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Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 11-8-2005

Written by Joan Hunt
Published November 09, 2005
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As you were chatting, you mentioned that it was weird for you to see each other in the context of the show. Having worked together on Saving Grace, you spent a lot of time together and developed a great friendship. Plus, you had fun working around all that pot. Since marijuana was such a major character in the movie, a special dispensation was obtained to use real plants, which required special security on the set!

According to her, Pride and Prejudice - one of the most romantic stories ever. "Throbbingly sexy", in fact. A basic summary of the story was given (I'm spoiling nothing - if you haven't read the book, you should). She loved every moment of making the movie. The lush locations made for a wonderful experience.

Blethyn was in Las Vegas once and, upon seeing all the marriage "booths" in Vegas, decided to get married after 25 years with the same man. 25 years with the same man and she wasn't married? I thought 10 years was pretty long for a courtship. She wins. That's okay, she did much better than I did. And she didn't even bother to marry him in the long run. At this point, they've been together for 30 years. I think you either have to marry within a year or two, or you have to wait much, much longer. I guess it helps if you pick the right person. Craig, what say you, dear?

As you can back from break, you welcomed back all us cheeky little simian gorgeousnesses. Gorgeousnesses? That does it. You're getting a Roget's Thesaurus for your next birthday.

Next guest: Jim Sheridan, director of Get Rich Quick or Die Tryin', starring 50 Cent. Sheridan spoke about the experience of working with rappers on the film, as well as his love of Mustang convertibles and playing rap music while driving.

The streets of Dublin and Glasgow apparently aren't all that different from the mean streets of America. Talking with rappers is like talking with some of the people Sheridan knew back in Ireland. Interesting perspective. I don't know that I would have made that connection. Then again, I've never spent any time in Ireland or Scotland. Still, I can well imagine that people who are down on their luck and surrounded by drugs and violence have a commonality regardless of where they're born.

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Former Baywatch babe, Playboy centerfold, and stunt double for Abe Vigoda, Managing Editor of Blogcritics and member of the board of directors for BLUSD, Joanie juggles her love of words, music, photography, wildlife, and television with her greatest love -- her kids. In a perfect, non-Mitty-esque world, her days would be elastic, allowing her to accomplish everything on her "to do" list.
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Courting Craig Ferguson: The Late Late Show Diaries 11-8-2005
Published: November 09, 2005
Type: Review
Section: Video
Filed Under: Video: Comedy, Video: Film and TV Business, Video: Talk Show, Video: Television
Part of a feature: The Late Late Show
Writer: Joan Hunt
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#1 — November 12, 2005 @ 04:36AM — Joanie [URL]

I'm so happy to see you found me, Jen! All Ferguson Fans need to stick together. I honestly don't know if Craig has seen any of these or not, but it really doesn't matter. I'll still be writing them. Anything to get more people turned on to the Scottish Wonder, you know?

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