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October 26, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , on October 26, 2008 by sizzlemaker
Goodbye Tina, hello baby!

Goodbye Tina, hello baby!

Amy Poehler: Expect her to be out of SNL for a while.  She gave birth yesterday to a little comedian.

Jennnifer Hudson: Used her MySpace blog to thank her fans for their support and well-wishes.  Also made a heartfelt plea for the return of her still-missing nephew.

Obama: Sent condolences to Hudson and family.  Publicity stunt or heartfelt concern for a fellow Chicagoan?

Anne Pressly: The Arkansas news anchor was severely beaten in a botched burglary last week.  She has since died of her injuries.  Too much death lately.  Let’s hope for a better November.

Anchorage Daily News: The major Alaskan newspaper has endorsed Obama.  That should tell you something.

Denis Leary: Not too long ago we told you Leary was having a war of words about autism.  His new topic?  His right to say gay slurs.  We have a feeling he’s going to come out of this 0 for 2.

Gossip Girl: Turns out the cast has gotten in trouble for leaking spoilers.  Oh well.

SIZZLED OUT: Justin Timberlake/Jessica Biel

STILL SIZZLING: The exec of this cult show got so angry at fans’ comments about a recent episode that he just released a statement defending his creative decisions.

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October 25, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 25, 2008 by sizzlemaker
Jennifer Hudson and her late mother, Darnell

Jennifer Hudson and her late mother, Darnell

Jennifer Hudson: After finding out her mother and brother were murdered yesterday, the actress-singer has returned home to Chicago.  Hudson’s nephew is still missing and the FBI have joined the investigation, though a suspect–allegedly the boy’s father–is in custody. We can’t imagine the pain Hudson, who lost her father when she was a teen (and just got engaged last month), feels right now and we hope we’ll never have to.

Fall Out Boy: Trying to break a world record by appearing on more than 57 radio shows in a given day.  ‘Cause, you know, that’s cool.

DWTS: Reports are circulating that there’s beef between Cloris and the rest of the cast–though denials are being issued, too.  We all know they’re just upset that an 82-year-old has made it this far in the competition.

The View: Should the co-hosts not be allowed to wear politically-inspired clothing on the show?  That’s the latest coming from Barbara Walters after McCain-lover Elisabeth Hasselbeck sported a shirt for him on the show.  Stepping on free speech?  We’re undecided.

The CW: The network is no longer considered near-death thanks to the ratings improvement for Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill and the (questionable) success of 90210.  Though this makes us happy, we’re not gonna lie: we miss the WB.

Palin: Should she get a gig hosting a talk show if the whole VP thing doesn’t work out?  We’re thinking no.  If she doesn’t win for veep, obviously people don’t like her so why would they watch her show?

David Giuntoli: Who said there isn’t life after MTV?  This former no-name has parlayed a few seasons on Road Rules (and the spin-off challenges) into a role on Privileged.  Apparently he also kissed a dude on Grey’s Anatomy.  Who knew?

SIZZLED OUT: Carrie Underwood

STILL SIZZLING: Which megastar’s girlfriend is doing some of her own recording?  Perhaps they think it will help bring sexy back to their relationship.

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October 24, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 24, 2008 by sizzlemaker
Does the show need to save itself?

Does the show need to save itself?

Jennifer Hudson: The actress/singer, who we wrote about earlier this week, has lost both her mother and brother today in a double homicide.  Her nephew is still missing and the suspect, supposedly the boy’s father, is in custody.  More details will be released tomorrow.  Beyond tragic.

Marc Anthony: Says his life with J. Lo is “designed around the twins.”  Isn’t that what it’s supposed to be when you have kids?!  And, Mark, you should know that by now considering you also have kids with your ex-wife!

Heroes: Critics are calling each other out on being too hard (or soft) on the show.  With such a stellar reputation, is it fair to say the show’s gone downhill?  Every show does reach its peak eventually…

World Series: Well, some people are watching this year’s lackluster match-up.  (Yankees, we miss you!)  Despite horrible ratings predictions, the game beat all other programming on Wednesday night.  Still, it was down 15 percent from last year, so the possibility of this being the lowest-rated series of all time is still there.  Sigh.

Tim McGraw: One nice thing about this year’s World Series is that it lets McGraw honor his father, Tug, who won the first and only series for the Phillies in 1980.

Vanessa Hudgens: Says BF/co-star Zac Efron is “a good kisser.”  What we’ve all been dying to know or TMI?

Obama: Endorsed by another former member of Bush’s administration: Scott McCellan.  Hardly surprising since the ex-press secretary published a tell-all earlier this year about the White House’s deception under George W.

Curb Your Enthusiasm: Humorists rejoice!  The show will be back…in 2009.  Happy waiting!

Palin: Want a high-paying job?  Just sign up to be Palin’s traveling make-up artist.  For two weeks, she was the highest paid staffer of the whole campaign!

30 Rock: Things to look forward to when the show returns this Thursday: cameos from Oprah, Jennifer Aniston, Steve Martin, Megan Mullally and the list goes on.  Maybe we should start watching.

