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Blake Lively Hosts ‘Saturday Night Live’

Plus Rihanna gets in on the fun
Posted by: Trent on December 6, 2009| 17 Comments

Blake Lively played host on Saturday Night Live last night and Rihanna served as musical guest and much to my surprise and extreme glee, the entire show provided ample entertainment fodder (which, to be honest, has been lacking in SNL eps lately). Last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live was full of funny comedy skits, due in large part to the hilarious real-life drama that is happening in the world right now. Both the White House party crashers and the Tiger Woods Cheating Scandal were lampooned (very well, I might add) and Gossip Girl got the Staten Island treatment (which reminded me a lot of Jersey Shore which I’m sure SNL would’ve made fun of if they had the time to pull it all together). Blake proved a good enough host but this time, all the credit for the laughs has to go to the SNL cast … and Rihanna (who I’ll get to in a bit). Here are a few of host Blake Lively‘s SNL promo photos:


Blake held her own in all of her skits but she was more obvious about reading the cue cards than some of the other recent hosts … I found it a bit distracting. That said, she did a fine job and hung in there well with the rest of the cast. Rihanna served not only as musical guest but she also appeared in a very funny digital short with Andy Samberg. Here are a few of Ri Ri‘s SNL promo photos:


After the jump, check out a bunch of videos of my fave SNL skits last night — I was really surprised how much time I spent laughing while watching them — you may be surprised too … More »

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Jake Gyllenhaal Does ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Bears his lurve for the Pittsburgh Steelers
Posted by: Trent on December 5, 2009| 15 Comments

Jake Gyllenhaal (who may or may not be a single man) was a guest last night on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote his new film Brothers (which co-stars Natalie Portman and Tobey Maguire) but he also talked a bit about another new film titled Love And Other Drugs (which co-stars Anne Hathaway) which he has been working on for the past 3 months in Pittsburgh, PA. As a result of all that time spent in Pittsburgh, Jakey poo went out to get a tattoo on his lower back to show his new lurve for the Pittsburgh Steelers football team:


Fear not, little chickens … Jake‘s Steelers back tat is a fake rub-on tattoo. No word on who exactly was called up on to do the actual rubbing on of this tattoo onto his back but it sounds like a pretty damn cool job to me :) After the jump, check out video of Jake‘s first full interview with Jimmy Kimmel last night … More »

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Homer Simpson Does ‘TV Guide’

5 collectible covers
Posted by: Trent on December 4, 2009| 11 Comments

In honor of the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons, TV Guide is releasing 5 collectible covers of their mag each with a different coverphoto of Simpson patriarch Homer J. Simpson. Here is one of his collectible covers:


In celebration of “The Simpsons” 20th anniversary, TV GUIDE MAGAZINE has issued five collectible covers hitting newsstands Thursday, December 3 and on sale for two weeks. Each of the five issues features a unique Homer Simpson illustration on the cover, along with three additional full-page illustrations on the inside pages, for a total of 20 Homers – representing an unforgettable Homer moment from each of the past 20 seasons.

The five collectible TV GUIDE MAGAZINE cover illustrations featuring Homer Simpsons are:

01. I Am Furious Yellow (from Season 13, aired April 28th 2002)
02. Colonel Homer (from Season 3, aired March 26th, 1992)
03. King-Size Homer (from Season 7, aired November 5th, 1995)
04. Mr. Plow (from Season 4, aired November 19th, 1992)
05. Homer The Great (from Season 6, aired January 8th, 1995)

TV GUIDE MAGAZINE editors’ picks of the Top 20 episodes include:

#1: “Homer’s Phobia” (original airdate 2/16/97)
Plot: Homer (Dan Castellaneta) gay-panics when he realized his new friend, John (John Waters) “prefers the company of men.”

#10: “Homer The Great” (original airdate 1/8/95)
Plot: Homer is revealed to be the Chosen One, a foretold savior of his lodge’s order.

At #20: “Lisa V. Malibu Stacy (original airdate 2/17/94)
Plot: Lisa (Yeardley Smith) is crushed when the new Malibu Stacy is a bubblehead who says things like “Don’t ask me, I’m just a girl!”

Man … there are so many amazing eps of The Simpsons, I’d be hard-pressed to be able to compile a list of my faves … which is why I’m very curious to see what the editors of TV Guide come up with. The various Homer Simpsons featured on these collectible covers to bring to mind many of my fave eps. After the jump, check out the other 4 covers of TV Guide which all feature Homer … More »

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James Franco Is Busted . . .

... on 'General Hospital'
Posted by: Trent on December 4, 2009| 11 Comments

Early last month we learned that actor James Franco would be joining the cast of the daytime drama General Hospital and shortly after the first batch of promo pics of his appearance on the show was released, he made his debut on the show. Today we get to see a fun mug shot photo of Franco‘s GH character that is used on the show as part of his storyline:


James Franco is busted! Well, sort of. The Port Charles Police Department has released a the mug shot of artist Franco (played by occasional movie star James Franco), who is accused of a serious crime in the fictional city featured on ABC’s hit soap General Hospital. Viewers still have a lot to learn about Franco, who has slept with Maxie Jones in an attempt to get closer to someone else in Port Charles. Reps for the show confirm that the mystery surrounding Franco’s graffiti tag CO77X will be revealed in an upcoming episode, airing Dec. 11. General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC, weeknights on SOAPnet.

