Thursday, 27 Dec 2007
Sorry there haven’t been many updates on GMMR this week. With the holidays I haven’t been watching much TV and haven’t really been around a computer much (yes, the shakes from the withdrawal have set in). I’m off later tonight to celebrate Christmas part deux, this time down in Connecticut (with a stop off at Foxwoods tonight…wish me luck).
Anyway, just wanted to apologize for the lack of TV news. Things will be back on track soon enough and we’ll be talking about all the new shows and new episodes coming to TV in the new year, and there’s actually a lot to talk about…I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. And at the beginning of January I’m heading back to L.A. to get the scoop on a bunch of new shows straight from the stars themselves. So all good things in the coming weeks.
Six Degrees of TV Game…
In the meantime I thought we could play a little Six Degrees of TV. We’ve played this before so I think you know how it goes, but if not, here’s how we play.
I’m going to name 2 actors/actresses, and YOU have to connect the two using 6 movies/tv shows or less.
Rules:
- Since this is a TV blog I’ll allow you to use TV shows as connectors. BUT…you can only use a TV show if the actor/actress was a series regular. If they showed up as a guest star on Law & Order or had a 3 episode arc on JAG it doesn’t count.
- Both actors must be alive
- Let’s not make them too hard or it will be a bit too hard.
Here’s an example of how this works:Michael Vartan (Alias) to Patrick Dempsey (Grey’s Anatomy)
Michael Vartan was on ALIAS with JENNIFER GARNER
Jennifer Garner was in 13 GOING ON 30 with MARK RUFFALO
Mark Ruffalo was in JUST LIKE HEAVEN with REESE WITHERSPOON
Reese Witherspoon was in SWEET HOME ALABAMA with PATRICK DEMPSEY
Once you’ve made your 6 degrees connection share it with everyone in the comments and then you get to choose the next actor pairing for others to try to figure out. Got it? And let’s not make them too hard or no one will want to play.
First up: Katherine Heigl (Grey’s Anatomy) to Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights)
December 27th, 2007 at 10:23 am
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December 27th, 2007 at 11:02 am
wasn’t kyle chandler in an episode of grey’s anatomy?
December 27th, 2007 at 11:29 am
Kyle Chandler was only a guest star on Grey’s, so that doesn’t count. Damn.
December 27th, 2007 at 11:40 am
I can do it with all movies from this year.
Katherine Heigl was in KNOCKED UP with Seth Rogen
Seth Rogen was in SUPERBAD with Michael Cera
Michael Cera was in JUNO with Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner was in THE KINGDOM with Kyle Chandler.
Next up… hmmm. How about Michael C. Hall and Meryl Streep?
December 27th, 2007 at 11:42 am
I got this one!
Katherine Heigl was in Knocked Up with Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd was in Wet Hot American Summer with Bradley Cooper
Bradley Cooper was in Alias with Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Garner was in The Kingdom with Kyle Chandler
Assuming I was the first to get this, I guess I’ll challenge you to hook up Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies) and Jenna Fischer (The Office).
December 27th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Sorry, Josh. Better luck next time!
December 27th, 2007 at 11:57 am
Alright Josh, just cause I’m bored at work I’ll solve yours too.
Lee Pace is in PUSHING DAISIES with Kristen Chenowith
Kristen Chenowith was in BEWITCHED with Will Ferrell
Will Ferrel was in BLADES OF GLORY with Jenna Fischer
December 27th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
OK, I think I got one for Tim’s.
Michael C. Hall was in PAYCHECK with Ben Affleck.
Ben Affleck was in GOOD WILL HUNTING with Matt Damon.
Matt Damon was in THE BOURNE IDENTITY with Chris Cooper.
Chris Cooper was in ADAPTATION with Meryl Streep.
Hmm another one? How about Peter Krause and Holly Hunter?
December 27th, 2007 at 4:38 pm
Peter Krause was on SPORTS NIGHT with Joshua Malina
Josh Malina was on THE WEST WING with RON SILVER (19 episodes I hope that enough–fairly regular for 2 seasons)
RON SILVER was in When Billie Beat Bobby (TV Movie) with Holly Hunter.
