Jumping off the "Grey's" Bandwagon

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Patrick Dempsey, call your agent and get that movie career up and running. Multiple sources are alleging that T.R. Knight, who plays George on ABC's troubled hit, Grey's Anatomy, is looking to get out of his contract early, and apparently ABC and showrunner Shonda Rimes are letting him.

That's fine I guess, after all, people leave TV shows all the time. Yet something about this seems like many in the Grey's cast have smelled the fart in the room and are heading for the door before taking the blame.

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Most insider's bets were on Heroes being the one to take the more drastic downward spiral, but with Knight's exit, an already problematic year for Grey's has suddenly become much worse. First there was the Katherine Heigl Emmy drama, followed by the stir caused when Brooke Smith's lesbian Dr. Hahn was written out of the show. Now Knight's imminent exit comes on the heels on a massive backlash against the show after Heigl's Izzie started sleeping with Denny. Did we mention how Denny is dead? Doesn't Rimes know that these things only work on Ghost Whisperer?

While many might consider this career suicide, Knight may just be bold enogh to take the moves that we all know Heigl has been considering probably ever since she read the script that had her boinking the undead. In all honesty too, it's been a loooooong time since Knight's George has been used in a significant storyline that didn't border on ludicrous. Actually, it's been awhile since just about anybody on the show wasn't involved in a storyline that didn't border on ludicrous. The show overall has lost its luster and is now delving into ridiculous storylines to keep itself afloat, and it isn't working. Ratings are dramatically down again this year, and there's no signs of positivity in the future. Rimes claims that the Dizzie storyline will pay off, but will it really have a payoff so fantastic as to save this show?

Even worse, Knight and Heigl aren't the only ones whose talents are being squandered. The show is full of gifted actors who could be used to their true dramatic strengths in other places. Dempsey, Sandra Oh and Chandra Wilson have all received enough exposure to have their careers flourish elsewhere. My suggestion? Take the hint, and jump off the bandwagon now. Even being on Eli Stone would be better than this (and in case you weren't aware: Eli Stone was cancelled 3 weeks ago).

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Signs of the Apocalypse: A Full House Revamp? Cut. It. Out.

Read more! Cue the infamous hand gesture of Joey Gladstone. Candace Cameron Bure, who has long since gone into obscurity to hide from her brother's creepo attempts at fundamentalist Christian film success (or to pop out three kids and live in Florida with her Russian hockey player hubby - you decide), has reappeared from the depths of the J-List with new of the Apocalypse.

Actually, it's news that her former uncle (and resident stud) John Stamos is planning a revamp of Full House, which would have Bure and Sweetin reprise their roles as DJ and Stephanie Tanner.

So lemme get this straight. 90210 is only a middling success. Knight Rider will be lucky to finish the season and last year's Bionic Woman was rejected by the public faster than the titular hero's machine-operated limbs. So where is everyone getting this information that remaking shows from the 80's/early 90's? First Melrose Place, and now this? In a world of TV where the most "wholesome" television one can find may be Two and a Half Men, would a mushy Full House remake really survive? Screw the family morals and take a few pages from the lives of its stars. Have Joey royally pissing off Alanis Morissette, have Michelle be an Ugg wearing, chainsmoking waif with a massive sensitivity to light or food, and only have Bob Saget tell jokes like this:



Otherwise John Stamos, scratch the remake and just go on tour with the Beach Boys already.



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Laugh and a Half Volume 1: Incredibad

Read more! UPDATE: Yes, the buggers took it down. But you can watch Andy Samberg himself posted it on Youtube under the pseudonym for his band. Watch it at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pXfHLUlZf4. Enjoy!! Again!!


Andy Samberg's "SNL Digital Shorts" can be pretty hit or miss. But this one is definitely a humorous hit. Parodying the melody and video style of virtually every song ever featuring Timbaland, check out "Jizz in my Pants" below, and do it before NBC boots the video off Youtube. And yes, that really is Justin Timberlake as the janitor. Enjoy!



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Grammy Nominations: Blessings, Bemusements and Blasphemies

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So the Grammy nominations were announced last night during the 1st annual Grammy Nominations Concert (the economy may suck, but we can still pay people by the bucketload to come perform during a pointless concert!). So with the final noms announced, as per usual, Grammy voters have served up a large heaping of the usual suspects (Coldplay and Kanye), big surprises (Adele!!), and even more surprising omissions (we're not gonna spoil it just yet). Check out our recap of all the big new from the final list of noms, after the jump!



No Surprise Here: As expected, Coldplay dominated the nominations this year, leading the pack with 7 nods, including ones for Album, Record and Song of the Year, making them the odds-on favourite to sweep the awards fest this February. Grammy gave Kanye West yet another ego boost with 6 nominations, yet left him out of the Big Three categories.

Big Surprise There: Alicia Keys, a big Grammy fave ever since her debut six years ago, only scored two nominations, none of which included her mega-selling As I Am or her single "No One", which dominated the singles charts last winter. Perhaps too much time has passed since the album's release, but considering who else got nominated, the Grammy voters are still leaving us with many head-scratching moments. Similarly, while Mariah Carey's latest was considered stronger by critics than Grammy darling The Emancipation of Mimi, Mimi herself was snubbed entirely.

Best New Who?: The category with the most glaring set of omissions is certainly Best Artist. While this category is often widely contested (remember when Lauryn Hill got nominated twice, once for the Fugees and once as a solo artist?), this year's slate of nominees is both surprising and confusing. While the list deserves props for nominating both Adele and Duffy for strong album work, how did the Jonas Bros. make the list? While it's admirable that a 15 year old writes their songs, as the same time, it's glaringly obvious that a 15 year old writes their songs. Plus, where on earth are the new artists who actually garnered critical and commercial success, like Katy Perry, Leona Lewis, Jordin Sparks, and Sara Bareilles? Since all four scored multiple nods in other categories, their omission from the New Artist category is both obvious and idiotic (especially Perry's).

Where They Got It Right: Overall however, it was nice to see that Grammy voters gave nods to several artists who were rightfully deserving. While not surprising that voters didn't go head over heels for the Gnarls Barkley's less-successful follow-up album, it was great to see "Going On" get a nod. Likewise, seeing so many nods for Kings of Leon in the rock categories, as well as some for My Morning Jacket is encouraging for their futures. In the dance categories, Grammy voters handed nominations to Kylie Minogue, Cyndi Lauper, Sam Sparro, and Robyn(!) and rightfully so.

What They Still Got Wrong: This isn't just the gay in me talking, but only two nominations for Madonna? The woman consistently churns out the most critically and commercially acclaimed pop/dance records of anyone in the industry, and yet always seems to fail reaching the major categories. While her Madgesty is renowned for being ahead of the times, it seems Grammy always needs extra time to catch up.

What are your thoughts? Any glaring omissions from the list that anger you? Any inclusions that made you squeal with joy? Check out the full list of nominees at http://grammy.com/, and comment below!!

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