hey kids! did anyone else catch the 5th season premiere of the hills last night? it's been a guilty pleasure of mine for a few years now but i was worried about the loss of main character & narrator lauren 'LC' conrad - and everything i was fretting over turned out to be true - i don't think i can deal with the show much longer - it felt really awkward without LC at the helm!
as for the new girl in town kristin cavallari - who now narrates the show - i didn't care for her on laguna beach and she totally rubbed me (and audrina patridge) the wrong way during last night's episode! we all know the show isn't really based in reality at all but i kind of went along with it until now - every conversation last night seemed so scripted - i didn't believe anything - especiallythe initial fight scene which set-up (lame) tensions between audrina and kristin over that scuzzy character justin bobby (i used to think he was super sexy but he looked like crap during the premiere)
i totally forgive LC for wanting to move on (she's pictured below leaving lauren 'lo' bosworth's birthday party last night) i would have done the same thing (just today it was announced her book L.A. candy is being turned into a movie - good for her!) but LC's departure has definitely put a huge nail in the show's coffin - i'll be surprised if MTV squeezes out another season! (however you know they'll probably try) after the show ended i did stick around for the city which i was never a huge fan of but i actually enjoyed that fakery way more than all the faux drama on the hills! of course i'll keep watching since i'm a glutton for punishment - i can't keep my eyes off a train wreck - i must see how the hills comes to a very necessary end! (the best ending would be for heidi montag & spencer pratt to get permanently lost ... i'm so over those two idiots!) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
PS if MTV is really paying audrina $100K per episode and kristin $90k per episode - then that network is literally throwing money out the window - what a freakin' waste! yet they're kind of known for that - trust me i know - i used to work there back in NYC!
good evening! today i had to fulfill my civic duty - which meant answering the jury duty call - thankfully i only had to do one day of service! i almost got put on a case but i was dismissed because the case involved an accident at my favorite ralphs grocery store (on labrea & third) once they heard i shopped there all the time - the plaintiff's attorney let me go - phew! even though i was bored most of the time - it was actually more interesting than i thought it would be (it certainly wasn't glenn close in damages but i did learn a few things about our legal system) anyways - we all know new york's (aka tiffany pollard) attempt at an acting career didn't exactly pan out so she's back to the reality TV circuit doing what she does best with a brand new show premiering may 4th on VH1 called new york goes to work! each week ms. pollard will be tackling a different job plus viewers get the chance to vote on which jobs she should try her hand at! i love her overly dramatic & crazy ways yet i don't think i'd want her to be my stewardess in the friendly skies - and i bet that cow doesn't want ms. pollard tugging at her udders! (both activities are pictured below) i can't wait to see what other crazy adventures she takes us on - it's bound to be a total riot! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
PS i hope her mom sister patterson shows up - she's always out of control!
PHOTO | ERIK DREYER/GETTY IMAGES / NEW YORK BY PIOTR SIKORA
Tiffany "New York" Pollard, resident reality queen, is back on VH1 in a new series, "New York Goes to Work." Each week, Tiffany will gear up to tackle America's work force while you choose from a list of three possible job opportunities for her to try. Based on weekly viewer voting, "New York" will try a new job each week, with the possibility of cashing out $10,000 if she excels. Will she be a Cal Trans sewer worker, a mortuary beautician, or a fast food employee? It will be up to you!
PHOTO | PETER PARKS/AFP/GETTY IMAGES/ NEW YORK BY PIOTR SIKORA
hey hey! i'm beaming over the news that project runway's legal battle has finally ended (at first i thought this was an april fool's joke - but thankfully it's not (kudos to popsugar for their trick rob pattinson post - i totally fell for it!) although i would have preferred to watch the 6th season of the show on bravo - it was lifetime that won out in the end (the show will air in the summer) perhaps this can help give the channel's image a makeover (without completely disenfranchising their built-in mom crowd - they need TV too!) after the news broke - bravo released more details on their new (rip-off) show the fashion show (debuting may 7th) with isaac mizrahi and kelly rowland (meet the contestants) i don't think i'll be tuning in for that - one fashion design show is enough (however i might change my mind) i'm going to have to stick with tim gunn and heidi klum - even if they are switching networks!
