Disney to Get Serious Musical Competition: How Spectacular
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Kids, Music, Cable, Gossip,
Disney can’t control the market on teen/tween musical movies for much longer, not if kids-based Nickelodeon has anything to say about it.
Spectacular, a new musical comedy set in high school, will begin shooting on April 21 - move over, High School Musical. Newcomers Tammin Sursok, Nolan Funk, and Simon Curtis will star in the film, along with Zoey 101’s Victoria Justice. The film will focus on the school choir and one preppy, pretty female student in particular. A new rock-n-roller joins the group, however unwittingly, and soon enough musical romance is borne between them. Sounds a little familiar…but I can’t quite recall which musical movie plot this might be similar to. Hmmm.
Nick’s high school musical movie is not the classic, cookie-cutter musical film. The numbers in this flick are performance-based rather than random singing insertions. Think more Dreamgirls and less My Fair Lady. Right now, the Viacom-owned cable network isn’t planning on any sequels - though there are contractual options open for just such an occurrence.
Hollywood Reporter
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LIVE RESULTS: 2008 Golden Globe Awards
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Drama, Prime Time, Specials, ABC, BBC, Cable, CBS, FX, HBO, NBC, PBS, Showtime, TNT-HD, ER, Extras, Grey’s Anatomy, House, Medium, My Name Is Earl, The Office, The Sopranos, Announcements,
Without a formal ceremony to introduce the winners, tonight’s ‘presentation’ at the Beverly Hilton was simply about the facts. Here are the 2008 Golden Globe Award Winners:
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS - FILM
- Cate Blanchett, I’m Not There **WINNER**
- Julia Roberts, Charlie Wilson’s War
- Saoirse Ronan, Atonement
- Amy Ryan, Gone Baby Gone
- Tilda Swinton, Michael Clayton
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
- “That’s How You Know,” Enchanted
- “Grace Is Gone,” Grace Is Gone
- “Guaranteed,” Into the Wild **WINNER**
- “Despedida,” Love in the Time of Cholera
- “Walk Hard,” Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story
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Thursday Ratings: CBS Just Can’t Be Stopped
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Drama, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, Grey’s Anatomy, Ratings,
Aside for a few evenings with The Biggest Loser, CBS has been unstoppable in what seems like weeks. The network was again tops in viewers and demos.
8pm
- An early episode of CSI* (9.1 million, 2.4/8 in 18-49) was the hour’s top show.
- Clash of the Choirs (8.1 million, 2.3/7) was steady with Wednesday.
- Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2.1/7) schooled 7.6 million.
- Duel (6.5 million, 1.9/6) was down a million from the previous night.
- Smallville* (2 million, 0.8/3) lost almost 2 million from last week.
9pm
- The second CSI* (11.3 million, 3.2/9 in 18-49) hour was again a winner in its time slot.
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics (7.2 million, 2.4/7) was off by around 300,000.
- Grey’s Anatomy* (1.9/5) made a showing with 5.8 million.
- Supernatural* (1.8 million, 0.7/2) was hardly super.
10pm
- Without A Trace* (11.5 million, 2.8/8 in 18-49) was the evening’s most-watched show.
- Private Practice* (5.1 million, 1.7/5) held most of its lead-in.
- About 4.7 million reported to The Office (1.9/6).
*denotes repeat
(You can review last Thursday’s ratings here.)
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‘Viva Laughlin’ Canceled; ‘The Amazing Race’ Returns
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Music, Prime Time, CBS, Cancellations,
Hugh Jackman has had hits in the theaters (X-Men) and on Broadway (The Boy from Oz), but his mark on television will have to wait. Jackman served as the executive producer of Viva Laughlin—the first significant cancellation of the fall season.
Yes, you could argue that Nashville technically earned that dubious honor, but Fox claimed the show was returning in October (yeah—I know it’s gone). Then there was that small CW show, Online Nation. The pseudo-news program that really didn’t exist was just replaced by reruns of Aliens in America. Regardless, I can safely say that Viva was the first ‘scripted’ show to go kaput.
After only one week on air (granted, there were two episodes), CBS put the brakes on the musical drama. Many who saw Thursday’s overnight ratings predicted this day would come—though I’m not sure they imagined it would arrive so soon. Unfortunately, Viva’s second dismal performance last night drove the nail in its coffin.
The good news from all of this? Fans of The Amazing Race will get to see their beloved show return even earlier than expected. It will now take over the vacant 8pm Sunday time slot starting November 4th (a CSI rerun will warm the spot until then). While I feel bad for Hugh Jackman, I’d happily take Phil Keoghan over him any day of the week.
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This Week On TV (10/15-10/21)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Comedy, Daytime, Drama, Games, Music, Prime Time, Reality, ABC, Cable, CBS, FOX, NBC, The CW, America’s Next Top Model, Dancing With The Stars, Desperate Housewives, House, Prison Break, The Office,
MONDAY (10/15)
**Prison Break and K-Ville will not air tonight due to MLB playoffs**
- The Price is Right (CBS, check local listings): The 36th season begins with new host Drew Carey.
- Dancing With The Stars (ABC, 8pm): Co-host Samantha Harris returns. Did you miss her?
