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A radically cast-against-type Courteney Cox was the star of the wickedly satirical FX drama series Dirt. Cox was cast as Lucy Spiller, the ruthless, conniving editor of the tell-all tabloid magazines "Dirt" and "Now." Dedicated to the proposition that absolutely nothing was sacred in the world of celebrity journalism, Lucy mercilessly drove her minions -- and herself -- to dredge up as many negative and injurious facts as possible about the rich and famous of the entertainment industry, deploying bribery, arm-twisting, blackmail, and any other nasty means at her disposal. Lucy's chief partner in grime was the magazine's "functional schizophrenic" ace photographer Don Konkey (Ian Hart), whose many bizarre personality quirks included a lengthy romance with a dead woman. As if to tweak the noses of the real-life "tabs" who'd made life hell for former Friends leading lady Courteney Cox and her film-star husband, David Arquette (with whom she co-produced the series), Dirt included a subplot involving the relentless hounding of actor Holt McLaren (Josh Stewart) and his sitcom-star girlfriend Julia Mallory (Laura Allen) -- who, in a perverse comic twist, were depicted in a decidedly unsympathetic and unflattering light. Others in the cast were Timothy Bottoms as megalomanic magazine owner Gibson Home and Jeffrey Nordling as soulless publisher Brent Barrow. Debuting January 2, 2007, Dirt was, amazingly enough, put together by a subsidiary of Disney. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Picking up where the previous season left off, season six of Gilmore Girls begins as Stars Hollow innkeeper Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) takes the initiative in her love life by proposing marriage to taciturn diner owner Luke Danes (Scott Patterson). Although he accepts, his subsequent hemming and hawing whenever the subject of a wedding date is brought up will dictate much of the action this season, culminating in a jaw-dropping cliffhanger finale involving Christopher Hayden (David Sutcliffe), who as everyone knows, is the father of Lorelai's college-age daughter Rory (Alexis Bledel).
Unfortunately, Lorelei and Rory aren't on speaking terms as the season begins, mainly because Rory has decided to drop out of Yale University -- and, incidentally, has run afoul of the law for the first time in her life, requiring her to perform 300 hours' community service. Happily, Rory finally agrees to return to Yale, taking over the editor's post at the campus newspaper when her roommate Paris (Liza Weil) is ousted in a "coup." Throughout the season, the relationship between Rory and her wealthy student boyfriend Logan Huntzberger (Matt Czuchry) is a shaky one, especially after she learns of his various infidelities while speaking to the bridesmaids at his sister's wedding. Rory and Logan are reunited when she nurses him back to health after he is seriously injured in a stunt performed for the secret campus clique "The Life and Death Brigade." However, the couple's future is placed in jeopardy when Logan's father, powerful publisher Mitchum Huntzberger (Gregg Henry), forces the boy to take a job at his London newspaper. In other season six news, Lorelai's estranged parents Richard (Edward Herrmann) and Emily (Kelly Bishop) have decided to give their marriage a second chance -- and, much to their daughter's dismay, have elected to move to Stars Hollow; Lorelai's business partner Sookie (Melissa McCarthy) again copes with her responsibilities of new motherhood; Luke's ditsy sister Liz (Kathleen Wilhoite) becomes pregnant by her oafish husband T.J. (Michael DeLuise); and Rory's rock-musician friend Lane Kim (Keiko Agena), now reconciled with her conservative mother Mrs. Kim (Emily Kuroda), weds Zach (Todd Lowe), a member of her band, in the oddest ceremony of the 2005-2006 season. This year represents Gilmore Girls' last stand on the WB network; henceforth, the show would be seen on the brand new CW hookup. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

To briefly forget their troubles, Lorelai (Lauren Graham) and Rory (Alexis Bledel) make an excursion to the mall. But trouble continues dogging their heels, as the two Gilmores are swept into a profligate shopping spree conducted by Lorelai's mom Emily (Kelly Bishop). In other developments, Rory learns the hard way about the friction between Dean (Jared Padalecki) and his new wife Lindsay (Arielle Kebbel); Lane (Keiko Agena) and her band move into a single apartment; and Luke (Scott Patterson) puts aside his strained relationship with Lorelai to help finance the Dragonfly's restoration. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

