Das Ellen-Forum

Alles neu macht der… ähm, April?

Wie dem auch sei, das Ellen-Forum hat zu seinem 8. Geburtstag ein neues, blog-basiertes Layout bekommen. Auf jeder Seite gibt es jetzt die wichtigsten Informationen wie neue Beiträge im Forum oder neue Bilder in der Bildergalerie auf einen Blick. Das macht die Nutzung der Seite sowohl für euch als auch für mich deutlich komfortabler. Einige Kinderkrankheiten wird es am Anfang sicherlich noch geben, wenn das so ist bin ich für jeden Hinweis dankbar.

Viel Spaß jetzt mit dem frisch herausgeputzten Geburtstagskind.

Bei AfterEllen.com gibt es ein Interview mit Liz Feldman, einer ehemaligen Produzentin und Autorin bei TEDS, in der diese über ihre Arbeit mit Ellen spricht. Feldman war eine der wenigen, die Ellen verteidigt hatten, als diese ihre Show auch während des Autorenstreiks fortgesetzt und sich damit u.a. den Zorn der Autorengewerkschaft WGA zugezogen hatte. Hier einige Auszäge aus dem Interview:

AfterEllen.com - Interview With Liz Feldman

Ellen was always my hero. When I first started doing stand-up, I worshipped her. I knew every single joke she told, and I was always compared to her, even from the age of 15. I think I looked like her more then than I do now. There’s a resemblance, I guess, but as soon as I started doing stand-up there was always the comparison. I never shied away from the comparison because I thought she was brilliant.

So that was one of the things I had always visualized - working with her, or knowing her or being in her circle - to the extent where for about 10 years I had a recurring dream in which I knew her. And I don’t even remember most of my dreams, but I had probably 20 dreams in which we were friends or colleagues, or I knew her and Anne when they were together, or in which we ran into each other and she knew me. It was just really weird, and it was always right there on the edge of my subconscious, basically.

And so when her talk show first started, I was so thrilled for her because I had met her when I was 21. I went up to her [at that time] and I said, “You’re Carol Burnett and I’m Vicki Lawrence, but you don’t know that yet.” […]

It’s one thing to be out, but it’s another thing to be truly proud, and I became truly proud of myself because I’m so proud of her! I told her this all the time, too. We really had an adorable relationship, because without being a kiss ass, I was honestly so humbled and appreciative of her that it made me feel that way about myself.

I will always be out. I had a really positive experience working with Ellen. She was so supportive and I learned a lot about comedy and writing jokes from her. We ended up having a lovely relationship because our brains work in similar ways comedically. I ended up writing a lot of monologues for her - like I had wanted to - and developing a nice mentor relationship. She completely lived up to everything I would have wanted her to. […]

AfterEllen.com has published an interview with Liz Feldman who was a writer-producer for Ellen’s talk show and who publicly defended her for continuing with her show during the writer’s strike.

Ellen führt in diesem Jahr die “Power 50 List” an, eine Liste der 50 einflussreichsten homosexuellen Frauen und Männer in den USA, die vom amerikanischen Magazin “Out” erstellt wird:

The 2nd Annual Power 50 - 1. Ellen DeGeneres:

Having weathered the “Puppy-gate” media storm and an ill-perceived crossing of the writers’ strike picket line, DeGeneres and her daytime show remain perennially popular. Her most recently reported salary of $15 million put her in 15th place on Forbes magazine’s 2007 list of the top 20 TV stars—above Barbara Walters and Matt Lauer. Last October she dipped her toes into the 2008 presidential campaign by inviting Hillary Clinton and then Barack Obama on her show. In February she dropped in on a Clinton campaign event for a spirited back-and-forth via live satellite. (Previously 3rd)

Ebenfalls auf der Liste vertreten sind CNN-Korrespondent Anderson Cooper (3.), Filmproduzent David Geffen (4.), Jodie Foster (13.), Rosie O’Donnell (31.), Annie Leibovitz (36.) und Ellens Presseagentin Kelly Bush (50.).

Ellen tops Out Magazines “Power 50 List” of the 50 most influential gay men and women in America. Also included on the list are CNN-Correspondent Anderson Cooper (3.), film producer David Geffen (4.), Jodie Foster (13.), Rosie O’Donnell (31.), Annie Leibovitz (36.) und Ellens publicist Kelly Bush (50.)

Ellen ist auf dem Cover der aktuellen Ausgabe von Entertainment Weekly. In dem Interview spricht sie über ihre bisherige Fernsehkarriere, ihre Sitcom “Ellen” und wie es ist, die Oscarverleihung zu moderieren:

Ellen DeGeneres: We Quiz Her On Her TV Career

Ellen is on the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly. In the interview with the magazine she talks about her TV career so far, her sitcom “Ellen” and hosting the Oscars.