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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title>Cheetah Girls scores high in ratings - Say what?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/26/cheetah-girls-score-high-in-ratings-say-what/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/26/cheetah-girls-score-high-in-ratings-say-what/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/26/cheetah-girls-score-high-in-ratings-say-what/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="215" border="0" align="right" alt="Cheetah Girls: One World" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/08/cheetahgirls.jpg" />I have a tween-aged girl in the household, so we watch a fair amount of <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/Disney+Channel/">Disney Channel</a>. I'll come clean and even announce that <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/miley+cyrus/">Miley Cyrus</a>, <a href="http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/cheetahgirls/franchise/index.html">The Cheetah Girls</a>, and Demi Lovato share iPod space with AC/DC, Jeff Beck, and Aerosmith. Hey, those Disney Channel tunes are catchy, and they're easy to dance, I mean, walk to. I draw the line at the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/24/no-suprise-there-disney-working-on-a-camp-rock-sequel/">Jonas Brothers</a>, though. <br /><br />But about 10 minutes into the new <a href="http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/cheetahgirlsoneworld/"><em>Cheetah Girls: One World</em></a> movie the other night, my daughter looked at me and said, "I was really hoping these Cheetah Girls movies would get better." Yeah, me, too.<br /><br />I actually liked the first two movies, in 2003 and 2006, respectively. The second, directed by <a href="http://tv.disney.go.com/disneychannel/originalmovies/highschoolmusical/"><em>High School Musical</em></a> alum Kenny Ortega, was a downright cute tale about the Girls' escapades in Spain.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/26/cheetah-girls-score-high-in-ratings-say-what/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1294927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/26/cheetah-girls-score-high-in-ratings-say-what/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>beijing 2008</category><category>Beijing2008</category><category>cheetah girls</category><category>CheetahGirls</category><category>demi lovato</category><category>DemiLovato</category><category>disney channel</category><category>DisneyChannel</category><category>jonas brothers</category><category>JonasBrothers</category><category>kenny ortega</category><category>KennyOrtega</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>nbc</category><category>raven-symone</category><dc:creator>Jane Boursaw</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Aug 2008 08:19:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Have a slice of birthday cake with Miley Cyrus at Disneyland</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/25/have-a-slice-of-birthday-cake-with-miley-cyrus-at-disneyland/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/25/have-a-slice-of-birthday-cake-with-miley-cyrus-at-disneyland/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/25/have-a-slice-of-birthday-cake-with-miley-cyrus-at-disneyland/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="265" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/08/cyrus16_82508.jpg" alt="Got a few hundred bucks? Then you can go wish Miley Cyrus a happy birthday at Disneyland" />Parents, it is time to put our collective feet firmly on the ground. We have spent the last year-and-a-half pumping billions of dollars into the monstrosity that is the Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus empire with the ever-increasing amount of products that give our daughters fits whenever they see them in the store. Everything and anything with even a picture of The Hannah or Miley has come into our homes, making our childless neighbors or those with a cadre of boys scratch their heads in curiosity as to why this teenager's face graces so many surfaces.</p>
<p>Well, I say enough is enough! Time to put down our wallets and purses, straighten up and notify our children, in a firm but gentle manner, that we will no longer be supporting their Hannah/Miley addiction. The best place to start is to let them know that, in no uncertain terms, will we be plunking down $250 a pop (plus airfare, lodging, and rental car) to <a href="http://www.mouseplanet.com/articles.php?art=dl080825xx">wish Ms. Cyrus a happy 16th birthday at Disneyland</a> on October 5th. Oh, Cyrus will perform a few songs at the party, and it will be limited to 5000 of her closest fans. But, will the cost be worth it for something your daughters will forget when Miley eventually fades into the limelight and they begin to think about (gasp!) boys?</p>
<p>But, if you can't resist, you better get to your phone, computer, or Disneyland now to be one of the first when tickets go on sale this Saturday at 9:00 AM PDT (that's noon to us East Coasters). Don't worry, the rest of us will be there to support you when you return. Just make sure you bring pictures and souvenirs of the event. Hey, we have only so much strength, you know!</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/25/have-a-slice-of-birthday-cake-with-miley-cyrus-at-disneyland/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1294469/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/08/25/have-a-slice-of-birthday-cake-with-miley-cyrus-at-disneyland/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>16th Birthday</category><category>16thBirthday</category><category>250 dollars</category><category>250Dollars</category><category>5000 fans</category><category>5000Fans</category><category>August 30 tickets</category><category>August30Tickets</category><category>Disneyland</category><category>Hannah Montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><dc:creator>Richard Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Dance Battle! Crews will face off on the Teen Choice Awards</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/24/dance-battle-crews-will-face-off-on-the-teen-choice-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/24/dance-battle-crews-will-face-off-on-the-teen-choice-awards/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/24/dance-battle-crews-will-face-off-on-the-teen-choice-awards/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img hspace="4" height="300" width="200" vspace="4" border="0" align="right" alt="Miley Cyrus hugs a