day 4.75

better than the oscars

i'm living for this today.

meet carrie bradshaw, circa 1980something

annasophia robb is one lucky lady today. the soul surfer star landed one of the most coveted roles this pilot season - carrie bradshaw in the cw's sex and the city prequel series, the carrie diaries. the charlie and the chocolate factory beauty reportedly beat out emma roberts for the plum part. robb will play high school carrie, as she explores love, sex, friends and manhattan all for the first time. if this goes to series (which, who are we kidding, it will), robb will no doubt become a megastar (think gossip girl's blake lively). the series isn't expected to feature miranda, samantha or charlotte - at least not right away - so robb will get the satc spotlight for a few seasons. i'd say this is spot on casting ... and i can't wait to see her all '80s-ed out in jordache and the like. 

day 3.342

divas on divas on divas

this is insane.

day 3.165

run on
the end of an era.

day 3.07

what i love (this week)

i've been thinking of ways to expand my blog lately - if you've haven't noticed, it seems like my posts are getting a little shorter (it's a time thing). it's also hard to find something i'm passionate enough about to write about every day. so i'm adding this weekly segment, what i'm calling "what i love (this week)." every sunday, i'll post the song, the tv show, the movie and the fashion fad i'm loving for the week - and probably some things i'm over, too. here's what i'm loving (this week), let me know what you think.

the song

i know it's wrong, but i can't help it. selena gomez (and the un-seen scene) keep releasing catchy singles, which the radio stations keep playing. it's mindless. it's spring-y. who says i can't like "who says?"

the movie

the reason i have such a huge dvd collection - number in the hundreds? - is so i never get bored. i tend to fall in love with movies when i see them; and then i feel the urge to buy them. divine sisters of the yaya sisterhood was an impulse purchase sometime in my early teens and i just rediscovered it. probably where my crush on sandra bullock started.

tv show

so there was a marathon of season 25: oprah behind the scenes on this weekend. so i watched all 10 hours. and i'm not ashamed. as someone who can't wait to brake into the tv industry, this show is like crack for me. an addiction i never want to treat - sadly, i'll have to when the end of the oprah winfrey show brings the end of season 25: oprah behind the scenes with it.

the look

she's still mixing both good girl and bad girl. i think i like good girl (vogue) better.

day 3.44

what could it be?

day 3.7

and the next oprah is...

well, that's still to be determined. but some new names are being tossed into the ring to replace the daytime diva come fall 2011. the first is cnn host anderson cooper, who announced today that his new daytime show with fox will be called anderson (hmm...similar to oprah, right?). while cooper was originally rumored to replace regis on live! with regis and kelly, it looks like he'll be flying solo. cooper's show is set to premiere next fall, and will reportedly replace oprah in some markets. the show sounds very similar to oprah's, with a mixture of hard-hitting news features and celebrity guests. here's a sneak peak of the personality anderson might show on his show from sunday night's watch what happens live! on bravo.

the next rumored oprah replacement is chicago-based couple giuliana and bill rancic. the e! host and apprentice winner currently star in style network's bill & giuliana and recently penned a book together, i do, now what? while i can't exactly see why g would want to walk away from e!, it makes sense to have a more stable life in chi town, where she and bill can focus on the family they've wanted for a while now. plus, harpo's enormous studio space will be completely open now that oprah is moving her operations to california. here's a clip of bill and giulianna in action from their style show.

and, speaking of oprah, check out the latest promo from her oprah winfrey network, which launches in just a couple of weeks.

day 2.282

oh my oprah

what does this premiere have in store? it looks like obama might be stopping by. and some favorite things-like gifts will be given. and like oprah's hair still needs some work. the premiere of oprah's farewell season airs monday. if you'd like to leave your mark on the oprah show that was, you can head to oprah.com and "oprah-fy" yourself. yes, oprah-fy yourself. basically, it works like face-in-hole. and i chose to embarrass myself with it. here's your daily laugh time.

