In order to get the countdown to the long weekend started off right, I present to you a photo of Rock of Love reality star / Poison frontman Bret Michaels dressed as a pirate from a recent People magazine photo spread:
Swashbucklers seem oddly patriotic, don’t they? Especially if they’re Bret Michaels! The U.S. of A is full of rebels and rock stars, after all. Suck it, Queen Mum!
Ooh la la! The pressure was on in tonight’s episode of So You Think You Can Dance: a lot of the dancers got their own styles or genres that weren’t too much of a stretch AND guest-judging was “love you or hate you” Contemporary choreographer, Mia Michaels. Like everyone else, I couldn’t wait to hear if she still couldn’t stand Brandon Bryant for no reason besideshis face “annoys the sh!t” out of her…could he win her over? Let’s find out! Thoughts on tonight’s dances and videos (courtesy of MJ) below:
MY BOTTOM 3: Randi & Evan, Caitlin &Jason and Karla &Vitolio
Janette Manrara & Brandon Bryant - Cha-Cha - Jean-Marc and France Genereux - “Hush Hush; Hush Hush” by The Pussycat Dolls (VIDEO): Can these two do any wrong?? Guess that applies to both couples: Brandon & Janette AND the best ballroom choreographers evs, Jean-Marc & France. The dancers nailed this Cha-Cha and, to use Mary Murphy terminology, they were two spicy sexpots waiting to board the first class coach on THE HOT TAMALE TRAIN - YES THEY WERE - WOO WOOO!! Nigel said it was the best Cha-Cha ever on the show and they were so good that Mia did some furious backpedaling and pretended that she was only an outright bitch to Brandon during auditions because she “saw soooo much potential in him.” It was sort of like those made-for-TV movie moments when the drunken husband slurs, “I’m sorry! I only beat ya cuz I loves ya, baby!” Whatevs, I still think she was out of line with her personal attacks during his auditions (not critiquing his dance technique, but his FACE? Come on.). So far, Brandon definitely has what it takes to win this entire show, BUT can he and Janette win enough fans over? Also, will their egos get the best of them?
Kayla Radomski & Kupono Aweau - Jazz - Sonya Tayeh - “Eyes on Fire” by Blue Foundation (VIDEO): This was a perfect number for “Kaypono” - another bizarre, angsty, ragdolly Sonya number. The pair were moody, broody and sexy vampires and it worked. They were totally into their characters and their movements were so together. They looked ever so loverly (y’know, for a dance about death and bloodsucking immortals) and the judges finally gave my boy Kupono some props for his talent! He reminds me more and more of last season’s resident Hawaiian dancer, Mark Kanemura, with his style and embodiment of characters, but he’s sexier to look at. Love ya, Kupono! Hey producers, BTW, can we get some more shots of Kayla’s teddy bear of a grandpa? I miss him.
Randi Strong-Evans & Evan Kasprzak - Broadway - Joey Dowling - “Rich Man’s Frug” from Sweet Charity (VIDEO): This dance was a little too much like last week’s “Butt Dance” (boy-chasing-girl) at first and I thought the music was all wrong and understated for the choreography. I disagree with the judges and blame the choreographer for this underwhelming number. Evan & Randi had some strong moments, but overall I was not really into the number and Evan did come off looking weirdly feminine in some of his movements. It’s getting really hard to pick “Bottom 3″ couples this week because we’ve got some fantastic dancers this season, but Team Short Stuff is on my list for the week.
Caitlin Kinney & Jason Glover - Pop Jazz - Brian Friedman - “Creator” by Santogold (VIDEO): Caitlin played an alien who destroyed mankind and was trying to impregnate Jason, the last human on Earth. Very Xenu. I am still not in love with this couple, but they both did their best to commit to the ridiculous roles given to them, so props for that. Jason even had a few leaps in the dance that were beautiful and impressed me more than he normally does, but overall it was a very strange number and like Mia, I was way distracted by Caitlin’s outfit - something resembling a vacuum-sealed garbage bag coiled with aluminum foil. FASHION POLICE. Poor Caitlin - another pair for the Bottom 3.
