Pushing Daisies - Cake or Death

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The Legend of Merle McQuoddy: Chuck's dad is back from the dead, and showing no signs of rigor mortis. Instead he's more than a little bit miffed that the guy who killed him is dating his daughter.

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Bill Clinton And Elvis Costello Tonight

post from TVgasm Blog on 17 December 2008 02:04:00 PM. © TVgasm Blog

Hey Gasmii, if you're a Bill Clinton fan, he's going to be on Elvis Costello's show Spectacle tonight on Sundance. HIs interview is great! He doesn't discuss heavy politics, or world issues, but instead talks music, and why he chose politics over music, etc.

They've sent us a preview clip:
(watch after the jump)

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Pornalicious!

post from Planet Homo on 17 December 2008 02:02:00 PM. © Planet Homo

While more companies are setting up shop online to avoid the overhead costs of a bricks and mortar store, porn directrix Chi Chi LaRue is doing the opposite. She opened a brand new shop last week on Santa Monica Blvd. in West Hollywood. The who's-who of porn and We-Ho showed up! Barrett Long, BlakeRiley, Tyler Saint, Johnny Hazzard...Mayor of WeHo Jeffrey Prang,gossip writer Billy Masters, and scenesters Perez Hilton and BobbyTrendy.

The store will carry the whole Channel 1 catalog, including All Worlds Video and Catalina Video, and will also offer Rascal Video titles. A catalog of more than 2000 titles.

?Thisis the first time a customer will be able to find every Rascal, AllWorlds, Catalina and Dirk Yates title under one roof,? C1R partner RobNovinger said. ?It is physically impossible for retailers to stock ourfull library.?

Toys and other novelty items will also beavailable. As well as some clothing, photo books and gift items. Anexclusive arrangement has also been made with One Condoms to provideall the protective barrier products for the store.

?This placeis going to be over-the-top fabulous,? LaRue said. ?I?m thrilled to beopening a store where customers can come and get the full Chi Chiexperience.?

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NBC will focus on scripted shows when Leno moves
(insert laughter here)

post from TV Squad on 17 December 2008 02:00:00 PM. © TV Squad

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When NBC announced that Jay Leno would take over the 10pm slot every weekday night, a lot of people worried that not only would this mean that some of their favorite 10pm shows would either be canceled or moved to another time slot, they also worried that NBC was signaling that they were giving up on scripted shows. NBC sent out a memo saying "this does not reduce NBC's commitment to scripted programs" and that it "enables us to focus on scripted development for 8-10pm." But it seems like they'll have no room for any more scripted shows.

I hope I'm wrong about this but just looking at what NBC has on their schedule it makes me wonder.

Here's a list of the reality and/or games shows that NBC has or will have on the schedule:

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The Last Expo

post from Planet Homo on 17 December 2008 01:48:00 PM. © Planet Homo

SAN FRANCISCO (AFP) ? Apple has announced that its iconic chief executive Steve Jobs will not make his traditional superstar appearance at Macworld Expo in January, and that the company is dropping out of the event.Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing Philip Schiller, who has routinely served as a comic sidekick during Macworld keynote presentations, will replace Jobs on stage in San Francisco on January 6.

?It will be Apple's last keynote at the show," the maker of trendsetting iPhones, iPods and Macintosh computers said in a terse press release."This is the last year the company will exhibit at Macworld Expo."Macworld is an annual gathering of Apple Macintosh computer devotees, including users, developers and innovators pitching Macintosh-related products.Since the first Macworld was held in San Francisco in 1985, Jobs has used his keynotes to unveil world-captivating products such as iPods, iPhones, iTunes, and Macbook Air laptop computers.Tickets to Jobs keynotes at Macworld have been coveted, with hordes of Apple faithful queuing for hours to get precious seats in the audience.The decision by Jobs not to make a farewell performance at Macworld in January is rekindling speculation that his health is in trouble."It is likely he is ill," said analyst Rob Enderle of Enderle Group in Silicon Valley. "That is how the market is reacting to it."The price of Yahoo stock dropped slightly in after hours trading that followed the Macworld announcement. The California company's stock price had ended the trading day up nearly five percent.Apple downplayed its decision to pull out of Macworld, saying that its popular real-world and online stores have made it easy to connect with fans without having to spend money on an expo.

