Ashley Benson

With only two episodes left before ABC Family’s Pretty Little Liars (Tuesday 8/7c) goes on hiatus, star Ashley Benson tells TVGuide.com that her character Hanna is beginning to care less about who her friends want her to be. Which could be good news for Lucas, the nerdy boy next store who isn’t likely to pass the friend test. Of course, she also has other problems, starting with messages she and her friends are getting from the mysterious “A.”  

TVGuide.com: What have we yet to learn about Hanna?
Ashley Benson:  She’s really coming into her own and has changed a lot personality-wise. She’s figuring out who she wants to be, and she’s not going by what everyone else expects her to be. It’s really fun to watch her develop as a person.

TVGuide.com: How is she going to handle the struggle between wanting to be the popular girl with the hot boyfriend and her budding relationship with Lucas, a nerd?
Benson:  Honestly, I don’t think she’s really going to care that much. As the show goes on she’s more free-spirited about it and she’s going to do what she wants. If she likes Lucas, she’s going to take that risk because it’s not that big of a deal to her anymore to be popular. She has so much going on in her life right now that she needs support and a friend there that she can talk to besides the girls. She was in Lucas’ position awhile back, she knows what it’s like to feel left out and made fun of, so they have a lot in common and they’re really great for each other. They make each other laugh and they’re really comfortable. It’s really cute because he’s so scared of her, but she’s telling him she’s just like him and there’s no difference between them. I can’t wait to see how that relationship goes and if they get together.

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TVGuide.com: Is that why Hanna is so understanding of Emily and Maya’s relationship?
Benson:  Yeah. Hanna has been through a lot in her life and she has always been judged. It’s great that Hanna is being really supportive of Emily because she should. There isn’t a problem with Emily liking a girl and if Hanna’s the only one who knows, she has to be supportive.

TVGuide.com: Which of the four girls do you most relate to?
Benson:  I really relate to my character. I know what it’s like to be left out … I certainly went through a period of time where I got made fun of and people were so mean to me, so I can really relate to that. I don’t so much relate to the other girls, but I love Aria’s style on the show. The audience can really pick a girl that struggles with the same struggles they have.

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TVGuide.com:  As you were filming, did you constantly change your mind about who A was?
Benson:  Definitely. There are so many people it can be so I don’t know where the writers are going to go with it. Everybody’s got an eerie kind of vibe to them. There are a lot of characters being introduced in the last two episodes so they’re going to be in the next half of the season so there are so many ways it can go.

Ali Fedotowsky

Spoiler Alert: Don’t read this if you haven’t yet seen the Bachelorette season finale.

After 10 rose ceremonies and the unexpected departure of two different suitors, Ali Fedotowsky’s final choice was surprisingly easy for her: She avoided the customary dueling proposals and told Chris not to bother proposing, because she loved only Roberto.

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Ali’s all-or-nothing campaign seems to have worked: Roberto had the same feelings for her.

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Host Chris Harrison previously hinted at the ending, telling TVGuide.com, “It’s not your typical proposal day.”

At least, not your typically Bachelorette proposal day, what with only one guy proposing and all. It was actually kind of… normal.

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Andy Katz of ESPN had reported Sunday morning that Iowa really likes Dayton’s Brian Gregory, but that the Hawkeyes don’t want to wait until Dayton’s season is over, which could come as early as Tuesday night or as late as Thursday night.  It’s hard to buy that report, given we are talking about 48 or so more hours.  It just doesn’t make much sense.

However, ESPN Radio is also talking about McCaffery and Iowa being a done deal and that an announcement could come Monday.

McCaffery has had a great run at Siena, building them into a very strong mid major program; they have won the last three MAAC championships.

McCaffery spent 11 years at Notre Dame earlier in his career, so he has been an assistant on the recruiting trails at a program that has tried to compete for the best players in the nation.

McCaffery, who is 50 years of age, would be taking over and Iowa program that will require a lot of hard work and strong recruiting work.  He has a track record of getting programs to the NCAA tournament, guiding Lehigh, UNC-Greensboro and Siena, schools from conferences that are traditionally one bid leagues.

No, racers, please do not confuse that with “seashells” nor “sea chilis”.

Judging from the official synopsis for tonight’s episode, it seems we’ll be pretty devoid of the drama. It only mentions the racers taking a helicopter ride to an island, where they race a giant tortoise and swim to the bottom of the sea to find a message in a bottle. Nothing much, right?

The promos say something else. Steve and Allie leaving their bags somewhere, Jet and Cord wondering about their coconut task, and of course, Brent quitting the race. Well, supposedly quitting the race. Unless Caite decides to quit too and nobody gets eliminated?

So maybe it isn’t really smooth sailing in this little archipelago off Africa. And by that, I also mean the constant mangling of the country’s name. It’s say-shells. Or something like it. Right? Suddenly I’m not so sure with how you pronounce Seychelles.

The Amazing Race returns tonight from 8pm on CBS, provided NCAA basketball doesn’t go overtime again like last week.

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Where you watch the 2010 Oscars nominations depends on where you live.Here in the UK, keep an eye on the main 24-hour news channels - BBC News and Sky News - for coverage.The ceremony, which will be hosted by actress Anne Hathaway and Academy president Tom Sherak, starts at 1.30pm British time (an insanely early 5.30am in Los Angeles!!).

Watch Oscars 2010 nominations live streaming online

US-based film fans up that early can watch live streaming of the Oscars nominations from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the official site - just click the link below.

Co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the 82nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday 7 March.

Watch Oscars 2010 nominations live streaming online

Where you watch the 2010 Oscars nominations depends on where you live.Here in the UK, keep an eye on the main 24-hour news channels - BBC News and Sky News - for coverage.The ceremony, which will be hosted by actress Anne Hathaway and Academy president Tom Sherak, starts at 1.30pm British time (an insanely early 5.30am in Los Angeles!!).

Watch Oscars 2010 nominations live streaming online

US-based film fans up that early can watch live streaming of the Oscars nominations from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the official site - just click the link below.

Co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the 82nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday 7 March.

Watch Oscars 2010 nominations live streaming online

Where you watch the 2010 Oscars nominations depends on where you live.Here in the UK, keep an eye on the main 24-hour news channels - BBC News and Sky News - for coverage.The ceremony, which will be hosted by actress Anne Hathaway and Academy president Tom Sherak, starts at 1.30pm British time (an insanely early 5.30am in Los Angeles!!).

Watch Oscars 2010 nominations live streaming online

US-based film fans up that early can watch live streaming of the Oscars nominations from the Samuel Goldwyn Theater at the official site - just click the link below.

Co-hosted by Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, the 82nd Academy Awards will take place on Sunday 7 March.

Watch Oscars 2010 nominations live streaming online