The CW Mall Domination Tour

This just in from my peeps over at the The CW.
Looks like The CW is taking over the world…one mall at a time.

Each week beginning on August 12, The CW Lounge will travel to eleven malls around the country in an effort to get everyone excited for the launch of the all new CW on Wednesday, September 20th.

Inside the CW Lounge you’re going experience everything CW – from make your own “Free to Be” t-shirts, to plasma TVs showing clips from upcoming CW shows, oh and did I mention that some of your favorite CW stars will be on hand to meet fans and sign autographs? Yes, I’m serious!

Here’s the rundown on where The CW Lounge will be and what stars will appear:

New York
Where: Westfield Sunrise/ Massapequa, NY
When: August 12-13
Who: James Lafferty (“One Tree Hill”) and Bethany Joy Galeotti (“One Tree Hill”) to appear on August 13.

San Diego
Where: Westfield UTC
When: August 12-13
Who: Jason Dohring (“Veronica Mars”), Percy Daggs III (“Veronica Mars”) and Tia Mowry (“The Game”) to appear on August 13.

New Jersey
Where: Westfield Garden State Plaza/ Paramus, NJ
When: August 18-19
Who: Lee Norris (“One Tree Hill”) and Danneel Harris (“One Tree Hill”) to appear on August 19.

Los Angeles
Where: Westfield Century City/ Los Angeles, CA
When: August 19-20
Who: Hilarie Burton (“One Tree Hill”), Jason Dohring (“Veronica Mars”) and Matt Czuchry (“Gilmore Girls”) scheduled to appear on August 19.

Los Angeles
Where: The Grove
When: August 30
Who: TBD. Iin conjunction with “The CW Presents: Summer at the Grove,” the five-week concert series, which concludes on this night with a free performance by multi-platinum recording artist Jewel

Washington DC
Where: Westfield Wheaton/ Wheaton, MD
When: August 26-27
Who: TBD

Santa Ana, CA
Where: Westfield Main Place, Santa Ana, CA
When: August 26-27
Who: TBD

St. Louis
Where: Westfield Chesterfield, Chesterfield, MO
When: September 2-3
Who: TBD

San Jose
Where: Westfield Valley Fair
When: September 2-3
Who: TBD

Chicago
Westfield Old Orchard/ Skokie, IL
Where: September 9-10
Who: TBD

Seattle
Where: Westfield South Center
When: September 9-10
Who: TBD

Ok GMMRs, since The CW Lounge isn’t hitting Boston, then I expect a full report, complete with pics from each and every one of you who attend. And be sure to check back to see if more CW stars are added to these events.

John Krasinski in Elle Magazine

Look up swoon in the dictionary and you might just find this picture of The Office’s John Krasinski
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As the lanky, lovelorn cog Jim Halpert on NBC’s remake of the British mockumentary The Office, John Krasinski has won a devoted female following. Turns out the slightly shambling, beagle-eyes actor is also a sensitive lit’ry man. A 26-year old graduate of Brown University, Krasinski is preparing to direct his own movie adaptation of David Foster Wallace’s collection fo short stories Brief Interviews with Hideous Men. “This book changed my life,” he says earnestly.

So did a fateful decision by Brown’s basketball coach, who wouldn’t let the 6’3″ Krasinski on the varstiy team midseason, after he returned from a semester in Costa Rica. Krasinski pursued performance instead, joining an indie sketch comedy group and studying at the O’Neill National Theatre Institue, where he learned that “when you’re in the middle of a Bernard Shaw scene, it’s generally not a good idea to go into a Chris Farley impression.” He’s been toggling effortlessly between satire and sincerity ever since.

This fall, those crazy for Krasinski can catch him in Nancy Meyer’s romantic comedy The Holiday, Christopher Guest’s Oscar spoof For Your Consideration, and the hotly anticipated Dreamgirls. He’s also filming his first big-screen leading role, opposite Mandy Moore in the romantic comedy License to Wed. “It’s rare that someone this talented has so much class and humor,” Moore coos. “There’s no way to say no to a big studio at this stage in the game,” Krasinski says. Besides, “it’s this really sweet, heartfelt movie..and I’m a guy who wears his heart on his sleeve.”

