November 22, 2008

day 5

no backwards doubt
gwen stefani launching pad no doubt plans to hit the road for a tour in 2009.  the band, who hasn't released any new material since 2004 hopes that playing for their fans around the country, and possibly the world, will help inspire their writing.  writing = songs = new album. this means we may see a little less of solo gwen.  

mtv kicks tequila to the curb
tila tequila gross out fest a shot of love is no more. but, the franchise isn't dead; the former music net has hired "ikki twins" rikki and vikki to take the thrown.  the sisters will headline a double shot of love, which follows the same premise as the original version: 12 girls and 12 guys will vie for the attention and devotion of the two girls, hoping to be crowned reality show love television. is this really necessary? at least tila tequila had some sort of celebrity, but these girls are barely heard of.  why bother, mtv? why bother?

the weekend is full of twilight
twilight, the movie, looks to surpass the $70 million mark on its opening weekend.  the vampire themed movie, one of four in the sure to be film franchise, is the first teen related movie in years to have such a big opening.  it seems to me the interest in the mormon-penned books surged when news of the movie adaptation came out, which means this summer.  only a handful of people had been reading the books before 2008, even though they were introduced in 2005. look for the next three movies to be out in the next three years to capitalize on the recent fan surge.

bourne again
fans of the bourne identity franchise rejoice.  robert ludlum's spy series is officially property of universal.  this means the studio, not the author's estate, now owns the character and all related things, meaning more movies, books, and the like in the works.  originally a trilogy, universal will most likely push for more and more bourne screen time.  matt damon sure will not be out of work for long.  

all the news from saturdays comes out on sunday and trickles out all week. no big messes yet...

check back tomorrow. 

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