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Rosie O’Donnell is trying to get Madonna to direct an episode of Nip/Tuck

justingirl1989 — Wed, 07 May 2008 07:10:42 -0700

Rosie O’Donnell is hoping to persuade pal Madonna to direct an episode of hit plastic surgery drama Nip/Tuck, after playing a recurring role on the show.

The actress and TV personality has played lottery winner Dawn Budge on a handful of episodes of Nip/Tuck, since making a naked debut in 2006 - and now she wants her pal to get on the set.

Show regular Kelly Carlson says, “Madonna’s been approached because Rosie is on our show and they’re very good friends. I’ve begged the producers to get her on the show. She has such a great mind for stuff like this that I think she’d be a great director for an episode. I would also love to have Madonna on as a character.”

Do you watch Nip/Tuck? I do, and I think Madonna would make a great addition to the show.

Source

http://icydk.com/2008/05/07/rosie-odonnell-is-trying-to-get-madonna-to-d...

Nip/Tuck Star Joins 90210 Spinoff Show

justingirl1989 — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 11:33:19 -0700

The neighborhood is filling up.

AnnaLynne McCord is joining the cast of the CW’s Beverly Hills, 90210 spinoff, Entertainment Weekly reports. The actress - known for her role on FX’s Nip/Tuck - is expected to play Naomi, a popular high school student.

McCord is the latest to join the cast - and more casting news is expected. Reps for the CW pilot have already confirmed that Dustin Milligan, 22, will play likeable star athlete Ethan.

According to Rob Thomas, who wrote the pilot, the show revolves around a former graduate of West Beverly who returns with his wife and two children to become the school’s principal. -Brian Orloff

source: http://tvwatch.people.com/2008/04/15/niptuck-star-joins-90210-spinoff-sh...

Nip Tuck: Dr. Christian Troy and Kimber Henry

jordybee — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:23:00 -0700

"Beauty is a curse on the world." Our costumes were inspired by the TV show Nip Tuck following Kimber becoming a victim of the Carver.

No Political Debates For Rosie On Nip/Tuck Set: “I’m Amazed How Quiet She Is,” Costar Says

justingirl1989 — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 10:58:11 -0700

Have Rosie O’Donnell’s days of on-set politically-charged fights come to an end?

The comedian, 45, became infamous for her brash bickering with colleagues on The View last year. But on the set of Nip/Tuck - where she plays hypochondriac lotto-winner Dawn Budge - O’Donnell is surprisingly silent.

“I'm amazed as how quiet she is on set,” costar Dylan Walsh told Usmagazine.com at an autograph signing for the hit FX series in Hollywood October 25. ”She was quieter than you would imagine. She listens to people.”

O’Donnell returns to to the latest season (which debuts October 30) “in a big way,” costar Julian McMahon added. “She’s fantastic.”

WHAT A SCHOCKER...MAYBE SOME PEOPLE DO CHANGE FOR THE GOOD.

the ORIGINAL dress from "a little nip here and a little tuck there"

sillysugar — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:41:31 -0800

here is what the dress looked like before i belted it and pulled up the hemline hehehe. haha i know i look super serious and weird, but i was trying REALLY hard to get everything into the shot and NOT drop my precious camera at the same time! LOL

a little nip here and a little tuck there..

sillysugar — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:39:51 -0800

hehe, i bought this black h&m dress 50% off!! i couldn't resist! but i kinda tweaked it a little by creating a "wrapped" look and securing it with a belt! also i didn't have a tiny point and shoot camera so i was using my huge dslr :P haha. but the quality is sooo much better! Dress: H&M Belt: Hong Kong Maroon Tights: Urban Outfitters Shoes: Hong Kong Ring: Forever 21 Bracelets: Hong Kong

Joely Richardson From Nip/Tuck Is Now Skeletal

xmeghanx — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:52:21 -0700

Generation Diva

D-Lee — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 18:20:57 -0800

How our obsession with beauty is changing our kids

There's a scene in "Toddlers & Tiaras," the TLC reality series, where 2-year-old Marleigh is perched in front of a mirror, smothering her face with blush and lipstick. She giggles as her mother attempts to hold the squealing toddler still, lathering her legs with self-tanner. "Marleigh loves to get tan," her mom says, as the girl presses her face against the mirror.
Marleigh is one of many pageant girls on the show, egged on by obsessive mothers who train their tots to strut and swagger, flip their hair and pout their lips. I watch, mesmerized by the freakishness of it all, but wonder how different Marleigh is from average girls all across America. On a recent Sunday in Brooklyn, I stumble into a spa that brands itself for the 0 to 12 set, full of tweens getting facialed and glossed, hands and feet outstretched for manis and pedis. "The girls just love it," says Daria Einhorn, the 21-year-old spa owner, who was inspired by watching her 5-year-old niece play with toy beauty kits.

