Wombles protest against imported children’s TV shows
April 12, 2008
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It has been reported that The Wombles of Wimbledon Common have decided to move to New York and get themselves American accents because they are protesting against imported children’s TV shows.
The Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television have made the film to highlight what they say is a threat to British programmes. Bernard Cribbins who was the voice of the original Wombles supports this campaign. Bernard said that “Tell those Wombles in government we need to start making British programmes for British kids again before it’s too late.”
What would you like to see happen?
You can read the National debate here
Oprah Winfrey Loses Her Talk Show Title
It has been reported that Oprah Winfrey has lost her talk show title after her endorsement of presidential candidate Barack Obama, this has damaged her popularity according to polls.
Latest poll figures, compiled last month by Political science staff at Fordham University in the U.S revealed that Oprah has lost her status as America’s favourite talk show host to Ellen DeGeneres. Its said that out of 1.35 million people asked which daytime host they liked 46 per cent said Ellen and only 19 per cent voted for Oprah.
Who do you think is better?
American Idol: Michael Johns Eliminated
Last night on American Idol Carly Smithson and Syesha Mercado and Michael Johns were in the bottom three but it was Michael Johns who was Eliminated from the contest.
American Idol host Ryan Seacrest has often come up with some very shocking ways to reveal which contestants has been eliminated on American Idol but last night it seems that it could have been his most shocking one yet. Ryan said that “That means Michael has the lowest number of votes this week. Now, last year during Idol Gives Back, we didn’t eliminate anybody at this stage of the competition. Tonight, we’re going to say goodbye to Michael Johns.”
Do you agree with the way Michael was eliminated?
McDonald’s Happy Meal toys from American Idol
The latest McDonald’s Happy Meal products will soon be featuring toys from the hit television show American Idol. The collection will include eight toys and they play a tune within the genre of the music their character represents: groove to disco songs with Disco Dave, line dance with Country Clay, rock out with Rockin’ Riley or vibe to the beat with Lil’ Hip Hop. Make a melody with Hippie Harmony, sing along with New Wave Nigel, jam with Soulful Selma or kick it with Punky Pete!
In conjunction with the new Happy Meal toy collection, McDonald’s customers can visit www.happymeal.com to choose their favorite new American Idol-inspired Happy Meal character. America’s choice will be announced during the week of May 5 on the Web site.
In addition, McDonald’s is also again offering a chance for consumers to experience American Idol firsthand at www.happymeal.com with the McDonald’s Happy Meal American Idol “You’re Going to Hollywood” Sweepstakes. Guests will have a chance to win one of two prizes that each includes a three-day and two-night trip for four to Los Angeles, California to attend a taping of one of the season finale results show of American Idol Season 7, Sponsor’s choice.
We will update you when we get photos of new American Idol Happy Meal toy collection, join our RSS Feed for updates.
Trisha Goddard diagnosed with breast cancer
It has been reported that talk show host Trisha Goddard has just been diagnosed with breast cancer.
Trisha who is a mum-of-two now faces chemotherapy after a lump was discovered during a routine mammogram three weeks ago.
It’s said that Trisha already had a tumour from her breast removed and that doctors also took lymph nodes samples for a biopsy. Reportedly Initial results were positive, but on Saturday doctors then told Trisha that they fear the cancer has spread. Now Trisha will face another operation to remove further lymph nodes.
All our thoughts are with her at this time and we hope that she makes a full recovery soon.
Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie on Oprah
Pregnant Man Thomas Beatie appeared on Oprah last night with his wife Nancy.
Thomas who is a transsexual man said that he is excited about the upcoming birth of his “miracle” child.
Thomas underwent gender reassignment surgery but kept his female reproductive organs. Thomas said that he “opted not to do anything to my reproductive organs because I wanted to have a child one day”.
During the show they broadcasted the ultrasound images and the audio of the baby’s heartbeat.
Thomas told Oprah that “I can’t believe it. I can’t believe she’s inside me. This is a miracle. We see this as a miracle. I see pregnancy as a process and it doesn’t define who I am. It’s not a male or female desire to want to have a child, it’s a human desire. I’m a person and I have the right to have my own biological child. I think that people will be shocked because no-one’s ever heard of a man giving birth before. I guess it’s a shocking concept, but in this day and age that’s possible. And it’s happening now.”
Thomas’s doctor Kimberley James, said that “This baby’s totally healthy and this is, I consider, an average pregnancy,”
What were your views of the show?
