More TV Stars and their SWAG

Here are more pics of people that don’t need it getting free stuff. Hey, I’m not hatin’ but why not donate half of what’s given away to people that really need it. Like me…because seriously I would put the swag to good use 🙂 Check out stars from Entourage, Heroes, Ugly Betty, How I Met Your Mother, Alias and Veronica Mars as they shop to their hearts content.

The Office Cast Gets their Swag On

All this time you thought awards season was about the recognition for good work and the little statues they give you. P’shaw…it’s all about the swag baby. In the days leading up to awards shows, the stars are invited to gift and luxury suites and are pampered with luxuries us average blokes could only imagine. From manis and pedis, to spa days, to so many free clothes and products one might think these people didn’t have enough money to pay for it all in the first place. Ah, to be a celeb.

What it comes down to is publicity. The companies behind the swag give away the goods in hopes that the star will be seen with them or talk about them and help sell the product for them. Sounds like a pretty frakkin’ good trade off to me.

Anyway, our friends over at The Office are now in the big time, and they get invited to all these fun events. I couldn’t help but share some of the great pics of the cast of “The Office” and their swag.

Best of luck to The Office…here’s to hoping you take home Best Comedy!!

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Go Behind the Scenes of “The Class” …TODAY

Get ready, we’ve got some fun news for not only fans of CBS’s The Class but for anyone who loves the behind the scenes action of television.

Today at 2pm EST/11am PST you can watch a LIVE table read with the cast of The Class. The table read marks the first day of a 1/2 hour comedy, and it’s the first chance for the cast, writers and producers to come together and get instant feedback on that week’s episode. And YOU are invited to watch as they attempt to bring the words down on paper into a half hour comedy. Did I mention it was LIVE?

…and there’s more. This Wednesday, January 17th 4pm EST/1pm PST fans get another RARE sneak peek at The Class as they do a LIVE run-thru of the show. These rehersals are usually behind closed doors, but CBS is opening them up just for you.

So how do you participate? Simply go to www.cbs.com at the times outlined above and ENJOY!!!

No TWoP? Try GMMR

Yeah, it’s going to be a quiet day at work seeing that most of my office has the day off. An unfortunatly the TWoP boards are down, at least for the time being. Sooooo, if anyone feels like chatting this is as good a time as ever to check out the GMMR Forums. We are actually working at relaunching the forums in the near future, but for now I think the old stand by will work just fine.

We’ve got most of the shows you watch covered, but if you want me to add a new show thread, just ask 🙂

And really, even if you aren’t much of the chatty type, stop over and check it out. I’m going to be asking for some feedback soon on how we can make the boards better for YOU!! Click here for the GMMR forums

24 Recaps: “6:00-7:00 A.M.” & “7:00-8:00 A.M.”

First episode of 24 of the new season and I’m not being a very good 24 newbie.  I missed last night’s 2-hour premiere.  I have a good excuse.  See there was this football game (GOOOOO Pats!!), and there was this bar, so…But don’t you worry, I will be watching. With the Golden Globes tonight, it might take a day or two, but I was lying, I’m on board for Season 6.

Now on to LaLa’s recap.  Remember to show your love.  Comments are currency people.
Title: 6:00 – 7:00am, 7:00 – 8:00am
Original Airdate: 1/14/07

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24!!!!

Yes, it’s finally back (Whoo-Hoo!), and in top form as usual.  But I have to say: this is not the same kick-butt-and-take-names, pulse-racing 24 that I’m used to.  This is, believe it or not, a much more subdued and morally thought-provoking 24 than ever before.  A lot of things have changed for the characters and the world they inhabit – and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.  In the past, the show was all about the “big terrorist threat of the day” gradually revealing itself and the crazy ways in which Jack Bauer kicked major bad-guy butt in order to find out who the ringleader terrorist was and then take them down.  This time, however, the formula is much different.  This time, many major terrorist attacks have ALREADY happened all over the United States – in the past 11 weeks over 900 U.S. citizens have been killed by these attacks – and this time, the government is helpless and practically powerless to stop them.

As a result, the mood of the world in the show is much more grim, and full of angst.  The people in the country are much more paranoid and unhinged, immediately suspecting anyone who looks at all Muslim or Middle-Eastern of being a potential terrorist – as with the poor Middle-Eastern looking man who was denied entry onto the city bus.  Of course, this man should thank his lucky stars that he was a victim of racist paranoia in this instance, because that bus was carrying a real suicide bomber (who was Asian, not Middle-Eastern), who promptly detonated his bomb and blew the bus and surrounding area to smithereens.  [The 24 moral here: Not all terrorists are Middle-Eastern]

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GMMR’s TV Golden Globe Picks

Tonight’s the night. The 64th Annual Golden Globes Awards. My favorite award show of the season because not only does it bring together celebs from television and film but they serve booze. Yes, I keep mentioning this aspect of the show, but there have been drunken acceptance speeches before so….fingers crossed.

