“…(this ep) will find a witness-protected Will getting sucked back into Syd’s drama-filled world just as he’s about to ******* ** *** *** **********. (And yes, each asterisk corresponds to a letter.)”

If any of you GMMRers have any idea what those asterisks could stand for, PLEASE let me know. But leave your guesses here rather than as a comment. I don’t want to “spoil” this episode anymore than I already have.

Chris O’Donnell To Guest on Grey’s Anatomy

La la la la …oh happy day…. the sun is shining and the birds are singing (ok, I’m lying, it’s 12:40am) but I am trying to create a picture here people. I’m trying to let you know that I am very happy right now. Why? Well, because Michael Ausiello has reported that Chris O’Donnell will be guesting on Grey’s Anatomy for not one, not two, but eight…count ’em eight episodes, starting in March.

For you younger people, Chris O’Donnell played Robin in all of those old time Batman flicks. My crush on Mr. O’Donnell goes back quite some time. During my college days, I had quite the thing for Chris (come to think of it I had quite a thing for another Chris as well…but anyway). To me, Chris O’Donnell was the quintessential boy next door. Those eyes, that hair, that smile. He was is so adorable. I will never forget the day when my friend Tuccs posted Chris O’Donnell’s wedding photo on door of the student government office. I moped around campus for at least 2 days.

Chris has had some bad luck as of late. With a canceled show this season, and a lack of movie parts, I’m hoping this Grey’s Anatomy stint will remind people of who Chris O’Donnell is. I mean look what Grey’s did for Ronald Miller Patrick Dempsey.

The point of this post? Anytime a hot actor guests on a hot TV show it’s a good thing.

Vote for Jim and Pam in Valentine’s Day Poll

Jammers, we need your help. TVGuide.com is running a Valentine’s Day poll and wants to know how you feel about TV’s best couples. Jim & Pam (Jam) are in the running for Which TV characters do you most want to see together?

You have to go there are vote NOW. Vote as many times as they will allow. Vote for Jam HERE!!!

P.S. Yes, I know that LoVe is on the list too. But here’s my theory. As much as I want to see Logan & Veronica together, some of their best scenes are when they are snarking at eachother. Plus they are only in high school where Pam is only about 123 days away from marrying Roy – this is do or die time for Beesley and Halpert. Wait…what…this is only a TV show? Right, right.

Jon Stewart Welcomes Baby Girl

Congrats to Daily Show host Jon Stewart and his wife Tracy on the birth of their daughter Maggie Rose. Maggie was born on Saturday and weighed in at 6 lbs, 9 oz. The Stewart’s have a son Nathan who was born in 2004.

Kristin Cavallari is Getting The Party Started

The Queen Bee of the Laguna Bitches is headed back to TV. Kristin Cavallari will co-host Get This Party Started, a reality show in which a worthy is thrown a surprise in his or her honor. Cavallari and co-host Ethan Erickson will work with the recipients family and friends to not only throw “the party of a lifetime”, but also to keep the guest of honor shielded from the big surprise.

Tonight’s premiere episode features Arin Jones, an LSU student who wants to throw a surprise 21st birthday party for her sister Alexis. Arin, Alexis and the rest of their family have been living in a hotel since the Katrina disaster ruined their home in New Orleans. Um, if their home was ruined by the hurricane, then aren’t these people better suited for Extreme Makeover: Home Edition?

Oh and if I were turning 21 and trying to juggle college responsibilities while living with my whole family in a hotel because my house was wrecked, the last person I want showing up at my door is Kristin Cavallari. LC or Lo maybe, but Kristin…no, thanks! I love the diva in KCavs, but she sure as hell doesn’t give me the warm fuzzies.

Check out Get This Party Started tonight on UPN at 9pm est. If it’s good then you didn’t waste your time, and if it was bad, well then we will be trashing it in the forums tomorrow. Either way I’ll be counting the number of times KCavs says “like”.

Ricky Gervais to Write Episode of The Office

Comedy genius Ricky Gervais is going to be writing an upcoming episode of the NBC hit show The Office. Gervais, along with Stephen Merchant created the UK version of The Office and are Executive Producers of the US version.

Gervais who starred as David Brent, the office manager portrayed by Steve Carrell in the US version of the hit show, seems pleased with the US adaptation. Gervais was quoted as saying:

“The success of the American Office is overwhelming. It’s a pleasure and honour to continue being involved….They’ve could’ve panicked and watered it down, overreacted for live studio catchphrases and unrealistic characters begging for laughs – but they didn’t.”

No word on what the ep will be about, or when it will air.

I really hope this is a validation for some of the UK enthusiasts who have not given the US version of The Office a fair shot. These are two different shows, and they should be viewed on their own merits. Both versions are laugh out loud funny, and should be enjoyed for what they are.

Thanks to Matt at The Laugh Machine for the heads up on the story.

