Ugh!: Actors, Hosts, And TV Personalities You Just Can't Stand

[andromeda331]

On 9/30/2022 at 5:54 AM, DrSpaceman73 said:

Favre and rodgers are both major assholes.  And as players I generally liked them. As people though, they can go straight to hell. 

I agree. I'm not into football but I liked Rodgers when he guest hosted on Jeopardy. I didn't find out later that he was an asshole. As for Favre great another rich asshole stealing from the poor. What assholes.

Edited October 1, 2022 by andromeda331

[Cloud9Shopper]

I can’t stand Maura Tierney. I disliked Abby so much on ER that I think the actress is ruined for me, but I can’t stand how much most ER fan spaces just turn into Abby worship and gushing over what an incredible actress Maura is as if she was the only talented cast member in 15 years of the show and/or carried the whole thing when she only showed up in S6. I just don’t think someone whose primary “talent” seems to be looking moody and sullen (when she’s not shrieking like a hyena or snarking and making snide faces like a 12-year-old) in every role she’s in is any great actress. And everyone acts like she’s a total babe when she’s just average looking at best. 

There are some actors and actresses who are truly outstanding but Maura isn’t one of them to me. And I feel like she probably has a massive ego and may be a bit bitchy after years of nothing but hearing how beautiful and talented everyone believes she is. 

[roamyn]

On 10/3/2022 at 8:00 AM, Cloud9Shopper said:

I can’t stand Maura Tierney. I disliked Abby so much on ER that I think the actress is ruined for me, but I can’t stand how much most ER fan spaces just turn into Abby worship and gushing over what an incredible actress Maura is as if she was the only talented cast member in 15 years of the show and/or carried the whole thing when she only showed up in S6. I just don’t think someone whose primary “talent” seems to be looking moody and sullen (when she’s not shrieking like a hyena or snarking and making snide faces like a 12-year-old) in every role she’s in is any great actress. And everyone acts like she’s a total babe when she’s just average looking at best. 

I stopped watching ER at that point.  But the character never ruined the actress for me.  I figured it was the script & directors making the Maura act that way.

I didn’t like Lucy Knight, either, but for some reason I’ve never been a fan of Kelly’s since.

[Bastet]

6 hours ago, roamyn said:

I didn’t like Lucy Knight, either, but for some reason I’ve never been a fan of Kelly’s since.

Kellie Martin has bugged me in everything I've ever seen her in (but I still get worked up by her final episode of ER, of course).  It started with Life Goes On -- which I didn't watch for long, as everyone on that show bugged me -- and has never stopped.  There's just something about her that annoys me for vague reasons.

[Katy M]

On 10/4/2022 at 5:39 PM, Bastet said:

Kellie Martin has bugged me in everything I've ever seen her in (but I still get worked up by her final episode of ER, of course).  It started with Life Goes On -- which I didn't watch for long, as everyone on that show bugged me -- and has never stopped.  There's just something about her that annoys me for vague reasons.

I loved Life Goes On (although it may have just been because I was the right age for it at the time.  I have a feeling I might find it annoying at this stage in my life). But, Patti Lupone has always kind of rubbed me the wrong way.  

[Popples]

3 hours ago, Katy M said:

But, Patti Lupone has always kind of rubbed me the wrong way.

I find her so over the top; but she's considered theater royalty, so I just hold my tongue.

[Katy M]

14 minutes ago, Popples said:

I find her so over the top; but she's considered theater royalty, so I just hold my tongue.

Well, sure, I'm not going to go out and badmouth her (or anybody else) in the middle of the masses🙂

[Bastet]

16 minutes ago, Popples said:

I find her so over the top; but she's considered theater royalty, so I just hold my tongue.

Stage acting and camera acting are different skills, and while I find her an absolute master on stage, I don't think she properly adjusts for the screen and find it distracting.

Edited October 6, 2022 by Bastet

[GHScorpiosRule]

2 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Stage acting and camera acting are different skills, and while I find her an absolute master on stage, I don't think she properly adjusts for the screen and find it distracting.