Anyway, it’s a big day in TV, and I’ll be here LIVE blogging during the Golden Globes and revealing the winners as they are announced. Make sure you swing by and leave your comments. Also, I’ve opened up a 2007 Golden Globes thread within the GMMR Forums, so you all can chit chat about the winners, the losers, and most importantly who is wearing what. If you think you might be interested in being part of the GMMR Forums Golden Globes event, would you mind leaving me a comment and letting me know? Thanks 🙂

BEST TV DRAMA SERIES
24
Big Love
Grey’s Anatomy
Heroes
Lost

I think this is going to be “Grey’s” year at the Golden Globes. “Grey’s Anatomy” was really just hitting its stride at the time of last year’s GG’s and I think the voters will recognize that despite its commercial success, “Grey’s Anatomy” has still maintained the quality that made it so popular in the first place.

BEST COMEDY SERIES
Ugly Betty
Weeds
Entourage
The Office
Desperate Housewives

As much as I would like to think that “The Office” has this one wrapped up, I’m not so sure. I think the Dunder Mifflinites are up against some tough competition from their friends over at Mode. Remember, the Golden Globes are given away by the Hollywood Foreign Press, and “Ugly Betty” is a worldwide phenomenon. But as much as I love “Ugly Betty”, I put this one in the dramedy category. “The Office” is the clear winner to me.

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Go New England !!!!!

My Little Eyes Spied…

GMMR fans of The Office know that I have this strange obsession with looking beyond the scene and dissecting the background shots of a set for clues and possible spoilers. When I find something, it’s like finding a little gem in the sand. Ok, now I’m just being dramatic. But I do love looking for stuff like that. So last night, while watching SNL I was able decipher that Drew Barrymore will be hosting SNL on February 3rd with musical guest Lily Allen and on April 21st we’ve got Scarlett Johannson.

Jake Gylenhaal is a Dreamgirl on SNL

My undying gratitude goes to the first one who can send me a YouTube clip of Jake Gylenhaal’s opening monologue from last night’s Saturday Night Live. Because Oh. My. God. so funny!! For those of you who missed it, Jake (and his biceps) wanted to thank the “unique fan base” that were supportive of him during Brokeback Mountain, and so he did a rousing rendition of “And I’m Telling You…”. I just want to share it with others.

UPDATE: Thanks to Kari for passing this along.  You rock!!

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30 Rock Recap: “The Rural Juror”

Before we get into Brian’s weekly 30 Rock recap, I wanted to let everyone know that Brian is going to take off a week or maybe more of recapping because by the time the next episode of 30 Rock airs he will be a new Daddy!!!  I will be sure to let you all know when Brian and his wife are blessed with the bundle of joy…best of luck, Brian!!!

Title: The Rural Juror (alternate titles The Roaring German and the Oral Germ Whore)
Original airdate: Jan. 11, 2007

It’s a night of drama and angst on 30 Rock. Relationships are tested. Pages are scalded. Barbara Walters tries to enunciate. And audiences can only sit back with a meatball in hand and watch.

Jack Donaghy (Alec Baldwin) drops a bombshell in the first few moments. He’s no longer dating Condoleeze Rice. Maureen Dowd is no slouch either, though. In actual plot developments, though, Tracey (Tracey Morgan) went broke despite starring in 14 movies because of his money manager/bodyguard’s obsession with telecom stocks like WorldCom. But Jack’s got a plan to make him rich again: branding.

Meanwhile, it seems Jenna (Jane Krakowski) is finally hitting the big time. Her independent film, the Rural Juror is in limited release. She’s even doing The View. Too bad no one on the TGS set knows or can pronounce the movie’s title, which apparently was conceived with the inspiration of some funny white powder.

Liz: Could it be Roar Her, Gem Her?
Pete (Scott Asdit): No, that doesn’t make any sense. It’s got to be Oral Germ Whore.
Jenna: OK, Bye. Sorry, that was my publicist. You know I have to admit I kind of like that Tracey Jordan is no longer the only movie star on TGS. Maybe I’ll start getting some respect around here.
Frank (Judah Friedlander): What’s up, flabby butt? You look weird today. Hey Pete, you want to see a comic book with pregnant zombie nuns?
Pete: Yes I do.

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Got Podcast Feedback?

WOW…we had a LOT of people who took the time to listen to the most recent GMMR|DuckyxDale podcast. Thank you so much. From the emails we’ve seen so far it seems that you all are really enjoying the podcasts, and seeing that the numbers for our old podcasts are going up too, it seems that you want us to continue. Which we will!!

But Ducky and I need your help. I know I mentioned this last week, but we are really looking for some feedback on our podcast. If you love it, we definitely want to hear from you. But if you don’t like it we NEED to hear from you. Tell us what you like, don’t like. And it’s ok if you hate the sound of my voice…I do too. Honestly though, we aren’t encouraging hate mail or anything but we’d really appreciate some “constructive” criticism to make the podcasts better. Click here to leave your feedback.
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The Complete Idiot’s Guide to “24”: Season One

Now that you have a sense of who’s who over at CTU and in the world of 24, Professor LaLa is here to give us 24 newbies a super quick update on what went down during Seasons 1-5. If you really want to immerse yourself in all things 24 before the premiere on Sunday, click here to head over to Fox’s official site for 24.  Everything you will ever want to know about 24 can be found there.

