Cybille was ok as Martha Stewart but...

I think Courtney would have been great.

[email] (Charles Blair) wrote in message news:...

For the spelling challenged, you mean Courteney would have been better than Cybill. I don't agree. Even with a dye job and loads of makeup, Courteney wouldn't resemble Martha Stewart very well. I think she would also have a hard time affecting the soothing, ingratiating tone that Martha does so well. Cybill didn't do it very well either. The main problem was not the casting but the whole tone of that shoddy, made-for-TV production. It was such a shallow and vindictive portrayal of an American icon that it probably engendered more sympathy than antagonism towards her. Cybill Shepherd should have been ashamed to be a part of it. Apparently the revelation that Martha is prone to the occasional temper tantrum was taken as a licence to portray her as cold, mean, and self-obsessed monster. It was a terrible blight against her character. Given her accomplishments, I think she is really an extraordinary woman who deserved better.

"Bryan" wrote in message news:[email]... [email] (Charles Blair) wrote in message news:...

For the spelling challenged, you mean Courteney would have been better than Cybill. I don't agree. Even with a dye job and loads of makeup, Courteney wouldn't resemble Martha Stewart very well. I think she would also have a hard time affecting the soothing, ingratiating tone that Martha does so well. Cybill didn't do it very well either. The main problem was not the casting but the whole tone of that shoddy, made-for-TV production. It was such a shallow and vindictive portrayal of an American icon that it probably engendered more sympathy than antagonism towards her. Cybill Shepherd should have been ashamed to be a part of it. Apparently the revelation that Martha is prone to the occasional temper tantrum was taken as a licence to portray her as cold, mean, and self-obsessed monster. It was a terrible blight against her character. Given her accomplishments, I think she is really an extraordinary woman who deserved better.

believing that any one person can do all the things she claims she can do. Apparently she got the perfectionistic bend from her father and she walks all over people to get what she wants. I don't feel sorry for her at all. If there is any truth to the movie at all then everyone that watches her show and buys her magazine and books are people she has manipulated in some way. Her voice is annoying and it sounds as though she talks down to everyone. Her way is the only way.

Christina in GA

I can't help wondering if she were not a woman, would we have all this fuss. The strong traits she exudes are fine for successful men, but I guess not for successful women. SS

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In alt.tv.friends on Tue, 20 May 2003 at 05:09:54, Bryan wrote :

What's all this about, anyway?

In article , [email] (Paul Hyett) wrote:

TV movie biopic of Martha Stewart (home decorator and media queen) that aired this week on American TV.

wg

In alt.tv.friends on Wed, 21 May 2003 at 21:27:00, [email] wrote :

I can't remember what she looks like offhand, having only seen her once (on an Ellen episode years back), but wouldn't she be closer to Cybill's age than Courteney's?

In article , [email] (Paul Hyett) wrote:

Much. Martha Stewart is at least in her 50s, as is Cybill Shepherd. Even so, Shepherd "feels" all wrong to me for the part. I guess they couldn't think of another famous blonde actress about the right age. But they'd have done better to cast Christine Baranski -- if she'd have taken such a dreadful role.

Irrelevant query: why are TV movies always so terrible?

wg

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Early 60s.

Good question. I watched all but the last half hour of this movie--these days I struggle to stay awake past ten o'clock, as I have a baby who gets me up early in the morning! (My husband assured me that I didn't miss much.) :)

Belphoebe