day 2.2

the big o

it looks like the golden era of daytime tv may finally be coming to a close. nbc is reporting that oprah winfrey has decided to end her long-running daytime talker at the end of next season. oprah is set to make the announcement this friday as part of her "oprah friday's live in chicago" episode. the final new episode of the oprah winfrey show will air september 9, 2011. this news comes after much speculation of what oprah would do once her network partnership with discovery networks, the oprah winfrey network (own), launches early 2011. the network is taking over the channel slot currently home to discovery health and will feature programing that lady o is passionate about, with show regulars lisa ling and peter walsh getting their own shows. there is also talk that re-runs of oprah's talk show, which will have been on the air for 25 seasons when it ends its run, will be a regular part of the schedule. while not many details are known about oprah's decision to end her run, we can speculate. oprah's ratings have steadily declined as newcomers like ellen degeneres, tyra banks and even protege rachael ray have landed their own spots in daytime. in addition, the oprah show is one of the most expensive programs for networks to purchase. news recently broke that many channels were choosing to not renew their contract with the show for next year when it's price went up. i'm guessing that some of them will now reconsider. oprah has also diversified her harpo brand, having been responsible for the dr. phil and dr. oz shows in addition to rachael ray's. design expert nate berkus is also in pre-production for his own daytime talker.

a rumor currently circulating is that, while oprah is ending the show as we know it, she will still be a fixture on our tv's. oprah may be relaunching the show on own, taking it out of syndication. the show would also move to either los angeles or new york, where own will have headquarters. either way, she'll have enough money to last her - and then some - for forever.

day 168

mtv movie awards: and the nominees are...

mtv released the list of nominees for this month's movie awards today. and, to be honest, not one of the films is a shocker.  twilight and oscar darling slumdog millionaire lead the pack with 7 and 6 nominations each.  other movies being contended for the top award include iron man, the dark knight, and high school musical 3: senior year.  the part of the award show i'm most excited about, however, is one of 2 new golden popcorn trophies this year.  the first is best song from a movie (i guess to relay the fact that mtv is, in fact, music television) and the second best wtf moment.  the nominees for the wtf moment trophy include amy poehler peeing in the sink in baby mama, angelina jolie curving a bullet in wanted, the jumping in the poop sequence from slumdog millionaire (my choice to win - probs the biggest lol moment of any movie in the past year), ben stiller tasting a decapitated head in tropic thunder, and forgetting sarah marshall's naked break-up.  to check out the full list of nominees and vote for your favorites, head over to mtv.com.  the awards air may 31st live from hollywood hosted by andy samberg. voting ends the 27th, though, so head over there asap. 

jenny mccarthy gets the big "o"

haha naughty title, but it's not what you think.  the big "o" means oprah.  jenny mccarthy is the third star-in-the-making (behind dr. phil and rachael ray) to be handed a multi-platform deal with lady o's harpo production company.  until starting dr. phil's empire, harpo only dealth with oprah - for nearly 20 years.  jenny has already started her oprah life with a lifestyle blog on oprah.com.  she's also been appearing as a guest on oprah's new "friday live" show to ease her into the oprah audience.  oprah has long been a fan of jenny's best selling books about raising a child with autism and her latest book, mother warriors, is apparently what gave oprah the idea to make jenny into a daytime megastar.  over the next year, a daytime talk show will be developed for jenny that will most likely be a mix of celebrity guests, lifestyle tips, and activism segments - similar in style and pace to the rachael ray show minus the cooking.  not much else is being released about the deal, but expect a lot of jenny-oprah love over the next year. and expect jenny's longtime manfriend jim carrey to be her first guest.

a gyllenhaal gets married!

but it wasn't jake. instead, it was his sister maggie.  maggie, who took over the female lead in the new batman series from katie holmes, wed fellow actor - and baby daddy to the couple's 2 and a half year old daugher - peter sarsgaard in a private ceremony in a small italian town over the weekend.  the wedding only included a few guests, but brother jake and his lady love reese witherspoon were in attendance.  the couple has been together for quite some time now and has been engaged since early 2006, around the time maggie got pregnant with the couple's daughter.  hopefully reese caught the bouquet - wouldn't it be great to see the two of them tie the knot? well at least vicariously through one of the many celeb rags? 

day 159

rumor has it...

