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Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #1 on: July 28, 2021, 02:35:30 PM »
TVLine Items: ... First Lady, ...

"The First Lady‘s remarkable cast just keeps getting better: American Horror Story vet Lily Rabe has joined the cast of Showtime’s upcoming scripted anthology, TVLine has learned.

The political drama from writer/creator Aaron Cooley will chronicle the lives of a number of First Ladies throughout American history, with the first season focusing on Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt. Rabe will play Lorena “Hick” Hickock, a pioneering journalist who by 1932 became America’s best-known female reporter and was a devoted friend and mentor to Eleanor Roosevelt.

Rabe joins a cast that already includes Viola Davis (How to Get Away With Murder) as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer (The Wizard of Lies) as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson (The Crown) as Eleanor Roosevelt. In addition to American Horror Story, Rabe’s TV credits include The Undoing, Tell Me Your Secrets and The Whispers."
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2022, 07:04:39 PM »
TV Insider’s Top 25 of the Week (April 11-17): ..., ‘The First Lady’ & ...

"Viola Davis, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Gillian Anderson star as Michelle Obama, Betty Ford, and Eleanor Roosevelt in Showtime’s new series, The First Lady (April 17), which reframes American leadership."
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2022, 03:30:40 PM »
The First Lady Is an Egregiously Miscast, Emptily Inspirational Missed Opportunity

"Pfeiffer’s Betty Ford is the only lead performance that feels like more than an impression. A masterly portrayer of women with demons who’s in the midst of a marvelous second act, she gives us a strong, principled yet serially wounded First Lady who spends decades trying to regain the sense of purpose she felt as a young dancer. All of her struggles, from breast cancer to addiction, are rooted in a body that habitually betrays her conscious will. The character lends itself to melodrama. But Pfeiffer tempers Betty’s extreme highs and lows with intelligence, humor, and empathy. These choices give her segments a sense of purpose that the others lack."
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #4 on: April 16, 2022, 03:12:34 AM »
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #5 on: April 16, 2022, 03:16:58 AM »
This one couldn't disagree more with most of the one linked to in Reply #3 -

Roush Review: ‘The First Lady’ Spotlights 3 Women Who Broke the Mold

- though it definitely agrees in this case:

"Michelle Pfeiffer is riveting and endearing as the irreverent Betty, the life of the party who by going public with her private pain, battling breast cancer and addiction, became a national role model."
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #6 on: April 17, 2022, 06:28:14 PM »
WHAT TO WATCH TONIGHT
April 17, 2022
First Lady Premiere, Doctor Who Special, Power Book IV
and Shining Vale Wrap and More

"On TV this Sunday: Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Viola Davis take turns as The First Lady, ... "

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Showtime		The First Lady
Series premiere: This new anthology tells the story of three of the most famous presidential wives in U.S. history: Eleanor Roosevelt (The Crown‘s Gillian Anderson), Betty Ford (The Wizard of Lies‘ Michelle Pfeiffer) and Michelle Obama (How to Get Away With Murder‘s Viola Davis).
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2022, 06:42:07 PM »
WHAT TO WATCH

The First Lady
S1.E1 * That White House
Apr 17, 2022
Eleanor commits to Franklin's uncertain political future. Betty unexpectedly becomes Second Lady upon Jerry's nomination. Michelle wrestles with the consequences of Barack becoming the first Black President of the United States.
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #8 on: April 17, 2022, 06:45:18 PM »
What To Watch:

The First Lady
SERIES PREMIERE
10-episode anthology series stars Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Viola Davis as Michelle Obama and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt.
Showtime  9/8c
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2022, 06:48:58 PM »
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2022, 06:57:05 PM »
WORTH WATCHING: Star Power in ‘The First Lady,’ ...

"Three great actresses—Gillian Anderson, Michelle Pfeiffer and Viola Davis—portray iconic first ladies in Showtime’s anthology drama The First Lady."

The First Lady
SERIES PREMIERE
Showtime
9/8c
SUNDAY: No one’s going to put these dynamic first ladies in an East Wing corner. Three remarkable actresses—Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford, Viola Davis as Michelle Obama—portray three of American history’s more outspoken presidents’ wives, each refusing to be pigeonholed into traditional roles. The series somewhat awkwardly shifts among the decades in reflecting their personal and political lives, but it’s still one of the more captivating historical spectacles since The Crown. As their mates, Kiefer Sutherland is FDR, Aaron Eckhart is Gerald Ford and The Handmaid’s Tale’s O-T Fagbenle impresses as Barack Obama.
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2022, 07:56:55 PM »
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2022, 07:33:32 PM »
Oops - I forgot to post this on Sunday:

WHAT TO WATCH

The First Lady
S1.E2 * Voices Carry
Apr 24, 2022
Eleanor presses Franklin to act more boldly against the Great Depression. After Nixon's resignation, Betty becomes First Lady days before a state dinner. Before Barack's inauguration, Michelle faces opposition from his transition team.

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Re: Michelle Pfeiffer to Play Betty Ford, Join Viola Davis in Showtime's First Lady
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2022, 07:32:13 PM »
WHAT TO WATCH

The First Lady
S1.E3 * Please Allow Me
May 1, 2022
Eleanor holds the White House's first all-female press conference and grows closer to journalist Lorena "Hick" Hickock. Betty publicly announces her breast cancer diagnosis. Michelle prompts new legislation.
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