Good luck, Patty Heaton!- Page 2
Good luck, Patty Heaton!
#25Thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:36pmI don't agree with any of Heaton's political views. However, as a liberal, I believe that she has the right to believe whatever she wants to. Her politics do not affect her acting abilities. To be honest, I've never paid much attention to her (never watched RAYMOND) so I really can't comment on whether she's a good performer or not; all I can say is, if she's good or bad, her politics have nothing to do with it. I see THE SCENE on Saturday and I'm looking forward to it. Isn't it completely unliberal to say that someone else's politics are wrong simply because you don't share them, anyway?
#26Thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:39pm
The show, and Heaton, got raves on ATC for the invited dress.
http://www.talkinbroadway.com/allthatchat/d.php?id=339636
#27Thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:44pmMost of the Raymond cast seemed distant from her. I'm glad they finally pulled those Albertson's commercials with her. THose were painful.
CurtainPullDowner
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/4/04
#28Thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:45pm
People shouldn't miss shows for funerals.
Unless it's their own.
#29Thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:48pmIt doesn't appear that she will miss any shows. She doesn't have an understudy anyway; if she were out, the performance would be cancelled.
#30Thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:53pmHe was a Philadelphia native so she they may have the funeral back East..who knows...I think she should go but that is my opinion.
#31thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 2:53pmwell, i hope you people are happy. i took it upon myself to stop by the second stage and tell pats about this thread and she's in the dressing room crying and refusing to come out! tony shalhoub chased me from the theatre with a table leg. he's got issues.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
#32thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:15pmLol, Papa. Maybe her 5 billion Emmy's can dry her tears.
#33thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:18pm
*sigh* And Angela Lansbury never won a single one.
Those Cabot Cove murders didn't solve themselves, people.
#34thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:19pmGood Lord, Calvin, are you my mother?
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#35thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:22pm
Bad luck because of political views? Ridiculous.
Boyle's funeral is on Monday morning in Manhattan. When the 'Raymond' cast was on Larry King last night, King read a statement from Heaton expressing her sadness and sincere apologies for not being able to appear along with her fellow cast members. King's explanation for her not being there? "She's doing some kind of play in New York."
Boyle may have been a liberal, Heaton a conservative, but if you're working together for that long a timespan, you have to put it behind you to have a non-hostile environment. Professionalism comes first.
Updated On: 12/14/06 at 03:22 PM
#36thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:23pmWhile I find it juvenile to wish her bad luck because of her political views, I too think the sitcom was mediocre at best.
To Kill A Mockingbird
#37thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:25pm
No, I am not your mother.
Actually -- don't kill me -- but I'm seeing this next week. The tickets were free.
Updated On: 12/14/06 at 03:25 PM
#38thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:32pmAm I the only one who thinks that dog looks like Brad Garrett?
#39thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:34pm
71.82567% of all dogs look like brad garrett. the rest look like nancy grace.
iraq.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
Mischief
Understudy Joined: 11/3/06
#40thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:38pmI have caught Republican party mouthpiece, Patty Heaton on a couple TV talk shows. Ever notice how most of the stories she tells are about alcohol and drinking? She's always a very loud and animated interviewee. Wouldn't be surprised if she didn't tossed back a few before plopping down in the guest chair.
#41thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 3:42pm
I loved Raymond. I thought Heaton was fantastic on the show. My favorite character, actually. Her reactions, expressions, and timing were wonderful. Her attitude and line readings were always spot-on. Hate her politics, but love her performances. I can actually separate the two. I think if others actually used their fine-toothed combs objectively, they might actually realize that her Emmys were well-deserved. Heaton, Roberts, and Horan were the strongest members of the ensemble. And the appearances of Helmond, Engel and Willard were wonderful.
And by the way, like so many other television actors, Heaton started in theatre. She studied in NYC, performed on Broadway, and started her own company which produced three Off-Broadway shows.
#42thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:15pm
mister matt, i will not sit here and let you slander nyc theatre, broadway and off-broadway with your assertions that there could have ever been or are now any republicans working in any of those venues! the nerve of some people!
iraq.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
LouW95
Leading Actor Joined: 9/27/03
#43thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:30pmI will never forgive Kathie Lee Gifford for her on-going support and defense of homophobe Anita Bryant. I would like to know what other Bush policies Ms Heaton supports. If anyone defends people (like Bush) who trample on the rights of others (gays) they should be boycotted. A Bush backer is quite different than just having an opposing view of an issue. Many entertainers such as those in Nazi Germany had to find the line in the sand rather than support their leader.
#44thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 4:36pm
wow, it took almost two pages before the requisite bush is hitler analogy. my stormtroopers know where you live, lou, and they're going to make you look at pictures of nekkid ladies until your eyes burn out!
iraq.
...global warming can manifest itself as heat, cool, precipitation, storms, drought, wind, or any other phenomenon, much like a shapeshifter. -- jim geraghty
pray to st. jude
i'm a sonic reducer
he was the gimmicky sort
fenchurch=mejusthavingfun=magwildwood=mmousefan=bkcollector=bradmajors=somethingtotalkabout: the fenchurch mpd collective
roquat
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/25/05
#46thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 6:10pmI'm sure Heaton isn't overly beloved in show business for her political beliefs (she's becoming a Barbra Streisand-in-reverse whipping girl for angry liberals) and I'm equally sure she knows better than to piss off the gays. She is and has always been a fantastic actress and singer (if RAYMOND isn't enough, check her out in the otherwise pointless GOODBYE GIRL remake) and she and the supporting cast were what made RAYMOND work. (There was indeed considerable tension on the RAYMOND set, as she describes in her witty autobiography, but it was between the genuinely talented supporting cast and the overpaid, non-acting lead.)
MarkCohen
Broadway Star Joined: 12/19/04
#47thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 6:25pm
I find it sickening how closely this thread resembles the conservative backlash against the Dixie Chicks.
Something to think about...
#48thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 6:29pm
I thought it said Patty Hearst too. I don't know anything about Patty Heaton - I don't care a lick about her but I love Patty Hearst. Go Tania!
VIETgrlTerifa
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/18/04
#49thanks popculture37
Posted: 12/14/06 at 6:35pmI wouldn't hate Ms. Heaton so much if she wasn't such a bad actress.
WalkOn
Broadway Star Joined: 8/7/06
#50No need to see her
Posted: 12/15/06 at 2:51pm
It is a very dangerous this for an actor to express his/her controversial opinons. The audience stops seeing the character they are trying to create an only sees the actor.
I don't agree with Heaton on her views. In fact, her work is something that could prevent a loved one of mine from much needed medical options. I have to take what she does personally. So I don't support her or any of her artistic endeavors.
I wish I was above all of that, but I'm not. I'm human. And with so many wonderful performers out there who do suppport the causes and efforts I do, I don't feel I'm missing much.
Good luck to her, but she is not getting my entertainment money or time.
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