Lea Michele Shows her Underwear on the New ‘Rolling Stone’ Cover

Am I the only person on the planet that finds this irritating?  Perhaps I am uptight, considering no one else is running with this.  The new cover of ‘Rolling Stone’ features the ‘Glee’ cast, with Lea Michele’s underwear showing.  Is it really necessary to go the naughty school girl route for this?  This is not akin to Britney Spears, who was selling sex as part of her image.  Lea Michele is a legitimate artist, and her character would not warrant being so overtly sexual.  Why must every cover of a magazine feature an actress with her clothes off!?  Again, maybe I’m just a buttoned-up complainer, but I find it irritating.  Click below to see the cover.

Rolling Stone Photo

David Mills Dies Days Before Series Premiere of ‘Treme’

David Mills, a writer for both ‘ER’ and ‘The Wire,’ sadly died at 48 years old in New Orleans.  He was living in New Orleans while writing episodes for ‘Treme,’ the new HBO series set to air on April 11, 2010.  ‘Treme’ follows the lives of New Orleans residents three months after Hurricane Katrina.  According to the Huffington Post, Mills began his career as a Washington Post journalist, until later changing fields to become a screenwriter. 

’24’ Executive Producer Acknowledges Dana Walsh Backlash

’24’ producer, Howard Gordon, reveals to Entertainment Weekly, that fans should be patient with the Dana Walsh story line.  He says that there are only so many stories to tell, so it is not really fair to criticize the mole plot.  The funny thing is, he didn’t really say that the story would improve, he only asked fans to be forgiving.  I’m not sure how a ’24’ movie will turn out, considering Gordon seems to be saying that they are already out of gas.  Maybe it’s time to bring in some fresh writers.


[Katee Sackhoff, who plays ‘Dana Walsh’ on ’24’]

Peabody Award Winners Announced

The George Foster Peabody Awards are given annually by the University of Georgia’s Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication to recognize outstanding work in electronic media.  The actual awards ceremony will be hosted by Diane Sawyer, on  May 17th.  I’m most surprised about the Craig Ferguson win.  I suppose he was accurate when he said he doesn’t even consider himself to be amongst the other late night television hosts.  He said that he instead “does a TV show that goes on late at night.”  Getting this award lends some credibility to that distinction.  See the list of winners below.     

“Modern Family” (ABC), Twentieth Century Fox Television in association with Levitan Lloyd Productions
“The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson: An Evening with Archbishop Desmond Tutu” (CBS), Worldwide Pants, Inc.
“Noodle Road: Connecting Asia’s Kitchens” (KBS1 TV), Korean Broadcasting System
“A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains” (ABC), ABC News
SesameStreet.org, Sesame Workshop
“BBC World News America: Unique Broadcast, Unique Perspective” (BBC America), BBC World News America, BBC America
“The Cost of Dying” (CBS), CBS News 60 Minutes
“Independent Lens: Between the Folds” (PBS), Green Fuse Films, ITVS
“Glee” (FOX), Twentieth Century Fox Television
“The OxyContin Express” (Current TV), Vanguard on Current TV
npr.org, National Public Radio (www.npr.org)
Diane Rehm, Personal Award, talk show now available to National Public Radio listeners after decades on Washington’s WAMU-FM
“The Day that Lehman Died” (BBC World Service), a Goldhawk Essential Production/BBC World Service Production
“In Treatment” (HBO), Leverage, Closest to the Hole Productions and Sheleg in association with HBO Entertainment
“Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times” (PBS), Peter Jones Productions
“No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency” (HBO), Mirage Enterprises and Cinechicks in association with The Weinstein Company, BBC and HBO Entertainment
“Sabotaging the System” (CBS), CBS News 60 Minutes
“Brick City” (Sundance Channel), Sundance Channel, Brick City TV LLC
“Thrilla in Manila” (HBO), Darlow Smithson Production, HBO Sports, HBO Documentary Films
“FRONTLINE: The Madoff Affair” (PBS), FRONTLINE, RAINmedia
“I-Witness: Ambulansiyang de Paa” (GMA Network), GMA Network, Inc., Philippines
“Independent Lens: The Order of Myths” (PBS), Folly River, Inc., Netpoint Productions, Lucky Hat Entertainment, ITVS
“Hard Times” (OPB Radio), Oregon Public Broadcasting
“Iran & the West“, Brook Lapping Productions for the BBC in association with National Geographic Channel, France 3, NHK, VPRO, SVT, RTBF, VRT, NRK, SRC/CBC, DRTV SBS, YLE, TVP and Press TV
“Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson: Covering Afghanistan” (NPR), National Public Radio
“The Great Textbook War” (West Virginia Public Broadcasting), Terry Kay Productions
“Mind the Gap: Why Good Schools Are Failing Black Students” (KLCC Radio), Nancy Solomon
“Endgame” (PBS), Daybreak/Channel 4/Target Entertainment, Presented on PBS/MASTERPIECE by WGBH Boston
“Sichuan Earthquake: One Year On” (Now-Broadband TV News Channel), Now-TV News, Hong Kong
“BART Shooting” (KTVU-TV), KTVU, Oakland, Calif.
“American Masters: Jerome Robbins – Something to Dance About” (PBS), Thirteen/WNET
“Chronicle: Paul’s Gift” (WYFF-TV), WYFF 4, Greenville, S.C.
“Under Fire: Discrimination and Corruption in the Texas National Guard” (KHOU-TV), KHOU-TV, Houston, Tex., Belo, Inc.
“Derrion Albert Beating” (WFLD-TV), FOX Chicago News: WFLD-TV and myfoxchicago.com
“Where Giving Life Is a Death Sentence” (BBC America), BBC World News America, BBC America, BBC World News
“Up in Smoke” (KCET-TV), KCET, Los Angeles

