Blog Posts by Nikki Boyer

"Live! with Kelly": Was that really Mary J. Blige co-hosting with Kelly today? Who knew she was such a morning show maven? Well, here's the 411 on that... according to MJB, she's a daytime show junkie, just like us! She told Kelly that she watches her show every day, "and then I roll right into "The View", and then I roll right into "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Wow, fascinating: so that's who still watches "Millionaire"... millionaires!

"Good Day New York": Normally I would find it odd that the lead news story in a huge city with millions of people was about a word misspelled on the street. But in this case it was just nice to see that they didn't lead with a story about those darn New York Giants again! Some of us don't care about baseball people!

"Access Hollywood Live": I was jealous of Billy for a while since he was sitting poolside in Miami. But when he and Charlie Sheen were both drenched in sweat 15 seconds into their interview, I'm pretty sure they were jealous of me

"Live! with Kelly": Wow, today's show had both Kim Kardashian and Lucy Lawless. (Guess which one has many skills? Hint: It's the one that's more warrior-princess-y.) Anyway, if this trend keeps up, tomorrow we'll get Marlee Matlin, Nick Nolte, and Ozzy Osbourne!

"Ellen": Okay, sure, some less-educated folks may just know Ellen's guest today, Shemar Moore, from "Criminal Minds". But us DiNTers know him for a much more important role: playing Malcolm Winters on "The Young & The Restless"! Yep, Shemar spent almost 10 years over two stints on "Y&R", and when he didn't wanna come back for a third go-round, he gave the character to his pal Darius McCrary! I wonder if Darius will return the favor and let Shemar play Eddie Winslow in the next "Family Matters" reunion?

"GDNY": Greg proved he is the king of the backhanded compliment when he told Yvette Nicole Brown from "Community" that she's not a household name, but she has a household face. Gee, Greg! How sweet! And since she works on a show

"Wake Up with Al": I'm not gonna lie, I got a few angry emails when we used a USPS box on the show during the the Fed Ex delivery debacle a few weeks ago. But it turns out when it comes to things like UPS and USPS I've got ESP, so take that angry emailers! Now you'll just have to go back to criticizing me for being way too cute, funny and adorable!

"Good Morning America": "GMA" had an author on today who brought her Grandmother along for the interview. Weird? Maybe. Inappropriate? Well not when your book of online dating tips is called "Granny Is My Wingman". Once you pick that title, Gran pretty much has to go with you everywhere, right? Personally, I think it's a brilliant strategy. Scope out the restaurant, if that guy's a schmoe who totally fudged his photo in the online profile? Send in Gram-Gram!

"Ellen": Ellen's really been rounding up the Viral Video stars lately. Today she had Dancin' Aunt Carol and the Sad Packer Fan! Maybe next week we'll find out what happened after Charlie

"Ellen": See, Rob Lowe didn't know any secret info about that Peyton Manning guy retiring... Rob, you're always repeating stuff you heard from your "Brothers and Sisters." Stop living in "Wayne's World", admit that this story came straight outta the "West Wing", and just accept the fact that when it comes to sports, you're an "Outsider" like the rest of us!

"Today": Hoda got stuck with NYC Jury Duty (no wine allowed!), so Kathie Lee filled her seat with her own 81-year-old mom, Joanie. Joanie looked a little nervous, especially when she asked KLG if they were on in "High-Dementia television". It was just like Hoda never left!

"Live! with Kelly": Okay, so it wasn't exactly McDreamy meets McSteamy... more like Mayor McCheesey meets Uncle Scrooge McDuck! But watching Dana Carvey and Ewan McGregor chat in dueling Scottish brogues was pretty hilarious... at least the six words of it that I could understand.

"Access Hollywood Live": Billy Bush might as well retire right now. Because when he

"Ellen": Okay, Uggie the dog from the Golden-Globe winner "The Artist" is pretty darn great. People are saying he totally steals the movie, and buries it in his backyard! He may even get nominated for Best Supporting Actor at the People Oscars (watch your tail, TinTin!) But that's no surprise... Uggie is a Jack Russell Terrier, after all. They've been working in Hollywood for years. I heard Uggie's great uncle is Eddie from "Frasier"!

"Today": You know what's even funnier than the old Rick Santorum yearbook photo that looks just like McLovin from "Superbad"? Mitt Romney's high school pic! He's a spitting image of Seth Rogen!

"The View": In the midst of the ladies laughing hysterically at a zebra trying to take a bite out of a passerby, they failed to mention if the victim in the video was okay or not. I'm going to assume she's fine, mostly because I don't want to feel bad for laughing. But if she's not fine I really hope she doesn't try to sue anyone for emotional distress since we

"GMA": They had a crazy cool video from Antarctica, where some scientists discovered a White Penguin! Weird, how did they know my nickname from high school?

"Live! with Kelly": Seth Meyers wrapped up another two-day co-hosting gig. He was funny and all, but somehow I don't think he'll stick as the permanent Regis 2.0. He's so busy with "Saturday Night Live", he barely has time for Monday-and-Tuesday Morning Live! (Although if it's an "SNL" star you want, I bet Dana Carvey's available... it'd be like having the Reegiest Regis ever!)

"Wake Up With Al": Stephanie was so excited about the Pacific Northwest getting hit with a major snow storm that she could barely put a sentence together! But I get the feeling that all of the folks experiencing said snowstorm aren't feeling the same excitement. They're probably too busy bundling up, shoveling driveways, scraping ice off car windows, driving extra slow and trying not to slide into other cars on the road. But hey, at least Stephanie's having

"GMA": Wow, Josh Elliott seemed to have a little too much fun rubbing that New Orleans playoff loss into the nose of diehard Saints fan Robin Roberts.  I guess that's the kind of trash talk you sign up for when you hire a couple of ESPN jocks to host your morning show. (For comparison, Hoda and KLG think a "49er" is how many fluid ounces of wine you're allowed to have with breakfast.)

"Ellen": A quick word to the wise for you other older... err, I mean, more mature and musically diverse folks in Ellen's audience today: her musical guests "Big Time Rush" are NOT the same as the band that's just called "Rush". Big Time Rush is a bunch of uber-cute hunky-in-a-safe-way Disney boys who belt out sugary pop songs to swooning tweens, while letting just that one little perfect lock of hair fall in their faces while they sing. The other band called Rush consists of a bunch of wrinkly Canadians who write prog-rock songs like "Tom Sawyer" that the nerdy boys in high school used to air-drum to. No

"Today": "The Today Show" officially turned 60! You know what that means... only 40 more years to go before Willard Scott wishes you a Happy Birthday from all our friends at Smuckers! (Just kidding, you know you're my Strawberry Jam! Wit' biscuits...)

"Ellen": Ellen got a visit from Queen Latifah today, but I wish her interview had been more hard-hitting. There are so many things I still don't know about her! Like, what is she the Queen of, exactly? Does she have diplomat license plates that let her park anywhere she wants? And what channel is Ellen on in her country?

"Good Day New York": I'm thankful that they had football helmets sitting on set or I seriously would have thought they were gearing up for a big baseball game! But whoever set up the helmets made the opposing one more prominent in the shot so Greg did what any professional unbiased news reporter would do, he knocked it on the floor and made sure the camera focused on the Giants football helmet. Yeah, goooo team!

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