Heath Ledger win Golden Globe Award

Last night (well yesterday if you're Australian), Heath Ledger won the Golden Globe Award for "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" for his portrayal of the Joker in the Batman film 'The Dark Knight'

The award was accepted on behalf of Heath, by Chris Nolan, the director of 'The Dark Knight', which ended speculation over just who would accept the award.

You can view the speech below:

Australian Television to look forward to in 2009

The ever reliable Herald Sun has compiled a list of new trashy TV shows to look forward to in 2009, complete with some golden oldies that will be returning this year. Shows set to return will include Australian Idol, Dancing With The Stars, So You Think You Can Dance and Sea Patrol among others. Freeview also kicks off this year with 15new digital TV channels, one of which will also be ch:10's 24hour sport channel. Bring on 2009 and trash TV galore!


Packed To The Rafters series 2, Seven Network
All cast members have signed up again including veterans Rebecca Gibney, Erik Thompson and Michael Caton. The series follows a married couple, Gibney and Thompson, who find themselves entwined in the lives of their three adult children.

Underbelly: A Tale of Two Cities, Nine Network
One of the most anticipated shows of the year. The second season is a prequel to the first hit series which told the stories of Melbourne's infamous gangland wars. The new series will follow the booming illegal heroin and marijuana trade of the 1970s and 1980s in Sydney and Melbourne.
It'll be based around the lives of two infamous drug lords, including Aussie Bob Trimbole, a marijuana and heroin dealer, played by Roy Billing. Trimbole was one of the country's most notorious gangsters and is believed to have organised the murder of Liberal politician and anti-drugs campaigner Donald Mackay in Griffith in 1977.

The other main character, to be played by Matthew Newton, will be Terry "Mr Asia" Clark, the head of a New Zealand drug syndicate, who was responsible for many deaths.


Masterchef Australia, Network Ten
Ten has high hopes for this reality TV series which will replace the long running axed Big Brother from May. Based on a British format, it will see amateur cooks compete to be crowned the country's 'masterchef'. The program will air six nights a week.


10 Years Younger in 10 Days, Seven Network
Hosted by Sonia Kruger, this show will aim to transform the appearance of couples. It'll look to update their grooming, fashion and beauty habits.

Project NEXT, ABC
Produced by respected talk show host Andrew Denton, the 10-part series will try to find the next bunch of original thinkers, movers, mischief makers and cage-rattlers. The program will then get them together to create an irreverent program about "serious things".

Australia's Hidden Genius, Network Ten
The program will give smart Australians the chance to turn around their lives.

Australian Ladette To Lady, Nine Network
The Australian version of this British makeover show will see a bunch of rough young Aussie women put through their paces at the UK's finest finishing school Eggleston Hall. The British version has been a ratings winner for Nine.

Recruits, Network Ten
This program will go behind the scenes as young men and women train to become cops at the NSW Police College in Goulburn. Ten has gained rare access into the college for this show to document the recruits' travels. It'll also follow fresh graduates on their first days on the beat.

Bondi Vet, Network Ten
Going behind the scenes of celebrity vet Dr Chris Brown's practice in Australia's famous beachside suburb of Bondi. It'll show him saving animals and blend in human interest stories.

Guerrilla Gardeners, Network Ten
Six young upbeat gardeners "with attitude'' will make over barren and concrete-filled spaces in Australian cities. Being touted as more entertaining than your average gardening show.

Undercover Boss, Network Ten
Bosses will go undercover working at the bottom levels of their companies. It will see them cleaning toilets, waiting and doing late shifts. During their undercover time they will seek to find a hard worker, a hidden talent.

Triple Zero Heroes, Seven Network
It will use original 000 emergency calls along with reconstructions and interviews to retell stories.

Local Heroes, Nine Network
This show will reunite and tell the stories of heroic Australians and the survivors they rescued.

Random Acts of Kindness, Nine Network
Karl Stefanovic, Scott Cam and Simmone Jade Mackinnon will host this feel-good show which will try to make dreams come true for "deserving'' Australians.

Missing Pieces, Nine Network
In much the same vein as rival Seven's Find My Family. this show will feature a team of experts tracking down missing family members.

Talkin' 'bout my Generation, Network Ten
This half-hour comedy panel show will pit generation against generation as they talk about a range of issues.


The Chaser's War On Everything, ABC
After a year off the screens, the Chaser boys - Andrew Hansen, Chas Licciardello, Julian Morrow, Craig Reucassel and Chris Taylor - will return for more laughs.