speaking of ms. klum - she was doing a photoshoot earlier today for german vogue down on beverly hill's rodeo drive - check her out below trying to be sexy ... on a street bench (with swarms of people and paparazzi all around) those big black (drag queen) boots are awful looking - they definitely don't help the sexy factor - i have a feeling she feels the exact same way (i'm curious to see how the actual photos turn out - stay tuned!) popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
so who else watched dancing with the stars last night? i'll go out on a limb and say that most of you would agree with me when i say 'i don't care for denise richards' (i'm still a staunch player on team heather locklear) her appearance on the show didn't change my mind at all - in fact it totally confirmed how i felt all along - she's so damn annoying - and was the only one who cried during rehearsal - her oh so sexy partner maksim chmerkovskiy looked like he was at the end of his rope with her a few times (watch the clip below) from first-hand experience - he definitely has a new understanding of how charlie sheen must have felt when he was married to her lame ass (it's pretty shocking someone can actually make mr. sheen appear sympathetic) she's totally the type of girl that forces people roll their eyes all the time (just like i did while watching her reality show - i love a good train wreck) then to top it all off - denise looked like a dolled up wooden nutcracker while dancing - she so damn stiff and overly aware of what she was doing - her brain was working overtime - you could see it in her face - she wasn't relaxed at all! the judges weren't thrilled at all with her performance (she was scored 18 out of 30) bruno tonioli compared dancing to acting to get his point across about appearing natural - all i could think was - girlfriend can't really do that either! hopefully maksim will be put out of his misery next week - denise should go first (although she's busy rehearsing - there's pictures below of denise & maksim leaving the studio) popbytes over & tonight ... xoxo
oh my word - the new season of america's next top model (cycle 12) is going to be one hot mess - just watch this 'grand entrance' clip from tonight's premiere episode as tyra banks descends upon the issue-riddled (insane) hopefuls claiming she's the goddess of fierce ... complete with roman soldiers by her side! (this train wreck took place in las vegas at caesars palace) once they saw ms. banks the girls went berserk like they were witnessing the second coming of christ - the situation was out of control! i was thinking to myself 'am i really watching this?' yes i am - and you should too - it's a total guilty pleasure! popbytes over & out for tonight ... xoxo
good morning! even though we all know the hills is about as real as santa claus - i just can't help getting wrapped up in all the faux drama - i got all teary eyed watching the emotionally charged trailer for the new season (#5) it looks like heidi montag and lauren conrad finally may be able to put their friendship back together - although i am not a fan of ms. montag at all i would like to see her patch things up with LC! there's also drama over douchebag spencer pratt flirting with a bartender - i'd love for heidi to break up with spencer (along with her mom) but i doubt that's going to happen anytime soon - the new episodes start airing on MTV in the spring which is right around the corner! popbytes over & out for now ... xoxo
HEIDI & SPENCER STILL A COUPLE AS OF VALENTINE'S DAY - UGH! (LAS VEGAS, 02/14/09)
good evening! did everyone catch the season #4 finale of the hills last night? it's totally one of the most annoying shows ever but i can't help myself from getting wrapped up in the (fake) drama - really the only way to enjoy the show is to forget about all the real-life happenings we hear about on practically a daily basis - and just go with the flow - if you start to obsess over what's real and what's not - the show quickly becomes quite lame - take it for what it is - a drummed up soap opera! of course spencer pratt is an asshole but in the context of last night's episode he actually came out lookin' a little more decent (he pulled the plug on the 'marriage' at the courthouse - so girlfriend heidi montag can have the big wedding she's always dreamed of...)
however once you realize the couple is just doing this so MTV can film their big wedding (for season #5 which will be happening) and probably make more than a few bucks off the entire affair - it kills the drama! i know it's hard to forget about what's really going on behind the scenes in 'real-life' yet it's seriously the only way i can enjoy the show - i even shed a few tears when lauren conrad had her long overdue meeting with ms. montag! below there's tons of pictures from last night's bash held at NYC's tavern on the green - where 'mr. & mrs. pratt' arrived by horse drawn carriage (quick - someone get PETA on the horn!) popbytes over & out for now...xoxo
hey hey! tonight was the season finale of greatest american dog over on CBS (i hope it comes back for a second season - for a dog lover it was a great show) i've been watching the competition faithfully and in the end cutie pie travis and his boxer dog presley (pictured below) took the title along with a $250,000 cash reward (although i did really like runner-up laurie and her little maltese andrew) i had the pleasure to head downtown earlier this evening with my dog candy to a party held at pussy and pooch (the hottest pet spot in downtown los angeles) to celebrate the finale and winners travis & presley! although i did have a lot of fun my dog was more nervous than i had ever seen her (at one point a news van opened and she wanted to jump inside...she was totally looking for a quick escape by any means) but thankfully before i had to take off i got to snap a few pictures - including one with ms. candy (looking like a nervous wreck) and preston (hands down the cutest dog on the show - we have matching mohawks) and his very lovely owner laura (who is totally gorgeous in person - she needs to get with travis...they'd make a stunning couple!) many thanks go out to popbytes' pals shannon and karen for helping a blog out tonight - you both rock! popbytes over & out for tonight...xoxo
hey hey! i simply had to do a post about this new reality show premiering tomorrow night over on VH1 called glam god (watch the trailer below) with host & judge vivica a. fox - because of course i do love all things related to fashion & style BUT one of my dear friends (and fellow long islander) from college jess zaino (adorably pictured below with the heart shaped glasses) is one of the people competing in hair, make up and wardrobe to be crowned a new 'glam god' along with winning $100,000 and a career boost! week after week one star stylist hopeful will be eliminated by ms. fox with help from celebrity stylist cutie phillip bloch and us weekly'smelanie bromley - i can't wait to see my pal jess kick some ass - she's awesome and super nice (i do remember one very hilarious incident that happened back in college...but i'll save that for another time...) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
good evening! tomorrow the second season of sunset tan kicks off on E! (total reality guilty pleasure) which features two of the most entertaining dizzy blonde girls on TV - holly huddleston and her partner in crime molly shea (collectively known as the olly girls - they're pictured below together dressed like a banana & a hot dog helping to bring in new (and pale) customers) i know you're probably thinking how much drama can really go on at a tanning salon - well the answer is surprisingly a lot - make sure to tune in! just this past week ms. huddleston was posing in a photo shoot for FHM when that recent earthquake struck los angeles - below are some of the pics from that very shoot where she was all shook up (there's a ton of more sexy pictures over on the magazine's website) popbytes over & out for tonight...xxoo
PS i need to rest up tonight since tomorrow is a big day - i'm covering red carpet arrivals at the teen choice awards and then heading over to the greek theatre to see one of my favorite people in the entire world ms. dolly parton!
