What Not to Wear

What Not to Wear

-Not to be confused with the American version
-Reality TV show wher epeople get fashion makeovers.
-Hosted by Trinny Woodall and Susannah Constantine
-Produced by Lisa Butcher and Mica Paris

History
-In 2002, during the 2nd season, Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson appeared in an episode alogn with Lesley Joseph. The 2 leading ladies gave them a makeover. After he appeared on the show, Clarkson commented "I'd rather eat my own har than shop with these two again." During the process of choosing which celebrity to give a makeover, Constantine and Woodall compiled a list of who they thought were the worst dressed celebrities.
-Every episode features an "ambush" style confrontation and makeover of a woman or occasional man who has been deemed unfashionable by friends. The presenters take into consideration the body type and shape and self image.
-The participant is then given $2000 in British money to shop for a new wardrobe in the according advice they've been given. They are secretly spied upon and counselled on the ways of fashion by the show's hosts.

Britain's Next Top Model

IDK why, but for some reason, lately I thought doing posts on different British TV shows was a good idea. I guess it paid off, someone to there probably likes it, so why not do a post on something that someone out there likes?

Britain's Next Top Model

-British based reality show in which a number of women compete for the title of Britain's Next Top Model
-Based on the American show America's Next Top Model. Hmm, I always thought it was the other way around, the American version based off the British version.
-After season 7, it was renamed Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model

Premise
-Features a group of young women who live together in a house for several weeks while taking part in various challenges, photo shoots, and meetings with members of the modeling industry.
-Normally, one badly performing contestant is eliminated each week until the last contestant remaining is declared "Britain's Next Top Model". The winner gets a modeling contract and other prizes

Show format

Judging
-As of season 6, the judges are British Fashion and Haute Couture designer Julien Macdonald, Vogue's Fashion stylist of the year Grace Woodward and model Charley Speed. Previous judges included Lisa Butcher, Marie Helvin, Paula Hamilton, Huggy Ragnarsson, industry expert Jonathan Phang and fashion expert Gerry DeVeaux.

Requirements
-Anyone with the right to live/work in Britain is free to apply, but they must meet the height requirement of 5'8'' and be between the ages of 18-23 at the time they audition.

Exhibition
-Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Live was launched in October 2010 at ExCeL London. This was created to immerse the members of the public into the Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model lifestyle. the show featured a 45 minute catwalk show, music from celebs and exhibitions of clothes and fashion accessories for the visitor to buy.

Cycles

Top of the Pops

Top of the Pops

-British music chart TV show
-Broadcast weekly between January 1, 1964-July 30, 2006
-After Dec. 25, 2006, it became a radio program.
-Now hosted by Tony Blackburn
-Each weekly program featured performances from sone of that week's best selling popular artists. On Christmas Day, there was a special, featuring some of the best singles of the year

History
-First premiered on New Year's Day in 1964
-The presenter was Jimmy Savile along with Alan Freeman
-The first show featured, in order:
 1. The Rolling Stones: I Wanna Be Your Man
 2. Dusty Springfield: I Only Want to Be With You
 3. The Dave Clark Five: Glad All Over
 4. The Hollies: Stay
 5. The Swinging Blue Jeans: Hippy Hippy Shake
 6 The Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand

-The arrival of Ric Blaxill in 1994 signaled a return to presentation from established radio 1 DJs Simon Mayo, Mark Goodier, Nicky Campbell and Bruno Brookes.
-He expanded the use of 'via satellite' concerts, taking the acts out of the studios and setting them against landmark backdrops. As a result, Bon Jovi performed Always from Niagara Falls, Celine Dion performed Think Twice in Miami Beach. He also experimented with celebrities presenting, mostly comedians and pop stars who were not in the charts at the time. The mic held by them was referred to as the "golden mic" and it was held by people like:
 1. Kylie Minogue
 2.Meat Loaf
 3.Chris Eubank
 4.Damon Alban
 5.Harry Hill
 6.Jack Dee
 7.Lulu
 8.Jarvis Cocker

