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May 8, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags A-Rod, ABC, Adam Labert, Alex Rodriguez, American Idol, Entertainment Weekly, GLAAD, Grey's Anatomy, iTunes, Ladies Home Journal, Oprah, Paula Abdul, Prison Break, Serena Roberts, Skype, Susan Boyle, The Advocate on May 8, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Is he the next American Idol?

American Idol: He hasn’t even won–yet–and already Adam Lambert has his first solo magazine cover story. Entertainment Weekly gave him the honor, apparently in part because of his ambiguous sexuality.

American Idol Pt. 2: Did you know this is the first time the final 3 contestants were all male? We had no idea!

Paula Abdul: This is probably the first time we’ve ever seen Ladies Home Journal accused of fabrication but the Idol judge is doing it and doing it strongly. Just days after the magazine released a cover story where Abdul admits to a past drug addiction, the singer is claiming she never said–or had–any such thing. Well, someone’s lying…

Susan Boyle: You know you’ve really made it big when you appear on Oprah. And Boyle will do just that…sort of. She’ll appear via Oprah’s favorite new thing, Skype.

Prison Break: With only a week left til the series finale, Fox’s latest promo product left critics stumped: a bar of soap. But The Advocate and GLAAD think they’ve figured out the insinuation–prison rape–and they’re not happy about it.

ABC: Debuted its new “music lounge” yesterday, a radio-like offering with songs that are heard on shows like Grey’s Anatomy. Sounds like a smaller version of iTunes to us.

SIZZLED OUT: A-Rod: The Many Lives of Alex Rodriguez by Serena Roberts

STILL SIZZLING: This R & B singer is just the latest celebrity to have nude photos hit the web–but while she calls the act of stealing private things “evil,” she says she’s not bothered by the exposure.

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April 15, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags 3-D, 90210, Alec Baldwin, American Idol, Ashton Kutcher, brian austin green, britney, CNN, Condoleeza Rice, Gawker, Larry King, Prison Break, Sarah Connor, terminator, The Daily Beast, The Huffington Post, Tiger Woods, TV Land, Twitter, Variety on April 15, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Even the circus leaves town...

Britney: The headline says it all: Bad economy may Britney Spears’s Circus Tent. See, even iconic pop stars aren’t immune!

Prison Break: Here’s some more info on the series’ end–it won’t all air on TV! The so-called finale is still on for May 15 but then there will be two additional episodes released on DVD. Thanks for digging into our pockets, guys.

Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles are as good as canceled. At least this frees up Brian Austin Green for 90210!

Twitter: Apparently there’s a “fight” going on between Ashton Kutcher and CNN’s Larry King on who will get to a million followers first. Don’t these people have work to do??

Variety: We understand that they’re traditionally a trade magazine (read: in print), but really have no idea why they would lay off one of the web editors. Pretty sure the web is the future of journalism. Just sayin’.

Alec Baldwin: Speaking of the industry’s future, Baldwin wrote a whole column on it for The Huffington Post. Why Baldwin? We’re still trying to figure that one out.

Condoleezza Rice: And it gets weirder: Rice is now a columnist for The Daily Beast and she’s writing about, of all things, her love of Tiger Woods. Random!

Gawker: Came up with the “5 types of American Idol watchers.” Love it! Where do you fall?

3-D: Coming to a television near you! The first “full-time 3-D network” is in the works. Expect people to have a lot more headaches and nausea!

Blagojevich: Wow. Just wow. The former Illinois governor has signed on to a REALITY SHOW! Can’t make this stuff up, folks!

SIZZLED OUT: TV Land

STILL SIZZLING: This actress (and book author!) is denying rumors that she’s anorexic. Her excuse: she’s been pregnant and people have forgotten what she looks like thin!

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April 10, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Ben Silverman, Bruce Springsteen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Freddie Prinze Jr., Los Angeles Times, nbc, Parade, Prison Break, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Southland on April 10, 2009 by sizzlemaker

They're having a baby!

Prison Break: Finally returning next week with its last batch of episodes but with a new air day: Fridays. Great, now the ratings will decrease even more!

Sarah Michelle Gellar: She’s been MIA for a while and now we know why: she was babymaking! The Buffy the Vampire Slayer star (and wife of Freddie Prinze Jr.) is expecting her first child. Congrats to her!