surfboard. " id="img1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/07/137153-711684%282%29.jpg" />The <em><a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080723fox01">Teen Choice Awards</a></em> will feature a dance battle between two of the toughest, roughest, street-est (not a word, I know) dance crews around. No, Lil C and his crew won't be there crumping. Miley Cyrus and Mandy Jiroux's M&amp;M Cru will battle ACDC, the dance crew featuring Jon M. Chu and Adam Sevani of <em>Step Up 2: The Streets</em>. The two crews are BFFs and they challenged each other back in April. A more heated rivalry has not been seen since TuPac and Biggie. Yeah! Totally street. "Street" is even in the name of the movie. <br /><br />The <em>Teen Choice Awards</em> have some other performers and appearances lined up too. But they're not "street" so who cares? Shia LaBeouf, David Archuleta, James Marsden, Sophia Bush, Josh Holloway, Scarlett Johansson, Zac Efron, Pink, JoJo, Kristen Bell, and Hayden Panettiere are some of the other names previously announced. Mariah Carey is slated to perform her new single, "I'll Be Lovin' You Long Time." <br /><br />The <em>Teen Choice Awards</em> will air on August 4th at 8 p.m. ET/PT on Fox.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/24/dance-battle-crews-will-face-off-on-the-teen-choice-awards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1265602/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/07/24/dance-battle-crews-will-face-off-on-the-teen-choice-awards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>awards</category><category>dance battle</category><category>dance crew</category><category>DanceBattle</category><category>DanceCrew</category><category>fox</category><category>mandy jiroux</category><category>MandyJiroux</category><category>mariah carey</category><category>MariahCarey</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>step up 2 the streets</category><category>StepUp2TheStreets</category><category>teen choice awards</category><category>TeenChoiceAwards</category><dc:creator>Kristin Sample</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>2008 Teen Choice Awards TV nominees</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/2008-teen-choice-awards-tv-nominees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/2008-teen-choice-awards-tv-nominees/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/2008-teen-choice-awards-tv-nominees/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/awards/" rel="tag">Awards</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-host/" rel="tag">Host</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebreality/" rel="tag">Celebreality</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="258" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/miley-cyrus-blow_080617.jpg" alt="Miley Cyrus" />The 2008 Teen Choice Awards nominees are in and if you're a teen (that's between 13 and 19 years old for the math impaired among us), you can get your vote on once a day over at <a href="http://www.teenchoiceawards.com/">www.TeenChoiceAwards.com</a>. If you've just put in a turkey to roast and have some time, you can follow the link to the complete list of <a href="http://www.chiff.com/pop-culture/teen-choice-awards.htm">Teen Choice Awards 2008 nominees</a>, of which I can only say ... damn, that's a lot of categories. Do teens really have that kind of attention span anymore to make it through these categories and vote? <br /><br />As reported earlier, Miley Cyrus has been signed to host with the show airing Monday, August 4 at 8pm ET. I've dropped in the TV-only categories and nominees after the jump, and there are a ton of categories covering a much wider range of television shows than really any of the major television awards do. There are oodles of reality show categories and more specifically, a category for "looking for love" reality shows. Really? And still only one category for animated shows?<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/2008-teen-choice-awards-tv-nominees/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1228680/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/2008-teen-choice-awards-tv-nominees/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>tca</category><category>teen choice awards</category><category>TeenChoiceAwards</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Miley Cyrus to host Teen Choice Awards</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/milery-cyrus-to-host-teen-choice-awards/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/milery-cyrus-to-host-teen-choice-awards/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/milery-cyrus-to-host-teen-choice-awards/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/awards/" rel="tag">Awards</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="313" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/miley-cyrus_080617.jpg" alt="Miley Cyrus" />Still haven't had enough of <em>Hannah Montana</em>? Well, you're in luck then because teen sensation Hannah Montana AKA <a href="http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-teenchoice2008hostnominees,0,561465.story?track=rss">Miley Cyrus has been slated to host the 2008 Teen Choice Awards</a>. She's also up for three awards herself, which is nice and all, but pales in comparison to the CW's <em>Gossip Girl</em> with 14 and Chris Brown with nine. I've seen Cyrus in interviews and ad-libbing and she seems incredibly competent and comfortable so I expect she'll do a fine job hosting. The ceremony is set for Monday, August 4 at 8 ET on FOX.<br /><br />I hate to say it, but do you think there's a legion of people out there just waiting for her to lose it the way many of the teen starlets eventually do. Maybe not as bad as Lindsay "You Really Don't Want to Mess With the" Lohan. But you know they've got the countdown clock for her eighteenth birthday, and they're all throwing little parties because of those <a href="http://hitsusa.com/blog/466/miley-cyrus-myspace-pics/">Miley Cyrus naughty MySpace pics</a>. The funny thing about all the scandal to me is that those pics aren't really all that big of a deal.