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'Law & Order' Takes on Letterman's Sexcapades -- and 'The View'
It had to happen: David Letterman's blackmail scandal is getting the "Law & Order" treatment.
NBC's long-running drama is known for its ripped-from-the-headlines storylines. Now, there's word the show is planning an episode that plays off of Letterman's sexcapades -- and mixes in a bit of a poke at ABC's "The View."
According to casting breakdowns released Wednesday, the episode will revolve around a character named Vanessa Carville. In her late 30s to early 40s, she's a "well-known celebrity talk show host, married with children" who -- here comes "The View" riff -- "along with a panel of other women, hosts a daily talk show."
The breakdown calls Vanessa "witty and very intelligent" (that rules out at least one "View" co-host). She's also either a lesbian or bisexual.
The other details:
"Over the course of a few years, she has had a series of short-lived affairs with some of the employees on the show and up until now has managed to keep them off the radar. Now she has been approached by a blackmailer who threatens to expose private photos and emails of hers unless she pays $3 million. Vanessa turns to DA Jack McCoy for help. She eventually decides to drop the charges, in order to spare herself and the women she had affairs with the embarrassment of having their private affairs made public."
So with one episode, the "Law & Order" camp is taking on two big targets: Dave Letterman and "The View." The latter move is particularly brilliant, since you know the ladies of "The View" will talk about the episode at some point, trying to figure out who the lusty character in the show is supposed to be. (Our nomination: Joy Behar. She's a pistol, that one -- though we're not implying she's cheated on anyone. But she is smart and witty.)
Meanwhile, points to the producers for putting a twist on the sexual harassment storyline: A female authority figure is the one doing the sleeping around. Well-played, "L&O."
The real question is: Who should play "Vanessa"? We'd love to see Bonnie Hunt, an actual talk show host who also happens to be friends with Dave. But that fact, and perhaps her age, could rule it out.
Comments
malclave Says
Re: "that rules out at least one "View" co-host"
Look, I don't like Behar either, but apparently some people do. As far as "witty and smart" goes, well... think of the political inclination of the View's audience. Maybe Behar is the one-eyed Queen in the land of the blind.
FreeIn2010 Says
Hey Josef Stalin, I mean ImaLyin, gee, I wonder who you meant when you said that leaves out at least one View co-host who couldnt possibly be witty and very intelligent? Theres only one who even remotely fits that category, but god forbid you admit that its Elizabeth Hasselbeck! Your leftist slants on life means that you actually believe Joyless Babar is smart, witty, and -gulp- lusty? Wow, let me know what free medical marijuana youre smoking, cuase I gots to get me some! And loving all the comments here by REAL Americans who know when were trying to be force fed crap from the left!
PS Obama sucks also!
Jack Kyle Says
Josef, you aren't really witty and intelligent yourself, so you can't really make that call.
Joe Says
Sounds like typical L&O "scrapping the bottom of the barrel" crap. Can't they come up with any storylines on their own instead of having to rip (off) everything from the headlines?
Jon - Well said. :)
Jon Says
Joy Bahor is an idiot. She is a radical leftist that only other radical commies (like you) would think is smart. She brays like a donkey and is a nasty look skank ho. Thank goodness for Liz Hasselbeck on that show to counter the morons on the left. By the way, Obama sucks.
Alericc Says
How about they take the headlines from the news and make it a 60 something man with a talk show who routinely chides and ridicules people who have affairs and gets caught and who himself is cuaght having affairs with his staff. Now that sounds more plausible and not some BS dealing with lesbians to try and hook viewers.
Jersey Jeff Says
If I close my eyes when I hear Behar's voice, I can see her wobbling in the doorway of a trailer home with a lit Virginia Slims in one hand and a bottle of cheap hooch in the other. It doesn't matter what she's saying, but all I hear is, "You kin take yer warrant an' git the hell offa my property."
Dan Says
Joy Behar smart? Have you ever watched the show? Witty? Only in a "Dumb and Dumber" way. At best she has an average ability to understand the words coming out of someone's mouth, but she can only grasp their real meaning if she fully agrees with them. She is a serious detraction from those on the show who actually try to say something meaningful, whether one agrees with them or not.
DHenry Says
I'd have to disagree some with the comment about Joy Behar. She may be a pistol and arguably witty, but smart she is not unless you mean by "smart" meaning mouthing off whatever moves through her brain at the moment. She is very shallowly informed about most news items. She only emotes her first reactions to whatever info she gets with little processing of the actual facts.
Lisa Horowitz Says
How very sexist. Bonnie Hunt is younger than Letterman, but she's too old to have an affair? Puhleeze.
Jonathan Reiner Says
I think Rosie is inspired casting!