Emmy Award Winners Julie Bowen and Ty Burrell, also known as Claire and Phil Dunphy on the ABC comedy “Modern Family,” have been announced as hosts of THE 2012 BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS, which airs live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on SUNDAY, MAY 20 (8:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“We are thrilled to have television’s favorite Emmy Award winning couple as our hosts for this year’s Billboard Music Awards,” said Richard D. Beckman, CEO Prometheus Global Media. “Ty and Julie have captured the hearts of America with their on-screen chemistry and humor – and we look forward to having them bring that magic to the Billboard Music Awards.”

Ty Burrell and Julie Bowen

Finalists are based on key fan interactions with music, including album, single and digital sales, airplay, touring, streaming and social interactions on MySpace, Facebook and many of the other most popular online destinations for music. The awards will be based on the reporting period of February 28, 2011 through March 1, 2012.

“The 2012 Billboard Music Awards” is co-executive produced by Richard D. Beckman, CEO Prometheus Global Media and Don Mischer Productions. The special will be shot in high definition and broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HD format, with 5.1 channel surround sound.

The MGM Huge Lawn Market is house to shows, tournament punching and leading wearing and special occasions. The Market provides relaxed sitting for as many as 16,800 with excellent sightlines and state-of-the-art acoustics, illumination and audio. Popular activities currently have provided world tournament battles between Evander Holyfield and Scott Tyson as well as Oscar de la Hoya vs. Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao vs. Juan Brother Marquez; and shows by The Moving Rocks, Madonna, Elton Bob, Bruce Springsteen, Bob McCartney, Bette Midler, Henry Strait, Jesse Fitzgibbons, Phil Collins, Billy Fran, U2, Woman Crazy, Pain, Coldplay, Alicia Important factors, Jimmy Buffett and the Barbra Streisand Century Show. The MGM Huge Lawn Market also is house to the yearly Academia of Nation Songs Prizes, yearly Billboard Songs Prizes and the Freezing Rage NHL pre-season game which features the Los Angeles Nobleman vs. Co Increase. www.mgmgrand.com

Julie Bowen stars in the acclaimed hit ABC comedy “Modern Family” as harried suburban mom “Claire Dunphy,” a role for which she received an Emmy Award in 2011. Raised in Baltimore, Maryland, Bowen caught the acting bug as a child while putting on plays with her two sisters in their backyard. She attended Brown University, where she starred in “Guys and Dolls,” “Stage Door” and “Lemon Sky.” While earning her degree in Italian Renaissance studies, she also spent a year in Florence, Italy and became fluent in Italian.

Bowen recently completed work on the feature film “Knife Fight,” opposite Rob Lowe, and was seen in the hit films “Horrible Bosses” from New Line Cinema and Sony’s “Jumping the Broom.” Previous film credits include “Multiplicity” with Michael Keaton, “Crazy on the Outside” with Tim Allen and the modern classic “Happy Gilmore” opposite Adam Sandler. In the advertising world, Bowen has been both the face of Neutrogena and the voice of Pampers. She has also lent her support to the charitable efforts of Maxwell House and March of Dimes.

With a range of performances in television, contemporary film, and classic theater, award- winning Ty Burrell continues to prove himself as one of the finest and most versatile actors today. Currently, Burrell stars as ‘Phil Dunphy’ on ABC’s critically acclaimed hit “Modern Family.” Season 4 will return this fall. He’s currently in production voicing the lead role of Mr. Peabody in the DreamWorks Animation 3D feature “Mr. Peabody and Sherman,” based on the classic “dog and his pet boy” cartoon that appeared as part of the “Rocky and Bullwinkle Show.” The film is scheduled to be released on March 14, 2014. He will soon begin production on “Switch” opposite Mos Def, John Hawkes, Jen Aniston and Dennis Quaid. Dan Schecter will write and direct this film which is a prequel to Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown.”

Burrell won this year’s Emmy Prize for Excellent Assisting Acting professional in a Funny Sequence, having been selected the season prior in the same classification. Ty also distributed the TCA award with Chip Offerman for “Individual Success in Funny,” this past Aug, after his second nomination, and obtained two Display Stars Guild Prize nominations for Excellent Efficiency by a Men actor or actress in a Funny Sequence. “Modern Family” also won two Display Stars Guild Prizes for Excellent Efficiency by an Outfit in a comedy Sequence. Ty has also obtained nominations for the Critics’ Option Television Prizes, the Teenager Option Prizes, Kids’ Option Prizes and two Funny Prizes for his part on the series. “Modern Family” was selected this season for a total of 17 Emmy Prizes and won Best Funny for the second season in a row.

In the words of Ethan Slaughter: “Outstanding!”

The latest episode of Castle, “Headhunters,” chased down a murder between gangs, as well as pairing Castle up with a new partner. A Firefly reunion took place and oh was it fun. Let’s discuss.

