Author: Deb Medsker (Page 46 of 70)

What if “The View” were all Rosie, all the time?

May 1, 2006 /

For those still mourning the loss of Meredith Viera from ABC morning staple “The View,” take solace in the knowledge that it could be much, much worse. Imagine the carnage if each of the remaining co-hosts was also, in turn, replaced by Rosie O’Donnell:

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Yes, our darling Meredith has been replaced with a loud, brash, fashion- and coiffure-challenged, supermodel-bashing militant lesbian. Yes, there is a very real danger that Rosie will snap the slender Elisabeth Hasselbeck in two and eat her as an appetizer during a commercial break. And yes, Star Jones now has some serious competition for the title of Most Obnoxious Morning Fat Chick.

But at least there’s only one Rosie. And for that, we must all be very, very grateful.

Actresses, TV

It’s Kevin Costner’s “Waterworld;” we just live in it

April 27, 2006 /

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So, if you work at a spa as a massage specialist, and you see Kevin Costner chilling out in the Zen Room in his terry cloth robe drinking cucumber water, waiting for you to come take him back to one of those serene, private massage rooms in the back…pretend you’ve suddenly taken ill. Or try to run away.

Or at the very least, make sure that someone in management has sat the boy down and explained to him what exactly is and is not appropriate behavior for a man receiving a massage. And make sure that towel is stapled to his body.

Actors, Gossip

Mick Jagger stars in ABC sitcom pilot

April 27, 2006 /

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You loved him in “Freejack”…and now, with any luck, you might just get to see budding actor Mick Jagger securely nestled on ABC’s fall primetime schedule each week, as he recently finished shooting scenes for a new sitcom pilot for the network.

The comedy is tentatively called “Let’s Rob Mick Jagger,” and stars “The Tao of Steve’s” Donal Logue as the janitor in a posh Manhattan high-rise who, over the course of the 22-episode season, will devise and then execute a plan to burglarize the Rolling Stone singer’s apartment. Think serialized TV in the vein of “Lost” and “24,” only executed as a comedy. And starring Mick Jagger as himself.

Let’s hope his newfound status as a TV star will allow that man to finally break out of his shell and meet some women.

Actors, TV, TV Comedies

Mission Imfugsible

April 27, 2006 /

You’ve got to love a web site called “Go Fug Yourself,” dedicated to capturing celebrities at their most fugly. It’s kind of like Us Weekly’s “Fashion Police” feature, only with a lot more room for the writers to expound upon their beloved stars’ latest fashion disasters.

This time, though, they’ve outdone themselves, with a series of photos and captions demonstrating that no one, but no one, wears crazy like Thomas Cruise Mapother IV. Remember: when you’re fugly on the inside, all the rest is just window dressing.

Actors, Gossip

One more reason to obsess over “Lost”

April 26, 2006 /

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This year, the fun doesn’t end when the credits roll on the season finale episode of “Lost.” Fans won’t have to spend the entire summer waiting for new episodes and scrutinizing the old ones for clues they may have missed the first time around–though many viewers will undoubtedly do just that.

Instead, ABC offers a whole new outlet for the legion of conspiracy theorists: a multimedia treasure hunt that “makes use of e-mail messages, phone calls, commercials, billboards and fake Web sites that are made to seem real.” Dubbed “The Lost Experience,” the alternate-reality game will introduce new characters and add a new layer of depth to the show’s already hatch-deep mythology.

Although alternate-reality gaming (ARG) has often been used by marketers to introduce new products (such as the much-heralded “I Love Bees” launch for Halo 2), ABC emphasizes that “The Lost Experience” was created by the show’s writers, including the highly talented Damon Lindelof, not by soulless marketers, and is therefore designed to enhance viewers’ relationship with the show rather than to shill product.

Of course, that said, the article closes by indicating that the game begins May 3, and viewers should TiVo it “but don’t skip the commercials.” Thus, the gaming experience will not be entirely shill-free — and you can bet the episode’s advertisers are paying a premium for the privilege.

Lost, TV

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