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/milery-cyrus-to-host-teen-choice-awards/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1228677/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/18/milery-cyrus-to-host-teen-choice-awards/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>2008 teen choice awards</category><category>2008TeenChoiceAwards</category><category>hannah montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>tca</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:22:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Lindsay Lohan bows out of Emmy consideration ... really</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/14/lindsay-lohan-bows-out-of-emmy-consideration-really/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/14/lindsay-lohan-bows-out-of-emmy-consideration-really/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/14/lindsay-lohan-bows-out-of-emmy-consideration-really/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/greys-anatomy/" rel="tag">Grey's Anatomy</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ugly-betty/" rel="tag">Ugly Betty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/emmys/" rel="tag">Emmys</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="315" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/lindsay-lohan-ugly-betty-1.jpg" alt="ugly betty ll" />Either an Emmy isn't worth very much these days, or Hollywood actresses are finding that the publicity from spurning a nomination is worth more than the nomination itself. First <a href="http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/ 2008/06/katherine-heigl.html"><em>Grey's Anatomy</em> <em> </em>star -- and last year's Emmy winner -- Katherine Heigl removed her name from consideration for an Emmy</a> in 2008, and now another has followed suit.<br /><br /><a href="http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/06/lindsay-lohan-d.html">Lindsay Lohan is not submitting her <em>Ugly Betty</em> performance for Emmy consideration</a>. What? You don't remember Lindsay's performance, those few minutes of a flashback when Betty recalls being used as a dodge ball target in high school? Yeah, Lindsay really put in Emmy-worthy work there!<br /><br />This is so ridiculous when it comes to Lindsay. There was no chance she'd be nominated, so removing her name is a stunt. On the other hand, Heigl's move is a real slap in the face to the writers of<em> </em><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/greys-anatomy/"><em>Grey's Anatomy</em></a>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/14/lindsay-lohan-bows-out-of-emmy-consideration-really/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1225572/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/14/lindsay-lohan-bows-out-of-emmy-consideration-really/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ABC</category><category>Britney Spears</category><category>BritneySpears</category><category>Don Knotts</category><category>DonKnotts</category><category>Emmy</category><category>Greys Anatomy</category><category>GreysAnatomy</category><category>Hannah Montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>How I Met Your Mother</category><category>HowIMetYourMother</category><category>John Larroquette</category><category>JohnLarroquette</category><category>Katherine Heigl</category><category>KatherineHeigl</category><category>Lindsay Lohan</category><category>LindsayLohan</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>Monk</category><category>nominations</category><category>Tony Shaloub</category><category>TonyShaloub</category><category>Ugly Betty</category><category>UglyBetty</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:24:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>ABC pays tribute to the wonderful world of Disney</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/11/abc-pays-tribute-to-the-wonderful-world-of-disney/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/11/abc-pays-tribute-to-the-wonderful-world-of-disney/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/11/abc-pays-tribute-to-the-wonderful-world-of-disney/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/animation/" rel="tag">Animation</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><a href="http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080610abc01"><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="282" border="0" align="right" alt="Hannah Montana" id="img1" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/06/0000041237_20070706150719%282%29.jpg" />ABC will be airing Disney favorites</a> this summer every Saturday evening. John Goodman, the Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, and Jamie Lee Curtis are just a few of the special guest hosts who will be hosting these "movie nights." <br /><br />From the looks of the schedule, ABC is showing mostly newer Disney films. While I love films like <em>Monsters Inc</em>., I wish ABC would pay tribute to the older Disney movies like <em>Robin Hood</em>, <em>The Sword in the Stone</em>, and <em>Cinderella</em>. <br /><br />I have the full schedule after the jump. The Disney extravaganza starts this coming Saturday, June 14th.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/11/abc-pays-tribute-to-the-wonderful-world-of-disney/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1221620/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/06/11/abc-pays-tribute-to-the-wonderful-world-of-disney/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>ABC</category><category>camp rock</category><category>CampRock</category><category>cartoon</category><category>disney</category><category>disney movies</category><category>DisneyMovies</category><category>freaky friday</category><category>FreakyFriday</category><category>jonas brothers</category><category>JonasBrothers</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>monsters inc</category><category>MonstersInc</category><category>peter pan</category><category>PeterPan</category><category>princess diaries</category><category>PrincessDiaries</category><category>saturday night</category><category>SaturdayNight</category><dc:creator>Kristin Sample</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:57:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Was Kathy Griffin dumped over Jesus joke?