Unfortch, I have not been able to watch Franco on General Hospital but I am hearing from fans of the show that he is a welcome addition to the cast. Interestingly (and confusingly) enough, James Franco plays a character named Franco on the show and his storyline is full of mob intrigue and drama … which totally sounds fun. I gotta say, even tho he’s supposed to look all gruff and mean in this mug shot photo, I still think James Franco looks good :) Whatta ya say, General Hospital fans … is James Franco doing well on the show? Are we really missing out by not watching?

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‘The Hills’ Will Return For Season 6

Kristin Cavallari will remain the HBIC
Posted by: Trent on December 4, 2009| 23 Comments

Great news for fans of The Hills (Bad news for those of you with less lurve for the show), MTV has announced that it has renewed The Hills (and The City) for a sixth season!! Despite sagging ratings for The Hills, MTV clearly does not want to let the series fade away so it has signed Kristin Cavallari to come back for another batch of eps:


“The Hills” may have sloped in the ratings after the departure of Lauren Conrad, but it has been picked up for a sixth season, Variety reported on Wednesday night. As previously reported on AccessHollywood.com, around one-third of the “The Hills” audience tuned out after the 23-year-old LC departed the MTV reality show, but it will get a new season. “The City,” starring former “Hills” star Whitney Port, has been picked up for another season as well. Prior to the conclusion of Season 5, “The Hills” cast Lauren’s “Laguna Beach” frenemy Kristin Cavallari after LC announced her departure from the show. Since joining the docu-soap, Kristin has created a host of on-screen trouble with the cast, including friction with Audrina Patridge over on-again, off-again boyfriend Justin Bobby. But she recently told the Los Angeles Times that things between them were less heated than they appeared. “With music and editing they can make it seem that way, but it wasn’t romantic with Justin and I at all because I didn’t trust him,” Kristin said in an interview following the show’s Season 5 Part 2 finale, in which the pair seemed to decide to give their budding relationship a chance. “Just because we kissed doesn’t mean we were intimate.” Instead, she described their current status as “hanging out and talking.” “You’re going to have to wait and see what happens on the next season,” she said.

As much as I LOVE KC, I was not really wowed at all by the last season of The Hills. Yes, I watched every single ep but I was totally bored thruout the season. Even with all the contrived drama surrounding Kristin and her relationships with Justin-Bobby and Brody Jenner, I couldn’t even tell you what transpired from one ep to the next … cuz basically nothing transpired from one ep to the next. As for the scenes with newlyweds Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt … well, it really looked like they were included on a weekly basis because they had to be included due to contractual obligations. It really felt like the show lost all of its steam … and its gleam. I hope they can amp up the interest level in the coming season cuz I sincerely doubt they can justify a season 7 if they end up giving us another boring season again. Is anyone out there excited about this renewal of The Hills?

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First Look: Lisa Kudrow On ‘Cougar Town’

The former 'Friends' are now 'Cougar Town'ies
Posted by: Trent on December 3, 2009| 5 Comments

Back in October we learned from Entertainment Weekly that Lisa Kudrow, former star of Friends, would be joining her Friends compatriot Courteney Cox-Arquette on her new show Cougar Town in an upcoming new ep. Today EW bring us the first look at Lisa and Courteney together again on Cougar Town … but this time around they are far from being friends:


There will be something conspicuously missing when Friends costar Lisa Kudrow guests on Courteney Cox’s ABC sitcom, Cougar Town, on Jan. 6: friendship. “They didn’t want to play friends,” says executive producer Bill Lawrence, who quickly came up with a different role for Kudrow. “She plays a dermatologist who is a horrible, horrible person, but [Cox] goes to her because she’s the best. The [sight] of them playing people who dislike each other intensely was very funny for me to watch.”

I dunno … they still look pretty friendly to me in this photo … but I guess it would’ve been too obvious if the ladies were friendly in these new roles. As I’ve mentioned a few times already here on the blog, I am a HUGE fan of Cougar Town and I am very much looking forward to this new ep featuring Lisa Kudrow. I have a sneaking suspicion that other former Friends will be making their way to Cougar Town in the future but I’m glad that Lisa Kudrow is the first. She is really very funny and she will be a welcome addition to the already brilliant cast of Cougar Town. Woot! I cannot wait :)

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Benjamin McKenzie Hits The Beach In Miami

Enjoying his hiatus from 'Southland'
Posted by: Trent on December 2, 2009| 9 Comments

Benjamin McKenzie, who received good news last Spring when NBC renewed his show Southland and then received bad news this Fall when he learned that NBC canceled his TV series Southland, was spotted enjoying some downtime in Miami Beach, FL this week lookin’ like he doesn’t have a care in the world. Altho NBC canceled his series, TNT picked up the show and will begin airing the 6 already-filmed eps that NBC decided not to air … based on how well those eps do in the ratings, TNT may order new eps of the show. Clearly, Ben is using this impromptu hiatus to max and relax in Miami while he can:


TNT has obtained the rights for the 13 existing episodes of Southland, including six that have never aired. The 13-episode block will premiere on TNT on Tuesday, Jan. 12 at 10/9c. A TNT rep confirmed that the network will evaluate the performance of the show before deciding whether to order additional episodes. “We’re delighted that TNT has stepped forward to pick up Southland. We are all extremely proud of the show,” said executive producer John Wells (ER, The West Wing). NBC canceled the edgy cop series last month, before its second season premiered, claiming the show was too dark and gritty for its timeslot.

