Oscars up for Makeover?
Posted by Shannon Bennett Categories: Award Shows, Editorial, Gossip, Ratings,
The Oscar television audience this year hit an all-time low, and the Academy speculates that this is because the ceremony itself is beginning to feel outdated. A makeover didn’t work for the Miss America Pageant, and there was a lot more to update on that wallflower.
Variety has served up the cringe-worthy suggestion of taking a cue from the Reality Phemonenon, but that (mercifully) doesn’t seem like a likelihood. While it could be entertaining to see Streep and Dench race across a snow dune, tied to one another, carrying boiled produce in their mouths to win four points toward Best Actress, chances are it’s not going to catch on, even if statistics show that dignity is one of the damning things that makes poor Oscar seem so elderly. And the truth may be that the program can’t catch up to the “YouTube generation,” because it’s a victim of it.
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Big Brother 9: Neil Leaves Unexpectedly, Sharon Comes Back
Posted by Jacci Lewis Categories: Prime Time, Reality, CBS, Showtime, Editorial,
Tuesday night’s Big Brother 9 show was pretty much a throw away except for two slight twists to the game that the producers probably weren’t counting on.
We were told that Neil, who is paired up with mouthy Joshuah from Texas, had to leave the show for ‘urgent personal reasons’. It is still unclear exactly why the 29-year old real estate agent from California left. In his place Big Brother brought back Sharon who was evicted on the second night with her partner and ex-boyfriend Jacob.
The show sequestered Sharon and Jacob after their eviction so apparently she walked back into the house knowing nothing of what has gone on either on the show or in the real-world. Subscribers to the 24/7 live Big Brother 9 feed are obviously not surprised by this turn of events since they’ve seen Sharon walking around the Big Brother house around for days.
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Daily Show Video Archive Online
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Talk Shows, Cable, Daily Show, The, Cable/Satellite, Internet,
Daily Show fans, rejoice! Since fans couldn’t get their fill of The Daily Show on YouTube, they can now visit a site dedicated to the show, called (aptly enough) DailyShow.com. And, while the site excludes the earliest years when Craig Kilborn played host, you can visit and see every tasty bit of the show during Jon Stewart’s reign. The site just went live today, and I’ve already checked it out and, dare I say, I feel all warm and fuzzy inside. You’ve got to see it and relive the glory days of Colbert, Stewart and Carell. Good times, with more than 16,000 video clips to choose from the past nine years. Yep, I could probably spend a good chunk of my free time over there reminiscing about the good times. And for fans of “Craigers” (Kilborn, that is), it’s expected that those clips may be up in 2008. I think Jon Stewart is the bomb, but it would be fun to see those old Kilborn episodes too. And, if you missed the previous night’s episode, the home page will feature clips there so you can stay up to date on all your Daily Show news. A helpful timeline of clips, plus search tools and tags by celebrity or correspondent should make searching for your favorite clips a bit easier.
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Watch Britney Spears’ New Video for ‘Gimme More’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Music, MTV,
It for some reason you don’t see the YouTube video, you can find a very short preview of it here.
Britney Spears’ new video for ‘Gimme More’ is not officially scheduled to debut until Monday—but here’s your chance to get it out of the way now.
After you finish watching the clip, ask yourself these questions:
- Was the sense of nausea you felt a result of the shaky editing or something else?
- Did her hair remind you of Demi Moore, Cher or Morticia Addams?
- Is it even possible to dance with shorts lodged so far up your rear?
- Did you find yourself laughing more than voyeur Britney did in the video?
- Was there even a point to the whole thing?
If you feel compelled to watch the video again on a much larger screen, set your Tivo to Monday’s Total Request Live on MTV.
Britney Spears YouTube Fan Signed to TV Deal
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Reality, Gossip, Internet,
When reality competition shows first hit the scene, viewers delighted at the possibility that anyone, at any time, could potentially become a star. The girl next door. That guy you dated five years ago. Your friendly neighborhood cop. Reality TV is what paved the way for technical adaptations like YouTube…and now, are the next reality stars going to come from it? The 19-year-old Britney Spears fan whose tearful, over-dramatic YouTube video that became a media sensation has just signed his own TV deal. Yes, in all seriousness. Chris Crocker’s “Leave Britney Alone” message scored almost eight million hits, and now viewers will be treated to the “Chris Crocker Experience” on TV, which will no doubt be Britney-soaked.
