day 319

how i met your mother, rachel bilson.

the casting gods have spoken and how i met your mother may finally have a mother to speak of in the form of rachel bilson. the former oc babe has been tapped for an unknown part in the series extra-special 100th episode, airing in january of next year. while it hasn't been confirmed as to whether or not rachel is actually the mother, all signs point to yes. according to executive producer craig thomas, the 100th episode will be the closest ted (the main character) has ever come to the mother after a long line of fake-outs (i'm still annoyed that sarah chalke wasn't the mom!). there still is the possibility that r bilson is another bump in the road to the mom or she could be a link to the mom. if she is the title matriarch, then i think it's casting genius! i really like rachel bilson and hate that almost everything she's done post-oc has been a one-off guest episode. plus, rachel looks like she could be the mom to the two kids ted tells the story to every episode. the only thing i worry about is, if rachel is the mother, where does the show go from here? can himym survive if we know who the mom is? i guess we'll have to wait and see.

"fame kills" tours

one of the most anticipated tours of the fall - and what was sure to be one of the highest grossing tours ever - has been canceled. the "fame kills" tour, which was to double-bill lady gaga and kanye west as headliners, was pulled from livenation's upcoming events yesterday with no explanation. as of today, the only reason given for the cancellation were creative issues with kanye. big surprise. i'm guessing that the kanye/taylor swift debacle wasn't helping the tour gain momentum and that all parties decided to cut their losses and scrap the whole idea. the good news is that lady gaga has decided to forge ahead and will be relaunching the tour as just hers. gaga's tour will coincide with the re-release of her bestselling album the fame (now known as the fame monster). the newly repackaged disc will feature a series of new songs, including her 5th single "love monster." as far as i can tell, all videos with the demo version of the song have been pulled from youtube but you can easily download the song. it's not that great, but it's allegedly not a completed version. gaga will most likely premiere the song this weekend as part of her performance as musical guest on saturday night live.

day 9

tv news

new dancing with the stars champ brooke burke has gotten a little tv greedy.  the former e! personality wants her own sitcom as a follow up to her dancing success.  while sitcoms are good working hours for moms, do we really want to see another model-turned-actress?

could robyn be the mother on how i met your mother? actress cobie smulders is pregnant with her first child.  that means both the leading ladies of the cbs comedy are pregnant, as allison hannigan recently announced her own pregnancy. no word on whether or not the pregnancies will be written in, but the looks of this prospective are negative -  allison was recently shown in a flowy dress when being interviewed about jamie lynn-sigler's guest starring role.  as well, both of the star's pregnancies will mainly be in the hiatus period of the season. 

heidi and spencer's marriage is not legal.  the hill's resident villian couple has confirmed that their mexican nuptials are not legally binding in the us, but mtv's cameras just happened to be tagging along on the mexican vacation where the elopement took place.  whether or not the couple make their new union legal is yet to be seen, but lets hope the two decide against it. 

wtf oprah?

oprah winfrey left her latest audience hanging as she replaced her usual favorite things with a "how to have a thrifty holiday season" special.  while this idea is all well and good, people want to see the ridiculous things oprah finds to give away (anyone remember those air-lifted $50 

cupcakes from a few years ago?).  while her excuse was that is the lavish special was not appropriate in the current economy, having the special would have made the current situation better.  people like stability and the expected; oprah's change just makes times seem worse.  oprah's one gift to her audience was a gift about a man and his dog; she told everyone to give a copy to their friends with dogs, writing an inscription for both the dog and owner.  if i were to give a copy, the inscription would read "here's a book for you and your bitch, bitch," given the dog is a girl, of course.

what's hollywood's new star to do?

twilight star kristin stewart was snapped smoking something from a suspicious pipe just days after her new film became number 1 at the box office.  this and other pics can be found over at tmz.  kristin recently revealed that she didn't even want to read for the role of bella in what very may well be her breakout role; rather, she was pushed by everyone around her - agents, publicists, and even family.  it looks like the push has actually paid off, however it is unsure whether or not kristin is happy with her newly found fame. smoke on, kristin, smoke on...