Sasha Alexander, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and the Gayness of "Rizzoli & Isles"

Sasha Alexander was on Jimmy Kimmel this past week. Watch the clips below to hear her opinion of the lesbian view of 'Rizzoli & Isles' ("everyone's a little gay!") and her hilarious story about her mother's opinion of her acting career ("then she gets up to vacuum or cut meat"). Plus, a story about how Sophia Loren is not only her mother-in-law, but the reason she came to America in the first place.

'Coming & Going', Sasha Alexander & Rhys Darby Movie Reviewed.

'Coming & Going' Reviewed
(for a description of the movie and its trailer go HERE)

Okay, first of all 'Coming & Going' wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. There were some funny moments, though mainly they were little verbal gags thrown in here and there. One of the best conversations is when Sue is talking about whether her baby has 'white cells' or 'black cells' (after she has cheated on her husband with a black guy) and Lee (her OB-GYN) asks whether she has something she needs to tell him. I also love how Lee responds with "honesty is the best policy" yet he is lying about being in a wheelchair!

Major flaws...
1. Logic
For example, in the scene where Lee (Darby) is first heading to meet Alex (Alexander) at a bar:
"You're not on the list."-the bouncer
"I am on the list, I'm meeting Alex."-Lee
"Alex said she was meeting a guy in a wheelchair."-bouncer
much arguing later Lee goes back to his car to get his wheelchair.
As my friend pointed out to me as we were watching...if his name was on the list why didn't he just show ID?!

2. Annoying Characters
Case in point, Happy the Whale, aka Sue's husband.

3. Awkward
I am really uncomfortable with the scene where Alex and Lee are eating dinner together and he lies about how he got in a wheelchair.

Also, I wish Darby and Alexander had better chemistry.

And the camera work could have been a little better, some of the shots were...well...awkward.

4. Just Plain Weird
It's a little bizarre that this movie seems to totally sexualize asses. There were a lot of close-ups on Sasha Alexander's butt and then later on men that his aunt finds attractive. Also, I felt a little uncomfortable with this since I knew Ponti was calling the shots, and Alexander is his real-life wife.

5. Mimicking Other Shows
When Darby and Alexander first lie in bed together the angle of the shot exactly mimics that of the shot used recently in 'Rizzoli & Isles' when Alexander and Harmon are lying in bed together. Alexander is also on the same side of the bed and holds her body in the exact same position.

Carla Gallo plays Daisy on 'Bones', which as we all know is a show that is very similar to 'Rizzoli & Isles' (Alexander's show). She makes a guest appearance in 'Coming & Going', she is the first woman we see, and is supposed to be meeting Darby for a first date, but he stands her up.

Major Benefits...
1. Sasha Alexander can act.
2. Rhys Darby can act.
3. While the movie wasn't exactly original, it was just this side of plausible.

"Most men take flowers to a first date, you take a wheelchair!"--Lee's Aunt

Sasha Alexander is "Coming & Going" in her new TNT movie

read my review of this movie, or read on for a description and trailer.

TNT is reallllly loving Sasha Alexander.

Though I have to say, what's not to love? She was hot and smart on 'NCIS' and she's sexy and intelligent (note: a step up from her 'NCIS' days!) on 'Rizzoli & Isles'.

I guess when you're the star of the highest rated premiere for a commercial supported cable t.v. show your networks gotta love you.

So why not exploit that? Why not, TNT?

They couldn't think of a reason. Hence "Coming & Going", (woah TNT you love your ampersands) the new Sasha Alexander movie that is premiering on TNT this Friday (July 15th) at 10 pm.

It's a movie about an OB-GYN (Rhys Darby from "Flight of the Conchords") who is awkward around women, and has always had a crush on Alexander's character. But then he ends up in a wheelchair (don't worry! It's temporary! please note sarcasm).

And she finally pays attention to him. This is not sounding like a brilliant plot, and may be a tad too Dawsonesque (remember Alexander's days on the Creek?) but come on, it's Sasha Alexander. Plus it's directed by Alexander's real life husband (Edoardo Ponti--whose real claim to fame is that he's the son of Sophia Loren), actually this may or may not be a good thing. I'm not entirely sure since his only real credit is as the director of "Between Strangers" where he directed...Sophia Loren. I think he may have managed to get that job through nepotism. Just maybe. But it did get decent reviews, so who knows.

Regardless I am hoping to catch watched "Coming & Going" on Friday at 10 pm on TNT (or Saturday at midnight) because I do love my trashy romantic movies. Read my review HERE.