</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/was-kathy-griffin-dumped-over-jesus-joke/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/was-kathy-griffin-dumped-over-jesus-joke/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/was-kathy-griffin-dumped-over-jesus-joke/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/emmys/" rel="tag">Emmys</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="254" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/05/kathygriffin050108.jpg" alt="Kathy Griffin" />Controversy continues to swirl around the Disney Channel's once-squeaky-clean <span style="font-style: italic;">Hannah Montana</span> series. Now Kathy Griffin is telling <span style="font-style: italic;">Entertainment Weekly </span><a href="http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/04/kathy-griffins.html">she was fired from the series</a> for comments she made at last year's Creative Arts Emmys. <br /><br />I dunno. Does "Suck it, Jesus! This award is my god now!" seem all that bad? That's probably one of the classier things the <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/11/29/bravo-orders-up-more-d-list/">D-List</a> comedian has ever said. <br /><br />But Griffin didn't go quietly into the night, opting instead to fire off a few shots at the show's star, Miley Cyrus, whose <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/miley-cyrus-vs-vanity-fair/">racy <span style="font-style: italic;">Vanity Fair</span> photos</a> are making the water cooler rounds this week. "[She] has been flashing her green bra and posing topless," said Griffin. "I was basically told, 'Disney doesn't want you anywhere near the building.'"<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/was-kathy-griffin-dumped-over-jesus-joke/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1182712/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/01/was-kathy-griffin-dumped-over-jesus-joke/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>disney channel</category><category>DisneyChannel</category><category>hannah montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>kathy griffin</category><category>KathyGriffin</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>my life on the d-list</category><category>MyLifeOnTheD-list</category><dc:creator>Jane Boursaw</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 09:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>The Daily Show: April 28, 2008 - VIDEOS</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/the-daily-show-april-28-2008-videos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/the-daily-show-april-28-2008-videos/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/the-daily-show-april-28-2008-videos/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/the-daily-show/" rel="tag">The Daily Show</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="206" border="0" align="right" alt="Jon Stewart" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/04/jonobama428.jpg" />"<a href="http://livenews.com.au/Articles/2008/04/24/Congo_police_arrest_penis_snatching_sorcerors">Penis Theft Panic Update</a>": An update on the ever-popular story about the Congolese penis theft scare. You may not have asked for it, but you know you totally wanted it. The update, I mean, not the weird penis-stealing sorcery. Was the light really supposed to go completely out for Jon's spell-chanting? I think that was the part that made the metal drop in the next segment. Jon's really more powerful than he lets on, for the best black sorcerers are always the tiny Jewish ones.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/the-daily-show-april-28-2008-videos/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1180331/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/29/the-daily-show-april-28-2008-videos/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>hannah montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>jimmy carter</category><category>JimmyCarter</category><category>jon stewart</category><category>JonStewart</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>political humor</category><category>PoliticalHumor</category><category>satire</category><category>tds</category><category>the daily show</category><dc:creator>Annie Wu</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Another Disney star in the news</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/another-disney-star-in-the-news/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/another-disney-star-in-the-news/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/another-disney-star-in-the-news/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="165" border="0" align="right" alt="Brenda Song" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/04/bsongint07-1.jpg" /><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/tag/MileyCyrus">Miley Cyrus</a> is doing mea culpas all over the news about the racy photo shoot in <em>Vanity Fair</em>, basically saying she's embarrassed, but blaming Annie Leibovitz for the pictures. Umm, Miley, you were there. You could have said, "Oh, no, I won't do photos like that cause I'm a Disney girl and <em>Hannah Montana</em> can't do that, get it?" Whatever. Her story is getting press, but it's another <a href="http://www.tmz.com/2008/04/25/song-sings-see-my-face-in-court/">Disney Channel star, Brenda Song, who's filed a lawsuit</a>. She really has a reason to gripe. <br /><br />Brenda Song, who co-stars on <em>The Suite Life of Zack &amp; Cody</em> as London Tipton -- sort of a Blair Warner for today's teens (and if you don't know Blair Warner, you never watched <em>The Facts of Life</em>), has filed a lawsuit with a company that used her image in an escort service print ad that appeared in <span style="font-style: italic;">L.A. Weekly</span>.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/another-disney-star-in-the-news/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1179623/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/another-disney-star-in-the-news/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Blair Warner</category><category>BlairWarner</category><category>Brenda Song</category><category>BrendaSong</category><category>Disney Channel</category><category>DisneyChannel</category><category>Hannah Montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>L.A. Weekly</category><category>L.a.Weekly</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>The Facts of Life</category><category>The Suite Life of Zack Cody</category><category>TheFactsOfLife</category><category>TheSuiteLifeOfZackCody</category><category>Vanity Fair</category><category>VanityFair</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Miley Cyrus vs. Vanity Fair</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/miley-cyrus-vs-vanity-fair/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/miley-cyrus-vs-vanity-fair/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/miley-cyrus-vs-vanity-fair/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><div style="display: block;" id="imageResults"><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="198" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/hannah.jpg" alt="Miley Cyrus" />Miley Cyrus has released a <a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b133259_Miley_quotEmbarrassedquot_Over_Vanity.html?sid=rss_topstories&amp;utm_source=eonline&amp;utm_medium=rssfeeds&amp;utm_campaign=rss_topstories">statement regarding the controversial new pictures</a> of her in <em>Vanity Fair</em>. According to a report from E!: "I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed," she says. "I never intended for any of this to happen and I apologize to my fans who I care so deeply about.'"</div>