A special thanks to peopleareshapes over at the Office LJ community for posting this pic.

Rescue Me Recap (Retards)

Title: “Retards” (aka Franco’s girlfriend Natalie’s brother Richard is really creepy)
Original Airdate: August 9, 2006

In the hospital room, Tommy is jerked awake by disturbing noises coming from injured fireman Stack. Tommy’s telling Stack to think about his wife, and the kids, and the cabin, when Stack’s wife Deb breezes in, carrying flowers and chatting. She says one of the things she loves about her husband is his strength, his survival instinct, his guilt. She tells Tommy he can leave, then thanks him sincerely for coming to help look after her husband.

In a hall trafficked by burn victims, Tommy calls Janet, saying he has to see her, to figure out how they’ll explain everything. To get their stories straight. Tommy suggests the next day at 6. Janet acquiesces, but warns him that Johnny gets back at 6:30, so he better not be late.

When he gets out to the parking lot, Sheila’s waiting for him in front of a pimpin’ truck. She’s got an offer for him: Damien needs a car, so Tommy will take the sweet ride and Damien can have his old one. Tommy’s skeptical, but Sheila convinces him that it has nothing to do with her ‘let’s sail off into the sunset together’ plan. With the ease of a practiced game show host, she convinces him to take the truck.

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GMMR & MeeVee Watchlist: Wednesday, August 9th

Hmm, doesn’t today’s Watchlist look eeirly similar to yesterday’s Watchlist? Yeah..I screwed up a bit and listed Wednesday’s shows for most of the day. Sorry about that. We are back on track though. Do you have any shows that should be added to the Watchlist?

Last Comic Standing – Season Finale
In the fourth-season finale, the winner is revealed. The program includes appearances by Jay Mohr and previous winners, and the results of the online comedy competition.

30 Days – Atheist/Christian
A freethinking mother of four finds religion (for a month, at least) in the home of an evangelical Christian family.

Project Runway
The remaining designers must modernize a look for a fashion icon.

So You Think You Can Dance
The final four dancers – Donyelle, Heidi, Benji, and Travis – dance for their lives tonight. Click here for spoilers on tonight’s dancing partners and styles.

Although he was outed last week, Jailbait Ivan seems to know how to win the competition. Check out this video of Ivan and fellow dancer castoff, Natalie.

SORRY, but the video link doesn’t seem to be working. I’m working on it now.

“License to Wed” Video on “Extra”

Last night Extra had a short segment on the upcoming Mandy Moore, Robin Williams, John Krasinski flick License to Wed. Although our favorite Office mate looked adorbs (per usual) he also looked bored out of his mind, since Extra seemed to only want to talk to Mandy. John’s “what in God’s name am i doing here” face is pretty funny though.

Since I’ve committed to covering License to Wed up through its release next July 4th, please feel free to send me along any related news and videos.

Love, Marriage & Babies…on “The Office”

Since you all seemed to love the behind the scenes of The Office videos I posted recently, I thought I would add one more. Here’s another excerpt from Kristin Veitch’s visit to the set. In this video Kristin lives out every woman’s fantasy and gets the scoop on a baby for Jim and Pam???

(Ok, I don’t want you all to be mad at me…there are NO spoilers within. Well, at least I think they are kidding).

NBC Wants Viewers Hopelessly Devoted to ‘Grease’

We’ve all dreamt about it…walking up to the man of our dreams, cigarette in hand, skin tight black leather pants, watching his eyes bug out of his head just as we whisper “Tell me about it, stud”. Ah yes, Grease – showing good girls that it’s ok to be bad if it means landing the popular guy at your high school.

