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Seinfeld’s idea for “Marriage”, not so good…

February 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The comedian and his Columbus 81 Prods. are teaming with longtime “Oprah Winfrey Show” exec producer Ellen Rakieten to create “The Marriage Ref,” a nonfiction series that will feature opinionated celebrities, comedians and sports stars offering commentary and advice to real-life couples enduring “classic marital disputes.”

@Variety

Marriage is a very touchy subject for most people, especially if they’re already in turmoil. I’m not really sure how they plan to make a reality-based comedy out of this concept, but I don’t like what I’m hearing so far. Most opinionated celebrities, comedians and sports stars don’t quite have their act together when it comes to marriage anyways, so it’d be interesting to see who turns up in this fiasco. I also hate the idea that celebrities and sports star are somehow better than the average joe when it comes to just about ANYTHING. Just because you had a music career 15 years ago or your acting career didn’t quite go the way you thought, doesn’t mean you know the first thing about jack-squat. This has cancelled written all over it, but having the guy who created the most-successful TV show “about nothing” in the driver’s seat, you can’t count them out just yet.

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Conan tips the “Richter” scale on his way to L.A.!

February 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment

NBC says Andy Richter and Conan O’Brien will be back together again on late-night TV.

Richter, who worked with O’Brien for seven years on NBC’s “Late Night,” will become the “Tonight” show announcer when O’Brien takes over from Jay Leno as host in June. NBC said Richter also will take part in comedy bits.

@NY Daily News

This is good news and sad news. The great part is that Andy Richter will certainly add another character to an already hilarious show. Andy was usually the butt of many Conan bits, and Conan will certainly take advantage of that once more. On the other hand, this means that Joel Goddard (his current/previous announcer) who was equally if not more hilarious and certainly creepier, won’t be taking the trip out west along with Max Weinberg and the MW7. I can’t wait for his first string of shows in L.A.!!

 

 

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Maxim follows Eliza Dushku to the “Dollhouse”

February 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment

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It’s been hard to keep up with ED (Eliza Dushku, not erectile dysfunction) these days as she’s been flying through all the media outlets trying create some buzz about her new show on Fox, Dollhouse. I don’t watch the talk shows that much, but I still managed to catch her on Regis & Kelly and on Conan, where she looked HAWT. The show is about an organization that brainwashes people to serve other people in just about any way necessary be it romantic or otherwise. Think about it as Men in Black meets The Bourne Identity. It’s sounds like a goofy plot for a show, especially when starring ED, but with Joss Whedon (Buffy, The Vampire Slayer) driving the bus, it may certainly be worth watching… even if it is with the mute button on.

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Jason Priestley joins Sci-Fi Show

February 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

83514177BM003_AFI_FEST_200890210 actor Jason Priestley has joined the cast of the new BBC production of The Day Of The Triffids. The all-star cast for this adaptation of John Wyndham’s best-selling post-apocalyptic novel will include Joely Richards, her mother Vanessa Redgrave, Dougray Scott, Eddie Izzard and Brian Cox.

The story follows man’s search for an alternative fuel supply, which leads him to uncover the ominous Triffid, a crop now cultivated for its fuel that seems to have a life of its own.

The Day of the Triffids is currently filming and will be see on BBC1 later this year.

Photo Cred: Getty Images

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The Grammyzzzzzzz… Recap.

February 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

When the most exciting moments of the 51st annual Grammy Awards consisted of 3 performances by artists who haven’t had a hit record in about 40 years, and the most anticipating event was everyone hoping a baby (M.I.A.) would be born on stage, one thing is certain: the Grammys are in trouble. Giving away an award every 21 minutes, this annual awards show has evolved into a poorly executed mega-concert. Sir Paul McCartney took us back to better days performing a Beatles classic, along with a great tribute to The Four Tops featuring guest members Jamie Foxx and Ne-yo, and Neil Diamond blasted Sweet Caroline getting us ready for baseball season… or is it Karaoke night? The only decent performances of the night by more relevant artists were by a relatively unknown Adele, and the non-mainstream Radiohead which had a great performance as they were joined on stage by the USC marching band. The disappointing performances were many, most notably The Rap Pack (Jay-Z, T.I., Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, and M.I.A) was more like Howard Stern’s Whack Pack and the Jonas’ Bros. attempt at putting a stake through Stevie Wonder’s reputation.