<p>In the pictures, taken by Annie Leibovitz, 15 year old Miley appears to be topless, covered by a blanket. Now hackles are raised in all corners. <em>Vanity Fair</em> insists that Miley's parents were on set and approved of the photos. Other sources say her parents left before those shots were taken. Disney weighs in saying Miley was manipulated in order to sell magazines. And the voice of reason, oddly enough me in this case, would like to add, "Who the hell takes topless, or implied topless, pictures of a 15 year old girl in the first place?" Right? Shouldn't the whole thing have been avoided with basic common sense? </p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/miley-cyrus-vs-vanity-fair/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1179232/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/28/miley-cyrus-vs-vanity-fair/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>annie leibovitz</category><category>AnnieLeibovitz</category><category>disney</category><category>hannah montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><dc:creator>Brett Love</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:37:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>ABC betting on Nick Lachey and High School Musical</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/25/abc-betting-on-nick-lachey-and-high-school-musical/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/25/abc-betting-on-nick-lachey-and-high-school-musical/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/25/abc-betting-on-nick-lachey-and-high-school-musical/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality/" rel="tag">Other Reality Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/programming/" rel="tag">Programming</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/casting/" rel="tag">Casting</a></p><p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="203" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/04/hsm0425.jpg" alt="High School Musical" />Are you still trying to figure out what to do when all of your favorite programs leave the air for the summer? I was thinking about maybe going outside. I'm told it's nice. ABC has other plans for our eyeballs though. They've signed up Nick Lachey to host a new reality show (I know... boo reality) based on the hit Disney franchise, <em>High School Musical. </em></p>
<p>At the moment the show is called <em>High School Musical: Summer Session</em>, but apparently that isn't official. Casting calls kick off this weekend, with a premiere set for June 20th. The network is obviously hoping to cash in on some of the success their sibling Disney has seen with the movies. I wouldn't be surprised to see Disney sweetheart Miley Cyrus guesting on the show to bring in her throngs of fans.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3ibf22b3c56d51e86341f0061ce3008906>Read</a> | <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/25/abc-betting-on-nick-lachey-and-high-school-musical/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1177299/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/25/abc-betting-on-nick-lachey-and-high-school-musical/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>according to jim</category><category>AccordingToJim</category><category>disney</category><category>high school musical</category><category>high school musical summer session</category><category>HighSchoolMusical</category><category>HighSchoolMusicalSummerSession</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>nick lachey</category><category>NickLachey</category><dc:creator>Brett Love</dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:23:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Possible book chapters for Hannah Montana memoirs</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/23/possible-book-chapters-for-hannah-montana-memoirs/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/23/possible-book-chapters-for-hannah-montana-memoirs/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/23/possible-book-chapters-for-hannah-montana-memoirs/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/cable-satellite/" rel="tag">Cable/Satellite</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/reality-free/" rel="tag">Reality-Free</a></p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="364" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/04/cyrus_evan-agostini_ap.jpg" alt="MileyCyrus042308" />As our own <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/22/miley-cyrus-to-write-memoir-parents-of-america-groan/">Jonathan Toomey has reported</a>, Miley Cyrus, age 15, has signed a book deal with The Disney Book Group. <br /><br />The book is said to be focused on Cyrus's relationship with her mother, and to emphasize how important Cyrus's family is to her. This is surely gripping material that can fill an entire book. Why, with the exception of some books by a little-known author named Laura Ingalls Wilder, I don't think we have any books about teenage girls and how important their families are to them. <br /><br />Some have questioned what a 15-year-old girl could possibly fill a memoir with at such a tender age. Let's take a look at some possible book chapters:<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/23/possible-book-chapters-for-hannah-montana-memoirs/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1175285/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/23/possible-book-chapters-for-hannah-montana-memoirs/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Hannah Montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>Memoirs</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><dc:creator>Jen Creer</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:03:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>American Idol: Idol Gives Back 2008</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-idol-gives-back-2008/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-idol-gives-back-2008/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-idol-gives-back-2008/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol/" rel="tag">American Idol</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-reviewcaps/" rel="tag">Reviewcaps</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-contestants/" rel="tag">Contestants</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-alumni/" rel="tag">Alumni</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-performances/" rel="tag">Performances</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-news-and-gossip/" rel="tag">News