DVD Review

Moments: Octomom Laughs, Kourtney Delivers, Jack’s a Daddy and More

TV was all in the family this week. Damages’ Carol Tobin kept her dead father’s secrets by killing his mistress. Brother cowboys Cord and Jet had fun with hats on The Amazing Race. Kourtney Kardashian gave the doctors a hand in the delivery of her son. Lost’s Jack has a son! And Octomon charmed the ladies of The View — and America — with a laugh as gentle and full-throated as a well-aged Cabernet. Welcome to Top Moments: Family Style Edition!

8. Best Introduction: On Damages, Carol Tobin (Ana Reeder) proves she’s not afraid to kill to get what she wants. She poisons her father’s mistress, Danielle Marchetti, silencing one of Patty’s key witnesses. Sly, no doubt, but how long will it be before the cops realize the same poison killed Louis?

7. Best Use of a Bag: Cowboy hats need protection too. On The Amazing Race, cowboy Cord forgets to bring a hat protector, so he improvises, using a plastic bag to shield his trademark Stetson from the Chilean rain. (See this pic of Cord and brother Jet to understand the difference.) The bag comes in handy later when he uses it to carry eggs in the Roadblock, pushing his team to a first-place finish in the leg.

6. Best Case for a Lawsuit: Grow up, American Idol judges! Rather than observe and offer constructive criticism of hunky singer-songwriter Casey James’ cover of “Heaven,” the panel cracks jokes about Kara undressing Casey with her eyes while Kara mock-swoons, making sure she’s the center of attention during his performance.

5. Most Appreciated Art: Hunky artist Luc (Gilles Marini) returns to Brothers & Sisters under the most contrived of circumstances. Sarah (Rachel Griffiths) admires one of Luc’s paintings, which is hung anonymously at an event. Once the artist’s identity is revealed, though, all is forgiven when their reunion kiss is hot enough to ignite oil paint.

4. Worst Decision: Gerard Kemkers is, like, the opposite of a Dutch treat right now. With eight laps to go in the 10,000-meter long track at the Winter Olympics, world-record holder and three-time world champion Sven Kramer seems destined to bring another gold back to his speed skating-crazed nation. But. Kemkers, his coach, emphatically — and mistakenly — directs his star pupil to the inside lane, which gets Kramer disqualified. After learning of his misfortune, Kramer angrily tosses his glasses and pushes Kemkers away. So Sven, who’s stupid now?

3. Best Daddy Issues: In Lost’s alternate universe, Dr. Shephard has a teenaged son, David, who is a piano prodigy. While Jack’s estrangement from David at first recalls his own difficulties with Christian or the tension between Michael and Walt, The Jack-Daddy overcomes his fathering failures simply by telling his son that he loves and is proud of him. (Next question: Who’s David’s mom?)

2. Most Miraculous: Childbirth videos are never for the squeamish, but footage of the delivery of Kourtney’s son Mason on Keeping Up with the Kardashians breaks new ground. After her water breaks, she takes a pre-labor shower and freshens up her make-up. In a shocking, surprisingly effortless-looking move during the final stages of labor, Kourtney cuts to the chase and reaches down to remove her son from her womb herself.

1. Best Laugh: “Octomom” Nadya Suleman gives Fran Drescher a break when she unveils her own annoying laugh during an uncomfortable chat with the ladies of The View. The motherhood enthusiast ricochets between unfinished stories and demented cackling as the gobsmacked hosts — mother hen Barbara Walters, in particular — try their damnedest not to roll their eyes on live television.

Red Carpet Hits and Misses

As fierce as Tyra Banks is, no one can ever make jumpsuits acceptable on the red carpet — or anywhere else.

What do you think of Kate Winslet’s look? Vote on it and more of the best and worst celeb fashions

Emma Heming’s gold, ruffled minidress is super cute; Bruce Willis looks like he’s swimming in his gray suit.