yes, more hills drama / news / gossip / nessip?  it looks like 2 "unexpected" guests will be making an appearance at the heidi and spencer wedding today in lalaland.  the first guest is lauren conrad.  yes, even though lc is done "filming" for her final season of the series, and reportedly declined her invite to the nuptials, she was swayed by the show's producers to do what was best for the series.  plus, this will provide the perfect closure to any and all story lines (mostly).  as for guest numero dos?  that'll be kristin cavallari.  yes, the heidi to lauren on laguna beach.  the former reality star is said to be brody's date.  want some more k cav news?  it looks like kristin may be staying around for a while.  remember how i said the wedding will most likely be the season finale? well, i'm pretty certain now.  rumors are circulating that kristin will be back next year as the show's star.  as in reinventing the series, not letting it die a slow, painful death.  this way, they could keep around the current cast but in a lesser capacity.  remember that audrina herself, too, will be flying the nest for her own show (which has yet to find a network).  the hills would not follow kristin's life in la (and maybe even restart her life).  thoughts? sounds like an odd decision that could pay off big or blow up in mtv's face.  can't wait to see this mess play out.  

oprah don't wear no weave, y'all

just take a look at the video above if you've been wondering. you know you have.  i know i have. we all have. now we know.  

that's it...for now. 

day 124

audrina patridge's acting debut

here it is.  the hills and soon to be solo reality star audrina patridge hits the big screen in october with a remake of 1983's the house on sorority row, simply titled sorority row.  the cast is rounded out by hollywood offspring rumer willis, real world alum jamie chung, and even stevens' vet margo harshman.  it looks like the overall plot of the film has been overhauled since the original so it'll be fresh to viewers.  that's probably about the only plus.  the acting looks pretty ridiculous, especially audrina's.  plus, she dies in the preview! how big can her part be? i guess she just sets up the whole plot?  and why are they releasing the preview so early?  that probably means the movie is a big bomb but they want to create a lot of buzz around it. 

ellen lands oprah

for only the third time, oprah will be sharing the cover of her o magazine.  lady o first shared the cover with gal pal gayle, followed by michelle obama in this month's issue.  next up?  ellen degeneres.  ellen has joked over the past few years that she should get to share some magazine rack space with the diva of daytime and, now, she will.  after ellen called oprah and was put on hold for 11 minutes, oprah decided a cover of her eponymous mag was the least she could do.  check out the video from ellen's friday show above.  i would venture to guess ted no longer has  a job at harpo studios.

lohan gone loopy

i'm a little youtube mad today. check out lindsay lohan's new ad campaign for italian design house fornarina above.  supposedly, the ad is supposed to tell a modernized "alice in wonderland" story, but i just don't see it.  what's with all the words? makes no sense.  but at least she's making some money right?  lohan is also on the cover of nylon's latest issue.  just a whole lot of shameless self promotion, right?  even if lohan has said in her past that she doesn't like press when she's not promoting some of her "art."  lohan spreads what sounds like a line of bull in the issue, saying she's in discussions with sean penn for a new project.  check out the article here.  

day 70

sag much?

the screen actors guild awards were held last night.  these awards are pretty cool because the winners are chosen by their peers, members of the screen actors guild.  former presidents of the organization include former us prez (and former actor) ronald reagan, charlton heston (the ten commandments), and melissa gilbert (little house on the prairie).  so, as you can see, it's run by some of the top actors in the field and is currently helmed by alan rosenberg, who was a series regular on the 90s sitcom cybil and has worked on shows like er and chicago hope.  what i like about these awards are some of the categories.  rather than say "best picture," the sag's have the category "outstanding performance by a cast in a motion picture." that awards went to sure-to-be oscar winner slumdog millionaire - which really should have been nominated for some acting awards.  what was thought to be a "sore subject" film, milk, also took a top honor, with sean penn receiving the statuette for outstanding male performance.  a lot of controversy has been surrounding the film and many critics were afraid that it would get the brokeback mountain treatment, in which it would be recognized but not awarded because of its "taboo" material.  that's obviously not the case.  meryl streep (big surprise) took home the prize for outstanding female performance and appeared extremely grateful and surprised, which is always nice to see from an actor regarded as "the best" and a lock to win.  it seems like anne hathaway's rachel getting married performance is getting less and less praise as the awards season moves on, but she still has a chance at the oscar.  in honor of her nomination, the film was released in wide release on friday - meaning it can be seen at almost every theater in the nation instead of just art house cinemas.  click here to check out the full list of nominations and winners.  