- Samantha Who? (ABC 9:30pm): The show, once titled ‘Sam I Am’, debuts tonight.
- The Salt-N-Pepa Show (VH1, 10pm): Series premiere. We’ll finally learn which one’s Salt and which one’s Pepa.
- Gotti’s Way (VH1 10:30pm*): Series premiere
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Paris Hilton to visit Rwanda
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Talent, Gossip,
Paris Hilton is sticking to her post-jail convictions…just as soon as she’s done shooting her new movie Repo! The Genetic Opera, a horror-musical. A strange combination, to be sure, but it did work for The Rocky Horror Picture Show, right?. In November (once her schedule is free), Hilton will take a trip to Rwanda. She will travel to Rwanda to raise awareness of the mounting problems taking place there, including tribal warfare and genocide. Hilton told reporters she won’t stop with Rwanda, but visit more countries where poverty and children’s issues are a big concern. She says she can do good just by getting involved and bringing attention to these issues. Hilton will also make her palatial Beverly Hills home “green friendly.” Until then, Hilton is in Toronto working on Repo!, which is about an epidemic of organ failures and the repo men who come to claim unpaid debts.
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Vanessa Hudgens Invited to Join ‘Girls Gone Wild’
Joe Francis, head of the Girls Gone Wild franchise, has reportedly extended a business opportunity Vanessa Hudgens’ way. Francis—who is currently locked up in Nevada for just one of his many legal woes—proved that even behind bars, he likes to help poor girls out. Should Vanessa need some financial help, she could make a nice $500,000 just by joining the GGW family. Well Isn’t that sweet?
Before I go on, let me make a few things clear: #1) I think Vanessa was a complete idiot for snapping a photo that would inevitably be leaked. #2) I would never advise her to be associated with anyone named Joe or Francis. But here’s a thought: Should Hudgens want to avoid being typecast in the Disney mold, would her ‘unfortunate’ situation give her the opportunity to break free?
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HSM’s Monique Coleman Let Off Easy On ‘The View’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Daytime, Kids, Music, Talk Shows, ABC, Cable, Gossip,
I seriously hope that today’s episode of The View was taped like 3 days ago—because there is absolutely no reason why the Vanessa Hudgens issue should not have been addressed. Today’s guest was High School Musical star Monique Coleman. Needless to say, I made a concerted effort to watch hoping she would (awkwardly) say something on her co-star’s behalf. But despite two, TWO, ripe opportunities for them to segue into the controversy, not one host—not even the blunt Joy Behar—brought the subject up.
When first asked why HSM is such a huge hit with fans, Coleman said “I think that’s it’s a positive message that fills a void. There are so many girls that are doing ridiculous things in this industry right now that to see someone that is wholesome and doing something that’s good….parents can stand behind it, kids can watch it. And you’ve got cute kids that are doing good things.” Seriously, how could someone not make a crack on at least the
wholesomepart?
Then when asked if there would be an HSM3, Monique claimed all six co-stars would all be ‘absolutely interested’ but that it was just basically a matter of seeing if they could get all of them back together to do it again. Uhh—how about the fact that maybe Disney might not
wantsome of you guys to come back again now??
NOTE TO SELF: ‘The View’ is owned by Disney. You shouldn’t have wasted your time expecting anything more…
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More Music from Disney
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Kids, Music, Cable, Rumors,
Still looking for ways to extract more success from the mega-hits High School Musical and High School Musical 2, the Disney channel has begun production on a new musical movie in Toronto. Camp Rock will debut in summer 2008 and stars Disney channel alums the Jonas Brothers - Joe, Kevin, and Nick. Camp Rock will tell the tale of Mitchie Lopez, a teen who wants to spend her summer at a camp for musicians. The trouble is, the Lopez family can’t afford the expense, so Mitchie takes a kitchen job to be near the tuneful summer camp. Shane Gray (Joe Jonas) overhears Mitchie singing and embarks on a quest to find the face behind the voice. Could Camp Rock be the next big musical hit for the Disney channel, or will lightning fail to strike twice?
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This Week on TV (9/3-9/9)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Award Shows, Comedy, Daytime, Games, Kids, Music, Prime Time, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Specials, Sports, Talk Shows, ABC, Bravo, Cable, FOX, HBO, MTV, NBC, Syndication, Oprah Winfrey Show,
MONDAY (9/3)
- Justin Timberlake Concert Special (HBO, 9pm): JT brings sexy to Madison Square Garden
- Kyle XY (ABC Family, 8pm): mid-season finale
TUESDAY (9/4)
- The View (ABC, check local times): Whoopi Goldberg officially joins the looney bin today
- Oprah (syndicated, check local times): Special appearance by President Bill Clinton
- The Singing Bee (NBC, 8pm): fall premiere
THURSDAY (9/6)
- Tim Gunn’s Guide to Style (Bravo, 10pm): Project Runway‘s guru revamps fashion disasters with the help of model Veronica Webb
- Sunday Night Football (NBC, 8:30 EST): Special Thursday kickoff day (New Orleans Saints vs. Indianapolis Colts)
- Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader? (FOX, 8pm): fall premiere
- Don’t Forget The Lyrics (FOX, 9pm): fall premiere
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