and Gossip</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol-celebrity-commentary/" rel="tag">Celebrity Commentary</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/episode-reviews/" rel="tag">Episode Reviews</a></p><em><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/04/miley-cyrus_080409.jpg" alt="Miley Cyrus" />(S07E29)</em> Well, this is what you've all been waiting for, right? What's that? Finale? Yeah, I guess that'll be cool, too. But if you've listened to Ryan all season then you know TONIGHT is really what it's all about! If you're looking to find out who got eliminated by vote last night you're going to have to wait until tomorrow. But if you're looking for two-and-a-half hours of entertainment chock full of celebrities and song and charity, then you're looking for "<a href="http://www.americanidol.com/idolgivesback">Idol Gives Back</a>." <br /><br />Last year's inaugural edition was very good, and <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/07/my-visit-to-idol-gives-back/">Kristin's report of the Idol Gives Back taping</a> from this past Sunday was also very positive. We don't have any pesky (non) eliminations to deal with like last year, so just kick back, donate and enjoy. And, if you want, join us online and chat about it in real-time with other giving <em>Idol</em> fans.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">You can join the chat starting just before 7:30/6:30pm CDT by following <a href="http://gabbly.com/www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-idol-gives-back-2008/">this link</a>. Look for the full episode review right here later tonight.</span><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-idol-gives-back-2008/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1162716/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/09/american-idol-idol-gives-back-2008/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>AI</category><category>billy crystal</category><category>BillyCrystal</category><category>bono</category><category>brad pitt</category><category>BradPitt</category><category>brooke white</category><category>BrookeWhite</category><category>carly smithson</category><category>CarlySmithson</category><category>carrie underwood</category><category>CarrieUnderwood</category><category>celine dion</category><category>CelineDion</category><category>david archuleta</category><category>david cook</category><category>DavidArchuleta</category><category>DavidCook</category><category>fergie</category><category>forest whitaker</category><category>ForestWhitaker</category><category>FOX</category><category>gloria estefan</category><category>GloriaEstefan</category><category>heart</category><category>jason castro</category><category>JasonCastro</category><category>john legend</category><category>JohnLegend</category><category>kristy lee cook</category><category>KristyLeeCook</category><category>maria shriver</category><category>mariah carey</category><category>MariahCarey</category><category>MariaShriver</category><category>michael johns</category><category>MichaelJohns</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>paula abdul</category><category>PaulaAbdul</category><category>randy jackson</category><category>RandyJackson</category><category>reese witherspoon</category><category>ReeseWitherspoon</category><category>robin williams</category><category>RobinWilliams</category><category>Ryan seacrest</category><category>RyanSeacrest</category><category>simon cowell</category><category>SimonCowell</category><category>snoop dogg</category><category>SnoopDogg</category><category>syesha mercado</category><category>SyeshaMercado</category><category>teri hatcher</category><category>TeriHatcher</category><dc:creator>Jason Hughes</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 19:45:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>My visit to Idol Gives Back</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/07/my-visit-to-idol-gives-back/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/07/my-visit-to-idol-gives-back/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/07/my-visit-to-idol-gives-back/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol/" rel="tag">American Idol</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="265" border="0" align="right" alt="Miley Cyrus"  src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/04/80548750_200x250.shkl.jpg" />Last night I went to a taping of the second installment of <em>Idol Gives Back</em> at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. This year the charities that benefited were Malaria No More, Children's Defense Fund, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria, Children's Health Fund, and Save the Children. <br /><br />Keep in mind, there will be spoilers. It's not like I found out the secret to <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/lost/"><em>Lost,</em></a> but I figured I would still give fair warning. The show will air on Wednesday April 9th at 7:30 pm ET / PT. For what happened at the taping and in the press room, read on after the jump. And check back for <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/american-idol/">Jason's review</a> Wednesday night.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/07/my-visit-to-idol-gives-back/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1159252/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/04/07/my-visit-to-idol-gives-back/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>american idol</category><category>AmericanIdol</category><category>annie lennox</category><category>AnnieLennox</category><category>carrie underwood</category><category>CarrieUnderwood</category><category>eli manning</category><category>EliManning</category><category>featured</category><category>forrest whitaker</category><category>ForrestWhitaker</category><category>gloria estefan</category><category>GloriaEstefan</category><category>Heart</category><category>idol gives back</category><category>IdolGivesBack</category><category>jimmy kimmel</category><category>JimmyKimmel</category><category>kodak theatre</category><category>KodakTheatre</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>paula abdul</category><category>PaulaAbdul</category><category>peyton manning</category><category>PeytonManning</category><category>randy jackson</category><category>RandyJackson</category><category>reese witherspoon</category><category>ReeseWitherspoon</category><category>ryan