to a cable universe where the DVR had largely decoupled programs from any kind of schedule. After all, the conversation works best if we're all watching at the same time.

History. Used to be, if you wanted to watch an out-of-circulation artifact of classic TV history (say, the "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"), you'd have to go to New York or Beverly Hills, to the archive of the Paley Center for Media. Now, anyone can watch it for free, on demand, just by typing in a quick keyword search. Pretty much the entire history of TV, from many different countries, is a couple of clicks away. Want to see a supercut of every time David Caruso donned his shades while making a mordant quip on "CSI: Miami"? Want to see Peter Gabriel dressed like a flower as Genesis performs all 24 minutes of "Supper's Ready" on some forgotten foreign music show? It's all here, the collective memory of pop culture, at your fingertips. These days, cable channels are making reruns of once-obscure series commonplace because they have to fill the endless programming hole, but YouTube has already primed us for a world where no show ever truly goes off the air forever.

Attention span. People used to blame MTV and its quick-cut aesthetic for destroying our attention spans, even though we used to watch music videos for hours. (Yes, kids, the "M" in MTV once stood for "Music," and they used to play nothing but song clips all day long.) But now, we can blame YouTube for the fact that we can't sit still for anything longer than a 2 1/2-minute movie trailer parody. (Part of that is that 150 seconds is about all we have time for while we're procrastinating at work; indeed, YouTube has made it acceptable to watch a few moments of TV at work, even if you're not a bartender at a sports bar.) For much of YouTube's history, that limit to our patience seemed to be getting even shorter, especially as similar social media services like Vine threatened to cut it all the way down to six seconds. Fortunately,,John Oliver has come along and started to reverse the trend with his deep-dive comedy news segments from "Last Week Tonight." So the upper limit is now about 16 minutes. Not exactly "Gone With the Wind" yet, but baby steps.

Talent scouting. Today, anyone with a smartphone and an Internet connection has the power once reserved to network television: to broadcast one's own video content worldwide. As a result, YouTube has created a number of stars, and not just professional musicians like Psy and Justin Bieber, but regular people whose clips went viral or, even better, generated regular subscribers. Grace Helbig, who started posting her comedy stylings while she was a bored housesitter, parlayed her YouTube fame into a gig hosting a late-night talk show on E!But it's not just stardom based on the kind of performing talent that creates conventional viewing entertainment. PewDiePie, that YouTube channel featuring a guy who makes funny noises while playing video games, has 37 million subscribers, numbers most TV broadcast and cable networks would kill for.

Idea incubation. As PewDiePie proved, anything that attracts eyeballs is fair game. Cooking demonstrations, personal rants, sneezing pandas. Of course, a lot of more conventional programming, albeit with an edge, led to TV deals for some online video stars. Comedy Central's "Broad City" started as a web series. The mini-documentaries created by VICE led to HBO enlisting VICE to create a daily news program. Dan Harmon parlayed Channel 101, his platform for experimental TV series pilots, into NBC's "Community."

Overabundance. YouTube reportedly has a billion users, and they upload 300 hours of video every minute. It's mathematically impossible to see everything. In fact, it's impossible just to see everything good. This is the 500-cable-channel problem writ large; in a way, YouTube prepared us for the glut of quality TV we currently face. It hasn't come up with a solution, but at least we have a metaphor now, a way to think about it.

Side outlet. The low barrier for entry doesn't just apply to the anonymous masses. If you're Russell Brand or Jerry Seinfeld, you can also launch your own Web series for cheap, without having to run it past a gantlet of executives or come up with megabucks in financing. To the extent that smart TVs with built-in WiFI and pre-installed YouTube are becoming more prevalent, these celebrities are finding yet another way to get on TV, with minimal cost and effort.

Cats. Aside from Animal Planet, you'd think there'd be loads of cat content on cable now, since a billion YouTube users have indicated that that's what they like to watch. Hasn't happened yet (though Grumpy Cat did get its own Christmas movie on Lifetime last winter). But give it time.

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How Well Do You Know the 'Golden Girls' Theme Song?

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A Look Back at Derek Shepherd and Meredith Grey's Love Story

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'Grey's Anatomy': In Memory of Dr. Derek Shepherd
After 11 incredible seasons on "Grey's Anatomy," the unthinkable has happened. Dr. Derek Shepherd has died. Watch this retrospective video to see highlights from Derek and Meredith's amazing love story through the years. And don't forget to have tissues handy...