Now, I wasn’t a fan of Southland but David LOVES the show … he was pretty bummed when he found out about its cancellation. I guess we’ll have to see if Southland does well enough on TNT to warrant new eps … in the meantime, tho, it appears that Ben will remain calm, cool and collected while he waits to learn the fate of his show. I just wish he would remain calm, cool and collected while wearing a bit less clothing ;)

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Meredith Baxter Comes Out Of The Closet

The 'Family Ties' mom opens up about her private life
Posted by: Trent on December 2, 2009| 15 Comments

Congrats and love goes out to Meredith Baxter (formerly Birney), the actress who famously played Elyse Keaton for many years on the 80′s sitcom Family Ties, who has decided to come out of the closet and reveal herself as a gay mom in the pages of the new issue of People magazine:


Most people know Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton, everyone’s favorite mom from the hit ’80s sitcom Family Ties. But now the actress reveals to PEOPLE that she’s ready for the world to see her in a different – and surprising – way: “I’m a lesbian mom,” she says. Before Baxter, 62, first started dating women seven years ago, the thought of being gay “had never crossed my mind,” she tells PEOPLE. Having been in three failed marriages to men (most famously to actor David Birney), she says of her many difficult years before coming out, “I was never comfortable with myself.” But she’s quick to add, “That doesn’t mean I was questioning.” Now in a four-year relationship with building contractor Nancy Locke – the couple have lived together for two years – the actress, who continues to act and run a skincare company, says, “I feel like I’m being honest for the first time.” Baxter was open about her new-found identity almost immediately with her five kids. Her son Peter’s reaction, like that of his siblings, was both reassuring and supportive. “I just couldn’t stop smiling,” says Peter, 25, “because she finally figured it out.”

What a great day … I’m sure Meredith feels as if the weight of the world has been lifted off her shoulders. I could not be happier for her … that she feels comfortable enough to share this news with the world proves that she is a very happy place in her life. She is very lucky to have the love and support of her family … and the love and support of a partner who loves her. Family Ties was one of my fave TV shows in the 80′s and I always thought it would be cool to have Elyse Keaton as a mom. Now I’m certain that is it is very cool to have Meredith Baxter as a mom ;)


Meredith Baxter also gave an interview to The Advocate, after the jump, check out some excerpts from her first interview with the GLBT press … More »

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‘24’ Releases A New Set Of NYC-Themed Promo Pics

'United' front
Posted by: Trent on December 1, 2009| 1 Comment

Last Wednesday we got our first look at new 24 season 8 promo pics of Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica), Freddie Prinze, Jr. (husband of Sarah Michelle Gellar) and Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire) after getting our first look at the trailer for the new season last month. Today we get to check out a few more promo pics with a decidedly New York City theme:


Now that CTU has opened an office in NYC (near the United Nations building, apparently), it works out to be the PERFECT time for 24 to move to the Big Apple. As much as I love watching 24 set in LA, I guess I’m kinda looking forward to having all the action in the new season take place on Manhattan island. I didn’t mind so much all the action taking place in Washington DC last season so … I’m excited. I really love the gritty, action-hero look of these promo pics … I also love that we are just about a month away from the premiere of the new season :)

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Nicole Richie Has Announced Her Return To TV

"I am officially working on a television project!"
Posted by: Trent on December 1, 2009| 17 Comments

Nicole Richie, former star of the reality TV series The Simple Life with her then BFF Paris Hilton, has announced her return to TV on her official blog. Nicole has revealed that she is working on a scripted TV sitcom for ABC that she will produce AND star in!!


I am so excited to announce that I am officially working on a television project! I am creating a half hour scripted comedy for ABC in which I will be starring in, as well as producing. The story revolves around a young, modern and professional woman who must balance her business and family relationships. She must deal with, and navigate the many ideas of what a woman’s role is: modern vs. traditional. Lately, I have been surrounded by many different women of all ages and walks of life. It amazes me to watch and observe how many different ideas there are about what a woman’s role should be in this era. I’ve taken these fascinating ideas, and compiled them into something that I think will be very special (and funny!). We’re still in the very early stages and I can’t wait to share more with you soon!

Sounds a lot different, more substantial and way more mature than her stint on The Simple Life. It’s really phenomenal how much Nicole Richie has grown over the years from the wild child partygirl she used to be to the responsible mother and business woman she is today. I’m very curious to see how this show will turn out and I wish her all the success in the world. I think this is great news … what do y’all think?

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