Rosie's 'View' debut
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By Gina Serpe
For Rosie O'Donnell, The View looks great.
After more than four months of nonstop hype and speculation, O'Donnell made her daytime television comeback Tuesday as moderator of The View, kicking off a day of returns as two of the most high-profile TV personalities make their highly anticipated homecomings to the airwaves.
Since O'Donnell was tapped to replace the Today show-bound Meredith Vieira in April, much has been posited of O'Donnell's debut: Had the onetime Queen of Nice turned mean? Would Star Jones Reynolds be hung in effigy? Were there any remaining vestiges of that ill-conceived Flock of Seagulls hairdo?
As it turns out, it's no on all counts.
Surprisingly, O'Donnell's much-heralded return to daytime lacked the pomp and circumstance many expected, with her inaugural hour playing out relatively low-key.
Aside from the compulsory hoots and hollers when the new foursome--O'Donnell, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Barbara Walters--entered the studio, it was on to chat as usual.
"What's all the fuss about?" O'Donnell asked before introducing herself. "My name is Meredith Vieira and welcome to The View.
"It's my first day on The View, I'm in the Meredith chair and it's exciting," she said, before assuring the audience a kinder, gentler O'Donnell had returned.
"I had that crazy haircut that scared America to death," she said. "I've been taking my medication."
She also pointed out that while the longstanding object of her affection, Tom Cruise, may not approve of her meds, he nonetheless sent her an enormous bouquet of flowers to herald her arrival.
It was then on to the Hot Topics segement, but not without a little exchange between Behar and O'Donnell.
"And you all thought I was going to have problems with Elisabeth," O'Donnell said.
She also proved to be her old giveaway-loving self when, in lieu of flinging Koosh balls into the crowd, she handed out miniature cruise ship figurines to the audience--representing the two-day cruises everyone would be receiving.
"This is just the beginning," she said.
Of course, it wasn't all about O'Donnell.
Jessica Simpson, fresh off a week of canceled TV gigs and an unsuccessful performance on the Today show Friday, was the debut guest for the show's 10th season.
Simpson reportedly agreed to appear as a favor to O'Donnell, who regularly slotted the pre-Newlyweds singer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show before Simpson was a household name. That, and to plug her new CD.
And get grilled on her dating habits.
"I'm actually not dating John Mayer," she said, disputing the People magazine cover story. "They put these quotes saying I'm in love. He's my friend, I've known him a couple years."
But despite the success of O'Donnell's first day on the job, not all things Rosie are just peachy.
Before her first day on the job, O'Donnell already managed to irk the boss, courtesy of a posting to her blog on Rosie.com.
Last month, the newest View cohost took issue with, of all things, the show's seemingly innocuous TV promos for the 10th season, which play off O'Donnell's musical theater background with the ladies singing and dancing about "shaking up The View."
"I saw the new view promos/found myself/in the position/i loathe the most/powerless," she wrote in her trademark style.
Walters, however, didn't appreciate the poetic critique.
"I didn't like the blog," she told Newsweek. "I'm counting on Rosie's intelligence and sensitivity and humor. This is, after all, an entertainment show. It is based on people who like each other and are having a good time, not on people who are arguing and unhappy."
O'Donnell, however, scoffed at the report during the Hot Topics segment of the show Tuesday, saying she knew Walters wasn't upset because she likely never even saw the post.
"She doesn't know how to get on Internet Explorer, what are they talking about?" O'Donnell said. "I was nervous and emotional...[Now] I'm ecstatic."
It may be a moot point anyway.
Walters told the news magazine shortly after the interview that she received flowers and a note from her newest charge apologizing for the incident.
"Barbara, I only want the promos and the show to be great," it read. "And I love you. Love, Ro."
Walters told the magazine she will be hiring a fifth cohost once O'Donnell has settled in.
By Gina Serpe
For Rosie O'Donnell, The View looks great.
After more than four months of nonstop hype and speculation, O'Donnell made her daytime television comeback Tuesday as moderator of The View, kicking off a day of returns as two of the most high-profile TV personalities make their highly anticipated homecomings to the airwaves.
Since O'Donnell was tapped to replace the Today show-bound Meredith Vieira in April, much has been posited of O'Donnell's debut: Had the onetime Queen of Nice turned mean? Would Star Jones Reynolds be hung in effigy? Were there any remaining vestiges of that ill-conceived Flock of Seagulls hairdo?
As it turns out, it's no on all counts.
Surprisingly, O'Donnell's much-heralded return to daytime lacked the pomp and circumstance many expected, with her inaugural hour playing out relatively low-key.
Aside from the compulsory hoots and hollers when the new foursome--O'Donnell, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Barbara Walters--entered the studio, it was on to chat as usual.
"What's all the fuss about?" O'Donnell asked before introducing herself. "My name is Meredith Vieira and welcome to The View.
"It's my first day on The View, I'm in the Meredith chair and it's exciting," she said, before assuring the audience a kinder, gentler O'Donnell had returned.
"I had that crazy haircut that scared America to death," she said. "I've been taking my medication."
She also pointed out that while the longstanding object of her affection, Tom Cruise, may not approve of her meds, he nonetheless sent her an enormous bouquet of flowers to herald her arrival.
It was then on to the Hot Topics segement, but not without a little exchange between Behar and O'Donnell.
"And you all thought I was going to have problems with Elisabeth," O'Donnell said.
She also proved to be her old giveaway-loving self when, in lieu of flinging Koosh balls into the crowd, she handed out miniature cruise ship figurines to the audience--representing the two-day cruises everyone would be receiving.
"This is just the beginning," she said.
Of course, it wasn't all about O'Donnell.
Jessica Simpson, fresh off a week of canceled TV gigs and an unsuccessful performance on the Today show Friday, was the debut guest for the show's 10th season.
Simpson reportedly agreed to appear as a favor to O'Donnell, who regularly slotted the pre-Newlyweds singer on The Rosie O'Donnell Show before Simpson was a household name. That, and to plug her new CD.
And get grilled on her dating habits.
"I'm actually not dating John Mayer," she said, disputing the People magazine cover story. "They put these quotes saying I'm in love. He's my friend, I've known him a couple years."
But despite the success of O'Donnell's first day on the job, not all things Rosie are just peachy.
Before her first day on the job, O'Donnell already managed to irk the boss, courtesy of a posting to her blog on Rosie.com.
Last month, the newest View cohost took issue with, of all things, the show's seemingly innocuous TV promos for the 10th season, which play off O'Donnell's musical theater background with the ladies singing and dancing about "shaking up The View."
"I saw the new view promos/found myself/in the position/i loathe the most/powerless," she wrote in her trademark style.
Walters, however, didn't appreciate the poetic critique.
"I didn't like the blog," she told Newsweek. "I'm counting on Rosie's intelligence and sensitivity and humor. This is, after all, an entertainment show. It is based on people who like each other and are having a good time, not on people who are arguing and unhappy."
O'Donnell, however, scoffed at the report during the Hot Topics segment of the show Tuesday, saying she knew Walters wasn't upset because she likely never even saw the post.
"She doesn't know how to get on Internet Explorer, what are they talking about?" O'Donnell said. "I was nervous and emotional...[Now] I'm ecstatic."
It may be a moot point anyway.
Walters told the news magazine shortly after the interview that she received flowers and a note from her newest charge apologizing for the incident.
"Barbara, I only want the promos and the show to be great," it read. "And I love you. Love, Ro."
Walters told the magazine she will be hiring a fifth cohost once O'Donnell has settled in.
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