sarah palin’s alaska

is sarah palin gettin’ a reality show? you betcha!

the discovery channel is expected to announce their decision to host sarah palin’s untitled alaska-themed reality show in the upcoming days. produced by mark burnett, the show will feature the former vice presidential nominee as a guide to her home state.

this should be interesting – can’t wait to see trailer! she’ll introduce us to the people, traditions and attractions of our nation’s 49th state. but here’s the best part – lady palin is expected to score over $1 million an episode! crap, i’m in the wrong business…

discovery’s execs are banking on palin’s controversial nature to bring in the ratings. regardless of how you feel about her, i’m betting both fans and curious non-fans will most likely tune in to see her roam around in the cool alaskan air.

i’m smellin’ a hit. will you be tuning in?

bothered

words cannot express the hilarity of this jimmy fallon bit. the late-night host premiered his latest brainchild last night, a series of parodies called ‘robert is bothered.’ fallon imitates ‘twilight’ superstar robert pattinson in the sketch, and talks about things that bother him. he even got a little website up and running. 

complete with shag-a-licious hair and a thick british accent, fallon succeeds in bringing robert to life. have you ever seen a robert pattinson interview? he is just as charming as ever, but you can’t deny he acts just a little bit kooky.

in the video above, ‘robert’ talks about how he is bothered by discovery channel’s shark week because sharks, in some ways, mimic vampires. “sharks bite people when they smell blood,” he says. “sound familiar? oh yeah, wait, they’re like vampires. copy-cat fishes. copy-fishes!”

all i can say is i hope jimmy plans on making this a weekly segment. pattinson has spent all of his fame thus far being utterly adored – let’s poke fun at him a bit!

men vs wild

the comedic brilliance that is will ferrell spread his wings to tv land this past tuesday night. ferrell’s new movie, ‘land of the lost’ premieres this friday night, and he’s pulling out all the promotional stops. amidst talk shows & various interviews, ferrell did something a bit unconventional.

‘man vs. wild’ star bear grylls invited will to tag along for 48 hours in the arctic circle. and of course, hilarity ensued. take a peak at the teaser for the discovery channel tv special. while it already aired, you can catch the full show on youtube (Men vs Wild Part 1 of 5). this little gimmick proved successful as almost 4 million viewers tuned in.

click here (Land of the Lost Trailer) to see will in action as dr. rick marshall in his upcoming movie.  while it’s definitely looking funny, i’m willing to bet ferrell did this one for the kids.