morning bits & buzz

paris hilton's interview on larry king last night was as exciting as watching paint dry (so i've heard...i didn't watch). the media is trashing how she presented herself, but it probably was huge in the ratings for cnn. but hopefully not, and this could be the beginning of the world not caring about paris hilton anymore.

it's official. the spice girls are reuniting for a mini-world tour. i've already marked my calendar busy for december 11th.

my new favorite website is soundpedia, in case you were wondering. you can listen to almost any album on there. i think i'll listen to some spice girls to hype myself up for said reunion.

leave it to vh1 to develop a reality show "inspired by ugly betty" that follows "unattractive" women (their words, not mine) and throws them to the pits of the fashion industry. ugh.

and in completely random and personal news, i had a dream about this guy last night and it was UH-MAZE-ING. um, yeah.

video of the day: first day of shooting on indy jones set

just in case that picture of harrison ford back in his indiana jones uniform wasn't enough for you, spielberg has posted video of the first day of shooting. he doesn't reveal much, but then the anticipation wouldn' t build as much now, would it?

click here to see the video.

morning bits & buzz

i stand by my statement that suri cruise is the cuteset of all the celebribabies. readers of us weekly disagree (violet affleck is soooo not cuter!).

pete wentz apparently has enough hoodies to last him "everyday for two years" and a bunch of other unbelievable nonsense comes out of his mouth.

i have to say this is one of my favorite re-cast challenges...buzzsugar reveals a "new and improved" cast of full house.

tv squad reports that david brent and garith ricky gervais and mackenzie crook will sing "free love freeway" at the concert for diana this weekend.

it looks like lindsay has gained a few pounds around the waist area while in rehab (yesssssss!).

photo-op of the day: "hasta la vista baby!"

according to a british newspaper, arnold schwarzenegger was tony blair's last guest as prime minister at No10 today (former prime minister heading to cushy middle east job...or something like that).this is weird for many reasons, but seriously, arnold as your last guest as prime minister? how about nelson mandela? the pope? bono? i'd even settle for condie rice. this is just weird and so not how i'd want to end my tenure as prime minister.

morning bits & buzz

ocean's 13 star ellen barkin may or may not be digging her cougar claws into ralph fiennes.

sure, the kelly clarkson and beastie boys albums may have come out today. but if you're not sure you want to download them on itunes yet, you can listen to the entire albums here.

no hiding it: john travolta wears wigs. and bad ones at that.

zach braff sets the record straight: he's not a douchebag, but he IS single and dating and having fun in nyc this summer.

james blunt tops the most irritating songs of all time with "you're beautiful" (which i agree with). i DON'T however agree with mika's "grace kelly" being on there. i love that song (shhhhh).

oh, and paris is out of jail (i was in denial to believe this wouldn't take up half of tmz's homepage).

now even muggles can visit hogwarts...in 2009

breaking news! according to the bbc, jk rowling has given the okay to make every young (and old) harry potter fan's dream come true. she has signed off on the building of a harry potter theme park!
according to the video (which you can see here), construction will start in a few weeks and will be located at universal studios theme park in florida. there will be a hogwarts castle and quidditch!
is there a fandango for theme park tickets so i can reserve my spot 2 years in advance?

top o' the mornin' news

*nicole richie: skinny bitch + socialite= tasteless memorial day party invite? if you went to the party, i hope you force fed her a burger. (us weekly)

*in an order to be more environmentally conscious, cbs/paramount television has decided not to waste energy and resources into dvds, but instead put their shows online for academy voters to watch. al gore is so happy right now he could cry. (buzzsugar)

*paris hilton apparently "breaks down crying a lot" and is dreading jail. ahhh, finally, something in the world is right. (people)

*bill o'reilly and donald trump spend quality time together by loving each other and hating rosie o'donnell. (tmz)

hmm....i guess jordin sparks lied about ever having voice lessons. that's ok, we still love her. (msnbc)

*in the midst of mediocre third film installments (spider-man, shrek, pirates), hollywood had it's biggest memorial day weekend in box office history with $255.3 million. (hollywood reporter)

*reason #4,873 that i love barack obama. he wants to tax the wealthy and propose universal healthcare. yeah, it probably wouldn't happen, but a girl can dream, right? (cnn)

Upfronts: CW and Fox do their thing

The CW is adding four new shows to it's fall line up, which means there were a few shows that didn't get to return next year. among one of the biggest fan disappointments is the cancellation of veronica mars. also cancelled: 7th heaven, all of us. among the surprising returning shows are supernatural (secret yay!) and one another season of the pussycat dolls.

over in FOX land, they ordered four new dramas, three new comedies, and three "unscripted" (i.e. reality of some sort) shows. one of those comedies is the rules for starting over starring rashida jones. does this mean a corporate fate for the office's karen?

side note: i know this has been a slow post day (i still haven't done a lost recap, which was GREAT). i'm swamped at work. my real jobby job.

paris uses monopoly card

according to people magazine, it is very possible that paris hilton might only serve HOURS of her 45 day sentence.

