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February 20, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 1999, Academy Awards, Bob Barker, Chris Brown, Las Vegas, London, Madonna, Material Girl, MTV, Oscars, PEOPLE, Rihanna, The Price Is Right on February 20, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Want to see the Material Girl's material?

Rihanna: The whole Chris Brown debacle got her the cover of this week’s PEOPLE. Tired of reading speculative stories, though. Really just want the truth from them!

Rihanna Pt. 2: Speaking of truthful, no idea if this photo is real but it left us speechless.

Madonna: More than 300 of her personal possessions will be on display in London for the next month. We’d say so much for privacy but she gave that up long ago.

MTV.com: Suggests 1999 was the “best” year for movies. That is one helluva broad statement!

Oscars: Come back on Sunday evening for our live-blogging of the Academy Awards!

SIZZLED OUT: Bob Barker (The Price Is Right)

STILL SIZZLING: This rapper wants to leave his country grammar behind and host his own variety show in Las Vegas.

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February 16, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags American Idol, Chris Brown, Dancing With the Stars, Disney World, dwts, Entertainment Tonight, Facebook, Grammys, Justin Timberlake, MTV, Rihanna, Twitter, U2 on February 16, 2009 by sizzlemaker

One of these things is not like the others.

Chris Brown: One week after news first broke about the alledged assault, Brown finally released a statement saying he’s “saddened” by what’s happened but urges people not to believe everything they hear and read. Brown might have more to say after tonight when MTV airs a special on his relationship with Rihanna.

Grammys: When Brown and Rihanna canceled their appearances due to the above, Justin Timberlake came to the rescue by putting together a last-minute performance.

American Idol: All seven winners gathered in Disney World to open a new attraction called The American Idol Experience. Very original title!

Twitter: Reports say the micro-blogging site is worth $230 million. But it’s still no Facebook!

SIZZLED OUT: U2

STILL SIZZLING: This upcoming Dancing With the Stars contestant is suspiciously absent from any related articles on the Entertainment Tonight site. Could it be because she’s the host of a rival program??

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February 13, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags American Idol, Chris Brown, David Paterson, Joy Behar, Mandy Moore, Michael Phelps, MTV, PEOPLE, Rihanna, Ryan Adams, Sesame Street, SNL, The Bachelor, The View, Twitter, Usher on February 13, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Plastic surgery can lead to very bad things!

Chris Brown: One of the cover lines on the new issue of PEOPLE reads: Chris Brown Charged in Assault on Rihanna. We’re a little disappointed with the choice of words because, if you ask us, it’s not been made clear yet that he’s been charged with assault. We’ve been hearing different things about what making criminal threats actually means, and I imagine the mag’s lawyer approved the wording, but we still think it was a poor ethical choice.

Chris Brown Pt. 2: Even Sesame Street is pulling the episode that he guest-stars in! Ridiculous!

Usher: Details are slowly coming out about what went wrong with his wife’s plastic surgery. Apparently not long after being sedated she went into cardiac arrest. As horrible as that sounds, she’s reportedly doing much better now.

American Idol: Every season there’s drama surrounding some contestant and here it comes this time around: one of the previously-announced 36 finalists has been disqualified for unknown reasons. Rumors suggest she had an inappropriate relationship–whatever that means–with some of the folks behind the show.

American Idol Pt. 2: MTV has a great run-down of the 36 finalists, Twitter-style. Don’t know what that means? Join and follow us!

The Bachelor: The show will get a 14th season now that it has improved considerably in the ratings. We say that’s only because of the single dad angle.

SNL: David Paterson, governor of New York, is upset again at the show’s depiction of him. But isn’t anything–especially public figures–fair game on SNL?

The View: Classic quote from co-host Joy Behar: “I cook and I collect pots. I don’t smoke pot – I collect them. I’m not Michael Phelps.”

SIZZLED OUT: Mandy Moore (Ryan Adams)

STILL SIZZLING: This overseas band–quite popular here in the States–will appear on a late-night TV show for 5 nights in a row. Let’s hope they make each performance like a beautiful day!