I admit, I’ve never seen her on stage, but I absolutely loved her two appearances on the original Law & Order as defense attorney Ruth Miller.

[Mabinogia]

19 minutes ago, Bastet said:

Stage acting and camera acting are different skills, and while I find her an absolute master on stage, I don't think she properly adjusts for the screen and find it distracting.

Exactly. My issue with her is that she is always acting for the back of the house, even if she's on a small screen. All her movements are exaggerated, which is necessary on stage, and her voice carries which is again, important when you have a live audience to play to, but those things do not work on a small screen. 

I can see why she is theatre royalty but I don't think she's great on film. 

[Irlandesa]

I have a love/hate (maybe too strong on both ends) feeling for her.  I think she's very talented.  (I was obsessed with the cast album for Evita.)  I think she can be funny in how blunt and honest she is.

But at the same time, the things I love her for, I hate her for.  Because she's not the arbiter of who has true talent.  And she's not the best at everything.  She seems a bit into herself.

So it's a weird mix of thinking she's too into her own opinions and yet I wouldn't change who she is.

[Spartan Girl]

On 10/3/2022 at 8:00 AM, Cloud9Shopper said:

I can’t stand Maura Tierney. I disliked Abby so much on ER that I think the actress is ruined for me, but I can’t stand how much most ER fan spaces just turn into Abby worship and gushing over what an incredible actress Maura is as if she was the only talented cast member in 15 years of the show and/or carried the whole thing when she only showed up in S6. I just don’t think someone whose primary “talent” seems to be looking moody and sullen (when she’s not shrieking like a hyena or snarking and making snide faces like a 12-year-old) in every role she’s in is any great actress. And everyone acts like she’s a total babe when she’s just average looking at best. 

Which is why I despised her character in Welcome to Mooseport.

[Fool to cry]

On 10/3/2022 at 5:00 AM, Cloud9Shopper said:

I can’t stand Maura Tierney. I disliked Abby so much on ER that I think the actress is ruined for me, but I can’t stand how much most ER fan spaces just turn into Abby worship and gushing over what an incredible actress Maura is as if she was the only talented cast member in 15 years of the show and/or carried the whole thing when she only showed up in S6. I just don’t think someone whose primary “talent” seems to be looking moody and sullen (when she’s not shrieking like a hyena or snarking and making snide faces like a 12-year-old) in every role she’s in is any great actress. And everyone acts like she’s a total babe when she’s just average looking at best. 

There are some actors and actresses who are truly outstanding but Maura isn’t one of them to me. And I feel like she probably has a massive ego and may be a bit bitchy after years of nothing but hearing how beautiful and talented everyone believes she is.

Pardon me but I remember Luka telling her she's "not that pretty"! So the writers are aware she isn't that hot. I like Maura because of when she played Lisa Miller on Newsradio one of my favorite shows. The fact that she's just attractive but not spectacular when her love interest is Dave Foley and not hunky doctors!

I can't look at DJ Qualls. He's like some skinny human/byrd hybrid.

Edited October 18, 2022 by Fool to cry

[Zella]

7 minutes ago, Fool to cry said:

I can't look at DJ Qualls. He's like some skinny human/byrd hybrid.

He had cancer as a teenager, and the resulting chemo permanently altered his metabolism. 

[Cloud9Shopper]

42 minutes ago, Fool to cry said:

Pardon me but I remember Luka telling her she's "not that pretty"! So the writers are aware she isn't that hot. I like Maura because of when she played Lisa Miller on Newsradio one of my favorite shows. The fact that she's just attractive but not spectacular when her love interest is Dave Foley and not hunky doctors!

And then they put her back with Luka and gave them a whoops baby, which was all kinds of a bad idea. I mean, personally I would never see a guy again, much less let myself get knocked up by him, if he told me I wasn’t that pretty and not that special. And Abby is a terrible mother anyway. I’m not sure why any man found her so appealing! (I can only take that character in small doses.) 

