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Dec 21 2009 01:00 PM ET

Did I only love the 'SNL' digital short about Jammies because I was not sober?

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I’ve watched it a few more times since that blizzardous (not a word) Saturday night, and the answer is a resounding No. Maybe I’m not as obsessed with this ridiculous digital short featuring James Franco in a onesie as I was when I first viewed it in an intoxicated Saturday Night state…but I’m definitely still feelin’ it. You know why? Because I LOVE JAMMIES. No matter what you think about the Yo Gabba Gabba spoof’s morbid twist that (SPOILER ALERT) ends in mass murder, you cannot deny the power of the clip’s underlying theme, which was to endorse how freakin’ cozy pajamas are. I’m wearing some right now and don’t plan on changing it up until at least Dec. 26. Do you guys agree that this was kind of genius, or is it the dumbest s— you’ve ever seen?

This also got me thinking…which TV shows targeted at kids are most improved by chemical enhancement? I’d name Yo Gabba Gabba (clearly the model for The Tizzle Wizzle Show), even though the brief interludes when slack-jawed toddlers roll by in tiny vehicles can be TERRIFYING. Pee-Wee’s Playhouse certainly comes to life under the influence; I love it in theory, but have trouble handling the energy unless I lower mine a little to prepare. Not sure Pee Wee really counts as a “kids’ show,” though. What about you, P-Dubbies?

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Dec 21 2009 12:47 PM ET

Will Ferrell makes like Chazz Reinhold and crashes wedding photo

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In case you didn’t know, Will Ferrell is kind of a big deal. That must be why he’s gracing my television screen nearly every day this holiday season (thanks to numerous Elf showings) and my New York Times. If you checked out yesterday’s Times, you might have been just a bit confused to see a wedding announcement paired with a photo of a smiling couple — and someone who appeared to be photobombing the pic. No, it wasn’t crasher squirrel. It was Will Ferrell himself, who decided to appear in the portrait of the couple, who are both production assistants. (The groom is currently working on the set of Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg’s upcoming film, The Other Guys.)

Of course, this announcement was welcome change to the usually buttoned-up  Times wedding section. But it’s also the second funniest wedding story involving a celebrity that I have heard. (The first would be Paul Scheer’s — the comedian apparently decided to make a Jack Nicholson impersonator his best man at his wedding, without telling anyone in his family.) It’s a silly question, but tell me PopWatchers: What celebrity would you allow to photobomb your wedding photo?

Dec 21 2009 12:30 PM ET

Standard Time by Mark Formanek: So rad

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If you haven’t already, you have to check out the video of Mark Formanek’s art installation Standard Time. It basically amounts to a “digital” clock that was erected in the Netherland’s Rotterdam Central Station for a 24-hour period last month. The only thing is that the clock isn’t actually digital — it was staffed by 36 workers who made adjustments to the huge wooden numbers every minute. Ah, I’ll stop trying to explain, since I’m not doing it justice and you can just see the coolness here:

Isn’t that genius? Another fun thing is that since this was recorded, it’ll be shown around Rotterdam — on 24-hour loop, I’m guessing — and be synced with the precise time so that people can actually use it as a clock. Cool and continually functional! WIN!

So, clearly I love this. Do you?

More from EW.com’s PopWatch:
Your favorite Brittany Murphy memory?
Diablo Cody’s top 5 YouTube videos of 2009
Clip du jour: Amazing backwards lipdub

Dec 21 2009 11:24 AM ET

Your favorite Brittany Murphy memory?

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By now you’ve heard that actress Brittany Murphy died at 32 over the weekend. Even though I ended up seeing a bunch of Brittany Murphy’s post-Clueless films (8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet), I will always think of the actress as Tai, the awkward skater girl with bad Kool-Aid hair. She was the real clueless one in the movie, and Murphy portrayed her as so lovably, at times pitifully pathetic that my high school basketball teammates and I ended up referencing the character in practice and games: When someone committed a needless foul, missed a pass, or acted generally unaware, the rest of the players on the floor would scream “Tai? Tai????“ at that person, like Elton did when Cher suggested he and Tai should date. (Why would he go with Tai? She lived above Olympic. Don’t you know who his father is?!!!)

So it ends up that most of the things I remember Brittany Murphy saying on-screen come from Clueless. Some gems: “You guyyyys! I’ve never had straight friends before,” “Rollin’ with the homies…[complete with dance],” “I really hate when his you-know-what is crooked [complete with breadstick],” and “These buns? They don’t feel nothin’ like steel.” And, of course, the ultimate high-school-era put-down: “Why should I listen to you anyway? You’re a virgin who can’t drive.” Whoa, that was way harsh, Tai.

I was also kind of obsessed with Murphy’s character Daisy’s commitment to rotisserie chicken in Girl, Interrupted, even though I know there were serious issues at hand and I wasn’t really supposed to enjoy that. Read through today’s gallery of 11 Brittany Murphy roles for a refresher course on her career highlights, then share your favorite memory of the versatile actress in the comments.

R.I.P. Brittany, in the Boogie Wonderland of heaven. We’ll remember you. “I hope not sporadically.”

More on Brittany Murphy’s life and career from EW:
Brittany Murphy: 11 roles we’ll remember her by
Brittany Murphy remembered by friends and colleagues

Dec 21 2009 10:41 AM ET

Diablo Cody's top 5 YouTube videos of 2009

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If you read EW, you know that Hollywood scribe Diablo Cody is a veritable spring of opinions and thoughts about Tinseltown and all the goings-on around it. And alas! She’s serving up even more, this time delivering her five favorite YouTube videos of 2009. The choices, as you might guess, are all Diablo-ish, in the sense that Cody loves embracing campy and nostalgic things. As such, no surprise that this list includes a rather horrifying (and totally NSFW) faux alternate intro for DuckTales and the hilarious Rock-afire Explosion version of Usher’s “Love in this Club.”

