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Poll: High School Musical 2, what do you think?

August 27th 2007 19:21

In light of the High School Musical explosion, I decided to create this poll to see what you guys really thought of the second Disney Channel movie. Were you sucked in despite yourself, secretly finding that you kind of liked it? Or are you one of the die-hard fans who insists it was the greatest thing ever made? Perhaps the worst? Cheesiest? In any case, show your votes and make your case here!

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Teen Choice Awards--Did I miss something?

August 27th 2007 18:53

Ah the Teen Choice Awards…it doesn’t matter how bad or good they turn out to be I’ll keep watching because that’s just the type of fan I am…Ok, so last night I couldn’t find anything on TV, and then I suddenly remembered that the Teen Choice Awards were on Fox. Lots of screaming and yelling and High School Musical chaos, but I decided to watch anyway because there were actually some good shows and actors nominated.

Well, I watched the whole thing and they ended up not really airing half the awards. I’m not sure who decides which awards will or won’t be given out live, but the choices seemed to veer in the comedy, Disney, Nickelodeon way. I must not have been paying attention because I felt like I missed half the show. Or maybe it was just the fact that all the usual most important awards were given out in one rushed montage that didn’t even mention the rest of the nominees.

Anyway, I ended up watching mostly for the presenters: Jared Padalecki, who ended up giving out the High School Musical 2 award for choice TV movie (big surprise). He was only about two feet taller than all the kids who got up to accept the award. Our favorite Bones duo Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz was there to present and she was up for Choice TV Actress: Drama.

Among other favorites nominated were Hugh Laurie (House), Jared Padalecki (Supernatural), Matthew Fox (Lost), an dMilo Ventimiglia (Heroes) for Choice TV Actor: Drama. The surfboard award went to Hugh Laurie. This was unfortunately one of the awards I must have “missed” despite the fact that I watched the entire thing and never once left the room…in fact I didn’t even know he’d won until later when I checked online. Granted, I was on my computer for half the time, but still…

Choice TV Show: Drama also had some good nominees with Choice TV Show: Drama:
Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, House, and Lost. Grey’s came away the winner, which I was happy with. When it came to Choice TV Actress: Drama some our favorites nominees included Emily Deschanel (Bones), Evangeline Lilly (Lost), Hayden Panettiere (Heroes), and Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy). Hayden Panettiere, the only “teen” in the group came away that winner.

So, unlike the show I’m going to give you a list of both the nominees and the winners all at once and in an easy-to-follow, no Jessica Alba, Dane Cook, Justin Timberlake interruptions…and they weren’t even the hosts. So here goes, the winners are in bold.

Choice Movie: Action Adventure
300
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End
Spider-Man 3
Transformers

Choice Movie: Drama
Step Up
Stomp the Yard
The Departed
The Guardian
The Pursuit of Happyness

Choice Movie: Chick Flick
Georgia Rule
License to Wed
Music and Lyrics
The Holiday
The Last Kiss

Choice Movie: Comedy
Blades of Glory
Evan Almighty
Knocked Up
Night at the Museum
Ocean's Thirteen

Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller
Disturbia
The Number 23
1408
Hostel: Part II
Saw III

Choice Movie Actor: Drama
Ashton Kutcher (The Guardian)
Leonardo DiCaprio (The Departed, Blood Diamond)
Channing Tatum (Step Up)
Adam Sandler (Reign Over Me)
Will Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)

Choice Movie Actress: Drama
Angelina Jolie (A Mighty Heart)
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
Lindsay Lohan (Bobby, Georgia Rule)
Meagan Good (Stomp the Yard)
Scarlett Johansson (The Black Dahlia, The Prestige)

Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure
Shia LaBeouf (Transformers)
Chris Evans (Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer)
Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End)
Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End)
Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man 3)

Choice Movie Actress: Action Adventure
Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)
Keira Knightley (Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End)
Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man 3)
Lena Headey (300)
Megan Fox (Transformers)

Choice Movie Actor: Comedy
Ben Stiller (Night at the Museum)
Jon Heder (School for Scoundrels, Blades of Glory)
Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby)
Steve Carell (Evan Almighty)
Will Ferrell (Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, Blades of Glory)