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MADtv Recruits Through YouTube
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, Late Night, Internet,
MADtv, which I didn’t even realize was still on, has recruited their latest cast member through YouTube. Lisa Donovan, who moved to Los Angeles to become an actor, previously auctioned for MADtv, but didn’t get the gig. She started her own production company, Zappin Productions, where she created a number of short films. Her videos are available on YouTube, and were popular enough to be featured on the home page. MADtv‘s casting director found the videos on YouTube and asked Donovan to audition again. This time, she nailed it. A Cinderella story in the making—get your stuff up on YouTube and see if it doesn’t land you a dream job. MADtv airs on Saturdays at 11:00 p.m. Donovan can be seen beginning on February 17th.
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YouTube to Preview Scrubs Musical Number
As a fan of all things Scrubs, I can barely contain my excitement over the upcoming YouTube preview from the series’ musical episode. On December 29th, a sneak peek of the song “Everything Comes Down to Poo” will be available to view on YouTube. The song is performed by Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Stephanie D’Abruzzo (who guest stars in the musical episode). If you haven’t already, check out the video “Guy Love” on YouTube. This tender sweet song expresses the totally straight, yet sometimes misunderstood, relationship between Braff’s JD and Faison’s Turk.
The upcoming musical episode of Scrubs will air on January 18th.
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Faith Hill’s CMA “Joke” Sparks Controversy
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Award Shows, Music, Prime Time, Gossip, Internet, News,
During last night’s Country Music Association Awards (CMAs), Faith Hill reacted to Carrie Underwood’s win for female vocalist of the year by what appeared to be her screaming “WHAT?” Well, it’s all over the Internet today and in the media—was Hill being a poor sport, a la Kanye West? Hill says no—that she was merely joking with her reaction. Says Hill of the incident, “The idea that I would act disrespectful towards a fellow musician is unimaginable to me. For this to become a focus of attention given the talent gathered is utterly ridiculous. Carrie is a talented and deserving Female Vocalist of The Year.” The camera shot of Hill when the winner was announced did not pick up the audio, but it seemed clear that she was saying the word “WHAT?” The video (of course, available on YouTube.com) also appears to show Hill storm off camera. I don’t know much about country music or the artists, but what I’ve seen of Faith Hill, it does seem out of character for her to be a poor sport. Apparently, Underwood had no hard feelings about it either—her publicist said the two singers spoke afterward and all was fine.
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Unauthorized Microsoft Training Videos Feature Brit “Office”
Posted by Wendy Michaels Categories: Comedy, BBC, The Office, Internet,
As many videos that are never meant for public consumption find their way on the Internet, so too have a couple of Microsoft in-house training videos from The Office creator Ricky Gervais leaked online. Both Google Video and YouTube included the videos in their lineup, but the films were meant only for Microsoft employee’s eyes. Microsoft commissioned the videos in 2004, to provide “a light-hearted way of getting our staff to think about the values they attach to working at Microsoft,” according to a company spokeswoman. Both videos run about 20 minutes and feature Gervais and co-writer Stephen Merchant, with Gervais playing his annoying Office character David Brent and Merchant acting as a Microsoft employee.
YouTube has since pulled the videos, however Google Video still has them up. I checked them out and they are really great—especially if you miss the original Office humor and the way Gervais plays his character to the most annoying level, with gobs of arrogance and self-confidence. I’ve always found his character to be almost painful to watch because of the level of embarrassment you feel for him—all the while he’s clueless that he’s being inappropriate. It’s complete genius.
According to the company’s spokeswoman, “These videos were produced for internal use and were never intended to be viewed by the public. We are actively working to investigate how and why they have appeared now.”
If you don’t have time to watch the full videos, just check out the last few minutes of each. Following the end credits, some of the outtakes have been included—there is nothing more infectious than Ricky Gervais laughing. Enjoy.
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