Sounds extreme? Maybe. But this, my friends, is the new normal: a generation that primps and dyes and pulls and shapes, younger and with more vigor. Girls today are salon vets before they enter elementary school. Forget having mom trim your bangs, fourth graders are in the market for lush $50 haircuts; by the time they hit high school, $150 highlights are standard. Five-year-olds have spa days and pedicure parties. And instead of shaving their legs the old-fashioned way-with a 99-cent drugstore razor-teens get laser hair removal, the most common cosmetic procedure of that age group. If these trends continue, by the time your tween hits the Botox years, she'll have spent thousands on the beauty treatments once reserved for the "Beverly Hills, 90210" set, not junior highs in Madison, Wis.
Reared on reality TV and celebrity makeovers, girls as young as Marleigh are using beauty products earlier, spending more and still feeling worse about themselves. Four years ago, a survey by the NPD Group showed that, on average, women began using beauty products at 17. Today, the average is 13-and that's got to be an overstatement. According to market-research firm Experian, 43 percent of 6- to 9-year-olds are already using lipstick or lip gloss; 38 percent use hairstyling products; and 12 percent use other cosmetics. And the level of interest is making the girls of "Toddlers & Tiaras" look ordinary. "My daughter is 8, and she's like, so into this stuff it's unbelievable," says Anna Solomon, a Brooklyn social worker. "From the clothes to the hair to the nails, school is like No. 10 on the list of priorities."

Much has been made of the oversexualization of today's tweens. But what hasn't been discussed is what we might call their "diva-ization"-before they even hit the tween years. Consider this: according to a NEWSWEEK examination of the most common beauty trends, by the time your 10-year-old is 50, she'll have spent nearly $300,000 on just her hair and face. It's not that women haven't always been slaves to their appearance; as Yeats wrote, "To be born woman is to know … that we must labour to be beautiful." But today's girls are getting caught up in the beauty maintenance game at ages when they should be learning how to read-and long before their beauty needs enhancing. Twenty years ago, a second grader might have played clumsily with her mother's lipstick, but she probably didn't insist on carrying her own lip gloss to school.
New Methods, Old MessageWhy are this generation's standards different? To start, this is a group that's grown up on pop culture that screams, again and again, that everything, everything, is a candidate for upgrading. These girls are maturing in an age when older women are taking ever more extreme measures, from Botox to liposuction, to stay sexually competitive. They've watched bodies transformed on "Extreme Makeover"; faces taken apart and pieced back together on "I Want a Famous Face." They compare themselves to the overly airbrushed models in celebrity and women's magazines, and learn about makeup from the girls of "Toddlers & Tiaras," or the show's WEtv competitor, "Little Miss Perfect." And while we might make fun of the spoiled teens on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16," these shows raise the bar for what's considered over the top.
A combination of new technology and the Web, is responsible-at least in part-for this transformation in attitudes. Ads for the latest fashions, makeup tips and grooming products are circulated with a speed and fury unique to this millennium-on millions of ads, message boards and Facebook pages. Digital cameras come complete with retouching options, and anyone can learn how to use Photoshop to blend and tighten and thin. It's been estimated that girls 11 to 14 are subjected to some 500 advertisements a day-the majority of them nipped, tucked and airbrushed to perfection. And, according to a University of Minnesota study, staring at those airbrushed images from just one to three minutes can have a negative impact on girls' self-esteem. "None of this existed when I was growing up, and now it's just like, in your face," says Solomon, 30. "Kids aren't exempt just because they're young."

