Couch Potato News: Potato Wedges 06/08/2009

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Highlights: Well, I may not have made it through everything I wanted to get to, but I've still got plenty. I've got some really fresh TV Spots for Transformers 2 that you probably haven't seen yet, and I've also got previews for ABC's new fall shows. Plus, more True Blood content.

GENERAL:

RIP David Carradine 1936–2009
The Coolest House in the Neighborhood (And Maybe the Galaxy) [click here or watch below]

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5 Reasons Why URL Shorteners Are Useful
A Brief History of the Status Update
TWITTER
- I've been sharing various Twitter-related articles for a few months now, but I actually have a personal story that I can relate from this weekend. I tweeted out a complaint, and very quickly got back a really helpful response. Check it out below.

So Easy, You Have To Do It
Five Reasons You Shouldn’t Tweet Professionally
If Homer’s Odyssey Was Written On Twitter
Twitter has been replaced by Flutter [click here or watch below]

MOVIES:

Your Guide to SUMMER MOVIE TRAILERS 2009
THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE, directed by Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean's Eleven) [click here or watch below]

THE HANGOVER, in theaters now

Stars Reveal Five Behind-The-Scenes Secrets

YEAR ONE, in theaters June 19th

Olivia Wilde (aka 'Thirteen' from House) in Year One
Jack Black And Michael Cera Talk Cavemen Dating Tips In New Clip!
Clip - "Jakal Dance"
International Trailer [click here or watch below]

TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN, in theaters June 24th

Pictures from the Tokyo Premiere courtesy of @MeganDeniseFox
Check out Linkin Park's newest single "New Divide" from the upcoming movie soundtrack
TV Spot - "Fate" (uploaded 06/03) [click here or watch below]

TV Spot - "Destiny" (uploaded 05/31) [click here or watch below]

TV Spot - "It's On..." (uploaded 05/18) [click here or watch below]

TV Spot - "Forms" (uploaded 05/18) [click here or watch below]

TV SHOWS:

Unaired Prison Break Finale a Hit On BitTorrent
Eminem Speaks On MTV Stunt And Robbery Rumors
ABC's new fall schedule
ABC Fall 2009 Preview - click here for the full playlist on YouTube. Below are some of my picks.

V - starring Elizabeth Mitchell ('Juliet' from LOST), Joel Gretsch ('Tom Baldwin' from The 4400), Laura Vandervoort ('Kara/Supergirl' from Smallville), Morena Baccarin ('Inara' from Firefly), and Alan Tudyk ('Alpha' from Dollhouse) [click here or watch below]

Flash Forward - starring Sonya Walger ('Penny' from LOST), Joseph Fiennes ('Will Shakespeare' from Shakespeare In Love), John Cho ('Harold' from Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay), and Genevieve Cortese ('Ruby' from Supernatural) [click here or watch below]

Happy Town - starring Lauren German ('Beth' from Hostel: Part II), M.C. Gainey ('Tom' from LOST), Sam Neill ('Dr. Alan Grant' from Jurassic Park III), and Amy Acker ('Dr. Claire Saunders' from Dollhouse) [click here or watch below]

The Middle - starring Neil Flynn ('The Janitor from [scrubs]), Patricia Heaton ('Debra' from Everybody Loves Raymond), and Atticus Shaffer ('boy at bus bench' from Hancock) [click here or watch below]