DUCKY’S COLBERT REPORT GIVEAWAY!

Stephen Colbert may not be able to be President just yet and he might be off the air for the moment but that doesn’t mean you have to go without the awesomeness. I’m lucky enough to be giving away a couple COLBERT prizes, so get ready to get truthy.

Grand Prize Pack: Colbert Report Season 1 DVD, Colbert Report Shirt and Poster
1st Runner Up: Colbert Report Shirt and Poster
2nd Runner Up or the Next to Last Loser: Colbert Report and Poster

How to Enter: This is going to be an easy one. As Colbert was cock blocked at possibly running for President I want you to tell me why you couldn’t be president – what deep dark secret do you have? My favorite answer will win the Grand Prize and so on and so on. Leave answers in the Comments section of this post.

It’s the end of the second week of the WGA Strike and so much has happened. Shows are officially shutting down, actors are being sent away, the gays struck, pigs and rats were inflated around town, my pal Rae walked the lines, and some showrunners are crossing that picket line in our honor.

WGA Strike Day 12
Updates and Links

*This post will be updated throughout the day, check back for the latest.

IT’s Friday morning and it’s damp, cold, and downright miserable here in Boston so I thought I’d chat about some news tidbits given that I didn’t see any television last night. Well, that’s not entirely true. When I got home at midnight I started watching SUPERNATURAL but couldn’t keep my eyes open. Being at work for 16 hours will do that to you.

Let’s start with some SUPERNATURAL news. Obviously there’s the whole Katie Cassidy tried to impersonate someone else to protect her “high profile” acting career after being a drunken mess and underage.

Then, did you hear about this? Apparently SUPERNATURAL is big with the Troops! Could it be all the violence, the hot girls, or the hot boys?

According to TVGuide:

Jensen and Jared were honored on Veterans Day in Chicago, Army Master Sgt. Kevin Wise, First Special Forces out of Baghdad, presented the actors with congratulatory letters and Special Forces coins. It seems the CW series is one of the most popular — some say the No. 1 — DVD request from military members over there. According to a letter Sgt. Wise read, watching the demon-killing Winchester brothers helps soldiers forget the stress of war and reminds them of family and home.

I’ve never asked my brother if he’s into the show… he’s all GI Joe and all so this would be good to know. That’s pretty frakkin’ cool huh? Go Jensen and Jared. Though to be honest, I’m a little peeved at my Supernatural contacts for not spilling that scoop to us earlier.

So up in Vancouver where they film Supernatural, it appears that a number of shows are closing shop this week and telling their actors to get lost. BIONIC WOMAN and BATTLESTAR GALACTICA are ceasing to continue production. Battlestar needs no more barriers… seriously can we just get our final season already! Damn.

Project Runway’s 4th Season Premiere killed over at Bravo! It was the highest rated show on Bravo ever. It’s all because of Tim Gunn, let’s be honest folks. He makes it work. See how I snuck that in, “make it work”… ah, good times.

One of my summer faves, BIG BROTHER has started casting for Season 9 which CBS is not confirming will begin this winter (thanks to the strike). If you’re interested in joining that hamster cage in L.A. now’s the time to submit your application. The Chenbot Lives Even In The Winter!

And finally today, I’ll throw in a huge sigh of relief and excitement over the fact that TLC has asked the ever perky and punctual PAIGE DAVIS back as Host of Trading Spaces. To be honest, Spaces has not been the same since she’s been gone. If we could only find a way to get rid of Frank, it would be the perfect show again. Bring back Doug and Vern too! If anyone questions my love and infatuation with Page and the Trading Spaces of old, you can surely find a Boston Globe article with me in it as a super fan. God that’s gay.

Another week, another Supernatural, another drunken wannabe starlet, and another set Behind The Scenes Videos from my favorite… SUPERNATURAL!

This week we have 2 new videos focusing on the Visual Effects crew and their magic. Having witnessed some of this first hand last spring during the set visit, I have to say these guys are amazing. Enjoy…

Check back next week for more Behind The Scenes Videos From SUPERNATURAL.

The Smoking Gun has uncovered a two week old arrest of SUPERNATURAL’s Katie Cassidy (ruby) for underage drinking.

NOVEMBER 15–Nabbed for underage drinking, a young starlet lied about her identity to arresting officers because she was a “Hollywood actress” and news of her bust “would not look good.” When Katie Cassidy, 20, was popped two weeks ago by Tucson, Arizona cops following a 2:15 AM traffic stop, she claimed to be Taylor Quinn Cole, a 23-year-old actress.

Cassidy, the daughter of former teen heartthrob David Cassidy, stars in the CW show “Supernatural” and has reportedly been cast as Lucy Ewing in the film version of “Dallas,” the former hit TV series. Cole has guest-starred in “Supernatural” and appeared in the former WB series “Summerland.”

According to Tucson Police Department reports, copies of which you’ll find below, Cassidy was riding in a Chevy truck driven by a 19-year-old male when the vehicle was pulled over for moving violations on October 30. She appeared drunk when quizzed by cops, who noted her slurred speech, clumsy movements, and booze breath. While Cassidy’s blood alcohol content was redacted from reports released by police, a source familiar with the arrest said that her BAC was .16, twice the legal limit.

Cassidy, a West Hollywood resident, told cops she lived in Vancouver and was not carrying any identification. She claimed her name was Taylor Quinn Cole and that she was 21. Asked her date of birth, Cassidy replied, “4-29-84.” An officer then told her that date would have made her 23. That’s when Cassidy confessed, “Okay, Okay, I lied to you–that wasn’t my real name.” [The 1984 date Cassidy offered is Cole's actual birth date.]

Cassidy told police that she lied about her identity because she was scared and, according to one report, “She said that she is a Hollywood actress and that this would not look good for her.” Cassidy acknowledged that she knew the legal drinking age was 21, adding that she had consumed “several glasses of wine” and some “cranberry and vodka” that night. When cops called Cassidy’s mother, she wanted to know “what could be done,” since her daughter was a “high-profile” actress. When a cop replied that the arrested performer would have to appear in court to answer misdemeanor charges (minor in possession and false reporting to a law enforcement agent), Cassidy’s mother explained that her daughter “didn’t have time to come back to court.” Cassidy, who was arraigned this week, is next due in court on December 18.

Head on over to TheSmokingGun for the actual documents filed.

Wow, do you think that SUPERNATURAL will pull a LOST and she’ll be killed by the end of the season? I know many fans hope so. I’m trying not to be mean because SUPERNATURAL is one of my main shows and I have great contacts there but come on, some of this is just hysterical. I love that she’s a “high profile actress” like she’s Julia Roberts or Reese Witherspoon. Brilliant. Kids…

*thanks to Mel for the tip