Watching The View

Yesterday on The View Sherri Shepherd talked about how there was a fire in her building and she had to get her son Jeffrey to save her wigs when they were forced to evacuate.

According to MSNBC, the fire in Sherri’s building was started in the apartment of Sherri’s 30 Rock co-star Tracy Morgan.

The fire was apparently ignited by a short in either the light or pump in a fish tank in his home inside the Trump Place building. The fire was was under control after about thirty minutes, thanks to 78 firefighters from 25 units.

One side note: Anyone else think it is a little funny that Sherri lives in a Trump building, given Rosie’s history with Donald? Small world I guess.

The View, Sherri Shepherd, Tracy Morgan

Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Barbara Walters both attended fashion week events yesterday. Barbara took in the Oscar De La Renta show, while Elisabeth went to the Milly by Michelle Smith show. Pictures below.

The View, fashion week, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Barbara Walters

Today on The View, all five hosts were present. The first topic was that Facebook backed off from their new terms of service due to the big backlash. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said that they got a lot of complaints and maybe they were watching the show when they talked about it yesterday. Barbara Walters joked, “It was all us.” Elisabeth said it is “exceptional” that Facebook is listening to the people. Joy Behar said that they are policing themselves and that is good.

Barbara was on Regis this morning and mentioned it because she was wearing the same outfit.
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Today on The View was another “day of hot topics,” with the four main hosts. The first topic was, no kidding, The Bachelor and how “steamy” it got on last night‘s episode. Joy asked if the couples have sex on the show. Elisabeth made Tim watch it and he translated what they said to one another that really meant that they were going to have sex that night. Joy joked that Elisabeth and Tim will have another baby soon if they keep watching together. Whoopi said that the contestants barely know each other and she would laugh if someone said they were falling in love with her after such a short amount of time. Elisabeth said that they have not seen another man in a month, so of course they are falling for the guy. Joy said that the CDC needs to check out the show.
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Today’s scheduled guests are Patricia Arquette (”Medium”) and Emily Osment (”Dadnapped”). All five hosts were present.

They started the show by showing a clip of “Lil’ View,” from the “Talkshow with Spike Feresten.” It was Joy, Elisabeth, Whoopi, and Barbara played by little kids. It was pretty cute. Whoopi wondered if they could not find a second black child to play Sherri. Sherri said that she has two nieces that could have played her or she could have done it herself.

A president ages at a rate of two years for every one year he is in office. Joy said that Obama aged during the campaign, too. They showed pictures of him and previous presidents that showed how much they aged. Elisabeth said people might be offended if they did that to women, if they ever get in office. Barbara said that she saw Hillary Clinton getting off a plane in Tokyo and she looks heavier. Sherri said that Obama should quit smoking for his health, but also because it can age you. Joy said that she heard that nicotine is an anti-depressant. Whoopi said that people don’t talk about how bad alcohol is for you. Barbara said that why do things that are bad for you taste good, like a cookie. Whoopi said that things don’t taste like themselves anymore and even cookies are flavored to taste like cookies.
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Here is the schedule for The View for February 16th-20th, subject to change.

Monday February 16th - Patricia Arquette (”Medium”); Emily Osment.

Tuesday February 17th - Day of “Hot Topics,” a performance from Broadway’s “Shrek: The Musical.

Wednesday February 18th - Bonnie Hunt (”The Bonnie Hunt Show”); “At the Movies” hosts Ben Lyons and Ben Mankiewicz.

Thursday February 19th - Laurence Fishburne (”C.S.I.”); “Bank on ‘The View’” with makeup for under $10.00 from Barbara Walters’ personal makeup artist.

Friday February 20th - Tyler Perry and Keshia Knight Pulliam (”Madea Goes to Jail”), best of the toy fair for under $20.00.

Elisabeth Hasselbeck, along with her husband Tim and children Grace and Taylor, attended the “QVC Returns to fashion week” show at Bryant Park in New York City on February 14, 2009. As you may know, QVC is selling a line of “Elisabeth Hasselbeck for Dialogue” clothing.

The View, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Tim Hasselbeck, Grace Hasselbeck, Taylor Hasselbeck, QVC, fashion week

Today’s guests on The View are Clive Owen (The International) and Academy Award nominee Melissa Leo (Frozen River). Feel free to comment here during the episode and I will post my recap when I have finished it. (I predict the first “hot” topic will be whether the hosts are superstitious. Then they will pretend it is Friday the 13th, even though the show was taped on a different day).

The View, Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Clive Owen, Melissa Leo, Frozen River

Rosie O’Donnell will be appearing in a Lifetime movie on Saturday February 28th at 9:00 p.m. eastern time. She plays a psychiatrist who helps a sixteen year old foster boy. Here is the full description and a video advertisement for the movie.

Dr. Maureen Brennan, a psychiatrist at a youth treatment center, encounters her newest patient, a sixteen-year-old bi-racial boy named America. Through their sessions, Dr. Brennan helps America come to terms with his roller-coaster life, which began when he was taken by authorities from his crack-addicted mother, and placed into foster care as an infant. Dr. Brennan works to help him open up about his painful past and discover the support and courage he needs to get his life back on track. “America” premieres Saturday Feb 28th at 9pm|8c on Lifetime.

