Hey Paula
Season 1, Episode 4
Paula hosts a charity event benefiting animal victims of Hurricane Katrina. Later, she prepares for yet another appearance on a home-shopping network and nervously anticipates a guest shot on “The Late Show With David Letterman.”
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Hey Paula
Season 1, Episode 3
Paula calls a meeting with her staff to handle recent bad publicity, then goes shopping with a friend. But a trip to Las Vegas for an award means she will need to deal with the press firsthand.
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Hey Paula
Season 1, Episode 2
Paula's whirlwind week begins when she attends a fashion gala, where Tim Gunn (“Project Runway”) presents her with a Fashion Icon Award. Later, the sleep-deprived Paula convenes with her perfume manufacturers and does various “American Idol” media-tour interviews.
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As I sat on my couch pre-Hey Paula premiere, Ben & Jerry on my left and Jake & Maggie (my Persian cats of honorary Gyllenhaal descent) on my right, I had no idea what to expect. My masochistic “I love watching a train wreck” side wanted the reality show’s first episode to play out like the premiere of The Anna Nicole Show, tacky and tragic in the most entertaining of ways. However, my “inner fat kid who used to choreograph routines to 'Shut Up and Dance' in my backyard” secretly yearned to see my favorite '90s star shine.Well, after viewing two episodes of the new series, it’s safe to say that neither side of my rival watcher's wish lists were fully satisfied. There were brief moments of La-La Land tragedy, like when one of Paula’s four teacup puppies were caught chewing on her $1-million Grammy ring. (Aw, how cute is that?! Her dog’s chew toy costs what I make in 33.45 years!) But most of both episodes were padded with the typical ind...
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