Singles
-Most of the show has very strict rules about which singles could be featured. A song could not appear if it was going down the charts, nor could any song appear on consecutive weeks unless it was #1. There were exceptions however. Such as:
 1. Tin Solider: The Small Faces, 1968
 2. Always Yours: Gary Glitter, 1974
 3. Honey Honey: Sweet Dreams, 1974
 4. Love Shine a Light: Katrina and the Waves, 1997
 5. Let's Work: Mick Jagger, 1987

New Top of the Pops
-On Nov. 28, 2003, the show saw one of it's most radical changes. In a break with the previous format, the show played more up-and-coming tracks ahead of any chart toppers and also featured interviews with the artists. The launch show, live and and hour long, was noted for a performance of Flip Reverse by Blazin' Squad

The Final Countdown
-On June 20, 2006, the show was announcing it would be cancelled. The last show was on July 30, 2006. Edith Bowman co-presented it along with Jimmy Savile. The final day of recording was on July 26, 2006 and featured footage and tributes, including The Rolling Stones, who were the first band to appear on Top of the pops, playing The Last Time, with The Spice Girls, David Bowie, Madonna, Wham! Beyonce, Gnarls Barkley, the Jackson 5, Sonny and Cher, Robbie Williams. The show closed with a final countdown, topped by Shakira and her hit "Hips Don't Lie". The show ended with Jimmy Savile turning off the lights in the empty studio.

Performers

1964
-The Animals
-Cilla Black

-Dusty Springfield
-The Dave Clark Five
-Gerry and the Pacemakers
-Marianne Faithfull

-The Merseybeats

-The Rolling Stones

-The Zombies

1965
-The Byrds
-Cher
-Small Faces
-Sonny and Cher
-The Who

1966
-The Troggs
-The Jimi Hendrix Experience
-Four Tops
-Cream
-Eric Burdon

1967
-Jeff Beck
-Pink Floyd
-Procol Harum
-The Turtles

1968
-Aretha Franklin
-Joe Cocker
-Nina Simone

1969
-Fairport Convention
-Jethro Tull
-Fleetwood Mac
-Marvin Gaye

1970
-Black Sabbath
-Alexis Korner
-Deep Purple
-Elton John
-John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band
-Pink Floyd
-T. Rex

1971
-Gordon Lightfoot
-James Taylor
-Murray Head
-Rod Stewart
-Sweet
-YES

1972
-Alice Cooper
-10cc
-David Bowie

-Michael Jackson
-Paul McCartney and Wings

-Roberta Flack

1973
-Donny Osmond
-Golden Earring
-Bryan Ferry
-Thin Lizzy

1974
-ABBA
-The Isley Brothers
-Queen
-Status Quo

1975
-Labelle
-Natalie Cole
-Supertramp
-Tammy Wynette
-Sister Sledge

1976
-Barry Manilow
-Diana Ross
-Twiggy
-Steve Miller Band
-Bonnie Tyler

1977
-Donna Summer
-Generation X
-The Commodores
-Sex Pistols

1978
-AC/DC
-The Babys
-Motorhead
-Whitesnake

1979
-The Police
-Dire Straits
-Anita Ward
-Judas Priest

1980
-Genesis
-The Human League
-Sheena Easton

1981
-Duran Duran
-Depeche Mode
-Phil Collins
-U2

-Soft Cell

1982
-Culture Club
-Robert Palmer
-A Flock of Seagulls
-Talk Talk
-Thomas Dolby

1983
-The Alarm
-Kajagoogoo
-Men at Work
-Twisted Sister
-Ozzy Osbourne

1984
-Cyndi Lauper
-Dead or Alive
-Frankie Goes to Hollywood
-Julian Lennon
-Weather Girls

