A huge vat of fluffy egg whites!
My prayers have been answered!
Just for this, I may start watchingThe Unit.
Executive Session
The Player:Nina Tassler, President, CBS Entertainment.
Or as shes more commonly referred, the evil woman who killedMoonlight.
9:12 am:In her opening remarks, Tassler addresses William Petersens loomingCSIdeparture.
Shes confident thatCSIwill prove resilient, much likeCriminal Mindsdid in the wake of Mandy Patinkins exit.
Another likely factor: It blows!
9:29 am:Britney Spears did not saveHow I Met Your Mother, Tassler insists.
[The show] was never in danger, she adds.
We just took a while to (announce its renewal).
9:30 am:Cover your eyes,Moonlightfans.
She also says shes not getting a lot of mail and doesnt regret the decision.
9:32 am:The rest of theCSIcast has inked new deals, Tassler reports.
9:35 am:Sarah Chalke will return toHIMYMfor multiple episodes, but Tassler doesnt think shes the mother.
10:04 am:Couric says its befuddling to me the amount of attention I receive in the press.
But, she continues, I think (the hoopla) has died down.
10:08 am:Schieffers just gained some serious cool points by proclaiming that Jon Stewart is my inspiration.
All kidding aside, he says hes a fan of Stewart and likens him to an editorial cartoonist.
Im very committed to the people here and very committed to the product.
Call me naive, but I believe her.
Its also the funniest pilot Ive seen so far.
This Bornheimer guy is a man on the verge of becoming a big fat TV star.
Coincidentally, thats also the logline for the long-gestating Andy Dick biopic.
The Eleventh HourPanel
The Players:Rufus Sewell and exec producers Cyrus Voris and Ethan Reiff.
12:03 pm:A reporter kicks things off by asking the producers, WTF is this show about?
(Its a valid question since no one has seen a pilot.)
Oh, I get it now.Huh?
12:08 pm:Its a science fact show, Reiff further clarifies, not a sciencefictionshow.
Oh, I get it now.Huh?
12:09 pm:Nineteen minutes til lunch!
12:19 pm:Eleven minutes til lunch!
I tell him to save that little stunt for theInside Editionpanel tomorrow.
12:28 pm:Future episodes will tackle both science crime and science crises.
Oh, I get it now.Huh?
12:32 pm:Theres the lunch bell!Woo-hoo!
He adds thatThe Mentalistis much more like Sherlock Holmes than (Psych).
(Clickhereto watch a preview.)
2:53 pm:Reaser seems annoyed by one reporters suggestion that her character is a slut.
Whos to say what makes someone a slut?
Its true, hes both charmingandfunny.
That was a special job in a long line of special jobs.
Will she be back this season?
They didnt kill her, she points out, but I dont think Im going to be available.
3:15 pm:And thats a wrap!
Heres a little something to whet your appetites: Duhnuhnuhnuh, Duhnuhnuhnuh swooshswoosh.
