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Little J queen bee?
Part 2 of the Nate-Blair-Chuck triangle?
Dan and Serena’s perfect love story continued?
Can’t wait!
Oh and p.s…due to the perfect Spring NYC weather, I sat on the steps of The Met this past weekend Gossip Girl style, (while sporting a Blair Waldorf-inspired headband mind you) waiting to catch a glimpse of one of my fav. Upper East Siders, and nothing! So disappointed!
- Erin Dustin
Catch A Peek!
Grey’s next week!
Finally, I’m in need of some Mer-Der drama pronto…
And even better, check out a sneak peek of next week’s action-packed first episode back after FOREVERRRRRRRRRRR! (Seriously, I’m not exaggerating)
- Erin Dustin
Leno and Conan back on air in January
After two months of repeats due to the writers’ strike, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno and Late Night With Conan O’Brien will return with all-new episodes Wednesday, January 2. “We are are not using writers,” a NBC rep says. In a statement, O’Brien said, “An unwritten version of Late Night, though not desirable, is possible — and no one has to be fired. I will make clear, on the program, my support for the writers and I’ll do the best version of Late Night I can under the circumstances.” Added Leno, “We fully support our writers and I think they understand my decision.” Guest lineups for the shows will be announced at a later date, NBC officials said. Meanwhile, eager to air new episodes as well, David Letterman’s production company, Worldwide Pants, may negotiate an independent, interim agreement deal with the Writers Guild of America, Worldwide Pants Chief Executive Rob Burnett said in a statement. “It is our strong desire to be back on the air with our writers, and we hope that will happen as soon as possible.”
Lauren admits to some “un”-real scenes
Fielding questions once again about just how “real” her reality show is, Lauren Conrad admits some scenes on The Hills are re-enacted if MTV’s cameras happen to miss the original interactions. Talking to Entertainment Weekly, Conrad, 21, specifically addresses “nail-polish-gate” — a sequence of scenes in one episode that were supposedly shot on one night, but in which Conrad’s red nail polish disappears over time. Conrad says the later scenes, with her on the phone with Brody Jenner, were indeed re-enacted the next day, because the cameras had stopped rolling before the “real” phone call. “Anyone who has worked on a reality show knows how they’re filmed,” Conrad says. “I basically had to go and call [Brody] again, have the exact same conversation on camera. I mean, it’s not lying to anyone, it’s telling what really happened, but it’s just the way they film reality shows.” Conrad doesn’t see anything wrong with that, as long as the re-enactments stay true to the characters’ real lives. “Basically what they’re doing is taking our lives and telling a story,” she says. “They’re telling exactly what happened.” She adds that MTV has orchestrated run-ins between Conrad and Heidi Montag. “But they only set that up because it was happening off-camera,” she says. “We were getting into these situations where we were running into [Heidi and Spencer], and [MTV] kept missing them.” Conrad also remarks on how popular it’s become — to the point that the stars had to move apartments to keep from getting harassed. “Whether they were drunk or just crazy, people would come and knock on our door,” she says. “It was scary for us. So we switched apartments but continued filming in front of the other one so people wouldn’t know where we lived.” Through it all, she remains a bit mystified by the show’s appeal. “People are just obsessed with other people’s lives,” she says. “I don’t know whether it’s kind of a way to escape their own, or something to follow. … I really couldn’t tell you.”
The Hills: scripted reality
Just how real is The Hills? According to model Gavin Beasley - you may remember him as Lauren Conrad’s date - the MTV show isn’t as real as the network or its stars would like you to believe. Take the scene at Brody Jenner’s barbecue on this Monday’s episode. “[MTV] totally set up the BBQ scene for Brody and I to meet each other and talk because, as they said, ‘The audience would get a kick out of seeing the ex talking to the new guy,’” Beasley tells Best Week Ever’s blog. “Brody would talk all this sh**, then be like, ‘Sorry about that, we’re just trying to make good television,’” says Beasley. “He creates drama and a storyline. That’s why he is there.” As for his date with Conrad: “[Conrad]’s kind of a conversation killer, and when the cameras are rolling, all conversation is kept firmly on the surface,” Beasley says. So what did they two talk about? “I don’t know - pop culture, Red Bull, stuff like that. In fact, the most interesting thing I got out of her was that she isn’t allowed to eat ice cream because her trainer told her she can’t… What you see is really what you get with these people. The lack of depth was actually uncomfortable for me. Like, how can nothing be everything you talk about?”
Brad and Angelina’s TV project greenlighted
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are making their first joint producing effort (after Shiloh, that is) with a series project at HBO. The Bourne Ultimatum co-writer Scott Burns is penning the untitled drama, which will explore the behind-the-scenes politics of an international aid organization and chronicle the lives of humanitarian workers assigned to dangerous zones and the people in need they assist. Jolie, Pitt and Burns, producer of the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, are executive producing. The series has been a passion project for Jolie since she did the 2003 feature Beyond Borders, a drama about disaster-relief workers in war-torn countries. The aid-workers series marks Jolie’s return to HBO 10 years after her breakthrough starring role in the cable network’s biopic Gia, which earned her a Golden Globe win, a SAG Award and and Emmy nomination. Pitt is already in business with HBO. Along with Edward Norton, he is executive producing the HBO/National Geographic miniseries Undaunted Courage, now in development, which tells the story of the legendary journey across the western U.S. by explorers Lewis and Clark.
Clinton to chat with Oprah
Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will appear on Oprah Winfrey next Tuesday, September 4, in a interview to promote “Giving,” a book on philanthropy and civic action. Clinton’s appearance was announced on Monday in an email - “The first interview about his new passion!” - sent to members of Winfrey’s book club. “Giving” praises the talk show queen’s Angel Network, which has donated millions of dollars around the world. Clinton has other interviews next week, including a sit-down with Larry King on CNN and an appearance on Late Night with David Letterman.
Janeane Garofalo to join 24
The political left and the political right will join forces on 24 this season. Janeane Garofalo, an outspoken liberal, is set to co-star on the conservative-leaning real-time drama, whose co-creator/executive producer jokingly describes himself as a “right-wing nut job.” Garofalo will play a government agent who is part of the team investigating the crisis befalling Jack Bauer in the coming season. The lefty comedian is the second major cast addition to the drama, which is going through a revamping coming off a lackluster sixth season. Cherry Jones was tapped last month to play the new president.
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