Mal & Cobb. Adam Baldwin guest starred as Detective Ethan Slaughter, a no-nonsense tough guy cop who Castle decides to shadow. Nathan Fillion and Baldwin worked together on Firefly and you could absolutely tell. The chemistry between the two friends paid off with a fun hour before we face the end of the season.

Slaughter is not a detective that I would want to watch every week, but I wouldn’t hate if he popped up here and there to shake things up a bit. He brought some life to the show and placed Castle in a different situation. Not only did Baldwin rock this role, he also delivered some hysterical one liners that you can check out in the Castle quotes page.

Fillion is nothing but loyal to his long time fans, putting in an Easter egg of his own to go along with the one written into the hour. We got to see the two trade off Mal’s brown jacket and if you looked closely enough, there was a catalyzer placed on Castle’s shelf. Loved it.

Leaving The Nest. Castle decided to branch out and hang with a different detective, stirring some feelings with his usual partners. Even with the bit of jealousy, Ryan and Espo still saved Castle from a bad situation. Beckett seemed to be pretty bothered by the situation, even speaking with her therapist about Rick.

“You weren’t waiting, you were healing.” Beckett’s therapist returned again to talk some sense into our beloved Beckett. She recognizes that Castle is pulling away from her and that maybe she waited too long. Well, duh! You said it yourself. It’s been seven months. It’s time to make a move before he seriously does move on.

What do we think about this? There are plenty of mixed feelings on the Caskett front. Some fans don’t want to deal with the relationship drama, others are dying for it. I’m on the fence.

On one hand, the writers have done an excellent job of building the friendship between the two lead characters, making the chemistry feel real and understanding the feelings between the two. On the other hand, it’s been dragging on for what seems like forever. Castle has put himself out there and so has Beckett. If it doesn’t happen soon, I won’t expect it to happen till series end. TV Fanatics, what’s your opinion on the Caskett situation?

Side Notes.

• Alexis got into some really great schools. Didn’t know I could be jealous of a teenage TV character about college acceptance…

• Javi needs his own arc and quick. We haven’t been getting enough Espo time in the last few episodes.

• No Lanie tonight. Kinda sad, considering she played a rather big role in the last episode.

• Did anyone really care about the weekly case or were you more interested in Slaughter himself? But, how entertaining was the garbage truck scene? I had to look away!

• Who knew Castle packed such a punch?

Overall, a fun hour that held two reunions – Fillion and Baldwin, and even better, Castle and Beckett. Rick is back working with his real partner just the way we like it. Sad news Castle fans: Only two episodes remain in the season. So hit the comments and predict what is going to happen in the penultimate episode.

Don’t forget to check back for the Castle Round Table later in the week. No episode next Monday, so make sure you take the time to discuss “Headhunters” and the zombies to come to pass the time.

American Idol

“It’s not my fault. It’s gonna be dramatic.”

With these words Ryan Seacrest offered last night’s viewers the turn down before they lay down to watch “American Idol.” This was the night when 11 singers would be sent down the laundry chute of the Hotel California, never to return.

What did return was the excellent, measured unpleasantness of Jimmy Iovine. The Interscope producer who would again be mentoring the finalists, was harsh about Chase Likens, for example, suggesting he was the apogee of country yawn.

On the other hand, he declared he would sign Phillips Phillips (and Jessica Sanchez) right here, right now. Some might wonder, naturally, why he hadn’t already.

With a little populist justice, Phillips was the first to be told he was in the Top 10. The judges were each allowed a wild card after the people’s vote, meaning that this year the number of finalists would be a very fortunate 13.

As the results separated the wheat from the alleged riff-raff, there was Sanchez. There, too, was Heejun Han. Han confuses Iovine because, well, stars aren’t supposed to have a sarcastic sense of humor.

“This isn’t ‘American Comedian.’ This is ‘American Idol,’” sniffed Iovine, with abject self-importance. Stars are supposed to do what they’re told by producers, you see.

As Seacrest called singers up in threes or fours to tell them of their fate, Iovine kept chipping in with apposite (and recorded) spit. Chelsea Sorrell he judged to be “Carrie Underwood karaoke.” And this of Reed Grimm: “Way too kitschy. Way too cabaret.” Of Aaron Marcellus: “A bit cheesy. A bit Don Cheadle.” Of Creighton Fraker: “Judges loved him. I didn’t.”

Jennifer Lopez declared that Iovine should come to the show, rather than sit in a little room. She also said she wanted to punch him. On Wednesday night, punching was a gesture of Lopez’s affection. Last night, it was a gesture of frustration after being shown up by someone who dared to say what he really thought, instead of offering motherly soft-soapings.

Indeed, Iovine’s judgments showed a very fine sense of what the little girl voters really like, for he didn’t seem to be too wrong about anyone who was voted into the Top 10.

