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Don't let the title fool you: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" isn't the only one of her kind. The "Slayer" line goes back millennia, and when one falls, another young girl is called on by destiny. In the season 1 finale, "Prophecy Girl," Buffy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) briefly dies but is revived. The writers took advantage of that technicality in season 2 to introduce another slayer, Kendra (Bianca Lawson) — but she met a swift end.

Enter Faith Lehane (no relation to Dennis) in season 3, played by Eliza Dushku and sharing her actress' Boston origins. Her name is a virtue, but Faith is a rebel — so much so, she bounces from ally to enemy and then back again. In an interview with "Buffy" writers and producers, they discussed how, from the beginning, Faith was meant to be a "psycho" Slayer who would be a foil for Buffy. Marti Noxon called her Buffy's "shadow self,...

Alex Rodriguez is spreading positivity in the wake of his split from ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez.  According to Australian TV presenter Belinda Russell, who works for Today Extra and is also popular on TikTok, the baseball star slid into her Instagram DMs in order to compliment her recent content. She shared the sweet alleged Dm with her co-host Richard Wilkins during the Friday, May 21 taping of the show.  'I woke up this morning, checking the socials and in my requests there was a message from Alex Rodriguez. As in A-Rod. As in J.Lo's ex," she explained. Sure enough, according to a screengrab, A.Rod had written "Great feed!!!!!" in response...

Major Australian broadcaster Nine Network was the victim of a cyberattack on Sunday that took it off air for a period of time.

Current affairs program Weekend Today was not broadcast and staff at the company were told to work from home, with production systems and email down, while the website news.com.au was also offline for a period of time. The network managed to get back on the air later that day but remained heavily disrupted.

Channel 9 entertainment editor Richard Wilkins tweeted the below screengrab while the tech issues were in full flow:

What’s happening? Well not much right now! Tech issues ⁦@Channel9⁩ this morning… pic.twitter.com/yvHBbxdbGC

— Richard Wilkins (@RichardWilkins) March 27, 2021

According to Melbourne-based paper The Age, the attack was considered to be a form of ransomware likely created by a state-based actor, but at the time of printing no requests for ransom had been confirmed.

Australia’s Nine Entertainment was hobbled by a cyber-attack on Sunday that temporarily halted its ability to put on live programming and forced all staff to work from home. The company called in the country’s Australian Cyber Security Centre to investigate whether it was a matter of “criminal sabotage or the work of a foreign nation”.

The attack, believed to involve a sophisticated form of ransomware, began on Sunday morning and halted current affairs program Weekend Today and the 5pm new program from Sydney. Other shows were also affected and the channel has warned of continuing disruptions.

What’s happening? Well not much right now! Tech issues ⁦@Channel9⁩ this morning… pic.twitter.com/yvHBbxdbGC

— Richard Wilkins (@RichardWilkins) March 27, 2021

The company’s 9News described the attack as “the largest cyber-attack on a media company in Australia’s history.”

“We wish to inform you there has been a cyber-attack on our...

Ellen Degeneres has been in the media for all the wrong reasons recently.

Following a slew of reports that both DeGeneres and the producers behind her highly-rated talk show have not treated people working on the show in the best of ways, comes a stunning new allegation.

Neil Breen, a radio host, has opened up about his experience with the show and its host.

“When Ellen DeGeneres came to Australia to do her show in 2013, I was the executive producer of the Today show, so we partnered with them,” Breen said on his radio show, 4Bc Breakfast With Neil Breen, earlier this week.

“Originally she was going to cohost the Today show, then she was going to do this, then she was going to do that," he continued.

"The whole thing got watered down to Ellen DeGeneres would do a sit-down interview.”

Breen recalled his team traveling to Melbourne "at...

Richard Wilkins, an Australian TV host, has tested positive for Coronavirus just days after meeting Rita Wilson.

Wilson and her husband, beloved “Forest Gump” star Tom Hanks, announced they had the virus last week to much shock and awe from Hollywood.

