Kaysar Ridha, Big Brother 7: All-Stars
The third time was not the charm for Kaysar Ridha. Though he is often called one of the greatest strategizers in the CBS reality contest's history, the charmer was evicted twice during Season 6 and ejected from Big Brother 7: All-Stars last Thursday — on his birthday, no less. TVGuide.com spoke to Kaysar the day after he was freed, to find out who still can't pronounce his name, what he thinks of James' betrayal, and if hearing the catchphrase "What up, Kaysar?" ever gets annoying.
TVGuide.com: So you got kicked out on your birthday, but at least you got to eat cake.Kaysar Ridha: I got three cakes — one with the producers, one with my family, and then someone dropped by to give me another one.
TVGuide.com: That's got to b
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Kaysar Ridha, Big Brother 7: All-Stars
The third time was not the charm for Kaysar Ridha. Though he is often called one of the greatest strategizers in the CBS reality contest's history, the charmer was evicted twice during Season 6 and ejected from Big Brother 7: All-Stars last Thursday — on his birthday, no less. TVGuide.com spoke to Kaysar the day after he was freed, to find out who still can't pronounce his name, what he thinks of James' betrayal, and if hearing the catchphrase "What up, Kaysar?" ever gets annoying.
TVGuide.com: So you got kicked out on your birthday, but at least you got to eat cake.Kaysar Ridha: I got three cakes — one with the producers, one with my family, and then someone dropped by to give me another one.
TVGuide.com: That's got to b
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Lisa Kudrow, The Comeback
For those of you who Valerie Cherish'd HBO's The Comeback, here something to make you say, "I wanna see that!" The single-season look at a onetime sitcom queen's bid for a return to fame arrives on DVD this week, complete with extras, including an update on the horrific role Val has since been offered and a look at her Dancing with the Stars stint. TVGuide.com spoke with cocreator Lisa Kudrow, Emmy-nominated for playing the hapless actress, about her ongoing Comeback, Valerie's A-list "Angel" of a fan, and Madonna stealing her hair.
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So You Think You Can Dance's Dmitry Chaplin and Martha Nichols
A week after their shared birthday (July 14), So You Think You Can Dancers Dmitry Chaplin, 24, and Martha Nichols, 19, were dismissed from the stage. But not before executive producer and judge Nigel Lythgoe gave them something to look forward to: Plans are in the works for a tour of the top 10 dancers, à la American Idol. The morning after their elimination, TVGuide.com caught up with the oft-shirtless Latin
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Ray Wise
Tonight's two-hour 24 "event" (beginning at 8 pm/ET on Fox) will host a parade of faces new and familiar, including Elisha Cuthbert's return as Jack's beleaguered daughter and the debut of C. Thomas Howell as Kim's (overdue, if you ask me) therapist. The evening also introduces us to Vice President Hal Gardner, who has been choicely cast with Ray Wise, a star of the Oscar-nominated Good Night, and Good Luck and who is familiar to TV fans as Twin Peaks' very bad dad, Leland Palmer. TVGuide.com welcomed the chance to ask Wise about his 24 VP, working with George Clooney
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Ray Wise
Monday's two-hour 24 "event" (beginning at 8 pm/ET on Fox) will host a parade of faces new and familiar, including Elisha Cuthbert's return as Jack's beleaguered daughter and the debut of C. Thomas Howell as Kim's (overdue, if you ask me) therapist. The evening also introduces us to Vice President Hal Gardner, who has been choicely cast with Ray Wise, a star of the Oscar-nominated Good Night, and Good Luck and who is familiar to TV fans as Twin Peaks' very bad dad, Leland Palmer. TVGuide.com welcomed the chance to ask Wise about his 24 VP, working with George Clooney
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Tina Scheer, Survivor: Panama
Tina Scheer may have learned to logroll when she was 7, but nothing prepared her for being thrown the way she was by the very first tribal council for Survivor: Panama — Exile Island (Thursdays at 8 pm/ET on CBS). The day after her torch was shockingly snuffed, TVGuide.com invited the logging sports promoter to get her cuts in.
TVGuide.com: First of all, is the term really "lumberjill"?Tina Scheer: Lumberjill! One word, just like lumberjack.
TVGuide.com: It's nice that somebody at some time decided to come up with that.Tina: [Laughs] It's better than being a lumberjackess!
TVGuide.com: Your talents sure seemed to come in handy. The older-women's shelter was the best of
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Question: On the '60s show Run for Your Life, why was Ben Gazzara running?
Answer: Why, to squeeze as much living into the short time he supposedly had left, Myrna.
On the show, which launched on NBC in September 1965, successful attorney Paul Bryan (Gazzara) was given two years to live before an incurable disease killed him, so he closed up shop and hit the road in search of fun and deeper meaning. Did he find it? Well, when the series ended in 1968, Bryan had been gallavanting around the world for three years and was still going strong, so he obviously found something.
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Janelle Pierzina
Who on Big Brother literally paid the piper for a past crime just days before the reality contest's season debut? Here's a hint: Michael's lips sure do miss her! That's right: Janelle Pierzina, 25, was charged with petty theft in December 2001 for lifting some merch from Macy's — then failed to appear for not one, not two, but three court appearances, reports TheSmokingGun.com. As BB viewers know, bubbly Janelle is smarter than she appears, so she plead guilty to the charge two weeks before BB premiered, coughing up just shy of $1000 in the process. Oh, and she can't go within 100 yards of Macy's. Helloooo, Bloomie's!
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