Yes, even Jermaine Jones. Jones had originally been voted off and some might suspect he was now in the Top 10 as some sort of sympathy exercise. But there he was. And Deandre Brackensick, with the Milli Vanilli hair and soprano throat, was not.

Oddly, when Jones was announced as a Top 10-er, Lopez sat rigid, refusing to applaud. Was it because of sympathy for 15-year-old Eben Franckewitz, who had not made it? Or might she have been miffed that Jones had returned from the dead?

Then we had the drama. Yes, the sing-off, a vehicle that “The X Factor” had tried to exploit for, well, drama.

Six singers were chosen by the judges, from whom each judge would pick one. This was slightly sad. Clearly, Iovine has better judgment of popular taste than these three. Instead, the choices would all be theirs.

Jen Hirsh sang “Oh, Darling”, which began unsteadily, but ended strongly. “I love it when it ends up like you just did,” said Steven Tyler.

Jeremy Rosado offered a little Carrie Underwood. One could tell that the audience was immediately engaged, as Rosado let his vocal bodice rip, bared his feelings and, at the end, wept like a forlorn lover tossed to the winds. Lopez herself sobbed like Kate Winslet’s older sister.

Next was Brielle Von Hugel. “You guys don’t understand that this is my life,” carped the vast ego with the stage mamma from the rougher side of purgatory.

Iovine had earlier admonished all the singers who had chosen Adele songs. Von Hugel offered another Adele song – “Someone Like You.” This, sadly, resembled vodka-laced karaoke at 2 a.m. in some forgotten college bar in Cleveland.

“You were a little pitchy in some spots,” said Tyler, politely. If Tyler bothers to criticize, you are so very long gone.

Brackensick was next with “Georgia on My Mind.” Shedding his hair all over the floor seemed to be on his mind too. He gave his performance so many touches, so many nuances that it was as if Teddy Pendegrass and Klaus Nomi had suddenly returned to earth and inhabited the same body.

Erika Van Pelt, given another chance, channeled a little Lady Gaga. She sang that she was on the edge of glory. More accurately, she was on the edge of obscurity, but her voice attempted to claw her back up the cliff, even though no one was holding a hand out to help. Tyler declared it “out of the park.”

Last was the allegedly kitschy Reed Grimm. He took off one shirt, he crawled all over the floor, he rapped, he scatted – all while attempting to perform Bill Withers’ “Use Me.” The judges couldn’t, even though Jackson elegantly called him “one of the most different artists” the show had ever seen.

Jackson chose Van Pelt. Lopez chose Rosado, who hugged her like she was his long-lost auntie. Tyler selected Brackensick, whom Tyler could have mistaken for a girl. Amid all this stunning excitement, one thing became clear: America suddenly had no interest in another country boy singer to follow Scotty McCreery.

Next week, the contestants will honor Stevie Wonder and Whitney Houston, as the roller coaster begins to pick up speed down a steep incline. It will be dramatic. And none of it will be Ryan Seacrest’s fault.

THE TOP 13 AMERICAN IDOL: 

 Phillip Phillips, Jessica Sanchez, Hollie Cavanagh, Joshua Ledet, Heejun Han, Shannon Magrane, Skylar Laine, Elise Testone, Colton Dixon, Jermaine Jones, Deandre Brackensick, Erika Van Pelt, Jeremy Rosado.

While younger generations have been criticized for only watching TV and playing video games, Indie Game: The Movie shows it’s these young people who have grown up with these forms of entertainment who now aspire to make the very products that parents once warned would rot the mind. However, in the case of game designers Edmund McMillen, Tommy Refenes, Phil Fish and Jonathan Blow, their mind is far from rotten, and it’s actually quite clear as they work hard everyday to craft the kind of video games they love. But just like films at Sundance, their games are crafted outside of the game studio system.

Indie Game follows four different game designers at very different stages in their careers. Jonathan Blow has already tasted widespread success as his game Braid quickly became the best-selling Xbox Live Arcade game of all-time and received ridiculously good reviews. Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes are hard at work on their first game Super Meat Boy and are dealing with the difficulties of getting their game prepared for launch. Finally Phil Fish is stuck in development hell as his game Fez has been awaited for years now, but just isn’t, and may never be, ready for release.

Don’t write off the passion or drama of this documentary from debut directing duo Lisanne Pajot and James Swirsky just because it’s about video games. You won’t find a more respectful or passionate approach to video games, more specifically those produced outside of the studio system that produces Call of Duty, Halo and more, than with Indie Game. Moreover, these game designers are dedicated to their craft with more integrity then some will know their whole lives. Indie Game shows that video games just aren’t mindless entertainment, but well thought out creations from the minds of those who are just as artistic as painters, filmmakers, singers and more creative professions.