Cuts Ties With Tiger Woods

A representative for the drink, sold by PepsiCo Inc., confirmed late Friday that it had ended its relationship with the golfer, who made a lengthy public apology last week for his infidelities.

Tag Heuer, Accenture, Gillette, AT&T and Gatorade have suspended or cut ties with Tiger Woods, leaving the world’s No. 1 golfer with the support of seven official sponsors:

“We no longer see a role for Tiger in our marketing efforts and have ended our relationship,” a Gatorade spokeswoman said. “We wish him all the best.”

The spokeswoman said Gatorade would continue its relationship with the Tiger Woods Foundation.

She declined to say whether his contract was terminated early because of trouble with his public image.

Gatorade discontinued its Woods-brand drinks in November, a decision made before Woods’ marital problems became known.

At the time, Gatorade stuck by him as a sponsor, but it too relented on Friday, becoming the third major endorsement deal the golfer has lost. AT&T Inc. and Accenture, dropped Woods in the weeks following the tabloid frenzy of cheating allegations.

Stars On Preparing For ‘The Pacific’

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Making “The Pacific,” HBO’s 10-hour, Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks-produced World War II epic, wasn’t easy – and it started with a 10-day boot camp before the stars even hit the Australian set.

“Tom Hanks showed up on the first day of boot camp and he gave a speech and to be honest with you, I can’t remember a word he said,” James Badge Dale, who plays Pfc. Robert Leckie, told Access Hollywood of the intense preparation for the project, which is Spielberg and Hanks’ follow-up to their previous HBO World War II production, the European-set “Band of Brothers.” “We were being yelled at, we had gotten up into this rainforest, we were trying to set up these hooch … I don’t know if you’ve ever seen 20 actors try to make a tent. It doesn’t work very well.”

He added that 10 days may not have been much time, but it was all that the production’s military advisor, Capt. Dale Dye, needed.

“These men in the Pacific, they were broken down physically, emotionally and spiritually and that was the purpose of the boot camp,” James said. “You’d be surprised at what you can do to a man in [10] days. Capt. Dale Dye is good at beating up actors. It was invaluable to the show.”

And Joe Mazzello, who plays Cpl. Eugene Sledge, called the production “the most physically exhausting experience” of his life.

“I’ve never done a job that was as difficult as this one,” he said. “I never will [again]. Ten days and I lost 12 pounds – I’m already 140, if that!”

While Joe acknowledged that they didn’t get the full experience of World War II Marines, they didn’t have it easy.

“We were dropped into that jungle, no running water, no bearings,” he said. “Just sleeping on the ground and digging ditches every day and carrying 40 pounds of equipment, running through the jungle. I forgot I was even making a movie.”

America Ferrera On The End Of ‘Ugly Betty’

America Ferrera On The End Of ‘Ugly Betty’

“Ugly Betty” is wrapping up its run at the end of its current season after a cancellation announcement from ABC earlier this year, but not without Betty Suarez getting her famous braces off, series star America Ferrera told Access Hollywood.

“We’re shooting that episode right now, we’re having a great time,” America told Access recently of the upcoming episode where Kathy Najimy plays her braces-removing orthodontist. “They wrote it in a way that sort of lets you have your cake and eat it too. I don’t want to say too much… but we use sort of a fantasy element to get to see a different version of Betty.”

America also confirmed rumors that some characters on the show, which also stars Eric Mabius, Vanessa Williams, Michael Urie, Becki Newton and Ana Ortiz, will walk down the aisle before the last episode rolls.

“There is going to be a wedding, but we can’t say who,” she said.

As for the show’s finale, America said “Ugly Betty” would end properly.

“I think that we’ll be able to make it come to a justifiable sort of end and something that feels right and good to the story and the characters,” she said. “It will always be this really beautiful, almost perfect experience in my life.”

The actress, who hits theaters next month in “Our Family Wedding” alongside Forrest Whitaker and Taye Diggs, said she would leave “Ugly Betty” with not only her memories, but also a giant souvenir.