The Gates may not be coming back for a second season, so this cliff-hanger might be superfluous. In the season finale, Charlie's girlfriend nearly killed him, but with the help of the black magic he came back to life...but evil.
On last night's The Gates, Brett kills a man and gets in trouble with an elder werewolf, who is also his football coach. The dramatic confrontation is incredibly cheesy, especially with Brett's ultimate consequence: getting kicked off the football team.
For Thomas Bates the time has come that all fathers fear: telling your daughter that her mother was a succubus. Isn't it hard enough being a teenager nowadays without finding out you are half demon? Terrible acting inside!
Today at Gawker.TV, Mika Brzezinski dunks Joe Scarborough's cigarettes in coffee, Joel McHale attempts to interview Eminem, the Today Show struggle over Zach Galifianakis' name, and we take a look at Scoundrels and The Gates—ABC's new drama offerings.
ABC's newest camp-vamp drama is a whirlwind ride of suburban life, crime solving, high school drama, daytime soap and scary movies complete with vampires, werewolves and witches. The only thing it doesn't have—yet—are mummies and clowns.
Summer's here! Are you fretting that there's nothing on television? Well, stop living in the past! We don't live in a school-year-dictated world anymore. Here are some shows you should consider watching to help pass the hot months, safely indoors.
Jeanne-Claude, the artist who, along with her husband Christo, turned Central Park into a sea of orange for two weeks in 2005 for no other reason than it looked super cool, has died. She was 74. [NYT]
• Today it's the New York Times' turn to preview what's on tap this fall. [NYT]
• It's been a rough few months for restaurant owners on account of the recession, although a fair number are figuring out how to make it work. [NYT]
• The sour economy hasn't put a damper on Richard Caring's plans. The Brit restaurateur…
• Frank Bruni takes on La Fonda del Sol and Txikito in the Times, giving the former two stars for Josh DeChellis' "less forced and more exuberant" cuisine, and the latter a single star for its "complicated" cooking. [NYT]
• The Post's Steve Cuozzo likes the murals, mirrors and lighting at Monkey Bar. But he thinks …
• The top restaurant in New York City, according to San Pellegrino's list of the World's 50 Best Restaurants: for 2009: Per Se, naturally. [Serious Eats]
• A look at the Gates, the new venue in the former Biltmore Room space. [GS]
• Be advised: Morton's is now charging $2.50 to add ice to your drink. [IC]
• It's been…
• It's two stars for 10 Downing and chef Jason Neroni in today's Times. [NYT]
• Chef Michael Citarella is out at Freemans. [TONY, TONY]
• It's confirmed: Michael Psilakis and Donatella Arpaia are expanding and opening a restaurant at the Viceroy in Miami. [NYP]
• Capitale's Seth Greenberg may make a bid for Tavern on…
Remember The Gates, the Columbia student soap opera that featured, among other things, gratuitous girl-on-girl action, an orgasm simulated by a camera pan to a painting of a tidal wave, and dialogue like, "This is college. You have to start trying new things"? (If not, we've helpfully posted Part 1 of Episode 1…
