Friday, April 1, 2011

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5 Surprising Facts About 'Sweet Valley High'

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 11:10 AM PDT

Last night, I attended the release party for Sweet Valley Confidential, a new book that gives an update on the iconic Wakefield twins ten years after the original series ended. There, author Francine Pascal gave a talk and I learned some really interesting things about the series.

  • My favorite character Lila Fowler‘s name is apparently pronounced “Lee-lah,” not “Lye-lah.” That majorly blew my mind, since I’ve been pronouncing it wrong my entire life.
  • The first Sweet Valley Twins book was written by Babysitters Club author Ann M. Martin.
  • Jessica Wakefield fell in love with a vampire way before it was cool – in Kiss of a Killer, the last book in the SVH series, she falls for a guy named Jonathan who only wants to hang out at night.
  • In addition to Sweet Valley Twins, there was also a brief spinoff called Sweet Valley University. Among fans, the series is known as SVU, which is super confusing if you’re also a Law and Order fan.
  • The storyline where Regina died after trying cocaine has apparently resonated with a whole generation: Pascal says that one of the most common comments she gets from people who were fans of the books growing up is “I never tried cocaine because it made Regina’s heart explode!” Francine’s daughter thinks that this should be worked into an episode of Intervention.

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5 Surprising Facts About 'Sweet Valley High'

The Daily WTF: There Goes Your Afternoon

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:50 AM PDT

The obsessive-compulsive part of our brain is going haywire right now. Bonus points if you can read the first half in Carl Sagan‘s voice and the second half in Bill Cosby’s.

(via BuzzFeed)

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The Daily WTF: There Goes Your Afternoon

Betty White Gets Her Own Reality Show - A Senior Citizen's Version of 'Punk'd'

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:06 AM PDT

Yes. Yes. Yes! And just in time for April Fool’s Day.

This is the best new reality TV show I’ve heard of in a while. iVillage just reported that the 89-year-old golden girl, Betty White, has scored her own reality show, in which she, and a team of senior citizens, will prank “the unsuspecting youth of America.” The show is basically a senior-citizen’s version of Punk’d and will be called Betty White’s Off Their Rockers and it will premiere on NBC. Of the show, Betty said, “People have been telling me that I’m ‘off my rocker’ for years — now I can prove it.”

This show sounds absolutely ridiculous and hilarious, and I plan on watching it. Though, I did say that about the reality show, Sunset Daze, that featured a group of senior citizens living in an Arizona retirement community, and I never watched it. Still, this show is bound to be really funny. Watching Betty White be so active and successful in her late ’8os makes me feel really lazy. Maybe this show will inspire me to get up and do something with my day when I’m still young. But… probably not.

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Betty White Gets Her Own Reality Show - A Senior Citizen's Version of 'Punk'd'

April Fools' Day on the Internet: Bronx Zoo Cobra, James Franco, and So Much More

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 10:05 AM PDT

Friday Or Die isn’t the only site that got in on today’s trickery; if you’re looking for fake products, Twitter shockers and new reality shows, then look no further than our roundup of April Fools’ jokes.

If you enter “Comic Sans” into Google, all your results come out in that most dreaded of fonts…!

James Franco’s Twitter account @jamesfranco has been mysteriously deleted. This one we’re really not sure if it’s a joke or not — it could be performance art, or James simply could have not looked at the calendar.

ThinkGeek has its usual assortment of so-detailed-they-could-be-real bizarre products. My favorites are the Angry Bird Pork Rinds, Apple Store Playmobil set, and Edible Gummy iPhone Cases, but there’s also Lightsaber Popsicles and the Shirt Plate.

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April Fools' Day on the Internet: Bronx Zoo Cobra, James Franco, and So Much More

Questionable Choices: Blake Lively's Bloody Tampon Outfit

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Ew, guys, I’m so sorry for doing this to you! But seriously, that’s what this dress looks like, right? Maybe it’s some sort of girl-power move? You go, Blake Lively.

(via Getty)

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Questionable Choices: Blake Lively's Bloody Tampon Outfit

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:56 AM PDT

Got questions for us? -Ask away and we’ll answer on VYou during our 3 o’clock office hours! (VYou)

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Video: Randy Houska Vs Adam Lind At the 'Teen Mom 2' Reunion

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:18 AM PDT

Although MTV isn’t airing the Teen Mom 2 reunion until next week, there’s a sneak preview clip up on their site. In the clip, a newly blonde Chelsea Houska sits between dad Randy Houska and ex-boyfriend/baby daddy Adam Lind on Dr. Drew Pinsky‘s couch. As usual, Chelsea lets Randy and Adam have it out while she just sits there crying and complaining about being stuck in the middle. Also as usual, Randy is totally right about Adam’s horribleness as a parent, boyfriend, and human being. I want Dr. Drew to call Adam out, but he tends to go really easy on everyone during these reunion shows. Is it too late to ask Judge Judy or Wendy Williams to host instead?

