Katherine Heigl addressed her image problems head-on, while promoting her new film. Though I’ve picked on Heigl for “biting the hand that feeds her,” I think her response shows that she’s on the right track. The truth is that most of what she said in the press was correct. It all started with Grey’s Anatomy, when Isaiah Washington called T.R. Knight a faggot on set, and the creators brushed it aside, leaving Knight to handle the media bedlam on his own. Heigl bashed both the show and Washington, in defense of her best friend. She scored major points with me for doing so, and then quickly squandered my support when she publicly discussed her contract negotiation with Grey’s Anatomy, saying that she called it off because “she wasn’t getting the respect she deserved.” Everyone knows that you don’t publicly discuss your contract — it’s unprofessional. To make matters worse, she took herself out of the Emmys, because she didn’t feel that the writing was good enough to warrant an award. Again, it’s not the best idea to insult your writers, especially since writer fatigue is common on a long-running show, and an actor can’t expect great material for five seasons straight. She also called Knocked-Up ” sexist,” which didn’t sit well with Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow, who later bashed her on Howard Stern. Personally, I thought the movie was sexist, but it’s not exactly a press-friendly statement. So here’s the moral of the Katherine Heigl story — sometimes she’s right and sometimes she’s not. If the girl could just reign it in a little, instead of becoming a robot that churns out the stereotypical answers in interviews (which I predict we will start to see), she’ll be just fine. Watch her discuss the issue below.
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck Says Football Commercials Aren’t “Family Friendly” — Isn’t the Game Worse?
On today’s episode of The View, Elisabeth Hasselbeck complained about the inappropriate commercials that air during football, because she likes to watch the game with her young children. Nothing pleases me more than picking on Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who unequivocally supports the Republican party, no matter what the issue. As Jon Stewart said during his infamous Crossfire interview, that kind of mentality is “bad for America.” Having explained my bias, I will now begin my Hasselbeck attack. No commercial is more violent or disturbing for a young child than the game of football itself. Perhaps she should ban her young children from watching the giant men in tights crash into each other instead of worrying about Viagra commercials. Watch her explanation below at the 21 minute mark.
Bruno Tonioli Won’t Apologize to Michael Bolton
Dancing With the Stars judge, Bruno Tonioli, told Michael Bolton that his dance was the worst “jive in the history of the show.” The comment was so biting that even Len Goodman told Tonioli to “keep some opinions to himself.” Bolton wasn’t pleased, and he demanded an apology. The producers have come to Tonioli’s defense, saying, Bruno’s job is to give his “honest opinions.” Here’s my question: is Bruno’s job also to be an asshole? Perhaps he should do his own ballroom dance, considering that he has never danced ballroom in his life. In fact, both he and Carrie Ann Inaba have absolutely zero ballroom experience, which leads me to believe they only got the job because everyone thought the show would be a dud, and those two were the best of the worst. Furthermore, the essence of the show is to take regular people and make them dancers. Of course they are going to struggle. That doesn’t mean that you should throw tomatoes at them.
Dancing With the Tears — Do the Stars Need Therapy?
Forgive me for being one of those emotionally devoid people that gets uncomfortable when others weep. But isn’t Dancing With the Stars supposed to be a safe venue for people like me? It’s a dancing show, so you would think that the stars would actually dance, instead of standing around crying all the time. And it’s not just the stars that cry. Carrie Ann Inaba makes a habit of it, and it consistently irks me. There’s a small part of me that wonders if the segment producers walk into the rehearsal room and say, “you know what the viewers would love? Just start hysterically crying about the frustrations of dance.” Anyways, this is a family show. So keep your therapy sessions off-screen.
Hottie of the Week: James Tupper
I noticed a very good-looking man on the season premiere of Grey’s Anatomy, and I had to look him up, so I could add him to my desert-island-list. He played Dr. Andrew Perkins. So who is James Tupper, anyways? His career-launching role was in Men in Trees, where he met his current girlfriend, Anne Heche. Tupper also played a doctor on the short-lived NBC television series, Mercy. Here’s hoping he has more than one episode on Grey’s Anatomy, because the man sure is yummy. Oh yeah — did I also mention he’s a great actor? But isn’t looks more important? I confess — I’m a superficial Dishmaster.
‘The View’ Ladies Discuss God — Stick to Gossip
There’s a very specific reason I love Barbara Walters on The View. She’s the only sensible lady on the panel, and I often describe her as the Queen of England at a petting zoo. The “hot topic” on yesterday’s show, was the recent scientific explanation about how the wind, and not God, parted the Red Sea. Both Sherri Shepherd and Elizabeth Hasselbeck had a predictable field day with the topic, with Babs filling in for Whoopi Goldberg as moderator. I’ve attached the clip below for your enjoyment, and pay close attention to Barbara’s questions — it’s very funny. She asks both Sherri and Elizabeth multiple times whether they believe in evolution, likely because she was astonished at their response. She also kept asking them whether they believe that everything in the bible should be taken literally, and you’ll have to watch to see their answer. Be careful when you watch it though; your brain might melt.
