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Post by Carrie aka The Max Girl on Aug 3, 2005 10:03:10 GMT -5
I don`t think I have ever really seen him interact with hollywood celebs. He is always hosting so to see him interview other celebs will be awesome. Well, as a host for The Other Half, we saw him do that quite often. And he did it for Access Hollywood, I believe it was. He will not have a problem doing this job. He's really good at it. I never really watched The Other Half and Access Hollywood annoys me. LOL. I sound sure like a fan don`t I! |
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Post by Erika on Aug 3, 2005 10:40:10 GMT -5
Well, as a host for The Other Half, we saw him do that quite often. And he did it for Access Hollywood, I believe it was. He will not have a problem doing this job. He's really good at it. I never really watched The Other Half and Access Hollywood annoys me. LOL. I sound sure like a fan don`t I! LOL We know better.... |
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Post by mlbaby23 on Aug 4, 2005 21:52:53 GMT -5
so what time is that on the west coast? 9:00 p.m.
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Post by jeezpeepz87♥ on Aug 7, 2005 22:44:31 GMT -5
thats cool i cant wait to see him on espn hollywood
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Post by mistermadonna on Aug 8, 2005 9:12:11 GMT -5
I've already got my Tivo set to record the series (starting on August 15th).
Thea Andrews(yum) from Cold Pizza is going to be his co-host which is nice because she was one of the few reasons I ever watched that show.
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Post by nicrallred on Aug 11, 2005 1:14:19 GMT -5
slater wanted to be a sportscaster lol tight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Post by MurphyBrown on Aug 12, 2005 14:58:59 GMT -5
I found this interview with Mario about his next co-hosting job:
Hollywood Calls for Mario López
by Matt Webb Mitovich
Mario López
On Aug. 15, ESPN2 will seek to merge celebdom with the sports world with the aptly titled ESPN Hollywood. Taking the snap in this hybrid weekly entertainment program is Mario López, who will share hosting duties with Thea Andrews (of ESPN's Cold Pizza). Is Saved by the Bell's A.C. Slater up to the task? TVGuide.com wondered the same thing — and was left wondering a day longer than expected, when Mr. Actor/Jock left us hanging to... try on clothes?!
TVGuide.com: Dude, you blew me off for "a fitting"?
Mario López: Well, you know, not by choice.... It all falls into the "Hollywood" portion of ESPN Hollywood, trying to figure out, "What's this guy going to wear?"
TVGuide.com: Your show has been pegged as Entertainment Tonight meets Sports Center. But just how many baseball movies come out in a year?
López: Whenever sports and entertainment intersect, we will be there. The same way ET covers celebrities and their lives, we'll cover the athletes and theirs, whether its Ben Affleck and his poker tournaments, Snoop Dogg running his youth football league.... We'll have on both athletes and entertainers, who often are all fans of each other. That especially seems to be the case in the hip-hop world — all the rappers want to be ballers, and all the ballers want to be rappers. We'll take advantage of that.
TVGuide.com: How gritty will the reporting get? Let's say Joe NBA Star gets arrested for something sordid...
López: I don't think we'll get too gritty, delving into personal lives and such. But if an O.J. Simpson-type story were unfortunately to break, I'm sure we'd cover it. But at the same time we're not the National Enquirer. We're going to keep it light and fun.
TVGuide.com: Did your experience as a cohost of The Other Half, Dick Clark's male version of The View, teach you anything about this genre?
López: Definitely. I've always hosted shows, and The Other Half was a great opportunity to do it on a regular basis, as I'll be doing here, and to work with a legend. I feel very comfortable in this environment — both of these arenas I'm very familiar with, being an actor and an athlete/huge sports fan. It's a dream job.
TVGuide.com: You're seldom one to settle for single-tasking. Will you be juggling this with your gig as a morning man for Southern California's Hot 92 Jamz?
López: Were still working out the details on that, to see if I can kind of do both. There's also a cartoon being shopped around that I was doing voice work for, and I was also working on Jenny McCarthy's [The Bad Girl's Guide], but that's no longer the case either, obviously.
TVGuide.com: Is Pet Star, the "four-legged American Idol" you were hosting, still around?
López: We finished our run with that after 450-something acts. There are only so many things a dog can do.
TVGuide.com: Your Saved by the Bell legacy lives on. Is that problematic, or something you're still proud of?
López: It's flattering to get recognized still. I guess it means I haven't aged too poorly. I'm taking Dick Clark pills. [Laughs]
TVGuide.com: Now give me some dirt: Did you and Mark-Paul Gosselaar jockey for airtime? Who wasn't immune to the charms of Tiffani Thiessen's acid-washed jeans?
