Know More: Serena

Here's some dope for all those smitten by the hottest girl on American television this Fall - Blake Lively (Serena from Zee Cafe's Gossip Girl). Blake Christina Lively (born August 25, 1987 in Tarzana, California) is an American actress earlier known for her roles in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants and Accepted.

Blake Lively is the youngest of five children; her parents are actors Ernie and Elaine Lively. She has two sisters, Lori and Robyn, and two brothers, Jason and Eric. Both her parents and all four siblings are, or have been, in the entertainment industry. Her brother-in-law is Bart Johnson.

She attended Burbank High School in Burbank and has participated in the National Show Choir. Blake is known for her tall 5'10" frame and blonde hair. Lively started out in film with a bit role in Sandman in 1998. In 2005, Lively played Bridget in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for which she received a Teen Choice Award nomination for "Choice Movie Breakout - Female". She will be reprising the role in 2008 in the sequel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2, alongside co-stars Alexis Bledel, America Ferrera and Amber Tamblyn.

She starred in Accepted, Simon Says and Elvis and Anabelle in 2006. She also received the Breakthrough Award from Hollywood Life for her role in Accepted on December 10, 2006. In 2007, she was cast in the de facto lead role of Serena van der Woodsen in the new teen drama, Gossip Girl, co-starring alongside Leighton Meester, Chace Crawford, Taylor Momsen and Penn Badgley.

Lively scored her first major magazine cover with November's 2007 Cosmo Girl. In the magazine she discussed her high school career.

Meet the winner of Survivor: China

Todd Herzog took the $1 million “Survivor: China” prize on the season finale, beating Courtney Yates and Amanda Kimmel. The “Survivor: China” finale votes were four for Herzog, two for Yates and one for Kimmel.

Todd Herzog, the 22-year-old flight attendant from Utah, said of his win, “I wasn’t the strongest. I wasn’t the smartest. But I was definitely the most strategic.”

Jay Leno goes green

Jay Leno returns with new episodes starting tonight on Zee Cafe. So, it seemed like a good time to share some of his 'green' interests.

The sultan collector of rare and expensive automobiles has an expansive 17,000 sq. foot “Big Dog Garage” in Burbank, CA. In a recent article in the Autos section of the LA Times Jay told the reporter about the 54-kilowatt solar power system that he installed atop his garage last month that on some days can power his air conditioning, overhead lights, power tools and still return some power to the city.

Apparently the 57-year old TV show host has been going over his garage looking for ways to make it more eco-friendly. Why, one might ask? – “My thing with the green situation is: Even if you don’t believe in global warming, don’t you want to screw the oil company or gas company or utility company?”

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Which show has the Best Dressed star cast ?

Gossip Girl’s cast is at the head of the class when it comes to being fashionable. The cast took top honors in Yahoo’s TV poll for “Best Dressed” with 22% of the vote.

Their trendy shoes flattened the competition besting Desperate Housewives, Dancing with the Stars and Ugly Betty.

It comes as no surprise then that it is also the most downloaded TV program on Apple’s iTunes and the most watched show in streaming on Yahoo.
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What's on Cafe tonight?

High schooler Justin Tolchuk (Dan Byrd) is a sensitive, lanky 16-year-old just trying to fit in (with his mother's help) at his high school in Medora, Wisconsin.

His well-meaning mom Franny (Amy Pietz) who just wants him to be "cool" and fit in.

Franny signs up for the school's foreign exchange program and predicatably pictures an athletic, brilliant Nordic teen who will bestow instant coolness on her outsider son. And, what she gets is Raja Musharaff (Adhir Kalyan), a 16-year-old Pakistani.

All in all, it's going to be a very interesting year for Justin, Raja, the family, and the entire community of Medora as some rather ugly elements start to surface.

Aliens in America series premieres tonight in India and is scheduled for Thursday nights at 9:30 on Zee Cafe. If it’s comedy you’re looking for, this entertaining story of a shy high school kid thrust into a amusing situation is a must watch for you.

