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Today's TWoP News: February 11, 2011

by Nic Dris February 11, 2011 3:30 PM
Today's TWoP News: February 11, 2011

Oprah gets even more money? Happy Friday, Oprah! Is Oprah's wealth ever news though?

Elementary, my dear Watson! Jeopardy's two smartest contestants, Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings, will go up against IBM machine Watson (named after founder Thomas J. Watson) on Monday. It will be man versus machine. I'm all about the rise of technology, but... did anyone else see Wall-E?

Speaking of big scary machines, Oprah gets even wealthier! Her channel, that is. Discovery Communications will invest $50 million more into OWN (the Oprah Winfrey Network). This year, the channel is speculated to break even on an operating basis. If we can get Watson versus Oprah, my money's on Oprah. Hands down.

Inspired by Houdini and Doyle's real life friendship, Syfy Channel is developing a new show about Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle solving mysteries together in the 1920s. Magical people solving mysteries? I mean, wasn't this already done with Charmed? Buffy the Vampire Slayer? ZzZzZz, Syfy. Stick to re-envisioning old classics like you did with Alice and Tin Man.

Watch out Vanessa Bayer. Miley Cyrus is hosting Saturday Night Live on March 5th. It's got potential for comedy if they can get the real Miley Cyrus on her own skit. It can't be worse than when Michael Phelps hosted.

Amanda Peet has been cast as the lead in NBC's romantic comedy, Bent. Peet will play a divorced Mom who falls for an attractive contractor. Sounds original... let's hope this doesn't turn into a bad Katherine Heigl romantic comedy, but then again, Amanda Peet can act. Let's hope for the best (and expect the worst).

Zooey Deschanel turned down NBC's The Office to star in a new comedy with Fox. Deschanel will play an elementary school teacher who doesn't have the best of luck with men, but moves in with three of them after being dumped by her boyfriend. You know, this might be the project that will get her to change facial expressions.

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