The Osbournes - Page 2

SteevyNix · #16 04-22-2002, 08:53 AM

OMG!! I just noticed how horrible my spelling and grammar was in my last post. SORRY!! (I feel like Ozzy now) Just Kidding...did anyone see Saturday Night Live this weekend? They did a skit making fun of how Ozzie talks. It was hilarious. I just think it's so weird that he can hardly put a sentence together when speaking but, when he sings, he's good old Ozzie.

Laurrhi · #17 04-22-2002, 08:47 PM

I might be crazy, but I'm pretty sure I've heard the word "stoned" used in the same context as "drunk", meaning drinking alcohol. For instance, I'm assuming that's what Billy Joel is meaning in Piano Man when he says, "...and the waitress is practicing politics/While the businessmen slowly get stoned..." anyone else hear this?

Laura

Sorcerer386 · #18 04-23-2002, 10:10 AM

Well, I've heard my grandmother use the word "high" to refer to being "drunk," but I've never heard "stoned" refer to it, but then if high can mean drunk then I guess so can stoned. Even if he did smoke pot, it doesn't mean he's still addicted to it. Same with alcohol. It's not like he's using and abusing it. As long as it's under control, it's not an addiction. For example, none of us can control our love for Stevie, while some fans (as we have heard in the "sitting down" concert posts) obviously can because if they couldn't, they would be standing up at concerts like the rest of us. I think Ozzy still occasionally tokes the bong and sips the wine, I just think it's not as out of control as it was.

As far as the show goes, I absolutely love it. It's just another reality television show I watch, and I've noticed that those are the only types of television shows I watch anymore, besides The Simpsons. My FAVORITE thing that happened on the Osbournes was when Ozzy had to chase the cat through the backyard, and he's hobbling along at like, 1 mile per hour with his cane trying to catch a cat, screaming for Sharon. In addition, the Osbournes has become MTV's highest rated television show, last week's ratings were 6.3 million. It's pop culture's next big thing.

Gypsy-Rhiannon · #19 04-23-2002, 03:21 PM

I just read that The Osbournes will be coming onto MTV over here in May. I think the date was around the 19th...don't quote me on that though

Pip

DownOnRodeo · #20 04-27-2002, 07:31 AM

So is it semi-scripted, yet featuring his real family? It can't be just Big Brother style hidden video?? I don't fully get it. Look forward to checking it out when it comes over here.

Laurrhi · #21 04-27-2002, 03:27 PM

It is kinda "Big Brother"-style... more like The Real World, actually. It looks like they're always being taped, or at least much of the time, and someone edits the footage into a sort of storyline. There are occasional "confessionals" too, to use a Real World phrase

These are where they sit and talk to "us" or "the Director" or whomever it may concern via the camera.
All in all, the show is one of the wittiest, funniest f&@$ing things I've seen in a long time. I especially love the lounge-style rendition of "Crazy Train" at the beginning, lol

Laura

Arizona Ranger · #22 05-01-2002, 11:02 AM

In the recent People Magazine (Celebs Having Babies past 40 !) they asked Henry Winkler (Happy Days), Alan Thicke (Growing Pains), and Dick Van Patten (Eight Is Enough) how their respective TV Families would have handled the following....

-Lola the pooch fertilising Ozzy & Sharons home

-Kelli sneaking off with Ozzy's Credit Card

-Sharon fighting with the neighbours

-Ozzy searching for his missing shotgun

Needless to say their answers were quite amusing, but dear Ledgies how would you have handled the above fiascos if you were either Ozzy or Sharon ?

Try em out !!!

AliP · #23 05-01-2002, 02:45 PM

In reference to the part about Sharon saying Ozzy was "high" it may also refer to the pain medication he was on. I think it was Vicodin or something for his broken leg. I was reading the article in Rolling Stone about the show and Sharon said something about how Ozzy was addicted to the pain meds about as soon as he got them for his leg. So basically anything the man touches he has a high chance of becoming addicted to it. I think that's why Sharon wants to keep such a close eye on him.

And I agree the funniest part was when he was chasing the cat in the backyard and it kept running away from him. That was sooo funny!

How about the part last night where Ozzy took the pocket knife away from Jack. He looked pretty pissed. That was the first time I've ever seen Ozzy get that pissed at one of his kids.