Megan’s Madams

I have never been a big fan of premium channels on TV.  I mean a basic package costs enough.  Then if you want to upgrade, you have to pay a small fortune to get a few channels you want and they throw in a ton of shopping channels and C-SPAN.  Woo hoo, I know I love to sit around and watch politicians yammer on for hours and then go buy a Joan Rivers pin.  So, to have to pay even more for a premium channel was not something I was wanting to do.  Then Megan Mullally joined the cast of the Starz series “Party Down”.  I love all things Megan, but I don’t want a premium channel.  Heck, I very rarely get to watch TV anyway.  My husband is usually watching the History Channel or the six Discovery channels we get, or some other educational channel.  I graduated from college a long time ago, I am done being educated, I want to be entertained.

So, what do I do.  I spend time on the computer.  You can find most shows on the Internet, so why would I want to pay for even more channels.  This is how I felt.  Then Megan started doing press for “Party Down”.  One of the things I love about being a part of “Megans Madams” is everyone shares the videos, articles and pictures that they find about Megan.  This makes it great.  We all share what we find and because of this, there were several video interviews and articles available that Megan did for “Party Down”.  Megan does a great interview.  Even when she has to explain the concept of the show over and over for each interviewer, she always makes it sound like a great show to watch.  Plus, you can tell she is really excited about the show, which in turn makes me excited to watch it.  But, it is on Starz.  I may have mentioned I don’t like premium channels.  I don’t have Starz.  Oh well, it will be on the internet somewhere.

I settle myself in and am watching and enjoying an interview, then Megan says “so everyone needs to order Starz”.  Oh, Megan, I don’t want to order Starz.  I watch another interview, she is fun to watch, she is excited about the show, then “order Starz”.  Ok, I just pretend I don’t hear that part.  Oh, look another interview, cool.  I am really liking these interviews, I love the outfit she is wearing, ok they introduce her and then BAM she leads with “order Starz”.  Oh, man, she knows I haven’t ordered it, now she is starting her interviews with it.  Ok, I am done watching interviews, there is an article about “Party Down”, I will read that instead. Megan says she loves being on “Party Down” she had a great time, oh look now she is talking about “Karen the Musical”.  I am safe.  Oh no, what does the article end with, “there is still time to order Starz”.  Ok, I had had enough.  I ordered Starz.  So, now I have the Starz Network.  Plus, because Megan was pushing it so hard, I talked both my sisters and my nieces, and a few friends into ordering it.  So, my small little town now has several homes with the Starz Network.  Megan is quite the saleswoman.  So, Starz, you need to thank your lucky stars for Megan Mullally.  She single handedly made my little group become Starz watchers.

Now I anxiously await the season of “Party Down”, which I can watch as it is broadcast because–I have Starz.  I have checked out the other programming on Starz.  I should have listened to Megan earlier, this premium channel is pretty good.  There is a lot to watch.  I guess the politicians and Joan Rivers will have to do without me now.

~~Jamie

Writers Block.  Is it possible to get Writers Block when all you write is a small blog.  Would that even be called Writers Block, I guess a more appropriate phrase would be Blog Block.  Blog Block.  It sounds so silly, I mean say it out loud several times it sounds like you are clucking like a chicken  Blog Block.  Does such a phrase even exist?  Well, to me it does. 

A few months ago, what I thought was going to be a simple thing was asked of me.  Could I write a blog for Megan’s Madams?  Maybe write one a week, if nothing else, two a month.  I like to write.  I admire Megan Mullally, I thought “no problem”.  Well, I ran into a problem.  Blog Block.  I wrote a few blogs.  Maybe I didn’t get them done as close together as I would like, but at a pace I found respectable.  Then BAM!  Blog Block.  I couldn’t think of anything to write.  I mean I could have written gibberish (and if you think that’s what this is, think how bad it would have been if I considered it gibberish) but I wanted to make some sort of sense, maybe be mildly amusing.  I couldn’t come up with anything.

Looking back, there were plenty of opportunities.  Megan was on “The View”.  It was a very entertaining interview, she was very funny as usual.  There was plenty to talk about there, but wait, no there is a block in my brain.  If you think of your brain as little chambers, then the chamber in mine marked “writing ability” was sealed, padlocked, and had bars in front of it.  Nothing was getting through.  Megan and her husband Nick did an interview for New York Magazine accompanied by a photo of them posing nude with strategically placed grapes.  Oh my gosh, this was it, this had to break through the door.  No, sorry still blocked.  It was hopeless.  I mean Megan did a kick ass interview, accompanied by a kick ass photo and I couldn’t think of anything to say.  I kept walking around the house repeating, Blog Block, Blog Block, Blog Block.  My husband finally asked me why I was clucking like a chicken.  In my frustration I explained that I had promised to write a blog and I wasn’t living up to that promise.  I was Blog Blocked and there didn’t seem to be a solution.  He calmly looked at me and said, “When you take a problem and make the problem into such a big problem that a solution is a problem, the solution is the problem.”  After asking him to speak English, he said “Write about not being able to write”.

