Magazine Archive
Sep 28, 2012
Issue #1226
Cover Story
'The Big Bang Theory': Making a bigger bang
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Sep 21, 2012
''The Big Bang Theory'' is TV's top-rated sitcom. That may shock you [MDASH] unless you're one of the 16 million who tune in weekly for the hilarious nesting and mating rituals of a gaggle of geeks. Here's our obsessive guide to the phenom.
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Features
Your 'Big' guide to 'Bang'
Sep 21, 2012
Here's your guide to the series and its best episode Read it
'Big Bang Theory': Set design
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Sep 21, 2012
Set decorator Ann Shea explains how she created living spaces for Howard, Penny, and Raj using items both easily bought and painstakingly found — plus a few collectible treasures that superfans would kill for Read it
The strange saga of River Phoenix's final film
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Sep 21, 2012
After the star's tragic overdose in 1993, the movie he'd been shooting went into storage for almost two decades. Now the director has gotten hold of the film and finished it. Did he do the right thing? Read it
Unfinished business
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Sep 21, 2012
River Phoenix wasn't the first (or last) actor to die while making a film. Here are six more stars who left this world with unfinished business. Read it
On the set of 'Sesame Street': Nice work if you can get it
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Sep 21, 2012
Exclusive! Behind the scenes of ''Sesame Street'''s celebrity week — the most coveted gig in Hollywood Read it
Monitor
Monitor: Sept. 28, 2012
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Sep 21, 2012
Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively got married, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer welcomed twins, and more Read it
Corsets, dragons, and Kathy Griffin!
Sep 21, 2012
''Game of Thrones'' came out on top with six awards at the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy Awards Read it
Book Article
On 'Sutton,' banks, and robbers
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Sep 21, 2012
J.R. Moehringer discusses one inspiration for his debut novel about real-life bank robber Willie Sutton: his anger over 2008's financial meltdown Read it
5 Things We Learned From ... Salman Rushdie's memoir
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Sep 21, 2012
After Iran's Ayatollah Khomeini declared his novel ''The Satanic Verses'' blasphemous and called for his death in 1989, Salman Rushdie spent years in hiding, shuttling between safe houses under an alias that serves as the title of his new memoir: ''Joseph Anton.'' He later bar-hopped with Bono, partied with Toni Morrison, and was on a first-name basis with some of the biggest names in Hollywood.
Read itLatest, great-ish young adult novels
Sep 21, 2012
Look for the next Young Adult hit, then give these novels a read Read it
Book Review
Cover Story
'The Big Bang Theory': Making a bigger bang
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Sep 21, 2012
''The Big Bang Theory'' is TV's top-rated sitcom. That may shock you — unless you're one of the 16 million who tune in weekly for the hilarious nesting and mating rituals of a gaggle of geeks. Here's our obsessive guide to the phenom. Read it
DVD Article
Joss Whedon's 5 favorite horror characters
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Sep 21, 2012
The producer/co-writer of ''The Cabin in the Woods'' (now on DVD) talks about his inspirations Read it
DVDs: Sept. 28, 2012
Sep 21, 2012
Reviews of the latest movies in stores, including ''The American President,'' ''The Game,'' and others Read it
Editor's Note
Editor's Note: Sept. 28, 2012
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Sep 21, 2012
Our managing editor Jess Cagle discusses the film festival darlings that are stirring Oscar buzz Read it
Guest Column
Michael Patrick King: Going for 'Broke'
Sep 21, 2012
''2 Broke Girls'' took some heat from critics last year for its racy comedy and comedy about race. But creator Michael Patrick King says the CBS sitcom won't back down in season 2. Read it
Hollywood Insider
FX's ''Sons of Anarchy'' kills the competition
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Sep 21, 2012
The show's fifth-season premiere was the network's most watched episode ever Read it
Movie Article
You Know Who's Cool?: Michael Peña
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Sep 21, 2012
Long considered one of Hollywood's most dependable character actors, the 36-year-old suits up opposite Jake Gyllenhaal in the cop drama ''End of Watch'' Read it
Toronto highs and lows
Sep 21, 2012
Lisa Schwarzbaum and Owen Gleiberman offer their opinions on this year's festival, ranking five films that stood out — for better or for worse Read it
Box Office Milestone: ''The Intouchables''
Sep 21, 2012