"She could be processed into jail and processed out hours later – that's possible," says spokesman Steve Whitmore, whose department runs the jail. It would mainly be due to the jail overcrowding issue. It all depends on the inmate population at the time she's processed." Whitmore adds: "But the public can expect that the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department will make the best decision for everyone involved. We will treat [Hilton] as we would any other. That's our goal."

treat her like ANY other? would you let a drug dealer serve only hours of their 45 day sentence? looks like that "get out of jail free card" might exist. but you have to be a celebrity and extremely bratty to use it.

i'd be happy if she just served a week. please god, let it be at least a week.

the imus effect continues

although the don imus incident was about a month and a half ago, other people are still feeling the reprecussions.

last week, xm satellite/cbs radio dj's opie & anthony had a homeless man on the air that made "inappropriate comments" about secretary of state condoleeza rice. although an apology had been issued by both the dj's and an xm representative, it just wasn't enough. xm has suspended them from their program for 30 days. they will continue to be on their cbs radio as scheduled (for now).

also, as of this monday, cbs radio dj's jv and elvis were fired from their syndicated program. they were previously suspended without pay for performing a prank phone call on a chinese restaurant that apparently contained ethnic and racial slurs.

according to radio online: The call was originally aired by JV and Elvis on April 5, and then replayed it two weeks later. During the call, a female employee of a Chinese restaurant was told by the caller he would like to "come to your restaurant" to see her naked, so he can see her "hot, spicy, Asian ass." The caller also attempted to order "flied lice," before threatening, "I am training in kung fu, bitch." He also repeatedly cursed at several employees.

now i'm all for people being repremanded for their unsuitable actions. and needless to say what each of these dj's did is inexcusable. but at what point does it become a violation of first ammendment rights?

i think that what people say can definitely affect other people's opinions (why do you think i write in this blog?). but with that said, if people don't like what they hear, see, or read, they have the option of turning the other way or turning it off.

with that said, i hate mexicans get it, cause i'm mexican-american, i can say that. right? oh shit. i'm in trouble, aren't i?

upfronts: cbs is still for old people

well, i'm not a big fan of cbs. i associate it with people my parents' age and octogenarians. BUT, there was one bit of news that made me over the moon happy with joy. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER GOT RENEWED FOR A THIRD SEASON! YAY!!!!!!! as much as i do think cbs is for old people, it is one of the best comedies on tv.

so, back to the upfronts. seventeen of the current shows will return to the line up in the fall. only five new series will be added including:

"VIVA LAUGHLIN," Where Drama is Accented by Iconic Music
"CANE," Starring Jimmy Smits as the Head of a Powerful South Florida Cuban Family
"MOONLIGHT," a Romantic Thriller with a New Twist on the Vampire Legend
"THE BIG BANG THEORY," a Comedy About Genius Geeks
and "KID NATION," a New Reality Series Where 40 Kids Try to Build a New Society in an Abandoned Ghost Town

that sounds like a crap reality show, but other than that, the shows sound pretty solid. i still won't watch though. well, except maybe that vampire show. with that said, here is the fall line up. jerry bruckheimer still owns half the line up with all the CSI shows and amazing race.

MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
8:30-9:00 PM THE BIG BANG THEORY (N)
9:00-9:30 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
9:30-10:00 PM RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: MIAMI

TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM THE UNIT
10:00-11:00 PM CANE (N)

WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM KID NATION (N)
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMINAL MINDS
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY

THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE (NT)

FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM GHOST WHISPERER
9:00-10:00 PM MOONLIGHT (N)
10:00-11:00 PM NUMB3RS

SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
9:00-10:00 PM CRIMETIME SATURDAY
10:00-11:00 PM 48 HOURS: MYSTERY

SUNDAY
7:00-8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00-9:00 PM VIVA LAUGHLIN (N)
9:00-10:00 PM COLD CASE
10:00-11:00 PM SHARK (NT)

(N=New, NT=New Time, all times ET/PT)

(via the futon critic)

headline of the day

Man accidentally shoots himself without a gun
LAKE LUZERNE, New York (AP) -- A young man shot himself without using a gun.
Damion M. Mosher, who put bullets in a vise and whacked them with a hammer to empty the brass shell casings, was hit in the abdomen by one of the shots, authorities said.
Warren County deputies said they were called to Mosher's home in Lake Luzerne on Saturday afternoon after one bullet went about a half-inch into his abdomen. He was treated at Glens Falls Hospital and was released. No charges were filed.
Mosher, 18, told authorities he was trying to empty the .223-caliber rounds to collect the brass casings for scrap.

this is why people should be screened to see if they should become parents. geez.