Jeanine Mason & Phillip Chbeeb - Hip Hop - Tabitha and Napoleon - “Love Lockdown” by Kanye West (VIDEO): Wow these fools lucked out by getting another Tabitha & Napoleon number! No Shane Sparks er anything to possibly screw them up. The dance literally chained Jeanine & Phillip at the ankles to represent their partnership on the show — funny how for me the chain came to symbolize how I’ve been stuck with Phillip on my TV, wonking up dance after dance and sending better dancers home. Sorry Chbeeb lovers, I’m sick of his one-note, over-pouty, fish stank face. Yes he’s a talented hip hop dancer, but even in his own genre, his performance (a.k.a. his character) always sucks and he doesn’t emotionally connect. Unfortunately for me, this dance was a success so I guess he’s safe for another week. SIGH.
Melissa Sandvig & AdeObayomi - Pas de Duex - Thordal Christensen - Romeo & Juliet (VIDEO): I was glad to see Melissa, our sole ballerina, get to do this dance. I still really root for this couple! Definitely not Ade’s strongest dance, but it was far from a disaster and what these two lack in technique they made up for in emotional connection and chemistry. But I wonder if audiences will vote for a classical ballet number…? I hope they stay safe!
Karla Garcia & Vitolio Jeune - Quickstep - Jean-Marc and France Genereux - “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Rufus Wainwright (VIDEO): I put these two in my Bottom 3, but honestly thought they did a really excellent job and enjoyed their spunky Quickstep moreso than Melissa & Ade’s Pas de Deux. But Mia was right that sometimes Karla wasn’t fully in her character and had a stunned facial expression that took a little away from their dance and lost some points from me. HOWEVER, I am also really rooting for this couple because Karla & Vitolio were, IMHO, anchored down by weaker partners in the past weeks and this dance alone showed that they have a lot more to offer. Overall it was a fun, quick-changing Quickstep! I mean, Karla’s dress totally transformed in the middle of the number, and that’s gotta be a crowd-pleaser. Will it be enough though?
Hot off the press! Hilary Duff to join the cast of Gossip Girl!
The Duffster is on board for a multi-episode guest arc. She’ll be playing Olivia Burke, a movie star who enrolls at NYU (where everyone goes, duh) in search of a traditional college experience.
Olivia winds up rooming with snoozy Vanessa and dating bummer Dan, who has no idea she’s famous. Talk about slumming it, am I right?
Duff’s stint starts the second episode of the upcoming third season, slated to begin this coming September.
As a serious Hilary Duff fan, I can’t wait! Ain’t nothing better than her work on Lizzie McGuire.
Following previous reports of previous roles as a stripper, kindapper, extorter, coke whore, prostitute, and sex tape star, Danielle Staub Wikipedia-updaters can add “soap star” to the list.
Witness Staub’s stint on All My Children as Maura, Jackson Montgomery’s dinner date:
And yes, that’s Josh Duhamel breaking up Maura and Jackson’s romantic evening.
That was 2001. What a difference 8 years makes to a rich lady’s face.
Now that we’re two episodes into NYC Prep (the real-life Gossip Girl), I’ve been able to form an opinion or two on each cast member. My assessments, following last night’s episode:
PC - Though probably the most intelligent of the group, he’s disgustingly misanthropic in a super self-proclaimed way that makes his teen angst not charming in the slightest, like it is in most teenagers (love you, sad teens!). You’re jaded, we get it, PC! His ennui ($100 says he totally uses that word at least like once a week) stems from the fact that he thinks he’s “gets it” in a way that no one else could possibly even begin to fathom. He wishes SO HARD he had a self-portrait in his attic that was growing old while he stayed eternally young. Totally pretentious and condescending, this guy isn’t quite sure whether he’s going for Nate Archibald or Chuck Bass. Sorry, PC, we don’t care.
