Grey’s Anatomy: McDreamy or McSteamy?

I just wanted to personally thank Shonda Rhimes for making my McSundays so McNice. Like being able to watch TR Knight (George), Justin Chambers (Alex), & Patrick Dempsey (Derek) didn’t make Grey’s nice enough, tonight she brings me Eric Dane (Mark).

Yes kids we now have McDreamy & McSteamy sharing space at Seattle General. Someone break my leg, give me food poisoning – something to get me into that hospital.

McSteamy’s arrival made for yet another superb episode of Grey’s. Is it me or does this show just keep getting better & better? And tonight’s ending…three letters for you O-M-G!!!

Got a little poll for ya. Would you rather cozy up to McDreamy or McSteamy?

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If you’re a Grey’s Anatomy fan, then jump into the McForums and let’s dish about tonight’s McEpisode.

T-Mobile Sidekick??

We interrupt our scheduled posting to ask you all a very important question? Does anyone own a T-Mobile Sidekick? I desperately need a new phone, and I want one that I can use to check email and update this blog. I have a Verizon Wireless account right now, but I’m willing to change services in order to get the best phone.

If anyone has any recommendations on the Sidekick or any other phone like it, let me know.

The Office Hits Entertainment Weekly

In the words of Jessie Spano, “I’m so excited and I just can’t hide it”!! This week’s Entertainment Weekly focuses in on my favorite show, The Office. The fabulous Steve Carell graces the cover, but the pics inside are just perfect.

The article gives some behind the scenes scoop as well as a few spoilers. Check out the article here.

But you know I had to post the pics…if for no other reason than I want to stare at them all day. Sigh…J. Kras you are adorable, Jenna looks gorgeous per usual, BJ looks hot, and Rainn looks creepy but cute!

Meet the Top 24 American Idols Contestants

Our friends over at Idol Chatter offer up a meet & greet with your top 24 finalists on American Idol. I think the men really have the edge this year. But there are some gems among the ladies too.

As of February 17th, here are Give Me My Remote’s Top 5 picks. We reserve the right to change our minds (and we will with each passing week). We want to hear about your favorite Idol wannabe’s. Head over to the American Idol boards to discuss.

Kristin Cavallari’s Party is Over

After only two shows, UPN has cancelled Get This Party Started, the party-planning reality show co-hosted by Laguna Beach’s Kristin Cavallari and Ethan Erickson. Low ratings are to blame.

This is good news from Team LC. Her MTV show The Hills only has to last 3 episodes before she surpasses her nemesis KCavs.

Veronica Mars Like We’ve Never Seen Her Before

Oh my Miss Veronica…you’re making me blush. Kristen Bell, star of Veronica Mars, recently posed for Maxim Magazine. Her pics came out great, she really looks beautiful. I decided to show only one for the sake of my readers not yet of age.

This pic goes out to my boys Erik R., Steve W., Sarcasmo, Friscoguy & Fatback. Enjoy!

P.S. The rest of the pics can be found here.

The Return of Bill Maher

For those of you who think that late night TV has become a little stale as of late, I wanted to remind you that the controversial yet honest Real Time With Bill Maher returns to HBO tomorrow night with the premiere of its fourth season.

You might not agree with Maher’s politics, but he makes no apology for his world views. And not matter how dire the subject matter, it always goes down a bit smoother when served up with Bill’s biting wit and humor.

Bill’s upcoming diverse guest list includes comedian Eddie Griffin, Former Senator Gary Hart, Gloria Steinem, Actor Danny Glover, and Seinfeld Alum Jason Alexander (well we assume it’s that Jason Alexander and not Britney’s first husband…although that would be sweet!).

So check out Real Time with Bill Maher tomorrow (2/17) at 11pm on HBO.

American Idol Mini Spotlight: Chris Daughtry

I am a sucker for a man with a good voice. It’s been that way for as long as I can remember. Take an average looking guy, add some vocals and I am in love. Case in point – American Idol’s Chris Daughtry.

What I remember most about Chris’s audition was his backstory. He’s a young guy, who fell in love with and married an older woman, and now helps her raise her young kids. All together now…Awwww!!! I also recall his wife being a wee bit overexcited about his success. But that’s cute I guess.

Anyway, I just thought I would share the Chris Daughtry love with y’all.

Tom Cruise on Oprah: If Only…

The brilliant folks over at Best Week Ever put together this faux clip Of Tom Cruise on Oprah. This is what should have gone down. Hysterical!!!

The Glamour of Project Runway

The following contains spoilers about tonight’s Project Runway. If you haven’t seen it yet, I suggest you change the channel, er, uh, I mean head over to the forums to chat.

As I’ve said many times before, I’m not a glamour girl. And believe me no one would ever call me a fashionista (that noise you hear is the collective nod of my girlfriends), but I guess I had no idea how far removed I was from good taste until I saw tonight’s Project Runway.

In tonight’s design challenge the remaining designers (Chloe, Daniel, Santino & Kara) were tasked with designing an evening gown that would be representative of their collection if they were make it to Fashion Week in NYC.

