a look back at the sopranos finale

so it's been half a week now since the sopranos series finale, which means we've had time to reflect on the episode for a few days now. and although some interesting theories have manifested (i.e. that tony died), and others have debunked said theories.

bwe has posted a video showing how the finale could've been worse...although i'll take a finale ending with an imogen heap song any day. take a look at the video below to see how the sopranos could have ended.

whoopi to join the view?

according to star magazine, it looks like abc has decided to offer whoopi goldberg a spot on the view.

whoopi has an impressive resume, including a tony, emmy, and oscar win under her belt. not to mention that she's the host of a daily radio show in the morning. also, rosie has endorsed whoopi as a suitable replacement for her on her blog.

no official announcement has been made. but something tells me it won't be nearly as big as the media frenzy as when rosie was hired.

beastie boys to go on tour this summer

our favorite three mc's and one dj will be performing a series of dates late in the summer. and although they are on the road to promote the mix-up (release date june 26), i'm sure they'll be performing some of their old and new skool hits.

08-01 Philadelphia, PA - Festival Pier

08-06 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion

08-08 New York, NY - Central Park SummerStage

08-09 Brooklyn, NY - McCarren Park Pool

08-16 Denver, CO - Red Rocks

08-23 Santa Barbara, CA - County Bowl

08-25 Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre

you can buy tickets for the philly, berkley, colorado shows on ticketmaster right now. the others will go on sale soon.

supergirl to join the cast of smallville

the cw issued a press release today mentioning that the supergirl character would be joining the cast of smallville next season. this would be just yet another addition to the ever-growing stable of dc comics characters on the show (i.e. the flash, aquaman, the green lantern).

the cw had this to say about the new character:

On SMALLVILLE, the seventh season premiere kicks off with the arrival of Supergirl, whose name is Kara, as Clark's (Tom Welling) 19-year-old cousin. She was born on Krypton and is the daughter of Zor-El, Jor-El's brother. Kara possesses all of Clark's powers and one he doesn't yet have ?? she can fly! Kara also has a strong, rebellious streak that puts her at odds with Clark, and puts her onto Lex's (Michael Rosenbaum) radar. In addition, she takes a romantic interest in Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore).

they are holding casting calls right now, but let me suggest a few names:

1) kristen bell. she just recently lost her job on the now defunct veronica mars. i could totally see her as the spunky cousin of clark kent. and she was on a cw show before.

2) alexis bledel. again, recently lost her job as rory gilmore on gilmore girls. and the only thing she has going on right now is the sequel to the sisterhood of the traveling pants. the girl needs a job. again, previously on the cw.

3) amanda bynes. veteran tv actress. might be a bit too busy focusing on her "movie" career. but last i looked she has nothing on her plate besides hairspray, which completed production forevs ago. then again, she seems like she could be a little too annoying.

4) ashley olsen. since sis mary-kate decided to stand on her own two feet and appear on showtime's weeds, why doesn't ashley follow in her footsteps and return to acting.

paris to barbara: "i will never again drink and drive"

this morning on the view, barbara walters spoke with kathy hilton (mom of jailbird paris hilton) when paris herself rang on the other line and asked to speak to barbara.

now i haven't watched the view today, but here's a transcript of what paris told wawa:

On life after jail: I want to do different things when I’m out of here. I used to act dumb. It was an act. And that act is no longer cute. It’s not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me. I’m 26-years-old and it’s a different time.

On finding God: I’ve become much more spiritual. God has given me this new chance. My spirit or soul did not like the way I was being seen and that is why I was sent to jail. God has released me.

On future projects: Hilton would like to help in the field of breast cancer [her maternal grandmother suffered from the disease]) or Multiple Sclerosis [her paternal grandmother was afflicted with the illness]. She might get toy companies to build a Paris Hilton playhouse for children, where sick children might come.

On passing the time behind-bars: Walters said Hilton has been reading newspapers like the LA Times and The Wall Street Journal. She is also reading books like The Secret, The Power of Now and The Bible. On learning her lesson the hard way: I will never again drink and drive.

i'm not sure what my favorite part is...when she said she "acted" dumb and that 26-year old girls don't do that....that she reads the WSJ...that she's found God...or that she's reading the secret. even from behind bars she has found a way to annoy me.

sawyer teaches us a thing or two about acting.

who would've thought that there was more than one way to convey "son of a bitch"? i sure as hell didn't think so. and without further adieu, the sawyer method: son of a bitch 101:

(via college humor)

recap: the sopranos series finale

as a person who hadn't watched the sopranos regularly for the last few seasons, even i was anticipating the much hyped (and very secretive) series finale.

then after watching the episode, it made me wish i had just watched a rerun of desperate housewives.

*SPOILER ALERT* if you didn't watch last night's episode, you might want to stop reading.

after a violent second to the last episode (with the new york mob killing bobby and shooting silvio), it looked like the series finale would be a bloodbath and end with a bang so to speak. not to mention the surprise twist of dr. melfi dumping tony as a patient. but last night's biggest scene was new york mob boss phil leotardo getting shot in the back of the head in front of his wife and infant grandchildren. and on top of that, his head getting RUN OVER.

i will say that i chuckled at the scenes between paulie and tony and the stray cat. they provided some sort of comic relief (aj's scenes also provided a good chuckle--the army, trump, afghanistan) but in the end, paulie didn't sell tony out and continued working for him. but all the other scenes were the epitome of anti-climactic. tony's visit with his uncle junior was uneventful. but of course the scene everyone was talking about this morning...the final sequence with the family meeting at a restaurant for dinner. and between meadow having trouble parallel parking her car and people walking into the diner while tony's family is eating onion rings at the table, i was sure something would happen. all that tension! all the suspense! and in the end, NOTHING. cut to black. nothing for about 10 seconds. end credits. the end.

critics and audiences finally agreed on something...the finale left A LOT to be desired.

my week is now complete

this photo needs no explanation. it speaks for itself.
i love the judge who made her serve the rest of her sentence in jail.

disappointing news of the day

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hotel heiress Paris Hilton was let out of prison early on Thursday morning and will spend the rest of her sentence for violating probation confined to her home, the Los Angeles sheriff said.
She was fitted with an electronic monitoring device on her ankle and sent home, where she will be confined for 40 days, said Steve Whitmore of the L.A. County Sheriff's office.
He said the decision was made for medical reasons.

SERIOUSLY? MEDICAL REASONS? like what? genital herpes? anorexia? ugh.

so much for 23 paris-free days.

rage against the machine tour?

a mysterious new rage against the machine website has popped up, which has led to specualtion of a new album, or possibly a tour. guess we'll find out when the countdown reaches 0.

via popcandy