Choice Movie Actress: Comedy
Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew)
Jessica Simpson (Employee of the Month)
Katherine Heigl (Knocked Up)
Sophia Bush (John Tucker Must Die)
Kate Hudson (You, Me and Dupree)

Choice Movie Actor: Horror/Thiller
Josh Duhamel (Turistas)
Jim Carrey (The Number 23)
Ryan Gosling (Fracture)
Jake Gyllenhaal (Zodiac)
Shia LaBeouf (Disturbia)

Choice Movie Actress: Horror/Thiller
Jordana Brewster (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning)
Amber Tamblyn (The Grudge 2)
Elisha Cuthbert (Captivity)
Jessica Biel (Next)
Sophia Bush (The Hitcher)

Choice Movie: Villain
Al Pacino (Willie Bank) - Ocean's Thirteen
Bill Nighy (Davy Jones) - Pirates of the Carribean: At World's End
Julian McMahon (Victor Von Doom) - Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Megatron - Transformers
Topher Grace (Venom) - Spider-Man 3

Choice Movie: Hissy Fit
Cameron Diaz (The Holiday)
Will Ferrell (Blades Of Glory)
Steve Carell (Evan Almighty)
Jessica Alba (Fantastic Four: Rise Of The Silver Surfer)
Ryan Seacrest (Knocked Up)

Choice Movie: Liplock
Keira Knightley & Orlando Bloom (Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest)
Kirsten Dunst & Tobey Maguire (Spider- Man 3)
Megan Fox & Shia LaBeouf (Transformers)
Drew Barrymore & Hugh Grant (Music and Lyrics)
Beyonce & Jamie Foxx (Dreamgirls)

Choice Movie: Breakout Female
Megan Fox (Transformers)
Sophia Bush (John Tucker Must Die, The Hitcher)
Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls)
Emma Roberts (Nancy Drew)
Rachel Bilson (The Last Kiss)

Choice Movie: Dance
Columbus Short (Stomp The Yard)
Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan (Step Up)
Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer)
Jon Heder and Will Ferrell (Blades of Glory)
Tobey Maguire (Spider-Man 3)

Choice Movie: Rumble
Spider-Man 3 - Spider-Man (Tobey Maguire) and New Goblin (James Franco) vs. Venom (Topher Grace) and Sandman (Thomas Haden Church)
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End - Will Turner(Orlando Bloom) vs. Crew of The Flying Dutchman
Transformers - Captain Lennox (Josh Duhamel) vs. Blackout
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer - Johnny Storm (Chris Evans) vs. Victor Von Doom (Julian McMahon)
300 - Spartans vs. The Immortals

Choice Movie: Breakout Male
Chris Brown (Stomp the Yard)
Justin Timberlake (Alpha Dog, Black Snake Moan)
Shia LaBeouf (Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, Disturbia, Transformers)
Justin Long (Accepted, The Break-Up, Live Free or Die Hard, Idiocracy)
Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)

Choice Movie: Chemistry
Shia LaBeouf and Bumblebee (Transformers)
Ocean's Thirteen (Ocean's Thirteen)
Seth Rogen and Paul Rudd (Knocked Up)
Will Smith and Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness)
Will Ferrell and Jon Heder (Blades of Glory)

Choice Movie: Scream
Jonah Hill (Accepted)
Jordana Brewster (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning)
Kate Beckinsale (Vacancy)
Arielle Kebbel (The Grudge 2)
Steve Carell (Evan Almighty)

Choice TV: Movie
High School Musical 2
Jump In!
Life Is Not A Fairy Tale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
The Initiation of Sarah
The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie

Choice TV Show: Drama
Grey's Anatomy
Heroes
House
Lost
Kyle XY

Choice TV Show: Comedy
Hannah Montana
Desperate Housewives
Entourage
The Office
Ugly Betty

Choice TV: Animated Show
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Family Guy
Lil' Bush
South Park
The Simpsons

Choice TV: Reality/Variety Show
American Idol
America's Next Top Model
Dancing With the Stars
The Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll
The Hills

Choice TV Actor: Drama
Hugh Laurie (House)
Jared Padalecki (Supernatural)
Matthew Fox (Lost)
Milo Ventimiglia (Heroes)
Wentworth Miller (Prison Break)

