Monday, September 10, 2007

A Little VMA Info, A Little Big Brother... and Why Not a Smidgen of Bret Michaels?

Wow. Thankfully, I have had insomnia lately, so I had a reason to watch the second run of the VMAs on MTV from 11:15-1:15 last night. I'm a huge Big Brother Fan, so I didn't get to see the original airing.





Go Britney! Don't you think if you were preparing for the comeback of your career, you would have... ohhh, I don't know..... rehearsed?! The lip-syncing was off, the dancing was bad, she wore a sparkley black bikini with support hose (a la Kirstie Alley in her big Oprah weight loss reveal) and giggled when she made mistakes. Way to go. It was more than I expected. I kind of thought she would stumble onstage in blue leggings and an oversized Winnie the Pooh t-shirt, one child dangling from each breast, both covered in cigarrette burns, slurring the words to Baby, One More Time. So, good for her. Rumor has it she cried when she got backstage and immediately began making excuses about last-minute act changes, a broken boot and a fired hairdresser. If you have high-def TV or a good source like me, it is also apparent that her bikini waxer was also given a pink slip. You can't help but feel for her. Ifyou're keeping score like me, you're aware Shar Jackson is kicking ghetto-booty on Celebrity Rap Superstar. Either way, they both have K-Fed as a babydaddy, so can we ever call one a winner... really?






Kid Rock punched Tommy Lee right at his table. The video is available at mtv.com, but it's more of the aftermath and not so much the punch. More on Tommy Lee later (and I'm not talking about Pamela's hep-C stains in his lap).






Kanye West and Fifty Cent appeared onstage together. If you're hip and "street" like me, you know that these two don't like each other, so this was unprecedented.




When Justin Timberlake accepted the award for Male Performer of the Year, he said "MTV needs to play more videos. We don't want to see reality TV." His award was presented to him by Lauren, Audrina, and Whitney from MTV's reality series, The Hills. How rude! Ha ha! I said "how rude". Who am I, Stephanie from Full House?? (takes big meth hit)



I found a picture of Travis and Shanna Barker making out at Tao snapped this weekend, so take this as official word that they're back together after their break-up that followed the reconciliation from their sloppy divorce. Got it?







Like I said, the reason I missed the original airing of the VMAs is because I love me some Big Brother. Last night, Zack made a move so ballsy and brave, he is finally a contender for the half million dollars. If you watch it and haven't seen it yet, read no further. If you don't watch it, read on. HE PUT EVIL DICK AND DANIELLE UP AGAINST EACH OTHER FOR EVICTION! Now, if one of them wins POV, the other will get to vote and keep their counterpart in the game and nothing was gained, but if Jameka or Zack wins POV, one of them is OUT. It's about time these people woke up to the reality of reality tv. Trust nobody. God, I love this game, and have a newfound respect for Zack the goofball.





Evil Dick from Big Brother looks like a poor man's version of Tommy Lee, and Tommy Lee is a poor man's Tommy Lee, which makes Dick a tragic character. He's like one of those puppies that's so ugly, it's cute. Dick's one ugly puppy.






And now for Rock of Love... Brandi M. is gone and Bret told her he was "pissed off" that she didn't let him know she wasn't genuinely interested in him sooner. I could save Bret Michaels a lot of anger by telling him right now that none of these women were interested in him to begin with, but that doesn't make for very good television. Side note: there are two sets of pornographic photos of Brandi M. available online. I don't know where, and I hear they're raunchy and she looks ugly, so let me know as soon as you find them.



The fastest recap I can give is: poison concert, alcohol, fight, binging stripper, vomit, Bret and Jess do the deed, Bret and Lacey do the deed, Brandi M. goes home. In that order. If it were up to me, the vomit would have followed the romp with Lacey. She still scares the crap out of me.

Thursday, September 06, 2007

A New "The View" Co-Host and a Little Rock of Love

Sherri Shepherd will be Barbara's new lapdog and it's set to be announced on Monday, September 10th, a source leaked on a condition of anonymity. Why one would "leak" such a lame piece of information, possibly risking their career, is way beyond me. I don't know who Sherri Shepherd is, but I have an inkling that she will be filling Star Jones' shoes.

So, that's fun. And now some Rock of Love chatter. This week's episode was the Superfan challenge, where three superskanks with superAIDS interrogated the remaining women. Let's discuss the remaining women, who I happened to look up on myspace the other day. If you do a myspace search for "vh1 Rock of Love Jess" or something similar, you'll see the show pages for these girls, and note that they're all friends. I want to add them. I want to add them all, but have thus far resisted the urge because I don't want them to feel bad when I subtract them.








We saw Heather get "Bret" tattooed on the back of her neck. Never mind he dragged her to a tattoo parlor in the classiest outfit I have ever seen, but this girl BRINGS IT at eliminiation time. Never has a dress been more holey, a hairdo bigger, or a girl get hookerier than this one. I think she may have it in the bag. Together, they make a classy looking couple. This picture could be an after-ceremony shot.








And at elimination time:

Awesome.





Jess is the funniest, the coolest, the prettiest and the absolute worst possible match for Mr. Michaels. Her impression of Lacey crying... how could you not love this one? My main fear is that she is too stylish for him, and would force him to stop wearing clothing made of exotic animals and snack food - and then what's he got? Nothing.





Speaking of wardrobe, he must have been out of bullets, because he wore a plain old suit coat to eliminate Sam... but with a matching bandana. Did I say bandana? Because I mean class-dana. It was classy.





Brandi's hair caught on fire and Lacey is still creepy. I can't wait for Sunday. Did I tell you the new episode can be previewed at 11am? That's right. If you're like me and don't want to wait until 9pm, you can catch it early... and then thirty-odd times over the course of the week.


Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Jerry Lewis is Sensitive and Socially Aware

Wow. What a Labor Day Weekend! Every year, we watch loveable Jerry Lewis (not to mention, France's favorite comedian) raise millions of dollars for children suffering from Muscular Dystrophy. It's sweet.

This year, the 81-year-old wrapped things up a little differently than normal. If you haven't seen the video, you're about 34 seconds from shock and awe.

http://www.tmz.com/tmz_main_video?titleid=1173355070

So, what now? Do we cut the man a break because he's clearly incoherent, 81 years old, exhausted and possibly a little drunk? Do we go all Isaiah Washington on him and teach him an unforgettable lesson? It's not like we have a hit TV show to take away from the guy. How do you threaten a man who hasn't got a whole lot left to lose?

Let us contemplate.