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Live From the Emmy Press Room: Jean Smart and Zeljko Ivanek

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 18:30:52 -0700

Two of tonight's Emmy winners, Jean Smart and Zeljko Ivanek, stopped by the press room a few minutes ago. Ivanek's stay was pretty short, but he said he was "incredibly pleased" that his win will get Damages out there. "It's a little tougher for a cable show to get the same traction and same attention," he said.

Meanwhile, Smart praised Christina Applegate for setting the tone on the Samantha Who? set that enabled her to win. "I've never seen an actress so beloved by cast and crew as Christina," she said. "She's just a pro. She's fun. She's not demanding. She never makes a big deal out of anything. I love her."

This is Smart's third Emmy (she won two for her guest role on Frasier several years back). Looking back on her career, she said she was glad to have gotten to play so many different roles. "I've never been pigeonholed," she said. "I've never been typecast." Smart also had some interesting things to say about women's roles in Hollywood, so to read about that, just read more.

Talking about being a woman in Hollywood, she said, "A lot of times you'll see a film and it might be about women and it might not do particularly well, and everyone will say, 'Oh, nobody wants to see those kinds of movies.' Nobody says, 'Well, maybe they didn't do it well. Maybe they didn't cast it well.' Obviously the bottom line is important, but anything that would make a film or a television show better is free. You write it better, you cast it better . . . it's free."

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What Do You Think About the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series?

BuzzSugar — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:30:57 -0700

Jean Smart is the winner of the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series award. She beat out Kristin Chenoweth, Amy Poehler, Holland Taylor, and Vanessa Williams.

What do you think about this win?

Vote on all my Emmy Awards polls here!

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Link Time! 6/17

BuzzSugar — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:56 -0700

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Pilot Watch: "Samantha Who?"

BuzzSugar — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 23:50:00 -0700

The networks have announced their fall schedules, but which of the series will actually be worth watching? Throughout the summer, as I watch the pilots, I'll be posting my first impressions. A lot can change before a show makes it to air, so these aren't comprehensive reviews, just quick thoughts on how the shows look now. Today's installment: The show of many name changes, ABC's "Samantha Who?"

What's it about? Samantha Newly wakes up her coma after a hit-and-run accident with no personal memories - which means she has no idea what a horrid person she's always been.

Who's in it? Christina Applegate, Jean Smart, Jennifer Esposito, Melissa McCarthy, Barry Watson

The good: Somewhere between "Married with Children" and here, Applegate has grown up into a funny, appealing leading lady who knows how to sell the show's little moments. The interplay between Samantha and her mother, played by the always-awesome Jean Smart, got a few chuckles out of me. It's a single camera comedy with no laugh track, which automatically makes it less annoying than three-quarters of the comedies on TV.

The bad: The rest of the supporting characters were weak and fairly uninteresting. If the show just has Samantha discovering a new horrible thing about herself every week, it's going to get old very quickly.

Will I watch? I'm not setting a season pass just yet, but I'm planning to check out a few more episodes.

To watch a preview and see a gallery of photos, read more

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Recast "Designing Women" and Win a Prize!

BuzzSugar — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:20:55 -0700

Every Wednesday on BuzzSugar, I post a Recast challenge, where I ask you to choose new actors for a classic TV show or movie. The reader who submits the best cast wins a BuzzSugar t-shirt!

I don't know about you, but I have a weakness for "Designing Women," the show about four sassy Southern belles (and an ex-con) who run an interior-design business. The series ran from 1986 to 1993 but lives on in Lifetime re-runs. It was hokey at times, but Annie Potts, Delta Burke, and the gang offered plenty of attitude and entertaining hijinks.

If you were casting this show today, who would you put in the main roles? Leave your entry in the comment section below by the end of the day TODAY, and I'll pick one winner to feature Tuesday, April 10, complete with a "new" cast photo. To see a list of characters to recast and a photo of the BuzzSugar t-shirt, read more

Characters to recast:
Julia Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter)
Suzanne Sugarbaker (Delta Burke)
Mary Jo Shively (Annie Potts)
Charlene Frazier Stillfield (Jean Smart)
Anthony Bouvier (Meshach Taylor)

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