ABOUT TEST PATTERN

Don't touch that dial: Test Pattern tunes into television, entertainment and pop culture links, gossip and idle chat from around the Web. Our annual commercial contest, held every summer, recognizes the best and worst in TV advertising. Multi-link Monday offers up five fast, fun links to fill in those workday boredom breaks. Other topics range from movie mistakes to canceled shows we're still mourning. ("My So-Called Life," anyone?)

MSNBC.com Television Editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper started Test Pattern in 2003. She also operates her own pop-culture Weblog, Pop Culture Junk Mail, which began in 1999 and has earned praise from Entertainment Weekly and the New York Times. You'll occasionally see her on MSNBC cable or hear her on radio discussing the ABCs of TV.



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Harry Potter predictions

Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2007 2:43 PM by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
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Harry Potter fans, rejoice: In under two months, you'll be holding the final book in your hot little hands (or "lugging it around," if past page-lengths are any guide). The final book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," will be published on July 21, and the next movie, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," will be in theaters July 13. It's a Wild About Harry summer.

But forget the movie for now, loyal readers know what happens there. Let's talk about the next book. (If you don't like speculation and possible spoilers, duck out of this post now and go enjoy a chocolate frog or two.) CONTINUED >>

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Resurrecting Movie Mistakes...and opening it up to TV

Posted: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:55 PM by Gael Fashingbauer Cooper
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Despite its name and the giant TV in the logo, Test Pattern isn't just about television -- topics covered include movies, books, music and other entertainment/pop-culture elements.

I wanted to resurrect the recent Movie Mistakes topic here because so many people sent in comments that I didn't have room for in the old commenting format.

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