Here, we’ve included her delightful selection of the Chicago Kids TV Christmas’ “Suzy Snowflake” video, for your Yuletide viewing pleasure:

So, do you like Diablo’s selections? What are your top five videos of 2009?

More from Diablo Cody on EW.com:
Diablo Cody: In Praise of Judy Blume
Diablo Cody: My ‘Idol’ Addiction
Diablo Cody: My ’90210′ Moment!

Dec 21 2009 10:05 AM ET

Clip du jour: Amazing backwards lipdub

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This lipdub of “You Make My Dreams Come True” is unreal. Sorry, “I Gotta Feeling” college students, enjoy your now-silver medal.

Also, what classroom has posters of Dwight and Colbert? Best teacher ever!

There were a few moments where I thought no way is this really in reverse, but it definitely is. Were you doing something this silly and cool in high school, PopWatchers? I sure wasn’t.

Dec 21 2009 10:00 AM ET

Who's ready for some Christmas pranks?

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We’ve all had that moment when you get the horrible holiday gift and have to grin through a very fake smile with you “thank you!” My last instance was a relative giving me some sort of footed penguin-print pajamas when I was about 18. Not quite the cool teenage look I was going for.

It was a moment like that that inspired Minnesota-based graphic designer Arik Nordby to create fake gift boxes. His company Prank Pack has offered trick boxes for the last three years. It’s simple – you buy a flatpack that folds into a box touting a ridiculous product, and then you put your real gift inside. Or cheapskates can skip the “real gift inside” part. Moving on from such earlier fake products like a USB toaster, the six offerings for Christmas 2009 are a motorized rolling pin, Coffee Talkies mugs/2-way radios, the Dream Griddle Alarm Clock, the Beer Beard beverage dispenser, the Birdie Belt golfer GPS, and the Noggin’ Net fishing net/hat. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 21 2009 09:00 AM ET

Guilty Pleasures Celeb-Reality Finals: 'Newlyweds' vs. 'Surreal Life'

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We’re getting closer to the Final Four, PopWatchers! Our Guilty Pleasures Reality TV Showdown is firmly into the Finals for each of our categories. Now into the Celeb-Reality category, we have Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica facing The Surreal Life. Come back tomorrow to vote for Celebrity Mole vs. Wipeout. And check out the full, updated bracket here.

Let’s remind you of just a few highlights from each show:

Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica
The chicken/tuna debate, camping, the furniture move, the Cabo race-track, doggie Daisy gets a trainer, buffalo wings, Jessica trying to do laundry, house decorating (and cleaning) squabbles…

The Surreal Life
Janice and Omarosa’s knife incident, Verne Troyer’s drunk night, anything involving Ron Jeremy, Flavor Flav and Brigitte in the hot tub, Charo’s meltdown(s), Tammy Faye faces the nudist colony, and just the surreal fact that Corey Feldman, MC Hammer and Webster had to live in a house together…

Let us know YOUR favorite moment from each show in the comments below. But first, the shows need your votes:

Also on EW.com
Guilty Pleasures Reality TV showdown begins
Updated Bracket

Other polls still open:
Finals, Relationships: Flavor of Love vs. Rock of Love

Dec 21 2009 12:05 AM ET

Alexander Skarsgard behind the scenes at EW's Entertainers of the Year shoot!

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The cast of HBO’s True Blood came in at No. 2 on EW’s list of 2009′s Entertainers of the Year. At his photo shoot for our Best & Worst Issue, on-stands now, we caught up with Alexander Skarsgard to chat about the show’s success in season 2 and the most popular question he gets from fans: “When are you gonna hook up with Sookie?” (The short answer: He’s not sure if it’ll happen in season 3 this summer, but he’s confident that it will happen: “I’ll do my best to mess things up between Sookie and Bill,” he promises. “We’ll see how well I do…”)

Now I love Skarsgard's performance on the show, from the devilish grin that's just below the surface, to the grief that poured from his eyes when Eric mourned his maker. I appreciate his talent. But we do need to discuss the torso. Watching this video — which for me has the same effect as laughing gas, I imagine — started an internal debate: Do I enjoy him more in long-sleeve dress shirts that provide ample heavage or in T-shirts that bare his biceps? After much consideration, I've decided the former. I find it easier to focus on what he's saying when his biceps are covered, even though technically, I find his neck to be the sexier body part and it looks best in an open collar (:05 to :10, for instance). Clearly I'm doing a poll after the jump. READ FULL STORY »

Dec 20 2009 10:28 PM ET

'Survivor Samoa': And the winner is...

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After 39 days, 15 vote-offs, 4 hidden immunity idols found, 2 medical evacuations, 1 escaped chicken, and countless acts of bravado and buffoonery, Survivor: Samoa finally has crowned its million dollar winner. Is it raucous Russell, who burned socks, emptied canteens, and collected idols; Natalie, whose smartest move was to never question Russell; Jaison, who took a stand against Ben early in the game and then promptly sat down and let Russell do the rest; Mick, who was elected tribe leader and then led exactly no one; or Brett, who went on an immunity winning spree right when he needed to? Well, find out the who, how, and why right after the jump by clicking the “read full post” link. And the winner of Survivor Samoa is… READ FULL STORY »

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