Choice TV Actress: Drama
Emily Deschanel (Bones)
Evangeline Lilly (Lost)
Hayden Panettiere (Heroes)
Jennifer Love Hewitt (Ghost Whisperer)
Katherine Heigl (Grey's Anatomy)

Choice TV Actor: Comedy
Adrian Grenier (Entourage)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men)
David Spade (Rules of Engagement)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother)
Steve Carell (The Office)

Choice TV Actress: Comedy
Emma Roberts (Unfabulous)
Miley Cyrus (Hannah Montana)
Tia D. Mowry (The Game)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives)

Choice TV: Sidekick
Donald Faison (Scrubs)
Allison Mack (Smallville)
Jorge Garcia (Lost)
Kevin Dillon (Entourage)
Jerry Ferrara (Entourage)

Choice TV: Personality
Nick Cannon (Wild 'N Out)
Ryan Seacrest (American Idol, E!)
Simon Cowell (American Idol)
Tyra Banks (America's Next Top Model, The Tyra Banks Show)
Bruno Tonioli (Dancing with the Stars)

Choice TV: Breakout Show
Ugly Betty
Friday Night Lights
October Road
Heroes
South of Nowhere

Choice TV: Breakout
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty)
Matt Dallas (Kyle XY)
Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights)
Hayden Panettiere (Heroes)
Masi Oka (Heroes)

Choice TV: Male Reality/Variety Star
Apolo Anton Ohno (Dancing with the Stars)
Flavor Flav (Flavor of Love)
Jojo, Diggy, Russy (Run's sons) (Run's House)
Sanjaya (American Idol)
Three 6 Mafia (Adventures in Hollyhood)

Choice TV: Female Reality/Variety Star
Jaslene Gonzalez (America's Next Top Model)
Jordin Sparks (American Idol)
Lauren Conrad (The Hills)
New York (I Love New York)
Paris Hilton (The Simple Life)

Choice TV: Villain
Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luther) - Smallville
Vanessa Williams (Wilhelmina Slater) - Ugly Betty
Zachary Quinto (Sylar) - Heroes
Michael Emerson (Ben) - Lost
Robert Knepper (Bagwell) - Prison Break

Choice Music: Single
Cupid's Chokehold/Breakfast in America - Gym Class Heroes (Feat. Patrick Stump)
Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne
The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani (Feat. Akon)
Umbrella - Rihanna (Feat. Jay-Z)
Give It To Me - Timbaland (Feat. Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake)

Choice Music: Male Artist
Bow Wow
John Mayer
Justin Timberlake
Ne-Yo
Timbaland

Choice Music: Female Artist
Gwen Stefani
Fergie
Carrie Underwood
Nelly Furtado
Rihanna

Choice Music: Rap Artist
Ludacris
T.I.
Timbaland
Fabolous
Young Jeezy

Choice Music: R&B Artist
Chris Brown
Ne-Yo
Rihanna
Akon
Beyonce

Choice Music: Rock Group
All-American Rejects
Fall Out Boy
Linkin Park
Maroon 5
Red Hot Chili Peppers

Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Female
Amy Winehouse
Corinne Bailey Rae
Katharine McPhee
Lily Allen
Vanessa Hudgens

Choice Music: Breakout Artist - Male
Akon
Lloyd
Mika
MIMS
Robin Thicke

Choice Music: Breakout Group
Daughtry
Gym Class Heroes
Hinder
Shop Boyz
The Fray

Choice Music: Love Song
Don't Matter - Akon
First Time - Lifehouse
Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
Stolen - Dashboard Confessional
With Love - Hilary Duff

Choice Music: R&B Track
Because of You - Ne-Yo
Get it Shawty - Lloyd
Last Night - Diddy (Feat. Keyshia Cole)
Beautiful Girls - Sean Kingston
Wall to Wall - Chris Brown

Choice Music: Rap/Hip-Hop Track
This Is Why I'm Hot - MIMS
Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin') - T-Pain (Feat. Yung Joc)
The Way I Are - Timbaland (Feat. Keri Hilson and D.O.E.)
Party Like a Rockstar - Shop Boyz
Pop Lock and Drop It - Huey

