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TV’s ‘Loveline’ arrives at Texas A&M
BY MATT MCCORMICK
The Battalion
Help with romantic problems? Check. Laughs? Check.
,fun time? Check.
All of this and more can be expected when MTV’s hit
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will hold a special live edition of “Loveline” for the students
of Texas A&M this Saturday.
“Loveline” has become such a phenomenon that there is
yet another branch of the show in addition to the radio and
TV versions — a Website, lovelineonline.com, where peo
ple can submit questions via email.
However, “Loveline” is more than just entertainment.
“It is basically a peer counseling forum for young peo
ple,” Pinsky said.
“Young people bring
questions to our show
that they really cannot
take anywhere else. We
try to help.”
He said attending
“Loveline” in person is
a different experience
from what people see
on television.
“It is more real and
more gritty. It is a surprise
to me, but the questions
that we get asked are still
the same. It is amazing to
me that these kids will
stand up in front of their
friends and faculty and
ask these terribly intimate
questions. There are nev
er any shortages of ques
tions,” Pinsky said. “A
lot of the students come
though for Adam [Carol
la] and his humor.”
Some people might ask
what a comedian and co-host
of the politically incorrect “The
Man Show” is doing on a show
designed to help people.
“[Adam] gets the eyes and
ears,” Pinksy said. “He is the
creative vehicle for the show.
He gets their attention so
maybe I can get across the
message.
“Most of these kids don’t
know they have a health problem or they don’t want to ad
mit it. So I always use ‘the pill and Gainesburger’ philoso
phy. If you are trying to give a dog a pill, you can’t just ex
pect to hold it out and for him to take it. If you put it in
Gainesburger though, he will take it every time. Well, for the
kids, I am like the pill and Adam is like the Gainesburger. I
always have to balance the tension between giving them
what they want and giving them what they need,” he said.
The initial idea for the show came to Pinsky about 14
years ago when he began co-hosting a radio program during
his fourth year of medical school.
Since then, the show has grown into what is now known
as “Loveline,” and Pinsky said he is pleased.
“I am a really grateful guy. I get to practice my craft in
new areas, in new and interesting ways. I get to help people
and hopefully do some good. I really have no other goal oth
er than that,” he said.
However, the show is not all that is going on in Pinsky’s
life. He has a medical practice, his own medical advice Web
site, dr.drew.com and a family that includes triplets.
One might wonder how he finds the time to juggle so
many projects.
“It is a busy day. However, it feels like a vacation to me
because I get to sit down to eat meals, I get to think of new
and different things.
“Anyone who has ever practiced medicine has to be a
master of time management. In fact, what I do now seems
easy compared with the hours it takes to practice medicine,”
he said.
The multi-talented doctor said he has no new items on
his agenda right now other than to just keep doing what he
is doing — trying to help people.
“None of this has been premeditated. I did this for 10
years as community service and then I got lucky and a door
opened and I walked through it. I have no idea of what is to
come. I am just trying to do some good and I am having fun,”
Pinsky said.
Tickets for the show, which will be held Saturday at G.
Rollie White Coliseum beginning at 8 p.m., are priced $12
for the stands and $16 for the floor. Tickets are available at
the MSC Box Office.
Pinsky and Carolla will be available to answer questions
and will host a free book signing session immediately fol
lowing the show.
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INTERVIEW BY MATT MCCORMICK
Carmen Electra first captivated men’s imaginations with her sultry good looks
mdon screen personality on “Baywatch” and MTV’s “Singled Out.” After a taking
ibreak from the public eye, Electra is back on screen, although this time it will be
he silver screen in this summer’s Scary Movie, a spoof of the teen slasher flicks of
ecent years. Electra talked to The Battalion at a recent press conference about her
pves, her goals and her role in the new film.
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My favorite scary movie would have to be The Exorcist.
You have been active in a number of areas such as film, music and TV.
Which has been the most rewarding for you?
My passion is dancing. I really miss it a lot. That is something I have been doing
lince I was 5 years old. It is kind of a release for me from everything. I miss music a
1. Right now, I am negotiating a record deal, but acting is fun. I have had a chance
do television and now I am doing fi lm. I just got a new TV series with Sony, and
ename of the show is “Electra’s Guy.”
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I actually received the script for die movie and as soon as I read the scene I knew
that I could play this role. I knew that it would be perfect for me. I auditioned for
Keenan [Ivory* Wayans] and I can’t really tell you the exact character that I am play
ing because that would give away my scene. I do have the opening scene of the movie.
Keenan went back and rewrote a lot of the scenes and added a lot more of my per
sonal life [to the film.]
• How much of the plot is secretive? Is it like [the] Scream [film series]
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I don’t know much about the rest of the movie, but as far as my scene they do
kind of Want it to be a surprise.
film. With film, you have more time to prepare rehearse the scene. Everything
is not so rushed. With television it is hard because everything is changing. We gen-
erally do seven scenes in a day. With film we Could take two or three days to do
■i single scene?
• Who is your inspiration?
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Tam going to have to say The Artist [Prince]. When 1 first got into this business, he
took me by the hand. He taught me a lot. [Also ] I love old movie stars.
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Do you like comedy or would you like to work on more dramatic
pieces?
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Are there any remakes of old movies that you would consider redoing?
I love comedy. I think if you can work on a scene and laugh, that is just the best.
Working on this movie, we were laughing the whole time. The movie is sexy, it’s fun
ny, it’s scary,
I love Ann-Margret. I would love to do something like Bye. Bye Birdie or Viva
Las Vegas.
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What would you like to accomplish with your acting career?
• Are you a big fan of the Wayan’s family style of comedy?
Actually, it is going to go on after “V.I.P.” so there is a lot of action, a lot of bombs
[oing off, a lot of fighting, a little comedy.
I • Could you tell us a little bit about your character in Scary Movie"!
Absolutely. I remember seeing Tm Gonna Get You Sucka when I lived in Ohio
[and] I’ve been a fan ever since I watched “In Living Color.” Getting to work with
Keenan was such a great experience.
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• You have worked a lot with film and television? Which do you prefer?
It is interesting because my first love is dance. I was in a ballet company. I thought
that I would dance on Broadway. Everything that I imagined in my life involved
dance. When I first came to L.A., everyone was telling me I should get involved in
acting. I was nervous though, because I had never taken any classes; I had never had
any experience. I remember when I went in to audition for “Singled Out;” I said a
little prayer and let go of all my fears. After I got that job, everything else sort of fell
into place. I would just like to keep doing films and hopefully my TV show will take
off. I would like to just keep working, do music and do that and have a family'
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