Some more interesting info: The theme music for series is created by popular band Junoon. Click below to catch the music video that's already a huge hit on YouTube.

Christmas Spice!

We loathed them. We criticized them. But secretly we all loved them.

Put together whacky fashion, girl power, 5 gorgeous women (with great voices by the way) and we have The Spice Girls.

If you were growing up in the 90’s you have definitely heard their music. Every girl was trying to be them and every guy wanted them!

Reunited and looking really good, these girls are taking Girl Power to the next level!
With the release of their new music video, Headlines, they are all over the place. It’s rumored that another single is all set for release very soon. Let’s all keep a look out for that one. But a recent promo I saw says that we can watch a special episode of them on Zee Café or Zee Trendz. Now that’s something else to watch out for!

Have you caught America's #1 Cable Show yet!

A great new show has debuted recently on Zee Cafe and it's something viewers in India are going to love.

A new ensemble drama series about the struggles, dreams and friendships of a diverse group of women - and one man - living with their spouses and families on an active army post. They include: CLAUDIA JOY HOLDEN the strong and respected wife of a Colonel; DENISE SHERWOOD, a devoted homemaker who harbors a shocking secret; PAMELA MORAN a former cop, now earning money as a surrogate; and ROXY LEBLANC, a feisty woman from the wrong side of the tracks. The "wives" also include one husband, ROLAND BURTON who is trying to adapt to his wife's post-traumatic stress syndrome after her return from the war.

Army Wives - Wednesdays, 9 pm on Zee Cafe.

Jay Leno to return despite WGA strike

Here's some good news for The Tonight show with Jay Leno fans.

Late-night TV comedians Jay Leno and Conan O'Brien said on Monday they will resume taping their shows on January 2, and cross picket lines if necessary, after nearly two months off the air in support of striking film and television writers.

With no end in sight to Hollywood's worst labour crash in 20 years, the hosts of 'The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late night with Conan O'Brien" said they were returning for the sake of scores of co-workers idled by the strike.

Both will renew production without their writers, who presumably will still be on strike.

(Source: news.yahoo.com)

Blair speaks about New York

Here's some byte from Leighton Meester - popularly known as Blair on Zee Cafe's hit series 'Gossip Girl'.

"I wouldn't have it any other way. If it's up to me, we will always shoot in New York. I know that there's a lot of shows that don't, and that's cool, but this is such an important element to the show that you couldn't shoot it anywhere else. And the fact that we're not just on a lot; we're not in a studio the whole time. We're in the streets of Manhattan, which is where these kids really do hang out and go. It's obviously beautiful to look at, because New York is such an amazing city."

Journeyman: Miss it and you'll regret it..

Watched the premiere episode of Journeyman on Zee Cafe on Tuesday (11th Dec) and I must accept that this one of the bestshows I have seen in a long time.

The show, in short, follows the life of Dan (Kevin McKidd) who one day starts waking up in random places. Before he wakes up though, he has extremely vivid dreams about going back in time about 20 years. At first he believes these are just dreams but eventually realizes his dreams are real. And, as he disappears, everyone around him (his wife/brother/colleagues) begin to wonder if he is gotten addicted to some stuff or gone crazy.

So, the job at hand is not just solve the mysteries in the time zone he lands in but also to save his marriage :-) Apart from a fantastic storyline, what's most impressive is the use of music. The end of the premiere episode has “One” by U2 playing while Dan is in one last desperate attempt to prove to his wife what’s actually happening digs up their backyard.

Our Rating for the show: 4.5/5

Cafe Gadget Watch

These days rumour mills churn faster than you can say "XOXO" thanks to the latest trendsetting tech, as witnessed weekly on Zee Cafe's 'Gossip Girl'. The show's vixen Blair (Leighton Meester) explains how these toys make their silver-spoon world go round, while we give our device advice.

"So much of the characters' social lives rely on people talking about them and how fast the information files"says the startlet. Our Pick T-Mobile's Sidekick LX comes with a MySpace mobile application-all the better for tracking your crush.

