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TV Junkie
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By Penny Landau
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Memo to: “One Life to Live,” how could you have made Eli into a psycho? The TVJ loved this guy (and the sexy Matt Walton, whose evil side is wonderful!) and now he’s just another creep who Blair’s planning to marry. Poor Blair (the fabulously spectacular and underappreciated, not to mention stunning, Kassie DePaiva) marrying yet another loser. Hey Blair’s not THAT dumb! Give her a break. In fact, give all those Cramer women a break.
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By Penny Landau
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Memo to: The Emmy nominating committee…what are you guys thinking? “Big Bang Theory” is the best comedy on TV and NO EMMY NOMINATION FOR BEST COMEDY??? Whatever! At least Jim Parsons got a nomination as quirky geek-of-the-century Sheldon.
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By Penny Landau
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Yes TVJs, they’re back, back, back: They’re back for the summer! “Drop Dead Diva” is the TVJ’s personal fave of the new crop of sophomore shows. We love Jane Bingum and her portrayer, Brooke Elliott, but this past week’s episode gave us a great look at Margaret Cho and her TV family, which really explains why Teri is who she is. The TVJ is rather sad that Tony (David Denman) is leaving, but is thrilled that Faith Prince is back this week as Jane’s wacky mom, Elaine.
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Memo to Brian Frons – someone needs to shoot the entire writing staff of “General Hospital.” With VERY few exceptions, every parent and their offspring on this show are so f&%$*d up that they have made this show unwatchable. All they do is blame each other and point fingers, rather than owning up to their failures. The only characters on the show who KNOW they’re lousy parents and admit to it, are Luke Spencer and Alexis Davis. Luke (the always charmingly wonderful Tony Geary) knows he’s failed every parent test in the book and Alexis (my heart-throb and future ex-wife, the beautiful Nancy Lee Grahn) realizes that most of the time, she hasn’t a clue.
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By Penny Landau
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The Last “Lost” Report The recap show, “Final Transmissions,” was really a help in refreshing our memory about some things in past episodes that might have gone by the wayside (or is that side-way?). Then came The Finale, which turned out to be one great big old love story. How simple was it? The Island was real, and as they all died, they went to the sideway world.
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By Penny Landau
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Memo to NBC...YOU'RE KILLING THE "MOTHER SHIP"??? Not only are you ending one of the consistently best shows on TV, you're also putting thousands of actors, technicians, writers, vendors, caterers, drivers and basically, NEW YORKERS out of work, adding to the unemployment rate in the city, which now has one less show filming on its streets. Following the loss of ABC's "Ugly Betty" and "All My Children" within a few months of each other, the additional loss of this show is expected to cost the city over $79 million dollars annually.
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By Penny Landau
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Memo to
CBS…you need to keep “The Good Wife” as long as NBC has kept “Law & Order.” Julianna Margulies is breathtaking in her portrayal of Alicia Florrick. She’s that good, that she even makes me like the truly unlikable Chris Noth, who is giving the performance of his career.
Our Girl Kirstie!
Well, this week our girl has an epiphany. No, not Sonya Eddy’s character on “General Hospital,” but a real epiphany! SHE’S LOSING WEIGHT!!!! Finally, at long last, it’s about f$%@#*g time!!!
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Memo to Me! There I was watching the “American Experience” documentary on Dolley Madison (you know I’m a history freak!), and who popped up portraying Dolley? None other than my darling Eve Best, Edie Falco’s BFF Dr. Eleanor O’Hara, on “Nurse Jackie” and my not-so-secret-anymore big crush. There’s something about that British accent I just can’t resist. The fact that she’s also a Tony nominated and Olivier Award winning actress, doesn’t hurt either.
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Memo to ABC…once again…”UGLY BETTY” You tried to kill it, but it will never die. This show and its star, America Ferrera, were class acts (well, mostly) and went out with style, grace and heart. The closing "Ugly Betty" logo, with the "Ugly" fading away was the perfect moment. She's just "Betty," and we will miss you, Betty.
Our Girl Kirstie!
Well, last week our girl just outdid herself. She decided to spend the week doing the work of each of her employees. Why? Because she is tired of everybody whining and since she has done each one of their jobs at various times in her life and career, she’s gonna show ‘em how it’s done!
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By Penny Landau
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Memo to Frank Valentini I hope you know what a treasure you have in Ilene Kristen. Her creation of Roxie is one of the best in daytime. As she did years ago with Delia in “Ryan’s Hope,” Kristen has created a character who on the surface, seems shallow and flaky, but underneath is complex, multi-layered and fascinating to watch. Will someone give this woman an Emmy already!