Though it’s impossible to say for sure how Wilkins, the entertainment editor for Australia’s Nine Networks, contracted the virus; he did meet with Wilson twice over the week prior to his diagnosis. The first time was at the Sydney Opera House on March 7 and the second was at Nine’s Sydney studio on March 9, according to Page Six.

Also Read: Bond Girl Olga Kurylenko Says She Tested Positive for Coronavirus

“We’re assuming this is from Rita, but it may not be. They’ve all said it could be anyone, anywhere, any time, such is the prevalence of this thing,” Wilkins told Page Six.

“I was having...

Richard Wilkins, a veteran Australian entertainment journalist, has tested positive for coronavirus after an encounter with Rita Wilson.

The 65-year-old Channel 9 reporter ran into Wilson at the Sydney Opera House on March 8, where she was performing songs from her album Halfway To Home in the intimate Utzon Room, with her husband Tom Hanks in attendance. Wilkins posted the following tweet:

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⁦@RitaWilson⁩ was so good at the ⁦⁦@sydneyoperahous⁩e last night ! She’s on ⁦@TheTodayShow⁩ Extra tomorrow pic.twitter.com/CMJk7eWaAZ

— Richard Wilkins (@RichardWilkins) March 8, 2020

On March 11, as we first reported, Wilson and Hanks tested positive for the coronavirus, leading the pair to self-isolate in a bid to stop it spreading.

Wilson appeared on Channel 9’s Today Extra last week,...

The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the cancellation of four screen industry events, halted production on Netflix’s Clickbait and two major movies and postponed shooting of two TV reality shows.

Meaa members were informed today by the Clickbait producers there would be a two week hiatus due to general health concerns, nothing specific as no one associated with the production has contracted the virus.

Matchbox Pictures and Tony Ayres Productions told the union they will continue to closely monitor the situation and then reappraise to ensure the safety of cast and crew.

Ayres and Christian White co-created the Us-set, eight-episode thriller which began shooting in Melbourne in November, directed by Brad Anderson, Emma Freeman, Ben Young and Laura Belsey. Filming was due to wrap in April.

Filming of Fremantle/Seven Network’s Australia’s Got Talent and ITV Studios Australia’s/Nine Network’s The Voice has been postponed.

1985: Santa Barbara's Brick & Amy were married.

1995: Loving spinoff The City premiered on ABC.

1998: Guiding Light's Danny met Michelle.

2003: One Life to Live's Blair married Walker."The best prophet of the future is the past."

― Lord Byron

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

On this date in...

1942: On Clara, Lu and Em, Emma "Em" Krueger (Helen King) threw a party.

1964: On Another World, Mitchell Dru (Geoffrey Lumb) asked John Randolph to take on Pat Matthew's case. Michael M. Ryan and Gaye Huston made their first appearances as John and Lee Randolph.

1967: On Dark Shadows, Julia Hoffman (Grayson Hall) panicked when Woodard's ghost appeared.

1979: On As the World Turns,...

Katy Perry is adamant that she no longer wants there to be bad blood between herself and Taylor Swift. In an interview on Australia’s “Today” show, the “Swish Swish” singer was asked once again about her highly publicized feud with the Grammy winner. “I mean, I love her, I always have,” Perry told host Richard Wilkins of Swift in a […]...

He’s only 5 weeks old, but Mel Gibson‘s son Lars Gerard is ready for his first red carpet.

During an on-camera red carpet interview with Channel 9’s Richard Wilkins at Sunday’s Academy Awards, the actor revealed the very first photo of his newborn, whom he welcomed last month with his girlfriend of two years Rosalind Ross.

“He’s great — he’s got a little tux on!” gushed Ross when asked how Lars, her first child and Gibson’s ninth, is doing.

“I’ve got to show you this picture. It’s killer,” said Gibson, 61, grabbing his cell phone...

Ben Mingay and Sam Neill star in Nine's new mini-series 'House of Bond'..

Nine has unveiled its programming line-up for the new year, and with it sees the return of Underbelly.—.this time focused on the .untold, uncut. story of Mark .Chopper. Read.

The series, known as Underbelly Files: Chopper, will be once again be produced by Screentime..