The movie has earned more money than any French-language film in history Read it
How 'Pitch Perfect' sang its way to the screen
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Sep 28, 2012
And you thought cheerleaders were competitive. ''Pitch Perfect'' was inspired by Mickey Rapkin's book about collegiate a cappella groups battling their way to the top. Here's how it all played out. Read it
Movie Review
Music Article
Where the wild things are
Sep 21, 2012
Welcome to the jungle! And the forest, and the range... EW vets the animal collective releasing albums this week Read it
The Soundtrack of My Life: Cat Power
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Sep 21, 2012
Indie-rock siren Cat Power, a.k.a. Chan Marshall, 40, recently released her acclaimed ninth studio album, ''Sun.'' She talks to EW about the songs that shaped her. Read it
All the singles ladies
Sep 21, 2012
Our reviews of three girls gone wild on pop radio this week Read it
Music Review
Double comeback: Green Day & No Doubt return
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Sep 21, 2012
Two of the biggest bands of the '90s and early '00s are back with long-awaited new albums. So how do they fare in the '10s? Our critic weighs in. Read it
News Article
Off Broadway: Sept. 28, 2012
Sep 21, 2012
Reviews of the latest off Broadway plays, including ''The Exonerated'' and ''Detroit'' Read it
Abraham Lincoln is having a moment
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Sep 21, 2012
Billy Campbell will play Abraham Lincoln in National Geographic Channel's docudrama based on Bill O'Reilly's book ''Killing Lincoln'' Read it
Sue Sylvester's 'Glee' family creates real-life ties
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Sep 21, 2012
Robin Trocki, the actress with Down syndrome who played Sue's sister, met her namesake, Sue's daughter Read it
Deal Report: Sept. 28, 2012
Sep 21, 2012
James Brolin will play Joel McHale's dad on ''Community,'' Rob Reiner, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Carla Gugino will guest on ''New Girl,'' and more Read it
Potter producer sees a franchise in 'Bone'
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Sep 21, 2012
Producer David Heyman will adapt Leigh Bardugo's ''Shadow and Bone'' Read it
News and Notes
Born to be a sitcom
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Sep 21, 2012
NBC has ordered a pilot based on the true life of Ali Wentworth Read it
Hit List: Sept. 28, 2012
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Sep 21, 2012
Mila Kunis was rescued by firefighters from a Manhattan elevator, rapper Juvenile plead not guilty to disorderly conduct, and more Read it
Finally, the iPhone 5!
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Sep 21, 2012
The iPhone 5's modest improvements are trumped by its new, sub-par map feature Read it
Election 2012: Pundit smackdown
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Sep 21, 2012
Jon Stewart and Bill O'Reilly will go head-to-head in an online debate Read it
Let the Oscar buzz begin!
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Sep 21, 2012
As the festival season winds down, the Academy Awards picture is (finally) becoming clear. Who'll be breaking out their formalwear? Read it
K-pop gets a boost from ''Gangnam Style''
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Sep 21, 2012
The latest Korean export, ''Gangnam Style,'' has re-freshened America's apatite for K-pop Read it
TV Article
Soundbites: Sept. 28, 2012
Sep 21, 2012
Memorable lines from ''The New Normal,'' ''Glee,'' and more Read it
'How I Met Your Mother' gets back to work
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Sep 21, 2012
EW was on set as CBS' ''How I Met Your Mother'' — which premieres Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. — shot its eighth-season opener Read it
'The Neighbors': The story behind fall's craziest new show
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Sep 21, 2012
How'd the season's oddest new comedy — ABC's ''The Neighbors'' — come to be? EW examines its otherworldly trip to the small screen. Read it
Britney Spears on 'X Factor': Love it or loathe it?
Sep 21, 2012
The bulk of ''X Factor'' chatter has — shocker! — revolved around Britney Spears' performance as a judge. Is her lo-fi style genius...or just plain grumpy? Two of EW's television experts offer their opinions. Read it
Videogame Preview
Preview: Fall's big games
Sep 21, 2012
With an avalanche of options due soon, we take a look at the five titles that have us counting the days Read it
What's Hot On Our Site EW.com
Our new style & design channel
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Sep 21, 2012
To kick off EW.com's Style & Design section, we spoke with supermodel--turned--reality-show judge Naomi Campbell about her latest project. (You'll find more up-to-the-minute fashion and design news and commentary at ew.com/style.) Read it
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