The big idea: Chat up Jason Dohring about all things Veronica Mars — past, present and future — in connection with this, the day UPN's supersleuth series returns to Tuesday nights (at 9 pm/ET). The big problem: Dohring's, like, mad busy filming the season finale. Luckily, the dude's a trouper, and agreed to A our Qs via e-mail. (Coincidentally, you TVGuide.com Insider enthusiasts will recall, Kristen Bell "cybered" with us as well.) So, is full-on reconciliation in store for Logan and Veronica? Will Dohring clue us in on the top-secret season-ender? And what are the current odds on Mars la
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Question: Do you know the name of the first-ever made-for-TV movie?
Answer: Like all "first" questions, this one is thorny. Generally speaking, the first two made-for-TV movies are considered to have been The Killers and The Hanged Man, both of which date from 1964 and were made by MCA-Universal under the aegis of superagent-turned-media-mogul Lew Wasserman. Wasserman, who shepherded Universal into the world of television production and distribution, saw an opportunity to leverage one of the company's assets — a huge library of old movies — by remaking them for TV. The Killers was a remake of a 1946 film starring Burt Lancaster and based on Ernest Hemingway's short story
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There's no denying that all of the competition's rockers, both present and past, are capable singers. However, it's becoming clear that only a few have the nuance necessary to front INXS. I just can't imagine some of these guys succeeding outside of their respective genres. Then again, I can't imagine much right now, because Brooke Burke isn't wearing pants. But rock is all about soldiering on in the legs, er, face of adversity, so I'll do my best to recap.
Suzie: If Evanescence were to cover "Losing My Religion," it would sound like this. Mixing some grungy wailing into her breathy delivery, Suzie Q kicked off the show with something truly inventive.
MiG: Ladies and gentlemen, meet the new singer of INXS. I simply cannot see how Kirk, Garry and the Brothers Farriss could choose someone over MiGgy. This guy could sing the liner notes of an INXS album and turn them into a showstopper.
J.D.: A
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Mariah Carey and the Killers have been added to the list of acts playing at the MTV Video Music Awards, to be held Aug. 28. They join previously announced performers Kanye West, Kelly Clarkson, Green Day and Jessica Simpson's cleavage.
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