3rd November, 2008
Christina Aguilera wears blue hairpiece in her new video ‘Keeps Gettin Better’
CHRISTINA AGUILERA has done the impossible – made the blue rinse sexy.
The singer dons an electric blue hairpiece in the video for new single Keeps Gettin’ Better, which is released on Monday.
It is certainly a new take on the blue barnet favoured by ladies of a certain age and made famous way back in the Seventies by sitcom star MOLLIE SUGDEN.
Christina’s greatest hits album, also called Keeps Gettin’ Better, is out on November 10.
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22nd October, 2008
Diahann Carroll Talks Life and Love in New Memoir
As Wendy would say, "Mama has lived!"
When it comes to soul surviving, very few entertainers know it like Diahann Carroll knows.
The Bronx, New York born actress is a diva of the highest degree – but don't let her hear you say that. It's a term, according to the August 2008 edition of Vogue, the Tony and Golden Globe Award winner equates to "trash."
In her new memoir, 'The Legs Are The Last To Go: Aging, Acting, Marrying, and Other Things I Learned the Hard Way' (Amistad/Harper Collins), Carroll and all of her splendid grandiosity is on full display, warts and all. And that turns out to be a good thing.
Having starred in the first network sitcom – 'Julia' – revolving around a black woman in 1960s, Carroll went on to gain even more notoriety for playing "the first black 'bitch' in prime-time" in the 1980s.The first topic of discussion was digital media, the Internet and emailing, something the sophisticated lady admits to not being too familiar with.
"I'm for it because it makes the world move faster but maybe we're just a little bit too damn fast with everything," she stated, raising her left eyebrow in signature style to punctuate her point.
"Maybe we need to slow down a little bit and give ourselves a chance to refine something," she added.
When it comes to her new book, where she unflinchingly chronicles her life -- personally and professionally -- Carroll admitted to having to be pulled into the 21st century by her editor Dawn Davis to complete the project, which was six years in the making.
"There's more about it to tell, and each situation there's more about it to tell," she revealed of the page-turning tome that details her tumultuous affair with fellow black Hollywood trailblazer Sidney Poitier, along with other well-guarded nuggets from the golden days of entertainment.
"But today you guys are in such a hurry that you want to hear what it was, and to help you to evaluate it on the page is something that I don't think was of interest to anyone. [The goal was to] just tell the story."
For more juicy details from the autobiography read here. (From AOL/BlackVoices)
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2nd October, 2008
4 Super-Hero Show Ideas the CW Rejected Before Picking up its New Robin Series
Many comic book fans were surprised when the CW announced it is picking up a new series called "The Graysons" that chronicles the life of Dick Grayson (known on TV as "DJ") before he became Batman's sidekick Robin. Is Robin a compelling enough character to carry his own TV show? And just how much will the network have to change the Batman mythos in order to create a dramatic series that works in the year 2009?
As it turns out, those are easy challenges compared to the other unlikely comic book characters the CW was considering adapting. Dateline Hollywood has obtained an exclusive development report from the network containing the top four super-hero concepts it almost approved before picking up "The Graysons":
4. Beppo's Laboratory: This proposed series would have focused on the civilian life of Beppo, the Super Monkey. Bepp, of course, stowed away on Kal-El's spaceship as Krypton exploded and gained super powers on Earth. "What's it like for a monkey with super strength and heat vision who has to live as a test subject in a laboratory to hide his secret identity?" asks the series proposal. "Rather than showing another monkey's super feats, we'll focus exclusively on Beppo's efforts to live a normal life: His struggles to learn sign language, his uncertain romance with fellow captive monkey Lana Langur, and his efforts to hurl his own feces without using super strength, which might cause death upon impact." The writers proposed waiting until season five or six to introduce Streaky the Super Cat and Comet the Super Horse as supporting characters.
3. Sub-Heroes: Rather than focus on the powerful and revered Legion of Super-Heroes, DC Comics' teenage super-team from the 30th century, "Sub-Heroes" tells the tale of the kids who didn't quite make the cut. This dramatic take on the characters whose powers were judged completely useless by the Legion. How does Porcupine Pete, whose body is covered in razor sharp quills, handle his first sexual encounter? How does one of Double Header's heads react when the other admits that he is gay? Note: In order to make the characters more appealing, CW executives wanted the subs to work as models and alternative rock band members in order to pay the bills on their clubhouse.
2. Ego, the Living Planet: Network TV has brought us hundreds of doctors, lawyers, and police officers, but never a living planet. "Ego" details the loves, loneliness, and tribulations of the universe's only sentient planet. "Ego is constantly bugging Thor and the Fantastic Four and whoever else he can find, but all he really wants is somebody to care about him," the network's notes explain. CW executives were said to be high on Brian Dennehy or Kirstie Alley to play the part of Ego.
