Throwin' a Little Pop Culture Your Way

Because I've been absorbing it in the few hours I"ve had outside of Working on three projects and sleeping off Sinusitis.

This, of course means a plethora of movies and Celebreality.

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Call me late in the game - because I"ve never seen the play / read the book - but holy greatness. Sick, twisted ending, and hello - amazing. I think this is my favorite Tim Burton / Johnny Depp Project... Sure redeems Burton after the atrocity that was Willy Wonka.

Cloverfield

Another good flick that surprisingly didn't make me throw up all over the theater (how many people have said this?) I dug it... played on a lot of human fear, including that most of it lies in the unknown. I half was uncomfortable because it really makes me feel for all of those involved in 9/11... My boss was in one of the towers when it was hit and I've heard the story of the after effects - being covered in building Soot, etc. - so I'm not sure I'd recommend it to these people - but if you're going to go - Go Big - and Go Imax.
Thot-out Review here for those wanting a little more.

27 Dresses

Yeah. I said it. And respectfully, I went alone. Reminiscent of Never Been Kissed... Doing a story on someone - end up falling in love. I guess I feel akin to Katherine Heigel's character because I am that girl pulling all the strings for everyone else and getting big shit done while all of my beautiful friends/sister(s) stand out. Anyway... It's a chick flick. But, my favorite. "I am Jesus..." Plus I love her apartment...

Celebreality Catch-Up for Sunday, January 20:
Rock of Love II Recap
My Fair Brady

Dr. Drew not til Friday... sorry, kiddos.

Also... hilarious - I think Amy Wineouse dyed her hair blond for prison is so that once she comes back out she
"Goes Back to Black" Credit Auntee Elizabeth.

Something To Do At Work When You're Slow

Rich Juzwiak who has he regular blog over at four four also writes for the Vh1 Celebrity Blog - and if you're a Celebreality geek like I am - you can catch up on hilarious recaps EVERY SINGLE WEEK for:

Bret Michael's Rock of Love 2

Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew

Scott Baio is 46 and... Pregnant (blurg).

Just in case you're bored and want to mock reality Tv. I promise it'll be a good time... and oh yeah - you'll be addicted ;)

I'll try to update you on weekly entries ;) Always a hi-light of my day
Sami

Dear Rockies,

You are SEVERELY sucking it up tonight. What's your deal?

10-1 in the 5th inning... you're not making any plays... you're making dumb mistakes.

I know it's raining, but it looks like your sponsor bought you some really sweet waterproof jersey's and your job is to kick some ass!

You should all know that I normally would cheer for Red Sox. I'm a big sox fan... but rockies be my boys this year - so PICK IT THE F' UP TOMORROW!!!!!!!!!!

A lot of people fought over tickets for you!

Thank you kindly,

Sami Josephina Liena

Not by the Hair of your Chinny Chin Chin!

It's strange the thing we humans do to make ourselves laugh.

But not oddly enough - I used to do just this everytime my little blister Emily or cousin Holly slept over when we were younger. If I had that - I'd totally show you... because we incorporated instraments. I'm talking... Singing and Guitar... and me - and my sweet ass Trombone.

Since I can't - you'll just have to dream and laugh at these other people:

Tori! Tore! Tory! OR! SBTB

Ok...

So my original intent was for this to be about Tori Spelling... about how I've never really liked her - I think mostly because of that botched boob job where her chest is just too concave for me to understand how she thot it could be good looking... Oh - and because she's always been obnoxious as hell.

But I've watched a little bit of Inn Love and damn, sam... if she can score a man like Dean McDermott... then she has to be doing something right.

But the whole purpose really was to reflect on her most successful Role to Date.

No... It's not as newly ordained minister at her Bed and Breakfast.
and no... It's not even 90210...

It's the girl that all of us cool kids that grew up in the 90s loved as Samuel Screech Powers Girlfriend, Violet Bickerstaff.
This is where I normally put a picture to reference - or even a video - but I think Tori's people were all over that because I couldn't find one damn piece of evidence that her roll on that show even existed.

So instead --- I found a bunch of SBTB Videos...mostly to make you laugh -
Because really - where would we be without Lisa Turtle, Kelly Kapowski, AC Slater, Zack Morris, Screech Powers and Jessie Spano of Striptease fame...

The THEME song!
Because you know just like Fresh Prince of Bellaire - you totally have this memorized.



