04-29-2008, 06:16 PM
Hey guys. With the sometimes slow pace of current news on Kaley these days, an idea occured to me. Im starting a thread for older articles, news tidbits, even small mentions of Kaley in the press. After all I figure there are some things even us long term fans have never seen. So as I run across things I'll post them in this thread, so keep checking back and I hope you enjoy it.
Less is more when actresses dress for success
Source: KEN PARISH PERKINSStar-Telegram Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES--When actress Kaley Cuoco got dressed for a recent ABC party, her frantic search through racks of designer duds brought home two of the most basic principles in the entertainment industry: Sex sells, and You are what you wear. Even a pert 16-year-old like Cuoco, with a figure that suggests she's never finished an entire cheeseburger, knows what a killer outfit can mean to her career. That's why Cuoco and many other television stars dress to turn
Published on August 9, 2002, Page 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
TELEVISION REVIEWS; Life With Father, Not to Mention Mom and the Kids
Here are eight simple rules for creating a sitcom:
1. Start with some material that already has a track record. Thus, ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter,'' which starts tonight on ABC, is loosely based on a book with that title by the humor columnist W. Bruce Cameron.
2. Focus on one of life's basic conflicts, in this case the eternal friction between parents and teenagers.
3. Hire some familiar television personalities, like John Ritter and Katey Sagal, and give them roles that are different (but not too different) from their previous assignments. Here Mr. Ritter is Paul Hennessy, a columnist and loving but hapless father, who could be Jack Tripper of ''Three's Company,'' having grown appropriately older and heftier. And Ms. Sagal is Paul's wife, Cate, a nurse and accommodating mom, who could be Peg Bundy of ''Married . . . With Children,'' having toned down the shtick by a few hundred degrees.
4. Add some easily differentiated kids who are always one step ahead of Dad. Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), 16, is a gorgeous blond knockout and an airhead. Kerry (Amy Davidson), 15, is a smart and sassy redhead. Rory (Martin Spanjers), 13, is a little wise guy who loves watching his father lose every skirmish of the intergenerational war.
5. Give them all a big, bright kitchen and living room to pace around. Check.
6. Give them some little problems that they can confront without any serious consequences. Check.
7. Make sure that everybody looks cute at all times. Check.
8. Tie it all together with snappy dialogue that sheds a bit of light on the human condition.
This show manages to obey Rules 1 through 7. No. 8? Well, that might be too much to ask.
So this passes for wit. In tonight's episode Paul sighs and says: ''The girls don't seem to like me very much. Where did you go wrong, Cate?''
The two episodes of ''8 Simple Rules'' that were available for review contained tantalizing hints of a better show that might have been (or might yet be).
There's the look in Cate's eye, when she looks at Paul, that seems to say she knows he's a fool, but she loves him, so it's all right. There's the look on Kerry's face when she wishes, just for a second, that she could be Daddy's little girl again; then it passes and she goes back to reading ''The Bell Jar.'' And there are Mr. Ritter's bumbling attempts to connect with his children, who now dwell in a realm beyond his reach.
Fathers will recognize that silent affirmation: You're sure you could make things better if only you could think of the right words.
On television as in life, dads would be more successful if they had better writers.
8 SIMPLE RULES FOR DATING MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER
ABC, Tonight at 8, Eastern and Pacific times; 7 Central time.
Directed by Gil Junger; created by Tracy Gamble; based on the book of the same title by W. Bruce Cameron; Ms. Gamble, Tom Shadyac, Flody Suarez and Michael Bostick, executive producers; a Touchstone Television production.
WITH: John Ritter (Paul Hennessy), Katey Sagal (Cate Hennessy), Kaley Cuoco (Bridget Hennessy), Amy Davidson (Kerry Hennessy) and Martin Spanjers (Rory Hennessy).
Less is more when actresses dress for success
Source: KEN PARISH PERKINSStar-Telegram Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES--When actress Kaley Cuoco got dressed for a recent ABC party, her frantic search through racks of designer duds brought home two of the most basic principles in the entertainment industry: Sex sells, and You are what you wear. Even a pert 16-year-old like Cuoco, with a figure that suggests she's never finished an entire cheeseburger, knows what a killer outfit can mean to her career. That's why Cuoco and many other television stars dress to turn
Published on August 9, 2002, Page 7, Fort Worth Star-Telegram (TX)
TELEVISION REVIEWS; Life With Father, Not to Mention Mom and the Kids
Here are eight simple rules for creating a sitcom:
1. Start with some material that already has a track record. Thus, ''8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter,'' which starts tonight on ABC, is loosely based on a book with that title by the humor columnist W. Bruce Cameron.
2. Focus on one of life's basic conflicts, in this case the eternal friction between parents and teenagers.
3. Hire some familiar television personalities, like John Ritter and Katey Sagal, and give them roles that are different (but not too different) from their previous assignments. Here Mr. Ritter is Paul Hennessy, a columnist and loving but hapless father, who could be Jack Tripper of ''Three's Company,'' having grown appropriately older and heftier. And Ms. Sagal is Paul's wife, Cate, a nurse and accommodating mom, who could be Peg Bundy of ''Married . . . With Children,'' having toned down the shtick by a few hundred degrees.
4. Add some easily differentiated kids who are always one step ahead of Dad. Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), 16, is a gorgeous blond knockout and an airhead. Kerry (Amy Davidson), 15, is a smart and sassy redhead. Rory (Martin Spanjers), 13, is a little wise guy who loves watching his father lose every skirmish of the intergenerational war.
5. Give them all a big, bright kitchen and living room to pace around. Check.
6. Give them some little problems that they can confront without any serious consequences. Check.
7. Make sure that everybody looks cute at all times. Check.
8. Tie it all together with snappy dialogue that sheds a bit of light on the human condition.
This show manages to obey Rules 1 through 7. No. 8? Well, that might be too much to ask.
So this passes for wit. In tonight's episode Paul sighs and says: ''The girls don't seem to like me very much. Where did you go wrong, Cate?''
The two episodes of ''8 Simple Rules'' that were available for review contained tantalizing hints of a better show that might have been (or might yet be).
There's the look in Cate's eye, when she looks at Paul, that seems to say she knows he's a fool, but she loves him, so it's all right. There's the look on Kerry's face when she wishes, just for a second, that she could be Daddy's little girl again; then it passes and she goes back to reading ''The Bell Jar.'' And there are Mr. Ritter's bumbling attempts to connect with his children, who now dwell in a realm beyond his reach.
Fathers will recognize that silent affirmation: You're sure you could make things better if only you could think of the right words.
On television as in life, dads would be more successful if they had better writers.
8 SIMPLE RULES FOR DATING MY TEENAGE DAUGHTER
ABC, Tonight at 8, Eastern and Pacific times; 7 Central time.
Directed by Gil Junger; created by Tracy Gamble; based on the book of the same title by W. Bruce Cameron; Ms. Gamble, Tom Shadyac, Flody Suarez and Michael Bostick, executive producers; a Touchstone Television production.
WITH: John Ritter (Paul Hennessy), Katey Sagal (Cate Hennessy), Kaley Cuoco (Bridget Hennessy), Amy Davidson (Kerry Hennessy) and Martin Spanjers (Rory Hennessy).