Well if you have ever found yourself groovin’ along to classics like ‘We Go Together’ and ‘Summer Lovin’ (and who hasn’t?) then NBC has got a show for you. You’re the One that I Want is an upcoming talent competition series in which America will choose the leads for a new Broadway production of Grease. The mid-season replacement will scour America for the next Sandy Dumbrowski and Danny Zuko. The winning contestants will find themselves hand-jiving on Broadway in June of 2007.

Similar to every other reality show, there will be panel of judges sharing their two cents every week. But unlike other talent show judges (yes, we’re talking to you Hasselhoff), the You’re the One that I Want judges are actually qualified to evaluate this kind of talent. All the contestants will get feedback from Kathleen Marshall (a two time Tony winner and the choreographer/director of the ’07 production of Grease), Jim Jacobs (one of the original creators of Grease), and Broadway producer, David Ian.

So why Grease? Craig Plestis, a Senior VP at NBC had this to say about the classic musical:

“The winning appeal of Grease and its timeless score and storyline extends across all generations and will make for a fantastic series. Americans have grown up with these catchy tunes and appealing characters and we think they’ll love the chance to select the next dynamic duo to play Sandy and Danny.”

Assuming they get some real, genuine talent on this show, you can bet you Greased Lightning I’ll be watching. I’m actually praying this show is a huge hit. Hey, I want the chance to audition for season two when they find the next stars of Grease 2 – the Broadway musical. Beacuse really, this girl for all seasons is looking for her C-O-O-L….R-I-D-E-R.

Help Raise Money For AIDS Research

David Denman (Roy on NBC’s The Office) needs our help. David is particpating in the 2006 Nautica Malibu Triathalon on September 17th to help raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Give Me My Remote will be sending over our donation at the beginning of next week. If you would like to be part of the GMMR’s sponsorship of David, then please email me ASAP and I will give you all the details. Donations can be anywhere from $1 and on up. And don’t think that your $1 donation won’t make a difference…it will. If you would like to donate to David directly, click the link to the right. (Related link: David/Roy’s MySpace page)

And don’t forget that our very own DuckyxDale will participating that very same weekend in the 2006 AIDS Ride. Ducky will be riding his bike 300 miles from Gettsyburg to New York City to help raise money to fight HIV/AIDS. Click on the link to the right to support Ducky. (Related link: DuckyxDale.com)

GMMR & MeeVee Watchlist Picks: Tuesday August 8th

So much TV, so little time. If you are looking for something to watch tonight, you might want to give a few of these shows a try. Starting today, GMMR and our friends over at MeeVee.com will start out each morning by giving you a heads up on what’s hot on the tele (as those Brits like to call it). My goal is to get this info to you before you start your day…you know, give you enough time to set the TiVo before you leave the house. I’m always open to new suggestions, so if you have something you think should be added to the Watchlist, let me know.

Helpful Hint: Follow the links over to MeeVee and put in your zip code to see where and when these shows will be on in your area.

Last Comic Standing
The two remaining comedians perform, as do the two finalists from the network’s online comedy competition.

Dog the Bounty Hunter – Bonds of Love
Dog and Beth get married, but first they have to pursue a fugitive while trying to attend to wedding preparations.

Eureka – Alienated
After hosting a movie party, Spencer is found the next day in the middle of a crop circle, claiming he was abducted by aliens. Elsewhere, the legislator responsible for Eureka’s funding visits the town.

Veronica Mars – Plan B
One of GMMR’s FAVORITE VM episodes EVER!! – Weevil believes that Thumper killed Felix and he asks Veronica to help him prove it; Logan wins an essay contest and gets to intern for a week with Mayor Woody Goodman.

Big Brother: All Stars
Who is going to win the Power of Veto, and will they use it to save Janelle or James?
Rescue Me
Following a tense meeting with Janet, Tommy has yet another confrontation with Johnny. And Franco tries to befriend his new girlfriend’s mentally challenged brother (Cornell Womack). Elsewhere, Mike puts in for a transfer.

Sorry for all watchlist missteps.  That’s what I get for trying to post this before my first cup of coffee.