Also coming up for the network is the mini-series House of Bond, which tells the rags to riches tale of the controversial business tycoon Alan Bond. Sam Neill, Rachael Taylor and Adrienne Pickering star alongside Hacksaw Ridge.s Ben Mingay as Bond.

Other cast members include Samantha Jade, Gyton Grantley, Marcus Graham, Anne Looby, Johnny Ruffo, Roy Billing, Paul Gleeson and Jack Campbell..House of Bond.was produced by Cjz, with the assistance of Screen Australia and Screen Nsw. The mini was written by Sarah Smith and directed by Mark Joffe..

Karl Stefanovic...

Today show host Lisa Wilkinson returns on January 25.

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Today hosts Lisa Wilkinson and Karl Stefanovic will return on January 25 as Channel Nine reveals its breakfast show lineup for 2016.

Today will start the year with an Australia Day Special — broadcasting live from Parramatta Park in Sydney.s west on January 26..

Wilkinson, Stefanovic and entertainment editor Richard Wilkins, news presenter Sylvia Jeffreys, sports presenter Tim Gilbert, weatherman Stevie Jacobs and finance editor Ross Greenwood will be on board for the special.

They will be joined by celebrities, including Chris Hemsworth and singer Tim Omaji..

Wilkinson said: .I.ve loved my sleep-ins over the last few weeks and having some great times with Pete and the kids, but I.m looking forward to getting back together with my Today Show family — Karl, the team and all our fabulous viewers," she said.

"The summer holidays have been all about relaxing so, like the boys,...

Welcome to Showside #3

Written by Ian McGinty (Backups written by Kate Leth and Fred Stresing)

Art by Ian McGinty (Backup art by Kate Leth, Katy Farinas, Meg Casey, Michael Knepprath, Fred Stresing)

Published by Z2 Comics

Welcome to Showside #3 supposedly takes a break from fighting the monsters beyond the portal for a school dance. However, this being Showside, Kit, Belle, Moon, Teenomicon, and possible breakout character Boo do get to kick zombie butt between the mix of awkwardness, partying, goofiness, and romantic tension that is every high school dance. Writer/artist Ian McGinty also gives readers their first glimpse at the Shadow King in the present day and get to see him tell off his employees and just be sassy. His plan is a tiny bit ingenious even though his minions and middle management aren’t super strong. We also get to see Kit feeling a little bit down after...

And here, we thought this debate had been put to rest. During a recent appearance on the Australian television program Sunrise, Rose Byrne was asked about the 2011 megahit Bridesmaids—a "beloved" film which she called a "great opportunity"—but the conversation took a different turn when the age-old question came up: can women be funny? "It'll be exciting when people are not asking why women are funny. You know what I mean, I still get that question and I'm like, 'Really?'" the 35-year-old actress told host Richard Wilkins. "Is it harder for women to be funny, is that what you're saying?" Wilkins replied asking for...

Nearly 450,000 votes were cast in the first round of HitFix's March Mayhem Heroes vs. Villains tournament and much like the real Ncaa Tournament's opening round, things stayed close to chalk. No.1 seeds Batman, The Joker, Walter White and Xena all won easily, as did Han Solo, raptor Clever Girl, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Tony Soprano. There were still upsets, though. Dorothy held off a late-charging Bella for a 13-4 shocker, while Arya Stark knocked off Veronica Mars in another 13-4 win. The biggest upset, at least in terms of seeding, was The Daleks, a No.14 seed, topping Mayor Richard Wilkins, who didn't turn into a giant serpent in time. Hannibal Lecter, a No.12 seed, was one of several performers whose first round totals exceeded expectations for their seeding. Just as things began to get all higgledy-piggledy in the second round of the Ncaa Tournament, the second round has some intriguing match-ups.

Madonna has opened her heart to another pop star - Taylor Swift! "It's good to have some princesses [of pop]. It means there's a lot of pretty dresses around," the "Living for Love" singer told Richard Wilkins of Australia's Today show. "I like Taylor Swift. I think she writes some really catchy pop songs. I can't get them out of my head." Swift was, well, floored. "Thanks now I'm dead," the "Blank Space" singer posted on Tumblr shortly after the flattery was picked up. "#How Am I Supposed To Deal With This. #Be Cool Taylor Stop Being Embarrassing." Madge - who recently...

