Buzz News Roundup, 12/1

BuzzSugar — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:30:06 -0800

The creator of the HBO series Rome wants to film a movie to wrap up the series. - The Hollywood Reporter
The English-language version of Hayao Miyazaki's animated Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea will feature a voice cast that includes Matt Damon, Tina Fey, Cate Blanchett, Liam Neeson, Lily Tomlin, Betty White and others. - ComingSoon
Director Gabriele Muccino is planning a sequel to his romance L'Ultimo Bacio (The Last Kiss, which spawned an American remake starring Zach Braff and Rachel Bilson) with the original cast. - Variety
Rosie O'Donnell says there won't be any more episodes of Rosie Live. - TV Guide
T.I. is back at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week with "Live Your Life," just barely beating out two Beyonce songs. - Billboard
Steve Buscemi is in talks with HBO about starring in its drama pilot Boardwalk Empire. - Zap2It
The lawyer for Guns N' Roses and Axl Rose has castigated Dr Pepper, accusing the soda maker of failing to deliver on its promotion to offer free soda in celebration of the band's album Chinese Democracy, though Guns N' Roses was never involved in the campaign. - Billboard
The building made famous as the Slough branch in the UK version of The Office has been rocked by a chemical explosion and fire, but nobody has been injured. -The Sun

TV Tonight: Rosie Live

BuzzSugar — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 08:15:14 -0800

Tonight on NBC, there's singing, there's dancing, there's . . . Rosie? Yup. Rosie O'Donnell's primetime variety show, Rosie Live, premieres tonight, and the one-hour special isn't just a little bit of pre-Thanksgiving entertainment. It's also a test to see how Rosie does in the ratings, with the possibility of NBC picking up six more episodes of the show for next year.

She's managed to get a ton of her friends to stop by, including Kathy Griffin, Rachael Ray, Liza Minnelli, and Alec Baldwin and Jane Krakowski - the two reasons I'm most likely to tune in. The show includes comedy sketches, song-and-dance numbers, and a monologue with Rosie sounding off on current events (here's betting Barbara Walters mutes her TV for that). There's also a "massive primetime giveaway" with "incredible prizes" for both Rosie's studio audience and us. And yes, it apparently really is live.

Last month, a lot of you had mixed feelings about whether this show would work. I did always have a soft spot for Rosie's talk show - which was actually a lot like a variety show, at times - so I'm at least a little curious to tune in. What about you? You can check out a couple of promos if you read more.

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