New! Behind the Scenes at “The Office” Video

As promised, here’s a link to the Kristin Vietch’s footage from her day on the set of The Office. It’s pretty funny stuff, especially the little Dojo Part deux meeting between Michael and Dwight.

Look closely and you may pick up on a few possible hints as to what’s happening in Season 3. Click the link below to see what I picked up on, and let me know if you found any other goodies in the video. (SPOILER ALERT)
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Veronica Mars Promo from Comic Con

Have you ever thought of checking out Veronica Mars but you thought to yourself, “self, does this show really live up to the hype?” The answer is an unequivocal YES!! And to prove my point, check out this really cool Veronica Mars promo that was showcased during last month’s Comic Con.  I’m going to see if I can get the actual video footage from The CW, but for now this is pretty cool.

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Special thanks to GMMR reader Michael who found this video over at TheTVAddict.com. Let’s try to keep passing this video around the Web and try to get more people to check out Veronica Mars when it premieres October 3rd on the all new CW.

Some Fun News About “The Office”

E! Online’s TV diva, and my personal TV hero, Kristin Veitch, just told us that she recently spent some time on the set of my favorite show, The Office. She’s going to be posting video of the day on E! tomorrow, so I will be sure to let you know when it’s live. I will be counting down the minutes. (Related: Patient Zero: E! Online’s Kristin Veitch)

I will say that I am VERY jealous. I want to go visit the set too. Listen up NBC, I’m going to be in LA in late August…just around Emmy time, so if you think you can work it out for me to visit the set you just let me know and I will be there. How about a Bloggers Press Day (just like they did over at UPN)? Tanster (OfficeTally.com), James (NorthernAttack.com) and I will gladly be the guinea pigs for this event Ah, you got to love my shameless begging. Don’t make us start a petition!!

And speaking of The Office, I have some really cool news to share. I will be The Office TVj over at BuddyTV.com. Basically this means that starting soon we can all watch The Office together in a LIVE chat that I will be moderating. I’m really excited about this and I think it will be a great way to meet new Office fans, as well as spread the word about the show. I promise to have more details soon. But I think you should all head over to BuddyTV.com and register so when we are ready to go, you will all be there with me.

Finally, for all you Krasinski fans out there (especially you JKH’s…you know who you are), Kristin did spill that J. Kras will be shirtless in the upcoming License to Wed. Looks like July 4, 2007 is going to be a scorcher!

Top 10 Overlooked Moments in MTV History

Several lists have been floating around, highlighting the most memorable moments in MTV’s in 25-year history. TV with MeeVee couldn’t help but notice all the events and shows that were left out, particularly ones from CNN’s list. So, in chronological order, they bring you some lesser-known, but equally important, events that made MTV what it is today.

1. Purple Rain (1984)–MTV establishes itself as a major media player with the release of Prince’s Purple Rain. Live coverage of the premiere and high video rotation causes album and ticket sales to go through the roof. Co-branding/cross marketing/vertical integration is never the same.
Spawned: Graffiti Bridge, Crossroads, Save the Last Dance (MTV Films)

2. The VMAs (1984)–MTV gets hip to the award show game in 1984 with the launch of the VMAs. The show becomes a cultural mainstay, eventually leading to the even more popular MTV Movie Awards. Our favorite moments: Madonna lip-synching Like a Virgin while writhing on the floor in a white wedding dress. Jim Carrey onstage as Jim Morrison, asking “Would it kill you to play a little Foghat?”
Spawned: Kid’s Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards

3. Club MTV (1985)–MTV’s answer to Soul Train and American Bandstand. Hosted by a where is she now Downtown Julie Brown, Club MTV featured a whole lotta dry humping in a sea of lycra. Wubba Wubba Wubba
Spawned: Ugh, The Grind

4. MTV Europe (1987)–You’ve heard the expression “Global Youth Culture?” Well, MTV is in full control of this mofo. MTV International is in approximately a gazillion countries, starting with Europe in 1987. You know your network is big when you’re premiering the new 50 Cent video for kids in Bangladesh.
Spawned: MTV Ukraine, Shakira, Kylie Minogue’s beautiful bum, Tupac craze in Africa

