According to Access Hollywood, Rosie O’Donnell is preparing to leave THE VIEW for NIP/TUCK. Apparently, during a commercial break on THE VIEW, Rosie told the studio audience that she’s been offered the female lead of the show since Joely Richardson is leaving for a year. According to Access Hollywood:
She said that she’d play the character of Dawn Budge, who was introduced in a guest role this past (the show’s 4th) season. Dawn would be the owner of the plastic surgery center and do things like “sneak Cher in the back door” and then hire paparazzi to take pictures. Rosie added that it would be a 15-week shoot in LA. She didn’t say if she was going to do it, but it sounded very much like she’s leaning towards it.
No word on how this could affect her schedule with THE VIEW, but Rosie has said that she’s only signed on to co-host for one season of Barbara Walters’ morning talk-fest.
America’s favourite irreverent/controversial doctor returns to TV tonight as HOUSE begins its third season on FOX (8pm Tuesday EST). While I won’t be watching the premiere (for the incredible reason why not, tune in tomorrow…seriously, i’ll be doing something way cooler… any TV addict’s fantasy, ok not quite, I may have oversold it, but tune in tomorrow to find out) I’ll be PVRing the episode.
Another show I won’t be watching tonight is the fourth season premiere of FX’s deliciously disturbing drama NIP/TUCK. My reason for not watching is because yet again, CTV (Canada’s Television Network — sad but true), has decided to delay the premiere. According to their web site, “CTV will be airing the 4th Season of Nip/Tuck, however, no premiere airdate has been confirmed at this time.”
Once again, this TV addict will be forced to view the show via alternative methods. CTV, your lack of respect for the fans of NIP/TUCK will earn you one less viewer whenever you decide to air season four (and yes, one viewer will make a huge difference to CTV’s bottom line).
Do you remember last year when Nip/Tuck fans were all so frakking excited about Season 3 starting, and everyone was talking about who The Carver would be, and we all felt that bringing Quentin on was definitely a red herring and that someone else had to be the murderous felon because bringing Bruno Campos on to the cast was just too, too obvious, not to mention how exciting the idea of the fabulous Rhona Mitra (Tara from The Practice/Boston Legal) being a cast member? How, coming off of Seasons 1 and 2, there wasn’t a show that did drama, and crazy bat-shit stuff better and with more believability than Nip/Tuck?
The anticipation was intense, and friends of mine from work actually had countdown calendars to the season premiere. We had a party and then each week, we watched together, feeling less and less excited as the season went on.
Tomorrow night at 10pm, the fourth season of NIP/TUCK premieres on the FX Network. Unfortunately, Canadian fans of the show will not get to watch the premiere with our friends to the south. The reason for this is that CTV, the Canadian network that owns the rights to NIP/TUCK hasn’t decided when they plan on airing the show. According to their web site, (CTV.ca), “CTV will be airing the 4th Season of Nip/Tuck, however, no premiere airdate has been confirmed at this time.”
Yet again, this TV addict will get on his high horse (why, because I can) and say that this isn’t acceptable! In the era of internet message boards and television web site, shows like NIP/TUCK need to be aired concurrently with our US friends. It completely ruins the TV experience for us when CTV will air a show months after everyone else on the internet has already spoiled it for us.
While I’m on my soapbox, let me also say how much it bothers me that CTV labels the new DVD seasons of VERONICA MARS and NIP/TUCK with stickers that read ‘as seen on CTV.’ With the help of Photoshop, I’ve re-designed the sticker to spout the truth (see photo above).
While I could cut-up last season for being too Carver-centric and having the most ridiculous/unbelievable finale on TV — the truth remains that NIP/TUCK, even at its worst, is still one of the most entertaining hours you’ll find on television. The FX drama is original, daring and filled with incredibly messed-up beautiful people (and who doesn’t love watching hot people screw up).
Season four looks to be back-on-track, with creator/genius Ryan Murphy back at the helm, and a line-up of Guest Stars that would make WILL & GRACE green with envy. Stay tunes all season long for pop-ins by Rosie O’Donnell, Mario Lopez (Saved by the Bell Alum Alert!), Kathleen Turner, Brooke Shields, Richard Chamberlain, Jaqueline Bisset and Catherine Deneuve.
Can’t wait for September 5th’s premiere, check out the preview below.
One of the TV addict’s favourite alumni from Bayside High has finally found a respectable gig. According to Michael Ausiello of TVGuide, Mario Lopez, better known as AC Slater will guest star in NIP/TUCK’s upcoming third season (episode 3). Slater, sorry Mario, will guest as an ‘infuriatingly fit’ plastic surgeon that Christian meets at the gym. This TV Addict’s question: Does Slater wear his standard maroon Bayside High wrestling tights to the gym? or was that only a Wrestling team thing?
In her own words (on her blog rosie.com) Rosie reveals she’s doing a guest spot on NIP/TUCK. I love both Rosie and Nip/Tuck, this should be fun!
Lisa writes: I’m so excited you are going to be on Nip/Tuck! I love that show. Do you know when? Do you know anything about the character you’re going to be playing?
You’re the best!!
According to Access Hollywood, Rosie O’Donnell is preparing to leave THE VIEW for NIP/TUCK. Apparently, during a commercial break on THE VIEW, Rosie told the studio audience that she’s been offered the female lead of the show since Joely Richardson is leaving for a year. According to Access Hollywood:
One of the TV addict’s favourite alumni from Bayside High has finally found a respectable gig. According to 
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