Why do you think they call it a “belt”? Online ticket seller Fandango says advance sales for Friday’s release of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the feature film based on the popular novel about a sadomasochistic relationship, have been surprisingly strong in several of the Bible Belt states.
And no, we’re not buying the excuse that they all thought “Fifty Shades of Grey” was a Nicholas Sparks movie set in a Sherwin-Williams paint store.
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Ripped from the headlines: NBC announced it has ordered new seasons of five drama series, including “The Black List,” “Grimm” and “Law &Order: SVU.”
NBC also ordered a new series, “30 Rock Down,” about a network news anchor whose career goes down in flames when it’s hit by an ego-propelled embellishment.
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Channel-surfing the vast cultural wasteland: Tonight’s episode of ABC’s “The Bachelor” shows Chris Soules dating the final nine contestants, with Deadwood, South Dakota, as the backdrop.
Or as the show is known in Deadwood, “Nine Shades of Beige.”
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