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...BAYWATCH'S BIG CHILL BEACHED
Even the bravest among us are wigged out about traveling these days. Fox TV's Baywatch reunion movie, tentatively titled Baywatch Blast, was scheduled to begin filming in Hawaii this month. (Reported plot point: DAVID HASSELHOFF's lifesaver Mitch Buchannon was not killed in the blast at the end of Baywatch the TV series; he was rescued by a whale, which took him to a desert island.) But production was delayed, in part, Fox says, because some of the cast, which Hasselhoff hoped would include the show's "big girls," like YASMINE BLEETH, right, and ALEXANDRA PAUL, left, "felt uneasy...
...Kano merchandise sells like cut-rate Viagra, which may not be surprising?except that 80% of the buyers are women. The sisters look Baywatch but talk Oprah, preaching empowerment and individuality. They also manage themselves, unheard of in a country where stars are remote-controlled by powerful agencies. And at ages when other female stars are packaged as hausfraus, they exude sexuality. At a recent Kano appearance, Sayuri Kosugi, an Internet executive in her 30s, strains to get a glimpse. "They're smart, independent, and they say what they think," she says. "It's like they're of another species...
...baffling in Japan, where the only real job requirement for a tarento, or talent, is showing up in front of the TV cameras. What's bizarre is that while their main assets suggest centerfold fame, the sisters' huge fan base consists almost entirely of women. They look Baywatch but talk Oprah. Calling themselves "lifestyle consultants," they dispense advice on inner beauty, relationships and self-esteem while lolling mostly nude in videos, books and magazines snapped up by female buyers. But the adulation of one nation is not enough; the Kanos, reportedly 38 and 33 (they refuse to confirm their ages...
...next morning, TiVo had also taped Married with Children; Malibu, CA; El Chavo del Ocho; and Aqui Esta la Chilindrina. Not wanting to insult my new home appliance, and not speaking any Spanish, I first watched Malibu, CA, which is about the zany antics of a group of Baywatch-y teens. I'm sure there were similarly interesting plot lines offered by El Chavo, but I used TiVo's superfast-forward and stopped only on the cleavage shots. ¡Muy bueno...