Variety Nights
Photos and
a story about Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson's forthcoming ABC variety show. Producers have compared Nick and Jessica to
Sonny and Cher - and even though N&J aren't nearly as talented, they do share a certain cheeseball appeal.
I'm looking forward to this show, strangely enough. Mostly it's because I'm fascinated with variety shows. They seriously get a bad rap. They're expensive to produce, date badly, and are rarely shown in repeats due to expensive music clearance fees. The last time one of the networks earnestly tried to revive the format was Dolly Parton's show Dolly, which lasted one season (on ABC, no less) in 1987-88. It was scheduled on Sunday nights opposite '60 Minutes' and people stayed away in droves. Not even Dolly duetting with Hulk Hogan on "Headlock on My Heart" could grab viewers. Talk about a show that belongs in a lavish DVD set.
Posted by mhinrichs at March 29, 2004 12:31 PM
I know Jessica Simpson has been roundly ridiculed for being such a ditz. But, really, she's a sweet kid. It's her husband that drives me nuts.
