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Monday, August 7, 2006
Dennis Miller to pop off on Fox News
Dennis Miller is about to land where he should have been all the time — on Fox News.
The cranky comedian has become increasingly caustic and political over the years, and now we hear he’ll be popping off on Fox’s “Hannity & Colmes” come fall.
Miller was fresh and funny when he launched his career on “Saturday Night Live” in 1985. He was terrific on “Weekend Update.” But that was pretty much the peak of his funniness. His syndicated late-night talker “The Dennis Miller Show” was fairly dull, and his HBO show, “Dennis Miller Live,” went from dull to semi-funny to simply weary.
Now he’s going to “weigh in on news and politics,” according to Fox news, beginning Sept. 13. I’m pretty sure I can skip that segment.
J.R. and who?
If you follow these things, you’ve probably heard the news that J-Lo has backed out of the big-screen version of “Dallas”
Jennifer Lopez seemed like the wrong choice to play J.R.’s drunken bride Sue Ellen anyway. It’s hard to picture J-Lo being dominated by anybody, especially J.R. as played by John Travolta.
No word on who will replace Lopez in this pivotal role, but they need to look for a fading beauty queen who can slur her words. Hollywood is bound to be heavily populated by such women.
With the exception of Travolta, none of the cast is officially signed, but I have trouble with the other names that are floating around for principal roles. Luke Wilson as brother Bobby Ewing? I don’t think so. Shirley MacLaine as sweet Miss Ellie? Maybe, but isn’t she getting a little old, even for a “Dallas” movie?
For those of you who missed the “Who Shot J.R.” phenomenon entirely, “Dallas” was a mega-hit primetime soap that ran on CBS from 1978 to 1991.
Exciting reality TV news!
Just kidding … “Urgent” e-mail press release from WE lets us know that a new reality series called “Hair Trauma” will air on Wednesdays at 9 p.m. this fall. Mark your calendars (and alert your follicles) for Oct. 11.
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