Exclusive Interview with TWoP’s Erin Dailey

We TV addicts love our recaps. Even if we’ ve seen the show, we like to read recaps to see how others interpreted the same events. And as much as I know you all love GMMR’s The Office, Veronica Mars, Lost and 24 recaps, even we will admit that THE place for recaps has been and will always be Television Without Pity (TWoP).

Special Guest blogger (and co-founder of the GMMR forums), Fatback, has scored an exclusive interview with Erin Dailey, one of the best recappers over at TWoP. Erin has worked tirelessly over the past 5 years to bring us recaps of one of my faves, Alias, and we are SO excited that she was willing to answer Fatback’s questions.

Enjoy!

Fatback:We all love your recaps on TWoP (Television Without Pity). How did you get that gig? All my writing pals, want to know if it made you rich? I mean, come on; you are living the dream down in Charleston, South Carolina, right?

Erin Daily: Awww, thanks. I actually got the gig through my own site. I’d been writing for my site for a year or so and I’d also been writing for a couple of other sites and I found Hissyfit, which is Tara Ariano’s site, and through that, I found Tomato Nation, which is Sarah D. Bunting’s site. Sarah and I started reading each others stuff and we became buds. Then my boyfriend at the time told me that all this Internet writing was great, but I should be getting paid to do it and why didn’t I ask my friend Sarah how to make some buckage off my writing. I asked, she said, “Wanna write for Mighty Big TV?” and I said, “Hell YEAH.” I was assigned to American High and a television-show-skewering career was born.

And, no, it doesn’t make you rich. It does, however, give you a name, seeing as TWoP is one of the most well-respected television websites on the market. It’s considered an industry standard, so the writers often get noticed by Hollywood producers and directors and (generally) we garner their respect. That’s better than money, honey!

Fatback: Now that Alias has been cancelled will you continue recaps for other shows for TWoP or any other sites for that matter? I think I know a site looking for writers, heh.

Erin: I’ll recap anything TWoP wants me to. Seriously. Even if the show smells of day-old ass. They’re currently full-up on recappers, though, so they may not require my services. I won’t know until next season if there are any available spots. A site’s looking for writers? Really? You got their number? Momma needs a new pair of shoes.

Fatback:How do you think the addition of prime time TV shows to iTunes will affect recaps in the future. For example, I feel more pressure to get our recaps out quicker because of it (although it’s easier to recap at work now using iTunes downloads. Score!)

Erin: Well, Television Without Pity has never been based on speed, as far as I’m concerned. I mean, yes, we want to get the recaps out as quickly as is humanly possible so that readers will be able to get the full lowdown on any given show that we cover, but we’re more concerned with giving readers as much detail and commentary as possible; so if that means the recap takes five hours, then it takes five hours. And most of the recappers can’t devote five hours to a recap the night a show airs (some of that sh** comes on late, yo!), so a 24-hour turnaround isn’t always possible. I’m sure Sars and Wing would love it if we could all get the recaps in the next day, but since most of us can’t, they’re okay with the recaplets we send in to hold readers over until the full recap appears.

We’re also responsible for putting in links and creating polls, so that takes more time than just doing a straight recap. We try to make them as fun and engaging as possible. That’s easier with some shows than it is with others, obviously (West Wing? I’m looking at you.), but we do our best.

Click here for the full interview with Erin Dailey of Television Without Pity.

A special thanks to Fatback for scoring this interview. Make sure you check out his site, FatbackandCollards.com. It’s sexy, southern gossip at its best.

Grey’s Anatomy Code Black Recap: OMG!!!!

If you didn’t see Sunday’s Grey’s Anatomy, STOP what you are doing right now and head over to iTunes to download it. I’m not kidding. Do it right now. There’s a link to iTunes on the right side of the page…use it. Even if you have never seen’s Grey’s, it doesn’t matter – you must see this episode. In the words of the Grey’s cast: “Seriously” (ed. someone just informed me that Grey’s Anatomy isn’t available on iTunes. My bad. I thought ABC offered all its stop shows. Well off to the recap for you then.)

This was the most incredible ep ever, and it’s not technically over (those three dreaded words: To Be Continued). I’m not going to even give a recap on the site right now, because I don’t want to spoil it for anyone who has yet to see it. But a recap is available in the Grey’s Anatomy section of the GMMR forums.

Check out the Grey’s Anatomy recap for Code Black here.

Give Me My Remote: News & Notes

Has Dave Chappelle lost his mind?
Did Dave Chappelle walked away from $50M because he needed more Vitamin Love? What the hell is that? I caught him on Oprah the other day and it was bizarre to watch. Sometimes he sounded like a level headed person who took himself out of a potentially “dangerous” position. But her times he sounded like someone who just wasn’t all quite there. Oprah didn’t quite no what to make of him either. It does sound like he might make it back to his show…if they’ll take him. Check out Zap2it for the fully story.

SNL in for a big change?
Lorne Michaels says that SNL is in the midst of transition. Expect to see a few different things from SNL in the near future. Hopefully this new blood will make the show watchable again. It’s the Chronic (what) ‘cles of Narnia. (Yahoo!)

