Mar 13, 2009

Issue #1038

Cover Story

'ER': How it almost flatlined

by Lynette Rice | Mar 12, 2009
Execs who were there tell the inside story of how a TV classic survived a dire early prognosis See photos
Magazine Cover (Mar 13, 2009)

Feedback

Feedback from our readers

Mar 06, 2009
Check out letters from those who agreed with us, and those who didn't, on ''Lost,'' the ''Watchmen,'' and more Read it

Monitor

Monitor

by Tanner Stransky | Mar 06, 2009
The Chris Brown-Rihanna situation and Ed McMahon's hospitalization made news the week of March 2, 2009 Read it

Book Article

Rod Blagojevich's book

by Scott Brown | Mar 06, 2009
We offer some (purely fictitious) excerpts from the ex-governor's upcoming book Read it

Book Review

The Kindly Ones

by Jeff Labrecque | Mar 04, 2009

Frankly, My Dear

by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Mar 04, 2009

Spoiled

by Kate Ward | Mar 04, 2009

Flannery: A Life

by Tina Jordan | Mar 04, 2009

Joker One

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 04, 2009

Cover Story

'ER': How it almost flatlined

by Lynette Rice | Mar 12, 2009
Execs who were there tell the inside story of how a TV classic survived a dire early prognosis See photos

Hit List

Scott Brown's Hit List

by Scott Brown | Mar 06, 2009
The 10 hottest topics for the week of March 2, 2009 Read it

Movie Article

'Slumdog Millionaire' creators help kids

by Missy Schwartz | Mar 06, 2009
Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have vowed to helped the impoverished child stars of their Oscar winning film Read it

Jonas Brothers come up short at the box office

by Jennifer Armstrong | Mar 06, 2009
The pop group's 3D movie didn't meet expectations – what could this mean for the boys' future? Read it

Heath Ledger's final film role

by Jeff Labrecque, Josh Rottenberg | Mar 06, 2009
Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farrell helped finish the Aussie's part in ''The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus'' Read it

Nixon on film

by Jeff Labrecque | Mar 06, 2009
A look at how accurate previous big-screen portrayals of the former president have been, including ''Dick,'' "'Frost/Nixon,'' and more Read it

'Cadillac Records': Accurate portrayals?

Mar 06, 2009
We determine how the pop diva, Mos Def, and Jeffrey Wright stack up playing Chess Records' real-life legends Read it

Movie Review

Watchmen

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 04, 2009

12

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 04, 2009

Explicit Ills

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 04, 2009

Phoebe in Wonderland

by Owen Gleiberman | Mar 04, 2009

Watchmen

by Owen Gleiberman

Movie on DVD Review

Rachel Getting Married

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 04, 2009

Let the Right One In

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 04, 2009

Milk

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 04, 2009

Pinocchio

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 04, 2009

Synecdoche, New York

by Chris Nashawaty | Mar 04, 2009

Music Article

U2 on Letterman and the streets of NYC

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Mar 06, 2009
Why the Irish foursome are popping up on ''Late Show'' and sidewalks to publicize their new album ''No Line on the Horizon,'' and how it could affect their album sales Read it

Depeche Mode's wild new video

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Mar 06, 2009
Dave Gahan chats with us about their creepy video for the song ''Wrong'' Read it

Rachael Ray, indie-rock fan?!

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 06, 2009
The popular TV chef on the surprisingly hip lineup of her shindig at the South by Southwest music festival Read it

Spring singles

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 06, 2009
We rate the slew of new songs out this season, from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs' ''Zero'' to the Pussycat Dolls' ''Jai Ho'' Read it

Rob Thomas: In the studio

by Clark Collis | Mar 06, 2009
We talk to the Matchbox Twenty frontman about how INXS, Tom Petty, and Damn Yankees (?) influenced his new album ''Cradle Song'' Read it

Music Review

All I Ever Wanted

by Leah Greenblatt | Mar 04, 2009

Scream

by Tom Sinclair | Mar 04, 2009

Love vs. Money

by Mikael Wood | Mar 04, 2009

Bare Bones

by Chris Willman | Mar 04, 2009

The Distance

by Simon Vozick-Levinson | Mar 04, 2009

News Article

How do celeb Twitterers stack up?

Mar 06, 2009
John Mayer, Ryan Seacrest, and Martha Stewart all have Twitter accounts Read it

The truth about Twitter

by Adam Markovitz | Mar 06, 2009
Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher, and John Mayer are among the many celebs who have adopted micro-blogging Read it

Photo Gallery: 'Dancing With the Stars'

'DWTS': Who goes home when?

by Jennifer Armstrong, Lynette Rice | Mar 09, 2009
Wonderfully strange new cast members tell us why they'll win; we guess at how the season will unfold See photos

Photo Gallery

'Watchmen': 15 more from Alan Moore

by Jeff Jensen | Mar 09, 2009
Now that you've seen the movie and read the book, here are other comics written by the author to try next See photos

Kelly Clarkson: Must-hear re-energized Idol

Mar 08, 2009
Kelly Clarkson, ''Top Model,'' ''Watchmen'' Motion Comic, and 12 other gems YOU -- and the EW staff -- love this week See photos

'ER': 12 County General milestones

by Abby West | Apr 01, 2009
From its 1994 debut to this week's final episode, a timeline of key moments in the show's 15-year life See photos

Sound Bites

Sound Bites: The week's best TV quotes

Mar 06, 2009
TV's funniest lines from Feb. 27 to Mar. 5, 2009 Read it

Stephen King: The Pop of King

Stephen King: Why I love 'Breaking Bad'

by Stephen King | Mar 06, 2009
Why EW's pop culture columnist rates strange, violent crystal-meth drama as TV's best scripted show Read it

Style Hunter

Style hunter: You liked it? Here's how to get it!

by Lindsay Soll | Mar 06, 2009
Where you can find Lana's plum lipgloss from ''Smallville,'' Mariska Hargitay's necklaces from ''Law & Order: SVU,'' and more Read it

TV Article

Spring TV preview

by Michael Ausiello | Mar 06, 2009
Michael Ausiello shares what's next for ''Desperate Housewives,'' ''Chuck,'' ''24,'' and your other favorite shows Read it

'ER': An oral history

by Lynette Rice | Mar 06, 2009
The NBC show beat a bad early prognosis to become one of TV's biggest hits Read it

'The Bachelor': He's just not that into her

by Lindsay Soll | Mar 06, 2009
Will Jason Mesnick's pre-finale change of heart hurt the reality dating series? Read it

'ER' signs off

by Lynette Rice | Mar 06, 2009
The hospital drama ends after 15 seasons, but not without bringing back former cast members like George Clooney, Anthony Edwards, and Noah Wyle Read it

Four promising new shows

by Ken Tucker | Mar 06, 2009
''Glee'' and ''Better Off Ted'' are some of the upcoming series Ken Tucker is happily anticipating Read it

'Survivor' and 'DWTS': Trading hosts

by Lynette Rice | Mar 06, 2009
What if Jeff Probst from ''Survivor'' and Tom Bergeron from ''Dancing With the Stars'' switched shows? Read it

TV Review

Kings

by Ken Tucker | Mar 15, 2009

The Bullseye

The bullseye: March 13, 2009

Mar 06, 2009
Rosie O'Donnell, No Doubt, and ''The Bachelor'' made pop culture news this week Read it

The Hollywood Insider

The latest news from Hollywood

Mar 06, 2009
Amanda Seyfried, David Foster Wallace, and ''90210'' were in the news this week Read it
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