1. Lightning and the Panther: This series would have brought together trailblazing super-heroes Black Lighting and Black Panther, who come from the DC and Marvel universes respectively, as roommates! In a hilarious sitcom billed as "Smallville meets Sanford and Son," the two aging heroes run a junk shop together and reminisce about their days as the first Black super-heroes. The only these cantankerous coots agree on is that modern day African-American heroes who don't use "Black" in their code names have lost their sense of racial pride!
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1st October, 2008
Ten Worst Celebrity Products
Paul Newman donated $200 million to charity with the proceeds of his Newman's Own salad dressing. The company was a major success. However, some other celebrities have not been so lucky with their products. Dateline Hollywood counts down the TEN worst Hollywood star products.
10. Alan Greenspan Energy Drink
After leaving the Federal Reserve as its chairman, Alan Greenspan not only wrote a book but also decided to market his own energy drink. But the Alan Greenspan Energy Drink™ failed miserably even though Greenspan was known in Washington, D.C. as Mr. High Energy. The makers of the drink also put out the Joe Lieberman Energy Kosher Bar. Sales went through the roof in Israel.
9. Aretha Franklin's Weight Loss Solution
You may remember the ads on television for Aretha Franklin's Weight Loss Solution™. An infomercial also ran on latenight television. But Franklin's weight loss products which consisted of chocolate ice cream milkshakes and low-plump lard failed to become the next popular diet fad.
8. Joan Rivers' Natural Beauty Lotion
While not on the red carpet poking fun at celebrities, Joan Rivers unsuccessfully tried to sell her Natural Beauty Solution lotion. She told viewers her product could give them the same kind of beauty she has the natural way. No one bought it, literally.
7. Star Jones Book Club
While hosting a show on Court TV, Star Jones decided to begin her own book club. But there was zero interest in reading books recommended by Jones. What made the situation even worse was that Star Jones criticized her book club's first selection several months later. She said she was pressured into making the decision and said the book was poorly written and was more a masturbatory exercise of the ego. The book was "Shine: A Physical, Emotional, and Spiritual Journey of Finding Love," written by Star Jones.
6. Mr. T's Douche Products
At the height of his popularity, Mr. T threw his name behind a number of products including exercise equipment and vitamins. However, when Mr. T came out with Mr. T's Douche Products, some in Hollywood said that was the turning point in his career and he never recovered. The slogan for the product was "I pity the douche who doesn't use this douche."
5. Ryan Seacrest's Guide to Dating Hot Women
While he has the good looks and the frosted hair, Ryan Seacrest's
Guide on Dating Hot Women did not become a best-seller. Some of the
subjects in the book included, "Why I LOVE hot women," "Women Are So
Hot," "I'm a Big Fan of the Vagina," and "Seriously, I Love Women."
4. Ed McMahon's Real Estate Investing for Dummies
Unfortunate timing. Enough said.
3. Amy Winehouse's Scent
Amy Winehouse briefly attempted to sell her own perfume. Working with a London company, the perfume called Scent did not sell well after numerous complaints that the perfume smelled exactly like cigarettes, ass and crystal meth.
2. Conrad Bain's Astroglide
He was an 80s heartthrob and best known to TV audiences as Phillip Drummond in the the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes. But when the show went off the air, Conrad Bain put his name on Astroglide. Sales plummeted for the company and Bain was promtly let go as a pitchman for the personal lubricant. Wachyou talkin Conrad?
1. Ron Jeremy's Creamy Sauce
Ron Jermey made his name in porn, but when he attempted to sell his own line of creamy Alfredo pasta sauce, his idea may have been overcooked. Shoppers were unwilling to open their mouths for Ron Jeremy's Creamy Sauce.
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1st October, 2008
Method Man and Redman on "Still High" Tour
Have you ever seen these two perform? I'm talking about high energy, mosh pits, everything! Even if you're not a fan, you get deep into their live show.
Rap duo Method Man and Redman are hitting the road to headline the “Still High” tour, making stops in popular cities throughout Canada and the United States. With over 38 scheduled dates, the international tour kicks off Wednesday (October 1) in Nova Scotia and will hit major venues in Detroit, New York, Seattle, San Francisco, Phoenix, Philadelphia, Denver and Norfolk.
Joining the comedic duo throughout the tour will be up-and-coming rapper Termanology who has expressed his excitement about being able to share the stage with the hip-hop icons.