So, apparently the characters on Gossip Girl would feel like they dint have air or water if they dint have technology. Well then, keep visiting this space for more gadgets that keeps the scandals roaming!

Criss Angel - Mind Freak

Criss Angel is really famous. He should do some magic in some movies. It's so awesome that he can read people's minds and do real magic, that's why he calls himself 'MindFreak'. It's so wild that he can tell what color underwear people are wearing

WHOA..He is now gonna be on Zee Cafe this January '08

This is a show about a man (Criss Angel) doing amazing impossible stunts. From things such as dangling with hooks in his back from a helicopter to laying on a bad of spikes while supporting the weight of a hummer.

Thank You Zee Cafe for bringing such a Talented illusionist m surely gonna get glued to it:)

Coming: Back To You

There's another great comedy hitting Zee Cafe soon. Back to You is an American situation comedy series created and executive produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan.

The series is directed by James Burrows Chuck Darling (Grammer) and Kelly Carr (Heaton) were co-anchors of a Pittsburgh news program that had great on-screen chemistry, despite constant quarreling off-screen.

However, Chuck left to take a job elsewhere. After an embarrassing comment he made resulting in his firing from a large market LA newscast, Chuck has returned to Pittsburgh after 10 years to become anchor on the newscast he originally left. Chuck also learns that he is the father of Carr's 10-year-old daughter. Their daughter, Gracie, is now 11-years-old as of the episode, "Something's Up There". A review by the LA Times says "Back to You is back to TV comedy basics: multiple cameras, live audiences but, mostly, laughs. — Los Angeles Times."

The Next Big Thing to hit Indian Television: Journeyman

Journeyman’s plot revolves around Dan Vasser, a normal man living in San Francisco who, for an unknown reason, begins jumping backwards in time. He soon learns that each series of jumps follows the life of a person whose destiny he is meant to change.

Dan's jumping affects his family life with his wife and son, his job as a reporter, and instills suspicion in his brother, a police detective. While in the past, Dan reconnects with his ex-fiancée, whom he believed was killed in a plane crash, but is actually a traveler like him.

Premieres 11th December ’07 on Zee Café
For more details log on to http://www.zeecafe.tv/

What's brewing on the Season Finale?

So, what will happen on the Season Finale of the Best Years? Will Samantha and Trent declare their relationship or will Devon get a chance to win back the love of his life?

What will Dawn choose? A career in film or will she stick to the new life she's built for herself at Charles U?

As the term comes to a close Sam and her close friends are faced with the toughest choices that will impact the rest of their lives – will they stay at Charles University or go their separate ways? Guess we'll find out this n more, this Wednesday at 9 PM, on Zee Cafe.

An Inside trip with the Travel Girls ..

A few random notes on the latest reality show on Zee Cafe - TRAVEL GIRLS.

Travel Girls follows the story of six girls striving for fame as TV travel presenters.

They're competing for the job of fronting a travel show by attempting to demonstrate their aptitude for fronting a travel show. So essentially, it's an audition. But when six attractive women compete for a prize, there lies the wonderful opportunity to make a TV series out of it.

Soon, there will be just three girls left out of the initial six.

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Natalie, a beautiful but vapid blonde, complains that whenever she had to speak, her mind went blank. One crew member went on to describe her as "not the smartest cookie in the world", and after watching her attempt at combining those tricky activities of talking and walking up an escalator, you would have to agree.

Heather, a cute but distracted brunette, was too busy texting her boyfriend back home to bother firing up her personality circuits. "I think we've broken up but I'm not sure," she whined.

And Susie, who you could probably describe as "bubbly", asked searching questions of her interviewees along the lines of "Why is it called the Great Barrier Reef?", "Where do babies come from?” and "Why is air?"

Hmm..this is going to be fun. We'll be tuned in to find out who will land this dream job.

