Genius Ads

The people who work for the CW network's advertising are genius. Look at these sexy, cheeky ads for the new juicy soaps that will be gracing our screens this coming week. The Melrose Place campaign is particularly genius just for the delicious tag lines. I particularly love "Tuesday's the new humpday". I've also been reading that Katie Cassidy (the blond girl in the ads) is quite memorable in the premiere. If things go well the CW may become my destination network this TV season with the devilish Gossip Girl, the apparently now good 90210, the new Melrose Place, The Vampire Diaries, and the modeling word soap The Beautiful Life (which had a super scandalous ad campaign featuring nude cast members) with hot mess and a half Mischa Barton. Let the drama begin!

XOXO

Lots of Gossip Girl and Leighton news today:

The cast were back in New York on Monday to start filming the third season! Here are some photos of the gang looking wonderful as usual.

Apparently, Hilary Duff will be joining the cast in October. She will be playing a Hollywood actress who comes to New York for the regular university lifestyle. She ends up being roommates at NYU with Vanessa. This should be very interesting. Joanna Garcia of the cancelled Privileged will also show up for a few episodes this season to play Nate's girlfriend. This all sounds promising and Blair and Georgina will be roommates!!

Now in music world, the music video for Leighton and Cobra Starship's single Good Girls Go Bad arrived the other day. It's a decent video, nothing new. The lead singer of Cobra Starship does a little too much hand movement for me. It looks like he's going to come through my computer screen. Leighton is all fierceness though. I love the shot at the end where you see the lead singer on the ground looking up at Leighton's orange high heels as she walks by. The end is great.

Applause!

Gossip Girl's most recent episode entitled Seder Anything aired Monday night, and it was one of the best of the season. Two things I'd like to mention: the use of Right Round during the seder scene with Serena and Dan pretending to be back together and Blair's stepdad trying to keep the ceremony going was perfect. Thes scene was dizzying and very funny. Truly masterful. Second thing: they used a new Yeah Yeah Yeahs' song at the end of the episode, Runaway. I really enjoyed it. Also, I didn't extremely dislike Dan in this episode. He was even funny. Well done, Gossip Girl.

P.S. Georgina returns this Monday! YES!

The Age of Dissonance

As soon as I heard the plucking strings, I knew this song was familar. Then it all came back: this song was in Marie Antoinette, the decadent and visually eye-popping Sofia Coppola movie. The soundtrack to this movie is amazing. The song in question here is Hong Kong Garden by Siouxsie and the Banshees. It perfectly suited the opening to Gossip Girl's Age of Innocence-themed episode: there were lace gloves and fancy dresses. Well done, Gossip Girl. Clever and delicious and ridiculous per usual.

Tidbits

- Here's a recent picture of Shawn Johnson. Just because a little Shawn Johnson makes any day better.


-Scarlett Johansson embarrasses herself with the new Cosmo Girl cover. The outfit is just....no. I still love her though.



-Miley's man, Justin Gaston, performed at her huge Sweet 16 bash at Disneyland this past weekend. Here's what Miley's dad, Billy Ray, has to say about the Gas: "He actually reminds me a lot of myself when I was 20 years old and I was living and searching for the dream. He's got a great heart and soul, and a lot of determination. I think that's the true measure of a man, is when you measure his heart." (Billy Ray told this to Access Hollywood). This relationship is so weird but I love it. No way is she still a virgin. Look at that picture of him in his underwear model days (above). No way! Well, her excuse is....she's just being Miley.

-Katy Perry graces the cover of the November Blender looking vintage chic. I like her style. It's very 40's pinup.

-Krysten Ritter, one of Rory's college friends on Gilmore Girls in the last two seasons, rocks it out at a recent event. I love the puffy high waisted black skirt. She's pictured here with redheaded comedienne Isla Fisher who I love. The two of them will be starring in February's romantic comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic which actually looks decent. Hugh Dancy (!!!), Joan Cusack (I LOVE THAT WOMAN....the water bubbler scene in Sixteen Candles), and Kristen Scott Thomas also star.

-Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist stars Jonathan B. Wright and Aaron Yoo appear in an article at Out Magazine's website talking about the movie. They were both so great in that movie. I heart them.

















-Britney Spears new video for Womanizer will premiere during 20/20, of all shows, tomorrow night on ABC. 20/20 is a news magazine show. I don't see the connection. Check out these photos from the video shoot. Look at her as a shmexy secretary! Anyway, I bought Womanizer out of love for my Brit Brit, and I like the song more now. Dancing to it immediately makes it better. Also the lyric "Daddy-o, you've got the swagger of a champion" is an undeniably genius lyric. Not Brit's best though. Gimme More was way better.

Rock It, Leighton!

Leighton Meester, Blair Waldorf on Gossip Girl, attends a party for Gotham magazine for which she is this month's cover girl. She attended with her boyfriend, Sebastian Stan, who played the sinister Carter on Girl last season (I loved him.) Also, he's Romanian. I'm so in to that. Here's Leighton with her co-star Connor Paulo too. He sure looks happy. They need to get him a new fella on the show. Leighton, I love you! Check out those pumps!

Tidbits

-Kings of Leon are number 1 on the UK charts for a third week in a row, and their new album, Only By the Night, released September 22 there, hit number 1 too. Congrats! I finally watched their performance on last week's SNL and they were really good. Jared's weave looked amazing. By the way, the new album is really, really good. Use Somebody is an epic, anthemic song. This album is definetely much more anthemic than Because of the Times.

-Jennifer Hudson released her debut album today, and it is getting mixed reviews.

-Anne Hathaway hosts SNL this Saturday, and The Killers are the musical guest. I wonder how Anne will do. She's not exactly hilarious.

- OMGGGGGGGGGG! The Gossip Girl boys grace the cover of Details magazine looking fiiiiine except Chace's hair is kinda messed.