Choice Music: Rock Track
Better Than Me - Hinder
It's Not Over - Daughtry
Makes Me Wonder - Maroon 5
Thnks Fr Th Mmrs - Fall Out Boy
What I've Done - Linkin Park

Choice Music: Payback Track
What Goes Around... - Justin Timberlake
Before He Cheats - Carrie Underwood
Never Again - Kelly Clarkson
Irreplaceable - Beyonce
U Ur Hand - Pink

Choice Male Hottie
Josh Duhamel
Orlando Bloom
T.I.
Zac Efron
Taylor Kitsch

Choice Female Hottie
Megan Fox
Hayden Panettiere
Jessica Alba
Jessica Biel
Rihanna

Choice Comedian
Dane Cook
David Spade
Jack Black
Katt Williams
Will Ferrell

Choice Male Athlete
Tiger Woods (Golf)
LeBron James (Basketball)
Dwyane Wade (Basketball)
Alex Rodriguez (Baseball)
Peyton Manning (Football)

Choice Female Athlete
Maria Sharapova (Tennis)
Serena Williams (Tennis)
Annika Sorenstam (Golf)
Rutgers Women's Basketball Team
Rags to Riches (Horse Racing)

Choice Action Sports Female
Gretchen Bleiler (Snowboarder)
Kristi Leskinen (Free Skiing)
Hannah Teter (Skateboarding)
Lisa Andersen (Surfing)
Dallas Friday (Wakeboarding)

Choice Action Sports Male
Ryan Sheckler (Skateboarding)
Shaun White (Snowboarder, Skateboarder, Surfer)
Andy Irons (Surfing)
Kelly Slater (Surfing)
Ryan Nyquist (BMX)

Choice Summer Movie - Drama/Action Adventure
Fantastic 4: Rise of The Silver Surfer
Live Free or Die Hard
Transformers
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
The Bourne Ultimatum

Choice Summer Movie - Comedy/Musical
Rush Hour 3
Superbad
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
The Simpsons Movie
Hairspray

Choice Summer Song
Party Like A Rock Star - Shop Boyz
Shut Up and Drive - Rihanna
Hey There Delilah - Plain White T's
Lip Gloss - Lil Mama
Beautiful Girls- Sean Kingston

Choice Summer Artist
Fergie
Avril Lavigne
Maroon 5
Miley Cyrus
Rihanna

Choice Summer TV Show
Degrassi
America's Got Talent
So You Think You Can Dance
The Singing Bee
Don't Forget The Lyrics

Choice V Cast Video
Mindfreak
Mind of Mencia
Prom Queen
The Hills
Ford Models

Find out more about this year's Teen Choice Awards here.

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Kristen Bell the next

August 22nd 2007 18:47

Good new for Kristen Bell fans. There may not be another season of Veronica Mars, but you’ll still be able to catch more of the actress on this season of Heroes.

According to Variety*:

Bell will make her first “Heroes” appearance in October. She’ll play Elle, a character described as a sexy, mysterious young lady who has ties to the supposed death of Peter, H.R.G.’s past and the future of Claire. Elle will kick off her arc by committing a serious crime, though it’s unclear whether she’s good or bad.

The new season of Heroes starts September 24!

*Read the full article here.

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My “To Watch List” 2007-8-video promos included

August 19th 2007 22:37

The new TV season is just around the corner and I’ve come up with three main categories for my “To Watch List”.

1. Returning favorites.
2. New shows I definitely want to watch.
And 3. “This looks kind of good but I haven’t really decided if I can fit it into my schedule yet”.

I will skip Number 1 for now as we all know I’ll be talking more about it when it gets closer to premiere time, and move on instead to 2 and 3.

Number 2: New Shows I definitely want to watch.

New Amsterdam, Fox

When I first saw the beginning of the promo for this show I started thinking, hmm, this looks kind of good. An immortal New York homicide detective. And then I saw Zuleikha Robinson (a.k.a. Yves Adele Harlow) and my loyalty as a fan of The Lone Gunmenreassured that I will be watching this new show. Staring Nikolaj Coster Waldau (a.k.a. the Village Sheriff in the historical epic Kingdom of Heaven), this story of a man who earned immorality by saving the life of a young Native Indian girl when he was a Dutch solider in the colony of New Amsterdam in 1642 looks promising for this new season. The fact that it’ll be right after Bones Fridays in January is another plus.

