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November 12, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, ABC News, Bones, Bush, Dallas, Elizabeth Banks, gossip girl, Grey's Anatomy, Isaiah Washington, James Brolin, Jason Priestley, Nirvana, One Tree Hill, OTH, Role Models, The Simpsons, The Sopranos, TRL, twilight, W., Zack and Miri on November 12, 2008 by sizzlemaker

You want a movie? Fuggedaboutit!

The Simpsons: Will get the honor of a crossword puzzle in The New York Times that’s all about them. You didn’t know 4 across? D’oh!

The Sopranos: Still waiting for a movie? Don’t hold your breath. Be happy with a 33-disc DVD set instead. Yay consolation prizes!

Jason Priestley: We totally agree with you here that it wouldn’t make sense if Brandon was Kelly’s babydaddy. But how can you say here that you guys “were never bestowed any awards”? Perhaps you’ve forgotten your two Golden Globe nominations! That’s right, Jason. True 90210 fans remember everything!

Dallas: Yes, people do actually still care about this show. How much? Enough to pay $1,000 to meet the stars and then bitch after about what a disaster it was. Bizarre? Yes. But it still doesn’t top the “this was all a dream” finale.

ABC News: In an interesting journalistic choice, ABC News is taking an up-close look at its parent company’s (ABC, d’oh!) decision to “de-gay” Grey’s Anatomy.

Isaiah Washington: Should someone fired from Grey’s Anatomy for a gay scandal of his own really be talking smack about the recent “de-gay”-ing? Isaiah, do you ever learn?

Gossip Girl: That season 3 ratings boost? Gone. The show is steadily slipping. And One Tree Hill is still doing better! Score!

TRL: The series finale is starting to sound more like a reunion and we couldn’t be more excited. Justin Timberlake, Christina Aguilera, Nelly and lots of others will make appearances. The show doesn’t air til Sunday, but we’re getting our TiVo ready now!

Nirvana: It’s been 17 years since Nevermind was released. More memorable than the music itself? The cover art of a naked baby in a pool. Well, that boy is–you guessed it!–17 years old now and has re-created the photo.

Elizabeth Banks: Seems like she’s everywhere lately! First W, then Zack and Miri and now Role Models. Banks will try something new next: producing a sci-fi. We’re just as perplexed as you are.

Classic Movies: Chosen by TCM to be put in a DVD set according to genre. And by classic, they also mean old. Hardly any are from the past 20 years.

Twilight: Try Twilight Zone instead! A San Francisco event for the movie was canceled after thousands more fans than expected showed up. The result? Bloody chaos! Good thing we’ve managed to remain completely uninterested in all the hoopla!

Bush: Did he like his depiction in W.? Yes, surprisingly, says portrayer James Brolin.

SIZZLED OUT: Bones

STILL SIZZLING: AOL Television has started its 50 Sexiest Men and Women countdown. These two stars, best known for kicking some serious ass, got the backhanded compliment of being number 5-0 on their respective lists.

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November 11, 2009 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, Angelina Jolie, Beyonce, Blake Lively, Brad Pitt, Desperate Housewives, Donald Trump, George Clooney, Hannah Montana, Jaden Smith, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Hudson, Jesse Metcalfe, Kanye West, Leighton Meester, obama, SoapNet, The Karate Kid, Tom Hanks, Will Smith, World Music Awards on November 11, 2008 by sizzlemaker

It's not easy being pretty

Donald Trump: Who knew the billionaire had a heart? He’s been housing Jennifer Hudson and her relatives in his super-elite building in Chicago.

Brad Pitt: Even grown men want to cop a feel off Bradley! Pitt was “manhandled” by his own security guard at his own movie screening. Can’t say we blame the guy.

Jennifer Aniston: And how’s this for understatement of the year: Jen says Angelina’s homewrecking ways were “uncool.” We were expecting something a little more colorful.

Blake Lively: Has landed on the cover of yet another magazine. Among the so-called revelations in the interview: she has 60 handbags (in two closets), actually gets along with Leighton Meester and can memorize a 4-page scene instantly. Sadly, no dish on her and Penn. Now that would be revelatory!

Forbes: They have a new top-10 list: most influential stars. No one on it is really surprising: Clooney, Jolie, Hanks, blah, blah, blah.

Jesse Metcalfe: After disappearing from the public eye, this is surely an attention-grabbing way to make your comeback. The former Desperate Housewives star fell 40 feet off a balcony at a party for the World Music Awards. Thankfully, he wasn’t too injured but is still under a hospital’s care.

Jaden Smith: No longer content appearing alongside dad Will in bit parts, the 10-year-old will take a starring turn in a remake of The Karate Kid. Good thing he already knows karate!

