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November 3, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 24, 30 Rock, Ashanti, Beyonce, Ciara, Def Jam, Fox News, HSM, Jay-Z, John McCain, Nelly, New York City Marathon, November Sweeps, Oprah, Parkinson's Disease, Rosie O'Donnell, ryan reynolds, Saved by the Bell, Simon Cowell, SNL, The CW, The View, Young Jeezy on November 3, 2008 by sizzlemaker

With a body like that, no wonder he was marathon-ready!

SNL: Their HSM and The View spoofs were pretty funny. John McCain–not so much.

FNCU: We thought this was a joke. It’s not. You can apply to Fox News Channel University. Don’t get too alarmed, though–it’s just an internship program.

Ryan Reynolds: Completed the New York City Marathon on behalf of “those who can’t,” namely sufferers of Parkinson’s Disease, something very near and dear to our hearts.

Nelly: Finally admitting to a years-long relationship with Ashanti. The key to their relationship? Having fun. Ha! If only it were that easy!

November Sweeps: It’s just about here! Things to look forward to: Oprah on 30 Rock, Rosie’s variety show, the 24 movie and much more! Woot woot!

The CW: Since the network seems fixated on remakes these days, some are calling for a Saved By The Bell spin-off. We wouldn’t complain. Or would we?

Def Jam: The executive vice president was found dead Saturday in an apparent suicide. The exec, Jay-Z’s successor, was responsible for artists like Beyonce, Ciara and Young Jeezy throughout his career in the music business. We’ve been saying it a lot lately and we’ll say it once more: too much death.

SIZZLED OUT: Simon Cowell

STILL SIZZLING: Which political pundit, spoofed on SNL this weekend, decided to crash the rehearsal just to see how Ben Affleck would depict him?

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November 1, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Fashion Rocks, Heidi Klum, Hilarie Burton, HSM, MPAA, sarah silverman, zac efron, Zack and Miri, Zack Morris on November 1, 2008 by sizzlemaker

The original Zack!

Zac vs. Zack: It’s a battle of the Zac(k)s this weekend–one real, one fictional. As much as we love us some HSM, we saw Zach and Miri last night and it was pretty funny. We have a feeling Efron will still come out on top, though. (Though we can’t forget about our other favorite Zack: Zack Morris!)

MPAA: It’s become common knowledge now the struggle Zack and Miri faced in trying to get a R rating, instead of NC-17. You can thank the MPAA for that (and for other weird decisions), whose ratings system turns 40 today.

Sarah Silverman: What’s more awkward than an awkward break up? Making fun of said break up with your ex on national television. Awkward for them, that is. Hilarious for us.

Heidi Klum: The supermodel may pull off a super disappearance if a certain Republican wins the election. Guys, start your protests now.

Fashion Rocks: The annual fashion show/concert benefiting charity won’t happen next year. And, yes, you can blame the economy.

SIZZLED OUT: Hilarie Burton

STILL SIZZLING: This controversial TV judge failed to make the cut. His girlfriend of six years just dumped him!

*Note: We’re sizzled out until Monday, 11/3. Try to hang in there!

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October 28, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, David Letterman, Footloose, hairspray, HSM, Janet Jackson, John Travolta, jonas brothers, Lauren Conrad, LL Cool J, Lydia Hearst, New York Post, obama, Page Six, the hills, zac efron on October 28, 2008 by sizzlemaker

No longer a (wannabe) journalist

Obama: His presidency may pose the biggest challenge to political cartooning. The satirists are fretting about how to depict him without being too offensive. But isn’t offensiveness part of the point?

Lydia Hearst: The publishing heiress has resigned from her New York Post column on grounds that her editor published something with her name that she, in fact, did not write. Who knew the socialite had such morals?

90210: Back with new episodes tonight…and another interracial couple? So it seems.

Jonas Bros.: Coming to a theater near you in Walter the Farting Dog. We just threw up a little.

The Hills: We rarely write about this show because we think it kills brain cells, but we must applaud David Letterman for cleverly attacking L.C. and co. on his show last night.

Hairspray: A sequel is in the works but John Travolta says he’s unlikely to reprise his cross-dressing role. We’re not thrilled with the idea of a sequel but we feel better about it knowing Travolta won’t be a part of it.

Janet Jackson: Her tour is really not going well. After canceling a string of dates due to migraines, her opening act LL Cool J (though we like to spell it out: Ladies Love Cool James) has dropped out. Refund, please.

Zac Efron: Does success in HSM mean success in all other things? That’s what the execs of the Footloose remake are hoping. The producion dates have been moved up following Zac’s mega-box office receipts with HSM 3.

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October 27, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Amy Winehouse, Austin Nichols, Full House, HSM, Jennifer Hudson, Kevin Smith, Olsen twins, OTH, Radar, TMZ, Zack and Miri on October 27, 2008 by sizzlemaker

How do you prefer your Olsens?

Jennifer Hudson: A car allegedly connected to the possible kidnapping of Hudson’s nephew has been found. An unidentified body has been found inside the vehicle, though that detail may change in mere hours.

HSM: Came out on top of the box office, like we knew it would. The $42 million in sales broke two records: highest ever for a movie musical and for a non-animated G-rated film.

Zack and Miri: Creator Kevin Smith is shocked by how many people think this film is a real porno. His reply? “Are you retarded? When was the last porno you saw that had ‘porno’ in the title?'” Hilarious as always. We could make a whole post just filled with quotes from this article.

Radar: And another one bites the dust. Say goodbye to everyone’s favorite hipster mag.

The Olsen Twins: Planning world domination by building a “true American brand.” All we’re asking for is a Full House reunion.

TMZ: Claim they’ve reached a peaceful coexistence with the celebrities they harass, um, we mean, cover. We’ll believe it when the lawsuits stop.

Amy Winehouse: Back in the hospital…for “tests.” We feel like, sad as it is to say, the whole world is just waiting for her to die and won’t be the least bit surprised when it happens.

OTH: We hoped there’d be smooth sailing ahead for Leyton but with Austin Nichols scheduled to appear in a 10-episode arc, we have a feeling a wedding might be long off. Tear. We’ll meet the potential homewrecker in tonight’s episode.

SIZZLED OUT: Supernatural

STILL SIZZLING: Which star is taking her on-screen gig a little too seriously? She thinks it’s her real job to save things! Specifically, whales!

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October 24, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 30 Rock, Curb Your Enthusiasm, George W. Bush, HSM, J.Lo, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez. Heroes, Lug McGraw, Marc Anthony, Megan Mullally, obama, Oprah, palin, Phillies, Scott McCellan, Steve Martin, Tim McGraw, Vanessa Hudgens, World Series, Yankees, zac efron on October 24, 2008 by sizzlemaker

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 90210, Beyonce, Bono, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, HSM, Macauly Culkin, mccain, nbc, New York Times, palin, Sasha Fierce, Smurfs, Solange, Spring Awakening, The View on October 24, 2008 by sizzlemaker

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 HSM, zac efron 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 celebrity, election, Hanson, HSM, Miley Cyrus, Roger Ebert, Ryan Seacrest on October 23, 2008 by sizzlemaker

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 Akon, Angelina, Brad Pitt, Broadway, Ciara, Dirty Dancing, Edwarrd Norton, Fight Club, Guy Ritchie, HSM, Madonna, magazine, Nelly, New York Times, Pharrell, T-Pain, Usher, Vanity Fair, Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on October 23, 2008 by sizzlemaker

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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