1985
-Bryan Adams
-Sting

1986
-Bon Jovi

1987
-Eric Clapton
-Iggy Pop
-KISS
-Mick Jagger

1988
-Kylie Minogue
-Ziggy Marley

1989
-Donna Summer
-London Boys

1990
-The B-52's
-Londonbeat
-Seal

1991
-Cher
-Amy Grant

1992
-Boyz II Men
-INXS
-Metallica
-Tori Amos

1993
-Aerosmith

1994
-Beck
-Green Day

1995
-Prince

1996
-The Backstreet Boys
-Etta James
-Alanis Morisette

1997
-George Michael

1998
-Wyclef Jean

1999
-Barenaked Ladies
-Christina Aguilera
-Macy Gray

2000
-Coldplay
-Muse

2001
-Alicia Keys
-Lifehouse

2002
-Avril Lavigne
-Nickelback
-Rihanna
-Vanessa Carlton

2003
-Good Charlotte
-The Libertines

2004
-Hilary Duff
-The Killers
-Maroon 5

2005
-Green Day

-James Blunt
-Rihanna

2006
-The Arctic Monkeys
-Fall Out Boy
-Wolfmother

Auction Kings

Love this Show!! Especially the episode with the Rolling Stones snooker table! That is so cool!

Auction Kings

-Reality TV series
-Premiered on Oct. 26, 2010
-Features the auction huose Gallery 63 in Sandy Springs, Georgia.
-And at the 2nd commercial break,a question is asked about something
-And also when they are showing the item, they will show important little bits of info about it. Like on the episode with the snooker table, it says that in the UK and England, Snooker is similar to pool, except has more balls of color and more rules, the cues are shorter and is more difficult to play

Cast
Paul Brown: Owner of Gallery 63.
-2nd generation auction house owner
-Took a job with his father's auction house in 1989

Cindy Shook
-Manager
-Cindy and Paul worked together at his father's auction house in the early 1990s
-Functions as both office manager and inventory manager

John Hammond
-Picker
-Not only helps process items, but will also go in search of items

Delfino Ramos
-Repairman
-Often items are brought to the auction house in need of cleanup or repair.

Episodes

Vampire Hunting Kit/Meteorite
-A softball sized meteorite that struck Russia in 1947, a vamire-killing kit from the 1800s, Jon(newest employee) finds a signed copy of Gone with the Wind and a genuine Nazi handbook from WWII

Love Meter/Knights of the Templar Sword
-Delfino's handyman skills are challenged with a classic 'Love Meter' arcade game. A monk brings in a 1637 Episcoopalian prayer book that was brought to America during the REvoultionary War and used in the church attended by some of the Founding Fathers. A man brings in his grandfather's Knights of the Templar coat and sword

Ladies Muff Pistols/John Hancock's Book
-A collector brings in a pair of 19th century ladies muff pistols designed to be concealed in a hand muff, while another person offers an early print Great Gatsby and a book signed by John Hancock.

Rolling Stones Snooker Table/Aliens
-This is my favorite episode!
-A seller brings in a snooker table he built for The Rolling Stones for them to use while they toured. The man who brings it in has pictures of Keith playing on it, Mick playing on it, and the rest of the Stones playing around on it. A woman's collection of rare African artifacts including an elephant mask 2 iron throne chairs and a terracotta honey pot. Paul's dad Bob decides to sell a family of alien props he took as a trade for a pool table

Iwo Jima Sword/Cathouse Chairs
-A 1969 Oldsmobile 442, 2 chairs reportedly from a New Orleans cathouse, a WWI Japanese rifle and sword still partially wrapped in the 60 year old paper used to mail them home from the battlefield

Dino Tooth/Victorian Furniture
-The Gallery 63 crew struggles with Cindy's new buy, a drum set.



From the episode about 'The Wacky Taxi', a taxi limo



Jersey Shore: WTF?