NBC: There’s a comprehensive look at the Peacock network’s failures (and limited successes) under much maligned head, Ben Silverman. How does this guy still have a job?!

Los Angeles Times: Well, NBC did accomplish something: got Cali’s biggest newspaper to run a front-page ad for new series Southland. And not just any ad, one that looks exactly like an article. Yes, journalism ethics have been thrown out the window.

Parade: The weekly mag compiled their annual list of celebrity salaries and, needless to say, it’s quite interesting. Makes you wonder if there really is a recession going on.

SIZZLED OUT: Bruce Springsteen

STILL SIZZLING: This musicially-inclined couple brought in a whopping $162 million last year. You can put a lot of rings on it with that!

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January 29, 2009

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Ashton Kutcher, Beyonce, Billboard, Blagojevich, britney, Congress, Dan Abrams, Day One, Demi Moore, Destiny's Child, digital TV, Gawker, Jay Leno, Kelly Clarkson, Kelly Rowland, Michael Scofield, My Life Would Suck Without You, nbc, Oprah, Prison Break, Rumer Willis, SXSW, The Daily Beast, The First Wives Club, Twitter on January 29, 2009 by sizzlemaker

The family that tweets together, stays together!

Digital TV: Damn that House. The congressional one, that is. Though the Senate approved a delay in the mandatory switch to digital TVs, the House did not. So if you’re still using analogs, you will be completely screwed in less than 3 weeks. Don’t you just love the government?

Kelly Clarkson: Move over, Britney. Clarkson just broke your Billboard record for largest jump–a whopping 98 spots thanks to the sudden popularity of her song My Life Would Suck Without You. Perhaps Brit Brit’s would be better with Clarkson??

Jay Leno: Oprah should move over, too. A new survey shows that Jay Leno reigns supreme among TV personalities. I would’ve been inclined to say women don’t care for Leno, but then men generally don’t care for O. So maybe they’re even?

NBC: Among their planned pilots is Day One, about a post-apocalyptic Earth. It’s one thing to see that in a two-hour movie. But a whole series? Watching that week after week would probably freak us out.

Ashton Kutcher: On Twitter and apparently got wife Demi Moore to join. Will Rumer be next?

Kelly Rowland: The former Destiny’s Child member fired her longtime manager–who just so happens to be Beyonce’s dad. Supposedly the split was “amicable” but there’s gotta be more to it, right?!

Prison Break: Life is imitating art in Michigan. A man purposely robbed a gas station and mini-mart in hopes of joining his brother in jail. That’s one more thing to weigh on your conscience, Michael Scofield!

Blagojevich: Has “won” according to Gawker simply because his media tour showed he was a “harmless lovable nut.” However, Dan Abrams over at The Daily Beast says he’s a “PR catastrophe.”

SIZZLED OUT: The First Wives Club

STILL SIZZLING: This TV chef is planning a huge party for SXSW, complete with the resiquite indie bands. Maybe she deserves some cool points after all!

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January 13, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Allison Sweeney, American Idol, As the World Turns, Blake Lively, David Cook, Days of Our Lives, Facebook, Howie Mandel, Jennifer Garner, Josh Holloway, Kimberly Caldwell, Lost, MySpace, PEOPLE, Prison Break, Randy Jackson, The Biggest Loser, Vogue on January 13, 2009 by sizzlemaker

Idol's new judge is getting married!

American Idol: Back tonight. Will you be watching?

American Idol Pt. 2: New judge Kara DioGuardi announced today that she’s engaged. Randy Jackson is the only other married judge currently on the show.

American Idol Pt. 3: Yes! David Cook and Kimberly Caldwell broke up! This means we still have a chance!

Jennifer Garner: We have a name for daughter number two. And we don’t like it one bit.

Howie Mandel: In and out of the hospital for an “irregular heartbeat.” Maybe Deal or No Deal is just too exciting for him?

Prison Break: As expected, the show won’t be back next year. We all can admit the show has run its course. That said, we have no idea how it’ll end! And why do they still call it canceled when the shows execs and actors even say they don’t want to continue? Mutual decision, people! Canceled does not convey that!

Josh Holloway: The Lost star told PEOPLE some pretty disturbing details about he and his wife being held at gunpoint in 2005. Never want to imagine what that’s like.

