Yet Another Jane Seymour Article

Monday, June 6, 2011
Seeing more of Jane

Jane Seymour was already one of the "top interviews of 2010." Much like the Stooges convention, Ms. Seymour's annual return to the Wentworth Gallery provides endless repeat material for Borsch.

Jane Seymour was in town again last weekend and I volunteered to put in extra hours after my regular shift to go out and interview her. I’ll tell you, all we do around here is work, work, work.

Does he get paid any kind of overtime for this? No wonder he hogs all the celebrity interviews.

For the third straight year, Ms. Seymour had a showing of her original paintings and sculptures at Wentworth Gallery in the King of Prussia Plaza. She’s becoming a regular here in suburban Philly.

I suppose so, if appearing in one place 3 out of 1,095 days makes you a "regular."

The film and television star — and let’s not forget, a Bond Girl as well, and we know that James Bond didn’t hang around with any unattractive women — was once again stunning, this time in a purple dress and peep-toed black heels.

That's up for debate - recall Rosie Carver from Ms. Seymour's own Live and Let Die. Few things disgust me more than Borsch droolingly describing a woman.

Among her many projects — she’s fresh off a gig as a correspondent for Entertainment Tonight covering the recent Royal Wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton — Ms. Seymour has become a serious painter over the past several years. Her work is for serious art collectors with serious wallets.

How many dashed-off asides can he work into this story? His actual interview is full of them, and they're often completely unrelated to the sentence into which they're planted.

My wallet is genuine water buffalo and there is nothing serious about it. Or what’s in it. Admittedly, though, when it comes to Jane Seymour, I seriously wish my name was Roger Moore and it was 1973 again.

So basically: "I can't afford her paintings, but I wish I had sex with her when she was 22." You're not worthy to say the name "Roger Moore," sir. There doesn't need to be a comma between "admittedly" and "though."

She’s always been a good interview and she does a nice job interacting with the fans and collectors at the gallery events.

ALERT! ALERT! GRACIOUS CELEBRITY IN THE AREA! Residents should prepare for fan interaction, picture posing, and polite replies to interviewer questions.

In addition, Wentworth gallery Director Tom Curley always puts on an elegant soiree for Ms. Seymour, one befitting a Hollywood star.

One thing about these local events (save the Dennis Miller comedy show): Borsch never has a bad thing to say about any of them. Is it any wonder his work is so edgy and controversial?

My favorite pieces this year were self portraits of her and the late Christopher Reeve from the 1980 film “Somewhere in Time,” in which they both starred.

Why? What did he like about them? What did they look like?

Covering these art gallery shows starring Jane Seymour can be tough duty, what with all the wine sipping I have to do while holding a video camera and conducting an interview.
But hey, somebody has to do it.

In his "Best Interviews of 2010" article, Borsch says this in reference to last year's Jane Seymour article: "It was pretty much the same... story as the one I wrote last year when she appeared at the gallery." So there you have it - three straight years of basically the same material.

If Borsch really is, as he claims, a "humor columnist dealing with life's little stupidities"... what was stupid about this basic story? What was humorous about it?

Labels: Jane Seymour, Mike Morsch, Montgomery Newspapers, Outta Leftfield, Wentworth Gallery