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Monday: Golden Globes, Lingerie at the Super Bowl and More...
January 14, 2008

By Alex Weprin

[Golden Globes Wrapup] In case you missed it (and there is a very good chance you did), the Golden Globes were held last night, in one of the most embarrassing evenings of award giving I have ever seen. However, if you watched NBC, you got a special treat in the form of a two hour pre-show hosted by Matt Lauer, and a super-speical awards ceremony, shown only on NBC, where they announced the winners long after the actual press conference aired. It was all a bizarre night, caused by the WGA threat to picket, and a fight between NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

To see the winners at this year’s Golden Globes, check out the HFPA’s Web site here. Not that you’ll want to.

[The Super Bowl is About to Get Sexy] Guess who bought an ad in this year’s Super Bowl? Why, none other than Victoria’s Secret, the lingerie company whose catalogs have brought joy to the hearts of teenage boys all over the country for decades. According to the company, Valentines Day is their second biggest selling period after Christmas, and with the Super Bowl scheduled just a few weeks before the heart filled holiday, they thought that a Super Bowl ad buy might convince some of the men, and women, watching the game that some sexy new underwear might be the best way to celebrate a win.

[Reality TV FTW] Reality TV was supposed to be the bane in the networks sides. The thing that would show just how valuable writers are. Unfortunately, it appears as though the new reality shows, such as American Gladiators, are booming. And keep in mind, American Idol is yet to return to air. Expect a reality TV filled few months ahead, at least until the strike is resolved and The Office and CSI can return to the airwaves.

[A Debate No-Go] Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) was invited to NBC’s Democratic debate, having finished fifth in New Hampshire, but elevated to fourth after New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson dropped out. NBC decided that the top four finishers from that state would be invited to debate in Nevada. After inviting Kucinich, formally, NBC withdraw its offer, instead limiting the debate to Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Se. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and former Sen. John Edwards (D-NC). Kucinich is not pleased, saying that the media is essentially choosing who can be president, and has threatened legal action against the network.

[My Favorite Programming Stories of the Year] Today saw two of my favorite programming stories of the year so far. First, American Gladiators on NBC, the kitchsy throwback that has done surprisingly well in the ratings, has made sure that the gladiators are au-natural, by subjecting them to mandatory steroid testing. Also of note: the lead gladiator, Titan, is a former Mr. Natural Universe (I know right, I didn’t know it existed either), who has written a book on how to bulk up naturally.

Also, MTV, clearly producing what people have been thinking all along, will be sending some of the girls from My Super Sweet 16 to remote parts of the world, such as Africa and Antarctica, to, I guess, show them how freaking lucky they are, and that getting an Audi for your birthday is not the end of the world, just because you asked for a Lexus.

[Web Find: The Six Most Insane Game Shows] From the creative geniuses at Cracked, comes this list of the world’s six most insane game shows. While you probably won’t understand anything being said in the clips, you won’t have to, they basically speak for themselves. It is hard to disagree with their number one pick: The Intercept, from Russia. In the show, a stranger hands you the keys to a car and tells you its yours, however: “The car he just gave you just happens to have been reported to the police as stolen… Your goal now is to evade the police for 35 minutes while speeding through crowded streets and down narrow tunnels. That's right; they basically invented a live action Grand Theft Auto game.”

Awesome. I can’t wait for Spike TV to pick this up.

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