Southern Protocol

The Emmys are on Sunday – woo! That just sounds like such a great way to end my upcoming weekend… hanging out on the couch with some popcorn and wine, cheering when shows I love win, but most of the time scratching my head when shows I’ve never heard of win. Top night.

I was going to do a fun “who I think will win” post… but then I realized I’m so completely biased towards Modern Family and Glee, that it just wouldn’t even be fair. So I’ll leave the guesses to y’all, and we’ll be back on Monday to discuss red carpet hits and misses.

Just so there is SOME small point to this post, then: have y’all heard about what they’re doing to be super tech savvy and interactive with all of us at home? On Wednesday NBC posted a list of celebrities on their site who will be making appearances at the awards show on Sunday evening, encouraging twitter fanatics across the country to submit a line or two introducing each of said celebrities. 15 winners will be chosen, and their tweets will be read live on air as the awards are handed out. Two of the celebrities on the list? Jon Hamm from Mad Men and Matthew Morrison from Glee. HOW COOL!

Biggest Loser is undoubtedly one of the most inspirational shows on television; and definitely one of the most worthwhile in the reality TV category. Are you not just so inspired to have really hard workouts every Wednesday after watching Gillian and Bob push the contestants to their max? At least until you get to the gym and then you’re like “eh, I pushed a little bit…”?

The weight loss show has spun off tons of merchandise: everything from Wii fit games to books to protein supplements. So it only makes sense that this fall the show will debut a line of Biggest Loser workout apparel; workout clothes that are designed to fit and flatter EVERY shape and size.

Apparently one of the biggest complaints contestants have had about their previous forays into the world of exercise is that none of the clothes fit, or that they’re too uncomfortable. Naturally lack of comfy clothing should be the LAST reason someone opts for the couch and Cheetos over the gym and their health, so the producers decided to fix the problem (or capitalize on more licensed merchandise…either/or). NBC/Universal has partnered with Bruno Shiavi’s Jupi International, an Australian brand, for the line.

No pictures of the garments are yet available, but I’ll be anxious to see the lookbook! Tune in for the Biggest Loser’s last few weeks of this season Tuesdays at 8/7c!

They just keep on coming! I guess TV producers have run out of fresh ideas on how to make people eat bugs or lose weight, so now they’re focusing on food. Not that I’m complaining…!

The newest buzz is about an NBC pilot called United Plates of America (can we agree, that while I will watch the pilot, this is the lamest name ever?). The contestants will strive to woo potential investors via their ideas on menu, concept and general business savvy; the winner will get to open a chain of four restaurants the week of the finale. Why four? Isn’t it near impossible to get ONE restaurant up and running these days? That seems a bit ambitious!

The show is actually produced by Top Chef producers, so it honestly has the potential to be alright. And obviously that means Padma and my fave bald chef Tom Collichio will probably make guest appearances…fine, I’ll add it to my lineup. No word yet on when the show is supposed to start!