day 302

kate gosselin: the next oprah?

for the past two days, kate gosselin has filled in for elisabeth hasselbeck while she takes maternity-leave from the view. and, now, it looks like that small taste of talk show hosting may be parlaying itself into a full-time job. according to e! online, telepictures - the studio behind daytime powerhouses ellen and tyra - is in talks with the mom of 8 to develop her own talk show. kate's done a pretty good job as a co-host on the view, easily tossing questions at big names like victoria beckham and taylor swift while holding her own in the hot topics segment of the chat-fest. kate hasn't held anything back, even bringing up her on-going divorce battle when chatting with victoria beckham, a sign that she's honest with viewers. according to e!, the telepictures show would pair kate with - wait for it - paula deen. yep, the queen of butter and fried food and the organic-loving kate would go helm the new series that would be focused on life as a mom. hopefully, it wouldn't just be an hour of parenting tips and tricks, but rather a traditional daytime show that's directed towards mom. additional casting is reportedly underway for more moms to join paula and kate, but i'm not sure they need it. unless they can get a real name - like a kimora lee simmons or brooke burke - who would draw some un-targeted group, another host is useless. besides, the chat format works best with just 2 people. look at regis and kathie lee/kelly rippa. it's a loosely structured daytime staple where people aren't talking over each other (like the view) and where you don't feel like you're watching the news (i.e. today/gma) or being taught a lesson (dr. phil, the new dr.oz show). hopefully this show works out because it would be huge - who doesn't want to see two of cable's biggest personalities talking for an hour each day. both deen and gosselin are already all over tv in reruns, why not have something new to watch? check out a sample of kate on the view interviewing taylor swift - she talks all about that little kanye incident - and debuts a brand new hairstyle. apparently the glamsquad at the view talked kate into going a little less severe in the 'do department and i'd say they worked some magic.

day 210

heidi and spencer: the media attention continues

now that they're back from the jungle, heidi and spencer are making the media rounds to discuss their time on the show.  first stop?   nbc's today show, where the couple was interviewed by weatherman al roker.  now, i'm no al roker fan myself - he can get on my nerves from time to time - but he did just do his job here and speidi seem completely lost.  post-interview, all three parties involved took to the media and to discuss their feelings.  al roker tweeted (of course) "heidi and spencer are an interesting couple. famous for...being infamous. bad and vacuous behavior. i think we're at minute 11 of their 15," while heidi and spencer appeared on ryan seacrest's radio show, saying al "was incredibly rude and was verbally assaulting [heidi]... [heidi] would warn any people, especially women, who are going on the show to watch out for him." now, i've watched the interview, and i didn't really see al attacking heidi.  the way she reacts is like he came at her with a sharp object and said he was going to eat her.  these two really need to get their act together before no one will pay attention to them anymore.  i feel like they need attention to survive. heidi even said she would never be interviewed by that man again...why would al roker need to interview you again? oh, wait, there's more! so heidi and spencer appeared on the view after their today show interviewed and frustrated even more respected talk show personalities.  click here to watch that interview.  the couple have the hardest time answering simple questions and come off as completely uneducated, and not in a stupid-as-an-act way.  whoopi tries to warn the two that they may end up on the street if they don't get a hold of themselves, but the couple don't seem to get the message and take everything lightly.  can you say frustrating?