(via cnn)

upfronts: abc is a big drama queen

upfront week continues in new york city. today, abc day. abc will hold their presentation at lincoln center at 4pm EST, but lucky for us, they've already released their 2007-2008 schedule. here's what we got on tap:

7- number of new dramas
4- number of new comedies
1- number of "alternative" series

returning series include: brothers & sisters, men in trees, ugly betty, grey's anatomy, lost, desperate housewives, boston legal, jimmy kimmel live, dancing with the stars, em: home edition, the bachelor, supernanny, america's funniest home videos, wife swap, october road, and notes from the underbelly. PHEW! that was a mouthful!

here's what the new line up looks like (new shows in bold, all times EST):

MONDAY:

8:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars"
9:30 p.m. "Sam I Am" (new comedy series)
10:00 p.m. "The Bachelor"


TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Cavemen" (new comedy series)
8:30 p.m. "Carpoolers" (new comedy series)
9:00 p.m. "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show"
10:00 p.m. "Boston Legal"

WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Pushing Daisies" (new drama series)
9:00 p.m. "Private Practice" (new drama series)
10:00 p.m. "Dirty Sexy Money" (new drama series)

THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Ugly Betty"
9:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy"
10:00 p.m. "Big Shots" (new drama series)

FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. "MEN IN TREES"
9:00 p.m. "Women's Murder Club" (new drama series)
10:00 p.m. "20/20"

SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Saturday Night College Football"

SUNDAY:
7:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
9:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives"
10:00 p.m. "Brothers & Sisters"

let's talk comedies for a second. sam i am. promising cast (christina applegate, jennifer esposito, jean smart), but "women's" comedies don't really fare well. hell, comedies don't fare well period on this network. but let's keep going. cavemen. based on geico commercials. has nick kroll in it. has amazing and awesome written all over it. carpoolers. ugh, even the title bores me. stars jerry o'connell. NEXT! miss/guided. not on the schedule, but on the press release. this can't be good.

and as far as dramas, SEVEN, count 'em, seven new ones. but, abc has always fared well with the one hour dramas. at least, in the last two years they have. although i don't know about a wednesday night built around ALL NEW shows. kinda gutsy. we've already seen private practice (grey's 2.0). as for the others, who knows. james patterson novel and candace bushnell rip offs.

then we have the oprah show (aka, the "alternative" series). oprah finally finds a way to give away money, but make it back (a la, produce a tv show) all at the same time. something about giving money away to people in different cities. i think i'll just keep watching oprah in the afternoons.

so on day two, nbc has all the good comedies and heroes. but abc has all the good dramas and promising new comedies. i'll call it a tie.

(via the futon critic)

lindsay wins at something that has nothing to do with acting

well, lindsay lohan earned a top spot on a covted 'top 100' list. not 'top 100' philanthropists. not a list of influential people. not a list of great actresses (puh-leeze). but instead, a list that many aspiring barbizon models desire to be on. that's right, the maxim top 100 list.

she's bared her boobs, her firecrotch, her coinslot. it's about time maxim exploit all of those things into a centerfold of some sort. lindsay joins the ranks of other former "#1's" like eva longoria, jessica simpson, christina aguilera, jennifer garner, and jessica alba.

and if you're still reading this, here is a list of the other 99 women:

2. Jessica Alba
3. Scarlett Johansson
4. Christina Aguilera
5. Jessica Biel
6. Ali Larter
7. Eva Mendez
8. Rihanna
9. Eva Longoria
10. Fergie
11. Sienna Miller
12. Angelina Jolie
13. Beyonce Knowles
14. Katherine Heigl
15. Avril Lavigne
16. Ashlee Simpson
17. Maria Sharapova
18. Megan Fox
19. Cameron Diaz
20. Keira Knightley
21. Kate Beckinsale
22. Nicole Scherzinger
23. Hilary Duff
24. Sophia Bush
25. Elisha Cuthbert
26. Nelly Furtado
27. Kate Hudson
28. Carmen Electra
29. Sarah Silverman
30. Rebecca Romijn
31. Amy Smart
32. Lacey Chabert
33. Roselyn Sanchez
34. Vanessa Minnillo
35. Jennifer Garner
36. Jamie King
37. Ashley Olsen
38. Shakira
39. Rachel Bilson
40. Moon Bloodgood
41. Jessica Simpson
42. Minka Kelly
43. Kate Mara
44. Rose McGowan
45. Bar Refaeli
46. Kristen Bell
47. Katharine McPhee
48. Mandy Moore
49. Mischa Barton
50. Miss Maxim
51. Alessandra Ambrosio
52. Kate Walsh
53. Adriana Lima
54. Missy Peregrym
55. Halle Berry
56. Michele Merkin
57. Tricia Helfer
58. Penelope Cruz
59. Jamie-Lynn Sigler
60. Jessica White
61. Nadine Velazquez
62. Danneel Harris
63. Bianca Kajlich
64. Lena Headey
65. Autumn Reeser
66. Joanna Krupa
67. Gabrielle Union
68. Evangeline Lilly
69. Danica Patrick
70. Stacy Keibler
71. Willa Ford
72. Ciara
73. Mena Suvari
74. Tara Conner
75. April Scott
76. Diora Baird
77. Hilary Burton
78. Joss Stone
79. Adrianne Palecki
80. Abbie Cornish
81. Emmanuelle Chriqui
82. Dita Von Teese
83. Ivanka Trump
84. Hometown Hottie
85. Kelly Ripa
86. Michelle Trachtenberg
87. Padma Lakshmi
88. Raquel Alessi
89. Haylie Duff
90. Salma Hayek
91. Isla Fisher
92. Mary Elizabeth Winstead
93. Christina Milian
94. Kelly Carlson
95. The Avatars of Second Life
96. Shanna Moakler
97. Kim Kardashian
98. Yunjin Kim
99. Mia Maestro
100. Noureen DeWolf

and if you're like me, you probably don't know who half of the girls are once you reach past number 50. so go buy the issue for your little brother who's about to hit puberty or your boyfriend. or just buy it for yourself. i promise, i won't judge.

another celeb-retard: sylvester stallone

actor sylvester stallone has gotten himself in trouble with the law, down under. he pleaded guilty (i.e. his lawyers did it for him) to bringing vials of restricted muscle-building hormones into the australia.

i don't think it's surprising to anyone that stallone uses these hormones. well, he didn't admit to it, but c'mon! smuggling hormones to another country. for what? to sell them? i know rocky balboa was his first decent movie (so i heard) in a decade, but he's not a dealer. and look at the dude. he's 60! you can't stay in that sorta shape without a little "help".

the hormones that stallone brought in aren't narcotics though, but instead a "naturally occurring substance that can be replicated synthetically and is used to build muscle mass". but it can't be taken into australia without a permit.

stallone shrugged off the airport incident. not surprising since the man beat drago in rocky IV. i mean, that russian was HUGE! the australians should have had russell crowe teach him a lesson, but instead, stallone was allowed to leave the country.

upfronts: nbc gives us what we want

nbc is officially holding their upfront presentation today at 3pm at radio city music hall in new york city. luckily for us, the network has already posted what shows are returning, which are cancelled, and what new shows will be added to the line up.

nbc has added five dramas, one comedy, and two new reality/competition shows. also, nbc made additional announcements regarding heroes, earl, and the office. looks like studio 60 has officially gotten the axe (good riddance), as have crossing jordan and the short-lived black donnellys. those that escaped cancellation: friday night lights (i seriously have to start watching it), scrubs, and las vegas (miracle)

-NBC "bulks up" with 30 combined episodes of "Heroes" and "Heroes: Origins," an innovative new spin-off that each week will introduce a new character -- one of whom will be chosen by viewers through the "Heroes" website on NBC.com to become a cast regular the following season.

-The network has ordered 30 half-hours of the hit series "The Office," including five hour-long episodes, and also has increased the season order for "My Name Is Earl" to 25 episodes.

meanwhile, the "comedy night done right" thursday will have the same shows, just in a slightly different order: NBC's acclaimed Thursday "Comedy Night Done Right" lineup will next year lead off with "My Name is Earl" at 8 p.m. (ET), which will be followed by "30 Rock" at 8:30 p.m., the Peabody Award-winning "The Office" at 9 p.m. and "Scrubs" at 9:30.

i can't even to begin to express how excited at the idea of 30 new office episodes...or 25 since five of them will be an hour long. i can't wait!!!!! (insert little girl squeal here)

here's what NBC's line up looks like for the 2007-2008 season:

*New programs in CAPS (with the exception of "ER")

MONDAY 8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" 9-10 p.m. "Heroes"10-11 p.m. "JOURNEYMAN"