So, here it is, my blog about not being able to write a blog.  Did it work?  Is my Blog Block gone?  I anxiously await the next Megan Mullally print interview or television appearance to see if I am able to write about it and make sure my Blog Block is gone forever.  I hope it is, I am getting tired of shooing the neighbors chickens out of my yard.

~Jamie (rut999)

Well the New Year is upon us.  I like to think of the New Year as a blank piece of paper waiting to be filled with clever witticisms, humorous anecdotes and exciting things.  It is a new blanket of untouched sparkling white snow waiting to be filled with the tracks of life.  No wait, as I have gotten older I don’t like to look at the New Year as snow so much anymore.  Snow represents slipping and falling on your behind, or sliding down the driveway and ending up face first in a pile of it as your sisters point and laugh.  No snow does not represent the New Year for me anymore.  The New Year is a chance for new and exciting things.  If you are a Megan Mullally fan, the new year will provide you with several chances to see her, both live and on the small screen.

Megan and her band The Supreme Music Program will be performing eight concerts from February 16th-21st at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.  Hopefully this will provide many fans who have not seen her perform live a chance to enjoy the experience.  I (as I have bitterly mentioned before) will not be able to experience the London concert because for some reason no one has volunteered to provide me with a ticket to London. Doesn’t anyone in my family read my Christmas list-socks who in the heck wants socks?  Anyway, for those who do have the opportunity to attend, I have been told seeing Megan sing live is an experience not to be missed.

Another chance to see Megan live will be in New York City appearing on Broadway in the play “Lips Together, Teeth Apart” starting April 29th.  The play runs through June 20th, so there will be ample time available to make plans to attend.  I myself am trying work out plans for New York but I won’t discuss it because I am afraid of jinxing it-yes I am superstitious.

There will also be opportunities to see Megan on the small screen this year.  She joined the cast of the Starz Network series “Party Down”.  Episodes of this will start airing April 9th.  I personally am really looking forward to this.   I have read many good things about this comedy series and the addition of Megan can only enhance it.

The other project that we know Megan is involved in is “Children’s Hospital”.  This is the web series that she did last year that now will be seen on Adult Swim.  It is scheduled for 15 eleven minute episodes that will start this summer.  This is Megan as you are not use to seeing her and shows the diversity in the projects that she chooses.  This show was very funny and Megan was hilarious in it.  I’m sure they both will be again.

There you have it, at least four different projects that provide you the opportunity to enjoy Megan’s talent-singing with her band in London, performing in a play on Broadway, a cable sitcom, and a web series now on television.  So, as the New Year commences and I begin to fill my clean page, I know that some of that page will be filled with viewership of the projects Megan has provided us an opportunity to see.  I hope the pages of your New Year will too.  Happy New Year.

~Jamie (rut999)

Recently it was announced that Megan Mullally and the Supreme Music Program will be performing eight concerts at the Vaudeville Theatre in London.  When I first read this I was ecstatic.  Eight Concerts!  Eight chances to see her sing live, something that I have really really wanted to see.  So, I along with a fellow Madam, frantically searched the Internet for airfare prices.  Where was the cheapest airfare?  What days where the best to travel?  What about hotels?  I was euphoric!  I was on a high!  I could travel to London (a city I have always wanted to see), and I could see Megan perform live.  What would be better?  And then…that damn reality reared its ugly head.  Reality the killer of all dreams and fantasies.  I always picture reality as this scary looking little troll with a big club that runs around evilly laughing as it bursts peoples bubbles, harshly sending them back to the real world.  Oh, how I hate it.

As excited as I was, I knew I couldn’t make it work, but the thought (for those brief few minutes) that I could was wonderful.  That is why for those who will get to enjoy the great experience of seeing Megan perform live, I am happy for you.  I’m sure that you too felt that initial surge of joy and expectation when you heard the news.  I’m also sure that for many of you it is hard to make it to the states to see Megan perform.  So, I hope her appearances in London provide you with an opportunity that you can take advantage of.  As a fellow Megan fan, I can appreciate your anticipation and be happy for the fact that you will get to experience the pleasure of seeing her in concert (oh, who am I kidding, I’m jealous as hell).

Although the London concerts are not going to be a reality for me and for others, I know there will be other occasions to see her.  In fact, although the official announcement has not been released, it is well known that Megan will be performing in a play at the Roundabout Theatre in New York starting in April.  Hum, my anniversary is in April.  Sounds like a great present to me.  Now I just have to convince my husband he wants me to go to New York for our anniversary.  Plus, he wants to stay home and work to finance it.  Ok, how many others are with me.  Oh, there is so much to do.  I have to search the Internet for airfare prices.  Where are the cheapest airfares?  What are the best days to travel?  What about hotels?  Oh, I’ve always wanted to see New York.  Man, I am so excited!  Now, I just have to keep that stupid troll away! ~ Jamie (Rut999)

With the holiday season upon us, it is always a good time to stop and reflect upon what we are thankful for.  I for one am not ashamed to say that I am thankful for Megan Mullally.  A lot of people would say, “Why in the world would you be thankful for a celebrity?”.  Well, that is a good question.  Let’s examine why.

