Eddie Murphy hosting the Oscars??

I read this yesterday and I am still not sure what to think.  OK backup...I adore Eddie Murphy as an actor.  Coming to America is a classic movie (and you can deny you love it but you know you do).  Eddie Murphy as a person I am a little unsure about.  All the DIVA stories, the Melanie Brown incident (aka baby), how pissed he was when he lost the Oscar for Dreamgirls (admittedly he was great but I loved Alan Arkin as well).  I am just not sure how (or who) he will be.  Most of his stand-up has always been a little racy (RAW, Delirious) and of course I loved both but I am not sure that either is appropriate for the Oscars.  Will he wear the green Gumby suit, or maybe the sweater from Mr. Robinson's neighborhood, or can we get the fast talking Axel Foley (how much did you love the first 2 Beverly Hills Cop movies?...third was bad I admit).  Whatever the debate, one thing is for sure.  The debate is happening, which means people will watch.  I certainly will.  I just hope he is gracious, funny and maybe more mature.

Tyra Banks a Diva; Are We Surprised?

According to the NY Post, Tyra Banks kept her studio audience waiting over two hours today while she chatted with her model guests. When she was finally ready to come onstage she did not utter one word of apology to the audience and proceeded to start the show.

Now lets be honest; is anyone actually surprised that Tyra is a Diva? I am a fan of America's Next Top Model and I still cannot stand Ms. Banks. One of the reasons that I love Tivo so much is that I can fast forward through her constant self appreciative moments when she preaches to the girls about body image, the environment and her days as a model. I love the cattiness of the models, and the challenges that they must attempt on the show; however the minute the judging begins I tune out knowing that once again Tyra is going to attempt the "smile with her eyes" or the hunched over position that we see in her one high fashion pose.

The new cycle of America's Next Top Model starts on September 3 and I will be watching. I did stop watching the talk show last year. It is hard to fast forward the parts of the show that Tyra is in when it is actually her talk show. At that point I am just watching commercials. That just defeats the purpose of Tivo altogether.