Posted May 9th 2008 1:02PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Battlestar Galactica, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
I was in the shower thinking about
Battlestar Galactica the other day. The thought occupying my mind was: Who is the final Cylon? That is the big mystery this season, after all.
The writers of
BSG have a huge challenge in choosing the final Cylon. They already shocked us with the season finale last year when we learned that Tigh, Chief, Torre and Sam are Cylons. Who could possibly be more shocking than that? The final Cylon can't be some character who suddenly appears this season and has a major role, just so he/she can be the final Cylon. I truly doubt it's either Pres. Roslin or Adm. Adama because that might be too over-the-top and therefore unbelievable. Of course, the writers could easily take us there over the season and make it shocking, yet believable. (These
BSG writers really do rock, don't they?)
So, I thought about it. And here are the five characters who would make a shocking final Cylon:
Continue reading Five possibilities for the final Cylon
Posted May 8th 2008 4:23PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Video, Watercooler Talk, Children, Reality-Free
There is
a hilarious article on the ABC News website about that unusual kids' show on Nick Jr., called
Yo Gabba Gabba! Apparently it's not a huge hit with the target demographic--kids--but it is a hit with the 20-something stoner crowd. According to the report, college students gather to watch
Yo Gabba Gabba! several times a week. For many, it's the perfect accompaniment to a joint. This probably only happens at one school, but ABC has decided to make it sound like a growing trend.
Tracie Egan of Jezebel.com says, "It's a good stoner television show because it's not difficult to understand since it's made for children and there are lots of bright colors and good music."
Continue reading Yo Gabba Gabba! goes with pot - VIDEO
Posted May 6th 2008 2:26PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Reality-Free
You miss
Veronica Mars. We all do. But maybe you miss it just a little more than I do. Maybe your eyes well up with tears whenever you see Jason Dohring on a promo for
Moonlight because you know he's not a vampire. He's Logan Echolls, dammit!
If that is you, there are kindred spirits out there, my friend. Spirits who miss the brilliant-but-canceled series so much that they're willing to cram onto a cruise ship together and reminisce about Neptune and its inhabitants. From the people who created the
Browncoat Cruise 2007, this summer's offering is
Cruise to Mars 2008. Yes, it's a real thing!
Continue reading Sail away with Veronica Mars fans
Posted May 5th 2008 7:03PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: The Office, Celebrities, Reality-Free
If you haven't noticed lately, Angela on
The Office has been doing her acting while hiding behind papers, desks, tables, etc. That's because she was very pregnant while filming the last few episodes of this season.
Today,
People is reporting that she gave birth to a baby girl! Angela and her husband, TV writer Warren Lieberstein, named their daughter Isabel Ruby Lieberstein (so cute!). The baby was born on Saturday. She was just about average size, weighing in at 6 pounds, 14 ounces (average is about 7 lbs for a newborn).
The Office co-star, Jenna Fischer, was there for the birth, as was Angela's mom, Bertie. No word on how the labor and delivery went, but it sounds like everybody is fine.
Before her baby was born, Kinsey
blogged about letting the public see her little darling. She said she's "on the fence" about a photo shoot for a magazine. On one hand, she says, it's a neat scrapbook item for them. On the other, it may be too much of an invasion of privacy. We'll just have to wait and see how she feels about it now that Isabel Ruby is here.
Posted May 1st 2008 4:24PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: OpEd, Celebrities
Jennifer Lopez is lame. It turns out, her new TLC "reality" series will not be about her life as a new mom or a superstar. She just wants the cameras on when she's working on launching her new fragrance. How is that interesting? Do we get to watch her sniff things? Is it going to be in Smell-O-Vision. It just sounds like one big commercial for her damn perfume.
According to SFGate.com, Lopez has gone back on her original promise of complete access to her life. Her manager says, "Jennifer will appear in a creative, entrepreneurial capacity and will absolutely not feature her children and family life."