The documentary shows it’s not just a matter of pointing and clicking and playing games all day before an idea hits. In the case of the creators of Super Meat Boy, you can see the blueprints of their characters and storyline in artwork from their childhood. With Phil Fish, he’s struggled with an uncooperative business partner and hype (both good and bad) to the point that if his game never gets finished, he will literally kill himself. Meanwhile Jonathan Blow struggles with his fame and online presence as he can’t seem to let criticism or comments go without recognition in the online world. Sounds like struggles that have claimed more famous artists from centuries ago just in a completely different time and form of art. Audiences will feel the pressure and pain right along with these designers as they struggle with their creativity and the more practical side of independent video game creation.

Indie Game: The Movie just doesn’t hype video games or convince you to play them more (though that’s all I wanted to do upon leaving the theater), but it shows you the pure passion and dedication that exists from video games who are now aiming to make the games they loved to play as kids. Indie Game is like the sister of Sundance in its support and praise of a world where the studio system looks for the easy buck, the big-selling game, and has hundreds of people just looking to get product on the shelf. The featured gamers are proud, hard-working, independent lovers of one of the most modern and misunderstood forms of art the world has ever seen, and it just might have you looking at video games in a whole different light.

Robert Downey Jr is currently carrying two movie franchises – the Marvel Iron Man proto-Avengers thing for Paramount and the brawling steampunk Sherlock Holmes series for Warner Brothers – so it is perhaps understandable that he is showing a touch of fatigue.

In the new Holmes adventure, A Game of Shadows, his imperiousness is hard to distinguish from boredom, and he seems to be in a hurry to spit out his lines, take his lumps, throw his punches and collect his paycheck.

Can a movie be hyperactive and lazy at the same time? Clever and idiotic? If the director is Guy Ritchie, the questions answer themselves.

Sherlock Holmes

Like its predecessor Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows confects a smoky, overcast Victorian world, infuses it with an air of jocular, hairy laddishness and stages a lot of fights in fussy and tiresome slow motion. There is a plot, but no real intrigue, mystery or suspense, and no inkling of anything at stake beyond a childish and belligerent idea of fun.

What a shame. Arthur Conan Doyle’s detective, with his violin, his deerstalker and his steel-trap mind, has been one of the most resilient and adaptable figures in Anglophone popular culture. He has been updated, travestied and conscripted into preposterous tales so many times – including by Doyle himself – that it is silly to hold his character sacred, or to scold Mr. Ritchie for taking liberties. But you would think that a man of such reputed brilliance and erudition (I’m talking about Holmes) would at least know how to pronounce the word “heinous” or use “crescendo” properly in a sentence. And you would think that a brewing showdown between Holmes and his nemesis, Moriarty (Jared Harris), would involve intrigue, suspense and devilish plots and counterplots.

Not that thinking is in any way relevant. There are a few dabs of sophistication – the witty, Russell presence of Stephen Fry as Microsoft Holmes, Sherlock’s brother; a disquisition on Schubert’s great lieder and a morsel of Mozart’s Don Giovanni – but these feel random and perfunctory.

The real point of the movie is the bantering byplay between Holmes and Watson (Jude Law) punctuated by punches, explosions and action sequences as bloated and pretentious as a 10-minute drum solo on a live album by a second-rate art-rock band from the ’70s.

Rachel McAdams bustles through the action in a bustle; Noomi Rapace lingers a bit longer in long tresses and Gypsy garb. There is not enough of Eddie Marsan and just enough of Mr. Harris, sneering through a ginger beard, to make you root for the Napoleon of Crime against the foppish fool from Baker Street. Who is oddly mopey this time out, as if needing to reassure us of his sensitive, vulnerable side.

Poor Sherlock. He is so desperate for attention, so needy – perhaps because of the competition from the likes of Tom Cruise and Tintin – that you are likely to reach the point of exasperation long before Watson does.

Modern Family season 3 episode 1: Dude Ranch

The family decides to don their cow boots and hats and head to Jackson Hole, Wyoming for some fun and adventure in the great outdoors. While vacationing on Lost Creek Ranch, they try their hands at a little cattle herding, skeet shooting and horseback riding; there are also some big firsts, a huge surprise and an actual face off between Jay and a foe – a cowboy named Hank.

Modern Family season 3 episode 2: When Good Kids Go Bad

Mitch and Cam plan a nice evening with the whole family to break the happy news that they’re looking to adopt another child. However their parade is rained on when they realize Lily may not take well to another baby in the house. Meanwhile, Claire and Jay are each consumed with proving a certain point

Modern Family season 3 episode 3: Phil on Wire

The growing bond between man, Jay, and dog, Stella, is grating on Gloria’s nerves; Phil and Luke embark on a new adventure involving a tightrope, but it’s Claire with the missteps, as she tries to teach the girls a life lesson; and Cameron chooses the most inopportune time to start a juice fast.

