ELIOT, YOU'LL GET HOOKED

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Idle Chatter: Bob Schieffer, Eliot Spitzer, more
Published 5/20/2008 by Jeff Bercovici at Portfolio.com: Mixed Media
... of an interview with President Bush about his recent "appeasement" speech. [The Hill] -Bertelsmann has named Markus Dohle the new head of Random House. Formerly head of its printing division, he replaces Peter Olson. [WSJ] -The SEC is suing eight former AOL executives for fraud, claiming they overreported ad revenue by more than $1 billion. [NYT] -Tomorrow's Law & Order episode was inspired by Eliot Spitzer and his hooker habit. [NYP]Related Links Idle Chatter: Schieffer, Farnham, Friedman... ...

Eliot Spitzer Provides What's Likely His Last Law & Order Plotline
Published 5/20/2008 by david at Jossip
... In real life, the governor of New York went from Eliot to John to Client-9 quicker than it took him to transfer money - and there was nothing he could do about it except cry “wolf!” [NYP] ...

TV Roundup: What Do Barack Obama and Gossip Girl Have in Common?
Published 5/20/2008 by StyleWatch at PEOPLE TV Watch
... to send in video clips of their tykes singing “Breaking Free” and other HSM hits. Fan favorite videos will air June 13 during the telecast of HSM and HSM 2 . Moms and dads, we know what you’ll be watching — again — June 13. • Talk about ripped from the headlines: Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer’s sex scandal and politcal downfall are getting the Law & Order ...

Law & Order Takes on Spitzer and Hookergate
Published 5/21/2008 by Jen Chung at Gothamist
... The Post's Linda Stasi says Tom Everett Scott, who plays the L&O; gov, sounds a lot like Spitzer. And [SEMI-SPOILER]there's also the governor's wife ...

Law & Order Tackles Spitzer Hooker Case [Reality TV]
Published 5/22/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... Law & Order concluded its season last night with a thinly-veiled interpretation of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. The much-anticipated finale was probably a letdown to any viewer familiar with lurid details of the former governor's trysts (black socks!) or the many racy pictures of his call girl Ashley Dupre. There was way too much investigating and lawyering and way too little fornicating and covering up. Is sweeps already over? Anyway, there were still some worthwhile scenes, including the requisite sardonic one-liner that detective ...

Spitzer's TV Hooker Confesses Coke Habit [Law & Order]
Published 5/22/2008 by Ryan Tate at Gawker
... Law & Order concluded its season last night with a thinly-veiled interpretation of the Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal. The much-anticipated finale was probably a letdown to any viewer familiar with lurid details of the former governor's trysts (black socks!) or the many racy pictures of his call girl Ashley Dupre. There was way too much investigating and lawyering and way too little fornicating and covering up. Is sweeps already over? Anyway, there were still some worthwhile scenes, including the requisite sardonic one-liner that detective ...

Law and Order: Season Ends on a Jack McCoy High
Published 5/22/2008 by chandra|tvjots (noreply@blogger.com) at tv|jots :: television views, news, reviews, interviews
... Of course, the episode's hooker plotline came directly from the real-life high-priced hooker scandal that forced New York's former governor Eliot Spitzer to step down from office just a couple of months ago. ...