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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.
Biggest Oops: leaving Farrah Fawcett and Bea Arthur out of the memorial. How could they? Worst Dressed: Zoe Saldana (Avatar) 
who looks like she was dressed for a bus & truck of West Side Story, and what was Sarah Jessica Parker even thinking? Best Dressed: Meryl Streep. Ok, so I’m a teeny, weeny bit prejudiced because my old pal Chris March (“Project Runway” & a well-deserved Drama Desk nomination for Christmas with the Crawfords, which is the show where we met) designed Meryl’s understated, classy gown. Yay for Chris, who is winning raves from all the queens who are rating what the celebs were wearing! Best Post-Oscar Show: Yeah, I know, Oprah, blah, blah, blah, but Jimmy Kimmel…well, see below
Snooki Update
So, my Snooki has a new boyfriend, Emilio Masella, a personal trainer and “jahg” (just another hunky guido). But what will happen when Snooki, The Situation and Pauly D jet off to
“Lost” Report
Another great episode this week, but that’s all due to Michael Emerson. “Dr. Linus” is all Ben, all the time. We see the island Ben as well as the sideways Ben, both with Alex in his life, but the sideways Ben is able to sacrifice his own dreams to save Alex, whereas island Ben couldn’t, and wouldn’t and watched die in front of him. His confession to Ilana was gut-wrenching and Emmy-worthy. There’s more of Richard and the “gift” from Jacob, which appears to be immortality, since he seems to have come to the island on the Black Rock. Then there was our up periscope moment with Charles Widmore. And now, as I will every week through the end of “Lost” (shoot me now!), hand you over to my pal Bill Ervolino’s “Completely Lost” site. Enjoy! http://blogs.northjersey.com/blogs/completelylost
Good News Department!
Just as Hawaii is feeling the loss of “Lost,” comes word that the TV remake of the classic ’70s cop show, “Hawaii Five-0” is filming the pilot in Honolulu, as we speak. Scott Caan as “book ‘em Danno” Danny Williams (originally played by James MacArthur – extra credit and free tickets to a show for knowing who his mother was – e-mail me on that!), Daniel Dae Kim as Chin Ho Kelly (no need for “Lost” star Kim to relocate!), Grace Park (“BSG” alum, Sharon) as a female Kono Kalakaua and Alex O’Loughlin as Steve McGarrett, with BIG Jack Lord shoes to fill.
OK, Addicted!
This isn’t a new addiction, this is a CONSTANT addiction: “Jimmy Kimmel Live.” I mentioned Kimmel in my January 19th column as “the only show to watch.” That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it! His Oscar night show was hilarious, complete with a star-studded segment called the “Handsome Men’s Club.” Here’s the link, and I defy you NOT to love the guy after you watch this. I warn you, there is an inordinate amount of hunky guys (one shirtless) and the segment is long, but Kimmel is so wonderfully Woody Allen schleppy in this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
Memo to Marc Cherry…it’s “jump the shark” time!
Has “Desperate Housewives” jumped the shark? Well, let’s see…Katherine (Dana Delany) and Susan’s stripper friend, Robin (played by “Dexter’s” Julie Benz), seem to have found each other, and not in the lost & “found” kind of found. Then, we find out that Drea De Mateo, who has added some much-needed fist-pump to the show, is leaving after this season. Hmmm, girl-on-girl and no more Drea. The shark is lurking!
Boring Soap Alert!!!
Cady McClain is back as Dixie Martin, but what was with the red hair and curls? Now for the boring parts: the boat in the middle of the ocean with all the boring/annoying, character/storylines waiting to sink, now includes Jasper Jax (“GH”) who seems to forget that he let his brother Jerry escape when Jerry was the one who set the whole Michael shot storyline in motion; the Elizabeth/Lucky/Nicholas storyline (“GH”) that is beyond the valley of the boring, save for Jonathan Jackson as Lucky, who has breathed a breath of fresh air back into the role he created as a kid, and the DEVINE Constance Towers as the ever-evil Helena Cassadine; Ryan Lavery (“AMC”) who is apparently, NEVER wrong, along with Jake, Erica, Gail, Jesse, Natalia and everyone else who is trying to run the wickedly charming Dr. David Hayward (the WONDERFUL Vincent Irizarry) out of Pine Valley. They obviously have no lives to live, as opposed to “One Life to Live,” which is always top-drawer. In addition to their wonderful Gay storyline, the Gigi/Schuyler/Fish/Kim “who get’s custody of the kid” storyline, with Crystal Hunt popping in as Stacy all the time, will be a must see.
Soapbox Moment of the Day:
Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang, Chelsea Handler’s new book, was well worth the two hour wait to meet and greet herself, and to get my book signed. Now, I never go to these events, I run them, but, well, this was
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