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Memo to… EVERYONE: “Desperate Housewives” and “One Life to Live” star Tuc Watkins will be Off-Broadway this April, in White’s Lies, starring with Betty Buckley (“Eight is Enough”), Peter Scolari (“Newhart” and “Bosom Buddies”), Christy Carlson Romano (voice of Disney’s “Kim Possible”) and is that enough TV? Not to mention, they all have extensive theatre credits and Ms. Buckley even has one of them cute little Tony Awards, plus the chops of death, to add to her street cred. For more info on White’s Lies, check out www.whitesliesonstage.com
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Memo to ABC
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for bringing “FlashForward” back to us. Now let’s hope it makes sense, so that we can love it like a long “Lost” cousin.
YAY!!!
Well, she’s done it again, and this time it’s a double-header! Betty White will be starring in a new sitcom on TVLand called “Hot in Cleveland,” along with Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves and Wendie Malick, as three best friends "of a certain age" from LA,
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By Penny Landau
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Oscar Re-cap
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin have to be the funniest team since Turner and Hooch, but I wanted more of them. There should have been more Steve and Alec and less tweens and twinkies, who all seem to look alike to me. And Robert Downey, Jr.? LOVE HIM! I don’t care what anyone says, the sneakers and the blue bow tie were fabulous. Now, on to the highlights of the evening: Classiest Moment: Sandra Bullock’s praise of the other women in her category. Best Moment: three-way-tie - Mo’Nique thanking Hattie McDaniel, Barbra giving the Oscar to Kathryn Bigelow and Hurt Locker kicking the shit out of Avatar. It ain’t always about the money. Funniest In-Joke: Ben Stiller in blue speaking, well, Hebrew. For all you non-Jews, yes, that was Hebrew and it was hilarious.
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Memo to the WORLD!!! KIRSTIE ALLEY IS BACK!!! Yes, peeps, our girl Kirstie is back and better than ever! Starting this March 21st, “Kirstie Alley’s BIG LIFE” is coming to A&E! Cameras follow our girl around the house, along with her two kids, assorted animals, assistant and the assistant-in-training, just being Kirstie. What’s not to love about this? Here’s the trailer, courtesy of the Huffington Post – who else? Love her thin, love her fat…maybe it’s just me, but I think our girl is hot either way. What do you all think?
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Memo to “The View” & Barbara Walters!
Ok, time to dump Hasselbeck! Really, I am so amazed that Joy has not hit her with a shovel and Whoopi hasn’t walked off the set. If the show needs a token Republican, what’s wrong with Meghan McCain? The woman has brains, looks, class and obviously that chip in her brain that Elizabeth seems to be missing. You know, the chip that prevents you from saying unbelievably stupid things that make people want to punch you out? Time to make the change, Barbara!!! Send Elizabeth to O’Reilly!
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Memo to ABC!
First, last week's "Ugly Betty." I have never laughed so hard! Ok, maybe it was a bit scary realizing that I knew EVERY drag queen on the show, from my darling Hedda Lettuce to RuPaul to Varla Jean & Justin Bond. Not to mention Vanessa's brother, Chris Williams, in HIGH DRAG as "The Wonderfully Wicked Wilheldiva Hater." And Kristen Johnston as Helen needs to be locked up! And they're taking this show off the air? Uh, hello? ABC...where are the queens who run your network???
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As we all know, “The Guiding Light” is over, “As the World Turns” will end this September and “All My Children” fled to the other coast, leaving “One Life to Live” as New York City’s sole surviving Daytime Drama. Considering that daytime TV racks up between 2-4 million viewers per day, 5 days a week, 52 weeks a year, what are these network people thinking?
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For the Record – Leno sucks, NBC sucks, Conan got robbed and Jimmy Kimmel is the only show to watch anyway. Kimmel donned a wig and a prosthetic chin and smacked Leno up one side and down the other. Every time he told a Leno-esque (read “bad”) joke, Cleto and the band hit dissonant chords and rim shots. Like nobody noticed that Leno is a lousy stand-up? Even Jimmy Fallon has a better show than Leno, and that’s saying a lot. Ok, Fallon is adorable and funny and snuggly, whatever.
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By Penny Landau
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Ok, I confess; I’m a TV junkie. It’s my “jones” & I’ve been hooked since the day I was born. My parents had a TV set before me & I distinctly remember being smaller than that old Magnavox in the living room, with its cabinet doors that opened to reveal what seemed to be a huge screen, with a speaker below.
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