Modern Family season 3 episode 4: Door to Door

Everyone sets their eyes on a goal: Jay is determined to help Manny sell wrapping paper for a school fundraiser; Claire petitions the city for a stop sign to be installed at a high-traffic intersection; Mitchell is hell bent on proving a point with Cameron, and neither one of them will back down; Phil and Luke will stop at nothing to create a viral video sensation; and Gloria is desperate to find Stella after losing him.

Modern Family season 3 episode 5: Hit and Run

Jay is frustrated at work, Manny is stressed out about school work, Gloria would like to help but no one seems to want it. Phil and Claire run into Councilman Duane Bailey again, who is out campaigning for his second run, and he’s just as irritating as they remembered — so much so that Claire may give him a run for his money. Mitch and Cam get into a fender bender and the other car flees, which becomes the tipping point for all the men in the family who decides to take out their frustrations on the kid giving Haley problems.

Modern Family season 3 episode 6: Go Bullfrogs

It’s father-daughter time, as Phil takes Haley on a college tour of his old alma mater, and Claire, having a rare night alone, forces Mitchell and Cameron to take her for a fun night out with the boys — but ends up alone with one particular man candy who is anything but gay. Meanwhile, Gloria and Jay deal with a potential situation at home that may require having “the talk” with Manny.

Modern Family season 3 episode 7: Tree House

Hanging out with Shorty and his girlfriend, Darlene, makes Gloria envious of how much those two do as a couple, so she gives Jay an ultimatum to step it up for a night of salsa dancing or else. Meanwhile, Cameron take a bet a little too far when Mitchell and Crispin challenge him to get a hot girl’s number at the bar, and Phil builds a tree house for Luke, but ends up being the one to make a new friend.

Modern Family season 3 episode 8: After The Fire

After a neighbor’s home burns down, the whole family rallies and organizes a community drive to help do some good – though it’s not all good, as Jay throws out his back, Cameron does some posturing with a huge moving truck, Claire discovers that Mitchell and Gloria have been spending a lot of time together, and Luke and Manny get their hands on some of the donated toys.

Modern Family season 3 episode 9: Punkin Chunkin

When an old neighborhood kid returns to town as a hugely successful internet billionaire, it gets Phil thinking of what could have been. Jay feels Manny could use a little dose of constructive criticism, and Cameron is offended when Mitchell questions the authenticity of his colorful childhood stories. It all comes to a head at Thanksgiving with the family divided between the “Dreamers” and the “Pritchetts” — and nothing settles the score like a punkin chunkin challenge.

For our American viewers who might not be familiar with the character and the adventures of Tintin, here is a small preview of who exactly is Tintin. A plucky journalist-adventurer whose stories have sold over 350 million books worldwide, After rocking the comic book world Tintin has finally got his own big-budget Hollywood movie. The Adventures of Tintin is already a great hit in Europe, where it opened in late October and where the character has the most fan following. While most Americans have never heard of Tintin, it will be insane to say that they are unfamiliar with the name of Steven Spielberg.

Now let’s talk about the movie The Adventures of Tintin, The film is set in the early-middle 20th century in an unnamed European town. His spiked hair cut and chubby face makes him look no older than 16. The titular Tintin (Jamie Bell) is already a respected newspaper reporter and a neighborhood celebrity. He also lives alone and owns a handgun. In this movie The Adventures of Tintin, the chance purchase of a model boat leads him to a mystery involving a treasure-laden ship that was lost at sea over three centuries ago. Together with his trusty dog Snowy and a drunken sea captain named Haddock (Andy Serkis), he sets off on a across the globe adventure that puts him against a despicable figure named Sakharine (Daniel Craig).

