Today's Gossip Alert is a change up of pace.

But first I just had to comment on this pic that I stumbled across.

I'm honestly not sure what to do with this image. Mr. Tyler...rock and roll megastar...in Crocs? Really?

I am without words.

And now...simply because we're all a bit weary of Britney and Lindsay's antics, which teenaged pop tart just managed to get knocked up, if or if not Madonna is splitting up with Guy... and the whole Amy Winehouse story that just could not get any sadder...I think we'll just take a break from all the negative dish for a moment. 

So...here's what I'm going to do...I'm going to give ya'll the scoop on some television shows you simply should not miss! Being a confirmed videot I am MORE than qualified to guide you to inspiring, enjoyable and, yes, maybe even shows where you might learn a little something!

Excited?

I knew you would be!

First up on the menu, I have a badass, road-tripping, writer and chef. A cynic extraordinare and bonified smartass. I give you...

Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

With Tony's show on The Travel Channel you not only get your eyes opened to some incredible inside scoop on awesome foods, professional chef's tips and restaurants...

...but you'll also get an illuminating tour of places, customs and people you may never knew existed!

Not only is this guy a world traveler...a knockout success of a chef...but he's a writer with a most wonderful sarcastic wit that will have you tuning in every week just to hear his stories and witness his often hillarious adventures. Note: This show is not for kiddies...or those with tender ears.

That censor button pusher gets a real workout with this show...and the topics sometimes covered are quite often not for tiny ones. Tony is a tough guy with an artist's heart. He tells it like it is and he doesn't take static from anyone. He IS static! This guy is a New Yorker from the toes up...and to add to that spectacular trait...he's an awesome blogger. Feel free to eyeball his bloggy HERE. Seriously ya'll...this guy's writing is a JOY to read.

Tony is MOST gossip-worthy, having led a rough and tumble, knife and fork climb up the culinary ladder.  TV personality, best-selling author, public speaker, weary world traveler, gourmand, punk-rock aficionado, proud New Yorker and, most recently, newlywed and doting father.

Watch this show once and you'll be HOOKED!

Not into cooking and travel (although you should be! Food and new places ROCK!)? Well why not check out the Sci-Fi network's fantastic show...

Ghost Hunters

These guys add a real sense of professionalism to the sometimes hokie subject of the paranormal. They go into each investigation trying to find reasonable explanations for whatever odd things are going on. Only when they can't debunk or find a source of an event will they consider possibly deeming a place "haunted".

Through the use of some pretty awesome high tech equipment these two (and their team) are out to help those who no one else will believe. They've investigated homes, theaters, battle ships, prisons, asylums and hotels. This show just keeps getting better and better.  Click here to learn more aout this great show!

Looking for something more in the comedy genre? Something with a bit more intellectual spin than most elementary sitcoms?

Then Check out The Big Bang Theory.

Here's the scoop...Leonard and Sheldon are brilliant physicists, the kind of "beautiful minds" that understand how the universe works. But none of that genius helps them interact with people, especially women.

All this begins to change when a free-spirited beauty named Penny moves in next door. Sheldon, Leonard's roommate, is quite content spending his nights playing Klingon Boggle with their socially dysfunctional friends, fellow CalTech scientists Wolowitz and Koothrappali. However, Leonard sees in Penny a whole new universe of possibilities... including love.

With a spectacularly well meshed cast...headed up by Roseanne alumni Johnny Galecki ...I can promise you a fast paced, intelligently witty and down right funny show right there on little old CBS where gawd and everyone without cable can watch it!

And last but not least, if you aren't watching...

...then you are totally missing out. I'm pretty darned jaded. My Dad worked in the entertainment industry for quite awhile and, through various jobs, travels and adventures, I myself have seen pretty much everything from dancers to singers to magicians to actors and many, many more acts of every genre. This show has opened a door on whole new ideas in entertainment. A man, a trombone and a Donna Summer song? Sounds lame, huh? Totally NOT! Who knew?! I, and I think anyone else who watched the first show, was blown away. And not just by that act...there were more....WAY MORE that just rocked the house. Click Here to get a peek inside the show and find out when it's on in your time zone!

We, here in Gossipopolis, look forward to these shows every week. EVEN if they are reruns! We hope you will too :-)

Next week we will return to our regular Gossip Alert format.

Promise ;-)