Poor Ian McKellen. He went on The View this morning to promote his new Prisoner miniseries, but the gals had other things on their minds. Whoopi wanted to know whether he was going to be “coming back in Harry Potter?” Whoops: He politely informed her he was in The Lord of the Rings. Understandable mistake — if you’re not into the fantasy genre, these things can seem similar, and Goldberg has been fighting off an illness the past few days that may have contributed to her minor confusion.
Then Sherri Shepherd referred to McKellen’s popular turn as the X-Men villain Magneto. Except she pronounced the character’s name “Mag-NETTO.” Again, maybe Sherri’s not into comic-book movies, okay, but you’d think she’d have done a little pronunciation preparation, since the X-Men franchise was clearly her designated question on those little blue note cards the hosts clutch.
But before all that, Elisabeth Hasselbeck was spoiling for a different fight. It looks as though someone had told her that the British McKellen had been given the swine-flu vaccine from his country’s nationalized health-care system.
Uh-oh: “nationalization” + Hasselbeck = Blonde Hulk See Red. Check out their exchange:
So, to sum up: McKellen was not given the swine-flu vaccine (Hasselbeck’s error). But he could have it free from the National Health Service, which he said is “not run by the government, but by the doctors and the hospitals.” To which Hasselbeck said, “Yeah, that’s what they’d like you to believe, I’m sure.” (Not the most gracious response from a host, would you agree?)
Then after McKellen gets applause from the (presumably American) View audience when he says, “I wouldn’t be as healthy as I am if I hadn’t had the National Health Service,” Hasselbeck yells over the clapping, “It’s my personal belief and the belief of many others than I do not want the government running our health care!”
But, but… you brought it up, Elisabeth; McKellen was just answering an initial (again, erroneous) statement you made about him getting the vaccine.
Thank goodness Whoopi then spoke loudly over Hasselbeck and the noisy audience (which was clearly getting agitated) to say, “But what about The Prisoner?” You know, the subject the luckless McKellen was there to talk about before being blindsided…
As they say at the end of every show, take a little time to enjoy The View.
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It only takes a little time to TRULY enjoy “The View”. Like the 30 seconds before they start talking…
Brilliant!
that show, and especially Elisabeth Hasselbeck sickens me!!
How this stupid girl went from a reality show to trying to be a “journalist” just amazes me.
i’m sure nobody consider her a so-called “journalist” beside maybe the other ignorant dumbos who agree with her, wait, i’m sure they don’t either.
beside the random health care talk that Hasselbeck brought up just for the sake of arguing with someone (i think it’s in her contract to be stupid at least once in each episode,) i’m actually more baffled by the fact that Ian McKellen was there in the first place! The Prisoner? to The View audience? Barking up the wrong tree!
I completely agree! So she did a stint on Survivor and married a pro football player… who cares?!! There’s a funny anti-Elisabeth site called http://shutupelisabeth.blogspot.comwith some equally appalling videos.
I wish Hasselbeck would just shut it. It is one thing to voice your opinions, but the venom that she is constantly spewing, you know what they say, beauty is only skin deep…. And her husband is a crappy QB. HAHA! See my own little opinion there! (venom spewing forth)
lol!
She gets more loathesome with every second that passes.
That is a ridiculous woman. I’m sure anyone familiar w/ the show already knew how Ms. Hasselback feels. We’ve heard her regurgitate the talking points ad infinitum. Why would she talk over a knight? He’s too good for that show.
That was funny…I like Whoopi…Boo Hasslebeck
Why in the world was A&E trying to promote The Prisoner to The View’s audience?! Is it bizarro day?
It’s AMC, I believe, that’s showing the Prisoner.
What is wrong with her?? She is the stupidest person I have ever seen on tv. Why do they continue to let her on this show….it was much better when she was gone. Hopefully her rich football hubby will impregnant her again SOON.
Her bum of a husband hasn’t worked in years. Notice how Elizabeth only mentions him in context to nonsense like changing diapers. She is too embarassed to admit that he hasn’t been picked up by a team in two years.
He isn’t trying to get picked up by any team. He’s retired and has been an ESPN NFL analyst for a few years now.
Not that I care but he’s currently an NFL analyst on ESPN.
Tim Hasselbeck is currently an analyst for College Gameday on ESPN. Not an NFL QB, but not a bad gig
This show makes me ashamed to have a va-jay-jay.
there aren’t words for how screwed up that whole situation was…
I wonder what happened when she found out he was gay?
LOL!!! I think she still does not know!
Another great and idiotic moment for Sarah Palin Jr. Way to waste a great actors time.
Elizabeth is a vile, ignorant and wretched host. Someone comes on to promote a TV show and she attacks him for something that didn’t happen and then try’s to tell him how is country’s health care works?
Well said, Jim.
I find it very entertaining that she corrected Sir Ian on who runs the NHS in his own freakin’ country
I’m amazed that there’s still anyone who likes to watch any of the twits on that show
This whole interview was a travesty. The only one that didn’t make an ass out of herself was Joy. Dumbledore? Mag-netto? Health Care? Good grief, I’m glad these youtube postings are so short.