They'll have a new prime minister to poke fun at this time in the form of Kevin Rudd. Last time the boys were on the screens they created a storm for getting past security checks in a fake motorcade during APEC in Sydney.

Thank God You're Here, Seven Network
The comedy improvisation show is leaving Network Ten to air on its new home at Channel Seven. Shane Bourne will remain as host of the show, which features celebrities walking into an unknown situation and having to improvise. Seven has said they'll tweak the show, but no word yet on what that will entail.

John Safran's Race Relations, ABC
Controversial comedian Safran returns to the ABC for his globe trotting adventure. The eight part series will see Safran addressing controversial topics in his no-holds barred approach.


Toasted & Roasted, Nine Network
Australian celebrities toasting and roasting some big Australian names.

When I Grow Up, Nine Network
Hosted by Bert Newtown, the show will feature kids having fun.

Sunday Night, Seven Network
Seven's new current affairs program will go head to head with the popular 60 Minutes on Nine. Rumoured to be hosted by Natalie Barr. Reporters are yet to be announced.

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Updates Galore!

Sorry for the lack of posts over the last few weeks. To be honest, I haven't been bothered.

I'll begin with my latest celeb pics, which were taken at the Vanessa Amorosi gig which I went to a few weeks back. Ness rocked out and I seriously want to go again. I almost had multiple orgasms at meeting Molly Meldrum too. For a faghag like myself, I often get moist at the encounters of gay icons.




And Vanessa is love too. If you haven't had a chance to check out her tour, I urge you all to do so, because she knows how to rock it. Be prepared to wait like 2hours for her to get on stage, by the time she came on it was after 10pm and I was ready to throttle someone.



BABY NEWS!



I'm so excited by this news. My favourite girl, Bec Hewitt has announced she's knocked up again! YAY for Bec n Mia. I couldn't give a shit about Lleyton honestly, it's all about the girls. I'm so excited for Bec, I LOVE her. Anyway, bubs will be due in January, so Mia is going to have a little brother or sister. I just hope that bubs doesn't arrive mid-way through the Australian Open!



Also, Nicole Kidman has given birth to baby Sunday Rose... poor kid, I imagine she'll get teased once she starts school.


TOUR RUMOURS
Kylie will be hitting Australian shores in December for a bunch of concerts. Also, Delta's supposed to be touring in November. I just wish the girls would hurry up and announce dates!

TERRI WINS BIG BROTHER 2008!
Personally, I despise BB, yet I do find myself watching it on occasions, usually during Home and Away adbreaks, and have fallen in love with Grandma Terri, obviously Australia did to, as she walked away with the $250,000 prize money.

Last night I was celebrating as it was the final ever BB, thankfully it won't be returning next year. WOOHOO!

Eddie's latest TV FLOP!

CHANNEL Nine's attempt to resurrect Eddie McGuire as the nation's premier TV game show host has come a cropper. Find out what happened here

Channel Nine's attempt to resurrect Eddie McGuire as the nation's premier TV game show host has come a cropper. Badly.

The McGuire-hosted 1 v 100 has failed miserably, with the game show pulled from its Friday evening timeslot after just two episodes.

The program was shown in Melbourne, while Sydney and Brisbane have the NRL on in that timeslot.

Nine had little choice but to yank the game-show from its schedule when it attracted just 199,000 viewers in his hometown of Melbourne last Friday.

It will be replaced with back-to-back Motorway Patrol - a New Zealand reality series about highways.

Nine had hoped to use 1 v 100, which has been on hiatus since 2007, to spearhead its bid to erode Channel 7's Friday night dominance.

But the game show was belted by Better Homes and Gardens, Seven's highest rating program of the week, with 408,000.

"It was only there to fill a hole," McGuire said of 1 v 100.

"We didn't do any publicity for it. It went as well as you could expect."

With 1 v 100 on the scrap heap and his week-long stint filling in for Tracy Grimshaw on A Current Affair over, McGuire said his next step would "all be announced in good time".

He laughed off rumours that he was leaving Nine to take over from Daryl Somers as host of Dancing With the Stars on rival network Seven.

"It's not what you would expect a Channel 9 person to be doing is it?" he said.

"Unless it was coming to Channel 9 I can't see that happening.

"I am not doing Big Brother either, so let's get that out of the way."

He said he would not be returning to host the AFL version of The Footy Show, as some had suggested.

