My CoW! (And other drool-worthy news)

Item: FOX's "Prison Break" had a solid debut, easily taking the majority of the coveted 18-49 demographic in its Monday night time slot. But then again, nothing much else was on. Trackback story here.

This piece of good news means that "Prison Break" will likely stick around this season, thus allowing me to get a season's worth of Wentworth Miller (no pun intended). Coincidentally, Miller is my CoW, or Crush of the Week.

I think I have developed a woman-crush on Miller, who previously co-starred in The Human Stain with Anthony Hopkins and Nicole Kidman. Not that Miller actually shared any scenes with those two in the film, but the name alone on that particular marquee was impressive enough to land him a starring role in this high-concept, semi-clichéd prison drama. Before The Human Stain, Miller was seen in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (have the episode on DVD, which is excellent), "Dinotopia" (?), and 2003's Underworld (cannot remember him at all -- or much of the film, actually).

His acting on "Prison Break" is still questionable -- there are much better expressions than "brooding" and "confused" and "smirky" -- but for such a fast-paced show with little time for soliloquies or soul-searching, it's good. This might sound shallow, but I'm not really in it to see his acting skills, if you know what I mean. He oozes sex appeal on camera, which will get you everywhere. See the above picture, and the way he man-handles the camera with his squinty eyes and still manages to look sexy with that awful wool sweater-thing. Plus, he graduated with an English degree from Princeton, and isn't afraid to use proper grammar. He can edit my work any time.

Item: In another random Hollywood coupling, Neo has hooked up with Annie Hall. Keanu Reeves and Diane Keaton both co-starred in 2003's Something's Gotta Give. Trackback the love story here.

It seems Reeves has had a thing for Keaton for quite some time now, and is smitten (just smitten!) with the older actress. Only time will tell if this is a good thing, or a crazy Katie-Holmes type of "smitten."

Now that love seems to be in the air, here's a random poll: which is the hook-up du jour?
a) Diane Keaton & Keanu Reeves
b) Rachel McAdams & Ryan Gosling
c) Scarlett Johansson & Josh Hartnett
d) Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
e) Vince Vaughn & Jennifer Aniston
f) Ben Affleck & Jennifer Garner
g) Beyoncé & Jay-Z
h) Christine & Wentworth Miller

Okay, I made the last one up. Sadly, I have a boyfriend who can also rock the weird sweater-thing look, so Miller and I can never be. (My vote goes to Keaton & Reeves, for the sheer weirdness of it. Okay, Reeves doesn't look like the brightest bulb in the world...how the heck do they manage conversation? Please, no dirty jokes.)

Item: Rumours abound that Martha Stewart's catch phrase will be, "You just don't fit in." But this is only speculation -- Stewart and "The Apprentice" producer Mark Burnett are keeping mum about the whole thing, even about whether or not they will introduce a catch phrase. See the unveiled cast of "The Apprentice: Martha Stewart" here.

Let's hope that this is just a rumour, and that Stewart will finally pioneer the first competitive reality show without a catch phrase. After enduring a summer's worth of "You're not on the list," or "You're out of style," it's becoming trying to watch these shows with a straight face. Half of these haphazardly thrown together "unscripted" shmucks don't even make sense (ahem, "The Scholar"), let alone garner a catch phrase. Although, if someone said things like, "You're terribly stupid!" or "You smell!," I might tune in. At least those things might be true.

Stewart is also going to be hosting her own daytime "lifestyles" show. I don't even know what that means. Trackback story here. Also, Stewart finally got to take off her ankle bracelet, as she has completed her house arrest term. I'm just wondering what she can fashion out of that. Maybe we have to tune in to her show to find out.

(Apparently, Stewart's daughter is going to be sitting in as a member of her execution board...talk about nepotism. And how traumatizing would it be to have Martha Stewart as your mother? And that's not all...trackback more here.)

Now that Stewart's a free woman, there's no stopping her. Although someone really should.

Shaking my fist really boisterously,
Christine