The Adventures of Tintin is cutting-edge film making with an old-fashioned culture. Spielberg as always has done a marvelous job with his evolution to animation, the unstoppable march of technology and the constant bar-raising of the 3D-animated genre has schooled us to expect dazzling color and detail, and Tintin dutifully delivers on that front, but what’s more impressive is the cinematography, which is astonishing.
Tintin, a young journalist, and his dog Snowy, are browsing in an outdoor market in a European town. Tintin buys a model of a three-masted sailing ship, the Unicorn, for a good price, but is then immediately accosted by the sinister Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine, and the mysterious figure of Barnaby, who both try to buy the model from Tintin, without success. Tintin takes the ship home, but it is broken during a fight between Snowy and a neighbor’s cat. As it breaks, a parchment scroll slips out of the ship’s mast. Snowy spots it but is unable to alert Tintin. Meanwhile, incompetent detectives Thomson and Thompson are on the trail of a pickpocket, Aristides Silk. Tintin visits Sakharine in Marlinspike Hall, where he learns that there are at least two model ships.
Later, Tintin is shot at, then abducted by accomplices of Sakharine, and imprisoned on the SS Karaboudjan. On board, Tintin escapes and meets the ship’s nominal captain, Haddock. Haddock has been supplied with whisky by first mate Allan, who is working for Sakharine, and the captain is permanently drunk, and doesn’t know what’s happening on board his ship. Tintin and Haddock (and Snowy) eventually escape from the Karaboudjan in a lifeboat. Sakharine sends a seaplane to find them, but Tintin is able to capture the plane, and fly towards the (fictitious) Moroccan port of Bagghar, but they crash in the desert.
Dehydrated in the heat, and suffering from a sudden lack of alcohol, Haddock hallucinates, and starts to remember stories about his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock(e), who was captain of the Unicorn during the 17th century. Sir Francis’ treasure-laden ship was attacked by a pirate ship, led by the masked Red Rackham, and, after a fierce battle and eventual surrender, Sir Francis chose to sink the Unicorn, and most of the treasure, rather than allow it to fall into Jackhammer hands. It transpires that there were three models of the Unicorn, each containing a scroll. Together, the scrolls will reveal the location of the sunken Unicorn, and its treasure.
In Bagghar, Tintin and the Captain find out that the third model ship is in the possession of the wealthy Omar Ben Salaad, but it is encased in a bullet-proof glass display case. Sakharine’s plan is to stage a concert involving famous diva Bianca Castafiore, the “Milanese nightingale”, whose penetrating singing voice will be able to shatter the glass case, allowing Sakharine’s trained hawk to fly down and steal the third scroll. After a chase down to the harbour, pursued by Tintin and Haddock, Sakharine finally escapes with all three scrolls. Tintin chases him back to Europe and arranges a police reception for him on the dockside. Haddock and Sakharine, who is revealed to be the descendant of Red Rackham, replay their ancestors’ swashbuckling sword fight, using dockside cranes, and Haddock is eventually victorious.
With the three scrolls in their possession, Tintin and Haddock find that the indicated location is Marlinspike Hall, and that the hall had been built originally by Sir Francis Haddock. There, in the cellar, they find some of the treasure, and a clue to the location of the sunken Unicorn.

Here is the official trailer of The Adventures Of Tintin

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 1: Days Gone Bye

Episode 1 of the Walking dead season 1started with Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes awakens in hospital (after being shot on duty) to find it abandoned with bodies strewn everywhere. He returns to his home to find it vacant but believes his wife and son may still be alive. He meets Morgan Jones and his son Duane who explain to him that the world has been infested with zombies. The disease usually started with an infection and high fever followed by re-animation. The creatures are attracted to sound and eat flesh to survive. Morgan tells him that he thinks there is a refugee center in Atlanta and Rick sets off in the hope of finding his wife and child. Once there, he finds himself surrounded by the undead with little visible hope of dodging but suddenly to his comfort he hears a voice over the radio. That’s it in the first episode of the Walking Dead season 1

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 2: Guts

Rescued from his unstable situation, Rick meets a band of scavengers in the second episode of the walking dead season 1 who have made their way to Atlanta to get supplies for their larger group that lives in a makeshift camp just outside the city. They’re trapped in a department store with hundreds of zombies trying to break down the door to eat them. Tensions are high and Rick ends up handcuffing one of them, a redneck named Merle Dixon, to keep him from killing someone. They try to escape through the sewers without success and Rick comes up with a clever scheme to draw the zombies away from their location. They have to leave one man behind however.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 3: Tell It to the Frogs

In this episode of the walking dead season 1 Rick and his newfound friends return to their camp where he is reunited with this wife Lori and his son Carl. She’s very happy to see her husband alive and well but is more than a bit angry at Shane Walsh, Rick’s police partner, who told her he was dead. The returnees also have to tell Merle Dixon’s brother Daryl that they had to leave him behind. Rick is feeling some guilt over that and decides he’s going to return to Atlanta to rescue him. What they find when they get there is not what they expected. Back at the camp, Shane takes out his frustrations on one of the men who has been physically abusing his wife.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 4: Vatos

Search for Merle continues in this episode of the walking dead season 1, Rick and the others stumble across another group of survivors that kidnap Glenn and are willing to trade him for Rick’s guns. At camp, Jim has been digging a bunch of holes and everyone else wonders why. Their question is answered, that night, when zombies attack.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 5: Wildfire

In episode 5 of the walking dead season 1 Rick tries to make contact with Morgan to tell him his location. Back at camp, after the fight with the zombies, Jim has been bitten and is slowly beginning to change; Andrea mourns over Amy’s death; and Shane blames it all on Rick for leaving. Now that camp isn’t safe anymore, Rick decides that it’s time for them all to move out. He plans to take them to the C.D.C., a military base, to find a cure for Jim and, hopefully, more survivors.