Thanks to Rain for the link!

Rosie O’Donnell, America, Lifetime movie

Here are some pictures of Joy Behar at the Red Dress Awards ceremony that she mentioned on yesterday’s show. She was the MC. Looks like she stuck with a black dress, but had some red in her earrings.

The View, Joy Behar

Today’s episode is a special “love theme” episode, featuring Miss Piggy, Patti Stanger (Millionaire Matchmaker), and Helen Fisher (author, Why Him Why Her).

I think that this show is a bit too much of a snoozer for a full recap. Here are some “high”lights:

* Barbara Walters has an upstairs neighbor whose dachshund won best of its breed at the Westminster dog show and she was in the audience. Then they inexplicably showed a picture of Barbara’s dog Cha Cha holding Barbara’s book. Not funny in the least.

* They talked about American Idol and whether they need to look a certain way. Whoopi Goldberg said that people don’t buy music based on how someone looks. I said out loud “If you are a teenager you do.” Then Whoopi said the same thing. Weird.

* As several of you pointed out in the comments, the Kimberly-Clark giveaway was proven to not be so “random,” although I always kinda knew that. Sherri had not yet pushed the button to stop the rotating photos when it froze on the face of the winner. I loved how could you hear Whoopi and Joy asking her if she had pushed it yet. I guess they thought that the button really did something.

* Miss Piggy looked adorable. I loved her zebra print gloves.

* I have watched the Millionaire Matchmaker a few times. I find her to be pretty annoying, but watch the show anyway. (The same goes for those young guys on Million Dollar Listing. Is that show coming back?) I can’t believe Barbara asked her if she has sex with her boyfriend.

* Although the book may be interesting (I have no idea), the segment with Helen Fisher was really boring.

The View, Sherri Shepherd, Barbara Walters, Elisabeth Hasselbeck, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Miss Pigg, Patti Stanger, Helen Fisher

Today on The View, it was the four main hosts again. There were two women in the crowd screaming and waving a yellow flag. Elisabeth Hasselbeck said she is still mad about the Super Bowl and then something about the Seahawks. Didn’t she mean the Cardinals? I thought the fans in the crowd were Steelers fans, but maybe I am the confused one. Whoopi Goldberg said that Brett Favre is retiring again.

A 10-year-old dog won the Westminster Dog Show last night. Joy thinks he is cute, but Sherri thinks he is ugly. Whoopi said that she is a cat person and still thinks he is cute. Whoopi now wants a Puli, who she said looks like her, but doesn’t want to have to groom it. Sherri said that the winning dog was not a mutt. Joy pointed out that they don’t allow mutts at the dog show. Joy said that was the plot of her book that her dog would not be allowed into the dog show because he was a mixed breed. Whoopi said that they should do a mutt dog show on The View.
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Today on The View, it was the four main hosts. The first topic was how Sherri Shepherd went to see the Dancing with the Stars tour in Atlantic City. She showed a picture of her with Derek Hough and Mark Ballas and the men were both topless. Sherri said that she is officially a cougar. She said that the fantasy of them kept her awake for the drive home. Either would be her ideal partner on the show because they are short like her. Joy Behar suggested Danny DeVito would be good.

President Obama’s first prime time press conference was on last night. Joy thought he was very good and it was a pleasure to have a “president who speaks English.” Elisabeth said it was good to hear some things that he had to say, but noted his first answer to a question was longer than his introduction. She said there was a funny moment when he was asked about something Joe Biden said and Obama said that he doesn’t remember what Biden was referring to, “not surprisingly.” Sherri said that she appreciated that Obama went to Indiana to speak to the people and answered questions.
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Today on The View was another “day of hot topics,” all five hosts were present. The first topic was last night’s Grammy Awards. Whoopi Goldberg “actually watched” some of it. Elisabeth Hasselbeck thought it was very entertaining and loved the pairing up of different artists. Barbara Walters loves the Jonas Brothers because they are on her Oscar special. Sherri Shepherd said that she was glad that Jennifer Hudson won best R&B album. Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus performed together and Whoopi said about Miley “that little girl can sing.” Barbara talked about the Jonas Brothers again. Whoopi said that the Jonas Brothers and Stevie Wonder “knocked me out.“

Joy joked that she though that the artist dancing pregnant was the octo-mom. It was M.I.A. and her due date was yesterday, but she performed anyway. Joy wants to know why Gene Autry got an award because he died along time ago. Sherri asked if that was the guy with Trigger. Whoopi said it was an award for his contributions to music. They talked more about other performances and I wondered if this topic was going to on as long as the award show itself.
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Whoopi Golberg appeared on the Fox News show Hannity last week. Here are the videos of her appearance.

Thanks to Roger from Ohio for the heads-up.

The View, Whoopi Goldberg, Hannity, Fox News