Reality-show villains – like Elise from HELL’S KITCHEN for example – sure have a hard time doing two things at once. The Setup Elise is a reality-show staple, the contestant who has gotten into fights with more or less everyone on her team but sees everyone else as the problem. Her main techinques are the […]
Piers Morgan may be able to edit tabloids, judge talent competitions, and host talk shows, but he sure seems to have a hard time using his restaurant voice during an on-air argument with British Parliament Member, Louise Mensch. The Setup During a Parliamentary session about the NEWS OF THE WORLD scandal, Louise, in making a […]
In the Bible-fi escapade THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU, the biggest crime was not the one perpertrated by the filmmakers against story logic but, rather, the one enacted against romance itself. The Setup Elise, played by Emily Blunt, is a contempo wackerina whose idea of a fun midweek night out involves some casual wedding crashing, a quick […]
On the episode “My Fall From Grace,” I noticed Fergie (Duchess not pop star) continuously did this one thing that, IMHO, is going to keep her stuck in her groove unless she changes it. The Setup Despite her family’s money, Fergie had it pretty rough growing up. Her mom abandoned her at 12 to run […]
On the episode “A Home Coming,” Tatum really struggles with a key first step in rebuilding broken relationships. The Setup Tatum is returning home to LA to try to mend her relationship with her father, Ryan, which has been busted since he abandoned her for Farrah Fawcett when she was 16. The day before she […]
The following article appeared in The New York Times a few days ago (well, at least this is how I read it (for the original quotes, click the *)): Budget Talks Near Collapse as G.O.P. Leader Quits By CARL HULSE (then redacted by Matt Prager) / Published: June 23, 2011 by The New York Times WASHINGTON — […]
