Eva Longoria’s On Cloud Nine
Eva Longoria’s On Cloud Nine
Eva Longoria still manages a smile as she was pulled through a pack of paparazzi while heading to a waiting car after leaving Ken Paves hair salon in West Hollywood on Friday (March 21).
And it’s no surprise that the Desperate Housewife is in high spirits - as she was just recently treated to a birthday surprise put together by her basketball star hubby Tony Parker.
According to People reports, “The party, elaborate even by Hollywood standards, involved surprise visits from friends and family, an Amazing Race-style scavenger hunt, a lavish dinner at a castle and a real-life version of the Clue board game.”
“There was no party planner,” a party guest told, adding, “Tony was the [mastermind] of this all. And it was a big surprise.”
I don’t know why people aren’t watching The Mole
It’s only the first episode, but people seem to be avoiding ABC’s new edition of The Mole like it was on The CW or something.
The first episode of the show this past Monday at 10pm got a 1.9 rating in the important 18 to 49 demographic. It came in third place in the time slot and lost a lot of the lead-in from The Bachelorette.
I don’t understand why viewers don’t make this one of the top reality shows on television. I mean, if you love reality television, why don’t you watch this show? Is it the time slot? Is it the fact that you have to figure things out on the show yourself? I think this is actually one of the most interesting parts of the show, that it’s actually a reality show that you can actually play along with. You don’t get that with The Bachelorette or Survivor. It’s actually a reality show mixed with a mystery/spy series. It’s a TV mystery series, where viewers have to guess who the bad guy is, mixed with a reality competition series. And it has great music and great Amazing Race-like stunts and worldwide locales and is immensely entertaining. Why aren’t more people, especially people who watch reality shows, watching The Mole?
I Feel a Fever Coming On…Idol Fever
Everybody loves a success story, right? Right?
Well, that doesn't seem to be the case with American Idol these days, as media critics and former contestants alike seem to be jumping on the backlash bandwagon and trying to convince us all that the biggest show on television is…brace yourselves…doomed! [Cue scary music…then laugh track.]
Today, Chris Daughtry told Rolling Stone that AI is "lacking some credibility" and "probably isn't gonna last too much longer," while Newsday insists the sixth season "stunk" and bitter bloggers like this one on phillyburbs.com are going as far as to say that Idol is "the worst show on television." (Apparently he hasn't seen Crowned.)
And I'm sorry, but I just find the whole thing laughable.
'Cause if ever there were a time for Idol to blast onto the airwaves to record numbers and kick ass in every way, it is now.
See, there's this little thing called the writers' strike, which has rendered all our scripted favorites out of production, and right about now the public at large is clamoring for something, anything, to watch. And American Idol, which launches its seventh season tomorrow night, is hardly anything.
Not only is it arguably the best-produced reality series ever to hit the air (topped only by perhaps The Amazing Race in my book), an average of 30 million people watched American Idol last season. (And just to give you a point of reference, that number is 50 percent higher than the next highest watched series, Dancing with the Stars.) Idol isn't a TV show. It's a force of nature.
Say what you will about about Idol, but there's something about it that is so darn watchable and entertaining, and that's why it remains the number one source of convo, debate and, yes, critique at the office watercooler, grocery-store line or wherever you may be. And in a time where we have so little small-screen goodness to discuss, I'm sorry, but I just find the unifying prospect of Idol's new season a bit…comforting.
Granted, who ultimately wins might not matter as much as we once thought it did (winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard were dropped by their labels, while "losers" Chris Daughtry and Jennifer Hudson have done very well), and the concept isn't as shiny and new as it once was, but in my opinion, American Idol is still a very good time.
That may be why yesterday, while shooting a quasi-Golden Globes show here on E!, I found myself itching to talk about something that is real and whole and untouched by the strike, and as coinkidink would have it, Ryan Seacrest was on hand to discuss Idol's new season.
He told me the audition episodes are "better than ever this year" and that he's honestly excited to get back to doing the show. And if a guy as crazy-busy as Seacrest is looking forward to it, then I think it's okay for us fans to feel the fever, too.
So, now I'm curious…Will you be watching? Or do you think Idol is…dun, dun, dunnn…"doomed"? Sound off in the Comments section below!
Breaking! Viva Laughlin Canceled
I'm sorry, but this sorta makes me feel like singing.
I'm hearing from reliable sources that Viva Laughlin has been canceled—after one airing in its regular Sunday-night time slot. That has to be some kind of record, right?
And trust me, this is all for the best. I mean, I know the kind folks who worked on Laughlin poured their hearts (and vibrato) into this show, but I still contend it to be one of the least watchable pilots of all time.
And this sort of cringe-worthy show is better left unwatched—for the sake of the talented cast (who deserve to keep their careers on the upswing) and us audience members alike.
I'm also told that Amazing Race will be getting Laughlin's slot on Nov. 4. So, that's a good thing for all of us Philimination fans, no?
Now, let's get these actors and writers on shows with concepts that work, shall we? Post your casting ideas below…