Oscars 2007

Stay tuned for all the results and some pictures tomorrow... a girl's gotta sleep!

Rainn Wilson on Saturday Night Live

We don't get Saturday Night Live over here in the UK, and from most of the clips I've seen of the show I'd say this is not a terrible thing. But lately there's been a couple of chucklesome moments which I'm glad to have had access to. The first was the funny Justin Timberlake sketch / song 'Dick In A Box'... search for it on YouTube if you somehow missed it's proliferation on the web... and the second was the fact that Rainn Wilson from the American version of The Office presented it last week. Here's his opening monologue and some pitch perfect impersonations of the rest of his castmembers...

A Bald Move

Um... so Britney's seeming more and more insane as days go by. Having gone from blonde to brunette again to refresh her image, Spears has decided to go a couple of steps further and get rid of her hair completely. By shaving it off.

Well, it's a look.

On a side note, she still has kids, right? Where are they?

Joss Whedon 'does' The Office

Yes, geeks like me the world over are so damn excited about Joss Whedon (creator of TV's Buffy, Firefly and follow up film Serenity) directing an episode of The Office (the fantastic American version, airing this week in the US).

In the episode it looks like Jim will be playing one of his fabulous pranks on Dwight by pretending he's turning into a Vampire... it looks set to be a hilarious classic.

For a list of other pranks Jim has played on Dwight over the three seasons the show has been running, check out this site.

This version of the comedic UK show has surprised me beyond belief by how funny and touching it is. I don't think anyone thought it could be as good as the British original, but it really is and has a life of its own now. I think it owes a lot to staying true to the original formula.

Steve Carell (Little Miss Sunshine, The Daily Show, The 40 Year Old Virgin) plays a very much Americanised version of the David Brent (Ricky Gervais) character and is backed up by a flawless team of supporting players such as John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Rainn Wilson as the slightly psychotic Dwight.

Genius.

Brits 2007...

So... this year ITV gave me the fabulous present of The Brit Awards on my birthday...
I say fabulous; of course I mean mediocre.

A few thoughts...

• The pre and after-show programmes on ITV2 served only to show us that Lauren Laverne is dead behind the eyes, Matt Willis could be presenting daytime telly in a couple of months time and that Alesha Dixon (the ex-Mystique girl with the hips worshipped in N.E.R.D's She Wants To Move video) is far better off without Harvey (her ex-So Solid Crew husband, who cheated with ex-Popstars:The Rivals 'star' Javine... are you keeping up?!).
• Joss Stone is apparently now officially American and clearly thought she owned the place, striding around the stage with a confidence not quite earned. The fact she's dyed her hair all different shades of red and had a perm also confused me. Get yourself back to Devon, love.
• Noel Gallagher's gentle humour about his lout of a brother is still mildly amusing 10+ years later.
• Russell Brand can be quite funny. But then, he can also be quite annoying... picturing his 'ball bags' or his 'dinkle' is not anything anyone wants to be doing. Except those mullet-haired, eyelinered 13 year olds screaming for him in the cold outside Earls Court.
• Take That rule! The tears brought to the eye when Jason announced his reunion with his father and said Dad appeared on screen with watery eyes melted hearts across the country. But Barlow brought it back to business by thanking the record company... again.
• Amy Winehouse is clearly slightly gone in the head. But I'd love to go out and have a drink with her.
• Does anyone care who wins these awards anymore? Granted we all know it's an 'Industry Thing'... but James Morrison? Best British Male?!! Are you kidding me?
• Scissor Sisters don't 'alf put on a show... what an opening performance! Ana Matronic is a goddess.(see below)
  
  
  
  • Antony Kiedis was better looking about 3 years ago... and Flea carrying around his own urine in a bottle is just weird. Not weirdly cool and rock-starry. Just weird.
  • Jamelia is possibly the nicest woman in pop. She's lovely! Although agreeing to let Richard Hammond drive you to the ceremony may not be the best idea in the world...
  • Did I say Take That rule?
  • Fearne Cotton has a fabulous sense of style (most days). Although her overexcited interview technique, while charming, can grate slightly. This does not stop my love for her, however.
  
  And so endeth my thoughts on The Brits 2007. Should I be without plans next year (or if Take That are performing once more) I shall no doubt tune in again... and be slightly disappointed once more.