Going for that ‘Eternal Youth’ Look
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Plastic casualties Hunter Tylo and Mickey Rourke
Way above and beyond Hollywood’s call to look eternally young, some actors and actresses now look like silly putty that’s been misshapen and stretched. I’ve done a casual and completely unscientific survey of some very cool men and women I know — and nobody is admitting to being attracted to these plastic surgery don’ts. In most cases, as I look at pre and post snip photos, I wish the television personalities had left well enough alone. Either plastic surgery is so unexacting a science as to be a complete crapshoot, or several of these New York City and Beverly Hills surgeons should be ashamed of themselves. When we all go to HD TV, I imagine I’ll be able to spot the cannula holes and incision scars.
Collagen-inflated lips is one of the biggest freaky changes I can’t stand. This trend first hit the public’s consciousness when Barbara Hershey pumped up her lips for the movie “Beaches.” Goldie Hawn made fun of it in “The Second Wives’ Club.” But apparently, the TV actresses
The Same Old Song and Dance Shows
I am so sick of the way music and dancing is handled on TV. The list of fake entertainment in competition form grows every week: the rating’s behemoth “American Idol,” “Your Mama Don’t Dance,” “Step It Up and Dance,” “Rock the Cradle,” and so forth.
» Full StoryThe Boob Tube — Some Are, Some Aren’t
I am wound up like a top these days. Usually, I scribe to Dr. Andrew Weil’s admonition not to raise your blood pressure with a constant stream of bad news and politics. I feel like a very tiny cog in the whole machine and helpless to change it. But d
» Full StoryCan We Learn Something From TV
Has food programming become as junky as junk food? As of late, cooking shows have become all about the host and nothing about the food. The Food Network, which used to feature such sophisticated foodies as David Rosengarten, Mario Battali, vegetarian
» Full StoryThe Glorious(?) Return of New TV
It’s an interesting time to start a TV column here, what with the WGA settling the strike. There’s a lot to run through, so let’s get to it.
At times, with mostly reruns floating about, I felt like that old SNL skit with
On the Boob Tube Poll
Which May movie are you most excited to see?
Rio Grande ? Huntington
Appalachian Film Festival
Option 22
Poobah
Back Bay Seafood
His & Hers ? Mustache Issue
Pod ? Tony Lockard
Blind Side w/Britny Fox Apr 26