JESSIE - She’s been PC’s best friend for ages and keeps him on a tight leash, telling him where to be and who to hang out with. She fancies herself the Queen Bee, but her face is so busted, everything she says that implies she’s popular or powerful is hard to believe. Can’t this girl buy herself a new face? Nonetheless, Jessie organizes fundraisers and is working to get ahead in the cutthroat world of fashion. She tries to give off the impression that she’s got way too much on her plate, but we can assume being “busy” means having to wait 20 minutes for a town car. Jessie hates letting n00bs infiltrate her social word, but truth is, she’s likely just bummed she’s not pretty. Definitely going for Blair Waldorf. Failing.
KELLI - Cute and sweet, but a total blah of a person. She reminds me of AudrinaPatridge from The Hills, in that you keep her around because she’s pleasant, not because you think she’ll ever contribute anything to any conversation you have or get any of your jokes of even any of the movies you watch together. Kelli’s parents live in the Hamptons most days, but she’s too dumb to take advantage of it, aside from eating take out. She’s got a huge thing for Sebastian, and acts so pathetic and transparent around him, it makes me want to shake her (DON’T LET HIM BE YOUR JUSTIN BOBBY!). Ho hum, totally forgettable. I’m out of words. Is she Li’l J before Li’l J got cool? No idea.
CAMILLE - This girl’s got a cool-looking face, which is fortunate for her, cuz she’s almost as boring as Kelli. Camille’s really into school and the SATs and she’s somewhat sharp-tongued, so she gives off a sort of over-achieving intellectual bitch vibe à la Jessie Spano from Saved By the Bell. Unfortunately, there’s no way she’ll contribute anything as interesting as OD’ing on caffeine pills to the show, so we might as well pay more attention to Kelli for the duration of the show. Kelli will DEF either experience super dramatic heartbreak or have a pregnancy scare before the season’s through, so stay tuned. Hey, maybe Camille and Kelli are the girls from the steps?
SEBASTIAN - My favorite character, hands down. Dude’s got floppy Farrah Fawcett (too soon?) hair that he can’t stop touching and speaks fluent French, which he whips out to impress girls. In fact, everything he does is in hopes of hooking up, which he does with “anywhere between two and 16 girls a month.” Wait, I guess that’s it. Sebastian flips his hair, speaks French, and hooks up. Nothing else going on. He’s like the poor man’s Chuck Bass with a dash of Nate Archibald, cuz he’s sleazy but sort of nice about it. I’m into it; it’s such a pleasure to watch this guy work his transparent charm on babes with successful results time and time again.
TAYLOR - Token poor kid! Taylor lives in the Upper East Side, but goes to public school and shops at thrift stores. As a result, she fluctuates between her poor friends and rich friends, though between you and me, I assume the producers made her befriend Kelli and Camille, because she acts awkward as shizz around them. In fact, she always seems incredibly uncomfortable to be interacting with anyone. Who put this girl on a reality show? She’s not into it! Leave her alone! Either way, playboy Sebastian thinks she’s helluv cute (meh, methinks), and starts pursuing her. She’s likes. Definitely the Vanessa Abrams of the bunch, though she lacks any spark or concrete interest.
There you have it! The NYC Prep cast, per me.
Now, the one thing all these kids have in common (besides being rich as shizz) is that they all think the world they live in is real. They act like mini-adults and parade around, going to bars, attending “networking” events, and having dinner parties It’s sad to me to think that they have no concept of reality, because being real to them consists of emulating their parents and rich people they’ve seen on TV and in movies. What a mind-eff to give these non-existing non-people their own reality show.
BUZZKILL! Sorry to get all stoner philosopher on you, dudes.
Check out this precious family photo of Sex and the City’s Sarah Jessica Parkerand hubby Matthew Broderick holding newly-born twin girls Marion Loretta Elwell Broderick and Tabitha Hodge Broderick, alongside qt seven-year-old son James Wilkie.
“During this very difficult time we will be working to focus solely on the needs of our family. This includes no longer commenting publicly or reacting to media stories and speculation. Our goal is to do the very best for our children and that will be done as privately as possible. We appreciate the understanding, support and well wishes from so many. Thank you.”
It seems the separated pair has finally come to their senses!
I really think Jon and Kate should’ve kept quiet all along. I keep picturing their twins and sextuplets growing up and googling their parents, only to find all this hatespeech!
