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TV Tonight: The Office, Earl, and Gladiators Play the Feud
Tonight, NBC is airing the one episode of Celebrity Family Feud that I've truly been waiting for. The casts of two great NBC comedies — plus a third show, which I suppose could be considered a comedy depending on how you feel about people in spandex racing against other people in spandex — will face off in an epic feud.
The episode will have several rounds, and of them, I'm most excited about the accountants of The Office taking on the American Gladiators (who are, naturally, in costume).
Buzz In: What Would Be Your American Gladiator Name?
Good news, beefcakes! NBC has announced a casting call for potential contenders on the second season of American Gladiator. Apparently, Hulk Hogan officially stated, "To all those gladiator-maniacs out there we are looking for strong, determined individuals from all walks of life who have a lot of heart and soul.
Buzz News Roundup, 1/14
- USA Today reports that Paula Abdul's new video will premiere during the Super Bowl pregame show, and it's possible Abdul will also perform the song live.
- American Idol's major sponsors — Ford, Coke, and AT&T — are all back for this season, Variety reports.
- American Gladiators will fight on for NBC: The network has ordered an unspecified number of new episodes for another season of the show, TV Week reports.
- MTV is spinning off My Super Sweet 16 into a show called Exiled, following former party princesses as they live with indigenous tribes around the world, Broadcasting & Cable reports.
- Billboard has news that Amy Macdonald's debut album has bumped Radiohead's In Rainbows for the No. 1 spot on the U.K. album chart.
- Joyce Carol Oates has received two National Book Critics Circle Awards nominations, the Associated Press reports.
- The writers' strike goes on, but at least the Directors Guild of America and producers are negotiating in an effort to avert a directors' strike, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- According to Variety, No Country for Old Men was the big winner at the Ohio Film Critics Association Awards, nabbing Best Picture, among others.
New American Gladiator — or Comic Book Hero?
The next generation of Geminis and Ices has been found! The new American Gladiators are ready to take to the ring in January, when the remake of the '80s game show premieres on NBC.
The stage names of the superstar athletes are fairly ridiculous, of course, but that's half the fun.
Link Time! 12/13
- Tube Talk has an interview with Moonlight's Jason Dohring.
- According to MTV Movies Blog, the Lance Armstrong biopic is still on the table, and Matt Damon is still the name being tossed around as the actor to play the athlete.
- Stereogum is announcing the results of the reader-submitted 2007 Gummy Awards, starting with Album of the Year: Radiohead's In Rainbows.
- LAist has seen the set of the new American Gladiators — and the gladiators themselves. Is it wrong that I'm jealous?
- Popwatch is rooting for the song "Falling Slowly" from indie musical Once to triumph at the Oscars over the tunes from Enchanted.
- TV Squad introduces us to the new, Will Arnett-voiced, Ford-manufactured KITT for the Knight Rider TV movie.
- Pop Candy rustles up a blog post about hidden jokes in Pixar movies.
- The Walrus has another new Magnetic Fields song, "California Girls."
First Look: The New American Gladiators
Amidst the reality-television dreck the networks have planned for us in the new year (really, My Dad is Better Than Your Dad?), there's one show that legitimately has me excited to tune in: the new American Gladiators. The old, syndicated show was such a big part of my childhood Saturday mornings that I simply can't resist the new version, hosted by Hulk Hogan and Laila Ali. Besides, I want to see how far foam weaponry has come in the past 20 years.
Buzz News Roundup, 11/9
- Winona Ryder will play the mother to Zachary Quinto's Spock in the new Star Trek movie, Zap2it reports.
- It's looking like Jay-Z will have his 10th No. 1 album when sales are reported next week, according to Billboard.
- E! reports that Showtime wants a third season of Dexter.
- Mark Wahlberg will star in Max Payne, a big-screen adaptation of the video game, according to Variety.
- Laila Ali and Hulk Hogan will share hosting duties for the new American Gladiators, People reports.
- A&E is planning a reality show where celebrities throw garage sales, hosted by Illeana Douglas, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
- NME reports that satellite radio listeners can now tune into a channel completely devoted to Led Zeppelin.
- Fox is working on a new comedy starring Bernie Mac, Variety reports.
Casting Roundup: "Jezebel," "Betty," "FNL"
- The totally awesome Dianne Wiest has joined the cast of "The Return of Jezebel James", playing the mother of Coco (Lauren Ambrose) and Sarah (Parker Posey). That's three awesome ladies on one screen, especially given Wiest's particular skill at playing the crazy mother. Here's hoping the show itself can match up.
- Speaking of awesome, multi-time Emmy winner Marlo Thomas — aka "That Girl" — will guest-star on "Ugly Betty" as a jewelry company owner with a weakness for younger men, including one Daniel Meade.
"American Gladiators" Getting Back in the Ring
Paging Gemini, Turbo and Lace!
NBC is bringing "American Gladiators" back to television, aiming for a debut in the middle of the upcoming TV season. The show will follow four male and four female gladiators as they battle amateur athletes.
Eligible Bachelor Du Jour Is A Malibu Barbie Wannabe
This American Gladiator is named Malibu and it's no wonder why. It's obvious that the guy spends a lot of time getting his brains (and skin) fried on the beach-- not only because he's got the surfer dude drawl down, but also cuz he appears very comfortable in that spandex tankini he's sporting. But at least he's keeping things consistent: nothing compliments an overly inflated body better than an overly inflated mullet.
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