Brad Womack is the Next Bachelor — GENIUS!
Just when I got comfortable thinking that Hollywood executives have pea-sized brains, they surprise me. Reality Steve is reporting that my favorite Bachelor in history, Brad Womack, is returning to the franchise, after not finding love the first time around. The original time he appeared on the show, he rejected both Deanna Pappas (on the right) and Jennie Croft, in the end. He received a ton of shit for doing so, and I defended his decision, thinking the man was either a homosexual, or a realist. Instead of picking someone to appease ABC, he stood firm, and told both women that if he wasn’t in love with either, it wouldn’t be fair to choose one, with an unrealistic hope that he would fall in love eventually. I suppose he figured that if a helicopter over the ocean wouldn’t make him fall in love, nothing would. This news is especially surprising considering Chris Lambton was the front-runner. Personally, I thought Chris was a terrible idea — given that his mother died so recently, and he had trouble keeping it together. So good job, ABC.
Jennifer Grey On Dancing With the Stars — The One to Beat — I’m Nostalgic
Jennifer Grey made me miss Patrick Swayze on last night’s Dancing With the Stars. She was fantastic, and I yearn for the good old days of dancing films. After all, I’ve almost exhausted my Gene Kelly Netflix queue, and I’ve seen Dirty Dancing approximately 57 times. And the new Footloose remake doesn’t count. Until the uncreative executives at movie studios come up with an original idea, I will continue to utter the line, “nobody puts Baby in a corner.” It also doesn’t hurt that Derek Hough is her partner, considering he’s the best professional dancer on the show. If you don’t agree, I’d like to remind you that every professional dancer needed an outside choreographer for last season’s finale, except Hough. Watch her performance below, and try not to cry.
Did You Know: Jason Ritter is John Ritter’s Son?
I might be the dumbest Dishmaster in the world for not knowing this, but I seriously had no idea that Jason Ritter was John Ritter’s son, until Amy Yasbeck mentioned it on The View yesterday, while promoting her new book, With Love and Laughter. I suppose I should have known given the last names, but I’ve seen Jason in many roles, and never placed the name with the face. Jason is one of four of John Ritter’s children, three of which (including Jason) are from his first marriage to Nancy Morgan. John had his youngest child, Stella, during his second marriage to Yasbeck, and he died when she was just five years old. John Ritter is up there with John Candy as a celebrity death that I mourned like the loss of a personal family member. I loved him. This post provides a good opportunity for a funny John Ritter clip, from Pyramid. Watch until the very end to hear his hilarious line.
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Best Television Shows — Do the Actors Keep in Touch?
I’m always wondering whether the actors from my favorite television shows still remain in touch. I’ve done my research, and compiled a list below. Enjoy!
MARRIED WITH CHILDREN
David Faustino revealed on Chelsea Lately that his Married With Children co-stars would be appearing in his new web series, Star-ving, because they really believed in the quality of the series. Though I’m sure his webisodes were good, something tells me that the continued friendship with his co-stars helped land their appearance. The revelation that they still keep in touch, made me yearn for the big-haired Peg Bundy. Married With Children might have been the first ‘Modern Family.’
ROSEANNE
John Goodman is a notorious curmudgeon in interviews. Not even James Lipton could break his guarded nature during Inside the Actors Studio. When asked on The View whether he keeps in touch with his Roseanne co-stars, he bluntly said no, and blamed it on himself. Judging from the picture above, they at least keep in touch at awards shows.
WINGS
Wings was one of my favorite shows in television history. The two brothers are still on my hot-man list, and I luckily get my Tim Daly fix on Private Practice. I couldn’t help but wonder whether Tim Daly and Steven Weber keep in touch. The picture above was very recently taken, so I’m happy to report that they are still friends.
FULL HOUSE
Every time John Stamos appears on Howard Stern’s radio show, Stern tells him to have sex with the Olsen twins. Stamos says he just couldn’t do it, but a small part of me thinks he might. The entire cast of Full House say they keep in touch, though I suspiciously have never seen a picture of the Olsen twins with any of them. But six out of eight isn’t bad.
BEVERLY HILLS 90210
Ian Ziering said in a recent interview, that he wanted to do a 90210 reunion, but The CW couldn’t make it happen. Apparently, the entire cast was willing to appear. In fact, at Jason Priestly’s wedding, many 90210 cast members showed up, including, Jennie Garth, Ian Ziering, Tiffani Thiessen and Tori Spelling.
SEINFELD
There isn’t much need to answer whether the Seinfeld cast still talks, because they all appeared on a Curb Your Enthusiasm reunion show.
SAVED BY THE BELL
Jimmy Fallon tried and failed to get the Saved By The Bell cast to reunite on his show. He was forced to have a California Dreams reunion instead. They later reunited for People Magazine, with the exception of Dustin Diamond, who wasn’t invited due to a ridiculous “tell-all” book about his fellow cast-mates.