May 18, 2009

CBS Has a New "Survivor" Winner

Spoiler alert! According to E! Online, Alabama cattle-rancher James "J.T." Thomas Jr. came out on top in the "Survivor: Tocantins" finale last night.

JT was chosen unanimously as the winner at the final tribal council, capturing the million-dollar prize and becoming the 18th season's sole survivor. Viewers at home also voted JT the fan favorite, adding another $100,000 to his winnings.

"I'm happy — it's probably the happiest I've ever been in my life, obviously," Thomas said.

JT used his nice guy image and charm to fly under the radar for much of the game, winning the final two immunity challenges and beating out friend and fellow competitor Stephen Fishbach to take home the victory.

Most Twitterers were thrilled by the results, and even those who were rooting for someone else tweeted some JT praise:

  1. YoonaWennieFlorendo

    wOnDeRwEnNiE james thomas jr., the sole survivor of survivor tocantins! woohoo! i'm teary eyed.. he deserved it.. =D
  2. Ayel Lazareto
    e4ella Too bad, neither of Taj or Erinn became the Sole Survivor of Survivor Tocantins... Anyway, J.T is a good player, he deserves the title
  3. Marty L. Vargas

    im_the_martian for one moment I hated JT... but it all changed. He's definitely a good man. :) Survivor: Tocantins is all for JT to win and he did won. :D
  4. alfie maniti
    pie_maniti jt of survivor tocantins deserve to win.! congratz... can't wait for survivor samoa.!
  5. camille
    camilleisleta Survivor: Tocantins' had one of the best final tribal councils in the show's history. J.T swept the jury's vote. I was rooting 4 Stephen.
  6. Jannah Hair
    jannah_hair Yay! JT wins Survivor Tocantins.. He deserves it.. He's sweet.. I love JT.. And he's damn cute in the Reunion.. Go JT!

Brooke Shields Outraged at Tabloid's Antics

Brook Shields will take "every lawful action against all who were involved" in checking her 75-year-old mother out of a New Jersey assisted living center last week. Per PEOPLE, Teri Shields was seen at a restaurant speaking with a freelance reporter, but the event wasn't authorized by the Shields family. Teri suffers from dementia and was residing in a senior living facility when two reporters checked her out, claiming they were friends of Teri's.

Shields was contacted by police, and claims the reporters were not friends of Teri's and were just looking for a story. The National Enquirer released this statement to PEOPLE: "A freelance reporter who has known Teri Shields for more than 10 years visited her Thursday at the assisted living facility where Brooke says she moved her. Teri asked the reporter to take her out to lunch and to run some errands. The freelance reporter then got permission from the facility to do so."

Twitterers were disgusted by the alleged behavior of the reporters:

  1. Priya Elayath
    priya_elayath did you guys see the story about brook shields mother. it's disgusting how low people will go just to find the secrets of celebrity's lives.
  2. emmanovember
    emmanovember I cannot believe someone would do that. (Re: the news regarding Brook Shields' mother)
  3. Kristi Krimm
    KristiKrimm Thinking how terrible I feel for Brooke Shields. I hope her mom is okay. I don't read the National Enquirer.
  4. darla shelden
    darlajane Unbelievable: National Enquirer Checked Brooke Shields Mother Out of Nursing Home http://bit.ly/AsZMM
  5. Cindy Kuptz
    Cindywho @foxandfriends Paparazzi in trouble. No. Nursing home staff is responsible for letting Brook Shields mom out of nursing home.

The police will continue to investigate but no charges have yet been filed.

"Chuck" Will Return to NBC

The campaign to save "Chuck" apparently paid off. According to EW.com, NBC will renew the spy-comedy for its third season, giving it a 13-episode order.

While the renewal news is good, it will come at a price for members of the show. Warner Bros. agreed to "make significant budget concessions, including scaling back the number of episodes several members of the show's stellar supporting cast will appear in and, per one insider, possibly eliminating one actor altogether."

