Jennifer Aniston: Behind-the-Scenes on ‘Dirt’

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http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/entertainment_tv/2007/03/i_watched_so_yo.html

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Originally posted: March 26, 2007
I watched so you don’t have to: A kiss-and-tell report on the ‘Dirt’ finale with Jen and Courteney

This is one of those days that I take a bullet for the team: I’ve watched the “Dirt” finale.

It’s more accurate to say I forced myself to watch the finale of the dreadful FX drama starring Courteney Cox as a tabloid editor, which airs 9 p.m. Tuesday. (Spoilers ahead. If you care.)

I sort of had to screen the finale, because people (OK, maybe just a few people) will be wondering about the much-advertised kiss between Cox’s character, Lucy Spiller, and a rival magazine editor played by Cox’s old “Friends” castmate, Jennifer Aniston.

So, here’s the full report on the kiss: In the scene that precedes it, Spiller and Tina Harrod (Aniston) have lunch in Spiller’s office. Spiller’s job as editor of the celebrity rag DirtNow is in jeopardy and she thinks Harrod is angling for it. A lesbian encounter in their past is mentioned – it emerged earlier in this painfully drawn-out episode that they worked together long ago – but Spiller brushes off Harrod’s string of flirtatious remarks.

As they walk out of Spiller’s office, Harrod kisses Spiller goodbye. On the lips, for a few seconds. No tongue. And since the kiss is in full view of the DirtNow staff, there’s really no passion to it.

That would pretty much describe the show itself, which makes viewers wait until more than 30 minutes have passed to show this not-hot kiss.

Did I mention that this episode features not one but two ghostly visions speaking portentious Latin in the opening minutes? See, whatever happens between Aniston and Cox, you won’t really be too sorry if you miss this finale, will you?

I’ve actually forced myself to watch “Dirt” a few times in the last few weeks. I wrote a negative review of the show after viewing the first three episodes – I found the show made the juicy world of tabloids into a dreadfully pretentious, mind-numbing bore – but I kept giving it a chance.

Why? What was I thinking? If anything, “Dirt” got more painful over time. Each episode was grindingly interminable, and featured ridiculous dream sequences, courtesy of Spiller’s photographer pal, Don Konkey, who’s schizophrenic, and far too many scenes of Courteney Cox’s character having sex with her dolt of a movie-star boyfriend, Holt. Er, no thanks.

The “stars” of Spiller’s version of Hollywood were whiny, pathetic messes, and Spiller herself was cold, ruthless and boring – but not in an interesting way. And the attempts to warm up Spiller by having her demonstrate her love for Konkey were inadequate, at best. “Dirt” not only failed to have some fun with the world of celebrity gossip, but the show was also a frustrating waste of an opportunity to create a compelling female anti-hero. One day, someone will do that, I hope. “Dirt” sure didn’t.

But it wasn’t just the terrifyingly cold Spiller that was the problem. There was not a single reason to invest in any of these characters. It takes sensational storytelling to make you care about people with the morals of pond scum. This was not that show.

I’m racking my brain to think of something nice to say about this show: Oh, I found two nice things! I hated it marginally less than I hated “October Road.” And Spiller’s wardrobe was fierce.

But seriously, if anything can be salvaged from this mess, I hope that Ian Hart, who played Konkey, will get better gigs despite this debacle. He truly did yeoman’s work in his role as the anguished shutterbug, and was really the only marginally tolerable thing about “Dirt.”

Sadly, Aniston’s guest appearance didn’t jazz things up much. If anything, the “Dirt” finale came off as an extended ego-festival, with Jen’s character constantly commenting on how great Courteney’s character was, how “gorgeous” Spiller was, what a great mom Spiller would make (what?!). Every other word out of Harrod’s mouth was “sweetie” and “honey.”

“You’ve got a really big heart and I wish you’d let it show a little more,” Harrod told Spiller over lunch.

Harrod must have spotted something I missed.

Oh, by the way, the finale ends on a cliffhanger, of course. If I cared, I’d spoil it for you and tell you what happened. But sorry, like this series, I’ve run out of gas.

Jennifer looks so good and healthy nowdays! I love that she can go from the big screen to tv and back again!!!! She has so much talent!!!!!!!!

I’m loving JEN. I love watching her!