The Walking Dead Season 1 – Episode 6: TS-19

Having been allowed into the CDC building, the survivors meet Dr. Edwin Jenner who appears to be the only survivor in the facility. There is plenty of food and drink and the surroundings are comfortable. A drunken Shane tries to reconcile with Lori Grimes, but she will have nothing to do with it. Dr. Jenner shows them how the infection works to reanimates a dead corpse but admits that he hasn’t been able to make any advance on defeating it. Despair sets in at the realization that there is no cure for the plague that has surrounded them. Jenner has his own plans for the future leaving the survivors only a few minutes to leave the facility. Not everyone chooses to leave however. the Walking dead Season 1 ends with the remaining survivors are out again with a new search start for other survivors and a cure to this plague.

Telechimp.com will be back soon with the new and latest seasons of the walking dead.

Here is a trailer with an awsome soundtrack of The walking Dead :

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 1

The Birthday: its Elena’s 18th birthday in the first episode of Vampire diaries season 3 where Caroline is busy planning a party, but Elena is focused on searching for any clues that might help her discover where Stefan is. Damon is also searching for Stefan, while trying to protect Elena and keep her from doing anything that would draw Klaus’ attention. Meanwhile, Klaus and Stefan are busy trailing a werewolf named Ray Sutton. Now working at the Mystic Grill along with Matt, Jeremy is struggling to understand why he keeps seeing the ghosts of Vicki and Anna since he was brought back to life by Bonnie’s magic. Meanwhile, Alaric does his best to watch over Elena and Jeremy, while dealing with his grief over Jenna’s death. Finally, Caroline and Tyler face a new and unexpected challenge.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 2

The Hybrid: Second episode of Vampire diaries season 3 started where Klaus puts a plan in motion that will give him even more power, but even with the unwilling participation of werewolf Ray Sutton, things don’t go exactly as Klaus had planned. Damon and Alaric reluctantly go along with Elena’s new strategy to find Stefan, leading Damon into a dangerous fight with an unexpected enemy. Jeremy turns to Matt for help as he continues to try to understand what the ghosts from his past want from him. Unaware that Caroline is in need of his help, Tyler faces an emotional confrontation with his mother. That calls the end of this season of Vampire diaries season 3.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 3

The End of the Affair: Klaus and Stefan arrive in Chicago, where Stefan is reunited with a vampire who hasn’t really moved on from her interest in him decades earlier. In a flashback to Chicago in the 1920s, Stefan comes face-to-face with a shocking chapter from his wild past. After Damon gets a tip on Stefan and Klaus’ whereabouts from an unexpected source, he and Elena follow their trail. Back in Mystic Falls, Tyler is concerned about Caroline and turns to Sheriff Forbes for help. Another episode of Vampire Diaries season 3.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 4

Disturbing Behavior: in this episode of Vampire diaries season 3, Klaus uses Gloria, a witch he knew long ago, to help him track down missing information that will explain why his plan isn’t working. Gloria’s spells reveal intriguing glimpses of the truth, but she soon realizes she needs Stefan’s knowledge to complete the puzzle. When Stefan suddenly finds himself in danger, help comes from a surprising ally. Back in Mystic Falls, a frustrating new enemy pushes Damon over the brink and he lashes out in a way that will have lasting consequences. Caroline struggles with her own emotional issues, even as she tries to help Elena face her feelings. Jeremy makes a brief but disturbing breakthrough with one of his ghostly visitors, leaving him more confused than ever. Finally, Bonnie has a strange encounter that will affect everyone.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 5

The Reckoning: Despite all that has happened, Caroline is determined to see that Elena, Bonnie, Matt and Tyler all enjoy a traditional Senior Prank Night before the school year begins at Mystic Falls High School. However, when uninvited guests show up, it doesn’t take long for the evening to take a deadly turn. Damon convinces Jeremy that he can use his new connection to the other side to help find a way to defeat Klaus. Finally, Klaus deepens his hold on Stefan and uses him for increasingly violent and dangerous purposes. Another exciting episode of Vampire Diaries season 3 came to an end.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 6

Smells Like Teen Spirit: On the first day of their senior year, Elena, Caroline, Bonnie and Matt are still reeling from recent events, while Tyler seems to be enjoying everything a little too much. Damon is annoyed by a new houseguest, and everyone is surprised by the arrival of a new student in Alaric’s history class. Matt asks Bonnie for help when he realizes he made a serious mistake. Meanwhile, Stefan continues to carry out his latest assignment from Klaus. This was a slow episode from the vampire diaries season 3.