Allison Sweeney: Life just got even busier for The Biggest Loser host and longtime Days of Our Lives star: she gave birth to another child!

As The World Turns: If you missed yesterday’s show, you missed a lot. Gay characters Luke and Noah, who caused a firestorm when they kissed on the show more than than a year ago, finally had sex. Of course nothing more than shirtless making out was shown but it’s still a big step forward.

Vogue: Insiders are speculating that putting Blake Lively on the February cover is a sign of how bad things are for the mag. Not sure we get it, but whatevs.

Facebook: It’ll take another year but the social network could outpower MySpace.

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December 16, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Brandon Lee, Facebook, gossip girl, Guy Ritchie, Jack Black, Madonna, Mark Schwahn, Matt Lauer, Melrose Place, One Tree Hill, OTH, Prison Break, Rachael Ray, Superbowl, terminator, The Crow, The Office, Tom Cruise on December 16, 2008 by sizzlemaker

We admit it: this totally turns us on!

Tom Cruise: Admits he was “arrogant” in his infamous Matt Lauer interview. We forgave him a long time ago, but we know we’re in the minority.

Madonna: Will pay Guy Ritchie between $72 and $96 million. Well, which is it? There’s a big difference between the two!

OTH: Hmmmm. Supposedly even with a Melrose remake, One Tree Hill could get a seventh season–with Schwahn! We’ll keep our fingers crossed.

Gossip Girl: The book series’ author hates the way the show depicts Aaron, Serena’s new beau. Considering he gives us the creeps, we completely agree!

Prison Break: We watch and we watch and we’re still confused. Totally frustrating.

Rachael Ray: If you looked forward to the chatterbox having no voice for several weeks, you’ll have to wait a bit longer. Surgery has been called off for now, as a new treatment for her sore vocal chords seems to be working.

The Crow: One of our favorite cult movies is being remade! But we really can’t see anyone but the late Brandon Lee playing the lead! Lee was killed during film when a real bullet accidentally dislodged from a prop gun. So sad.

The Office: Here’s one more reason to watch the post-Superbowl episode: Jack Black will be on it!

Facebook: Decreased in value by more than $15 billion! What do you think it’s worth?

SIZZLED OUT: Terminator

STILL SIZZLING: This athlete was just kicked off his team–more fallout from trash-talking a rival and former actress-girlfriend.

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December 2, 2008 Pt. 2

Posted in Uncategorized with tags AFTRA, All My Children, Facebook, gossip girl, Iraq War, J.R. Martinez, LA Times, Patrick Swayze, Prison Break, Robert Knepper, sag, Salvation Army, Soap Operas, T-Bag, TiVo, Twitter on December 2, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Before...and...After

Patrick Swayze: Don’t believe the tabloids, he says. (We could’ve told you that!) Yes, he does have cancer but the battle against it is going well and he is not on his deathbed. Hurrah!

SAG: Is it possible an actors’ strike won’t make much of a difference? That could be the case, predicts the LA Times, which points out that many shows are made under AFTRA rules and thus won’t be on strike.

Prison Break: Even Robert Knepper knows his character T-Bag is an “animal.” But here’s what we want to know: if the show does end with this season, as rumored, will T-Bag finally get the death he deserves?

Gossip Girl: Given how much the stars’ looks have changed since they started in the biz, we have renewed hope that we, too, will one day be magazine cover-worthy.

TV Sales: Who knew you could use them to measure the state of the economy?

Soap Operas: From fired stars to greatly-reduced salaries, the economy sure is killing one of our favorite genres. Melodramatic indeed.

Soap Operas Pt. 2: We have to give All My Children credit for casting a real-life Iraqi veteran to play one on the show. But more credit goes to J.R. Martinez himself for all he’s accomplished since being severely burned in 2003.

Salvation Army: Using Facebook and Twitter to drum up donations. Clever or tired?

Facebook: Feeling spammed by application requests? (See above for an example.) You’re not alone.

TiVo: Do you record and record but never actually sit down and watch and yet you still don’t delete? Then you’re suffering from TiVo guilt! Don’t you feel better now that there’s an actual diagnosis? We’re pretty sure we’d have this, too, if we actually had a TiVo.