The definition of thankful is feeling gratitude.  What is the definition of gratitude, a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation.  That’s just a bunch of mumbo jumbo that boils down to one thing, something that makes you happy.  Megan Mullally makes me happy.

Haven’t you ever had a bad day and you just want something that will ease your nerves?  Listening to Megan sing does that for me.  Haven’t you ever been down and just in a funk and you need something to make you laugh?  Watching Megan’s interviews on Conan O’Brien or Ellen really make  me laugh.  Or just for awhile you want to forget about your life and find something to make you smile.  Megan’s acting skills on Will and Grace and her guest spots on other shows are all I need for that.

I will also freely admit that one of my dreams is to one day meet her in person.  I have read accounts and spoken to several people who have been lucky enough to have had this happen.  No one it seems has been disappointed.  She seems to exude a quality that just draws people in.  I hope that the one day when I do FINALLY (I know I don’t sound patient about it, but patience is a virtue.  Unfortunately, I’m not virtuous) meet her, I hope she will come away from the experience saying “That is the wittiest person I have ever met.  I need to stay in touch with her”.  (I know she won’t say that but, hey it’s also the season for wishing.   A little wishful thinking never hurt anyone.)  If or what she takes from the meeting isn’t the issue, what I do know is that I will come away from it with a feeling that I will always remember and be able to look back on with fondness.

So, how can I be thankful for Megan Mullally, because she makes me happy.  In this crazy and tumultuous world we live in right now, isn’t that enough.

~Rut999

A lot of times anticipation outshines reality.  Haven’t you ever really looked forward to a weekend event or a night out with great anticipation only to have the reality of it fall flat on its face?  So it was with great anticipation and some trepidation that I watched Megan Mullally’s guest spot on “Parks and Recreation”.  I am very pleased to say, this time reality out shone anticipation.

I loved the episode.  Megan was brilliant, Nick was great and the two together (as Ron Swanson would say) were TNT and C4 and a detonator and a butane torch-only this time in a good way.  Their scenes together exploded with intensity.  We all know that they have great chemistry in real life, unfortunately this doesn’t always carry over onto the small screen.  Lucky for us, theirs does. They had some great scenes, together and apart.   Also, kudos to the writers for giving them some great lines.  I loved the fact that even when confronted with the truth that she was only using Ron, Tammy unabashedly admitted it, confident in her hold over him.  Even though it appeared, that in the end Ron broke that hold, we all hope that she will be back again to try and get “her hooks in his brain”.

Another great thing about Megan being on this episode was we got to see behind the scenes footage and an interview with her and Nick.  Any added coverage is a treat and fills the void until her next project.

The purpose of a special guest star, especially during sweeps, is to bring special attention and recognition to your show.  I’m sure that’s what “Parks and Recreation” was hoping to accomplish with Megan.  Well, the day of the show the media web sites that I looked at all had the show on their must see, hot list, most recommended, or whatever their version of the best shows on tonight list was called.  I didn’t see a bad review, I only say great reviews-especially for Megan and there were good things being said about it on twitter.  I would have to  say, great job Megan, mission accomplished.

~Rut999

Watch here at NBC.com Parks & Recreation: Ron and Tammy S02E08

After having run Megan’s Madams for the past two years, I have been really excited about the upcoming series. I didn’t know of Megan prior to The Megan Mullally Show. I unfortunately missed all eight years of Will & Grace. I had never even heard of it, let alone of Megan. I was forced to watch her singing on TV sometime before TMMS started towards the end of 2006, which I enjoyed but then subsequently forced into watching WAG. Fifteen minutes into the second episode of Will & Grace I finally found the humor and fell in love with the characters. When a show makes you repeatedly laugh out loud, its a good show.

When TMMS started it was kind of touch and go. I spent a lot of time helping with my nephew who was still pretty young then and I had to be up at the crack of dawn. It made it hard to watch the show at 3am although, at times I would set my alarm and get up to watch it. Later on it was switched to 6am. I found the show that unique and interesting. I loved Megan’s charm and wit when she loosened up and was comfortable with the interviewee – which at times were as normal as you and I. And she made me laugh, out loud.

But now….NOW I get to see this new sitcom that airs at primetime. Granted it’s only for 6 weeks but thats okay. It gives In The Motherhood time to balance out and allow the viewer to get to know the characters.

The first episode, entitled It Takes a Village Idiot wasn’t all that earth shattering, as most pilots aren’t. I called Angie after each segment to give my review as I was able to view it a whole hour before her. I noticed my reviews went from bad to better.

After watching it again on www.abc.com I really enjoyed Megan and Horatio Sanz. I think they will be the “meat and potatoes” of the show when its picked up again. But then again with every sitcom you have the slow and steady characters and then you have your offbeats. My favorite part has to be when the prego mommy club found out that Rosemary (Megan) wasn’t pregnant and the embarrassed Horatio took off through the park with the stroller like a bat out of hell. Funny stuff. Both he and Megan, the way they deliver their lines make me laugh……..outloud.

~ Jeri