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2002 in Review: Year In Television

Aired December 30, 2002 - 07:42   ET

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.

THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.


PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: From "The Sopranos" to the sitcoms to an overdose of reality, television had its share of highs and lows this year. As part of our series, "2002 in Review," we asked comedian and talk show host, Caroline Rhea, about some of the choice cuts in primetime.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ZAHN (on camera): What did you like this year?

CAROLINE RHEA, "THE CAROLINE RHEA SHOW": OK, I love "Ed."

ZAHN: You love "Ed."

RHEA: I love "Ed." I love that show. I love those quirky characters.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm Sela McKinzey (ph), and I need a lawyer.

TOM CAVANAGH, ACTOR: Well, I'm Ed Stevens and I am a lawyer. Let me guess, someone is suing you for being too damn beautiful. Very smooth, very smooth.

RHEA: I love "That 70's Show." I have a crush on Ashton Picture, I'm not afraid to say it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How much longer are we going to have to deal with the whole Jackie (ph) experience?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't worry about it. I'm breaking up with her.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Never going to happen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's over! She's cutting into my free time.

ZAHN: What else made you laugh? The "King of Queens?"

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) box. So what do you want to do with it?

KEVIN JAMES, ACTOR: Well, I'm thinking -- and go with me here -- double d breast implants.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why? The ones you have now are so cute (UNINTELLIGIBLE). RHEA: I like that. I think Kevin James is hilarious. And I think "Everybody Loves Raymond" is hilarious. I think anything that any of those shows recently (ph) are hilarious, especially Brad Garrett (ph).

ZAHN: And what about "Sex in the City?"

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am so excited. I have been dreaming about being up all those days for months.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I love that the New Yorker is your forum (ph).

RHEA: You can't not watch that show. When I first started watching that show, I thought, of course, you like relate to the character that you think is the most like you. And then you realize that it's Miranda.

ZAHN: NBC management shocked everybody by bringing "Friends" back for another season.

RHEA: I love that show. Never have I seen an apartment that looks like that in New York City or six people that have acted (ph) that know each other. But I still love the show. I think it's not facing reality, but I do love it.

ZAHN: What riveted you this year?

RHEA: I love "The Sopranos."

ZAHN: You did?

RHEA: Yes. And you know what? It's...

ZAHN: Isn't it interesting, because there's been -- you know, the critics who said this season doesn't live up to the previous seasons, but the viewers love it.

RHEA: That show bothers me, because I absolutely am riveted, but I don't understand why we're all so obsessed with the mafia family. And people say, oh, it's like -- you know, it's just a story of your family. But you know, my family gets mad at each other, but there is very little shooting, you know. So, I mean, none really ever.

ZAHN: Any other shows you've been faithful to over the years?

(CROSSTALK)

RHEA: "Seinfeld" reruns, you can't not watch.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How could you?

JERRY SEINFELD, ACTOR: What could I want?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You were making out during "Schindler's List." SEINFELD: I couldn't help it. We hadn't been alone together in a long time, and we just kind of started up a little during the coming attractions, then the next thing we knew, the war was over.

ZAHN: The reality shows suck you in every time.

RHEA: This is me with reality shows. OK, first of all, the first season of "Survivor," I couldn't have made more fun of people who watched that show. The second season, I might, don't talk to me, "Survivor" is on.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would not have predicted Tina at all.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She stayed under the radar. She hasn't, you know, thrown it in your face that she's a tough woman, but she was.

ZAHN: You watch every episode?

RHEA: Yes, and you know what? It's terrible, because you just find yourself screaming and hating people that you don't even know.

ZAHN: Is there a part of you when you're watching it that just says, this is ridiculous?

RHEA: Oh, all parts of me, all parts of me. Just the part of me that's controlling the remote, that's the only part that's not.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ZAHN: Like the rest of America, Caroline. We really appreciated her dropping by.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.







