Archive: February 2010 (301-310 of 489)

Feb 9 2010 06:45 PM ET

What celebrity controversy would you like Jackie Collins to adapt into a novel?

Today, best-selling author Jackie Collins stopped by Good Morning America not only to plug her new book, Poor Little Bitch Girl, but also to speak with George Stephanopoulos about which celebrity scandals she could transform into a compelling read. (In fact, she says she’s already brought us novels with plotlines that resemble the Chandra Levy case, and could easily turn John Edwards’ and Mark Sanford’s respective scandals into books.)

Now, it makes perfect sense that an author like Collins — who often focuses on the salacious — would be able to adapt a controversy. So the question is, which celebrity scandal would you like to see Collins adapt into a best-seller? It’s a tough call, especially when there is so much drama to choose from: Tiger Woods, Jon & Kate, Kardashian relationships, Lindsay Lohan’s hoarder tendencies… (Kidding on that last one, of course.)

So what do you think, PopWatchers? What scandal should Collins write about? And would you read a Collins-penned book novelizing the Edwards and Sanford controversies? Or would you prefer to keep bad celebrity behavior separate from “literature”?

Feb 9 2010 06:30 PM ET

Countdown to Lost: 'What Kate Does' and 'What Doc Missed'

Categories: Lost, Television

We are hours away from the arrival of the third episode of Lost’s last season, a Kate-centric affair entitled “What Kate Does.” That’s right, you heard me: third episode. Even though this is only week two, last week’s two-hour premiere counted as two episodes. Which means that after tonight, we will already be finished with 1/6th of the season. Holy Smokey! And it feels like the season only began last week. Wait…what?!

My mind is still reeling — in a good way — from what we got out of “LA X.” The premiere inspired a wide range of reactions — mostly positive, but with varying degrees of confusion (from severe frustration to just-rolling-with-it) or interest in the parallel world storyline the show has introduced this season, tracking the lives of a group of familiar characters who are actually profoundly different than the castaways we know, alterna-world people who landed safely in Los Angeles instead of crashing on an Island which, in their world, is actually sunk. One of my fave Lost bloggers, a very astute and very creative fellow who goes by the handle Fishbiscuit, has posted an insightful, well-researched and somewhat mixed assessment of “LA X.” I encourage you to read it. I don’t share his opinion, but I respect — and am greatly entertained — by his engagement.

Here within the halls of EW, our contingent of Lost fans had a variety of different reactions, too. Periodically through the season, I’m going to be sharing their thoughts with you, so that together, we might be able to reflect back the Lost community’s varied responses to the final year of the show. Perhaps one of these fine folk speak for you. Consider: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2010 06:13 PM ET

Ellen DeGeneres on 'American Idol' tonight: What are your expectations?

There’s been a lot of ink spilled about Ellen DeGeneres’ American Idol debut tonight, where, as part of the Hollywood Week proceedings, she’ll take over the Chair Formerly Occupied by America’s Wackiest Twitterer. Admittedly, I was resistant to the idea of Ellen as Idol judge when the news was first announced back in September, but a lot of my opinion was based on her painful guest-judging stint on So You Think You Can Dance last summer. Since then, the comedian/talk-show host has repeatedly stated that she’ll take her Idol role more seriously. In fact, here’s what she had to say about criticism of her SYTYCD performance in an EW cover story last month written by my colleague Dave ‘Oscar Watch’ Karger:

“I just wanted to go see the show, and suddenly I was asked if I want to be a judge. And I’m like, ‘Well, those are better seats — I’ll be a judge.’ I just thought it would be interesting, and then I thought, ‘Oh, I have to actually critique them.’ I don’t know anything about dance, so I just really did focus on making it funny. But it’s a totally different thing [from] singing. And I will be funny [on Idol] — if something’s obnoxious or stupid and there’s a joke to be made, that’s what I do first and foremost. But I’ll have more to say about a singer — with singing, it’ll be funny, but there will also be true, honest critiquing.”

So maybe there’s reason to be a little hopeful about Ellen on Idol. Because while she might not have the music-industry background of Kara or Randy, she does have two things in common with Simon that Table Banger and One-Zillion Percent do not: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2010 05:55 PM ET

K-Fed strips down for 'Celebrity Fit Club'

Leave it to Kevin Federline to let it all hang out — literally. Last night on VH1′s weight-loss realityfest Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp, the former Mr. Britney Spears/rap wannabe furnished shirtless “before” pics of his 232-lb. self, gamely cracking to the judges, “I look like a pregnant man.” (One is tempted to ask, a la Paulie Walnuts, whether the snaps are “before” or “way before.”) Weigh in, PopWatchers (no pun intended): Is this TMI? Are you reeling from mammal toe — or mammary overload? Does the well-fed K-Fed’s choice of camo underpants render a disservice to our men and women in uniform, or out of it? Can fellow Boot Camp-ers Sebastian Bach and Bobby Brown possibly top this feat of show-too-muchmanship? And, most terrifying to contemplate, should such exhibitionism from Britney’s ex earn a “Malibu Gas Station”-style tribute from those pop-fixated noise-rockers Sonic Youth?

Feb 9 2010 05:53 PM ET

'Lost' ephemera is awesome

The best part about Lost being back is all the wonderful other stuff that goes with it. Well, that’s the second-best part. The best part is overhearing people badly explain their theories to each other. Tell me more about “brown-haired lady” and “time bombs,” guy who was talking on the subway!