While I think it's admirable for her to keep her private life private and not raise her twins under the watchful eye of television cameras, it's a little disgusting that she misled her fans. And maybe even TLC, which
boasted about their "reality" show with Lopez.
Posted May 1st 2008 2:02PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Video
In the past few days, British viewers have uploaded at least
two dozen copies of a recent performance on Britain's Got Talent. It's Suleman Mirza (aka "Signature"), who calls himself the "Michael Jackson Dancing Machine." He's an Indian performer with his own
YouTube channel featuring all of his Michael Jackson-style dances. Mirza has a bit of an advantage in the show-- his bio says he's been performing Michael Jackson tribute dances for quite some time and has danced with some famous Bollywood stars.
I'm not going to ruin it for you, but let's just say that Suleman has a few tricks that drive the crowd wild. It's far better than anything that ever aired on
America's Got Talent. Simon Cowell is a judge for the show and brings up a good point, though. Where can he go from this initial performance that had the audience jumping out of their seats?
Video is after the jump:
Continue reading Britain goes wild for Michael Jackson - VIDEO
Posted May 1st 2008 1:28PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: The Office, Celebrities, Reality-Free
Creed has a new album. No, I'm not talking about the former Christian rock band with the lead singer who can't hold his liquor -- I'm talking about Creed Bratton, the actor. He's the guy who plays Creed on
The Office.
His co-star, Jenna Fischer,
posted about his album on her MySpace page. Of course,
I had to listen. Creed's character is the dirty guy who liked the old Dunder-Mifflin social media webpage where pedophiles congregated. What kind of music does he make? Well, it has a lot of guitar. There's a folk/rock sound to it that reminds me of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
Creed is actually
a well-known musician. Before he was an actor, he played for about 10 years in a band called
The Grass Roots. They had about a dozen hits before they broke up in 1975. This new album is his third solo album. You can
listen to it (and buy it!) at CD Baby.
Posted Apr 27th 2008 10:31AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Watercooler Talk, Celebrities
The graduates at Northwestern Law School have their panties all in a bunch because
Jerry Springer is going to speak at their commencement. He has been invited because he's an alum (1968) and because of his past in politics, not his present persona.
I recently heard a story on
This American Life about Jerry Springer that changed my mind about him (
Episode #258: Leaving the Fold). As you all probably know, he was a on the city council in Cincinnati until he resigned for getting busted with prostitutes across the river in Kentucky. Stupid Jerry wrote a check for his romp. But, after that disgrace? He made a major comeback. He won another term on city council and then he was elected mayor of Cincinnati. Then he spent ten years anchoring the local news. Before he became the King of Trash TV, he was an inspirational politician and respected news anchor.
After they get past their chants of "Jerry! Jerry! Jerry!" and their booing, the graduates at Northwestern Law School will probably be treated to one hell of a memorable speech.
Posted Apr 25th 2008 2:21PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, Casting, Reality-Free
As a
Firefly fan, I'll lead this story with the Nathan Fillion news.
Fillion is reportedly in negotiations for a starring role in an ABC comedy called
Castle. It's described as a "comedic procedural about a famous mystery novelist helping the NYPD solve crimes". Fillion is up for the role of that famous novelist. That sounds like his cup of tea, doesn't it? He has comedy in his blood, but can also bring on the drama when necessary. Currently, Fillion has a recurring role on
Desperate Housewives and just finished filming a movie called
Chilled in Miami.
Alyssa Milano currently has a recurring role on
My Name is Earl (I assume she's still there -- haven't seen last night's episode yet). She is in talks to star in an untitled project for ABC about a young woman "who tries to break free of her overbearing and dysfunctional family, friends and boss." It's a single-camera comedy. Kind-of sounds like
Samantha Who? but without the amnesia schick.
Posted Apr 24th 2008 11:03AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Lost, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
On the last episode of
Lost, we learned that the Island won't let people die. Well, some people. Michael, for instance. And we can assume the Oceanic Six--Kate, Jack, Hurley, Sun, Sayid, Aaron--experienced the same inability to die as Michael.
