Bill’s Content

Did anyone read where Dr. Phil was trying to help Britney Spears, who, as is obvious, has some sort of mental problem and isn’t just strung out on drugs and booze. It turns out that he violated all sorts of ethical standards by showing up in Britney’s hospital room without her permission. It turns out that Brit’s money-grubbing family invited him over in an attempt to stage an “intervention” that would be televised on Dr. Phil’s television show.

I know that Dr. Phil’s show is owned and produced by Oprah, and that 95 percent of the population think this woman’s defecation has no aroma.* But I remember the original Oprah, who was one of the first people who imitated the format created by Phil Donahue and turn it into exploitative trash. Once she knocked the far superior Donahue off the air, she disavowed trash. But trash is still lucrative, so she repackaged it as therapy and brought out fake therapist Dr. Phil McGraw, with his good-old-boy straighten-your-act-up routine.

And that’s exactly what Dr. Phil’s show is. He throws a bunch of dysfunctional people in front of the camera for the entertainment of the audience, then pretends that he gives a rat’s ass about them and that he’s treating them.

The truth is he is NOT trained as a therapist in any way shape or form. In reality, his show is no different than Jerry Springer’s, except there’s no chair throwing.

I’m picturing Britney rather than fat-head Dr. Phil because even though she’s nuts, she’s easier on the eyes.

* We all are aware, are we not, that when Oprah hands out freebies to her audience, she isn’t buying these things for them. The stuff is being supplied by her advertisers. She’s making millions off of it. You didn’t think she actually bought cars for all those people … right?

This guy doesn’t need a bionic eye to get a peek at the the goods. British actress [tag]Michelle Ryan[/tag] is going to be the new Jamie Sommers in NBC’s reimaged “[tag]Bionic Woman[/tag]” series.

Everyone’s gushing over Bob Barker finally retiring. Turns out he’s just a dirty old man who has a problem with black people, who was shown the door by his boss, according to Radar.

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… you might notice that there’s some dude standing next to Salma Hayek in an elevator while she’s taking off her shirt. The tip off is that you can hear this voice in the background.

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Frankly, I don’t think the question should have been the first one. I’ve sold conbsumer electronics, and there are folks who have no idea what a surge protector is. Grantled, most of those people are kinda dumb.

Still, the look on this dweeb’s face is priceless. He is no doubt contemplating the fact that’s he’s going to be a laughing stock back at college.

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Caption: A bra designed by actress Jennifer Aniston is shown at Sotheby’s auction house in New York, April 8, 2003.

I dunno. The hands look sorta puffy. Vince Vaughn, perhaps?

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You’ll catch a local television personality on this blooper tape.

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When I watched Fonzie jump the shark on this blog, I noticed a young lady in the background who I had almost forgotten: Laurette Spang. She was a young contract actress who got a part as a title character in the original “Battlestar Galactica” as Cassiopea, the love interest for roguish Viper pilot “Starbuck.” Her character didn’t make the cut when they created a new version of the show.

As a high school freshman, I thought Laurette was just about the hottest thing on television. Thirty years later — good Lord — she strikes me as more of a girl-next-door-ish type than anything else.

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