She's So excited SNRPUGRGF! (Raquel!)
Because it's just Funny




Bellback Mountain...
Because you put Mario and Mark Paul Gosseler in a sandwich... with me... and it's one delicious snack.



Say Nope To Dope!
Because the Cool kids of SBTB were always keeping us drug free and proud.





Everlasting Love
Because you kind of always hoped the geek would get the fashion queen (until we found out he was a complete dick on VH1 Fit Club)


Zack and Kelly
Cheese x 1000. Because People spend their time remixing show clips to current pop songs! Oh... my....god!



Slater's Dance Moves
Because he's wearing little sweat pants and... since when did dancing like that ever get a girl? hahahahaha



Zack Morris
Best for last. hahahaha. Zack Morris, Bitches... only he could inspire an intire school dance like that...

In case you missed this..

Amy Sedaris Rocks. Martha... not...so...much.

Watch all of the mocking. It's FABULOUS

This is Getting Obnoxious...

Seriously -



Do you HAVE personal interest/investment in the Spears Children?
Do you really care that much that Britney Lost Custody / Gained Back Custody / Lost Custody / Has to have monitored visitation? I didn't know there were so many 'specialists' on Britney Spears.

Maybe that's some new major in college I didn't know about.

Hey - I have a television and ability to shoot my mouth off - can i be an "enabler" on CNN?
I'll buy a new shirt. And nice Jeans. And act all intelligent... I promise!

How do you feel when everyone monitors your parenting? I know a lot worse things going on (like the mom who just drowned her two little girls) than letting your kids drink pop.

I'm not endorcing her parenting - but good lord - Top running story on CNN!!?!?!?!

This is getting ridiculous...

SHUT THE HELL UP ALREADY.

The Pick-up Artist

Raq: hey kitten. how about spending some of your nine lives with me?

Sammath: hahahaha
what?

Raq:i have

Sammath: what? that's so cute

Raq: 'the pick up artist' on
and there are abunch of pick up lines on the bottom of the screen

Sammath:noooo
i'll watch it with you

Raq:what is on your butt?? my eyes

Raq:have you had a shower today becaue you look like a dirty girl?

Raq: i am looking for treasure, can i check out your chest?

Sammath: i love the kitten one

Raq: they pick the gayest looking guys to coach everyone how to score.

Sammath: haha

Raq: when i was in high school
some guy came up to me with his car keys
and put them in my arm
and was like, "can i turn you on?"

Sammath: hahahahaha

Raq: it was so funny, but only because he was cute.

In case you missed it...

Is that someone you met in prison...?

Kind of Pop Culture

Good news, ya'all. Samish has been added to Denver Post's Bloghouse. Yippee Skip!
So what better way to celebrate than... feature a story that's semi pop culture... fully just disgusting - and i'll get down to the non-britney news later.

Sick -

Police: Shelter worker had sex with dog
Kieran Nicholson - Denver Post Staff Writer

A volunteer with a Denver animal shelter has been arrested on suspecion of having sex with a dog, police said.

Gustavo Castanon, 33, of Denver, is being held at the Denver Jail on $10,000 bond, said Sonny Jackson, a Denver Police spokespan.

Castanon has also been suspended from his volunteer position for "inapproriate behavior with a dog," the shelter official said.

Officials at the Denver Municipal Animal Shelter, 678 S. Jason St., "initiated the investigation" against volunteer, said Ellen Dumm, spokeswoman with Denver Environmental Health.

"We've asked for an investigation by police and the district attorney's office," Dumm said.

Police were notified on Monday.

Dumm declined to go into details, pending the outcome of the investigation.

Jackson said Castanon was arrested today on suspicion of cruelty to an animal, a misdemeanor charge.

A witness told investogators Castanon had sexual contact with a basset hound at the shelter on Saturday at about 5:30pm.

"There's a big yuck factor here," Dumm said.

The dog was not harmed.

This is Why JM Will Always Be Cool

He's a dork, through and through. While my likeness for a lot of musicians deteriates over their career (mostly because they become jackasses), john just keeps upping the anty, proving he's just a big loveable dork that happens to be really good at writing/guitar music.

The Hills are Alive with Displays of JackAss

Heidi Montag doesn't only suck as a friend, and co-worker (which miss Elodie, whom she scooped a promotion out from under, finally told her off this week - no video, but here's the response) --- she also sucks at Lipsyncing... even worse than Britney on Drugs...