But a lot of people have died. Some of them are missed and some of them... not so much. And there will be a lot more deaths over the final two seasons of the series, which returns with a new episode tonight. It seemed like a good time to look back on some of the island's most notorious deaths. And the strange manners in which characters died:
Continue reading Lost: Nine ways to die on The Island
Posted Apr 24th 2008 7:20AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: News, Celebrities
This summer Discovery is launching a "green" television channel, called Planet Green.
ABC newsman Bob Woodruff is slated to anchor an eco-friendly newscast for the new network. The newscast is described as "in-depth news for half an hour each week."
It'll be interesting to see what the story count is for this half hour of news.
CBS Sunday Morning is something that I would consider to look "in-depth" at stories and it takes an hour-and-a-half to do that each week. The "green" newscast will focus on scientific analysis, as well as debates on issues. It's being produced by ABC News, where Woodruff is a correspondent.
This is a very different direction for Woodruff, who was briefly co-anchor of ABC
World News Tonight until
he was seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq.Posted Apr 23rd 2008 3:22PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Daytime, Celebrities, Talk Show
Star Jones
filed for divorce from her husband of three years, Al Reynolds. I really wouldn't bother typing this up if Jones hadn't made such a big deal about her wedding back when she was on
The View. Remember the whole, painful ordeal? Star would not shut up about her over-the-top wedding, and the sponsors she had lined up for it. According to Barbara Walters, Star's disgusting behavior surrounding her wedding was the reason
her contract was not renewed with ABC. It turns out the viewers didn't want to hear another word about her over-hyped event.
Here's her official statement about the divorce:
"Several years ago I made an error in judgment by inviting the media into the most intimate area of my life. A month ago I filed for divorce."
Is she really blaming the media for her divorce? Because a marriage isn't actually based on the wedding. Star also says she's going to handle her divorce with dignity and come out "a wiser woman". Somehow I doubt that.
Posted Apr 22nd 2008 3:21PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, Casting
Former 'N Sync-er Joey Fatone
has landed another hosting gig with NBC. He'll be at the ringmaster of NBC's updated version of
Circus of the Stars, called
Celebrity Circus. It's basically the same idea as the '80s show, where celebrities will attempt to master the high wire, trapeze, yada yada yada. Except it has the modern reality show must-have: a row of judges who will critique their performances.
Here are the "celebrities" who have agreed to participate:
- Christopher Knight, aka 'Peter Brady'
- Rachel Hunter, model
- Antonio Sabato Jr.,
- Blu Cantrell, singer
- Janet Evans, Olympic swimmer
- Jason "Wee Man" Acuna, of Jackass fame
Continue reading Celebrities turn circus freaks for NBC
Posted Apr 17th 2008 6:07PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Firefly, Casting
Let me start this out with a big WAHOO! Alan Tudyk, who played the endearing character of 'Wash' on
Firefly, may be returning to television as early as this fall.
He has been cast in a starring role for an ABC comedy that, as of yet, does not have a title. The show is being created by Max Mutchick and David Kohan, the creative team behind long-running sitcom
Will & Grace. Their new show (
which we've mentioned in the past) is about two writers, one gay and one straight, who are in business together. Tudyk will play the gay writer, named Charlie (according to his
IMDB profile).
Continue reading Firefly's Alan Tudyk coming back to TV
Posted Apr 17th 2008 11:39AM by Anna Johns
Filed under: Other Reality Shows, TV Squad Lists
Deadliest Catch returned with new episodes Tuesday night on Discovery. This is easily one of my favorite shows on television. I could watch a
Deadliest Catch marathon every weekend, it's that good.
Here are nine reasons why I love this show:
1. Mike Rowe. Yes, the
Dirty Jobs guy. He's also the voice of
Deadliest Catch and there is no one better suited for the job. He may be a goofball on his own show, but he brings out his deep and foreboding voice to follow the fishermen on
Catch.
Continue reading Nine reasons why I love Deadliest Catch
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