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February 2, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Adnan Ghalib, Anna Faris, britney, Bruce Springsteen, Chris Pratt, Disney World, Disneyland, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Entertainment Weekly, Florida, Friends, Jennifer Hudson, Julia Roberts, Kevin and Winnie, Michael Phelps, MTV, obama, olympics, Oprah, Oprah Winfrey Network, OWN, Sam Lutfi, Superbowl, Survivor, Tampa, The Boss, The Daily Beast, The Wonder Years on February 2, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Scroll down to see when this classic episode first aired!

Jennifer Hudson: Maybe we’re reading too much into it but her face just seemed so sad during her Superbowl performance, the first one since the tragic deaths of her mother, brother and nephew in October.

Bruce Springteen: The Boss, on the other hand, was overly enthusiastic, going as far as sliding across the stage…and slamming his crotch into a camera. Just as funny: when he said “I’m going to Disneyland!” Guess he forgot he was in Tampa and in Florida it’s called Disney World!

The Daily Beast: Their lookback at some of the best post-Superbowl programming includes a classic Friends episode with Julia Roberts and Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s debut on Survivor. Our favorite: Kevin and Winnie’s first kiss on The Wonder Years.

Britney: News broke late on Friday that she and her conservator (aka her dad) obtained restraining orders against Adnan Ghalib and Sam Lutfi, the creepos who were in life back when it was going down the tubes.

Michael Phelps: So aside from the fact that smoking marijuana is illegal, we don’t see what the big deal is. It’s such a common thing for people his age. And it’s unfair that, because of his Olympic success, he’s been put on this pedestal in a role model-like position. Cut him some slack!

Oprah: We have to wonder if hiring a former MTV CEO to head up her network is the best idea. Something tell us MTV and the Oprah Winfrey Network won’t be going after the same audiences…

Obama: The other famous O is featured on the cover of Entertainment Weekly and it’s quite an unflattering photo. They made his head look huge!

Wheel of Fortune: If you watch all this week, you’ll see the contestants that we taped with! Our episode, however, doesn’t air til the 27th.

SIZZLED OUT: Anna Faris (Chris Pratt)

STILL SIZZLING: ABC Family shook up their schedule by announcing 3 news shows–and the canceling of this cult fave.

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January 9, 2009 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Blagojevich, Doogie Howser, Facebook, Golden Globes, How I Met Your Mother, HSM, Jackie O, Jett Travolta, John Travolta, KayCee Stroh, Michelle Obama, Miranda Cosgrove, MTV, MTV Cribs, Neil Patrick Harris, obama, Patrick Swayze, PEOPLE, pneumonia, Spiderman, The Amazing Spiderman, The New York Times, The View, Vanessa, Zac on January 9, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Forget Spiderman. There's a new hero in town!

Patrick Swayze: In the hospital with pneumonia. This can’t be good.

John Travolta: Is it wrong that we have such intimate details of his son’s memorial service when Jett himself wasn’t even a celebrity or public figure?

Golden Globes: Not airing til Sunday night but PEOPLE wants you to get jealous now by reading about all the planned celeb parties.

Neil Patrick Harris: Doogie and the rest of the How I Met Your Mother cast not only extended their contracts but more than doubled their salary. Not bad.

The View: The co-hosts were on a special panel held by the New York Times. Why? We still don’t know.

HSM: KayCee Stroh (the pop and lock it girl) got married today. Zac and Vanessa were not present.

Blagojevich: Finally impeached but still not resigning. Makes for another awesome animation by the Chicago Tribune.

Obama: Featured in a special issue of the The Amazing Spiderman comic. Apparently Obama himself is a comic book collector. Who knews?!

Obama Pt. 2: Everyone seems to think Michelle will have this huge impact on fashion. We don’t see it happening but maybe that’s just because we didn’t live through Jackie O?

Miranda Cosgrove: The up-and-coming tween star will get to scope out her competition when she hosts MTV’s countdown of the top 12 teen “cribs.” Insert your own tween/crib joke here.

Facebook: There’s a war on nipples. ‘Nuff said.

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January 9, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 2009, brangelina, Buddhist, Christopher Bridges, Cinemablend, Critics Choice Awards, DTV, Facebook, fast-food, Grey's Anatomy, HSM, Jason Alexander, Ludacris, Melrose Place, MTV, Richard Gere, Rooney, Smallville, The Mentalist, twilight, VH1 on January 9, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Picture this digitized!