SoapNet: If the channel is planning 3 new scripted series, what will happen to the daily repeats of our are favorite shows?! On the brightside, we would have about 6 extra hours in our day…

Beyonce: Also know now, apparently, as Sasha Fierce, has her whole album up on MySpace, a week before you can get it in stores.

Kanye: His elite coolness factor just went down a few notches. He’s debuting his new single on tonight’s 90210. Barf.

Obama: If you’re offering to organize a special event for the president’s kids, you should probably tell him. Disney says Malia and Sasha have a standing invitation to appear on every tween’s favorite show, Hannah Montana, but the soon-to-be first family say they have no knowledge of this. Someone’s getting fired!

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November 11, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 50 Cent, Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Cyndi Lauper, gossip girl, Keith Olbermann, Lost, Madagascar 2, PEOPLE, Perez Hilton, Priviledged, The CW on November 11, 2008 by sizzlemaker

I'm man enough to admit this: I'm addicted to gossip blogs!

The CW: We guess they’re going for a guest star bonanza: last night, Cyndi Lauper popped up on Gossip Girl and tonight’s Privileged promises an appearance from Perez Hilton.

Speidi: How I Met Your Mother officially jumped the shark. Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt are guest-starring. Like these two need any more television exposure!

Lost: Can a very complicated show become simpler thanks to musical recaps? You decide.

50 Cent: Namedrops…blogs? Yep. Perez, Gawker and more. At least he has fairly decent taste.

Keith Olbermann: Can you cover an election and not actually vote? Yes, says Mr. MSNBC.

PEOPLE: The staff cuts have begun. There goes our future. We feel like crying.

SIZZLED OUT: Ben Still and Chris Rock

STILL SIZZLING: The set of this investigative series went ablaze last week. No injuries, thankfully, and maybe they’ll get a new plotline out of it!

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November 10, 2008 Pt.2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, britney, gossip girl, jennie garth, Jennifer Hudson, Oprah, PEOPLE on November 10, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Britney and a healthy Jayden

Britney: While on that first family trip, tragedy almost struck. Son Jayden, 2, spent the night in the hospital after suffering an allergic reaction. He’s “fine” now.

Jennifer Hudson: Though he still hasn’t been charged with any crimes, Hudson’s brother-in-law will remain in jail on a parole violation. His girlfriend told cops he told her he was involved in the murders.

Gossip Girl: They say the show is like a chess game. And their inspiration? You can thank William Shakespeare for that. What either of these things have in common with GG we’re still not sure.

Jennie Garth: In a preview story for tomorrow’s episode of 90210, Garth tells the New York Post that Kelly’s trip with Dylan didn’t go so well and now she’s ready to start a life without him. Can’t they do anything to make original viewers happy? Garth cites her loyalty to longtime fans but this certainly isn’t showing it.

Oprah: Launching an on-line store. Will she be giving away cars with that?

PEOPLE: Marking its 35th anniverary and the 35th People’s Choice Awards with a new category: hottest star under 35. And we thought they said age was nothing but a number…

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November 10, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, Adrienne Bailon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Cosby, Charlize Theron, Cheetah Girls, Diablo Cody, Donna Martin, Gavin Rossdale, Lindsay Lohan, Maria Shriver, MGM, New York Times, Nicole Kidman, obama, Smallville, The Cosby Show, The CW, Tori Spelling, twilight, YouTube on November 10, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Is this what Donna Martin looks like today? We still don't know!

Tori Spelling: Might returning to one show on The CW mean returning to another? That’s what people are speculating now that Spelling’s signed on to reprise an earlier guest-starring role on Smallville. Donna Martin may be the next stop but we say no D without the other D: David!

Diablo Cody: Used her EW column to gush about her joy in watching the new 90210. Are you kidding, Diablo? True fans find NO JOY in the new 90210!

Lindsay Lohan: Don’t know we’ll get any better confirmation than this: “It’s pretty obvious who I’m seeing.” Yes, Lindsay, yes it is.

YouTube: In an effort to one-up Hulu, the original video site will now stream movies for free. The catch: the movies are only from MGM. Can’t remember the last MGM film you liked? Yeah, neither can we.

Generation O: Forget generation Y. A new president has redefined what it means to be young in America. Or so says The New York Times.

Arnold Schwarzenegger: The Republican governor can rejoin his wife–Democrat and Kennedy relative Maria Shriver–in the bedroom now that the election is over. We say he should still be banned as long as gay marriage is.

Newspapers: Sadly, the extreme sales brought on by Obama’s win aren’t likely to last. One newspaper, though, has made a plea to keep the renewed love affair going.