The title of this episode is barely relevant to its action, beginning with the visiting Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) having unpleasant confrontations with Luke (Scott Patterson) and Lorelai (Lauren Graham) -- all the while trying to avoid a similar confrontation with Rory (Alexis Bledel). Elsewhere, Luke has a lot of trouble adjusting to his sister Liz's new boyfriend, T.J. (Michael DeLuise in his first series appearance). And Emily (Kelly Bishop) prevails upon Lorelai and Jason (Christopher Eigeman) to pretend to be a couple at a charity event -- unaware that the couple has long since stopped pretending. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Stars Hollow is chosen as the site for the annual Festival of Living Pictures. Cast as Jesus in a staging of "The Last Supper," Kirk (Sean Gunn) goes way too far "losing" himself in his role, while Lorelai (Lauren Graham) struggles with writing a bad review for another presentation. Meanwhile, Lane (Keiko Agena) replaces band guitarist Dave with Gil (Sebastian Bach), who though undeniably talented is much, much older than the other band members; Sookie (Melissa McCarthy), determined to have her baby at home, hires a midwife who turns out to be more of a mid-husband (Rusty Schwimmer); and Luke's soon-to-be-ex Nicole (Tricia O'Kelley) makes a surprise proposition. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Borrowing Luke's truck -- and nearly wrecking it in the process -- Lorelai (Lauren Graham) moves Rory (Alexis Bledel) into her new dorm room at Yale. Rory is quickly introduced to her roommates, 15-year-old prodigy Tanna (Olivia Hack) and sports jock Janet (Katie Walder). And oh yes, there's a third "roomie": none other than Rory's prep-school pal (and frequent nemesis) Paris Geller (Liza Weil), who has arrived on campus in the company of a "life coach" no less! Meanwhile, back in Stars Hollow, Luke (Scott Patterson) finds out just how difficult it is to divorce a lawyer. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Having encountered disaster by bringing Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) to her grandparents' home for the Friday Night Dinner, Rory (Alexis Bledel) subsequently decides to spend her next evening alone with Jess -- while Luke surreptitiously monitors their every move. Elsewhere, Lorelei (Lauren Graham) has trouble enjoying herself on a trip to New York with Alex (Billy Burke), Sookie, (Melissa McCarthy) and Jackson (Jackson Douglas). Miss Patty's (Liz Torres) one-woman show is pretty much of a drag until the combustible Kirk (Sean Gunn) livens things up. And Lane (Keiko Agena) struggles to keep her romance with Dave (Adam Brody) a secret, not only from her mother, but also from the other band members. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Unbeknownst to her husband, Jonathan (John Schneider), Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole) has asked for help from her father (George Coe) to help pay off the Kent farm's ever mounting debts -- thereby setting up the first-ever meeting between Clark Kent (Tom Welling) and his grandfather, with whom Jonathan has always had a strained relationship. Elsewhere, the boyfriends of a girl named Krissy (Maggie Lawson) have a disturbing habit of aging rapidly in her presence; and Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) unearths a startling secret about her late mother and her "real" father. Originally filmed for Smallville's first season, this episode was not seen until well into season two. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Lorelai (Lauren Graham) continues to be harassed by her mom Emily (Kelly Bishop) vis-à-vis her broken relationship with Christopher (David Sutcliffe); also, she doesn't quite know how to handle the situation when the combustible Kirk (Sean Gunn) asks her out on a date. Rory (Alexis Bledel) is confronted by an angry Jess (Milo Ventimiglia), who wastes no time telling her that he wasn't entirely lonely during the summer. Paris (Liza Weil) displays her heightened social consciousness by campaigning in favor of raised hemlines at Chilton. And the Independence Inn is invaded by a persistent mouse. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Clearly inspired by such wall-to-wall action flicks as The Fast and the Furious and XXX, the endearingly mindless TV series Fastlane chronicled the adventures of two tough, hard-driving undercover L.A. cops. Answerable only to their leather-clad superior Billie Chambers (Tiffani-Amber Thiessen), officers Van Ray (Peter Facinelli) and Deaqon Hayes (Bill Bellamy) -- the latter was the brother of the former's murdered partner -- made mincemeat of a variety of nasty urban villains. This the heroes were able to do because they had full access to Billie's "Candy Store," a warehouse full of seized stolen goods, ranging from souped-up cars to state-of-the-art weaponry to hyper-sophisticated computer technology. The series was cocreated by McG, the former music-video director who'd helmed the 2001 theatrical feature Charlie's Angels. Played out larger than life and with tongue firmly in cheek, Fastlane proved to be everyone's favorite "guilty pleasure" when the series debuted on September 18, 2002. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide