Mario Lopez and Kelly Ripa sport blue aprons and some serious cooking skills on Live with Regis and Kelly. Lopez brought in his mother, Elvira Lopez, to show off some family recipes.
Daily Archives: June 10, 2008
I Love Money: Challenge Show
This should be interesting…
I Love Money: The Challenge Show is a reality television game show that will air on VH1. The show was created by The Surreal Life executive producers Cris Abrego and Mark Cronin.[1] The series will consist of contestants from Flavor of Love, I Love New York and Rock of Love with Bret Michaels competing in physical and mental challenges in an attempt to win $250,000.[1] Production started in early February 2008, and concluded in March 2008. The show will be hosted by Craig Jackson.
The show will premiere on July 13, 2008 with the casting special airing on July 6.[1]
The cast is as follows:
| Hoopz (Nicole Alexander)[2] | Flavor of Love |
| Pumkin (Brooke Thompson)[2] | Flavor of Love |
| Nibblz (Domenique Majors)[2] | Flavor of Love 2 |
| Toasteee (Jennifer Toof)[2] | Flavor of Love 2 |
| 12 Pack (David Amerman)[3] | I Love New York |
| Chance (Kamal Givens)[4] | I Love New York |
| Heat (Jason Rosell)[3] | I Love New York |
| Mr. Boston (Lee Marks)[3] | I Love New York |
| Real (Ahmad Givens)[4] | I Love New York |
| Whiteboy (Joshua Gallander)[4] | I Love New York |
| Heather Chadwell[5] | Rock of Love |
| Brandi Cunningham[5] | Rock of Love |
| Rodeo (Cindy Steedle)[5] | Rock of Love |
| The Entertainer (Frank Maresca)[3] | I Love New York 2 |
| Midget Mac (Torrey Samuels)[3] | I Love New York 2 |
| Megan Hauserman[6] | Rock of Love 2 |
| Destiney Moore[6] | Rock of Love 2 |
The executive producer of miss rap supreme discusses the finale
The first ever Miss Rap Supreme is Rece Steele.
“It’s crazy cause I was actually there for the tapping of [the finale] and the consensus overall was that Byata won on the 16 verse, which was surprising because we thought Reece was going to win,” Wilson recalled. “When they did their song, we felt Byata would have an advantage because she worked with a live band before, but when it was Reece’s turn there was a certain part of her performance where she just blacked out and I think the crowd connected better with her hook. She kind of won over the audience and that’s how we ultimately made our decision.”
Although she ultimately lost the competition, Byata took her defeat in stride.
“I think that the judges have been fair,” Byata told SOHH. “I’ve been watching the show and reading comments like people thought for the video, the other team should of won. But when I think about the things the judges said and how things were, I think they made the right decision.”
“It was close,” Wilson explained. “There was a little drama behind the scenes because Missy felt Byata overall was essentially the better artist. She really felt Byata should win even though she admitted that her hook wasn’t as good as Reece Steele. But, you know it’s not the “Missy Elliott Show,” it’s “ego trip’s Show.” It was close, but Reece really won over the crowd at the end and I felt like she grabbed it.”
The runner up isn’t letting the lost stop her dream. Busy working on her solo debut, Byata, is currently fielding inquiries from a few indies with major distribution. The rapstress expects to make a decision on her future in about a month.
“I think [Reece and Byata] both have a lot of talent, but they’re very distinctively different artists,” Wilson clarified. “With Reece, it’s like any kind of hardcore MC, you may try and peg on the person and say ‘they can’t make hit records,’ but there’s a lot of layers to Reece. I don’t think that it’s just complete surface [with her]. On one end she’s a better battle rapper than Byata, but she’s [also] very perceptively clever in a lot of ways and she could develop and make hit songs as well.”
“Now, it’s official,” he concluded, “Reece is our winner and now VH1 can cut her check. She’ll get $50,000 after taxes or something like that.”
Miracle at St. Anna directed by Spike Lee
The film follows four African-American Buffalo soldiers of the 92nd Infantry Division who get trapped in a a small tuscan village on the Gothic Line during the Italian Campaign of World War II. The film deals with the Sant’Anna di Stazzema massacre perpetrated by the Nazis in retaliation to Italian partisan activity. There is also a reference to a sculpted head from Ponte Santa Trinita in Florence that acts as a plot device.
Director:
Writers:
James McBride (adaptation) and
James McBride (novel)
Release Date:
26 September 2008 (USA) more
Mel and her new Nickelodeon sitcom
If you can’t get someone to cast you, write your own script and make yourself the star! That’s exactly what Melanie Brown did for Nickelodeon and will begin shooting this Christmas.
Melanie compares her new sitcom to Hannah Montana.
“I’ve written my own sitcom that’s just been picked up by Nickelodeon that I start at Christmas. I’m the star of it. It’s a bit like Hannah Montana, but the black version.”
