Twilight fans in Forks, Washington

What an absolute FUN time I had in Forks, Washington on Sunday!

As some of you already know, I was asked to film a short piece for an upcoming show, “In the House” which debuts on the Encore/Starz channel on December 3rd. It will air internationally!

Myself, along with a group of other bloggers, were chosen to take part in the show, which revolves around movies, directors and basically anything to do with film.

Each week we will all submit a story to the producers, and depending on our stories and what the producers like, a couple/few will be chosen to air on the show each week. This week, the first of many, we were asked to come up with a short piece on the Twilight phenomenon. Being as I reside in Washington State, I figured my best take on it would be to discuss the small town of Forks, WA, where many of the Twilight landmarks are. I read my story to producers via SKYPE and they loved it. The executive producer asked that I actually go to Forks and videotape each location of interest. So I hooked up with a GREAT friend, Lucy, (who operated the video camera and directed) and we set off for a long day of driving through the Olympic National forest, drinking coffee and chatting throughout the 4+ hour drive (one way).

[Right: Trying on my outfit the night before - I skipped the flower in my hair this time!]

Now, I doubt many of you know this, but Forks is one of the rainiest places in the country. It gets a whopping 119.06 inches of rain per year, and I swear, we got the 9.06 just during the time we were there! So forget my hairdo, that went out the window almost immediately. Heh.

Once we got there we were like kids in a candy store. Going from one attraction to the next, hauling our umbrellas and cameras and trying (unsuccessfully) to dodge the rain. But the weather didn’t dampen our spirits, we laughed as we went along, joking about our amateur skills.

All in all, it was an incredibly fun adventure, and although producers say they want the footage for the premiere show (woot!) nothing is 100% until it actually happens. But I am hopeful. Of course I’ll keep you “in the know”!

The Twilight attractions we visited today:

Bella’s Truck:

The Swan House:

The Cullen House:

Dazzled by Twilight: Home of the Twilight Tour

Forks High School:

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Read more about  “IN THE HOUSE” on these websites:

TheFutonCritic.com

Monstersandcritics.com

IMDb.com

January Jones’ SNL Promos, see them here before anywhere else!

I love me some Betty Draper! Speaking of, I totally need to do a post about the season finale of Mad Men! That just reminded me, what a crazy season finale!

Looking forward to seeing January host SNL this weekend and psyched to see the black Eyed Peas perform as well. Should be a great show!

On the set of “The Gossip Queens”

Wow! What a great few days in Hollywood!

First off, I’ll just tell you that the taping of the pilot for “The Gossip Queens” went incredibly well, and I think I fell in love with the city while I was there. I have decided this is something I want to do more of. I plan on visiting Tinseltown often in the near future!

Some shots from backstage, on the set of The Gossip Queens. Sorry they really suck, but I could only snap pics with my cell phone, and was taking them from stage left..

I was more than impressed with basically everything. There was a gorgeous set, a live studio audience and Byron Allen was running the show. (For the record, he is a very nice man!) The show went above and beyond my expectations in every way possible. The behind the scenes staff and producers were a lot of fun too. No pressure, they made you feel comfortable and were extremely supportive. I have to admit I was a bit nervous to begin with, but once I got up there and dished in front of the cameras and the audience, I felt I was born to do this.

There were four hosts, all comedians that you absolutely know and love! Loni Love, Kym Whitley, Micah McCain and Alec Mapa!!! I instantly fell in love with Micah McCain, and not like that, he is GAY. (and fabulous!) But I felt like he and I had similar views on the celebrities I discussed.

I was SO THRILLED to meet two of my very favorite bloggers in the world, MK from Popbytes.com and Janet Charlton from JanetCharlton.com (you probably recognize her from E!) Of course I HAD to snap pic with them both! They too, were guests on The Gossip Queens.

Cross your fingers that The Gossip Queens gets picked up, because if it does, the producer said I could be a regular. How fun is that?!

Pics from The Ivy

Besides the show, I got to spend some time seeing friends, people watching and cruising town. One of the first places I visited was The Ivy, that famous restaurant where celebrities are always spotted. I went with a friend and had a couple of delicious Lemon Drops (no sugar!), calamari appetizer and the Lobster Ravioli (to die for). We ate on the patio and of course I decided to venture in using the bathroom as an excuse to check out the decor.

I took my camera, of course, and decided I would shoot a few pics for my readers who have never been there and might like to see what the interior of the place looks like. Here are the shots I got before the waiters freaked and told me I had to tuck my camera away. It seems that even when celebrities aren’t in the restaurant they frown upon any pics in the joint. My bad. Lucky for me I got as many pics as I did! Of course I took one of the crapper too..heh.

On my last night I headed out to Hollywood Blvd. and met a friend for a couple cocktails at the legendary Roosevelt Hotel. I decided to have a dirty martini at the Dakota Bar inside the hotel. Thanks to my wonderful bartender, Geoffrey, for adding a little twist to an otherwise classic cocktail. A little ground pepper to add some spice to the martini. That’s what I’m talking about. Geoffrey also made me an extra special cocktail, his signature drink, a peach/grapefruit martini and let me tell you, it was so delicious I had two. If you stop by the Roosevelt anytime soon, ask for Geoffrey’s amazing drink. And tell him Spicy sent ya.