What that means for kids in the long term is effort and money washed down the drain each night, along with the remnants of a painted face. It's constant, and exhausting. I should know: at 27, my daily maintenance regimen takes at least an hour, and I own enough products to fill a large closet, not to mention a savings account. I have three shades of tanning lotion and $130 Crème de La Mer face cream I use so sparingly it defeats the purpose of having it, and 34-I counted this morning-varieties of lip balm, gloss and tint. I have hair wax and cream, a balm that's made of latex, surf spray for when I want that weathered look, and grooming cream to get rid of it. And I haven't even started to look at the anti-aging products yet.
This is what the 11-year-olds of the world have to look forward to-times 10. Eight- to 12-year-olds in this country already spend more than $40 million a month on beauty products, and teens spend another $100 million, according the NPD Group. This trend seems unaffected by the tanking economy: cosmetic surgery procedures dipped slightly last year, but cosmetics sales have increased between 1 and 46 percent, depending on the product, according to the Nielsen Co.
Forever Out of ReachThere's no evidence to prove that women who start primping early will primp more as they get older, but it's a safe assumption that they won't slow down. And what that means, say psychologists, is the evolution of a beauty standard that's becoming harder to achieve. New statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery show that cosmetic- surgery procedures performed on those 18 and younger have nearly doubled over the past decade. Dr. Alan Gold, the society's president, says that nearly 14 percent of Botox injections are given in the 19 to 34 age group-and while his trade group doesn't break down those ages any more specifically, he's seen a significant increase in the younger end of that group, seeking treatments as preventative. "I think what we've done is level the playing field, in that someone who may not have had great exposure to these things before-say, on a farm in Iowa-has the same options available to them," says Gold, who runs a private practice in Great Neck, N.Y. "Thomas Friedman has written how the world is flat economically. Well, it's getting flatter in terms of aging and appearance, too."
But if the world is flat, and impossible standards have become ubiquitous, can a person ever be satisfied with the way they look? In Susie Orbach's new book, "Bodies," the former therapist to Princess Diana argues that good looks and peak fitness are no longer a biological gift, but a ceaseless pursuit. And obsession at an early age, she says, fosters a belief that these are essential components of who we are-not, as she puts it, "lovely add-ons." "It primes little girls to think they should diet and dream about the cosmetic-surgery options available to them, and it makes body the primary place for self-identity."
The body, of course, cannot carry the weight of that-and these days, body dissatisfaction begins in grammar school. According to a 2004 study by the Dove Real Beauty campaign, 42 percent of first- to third-grade girls want to be thinner, while 81 percent of 10-year-olds are afraid of getting fat. "When you have tweens putting on firming cream"-as was revealed by 1 percent of girls in an NPD study-"it's clear they're looking for imaginary flaws," says Harvard psychologist Nancy Etcoff.

Which can lead to very real consequences-and a hefty debt. A lifetime of manis and pedis could cover four years at a public university; hair and face treatments would pay for a private college. "I think it's a very interesting time for girls, in that what we all grew up believing-that you have to play the hand you're dealt-is no longer true," says screenwriter Nora Ephron, who has written often on women and beauty. "In some sense, you really can go out and buy yourself a better face and a different body."
If tweens can be convinced they need to spend to perfect their already youthful skin, it's hard to imagine what they'll believe at 40. And with all the time they'll spend thinking about it, it's even harder to imagine all they're missing along the way.

newsweek.com

How To Wear Fitted Blazers and Skinny Pants

D-Lee — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 14:59:25 -0800

You want the jacket to be shrunken yet not seem like it's too small: Choose ones that are nipped thought the waist but have a regular shoulder width and sleeves that hit past the wrist.

Dark, lean trousers-pairs with a little stretch are the most flattering-and sturdy ankle boots give this look the perfect dose of toughness: For the right proportion, there should be a few inches between the pants and the boots.

A loose tee or tank offsets the tailored jacket and pants. Tuck it in and blouse it out a bit, so it's just billowy enough.

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Glee! All About TV's Happiest Hour

care0531 — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:22:27 -0700

This week's cover: Why America is falling for 'Glee'

