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January 23, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Arrested Development, Backstreet Boys, Brian Littrell, Chicago Tribune, Evan Handler, Jett Travolta, Katy Perry, Kawasaki Disease, michael cera, Must See TV, nbc, Nielsen, obama, Oscars, PEOPLE, Seventeen, Sex and the City, Teen, The Dark Knight, Washington Post, White House on January 23, 2009 by sizzlemaker

And another one bites the dust...

PEOPLE: Another predictable cover: Barack Obama on Inaguration night. At least it’s not as flashy as the other O covers out there.

Oscars: After shutting out The Dark Knight from all but one category, the Chicago Tribune wonders if the award show’s ratings will suffer. Is there really any use in speculating, though? We’ll find out soon enough! (In one month, to be exact!)

NBC: As ratings continue to dive, the Peacock network is looking to reband itself (think: Must See TV). We’ve got no ideas. How ’bout you?

Obama: Television ratings estimates of the inaguration could be way off, says The Washington Post, since Nielsen doesn’t take into account all the people watching on the web, in school or at the office. So, in reality, this probably was the most-watched program in history!

Obama, Pt. 2: Apparently the White House isn’t too up-to-date on the technology front. How is that even possible? Or acceptable?!

Sex and the City: Now that the sequel is supposedly a “go” (once again!), everyone’s wondering which of the supporting cast will be back. Evan Handler (Charlotte’s hubby) says he hasn’t been approached yet and jokes (at least we think he’s joking!) that they could kill him off!

Katy Perry: Says give her celibacy or give her death. Think she got the quote confused?

Backstreet Boys: Did you know Brian Littrell’s son suffers from Kawasaki disease, the same thing that afflicted Jett Travolta? And we never even heard of it before this month!

TEEN: So first they stopped home subscriptions (several years ago) and now the magazine is folding altogether. Seventeen, you really are queen!

SIZZLED OUT: Michael Cera (Arrested Development)

STILL SIZZLING: This ailing-actor is planning a memoir on his film career and “life journey.”

November 25, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 24, Backstreet Boys, britney, bsb, chinese democracy, David Spade, Dawson Leery, dawson's creek, Fred Armisen, gossip girl, Guns N Roses, Mad Men, Mark Schwahn, Nicole Kidman, Nicollette Sheridan, obama, One Tree Hill, OTH, PEOPLE, Rolling Stone, Sean Penn, Sizzle, SNL, Speidi, Time's Square, TRL, US Weekly, Vince Vaughn on November 25, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Some of us ARE happy with the way our shows ended, James/Dawson/new guy/whoever you are!

Britney: We LOVE the Rolling Stone cover. Can’t wait to read the full story.

Speidi: If the elopement wasn’t planned, how come US Weekly was there to report on the whole thing? Fishy as always. (Both US Weekly and Speidi!)

OTH: Last night’s episode was PHENOMENAL, but, unfortunately, it’ll have to hold us over until January. And will it pick back up where it left off or will time have passed like in reality? Thankfully, Mark Schwahn gave one of his best interviews in a while and we’ll be analyzing it over and over again for at least the next month.

OTH Pt. 2: Was James Van Der Beek playing Dawson 5 years later or one of the shiteous directors Dawson faced when he went off to LA? Best line: “If there’s one thing I know, it’s that audiences get crazy over who ends up together.” You don’t say?!

Gossip Girl: Not on last night but back next week. In the meantime, Kristin has some interesting scoop. She says the Lily and Rufus back-story might play out on the web. Would people actually tune in…er…log on for that?

PEOPLE: Already has a comprehensive Best of 2008 site up, where you get to share what was hot and what was not. (Kind of reminds you of Sizzle, doesn’t it?)

Mad Men: The suits are hoping the show’s popularity will increase with a musical revue. We don’t really see how those are related AT ALL.

24: The prequel scored higher than a lot of television shows do each week, but probably not high enough. Oh, the irony.

Obama: Some say a new comedian will take over for Fred Armisen on SNL. SNL insists otherwise. But who else is there?

Box Office: With everyone’s wallet a little tighter these days, we doubt early Wednesday, pre-Thanksgiving, openings are going to help films one bit. Sorry, Sean Penn, Nicole Kidman, Vince Vaughn and the rest of you who are hedging your bets.

BSB: Guess someone was listening (reading?) when we said the entire group should’ve reunited on TRL last week.

Chinese Democracy: Banned in China in more ways than one.

SIZZLED OUT: Nicollette Sheridan and David Spade

STILL SIZZLING: Which former boy bander just designed a public bathroom for Times Square? Perhaps this is why he, too, was too busy to join his former bandmates at the TRL finale.

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11/16 BONUS POST

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Aaliyah, Avril Lavigne, Backstreet Boys, Ben Stiller, Beyonce, Blink-182, Bolt, britney, bsb, Carson Daly, Chris Brown, Christina Aguilera, Damien Fahey, Dave Holmes, Destiny's Child, diddy, Eminem, Fall Out Boy, FNMTV, Halle Berry, Hilarie Burton, I Wanna Be a VJ, Jay-Z, JC Chasez, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jesse Camp, Joel Madden, Jonathan Davis, Justin Timberlake, Kid Rock, Korn, LFO, Linkin Park, Ludacris, Mandy Moore, Mariah Carey, Miley Cyrus, Nelly, NSYNC, One Tree Hill, OTH, Outkast, Pete Wentz, Samuel L. Jackson, Snoop Dogg, Sum-41, Taylor Swift, Time's Square, Total Finale Live, Total Request Live, Travis Barker, TRL, Usher on November 16, 2008 by sizzlemaker

AFTER 10 YEARS AND A 3-HOUR FINALE, TOTAL REQUEST LIVE IS OFFICIALLY OFF THE AIR.

