Back in 1981, Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly started fighting crime together as Cagney & Lacey. Now, 40 years later, they are celebrating the first night of Passover together.
“My partner-in-crime and I,” Gless wrote. “Celebrating Seder after being badly burned by the Florida sun. We have traded our guns for masks. I love Tyne Daly. We still crack one another up.”
If I were a network head, I would bring the crime drama back as a comedy with the two of them busting the neighbors in their retirement community. Those over 55ers can be really dangerous!
Back in 1992, MTV launched a little reality show called The Real World. For three months, everyone was captivated by the roommates’ lives. Therefore, you would think when the show ended; the cast would have no problem getting jobs. It was quite the opposite for everyone who wasn’t named Eric Nies.
Yesterday, the seven houseguests were on Shade 45, and he wanted to know what their lives were like after the show ended. Julie Gentry told him she was trying to make it as a dancer in NYC. However, she kept getting rejected from jobs because she Julie from The Real World. Since she needed to pay the rent, she took a job as a temp for MTV and Viacom to pay the bills. She says it was better than working as a waitress and having people recognize there.
Even though she had a rough time after the show, it all turned out OK for her. As we learned last week on The Real World Homecoming: New York, she is happily married with children.
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Today, Paramount got into the streaming business with Paramount+. One of the first shows to debut on the streaming service was a reunion from one of the first reality shows to grace our televisions.
In 1992, we got to know Norman Korpi, Julie Gentry, Becky Blasband, Kevin Powell, Andre Comeau, Heather Gardner, and Eric Nies on The Real World. Back in January, they all got together again for six days to film The Real World Homecoming: New York in the same loft from 28 years ago.
Well, almost everyone. Six houseguests moved in, but one was missing. That person is Eric Nies. Did the model turn host get bitten by the Divo bug and refuse to do it? Far from it. He got bit by a different bug; he tested positive for COVID-19 and was forced to quarantine in a hotel. He is still part of the reunion, but from a safe distance away from his former roommates.
When it comes to the first episode, they are still nice to each other. It could be because they are older, or it could be that they are still being polite. Hopefully, next week they will start getting real. Who doesn’t love reality show drama? That is why we are still watching Real World after all of these decades. Do you feel old?
Talking about old, let’s talk about how great they all look. They aged a little, but they all still look great. I would still be able to pick them all out in a crowd.
When I think of Jim Parsons, I don’t think of him as someone who is sexy. At least I used to not think of him in that way. Then I saw this photo he posted, and it gave me a big bang.
Why is the actor wearing a blue leather suit? He is gracing the pages of Iris Covet Book.
The photoshoot took place at the Stonewall Inn in NYC. So maybe the spirit of the historic landmark compelled him to give off that sexy vibe. Whatever did it; he needs to let it take hold of him more often.
On March 4th, the original cast of The Real World is moving back in together after 29 years. Find out what happens when people stop being polite and start getting real, Now that they are almost 30 years older.
Back when the show that launched reality TV, their ages ranged from 19-26. Now, they are 48-55 years old. Did they gain wisdom with age? According to the trailer, they didn’t. In fact, when they were younger, they were more willing to learn new things. Today, they are set in their ways.
What will happen seven people from different lifestyles move into together after nearly 3 decades apart? We will find out on Paramount+ next week.
I know I can’t wait to see the tears, the fights, and the hugs. Hopefully, this social experiment will teach us how to get along and not tear us apart. If seven people can live together and not kill one another, why can’t we?
