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January 27, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 24, Billy Joel, Blagojevich, Cancun, Defamer, digital TV, dwts, Gilmore Girls, Jossip, Kevin Federline, Kiefer Sutherland, Lauren Graham, Long Island, obama, Oprah, Oscars, Piano Man, Reality TV, Slate, Supernatural, Terrell Owns, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, the Hamptons, The Real World, VH1 on January 27, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Not everyone's favorite piano man

24: The new season is just getting started and you better cherish every second of it. Star Kiefer Sutherland says he could see next year being the last but that it’s ultimately up to the audience. Funny, we thought it was up to the network! Since when do audiences ever get their say?

Oprah: Though she was “amused” by Blagojevic saying he considered her to replace Obama in the Illinois senate, O also says she thinks she would’ve done a good job!

DWTS: Not sure if this is good news or bad but Kevin Federline will not be appearing on the next season.

Supernatural: The show suffered a devastating loss on Sunday when one of its executive producers passed away from cancer. Not sure yet if/how this will affect the show’s future but that probably isn’t the most important thing right now.

Terrell Owens: Getting his own VH1 reality show. Just what we need. Not that there ever is a reality show we need…

Digital TV: If you haven’t made the switch yet, you could have four more months to do so if the House and Senate can agree. The Senate, at President Obama’s urging, already passed the bill.

The Real World: Leaving the country next season to travel oh so far away to Cancun. We’re still waiting for The Real World: Long Island or, at the very least, The Hamptons.

Variety: The latest to be hit with layoffs. Our job prospects are decreasing by the day…

Defamer: Making the bold prediction that The Curious Case of Benjamin Button will go 0-for-13 at the Oscars next month.

Slate: Making the even bolder claim that Billy Joel is “the worst pop singer ever.” That is extremely harsh, even for them. Jossip fired back with a list of their own.

SIZZLED OUT: Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls)

STILL SIZZLING: This once popular series will be unexpectedly going on a long hiatus soon. Hope this doesn’t mean things are gonna get ugly!

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January 26, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Ashton Kutcher, Broadway, Charlie's Angels, Doubt, Drew Barrymore, Malia Obama, Meryl Streep, Michelle Obama, Molly Ringwald, obama, Prince Harry, Rumer Willis, sag, Sasha Obama, Screen Actors Guild, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Ty Inc. on January 26, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Do you see any resemblance?

SAG: Best quote of the night goes to Meryl Streep, who said “I didn’t even buy a dress!” while expressing her shock that she won best actress in a drama for Doubt.

Drew Barrymore: Ready and willing to make a Charlie’s Angels 3. We never saw the first two!

Prince Harry: Cancel the royal wedding! The heir to the throne split with his girlfriend of five years. The brightside: ladies, you are this much closer to one day being queen!

Obama: No word from the president yet but the Mrs. sure ain’t happy that Ty is releasing dolls that look just like First Daughters Sasha and Malia. More important: what do THEY think? Bet they love it!

Molly Ringdwald: Now that she’s preggers with twins, her TV daughter won’t be the only one having a baby on The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Makes for a great storyline, no?

Rumer Willis: In a new interview, Willis opens up about how Ashton Kutcher went from being her favorite posterboy to her stepdad. Awkkkkwardddd.

SIZZLED OUT: Patrick Swayze

STILL SIZZLING: This soon-to-be Broadway star is torn about doing a movie version of her mother-daughter TV series. We say go for it!

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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.”

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January 22, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Academy Awards, American Idol, BlackBerry, CrackBerry, ER, Fall Out Boy, George Clooney, Golden Globes, heath ledger, Kate Winslet, Marcia Cross, No Doubt, obama, Ocars, Paramore, PEOPLE, Revolutionary Road, The Daily Show, The Dark Knight, The Reader, The Simpsons, Variety, Veronica Mars, Wall-E on January 22, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Scrubbing up again!

Heath Ledger: On the anniversary of his death (Jan. 22, 2008), he gets a posthumous Oscar nomination, the only one for The Dark Knight.

George Clooney: After months of ‘will he or won’t he?’ debate, Clooney will indeed make the rounds once more on ER, PEOPLE is reporting.

Oscars: Wall-E isn’t up for best picture after all. Dun dun dunnnnnn.

