EMPTY HOUSE on ABC’s TGIF…
For those of us who pine for the days of crappy 90s sitcoms, ABC played the cruelest April Fools’ Day joke of all. How dare you tease us with the return of Uncle Jesse, Tapanga, Harvey and most importantly, Coop. Shame on you ABC. Shame. See all the other shows ABC isn’t planning to air anytime soon...
Read MoreGaga, @ActuallyNPH, Chenoweth and other GLEE news
E! Online got the scoop on some upcoming Glee events that cannot be missed. According the E!, Neil Patrick Harris is currently filming his role as Mr. Schue’s high school rival in an episode directed by Joss Whedon. The Dr. Horrible star and creator will be infusing the episode with a little Aerosmith and Billy Joel. Any other day, finding out a little about Harris’ role would be news enough, but it pales in comparison (sorry @ActuallyNPH) to the word the Gaga phenomenon and the Glee phenomenon will intersect. Lady Gaga, like the original queen of pop, Miss Madonna, has agreed to let Glee cover one of her songs. Whether or not that equals a guest appearance, well, who knows. Most sites are citing the E! Online article saying that she’s a guest star, though nothing in the text actually...
Read MoreMAD MEN gets a Barbie doll line
Before Barbie could be a computer engineer, she had to build up the courage to smash a vase over Ken’s head to show him what’s what. Now AMC and Barbie are teaming up to remind collectors of those powerful women who paved the way for Barbie’s latest career with a Mad Men-inspired doll line. From the release: Designed by Barbie designer Robert Best, the Mad Men Barbie doll line features key players from the Sterling Cooper Advertising Agency: creative director and leading man Don Draper; his wife Betty Draper; Sterling Cooper partner Roger Sterling; and bombshell office manager Joan Holloway. Today’s announcement marks the first licensed doll line in the Barbie Fashion Model Collection, a signature silkstone collection within the Barbie brand known for featuring couture quality fashions and accessories. Wonder if you can add on a martini glass and...
Read MoreBATTLESTAR GALACTICA MMO coming soon to your browser
For anyone who ever wanted to vote for President Laura Roslin or sit on the bridge with Admiral Adama, Bigpoint, a browser-based MMOG development company, has something for you. From the release: Leading its product slate for 2010 will be Battlestar Galactica Online, a tactical space combat and adventure MMOG based upon Syfy’s Battlestar Galactica series. The MMOG, inspired by one of the most popular science fiction series in television history, will launch worldwide exclusively this fall on Syfy.com for a 30 day period. The Unity co-developed MMOG will offer state of the art graphics that can be played directly in an Internet browser. Check out the teaser website for the Battlestar Galactica Online...
Read MoreGLEE cast, Taylor Launter, Kevin James, and more in your ‘Yes, I’m Still Here’ Newslinks
Yes, I’m alive. And I have some news to prove it. Best. First Lady. Ever. Michelle Obama has invited the cast of Glee to perform at the annual White House Easter Egg Roll. (EW) Taylor Launter’s Twihard fanbase just landed the teen star a role in Abduction. Lionsgate spent mucho dinero ($1 m) on the screenplay. (The Wrap) Kevin James, the only man in entertainment less funny than Jay Leno, will star opposite Vince Vaughn in an untitled Ron Howard comedy. (DHD) Love was in the air in 2008. Brian White will star opposite Mallika Sherawat in Politics of Love, which follows a romance that blossoms in the lead up to Obama’s election. Wonder if the sequel will be about divorce? (THR)...
Read MoreHey Gleeks! New GLEE promo.
A few glimpses at the Madonna episode. Singing. Danging. Oh, April cannot come soon enough. And yes, I’m ignoring the appearance by Schue’s wife. I didn’t happen. (via The...
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