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TV alert: "Ellen's Really Big Show" on TBS

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Tonight on TBS (9:00 ET), Ellen DeGeneres recreates the magic of variety shows. If you love The Carol Burnett Show, Sonny & Cher or even American Idol, you'll probably enjoy Ellen's Really Big Show.

I'm definitely looking forward to this. When I was a wee thing, variety shows gave stars the chance to be artists in a broader sense. They could just do their thing — not necessarily the thing they were most famous for, but whatever they wanted to explore. Yeah, sometimes they chose to explore plate-spinning and finger puppets, but nowadays that might seem refreshing. They just don't make 'em like The Shields & Yarnell Show anymore. Not to mention Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters (Irlene!) or Pink Lady and Jeff.

Ellen's star-studded show features Mary J. Blige, Barry Manilow and Sheryl Crow, but presumably no WGA members or pet adoption agencies.

Here are some sneak peeks:




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    • Submitted by
    scribegrrrl
    on November 19, 2007 - 12:40pm.
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    Sally10825's picture

    She'll do a great job!

    Submitted by
    Sally (302 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 1:52pm.
    I like Ellen, and I think she'll do a good job with her big show. It definitely looks very BIG. The Peking Acrobats remind me of my childhood and a circus we went to see. What happened with her and the whole WGA thing? Is she doing the shows in NY even though the writer's strike?

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    scribegrrrl's picture

    update on Ellen v. WGA

    Submitted by
    scribegrrrl, Senior Writer (5443 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 2:27pm.
    Ellen canceled her plans to tape in NYC. The battle continues! Click here for more.
    Sally10825's picture

    Thanks for the tip, Scribe!

    Submitted by
    Sally (302 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 4:15pm.
    It is hard to follow some stories from here, even though everything is on the net! I hope the strike ends soon so everybody can get back to work and get the money they deserve for their work!

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    Abana's picture

    Ellen rocks

    Submitted by
    Abana (77 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 2:25pm.

    I´m looking forward to this.

    Ellen rocks!

    pecola's picture

    Weird

    Submitted by
    pecola (1077 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 2:38pm.

    That's a weird musical line-up isn't it?

    Mary J. Blige, Sheryl Crow and Barry Manilow?!

    I thought Ellen'd be looking for something more danceable.

    BrownEyedGirl's picture

    Go Ellen

    Submitted by
    BrownEyedGirl (153 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 2:44pm.

    I'll definitely be scouring youtube for more clips!!

    And i agree. Ellen Rocks! 

    ~I've been watching your world from afar, I've been trying to be where you are, I've been secretly falling apart...~

    Gobias Somecoffee's picture

    Ellen's RBS

    Submitted by
    Gobias Somecoffee (251 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 2:50pm.

    I am the gay cousin. ;)

    The Peking Acrobats are amazing!  But a variety of them (I don't pun) have been on so many shows lately: AGT, Survivor, something else and I've seen some live a couple of times.  They're all really good. 

    Edit: Boo! I just realized that there's no TBS here anymore.  It's some PeachTree Channel now.  :(

    jennifer from pittsburgh's picture

    Heroes

    Submitted by
    jennifer from p... (1260 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 2:51pm.
    It's on opposite Heroes. I can't miss Heroes. Even if I could, the whole time during the Really Big Shoo I'd be wondering what was happening on Heroes. So nothing I'd be watching would go beyond being an inverted image at the back of my eyeballs.
    Pyewacket's picture

    I'll be watching!

    Submitted by
    Pyewacket (872 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 4:20pm.

    TBS will be repeating the show...right after it is aired for the first time...so you should be able to enjoy Heroes and then Ellen's variety show!  = ]

     

    jennifer from pittsburgh's picture

    Journeyman

    Submitted by
    jennifer from p... (1260 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 4:44pm.
    Thanks, Pye! Now if I can just pry the clicker away from a certain Journeyman addict I'll be all set :)
    Pyewacket's picture

    No need to wrestle for the remote!

    Submitted by
    Pyewacket (872 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 5:22pm.

    Unless you like that kind of thing.  ; )

    But anyway...Ellen's variety show is an hour and a half...so that means you all could watch Journeyman...missing just the 1st half hour of Ellen's show...and then settle in to watch the rest of Ellen's version of Sonny and Cher...minus Sonny...and Cher...but with a hint of Chastity.  : )

    activistlifeforme's picture

    Why oh why don't I have

    Submitted by
    Jess (54 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 3:41pm.

    Why oh why don't I have cable!?!?!? :( :( I barely even get the basics... I am going to have to just hope for youtube clips and such.

    I'm sure it'll be a fantastic show!

    Interviewer: "Why do you write these strong female characters?"
    Joss Whedon: "Because you're still asking me that question." - Equality Now speech
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    hakinney's picture

    Awesome

    Submitted by
    HK (49 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 4:26pm.

    So glad you mentioned this. I had totally spaced on this being on tonight.

    It will be interesting to see how it is. I've always felt like the variety show died out because there were so few triple threats left to host or star in this style of show. Ellen should have Nathan Lane on, or Bernadette, but then I guess most people wouldn't know who they are.

    Mowgli's picture

    Is it just me

    Submitted by
    Naibsel (27 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 5:49pm.
    or is she using the same font as the big gay/straight sketch show?
    notshane's picture

    I suspect Ellen has jumped the shark for me...

    Submitted by
    notshane (247 posts)
    on November 19, 2007 - 9:11pm.

    I can't watch her shows anymore. I find her insane over the top audience quite creepy. Then Iggy...then WGA...just pushed it over the edge for me.

    I'm so over her.

    solesister's picture

    Ellen - so over her too

    Submitted by
    solesister (62 posts)
    on November 29, 2007 - 2:58pm.

    I'm with nososhane on this one, she's kind of getting on my nerves now and have really gone off her big time......such a shame, you always like a lesbian to be up there supporting the little guy - the WGA did it for me too !

     

    Solesister

    catekat's picture

    why am i british?!?!?!

    Submitted by
    catekat (33 posts)
    on November 20, 2007 - 12:24am.

    its sooo unfair! why do i have to be british and miss all the good stuff?

     *sulks*

    ok, ok, sulk over. but i will deff be scouring the net soonish to try and find all the delicious clips i can


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