Category: News

Back to You won’t be back on Fox

Despite having better ratings than its comedy companion ‘Til Death, the series was not renewed by the network on May 9, 2008, while ‘Til Death was renewed. The show is being shopped to other networks. Ironically, CBS was initially interested in the series before it landed at FOX. Heaton is the former star of CBS’ Everybody Loves Raymond, while CBS several years ago tried to get Grammer to star in a spinoff of Frasier. The network is hoping to open a new night of comedy beyond its Monday lineup, and a Grammer-Heaton project could be a solid anchor for such an extension. On May 27, 2008, it was announced that Kelsey Grammer had signed on to play the lead in a new ABC sitcom Roman’s Empire.

And what’s up with THIS crap? Sounds like a dick move on Fox’s part, no? Check this out:

Kelsey Grammer said Tuesday that Fox is dropping his sitcom “Back to You,” calling the decision a surprise and a shame. “They have let it go,” Grammer told The Associated Press. “We were told all this time we were in good shape and we were coming back.”

On Friday, Grammer taped an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel’s talk show promoting the series. When the veteran sitcom star (“Cheers,” “Frasier”) arrived home later that evening he received a call telling him that the show was canceled.

Geeeeez. That’s a headline in and of itself.

Exit question: is it hypocritical of me to be sorry a show was canceled that I never supported myself by watching a single episode? Maybe I’m just subconsciously pouty over it cuz I had a possible shot at getting on screen in an episode or more. :/

Slutty prom dress gets girl escorted out in cuffs

Marche Taylor’s prom night experience wasn’t quite the norm. That’s because a night of dancing and hanging out with friends ended in a confrontation with school officials over her choice of apparel.

When will people stop using the “its no more revealing than a bikini” excuse? The amount of skin showing is way not the point, but even if it was – bikini’s are not appropriate attire for proms. This, as you can see is basically some silk ribbon crisscrossed over the boobs with a separate skirt with a prince Kuzco tail.

She was taken from her prom in handcuffs because she had no underwear on, which, if you look at the material the “dress” is made out of, pretty much meant she was naked with gold layered over boobs.

Myea… look at that picture to the right. That’s some definite see through, slash nipple action.

Too bad we don’t get to see her date if she had one.

The real sad part of the video is not that she tried to go to prom looking like a prostitute, but that in a head cropped shot of her, she looks rather elegant and pretty… and then she speaks. and the public school system strikes again. axin questions an evereythen. unfortunate 🙁

Holly Madisons perpetual disappointment at never becoming Hefners bride continues

Poor Holly Madison has been extremely open to friends and even non-friends that she wants to marry Hugh Hefner ever since they started “dating” in 2001. I have 2 friends that have casually spoken with her at the Playboy mansion on various occasions and both told me that she mentioned to them how bad she would like to get married and that she wants Hef to be the groom. But it’s not just candid tipoff’s – she tells print and television media the same thing all the time and everyone just seems to say “myea, that’s nice babe, sure”, and move on. Now this latest lament from Holly:

“We are no closer to getting married than we were years ago,” a dejected Holly told Tarts at last week’s “Playmate of the Year” luncheon held at the iconic Mansion. “It’s like a car stalled at the side of the road.”

While the 28-year-old glamour girl may still be holding out for a miraculous jump-start, she found it difficult to deal with her boyfriend’s thoughts on the situation as she sadly turned away while he spoke.

Everyone knows it aint gonne happen. She’s 28 and Hef is 82. What, the eff would he want with making their relationship legal and giving away half his empire to some chick that will bang him regardless? Alas, she doesn’t seem to get it… Hef responded:

“I love Holly very much and I think we’re going to be together the rest of my life,” Hef said. “But marriage isn’t part of my puzzle. It’s not a personal thing; I just haven’t had much luck with marriages.”

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“The brain of an addicted smoker treats nicotine as if it is essential for survival.”

The summary: The brain of an addicted smoker treats nicotine as if it is essential for survival. Genetic traits may predispose some smokers to stronger addiction. Most smokers try to quit unaided, resulting in a high failure rate.

If you smoke, no one needs to tell you how bad it is. So why haven’t you quit? Why hasn’t everyone?