Macworld is run by event management firm IDG. In recent years Apple has stopped going to similar expos in New York, Tokyo and Paris."Apple is now a mainstream vender and they don't have to collect all the loyalists together and chat with them," Enderle said.Apple's practice of using the Macworld stage to announce innovative products put pressure on the company to have hip, new things to launch every January.That is an unsustainable position for a company to be in given product development and production cycles, Enderle said.It also created a situation in which customers might wait to see what Apple announces in January instead of of buying what the company had on store shelves during the year-end shopping season."I think Apple pulling out will kill an event that cost them money and they weren't getting much benefit out of," Enderle said."They were going to make this decision eventually. I think the economy just pushed them over the edge. What isn't explained is why Steve Jobs isn't speaking at the last one."Apple will evidently still hold its annual world conference for Macintosh software developers in San Francisco.

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MTV Announced Eight New Shows Today

post from TVgasm Blog on 17 December 2008 01:40:00 PM. © TVgasm Blog

MTV just announced eight new shows for 2009 today. I'm so glad none of them are elimination shows featuring the next big star, or big band, etc...

Their new shows are Rob Dydrek's Fantasy Factory, The CollegeHumor Show, Nitro Circus, How's Your News?, Daddy's Girls, The Girls of Hedsor Hall (Working Title), MTV?s Untitled Performing Arts Reality Project (Working Title) and College Life.

(read about the shows after the jump):

From MTV:

NITRO CIRCUS
From Jeff Tremaine and Johnny Knoxville, the producers who brought you Jackass, comes MTV's next big smash the Nitro Circus. Travis Pastrana, the world's best freestyle motocross rider since the age of 14, has built an empire doing things previously thought impossible and always unadvisable. His Nitro Circus franchise includes video games, licensed merchandise, and now a MTV series. Whether it?s jumping out of an airplane without a parachute or being the first person ever to double black flip a motorcycle, Pastrana does not stop. Joining him in the cast are his equally insane and entertaining buddies: childhood friend and professional mountain biker Jim DeChamp, charismatic loud-mouth nemesis Andy Bell, base jumping daredevil Erik Roner, female motocross sensation Jolene Van Vugt, and husky and hysterical former sheet-rocker Streetbike Tommy. Their hilariously intense and irrational game of one-upsmanship coupled with their strong friendship makes this train wreck the most watchable show in years. ?Unlike Jackass, the Nitro Circus guys actually are professionals, but that doesn't mean they got all their marbles, because they don't. I am wondering if these yahoos got any.? ? Johnny Knoxville

Jeff Tremaine and Johnny Knoxville of Dickhouse Productions are executive producers. Jeremy Rawle and Greg Godfrey of Godfrey Entertainment are executive producers. Travis Pastrana and Trip Taylor are executive producers. Liz Gateley and Lauren Dolgen are the MTV executives in charge of production.

THE COLLEGEHUMOR SHOW
Created by two high school friends to share their idiotic photos and stories while in college, collegehumor.com has grown into a pop culture phenomenon with six million loyal monthly readers. Shot in the actual site offices and featuring the actual site employees, The CollegeHumor Show is an offbeat look into the company that creates some of today's most popular Internet comedy. The twenty-something characters infuse their workplace with a chaotic frat-house attitude, making it feel more like a summer camp without counselors than an actual functioning business (turn the boss's office into a ball pit? Why not?). The strength of the show lies in its ability to capture the energy and randomness of Internet comedy while grounding the fast-paced scenes in a relatable, character-driven story. The joke-crammed vignettes veer off towards absurdity, and you never know when a sketch might break out. This is the office where daylong water cooler antics are occasionally interrupted by a five minute work break and the only office politics are total anarchy.

The CollegeHumor Show is executive produced by Ricky Van Veen, Josh Abramson, Sam Reich and Scott Tomlinson. Liz Gateley, Brent Haynes and Sam Grossman are the MTV executives in charge of production.