Lee Dewyze is my ‘American Idol’ favorite . . . again

Well, I finally get the chance to say I called it.  Okay . . . not yet, but I predict I will be able to say that soon, as I still think he’ll win the show.  I picked Lee Dewyze as my favorite, at a time when the judges were heavily criticizing him.  Tonight he was fantastic again, and Simon said “I’ve always believed in you.”  Yeah right Simon!  He’s just trying to save himself from the embarrassment of not calling this guy as the front runner earlier on.  Anyways, watch his performance below. 


lee 10 @ Yahoo! Video

Nigel Lythgoe Confirms that Twitch Will Return to ‘So You You Think You Can Dance’

This is great news.  Stephen Boss, also known as “Twitch,” was one of my favorite dancers on SYTYCD, so I am very happy about his return!  To update everyone, this season’s SYTYCD has a different format.  Instead of pairing the contestants with other contestants for dancing partners, they will be bringing back former contestants or “all stars.”  This way, only one person will be eliminated each week without offsetting the partnering balance.  Some of the other changes include: Mary Murphy as a choreographer instead of a full time judge, and Mia Michaels return as a judge and a choreographer.  Mia Michaels was nominated for an Emmy for choreographing Twitch’s performance to ‘Mercy’ by Duffy.  Watch that performance below.     


SYTYCD – Twitch and Katee ~ Mercy on JiggyStudio Dance Videos

The Best News of the Day: Roger Ebert Launches New Movie Review Show

Roger Ebert and his wife Chaz are producing a new movie review show, currently titled, ‘Roger Ebert presents At the Movies.’  The details are not yet revealed, though I hear rumors that he might make appearances here and there.  I love the idea that Roger Ebert, the movie guru, realizes that people still want to see this type of format, despite the recent cancellation of ‘At the Movies.’  We will also see a return of the thumbs, which makes me very happy.

Jason Castro’s Album Drops April 13th

I’m embarrassed to use the word “drop,” but I’m told that is the correct lingo.  Anyways, I wasn’t a huge fan of Jason Castro’s on ‘American Idol,’ but I am now.  His full album comes after the release of his ‘Love Uncompromised EP.’  I love the song ‘You Can Always Come Home’ off his EP, so I am extremely excited for the album.  Listen below.

Kristin Cavallari says she Expected ‘The Hills’ to End

In an interview with Mtv, Kristin Cavallari seems unfazed by ‘The Hills’ ending.  I would imagine she is actually pretty disappointed.  She was brought on to resurrect the show after Lauren Conrad left, and I think Mtv hoped that they could get a couple more successful seasons out of it.  I also don’t think Cavallari helped matters much when she initially called the show fake, comparing their improvisation to ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’  Watch her interview below.    

MTV Shows

CNN is Losing the Ratings Race to Pretty Much Everyone

CNN’s ratings are tanking.  They are now being beaten by Sean Hannity on Fox, just about everyone on Fox News, Rachel Maddow on MSNBC, and Joy Behar on HLN.  I think the first problem for CNN is comparing it to the above mentioned shows, considering that most of them don’t even count as news programs.  If you are going to compare CNN to Fox News, why not also compare it to ‘Keeping up With the Kardashians?’  After all, they are both cheesy reality shows aren’t they?