Critics Choice Awards: On Vh1 last night but it’s not even worth listing the winners. Same old, same old.

CCA, Pt. 2: It is worth noting that Rooney was the first-ever house band. How random is that?

CCA, Pt. 3: We love how, in “professional” things, Ludacris becomes Christopher Bridges.

CCA, Pt. 4: Quote of the night came from Jason Alexander, to Brangelina. It was something like “Even if you don’t win, you get to go home with him and you get to go home with her, so it’s all good!”

CCA, Pt. 5: Who knew Richard Gere was a Buddhist?! And hates the current administration so much? Quite interesting.

Twilight: There’s a pretty funny spoof, High School Musical style, making it’s way around the net. You’ll probably appreciate it most if you don’t like Twilight or HSM.

Grey’s Anatomy: Getting its own videogame. No idea why.

Smallville: Likely coming back for a season 9. We didn’t even realize the show had been on for that long. Time flies!

Melrose Place: Looking forward to the remake? Well then you probably want to see where the original cast is now.

Cinemablend: Has a list of the 100 people “Most Likely To Die in 2009.” Just so wrong…and yet, in some ways, probably right.

MTV: Should their website feature advertising for the morning-after pill? Sketchy line to cross!

DTV Transition: Worried about losing your signal when television goes all digital in February? Congress may give you more time to make the change. But make sure you make it!

SIZZLED OUT: The Mentalist

STILL SIZZLING: This fast-food chain is offering a deal: delete some of your Facebook friends and you’ll get a discounted burger.

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January 1, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 2008, 2009, ANTM, Blagojevich, britney, Bryan Spears, Carey Hart, Comedy Central, Consumerist, Defamer, Gawker, Gaza, Israel, Joe Jonas, MTV, New Year's Eve, Nickelodeon, Nikki Blonsky, Oprah, PEOPLE, Pink, supercouple, T.I., Taylor Swift, Time Warner Cable, Twitter, Valentine's Day, Viacom on January 1, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Are they or aren't they?!

Britney: Celebrated the New Year by attending her brother Bryan’s “secret” wedding. Interesting that he got married just months after being named one of PEOPLE’s hottest bachelors!

Pink: What is the deal with ex-husband Carey Hart? No longer married but still “love” each other–and last night, he introduced her on stage. What a strange relationship!

Taylor Swift: Forced to share a stage with ex-BF Joe Jonas as the ball dropped. Is it fair to assume those two did not share a New Year’s greeting?

Twitter: Getting (unwanted?) press attention after it came out Israel is using the social media site to keep people updated on the Gaza conflict.

Oprah: Remember those cute kids who changed T.I.’s Whatever You Like into an election song? O just gave their school a check for more than $300,000.

Nikki Blonsky: No longer facing charges for an airport altercation with one of the ANTM contestants. Her dad could still get up to 5 years in jail.

Gawker: The media company sold or is in the process of selling two of their sites: Consumerist and Defamer. Even the on-line world isn’t immune to the economy’s woes!

Viacom: If you want your MTV, you can have it! The company reached a deal with Time Warner Cable to keep their stations–Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, etc.–on the air.

Blagojevich: We fully expected to return from our travels and find him out of office. No such luck.

2008: Sooooooo over the ‘top ten’ and ‘best of’ lists. Hello 2009!

STILL SIZZLING: This celebrity supercouple may or may not be getting divorced on Valentine’s Day. But what about the kids?!

DON’T FORGET: OUR NEW ADDRESS IS WWW.THEMEDIASIZZLES.COM!

CHANGE YOUR BOOKMARKS!

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December 16, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Ashlee Wentz, Britney Spears, Jack Black, Jennifer Lopez, Jessica Alba, Jossip, Jr., Kate Hudson, Michael Copon, MTV, Nielsen, Nip/Tuck, Pete Wentz, Robert Downey, Ryan Murphy, Sean Avery, Selena, The CW, The Howard Stern Show, The Office, twilight, Usher on December 16, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Jennifer Lopez and the only good movie she starred in!

