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A Chat With Comedian George Wallace

April 8, 2009 /

George Wallace has been doing stand-up comedy since the average Premium Hollywood reader was in elementary school…or possibly even longer than that. (You make the call: his first TV appearance as a stand-up was on “The Mike Douglas Show,” and it’s fair to suspect that he’d already been doing comedy for a few years before that.) Once in awhile, however, he takes time out of his residency at the Flamingo in Las Vegas to do a TV appearance or pop up in a movie. Wallace took a few minutes to talk to Premium Hollywood in connection with a guest spot on his buddy Byron Allen’s myNetworkTV series, “Comics Unleashed,” which airs tonight at 9 PM EST, and we asked him about his stand-up, his memorable appearance on “Seinfeld,” and several other topics of note. In return, he provided more than enough laughs to remind us why he placed in Comedy Central’s list of the Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time.

Stay tuned for…

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Actors, External Entertainment, External Movies, External TV, Interviews, Movie Comedies, Movies, Stand-Up Comics, TV, TV Comedies, Video

The Biggest Loser: Gameplay is back, baby!

April 8, 2009 /

And you thought this season of “The Biggest Loser” couldn’t compete in gameplay with last season’s Vicki and Heba antics? Last night it was made painfully clear that it’s all about the game once again, but the producers surely make it easy for that to happen.

Anyway, since Nicole was voted off by a slim margin last week, with Filipe, Sione and Helen all voting for Ron, there was hell to be paid by Ron, who Kristin said is competitive, manipulative, and that they call him “The Godfather.” Wow. But check this out….when they all went back to the dorms, Mike and Ron said they felt betrayed, and Ron said “Thanks to all of you who voted to keep me here, but for those who didn’t, may you be struck down and die.” Holy crap, did Ron just say that? Then he went on some rant to Filipe about Filipe lying to Ron’s face, and Filipe didn’t defend himself, but he was clearly upset that Ron called him a liar. Let’s face it, this is a game and now that game was on.
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External TV, Reality TV, The Biggest Loser, TV

American Idol: How old do you feel?

April 8, 2009 /

Last night the Top 8 on “American Idol” sang songs from the year in which they were born, which always is the week I feel very, very old. That was all confirmed when the “oldest” contestant this year, Danny Gokey, went first, and he was born in 1980. Nineteen Freaking Eighty. Not only do I remember that year clearly, I was in high school at that point. Yikes. Anyway, there is a lot to talk about, because I disagreed with the judges on a few occasions, and there were some stellar showings and some pretty horrible ones. Here we go….

THE GOOD

Danny Gokey went first and sang some dude Mickey’s version of the classic “Stand By Me,” and it was pretty good but not at all Danny’s best. Still, what this guy possesses that no one else does is an ability to crank things up during his performance that make him seem otherworldly. He has a gift, and he’s on his way to the Top 5, easily. Randy said he didn’t love the arrangement but loved the performance, Kara said Danny “made the song his own” and I wonder if we can STOP SAYING THAT! Paula said “wow” and that Danny opened the show on a high, and continued to babble the stuff her writer wrote for her to say, to which Simon said, “What the hell are you talking about?” Kudos, Simon. Simon said that overall it was a great performance.
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American Idol, External TV, Reality TV, TV

NBC moves “Kings” to Saturdays

April 7, 2009 /

It debuted to low ratings, and the viewership just keeps dropping, so NBC has exiled “Kings” to Saturday nights.

Critically acclaimed but little-seen drama, which has disappointed on Sunday nights, is now being exiled to Saturdays.

Peacock plans to air two-hour editions of “Dateline NBC” in the 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. slot beginning this Sunday, April 12. NBC execs believe the newsmag will serve as a better lead-in to “Celebrity Apprentice.”

But rather than scrap “Kings” altogether, NBC will continue to air the show – but in the Saturday at 8 p.m. slot, where expectations are extremely small. Peacock mostly airs drama repeats on the night anyway.

NBC had been waiting to see if “Kings” would hold steady, but the drama posted its lowest rating yet this past Sunday – a 1.1 rating and 3 share among adults 18-49, and 3.6 million viewers.

I haven’t yet watched the latest episode, but the show has been pretty compelling thus far. NBC has to be taking a bath on the series — apparently the production costs are on the high end of the $2 million to $4.5 million range for an hour prime time network television. All 13 episodes of the first (and likely only) order are in the can, so fans of the show will at least get to see how the first season was supposed to end. Anything past that is a long shot.

External Entertainment, External TV, News, TV, TV Dramas

Hey, “Heroes” fans! Got a question for Matt Parkman?

April 7, 2009 /

This ought to make you feel old: Greg Grunberg has been a television staple for more than a decade now. He’s been acting for even longer than that, of course, but with no small amount of help from his good buddy J.J. Abrams, Grunberg has managed to maintain a steady presence since 1998, when we were introduced to him as Sean Blumberg on “Felicity,” and from there, we came to know him as Eric Weiss on “Alias.” For the past three seasons, however, he’s been Matt Parkman, the man who messes with your mind every week on NBC’s “Heroes.”

“You will not ask me about my role as Brett in ‘Malibu’s Most Wanted.'”

Bullz-Eye will be talking to Mr. Grunberg in connection with the appearance of “Heroes” on our upcoming TV Power Rankings, and we’d like to give the dedicated readers of the show’s blog the chance to ask him some questions. Whether it’s about his character’s relationship with the late, great, and supercute Daphne, the recent revelation that Matt Parkman has a son, or if you just want to know if he spent hours in front of the mirror to perfect the look he gives when he’s using his powers, just leave your questions in the comments section and we’ll add ‘em to our list. Then check back here and on Bullz-Eye.com on April 15th to read their responses…and, of course, to find out where “Heroes” turns up in the TV Power Rankings!

Actors, External Entertainment, External TV, Heroes, Interviews, TV, TV Action, TV Dramas, TV Sci-Fi

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