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October 24, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 24, 2008 by sizzlemaker
That's how we feel right now

That's how we feel right now

HSM: We can’t get all the new songs out of our head! (This is not a bad thing!)

Spring Awakening: First RENT closes, and now this?  We don’t think we can handle much more.  And for the record, we’re totally blaming this on 90210.

Smurfs: The blue guys first made their debut a whopping 50 years ago.  And they’re not done yet.  Expect a full-length movie and a new TV series.  Also expect “girl empowerment,” whatever that means.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck: The View co-host is going on the campaign trail for McCain and Palin.  We’re sure the show will get at least a week’s worth of hot topics out of this–and we don’t mind one bit!

90210: AnnLynne McCord (Naomi) says it’s really stressful working long hours and getting up early.  We don’t feel bad for you AT ALL.

Bono: The next great journalist?  May be considering he now has a gig writing op-ed columns in The New York Times.  Good for his fame or all just because of his fame?

Solange: After she told us over the summer that she didn’t want to be compared to big sis Beyonce, the two will likely tour together.  Makes no sense.  And don’t even get us started on B’s Sasha Fierce crap.

Macauly Culkin: Will star in a mid-season NBC comedy.  We didn’t even know he was still in the biz.

SIZZLED OUT: Charlie Sheen

STILL SIZZLING: Which singer insisted yesterday that there’s no feud between her and a certain star–even though they share a common flame?

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10/23-10/24 BONUS POST

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , on October 24, 2008 by sizzlemaker

It’s 230AM and we just got back from High School Musical 3.

A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!

Not that we had any doubts.

SOME THOUGHTS

The theater was pretty empty.  Surprising and disappointing.  Then again, it was a midnight movie.

There was a trailer for the movie Bolt that was specifically made to run before HSM.  Hilarious.

If you loved the first two, you’ll love this one, too.  By now you know what to expect and they give it to you.

Zac Efron shirtless.  ‘Nuff said.

Clever, subtle references to the first two movies.  Very rewarding for long-time fans.

New characters introduced so they can carry on the series to a HSM 4 and beyond.

There is a kiss!  Finally!

Stay through the credits to see outtakes.

WE CAN’T WAIT TO SEE IT AGAIN! AND AGAIN! AND AGAIN!

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October 23, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , on October 23, 2008 by sizzlemaker
Still practicing brotherly love

Still practicing brotherly love

Anne Hathaway: The ex-boyfriend/con was just sentenced to 4 1/2 years in prison.  If he hadn’t plead guilty, he would’ve gone to trial facing a 265-year sentence.  Perhaps Hathaway would be better off with the latter.

HSM: A great article on why it’s okay to be an adult and admit you are HSM-obsessed. Not that we were ever ashamed in the first place…

Miley Cyrus: Refuses to explicitly say whether she and 20-year-old model Justin Gaston are dating. “Maybe. Maybe not,” she told Ryan Seacrest. Regardless, it’s obvious she loves the attention.

Lindsay Lohan: If you’ve been looking forward to seeing more LiLo on Ugly Betty, you better enjoy it while it lasts. She was supposed to be in six episodes but it was cut down to four because of her diva-like behavior. This certainly won’t help her reputation.

Celeb Endorsements: While it’s still unclear if a celeb can sway who you vote for, there is evidence that they can be credited with helping youth vote at all. We guess that’s good.

Hanson: Why did the brothers walk barefoot through Times Square earlier this week? To raise awareness of African poverty. All together now: awwwwwww.

Roger Ebert: The famed movie critic admits he “failed” when he published a review based on only a film’s first 8 minutes. Though he nows realizes the error of his ways, is it too late? Some think so. Still, we’re inclined to cut the old guy some slack.

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October 23, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 23, 2008 by sizzlemaker
It's back...on Broadway?

It's back...on Broadway?

Dirty Dancing: The play–yes, there’s a play–may come to Broadway after having success elsewhere in the U.S. and abroad.  We still think no one compares to the original baby (pun fully intended).

HSM: We’re seeing High School Musical tonight!  We’re seeing High School Musical tonight!  WE’RE SEEING HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL TONIGHT!  Can you tell we’re excited?

NYT: The New York Times had quite a scare yesterday after a “suspicious substance” came in the mail.  Though the lobby was temporarily closed and some people “decontaminated,” an investigation concluded the powder was not actually hazardous.  But if it’s the media that keeps on being targeted, we’re kind of scared for our future.

Magazines: The no-brainer cover this week was the Madonna-Guy Richie divorce.  Too bad that means none of them have any originality.  But which one will sell the most?

Usher: Will be the only one to perform on this year’s Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.  Lucky for him?  Bad for ratings?

TV Fashion: Some critics are questioning if TV shows–particularly teen dramas–are doing us any favors by promoting expensive lifestyles that are, in reality, largely out of reach given the state of the economy.  But isn’t that part of the point of escapism? Why focus on what we don’t have when we can spend 60 minutes losing ourselves in what others do?  It can be quite fun.

