Watching MTV

That acronym means “America’s Funniest (Home) Videos,” folks. Now that that’s taken care of, let’s dive right in.

We know that TRL has been inching towards death–a few months ago MTV announced that “live” shows would be taped twice a week–but it seems something is in the works to spice up the drab program…

Funny videos! (WTF?)

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Like, OMG! “Legally Blonde” will soon be on a television near you! If you’ve been under a rock for the past year, then you missed all the news about the sensational new musical “Legally Blonde,” based off of the hit movie franchise. Allegedly, MTV will tape and broadcast the musical in its entirety.

Not so fast, there’s–of course–a conflict brewing…

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Sick of the current MTV programming? Lucky for you, some new shows are in the works. Today we’ll highlight one tentatively called “Talk About Sex.”

You know this one will be dirtier than “The Real World”…

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There’s been speculation for weeks, but now OK! magazine is confirming that Britney Spears will open the 2007 MTV VMAs.

Details!

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And I quote:

Someone wrote my phone number on the wall at a club called McCoys I think and I started getting phone calls from people late at night who saw the number and wanted to express their feelings haha..

What “feelings” did these people express? Read more, after the jump.

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Are you all ready for the weekend yet? If so, I hope you have something fun planned—and I also hope that you’ll get more piece of mind than Parisa did last weekend. In a message posted on her private Facebook, Parisa said this: “Thank you whoever wrote my number on the wall at some club and the lovely drunk that woke me up to tell me Dunbar sucks.”

I followed up with the reality star and she gave me a unique view into the cast members’ lives post-filming. Here’s a taste:

• Cast members do not see the episodes in advance (with the exception of the first two episodes). They watch them live on Wednesday nights, just like you.
• “I check in with your blog regularly and noticed the change in pace over there, glad to see you’re doing well.” See! By reading this you are among the stars!
• “I goofed thinking that this person was my friend, investing time and care into a friendship that definitely isn’t being portrayed as mutual.” Who could she be talking about? Find out soon.

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What did you all think of the latest “The Hills”? Personally, I thought it merged Spencer and Beavis (from Beavis and Butthead) more than any other episode, and it proved that Lo should get her own show.

Anyway, on Monday we saw LC and her crew playing football on the beach in Malibu. Remember this post I brought you way back in July?? We finally saw it come to fruition!

Next we saw Heidi and Spencer navigate the wilderness of (my home state) Colorado. The Montags got a nice plug of their family-owned restaurant, Timberline, and Audrina moped about JustinBobby again.

Want some scoop about Heidi’s dad, Tim Egelhoff? Click “read the rest of this entry.”

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Perez Hilton is finally announcing which celebs will join him on the new show “Celebrity Rap Superstar.” The “celebs”: DaBrat (pictured) and MC Lyte.

Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz….

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A story popped up on my radar and I’m not really sure what to make of it. Apparently, the show “MADE” was shooting at North Side High School in Jackson, TN, but producers cancelled the planned followup filming on Friday. The story says that “Interim Principal Jan Watson said Thursday that a producer notified her that MTV wasn’t coming, but she did not know why.”

If you live in the area, click “read the rest of this entry” to see where else “MADE” is filming.

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I just love when new shows pop up–especially when they’re those horrible dating shows that MTV is famous for. Get all the details on the new show “Summer of Love,” after the jump.

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There seems to be trouble brewing between MTV and music giant Universal Music. Though no punches have yet been thrown, Universal Music is evidently threatening to charge more money for video rights or to revoke its content from MTV entirely.

Universal Music Chairman Doug Morris has been fighting for years to get more money for music produced by his collection of hot acts, which range from U2 to Eminem. He’s been a constant thorn in the side of Apple CEO Steve Jobs, wanting more money (which hasn’t happened) to sell Universal-owned music through Apple’s iTunes.

I’ll be sure to follow this story.

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Did you even know MTV had a video game division? Now that I read it it makes sense. I want a “Real World” X-Box game! Anyway, a recent announcement confirmed that MTV will spend an additional $500 million on its video game division in the next two years. $500 million?? Wow.

Find out what this has to do with Seattle, after the jump of course.

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MTV and The Associated Press have collaborated for a new study that gauged this generation’s happiness. Here’s what they found:

Overall the study shows that young people (13-24) today are generally very happy, optimistic about the future and have goals in place to achieve a happier tomorrow.

Wondering how MTV fits into all of these academic findings?

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Have you heard the news yet about Heidi’s new single? If not, a brief synopsis: a few days back, Ryan Seacrest aired a leaked sample of the song, “Body Language,” by one Miss Heidi Montag. Heidi reacted furiously, claiming that she would never have authorized a leak and acted distraught over the matter. But a few days back, Pink Is The New Blog released a scan of In Touch Weekly that exposes Heidi for the liar she appears to be. Check it out:

Ouch!

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This is totally out of left field! Apparently, Brooke from “The Real World: Denver” and Evelyn from the “Fresh Meat” challenge are dating.

Find out the shocking details, after the jump!

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