Smart Women on TV. Dead Sexy. - Page 3

smoothmoniker · 05-21-2008, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Martin Sheen. Maybe it's just awkwardness with the press, but the man comes off as a complete idiot in interviews.

I think Sheen is a smart guy who lacks social skills, and has bad ideas politically. Together, that can add up to some pretty awkward interviews.

Shawnee123 · 05-21-2008, 11:05 AM

Well, and the skills of the interviewer come into play as well. The King: Johnny Carson, could interview anyone and be funny without being disrespectful. He made people look good.

Leno is a lousy interviewer. The forcedness and the fake laugh...it's painful to watch. Letterman is only slightly better; he fares better if the interviewee happens to be good at the game. Craig Ferguson has the intelligence and insight to get a good interview out of just about anyone.

Remember when Barbara Walters thought she was a respected interviewer? I saw a clip where she was interviewing Johnny Carson and he gave her a sly shot about "what kind of tree am I? You're not going to ask me that are you? Are you kidding?"

SteveDallas · 05-21-2008, 12:58 PM

Larry King has got to be up there with the worst... he used to brag that he never actually read the guest's book or anything like that.

Cloud · 05-21-2008, 01:14 PM

we discussed some of this before here: http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...t=actors+smart

Flint · 05-21-2008, 02:08 PM

I always liked the way David Letterman takes charge of the conversation. You can't steer in a different direction than where he wants to go.

Unless you're Madonna.

Shawnee123 · 05-21-2008, 03:00 PM

I remember the days when Letterman's favorite guest was Teri Garr. They really worked comedy well together.

richlevy · 05-21-2008, 08:59 PM

I wasn't sure if you meant actresses playing parts or news commentators.

Mika Brzezinski is pretty hot. The fact that she talks about doing shots of vodka just adds bonus points.

Rachel Maddow is sort of cute in the k.d. lang, androgynous lesbian kind of way.

Of course, the conservatives have their babes.

This leads to the Babe Theory of Political Movements, which states that either through cause (guys follow babes) or effect (babes follow trends), the majority of babes indicates the success of a movement.

The conservative guy claims that conservative women are hotter, (not counting Hollywood). Of course he seems to have overlooked the sea of liberal college babes in the Obama camp.

So, while smart and sexy female fictional, it's the real smart and sexy female characters that are going to be making the big difference in the next few months.

lumberjim · 05-21-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by smoothmoniker

I think Sheen is a smart guy who lacks social skills, and has bad ideas politically. Together, that can add up to some pretty awkward interviews.

did anyone see Martin Sheen guest hosting the Tonight Show? OMGF....that's right...Oh My God, Fucking! it was painful.. he was red and sweating bullets......i'm cringing just remembering it. OLL.......(out loud laughing)

spudcon · 05-22-2008, 10:29 AM

Martin Sheen is not a smart guy, but he plays one on TV. True of many other people also.

Shawnee123 · 05-22-2008, 10:30 AM

I'm not a smart man, Jennnneh. But I know what love iz.

lookout123 · 05-22-2008, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

Oh no way--Tina Fey is genuinely smart (she was a writer long before she got on camera) and her face is not conventionally pretty.

I find Tina Fey attractive, but I wouldn't consider her past writing as evidence of her intelligence. She was a writer for SNL during the most cringe worthy and least funny period of its existence.

smoothmoniker · 05-22-2008, 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lookout123

She was a writer for SNL during the most cringe worthy and least funny period of its existence ...

... where Weekend Update was one of the few redeeming segments on the show, which she wrote and anchored.

SteveDallas · 05-26-2008, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Brianna

I know it's showbiz and all that but something inside of me wilts a little when I see Cuddy (that's how she spells it) wearing those tit-baring tops. No respectable hosp. chief -or whatever she is- would be caught dead in that stuff. Look at the other women docs---they don't dress like that on the show. Every time House makes a nasty comment about her blouse I think, "well, she kinda asked for that,"

You will all be happy, I'm sure, to know that Dr. Cuddy has been placed at number 4 on Cracked's List of Most Gratuitously Cleavaged Women on TV.

05-21-2008, 11:05 AM	#32
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Well, and the skills of the interviewer come into play as well. The King: Johnny Carson, could interview anyone and be funny without being disrespectful. He made people look good. Leno is a lousy interviewer. The forcedness and the fake laugh...it's painful to watch. Letterman is only slightly better; he fares better if the interviewee happens to be good at the game. Craig Ferguson has the intelligence and insight to get a good interview out of just about anyone. Remember when Barbara Walters thought she was a respected interviewer? I saw a clip where she was interviewing Johnny Carson and he gave her a sly shot about "what kind of tree am I? You're not going to ask me that are you? Are you kidding?" __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-21-2008, 01:14 PM	#34
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	we discussed some of this before here: http://cellar.org/showthread.php?t=1...t=actors+smart __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

05-21-2008, 02:08 PM	#35
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I always liked the way David Letterman takes charge of the conversation. You can't steer in a different direction than where he wants to go. Unless you're Madonna. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

05-21-2008, 03:00 PM	#36
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I remember the days when Letterman's favorite guest was Teri Garr. They really worked comedy well together. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

05-21-2008, 08:59 PM	#37
richlevy King Of Wishful Thinking Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Philadelphia Suburbs Posts: 6,669	I wasn't sure if you meant actresses playing parts or news commentators. Mika Brzezinski is pretty hot. The fact that she talks about doing shots of vodka just adds bonus points. Rachel Maddow is sort of cute in the k.d. lang, androgynous lesbian kind of way. Of course, the conservatives have their babes. This leads to the Babe Theory of Political Movements, which states that either through cause (guys follow babes) or effect (babes follow trends), the majority of babes indicates the success of a movement. The conservative guy claims that conservative women are hotter, (not counting Hollywood). Of course he seems to have overlooked the sea of liberal college babes in the Obama camp. So, while smart and sexy female fictional, it's the real smart and sexy female characters that are going to be making the big difference in the next few months. __________________ Exercise your rights and remember your obligations - VOTE! I have always believed that hope is that stubborn thing inside us that insists, despite all the evidence to the contrary, that something better awaits us so long as we have the courage to keep reaching, to keep working, to keep fighting. -- Barack Hussein Obama

05-21-2008, 12:58 PM	#33
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Larry King has got to be up there with the worst... he used to brag that he never actually read the guest's book or anything like that.

05-22-2008, 10:29 AM	#39
spudcon Beware of potatoes Join Date: May 2007 Location: Upstate NY, USA Posts: 2,078	Martin Sheen is not a smart guy, but he plays one on TV. True of many other people also. __________________ "I believe that being despised by the despicable is as good as being admired by the admirable."

05-22-2008, 10:30 AM	#40
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	I'm not a smart man, Jennnneh. But I know what love iz. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

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