Elizabeth Berkley Relives Iconic ‘Saved by the Bell’ Moment on ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Who could forget this iconic 90s television moment?

Ever since they announced the Dancing with the Stars cast I’ve been EAGERLY waiting to see Jessie Spano Elizabeth Berkley dance to “I’m so Excited” like she did so many years ago on Saved by the Bell. Well guess what? Last night I got my wish!!

The former teen actress fully committed to reenacting the moment, starting with an opening montage where her partner Val Chmerkovskiy walks in on a teenage pill-poppin’ Jessie Elizabeth and tells her she doesn’t need the pills – just like Zach Morris Mark Paul Gosselaar did in the original episode! She even did the entire dance in leggings, a baggy sweatshirt and of course a bright headband controlling her curls.

Check out Elizabeth’s performance below. Did you get your life like I did?

 

 

First Look: Rihanna’s fashion reality show ‘Styled to Rock’

 

 The first promo for Rihanna’s fashion competition reality show is here!

In the 30 second clip we learn that the show starts off with 12 competitors and three mentors, one of which is Pharrell Williams! Rihanna serves as the Executive Producer but it seems unclear on whether or not she is hosting the show herself.

Styled to Rock debuts November 5 on the Style Network. Live tweeting the show? They want you to use #StyledtoRock.

Check out the trailer below:

Six new shows to tune into this summer

Once upon a time summer meant your favorite TV shows were on vacation, so you had two options: go out and have fun or watch reruns until September. Now that networks premiere  TV shows year-round there’s another option if your social calendar is less than robust. Depending on which regular season series you’re missing, here are a few summer series to help get your fix for the next three months.

If you miss How I Met Your Mother, watch:

Camp

Shot in Australia, Camp follows counselors and campers at Little Otter Family Camp. Rachel Griffiths stars as Mackenzie Greenfield,  a newly single camp director searching for summer paradise while coping after her husband leaves her for a younger woman. (Wednesdays at 10pm on NBC; premieres July 10)

If you miss Scandal, watch…

Devious Maids

From Desperate Housewives creator Marc Cherry and Housewives star Eva Longoria, Devious Maids follows a group of maids — played by all-stars Ana Ortiz (Ugly Betty), Judy Reyes (Scrubs), Roselyn Sanchez (Without a Trace), Dania Ramirez (Entourage) and Brianna Brown (General Hospital) —  working for the rich and famous in Beverly Hills. Like  Housewives, the series kicks off when the ladies turn to each other for support following the death of a fellow maid. (Sundays at 10pm on Lifetime; premieres June 23)

Mistresses

Based on the UK hit television series of the same name, Mistresses tells the scandalous story of four girlfriends each on their own path to self-discovery. Savannah “Savi” Davis (Alyssa Milano), Karen Kim (Yunjin Kim), April Malloy (Rochelle Aytes) and Josslyn Carver (Jes Macallan) find support and guidance with each other as they get involved in hot and illicit affairs and brave their turbulent journeys. (Mondays at 10pm on ABC; premieres June 3)

If you miss Modern Family watch…

The Fosters

Executive-produced by Jennifer Lopez, the drama stars Teri Polo and Sherri Saum as Stef and Lena Foster, a lesbian bi-racial couple who raise an ethnically diverse blended family together. (Take a second to process that if you must). The hour-long drama addresses the contemporary  family issues that stem from having a non-nuclear family arrangement, hopefully they handle the issues better than Glee.  (Mondays at 9pm on ABC Family; premieres June 3)

If you miss The Apprentice watch…

Whodunnit?

This Clue-esque reality series tests 13 amateur sleuths’ deductive skills over the course of nine episodes, as they work to uncover who among them has committed a fictional murder in the glamorous estate they’re staying in, Rue Manor.  A new crime is presented each week and failure to solve the crime will lead to a player’s demise, until only three are left. In the final episode, one player will unmask the killer and take home the $250,000 prize. (Sundays at 9pm on ABC; premieres June 23)

The American Baking Competition

Based on British series The Great British Bake Off , 10 amateur bakers compete with their sweets to win $250,000 and a publishing contract with Simon & Schuster to create their own cookbook. Jeff Foxworthy hosts. (Wednesdays at 8pm on CBS; premieres tonight)

Mun2 reveals ‘I Love Jenni’ in its last season

Prepare to shed a tear. Mun2 has announced that it will NOT continue to air additional season of its hit I Love Jenni featuring the late singer’s  family. Latina.com is reporting that the current season of I Love Jenni will be the show’s last.

During the network’s 2013-2014 Upfront press conference, mun2’s General Manager Diana Mogollon said after meeting with Rivera’s family,  both parties “decided to, in Jenni’s words, ‘finish what we started’.”

The final season of I Love Jenni premiered this previous Sunday. Chiquis n Control, an I Love Jenni spinoff will also be discontinued by the network.

Jenni Rivera, affectionately known as “la diva de la banda” passed on December 9, 2012 after a horrific plane crash in Northern Mexico.

American Idol’s ratings are dropping and here’s why

Though American Idol‘s ratings have experienced a drop each year, they experienced a severe low last week. Last Thursday night’s episode was down 50% from the show’s Thursday night premiere with ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy beating Idol for the top spot, and Scandal coming dangerously close to tying the reality competition show!

So just why are the ratings down? It could be the popularity of competing shows, or Idol might have some room for improvement. Let’s discuss where Idol may have dropped the ball:

Nicki Minaj as a host? This plan to draw in more viewers backfired. Sure she’s had a handful of popular singles, but the rapper/singer is not an industry veteran. Unlike her co-judges who have been around much longer she hasn’t proved she knows what it takes to sustain a long and respectable career. How can she coach someone to a level of success she hasn’t attained?

Despite not having the credentials to back her up Nicki continues the smack talk. When she’s happy with a contestant she awkwardly gushes over them in a weird, attention seeking way, but when she’s less than pleased the forced claws come out. No doubt she’s determined to be the new Simon – frank and controversial – but it seems like she’s trying too hard to make herself that way. Each time she makes outlandish and long winded comments on a performance one can’t help but wonder is that what she’s thinking or did she just devise a quick monologue she thought might make her trend on Twitter?

Luckily for Minaj she’s got plenty of opportunities to degrade aspiring pop stars as this year’s contestants have not represented the creme de la creme of undiscovered talent. Why is that? Perhaps because the show decided that instead of just inviting interested singers to audition they would allow people to enter their shy friends and family for a position on the show. Why is this a problem? Remember when someone would audition, sing beautifully and Simon would give them a flat out “No” and explaining that they just didn’t have what it takes to be the next American Idol? That’s because he knew then and there what was missing – star quality. The star quality that it takes to transition your career from one brand to another, to keep it together when critics slam creative risks, or to force the world to stop and stare when you perform. Does someone who’s too intimidated to audition on their own have the star quality needed to command attention? I highly doubt it. Season 12’s contestants still have a lot of talent but you don’t see much of that star quality and relatable character when you tune in each week.

What’s done is done, at this point Idol can only move forward with the decisions they’ve made, praying for a strong second half of this season and brainstorming ideas to avoid a stronger decline during season 13. Have you already given up on Idol or will you still be watching?