Because smoking feels good. It stimulates and focuses the mind at the same time that it soothes and satisfies. The concentrated dose of nicotine in a drag off a cigarette triggers an immediate flood of dopamine and other neurochemicals that wash over the brain’s pleasure centers. Inhaling tobacco smoke is the quickest, most efficient way to get nicotine to the brain.

“I completely understand why you wouldn’t want to give it up,” said Dr. David Abrams, an addiction researcher at the National Institutes of Health. “It’s more difficult to get off nicotine than heroin or cocaine.”

Smoking “hijacks” the reward systems in the brain that drive you to seek food, water and sex, Dr. Abrams explained, driving you to seek nicotine with the same urgency. “Your brain thinks that this has to do with survival of the species,” he said.

Guy tries to change name to “InGod WeTrust”

Steve Kreuscher has let his status as a denizen of Zion (Illinois, that is) go to his head and has asked a judge to legally change his name to the motto that backs our money: In God We Trust.

First name, In God. Last name, We Trust. The reason, he explains and is relayed from Christianity today’s blog which itself was relaying a story from Daily Herald, is that God has been good to him, and he wants the world to know. The also reveals a few other interesting name changes from recent memory:

Santa Claus: Robert Rion of Mundelein, 1997

GoVeg.com: Karin Robertson of Virginia, 2003

Megatron: Michael Burrows of Washington, 2007

Optimus Prime: Scott Nall of Ohio, 2001

Pro-Life: Marvin Richardson of Idaho, 2008

Low Tax: Byron Looper of Tennessee, 1998

Jesus Christ: Jose Espinal of New York, 2005

Bill O’Reilly gets at least 10% more awesome with release of angry Inside Edition tape release

Ho man. I llllllllllllllllllove eeeiiiit. This might be my favorite O’Reilly video now. The only part that kinda spoils it for me is everyone lying about it because they don’t know Bill like I do. Everywhere I see this posted, its labeled as something like “O’Reilly goes berserk” or “O’Reilly loses it”. Goes berserk? eh. maybe. But “loses it”, absolutely not. One of my favorite features of angry irishman O’Reilly is that he’ll let genuine rage pour out and then turn off the hot like a faucet and go back to cold.

Check this video out dude – its skill. He’s completely pissed at whoever fucked up his teleprompter, frustrated at not being able to do the wrap up without it with only seconds before going live and then BAM – dude pulls it off perfectly, professionally and calmly. Then as soon as camera’s are off he can go back to the rage and tear off his jacket and microphone and probably crack some interns skull in the back room.

Colbert will probably have something (hopefully amusing) to say about it.

UPDATE: as expected, Colbert parodies and a remix is born.

Stephen King Shot John Lennon according to the internet

I heard some nut drop this website name on Michael Medved’s show Howard-Stern-bobba-booey style twice so I checked it out. It looks boring and lame and I didn’t have the patience for it.

Basically, it says Stephen King killed John Lennon.

If you care more than I do, you’re welcome to go to Lennon Murder Truth and summarize it for me…

Steve Lightfoot is a cool name though.

Good News: Microsoft is lobbying for cheap laptops to perform like cheap laptops

Microsoft is pressuring vendors to limit the hardware capabilities of low-cost laptops so that they don’t eat into the market for mainstream PCs running Vista.

Microsoft plans to offer PC makers steep discounts on Windows XP Home Edition to encourage them to use that OS instead of Linux on ultra low-cost PCs (ULPCs). To be eligible, however, the PC vendors that make ULPCs must limit screen sizes to 10.2 inches and hard drives to 80G bytes, and they cannot offer touch-screen PCs.

The program is outlined in confidential documents that Microsoft sent to PC makers last month, and which were obtained by IDG News Service. The goal apparently is to limit the hardware capabilities of ULPCs so that they don’t eat into the market for mainstream PCs running Windows Vista, something both Microsoft and the PC vendors would want to avoid.

Imposing the limitations solves a number of problems for the PC industry, said industry analyst Roger Kay, president of EndPoint Technologies Associates. “It allows PC makers to offer a low-cost alternative, and it prevents eroding of pricing and margins in the mainstream OS market,” he said.

Microsoft declined to comment on the documents. “We don’t speak publicly about our agreements with [PC makers],” the company said in a statement via its public relations agency.