This week's Star Trek: Tng look-back comes to a trite, predictable episode that you're best off skipping...

This review contains spoilers.

3.20 Tin Man

The Enterprise's mission is interrupted by the arrival of the USS Hood, which gives them a new assignment: take Tam Elbrun – a Betazoid emissary with hyper-acute telepathic abilities – into Romulan-claimed space so that he can make contact with an space-based entity known as the "Tin Man". I'll warn you, this sounds much more exciting than it turns out to be.

Elbrun associated with a famously botched first contact mission, which makes the crew uneasy. Especially Riker, whose friends died in the incident. It also transpires that Elbrun was one of Troi's patients when she was studying psychiatry, so remember: everything that happens from this point on is partially her fault.

The plan is for Elbrun to use his mind-powers to coax the Tin Man away from the star it's orbiting,...

Joss Whedon, lauded king of fandom, purveyor of wisdom and de facto overseer of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, celebrates his 50th birthday on Monday (June 23).

Whedon's always had a knack for taking pre-established characters – whether it's The Avengers or a gang of talking toys or the cast of Speed – and making them just that bit more quippy and emotionally rich and awesome. But it's his original small-screen characters that remain his most beloved.

Below, Digital Spy counts down our top fifteen Whedonverse characters. You can vote for your favourite in the poll below, then take to the comments to rank about all the rankings we got wrong and all the favourites we've inevitably left out.

15. Dr Horrible

Neil Patrick Harris's "aspiring supervillain" is never at any point successfully villainous. He's a more immediately loveable extension of Buffy's Nerd Troika – the perpetually overlooked semi-recluse who can barely string a sentence together around his crush,...

Sandra Levy has been made an Officer (Ao) in the General Division for distinguished service to the arts as a film and television director and producer at the Queen.s Birthday Honours yesterday.

Currently the CEO of the Australian Film, Television and Radio School, Levy has worked as Head of Drama at Zapruder's Other Films (2007), Director of Development at Channel 9 (2006), Director of Television at the ABC (2001 - 2005), Head of Drama at Southern Star (1989 - 2000) and Head of Drama at the ABC (1986 - 1989). She was appointed Aftrs CEO in 2007 and was re-elected for another four-year term in 2010.

"I am thrilled to have received this recognition. Personally it is a great honour but it also deeply satisfying to have film and television . and their value to the community - validated in such a powerful way," Levy told If.

Chair of the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs), Professor Julianne Schultz Am Faha,...

The road so far …

It wasn’t exactly easy for genre television in 2005. Well, it’s really never been easy for genre television ever in the history of television, but in 2005, a deluge of genre shows premiered and almost all of them had fallen prey to the swift axe of the television gods by the next year. Start by thinking about television now. It’s a fruitful time for horror and science fiction and fantasy. There are a multitude of genre shows, running the gamut from The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, to True Blood and The Vampire Diaries. They’re all massive hits.

Now, think of all of the shows that premiered around that time in 2005. There was Surface, and that was cancelled after ten episodes by NBC. Invasion, a well-regarded show written by Shaun Cassidy (who created one of my favorite shows, American Gothic) and that was cancelled...

Competition's a wonderful thing. It's taught to us right from the cradle. Toddlers battle it out with their siblings and with rival pipsqueaks to get noticed. Sports Day provides older kids with the opportunity to hop forward in a potato sack or carry an egg in a spoon in order to win a shiny cup. All good preparation for the real world, in which we're constantly fighting for that job/promotion/raise (delete as applicable).

In the adult world, much of competition hinges on personality. If you're likeable and popular, chances are you'll stand a better chance of grabbing the prize than Mr or Mrs Grumpyboots standing forlornly in the corner. It's a harsh fact of life that the popular ones tend to be the victors – there must be some popularity gene running through these people. Which is why this must sting for those who can be classed as the Quirky Outsider.

