NBC cancels "Trauma" - "God, I Love This Job" promo officially worst promo of the season

NBC's big bet for the season, Trauma, got the ax today, as it was announced they would not be picking up the show for the rest of the season.

I never watched it, so I can't hate on it, and I do think Derek Luke is a great actor. BUT, that promo they ran with that really annoying helicopter pilot (you know, the FBI guy from the latest Die Hard movie), got really on my nerves.

Jay-Z Blender Theater Concert Footage

Lucky enough to have been to this secret Jay-Z MySpace Music concert last month and finally tracked down some highlights.


The Blueprint 3 at DJ Hero Show

MySpace.com DJs | MySpace Video

He'll be performing tonight before Game 2 of the World Series in New York City with Alicia Keys.

Disney's Got Too Much Cash!

Not only did they pay for Marvel in mostly cash (at a cool $5 billion) last month, but Disney is now building a whole new production stage just for kicks.

What else can you do with all that free cash flow to keep investors happy??

From LATimes.com

"The Walt Disney Co. today filed plans to build a sprawling soundstage and production complex on the northwest corner of its Golden Oak Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley.

The proposed Disney/ABC Studios at the Ranch would occupy 56 acres of the sprawling, 890-acre ranch just off Route 14 at Placerita Canyon Road, just south of Santa Clarita. Plans call for six pairs of soundstages, talent bungalows, administrative and production offices, storage and a commissary and other amenities."

Do you think the workers in the commissary will be dressed as Mickey and Goofy?

Top Chef: Just Desserts??

Top Chef is capitalizing on their success and expanding into the final dish of a meal - dessert! They're actually in casting calls for Top Chef: Just Desserts right now. Here's some more info:

Open casting calls for the newly announced Bravo series Top Chef: Just Desserts, a spinoff of Top Chef began yesterday in Chicago. Chefs interested in joining the competition have more opportunities around the country to audition next month. Additional Top Chef: Just Desserts casting calls include: November 4 in Washington, D.C. and Boston; November 8 in Atlanta and New York; November 11 in Dallas and Las Vegas; and November 15 in Los Angeles and Portland. For more information on the casting calls and to download the application, visit www.BravoTV.com/casting

Who is going to be the host? Hopefully not Kelly what's-her-face from the Top Chef Masters series.

Get Tracy Morgan on Twitter!

I think it would be hilarious if Tracy Morgan were on Twitter. That dude is nuts and therefore, hilarious!

http://www.twacy.org

The Economy is Back! (according to Google)

From Paidcontent.org:

With Google (NSDQ: GOOG) set to report its quarterly earnings next Thursday, its top executives seem almost giddy about the the state of the economic recovery. During a chat with reporters in New York City, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said he had seen a bounce back in both the U.S. and Europe. “I thought it was going to be US first, Europe second, Asia we never saw a hit,” he said, according to transcripts of the conversation on both TechCrunch and AllThingsD. “We are increasing our hiring rate and investment rate in anticipation of a recovery.” Later on, Schmidt said that “from our perspective, the low point was somewhere in the spring.” Schmidt had already said late last month that because the “worst is behind us” the company was ready to start buying companies again. He provided a little more color today—saying that acquisitions will likely be small—involving startups with “5,10 people.”

YouTube to make money (finally)?

I saw this in the New York Times and find it interesting

"YouTube has promoted its two-year-old video identification service, called Content ID, as a solution to the piracy problem that plagued the site in its early days.

YouTube, which is still unprofitable, will not disclose how much revenue it earns for itself or for its partners from Content ID. But it said that media companies that choose to monetize clips uploaded by users, rather than take them down, tended to double the number of video streams from which they earn money"

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/technology/internet/07youtube.html?_r=1

Music Mix

Friends asked me to throw a mix together for their wedding reception. and so here is Part 1 of that mix! Get down.

http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/12/22/1657410/FlipScribbDJ%202009.mp3

Comcast to buy NBC! (No, don't worry, not happening)

Here's what the other JZ (aka Jeff Zucker) wrote to his employees about the swirling speculation that the beloved Peacock and its parent company, Shineheart Wig Company, will be plucked up by Comcast. Vivendi owns 20% of the company. If it sells this off, then the question is what will happen to NBC?

“[Vivendi] have not yet made us aware of any final decisions about their future with us; should they choose to exit, there are a number of possible things that could happen.”

-JZ

Is it going to happen? Remember, Comcast tried unsucessfully to buy Disney for $50B back in the day.

Empire State of Mind - Jam of the Month!

This track is so hot right now!

Jay-Z's Empire State of Mind. Who needs Alicia Keys when you have Bridget Kelly?

Dogs get it on! The Today Show

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Surrogates - Bruce Willis's Face

What is up with Bruce Willis's face in his latest movie, Surrogates?


(BTW, only made $15M in the opening weekend. Ouch.)


Here's how they did it -


""We started out with makeup," Stetson said. Makeup supervisor Jeff Dawn oversaw the application of straightforward cosmetic makeup, which was enhanced by cinematographer Oliver Wood's lighting. Then the digital-effects artists went in to the roughly 200 shots of Willis' surrogate and removed the creases of the actor's face frame by frame."





I remember back when Waterworld came out, that Kevin Costner supposedly had people go back and retouch every scene with him to remove his receding hairline. No wonder the budget for that movie was over $300m! (or at least seemed that way)