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Buzz News Roundup, 6/10
- After just one episode, Nurse Jackie has been renewed for a second season. — TV.com
- Rosie O'Donnell may star in a Broadway revival of the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes in Arms. — Variety
- David Letterman beat Conan O'Brien's Tonight Show for the first time on Tuesday.
TV Tonight: Rosie Live
Tonight on NBC, there's singing, there's dancing, there's . . .
Do You Think Rosie's Modern-Day Variety Show Could Work?
Guess who's making her way back to being a TV host: Rosie O'Donnell. On Nov. 26, the night before Thanksgiving, Rosie will host a variety show special on NBC, and it's possible this will lead to a variety series in 2009.
Movie Night: The Material Girl Turns 50!
Madonna turning 50 is practically a holiday around here at Sugar HQ. I know one mega-fan here in the office who couldn't be more excited about the Queen of Pop's birthday. While many appreciate Madge's tremendous impact on popular music, I am equally appreciative of some of her movie roles.
Buzz News Roundup, 7/25
- According to the Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. and Leonardo DiCaprio's production company, Appian Way, are in the preliminary stages of creating a new Twilight Zone movie.
- Entertainment Weekly has the scoop that Rosie O'Donnell is in talks to return to NBC with a weekly primetime variety show.
- The AP has news that both Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown are being sued by Simon & Schuster for not delivering books they were paid advances for.
- Darren Aronofsky, director of Requiem for a Dream, is bringing Robocop back to life for a tentative 2010 release date, says The Hollywood Reporter.
- Timbaland is hard at work on his new album, Shock Value 2, which will feature collaborations with Madonna, Jordin Sparks, Rihanna, and Jonas Brothers, MTV announced.
- The New York Times has information about The Rolling Stones leaving EMI records, their label since the '90s, and switching to the Universal Music Group.
- LA Times reports that Randy Pausch, the terminally ill professor who wrote The Last Lecture, passed away today.
- Is The Dark Knight an allegory for the Bush administration? The Wall Street Journal and CitizenSugar want to know.
Recast Sleepless in Seattle and Win a Prize!
Every other Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!
I hope you're in a romantic mood because this week I've set my sights on a great romcom: Sleepless in Seattle.
Buzz News Roundup, 11/12
- Keith Urban and Carrie Underwood will tour together for 24 shows starting at the end of January, Billboard reports.
- Author Norman Mailer died over the weekend at age 84, USA Today reports.
- The CW will debut Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants, a mother-daughter beauty showdown, on Dec. 12, and all the scandalous details are at The Futon Critic.
- TV Guide reports that the Star Trek movie has yet another cast member: Jennifer Morrison of House.
- Spoon, Gym Class Heroes, and Muse took top honors at the MTVu Woodies last week, NME reports.
- Rosie O'Donnell is eyeing an online talk show, writes People.
- According to The New York Post, Project Runway is ridiculously grueling to film.
- Hollywood writers aren't the only ones off the job: Broadway stagehands have gone on strike, too, The New York Times reports.
- Mickey Rourke will replace Nicolas Cage in The Wrestler, an indie drama from director Darren Aronofsky, Variety reports.
Buzz News Roundup, 11/7
- It may be "news" instead of news, but nonetheless, a source tells The New York Observer that Lindsay Lohan is in talks to guest-star on Ugly Betty.
- It's official: PopSugar says The Eagles bested Britney Spears on the Billboard charts, thanks to a last-minute rule change that let the Eagles album be on the chart despite being sold only at Wal-Mart.
- ComingSoon has news that Josh Lucas will star in Tell-Tale, the film adaptation of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart."
- According to NME, Meat Loaf has canceled his Europe tour due to a cyst on his vocal cords — but he swears he's not retiring for good just yet.
- Zap2It has news that Jennifer Connelly will join Keanu Reeves in the remake of The Day the Earth Stood Still.
- Lalia Ali will host a teen makeover series called Student Body on the N, Variety reports.
- Reuters reports that Mayor Michael Bloomberg will have a cameo in the Sex and the City movie.
- According to a recent study, most people paid nothing for Radiohead's latest album, writes Billboard.
- Rosie O'Donnell is in discussions with MSNBC to host a prime-time show, reports Zap2It.
Rosie O'Donnell to Guest on "Friday Night Lights"?
Finally, a piece of Rosie O'Donnell news that doesn't make me groan! TV Guide's Michael Ausiello reported this week that "Friday Night Lights" executive producer Jason Katims is hoping to snag Rosie for a multi-episode arc in the upcoming season. Apparently one of the new recurring characters Katims mentioned to me is a female soccer coach angry about all the school's resources going to football, and he told Ausiello he'd love for Rosie to play the part.
Could Rosie Replace Bob on "The Price is Right"?
Fresh from his final spin of the big wheel and his 19th Daytime Emmy Award win, Bob Barker kept making headlines over the weekend by saying Rosie O'Donnell could follow him as host of "The Price is Right."
In the press room after the Daytime Emmy Awards ceremony, Barker said of O'Donnell (who, by the way, actually took out a full-page ad in Variety to express interest in the job):
"She knows the show. There's no doubt in my mind she could do the show.
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