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Michiel Huisman Facts: 11 Things You (Probably) Don't Know About the 'Game of Thrones' Star

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From the Netherlands to the U.S. to Meereen, Michiel Huisman is capturing audiences one continent at a time.

While Huisman is best known as Daario Naharis on "Game of Thrones," the Dutch actor began his career in local TV and film before traveling stateside and becoming a mainstay in HBO's "Treme." Today, Huisman continues to win hearts in "Game of Thrones," and now he's starring opposite Blake Lively in the fantasy romance "The Age of Adaline."

From his early roles to his naughty proposition, here are 11 things you probably don't know about Michiel Huisman.Michiel Huisman Facts
[Sources: IMDb, Wikipedia]

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Watch Terry Crews Own Vanessa Carlton's 'A Thousand Miles' on 'Lip Sync Battle'

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Is there nothing Terry Crews can't do? Pec flexing, cheeky comedy, high kicks, rhythmic gymnastics, faux piano playing; his "Lip Sync Battle" performance has everything. Watch Crews's heartwarming, ribbon twirling rendition of "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton, then let your jaw hit the floor as Mike Tyson (!) pulls out all the stops for "Push It" By Salt-N-Pepa. Who wins? You'll have to watch -- and giggle uncontrollably -- to find out.terry crews lip sync battle

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The Top 10 TV Show Cliffhangers

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Top 10 TV Show Cliffhangers
Spring is in the air and TV show finales are starting to hit our small screens -- what's a good TV show season finale without a cliffhanger? Take a look at a countdown of the top ten TV cliffhangers of all time!

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Sawyer Sweeten of 'Everybody Loves Raymond' Dead at 19

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(L-R) Actors Sawyer Sweeten, Madylin Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten arrives at the 8th Annual TV Land Awards at Sony Studios on April 17, 2010 in Culver City, California.NEW YORK (AP) - Sawyer Sweeten (L), who played one of Ray Romano's twin sons in the CBS comedy "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 19.

Sweeten committed suicide, his sister Madylin Sweeten, said in a statement. There were no other details. Madylin, and Sawyer's twin brother Sullivan, all played the children in the sitcom's fictional Barone family.

The hit comedy aired for nine seasons before ending in 2005. Sawyer Sweeten was a toddler when the series began.

In a statement Madylin, who is four years older than Sawyer, said the family was requesting privacy.

"We beg of you to reach out to the ones that you love," she said. "Let them have no doubt of what they mean to you."

The comedy tended to focus on the fractured family dynamics of the sportswriter character Romano played, his parents and younger brother. The children were rarely more than an afterthought in the plots.

Sawyer Sweeten's other listed credits were a 2002 movie starring Randy Quaid, and appearing in one episode of the TV show "Even Stevens." IMDB listed no credits after "Raymond" left the air.

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10 Shockingly Good Casting Choices

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Top 10 Surprisingly Good Casting Choices
Despite our objections, these casting choices didn't turn out half bad.

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The 21 Most Un-Fur-Gettable Disney Movie Cats

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Is it already Hairball Awareness Day again? April 25th always rolls around so fast. It hardly seems like a year has gone by since the last time we were urged to groom our cats carefully and monitor their diets so that they'll be less likely to choke on hairballs. This year, however, Moviefone feels inspired to celebrate in a different way, via the Walt Disney Pictures studio.

For 75 years, the movie studio usually associated with mice has nonetheless been at the forefront of introducing memorable cats into pop culture. Some are heroic, some villainous. Some are animated, some are live-action. Some are house pets, some are big jungle cats, and some are both. Some speak, and some are as eloquently silent as real-life cats. And none of them seems to worry much about hairballs.

Here, then, is a history of Disney movie cats extensive enough to scratch the itch of any Disney cat fancier. Pour a saucer of milk and read along with your favorite feline.disney movie cats

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Best of Late Night TV: Chris Evans Plays Flip Cup and Robert Downey Jr. Shares First Photo of His New Baby (VIDEO)

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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - Season 2If 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.

There's nothing better than a game of Flip Cup on "The Tonight Show," and this week was sibling-themed. Yep, Jimmy Fallon and his sister teamed up against Chris and Scott Evans! We won't tell you who won, but please -- this is Captain America we're talking about.