TUESDAY 8-9 p.m. "The Biggest Loser"9-10 p.m. "CHUCK"10-11 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"

WEDNESDAY 8-9 p.m. "Deal or No Deal" 9-10 p.m. "BIONIC WOMAN" 10-11 p.m. "LIFE"

THURSDAY 8-8:30 p.m. "My Name Is Earl" 8:30-9 p.m. "30 Rock"9-9:30 p.m. "The Office" 9:30-10 p.m. "Scrubs"10-11 p.m. "ER"

FRIDAY 8-9 p.m. "1 vs 100"/"THE SINGING BEE" 9-10 p.m. "Las Vegas" 10-11 p.m. "Friday Night Lights"

SATURDAY 8-9 p.m. "Dateline NBC"9-11 p.m. Drama Series Encores

SUNDAY (Fall 2007)7-8 p.m. "Football Night in America" 8-11 p.m. "NBC Sunday Night Football"

SUNDAY (January 2008)7-8 p.m. "Dateline NBC"8-9 p.m. "Law & Order"9-10 p.m. "Medium"10-11 p.m. "LIPSTICK JUNGLE"

for more info on the new shows, click here.

(via the futon critic)

and over the weekend...

...sheryl crow adopted a 2-week old baby boy and named him wyatt (after her dad). i mean, she REALLY wanted to celebrate mother's day y'all.

...starting today, the cost of mailing a letter is now 41 cents, which is up 2 cents from before. more reason to pay bills online and keep in touch via e-mail.

...the five people that watch law & order every week will be happy to know the show will return for an 18th season next fall. bad news for l&o: criminal intent fans though. nbc pulled a switcheroo and the show will now air on usa. yep, you have to watch usa now.

...yahoo! and matt dillon (?!) will be in times square today to issue a challenge to search for the 'greenest city in america'. you can sign up to do your part at yahoo's "be a better planet" site.

...spider-man 3 slips 60% from opening weekend sales ($240 million to date), but still the number one movie in america. it's a good thing since shrek 3 is gonna wreck that for them next weekend.

opie and anthony: so far over the line that they can't even see it anymore

yesterday, bwe reported more obscenities going on over at opie and anthony's xm radio show. wednesday the duo shock jocks had a guest they call "homeless charlie" on for a segment in which he describes that he wants to f--k condoleeza rice--as in, the us secretary of state (like there's another condi rice).

the radio clip (NSFW), is really obscene and (although i'm not really a supporter of this administation) very offensive. as a woman, i'd hate to be talked about this way by anyone. hell, i get the heebie jeebies when guys yell "hey mami" or "god bless you, girl" while staring awkwardly at me on the nyc sidewalks. being that opie and anthony are on satellite radio, i really didn't think they'd apologize for anything. but maybe in the post-imus world, they felt like they better cover their asses. after all, these were the same guys that got fired from their terrestrial radio show for having two of their listeners have sex in st. patrick's cathedral.

in their apology, they said:
"We apologize to the public officials for comments that we made on our XM show on May 9th. We take very seriously the responsibility that comes with our creative freedom and regret any offense that this segment has caused."

a rep for xm (i.e. publicist doing major damage control) made this statement on today: "We deplore the comments made on Wednesday's 'Opie and Anthony Show." no information on whether the duo will be repremanded.

i guess now that paris hilton is going to jail, deejays feel guilty if they talk about having sex with her. but the next target in line being condi rice?? you just don't talk about a government official like that.

(not so) top o' the mornin' news

according to internet rumors, grindhouse director robert rodriguez is in talks to direct a live-action version of the jetsons.

jack white tells NME magazine, that although his involvement with the raconteurs has proved successful, it is not the end of his other band, the white stripes.

according to tmz, porn producers kick ass pictures are getting into the charitable mood. they are releasing an adult dvd titled "nappy headed ho's". $1 from the sale of each dvd will be donated to a retirement fund for fired dj don imus.

us weekly gives us a price tag on victoria beckham's beauty. the metamorphasis photos are kinda scary.

john mayer visits hairdresser sally hershberger, cuts off his edward scissorhands hair 'do, comes out looking pretty hot.

and, as predicted, billy ray cyrus got voted off dancing with the stars.

kelly's new album, still on.

despite rumors of her new album being scrapped, kelly clarkson's third album, my december, will be released in july.

not only will the album be released (despite rumors that clive davis was "absolutely merciless with his critcism of kelly"), but the critics are loving it.

her first single "never again" debuted at no. 8 on the billboard chart and she begins a summer tour in portland on july 11th.

(via people)