Twilight: What does the vampire saga owe to the pop culture icons that came before it? Plenty. And it’s time someone finally took notice, dammit.

Cosby: Also finally, a good look at what Obama owes to Bill Cosby and The Cosby Show.

Nicole Kidman: My, oh my. We can’t do any better than simply repeating the lede of this article: Nicole Kidman as the world’s first post-op transsexual, married to Charlize Theron? You betcha.

Adrienne Bailon: A Disney star does it again! Scandalous photos from this Cheetah Girl were “leaked.” The apologies and accusations have already begun.

SIZZLED OUT: Gavin Rossdale

STILL SIZZLING: The perk of animated films? Not having to shower before going to work, says these two comic stars!

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November 9, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags britney, Chuck, Ed Westwick, ER, George Clooney, K-Swiss, Lost, Noah Wyle, Pixar on November 9, 2008 by sizzlemaker

3 British boys are better than 1! (Even if they are the same person)

Pixar: With two new films (Bolt and Up!) slated to come out within the next 8 months, the genius animation company is already looking ahead to 2012. It’s probably that TLC that makes their movies so good!

Chuck: We know this will just give us a headache but maybe others out there will enjoy it. Chuck is going 3-D for one episode that will conveniently air around the Superbowl. This is the first time the game will air on NBC since 1998.

ER: As the final season starts to approach the midway mark, George Clooney still has not signed on to make a return appearance. Noah Wyle seems to think differently. Clooney’s rep gave no comment. Secrets, secrets.

Britney: Took her boys to Louisiana on her first trip with them out-of-state since she lost custody to K-Fed. Good for her!

Ed Westwick: The British pretty boy has something new to gossip about: K-Swiss shoes, as he’s now the star of their new international campaign. If we had a choice, his feet are so NOT the body part we would most like to see. Just sayin’.

Lost: The fifth season will start January 21, a Wednesday. ABC isn’t promising the 17 new episodes will be aired straight through. That’s code for ‘we have a strategic scheduling plan in the works. We’re just not telling you yet.’

SIZZLED OUT: Conan O’Brien

STILL SIZZLING: One half of this international couple says his infant son is just like a Zen Buddhist. Is that normal?!

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November 8, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, Betty Boop, Beyonce, britney, Christina Aguilera, Christopher Nolan, Fox, Hugh Hefner, Joe Biden, Kanye West, Oprah, palin, Prison Break, SNL, The CW, The Dark Knight, Tiffani Thiessen on November 8, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Tiffani "I've dropped the Amber" Thiessen

Oprah: Reports are saying she won’t stick with her talk show after 2011 but no worries, she won’t be going far. Just switching focus over to OWN–the Oprah Winfrey Network. World domination is next.

Palin: Before Oprah does her OWN thing (get it?!), she’ll make good on that promise to have Sarah Palin on her show. Will Palin take her up on the offer? We vote for hibernation instead.

Kanye: Musical influences? The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Johnny Cash and Broadway. Or so he says.

SNL: Will Joe Biden be the next politician to poke fun at himself? That’s what the execs are hoping for but we’re not too excited. Something about old white guys (see: John McCain) just isn’t funny.

The CW: The promised series about Robin (Batman’s sidekick, duh!) won’t be developed after higher ups at Warner Brothers–and Dark Knight visionary Christopher Nolan?–decided now isn’t the ideal time. Guess the tube has all the superheroes it can handle.

Beyonce: Thinks there is in fact room for one more superhero: Wonder Woman. “It’d be a dream come true to be that character,” she says. “It sure would be handy to have that lasso.” Awkward.

Fox: The mid-season schedule will shake things up all around. Most disappointing: Prison Break will simply “return at a later date.” What kind of B.S. spin is that?

Betty Boop: It doesn’t get much more random than this: the animated icon is getting her own Broadway show. No word yet on whether this will be geared towards kiddies or perverts.

Tiffani Thiessen: Coming back to TV–but not on 90210 (which is probably a good thing!) Instead she’s playing somebody’s wife on a new USA show. We’ll take whatever TAT we can get.

Christina Aguilera: A day after a certain boy band talked rivals, the girls are doing it, too. X-Tina says she and Brit Brit were never competing against each other. After all, they used to hold hands!

SIZZLED OUT: Hugh Hefner

STILL SIZZLING: Which late-night comic had a guest stand him up this week for the first time in 15 years?

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November 7, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Disney, New Yorker, obama, Oprah, Paris Hilton, The Real World, Will Smith on November 7, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Forget President Obama. How about President Fresh Prince?!

Paris Hilton: If she thinks “the best man won,” maybe this Obama presidency isn’t such a good thing after all!