“I’ve been listening to Method Man and Redman my whole life and it’s an honor to tour with them,” Term said in a statement. “I look forward to tearing it down for the fans.”
Both Meth and Red were recently on the “Rock The Bells” tour last summer performing amongst the likes of A Tribe Called Quest, Nas, Mos Def, Dead Prez, Rakim and others.
The East Coast rappers have been known to work together on various projects including their platinum-certified collaboration album Blackout!, the hit sitcom “Method & Red” on Fox plus their big screen movie How High.
The “Still High” tour begins Wednesday, October 1 and goes through the end of November. (From Sohh.com)
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20th September, 2008
The Five Worst TV spinoffs
Frasier was great. So was The Jeffersons. But many spinoffs have not been successful. In other words, they sucked! So Dateline Hollywood is listing the worst TV spinoffs of all time.
# 5. Jake
Spun Off From: Becker
Premise: On the CBS sitcom Becker, actor Alex Desert played the role of Jake Malinak, the blind magazine stand owner. CBS decided to give Jake his own sitcom titled Jake as Becker went off the air. On the spinoff, Jake got a new job as an air traffic controller.
Why it Sucked: With 9/11 still on the minds of many Americans, the laughs fell completely flat as blind Jake tried to unsuccessfully coordinate the landing of jetliners at JFK airport in New York City. The show explained that a discrimination suit against the FAA had led Jake to his new job. In the pilot episode, Jake lets one plane take off while another is landing on the same runway causing a crash. Jokes such as "I did not SEE that one coming" were simplistic and tasteless. We guess they were blind to comedy. The show ran for only one episode.
# 4. Baywatch Alaska
Spun Off From: Baywatch
Premise: While Baywatch had David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson and the Hoff then continued with Baywatch Hawaii, this other spinoff Baywatch Alaska failed to captivate audiences.
Why it Sucked: At least with the original, we got to see a lot of skin on those hot female lifeguards, and female fans loved those bronzed chiseled male lifeguards. But Baywatch Alaska was a bitter disappointment. Sure there was a lot of action on the Alaskan bay, but not enough skin. Bad idea. This short-lived show in syndication was canceled after one season. It still does well in repeats in Canada.
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# 3. K*I*D*S M*A*S*H
Spun Off From: M*A*S*H
Premise: When M*A*S*H was a big hit in 1970s on CBS, network executives tried to cash in on the show's success with a Saturday morning cartoon titled K*I*D*S M*A*S*H.
Why it Sucked: The same themes from the primetime show were present in the cartoon and it simply became an animated black comedy/medical drama. The second episode of the cartoon featured a young soldier who had his legs blown off by a Korean mine and the cartoon Hawkeye character has to wait for the kid to wake up from surgery to tell him he'll never walk again. The cartoon Klinger bursts into the room dressed as a woman and the soldier, still feeling the effects of the anesthesia, thinks Klinger his his Mom who he thought died back home while he was fighting against the Koreans. Needless to say, the cartoon was canceled after the second episode. However, some critics maintain the animated kids show was still better than the other spinoff After M*A*S*H.
# 2. SIPOWICZ
Spun Off From: NYPD Blue
Premise: When NYPD Blue went off the air, producer Steven Bochco decided to give Dennis Franz's character, Detective Andy Sipowicz, his own show. Instead of ABC, the program aired on Cinemax as Bocho wanted to push the envelope further.
Why it Sucked: The show focused a lot on Det. Sipowicz's sex life and the scenes on pay cable Cinemax were explicit and disturbing, and -- oh yeah -- totally gross. Franz had bared his butt a few times on ABC, but on Cinemax, viewers got a lot more than they had bargained for. Full frontal nudity became a staple of the show and little Sipowicz made a weekly appearance. As for the action part of the show, Sipowicz was no longer a cop in the spinoff, but a mall security guard. The storyline in the pilot focused on Andy trying to discover who had made off with a dirty board from a Spencer Gifts store. The show just lasted one season.
# 1. RETARDS SAY THE DARNDEST THINGS
Spun Off From: Kids Say the Darndest Things
Premise: When Kids Say the Darndest Things started to slip in the ratings, producers decided to spin it off into another show, also starring Bill Cosby. Instead of interviewing kids, Cosby sat down with mentally challenged adults.
Why it Sucked: Cosby constantly mugged for the camera while talking to the slow adults. Part of the problem was that the answers the people gave hardly made sense. At least with the kids, their answers were silly but well-meaning. When Cosby asked a man why he thought the sky was blue, the slow adult answered by saying, "I'd like tomato soup tomorrow" and "I like oranges." The show last only two seasons.
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