While it’s fair to say that Richard Wilkins and Ben Fordham are no Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant (or indeed Karl Pilkington), the first webisode of Today Office does show some promise…

Dr Mumbo quite looks forward to seeing what happens next.

He suspects that in future episodes the joke will usually be on Karl Stefanovic…

It’s like Larry Sanders never went away.

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Cameron Daddo

Cameron Daddo has joined Dmg radio’s Smoothfm as a presenter across its Sydney and Melbourne stations.

The actor will host a Sunday morning show from 8-10am, commencing on 21 October and into the new year.

Daddo joins a list of high profile presenters, both regular such as Jason Donovan and David Reyne, and guest presenters such as Seal and Michael Bublé, the new easy listening network has scored since rebranding the network in May.

Daddo, who is currently on stage with the production Legally Blonde, after returning from Los Angeles after nearly 20 years said: “I am honoured to be part of the smoothfm team. It’s an amazing group of people; Richard Wilkins and Jason Donovan, great mates of mine, as well as David Reyne and David Campbell to name a few. Not surprisingly smoothfm is my first choice on the radio.”

Paul Jackson, dmg Radio Australia’s group program director,...

Smoothfm is to feature Seal as a weekend guest presenter for its first four weeks on air.

The British singer is currently on Australian TV as a judge and mentor on The Voice.

Due to kick off on Sunday at 9am, the show will air on smoothfm in Sydney and Melbourne.

Last week, Canadian crooner Michael Buble was revealed as a guest presenter for the first six weeks with a Saturday show. The station’s initial line-up also includes David Reyne, Richard Wilkins, Jason Donovan and David Campbell.

Paul Jackson, dmg Radio Australia’s group program director said in a press release: “We are delighted that an artist of Seal’s caliber loves smoothfm and will host his own show.”

The Seal show appears to have been deal has been in the offering since early in the process, featuring heavily in the stations launch sizzle reel, although Jackson skipped the...

Dmg Radio Australia has today confirmed another rebrand of its second stations in Sydney and Melbourne as smoothfm, which will follow an easy listening “more music and less talk” format. The radio company believes it has identified a significant gap in the market for the format.

The move is another radical change of direction for the stations, which were branded as Vega Radio until March 2010.

The final set of radio ratings for the two Vega stations saw an audience share of 3.4% in Sydney and 3.7% in Melbourne.

The two stations then unsuccessfully relaunched as Classic Rock in an attempt to take on Austereo’s Triple M. However, audience share failed to improve significantly, hovering around 3.6% in both markets.

A year ago, Dmg quietly dropped the Classic Rock brand and moved to the more neutral Sydney’s 95.3 FM and Melbourne’s 91.5Fm, along with the positioning “Classic songs. Classic rock.”

In the most recent set of ratings,...

Richard Wilkins has revealed that he will never have cosmetic procedures to make him look younger. The Australian television personality, who is best known for his roles on Today and Entertainment Tonight, said that he would rather grow old naturally than have Botox or undergo plastic surgery. When asked if he would consider a little cosmetic help, Wilkins told the Herald Sun: "No, no, no, no, no! I'm just growing old disgracefully. I choose to let Mother Nature take her course." It was revealed last year that Wilkins had a fling with Packed to the Rafters actress Rebecca Gibney when they were younger. Gibney said of the affair: "I was 22 and he swept me off my (more)...

Richard Wilkins has described the late Whitney Houston as "statuesque" and "beautiful". The Australian television personality, who first met Houston in 1987 at the "start of her ascent to divadom", said that he is upset by her recent death, adding that she seemed to throw her life away when she "had it all". Wilkins told Woman's Day magazine: "She was fantastic - statuesque, beautiful, everything you would expect her to be. She sang every note perfectly and gave you chills down your spine." Wilkins further revealed that he "realised things were going off the rails" for Houston when she visited Melbourne's Crown Casino in 1997. Her husband Bobby Brown was with her, and the Today entertainment editor claimed that Brown had some issue with the address of the casino, demanding the name (more)...