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November 14, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags AP, Desperate Housewives, EW, Full House, Gawker, James Bond, Jodie Sweetin, Joe Scarborough, Live! With Regis and Kelly, MSNBC, obama, One Tree Hill, OTH, palin, Parents Television Council, PEOPLE, Prison Break, Quantum of Solace, Stephanie Tanner, Time, twilight on November 14, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Sucking the blood out of EW

James Bond: In honor of the release of Quantum of Solace (how many times can YOU put ‘of’ in a sentence?), take a stroll down memory lane by revisiting Bond’s sexual puns and theme songs.

Reality TV: What’s the difference between ‘reality’ and ‘unscripted’ television? This article attempts to explain it but we’re still not sure we understand.

Desperate Housewives: The rumor of the day is that Sarah Palin will appear on Wisteria Lane. Says the show’s creator: “There is no way!” Whew. Close one.

EW: As expected, the ax came down today on some unlucky staffers at Entertainment Weekly. We’ve become numb by this point.

Gawker: Kudos to them for taking a swipe at the ridiculous hysteria surrounding Twilight and, yes, EW’s absurd obsession with the series.

PEOPLE: And while, yes, we are numb, this did make us cry a little.

Joe Scarborough: His morning show on MSNBC will now have a 7-second delay. That’s what happens when you drop the F-bomb!

OTH: We could not be more excited for One Tree Hill’s 1940s-themed episode next week and we are so glad its getting the media attention it deserves!

AP: The people at Associated Press have too much time on their hands. (Then again, so do we.) They’ve decided with a new election, comes new style changes.

Prison Break: It’s almost a sure thing this season will be the last. Fox just commissioned two more episodes–likely to serve as some sort of wrap-up.

Jodie Sweetin: The Full House star may have spilled to PEOPLE all about her meth addiction but apparently, there’s lots more to share. Like a whole book’s worth. Stephanie Tanner is writing a memoir!

Obama: Time’s Person of the Year. Not like we didn’t see that coming.

SIZZLED OUT: Live! With Regis and Kelly

STILL SIZZLING: The Parents Television Council says these two shows–one animated, one not–are the worst and best for kids, respectively.

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November 13, 2008

Posted in Uncategorized with tags Arrested Development, B.J. Novak, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Carrie Underwood, Christopher Nolan, CMA Awards, Country Music Association, InDecision 2008, Jeffrey Tambor, Kanye West, Kenny Chesney, Mets, New York Times, palin, Prison Break, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shania Twain, The Dark Knight, The Office, Wentworth Miller on November 13, 2008 by sizzlemaker

Crazy? Quite possibly.

Sarah Palin: Wishes she did more interviews during the campaign. Yeah, ’cause that would’ve changed the results!

NYT: Does the paper that has all the news that’s fit to print practice censorship? One writer thinks so. The word in question? Bitchassness.

NYT Pt 2.: And what happens when the paper that has all the news that’s fit to print is spoofed? Unsuspecting New Yorkers are scammed, as happened yesterday when a fake–albeit very convincing–issue was handed out.

The Dark Knight: Holy Batman! A city with the same name as the caped crusader is suing filmmaker Christopher Nolan for royalties. Does Gotham have a new joker on its hands?

InDecision 2008: Seems not everyone was happy with Comedy Central’s election coverage. Or so says the whiny chick who got screwed out of being in the audience.

Arrested Development: There’s been a lot of he-said, she-said regarding the possibility of a movie adaptation. And now cast member Jeffrey Tambor has taken things further: he says the film is a go!

Kanye West: Somebody get this guy some help! He told reporters that he’s an “alien,” that he blames himself for mother’s death and that “it’s lonely at the top.” We’d say something clever if we weren’t so baffled.

CMA Awards: Kenny Chesney = Entertainer of the Year, Carrie Underwood = Best Female Vocalist, Shania Twain = first appearance post-split from her cheating husband. Is it just us or do you think country music after-parties are probably a lot of fun?

B.J. Novak: The Office actor is going on sabbatical, leave or whatever it is they call it in the working world. In actuality, he’s just making a movie and will presumably return to the show at a later, yet to be determined, date.

SIZZLED OUT: Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) and Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)

STILL SIZZLING: This daytime show, nearing its 21st season, is asking viewers to compose its new theme song. The winner will receive $100,000 in addition to other prizes.

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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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