Are you ready from some football…commercials?
In light of today’s Super Bowl (which seems so wrong without the Patriots), I thought I’d share an intersting article about the most important aspect of the game…the commercials. Find out what goes into these quick spots, as well as what you might be seeing today. (NY Times) If I’m going to mention football at all, I might as well use the opportunity to give you a little eye candy. We’ll miss you on that field today, Tom Brady.

The blowhard is back on Blow Out
Pompous jackhole Jonathan Antin will be back on Bravo in March for a whole new season on Blow Out. This show is such a guilty pleasure, I’ll be watching it. (The Futon Critic)

Sidenote: I remember during the first season when Jonathan did Kristen Bell’s (Veronica Mars) hair for the Golden Globes? I had no idea who she was at the time. Oh how things have changed. Did I mention that I’m going to visit the set of Veronica Mars? Well I am! And I will probably be mentioning it everyday until I leave three weeks from now. Just a warning.

Britney’s Role to Change on Will & Grace

Ok, I’m going to get myself in trouble for this one. So as you probably read, Britney Spears will be guesting on an upcoming episode of Will & Grace. According to the original statement Brit was going to play some kind of Christian-conservative chef on a cooking show entitled Cruci-fixins. Well, that didn’t sit well with some Christian groups, many of whom called for a boycott of the show. In response, NBC issued the following statement:

“Some erroneous information was mistakenly included in a press release describing an upcoming episode of ‘Will & Grace,’ which in fact has yet to be written. The refernce to Cruci-fixin’s won’t be in the show, and the story line will not contain a Christian characterization at all. We value our viewers and sincerely regret if this information has offended them.”

Seriously? Aren’t these conservative Christian groups always bitching about something? With all the horrible things happening in this world, don’t they have other things they need to worry about other than Britney Spears on Will & Grace? It’s called free speech people. And why is a network altering programming for one particular portion of the population? So is the deal that if a certain group complains about how they are being portrayed, NBC will alter the storylines to accomodate? That seems like a slippery slope. But if that’s the case I have a few requests…I’m Irish, and I don’t want NBC protraying Irish people as drunks or Mobsters anymore. And oh yeah, I’m from Boston, and we don’t all have those thick accents, so can you do something about that? There ‘s a fine line NBC…be careful.

To all I say live and let live. If you don’t like what you’re watching, there’s about 300 different channels you can turn to. NBC and other networks need to be careful about who they bow down to. Becuase let’s face it, if the Christian conservatives had their way, there would never be a show called Will & Grace in the first place.

Veronica Mars & Neptune…Here I Come

I’ve got some great news for fans of Veronica Mars and GiveMeMyRemote.com. Later this month we are going to have some fantastic inside scoop behind your favorite show. The fabulous people at UPN are flying yours truly out to California to spend a day on the set of Veronica Mars, and to have a lunch time Q&A with creator Rob Thomas. Can you believe it?! I just found out and I’m still in shock.

I’m trying to imagine what it’s going to be like to see the set, and hopefully the cast. It’s going to be surreal, that much I know. And of course there’s the opportunity to meet the man behind the curtain, Rob Thomas.

I will be live blogging as much as possible, and you can bet that I’m brining at least two cameras with me. Yes, two cameras. I learned this lesson years ago when I went to a Q&A with Kerr Smith (Jack, Dawson’s Creek). I borrowed this great camera only to have the batteries die the minute he showed up. But I digress.

If you aren’t a fan of Veronica Mars, then I’m going to assume that it’s because you’ve never seen the show. I’d be hard-pressed to find someone that gave it a fair chance and just didn’t like it. I urge you to check it out. Season 1 is available on DVD now. Season 2 is underway but you can catch up…I promise. We are going to be talking a lot about this show in the coming weeks, and I want you to be a part of it.

Once I get more details, I will be sure to share them with you. I have to come down off my cloud a little before then.

Recap of The Office: Boys & Girls

The worst part of my week is Thursday at 10:01pm. That’s when The Office is over. I get sad. Sniffle, sniffle. It’s definitely my favorite show on TV right now. Lost and Veronica Mars are right behind it, but I gotta give the edge to The Office. It’s the one time during the week that I am guaranteed to laugh, well that and when I get my paycheck.

This week’s episode entitled “Boys & Girls” was fantastic. It was hysterically funny, but with just enough special Jam moments to keep me happy. It was written by the fabulous BJ Novak who I will be having a little Q&A with next week.

If you missed the show, don’t worry. An awesome GiveMeMyRemote.com reader named turnituploudcapn, wrote a fantastic recap. Check out the recap of The Office (Boys & Girls) here.

And if you feel like spending the money to download last night’s episode on iTunes, you can find the link on the right hand side of this very page. I aim to please.

By the way, writing about The Office give me an opportunity to post pics of John Krasinski, and you all know how I love that!

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