Rihanna: Abruptly left the stage last night right before her concert’s end. Video footage shows the singer looking like she’s going to faint. Her rep maintains she was simply hot and tired but, most importantly, is fine now.

Disney: Yesterday we told you how Disney is trying to pimp ridiculously expensive products. And now we know why: profits are down 13 percent! Guess the Mouse House isn’t immune to the economy’s woes.

The New Yorker: The elite mag is finally entering the 21st century! They’ve gone digital…for subscribers only. Babysteps, we guess.

Barack Obama: The soon-to-be most popular baby name, reports Reuters. We’ll believe it when we see it.

Will Smith: Gave a heartfelt–and yet, still hilarious–interview on today’s Oprah about his reaction to Obama’s election. Pure Will. Pure magic.

The Real World: So the trailer for the new Brooklyn-based season leaked to the internet and rapidly found its way onto a bagillion sites. And now the clips on all those sites suddenly don’t work! Thankfully, NBC wrote out a second-by-second recap!

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November 7, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags American Idol, britney, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly, gossip girl, Grey's Anatomy, Justin Timberlake, Kim Catrrall, Madonna, New York Times, NYT, One Tree Hill, OTH, Private Practice, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, The Simpsons on November 7, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Can history PLEASE repeat itself?

SATC: Sarah Jessica Parker is clarifying co-star Kim Cattrall’s announcement yesterday of a Sex and the City sequel. “All the deals are not done yet,” SJP says. We’ve never thought of Carrie as a party pooper before but we might have to reassess that view.

Britney: How’s this for a letdown: Brit Brit did appear on-stage with Madonna. Just not at the same time as Justin. Disappointing but we remain hopeful for a future reunion.

OTH: We are RUNNING to get the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, which features a multi-page article on One Tree Hill! Did you know OTH gets better ratings that Gossip Girl? Damn straight, it does!

American Idol: The new season starts January 13. Let the countdown begin!

Grey’s Anatomy: The show needs some positive buzz right about now and this might get it for them: they’re planning a February cross-over with Private Practice. These are usually quite cheesy, though, so we’re curious to see how it’s gonna work.

Chicago Tribune: The official election may be over but the rumor of it isn’t. The Trib has come up with joke covers showcasing different results. Pretty funny.

NYT: The Times are taking some steps into the future: first with their own social network, and also with Times Extra, which will link to rival publications. Which papers will follow suit?

SIZZLED OUT: The Simpsons

STILL SIZZLING: This old fellow is giving one of his many ex-girlfriends away to be married…a mere few weeks after they split!

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November 6, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, britney, Disney, Eliot Spitzer, Justin Timberlake, Kim Cattrall, Madonna, Mattel, Melissa Etheridge, Michael Jackson, Proposition 8, Samantha Ronson, Sex and the City, Thriller on November 6, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Our dream gift!!!

SATC: There WILL be a Sex and the City sequel! The always dishy Kim Cattrall has confirmed rumors that have been buzzing for months. Upon hearing this news, we couldn’t help but wonder: what’s left to tell?

Britney: We’ve been waiting for this day! Brit Brit and Justin are getting back together! Sort of. Madonna has recruited the former couple to do a number on stage during her current tour. Will sparks fly? WE CAN ONLY HOPE!

Eliot Spitzer: Won’t face charges in the prostitution scandal that forced him to resign as governor of New York. The state found no evidence of him using government funds, but isn’t just the fact that he even used a prostitute enough? Isn’t that illegal?

Disney: Think Disney products are just for kids? Think again. Mickey and company provide a wide range of goods including…a $3,000 wedding gown and cashmere sweaters? Yes and yes.

Melissa Etheridge: The singer is putting a new spin on ‘no taxation without representation.’ She says since Proposition 8 has banned marriage for gay people, “I am taking that to mean I do not have to pay my state taxes, because I am not a full citizen.” A little bit of a stretch, no?

Samantha Ronson: Added her two cents the Prop 8 debate and she actually gave a pretty good analogy. She pointed out the craziness in passing an animal-rights proposal but banning gay marriage: “yes, i am glad that the chickens will have more room and better conditions as they wait to die,” she wrote on her MySpace, “but i just think it’s frightening that people show more compassion for tomorrow’s dinner than for the chef.”

90210: Mattel will release 90210-inspired dolls next September similar to the ones made during the series’ original run. We are very perplexed: a) the new 90210 sucks and is far from a hit and soooo not kid-friendly–why make dolls based on it? and b) what makes anyone think the new 90210 will still be around next September? Did we mention it sucks? And lastly, if anyone has the original dolls, we’re still looking for a complete set!

Thriller: Is the Michael Jackson song/video coming to Broadway? Could be. Could also be a major disaster.

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