Still, the Twitterverse was excited by the news:

  1. Mikayla Agrella
    MikaylaLeigh Chuck has been renewed! So so happy.
  2. Adrian Drake
    brickfrenzy Yes! Chuck has been renewed! *happy dance*
  3. Marshall Sigsby
    msigsby AHHHHH!!! Chuck got renewed for a third season!!! Hallelujah!!!
  4. Koren Rife
    KRife Calling all geeks! NBC has renewed nerd-spy comedy Chuck for a 13-episode third season for the fall. YAAAAY!!!! SOO HAPPY!
  5. Gary Ward
    GaryW3 Wearing an ear to ear grin after reading about "Chuck" pickup! Whoo Hoo!! VICTORY! #savechuck
  6. Jake Scaltreto
    thejork Chuck & Dollhouse renewed. No such luck for Terminator. I'm satisfied.

May 15, 2009

Pixar's "Up" Opens Cannes

The Cannes Film Festival broke new ground by opening with a Pixar film. It was the first animated film, the first 3D film and the first Disney film to kick off the festival in its in 62-year history, according to The Australian.

Per CNN, Cannes audiences are notoriously vocal. They'll whistle if they're unhappy -- a French version of a boo -- and a movie that doesn't meet the audience's high standards will be treated to the repeated "whop" sounds of theater seats banging shut as patrons leave."Up," however, received little noise but cheers and stellar reviews from critics.

The Twitterverse buzzed about the film's premiere.

  1. Matt McGee
    mattmcgee Pixar's UP = standing ovation and 10 minutes of applause at Cannes Film Festival.
  2. Nelson Aspen
    NelsonAspen Pixar's "UP" is a hit at Cannes Film Festival. I loved it soo much! Incredibly original, poignant and funny.
  3. Mr Fun
    FunChannel The Cannes Film Festival entrusted its opening to a Pixar film, and the animation studio did not disappoint.
  4. steffanie yeakle lem
    steffanie Standing ovations for 'Up' at Cannes film festival... Pixar deserves it, I can't wait to see the film and check if it does
  5. VENTURA (BUTCH) LEAK
    BUTCH_LEAKE Pixar film Up has opened the 62nd Cannes Film Festival - the first time an animation has launched the event on the French Riviera.
  6. cvaucher
    cvaucher Follow @UP_dates for photos of the Pixar guys from the Cannes Film Festival. Can't wait to see this movie!


"Up" opens in theaters nationwide on May 29. You can follow the Twitter account of the "Up" creators via @UP_dates.

Pink and Carey Hart Together Again

Pink announced on the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" airing today that she and motocross racer Carey Hart are back together, reports PEOPLE.com. The couple split two years after their 2006 wedding.

In the segment, Pink jokes with Ellen about her song "So What," a song she wrote about Hart after they split.

"He's in the audience so when I sing, 'He's a tool,' now that's my favorite line," Pink says.

It is unclear yet if Pink and Hart will have another ceremony to affirm their re-commitment. According to the article, Pinks says "we didn't do the paperwork deal," so they are technically still married.

Some tweeters were glad to see the two back together while others are just glad to see Pink:

  1. April Fox
    foxynflorida Pink On Carey Hart: ‘We Are Definitely Back Together’
    AWWWW I'm so happy for them . I'm glad they can work things out.
  2. Emma Chisholm
    EmChis is excited that Pink is on Ellen on friday! wish i could go to the taping...
  3. Iris Verschaeren
    Buffy_iv @Pink Are we all invited??! *jumps up and down* Are we?! Are we?! (if you mean you and Carey will renew your wedding vows ...)
  4. Natalie
    hellkitten13 @Pink i dont follow celebs much, but have always loved you and carey, met him once, years ago...nice guy and i am happy for you both :D
  5. Jill Reedy
    dopeyme Pink is going to be on Ellen tommorrow...WOOOOOOHOOOOO!! I can't wait!!!
  6. Becky
    beccaleew Makes me happy that Pink and Carey Hart are back together. Im silly like that.
  7. Jonathan Torres
    JonnyTorres Pink and Carey Hart back on!