Unfortunately I have only seen a few episodes of NewsRadio because I was too young for such shows during its run. I vaguely remember laughing at one or two episodes when I was a teenager and caught it in syndication somewhere. 

[andromeda331]

2 hours ago, Fool to cry said:

Pardon me but I remember Luka telling her she's "not that pretty"! So the writers are aware she isn't that hot. I like Maura because of when she played Lisa Miller on Newsradio one of my favorite shows. The fact that she's just attractive but not spectacular when her love interest is Dave Foley and not hunky doctors!

I can't look at DJ Qualls. He's like some skinny human/byrd hybrid.

1 hour ago, Cloud9Shopper said:

And then they put her back with Luka and gave them a whoops baby, which was all kinds of a bad idea. I mean, personally I would never see a guy again, much less let myself get knocked up by him, if he told me I wasn’t that pretty and not that special. And Abby is a terrible mother anyway. I’m not sure why any man found her so appealing! (I can only take that character in small doses.) 

Unfortunately I have only seen a few episodes of NewsRadio because I was too young for such shows during its run. I vaguely remember laughing at one or two episodes when I was a teenager and caught it in syndication somewhere. 

I love NewsRadio. It was such a funny show. Funny and crazy. Maura was great on that show. I was surprised by how much I disliked her on ER. Phil Hartman was so talented and funny. I really love every character on that show. Well, except Matthew because I hate Andy Dick so much. He's such a horrible person. 

[Fool to cry]

Abby was there to replace Carol and Luka to replace Doug. The thing about that though is they stumbled on the Doug and Carol thing by accident because she was supposed to die from suicide in the pilot. The test audiences liked her so much she survived and became a regular. There was never supposed to be a nurse as a main character. Usually writers don't think they're interesting compared with doctors but the failed suicide attempt and the rocky relationship with Doug gave them a lot to explore. They tried to make lighting strike twice with Abby but without that crucial backstory.

Edited October 18, 2022 by Fool to cry

[Bastet]

15 hours ago, Fool to cry said:

The thing about that though is they stumbled on the Doug and Carol thing by accident because she was supposed to die from suicide in the pilot. The test audiences liked her so much she survived and became a regular.

I thought one of the executive producers became enamored with her and suggested she live, before it even got to test audiences.  Either way, I have never understood it -- Carol wound up being a good character (although I SO did not care about her and Doug and didn't miss them by the time they left, as I thought their exit stories were both terrible), but I have no idea what of her role in the pilot led anyone to think she needed to stick around.

Anyway, bringing it back to actors, I think the relatability of Carol was in spite of Julianna Marguiles, not because of her, as I have not been able to stand her in anything else I've seen her in.

[Fool to cry]

4 hours ago, Bastet said:

I thought one of the executive producers became enamored with her and suggested she live, before it even got to test audiences.  Either way, I have never understood it -- Carol wound up being a good character (although I SO did not care about her and Doug and didn't miss them by the time they left, as I thought their exit stories were both terrible), but I have no idea what of her role in the pilot led anyone to think she needed to stick around.

Anyway, bringing it back to actors, I think the relatability of Carol was in spite of Julianna Marguiles, not because of her, as I have not been able to stand her in anything else I've seen her in.

I don't hate her but Julianna's British accent as Morgana in The Mists of Avalon miniseries was like nails on a chalkboard to me.

[proserpina65]

On 10/17/2022 at 9:28 PM, Fool to cry said:

I can't look at DJ Qualls. He's like some skinny human/byrd hybrid.

I agree.  He's a fine actor in the things I've seen, but I keep looking away whenever he's on the screen.  Although there was an episode of L&O: Criminal Intent where his look completely suited the character.  I feel bad about that after what Zella posted, but it's a visceral reaction.

[roamyn]

On 10/17/2022 at 9:28 PM, Fool to cry said:

I can't look at DJ Qualls. He's like some skinny human/byrd hybrid.