How about John Krasinski and Hayden Panettiere?
December 27th, 2007 at 5:03 pm
John Krasinski is in LEATHERHEADS with Renee Zellweger
Zellweger is in CINDERELLA MAN with Russell Crowe
Crowe is in AMERICAN GANGSTER with Denzel Washington
Washington was in REMEMBER THE TITANS with Hayden.
How about Matthew Fox and Nicole Kidman?
December 27th, 2007 at 5:50 pm
Matthew Fox is in LOST with Dominic Monaghan
Dominic Monaghan is in LORD OF THE RINGS with Elijah Wood
Elijah Wood is in HAPPY FEET with Nicole Kidman
How about Steve Carell and Zachary Levi?
December 27th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
well here’s a much longer fox to kidman…
Matthew Fox was in WE ARE MARSHALL with Matthew McConaughey
Matthew McConaughey was in TWO FOR THE MONEY with Al Pacino
Al Pacino was in SCENT OF A WOMAN with Philip Seymor Hoffman
PSH was in MISSION IMPOSSIBLE III with Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise was in EYES WIDE SHUT with Nicole Kidman
Zach Levi was in BIG MOMMA’S HOUSE 2 with Martin Lawrence
Martin Lawrence was in BLUE STREAK with Dave Chappelle
Dave Chappelle was in HALF BAKED with Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart was on THE DAILY SHOW with Steve Carell
How about Kevin McKidd and Jason Bateman?
December 27th, 2007 at 7:38 pm
Kevin McKidd is on Journeyman with Moon Bloodgood
Moon Bloodgood was on Day Break with Taye Diggs
Taye was on Ally McBeal with Portia DiRossi
Portia starred on Arrested Development with Jason Bateman
How about Milo Ventimiglia and Patrick Dempsey?
December 27th, 2007 at 8:27 pm
Milo Ventimiglia was in GILMORE GIRLS with Lauren Graham
Lauren Graham was in THE PACIFIER with Brittany Snow
Brittany Snow was in HAIRSPRAY with James Marsden
James Marsden was in ENCHANTED with Patrick Dempsey
How about Anna Friel and Eric Mabius?
December 27th, 2007 at 8:48 pm
Zachary Levi was in Big Momma’s House 2 with Kat Dennings
Kat Dennings was in The 40 Year Old Virgin with Steve Carrell
And there you have it Zachary Levi to Steve Carrell in two short steps.
December 27th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
Eric Mabius was in Cruel Intentions with Ryan Phillippe
Ryan Phillippe was in Flags of Our Fathers with Paul Walker
Paul Walker was in Timeline with Anna Friel
I’m going to propose Katherine Heigl to John Krasinski. I know this can be done in only a few connections, one is about five seconds long in a TV series pilot. Good Luck!
December 27th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Kevin McKidd was in Kingdom of Heaven with Liam Neeson
Liam Neeson was in Love Actually with Chiwetel Ejiofor
Chiwetel Ejiofor was in Talk to Me with Don Cheadle
Don Cheadle was in Traffic with Topher Grace
Topher Grace was in In Good Company with Selma Blair
Selma Blair was in The Sweetest Thing with Jason Bateman
That was fracking hard. Can you tell I’m ridiculously bored at work this evening?
December 28th, 2007 at 11:10 am
John Krasinski is on THE OFFICE with Steve Carrell
Carrell was in 40 YEAR OLD VIRGIN with Seth Rogen
Rogen was in KNOCKED UP with Katherine Heigl.
Let’s try Angelina Jolie and Tom Welling.
December 28th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
Tom Welling was in The Fog with Maggie Grace
Maggie Grace was in Lost with Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox was in Smokin Aces with Andy Garcia
Andy Garcia was in Ocean’s Twelve with Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt was in Mr. & Mrs. Smith with Angelina Jolie
Let’s try Adrianne Palicki with Robert De Niro.
December 28th, 2007 at 1:16 pm
Palicki is on Friday Night Lights with Kyle Chandler
Chandler was in King Kong with Naomi Watts
Watts was in I Heart Huckabees with Dustin Hoffman
Hoffman was in Meet the Fockers with Robert DeNiro
Jessica Alba and Jack Nicholson?
