day 4.01

what i love (this week)


the song

this song has been stuck in my head since robyn's snl appearance last weekend.

the show

it was like the early 2000s again last night on snl! the weekend update joke off? phenomenal.

the movie

i watched this on netflix instant. so bad it was good. sarah jessica parker has seriously only ever played one character.

the look

every month, the olsen twins release a new viral video to promote their t-shirt club, stylemint. it's like seeing what they would do if they had never stopped making olsen twin movies.

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rap 101

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the emmys!

last night, jimmy fallon hosted the 63rd annual emmy awards. the emmys are my third favorite award show (oscars, golden globes, emmys), but jimmy's hosting gave the globes a run for their money. helping bring almost 200,000 more viewers to this years telecast, jimmy brought an enthusiasm to the show that's hard to come by. his years of improv training and quick wit helped keep the show's pace up and kept it on time, a rarity in the award show circuit. the show opened with a glee-themed skit and song/dance number check out the skit and performance below. it features glee stars alongside jimmy, tina fey, kate gosselin, john hamm, betty white and more.

ok, and for the winners:

• supporting actor, comedy: eric stonestreet, modern family
• supporting actress, comedy: jane lynch, glee
• outstanding actor, comedy: jim parsons, the big bang theory
• outstanding actress, comedy: edie falco, nurse jackie
• outstanding reality competition program: top chef
• supporting actor, drama: aaron paul, breaking bad
• supporting actress, drama: archie panjabi, the good wife
• outstanding actor, drama: bryan cranston, breaking bad
• outstanding actress, drama: kyra sedgwick, the closer
• outstanding drama series: mad men
• outstanding comedy series: modern family

i really couldn't be happier with the choices. from all the shows i do watch, the people i wanted to (though i highly doubted would!) won. and for the shows i don't watch, the deserving people won...from what i've read. it was a night of surprises, as stonestreet, parsons, falco and sedgwick, amongst others, were all favored to lose against more "commercial" stars. it seems as if entertainment politics were pushed away in favor of the deserving winners. for the full list of winners and to watch clips from the show, click here.

dancing with the stars: the next generation

the new cast of dwts was just announced live on abc. as per usual, it's more "they used to be stars" than "they currently are a star." anyway, here's the line-up:

• brandy, singer/actress/reality star
• jennifer grey, actress (dirty dancing)
• margaret cho, actress/comedian
• audrina patridge, reality tv star (the hills)
• florence henderson, actress (the brady bunch)
• bristol palin, sarah palin's daughter (yes, that's her only title)
• michael bolton, singer
• mike "the situation" sorentino, reality tv star (the situation)
• david hasselhoff, actor (baywatch)
• kurt warner, nfl quarterback
• kyle massey, actor (that's so raven)
• rick fox, retired nba player/actor

the new season of dancing with the stars kicks off monday, september 20th on abc.

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jimmy fallon is the new kate gosselin?

if you're not watching dancing with the stars this season, you're missing out. kate gosselin is bringing the lol's with her beyond awkward dancing and jimmy fallon took it upon himself to spoof the mom of 8 last night on his late night show. check it out above.

your new favorite movie

the trailer for what is sure to be one of this summer's biggest hits, dinner for schmucks, hit the internets today. the film stars paul rudd and steve carrell, two actors who have always had success at the box office together. check out the trailer above. schmucks is based on a british film with the same concept: to get a promotion, you have to bring the biggest dork to an office dinner party. sounds simple enough right? well, maybe not so much. comedy "it" guy zach galifinakis also costars.

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remember...

taylor swift is hosting snl this sunday. check out the promos she filmed above.

and here's taylor's latest appearance on late night with jimmy fallon, where the former snl cast member gave her some pointers.

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billy ray's rap response

okay, it's not really billy ray, but i'd guess, if he did make a response to miley's twitter rap, it would be pretty similar to this parody by jimmy fallon. check it out above and get your dose of lol for the day.

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if you missed jimmy fallon last night...

i am really sorry for you.  you missed one of the best talk show moments ever.  zack morris himself - mark paul gosselaar - made an appearance in all his '90s, bayside glory.  luckily, for you, the entire interview is available online and has been posted above.  you're welcome.  "zack" joked about how he "moved out west from indiana with his two friends and prinipal" - the first season of saved by the bell took place in indiana and was known as good morning, miss bliss and aided in jimmy's search to reunite the entire cast of the show by confirming that jessie spano (elizabeth berkley) was in on the reunion via giant cellular phone.  he also said that, sadly, he and kelly kapowski (tiffani theason)'s marriage broke up when "she moved to a different zip code (theason later appeared on 90210).  it also appears that zack and stacey carosi - leah remini - are now a couple.  good? bad? i don't know.  but i do know that only tiffani and screech - dustin diamond - are m.i.a. on the reunion.  hopefully they'll come over to the good side, too.  i would love to see that reunion.  isn't it weird that mark paul gosselaar looks exactly the same with that wig on?  weird. 

check the twitter later for more little stories from today. 

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high school will be back in session

disney is willing to milk the money machine that is high school musical for all its worth.  the house of mouse plans to bring the franchise back to the small screen in 2010 with a fourth addition to the series.  none of the original main cast is expected to be back, but the two new characters introduced in the big screen edition - tiara (the new sharpay) and jimmie (the new troy) - are expected to headline the new movie.  the plot will revolve around a love triangle between the east high wildcats and the west high knights.  so, basically, the film will be a west side story rip off, much like the original was an homage to grease.  expectations for the fourth flick are low, with only production crew returning.  director/choreographer kenny ortega isn't even slated to return as he is currently working on the footloose remake, starring zac efron in the role that launched kevin bacon's career.  i'm guessing this fourth installment will be the last of the series - people will tune in for looks, but ratings aren't bound to be high.  plus, its premiere will be so far removed from the original trilogy that interest may be gone by the time of its premiere.  maybe that's what disney wants - enough time to find a new audience?

jimmy fallon premieres big

jimmy fallon relaunched his late night career last night, taking over the seat once occupied by conan o'brien as host of late night.  fallon seemed extremely nervous, which is understandable.  there hasn't been a new host in the post-news time slot since jimmy kimmel debuted in 2003.  plus, kimmel wasn't taking over an established show; he was building a new one.  fallon brought in big numbers, too.  the newcomer bested the show's monday night ratings for the past 3 years and beat out the competition in the form of jimmy kimmel and craig ferguson.  the only person fallon didn't beat was conan on his friday farewell.  fallon's first two guests were robert deniro and justin timberlake.  you can check out jt's interview above, in which he does a couple impersonations and pretty much steals the show from fallon.  the best part is his impersonation of john mayer.  it's dead on.  tonight, fallon has his old weekend update cohort tina fey on, which should provide plenty of laughs for his viewers.  

that's it for tonight.  hopefully tomorrow we'll have some clips of britney's first concert in her home state of louisiana to show.