ROB DYRDEK?S FANTASY FACTORY
After the success of ?Rob & Big,? ingenious skateboarder Rob Dyrdek is ready to become the Willy Wonka of Skateboarding in, ?Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory.? The Fantasy Factory is a 25,000 square foot industrial-complex-turned-funhouse designed to expand the reaches of Rob's skateboard empire, known as Dyrdek Enterprises. The heart of the Fantasy Factory is Rob?s office that sits atop the world?s first indoor concrete skate plaza -- a place where anything Rob imagines can become reality. Rob continues to chase down his dreams in his own outlandish way, whether strapping on bouncy stilts to take on Lakers? Lamar Odom in a game of one-on-one basketball(a potential investor for Rob's co-owned restaurant), or enlisting longtime friend and skateboarding superstar Danny Way to help break the world's land-speed record on a skateboard. Rob's cousin Drama returns as Rob's naïve, beat-upon whipping boy and personal assistant. As Rob fills his new digs with zip-lines, foam pits, skate ramps, and a ?T Rex? (a cross between the Batmobile and a Stormtrooper), Rob will also look to fellow action sports friends, including Travis Pastrana, Paul Rodriguez, Steve Berra, Ken Block and Danny Way, to help him on his journey to make as many fantasies as he can come true.

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory is executive produced by Jeff Tremaine, Rob Dyrdek, Ruben Fleisher, and Shane Nickerson. Liz Gateley and Lauren Dolgen are the MTV executives in charge of production.

COLLEGE LIFE
This is not reality? This is real. We?ve taken away the producers, directors and camera ops to give viewers College Life -- a completely self-produced, groundbreaking series following students as they embark on their freshman year of school in a way never before seen on television. Shot at the University of Wisconsin, Madison by the students themselves, College Life gives viewers a raw and unpolished intimate look at college kids telling their own honest stories in their own way. From hookups to breakups, from the pressure to make good grades to experiencing homesickness, College Life delivers the next level of reality access.

Liz Gateley, Brent Haynes and Amy Emmmerich are MTV executives in charge of production.

HOW?S YOUR NEWS?
Don?t call them ?mainstream media.? MTV hands the mic over to the most outrageous and inspiring reporters ever. No filters. No Boundaries. ?How?s Your News?? began as a series of short films directed by Arthur Bradford featuring cast members with disabilities serving as news reporters who interview people on the street. The shorts, with their unexpected blend of raw humor and sincerity caught the eye of Matt Stone and Trey Parker of South Park fame, who Executive Produced a feature film that followed the reporters on a road trip across America. The film was widely embraced and won several film festival awards, demonstrating that these young peoples? disabilities can also become their greatest ability in helping them to pose honest questions that get honest answers. Since its inception in 1998, ?How?s Your News?? has built an enthusiastic cult following with the release of three previous documentaries and a CD of soundtrack music performed by the cast. The MTV series will feature a team of reporters, who drive across America in a customized tour bus documenting their experiences, which includes everything from covering the Grammy?s red carpet, to performing at the SXSW music festival, to learning to make cheese balls with Amy Sedaris. During the course of the show, viewers will learn more about this unique cast and their infectious sense of humor through man-on-the-street segments, musical performances, behind-the-scene adventures and celebrity interviews.

How?s Your News? is executive produced by Arthur Bradford, Matt Stone and Trey Parker. The concept is by Arthur Bradford and Chad Urmston. Jen Ollman will serve as Supervising Producer. Chris Linn is executive producer and MTV executive in charge of production.

DADDY?S GIRLS
Over the course of five seasons, fans have watched Vanessa and Angela Simmons grow up before their eyes on Run?s House. Now, with the premiere of Daddy?s Girls, viewers can watch the sisters take a step toward independence as they make a permanent move to Los Angeles to set up a west coast office and showroom for their wildly successful pastry tennis shoe and apparel line, and so Vanessa can pursue her acting career. They might be 3000 miles away from home, but the lessons their father, Rev Run, has instilled are with them always? and the Rev is just a phone call away! Daddy?s Girls will also introduce viewers to two new faces, cousin and business associate Jessica and friend, Aliceia. Together, the four girls are determined to make it in Los Angeles with the Rev guiding them along the way.

Jason A. Carbone is executive producer. Sean ?Diddy? Combs is executive producer. Rev Run is executive producer. Nick Lee is co-executive Producer. Rob Cornick is supervising producer. Daddy?s Girls is created by Jason Carbone & Rev Run. Tony DiSanto, Aaron Meyerson and Jacquelyn French are MTV executives in charge of production.