What exactly is everyone's obsession with this show? Yeah, they're Italian, they're also showing off alot and I mean ALOT of bad Italian stereotypes!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Shore_(TV_series)

The Wikipedia description
-American reality TV show that premiered on Dec. 3, 2009
-Follows the lives of 8 housemates spending their summer at the Jersey Shore in the state of New Jersey
-Season 2 had them going to Miami
-Season 4 was in Italy
-This was somehow dubbed an icon
-In 2011, the show came under fire for it's use of the word Guido/Guidette, which could be considered offensive to the nearly 75%+ Italian population of New Jersey. This show came under fire for exhibiting too many Italian stereotypes as well, and also because the cast members are not locals or residents of the area

Now, My description
-Stupid reality show that takes place on the Jersey Shore in the awesome state of New Jersey
-4 overly tanned, overly slutty Italian chicks named Jenni 'J-Woww', Nicole 'Snooki', Sammi 'Sweetheart' Angelina Pivarnick
-3(I'm leaving out Vinny. I don't watch the show, but I think he's cute!) overly tan, overly tattooed, overly muscular Italian dudes named Mike 'The Situation', Pauly 'Pauly D', Ronnie Ortiz, and Vinny Guadganino. Now, personally, the only 2 that I think are probably halfway decent are Vinny and Ronnie. They look swet, loving. If I could find a sweeie like either one of these 2, then ok.
-Season 4 in Italy, and Season 2 in Miami
-Overly tanned, overly slutty and overly tattooed guys and chicks making all Italians look bad, with the 'Italian Stallion' stereotype, flirty, exotic woman stereotype, and making all Italian guys look like they all have one thing on the mind and that Italian chicks are going to blow anything that moves and have an Oompa-Loompa tan. Well, guess what, you non-Italian fakers? I have a stepdad who is waaaaaaaaaaaay mor Italian than you. And at least the light tan he has is real, it's called olive skin, not spray tan!

Episodes
Cast

-Angelina Pivarnick

-Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi

-Ronny Ortiz-Magro

-Pauly DelVecchio

Hey Pauly, get rid of the Mobster hairdo. And OMG, looking at him screams Italian stereotype!

-Vinny Guadganino

I'd go out with this one!!!!!

-Sammi Giancola

-Mike Sorrentino

Media
Controversy
Prior to the show's debut, UNICO National, The National Italian American Foundation(NAF), the Order Sons of Italy in America, the Itaian internet watch-dog http://www.ItalianAware.com and other Italian American organiztions requested MTV cancel the show, calling it a "direct, deliberate and disgraceful attack on Italian American." The UNICO president Andre DiMino said in a statement that "MTV has decorated the brothel-like house with Italian flags and red, white and green maps of New Jersey while every other shot is of Italian signs and symbols. They are basically bashing Italian-Americans with every shot possible".

MTV responded back by basically saying that the cast takes pride in their Italian heritage, and what really is stupid is that Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi is not even 1 quarter Italian. She is actually Chilean-born and an Italian couple named Polizzi adopted her, that's why everyone is convinced of her Italian roots

-According to Dr. Seth Forman, a dermatologist from Tampa, Flor. The show has glamorized the need for tanning. "The young adults on Jersey Shore think tanned skin is important. Some even own their own tanning bed... it's ridiculous. I don't think young adults know how much damage they are doing to their skin."

Stereotyping
-A columnist at the New York Post named Linda Stassi criticized MTV, saying that Jersey Shore is a show "in which Italian-Americans are sterotyped into debasing and degrading themselves, and by extension, all Italian-Americans- and furthering the popular TV notion that all Italian-Americans are gel-haired, thuggish ignoramuses with fake tans, no manners, no diction, no taste, no education, no sexual discretion, no hairdressers, no real knowledge of Italian culture and no ambition beyond expanding steroid and silicone enhanced bodies into sizes best suited for floating over Macy's on Thanksgiving,"

Protest Against Jersey Shore
-Seaside Heights Borough officials have been distancing themselves from the sho.
-Most people who watch the show are completely oblivious to the fact that the majority of the cast coms from New York. As a result of this, out of towners assme that New Jerseyans are all like 'Jersey Shore'. And even New Jersey governor Chris Christie has spoken out against the show.

