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angelgrl9
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2/16/2003 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 12:49:49 AM ET
WHAT THE... michael douglass did not even mention bernadette in his interview tonight and that was not cool with me! i know this is a movie about the father/son duo, but come on...throw me a freakin bone here, mike! 
maybe in his Kilbourne interview next week...
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3/10/2001 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 12:52:51 AM ET
I watched the interview too. However, from the very beginning this movie was stated as being a vehicle for the 3 generatrions of Douglas' to work together. THEY are essentially the stars. The movie is more about the father-son relationship than anything else. I think its just awesome as it is that Bernadette is even in the movie. And playing Michael Douglas' wife no less!!!
Just like GYPSY...is Bernadette expected to mention Kate Reinders in EVERY interview? No. She's in the show. Doesn't have a lead role. But that doesn't mean she's any less appreiciated. I'm sure Bernadette's performance in the movie will garner her enough attention. She has some really great scenes in the movie!
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angelgrl9
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2/16/2003 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 12:59:53 AM ET
i know its a vehicle for the douglass men as i stated in my original post, however, i think they can mention her name, ya know!? perhaps you sensed that i was entirely serious, hence the smily face if you scroll up.
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3/10/2001 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:02:04 AM ET
Well...there's been MANY posts by various people on this board about Michael, Kirk and Cameron not mentioing her in interviews...so yeah I did think it was a serious discussion 
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| posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:27:38 AM ET
No offense, but it seems that sometimes people throw in a smiley face to make a serious comment seem less serious just so they can get away without sounding argumentative (heck, I've done it myself once or twice b/c people are so quick to jump down your throat). It's become a defense mechanism. LOL
I'm not saying you did that Lisa, but I can understand why Bwaybaby took your comment as a serious one.
I too wish Michael Douglas would mention Bernadette in an interview, but he is not required to do so. I don't blame him for not mentioning her (afterall, he's more excited to talk about finally working with his father), but I do blame the talk show hosts for not mentioning her.
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205.188.209.x | posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:32:41 AM ET
Speaking of Letterman, has Bernadette been on since 1986 or on the Tonight Show since Leno took over. When Carson was the host she was usually on every other year or so it seemed.
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| posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:37:03 AM ET
Probably, but I never really watch late night talk shows unless I know a specific guest is going to be on; and even then I often forget to watch. 
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angelgrl9
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2/16/2003 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:51:58 AM ET
i feel like i have to put like a disclaimer on posts like this. yes, i put a smiley face on it to make it funny, b/c it was a sarcastic comment; a reference to austin powers: "throw me a freain bone here, scott."
i know he is in no way obligated to do so, but it is confusing as to why mr. douglas would NOT mention bernadette. only he knows why i guess. i just think that he should...personal opinion...after all, its not like she's a day-player, she's playing his wife!
sorry about all the confusion. 
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| posted: 4/17/2003 at 10:52:40 AM ET
I agree that he has a lot to get in during a discussion about the movie and the Douglas' are the main focus of the publicity but I think anyone who made it on the poster and is actually a member of the family needs to have their name mentioned briefly during press events. Just a nice comment about Bernadette Peters and Rory Culking are the non-Douglas' playing my wife and son. It would take 3 seconds and they have lead roles - not the main leads but still lead roles and are billed accordingly.
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| posted: 4/17/2003 at 12:13:55 PM ET
Well, when they're on for like a one or two segment interview, I understand not mentoning the non-Douglas people, so that's why I'm not mad about the Letterman non-mention; but they were on Oprah for the entire 40 minutes of taping! They (meaning Michael Douglas & Oprah) could have mentioned Bernadette. That is what gets to me. I never really liked Oprah anyway.
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3/10/2001 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:31:18 PM ET
This has come up several times before...its sometimes very difficult to judge someone's tone while reading a post. Confusion is bound to happen. Michael Douglas mentioned in a recent interview that this is the first time in movie history that 3 generations from a family are all in one movie and playing the roles that really pertain to their own real life (father-son-grandson). So, this is a BIG deal. Many many people contributed to making this movie and yeah, it sucks that not all of them are going to be mentioned but Michael and Kirk are essentially the stars of the movie( which I know you know by now because you said you did). Please refer to my example about Gypsy in this thread. When you see the movie I think you'll understand why Michael and Kirk are getting most of the attention
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| posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:40:48 PM ET
I don't think anyone is arguing they are the stars. I think just as fans of Bernadete's, we want to hear her named mentioned more. I don't think it should be that serious of a conversation where people have to watch their tones. All in good fun.
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2/16/2003 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 1:42:24 PM ET
bravo, moljul! i agree!!!
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3/10/2001 | posted: 4/17/2003 at 6:57:20 PM ET
I didn't say people HAVE to watch their tones ...all I said was its hard to tell a person's tone on a message board..it can get confusing sometimes. As noted by the first two posts on page 2 of this thread....
And you're right, I don't understand why people are making this such a serious issue-- as to why Michael Douglas hasn't mentioned Bernadette. Sure it'd be great if he did but he didn't and there's really not much we can do about it. I highly doubt its going to affect the outcome of the movie or its success. I do understand, I guess, how some of you really want to hear her name but I don't think Michael Douglas should be blamed
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152.163.189.x | posted: 4/18/2003 at 1:05:56 AM ET
Well I guess if Michael Douglas hadn't been on Letterman in 18 years, it's quite possible that Bernadette hasn't been on since 1986.
About not having her name mentioned, since Oprah is taped, one of the Douglases or even Oprah could have mentioned her and it could have been edited; same with Charlie Rose although Rose could have introduced the clip he showed by saying that Peters and Culkin rounded out the onscreen family. None of the entertainment shows mentioned her either at the NY premiere. I think she got more coverage back at the Alice premiere and we all know how big her part was in that film.
Here's a thought, Gypsy gets rave reviews and Charlie Rose does an hour with Mendes, Laurents, Sondheim and Peters.
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