The inside of the Roosevelt was absolutely stunning. The architecture was jaw dropping. Here’s a shot of the lobby and of the ceiling. Too bad the ceiling shot doesn’t show the details of the chandelier, it was something else.

Just for fun, some shots of my solo trip to Hollywood Blvd. at night:

SO! To wrap this all up I am going to fill you in on a couple more opportunities possibly heading my way. Tomorrow I have a quasi-interview via Skype with the executive producer of an Encore production called, “In the House”. You can read a snippet about it here. I’ll let you know how it goes. Also, I will be speaking to a CBS radio exec about a possible Celebrity Smack radio show! How fun, right? Anyhow, lots of fun stuff to come, stay tuned…and wish me luck!

-xxoo SPICY

Kirstie Alley

Kirstie Alley has her own A&E reality show in the making, set to air next year.

And yes, it will revolve around her weight.  But not only her weight, also her life as  a mother to two teenagers. Lawd help her, just for that alone!

The show has yet to be titled, and it’s premiere date isn’t even on the calendar yet, but I’m sure if you follow Kirstie on Twitter you can learn more about it. She’s quite the Tweeter! AND she’s got a fantastic sense of humor, so of course I adore her, I really do. I don’t care what the haters say, bitch looks HOT for 58! Seriously, people are so cruel to her!

But Kirstie did admit last May that after losing weight and wearing a bathing suit on Oprah, that she gained 83 pounds. Poor girl, it is such a struggle for her. Anyway, I hope she does great, and I am sure she will look and feel fabulous when it’s all said and done.

Another batch of crazy tramps are set to stink up our televisions on Oxygen.

‘Bad Girls Club 4′ premieres on December 1st. The Jerry Springer of reality shows, I usually feel pretty good about myself after watching this show. The sad part of it all is that these girls are performing for the cameras and any little vice they have is magnified when “onstage”. So promiscuous girls are open 24/7, the drunk girls have booze available to them non-stop -and in massive quantities, and mean girls are just looking for fights. Combine all three and you get the lovely Bad Girls Club house.

As much as I like to watch the trainwreck of a show, it’s sort of disturning that these girls are being paid to act like delinquent little monsters for our entertainment. Being rewarded for bad behavior. But isn’t that what most reality shows are all about?

Dancing with the Stars and their Michael Jackson tribute, 10/20/09

The cast of Dancing with the Stars and their tribute to the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson.

Sister LaToya Jackson was there to introduce the tribute and she did so like someone who never knew him. So weird to me! I lost a brother 7 years ago and I STILL get choked up when talking about him sometimes. I have to wonder if his siblings truly knew him at all? Because they sure don’t act like it.

Anyhow, yeah, and a bunch of sexually charged ballroom dancing to Michael Jackson songs followed. I found the whole thing to be cheesy. But that’s just my gig. Let the man rest already.

Biggest Loser coach and personal trainer, Jillian Michaels, has signed on with NBC for an 8-episode reality show called, Losing It.

The show focuses on helping Americans across the country learn to live healthy lifestyles in this hectic world.

In each self-contained episode, Michaels will move into a family’s home and give them a top-to-bottom fitness, nutrition and wellness makeover. Unlike “Loser,” which is more strictly focused on shedding pounds, “Losing It” will take on multiple aspects of living a healthier lifestyle.

Jillian says the show won’t be a boot camp environment. Instead will focus on making healthy choices, which, in the long run, have a huge effect on your physical being.

“In a way, it’s a response to the comments we always get on ‘Loser,’ ” Michaels said. “We always hear, ‘It’s so easy to lose weight when you move into the camp and you’re living with trainers’ and ‘Would they really be able to lose the weight if there wasn’t money on the line?’ Here we’re giving you realistic tools and a realistic environment to transform your life and the life of your family.”

No date has been set to air the series, but producers are suggesting that after the Biggest Loser finale in May would be optimal. The show is currently in production.

I look forward to this. I love Jillian, she is bad ass. I have one of her videos (30-Minute Shred) and I find her to be completely inspiring – and certainly a tough trainer. I totally want her body - to die for! After seeing that pic, I am SO running twice as hard today!

Jillian’s Official Website

Celebrity Apprentice 3 has been cast!

Taping is underway for the third season of Donald Trump’s Celebrity Apprentice and we now know who the cast is compromised of, thanks to the NY Post.

[Left to Right: Rod Blagojevich, Curtis Stone, Bill Goldberg, Summer Sanders, Sinbad, Carol Leifer, Sharon Osbourne, Darryl Strawberry and Bret Michaels. Cyndi Lauper and Maria Kanellis are also a part of the cast but aren't in the photo.]

The new group of celebs were spotted filming the show’s opening in the Meatpacking District when this photo was taken. I guess the Don was hoping to keep it under wraps . . or so he said. He is the famewhore ringleader, he knows what he is doing..

This is the perfect video for a Friday.

Seinfeld’s “Kramer” in every single entrance he made while on the show – in chronological order. If you have a couple minutes to kill, this is the way to do it. Totally mindless, a little kooky and definitely ADD approved.