5. Remote Control (1987) and Singled Out (1995) –MTV reinvents the game show by rewarding unemployed couch potatoes for their boob-tube knowledge. The show ignites Gen Xers’ lasting obsession with pop culture and helps launch the careers of Adam Sandler, Dennis Leary, and Colin Quinn. By 1995, MTV updates the cheesy dating game show with Singled Out, giving viewers a first peek at Jenny McCarthy wearing clothes and Carmen Electra’s first appearance outside of Prince’s harem.
Spawned: Rock and Roll Jeopardy, World Series of Pop Culture, neXt

6. Totally Pauly (1989)–MTV has been home to several bright yet brief careers. Pauly Shore, aka The Wea-sel, is the prototype for this bunch that never really made it on the outside. Tom Green’s career took a nosedive the moment he left MTV (see Freddy Got Fingered, but don’t really see it). Of course, the big exception is Jon Stewart. You think MTV wishes they’d have never cancelled his talk show?
Spawned: The Tom Green Show, Just Say Julie

7. Animation gets twisted–Liquid Television (1991) ushers in a new generation of animation. Remember Aeon Flux before it was a movie? Beavis and Butt-head got their start on Liquid Television as well. Then there were Ren and Stimpy, Daria, and Sifl and Olly. Without MTV, South Park never would have stood a chance.
Spawned: Celebrity Deathmatch, Adult Swim, Robot Chicken

8. MTV Rocks the Vote (1992)–1992′s Choose or Lose campaign encourages young people to get involved in the political process, register to vote, and even asked the most critical question–boxers or briefs.
Spawned: Rock the Vote, True Life, ThinkMTV, Tabitha Soren’s brief career

9. Videos find a new home (1996)–MTV realizes that people miss music in their music video channel. Enter MTV2 in 1996. More music, more bands outside the mainstream, and more edgy shows (i.e., Wonder Shozen). Hallelujah!
Spawned: The Box, FUSE

10. Tupac’s murder (1996), Kurt Cobain’s Suicide (1994), Woodstock ’99–The mid to late ’90s were a dark period for music, and MTV was there to cover it. For many kids, Kurt Cobain’s suicide was the closest they had ever come to a death of a loved one. Woodstock ’99 proved disastrous on every level. Reports of rape, property destruction, and general mayhem went against everything the original had stood for. Tupac’s death launched a major war between East and West Coast rap, resulting in the retaliation murder of Notorious B.I.G.
Spawned: Grunge movement backlash, Courtney Love’s downward spiral, P. Diddy’s recording career

Aside from Britney’s kiss with Madonna (2003), the aughts have frankly been devoid of any major events. If you can think of any, feel free to post them below. We’re hoping for more.

A special thanks to GMMR’s friends over at TV with MeeVee for this great article. Feed your inner couch potato at TV with MeeVee. And make sure to check out MeeVee.com for all the latest TV listing, schedule, channels and more.

NBC’s The Office to Give a Sneak Peak of the Fall Lineup

Mark your calendars. On Saturday, September 2nd the employees of Dunder Mifflin will take a break from selling paper long enough to help showcase the new series premiering on NBC this Fall.  Cast members of The Office, including recent Emmy nominee  Steve Carell, Jenna Fischer, John Krasinski, Rainn Wilson and B.J. Novak, will be featured in quick wraparound sketches designed to match the theme of each new series whose highlights are introduced during the program. Series regulars Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Phyllis Smith, Kate Flannery, Leslie David Baker, Mindy Kaling and Paul Lieberstein also will star.

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Lost’s Charlie & Kate are in Love

On the island Kate might be struggling between Jack and Sawyer but in real life she’s all about Charlie.  Evangeline Lilly (Kate) and Dominic Monaghan (Charlie) have been an off-screen item for some time now.  Here’s some pics of the happy couple from their recent vacation in Spain.

And um, I think this last picture says it all.

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