Point and Laugh:

Oh, you hit her nose!

Looks like she also hit up a plastic surgeon for some lifts, tucks, botox - a salon for some bleach.

Marcia Clark has gone through some "changes" since prosecuting OJ 13 years ago. Isn't it natural she resurface after all the OJ hype in the last week.

What plastic surgery do you spy?

Cause Celeb: Internet Fame

It seems that we stick to evolution and gravitate towards those based on what's big at the time.

The Old West - Who's the Best Gun in the West?
Plays/Theater - Tho art intriguethed!
Politics start up - Presidents in the Spotlight
Radio Dramas- It's all in the Voice...
Technicolor Movies- Hellooooo Movie Stars
Musicians - Duh.
TV; Isn't the base of it now, Reality TV in some form?

Our culture has developed a whole new obsession with this now.
US, People, OK!... Blogs (hi!), Perez, Celebreality, blah blah blah blah...

I guess it would make sense that now, as the internet develops - we'd start having internet celebrities - but i'm so curious as to where these people start and how they get launched. That Britney Spears freak sure got his 15 minutes of fame for being a retard [the main reason i'm not linking him again]. But I've noticed a few lately that are using it to their max potential and making a career out of it...

What a fun [overwhelming] job.

A celeb/human that's consistent, web-obsessed and happy to expose their every moment [pretty much]:

Tila Tequila:


Yeah Yeah... the Myspace Mistress that built her empire from another previous networking utility and is now, the Queen of contacts - and only second in friends tallies next to Tom. OOooh, Tom.

Since she's started -- she's done a few risque spreads, put out a cd and even made an appearance in Adam Sandler's latest I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry. I think we'd call her... a "charactor" celeb - in that - she'll ever be all about sex sex sex sex sex.

Lonely Girl15



Beginning in June, 2006 - this interactive web-based video series appeared regularly online. It caters to the life of a teen girl named Bree (lonelygirl15) - a 16-year-old blogger that posted video replies to viewers.

To collaborate, a Myspace page was created - but people started to wonder if this was a teaser campain for a movie (i.e. Blair Witch) or if it really was just about a teenage girl. By the time YouTube picked her up (Aug 2005), she eventually got outed as 19-year old New Zealand Acress Jessica Rose (who now stars on the ABC Series Greek. There is even a full list of Producers and actors associated with the show. DYI TV. The hype on Youtube helped spaw a spinoff - KateModern.

Lonelygirl was the first internet series to introduce product integration.

iJustine (Justine Ezarik):



Ok... I've been watching this chick for about a month.

I'm fascinated that a 23-year-old that is so pretty and so involved with a number of projects (recently competed in the Yahoo Talent Show, has her official blog, Mommy Pack My Lunch, - where she produces random videos and podcasts with her best friend, Desiree, has a live, 24-hour television feed. and also part of Xtrain, a tv/internet teaching series) will let you into her life this much.

You gotta give it up for the pretty girls that aren't affraid to laugh at themselves. Def. a girl with whom i'd like to be friends.

She came to my attention with her quick short on the new iPhone Bill (she is an Apple Afficianado) -- and then the rush of the videos piled it. It reminds me of the videos my little sister and I used to make when we were 13 - man, if we had had the tools!

She's too much fun - and I have to imagine at such a young age, and with all that drive - we're going to be seeing her around more frequently.

Stevie Ryan



This chick is way cool in my book. About 9 months ago, she caused quite the ruckus with her regular "vlogs" on YouTube - 6,000 friends bought into it (she's created multiple accounts to create personas for all of them), and a majority felt jipped when they'd been lied to.

Pssshhh, bitch please! Get over it. I love her!

She's a classic beauty - that is a little Gwenesque (No Doubt Days) mixed in with a little Tracey Ulman.

I don't know how big she is now, but her story was pretty spread out on the news awhile back....

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So ok, what. Be pretty? Or act outrgeous. Or both?? IS that how it worked for everyone else? i guess so..because most people are boring as hell to watch

Those are just a few of many - (notice they're all girls) and I'd say it's a pretty sweet way to get your name in lights -

Everything You'll Never Need To Know Answers

Answers for Last week: 9/5/07: Everything You'll Never Need to Know

1. Justin Timberlake
2. Get Smart
3. Heath Ledger / Michelle Williams
4. Lenny Kravitz
5. Rhianna
6. B: Jude Law
7. Halle Berry
8. Mystery (oooh.)
9. Your... , Been Awhile..., What You Sippin On'?, Cold as Fire

Bonus: Gimmie More (It's Britney, Bitch.)

