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Locklear Left Out

May 25, 2006

Everyone loves Heather Locklear, she of a thousand TV shows and amazing hair. So why was she overlooked this year? ABC voted no-go on her pilot, "Women of a Certain Age." Is it because said women are so often overlooked? Sorry, Sammy Jo! -- Jerry Leo

Oprah Airs "Intimate" Party

May 23, 2006

The big O aired her Legends Ball on ABC yesterday. We like Oprah. She’s generous. She uses her billions to help the less fortunate, blah, blah. But why must she capture each and every good deed on tape? Does that make it a business expense?

The event was the product of Oprah's dream of honoring African-American women who've paved the way. The ball was a lavish and beautiful event -- emotional, touching. A tribute to these pioneering women was way overdue. But hawking it all on-air? Yuck.

Our problem? Of course we want to see the black and white ball! To hear from her party planner (a year on this one event!), to ooohh and aaahhh over the sheer number of celebs in one place, to gape at the lavish gifts given to guests (diamond earrings!). But just because we want to see it doesn’t mean that she should let us.

Doesn’t the glare of the klieg lights at some point begin to detract from a truly worth cause? –Chris Parker

Desperate for "Sex"

May 22, 2006

Ever since "Sex and the City" bid us a fabulously French farewell, I've spent many nights in a frantic, thumb-crippling frenzy surfing for a fashion fix. For six glorious years, Sunday nights were a fashion junkie's paradise. I sipped exotic martinis and mainlined Manolo, Malandrino and Mischka. Nibbled on truffles and fell into a Valentino and Vivienne Westwood-induced trance.

I won't soon forget the dark, empty period following the tearful finale. I barely survived the sensible Gap of the "Gilmore Girls" and the polyester pants on QVC. To be honest, I don't think I really started to breathe again until I saw a promising teaser for a brand new ABC show:

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Sopranos Postponed

HBO hasn't made anything official, but word on the street is that "The Sopranos" will not premiere its next -- and final -- season until March 2007. That's two months later than originally announced!

Farewell for Fey?

It seems Tina Fey is leaving SNL. Saturday's episode featured a Fey retrospective, of sorts, on Weekend Update -- and as the show closed and the cast took to the stage, she wore a shirt that read: "Thank You." She does have the prime-time-planned comedy "30 Rock" on the NBC slate for the fall, and the upfront buzz is good. In Fey's honor, a haiku:

First chick head writer.
Backstage; then Weekend Update.
“Must-See” next? Good luck!

People Aren't Just Watching Idol-ly

Voting for your favorite Idol is more important than voting for President! As if the ratings weren't enough, a recent poll (conducted by Pursuant, Inc., a Washington, D.C.-based polling firm) found that more than one-third of the American people think voting for their Idol counts more than voting for an American President. Meanwhile, Ellen recently interviewed Bill Clinton and the elder President Bush -- and ended by begging them to do something about Chris Daughtry getting the boot. Clinton’s response: "Even when we were in power, we didn't have that much power." –Chris Parker