Angelina: Told Vanity Fair now that she has 6 kids, she might stop making movies.  No big loss there.  Another gem from the interview: the kiddies are starting to ask why mom and dad aren’t married.  Yep, such a great example they’re setting.

Nelly: How about this for a new type of boy band: Nelly, T-Pain, Akon and Pharrell.  Nelly says it’s in the works.  We say we could do without.

Ed Norton: With rumors of a Fight Club musical, Norton brings up one important point: “Brad can’t sing.”  Ouch.

SIZZLED OUT: Ciara

STILL SIZZLING: Which actor will have two-and-a-half boys of his own soon?  His wife is having twins!

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October 22, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 22, 2008 by sizzlemaker
Only one of these is having a baby.

Only one of these is having a baby.

Taylor Momsen: The youngest Gossip Girl is in the hospital with a throat infection!  It’s life-threatening, doctors say, but they also predict she’ll be fine.  Which is it?!

Alyson Hannigan: She’s preggers!  And no, Jim is not the father.

DWTS: Bye, bye Toni Braxton.  Probably for the best with that heart problem and all.

Friday Night Lights: Wondering where it is?  Only on DirectTV.  What a scam.

Roseanne: It’s been 20 years since the show’s debut.  We feel old.

Julianne Hough: After doing what we now know was a superb acting job on live TV last night, the 20-year-old was taken to the hospital.  Today she says she’s “ok.”  The culprit?  A stomachache.  Can’t she just suck it up like the rest of us?

ABC: A memo went out to all show execs: wardrobe spending will be limited here on out.  Cheap?  Or efficient?

Privileged: That other show on the CW.  Has flown under the radar because it’s not Gossip Girl-esque.  Says its creator (Rina Mimoun of our eternal favorite Everwood), that was precisely the point.

50 Cent: Granted once-a-month visitation with his son.  And he’s happy about that–but is the kid? Man, we’d want to see our dad (a famous one, no less) a lot more than that!

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October 22, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 22, 2008 by sizzlemaker
Bet Disney wishes she looked like this all the time.

Bet Disney wishes she looked like this all the time.

Channel Drift: Remember how MTV first started out playing music videos and has since morphed into a totally different channel? Well, it’s a lot more common than we might’ve originally thought. Fourteen other cable channels have also undergone identity changes. Maybe we should cut MTV some slack.

90210: Will have a shortened episode on Nov. 4 so viewers won’t have to choose between that and election coverage. ‘Cause, you know, the audiences for those two things are exactly the same.

James Marsden: Who does The Notebook, Enchanted and, let’s not forget, 27 Dresses actor want to impress? Judd Apatow! He thinks playing a bigot in the new film Sex Drive will help his cause. Good luck with that, James.

Obama: Might he make Oprah an ambassador? After all, she is the Queen of All Media.

Partisan TV: A new report says Republicans favor Rock of Love and Dems go for I Love New York. That’s high class right there.

Bi-Partisan Comedy: Less likely today as left-leaning comedians have the market cornered. Are Democrats just better at everything?

Miley Cyrus: Those scandalous bathroom photos from the spring?  Courtesy of a hacker now under investigation by the FBI.  But wasn’t she just being Miley?

MTV: Not going ahead with planned series Model Makers, which chronicled the making of wannabe models into the correct (read: skinny) body types.  Shocking considering the other stuff they’ve shown.  Who remembers I Want A Famous Face?  Maybe we shouldn’t cut MTV some slack…

SIZZLED OUT: Samuel L. Jackson

STILL SIZZLING: Which R & B singer says she’s motivated not by athletes’ chiseled looks but instead their smooth skills?

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October 21, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , , , , , , , on October 21, 2008 by sizzlemaker
A role model for high school kids?

A role model for high school kids?

Britney: Faced months in jail if a jury found her guilty of a misdemeanor (driving without a valid license). Lucky for her the jury was declared “hopelessly deadlocked” and she won’t be retried. Was she given special treatment because of her celebrity? Let the debating commence!

90210: Not on tonight–the second week in a row. This is not a bad thing.

Teen TV: A (unscientific) research article found that teens say their reality is very different than what is shown on screen. Shock of shocks.

Nick Hogan: Out of jail after serving less than his 8-month sentence. His friend/victim is still severely injured. There are no winners here.

Beyonce: Loved gaining 15 lbs. for an upcoming movie, she told InStyle. We would, too, if we knew it would melt away as soon as filming was done.

DWTS: Brooke Burke still performed last night even though she injured her foot earlier in the day. That show is not safe, we tell ya! Hear that, Cloris?

Transformers: Universal is making a ride based on the movie. Guess that means we can still get away with not seeing it! Hurrah!

Ashton Kutcher: High school football coach and creator of a web site for teenage girls? It’s true. What happened to the old Ashton?

Chace Crawford: For someone who supposedly wants to overcome the “gayface” label, this photo spread certainly won’t help.

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