Cheers.

It's so Yumola!

Let's kick Wednesday off with a bang, yeah?

Rock of Love really has shaped up to be a fine example of celebreality crap - and I"m secretly hoping that none of the girls work out so that he has to come back next year just like Flava and New York.... We get to watch Brett lust it up for strippers, "really get to know" the girls "Inside and out," then crash and burn all over again...

This weeks recap from Rich Juzwiak (VH1 Celbreality Blogger) has to be the funniest so far. I almost peed my pants laughing at this remark:

Heather's response to Brandi's Oyster Bashing was: "Why? They're so yum-ola."Yum-ola. Because oysters are the SpaghettiO's of the sea.

Heather's getting cooler every week... I'll probably blare Every Rose... in two weeks when the finale hits and I don't know what to do with myself on Sunday Nights.....

Umm...

Just a few questions.

1. Is this a dude or a chic?
2. Is he/she IN a homemade fort made of bedsheets?
3. Are you uncomfortable?



[Fran]

Everything You'll Never Need To Know

I had a good friend make fun of me a few weekends ago for all the random pop-culture knowledge I was feeding her on the drop of a dime --- but who needs politics and religion when you can judge all of the cebrities making stupid decisions out there!

That's what I say, I say.

So rather than play know-it-all on our first rendition - I'm going to see how well you pull out on a few pop culture questions.

This is my quiz. From my brain... mostly revolving around recent events in pop culture news.
I won't make it TOO hard, but I'm strainin' Creativity.

***********REMEMBER**************
Flattery will get you everywhere and trying to google the answer will get you six feet deep next to Anna Nicole (ooooh. ouch!).

So... go head, we go!

Q1: Which hottie beaux of Jessica Biel was DJing it up in Vegas last weekend. Rawr! Wouldn't you have loved to be there jammin' with "The Next Michael Jackson!"

A1:

Q2: Inspector Gadget was a pretty damn popular cartoon show, turned into disney movie starrring Sarah Jessica Parker's long-time hubby, Matthew Brodderick... but can you tell me which classic television show inspired the cartoon?

A2:

Q3: This Guy:



Recently called it quits on his marriage to one of the lovelies from Dawson's Creek fame. Two Part Question: What is his name, and what is the name of his soon-to-be ex wife?

A3:

Q4: Nicole Kidman appears on the new issue of Vanity Fair looking Hot at 40. Meeeee-owwww:



We all knew she was married to Tom, and is now, Kieth Urban (still), after some rehab/drug problems -- but in between the two (circa 2002-2005) -- Nicole was engaged to another hottie hot pants that has remained pretty classified. Who is it?

A4:

Q5: Which r&b princess is rumored to be dating goofball Shia Labeouf of Disturbia, Holes and Disney Series Even Stevens fame?

A5:

Q6: It is always a BLAST when we get to see our hunky leading men in the buff because the paparazzi are just so good at being nosy. Which one of the following who has been caught with his pants down on film was recently arrested for attacking one of them there kravitz folk?

(P.S. you can click on the name to see them nizaked...!)

A: Brad Pitt
B: Jude Law
C: Nick Lachey
D: Tommy Lee

A6:

Q7: Somebody (a.k.a. one of the hottest bodies out there) is expecting a little bundle of baby joy! Ok... so everyone is preggo right now, but this one is new new new.
Clues: She's an actress and starred opposite such actors as... Billy Bob Thornton, John Travolta, Robert Downy Junior:

A7:

Q8: VH1 is a proffesional network of putting out a bunch of crap reality shows that we all love to watch. "The Pick-Up Artist" takes a bunch of loser dudes (ok, puppies that are sweet, just don't have a clue) and molds them into... a pick up artist. What is the "Pick Up Artist's Name?!"

A8:

Q9: We all've been clued in on overdrive regarding Britney Spears business lately.
But did you know... her label has leaked not 1, not 2, but 4 tracks onto the internet that have been cut from the record, to hopefully generate some buzz for her upcoming November release?

Seriously...

Can you name two of the Four Leaked Tracks??
BONUS QUESTION: What is the track title on her new single being played all over radio airwaves, and already hitting the charts at #80 (Crazy).

That's all for now. Leave your answers here or email them to me.

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