Oscars, Pt. 2: The Golden Globes nominated Kate Winslet for supporting actress in The Reader. Now she’s got leading actress but nothing for Revolutionary Road, which–unlike at the Globes–was shut out of the top categories.

American Idol: Can anything take this thing down? Even with the inaugural festivities broadcast last night, Idol still racked up the highest ratings. There’s gotta be a fix, right? Or were people Obama-ed out by nightfall?

Veronica Mars: Fans who felt jilted by the show’s cancellation a few years back can rejoice now that a movie adaptation is finally underway. Never watched the series but probably could be convinced to go see it.

Fall Out Boy: Recorded a special version of The Simpsons theme song, to be played after this week’s episode. Our guess is Star Wars is next.

Obama: Gotta love the internet. You can be in one place and still see practically every Obama front page from yesterday’s papers.

Obama, Pt. 2: He doesn’t have to give up his addiction! Obama will keep the CrackBerry, now outfitted with special security encryption. So how long until it’s hacked?

The Daily Show: Time flies! The little series that could is 10 years old! And Variety has a bunch of articles to mark the milestone.

No Doubt: Hey baby! Going on tour (with Paramore) this summer for the first time in 5 years!

SIZZLED OUT: Marcia Cross

STILL SIZZLING: This alleged hold-out on a TV-to-movie adaptation said he might “put the script in his shredder.”

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January 21, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags ABC, Ashlee Simpson, CSI, Facebook, Forest Whitaker, Grammys, Heroes, Jennifer Hudson, Lost, Mad Men, Nickelodeon, obama, Oscars, Pete Wentz, Shia LaBeouf, Spongebob Squarepants, St. Petersburg Times, The New York Times, TMZ, Twitter on January 21, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Wish him a happy birthday!

Lost: Premieres tonight. Too bad we never jumped on the bandwagon. It’s probably why we can’t enjoy this Lost/Heroes spoof.

Lost, Pt 2: But whether you watch the show or not, The New York Times has fascinating read on the guy in charge of keeping track of every single character and plot development.

Mad Men: Here’s another we haven’t gotten into. But it’ll be back for a new season! Never too late…

Ashlee Simpson: Who’s more desperate? Ashlee and babydaddy Pete Wentz or CSI for employing them?

Oscars: We’re only a day away from the nominations and we finally know who will be doing the big reveal: Forest Whitaker!

Shia LaBeouf: Though he never faced charges from his summer crash, his license was still suspended for refusing a sobriety test. Know what that means? One year of being chaffeured around!

Jennifer Hudson: As news surfaced that she’ll perform at the Grammys, the alleged killer of her relatives plead not guilty to murder.

Obama: There’s no doubt that the question of our generation will be where were you when he was inaugurated? But The St. Petersburg Times points out some other key and relatively recent historical events covered by the media.

Facebook: Had more than 1.5 million status updates related to Obama yesterday. Wonder what Twitter had?

Twitter: They probably did pretty well, at least according to this.

Spongebob Squarepants: It’s been 10 years since we first met he who lives in a pineapple under the sea. Nickelodeon is celebrating with a documentary.

TMZ: Large TV audience —-> constant episodes—-> spin-off —-> more terrible TV. Any questions?

STILL SIZZLING: This ABC star confirmed today that her husband–and father to her two young twins–is suffering from cancer.

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January 12, 2009 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 24, 30 Rock, Amy Winehouse, BlackBerry, Evolution of Dance, Gisele Bunden, Golden Globes, Hulu, MGM, NFL, NYT, obama, Sony, Tina Fey, Tom Brady, Tracy Morgan, TV.com on January 12, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Fey on last night's Red Carpet

30 Rock: Yes! Finally found Tracy Morgan and Tina Fey‘s entire acceptance speech from the Golden Globes. Listen and laugh. You know you want to!

Tom Brady: After fending off rumors last week that he proposed to girlfriend Gisele Bunden comes confirmation that they really are engaged–only it just happened this weekend.

NFL: The playoff ratings were better than 24 AND the Globes. What does that tell you?

TV.com: Trying to catch up to Hulu and other competition with new deals with Sony, MGM, et al. It’s a great resource (episode guides, etc.) but not the first place we think of for video viewing.

Evolution of Dance: We were really looking forward to the second one but it was kind of disappointing.