American Idol: Top 8 Revealed
Last night 20 year old Ramiele Malubay was the fourth finalist to be eliminated from American Idol’s seventh season
Ramiele sang “Do I Ever Cross Your Mind” judge Randy Jackson said that “It was kind of alright. You showed some signs of strength right there conviction; I thought it was a pretty good performance. I’m going to say a six-and-a-half out of 10.”
Judge Paula Abdul called it “a great minute-and-30-seconds”.
Simon said “Look, we’re not going to remember this in 10-years time are we. It was cute. You sang it quite well. Overall, I thought it was forgettable and I think it was very reminiscent of something you would see and hear on a cruise ship if you want my honest opinion.”
American Idol’s Top 8 are as follows:
Michael Johns, David Archuleta, David Cook, Jason Castro, Carly Smithson, Brooke White, Kristy Lee Cook and Syesha Mercado.
It’s said that on Thursday another finalist will be eliminated from the competition based on home viewer votes, revealing the Top 7 finalists.
South Park: Canada On Strike: Aimed at the Writer’s Guild of America
It was only a matter of time before the guys from South Park Trey Parker and Matt Stone decided to have some fun over the recent Writer’s Guild of America strike. In the episode a song had been sung called South Park: Canada on Strike and they certainly went for the jugular.
Both Trey Parker and Matt Stone have not become members of any such union like the Writer’s Guild of America, however the pair had long ago negotiated a deal so that they get Internet profit-sharing. It is also a known fact that the two writers have a dislike for Hollywood creative elite; this includes both actors and writers.
Source – TV Squad
Official: Knight Rider TV Series airing Wednesday nights this Fall
Well for those who did like the pilot of the new Knight Rider series you would have been pleased to know that just a few days ago we said that NBC might just run a TV series of Knight Rider. Well NBC have officially announced that the new series will be airing this Fall on Wednesday nights.
It was hoped that Knight Rider would be on the Friday night slot, however the pilot episode did not do that well to warrant wasting a good Friday night slot. Only time will tell if the new Knight Rider series will become a popular TV show, however I do not think that it will ever be as good as the original.
American Idol Star David Cook rushed to hospital
It has been reported that American Idol contestant David Cook was rushed to hospital Tuesday night after experiencing heart palpitations and high blood pressure.
According to TMZ David was not feeling well in the day and he got worse after his performance. The show medics found out that his blood pressure was way too high and drove him to hospital where he was then treated by a private doctor.
While David was at the hospital the doctor gave him medication to bring his blood pressure down and released him a few hours later but his condition is still not resolved.
An executive of American Idol said that David has been stressed out because his brother, who has cancer, had a setback within the last week.
Let’s hope that David and his brother start to feel better soon.
Hells Kitchen: Gordon Ramsay’s fourth season kicks off
The fourth season of Hells Kitchen has just kicked off in the U.S. and Chef Gordon Ramsay will be as entertaining as ever, in the fourth season we will see much of the same angry Ramsay I am sure. There are 15 new wannabe cooking stars that come from a range of backgrounds including Hotel cooks, students, catering directors and Sous chefs.
This year the prize up for grabs is pretty impressive, the Hells Kitchen winner will get a job as executive chef at Ramsay’s own London L.A. The 15 aspiring cooks are Rosann, Vanessa, Craig, Bobby, Jen, Corey, Jason, Shayna, Matt, Dominic, Petrozza, Sharon, Ben, Christina and Louross. Visit ew.com to find out a little about each of these contestants.
Will you be watching the fourth season of Hells Kitchen and do you like Gordon Ramsay?
Knight Rider given greenlight for a weekly series by NBC
Recently NBC aired a TV movie special of the new Knight Rider show; however it was not sure if NBC was ever to commission a weekly series. NBC must have come under a lot of pressure from viewers who enjoyed the TV special as it now looks as though NBC will give the Knight Rider a weekly series.
Although the movie was not good, maybe because the car could act better than the actors, it had a plot that was left open for an ongoing series. NBC confirmed that the ratings were just about good enough to commission a new series. According to sources Knight Rider might get a Friday night timeslot.
It seems as if actors Justin Breuning and Deanna Russo, and also Val Kilmer returning as the voice of KITT. I hoped that they would replace those wooden actors, one thing that does not need changing is the cool looking Shelby GT500KR.
Source – New Film Dimension
Piers Morgan Wins US Celebrity Apprentice
Piers Morgan has won the US version of Celebrity Apprentice.
Piers beat 13 other contestants including Lennox Lewis, Gene Simmons and Stephen Baldwin to win £125,000 for charity.
Host Donald Trump described the final as “good versus evil, America versus Britain“, branding Morgan as “a vicious guy“.