OMG, you guys! These Square Eyes just had a REAL LIFE celebrity sighting!
SPOTTED: Across the street from San Francisco’s Boulevard restaurant, CLORIS LEACHMAN!
This national treasure was getting into her town car whilst telling her driver, “I don’t wanna go home!”
A celebrated actress of film, television, and stage, Leachman is most recently known for her wacky stint as a celebrity contestant on Dancing With the Stars.
I, however, will always know her as Mrs. Garrett’s sister Beverly Ann Stickle on the hit ’80s series, The Facts of Life - see cast photo on your right (and yes, that IS a young George Clooney).
Further research revealsClo was in town for the Gay Pride Parade here in SF, which went down this past weekend.
Shucks, maybe next time I’ll get up the nerve to say hello and tell her how much I love ClorisLine. Clo looked so feeble and perturbed, I couldn’t muster up the courage to get all up in her grill.
Man oh man, Daisy of Love just keeps getting better and better. Last night’s episode had me convinced that DoL is the best reality series of all time. Admit it, you agree. Well done, VH1.
The episode started innocently enough. Daisy’s diary announced that Flex and Chi Chi would be going on a date that day. They hit the road and drive somewhere in the middle of the desert, where they’ll be off-roading for the day. Each dude takes his turn taking Daisy for a spin. Flex drives fast and crazy, which Daisy says turns her on (grody!). Chi Chi predictably drives at a conservative pace, so as not to scare Daisy. Snooze cruise - LITERALLY!
Then it’s Daisy’s turn to drive, and she ends up flipping the dune buggy! This is why we love her, am I right?
Now back at home, it’s 12 Pack / Dave and Sinister’s turn to hang with Daisy. She sits them down at dinner, where Sinister tries his hardest to act confident to woo Daisy. 12 Pack / Dave, on the other hand, makes some weird references to heartbreaker London, the hottie contestant who had bounced on Daisy weeks prior cuz of shizz getting too real. Daisy is visibly weirded out - but this doesn’t stop her from asking 12 Pack / Dave to join her up in her room for a nightcap.
Predictably, Sinister goes apeshizz over not being picked to make out and starts knocking over bunk beds and stuff. Lame!
Up at the door of Daisy’s room, Daisy and 12 Pack / Dave have to step across Chi Chi to get inside her room. He’s waiting to get some more time with her. Daisy politely tells him goodnight, and takes 12 Pack / Dave inside to smooch. Chi Chi then straight up decides to get a pillow and blanket set up at the foot of the door to wait for Daisy’s make out sesh to end so he can hang with her. What seem like hours pass and, after a while, he gives up. Oy. That man has got no self-respect.
The next morning, Riki Rachtman lets us in on a little secret: he’s been in touch with London! Apparently, our man London (my original pick for Daisy, might I add) decided leaving the show was a bad idea. He still has feelings for Daisy, and had only left in the first place on account of being too weirded out with the reality TV thing - understandable. Riki decides to let London come back to talk to Daisy - not because he thinks he’s the one for her, but because he sees that the situation needs some closure. Good man, that Riki.
So! London returns! And Daisy gets lost in his puppy dog eyes and agrees to consider letting him back into the house! She tells all the guys, who are NOT happy with the whole situation. Flex wonders why they don’t just bring back all 20 guys and just keep the cycle going. Sinister refers to London as a “local band douchebag.” Chi Chi doesn’t mind much and invites London to sleep in his room. Ugh.
Chi Chi then goes up to Daisy’s room to let him know he supports her and all her decisions and blah blah blah will this guy give it a rest already?
Elimination time! Daisy tells London that, even though he doesn’t deserve it, he gets a chain and will be staying to fight the good fight for her affection.
Next up, 12 Pack / Dave gets the first chain, then Flex. Then it’s time to decide between BFFs Chi Chi and Sinister. Daisy decides to give Chi Chi the boot, because she doesn’t want to ruin their friendship, and because she sees him as more of a good friend. Duh squared, am I right?
WOW! So still in the running, we’ve got 12 Pack / Dave, Flex, Sinister, and…. London! I think we can probs all stop watching now, cuz it’s…
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