Go Gig this Saturday with Avril Lavigne

Avril Lavigne is a gal who knows what she wants. When she was 17 years old she released her debut album, Let Go, in 2002. The album snagged 8 Grammy nominations and four Juno Awards (including Album of the Year and New Artist of the Year), spawned the anthemic hit singles “Complicated”, Sk8ter Boi”, and “I’m With You”, and sold more than 16 million copies world-wide. Under My Skin cemented the Napanee, Ontario native’s superstardom, entering U.S., Canadian, and U.K. charts at #1, unleashing smash singles “Don’t Tell Me” and “My Happy Ending:, and collecting three more Juno Awards along the way.

And do you guys know that In 2006, Avril married Sum 41’s Deryck Whibley and branched out into acting, appearing in Richard Linklater’s Fast Food Nation and lending her voice to the DreamWorks animated film “Over the Hedge”.
She may be a bit more sophisticated these days, but........ she’s still peerless, and still fearless. She’s passed through the shadows of teen angst and emerged in a spotlight, ready to have fun and rock and yes, even dance.
For all you Avril Lavigne's fans - Watch her Concert only on “The Gig”
For more details logon to http://www.zeecafe.tv/

There's a Science to Big Bang

Ever wondered how the Geeks in Big Bang sprouted those equations and convoluted dialogues, every Thursday (9 PM) on Zee Cafe? Well, cos the science in the scripts gets a lot of attention. David Saltzberg, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California-Los Angeles, checks scripts and provides dialogues, math equations and diagrams used as props. He says he's more consultant than contributor.

"Physicists love to nitpick, so for the 100 in the 10 million people who might watch the show, I try to get it as close to 100% accurate as I can," he says.

"Very often, we'll write a speech and say, 'science to come" says Check Lorre, creator of Big Bang. "Saltzberg fills it in. He's a terrific guy with a great sense of humor."

The cast also spent time at UCLA hanging with the students and faculty 'stealing some little bits of mannerisms and wardrobe" says Galecki who plays Leonard.

Jim Parsons who plays uber-geek Sheldon, says sprouting the scientific dialogue "can be a pain... When we tape, I have to make sure I get up an hour earlier than i need to. I sit down with a physics dictionary"

Well, whatever it is the science must be working cos its one of the shows of the season thats building traction and has been picked up for a whole season (22 episodes). Here's to more equations...

Why do you find already seen episodes of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno?

So if you are also one of Zee Cafe's patrons who is disappointed to find already seen episodes of your favourite The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, here is the reason.

The 2007 Writers Guild of America strike is a strike by both the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, west (WGAW) that started on November 5, 2007. The WGAE and WGAW are two labor unions that represent film, television and radio writers working in the United States.
The strike is against the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP), a trade organization that represents the interests of American film and television producers. Over 12,000 writers are affected by the strike.
The strike was expected to be prolonged; sources said that a settlement was unlikely before the start of 2008.


The Writers Guild has indicated their industrial action would be a "marathon." AMPTP negotiator Nick Counter has indicated that negotiations would not resume as long as strike action continues, stating, "We're not going to negotiate with a gun to our heads—that's just stupid."
However, it was recently announced that both sides will resume negotiations on November 26, 2007, regardless of the continuation of strike action.



The last such strike was the 1988 Writers Guild of America strike; it lasted 22 weeks, costing the American entertainment industry an estimated 500 million dollars





Source: www.wikipedia.com

Serena Van Der Woodsen OH LA LA….

A wonderful actor with a smile that would knock any man off his feet

she is hot, but whom does she find hot????

As a kid, she had a huge crush on Leonardo Dicaprio and, oh my gosh, Justin Timberlake," she says. "They were the two I can really think of just being completely in love with."

And today our lady takes a pause to sign autographs. The actress spent half her segment discussing her jeweled té casan pumps with host Kelly Ripa, who insisted on trying one on.

She also revealed to "In Style" that her Gossip Girl character Serena van der Woodsen wore a $12,000 John Galliano jacket and a $10,000 Chanel coat for her first day of school

Want to know all about the Gossip Girl Star Serena log on to http://www.zeecafe.tv/