Moonlight, Premieres Friday, September 28, 9/8c, CBS

Granted I love The X-files and Supernatural, but I’ve never been one to flock to anything centered solely on vampires. However, when I saw the promo for this new show, I’ll admit I was curious. Moonlight stars Alex O'Loughlin (The Holiday) as Private Investigator Mick St. John, a man who just so happens to be a vampire after being bitten by his bride on his wedding night 60 years ago. As the official site says, he must now deal with “fighting his adversaries among the undead while being in love with a mortal woman […] cautiously balance[ing] these two lives before they clash, proving that life’s gravest dangers are found in the moonlight.” Interesting…

Pushing Daisies: Premieres Wednesday, October 3, 8/7c on ABC

Approaching the PI show with a different twist is this new show that definitely comes at death with a lighter note, but a deadly touch. Literally. From the official site, “Pushing Daisies is a love story about a pie-baking young man [“Ned”, Lee Pace (The Good Shepherd)] with a very special gift… the ability to return dead people briefly back to life with just a simple touch -- enabling him to help a P.I. crack murder cases by asking victims to name their killers.” The Men In Black-esk feel to this show will definitely get me to tune in at least for the premiere, if not every week after that.

Private Practice: Premieres Wednesday, September 26, 9/8c ABC

What can I say? It’s a Grey’s Anatomy spin-off staring Kate Walsh (Dr. Addison Montgomery) with Tim Daly, who I might add I miss as Nick Cavanaugh of The Nine. When I watched the few sort of, “test episodes” of Grey’s Anatomy I had mixed feelings. One, I didn’t want Addison to leave Seattle Grace, and Two, there was a definite almost too happy feel for me to the Oceanside Wellness Center in Santa Monica. But I love Grey’s Anatomy, so I’m willing to give the creators a chance.

And now we move on to Number 3 on my “To Watch List”, the, “This looks kind of good but I haven’t really decided if I can fit it into my schedule yet” category. Long category, I know, but hear me out here. First up we have,

Journeyman: Premieres Monday, September 24, 10/9c NBC

I didn’t know much about this show at first, aside from the fact that I remember playing the game a long time ago and liking it. This one stars Dan Vasser (Rome) as a “San Frannscico newspaper reporter and family man who inexplicably begins to travel through time and change people’s lives.” NBC labels it as a “romantic mystery-drama”, and after watching the promo, I’m thinkin’ I’ll probably tune it to check it out.

Chuck: Premieres Monday, September 24, 8/7c NBC

At first I didn’t really pay much attention to this show because it looked like yet another comedy trying to be The Office, but then I actually paid attention to the television, and realized that it was actually kind of in the realm of “my type of shows”. “Computer geek by day. Government operative by night.” What more do I need to say?

Bionic Woman: Premieres Wednesday, September 26, 9/8c NBC

I’m always hesitant when someone tries to take an old classic and make it new, but I really liked what Frank Spotnitz did with Night Stalker, so I’m totally willing to give fellow X-file alum Glen Morgan a chance with Bionic Woman. And somehow it just seems to fit that if I’m going to watch a show called Journeyman, I should watch one called Bionic Woman to even things out.

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New Bones and House promos!

August 16th 2007 20:10

It looks like a new night for Bones this season, Tuesday nights. That means we'll have two great hours of TV because House is on right after that. Yay! Here's the most recent promo for the new seasons. I can't wait!

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More XF2 news-from CC himself

August 8th 2007 02:59

In a Q&A over at EW.com*, X-files series creator Chris Carter talks about hopes for the new movie. I can’t decide whether this makes me happy or knocks my hopes down yet again. As usual, he says there’s a script being worked on but no actual deal made yet...I’m getting a sense of déjà vu here, but I’m hoping that this isn’t just another round of the yearly XF2 rumors. Instead of my usual pessimistic self, I’m going out on a limb here and I’m going to try and remain hopeful on this. I’m counting on you guys to keep my spirits up!

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Flash forwards and other spoilers for Lost Season 4

August 1st 2007 15:47

I’m not normally one for Lost spoilers merely because I like to be surprised. However, here are a few that I couldn’t seem to escape, therefore I’m sharing them with you.

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