Any Winehouse: It’s the divorce no one will be unhappy about. “Blake incarcerated” is seeking to end his marriage to the mess of a singer.

NYT: Asking (and sort of answering) the question we all have–“Why can’t the most powerful person in the world keep his BlackBerry?”

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January 10, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 24, Ben & Jerry's, Bruce Willis, Burger King, CBS, Chace Crawford, Charles Barkley, Demi Moore, Golden Globes, High School Musical, Jossip, Miss Golden Globe, Nickelodeon, obama, Rumer Willis, Salon, Seth Rogen, Spectacular, The Daily Beast, The Real World, The Simpsons, Yes Pecan on January 10, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Sounds yummy to us!

24: Really don’t understand what the Obama administration has to do with 24 but maybe we don’t watch enough to know?

Obama: Inspired the new Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavor, Yes Pecan. Get it?!

The Simpsons: In the process of making an episode written by and starring Seth Rogen. We may actually have to tune in for this one!

Nickelodeon: Their answer to High School Musical–called Spectacular–will air in February. Noteworthy fact: the film’s choreographer has also worked with Madonna and Britney!

Rumer Willis: The eldest daughter of Bruce and Demi will be Miss Golden Globe at the awards show tomorrow night. As the Daily Beast asks, how will this affect her career? “Will it Die Hard? Like a Ghost?”

Charles Barkley: Was in fact over the legal limit when he was arrested for DUI last month. Consequently, he’s “taking” a leave of absence from his sportscasting gig.

The Real World: Salon makes a great point: how come it took this long for the show to include a transgendered person in the cast? Oh, yeah. Because it’s no longer cutting edge!

Jossip: Has an interesting article examining the possible futures of CBS. In their words, “own the world or crash and burn.”

SIZZLED OUT: Burger King

STILL SIZZLING: Chace Crawford and his pretty face star in this rising singer’s new video.

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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 8, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 90210, Fringe, Katy Perry, Kelsey Grammar, obama, Oprah, People's Choice Awards, The Daily Beast, Tori Spelling, twilight on January 8, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Not partying together

90210: Tori Spelling will most likely be guest-starring on 90210 this season. For real this time. We think.

Oprah: Not throwing the other O an inauguration party. We’re kind of surprised. Thought she’d be going all out!

Twilight: So they decided not to recast the role of Jacob after all. Not that we care.

Kelsey Grammar: Will star in a new show that’s (allegedly) reflective of the current economic state.

The Daily Beast: Suggests being more web-friendly would help Obama’s administration. Not sure we understand.

SIZZLED OUT: Katy Perry

STILL SIZZLING: This show beat out 90210 and Fringe for favorite new TV series at the People’s Choice Awards last night. But if you ask us, the show is kind of hard to remember.

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January 7, 2009 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, brangelina, Entertainment Weekly, EW, Fashion Week, Golden Globes, HBO, Jay-Z, Jennifer Aniston, Jess Cagle, Jossip, MySpace, obama, PEOPLE, Twitter on January 7, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Indirectly supporting Obama with a pre-inaguration concert

Indirectly supporting Obama with a pre-inauguration concert

Brad Pitt: Calls Jennifer Aniston a “sweetheart” in a new interview and says any drama between Jen and Angelina is “created” by the media. Also adds that the way he and Angie got together was “respectful.” Jen might disagree with that…

Fashion Week: The economy is even taking its toll on one of the most anticipated week’s in fashion. Several top designers have decided not to hold runway shows this year at the usually extravagant Fashion Week in New York City. Though if you ask the designers themselves, they’ll tell you the economy has nothing to do with it.

Obama: Even if you can’t attend the inauguration in person, you can still get a close look thanks to HBO which will be airing the festivities. The best part: you don’t even have to be an HBO subscriber to watch!

Jay-Z: But if you will be in D.C., Jay-Z is holding a special concert the night before the ceremony.

Golden Globes: Maybe it’s wrong of us to be so happy about this but the Globes will be handing out this year significantly smaller gift bags to celebs.

Entertainment Weekly: An editorial shake-up has one of our favorite PEOPLE editors, Jess Cagle, leaving the mag and becoming managing editor at EW. Guess we can live with that.

Jossip: Among what they call the “worst” blogs out there (we’re not on it, whew!) are celebrity Twitter and MySpace pages. We beg to differ.

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