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NBC Reportedly Considering Rosie O'Donnell For Jay Leno's Sloppy Primetime Seconds
Posted by STV at 3:45 AM on July 26, 2008
Amid a summer of great American dogs and semi-scandalous ripoffs of ripoffs, the news that NBC is considering Rosie O'Donnell for a weekly variety show gig should provoke a little more than this dull ache in our frontal lobes. After all, this is a chance for more than just showcasing bad celebrity interviews and performances from the newest, cheapest talent from around the nation; this is an hour-per-week of Hasselbeck payback — in primetime, no less, according to EW.
But there's a catch: NBC's first choice, Jay Leno, has to say no. And that's no sure thing (as elaborated after the jump):
The news comes just as the Peacock is said to be courting exiting Tonight Show host Jay Leno for a similar gig. It's possible O'Donnell's series would be a fallback in case Leno defects to ABC after his late-night reign ends next year (as many expect he will). NBC was unavailable for comment.
The possible NBC-O'Donnell hook-up is particularly ironic in light of the fact that less than a year ago the network's cable news arm, MSNBC, was close to giving the Koosh Ball-lovin' funny lady her own one-hour showcase. But when word of the discussions leaked out before the ink was dry, O'Donnell claimed the network "panicked" and the deal went south.
CBS is also reportedly in the Rosie running, with the comedienne's bald-capped, Lenoesque grilling of Les Moonves rumoured to have been spiked at the last minute as the summer TCA confab wound down last week in Beverly Hills. It's for the best, though; when her network relationship turns sour, as it must about three years from now, which net's execs would you rather see her fight publicly? We know where we stand.
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Little Mintz Sunshine
Posted 5:57 AM 26/7/08
@Rey: So what you are really saying is that you don't actually laugh at Rosie, you laugh at people not laughing at Rosie?
Little Mintz Sunshine
Mr-Busy
Posted 5:19 AM 26/7/08
I am sorry I missed it. Rosie near good keeps me on my diet.
@Losin_it:
Mr-Busy
Rey
Posted 5:13 AM 26/7/08
Keep it up, Rosie - you rock.
And the fact that so many people seem to hate you based on what they think they know about you makes me laugh.
Rey
Losin_it
Posted 5:00 AM 26/7/08
Rosie did a cameo lately on a Food Network program that lasted all of about 90 seconds...and even that was too much to take. An hour? Doing what?
Losin_it
A Pimp Named DaveR
Posted 4:51 AM 26/7/08
Pros: Increases the odds of us all witnessing a spectacular on-air nervous breakdown.
Cons: Everything else.
A Pimp Named DaveR
SharkByte
Posted 4:31 AM 26/7/08
well, they'd have to change their logo from a peacock to a pig...
SharkByte
Imnotatnbc
Posted 4:14 AM 26/7/08
She certainly has enough chins to fill the void left by Leno.
Imnotatnbc
Old No.7
Posted 4:11 AM 26/7/08
Anything to keep her from doing more sex scenes on Nip/Tuck.
Old No.7
gwendemarco
Posted 9:00 AM 26/7/08
Networks rarely panic. Throw out test balloons to see if populace has appetite for well-worn crap, reduce great ideas to safe material and cry poor, yes.
gwendemarco
jakay
Posted 10:05 AM 26/7/08
whatever. as long as i don't hear any mention of jimmy fallon's name in that line-up, i'm good.
jakay
mskimberlyclark
Posted 5:41 PM 27/7/08
that was fun, next time I'll check for typos. I'm a fan, not a proofreader!
mskimberlyclark
mskimberlyclark
Posted 5:39 PM 27/7/08
Ick, want to shower. This generic hating of Rosie is so cheap and so TIRED. She's a smart and talented woman who shows no fear! What could be better for television. One minute she's diffusing a drunken Danny De Vito like a Long Island mama, the necks she's talking no crap from a dis-loyal co-worker. She Murphy Brown. America loves smart woman who take no crap - oh, I forgot, She's a lesbian. Maybe that explains the Defamers hate, what else could it be? You know what happens to people who hate gays don't you Defamer? Check your sons closet see if he has a Bedazzler hidden in his athletic bag. Ooops. Too late. Hate will get you every time.
mskimberlyclark
Losin_it
Posted 2:08 AM 28/7/08
@mskimberlyclark:
oh, I forgot, She's a lesbian. Maybe that explains the Defamers hate, what else could it be?
Here's what it is: she's an unappealing performer, or so in the opinions are many. There is no anti-lesbian conspiracy afoot because people don't want to watch her on television. She had zero talent before she came out of the closet, too. The idea that people hate gays on Defamer (of all places) is just bizarre, anyway.
Losin_it