Britney Spears: Comeback kid of the year, says MTV. Wait, we thought that was Robert Downey, Jr.?

Kate Hudson: Says she wants to be single as long as possible. Like that’ll ever happen.

Pete Wentz: Wowwwwww. He revealed way TMI about his (sex) life with Ashlee on (where else?) The Howard Stern Show.

Jennifer Lopez: Blessing us once more with her acting skills. To be fair, Selena was pretty amazing.

The CW: Screwed over by a change in the Nielsen ratings counting procedures. They always pick on the little ones, don’t they?

Jessica Alba: Joining Jack Black on the Superbowl ep of The Office.

Usher: Holding a contest to let an under-18 fan shoot his next video.

Ryan Murphy: A show about high school glee clubs doesn’t sound promising but with Murphy (Nip/Tuck) at the helm, we have a little faith.

Jossip: Woah! Major site redesign with practically no explanation! So not okay!

SIZZLED OUT: Sean Avery

STILL SIZZLING: Michael Copon, rumored to be taking over the role of Jacob in Twilight, got a big break when he starred on this show–one of our favorites!

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December 4, 2008 Pt.2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Akon, Amy Jacobson, Annia Wintour, Barbie, Barney, Bratz, Chicago Magazine, Comedy Central, Craig Stebic, Eliot Spitzer, Eminem, Family Guy, GOOP, Gwyneth Paltrow, John Norris, Kanye West, mash-up, Mattel, MTV, nbc, Nickelodeon, Slate, Soulja Boy, spongebob, Sundance, Sundance Film Festival, The Daily Beast, VH1, Viacom, Vogue on December 4, 2008 by sizzlemaker

There goes our future...

Mash-Ups: We are loving the mash-ups of rap songs and children’s programs. Some combinations: Spongebob and Eminem, Family Guy and Akon, Barney and Soulja Boy, etc. Pretty hysterical.

Kanye West: Forget music. Kanye is switching gears (or industries) and looking for an internship in the fashion world. Something tells us he won’t like getting coffee for the higher-ups, but we’ll let him figure that out all on his own.

Viacom: Laid off a whopping 850 people today at MTV, Nickelodeon, VH1, Comedy Central and other subsidiaries. Not a good day.

MTV: Holy crap! Long-time correspondent John Norris is supposedly one of the fired employees! What is the world coming to?!

NBC: And the ax continues to fall. 500 employees cut.

Eliot Spitzer: Don’t count the former gov down and out. He’s been hired by Slate to write a column on goverment regulation. To all wondering, this does not include prostitution.

The Daily Beast: Great piece on why Gwyneth Paltrow’s new site (which goes by the oh-so-attractive name GOOP) is a big mistake.

Bratz: Victory for Barbie collections everywhere! A judge has ordered production on Bratz dolls to cease immediately (and for stores to send back their stock!) since the (ugly) dolls were conceived by a dude who worked for Mattel at the time. Ah, sweet revenge!

Sundance: No less than 3 journalism/media films in the mix. We’re dying to see The September Issue, which follows Anna Wintour and the production of Vogue’s September issue.

Chicago Magazine: Has a really interesting article on Amy Jacobson, the news reporter fired for “misconduct” when she tried to interview Craig Steib, whose wife remains missing.

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November 27, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, britney, MTV, nbc, Rosie Live, Rosie O'Donnell, Shenae Grimes, Superbowl, T.I. on November 27, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Enjoy the holiday. We'll be back on Friday!

Enjoy the holiday. We'll be back Monday.

Shenae Grimes: Disputing rumors of an eating disorder. We’ve met her and the rest of the 90210 cast multiple times and we don’t recall her being any skinnier than the rest of the girls.

Rosie Live: We weren’t disappointed but we weren’t satisfied, either. We probably liked this article more than the actual show, though.

NBC: Superbowl ads aren’t really selling because of the economy. Surprise, surprise.

Britney: MTV is counting down her best news moments but we like to believe the best is still yet to come.

T.I.: Less than week after he took the witness stand in a trial against the man accused of killing his assistant, T.I. can rest easy knowing the now-declared murderer will spend at least 20 years behind bars.