The last TRL, renamed Total Finale Live for this special event, was a jam-packed celebration of the show that defined our childhood afternoons.

SOME THOUGHTS

Carson Daly returned to emcee the event with current host Damien Fahey.

The show actually started with a performance by Beyonce.

Weird that it was held on a Sunday night, and not a weekday, like the normal TRL.

Appearances from celebs ran the gamut from Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Jonathan Davis, Snoop Dogg and…Samuel L. Jackson?!

First on-air (and live!) interview with Travis Barker post-plane crash. Very subdued, not that we blame him.

Diddy pretended to (or perhaps really??) choke up when he was honored for making the most appearances on TRL.

Awkward moment: Carson referring to ex Jennifer Love Hewitt.

Co-hosted by all the former VJs, including three of our faves: Hilarie Burton (yay One Tree Hill!), Dave Holmes and Jesse Camp, from the very first I Wanna Be a VJ contest.

Fall Out Boy performed…minus Pete Wentz. He later called into the show and said he was in California prepping for imminent fatherhood. Will it really be that soon?!

Soundbyte: “I bought Twilight on bootleg and watched it like 72 times”–Pete Wentz. Setting a great example, as always.

Did Hilary Duff run into ex Joel Madden?

Kid Rock insisted on smoking a cigar on stage. And here we thought it was illegal to smoke in New York venues…

Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez represented NSYNC but it would’ve been cool if the whole band returned AND performed.

X-Tina, Chris Brown, Ben Stiller and others spoke via satellite.

Disappointing moment: Eminem, on the phone, refuses to give any details about his upcoming album, Relapse.

Quintessential window references and segments with the Times Square crowd.

KoRn was hailed as the first rock band of TRL; brought back memories of the KoRn (number 3) spot.

A short segment looked back at the top MTV News moments, giving due respect to 9/11. Wish they also mentioned Aaliyah.

Many shameless plugs: Bolt, Diddy’s new cologne (who was made fun of for hyping the most stuff over the years), Last Call, FNMTV and more.

East Coast and West Coast rap/hip-hop came together in medley featuring Nelly, Snoop and Ludacris.

Unnecessary moment: knocking LFO.

Soundbyte: “One of the finer moments of my life”–JT recalling when Halle Berry surprised him on a TRL ep.

Backstreet Boys given lots of praise, though we wish former member Kevin returned for the performance.

Soundbyte: “They outlived all the other boy bands and they outlived TRL“–Carson on BSB.

Noticeably absent: 98 Degrees, Jessica Simpson, Destiny’s Child, Mandy Moore, Jay-Z, Avril, Sum-41, Linkin Park and others.

Are all the TRL employees without jobs now? After all, MTV (and parent Viacom) are doing lay-offs…

Soundbyte: Britney is “the queen of TRL“–Carson on Brit Brit who “couldn’t be here.”

Loved that some of our favorite moments were re-aired: the debut party for BSB’s Millenium album, Mariah and her ice cream truck, countless others.

Speaking of counting, the TRL finale wouldn’t be complete without a final countdown. The Top 10 videos from TRL history, as decided by the producers: Hey-Ya (Outkast), What’s My Age Again (Blink-182), Yeah (Ludacris, Usher, et. al.), Crazy in Love (Beyonce), Bawitdaba (Kid Rock), Dirrty (Christina Aguilera), Bye Bye Bye (NSYNC), I Want It That Way (BSB), The Real Slim Shady (Eminem), and, at number one, Baby One More Time (Britney).

Soundbyte: “Goodnight from New York and goodnight TRL“–Carson.

TEAR!

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November 6, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Backstreet Boys, Brothers & Sisters, Carson Daly, CNN, FCC, Google, Gulliver's Travels, Jack Black, jonas brothers, MTV, NSYNC, Pete Wentz, Proposition 8, Supreme Court, TRL, Yahoo on November 6, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Feels like just yesterday, doesn't it, Carson?

Brothers & Sisters: It was really nice that the show wanted to incorporate Proposition 8 awareness into its show. Too bad the episode will air after the measure passed. Damn scheduling changes.

Supreme Court: Considering they hear very few cases, it’s really bothersome that they’re spending their time debating the use of curse words on TV. Aren’t there more important issues going on?

CNN: Were you as confused as we were by the hologram magic on CNN’s election coverage the other night? This article explains the science behind it and, well, we’re still confused.

Gulliver’s Travels: We never had any incentive before to read the book and, whaddyaknow, that’s about to change! The classic tale is being made into a movie with Jack Black! That’s enough to send us right to the library.

Google: Any chance at partnering with Yahoo is gone now that the big bad government said doing so would break antitrust laws. We happen to think Monopoly the game is a lot more fun. Maybe not for Google or Yahoo, though.

Political Cartoons: Man, we wish we could draw. We wish we could be funny. Political cartoonists get to be both! And they’ve done a killer job with election results.

Youth Votership: Turnout was up by more than 2 million in comparison to the ’04 election. Let’s hope it keeps rising in the future.

Election 2008: In case you’ve been living under a rock lately (or you want to reminisce or you just want to be amused) MTV has condensed the entire election into a 60-second clip. Surprisingly, it’s pretty good!

TRL: We’re less than two weeks away from when the iconic show will air no more. Looking back on the past 10 years, it’s like reliving our childhood all over again!

Backstreet Boys: Competing with NSYNC may seem so 90s but the original boy band admits they’re “still striving to be better!” Watch out, Jonas Brothers!

SIZZLED OUT: Pete Wentz

STILL SIZZLING: This animated show is being called out by gay-rights groups for using the phrase ‘that’s so gay.’ How stupid can be you be? Like, duh!

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