Aired December 30, 2002 - 07:42   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: From "The Sopranos" to the sitcoms to an overdose of reality, television had its share of highs and lows this year. As part of our series, "2002 in Review," we asked comedian and talk show host, Caroline Rhea, about some of the choice cuts in primetime.
(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

ZAHN (on camera): What did you like this year?

CAROLINE RHEA, "THE CAROLINE RHEA SHOW": OK, I love "Ed."

ZAHN: You love "Ed."

RHEA: I love "Ed." I love that show. I love those quirky characters.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I'm Sela McKinzey (ph), and I need a lawyer.

TOM CAVANAGH, ACTOR: Well, I'm Ed Stevens and I am a lawyer. Let me guess, someone is suing you for being too damn beautiful. Very smooth, very smooth.

RHEA: I love "That 70's Show." I have a crush on Ashton Picture, I'm not afraid to say it.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How much longer are we going to have to deal with the whole Jackie (ph) experience?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Don't worry about it. I'm breaking up with her.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Never going to happen.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: It's over! She's cutting into my free time.

ZAHN: What else made you laugh? The "King of Queens?"

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: (UNINTELLIGIBLE) box. So what do you want to do with it?

KEVIN JAMES, ACTOR: Well, I'm thinking -- and go with me here -- double d breast implants.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Why? The ones you have now are so cute (UNINTELLIGIBLE). RHEA: I like that. I think Kevin James is hilarious. And I think "Everybody Loves Raymond" is hilarious. I think anything that any of those shows recently (ph) are hilarious, especially Brad Garrett (ph).

ZAHN: And what about "Sex in the City?"

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I am so excited. I have been dreaming about being up all those days for months.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I love that the New Yorker is your forum (ph).

RHEA: You can't not watch that show. When I first started watching that show, I thought, of course, you like relate to the character that you think is the most like you. And then you realize that it's Miranda.

ZAHN: NBC management shocked everybody by bringing "Friends" back for another season.

RHEA: I love that show. Never have I seen an apartment that looks like that in New York City or six people that have acted (ph) that know each other. But I still love the show. I think it's not facing reality, but I do love it.

ZAHN: What riveted you this year?

RHEA: I love "The Sopranos."

ZAHN: You did?

RHEA: Yes. And you know what? It's...

ZAHN: Isn't it interesting, because there's been -- you know, the critics who said this season doesn't live up to the previous seasons, but the viewers love it.

RHEA: That show bothers me, because I absolutely am riveted, but I don't understand why we're all so obsessed with the mafia family. And people say, oh, it's like -- you know, it's just a story of your family. But you know, my family gets mad at each other, but there is very little shooting, you know. So, I mean, none really ever.

ZAHN: Any other shows you've been faithful to over the years?

(CROSSTALK)

RHEA: "Seinfeld" reruns, you can't not watch.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: How could you?

JERRY SEINFELD, ACTOR: What could I want?

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: You were making out during "Schindler's List." SEINFELD: I couldn't help it. We hadn't been alone together in a long time, and we just kind of started up a little during the coming attractions, then the next thing we knew, the war was over.

ZAHN: The reality shows suck you in every time.

RHEA: This is me with reality shows. OK, first of all, the first season of "Survivor," I couldn't have made more fun of people who watched that show. The second season, I might, don't talk to me, "Survivor" is on.

UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I would not have predicted Tina at all.

UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: She stayed under the radar. She hasn't, you know, thrown it in your face that she's a tough woman, but she was.

ZAHN: You watch every episode?

RHEA: Yes, and you know what? It's terrible, because you just find yourself screaming and hating people that you don't even know.

ZAHN: Is there a part of you when you're watching it that just says, this is ridiculous?

RHEA: Oh, all parts of me, all parts of me. Just the part of me that's controlling the remote, that's the only part that's not.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

ZAHN: Like the rest of America, Caroline. We really appreciated her dropping by.

TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com.