Thursday, November 1, 2007

TV Potpourri

Former Saturday Night Live cast member MOLLY SHANNON will guest star in three upcoming episodes of the new ABC series Pushing Daisies. She'll play a competitor of lead character Ned...

Viva La Bam star BAM MARGERA's uncle was convicted yesterday of two counts of sexual assault on a child after he was accused of groping three girls ranging in age from 12 to 14 last year at a Colorado skate park. Fifty-one-year-old VINCENT "DON VITO" MARGERA faces probation to six years in prison on each conviction. He was acquitted of a third count of sex assault on a child. Margera, who cursed in the courtroom upon hearing the convictions, will be held without bail until his sentencing on December 20th...

Variety reports that DENNIS MILLER will host the upcoming NBC game show Amnesia. Contestants will try to win money by answering questions about themselves on the comedy-influenced show, which will premiere later this season...

**I like Dennis Miller..am looking forward to his new sports show debuting on VS. next Tuesday at 10 eastern, but if you caught any of him hosting the game show on GSN called "Grand Slam" you will probably hope he stays away from game shows. The moderator from VH1's "World Series of Pop Culture", Pat Kiernan, is awesome on GS...very urbane and polished, but Miller and GS co-host Amanda Bynes seem very out of place..it kills the pace of the show, and alot of time their commentary seems out of place. Like GSN had to find a place to stick him for contractual obligations, and they chose GS! Hopefully he will work out better on NBC...

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