Robert Downey Jr. is a new dad, and get this -- he shared the first public photo of his daughter, Avri, on "Late Night with David Letterman." So. Cute! (All babies should be required to wear yellow bonnets.)


Time for another edition of Lie Witness News! This time, Jimmy Kimmel sent his crew to the streets of L.A. and asked people what they thought of the government's new "Earthquake Schedule." The results? So funny -- bless these poor, confused people's hearts.


Jimmy Kimmel had yet another "Crazy Scandal Dream" last night, and this one was even weirder than usual. Jimmy fantasized that he was a ribbon dancer being judged by Katie Lowes and Joshua Malina -- who also got their ribbon dancing on. Everyone please do yourselves a favor and watch Jimmy in tights.

Kat Dennings is a huge Seinfeld fan (aren't we all?), and totally fan-girled when she appeared on "The Late Late Show" alongside Jason Alexander. Turns out Kat's voicemail is George Costanza singing, so Jason went ahead and recorded her a custom version. This guy!

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Recap of 'The Blacklist' Season 2 Episode 19: Leonard Caul

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THE BLACKLIST -- Last time "The Blacklist" gifted us with its presence, Red was shot full of bullets and left to die on the streets of Washington D.C., which -- by the way -- is clearly the least safe city ever. Obviously, Red isn't dead (don't be crazy), but he does spend most of this episode unconscious and totally fedora-less -- giving Elizabeth Keen a chance to find his attempted-killer and finally discover what The Fulcrum is. In other words: this is a great episode full of huge reveals!


Reddington Gets The Star Treatment From Liz's Ex-Boyfriends (That's Boyfriends, Plural)

Red can't be whisked to the nearest ER (might have something to do with the fact that he's a wanted criminal), but he has a contingency plan in effect for near death situations -- which brings us to Mr. Kaplan. This well-dressed crime scene cleaner springs into action with a crew of doctors, who team up to save Red's life in a makeshift hospital. Unfortunately, Red's attempted assassins break into the room and end up killing his surgeon (sigh, typical), so Liz calls in backup: her ex-boyfriend. And her other ex-boyfriend. Yep, first Liz moves Red to the building Tom happens to be squatting in (apparently all the other squalid lairs were occupied), and then she asks her other ex, Nik, to operate on Red. Not at all awkward!

Oh, and incase you're wondering who put the hit on Red, that would be The Director, a high up government official who Red's been feuding with all season.

FINALLY: Elizabeth Finds Out What The Fulcrum Is

Despite her daddy issues, Liz is in a panic about Red -- and at his behest she tries to find a man named Leonard Caul. Instead he finds her -- at Raymond's apartment! Dembe sends Liz to Red's digs in order to get The Fulcrum interface (while there, she peeps a photo of herself as a baby with her mother), and Caul shows up for a surprise chat. Turns out this is the man who actually designed The Fulcrum, and he happily shows Liz what it's all about.

So...what is The Fulcrum? A list of names that The Director and his cronies have killed. No wonder Red was using it as leverage against this corrupt power player!

Elizabeth Learns The Truth About Tom, Takes Down The Director, Basically Has An Awesome Day

Remember when Tom and Elizabeth kissed? So do we, because it was iconic. Of course, the moment was somewhat ruined thanks to Liz discovering Tom was planted in her life by Reddington, but this week everything works out. Kind of.

At first, Tom threatens to wash his hands of both Red and Liz, but when Red's faux hospital gets attacked by The Director's cronies, he picks up a gun and protects his former enemy. Meanwhile, Liz hatches a cunning plan to visit The Director and threaten to publish The Fulcum's contents unless he calls off he hit on Red. In other words, she totally wins! Although considering that we find out The Attorney General is working for The Director, there are probably plenty more battles to be fought.

So, what's the status on Red and Liz's relationship? In the final minutes of the episode, Red tries to explain that he hired Tom to protect her as a friend. This means that Tom fell in love with Liz on his own volition (awww, these two!) -- and now she wants his help digging into Red's past!

And now for some burning questions (we have so many, but in the interest of saving time here are the top four):

1. Is The Director going to come after Liz now that she's officially on Team Reddington?
2. Will The Attorney General bribe Cooper by stopping his cancer treatments?
3. What's the deal with Liz's mom? We know literally nothing about her!
4. Tom says he'll help Liz find out more about Reddington -- are we finally going to learn about his past?

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