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Conan Bombs In Kentucky
Conan O'Brien's opening Emmys skit -- which began with a plane wreck -- crashed and burned in Lexington, Kentucky, the site Sunday morning of the crash of Comair Flight 5191, which killed 49 people. The local N-B-C affiliate's president and general manager said he was "stunned" by the plane crash routine, which immediately followed his station's recap of the real plane wreck. W-L-E-X's Tim Gilbert tells the Lexington Herald-Leader, "It was a live telecast -- we were completely helpless. By the time we began to react, it was over. At the station, we were as horrified as they were at home." He says he will make a formal complaint to N-B-C, calling the decision to keep the skit in the show "somewhere between ignorance and incompetence."
NBC to Air "The Real Wedding Crashers"
Last year's hit film "Wedding Crashers" will become a reality series as NBC announced its new show, "The Real Wedding Crashers," inspired by the movie. Ashton Kutcher will serve as one of the show's executive producers, ensuring that I never watch it. The show will feature hidden cameras that will record improvisational actors who go undercover at real weddings to bring an added element of surprise to the traditional proceedings. Six episodes have been ordered, with no premiere date set, so perhaps there is hope.
Paris Hilton In Space
The Velvet Hot Tub is reporting this morning that Paris Hilton has reportedly paid $195,000 for a seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Enterprise rocket into outer space... meaning that for roughly 30 minutes, Paris Hilton will cease to exist on earth. On a related note, as there are no bathroom facilities on the plane, all passengers will be required to wear adult diapers during the flight. That's right: Zero Gravity Paris, in a diaper, with no paparazzi to be found.
Katie Lands Bush
Katie Couric is out of the celebrity interview game, but she's landed herself a big fish for her debut as the anchor of the C-B-S Evening News next Tuesday -- President Bush. Couric will interview Dubya at the White House for her primetime 9-11 special, Five Years Later -- How Safe Are We, which airs on Wednesday. Excerpts of the sit-down will debut on Katie's first night as the first solo woman to anchor an evening newscast on a broadcast network.
Conan O'Brien's opening Emmys skit -- which began with a plane wreck -- crashed and burned in Lexington, Kentucky, the site Sunday morning of the crash of Comair Flight 5191, which killed 49 people. The local N-B-C affiliate's president and general manager said he was "stunned" by the plane crash routine, which immediately followed his station's recap of the real plane wreck. W-L-E-X's Tim Gilbert tells the Lexington Herald-Leader, "It was a live telecast -- we were completely helpless. By the time we began to react, it was over. At the station, we were as horrified as they were at home." He says he will make a formal complaint to N-B-C, calling the decision to keep the skit in the show "somewhere between ignorance and incompetence."
NBC to Air "The Real Wedding Crashers"
Last year's hit film "Wedding Crashers" will become a reality series as NBC announced its new show, "The Real Wedding Crashers," inspired by the movie. Ashton Kutcher will serve as one of the show's executive producers, ensuring that I never watch it. The show will feature hidden cameras that will record improvisational actors who go undercover at real weddings to bring an added element of surprise to the traditional proceedings. Six episodes have been ordered, with no premiere date set, so perhaps there is hope.
Paris Hilton In Space
The Velvet Hot Tub is reporting this morning that Paris Hilton has reportedly paid $195,000 for a seat on Richard Branson's Virgin Enterprise rocket into outer space... meaning that for roughly 30 minutes, Paris Hilton will cease to exist on earth. On a related note, as there are no bathroom facilities on the plane, all passengers will be required to wear adult diapers during the flight. That's right: Zero Gravity Paris, in a diaper, with no paparazzi to be found.
Katie Lands Bush
Katie Couric is out of the celebrity interview game, but she's landed herself a big fish for her debut as the anchor of the C-B-S Evening News next Tuesday -- President Bush. Couric will interview Dubya at the White House for her primetime 9-11 special, Five Years Later -- How Safe Are We, which airs on Wednesday. Excerpts of the sit-down will debut on Katie's first night as the first solo woman to anchor an evening newscast on a broadcast network.
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