He used to be a runway model.  It surprised me, because he's not conventionally handsome, but I Google some pics, and his looks really work for him there.

But who doesn't love some Garth?!

[BlueSkies]

Jimmy Kimmel-  I recall him on The Man Show.  I watched him on that show a few times to know what it was all about.  He's done a complete 180 since then.

I totally get people evolve and change over time, but the dude is just a straight sell out imo.  I wouldn't say my political beliefs are really that different from him but he comes across totally condescending and preachy to me.  Especially since bringing up politics is  a lot of his stick now.  

[BlueSkies]

Wow, may people dont like Kelly Ripa here.

While I don't hate her I would definitely say she definitely had a more down to earth personality before she got more well known 

[Katmai]

Why are there constantly so many entertainment articles about Goldie Hawn & Kate Hudson? Geezzzz, neither has done anything in a very, very, very long time, and they aren't good actresses either. Kate is known for having several baby daddys and Goldie, well, she's old and old news. Seems the same articles are rehashed about them all spending the holidays at Goldie's house, all of them in matching pjs. Are their managers or press trying to make them "happen"?

And regarding Kelly Ripa - I refuse to watch anything she has anything to do with. Apparently, she thinks every little thing she does, or happens to her, is HIlarious and everyone needs to know about her every thought. Ugh! She are Ryan Seacrest are just alike (in my book) and they make it easy for me to avoid a lot of dreck due to their involvement.

[BlueSkies]

Back in my teenage days, when me and my best friend at the time first saw Kelly Ripa and were just said she is a big Yes! 😊.

But yeah there was a time I found her a hottie.   I looked up old Regis and Kelly clips and she had a more homely look.  From a superficial stand point today she looks like she hardly eats.  Between that and her personality….  I get it why people are turned off 

[bluegirl147]

4 hours ago, BlueSkies said:

Back in my teenage days, when me and my best friend at the time first saw Kelly Ripa and were just said she is a big Yes! 😊.

But yeah there was a time I found her a hottie.   I looked up old Regis and Kelly clips and she had a more homely look.  From a superficial stand point today she looks like she hardly eats.  Between that and her personality….  I get it why people are turned off 

I'm not a fan of Kelly but I read  her book because why not?  And I think she thinks she is being self deprecating and funny but she IMO comes across as very full of herself.  

I stopped watching Live years ago even before Regis left.  But a lot of what she tells in the book she told on Live.  She doesn't mention Michael Strahan at all.  Doesn't mention her sister.  Talks about her mother and you can tell they probably don't have the best relationship. I remember when I did watch Live she would talk about her dad but never mentioned her mother.  

She says if she had known what it would be like taking the Live job she wouldn't have taken it but I have a hard time believing that.  Live opened so many doors for her not to mention the money.  If she hadn't taken the job she would have most likely stayed on AMC and when that eventually ended I have no idea what she would have done.  

I've never believed Kelly is what draws viewers to Live.  I think initially it was a success because of Regis and when he left I think by that point it was such a part of people's day they just kept watching. I could not imagine watching it now with Kelly and Ryan.  

[Zella]

22 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

She doesn't mention Michael Strahan at all. 

Kelly Ripa was always pretty take it or leave it for me, but the way she acted when Strahan left the show was really nasty and unprofessional. 

[BlueSkies]

31 minutes ago, Zella said:

Kelly Ripa was always pretty take it or leave it for me, but the way she acted when Strahan left the show was really nasty and unprofessional. 

Yeah one can tell without looking too much into her her personality isn’t quite as bubbly as she projects 

[bluegirl147]

26 minutes ago, Zella said:

Kelly Ripa was always pretty take it or leave it for me, but the way she acted when Strahan left the show was really nasty and unprofessional. 

For all her complaining about how she felt Regis disrespected her and blah blah blah her behavior when Strahan left was so much worse.  

[Zella]

4 minutes ago, bluegirl147 said:

For all her complaining about how she felt Regis disrespected her and blah blah blah her behavior when Strahan left was so much worse.  