seacrest</category><category>RyanSeacrest</category><category>sarah silverman</category><category>SarahSilverman</category><category>simon cowell</category><category>SimonCowell</category><category>snoop dogg</category><category>SnoopDogg</category><dc:creator>Kristin Sample</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Four stars for Barbara Walters Oscar Special</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/14/four-stars-for-barbara-walters-oscar-special/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/14/four-stars-for-barbara-walters-oscar-special/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/14/four-stars-for-barbara-walters-oscar-special/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ugly-betty/" rel="tag">Ugly Betty</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/awards/" rel="tag">Awards</a></p><img width="219" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="227" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2008/02/abc_walters.jpg" alt="Walters &amp; Page" />As the Academy Award presentation approaches, that can only mean one thing -- time for a new Barbara Walters special. Yes, yes, what matters most before the big show isn't the red carpet and the fashions, it's who will Barbara be interviewing for her annual Oscar edition? Ms. Walters has four biggies lined up for the Sunday, February 24th (7:00-8:00 p.m. ET) broadcast. Oscar nominee Ellen Page, star of <span style="font-style: italic;">Juno</span>; Indiana Jones, himself, Harrison Ford; <span style="font-style: italic;">Ugly</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Betty</span> diva, Vanessa Williams; and <em>Hannah</em> <em>Montana</em>/teen queen Miley Cyrus. It's an eclectic group, to say the least, but then, that's Baba Wawa's formula for success, is it not? After all, this is her 27th straight year doing a pre-Oscar special.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/14/four-stars-for-barbara-walters-oscar-special/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1114685/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/02/14/four-stars-for-barbara-walters-oscar-special/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Awards</category><category>Barbara Walters</category><category>BarbaraWalters</category><category>Ellen Page</category><category>EllenPage</category><category>Hannah Montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>Harrison Ford</category><category>HarrisonFord</category><category>Indiana Jones</category><category>IndianaJones</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>Oscars</category><category>Special</category><category>Ugly Betty</category><category>UglyBetty</category><category>Vanessa Williams</category><category>VanessaWilliams</category><dc:creator>Allison Waldman</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:40:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hannah Montana to the big screen</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/24/hanna-montana-to-the-big-screen/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/24/hanna-montana-to-the-big-screen/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/24/hanna-montana-to-the-big-screen/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/comedy/" rel="tag">Other Comedy Shows</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/tv-on-the-bigscreen/" rel="tag">TV on the Bigscreen</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a></p><p><img height="203" alt="The cast of TV's Hannah Montana is moving to the big screen in 2008" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/hanna.jpg" width="250" align="right" vspace="4" border="0" />Unless you've been habitating beneath a <a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rock">mass of consolidated mineral matter</a> over the last two years you know that Disney's <em>Hannah Montana</em> is BIG. You can't turn around in your local, unfeeling, big box toy store without seeing something with Hannah's logo or picture and an astronomical price tag on the front. Well, get ready, because the teen superstar is about to get even bigger.</p>
<p>Filming will begin sometime in April on a big screen version of <em>Hannah Montana</em>. <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hK25dYlnKG6z9WeyMdBe7y7zotXQD8T335780">News reports</a> are saying that the film could premiere at the end of 2008 or beginning of 2009 (although, that could be pushed back even further due to the seemingly never-ending Writers' Strike). The film will take 14-year-old Miley Stewart and her dad (played by real daughter-father team Miley and Billy Ray Cyrus) back to their fictional home in Tennessee where, I am sure, hilarity will ensue. </p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/24/hanna-montana-to-the-big-screen/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1046496/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/24/hanna-montana-to-the-big-screen/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>Billy Ray Cyrus</category><category>BillyRayCyrus</category><category>Disney</category><category>Hannah Montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>Miley Cyrus</category><category>Miley Stewart</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>MileyStewart</category><category>Tennessee</category><dc:creator>Richard Keller</dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:13:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Class action lawsuit filed against Hannah Montana</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/14/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-hannah-montana/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/14/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-hannah-montana/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/14/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-hannah-montana/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/oped/" rel="tag">OpEd</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/celebrities/" rel="tag">Celebrities</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a></p><img width="200" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="198" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/11/hannah.jpg" alt="Miley Cyrus AKA Hannah Montana" />Miley Cyrus, also known as Hannah Montana, has a very active fan club, much as other teen sensations have had over the years. The benefits for those in such a fan club usually include memorabilia, little fan goodies, the latest news about the star and, in this case, the fans believe they were promised easier access to Miley's concert appearances.