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  • #freshpresslive – feb 10/12

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  • #freshpresslive – Feb 8/12

    Natalia discusses what’s new with Pharrell Williams and her thoughts on Karl Lagerfeld’s mean comments towards Adele’s weight. She also shows a roster of animals behaving like humans and, wait until you see the new size of coffee available at Starbucks!

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 7/12

    Natalia dishes the latest news on the Juno Awards nominees, the upcoming Spiderman 3D film starring Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield and is Katy Perry hooking up with Tim Tebow? Watch today’s episode to find out.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (2 of 2)

    When The Kooks are in the studio they’re focused and most importantly, sober. Watch Hugh and Luke explain their reasoning below.

  • Small Talk – The Kooks (1 of 2)

    The Kooks released a new album called “Junk of the Heart,” and you would think Hugh and Luke would be very excited about it. Well, they seemed rather indifferent to be honest. We spoke about that and why they don’t care about critics.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 2/12

    Natalia dishes the latest in entertainment news on Joan Rivers, Lana Del Rey and a brand new trailer for the movie Hunger Games.

  • #freshpresslive – Feb 1/12

    Natalia talks about how Snooki might be pregnant, Nicolas Cage’s Cage Rage, Elisabetta Canalis is dating Steve-O and more for Feb 1, 2012.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 31/12

    Natalia dishes the news on Miley Cyrus breaking her tailbone, a 100 year old woman who plays the Nintendo DS to stay young and Houston, Texas contemplating a statute of Beyonce.

  • #freshpresslive – Jan 30/12

    David Beckham debuts a new line of underwear, the worst dressed celebrity – Shy’m and Matthew Broderick is back as Ferris Bueller with a brand new commercial airing during the Super Bowl on Feb 5th 2012.

  • Small Talk – Daniel Radcliffe (1 of 2)

    Daniel Radcliffe is back with his new movie The Woman In Black. It’s a bone chilling remake of a film from the ’80s. Ironically, Daniel actually scares very easily but he’s not afraid of ghosts. In this interview he tells us what really gives him the creeps.

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (2 of 3)

    Next time you’re struggling to make conversation, try asking this question: “If you could invite anyone (living or dead) to the perfect house party, who would it be?”

  • Small Talk – Graffiti6 (1 of 3)

    Graffiti6 is starting to make their North American invasion, and they are hitting up the Tonight Show. Does this sound familiar? Well the Beatles made the exact same journey over 40 years ago. Naturally, @jordans_life had to make some comparisons.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (3 of 3)

    Nick plays World of Warcraft. Not only that, he’s the head of his guild, demonstrating that it IS possible to juggle being a hardcore gamer with being a top-selling recording artist.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (2 of 3)

    During a LIVE interview on andPOP.com Nick Carter gave out a number and took phone calls from his fans. These were real phone calls from real fans who we gave exclusive access to one of the biggest recording artists of our generation.

  • Small Talk – Nick Carter (1 of 3)

    There were great questions about music, fitness, the backstreet boys but the most popular question, however, was about his underwear. In this clip Nick talks about his his ‘Haynes’ and covering his fans with glow in the dark paint.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (2 of 2)

    When releasing new music today, half the battle is online promotion. However, contests, signed merch and giveaways aren’t always the best solutions. When working on their latest album, Hedley came up with a brilliant idea, they decided to make trailers.

  • Small Talk – Hedley (1 of 2)

    It’s hard to prepare for an interview with Hedley. So in this interview, we threw caution to the wind, got a 24 of beer and broadcast the interview live on our USTREAM (andPOP.tv). Eventually Jacob, Dave and @jordans_life ended up talking about hairy legs, their newest music video and more.

  • Small Talk – Marina and The Diamonds (2 of 2)

    Diamandis from Marina and The Diamonds talks to us about her very serious disease. It’s called synaesthetic. And we lied, it’s not a disease. More like a cool condition. Diamandis explains further.

  • Small Talk – Neverest

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Reality TV Column: One Big (Groovy) Family

Posted by andPOP Staff on July 7th, 2005

You wouldn’t think a bunch of people living together in a cool house makes for great TV but apparently it does.

MTV was the first to start this trend when it introduced the “Real World” all those years ago, where as the intro of the show tells us, “seven strangers are picked to live in a house and have their lives taped, find out what happens when people stop being polite and start being real!” How real can people be you ask while having cameras constantly following their every move, even into the washroom?

Well, the show keeps coming back so they certainly are doing something right.

After 16 seasons the show is still going strong having plunked na?ve country folk, the jaded city kid, snobby rich brat, the homophobe, the slut, the obligatory gay person and the bitchy girl no one likes (along with every other stereotype one can think of) together in ridiculously pimped-out houses all over the United States (one season was also in France).

This time, the joke’s on the “12 modern kids” who get duped into thinking they will be the 17th cast of the Real World. Oh the house is tricked-out alright, but not with glitzy pool tables and indoor balconies.

Instead, lava lamps, wall panels, and hideous shag carpeting adorn the groovy home. Puke orange and green didn’t go together then and they still don’t go together, why resurrect that?

Welcome to MTV’s “The 70s House” where cast members are forced to relive the era that brought us the rise of disco, bell bottoms and TV dinners (for that hip new contraption called a microwave!).

Cell phones, laptops, iPods and CDs are taken away and the cast is forced to live as if it were the 1970s. Britney and Coldplay are replaced with the BeeGees and ABBA, and forget that cordless phone and CD stereo, only old-school phones and record players are available.

The cast is even forced to dress the part, and are provided with funky (and hideous) clothes to complete the look. No use of modern “slang” is permitted, and anytime disco music is played in the house, the cast MUST dance the Hustle, no ifs ands or buts. Sleeping? Too bad! Get up and shake your groove thing foxy ladies!

OK, enough of that. I think it’s a fascinating idea for a show, but sadly, Canada is limited, as only satellite subscribers will be able to view it Tuesdays at 10:30 p.m. ET/PT on MTV. If the thought of fondue and Pong makes you shudder than this show may not be for you. If you’ve seen it, be sure to email me and let me know what you think at amy.sharaf@andpop.com.

Until next week, cool cats!


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