U2 and Coldplay delivered pretty average performances, with U2′s performance being a long and distant memory by the end of the show with a performance of an unknown (new?) song by Stevie Wonder which was cut short by CBS (most likely to stop the bleeding). Robert Plant and Allison Krauss’ duet project snapped up some pretty important awards including Album of the Year ensuring that The Grammys and CBS would retain their White, 40+ demographics and disappoint just about everyone else IN THE WORLD. Here’s how the awards presented went down:

* 11:22 pm Green Day present the award for Album of the Year to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for Raising Sand

* 11:09 pm Will.i.am and T-Pain present the award for Best Rap Album to Lil Wayne for Tha Carter III

* 10:04 pm Jack Black and Charlie Haden present the award for Best Male Pop Vocal to John Mayer for “Say”

* 9:40 pm Natalie Cole, Herbie Hancock and Sean Combs present the award for Record of the Year to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for “Please Read the Letter”

* 9:29 pm Kanye West and Estelle present the award for Best New Artist 2009 Grammys to Adele for “Chasing Pavements”

* 9:14 pm Blink 182 announce that they are going to reunite…and then present the award for Best Rock Album 2009 Grammys to Coldplay

* 8:57 pm Miley and Taylor present the award for Best Pop Collaboration with vocals to Robert Plant and Alison Krauss for “Rich Woman”

* 8:41 pm Duffy and Al Green present the award for Song of the Year to Coldplay for “Viva la Vida”

* 8:32 pm LeAnn Rimes and Sheryl Crow present the award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group to Sugarland for “Stay”

* 8:24 pm Coldplay perform the song “Viva la Vida” which is nominated for Record of the Year.

* 8:06 pm Whitney Houston presents the Grammy for Best R&B Album to Jennifer Hudson

One of the very few shining moments from the evening was the award for Best New Artist. Here’s the video from new Grammy Award winner Adele, we’ll see if the Best New Artist curse sticks with this amazing talent.

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Take A Leak: Eastbound & Down (w/ Will Ferrell)

February 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Will Ferrell makes a full-time return to TV as executive producer, co-writer, and co-star in Eastbound & Down with up-and-coming funny guy Danny McBride. You might recognize Danny from Pineapple Express & Tropic Thunder, both which were big hits last year and seemingly a new member of WF’s Funny or Die crew. EB&D is already done filming and ready to go over at HBO. WF and HBO is sure to be a dangerously hysterical combination judging from what he’s already gotten away with at FoD and the ultra-tease from the HBO site (above). The mullet sported by the main character Kenny Powers (DMcB) is already priceless. For some reason, my immediate reaction was “I didn’t know Mike Piazza could act!”. No offense to Piazza, but I’m pretty sure that’s exactly what he would look like if he hadn’t made it to the MLB. Fittingly of course, since the show is about a washed-up baseball player still trying to earn his golden ticket to the majors.  The fact that any sport is involved leads me to hope that there will certainly be some physical comedy, which I would expect nothing less from the Talladega Nights/Semi-Pro/Spartan cheerleader genius that is Will Ferrell. Powers’ roid-rage in the trailer above makes me want to punch a hole in my wall with anticipation. I haven’t been this excited to have HBO since The Sopranos.

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Salma Hayek on Late Show with David Letterman

January 14, 2009 By 2 Comments

Mexicana caliente Salma Hayek visited the “Late Show with David Letterman” last night. In true Letterman fashion he drools and flirts over all the hot women who cross his stage!

She chats about becoming a mom to Valentina Paloma, her French baby daddy Francois Penault, her guest role on 30 Rock that has been extended from one episode to six, and all the animals she has on her farm.

I don’t think David knows that Salma and Francois are not engaged anymore.  They are spotted together frequently so they may still be hooking up but I don’t think their relationship will go beyond that.


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