SEASON 1/DAY 1

Jack Bauer is the head of CTU and has just reconciled with his estranged wife Teri after briefly having an affair with his assistant Nina. Unfortunately, Jack’s world goes to Hell when his stupid and annoying yet hot teenage daughter Kim gets mixed up with the wrong boys, and gets herself kidnapped by a terrorist group. Soon, these same terrorists nab Jack’s wife as well.

And why are they doing this? Because today is the day of the Presidential Primary, and somebody wants to assassinate presidential candidate David Palmer. This somebody eventually turns to be Dennis Hopper, playing a man who has major beef with both Bauer and Palmer which stem from events in the two men’s pasts. Things get even worse when it is revealed that Jack’s assistant Nina, who he thought had been helping him the whole time, is actually a mole working for Hopper’s character. In the end, Jack manages to save Palmer and kill Dennis Hopper. Unfortunately, though, he is unable to stop Nina from shockingly murdering his wife. (Full S1 ep guides at Fox)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to “24”: Season Two

SEASON 2/DAY 2

Picks up 18 months after Day 1. Jack is no longer working at CTU, and is having a hard time dealing with the murder of his wife and the estrangement of his stupid daughter Kim. But that all changes when the White House receives word that a nuclear bomb will be detonated in LA. David Palmer, who is now President of the United States, calls in the only man he trusts to save the day: Jack Bauer.

This season is notable for current head of CTU George Mason’s noble suicide by way of crashing a plane carrying a nuke into the Utah desert (though, he was dying of radiation poisoning anyway). It is also notable for Agent Aaron Pierce coming through for Palmer during a time when almost no one else would, as well as the romantic coupling of Tony and Michelle, who are major allies of Jack’s at CTU. And unfortunately, this season also will be remembered for the infamous episode where Jack’s stupid daughter Kim gets lost in the woods and is briefly threatened by a cougar. Yeah… the 24 people still haven’t been able to live that ridiculous plot point down. (Full S2 ep guides at Fox)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to “24”: Season Three

SEASON 3/DAY 3

Picks up 3 years after Day 2. Jack, who is back working at CTU, has just returned from a one year deep undercover operation with a major drug family in Mexico. Unfortunately, he’s also picked up a heroin addiction that he is fighting to overcome.

In other news, Jack has a brilliant new assistant named Chloe O’Brian, Tony and Michelle are married, Tony is now the head of CTU, and Jack’s daughter Kim apparently acquired some brains and got a job at CTU as well. Also, Jack has a new co-partner in the field, Chase Edmunds, who is secretly carrying on a romance with Kim.

This season’s major terrorist threat comes in the form of a bio-weapon, referred to as “The Virus”. Notable events in this season include an entire hotel getting infected with this very deadly virus and most of its guest painfully dying; the shocking shenanigans of Palmer’s Lady Macbeth-type ex-wife Sherry, who is eventually murdered; and Michelle getting briefly kidnapped by the terrorists, who then blackmail Tony into helping them escape in exchange for Michelle’s life – which ultimately leads to Tony getting sent to jail at the end of the season. And finally, this season is perhaps most memorable for the shocking climactic episode when Jack is forced to chop off Chase’s hand in order to get the steel clamp containing the virus off of Chase’s arm, and thus destroy it for good. OUCH. (Full S3 ep guides at Fox)

The Complete Idiot’s Guide to “24”: Season Four

Picks up 18 months after Day 3. As a result of his actions on that day, Jack was fired from CTU. He now works as a senior advisor to Secretary of Defense James Heller. He has also begun a secret affair with Heller’s daughter, Audrey Raines, who is currently separated from her husband Paul. But once again, Jack gets sucked back into working for CTU when Heller and Audrey are kidnapped by terrorists. Even after Jack manages to rescue Heller and Audrey, the terrorist attacks keep coming – yet again it’s about the nukes. The time around the main baddy/villain is played by Arnold Vosloo, aka The Mummy.

Notable events in this season include a nuclear reactor melting down in one city, a stolen stealth fighter plane managing to shoot down Air Force One while current President Keeler was on board, and the subsequent promoting of wimpy and incompetent Vice President Charles Logan to the position of President after Keeler dies. And most importantly, this is the season where Jack unfortunately angers the Chinese when, during an illegal raid of the Chinese Consulate in order to kidnap a key witness who is hiding there, a Chinese Council is accidentally killed by gun crossfire, which causes a major diplomatic problem between China and the U.S. The Chinese want to kidnap Bauer and torture him as revenge, but Logan would rather just have Bauer killed instead. However, Jack outsmarts them all, and fakes his own death (with the secret help of Chloe, Tony, Michelle, and Palmer). Jack then goes into hiding after he is declared “dead”. (Full S4 episode guide at Fox.com)

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