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Video: Randy Houska Vs Adam Lind At the 'Teen Mom 2' Reunion

Poll: When Do You Think 'Jersey Shore' Should End?

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:58 AM PDT

Several Jersey Shore cast members are once again holding out for more money. According to TMZ, they are holding out for more money because they suspect the upcoming fourth season (which will have the cast traveling to Italy) could be their last. One source told TMZ that “the ‘Jersey’ stars in question realize the joyride might be coming to an end – and they want to milk MTV… while they still can.” MTV is also allegedly pissed at the stars for making so many personal appearances, because they want to limit the stars’ exposure. However, the stars make the appearances because each appearance can pay up to $40,000.

I never, ever, ever want Jersey Shore to end. I cried hysterically during the last scene of The Sopranos‘ series, and sobbed uncontrollably for hours after the Gilmore Girls series finale. I’m already anticipating the flood of tears that will most likely come with Steve Carell‘s last episode on The Office. Maybe this means I need to seriously get a life, but I hate change and I do not do well with endings or goodbyes. So, naturally, I hope Jersey Shore never ends, and we get to witness The Situation taking his kids to get their eyebrows waxed and witness Snooki’s children outgrowing her by age 7. How do you feel?

(Photo via We Got This Covered)

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Poll: When Do You Think 'Jersey Shore' Should End?

Am I Right Ladies: Jonesing For More Samantha

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 08:01 AM PDT

Darren Star has yet to return any of my letters to get Sex and the City back on the air- he won't even have the decency to give me a restraining order- but someone in the advertising universe clearly heard my prayers for more Samantha Jones. Since SATC ended, Sam has made the leap from the small screen to the smaller screen (that's what ads are, right?) to help us aspiring empowered women buy the most fabulous products. I will follow her until I'm totally broke, amirightladies? (I'm totally broke right now.)

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter

Oui like indeed, amirightladies? Yes we CAN have it all. Of course, she didn't mean have all of the butter at once. Something I realized while shoving my tongue in the last remaining crevices in the bottom of the ICBINB tub. Thing is, it didn't even taste good, but I got caught up in devouring a buttery product without feeling totally guilty. One binge on a stick of butter, ladies, and you will be scarred for life.

I haven't been anywhere near a Frenchman since I last went to Epcot Center, so I tried to convince my Czech landlord to come up for some "Czech's Mix" – Rice Chex mixed with I Can't Believe It's Not Butter. He declined. But Samantha doesn't "need" men, and neither do I! More for me, amirightladies? And yes, I "had" it all.

Nissan Tiida

If you can't afford a car, I recommend putting a couple tennis balls in the dryer and having a seat. Sometimes we have to MacGyver our satisfaction, amirightladies?

Anyway, I love the addition of SATC-esque music to this commercial. For a solid five seconds, I can convince myself I'm watching an episode I somehow haven't seen (not possible- just ask the 7 additional SATC fan fiction episodes I’ve written). At first I was disappointed that her "ride" didn't come in the model of a hunky fireman, but then I thought getting off with a car is even better. Who needs people when you can have things to fill the void? I've always said that. It's how I justify my Troll doll collection. Speaking of which, the wizard's pink hair isn't going to cut itself. BRB.

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Am I Right Ladies: Jonesing For More Samantha

Courtney Love Rants About Sobriety, The Osbournes On VYou

Posted: 01 Apr 2011 07:20 AM PDT

Courtney Love hit VYou last night to defend her sobriety (although she still hasn’t answered out question, grrr). Her two-part video begins with a defense of her half-decade of soberness (since ’05) and devolves into ramblings about the Osbourne family. The gist: Courtney has saved Kelly Osbourne‘s life twice, Sharon thinks Courtney gave Jack oxycontin even though Courtney didn’t even know what that was, and the Osbournes used to hold NA meetings at their home. To her credit, Courtney has convinced us that she isn’t actually on drugs and is just sort of like this.

(via TheFix)

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Courtney Love Rants About Sobriety, The Osbournes On VYou
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