Vampire Diaries Season 3 – Episode 7

Ghost World: As Mystic Falls prepares to celebrate the traditional Illumination Night, the town is invaded by spirits of the dead. After a particularly violent encounter with an angry spirit, Damon asks Bonnie to find the reason behind the ghosts’ surprising power. Elena convinces Jeremy to use his connection to the other side to help her find a new way to reach Stefan, leading Jeremy to a terrible choice. Finally, Alaric discovers a long-hidden clue to the past.
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Dexter Season 6 – Episode 1

Those Kinds of Things:
The start of Dexter season 6 was awaited by not only the viewers from US but all around the world.  Unlike other Dexter seasons, Dexter season 6 starts quiet as the life of Dexter seems to be working very normal where he takes care of his son Harrison with the help of Angel Batista’s sister Jamie a new face in the series. In this episode Dexter is well aware of two EMTs who have been killing patients. So he makes a plan and calls the ambulance for his help with the same two EMTs, Dexter takes both of them by surprise and gives them the punishment they deserve in his very own style. Dexter is very excited about his high schools 20th anniversary not because he wants to meet all his friends but only for one reason. He knew a girl called Janet from his high school who was one of the few good friends Dexter had, eventually she got married to the school star quarterback Joe Walker, News came out that Janet committed suicide after few years in the marriage but few expert looks at the suicide cases confirms that Janet was killed. Dexter is fairly convinced that Joe Walker is the killer but he has to make sure that he is guilty before he gets him on his justice table, so Dexter tries numerous ways to get a sample of Joe’s blood. After a lot of tries Dexter finally gets what he wants and to make the things better for him he finds a perfect match for Janet’s killer. Dexter is eager to get down to business, he takes the phone of one of Joe’s girlfriend and messages him to get there, Joe falls prey to this trick and walks directly in to the room where Dexter is all set to chop him into pieces. Once on the table Joe accepts that he killed his wife and Dexter very good friend Janet. Dexter takes care of the rest. Elsewhere, The detective gets a call of a possible homicide, on the scene they find a fruit seller shop where the weighing machine is loaded with human intestine, the team searches for the body but nowhere to be found. Maria LaGuerta finds her way to become a captain in an unconventional way. LaGuerta and Angel are divorced now but still are good friends has been promoted to Captain and she and Angel are divorced. She promises Angel that she will recommend him to be the next Lieutenant. Miami Metro gets a call of a body washed ashore on the scene they find that it can be the same body that went missing from the previous scene, the body is has a lot of stitches on it and suddenly baby snakes start coming out of the stomach. Dexter figures out that this is done by some kind of a professional. On the other hand Quinn and Deb are still dating and Quinn wants to propose Deb in a restaurant, but just then a shooting scene happens in there where Deb shows her courage and takes down the suspect on her own, people take a video of the scene and Deb is now famous. That’s the end of the most awaited episode of Dexter season 6.

Dexter Season 6 – Episode 2

Once Upon a Time…
In this episode of Dexter season 6, Dexter lines up his next victim, Brother Sam a criminal who claims to have become a changed man who found religion and while still running his car body repair shop, and working with other ex-cons preaching them the good life to live. Dexter does not believe a word he says and is very much sure that brother Sam is his next victim, so Dexter bumps his own intentionally so that he can visit brother Sam’s shop and get to know things better. Dexter follows him after hours which leads him to another shooting scene with Brother Sam involved, Dexter confirms that Sam has to die, he follows him back to his garage where Dexter gets a surprise and finds out that Brother sam has actually changed and helping other cons to get a better life. The investigation into the dead man with the snakes put into his torso advances when one of the students finds heavy metals in their system. The two men responsible for that killing continue their preparations and finds a new victim for their so called project. On the other hand Deb has become the star of Miami and when she gets in the office where everyone praises her restaurant shooting, back home Quinn is all set to propose Deb and he does it the best possible way he could but Deb has other thoughts. Back at the office Deputy Chief Tom Matthews gives Deb the surprise of a lifetime where he announces that she will be the next Lieutenant after all the confusion and chaos Deb finally settles down. That’s all in this episode of Dexter season 6.

Dexter Season 6 – Episode 3

Smokey and the Bandit:
In the latest episode of Dexter season 6, Deb faces her first day as the homicide squad’s Lieutenant. She isn’t sure she’s made the right decision given that she not used to the administrative side of the job and the fact that she is also supervising her now ex-boyfriend Quinn. She also has to deal with Captain LaGuerta who seems to want to do both her new and her old job. Miami police department gets a call on a murder scene, on the scene Dexter notices that one of the tooth from the victim was pulled out, he remembers his serial killer collection where he had a favorite killer who was names the tooth fairy killer so Dexter tries to find a connection to the murder, his instincts leads him to an retirement home pretty close to the murder scene. The investigation finally takes him to the man he has been waiting to see forever. Dexter finds the place he kept all his trophies in the form of tooth and eventually with lots of turns and twists gets him on his table, Back in the office Masuka shows intern Ryan Chambers some evidence from the Ice Truck Killer case. He also manages to ask her out on a date. Gellar and Marshal the main killers meanwhile have taken a jogger prisoner where they torture him to accept all his mistakes and to be sorry for all the crimes he might have ever committed.

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