( I MAY HAVE OVERSOLD THIS--SORRY FOLKS. I STILL WATCH IT BUT THE FIRST EPISODE WAS STILL THE BEST ONE)
TONIGHT'S PREMIERE: "KIRSTIE" on TV Land, starring Kirstie Alley--
LOVED IT!
In many ways an homage to "ALL ABOUT EVE" (thank you). The cast is good but as usual Rhea Pearlman steals every scene (she is obviously named after the most legendary scene stealer of them all from "All About Eve", Thelma Ritter). Alley is really comfortable in this role. I hope the future episode are just as funny and well written. CATCH IT!
Alley was very smart to cast the right people:
Michael Richards for physical comedy & stereotypical male point of view
Rhea Peralman as the wisecracking maid and best friend with a heart (and common sense)
Gilles Marini for the eye candy
Christopher McDonald as her male diva counterpart
Eric Peterson who starred in "SKREK the MUSICAL" & other Broadway shows reminds me of a young Jackie Gleason; he's the everyday man (her son). He DOES need to catch up on his screen acting, however..I think he will
Kristin Chenoweth playing the Eve role with a brassy sense of humor (but really, what can't this woman do?)
Kirstie Alley's character is just an exaggerated version of who we see in her interviews or on "Dancing with the Stars"-- a diva who is bold, funny & self deprecating
We need to just have faith in the writers.
I had noticed the nod to "ALL ABOUT EVE" even before the show aired but when Alley wore an exact replica of Bette Davis' dress in the party scene in "All About Eve" at the end of her show I knew I had nailed it...
Good luck Kirstie, you're a hard working, funny woman (and a Scientologist? Huh?)
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