"It already has two hosts and the only person missing at the moment is Sam (Newman) and I can't see myself doing that," he said.

1 v 100 is the latest in a long line of new game shows to flounder on commercial television in recent years.

The Power of 10, also on Nine, was axed after just two episodes. The Rich List, fronted by Andrew O'Keefe on Seven was pulled from Saturday nights when it didn't rate and much-hyped National Bingo Night was a flop. Ten's ConTest hosted by Andrew G was also a failure.

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Naomi Robson set for TV comeback

YAY for Naomi!

I so can't wait to see this. Naomi will be returning to our screens on May 18th, hosting/narrating the new TV show Surf Patrol on ch:7. No idea what time this is as of yet, but considering it's a Sunday night, perhaps it will follow Gladiators?

Either way, I'm expecting this to be car-crash TV, as Naomi attempts to convince us that she's this sweet and caring person, and seriously who wouldn't believe her with quotes like this!

"I love the beach but am scared of deep water,'' she said.

"I remember being at Sorrento back beach when I was a kid and there were no flags out. I was at the water's edge and this freak wave came out of nowhere and dragged me into the water and my whole family had to jump into the water to get me. I was absolutely terrified.

"It reminds you how lucky we are to have surf lifesavers. They protect and look after us and are real heroes."

In the meantime, lets all appreciate one of my favourite Nomi moments.

The Return of Australia's Got Talent

Tuesday marked the return of Australia's Got Talent, and I must admit it was wonderful to have the fabulous Dannii back on our screens on a more somewhat permanant basis, as opposed to shoddy performances of Xanadu on It Takes Two (even if she did look fabulous)

Anyway, the point is that Dannii is back on our television screens and I hope everyone's tuning in.

I LOVE Trash TV!

I have become incresingly addicted to "My Kid's a Star". I love how these poor deluded parents think that by some stretch of the imagination that their kids can become famous.

On last week's episode there was a guest appearence by the Veronicas, which had one of the female teenage contestants orgasming on the spot. I got the feeling she was a huuuuuuuuuge fan. And then tonight Allysa-Jane Cook appeared giving the kids acting tips. It's hard to keep a straight face while watching this program, especially with Cameron Daddo hosting. His career went down the shitter rather quickly. What a fall from grace. I remember when he had a huge American career in front of him, having scored a gig on Melrose Place or Models Inc or something or other. At least he never had to appear in a Zoot Review ad or a Jo Beth Taylor video like his brothers though, so I think we can forgive him for that.

MY KID'S A STAR: Ch:9, Wednesday 7:30pm

I'm also loving Gladiators. Although it seriously lacks Mike Whitney and Tania Zaetta. The hilarious thing is trying to watch Olympia be bitchy. I don't think Tatiana has a bitchy bone in her body. I do love the costumes and the random makeup. My faves have to be Amazon, with that rediculous mohawk and Viper. The random blue wig is a fabulous touch.

GLADIATORS: ch:7, Sunday 6:30pm

OH MY GOD! I HAVE A LOGIE!

I'm sorry I have to do this! I'll never get to do it again!


I wanted to take a moment to share with everyone out there in cyberspace this pure gem of a Logie Awards speech from the fabulous Natalie Blair when she won best new talent a couple of years back!

Who Killed Sam? Part 2

Well last night poor Martha was arrested! They just can't do that, despite evidence that suggests otherwise. We all know Martha would never do such a thing!!!

Anyway, last night some forensic evidence came back, so the note was written on a pad from Martha's place (well actually it's not Martha's place, it's Roman's and I'm sure he referred to it as Martha's place!) and a random strand of Martha's hair was found in Sam's car. Again, this kind of doesn't prove a thing, as the hair could've been on someone else and fell off the clothing by the real person who planted the note.

I'll be interested to watch tonight, but either Sam wrote the note herself (well she WAS upstairs when Martha sprung her in the apartment) and swiped some of Martha's hair (ewwww) and planted it all in the car to set Martha up, or it was all Roman's doing. He killed Sam, then wrote the note, but had some of Martha's hair on his clothing which came off when he planted the note.

Or perhaps Sam and Roman are/were somehow involved together and the death was an accident?

Holly Brisley's stunning comeback... as a cartoon character

It's a shame we won't get to physically see the sexpot that is Holly Brisley, however it is nice to know that she's not out of work since she was last spotted on Home and Away in a brief cameo earlier in the year.

Holly will be playing one of four main characters in the cartoon and voice recording finished in December, followed by screening next year.