Per usual I liked all the dresses with the exception of Santino’s. While I agree with the judges that Kara, Chloe and Daniel played it safe, I did think they were classy. And if I had a waist of a 6 year old girl, I think I could pull it off too. Seriously, those models are tiny. Itsy bitsy.

Supermodel Iman thought Santino’s dress had “a great editorial”. Wow! I can’t believe Iman and I share the same brain. When Santino’s model walked the runway in his dress, I kept saying “what a great editorial”. (Note to self…figure out what the hell “a great editorial” means). In this context I’m going to go ahead and assume that by editorial Iman meant gawdy and hideous. First off, it was gold with sequins. Gold is scary enough, but with huge sequins draped in pleats…yuck. But those damn pics Santino has of the judges dancing naked at Tommy Hilfiger’s last party came in handy yet again. He stays.
Daniel won the challenge (yay) and tonight we said goodbye to Kara. But let’s face it. No one besides her family wanted her to win, so no big whoop.

So Chloe, Santino and Daniel would battle it out during Olympus Fashion Week in NYC. Actually, their collections have already been shown and a winner declared. But for some reason no one who was in attendance wants to spill. Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.

What a Fox! Matthew Fox in GQ

Losties, Tailies, and even The Others can’t deny how hot Matthew Fox is. Neither can GQ who features pics of Foxy in their latest issue. I came across these pics and I just had to pass on the eye candy.



Thanks to JustJared for the pics

American Idol Spotlight: Taylor Hicks

As I write this post I am being serenaded by Taylor Hicks, the current American Idol contestant with a voice that is so sweet and soulful that it amazes me that he isn’t already a huge star. So who is Taylor Hicks? Even die-hard American Idol fans might not recognize the name Taylor Hicks but they do know him by sight. Taylor is the grey-haired guy who continuously amazes the judges with his powerful voice.

Is Hicks the Idol to beat? Who knows, but if you check out American Idol message boards, he’s the one name that everyone is talking about. Taylor Hicks might have the talent to go all the way in this competition, but let’s face it, American Idol isn’t just about talent. It’s equally about the look and the attitude. Can Hicks transform himself into someone that the teeny boppers will root for? That could determine how far he goes in this competition. At the end of the day, no matter what demographic watches American Idol, it’s the teenagers that vote. And voting is everything.

I’m anxious to see how far the Birmingham, Alabama native will to go transform himself into someone who looks like an American Idol. The AI staff can work wonders – just look at Clay Aiken. But it’s really about what Hicks is comfortable with.

Another important factor is Hicks’ stage presence. His Idol audition was nice to listen to but hard to watch. He nerves got the best of him, and he was fidgety and awkward. Since making it to Hollywood, the producers seem to want to focus more on the drama than the talent, so we haven’t seen much of him thus far. Maybe he’s already worked out his stage presence issues. Guess we’ll have to wait and see.

But I’ll have my eyes and ears on Taylor Hicks in the coming weeks. From what I’ve seen he’s more than just a one dimensional talent that can belt the high notes. He’s got a maturity to his voice that is sometimes lacking in the American Idol competition.

Veronica Mars TVGuide.com Chit Chat

Want a little behind the scenes scoop on everyone’s favorite PI, Veronica Mars? TVGuide.com just had VM creator, Rob Thomas, answer some fan submitted questions. To make it easier for ya, I put the Q&A’s below, but all credit goes to TVGuide.com.

Not sure this is going to hold me off until the show returns in March…oh wait minute, it doesn’t have to. I’m heading to the set in less than 2 weeks. Did I mention that before? Oh I did? My bad.

Question: One thing I really liked about last year were the flashbacks. Are there going to be bus-crash flashbacks? And what are Lilly’s chances of returning next season? — Sam

Rob Thomas: We loved our flashbacks, too. We loved them largely because they allowed us to have Amanda Seyfried on the show [as Lilly]. She was just awesome for us. Here’s what I’ll say — you will get to know the kids who died on the bus before the end of the season. We also have a few flashbacks to the summer before senior year that we’ll be dropping in.

Question: How is it that Keith doesn’t lose faith in Veronica? She lies to him (e.g., in the Duncan kidnapping episode) and he says he’s disappointed, but by next episode all is back to normal. What am I missing here? — Famin

Thomas: We actually did play some awkwardness between the two of them when Veronica is forced to admit she bugged Lamb’s office and knows about Terrance’s gambling problem. There was a longer version of the scene that elevated the tension and mistrust, but we lost it in getting the show down to time. I admit that we should’ve had more of that strained dynamic in there, and Keith’s lack of trust may still come back to haunt Veronica.

Question: Is Wallace done with Jackie? — Jordan

Thomas: You must wait and see.

