There’s a lot to love about Washington, D.C., but let’s be honest: living in such a political town it can be easy to get tired of politics. Rather like the way I wasn’t big into watching legal shows while in law school, my first inclination, having lived in the D.C. area for going on ten years now, surrounded by politicians and government buildings and workers, wouldn’t necessarily be to watch a show about the President.
But when I saw the description for 1600 Penn in a media event alert in The National Press Club newsletter a couple of weeks ago, and then saw that Bill Pullman would be playing the President in this NBC show about the First Family in the White House, I knew I’d have to give it a try. I mean, come on – Pullman was a win last time he was...
But when I saw the description for 1600 Penn in a media event alert in The National Press Club newsletter a couple of weeks ago, and then saw that Bill Pullman would be playing the President in this NBC show about the First Family in the White House, I knew I’d have to give it a try. I mean, come on – Pullman was a win last time he was...
- 1/15/2013
- by Emily S. Whitten
- Comicmix.com
Some people know early precisely where they are heading. Jenna Elfman, starring on NBC's "1600 Penn," was one of them.
"I remember staring out the window," Elfman tells Zap2it. "We were in the car, and I remember being very pensive and thoughtful, and [my mom] always used to say, 'Penny for your thoughts.' I think I was 4 years old, and I said, 'I am going to be very famous on TV.' "
She was right. Elfman's latest role is as first lady Emily Gilchrist, who is professionally accomplished but as a second wife is in the awkward position of trying to win over the president's children.
"She is smart, driven, competitive, really caring and slightly nutty," Elfman says of her character. "She helps get him into the presidency. She is very savvy.
"The problem is the family situation. As a stepmother she is so vulnerable. When the family situation goes public,...
"I remember staring out the window," Elfman tells Zap2it. "We were in the car, and I remember being very pensive and thoughtful, and [my mom] always used to say, 'Penny for your thoughts.' I think I was 4 years old, and I said, 'I am going to be very famous on TV.' "
She was right. Elfman's latest role is as first lady Emily Gilchrist, who is professionally accomplished but as a second wife is in the awkward position of trying to win over the president's children.
"She is smart, driven, competitive, really caring and slightly nutty," Elfman says of her character. "She helps get him into the presidency. She is very savvy.
"The problem is the family situation. As a stepmother she is so vulnerable. When the family situation goes public,...
- 1/10/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Want to see what life is like inside the White House? NBC's new comedy "1600 Penn" (premieres Thursday, January 10 at 9:30 p.m. Est) follows fictional President Dale Gilchrist (Bill Pullman) and his family's wacky lives behind the doors of the most famous address in America.
In HuffPost TV's exclusive video above, Pullman, Jenna Elfman (First Lady Emily Gilchrist, stepmother to the president's children), Josh Gad (Skip Gilchrist, the idiot first son) and Martha MacIsaac (Becca Gilchrist, the knocked-up first daughter) offer scoop on the new show.
"Meet the sex appeal of '1600 Penn': William Jefferson Pullman," Gad jokes in the video as Pullman strolls through the White House halls. "This is really my second term," Pullman adds, referring to his previous role as the president in the 1996 blockbuster "Independence Day."
According to Eflman, those who aren't politically-inclined will be happy to see that "1600 Penn's" focus is elsewhere. "It's all family dynamic,...
In HuffPost TV's exclusive video above, Pullman, Jenna Elfman (First Lady Emily Gilchrist, stepmother to the president's children), Josh Gad (Skip Gilchrist, the idiot first son) and Martha MacIsaac (Becca Gilchrist, the knocked-up first daughter) offer scoop on the new show.
"Meet the sex appeal of '1600 Penn': William Jefferson Pullman," Gad jokes in the video as Pullman strolls through the White House halls. "This is really my second term," Pullman adds, referring to his previous role as the president in the 1996 blockbuster "Independence Day."
According to Eflman, those who aren't politically-inclined will be happy to see that "1600 Penn's" focus is elsewhere. "It's all family dynamic,...
- 12/6/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
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