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Mandi Bierly

Staff Writer, Entertainment Weekly and EW.com

Mandi Bierly is known for covering TV vampires and their torsos, having an abnormally high tolerance for both awesomely bad TV movies and clichéd big-screen romantic comedies, and encouraging readers to share their obsessive/shameful entertainment habits and memories in her PopWatch Confessionals.

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Inside Movies Sounds like a Summer Movie: How 'Star Trek' uses music to move you (and made you cry)
by Mandi Bierly | May 24, 2013 06:58 PM

After exploring how children's electric cars and remote-controlled jets were instrumental for creating the sounds of Iron Man's…

PopWatch 'Suits' makes EW's Summer Must List -- the stars give us theirs
by Mandi Bierly | May 24, 2013 03:09 PM

Entertainment Weekly's annual Summer Must List issue hits stands today, and readers eagerly awaiting the July 16 return…

PopWatch 'Fast & Furious 6' stars Tyrese and Ludacris take the EW Pop Culture Personality Test -- VIDEO
by Mandi Bierly | May 24, 2013 09:45 AM

Fast & Furious 6, which hits theaters today, has now passed our critic's inspection (we gave it a…

PopWatch Pop Culture Pet Peeve: Chain your door if you're in danger!
by Mandi Bierly | May 23, 2013 04:13 PM

While we're busy celebrating the best (and worst) in TV season finales, let's also take a moment to…

Inside TV Apolo Anton Ohno hosts GSN's 'Minute to Win It' -- EXCLUSIVE PROMO
by Mandi Bierly | May 23, 2013 03:28 PM

Tonight at 10 p.m. ET, GSN will offer a sneak peek at its new version of the game…

Inside TV Discovery's 'North America': Don't piss off a woodpecker -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP
by Mandi Bierly | May 23, 2013 02:44 PM

Last Sunday, Discovery's latest seven-part series North America debuted to 3.4 million viewers, making it the night's second-highest…

PopWatch 'Nashville' season finale: Every kind of cliffhanger
by Mandi Bierly | May 23, 2013 01:02 AM

Spoiler alert! If you haven't watched Nashville's season 1 finale, stop reading now. We're going to break down…

Stage Review Showgirls! The Musical!
by Mandi Bierly | May 22, 2013

Naked girls singing! The raunchy cult movie hits the stage as a campy Off Broadway musical

PopWatch 'Bates Motel' star Freddie Highmore teases tonight's season finale, takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test -- VIDEO
by Mandi Bierly | May 20, 2013 12:17 PM

You'll want to watch till the very end of tonight's season finale of Bates Motel (A&E, 10 p.m.…

Inside TV Nik Wallenda's live tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon doesn't make him a daredevil -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
by Mandi Bierly | May 18, 2013 10:00 AM

On June 23, high wire artist Nik Wallenda will do a tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon live…

PopWatch EW.com's 4th Annual Season Finale Awards: Nominations wanted!
by Mandi Bierly | May 17, 2013 07:47 PM

Yes, there are still a few season enders to come, but the nomination period for EW.com's 4th Annual…

Inside TV 'Vampire Diaries' finale postmortem: EP Julie Plec on the cure, the Silas twist, Bonnie's future
by Mandi Bierly | May 17, 2013 07:20 PM

Spoiler alert: If you haven't watched The Vampire Diaries season finale, stop reading now. Exec producer Julie Plec…

TV Recap 'The Vampire Diaries' season finale recap: A Whole New World
by Mandi Bierly | May 17, 2013 12:55 AM

The cure was digested, but all the twists in this episode will take a while

PopWatch 'Vampire Diaries' season finale: The cure went to...
by Mandi Bierly | May 16, 2013 10:26 PM

Spoiler alert! If you haven't watched The Vampire Diaries season finale, stop reading now. UPDATE: Our full recap…

PopWatch 'Arrow' season finale: And the fallen is...
by Mandi Bierly | May 15, 2013 10:59 PM

Spoiler alert! If you haven't watch Arrow's season finale, stop reading now! Exec producer Greg Berlanti had teased…

Inside TV 'The Office': Brian Baumgartner talks 10 memorable episodes
by Mandi Bierly | May 15, 2013 09:39 PM

Thursday night, The Office says goodbye with a one-hour retrospective (NBC, 8 p.m. ET), followed by the one-hour…

PopWatch 'The Big Brain Theory' host Kal Penn takes the EW Pop Culture Personality Test -- VIDEO
by Mandi Bierly | May 15, 2013 02:00 PM

"I think there are explosions in almost every episode. Some of the explosions mean that the contestants won,…

Inside TV TNT and TBS developing shows with Spielberg, Stallone, Carell, Foxx and more
by Mandi Bierly | May 15, 2013 12:37 PM

We already know TNT is bringing Sean Bean, Eric Dane, and the mind of Frank Darabont back to…

Inside TV VH1's 'Hit the Floor' trailer shows plenty of moves (and skin) -- VIDEO
by Mandi Bierly | May 15, 2013 12:00 PM

"Players are gods, dancers are goods." If the fiery promo for VH1's Hit the Floor didn't put the…

Inside TV 'Vampire Diaries' finale: Bonnie makes a call -- EXCLUSIVE CLIP
by Mandi Bierly | May 13, 2013 09:00 AM

She may be dead, but thanks to the veil still being down in the Expression Triangle, Bonnie still…