Thursday, December 31, 2009

what to watch tonight: New Year's Eve 2010!

When I was 18 and had just moved to Southern California, I was starstuck as could be, and jumped at the opportunity to dance on Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve party. As a kid, watching the countdowns were the event of New Year's -- at least for a nerdy kid like myself -- so being about to be a part of one sounded pretty perfect. [Spoiler alert: Yes, the L.A. segments are pre-taped!] So on an early Saturday morning in December, my dorm roommate and I drove up to L.A. in our "party" outfits, and nervously waited for direction. They reminded us that "everyone" is on TV, and to keep smiling, and to keep having fun. But after a long 14 hour day of standing around watching Hall & Oates take their mark, I was pretty much over the whole TV taping thing. And naturally, it kind of ruined the experience of watching Dick Clark's Rockin' NYE. Now each year I can't help but judge the suckers who got roped into drinking those empty cups and counting down that 3 week early 10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1-Happy New Year!! I suppose the up side of the experience was the fact that I ended up being sick on December 31, stuck at home in bed. It was an alright consulation knowing that my TV self was "at the hottest of hot L.A. clubs" living it up, TV dancing, and drinking fake TV champagne.

Here are the NYE parties in a box for tonight!
ABC: Dick Clark's Rockin' New Year's Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2010 at 11:30p
FOX: Billboard's New Year's Eve Live at 11p
NBC: New Year's Eve Live at 11:30p

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