Something a little extra for the readers of this column
Note: This column appears in the 4/14 issue of The Glendale Star and the 4/15 issue of the Peoria Times My wife and I, shamelessly, as a means of relieving stress and ignoring the more meaningful events and concerns of the day, watch “ Extra .” Honestly? It might be the worst show on television. Hosted by Mario Lopez, most of the “stories” involve Mario Lopez doing things that require him to take his shirt off, like working out, or eating, or talking to other people. The show will also tease a “story” before a commercial like, “What was Kate Hudson doing at Baby Gap? (Cut to terrible, blurry still shot of her holding up a pair of tiny overalls.) Is there a BABY on the way? ‘Extra’ has the story, next … Extra, extra! ” Then, after the commercial and more buildup in which they blame “the paparazzi” for the photo even though they took it because they are the paparazzi , we find out she was shopping for her niece. “Extra” reveals this information as if we were stupid for thinking otherwise...