Agreed. I was baffled by the think pieces at the time that claimed she was somehow striking a blow for working women. I'm a working woman, and I thought she was really childish about something that really had nothing to do with her. If I'd behaved that way at any job I've ever had, I would have been fired. 

[BlueSkies]

To switch gears a little I would not say I hate him but I’m not a Howard Stern fan.

Back in his pre Serius days I kind of had a neutral opinion on him.  His movie Private Parts tried to make him out a sensitive misunderstood guy.

But he can be two faced.  He sucks up to all these celebs today he despised in the past: Ellen, Rosie O Donnell, Madonna, Adam Sandler.

There’s clip of him as well trashing Lady Gaga but now he loves her.

he’s a glorified entertainment reporter today imo 

[Blergh]

8 hours ago, BlueSkies said:

To switch gears a little I would not say I hate him but I’m not a Howard Stern fan.

Back in his pre Serius days I kind of had a neutral opinion on him.  His movie Private Parts tried to make him out a sensitive misunderstood guy.

But he can be two faced.  He sucks up to all these celebs today he despised in the past: Ellen, Rosie O Donnell, Madonna, Adam Sandler.

There’s clip of him as well trashing Lady Gaga but now he loves her.

he’s a glorified entertainment reporter today imo 

Despite the hype that even the late Siskel and Ebert encouraged around the time of the movie, I NEVER bought  the spin that  Mr. Stern was a 'sensitive misunderstood guy' . Of course, by that point, they  seemed to have been eager for him to interview them on his show (though why anyone would want to volunteer to participate in that swill I will never understand)  but that's another story.

To each one's own but  I've never had any use for him.

However one of the most infuriating revelations I recall about him is when he said that he was 'angry' that he ONLY got 20 million subscribers to Sirius out of the entire over the  air audience shortly after getting on that service . I might have been able to muster some sympathy for him had he said he was still hoping for more subscribers or even admitted being disappointed. He didn't seem to get that maybe not all his onetime listeners had the monies to spare (much less were obligated to pay) for the service.  20 million is by no measure a tiny number and he'd already gotten a contract paying him hundreds of millions $$$ regardless of rating numbers so for him to openly admit to being 'angry' showed an incredible amount of arrogance, self-importance and entitlement on his part.  Since I'd never bothered to listen to him over the air, I had no interest in paying for that kind of subject matter and verbage. However, I actually felt sorry for those fans he had  chastised for not jumping on board with the extra monies straight away!

[Rose Quartz]

10 hours ago, BlueSkies said:

To switch gears a little I would not say I hate him but I’m not a Howard Stern fan.

Back in his pre Serius days I kind of had a neutral opinion on him.  His movie Private Parts tried to make him out a sensitive misunderstood guy.

But he can be two faced.  He sucks up to all these celebs today he despised in the past: Ellen, Rosie O Donnell, Madonna, Adam Sandler.

There’s clip of him as well trashing Lady Gaga but now he loves her.

he’s a glorified entertainment reporter today imo 

I live in the Philly area and remember back in the late '80s when Howard Stern was feuding with one of the local WMMR DJs.  Stern was an absolute ass who ended up bussing down a bunch of his fans to mock the local guy and I've never liked him since.

[roamyn]

On 10/27/2022 at 1:50 AM, Katmai said:

Goldie, well, she's old and old news

Wow, what an incredibly insensitive thing to say.

We all age.  It sounds like you're mocking her for something none of us has control of.

[Leeds]

On 10/27/2022 at 9:03 PM, Rose Quartz said:

I live in the Philly area and remember back in the late '80s when Howard Stern was feuding with one of the local WMMR DJs.  Stern was an absolute ass who ended up bussing down a bunch of his fans to mock the local guy and I've never liked him since.

Can you explain "bussing down?"

[RunningMarket]

48 minutes ago, Leeds said:

Can you explain "bussing down?"

Literally put people on a bus and sending them over to where the other guy was.

[Leeds]

13 minutes ago, RunningMarket said:

Literally put people on a bus and sending them over to where the other guy was.