by EW staff
Categories: Glee, This Week's Cover
This season’s most unexpected success story, Glee is snarky, theatrical, totally addictive - and a cult phenomenon on its way to becoming a national obsession. The comedy is currently averaging a steady 8 million viewers a week, and the people watching are enviably young: Five million of its viewers are in the desirable 18–49 demo. (It’s little wonder that in September, Fox made Glee the first new fall series to be given a full 22-episode pickup.) Meanwhile, fans are staying engaged even after the episodes are over by downloading the cast’s newest cover tunes. More than 1.7 million Glee songs have been sold since May, and that’s after only seven episodes. “I thought it would be a huge project, but I didn’t know it would be this big,” says Rob Stringer, chairman of Columbia/Epic, Glee’s label. “The public appetite for this music is incredibly intense.” Adds the comedy’s co-creator Ryan Murphy (Nip/Tuck), “It seems to have transcended just being a television show to moving into other cultural areas.”
The number of die-hard Glee fans - or “Gleeks,” as they call themselves - is bound to grow early next year, when episodes will follow American Idol. The young cast of newcomers is already beginning to see the effects of Glee mania. “I was at Disneyland yesterday - big mistake,” says Chris Colfer, who plays gay fashionista Kurt. “I might as well have walked around with a target on my shirt, because those are our fans. I stopped and took pictures probably 40 times in between rides. This one lady got a picture of me on the Tower of Terror and had me sign it.” Says co-creator Brad Falchuk, “I keep getting e-mails and phone calls and running into people at parties just telling me the show makes them feel happy.”For more on Glee - including scoop on upcoming episodes, a spotlight on the hilarious Jane Lynch (Coach Sue), and an inside look at Glee’s budding musical empire-pick up the new issue of Entertainment Weekly, on stands Friday, October 23.
I did happen to get the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly and this is what they have to say about the upcoming season:
Glee fnas will find even more to be happy about in upcoming episodes, which will continue to explore the love triangle involving Will, his pregnancy-faking wife, Terri, and his co-worker crush, Emma. The complicated romance between outcast diva Rachel (Lea Michele) and singing jock Finn (Cory Monteith) will be put under further stress by his girlfriend Quinn's (Dianna Agron) real pregnancy. "She loves Finn-that doesn't go away" says Michele of Rachel. (But that doesn't mean there isn't room in her hear for an older man. "Rachel might be crushing on Will a bit," teases Morrison.) And in the November 11 episode, "Wheels"-- the series most emotional hour to date-- we'll get a revealing peek at Sue Sylvester's personal life. An even more suprising twist will be the friendship that develops between Finn & Kurt, once Kurt's unrequited fondness for the football star is revealed. "It's delicate," says Monteith. "How much does Finn know about how Kurt feels for him? How much of it does he understand? We were all very careful to make sure we handled that with intellegence and character." Of course, it'll a;; be topped off with more showstopping musical numbers, including a touching version of John Lennon's "Imagine", performed with a deaf choir, and a cover of "Bootylicious," sung by the choir's rivals at the Jane Adams Academy reform-school glee club(whose coach will be played by guest star Eve.)
While the season's final nine episodes are still being developed, Murphy tells EW that he's considering approaching Idol runner-up Adam Lambert about appearing on the series. Plus Joss Whedon(Dollhouse, Buffy the Vampire Slayer) plans to direct an episode, Kristen Chenoweth will return as boozy glee alum April Rhodes, and Tony nominee Jonathan Groff--Michele's costar from Broadway's Spring Awakening-- has beem cast as the lead singer of Vocal Adrenaline, the reigning glee-club champs who performed "Rehab" in the pilot. "He is a male diva-a miva," says Murphy of the character, who will try and woo Rachel. Much of the second half of the season will help set up an ultimate battle between New Directions and Vocal Adrenaline in the finale. But how will Murphy keep the plot moving once the kids have faced there biggest foes? Fortunately, the producers have already plotted out the first three years of Gleedom. "There's always someone else to fight," explains Falchuk. Adds Murphy, who likens Glee's narrative trajectory to that of the Rocky's films, "You start small, and then you go national. If it keeps going, I think they should compete in Russia. I pitched it, and [Fox] seemed down with it. There are glee clubs overseas, so it's not that crazy". Well at the rate Glee's going, world domination doesn't seem that out of reach.
The rest of the article mentions what they had listed on their website in addition to one other thing- the orginal concept of Glee. The orginal show was written to be dark and moody. The article reads:
In 2008 ,aspiring screenwriter-actor Ian Brennan met with Murphy and his fellow Nip/Tuck executive producer Brad Falchuk to discuss Brennan's pitch-black screenplay about high school glee. "It was like an independent film," says Brennan, whose version featured teacher-student sex and a charcter addicted to Demerol. Murphy liked Brennan's writing voice (Brennan is the one most responsible for Sue's acidic quips), and as a fornmer college crooner in Indiana University's "Singing Hoosiers," he was naturally intrested in the topic. But Murphy, who had just signed an overall deal with Fox, was looking for something a tad brighter then Brennan's inital vision, so they completely overhauled the script; in it's place emerged the story of plucky teacher Will Schuester (Matthew Morrison) and his struggle to turn McKinely High's dorky glee club, New Directions, into state champions, despite the nefarious plotting of coach Sue. And with these changes, they created the first scripted series to tap into viewing public's insatiable appetite for giddy talent competition spectacles( American Idol, Dancing with the Starts, America's Got Talent, etc.)-- as well as the first successful musical TV series since Fame went off the air in 1987.