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On Fox “The Wedding Bells” stars Teri Polo, Sarah Jones and KaDee Strickland, and it’s about three sisters who are wedding planners. Created and produced by David E. Kelley and Jason Katims it’s a good mix of comedy and drama.
“Everyone has a story about their wedding,” says Kelley, “and a lot of them are stranger than fiction. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard, ‘You won’t believe what happened at my wedding.’ And we’re taking these stories and using them as sort of a backdrop into the lives of these sisters.”
While I wasn’t horribly impressed with the pilot, it did make me laugh. I’ll be checking out a few more episodes before making a final judgment. “The Wedding Bells” premieres in a sneak episode after “American Idol” on Wednesday.
The CW is premiering “Pussycat Dolls Presents: The Search for the Next Doll” on Tuesday. “Don’t ya wish your girlfriend was hot like me?” Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. The Dolls are looking for a new singer, and they have a bevy of beauties from which to choose. Lil Kim is one of the judges, and I’m kind of scared of her so you won’t catch me saying anything bad about the show.
In case you were worried… executive producer, and the group’s founder Robin Antin, swears her show isn’t degrading to women. “We all like to dress up like dolls and be pretty,” Antin says. “Women enjoy this kind of thing. These girls are sexy and empowered. “
Well, I guess we’ve been told.
I can’t believe I forgot to talk about “The Winner,” which premiered on Sunday on Fox. It’s one of those comedies that would be kind of creepy if the characters weren’t so endearing. I mean, there’s this guy, Glen (Rob Corddry)’ in his 30s making friends with a 13-year-old boy, Josh (Keir Gilcrhist).
But it all works in a weird way because Josh is trying to get Glen to hook up with Josh’s mom. Since that’s Glen’s goal too, it’s all good. Glen’s been living a very sheltered life at home for the last 32 years so he has some learning to do before he can impress the ladies.
The show is loosely based on creator and executive producer Ricky Blitt real life, and he’s working with “Family Guy” creator Seth MacFarlane. The show definitely has Seth’s tone. While I wasn’t that crazy about the pilot, subsequent episodes are pretty darn funny. Errin Hayes, Lenny Clark and Linda Hart also star.
If ever there’s a nuclear holocaust, the only things left alive will be coackroaches. . . .and Lil’ Kim’s breasts! God, I remember when she was mildly attractive, but now, Holy Christ. She looks like an inanimate sex toy.
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Aren’t there like a billion Pussycat Dolls? Why would they need a new member? Why not just promote one of the girls from within...this is going to suck.
But then PD creator Robin Antin and Lil Kim wouldn’t be on TV. (Did I say that out loud?) I mean, Lil Kim should definitely be on television she’s just the best. (Please don’t hurt me. She really does scare me. She’s lil but she’s tough!)
Just like every David E. Kelley series the first season will be either great or mildly interesting. Subsequent seasons (should he get past one episode) will become hackneyed shadows of themselves.
I should mention that The Practice gets an exemption in my last comment.
But.....I mean, well they could....
Sorry, I can’t even fake enthusiasm for the Next Pussy Cat Doll. Other than the gratuitous display of T and A I am really wondering what about this show will be a succes.
The fact that a pop group was even spawned from the concept of the Pussy Cat Dolls still astounds me. The show screams “desperate” to me, ‘cause they know they’re gonna need some gimmick to keep people interested in the group whenever Nicole Schwerzinger(I STILL can’t get over that name!) goes solo (oh, like no one sees it coming!). Whoever wins is irrelevant, just so long as it drums up some interest in the pre-existing concept. It’s like Rock Star. Who cares who wins, just so long as defunct rock bands can mug for the cameras just a little bit longer.
Do any of the other girls sing or is it just the one chick?
They all sing. At least in the stuff I saw. I had no idea that it had been going on for 20 years or so.
Who knew the P. Dolls would cause such a commotion. ;-)
They supposedly all sing, but they had to see Nicole S. going solo coming. I mean she was the lead singer from the beginning. None of the others were really up front much. This looks like an attempt to find someone to fill that role. The kick in the ass will be that whoever wins, if they can really sing, could end up moving on to their own singing career and leaving the rest of them.
They need to have a Spice Girls thing happening where none of them are markedly better singers than the rest. If they go the Destiny’s Child or the No Doubt route again they are just shooting themselves in the foot.
Leslie
Like I said, the group’s days are numbered the moment Nicole announces plans for a solo album. Even if her solo career doesn’t survive past one album, it’ll be an album that eclipses anything PCDs has or ever will do.
What I wanna know is the fine print for this little competition. Reality shows like this promise a lot of shit, then all they do is break you off some crumbs and you gotta fend for yourself after that. Is the winner of this gonna be a full-fledged “doll”, or is she just gonna tag along on the tail end of one of their tours before getting sent on her merry way? Is the dude who won the first “Rockstar” still with INXS, by any chance?
“They need to have a Spice Girls thing happening where none of them are markedly better singers than the rest. If they go the Destiny’s Child or the No Doubt route again they are just shooting themselves in the foot. “
Well, having finally watched the show, I’d say that’s the route they’re going. Every girl they chose for the final 9 gets a “meh” from me. It’s like a flatline, a single meandering tone with no variation or depth. And it’s made abundantly clear that the singing doesn’t need to be top-notch, so long as the girls have the “total package”.
All that being said, I found parts of the show hilarious. The choreographer Mike, is an absolute hoot. And I loved how he called out Brittany on the way she’d “jazz walk” back after they did a routine. And for some reason, I’m pulling for the leprechaun Ciccily. She doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning the whole thing, given she’s got no versatility as a singer or dancer. But dammit of I don’t have it bad for squaty redheads!
sitting through an episode of ‘Wedding Bells’ and I have to wonder: what demon did Missi Pyle sell her soul to for a TV career? I don’t like her on Heroes and I don’t like her in this.
The show is ok. Kind of a fun little distrac tion from House saving lives ... again
Missi Pyle is lucky enough to get roles that actually suit her. She’s gawky-looking without being ugly, annoying without being excessively bitchy, and those just happen to be the types of characters she plays.
Meanwhile, they got rid of my favorite leprechaun on The Search for the Next Pussycat Doll. In any event, It’s gonna come down to Chelsea and Anastasia, if last night’s ep is an indication.
Chelsea’s got the whole “butterfly” factor thing going for her, where she used to be the adorable but pudgey girl, now she’s the hot skinny chick. Probably the best singer, which isn’t saying much, but still better than most, and she’s definitely improving as a dancer. My girlfriend likes her ‘cause she actually looks like a doll, like seriously, she looks like a made-up porcelain doll! It’s hot as f*** and creepy at the same time!
Anastasia’s got legs galore, big hair, and a pretty good voice. She’s slightly better at the dancing than Chelsea.