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I Like to Watch

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

As America's supremacy falters, the cool kids take a hit, from CW's "Aliens in America" to VH1's "America's Most Smartest Model." Plus: Divorce, writers' strikes and other unpleasantness.

I Like to Watch

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

HBO's "Tell Me You Love Me" dishes up whiny, unhappy people not holding hands. Plus: Why nobody (but VH1) loves Chachi.

I Like to Watch

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

What does the former D&D geek on "The Pick-Up Artist" know about wooing hot women? Plus: On "Big Brother 8," America grows to hate "America's Player"!

I Like to Watch

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Pin the tail on the whoring sea donkey! From "Pussycat Dolls" to "The Agency," a new generation of aspiring hoochies is mentored by their hoochie mama hens.

I Like to Watch

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

The dreams of aspiring Broadway stars and white rappers are crushed while a nation looks on, delighted! Plus: "24" gives shark jumping a good name!

I Like to Watch

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

What's more painful -- the big, scary, middle-aged problems of "Huff," or the truckload of indignities dumped on ex-celebrity Tori Spelling on VH1's "So Notorious"?

Ellen, top Gun

K.L. — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Ellen DeGeneres' amazing performance as "Gunnar Nelson."

Bands on the run

By Rick Kisonak — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

What ever happened to Kajagoogoo, Frankie Goes to Hollywood and A Flock of Seagulls? VH1's new "Bands Reunited" tracks them down and finds out -- and it ain't pretty.

Reality rapture

By Heather Havrilesky — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Want the dimwitted fun of reality TV without wasting hours of your life watching crap? VH1's "Reality Wrap-Up" is here to save your day!

Michael Jackson scares me!

By Carina Chocano — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

The wacked-out singer has a Halloween special that's a fright, but not the way he intended. Plus: Emeril loses 10 pounds of scary fat and, on MTV, a crazed fan is allowed to run amok, Mandy Moore style.

Sex and the single Wolfgirl

By Carina Chocano — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Hey teens -- you think you have it bad? Here's a girl with real problems. Also: The VH1 Fashion Awards' celeb lineup: Hillary! Zoolander! The Donald!

Behind "Behind the Music"

By Julia Goldberg — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Is there a VH1 special in your future? Take this simple quiz and find out now!

Subway love

By Jori Finkel — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Gone is the stench of urine. Into its void rushes a whiff of pheromones.

Reporters who love too much

By Amy Reiter — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Isn't he great? The press does John McCain; Spalding on balding, death and dyeing; and Naomi Campbell throttles assistant, blames occupational, uh, stress. Plus: Songs to binge and purge to.

Rock 'n' roll will never die

By Joyce Millman — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Lennon and McCartney come together in VH1's reunion fantasy "Two of Us." Plus: Never mind the bollocks, he-e-e-re's Johnny (Rotten).

Greil Marcus: Real Life Rock Top 10

By Greil Marcus — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

George gorge

By Amy Reiter — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Stephanopoulos: Not a journalist but plays one on TV; Boy Pitchman? He'll tumble for ya. Plus: Hillary stands by her man.

Sharps & Flats

By Geoff Edgers — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

To deny Celine Dion is to deny the culture that made her a star.

The music man

By Janelle Brown — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

MTVi's Nicholas Butterworth says he wants the audience to do the programming.

The CBS-Viacom merger

By Sean Elder — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Putting the sin back in television synergy.

Porn-lite and bland biography

By Joyce Millman — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

MTV can't get enough sex, while VH1 keeps strip-mining rock history.

Playing the "Air Guitar"

By Sarah Vowell — Sun, 11 Nov 2007 06:11:00 PST

Dave Hickey's essays on art and democracy hit a major chord