Question: I love the music you play on the show — every song fits so perfectly and gets me hunting for more from those artists after the show. At what point during production do you choose which songs to put in the show? Do you see the script and think of a song to fit in, or do you finish filming a scene and then think of a song? Bonus question: Your top five favorite bands? — Sunny

Thomas: When I write the scripts, I generally write with a song choice in mind, but I’m really the only writer on staff who does that. Most of the time, the songs are chosen once the show is cut together. My favorite bands? Hmmm. Wilco, the Clash, U2, the Replacements and Elvis Costello. Am I a 40-year-old white guy, or what?

Question: Any chance of a reunion between Veronica’s dad and Wallace’s mom? — Kelly

Thomas: Always a chance.

Question: Any plans for Alyson Hannigan (How I Met Your Mother) to come back this season? Another face-off between Kendall and Trina would be awesome! — Derek

Thomas: We loved that moment of the show, but it’s very difficult to work around Alyson’s schedule. I’d love a world in which we get to see her a couple of times a season, however.

Question: Please tell me that Sheriff Lamb is going to get his in the end. — Diana

Thomas: Man, that’s a loaded question. If I knew, I wouldn’t tell you. I’ll say this: The writing staff has grown to love writing his particular brand of weaselishness (if you’ll allow me to coin a word), and Michael Muhney has become very adept at playing it.

Question: How far in advance are the story lines planned out? For instance, when did you decide you were going to do the “Donut Run” story line? Was the whole second season planned in the summer, or just the bus crash? — Scott

Thomas: We knew by the end of Season 1 what our Season 2 mystery was, who did it, and the key clues that would be used to solve it. We also knew that Duncan would be leaving the show mid-season, but we were unsure how we’d execute that. But we arrived at our answer pretty early, two or three episodes in. UPN thought it was too grisly for everyone on the bus to die in the crash (as we originally intended) and asked that there be at least one survivor. The idea that Meg survived was born of that network concern; the idea that she was pregnant with Duncan’s child followed shortly thereafter.

Question: I just wanted to commend you on the use of the crime-porn thriller Those Who Trespass, written by the infamous Bill O’Reilly, as Keith Mars’ illegal transporting device. When I saw that, not only did I scream in laughter but I knew that Rob Thomas was a genius. — Jennifer

Thomas: That is very kind, but it was writer John Enbom who chose Those Who Trespass.

Question: In the Season 2 opener, Veronica asks Logan what he was doing on the bridge and Logan responds, “What do you think?” Was he really going to jump before the PCHers came upon him? — Jennifer

Thomas: In my mind, the “What do you think?” was a reference to thinking about his mom — not suicide. It wouldn’t have surprised me if Logan tempted fate and did drunken cartwheels on the bridge and fallen off, but he doesn’t strike me as the intentionally throw-himself-off kind of guy.

Question: Looking into the future of next season, what’s going to happen to the characters who aren’t college-bound or, say, wouldn’t go to the same school as Veronica (i.e., Beaver, Weevil, Logan and Mac)? — Shannon

Thomas: You must wait and see.

The Surreal Life…To Say The Least

The bizarre yet strangely addictive (especially on rainy Saturday afternoons) VH1 show, The Surreal Life, is coming back with a whole new bunch of D-Listers…make that E-Listers (I would never want to disrespect Kathy Griffin by putting these people on the D list). To be honest, I forgot that most of these people ever existed, but yet I am supposed to care enough to watch them living together in a house?! Gotta love TV!

Mixing it up Surreal style will be…

Tawny Kitaen – Best known for being a hood ornament in a Whitesnake video and beating the sh*t out of her husband, MLB pitcher Chuck Finely. Tawny still thinks she’s all that, which is actually pretty funny.

Sherman Hemsley – Moving in on up, to the surreal house? Yup, the star of The Jefferson’s will be mixing it up with these young cats. Too bad Weezie is dead, I would have liked to see her in there too.

Steve Harwell – Steve who? He’s the lead singer of Smashmouth. The band that for some odd reason talk shows still book.

C.C. Deville – “Look what the cat dragged in”. Poison’s flamboyant guitarist will be “tearin down the walls” along with his new housemates.

Alexis Arquette – A member of the famous Arquette family, Alexis is best known for tearing it up as Boy George in The Wedding Singer. In real life, Alexis is contemplating undergoing a full operation to make her a full woman. This may be a whole other reality show.

Andrea Lowell – Playboy TV “correspondent” and playmate. C’mon VH1 needs to get guys to watch, and something tells me that Tawny Kitaen ain’t going to get them there.

Joining the housemates will be “special guest star” Florence Henderson, who will serve as the first ever Surreal Life on-call therapist/advisor. Oh my. Mrs. Brady, I thought you hit rock bottom with the Wesson ads. This is so beneath you.

I Love My American Idol

I adore American Idol. I really do. But I can’t wait until we can cut through the BS and just get to the singing already. There are some really good singers, but we don’t get to hear them because the producers WRONGLY think we are more interested in the drama caused by those freakin’ twins. I can’t wait for them to go, and since I know it’s definitely happening soon, I guess I can deal until then.

No one does Idol better than Jamie over at Idol Chatter. Check out the break down of tonight’s episode.

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