After announcing Piers as the winner Donald said that “You’re tough, you’re smart, you’re probably brilliant, I’m not sure. You’re certainly not diplomatic. But you did an amazing job and you beat the hell out of everybody. And you won by far more than anybody.”
What did you think of the show?
Madeleine McCann TV Documentary: ITV1 special with Kate and Gerry
Come May 3 it would have been one year since Madeleine McCann went missing and her parents Kate and Gerry McCann are launching a TV documentary to mark this sad event. ITV will be the channel to feature the Madeleine McCann documentary and it has been in the making since January as Kate and Gerry have been followed by cameras, this programme will also feature the “US-style Amber Alert system” that is going to be launched in Europe.
The alert system is a fantastic idea that could help find children that going missing much faster, as law enforcement agencies will be empowered to get airtime on radio and TV if a child goes missing and that will make the public aware of the facts much faster.
Source: Read
Kimberly Locke returns to American Idol
Kimberly Locke returned to American Idol on Wednesday night and gave a live performance of her song “Fall” from her second solo album.
Kimberly finished third place on Season Two of American Idol.
In her video montage, Kimberly showed us what all she has been up to including the production of two albums and the opening of a restaurant in New York City called Croton Falls.
Check out the video below of her performance on Wednesday night
American Idol Video: David Cook sings Billy Jean, nothing like Michael Jackson
David Cook from American Idol might be a good singer but having listened to Michael Jackson a lot while growing up, hearing him try and sing Billy Jean was a nightmare. The song did not suit him at all, he tried to sing it in his own way but it failed for me. Although I must admit, most people feel that David Cook made the evening.
Watch the video below and let us know what you think of David Cook singing Billy Jean.
Jericho Series Finale: CBS cancels TV Show, how do you feel?
From someone who has only just started to watch Jericho and about to finish the first series, it comes as shock and upset that CBS decided to cancel the TV Show as not enough people are watching it. If you want to watch the Jericho Series Finale and you live in the U.S. then you can watch it online at CBS.com.
Fans demanded it to come back before and it was, but now it looks like Jericho is history, CBS said in a statement. “Without question, there are passionate viewers watching this program; we simply wish there were more” and also said “We listened to our viewers, gave the series an opportunity to grow, and the producers put a great story on the screen. We’re proud of everyone’s efforts.” Reuters have wrote a two page story about the ending of Jericho.
How do you feel that Jericho has been cut short and will be no more?
Dancing With The Stars Results: Two Stars sent home
The first two stars to be eliminated from the 6 Season of Dancing With The Stars show were Penn Jillette and Monica Seles.
Penn added a dash of magic to his quickstep, but his footwork failed to impress the judges.
Judge Bruno Tonioli said to Monica that “You’re not a performer, and it’s hard for you.” And called her “a legend. Somebody of your stature being here with us really is a privilege, and you threw yourself (in) at the deep end.”
The remaining competitors include Adam Carolla, Jason Taylor, Kristi Yamaguchi, Mario, Steve Guttenberg, Shannon Elizabeth, Christian de la Fuente, Marlee Matlin, Priscilla Presley and Marissa Jaret Winokur.
Each will perform the tango or jive on next week’s show.
Did the right two go?
EastEnders burial prompts Over 100 complaints to The BBC
Friday Night’s episode of Eastenders has prompted over 100 complaints to the BBC.
The episode saw Max Branning being buried alive and Monday’s episode saw the grave being filled in.
Tanya Branning was seen getting the ultimate revenge on her cheating husband Max who was drugged before being put in a grave dug by Sean Slater.
The episode went out at 8pm, but some viewers have claimed that the scenes were not suitable for broadcast before the 9pm watershed.
A BBC spokesman said that “There have been 137 complaints so far. We feel that number is small in relation to the number of viewers.”
What do you think?
Smallville: Traveler with Battlestar Galactica star Aaron Douglass
Smallville: Traveler is the most recent episode of this TV series and had a special guest star. It seems as if Aaron Douglass decided to take a little rest from Battlestar Galactica, so that he could star in one of the best shows on TV at the moment.
There is one thing in this episode that has me baffled, how was it that someone is able to sneak up on Clark Kent, I thought he has superhuman hearing or something. And what about when he got hit by that taser, how come he did not use his super speed.
Another interesting part of Smallville: Traveler was that of the character that the late Christopher Reeve played, Doctor Swan. He had a daughter named Patricia; expect to see more from her then.
There was so much going on in this episode, it was hard to keep up.
Source - TV Squad
