I’m psyched. Tomorrow night four great comedic actors will grace us with a NEW (not a rehash, not a rerun and not a remake) sitcom about four women whose ages average out to a stunning, youthful 62. And these are unequivocally, respectfully and famously hot actors.
Hot in Cleveland which appears on TV Land as a fresh, summer offering, features three aging LA friends:Valerie Bertinelli, 50, of One Day at a Time and weight loss fame; Jane Leeves, 49, of Frasier, and Wendie Malick of Just Shoot Me who turns 60 in December. The women’s plane is forced to land in Cleveland on their way to Paris.
In LA they are over the hill. In Cleveland they are HOT.
So they stay.
But what increases their average age is the addition of the fourth actor, 88-year-old Betty White. I’ve always liked Betty White, but after seeing her host Saturday Night Live and appear on Boston Legal (I miss that show), I am a Betty White devotee.
She’s funny, smart, adorable and OLD.
And while – age wise – I fit more in line with the other actors on the show, Betty White gives me encouragement. There IS so much more to strive for as we age.
How many 20 somethings do we all know – maybe we are one of them ourselves – who feel stressed over not knowing what to do with their lives? How many middle-aged women (and men for that matter) think once their kids are grown, they may be lucky to get a job, but a new career?!?!? And how many seniors think it’s time to retire, make sure their long-term insurance is paid, and finish every sentence with: “If I live and be well.”?
For what it’s worth, in my 20s I was a journalist in a job I hated more than I liked. In my 30s, I became a landscape designer so I could spend more time with my young kids (I’ve always loved the mom part). In my 40s I returned to graduate school. In my 50s I published my first book.
Who knows what’s in store for me in the next phase.
But I can look at Betty White and dream that one day in the future even someone like me might be considered HOT.
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