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New CW television series Gossip Girl set to begin September 19th

A great new television series called Gossip Girl will be premiering on Wednesday September, 19th (9 p.m./ 8 p.m. central time).

This new show is based on the novel series by Cecily von Ziegesar. The CW’s Gossip Girl is an exciting teen drama that takes place in New York’s Upper East Side. If you enjoyed the novels and like television series about young adults you’ll love Gossip Girl.

The cast of characters attend elite academic institutions while dealing with teenage issues such as sex, drugs and other problems faced by young adults. The main characters are best friends Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively) and Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester). The pair are both romantically interested in Nate Archibald (Chace Crawford).

The group of friends learn of Serena’s return to town through the blog of the secretive Gossip Girl. The show is narrated by the secretive Gossip Girl (voiced by Kristen Bell). Serena, a notorious party girl, is different when she returns to the city and none of her friends understand just what’s going on.

You can see a pre-view of the new show on the CW’s Gossip Girl web page. You can also visit the MySpace Fan Page where you can hook up with others who are anticipating the start of this new show.

Don’t forget to tune into the CW network September 19th to catch the premiere.

What up it’s sleeve?

by Tricia

The company that sets me up with posting opportunities, says that they have a big announcement coming up in the next few weeks. They aren’t giving any hints as to what this “Big News” could be, so we are left to give it our best guess.

Now I know that since I’ve been with this company I’ve seen a dramatic increase site traffic on all of my sites. That’s probably because I’m posting more often, and I’m posting about a wider variety of topics than I did in the past.

Could their big news be something that might help us increase our site traffic even more? Maybe they’re going to start their own search engine and blog directory? Perhaps rival Google and the Open Directory project? Or perhaps they are going to become partners with Google, Yahoo or MSN in some way? That would be cool.

Let’s see. They already has a forum, and a blog. They’re a growing web 2.0 company. They’ve hooked up with a web hosting company to help their bloggers create their own websites rather than use free services. They have their own reality show that they are hoping to get televised. Ohhhhh maybe that’s it? Maybe they did get a television contract?

I know that they’ve been posting on their blog lately asking the bloggers who work with them to create “Audition” videos so that they might become part of the reality show.

I guess we’ll have to wait and see, but wouldn’t that be cool if I’m right? Maybe I’ll find a way to get on the show?

Isaiah Washington Returns to set

by Tricia

On Thursday Isaiah Washington will return to the set of Grey’s Anatomy. This will be his first time back on the set since he entered counseling for making a homophobic slur.

Washington hasn’t been on the set since January 23rd. That was the day before he issued a statement stating he was seeking counseling “as a necessary step toward understanding why I did what I did and making sure it never happens again.”

He didn’t attend the SAG awards ceremony on Sunday and missed picking up his award for Best cast in a Drama.

He’s been the center of controversy since he used a homophobic slur which refered to his costar T.R. Knight, who is gay. He then apologized after heavy criticism. “I appreciate the fact that I have been given this opportunity and I remain committed to transforming my negative actions into positive results, personally and professionally,” he said.

Dreamgirls is a Hit

by Tricia

Dreamgirls has lived up to expectations and has taken the box office by storm. The hit movie grossed nearly $9 million in it’s first day in North American Theaters.

The movie is an adaptation of the Broadway hit that was loosely based on the story of Diana Ross and the Supremes. The movie came in second behind Ben Stillers comedy “Night at the Museum” which took in $11.8 million on Monday from four times as many theaters.

“This thing has been generating big numbers from the moment it opened,” said Paul Dergarabedian, head of the box office tracking service Media By Numbers.

In comparison, the 2002, when the hit movie Chicago made $9.2 million between the Christmas weekend and the week that followed Christmas.

However, the Muhammad Ali boxing drama “Ali” still holds the Christmas day opening making $10.2 million on December 25th 2001.

Dreamgirls managed to score seven nominations for the Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, and five nominations for the Golden Globes making it a serious contender for the Oscars.

All this before it publically hit a wide array of Theaters throughout the country. The film stars Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles, and newcomer Jennifer Hudson.

Evangeline Lilly’s home burns

by Tricia

Evangeline Lilly’s Home in Hawaii was gutted by fire early this past Wednesday morning. Lilly and her two roommates weren’t home at the time of the blaze. According to the Honolulu Fire department the cause of the fire is under investigation. Lilly had been living in this rental home for the last two years, ever since she was hired to work on Lost.

Apparently, Evangeline was filming on Waialua Beach, this was the last shoot prior to Christmas vacation, when the fire began. Her roommates, both crew members on Lost, we not home at the time of the fire either.

Neighbors called the fire department at 6:45 a.m. after they heard loud popping noises and realized the house was on fire. By the time the firefighters arrived the home was engulfed in flames. Several of the neighbors had pulled out their garden hoses to try to contain the fire just prior to the firefighters arrival.

The fire department was able to put the fire out within 20 minutes, but they weren’t able to enter the home immediately because the windows had bars on them and they couldn’t get into the house.

Lilly was nominated for a Golden Globe earlier this month for Best Actress in a Drama. The awards will be held on January 15th. Lost will finally return to TV on February 7th.

Lilly had planned to return home to British Columbia Canada for the Holidays, but there’s no word yet as to whether she’s canceled her plans due to the fire.

New CW television series Gossip Girl set to begin September 19th

What up it’s sleeve?

Isaiah Washington Returns to set

Dreamgirls is a Hit

Evangeline Lilly’s home burns

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