Archive: August 2009 (161-170 of 386)

Aug 18 2009 01:04 PM ET

'Family Guy' goes viral with its Emmy campaign

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Master of subtlety Seth MacFarlane really wants an Emmy, so the Family Guy folks have started a campaign which….apparently highlights the most irritating, least funny aspects of their own show:

Play to your strengths, Family Guy! Have a satirical musical number, or a zany cut-away, or a low-brow/high-brow one-two punch! (“That was…’I Farted.’ By Chopin.”) Or at least something fresh — the Emmy clip just overdubs new audio on top of the show’s “Where’s my money, man?” bit.

Are you pulling for Stewie et all to win an Emmy this year, PopWatchers, and do you think MacFarlane’s aggressive campaining is helping or hurting his cause?

Aug 18 2009 12:00 PM ET

This or That: Whitney's 'How Will I Know' or 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'?

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104351__whitney_lToday is an exciting day for PopWatch: I’m launching a fun, new recurring feature here on the blog: This or That. The idea behind This or That is so ridiculously simple it’s criminal. Basically, it’s all about pop culture debates. Long-running or newly born. Silly or smart. Inconsequential or not. A PopWatch blogger will present your two options, and then you simply pick: This or That. (You may have played a fun drinking game called this, too. It’s very similar, except you don’t have to chug your beer if you don’t pick the right option. Unless you want to.)

So, today, we start with a raging (ha!) Whitney Houston debate. Why? Because it’s only 14 days until her new album, I Look To You, hits stores, and I couldn’t be more excited. (The title single is already available for download.) Plus, I was just hashing this debate out with my roommate recently (hi, Tiff!) and couldn’t stop thinking about the stark division between us on this topic — both of us rather unwilling to see the other’s point of view. So here it is. When it comes to Whitney Houston’s vault of great ’80s jams, two in particular instantly come to mind: “How Will I Know” and “I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” So which is your fave? This or That, if you will. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 18 2009 11:45 AM ET

Tyra Banks' self-esteem campaign: Awesome or annoying?

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tyra-banks-nude_lTyra Banks continued her relentless campaigning on behalf of freakishly beautiful people everywhere, this time “stripping down” — to a bodysuit, anyway — in New York’s Union Square to promote the new season of her talk show. This particular act, to me, is neither egregious nor provocative — that attire in any other color would just be run-of-the-mill yoga wear. But she is also declaring the date of the show’s premiere, Sept. 8, National Real Hair Day, on which she’ll go weave-less. READ FULL STORY »

Aug 18 2009 11:16 AM ET

Kristen Stewart & Taylor Lautner: From 'New Moon' to 'American Idol'?

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Apparently taking the pop culture world by storm in the Twilight saga is just not enough for New Moon stars Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner. Now the dynamic duo would like to infiltrate television’s biggest phenomenon as well. On the latest episode of Must List Live!, Stewart and Lautner reveal that they’d like to put their pipes to the test under the unforgiving glare of Simon Cowell on American Idol. (And don’t think they won’t fight back against criticism either. Just check out the boxing moves Stewart pulls on Lautner in the video below!) Should they ever make it to stage, what song would they croon? You’ll have to watch the clip below to find out. And then let us know: Would you vote to keep the Twilight twosome around on Idol?

Aug 18 2009 11:15 AM ET

Patricia Heaton makes Regis Philbin work harder than he has in years!

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Some people look at Patricia Heaton’s appearance on the 10th anniversary edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire and think she embarrassed herself by taking nearly five minutes to answer the following math question:

If a euro is worth $1.50, five euros is worth what?

A. Thirty quarters

B. Fifty dimes

C. Seventy nickels

D. Ninety pennies

I say congrats to Heaton for making host Regis Philbin work for a good 45 seconds as he finally talks her through the math. Seriously, the man looks exhausted. Worth every penny.

Aug 18 2009 11:03 AM ET

Sick of lame Tweets? Call 'Tweetlejuice'!