Snowtown star Louise Harris has slammed movie critic Richard Wilkins. The Australian actress, who won the Aacta Award for 'Best Supporting Actress' for her role in the movie on Tuesday night, said that she feels smug now because Wilkins gave the film "zero out of five stars" in a review when it first came out. When asked what she would say if she saw Wilkins now, Harris told The Advertiser: "I'd say, 'You're a w**ker, mate'. I'd say, 'Sucked in'. We got the last laugh, didn't we?" Snowtown's director Justin Kurzel, who won the 'Best Direction' Aacta, diplomatically added that Wilkins was "entitled to his opinion" (more)...

The Wiggles have revealed that they have not spoken to former Yellow Wiggle Sam Moran since he was replaced earlier this week. Moran, who joined the Australian children's entertainment group for five years after original member Greg Page had to quit due to ill health, was allegedly shocked to discover after Christmas that Page had been brought back and he was being sacked. The group was asked by Today TV presenter Richard Wilkins yesterday (January 19): "Was it news to [Sam that he was being replaced]?" Blue Wiggle Anthony Field struggled to reply at first, but then said: "Yes, it was news to him." After a pause, he then said: "I haven't spoken to him, I don't know. "I don't want to speak for a guy when I don't know how he feels. Maybe you'll have to talk to Sam to find out what he thinks. What (more)...

Melbourne, Oct 28: Shane Warne recently introduced his better half Elizabeth Hurley to his Melbourne friends.

The newly engaged couple enjoyed an intimate dinner at 'Crown' before heading to Club 23, where they were joined by 50 of Warne's friends, reported The Herald Sun.

Hurley was wearing a sexy strapless emerald figure-hugging dress.

Packer, Karl Stefanovic, Fifi Box, Richard Wilkins and Lauren Phillips were few among the guest list, spotted at the venue.

Hurley had also met Warne's children and family recently. (Ani)...

Rebecca Gibney has revealed that she enjoyed a fling with TV star Richard Wilkins in the 1980s. The Australian Logie Award-winning actress, who is best known for playing Julie in Packed to the Rafters, said that a 33-year-old Wilkins wooed her at the beginning of her rise to fame but that the relationship was doomed. Gibney told Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O on their radio show: "I was 22 and he swept me off my feet. We were having a lovely time until I found out about a flight attendant and then it didn't go so well! "I bought him a rose when I took him to Melbourne and unbeknownst to me he gave that rose to the flight attendant on the flight! He did go on to marry her, (more)...

Karl Stefanovic has defended his 'drunken antics' at a recent book launch. The Today presenter, who introduced his colleague Richard Wilkins's new publication Black Ties, Red Carpets, Green Rooms at an event in Sydney last Thursday night, shocked onlookers by using inappropriate language during his speech. As he got up on stage, Stefanovic told a room of guests including Wilkins's fiancée and children: "I know three things about Richard Wilkins: great bloke, big hair, massive c**k. That's all I know. I know all the press are here, yada, yada, yada - but sometimes, like Tom Cruise in that film, you just have to say, 'What the f**k. "In the '80s you were the Don Bradman of rooting - seriously bro'. Most of us in the '80s walked into a bar and thought, 'I reckon I might be a chance with that (more)...

We did it, America! While our elected representatives can barely come together on policy, we can largely agree on how we feel about them. And we think they're childish assholes. A survey by the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press and The Washington Post released Monday showed that 72 percent of the 1,001 adults polled had negative words to describe the budget negotiations, the top winners being "ridiculous," "disgusting," "stupid" and "frustrating." Democracy is agreeing that democracy can be stupid. U.S.A.! U.S.A.!

Thinking about our members of the U.S. Congress (the awesome Rep. Gabrielle Giffords obviously excluded) brought several film and TV characters to mind who exemplify the very worst characteristics politicians can offer. Ok, so one of them turns into an enormous snakelike demon. But the rest of the villains are pretty familiar.

I'll let you decide who the real-life counterparts are to these fictional pols.

