Jay Leno is Cancelled – Well, Not Yet. Writers, producers, set people, creative people, those who make normal network televisions shows, and Jay Leno haters have got to be pleased with the latest news that the rating for The Jay Leno Show just keep getting worse and worse, especially now that normal TV programming has returned. The last question that has yet to be answered is just how long does NBC stick with the Jay Leno experiment?
Who in the Hell is Uwem Akpan? The next entry into Oprah’s Book Club has been entered, and it’s a collection of short stories called “Say You’re One of Them” by some person named Uwem Akpan. Forget Dan Brown’s new book, “The Lost Symbol,” pull out your Kindle and download the Akpan book now! Why? Because Oprah tells you to.
Kanye West – Still An Ass Sweet little ol’ Taylor Swift goes and wins Best Female Video at the MTV VMA’s, and Kanye West decides that Beyonce can’t stand up for herself so he interrupts Taylor’s speech. I so wish Taylor would have gone and decked Kanye – that would have really been news because Kanye’s shtick is just getting old.
Good Enough for Madonna, Good Enough for Elton. Hey, if Madonna can go to some small African nation and adopt a baby or two, why should Elton John be shut out? Sure, he is on record saying that being 62 and traveling a lot wouldn’t make for a great dad, but heck, Madonna is in her 50’s and travels a lot – What’s the difference?
Ellen DeGeneres replaces Paula Abdul! Holy SH&#! In the “I didn’t see this one coming” department, it is being reported that Ellen DeGeneres, yes, Ellen who dances around her studio audience to start her show, will be taking over the seat on American Idol that Paula Abdul vacated via a twitter tweet. I believe the nutso factor will now be gone, but at least we know there will still be a dancing judge.
Oprah Takes Over Chicago! Oprah somehow has the power to make men jump on couches, vault an obscure acai berry to being newsworthy, and close a major road in Chicago, but if you want to see her Chicago show you might just want to wait for it to be on TV because that’s what you’ll be watching even if you are on Michigan Avenue in Chicago. And at least at home you can bring your gun.
Matt Damon says Eating Food is Fun. Duh. He gained 30 pounds for his role in the movie “The Informant,” and in doing so Matt Damon admitted that eating food and not going to the gym was fun. Welcome to the rest of the world, Matt!
You Can Be a Beatle, Sort of… The Beatles: Rock Band is finally coming out, and you to can be your favorite Beatle, if he played a plastic instrument with colored keys and no strings. Pretty much the word on the street is that if you are a Beatles’ person and a Rock Band fan, you will like the game and might want to spend the bucks for the “Beatles” looking plastic instruments, because hey, you know you’re gonna blow your wad on the “newly remastered” music coming out anyway.