December 28th, 2007 at 11:11 pm
Jessica Alba was in NEVER BEEN KISSED with LeeLee Sobieski
LeeLee Sobieski was in MY FIRST MISTER (highly recommended, btw) with Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks was in BROADCAST NEWS with Jack Nicholson
December 28th, 2007 at 11:17 pm
Ooh - forgot to do another one…
Mandy Moore to Willem Dafoe.
December 28th, 2007 at 11:43 pm
Mandy Moore and Willem Dafoe were both in American Dreamz.
How about Edward James Olmos and Jennifer Garner?
December 29th, 2007 at 1:55 am
Edward James Olmos was in SELENA with Jennifer Lopez.
Jennifer Lopez was in JERSEY GIRL with Ben Affleck.
Ben Affleck was in DAREDEVIL with Jennifer Garner.
Hmm..how about Lauren Graham to Alan Alda?
December 29th, 2007 at 8:11 am
Alan Alda - Murder at 1600 with Tate Donovan
Tate Donovan - The Pacifier with Lauren Graham
Pierce Brosnan to Keanu Reeves.
December 29th, 2007 at 2:35 pm
Keanu Reeves was in The Matrix with Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne was in Mystic River with Tim Robbins
Tim Robbins was in Bull Durham with Kevin Costner
Kevin Costner was in Tin Cup with Renne Russo
Rene Russo was in The Thomas Crown Affair with Pierce Brosnan
Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Chris Farley
December 29th, 2007 at 7:55 pm
Joseph Gordon Levitt was 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU with Allison Janney.
Allison Janney was in THE WEST WING with Mary McCormack.
Mary McCormack was in DICKIE ROBERTS with David Spade.
David Spade was in TOMMY BOY with Chris Farley.
How about Julian McMahon to Calista Flockhart?
December 30th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Calista Flockhart is in Brothers & Sisters with Sally Field
Sally Field was in
Julian McMahon was in Premonition with Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock was in A Time to Kill with Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland was in MASH with Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt was in Steel Magnolias with Sally Field
Sally Field is on Brothers & Sisters with Calista Flockhart
December 30th, 2007 at 1:51 pm
Julian McMahon was in Premonition with Sandra Bullock
Sandra Bullock was in A Time to Kill with Donald Sutherland
Donald Sutherland was in MASH with Tom Skerritt
Tom Skerritt was in Steel Magnolias with Sally Field
Sally Field is on Brothers & Sisters with Calista Flockhart
Just because I think it will be hard, let’s try Dakota Fanning with Robert Englund.
December 30th, 2007 at 2:31 pm
Glad you all are still playing. There is probably a quicker way to this one, but here’s my try….
Dakota Fanning was in Hide & Seek with Robert DiNero
Robert DiNero was in Marvin’s Room with Leonardo DiCaprio
DiCaprio was in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape with Johnny Depp
Johnny Depp was in A Nightmare on Elm Street with Robert Englund
Next up…Katie Holmes and Steve Martin
December 30th, 2007 at 3:03 pm
I think this one works…
Katie Holmes is in Mad Money with Diane Keaton
Diane Keaton was in Father of the Bride with Steve Martin
Next Up…. Amy Adams and Johnny Depp
December 30th, 2007 at 3:22 pm
Amy Adam was in Catch Me If You Can with Christopher Walken.
Christopher Walken was in Sleepy Hollow with Johnny Depp.
How about Rachel Griffiths to Martin Sheen?
December 30th, 2007 at 7:31 pm
Rachel Griffiths is in Six Feet Under with Peter Krause
Peter Krause is in Sports Night with Joshua Malina
Joshua Malina is in The West Wing with Martin Sheen
Jason Dohring and Mindy Kaling anyone?
December 30th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
I’m all over this one (since Jason and Mindy are two of my favorite people on earth)
Jason was in Veronica Mars (RIP) with Kristen Bell
K Bell is in Forgetting Sarah Marshall with Jason Segel
Jason Segel was in Lollilove with Jenna Fischer
Jenna is in The Office with Mindy Kaling