Hugh Jackman and Jennifer Hawkins are the celebrities most Australians would like to have an extra-marital affair with, reveals a study.Infidelity website, AshleyMadison.com, surveyed more than 10,000 married men and women from across the country to find out which celebrity they would be willing to cheat on their spouse with, reports News.com.au.Among the list of their favorites includes country TV star Melissa Doyle, with 7 per cent of male votes and the Today Show.s entertainment editor, Richard Wilkins, with 9 per cent of female votes.

As in non-tv life, some of "How I Met Your Mother's" biggest moments coincide with weddings. None of them have involved Ted's (Josh Radner) own mysterious bride, but that might soon change.

Season 6 kicks off September 20 with "Big Days." According to CBS, the episode finds Ted and Barney (Neil Patrick Harris) fighting over an attractive woman -- who just happens to be with Cindy (Rachel Bilson), Ted's failed flame who we know to be the roommate of the show's titular mother. Now its clearly too much to hope for that the new woman in question be Ted's future wife, but that doesn't mean we won't get some glimpse of her.

There are rumors that the episode features a wedding, one that won't likely occur in the series' normal chronology. And considering co-creator Craig Thomas' revelation that the premiere will include a glimpse of an important day in Ted's life,...

Taylor Lautner talks 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse.' Greeting readers! Are you excited? You must be considering it's already June 3rd which means the release of the third and long-awaited installment in Summit Entertainment's wildly popular vampire series entitled "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" is less than a month away. Two of the film's main stars, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner, sat down with Richard Wilkins from the "Today Show" in Australia to talk about "Eclipse" which is scheduled to hit theaters June 30th. The video (inside) begins with photos taken of Stewart and Lautner with screaming fans of the franchise. Next, Kristen talks about the fun she had in Australia with co-star Taylor Lautner. She also shares her thoughts on tabloid rumors, playing Bella and the famous "Twilight: Eclipse" love triangle. You can watch it all inside! "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" stars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner, Dakota Fanning, Peter Facinelli,...

Kristen & Taylor talked Twilight Eclipse & more with Australia Today Show. "Twilight Saga" movie stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner recently sat down with Richard Wilkins from the Today show in Australia to talk about the new "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" movie that's due to hit theaters on June 30th (video clip below). The clip (below) starts out by showing Taylor and Kristen taking pictures with all their screaming Australian "Twilight Saga" fans. Then it showed scenes from the "Eclipse" movie. After that, Kristen talked about how much fun they've had over there with Taylor,along with her thoughts on tabloid rumors,playing the character Bella,and the "Twilight Saga: Eclipse" love triangle.

By Tracy Rosenfield

HollywoodNews.com: While on their press tour in Sydney for the upcoming release of “Eclipse”, Richard Wilkins of Today Australia had the opportunity to interview Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner.

Stewart talked about her trip to Featherdale Wildlife Park and how she loved petting the baby dingoes so much, she might have taken one home with her. When asked about the non-stop rumors surrounding her co-star, Robert Pattinson, Stewart said “it’s funny to be one of those people because I grew up reading stuff like that,” and she believed it, though now she knows not to believe tabloids.

Most interesting about Stewart’s interview was her humbleness about playing Bella. Wilkins complimented her on her perfect portrayal of Bella and Stewart and responded by saying “anyone who loved ‘Twilight’ and was the age and is a female could have played Bella.” It’s doubtful that anyone...

By Kim Palacios

HollywoodNews.com: As the “Twilight Saga: Eclipse” premiere approaches, key dates in the promotion schedule continue to be confirmed.

Supplemental to yesterday’s feature (which listed key June dates for Twilight fans and some U.S. appearances), here is some developing info on the promotional tour abroad:

May 31: Sydney, Australia. Kristen and Taylor will be present for a Q&A event in Luna Park. The event will be run by Richard Wilkins but will be broadcast live via satellite from Sydney’s Luna Park into selected Hoyts cinemas.

June 3: Seoul, Korea. Kristen and Taylor are slated to arrive on the 2nd; Pan Cinema has announced a press conference, a “red carpet appearance”, and a fan meet and greet at a special meeting on June 3rd.

June 17: Rome, Italy. Eagle Pictures confirmed, via its web site today, that Kristen and Taylor are now set for an appearance in Rome.