John Stamos Clears Up Warner Bros. BS

John StamosJohn Stamos finally went on record attributing his hilarious 2007 train wreck appearance on an Australian talk show to alcohol, US weekly reports.

“I was on sleeping pills and I was jet-lagged, but I was also just plastered. And I never said I wasn’t, but that whole Warner Bros. publicity machine got involved and said, ‘Just say he was jet-lagged,’” said Stamos.

Stamos slurred his words, made innappopriate jokes and even made a lewd gesture to the host with a glass head. He finished off the interview reading the host’s lines off the teleprompter while squeezing her beside him.

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Stargate Universe Takes An Edgier Turn With Louis Ferreira As Its Colonel

Louis FerreiraLouis Ferreira and I share more than one thing in common: we both speak Portuguese aside from English and both of us were not Sci-Fi kind of guys before Stargate Universe — the latest entity in the space-themed franchise, which premiers today at 9 p.m. exclusively on Space.

Ferreira’s resume includes an impressive amount of TV and film work. His characters range from The Donald himself in a Trump TV-movie, to lead roles in shows like “Trinity” and “Missing,” guest spots on “24” and “CSI Miami,” among tens of other TV series and films, including a a role in this year’s “Grey Gardens” with Drew Barrymore. Still, Sci-Fi remained unexplored territory for the actor (aside from a very short stint on “Star Trek”).

So how did he wind up on one of the most successful Sci-Fi franchises of all time? It’s actually quite a serendipitous story which Fereira (formerly known as Justin Louis) shared with andPOP.

Side story: when the Portuguese-born, Toronto-raised actor kicked off his career in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s, Vancouver was a booming destination for film productions so he’d go there whenever work would dry up in Toronto. “I remember being in my twenties and being like, ‘If I could have the ultimate lifestyle, it would be the farm in Toronto, the apartment in New York’ and I said, ‘a boat!’ If you could live on a boat like “Miami Vice” you would want to do it in Vancouver,” shared the Gemini winner.

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Trailer Park Boys On The Red Carpet

Trailer Park BoysWhen you think of a red carpet The Trailer Park Boys don’t exactly come to mind, but that’s where we met them. The boys from Sunnyvale are back for the second major movie release and Jordan caught up with them at the Toronto debut. Also stay tuned for an in depth interview with J-Roc and Mike Clattenburg coming soon!


The Real World Cancun Threesome

The Real World CancunWell we were able to speak with two of the cast members who were in a threesome on the newest season of The Real World in Cancun. Jonna who is a drop dead gorgeous girl from Arizona (and who also had a boyfriend at the time) and Pat from good old Canada. We talked about the latest season, their “threesome” and their current relationship status. Yes this is what we call groundbreaking reporting. Also checkout MTV as it reairs at 10PM EST on Sunday!


Contest: Sick Puppies Tri-Polar Giveaway – Win a Samsung TV

Sick PuppiesIn celebration of their new release, Tri-PolarSick Puppies and andPOP are giving you a chance to win a 32” Flat Screen TV and 8.0 megapixel camera phone, brought to you by Samsung Mobile™, Rock Prophecies and Virgin Records!

Three lucky runner-ups will get Samsung Bluetooth headset.

Sick Puppies don’t do things halfway, not when they’re playing live in front of their rabid fans, nor when they tackled Tri-Polar, their second major label album for RMR/ Virgin/EMI and follow-up to Dressed Up As Life.

When the Australian band decided to break through in the U.S., founding members, vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Shimon Moore and his high school classmate, bassist Emma Anzai, simply picked up and moved lock, stock and guitar amps to L.A., advertised for a drummer on Craig’s List, and were soon joined by Orange County native Mark Goodwin. After getting signed and putting out their debut, the trio made their own video independently to accompanying the first single, “All the Same,” shot in a Sydney shopping mall in which fellow Aussie Juan Mann held up a hand-written placard offering passersby “Free Hugs.” The clip attracted over 43 million views on YouTube alone, and spawned a world-wide phenomenon.

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Teenage Triple Threat Mishon Sets Eyes On The Prize

MishonIt’s not unusual for an actor to release an album, or a musician to star in movies and television. What’s rare is to do both before the age of 16. (And to be a pretty hot dancer, to boot.)

Mishon just became legal to drive in the United States, but he has already starred in three seasons of ABC’s Lincoln Heights and is releasing his second LP, The Yearbook,  this fall.

With a two singles circulating the airwaves, “Excuse Me, Mama” and “Just a Kiss,” attention is flying fast and heavy at the budding triple threat. Mishon was taken under the wing of producer extraordinaire Vincent Herbert, who signed the young R&B singer to his new label Streamline Records, a joint venture with Interscope. Herbert, known for working with major pop stars such as Lady GaGa, Destiny’s Child and Toni Braxton, produced The Yearbook alongside Mishon.

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A John Mayer Variety Show?

Nina Tassler, CBS president, has confirmed that John Mayer’s variety show has been given the green light, “It’ll be a music variety sketch show, and it’s being developed now—it was his idea, we didn’t reach out to him,” Tassler told reporters.

Although the show will start off as a special planned for later this season, there’s a possibility for the show to be picked up as a full series.

“I love him, he is so multitalented, he has a great personality, really smart, loves television, and is very funny and has a great sense of humor about himself,” Tassler said of Mayer to E! Online.

The musician told E! at the Grammy Nominations Ceremony the reason why he wants his very own variety show, “I want to return talent to television…I want a show that rewards true talent.”


Sony Canada releases new 52

Sony Canada yesterday unveiled its new 52″ BRAVIA flat-panel LCD high definition television, featuring 240Hz high frame rate technology. The television will be available in select Sony Style retail stories and other dealers across the country.

The television incorporates Sony’s new Motionflow 240Hz technology, which allows for a exceptionally clear and detailed image with nature motion. The technology also quadruples the frame rate of conventional LCD TVs.

Other image improvements include Sony’s Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE), which gives a contrast ratio of 50,000:1 and BRAVIA Engine 2, Sony’s digital video processor that transforms all incoming signals to match the TV’s 1080p resolution.

The television is also compatible with the BRAVIA Internet Video Link module that attaches to the back of the product. The Internet Video Link service streams on-demand entertainment including movies, TV programs, YouTube videos and other content not found on network or cable/satellite TV. Finally, the television features Digital Media Port compatibility, which gives access to video and music from portable media devices like Walkman and iPod players.

This television retails for approximately $4,199.99.


Heidi And Spencer To Appear On ‘How I Met Your Mother’

U.S. Magazine has reported that Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt will be filming scenes for “How I Met Your Mother” this week. The episode is set to air in January.

The couple “will be playing magazine-cover versions of themselves as Marshall [played by 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' star Jason Segel] desperately searches for a place to ‘read a magazine’ while at the office. Montag and Pratt will taunt and tease Marshall from the confines of his current copy of ‘Them Weekly’.” According to a statement from CBC.

The reality stars aren’t the first to make guest appearances on the show. Britney Spears appeared in two episodes last season with the role of Abby, a receptionist who falls in love with Ted Mosby, played by Josh Radnor.


Sony Canada Introduces New TV and Monitor

Earlier this week, Sony Canada introduced its new Bravia LCD TV. The Bravia features 240Hz high frame rate technology that delivers high quality motion detail, and feature an extremely thin design measuring just 9.9mm, or about the thickness of a CD jewel case.

The new motion technology feature, called Motionflow, allows images to be delivered in great detail and crispness with natural motion. Other picture enhancements include Sony’s Advanced Contrast Enhancer (ACE), which helps deliver a contrast ratio of 50,000:1, and Bravia Engine 2, Sony’s digital video processor that enhances all incoming cable or satellite signals to match the TV’s 1080p resolution.

Sony will also be releasing its 40-inch diagonal 1920 x 1080p KLV-40ZX1M flat panel LCD monitor. This monitor will also be only 9.9mm deep and weigh approximately 26 pounds. The monitor will also feature a wide colour gamut LED backlight and Sony’s Motionflow technology.

Both of these models will be available by the Holiday season in Canada.


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