A few days ago while on Facebook I saw some pictures posted on our local Daytime Ottawa talk show page. Daytime Ottawa is hosted by the awesome duo of TL Rader and Derick Fage and the pictures were of various guest hosts who had filled in. As soon as I saw them I immediately emailed the show producer Erin Lannan and offered my services should they ever need a future guest host.
Well just this past week I get a dm on twitter from Erin asking if I would be available to guest host the following day, and without even knowing if I have a babysitter or not, of course I said yes! This was kind of a big deal for me given that my dream job is either hosting my own show or being a correspondent on Entertainment Tonight Canada, so of course there was no way I was giving up this opportunity! And I’ve been on Daytime enough times to know that it’s a totally fun show and the hosts are incredibly nice so I was really looking forward to it.
So after I secure someone to take care of my kids (thanks to my brother in-law for becoming a teacher thus ensuring his summer days are free to rescue me when I need an emergency sitter) and to my sister for coming over to help me sort through the piles of black tank tops that I own to pick just the right one for the show, I was ready!
Daytime host Derick Fage was amazing and made sure that I didn’t fall on my face during the show. It amazes me how easy he makes it look, so I just tried to follow his lead and not embarrass myself. And how lucky was I that the 1 show I guest host on we had 3 kitchen segments - so not only do I get to co-host the show but I also got to drink wine and eat! This is the best job ever!
A big thank you to the crew at Rogers Daytime Ottawa for bearing with me and being so nice to me and also to Erin Lannan and Derick Fage for making sure I didn’t look silly! I was only sad that I didn’t get to see the always lovely TL Rader but I’m hoping that Erin will one day let me guest host with her so that we can do an all Royals/Fashion/Fascinator show. Oh the fun!
Wanna see me in action?! Click here to see one of the show segments with celebrity chef Rob Rainford!
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Confessions of a Pop Culture Mummy
This morning, the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards nominations were announced and some of my most favourite programs are nominated for multiple awards. My new HBO obsession Game of Thrones was nominated for 13 Emmy’s including a Best Actor nod for the awesome Peter Dinklage and Best Drama Series.
Speaking of Best Drama Series, there’s some stiff competition in that category with all 6 nominated series being deserving contenders. I still think I would put money on either Game of Thrones or Boardwalk Empire to take home the trophy, although with Friday Night Lights no longer being on the air, it might pull in the nostalgia vote. I was going to say sympathy vote but that wouldn’t be accurate since everything I’ve read about FNL has been stellar.
The HBO mini-series Mildred Pierce topped the list of most nods with 21, while Mad Men brought in a solid 19 nominations. Someone tell me again why I haven’t seen either? Boardwalk Empire brought in 18 noms and Modern Family 17 making me happy that I watch – and love – both series’. Last year’s Emmy darling Glee also scored a very respectable 12 nominations. And as much as I love me some Glee and Modern Family I will be firmly rooting for Big Bang Theory to take home the Best Comedy Series award, because that series makes me laugh out loud every single time.
So excited to see Johnny Galecki nominated alongside fellow Big Bang Theory actor Jim Parsons for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, but I was really happy to see Friends alum Matt LeBlanc recognized for his work on his series Episodes. If you didn’t catch the first season of Episodes on HBO do yourself a favour and see it – one of the best new shows of last season IMO. And if I haven’t convinced you to get HBO yet (I’m talking to you Lisa) I don’t know what more I can say, other than the new season of Dexter starts September 26!
The Emmy Awards will air on September 18 and will be hosting by Glee’s own Jane Lynch. Not sure what I think of this host choice just yet, but I have a feeling it will be just ‘meh’ as much as I love me some Sue Sylvester.
Here’s a listing of the nominations in the main categories. You can check out a complete list here. So – are your faves nominated? Any snubs that you can see?
Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Mad Men
Drama Series, Actor
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall, Dexter
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Hugh Laurie, House
Timothy Olyphant, Justified
Drama Series, Actress
Kathy Bates, Harry's Law
Connie Britton, Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos, The Killing
Mariska Hargitay, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit
Julianna Marguiles, The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss, Mad Men
Supporting Actor, Drama
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Josh Charles, The Good Wife
Alan Cumming, The Good Wife
Walton Goggins, Justified
John Slattery, Mad Men
Andre Braugher, Men of a Certain Age
Supporting Actress, Drama
Kelly MacDonald, Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Christine Baranski, The Good Wife
Margo Martindale, Justified
Michelle Forbes, The Killing
Christina Hendricks, Mad Men
Comedy Series
The Big Bang Theory
Glee
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Actor, Comedy Series
Steve Carell, The Office
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Johnny Galecki, The Big Bang Theory
Louie CK, Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Supporting Actor, Comedy
Ty Burrell, Modern Family
Chris Colfer, Glee
Jon Cryer, Two and a Half Men
Ed O'Neill, Modern Family
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Modern Family
Actress, Comedy Series
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Edie Falco, Nurse Jackie
Laura Linney, The Big C
Melissa McCarthy, Mike and Molly
Martha Plimpton, Raising Hope
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Supporting Actress, Comedy Series
Julie Bowen, Modern Family
Jane Krakowski, 30 Rock
Jane Lynch, Glee
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Betty White, Hot in Cleveland
Kristen Wiig, Saturday Night Live
Miniseries or Movie
Cinema Verite
Downton Abbey
The Kennedys
Mildred Pierce
Pillars of the Earth
Too Big to Fail
Actor, Miniseries or Movie
Idris Elba, Luther
Laurence Fishburne, Thurgood
William Hurt, Too Big to Fail
Greg Kinnear, The Kennedys
Barry Pepper, The Kennedys
Edgar Ramirez, Carlos
Actress, Miniseries or Movie
Taraji P. Henson, Taken From Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story
Diane Lane, Cinema Verite
Jean Marsh, Upstairs Downstairs
Elizabeth McGovern, Downton Abbey
Kate Winslet, Mildred Pierce
Host, Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Tom Bergeron, Dancing With the Stars
Cat Deeley, So You Think You Can Dance
Phil Keoghan, The Amazing Race
Jeff Probst, Survivor
Ryan Seacrest, American Idol
Reality-Competition Program
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing With the Stars
Project Runway
So You Think You Can Dance
Top Chef
Reality Program
Antiques Roadshow
Deadliest Catch
Hoarders
Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List
MythBusters
Undercover Boss
Scene and Heard
Confessions of a Pop Culture Mummy
Do you ever sit down to watch one of your kids’ animated movies and play that game where you try to figure out who’s voicing each character? You know it’s someone famous but you just can’t quite put your finger on it? And when you just can’t take it anymore, you reach for your laptop and hit IMDB.com to figure out whose voice you’ve been listening to before it drives you crazy? I do.
All. The. Time.
While some of the bigger ticket animated movies publicize their famous cast as much as their movie, thus guaranteeing box office success, some movies make a quieter impact at the box office even though they have just as much star power. Movies like Kung Fu Panda, Tangled and Cars even have huge Hollywood premieres for their movies, drawing fans and celebrities alike. Space Chimps was first released in theatres in July of 2008, and although it has a stellar cast of voice talent, it didn’t make a huge impact. This might have had something to do with another animated family movie being released just a month prior, called Kung Fu Panda. That is some unlucky timing.
But while Space Chimps might have had a fraction of the box office success that Kung Fu Panda did, it had just as much star power in the voice department. Space Chimps features the talents of SNL star Andy Samberg, Glee’s Jane Lynch, Patrick Warburton (who will forever be Seinfeld’s Puddy to me), Broadway star Kristin Chenowith, and movie actors Jeff Daniels and Stanley Tucci, to name a few. It’s the story of the ‘descendants of the first chimps in space as they blast off for fun and adventure on a far-away planet.’ Roger Ebert even gave the film 3 stars and said that "Space Chimps is delightful from beginning to end." How can you not trust Roger Ebert?! And how much more fun can you get than chimps in space?!
So while you may have seen Kung Fu Panda or Cars a hundred times already, it might be nice to settle in and watch a movie that you might not have had the pleasure of seeing already. I haven’t seen this one yet but I have a feeling it will be a big hit with my kids, especially if Andy Samberg is half as funny as he is on Saturday Night Live. So when you tune in on Saturday during TELETOON’s Big Ticket Movie at 7pm to watch Space Chimps with the kids, try this - see how many voices you match to the characters before you have to start googling! Hours of fun for the whole family!
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Confessions of a Pop Culture Mummy
More upcoming TELETOON Big Ticket Movies on
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- July 30: Beetlejuice
- August 6: Cats and Dogs
- August 13: Horton Hears a Who
- August 20: Scooby Doo!: Abra Cadabra Doo
You can check out www.teletoon.com for more details.
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