Thanks!  (I thought it must be some sort of tasteless slang, as befitting Howard Stern!)

[Rose Quartz]

1 hour ago, Leeds said:

Can you explain "bussing down?"

Sorry!  @RunningMarket is correct.  This is back when Stern was a morning DJ in New York City.  Philadelphia is less than a 2 hour drive from NYC so Stern chartered a bus to bring a bunch of his fans down here.  The only thing I remember is that when they marched to the WMMR studio the local DJ just opened his window and waved at them, which I thought was a hell of a lot classier than Stern and his crew.

[proserpina65]

40 minutes ago, Rose Quartz said:

Sorry!  @RunningMarket is correct.  This is back when Stern was a morning DJ in New York City.  Philadelphia is less than a 2 hour drive from NYC so Stern chartered a bus to bring a bunch of his fans down here.  The only thing I remember is that when they marched to the WMMR studio the local DJ just opened his window and waved at them, which I thought was a hell of a lot classier than Stern and his crew.

Was this John DeBella?

[Rose Quartz]

5 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

Was this John DeBella?

Yep.

[Egg McMuffin]

I used to listen to Howard Stern. As I got older I realized how much of his shtick is making fun of people. There’s something mean spirited about him, and there’s enough meanness in the world without seeking it out.

Edited November 6, 2022 by Egg McMuffin

[RealHousewife]

1 hour ago, Egg McMuffin said:

I used to listen to Howard Stern. As I got older I realized how much of his shtick is making fun of people. There’s something mean spirited about him, and there’s enough meanness in the world without seeking it out.

Howard still does that? I thought he softened based on a couple interviews, but I don't normally listen to him. 

[bluegirl147]

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hilarie-burton-candace-cameron-bure-twitter-hallmark-great-american-family-181649220.html

And this is why I cannot stand Candace Cameron Bure.  Uses her faith to be a hateful person.

[Bethany]

On 11/6/2022 at 6:31 PM, Egg McMuffin said:

I used to listen to Howard Stern. As I got older I realized how much of his shtick is making fun of people. There’s something mean spirited about him, and there’s enough meanness in the world without seeking it out.

That's how I feel about the actor who plays Borat, Sacha Baron Cohen. He just seems like the kind of person I would never want to be around.

[RealHousewife]

1 hour ago, bluegirl147 said:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hilarie-burton-candace-cameron-bure-twitter-hallmark-great-american-family-181649220.html

And this is why I cannot stand Candace Cameron Bure.  Uses her faith to be a hateful person.

I’m not religious at all. There’s no religious book I try to live my life by. I just try to be a good person. To me that means being kind to everyone and trying to make the world a more loving place. That said. I have lots of Christian friends who are all for LGBT. Seriously, get with it Candace. 

At least we now live in a world where stuff like this gets backlash. Hopefully we’ll get to a point where there’s no bigotry and love is love. 

[DrSpaceman73]

1 hour ago, bluegirl147 said:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hilarie-burton-candace-cameron-bure-twitter-hallmark-great-american-family-181649220.html

And this is why I cannot stand Candace Cameron Bure.  Uses her faith to be a hateful person.

Like brother like sister. 

[RealHousewife]

34 minutes ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

Like brother like sister. 

I thought Kirk was the crazier one, but at least he doesn’t come across as hypocritical. Candace will talk about sex, post her husband feeling up her boob, etc. 

[Wiendish Fitch]

So Candace Cameron Purity Culture- er, Bure is a smarmy, hateful, sanctimonious bigot just like her big brother?

 

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

And this is why I cannot stand Candace Cameron Bure.  Uses her faith to be a hateful person.

It's a family tradition.

[rcc]

4 hours ago, bluegirl147 said:

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/hilarie-burton-candace-cameron-bure-twitter-hallmark-great-american-family-181649220.html

And this is why I cannot stand Candace Cameron Bure.  Uses her faith to be a hateful person.

I know a few people like that. Hypocrites!