TBS is great with marketing, so it doesn’t surprise me that they already have a Conan Promo up and running. I’m sure their marketing prowess has a lot to do with Conan’s decision to go with them, and they are certainly proving their worth. Watch below.
Jim Carrey’s "People" Tell him to Lay off the Angry Tweets
Jim Carrey has been getting a lot of criticism lately since defending Tiger Woods on Twitter. To be fair, he didn’t exactly defend Tiger, as much as he kicked Elin in the gut. Too harsh? Of Elin, he said “no wife if blind enough to miss that much infidelity.” He later tried to save face, by tweeting that he doesn’t condone infidelity, though both parties share some degree of responsibility. In addition to the outrage about the content of his posts, some of Carrey’s followers are concerned with how late he stays up at night, fearing he may be having a breakdown since his breakup with Jenny McCarthy. All I have to say about this nonsense is that Twitter is the beginning of the end of Hollywood. Celebrities are supposed to be these untouchable entities that leave us always wondering what they’re really thinking. We aren’t supposed to find out that what they are actually thinking is a bunch of nonsensical bull shit.
Conan O’Brien is Going to TBS
Is Fox going to throw a pity party over this? Team Coco is bringing Conan’s late night talk show to TBS every Monday through Thursday from 11:00 – 12:00 pm. Because of the time slot, he’ll be up against basic cable big wigs ‘The Daily Show with Jon Stewart’ and ‘The Colbert Report.’ Apparently Conan was impressed with TBS and is excited about having ‘The Family Guy’ and ‘The Office’ as a lead in. George Lopez is also excited about the Conan lead in for ‘Lopez Tonight.’ I guess Fox just couldn’t seal the deal. Some speculate that Conan didn’t want his comedy constricted with a network, making cable a pretty appealing alternative. You go Coco!
Gossip Girl: Is Taylor Momsen off the Show?
Rumors are swirling that it’s the end of Jenny Humphrey on ‘Gossip Girl.’ The network recently said that Taylor Momsen would take some time off next season for creative reasons, but now Momsen is suggesting that she may be done altogether. She was recently interviewed outside The Key Club in Los Angeles before performing with her band, ‘Pretty Reckless.’ When asked about the show, Momsen said, “it’s done dude.” Because most actors are under contract for five years of a show, and ‘Gossip Girl’ has yet to hit the five year mark, Momsen was likely fired and did not quit. Given that she can’t seem to keep her eyes open while reciting her lines lately, this doesn’t surprise me.
Brandon Davis Blames Rick Soloman for the Mischa Barton Fat Comment
Oil heir and resident Hollywood D-bag Brandon Davis recently made headlines by calling his ex-girlfriend, Mischa Barton, fat on his twitter page. Here’s the comment: “Omg. Just realized my ex turned into 1 of the fattest people in the planet. I’m gonna start dating plus size models. Not! Mischa the heifer.” He has since tweeted an explanation, blaming Rick Soloman who he says stole his phone and posted the comment. In case you’re wondering, Davis is the same guy that called Lindsay Lohan a “firecrotch,” and Soloman is the man allegedly responsible for releasing the Paris Hilton sex tape. Two very stand up gentleman.
Jenny McCarthy Closes Autism School
Jenny McCarthy is shutting down Teach2Talk Academy. She co-founded the school with Sarah Scheflen in 2007, but is shutting it down after disagreements between them. She released a statement saying, “Jenny and her partner at the Academy, Sarah Scheflen, had different visions for the school and made a decision to go their separate ways. Both intend to continue on in this important mission.” Does this mean that we are on the road to keeping Jenny McCarthy out of the autism talk show circuit. Can’t she just go back to looking hot and stop all this ‘I know how to cure autism’ nonsense?
Heidi Montag’s New Bikini Body . . . and face
Red Carpet Fashion: The Joneses Film Premiere
Tiger Woods at the Masters is Cable’s Most Watched Golf Telecast in History
So I guess his return to golf paid off. ESPN’s live coverage of the masters had close to five million viewers, making it “the most watched golf telecast in cable history.” To be fair, is this really a golf telecast? I would imagine that most people tuned in not to actually watch him play golf, but to see if one of Tiger’s whores would storm the green naked, while screaming “you owe me an apology!” Unfortunately, this didn’t occur. There’s always next time though.
Jeffrey Katzenberg Bashes ‘Clash of the Titans’
It’s already been reported that Katzenberg was pissed off that Warner Bros. released ‘Clash of the Titans’ one week after Dreamworks released ‘How to Train Your Dragon.’ The primary reason for his anger was that ‘Titans’ would take up valuable revenue from ‘How to Train Your Dragon,’ because there are only so many 3D theaters to go around. He was also pissed that ‘Titans’ was converted to 3D in a last minute attempt to make more money after ‘Avatar’ became a hit. In a recent interview he said,
We’ve seen the highest end of [3-D] in “Avatar” and you have now witnessed the lowest end of it [in “Titans”]. You cannot do anything that is of a lower grade and a lower quality than what has just been done on “Clash of the Titans.” It literally is “OK, congratulations! You just snookered the movie audience.” The act of doing it was disingenuous. We may get away with it a few times but in the long run, [moviegoers] will wake up. And the day they wake up is the day they walk away from us and we blew it.
Well there you have it. Personally, I hate all of it. Whether it is shot in 3D or converted in post-production, it all makes my eyes hurt so I really don’t care.