MAYOR OF TELEVISION BLOG.Byline: >DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. KRONKE Ineptitude reaches new heights The TV press tour rather thoughtlessly ate severely into my time to surf the Web in search of really embarrassing things; so I'm a little late in catching up to this scorchingly penetrating interview with Holly Hunter by what might just be a manatee in a human costume. This is an absolute clinic in what not to do in front of TV cameras. In four short -- or agonizingly long, if you're Hunter -- minutes, our hostess with the leastest manages to: Mispronounce mis·pro·nounce v. mis·pro·nounced, mis·pro·nounc·ing, mis·pro·nounc·es v.tr. To pronounce badly or incorrectly. v.intr. To make a poor pronunciation. the word "Academy" right out of the gate, visibly causing the confidence to drain from her face and initiating the first in a series of awkward pauses. Say with insincere in·sin·cere adj. Not sincere; hypocritical. in  sin·cere ly adv. jollity jol·li·ty n. pl. jol·li·ties Convivial merriment or celebration. jollity Noun the condition of being jolly Noun 1. , "Holly, thanks so much for joining us," pause awkwardly, returning with another "Holly, thanks so much for joining us," followed by yet another awkward pause, at which point you can hear the director in her earpiece imploring im·plore v. im·plored, im·plor·ing, im·plores v.tr. 1. To appeal to in supplication; beseech: implored the tribunal to have mercy. 2. her to ask a question already. Gush incessantly about how much she loves "Saving Grace" to the point of gibberish. Say, erroneously, that production has wrapped on the series. (Hunter corrects her gently.) Get the premiere date wrong. Promote nbc.com even though she's with ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. , prompting a squeal (of dismay?) in the background. (In all, however, that's probably not such a bad thing for ABC, since anyone sitting through this is no doubt making a mental note to never visit nbc.com.) Next up for our hapless interrogator: a job with the White House Press Corps. |
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