<br /><br />Yes, the fan club members believed they would have access to priority seating at the sold-out concerts of Miley, the daughter of Billy Ray Cyrus. As Hannah Montana on the Disney Channel, her current fame eclipses any achy breaky heart past glories. She's the fourteen year-old whose fans are really fanatics in all meaning of the word.<p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/14/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-hannah-montana/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/1039762/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/11/14/class-action-lawsuit-filed-against-hannah-montana/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>disney</category><category>fan club</category><category>FanClub</category><category>hannah montana</category><category>HannahMontana</category><category>lawsuit</category><category>live concerts</category><category>LiveConcerts</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>smiley miley</category><category>SmileyMiley</category><dc:creator>Jackie Schnoop</dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:41:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hannah Montana breaks cable ratings record</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/20/hannah-montana-breaks-cable-ratings-record/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/20/hannah-montana-breaks-cable-ratings-record/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/20/hannah-montana-breaks-cable-ratings-record/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/industry/" rel="tag">Industry</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/ratings/" rel="tag">Ratings</a></p><p><img width="250" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="166" border="0" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2007/08/hannahmontana.jpg" alt="Hannah Montana" />You thought the big news on Disney this past week was <em>High School Musical 2</em>? Nope. It was actually what happened to <em>Hannah Montana</em> (wow, a mention of <em>High School Musical </em> and <em>Hannah Montana</em> in the same post - my 14 year-old girl demographic fan base just exploded).</p>
<p>While the musical sequel got big numbers and got all the buzz, the episode of <em>Hannah Montana</em> that followed <a href="http://www.nypost.com/seven/08202007/tv/starr_report_tv_michael_starr.htm">averaged 10.7 million viewers</a>. That's the highest ratings for a regular series in the history of basic cable. Now, are all these people tuning in to see Miley Cyrus or her dad Billy Ray?</p>
<p>Of course, it helped that Zac Efron and company were the lead in, since <em>High School Musical 2</em> got <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/19/AR2007081901416_pf.html">over 17 million viewers</a>, the single biggest ratings in basic cable history. Lots of history made over at Disney this week. </p>
<p>[via <a href="http://www.tvtattle.com/">TV Tattle</a>] </p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/20/hannah-montana-breaks-cable-ratings-record/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/969542/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2007/08/20/hannah-montana-breaks-cable-ratings-record/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>cable ratings</category><category>disney channel</category><category>hannah montana</category><category>high school musical</category><category>HighSchoolMusical</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>television ratings</category><category>tv ratings</category><category>zac efron</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:20:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title>Hannah Montana can't sing</title><link>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/23/hannah-montana-cant-sing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/23/hannah-montana-cant-sing/</guid><comments>http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/23/hannah-montana-cant-sing/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/abc/" rel="tag">ABC</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/daytime/" rel="tag">Daytime</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/music-and-variety/" rel="tag">Music and Variety</a>, <a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/category/children/" rel="tag">Children</a></p><p><img width="150" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="150" border="1" align="right" src="http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.tvsquad.com/media/2006/10/hannahmontana2.jpg" alt="Miley Cyrus"  />Wow. I think I just saw the worst musical performance I've ever seen on television, not counting local cable.</p>
<p>Hannah Montana (real name: Miley Cyrus) just "sang" her "songs" on <em>Good Morning, America</em>. I have "sang" in quotes because I'm pretty sure she was lip-syncing, and if that's the case and these songs were actually the recorded versions...yikes, I take back everything I've ever said about Ashlee Simpson. And the whole production was bizarre, like the dancing in that Saturday Night Fever sequel directed by Stallone. It was like a bunch of high school students who don't really know what they're doing, trying to dance. Which, actually, it was. </p>
<p>I understand I'm not the demographic for this sort of thing. The tweens in the audience seemed to go nuts over her (and more than a few parents, disturbingly). But I wonder why TV stars, especially young TV stars, feel they have to go into a musical career. Why isn't Hillary Duff happy with being a TV and movie actress? Why does Raven Symone have to start doing pop and rap songs? Why does Miley Cyrus have to suddenly become a pop star? You know it's going to be bad when they start wearing that dark eyeliner stuff to make themselves have that smoldering pop star look.</p><p style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;">&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/23/hannah-montana-cant-sing/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/forward/689294/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/10/23/hannah-montana-cant-sing/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a></p>]]></description><category>disney</category><category>good morning america</category><category>hillary duff</category><category>HillaryDuff</category><category>miley cyrus</category><category>MileyCyrus</category><category>music</category><category>pop songs</category><category>pop star</category><category>raven</category><dc:creator>Bob Sassone</dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:23:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>