senator oprah

in his recent interview with the alphabet net's diane sawyer, illinois governor rod blagojevich (who skipped out on his impeachment hearing to make the media rounds) admitted that he strongly considered offering the diva of daytime, chicago-based oprah winfrey, barack obama's senate seat, which he is accused of trying to sell to the highest bidder.  they don't call chicago the windy city just because of the weather.  blagojevich then said - right after - that lady o probably wouldn't have taken the offer anyway.  hmm leave a multi million dollar empire to be a junior senator? i don't know, it seems like a hard decision to make.  oprah released a statement saying that the governor's comment amused her, but didn't say whether she would have taken the position or not, if offered.  oprah has repeatedly said in the past that she will not throw her hat in the political ring, though she did put her toe in the pool of politics this past election season by backing a political candidate publicly for the first time, our current president obama.  i feel like had oprah taken the seat, she would have screamed things like "you get a bill passed, and you get a bill passed, and you get a bill passed!" a la the "you get a car" debacle of a few years ago.  

abc shelves betty

abc's comedy golden child, ugly betty, will be taken off the air for midseason-season hiatus to make room for a block of 2 half hour comedies starting in late march.  rather than a betty lead in to abc's highest rated show, grey's anatomy, viewers will be able to see the return of samantha who? (which was put on hold for the bachelor, whose ratings have been huge this season) and the new show in the motherhood, based on the web-series starring chelsea handler, leah remini, and jenny mccarthy.  while original plans for the show included keeping handler on board, the comedian has since left the project to focus on her late night show, chelsea lately, and stand-up career.  she's been replaced by best week ever mainstay jessica st. clair, who joins megan mullaly and cheryl hines.  the alphabet net apparently wants to go to a "cable schedule" (basic tv's competition in the digital age), with fewer reruns and more focus on "pet project" series.  wednesdays will also get a comedic makeover on abc, with scrubs and the new portia de rossi sitcom better off ted taking pushing daisie's former time slot, along with former thursday newcomer life on mars, which was replaced on greysday by spin off  private practice.  ugly betty will probably be off the air for six weeks, returning with only a handful of new episodes to finish off the season.  

day 19

would you want michael jackson to be your uncle?

no, i would not. but, that may be the case for the newest little kid to hit the jackson block.  janet jackson is reportedly pregnant, explaining the multiple shows, and eventual tour, the singer canceled.  the father would, of course, be jermaine "munchkin" dupri, janet's longtime lover.  as janet is now 42, it's kind of now or never for the baby department.  will the two tie the knot before a little jackson-dupri hits the scene? or will this be just another celeb couple with a kid out of wedlock? we'll just have to wait and see.  in the meantime, click here to watch an extra interview from one of janet's tyra show appearances.  

big o and big b to meet?

oprah says she wants to have a one-on-one interview with recovering comeback kid britney spears.  lady o rarely does pretaped one-on-ones outside her chicago studio, reserving that "honor" to celebs who have made less than great impressions of themselves in previous "live segments," like tom cruise.  hopefully this all works out and the recently named "most powerful woman in entertainment" is able to get the popstar to reveal some things she didn't in her for the record documentary, like why she was on that 5150 psychiatric hold.  are you ready to see these two to meet? or would you rather just see a performance/interview live?

stephanie tanner's empty house

jodie sweetin, best known for her role as middle child stephanie tanner on the 90s sitcom full house, is facing all sorts of troubles.  the recovering meth addict may lose custody of her recently birthed baby as her recently estranged husband is looking for sole custody.  jodie "how rude" sweetin filed for divorce from her husband, who she credited with getting her off the hard drugs, and moved in back with her father.  the couple were facing a foreclosure on their house, as both were out of work.  sweetin's soon to be ex claims her was a stay at home dad and, therefore, should have custody of the child who spent most of his time with.  the hearing on this matter is scheduled for february 9th.  it seems like sweetin is just constantly racking up more and more stories for her in progress tell all book, confessions of a how rude meth addict divorced mom.  okay that's a fake title. 

dita's gonnna be pissed 

looks like marilyn manson like to constantly "upgrade" his girlfriend model.  manson's latest pick is "isani." the "model" - who posed for manson's recent art show - is relatively unknown and just appears to be a rose mcgowan-dita von teese-evan rachel wood hybrid.  so, manson went from a 2 name, to a 3 name, to a 2 name, to a 1 name girlfriend...maybe its the weird name combos? after their recent breakup, evan rachel wood died her hair back to a more natural redish color and reconnected with her estranged family.  deeta von teese became more famous post her break up with manson, and evan rachel wood went on to land a role in charmed.  maybe dating manson is the key to success in the hollyhood? 

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...