Buzz News Roundup, 7/11

BuzzSugar — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 13:30:26 -0700

A UK production company has bought the rights to make an hour-long documentary about the "Pregnant Man" Thomas Beatie, Variety reports.
Carson Kressley will host a talk show for Lifetime, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
Some lucky Batman fans who have been following the viral marketing campaign for The Dark Knight were rewarded with free tickets to a July 15 screening of the movie, ComingSoon reports.
In Orange County today? Head to the Pushing Daisies pie-eating contest at the fair! Details are at The Futon Critic.
Mario Van Peebles will return to Damages for six episodes this year, writes Reuters.
According to Variety, five major studios will include antismoking PSAs in youth-rated DVDs of films that feature tobacco use.
Billboard has the news that Starz Entertainment will help viewers make their own 3-D glasses at home for when Disney's Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour airs on Starz On Demand in 3-D.

TV Tonight: Crowned

BuzzSugar — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 06:30:00 -0800

On the guilt-to-pleasure scale for reality TV, where will Crowned fall? The mother-daughter beauty competition show premieres tonight on the CW, with 11 teams moving into a posh pageant house and competing against each other for the ultimate crown.

On the one hand, the feminist in me wants to get all up in arms about another show that portrays women as shallow and catty. On the other, I have to admit that Crowned looks like it could be gloriously over-the-top, from the "desashing" ceremonies with bejeweled scissors to the very presence of Carson Kressley. And I'm not above admitting that I laughed when the promo aired during the TV press tour over the summer; no matter what, it sounded better than Farmer Wants a Wife.

Crowned starts at 9 p.m. EST and PST, after the season finale of America's Next Top Model. Will you be giving the show a chance? To watch a preview, just read more

Photo courtesy of The CW