Anyway, today came with lots of Lost treats, like the 10 kinds of cupcakes we tweeted about earlier. Or this intriguing video from Jorge “Hurley” Garcia’s blog:

Or this, from [Eff] Yeah, Lost: READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2010 04:59 PM ET

Google Buzz: Buzzworthy?

Categories: Gadgets, Tech

Google unveiled its next foray into social media today: Google Buzz. It’s a sharing functionality built right into Gmail, and it looks pretty.

And pretty darn familiar. Gee, what is that other thing that matches up with my Gmail contacts, where we…share stuff…not just with friends but with everyone… hm… Oh right: The whole Internet Twitter and Facebook.

That said, e-mail existed before Gmail, I used AIM and iChat before Gchat launched — hell, I used Yahoo! before I used Google in the first place. Google doesn’t need to be first, it just needs to be better, easier, more intuitive, and more useful. Er…easy peasy?

I’m most pleased that I will now have some way to keep track of all my dorked-out status messages from Gmail. I change mine several times a day, as an incredibly lame point of pride (I’m def going to die alone), so at least now when I’m searching for that stupid letter-dropping game that I know I linked to somehow, it’ll actually show up. (It was that, btw).

Are you a-buzz, PopWatchers?

Feb 9 2010 04:46 PM ET

Funnyordie's 'Twilight' parody, 'Dark Moon': It's so sensitive!

I’m biting my lip in approval for this Twilight parody, which stars singer/rapper/actress Eve as Becca, and Tropic Thunder‘s Brandon T. Jackson as Eddie, a sensitive, poorly coiffed dude who “cries more than any other man.” (Best line in the video: “Go away! You don’t know how sensitive I am!”)

What did you think of this parody? How does it rank amongst all the other clips that spoof Twilight?

Feb 9 2010 04:23 PM ET

'Couples Retreat' DVD extras: They're funny!

Categories: DVD/Video, Movies

Couples Retreat, the directorial debut of A Christmas Story star-turned-producer Peter Billingsley (Iron Man, Four Christmases), hits DVD and Blu-ray today. Below, a peek at three of the extras: a deleted scene in which you find out what would’ve happened had the guys turned left on the island (watch it till the end for some nice Jon Favreau moments), extended therapy sessions (sadly, we couldn’t actually post the funniest bits John Michael Higgins improv’d about Vince Vaughn’s characters “great, giant priapic member”), and a look at the cast and Billingsley in a private class researching which real tantric yoga poses would provide the best sight gags on film. If you only have time to watch one clip, that’s it.

Here, Billingsley provides EW with commentary:

On why he enjoyed thrusting his bum in Jason Bateman's face during that yoga class: "I've known Jason Bateman for years. In fact, I've known him the longest of anyone. I did an episode of Little House on the Prairie with Jason when I was about 9 years old. We go back a long way. In that particular episode, I had a speech impediment, and his character laughed at me and made fun of me. So I think that was payback almost 30 years later." READ FULL STORY »

Feb 9 2010 04:10 PM ET

'Robot Unicorn Attack' is as awesome as it sounds

Warning: this post contains a serious time-suck, and you might not get anything else done. Robot Unicorn Attack [makes noise] is my new obsession because it combines things I love into their most addictive format: robots, unicorns, catchy jams (in this case, Erasure) in a Flash game! Do you take this game to be your lawfully wedded game husband? I DO.

What’s particularly fun and different about RUA is that it’s a totally no-frills side-scroller — think Canabalt, except designed by sugar plum fairies and their mechabrethren. And instead of “lives” you get “wishes.”

What’s your top score, PopWatchers?

Feb 9 2010 04:08 PM ET

'American Idol' Power List: Who's got momentum heading into season 9 Hollywood Week?

Hollywood Week begins tonight on American Idol, and over the next two weeks, we’ll see 181 Golden Ticket recipients whittled down to 24 semifinalists. There’ll be tears. There’ll be fights. There’ll be Ellen DeGeneres in the Paula Abdul Memorial Chair! But before we get there, I’m going to count down the top 20 contestants from the last four weeks of auditions, and then ask you to vote for your fave in the handy poll that’s embedded after the jump. Just FYI, I had to leave off karaoke hostess Danelle Hayes, who reportedly ended up not going to Hollywood, and I took the liberty of adding links to all 20 performances for your convenience. (Oh, and for all my Idol ridiculata, follow me on Twitter @EWMichaelSlezak!)

20. Lee Dewyze (New this week): Choice of “Ain’t No Sunshine” (plus srsly lustrous locks) got us thinking about Kris Allen, and much like last season’s champ, Lee scored only a few brief seconds of airtime with his audition. Still, while dude’s gruff, soulful voice piqued our interest, we could’ve lived without the “pants on the ground” moment when he raised his Golden Ticket in the air, and inadvertently showed off too much underwear.

19. Katelyn Epperly (Last week No. 19): Producers inexplicably played up her divorcing-parents backstory, and (don’t all clutch your pearls at once!) the shaggy-maned blonde admitted she’d long been “stand-offish” about auditioning for the show. Still, Katelyn’s choice of Duffy’s “Syrup and Honey” was refreshingly left-field, and as Shania Twain noted, girlfriend has the kind of voice one might hear on a hit record.

18. Crystal Bowersox (New this week): Crystal’s “Piece of My Heart”which got smashed into the same brief package with No. 20 Lee Dewyze — brought a big smile to Simon’s face, and that’s no small accomplishment this early in the season. What’s more, the dreadlocked blonde had a guitar slung over her shoulder when she entered the audition room, meaning she’s got an extra weapon in her arsenal should she crack the season 9 finals. READ FULL STORY »

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