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College Humor takes on the very pertinent topic of boring, useless Tweets by offering a solution. Tweet #Tweetlejuice three times @thepersonyouhate…and, “Bam! They’re out of commission”:

Pausing on the best part — right at the beginning when they show the guy’s Twitter updates on his phone screen — has convinced me that they stole my actual, real-life Facebook feed full of people from high school that I would never have thought of again if it weren’t for social media, and, well, people from junior high I would never have thought of again if it weren’t for social media. (“My favorite color used to be beige, but now it’s grey.” “Feeling so-so. Mom thinks I might have mild allergies.” “Can’t wait to get drinks with my girls later. Whooooo!”) I must admit I’m the first person to complain about the innocuous-to-oversharing-to-delusional spectrum most status updates seem to run — but I also think it’s hilarious that the only thing cooler than a cleverly obtuse Tweet is to moan about how uncool all other Tweeters are. As if we are forced by law to sign up for and then pore over every word of Twitter and Facebook.

What do you think, PopWatchers? Is it cool or uncool to gripe about the uncool on your Twitter feed?

Aug 18 2009 10:41 AM ET

Jerry Seinfeld cracks joke that's so...Seinfeld

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I wouldn’t have pegged Jerry Seinfeld as a car guy. But as this clip of Jay Leno pre-interviewing the scheduled first guest on his fall NBC show reveals, I was wrong. Leno refers to him as “one of the foremost Porsche collectors in the world.” His garage includes Steve McQueen’s 917 from the movie Le Mans, and a 908 that won the Targa Florio in 1970. If the car talk scares you, just fast-forward to 1:00, when they start chatting about the insanity of people lining the streets for that open road race.

Leno: They finally did away with those kind of races because, I don’t know, too many people were killed and injured.

Seinfeld: I know, but…what’s the downside?

Aug 18 2009 10:05 AM ET

'New Moon' trailer: Does the heat start building?

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In the new “Meet Jacob Black” trailer for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, Taylor Lautner talks us through the plot of the second film. Edward is kinda douchey (I’m paraphrasing), he leaves Bella for her own good, Jacob is the friend that picks up the pieces, and “as time goes on, the heat starts building.” I’m not feeling the temperature between them rise — yet. Are you? But I am excited to see Jacob parkour his way up to and through Bella’s bedroom window. (Will that always make me think of Dawson’s Creek?).

We also get a quick glimpse of Dakota Fanning as Jane. Perhaps we’ll be treated to a “Meet the Volturi” trailer as soon as Summit thinks of a movie pun for its title…

For more New Moon coverage, head to our Twilight HQ.

Aug 17 2009 06:03 PM ET

Felicia Day asks 'Do You Wanna Date My Avatar'

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If you’re eagerly awaiting the August 25 Season 3 premiere of Felicia Day’s web series The Guild* — which is, as she likes to call it, “The Office for the gamer set” — enjoy this quick fix: “Do You Wanna Date My Avatar.” Day wrote the lyrics; Jed Whedon, who collaborated with brother Joss on Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog, wrote the music and directed the video.

* Entertaining even if you don’t know what MMO stands for (Massively Multiplayer Online game).

More Felicia Day:
Felicia Day interviewed at Comic-Con
Felicia Day talks The Guild, that Dollhouse tweet, and the EW Pop Culture Personality Test

Aug 17 2009 05:41 PM ET

'Mad Men' spoilers! (If only...)

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Most of today’s Mad Men discussion is focused on last night’s season premiere — which brought in a series-high 2.8 million viewers. Welcome, new fans! Why don’t you let Rich “Harry Crane” Sommer give you some spoilers?

(Beeteedubs, Sommer is an active and entertaining tweeter.)

I know it’s all part of the Mad Men mystique that the show’s storylines are so top-secret, but sometimes… PopWatchers, sometimes I actually do want MM spoilers. Don’t you?

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