entertainment industry coach question 644: I'm just curious if you're watching Top Chef All Star?

Does a bear crap in the woods? Does Rudolph have a red nose? Was Ryan Reynolds People Magazine's sexiest man alive in 2010? Is Pretty Woman my favorite movie of all time? Is Barkley my St Bernard's name? Do I love my family? In other words:

HELL TO THE YES, I'M WATCHING TOP CHEF: ALL-STARS!!!!! And I'm totally stressed out because I love so many of them!!!

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entertainment industry coach question 597: Seriously! How many Housewives of "whatever" shows are there?

Well, being that the only Bravo show that I'm an avid watcher of is Top Chef (and possibly Just Desserts, if this cattiness doesn't continue) I will have to consult the website. Hold please...

Wow! Currently airing are THW of Beverly Hills, THW of Atlanta, & THW of DC. However, not to be forgotten, because I'm sure they'll be back are THW of Orange County, THW of NY & THW of NJ. That's a lot of Housewives.

Not to mention that Joel McHale on The Soup said that Dr Phil has his own version of "Real Housewives," and thought it was an original concept.

And of course there are my favorite ones... The Desperate Housewives on ABC!

Thanks for asking, though now I feel just a little dumber for knowing.

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entertainment industry coach Question 493: I'm watching Kathy Griffin D List and can't blog because I'm laughing too hard!

I turned on the TV this morning and because my DVR was recording Top Chef last night, I woke up to Kathy Griffin, My Life on the D List. I've never seen it before. She is judging a a toddler pageant, and I am laughing my butt off, which is necessary after my Kettlebell class last night causing my butt to KILL!

So why am I blogging about this? There is a lot to learn from Kathy's brilliant branding. If you look at her IMDB page, she has 64 acting credits. I know her best from Suddenly Susan, where she seemed to hit a peak.

Now we all know that with longevity in an entertainment career there are peaks and valleys. I imagine from 2001-2005 when things slowed, she maintained her writing and her stand-up. Then she jumped on the Reality Show band wagon and made it work! She's starring, writing, and BRANDING herself as D-List, when clearly she's putting out there that she is in fact ready for A-List roles.

It's working. Already in season six, you can see that her acting credits are growing again, and they are A-List, her comedy is HYSTERICAL, and she is a very smart business woman.

Kudos to Kathy's life on the D-List; she's climbing another peak and her business smarts is A-List in my book!

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question 153: Does the same apply to TV? There's so much to watch and so much of it's bad!

This was a comment/question in response to yesterday's question. And the answer is a little different. The answer in TV is: YES definitely. That said, you don't have to TIVO and watch every episode of every show (except 24. YOU MUST watch every episode). But, you have to watch just enough to know the genre, pace, characters, style, etc. (pertaining to your classification).

If you're a camera operator and you get called in to day play on Desperate Housewives, it's going to be a very different style of operating than 24 (yes, that's 2 plugs for my favorite show). An actor going in to audition for House is different than auditioning for MadMen.

Even in reality, there's a difference between editing The Housewives of Orange County and Top Chef. Like yesterday's post, it's research. It's your job to know what you're talking about in your area.

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