THE GIRLS OF HEDSOR HALL (Working Title)
What will it take to turn a rowdy, mischievous girl into a true lady? From Executive Producer Donald J. Trump and Trump Productions LLC along with RDF USA, The Girls of Hedsor Hall takes extreme measures and ships 12 of the hardest partying, most foul-mouthed women in America off to England, where proper young ladies are born and bred. Once the girls set foot inside their proper English finishing school - Hedsor Hall - they are whipped into shape by headmistress Gill Harbord and disciplinarian Rosemary Shrager, along with the school?s visiting instructor, Former Miss USA Tara Conner who knows firsthand the consequences of out-of-control behavior. Ms. Conner nearly lost her Miss USA crown, but Donald Trump gave her a second chance and she transformed her wild ways. During each episode, the girls will be given an opportunity to completely transform their lives by learning everything from style and grace to etiquette and philanthropy, discovering that with the right tools, they can become ladies. It?s a total transformation -- one that will force them to answer tough questions about who they are and what they hope to become. For all of the girls, this will be a true fish-out-of-water experience. Some of them will fail miserably and be expelled from Hedsor Hall, others will succeed in changing their misbehaving ways, and one girl will go on to graduate and receive $100,000 from Hedsor Hall.

The Girls Of Hedsor Hall (Working Title) is based on the hit UK RDF Media format ?Ladette to Lady,? which was the #1 highest rated reality show on the ITV network in the UK in 2006.

Donald J. Trump and Andy Litinsky of Trump Productions LLC, Chris Coelen and Greg Goldman of RDF USA, and showrunner Dan Morando will serve as executive producers. Aaron Meyerson, Heather Olander and Nick Oakley are MTV executives in charge of production.

MTV'S UNTITLED PERFORMING ARTS REALITY PROJECT (Working Title)
From the high school stage to center stage, MTV follows the stories of some of the most talented teenagers in the nation as they balance the enormous pressures of pursuing their dreams while navigating their way through the normal trials and tribulations of high school. Created by Nick Lachey and Colton Gramm, the show features students from Cincinnati?s famed, School for the Creative and Performing Arts (SCPA). These gifted students face difficult decisions in planning for their futures and because of their common bonds of artistic expression, form life long friendships along the way. In this intensely competitive world of performing arts, MTV viewers will meet dream seekers from all over -- a ballerina who dreams of dancing at the celebrated Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, to a gifted hip-hop dancer who?s new to the school and chasing the dream of dancing in music videos to a student who dreams of one day performing on Broadway. Each student is following their dream, and the cameras will be there to capture everything that comes along in their pursuit of their goals: The ups and downs, the adulations and the tears, and that moment when they risk it all.

Nick Lachey is executive producer. Mark Ford & Kevin Lopez are executive producers. Colton Gramm and Marc Platt are executive producers. Liz Gateley and Heather Olander are MTV executives in charge of production.

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All Brad wants for Festivus

post from TV Squad on 17 December 2008 01:35:00 PM. © TV Squad

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Another year has come and gone. I have entered my second year with TV Squad. My anniversary with the site was in October, and I was so busy writing about stuff, I completely forgot. Happy Anniversary, Me!

In no short order, my TV wish list:

Doctor Who to have a female lead. It's long overdue.
To watch good TV shows in a timely fashion before they've gone the way of the dinosaur. I've only just discovered Arrested Development and Invader Zim.

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Movie Preview: I Love You, Man

In theory, I think the premise for I Love You, Man is funny and cute: A guy (Paul Rudd) gets engaged to his lady (Rashida Jones ? yay for her having more movie roles!) but he doesn't have a best guy friend so he basically goes on a manfriend-hunt to lock down a best man for the wedding.

The trailer features some funny folks (Jason Segel, Andy Samberg, Thomas Lennon) and people I just love seeing pretty much anytime (JK Simmons), and yet, it doesn't really make me laugh. Also (and I'm assuming this is explained in the movie), why doesn't he just ask his brother (Samberg) to be his best man, instead of asking his brother for tips on going on man dates to find some guy he barely knows to be his best man? Time will tell, I suppose. I do appreciate the use of the Pixies' "Here Comes Your Man" in the trailer, anyway.

I Love You, Man opens March 20. To check out the trailer,

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Todd Homme died days before Blush finale

Lifetime's makeup artist competition Blush ended Tuesday night, but on Saturday, Todd Homme, who came in third, died of unknown causes. He was 23. "He went to sleep basically and never woke up. He was all excited about what was going on with the show. He was up all night,...

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Coffeerooms on Twitter

Incase you didn't know, CoffeeroomsTM is officially Twittering! Be sure to follow us for the latest updates of On TV and soon to have updates regarding forums and special Coffeeroom member events!

Follow us now! And as usual, don't' forget to check out our forums.

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