Monday, August 1, 2011
WATCH: Kirstie Alley's Revenge!
"Kirstie Alley joining 'Dancing With the Stars.' If you don't already own one, now might be a good time to get a wide screen TV."
Kirstie Alley does, and she brought notes of several of his cracks at her expense for her appearance on his show.
Letterman said he felt he had her implied approval, since she'd said "it's okay" about them on an earlier appearance. "I said it's okay, so that was like go ahead and tell 50 of them?" she asked.
He really had no come back for this, though he tried. "We do love you and if you were skinny we would tell jokes about you-- No, probably not."
Even if this exchange was in jest, and it surely was at least on some level, it does raise an interesting question about why weight joke are so acceptable in a society that's so sensitive about jokes that single out any other specific groups of people.
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
'Charlie's Angels': New Series(video)

ABC has unveiled the preview clip of their new rendition of the classic TV show, "Charlie's Angels." The new series stars Minka Kelly, Annie Ilonzeh and Rachel Taylor as the special operatives for the mysterious, unseen Charlie; the original, a cultural phenomenon when it began in 1976, starred Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in its first rendition.
There was, of course, a series of hit movies based on the series in the early 2000's starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu.
This big, loud, fun take on the 1970′s smash hit series introduces us to three new angels, all fearless operatives, head-turning beauties and close friends. There’s Abby (Rachael Taylor) a Park Avenue Princess who became a world-class thief.
Then there’s Kate (Annie Ilonzeh), a Miami cop who fell from grace, losing both her career and her fiance. Finally there’s Gloria, a disgraced army lieutenant who has a way with explosives. When one of the angels’ missions ends in Gloria’s tragic death, Charlie persuades them to partner with Gloria’s childhood friend, Eve (Minka Kelly), a street racer with a mysterious past. They may not know each other yet, but one thing’s for sure–Abby, Kate and Eve will always have each other’s backs.
Lisa Edelstein Leaves 'House'

"After much consideration, I am moving onward with a combination of disappointment at leaving behind a character I have loved playing for seven years and excitement of the new opportunities in acting and producing that lie ahead," Edelstein said in a statement .
Edelstein will leave the show what could be one season shy of its finale; FOX ordered the eighth season last week, and speculation has been that it could be the show's last.