López: Everybody asks that question. Our E! True Hollywood Story was the most boring one, because there was really no drama going on. Our parents were always around, so we couldn't get into too much trouble.
TVGuide.com: You box to keep in shape. Which were you most a fan of: Million Dollar Baby, Cinderella Man or TV's The Contender?
López: "All of the above." I'm so glad that boxing was a part of those great projects. I think the people who watched The Contender and gave it a chance loved it, it had a certain cult following. I don't know if it crossed over with the female viewers as much, but a lot of guys loved it and I thought it was some of Mark Burnett's best work. And, it turns out, it's heading to ESPN [for Season 2]. Million Dollar Baby speaks for itself, winning the Academy Award and everything. And Cinderella Man was yet another great film.
TVGuide.com: I was poking around your official website's store. Does your mom have the Mario López key chain?
López: Oh, my god, she has everything. I didn't even know there was something like that around, but I'm sure she has it.
TVGuide.com: I also read somewhere you're developing a stage play called The Mangina Monologues, based on your experiences with women?
López: Oh, no, no. That's new to me. [Laughs] That could be a book, but... fortunately it hasn't been written yet.
TVGuide.com: What did your brief marriage teach you about the fairer sex? [Lopez's April 2004 marriage to Ali Landry was annulled after three weeks.]
López: Just to really be sure before you take that [step]. Fortunately, everything worked out...
TVGuide.com: You don't get melancholy when you see a Doritos bag?
López: [Laughs] No, we're still friends and everything. We're pretty cordial with each other.
TVGuide.com: Well, I'm excited for your show. Sports? Good. Hollywood? Good. What's not to like!
López: I know, exactly. I hope people check it out!
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Post by Erika on Aug 12, 2005 15:10:06 GMT -5
I love Mario Lopez. He's such a great personality. So charming. He always puts a smile on my face. This was a great read. I will catch this show. And I will be posting this on the website, too. Thanks MurphyBrown!  |
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Post by MurphyBrown on Aug 12, 2005 15:23:30 GMT -5
Just in case you didn't check the TV Guide website, there is also a photo. Glad you like the article.
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Post by zach86 on Aug 12, 2005 15:57:07 GMT -5
That was such a great interview. I'll be sure to check it out. I love the part where he says he is still flattered to be recognized because of SBTB! Thanx MurphyBrown.
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Post by Barb on Aug 12, 2005 17:43:07 GMT -5
I really liked this article, thanks!
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Post by mistermadonna on Aug 15, 2005 17:17:02 GMT -5
Alright, so I'm watching this right now and I have to say that Mario is doing a lot better than I thought he would. His opening interview with Shaq was pretty softball, but it is Shaq and it is his first one.
The show feels a little old school early 80s MTV, a little amateur, but I see it, and Mario, getting better.
I'll predict that, ultimately, this show won't be on through the New Year.
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Post by zach86 on Aug 15, 2005 21:58:01 GMT -5
When and what time is the show supposed to be on?
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Post by Erika on Aug 16, 2005 9:48:27 GMT -5
Good Review! LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fulfilling a need that probably doesn't exist, "ESPN Hollywood" offers a new fluffy, fast-paced simulated newscast bursting with reports on the ever-widening intersection between the worlds of sports and show business. ADVERTISEMENT What can you expect to see? Monday's premiere led off with an interview with Shaquille O'Neal in which, among other things, the famed basketball center and star of such noted pictures as bombs as "Steel" and "Kazaam," reports that he continues to get loads of offers to do movies, "but I'm waiting for the right role." Then there was a segment on the celebs at Sunday's Teen Choice Awards, with the focus on tennis' Anna Kournikova ("It was Anna who had Hollywood talking," said co-host Thea Andrews, but we're not sure why.) Then there was the feature on New England Patriots QB Tom Brady, keyed to his appearance in and on a new issue of GQ. Brady apparently was not available for an interview so the GQ writer had to suffice. The show gave the daily list of sports celeb birthdays, including Ben Affleck's 33rd, included because he is a Red Sox fan. Andrews and co-host Mario Lopez are great at smiling and speaking in tones that suggest what's being said is important. They pack lots of pseudo-news nuggets into the broadcast, and the show looks slick enough to have been cloned from "Entertainment Tonight" or "Access Hollywood." So if you've got a yen for mental cotton candy, there's a new dealer in town. Reuters/Hollywood Reporter news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050816/review_nm/television_espn_dc_1 |
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Post by Erika on Aug 16, 2005 9:49:40 GMT -5
When and what time is the show supposed to be on? I believe it's 6PM on ESPN. But check your local listings. |
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