Here's my advice: if you want to watch something out of New Jersey that's Italian, go with The Sopranos or if reality is your game, I got ya covered. Try Cake Boss. It's similar to Jersey Shore, except no slutty broads. It's about an Italian family run bakery in Hoboken, N.J.

Saturday Night Live

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturday_Night_Live

-A live American late night TV sketch comedy and variety show
-Developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol
-Premiered on Oct. 11, 1975
-Sketches often parody contemporary American pop culture and politics.
-Each week, the show features a host who is going to do the opening monologue, and performs in sketches with the cast.

History
-The first people that Lorne Michaels hired for the show were Dan Aykroid, John Belushi, Chevy Chase, George Coe, Jane Curtin, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Michael O'Donoghue, Gilda Radner.
-As a result of the show, these people became instantly famous.
-Chevy Chase left during the 2nd season and was replaced by Bill Murray. Aykroid and Belushi left during season 4.

Lorne Michaels

-In 1984, new comics came on, such as Billy Crystal, Martin Short, Harry Shearer and Eddie Murphy.
-During the season of 1985-1986, Michaels hired virtual unknowns, like Robert Downey Jr, Joan Cusack. And the season was deemed disastrous. Michaels fired most of the original staff and brought in new people to help produce the show, such as Dana Carvey, Nora Dunn, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon. Dunn, Lovitz and Miller were the remaining 3 from 1985-1986

Production

Cast
Repertory players
-Fred Armisen (2002-present)
-Abby Elliot (208-present)
-Bill Hader (2005-present)
-Seth Myers (2001-present)
-Bobby Moynihan (2008-present)
-Nasim Pendrad (2009-present)
-Andy Samberg (2005-present)
-Jason Sudeikis (2005-present)
-Kenan Thompson (2003-present)
-Kristen Wiig (2005-present)

Featured players
-Vanessa Bayer (2010-present)
-Paul Brittain (2010-present)
-Taran Killam (2010-present)
-Jay Pharoah (2010-present)

Hosts/Musical Guests
-Usually if there is a musical guest, sometimes that guest will also perform in the sketches and at the end, sing 2 or 3 songs and also host the show

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_episodes#Season_10

Guest Hosts
-Christina Aguilera- Episode Dates: April 8, 2000, Feb. 21, 2004, Nov. 11, 2006
-Christina Applegate-Episode Dates: May 8, 1993
-Bea Arthur- Episode Dates: Nov. 17, 1979
-Alec Baldwin- Episode Dates: Feb. 13, 1993, Feb. 12, 1994, Dec. 10, 1994, Dec. 12, 1998, April 7, 2001, April 20, 2002, Nov. 15, 2003, Dec. 10, 2005, Nov. 11, 2006, Sept. 24, 2011
-Drew Barrymore- Episode Dates: March 20, 1999, Oct. 13, 2001, Feb. 3, 2007, Oct. 10, 2009

-Hugh Jackman-Episode Dates: Dec. 8, 2001
-Annette Bening- Episode Dates: Dec. 9, 2006
-Gerard Butler-Episode Dates: May 10, 2003, Oct. 17, 2009
-Robert De Niro-Episode Dates: Dec. 7, 2002, Dec. 4, 2010
-Jerry Hall-Episode Dates: Feb. 15, 1986

-Eric Idle-Episode Dates: Oct. 20, 1979
-Jeremy Irons-Episode Dates: March 23, 1991
-Sylvester Stallone-Episode Dates: Sept. 22, 1997

-Mick Jagger-Episode Dates: Feb. 6, 1993, Dec. 16, 1978


1978

1993

 -Derek Jeter-Episode Dates: Dec. 1, 2001

-Mike Myers-Episode Dates: March 22, 1997

Mike Myers and another actor playing Mick Jagger and Keith Rihards

-Greg Kinnear-Episode Dates: April 11, 1998
-Jude Law-Episode Dates: March 13, 2010
-Lucy Liu-Episode Dates: Dec. 16, 2000
-Tim McGraw-Episode Dates: Nov. 22, 2008

