Thursday, October 16, 2008

Bethenny Goes Moroccan!

Luckily, Pop Guru got an invite to the "Moroccan Style" party tonight, hosted by the "Real Housewife of New York City" herself, Bethenny Frankel. The party showcased the work of several Moroccan caftan designers and musicians. Bethenny welcomed the crowd wearing a beautiful caftan designed just for her and introduced the models, which included "America's Next Top Model"'s Fatima and "Make Me a Supermodel"'s Holly. All "Real Housewives of New York City" were in attendance, except Ramona Singer (where was she?? too good for this? hmm...) Everyone's favorite codependent couple, Alex McCord and Simon van Kempen, were of course shadowing each other throughout the entire event. But the real standout was Countess Luann De Lesseps, who looked absolutely fabulous from head-to-toe in her purple skin-tight dress. She could continue modeling for the rest of her life the way she keeps herself looking unbelievably gorgeous! The event was a hit, including Bethenny's "Skinny Girl Moroccan" specially-made drinks, which were delish! Gotta love that Skinny Girl!

Pete Wentz Opens a New Bar in Time for Baby!


Pop Guru has the exclusive gossip on Pete Wentz's recent bar opening.  Pete opened the newest location of his bar Angels & Kings in Barcelona (the third location, also in New York and Chicago) at the ME Barcelona Hotel.  Pete and his boys from Fall Out Boy performed hits like Thanks for the Memories, Beat It, and Dance Dance for a huge gathering for their Spanish fans, then partied well into the wee hours of the night.  At one point, Pete even scaled the rafters, dangled above crowd, and dazzled all of the fans!!!  Unfortunately, hot mama-to-be Ashlee Simpson-Wentz was nowhere to be seen as she is expected to give birth basically any minute now!

Following the opening of Angels & Kings, Pete and crew began their European tour for their latest album "Folie a Deux".  Make sure you pick up a copy of the album when it hits stores November 4!  



Tuesday, October 7, 2008

PatheticGrrl43 Finally Hits YouTube!



Sweet Dee and Charlie from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" were looking for a way to get famous a few episodes ago, resulting in the creation of PatheticGrrl43. Dee creates a video diary which Charlie finds, then exploits by putting on YouTube. Well, the folks at "Sunny" have finally put it up on YouTube for real and I have posted one of the videos above for your enjoyment. Hopefully Dee's hair won't recede any further, but I'm guessing with her luck, she will continue to live up to the name PatheticGrrl43. "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" is on FX every Thursday at 10pm - don't forget to tune in!!

P.S. Congrats to Kaitlin Olson and Rob McElhenney who got hitched a couple of weekends ago!!!

"Kath & Kim" - Not Worth the Hype


A fan of all things British, Australian, or Kiwi (wink, wink Jemaine), naturally I was ecstatic when I heard that the Australian show "Kath & Kim" was getting an American remake for the fall TV season. While I generally can't stand Selma Blair, I assumed pairing her with Molly Shannon might make her a little less annoying and half of a comedy powerhouse. However, I was wrong.

"Kath & Kim" is now available to watch on Yahoo! or you can download the pilot episode for free on iTunes. I downloaded it and watched it on my iPhone whilst wheezing on the elliptical machine at my gym. The best way for me to forget that I'm torturing my body is to watch comedy shows on my iPhone while I'm exercising. My staples: "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and "Samantha Who?". When I realized I could get the pilot of "Kath & Kim" for free, I was giddy with excitement as I have been anticipating it's arrival for months now. But it didn't really result in the laughter blackout I was prepared for.

"Kath & Kim" tells the story of a mother and daughter, Molly Shannon and Selma Blair (MS is actually only 8 years older than SB in real life), who have an extremely dysfucntional relationship and have yet to realize the early 90's are over. They dress in horrendous outfits usually consisting of ill-fitting spandex and generally act like children, especially Kim. But spandex can only get you so many laughs before you start wondering when something funny is going to happen. Kim leaves her husband because he wants her to do stuff, like microwave dinner every once in a while. Kath is dating a sandwich artist. And...... that's about it. I was greatly disappointed that this is all the show had to offer. I know the physical comedy of her Mary Katherine Gallagher days are long behind us, but I was expecting more of Molly Shannon. Selma Blair has absolutely perfected the whiny brat character she plays in every film and was obviously the inspiration for Meredith Grey. She just annoyed me as usual, so bravo on that note for living up to my expectations!

It's just the pilot, and pilots are usually the worst episodes of an entire series. I wasn't so sure about "30 Rock" when I saw that pilot either, but I've since fallen in love with Liz Lemon and the antics of the crew at "TGS". So don't take my word for it... Give "Kath & Kim" a chance when it premieres on NBC Thursday night at 8:30pm. I'm going to keep watching... for now. If after three episodes it has still yet to impress, I'll give it the kiss of death (remove it from the DVR). I had higher hopes for this much hyped show, but I think we might be better off trying to find episodes online of the original version from the Outback.

Photo: via thebiz.fancast.com