the condo casa is a tv-free zone, and 99.9% of the time, i am fine with that. besides, the shows that i love and adore (jersey shore! real housewives!) i can find online, at my convenience.
but last friday, i realllly needed a pvr – it was regis’ final show, and i wanted to catch this piece of talk show history.
i don’t watch regis and kelly regularly, any more. [tangent: kelly ripa has always reminded me of my friend, julie!]. i started tuning in to regis when his co-host was still kathie lee gifford, and continued watching when kelly took over from kathie eleven years ago. any time i do catch the show, regis never fails to make me LOL at least once. i just find him very, very funny! i have also read his memoir, “i’m only one man” and watched a lot of episodes of who wants to be a millionaire. but his best role, by far, is as daytime talk show host. what i most appreciate about him is his storytelling ability and his sense of witty repartee – and his willingness to laugh at himself.
so, i asked mom and dad (well, dad since mom doesn’t do prv taping) if they would be so kind as to tape the show for me, and i’d come over and watch it sunday eve. they graciously accomodated my request.
now THAT'S a classic regis-being-regis expression!
please note that mom and dad are NOT regis fans. so, i was all the more grateful for their generosity in lending me their telly! and, mom and dad kept me company while i watched!
in a nutshell, this farewell show was the absolute pits! it was so incredibly, disappointingly awful! the tributes were trite, the tone was fake and schmaltzy, kelly read every one of her lines from the tele-prompter or from the paper in her hand, regis was trying too hard to be cool…i will stop now before it sounds like i’m complaining.
the closing remarks...thank goodness.
mom and dad were such good sports to sit through this wretched tv viewing time. to be honest, at one point, i told dad he could fast forward. i couldn’t TAKE it any more! (say that in your head using regis’ distinctive intonation, ok?!).
ugh – it would have been much more enjoyable to watch a “regular” regis and kelly – my favourite segment has always been their opening chitchat, and that lively banter and natural vibe was completely missing from the farewell show.
i wish regis well in his future endeavours (he is not retiring, remember!) – and i will try to erase this last show from my memory!
did you watch the final show/have you ever watched regis’ morning talk show? he’s had an impressive career – think of all the celebs he’s met!!
favourite talk show host? over the years, i’ve gone through phases: rosie; regis; dr phil; marilyn (cityline)…i’ve never watched ellen, and only watched oprah sporadically.
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november thankfulness:
(for monday november 21): yesterday i was thankful that this huge blister that i have had on my big toe has popped and is getting better. it was the size of a quarter! and YOU can be thankful because i am sparing you from any photos!
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Oh Cathy, you are really funny! Kelly Ripa is so pretty, what a compliment. I always did remember that you thought I was like her!! Funny though, I have never watched a Regis show!! One way I know I am not like Kelly — I saw a wacked-out photo of her belly button once and it stuck out like a pencil. I am an inny….
Julie
julie, just remember that kelly has professional hair, makeup and wardrobe people helping her out. you would look like sisters, if you were all dolled up like her!
…ok, but you can’t be sisters due to the belly-button difference – haha! and you both speak with energy and exuberance – another similarity!
Too bad about the farewell show! I didn’t watch it, but I’ve watched the show in the past. I know some people are really upset about Regis leaving!
do not regret that you missed the show, dorry! it seems that regis leaving is right up there with oprah leaving, in terms of viewers’ sadness! regis has been around a long time – he had quite the career before arriving in nyc, even!
I don’t like Regis. I hated Kathie Lee. I’m not too interested in talk shows in general. If I had to name someone it would be Letterman cuz I think he’s crazy nutzo but he does make me laugh. I don’t watch him cuz I go to bed too early.
wow, you are quite vehement in your kathie lee sentiments, johanna! remember how she used to talk about cody and cassidy (i think that was her daughter’s name) all the time?? i didn’t mind her but i like kelly better. letterman is HILARIOUS! i love the top ten lists. his sense of humour is one that appeals to me. i can’t stay up that late, either!
I used to watch Regis and Kelly when Heather was an infant and she was napping. I was also planning on taping the last episode so that I could watch TV history, but I am glad that I didn’t now. How disappointing!
My favourite talk show host is/was Oprah. However, I think Ellen is absolutely hysterical – I just never have time to watch her!
i’ve heard that ellen is a riot – i must try to catch her some time. yes, you did not miss much, tricia! just think – i saved you 45 minutes!
i miss oprah already even though she has not been off the air that long and i didn’t watch her very often – i miss just KNOWING she was on tv, i guess!
Yeesh (show and blister)! I didn’t watch the final Reeg show. I’m usually at work when it’s on so I’ve only caught it on days off lately. Hmmm.. I used to watch Oprah years ago, but now I seem to like more of the late night hosts (when I can catch them or on dvr). That’s always the worst though, getting other people to watch something that’s disappointing.
i find the late night guys very funny, too – but i am never up that late! yes, it’s so embarrassing when you really are excited to introduce a show or a personality to someone else, and the experience is a dud. i explained to mom and dad that a normal show would have been much more funny…i don’t think they’re too keen to check one out, though!