David Kronke was appointed Mayor of Television after a bloodless coup in 2000. Since then, he has improved infrastructure, championed greater educational opportunities and fought for reforms that have utterly erased corruption and incompetence from the television industry. Since Mr. Kronke has ascended to power, Television is a far better place. Mary-Louise Parker’s loutish co-stars
At the “Weeds” TV Press Tour session, Mary-Louise Parker was answering a question about women “of a certain age” on TV, giving an “older-women-are-sexy” kind of response, when Justin Kirk, her co-star, interrupted: “Not too much older.”
"Don’t listen to him,” Parker said. “He’s always trying to get in my pants.”
“I didn’t know she was over 40,” he replied.
(Erase from your mind momentarily the fact that on the show, Kirk plays Parker’s brother.)
Parker forged on, discussing the wealth of rich roles for women her age on TV now, rather than TV roles available when she was in her 20s.
At which point, Matthew Modine, who joins the cast in the upcoming season playing an oily evangelist, likewise interjected: “Plus, back then television was weird for women – there was ‘Bionic Woman’ and ‘Wonder Woman.’”
At which point Modine was asked, “How old do you think Mary-Louise is, anyway?”
Someone else then asked Modine his response to the fact that the “Bionic Woman” is returning this fall.
“I think it’ll be cool – she’s going to have all sorts of parts she never had,” he replied, inspiring a sizable inadvertent laugh.
Not long thereafter, Showtime executive Robert Greenblatt came to the stage and announced: “Time for one more question – hopefully not to Matthew Modine.”