-Joe Pesci-Episode Dates: Oct. 10, 1992
-Keith Richards-Episode Dates: Oct. 8, 1988

-The Rolling Stones-Episode Dates: Oct. 7, 1978

-Ringo Starr-Episode Dates: Dec. 8, 1984
-Malcolm-Jamal Warner-Episode Dates: Oct. 18, 1986

-Forest Whitaker-Episode Dates: Feb. 10, 2007

-Kate Winslet-Episode Dates: Oct. 30, 2004
-Louis Gossett Jr.-Episode Dates: Oct 2, 1982
-Patrick Swayze-Episode Dates: Oct. 27, 1990
-Jackie Chan-Episode Dates: May 20, 2000

-Colin Firth-Episode Dates: March 6, 2004
-Jon Bon Jovi-Episode Dates: Oct. 13, 2007


Musical Guests
-Christina Aguilera-Episode Dates: April 8, 2000, March 15, 2003, Nov. 11, 2006
-Britney Spears-Episode Dates: May 13, 2000, Feb. 2, 2002, Oct. 18, 2003
-AC/DC-Episode Dates: March 18, 2000
-Adele-Episode Dates: Oct. 18, 2008
-Aerosmith-Episode Dates: Feb. 17, 1990, Oct. 9, 1993, March 22, 1997, March 17, 2001


2001

-Marc Anthony-Episode Dates: Oct. 16, 1999
-Bon Jovi- Jan. 9, 1992, Feb. 18, 1995, May 12, 2001, Dec. 12, 2009


-David Bowie-Episode Dates: Dec. 15, 1979, Feb. 8, 1997, Oct. 2, 1999

-Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band- May 9, 1992, Oct. 5, 2002
-Cher-Episode Dates: Nov. 21, 1987
-Coldplay- April 7, 2001, May 21, 2005, Oct. 25, 2008, Nov. 12, 2011
-Harry Connick Jr-Episode Dates: Jan. 13, 1990
-Green Day-Episode Dates: Dec.3, 1994, April 9, 2005, May 16, 2009

-Mick Jagger-Episode Dates: Feb. 6, 1993, Dec. 16, 1978, Dec. 8, 2001

1993

2001

1978

 -Alicia Keys-Episode Dates: Sept. 29, 2001
-Lenny Kravitz-Episode Dates: Jan. 20, 2001
-Avril Lavigne-Episode Dates: Jan. 11, 2003, May 8, 2004, April 14, 2007
-LL Cool J-Episode Dates: Oct 24, 1987

-Maroon 5-Episode Dates: Feb. 21, 2004, May 19, 2007, Nov. 5, 2011

-Paul McCartney-Episode Dates: May, 17, 1980, Feb. 13, 1993, Dec. 11, 2011

-My Chemical Romance-Episode Dates: Oct. 21, 2006
-Keith Richards-Episode Dates: Oct. 8, 1988
-Rihanna-Episode Dates: Dec. 5, 2009, Oct. 30, 2010

-The Rolling Stones-Episode Dates: Oct. 7, 1978
-Seal-Episode Dates: Oct. 15, 1994
-Shakira-Episode Dates: Dec. 1, 2001, Dec. 10, 2005, Oct. 17, 2009
-The Smashing Pumpkins-Episode Dates: Oct. 30, 1993, Nov. 11, 1995, Sept. 26, 1998
-The Spice Girls-Episode Dates: April 12, 1997

-Rod Stewart-Episode Dates: Oct. 3, 1981, May 13, 1995

-U2-Episode Dates: Dec. 9, 2000, Nov. 20, 2004, Sept. 26, 2009
-Keith Urban-Episode Dates: Feb. 10, 2007
-Carrie Underwood-Episode Dates: March 24, 2007, Feb. 23, 2008
-Usher-Episode Dates: May 1, 2004, May 17, 2008

-Marianne Faithful-Episode Dates: Feb. 9, 1980, Dec. 6, 1997
-George Thoroughgood and the Destroyers-Episode Dates: Oct 2, 1982