One Begins To Get The Sense That Padma Lakshmi Will Do Anything
After the jump, a new music video from Eels for the song "That Look You Give That Guy," starring Padma Lakshmi. The video is fine: a subdued black and white thing about a dinner date, and also there is a pup in it. We love pups! And the song itself is pretty nice, too. Good work, everyone (everyone = Eels). But, is it i just me, or do you kind of get the feeling that Padma Lakshmi doesn't say "no" a lot? Hardee's spokesperson? Yes please. A supporting role in Glitter? Sure, why not! Naked except for high heels on a bearskin rug photoshoot? Uh, duh, of course. What is she going to do, NOT take a picture naked except for high heels on a bearskin rug? You're being weird about this.
It's not a big deal. Padma is very pretty on the eyes. She has a good eye-feel. And everyone has to put food on their family. But someone should tell her that she doesn't have to do EVERYTHING. Nothing reduces goodwill into a sauce of displeasure on a carpaccio of mild annoyance like media over-saturation. Get it? Cooking stuff. It was either that or a terrible pun-filled metaphor about how Padma is an alcoholic who is constantly drunk.
Anyway, Eels, you guys:
Padma Lakshmi, please pack your knives and GO WITH ME TO OUR WEDDING*. (Via Spinner.)
*Probably the most important test of my theory.
Posted by Gabe at 1:15 PM in Music Related Content
Tags: Eels | Padma Lakshmi
At first, I thought it was cool that she's always like, "Don't airbrush my arm scar out of photos because it is part of me." Then I saw all the Top Chef ads in the subway and I felt like maybe the scar wasn't just not being airbrushed out, but was maybe also being...enhanced somehow? It's all I can look at in those things! Now I think I'm just crazy.
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No offense, Gabe...but this is pretty much where I see Padma the most. With the exception of the Hardees commercial, I didn't know about any of that stuff until I read it here. If you're not careful, Gwyneth will get jealous.
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apparently someone has their google alerts set on 'padma.'
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I heard she was going to get a sitcom. I think that supports your theory in that SHE IS NOT FUNNY AT ALL. Therefore, it should have been a no to the sitcom offer. But, because it's Padma, it was a yes. A big fat funny YES!
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Oooh where did you hear that?? I can't believe Gabe let that slip through the cracks, especially since it seems like a great opportunity for us to invent sarcastic punny titles for her show.
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This really has gotten out of hand i just turned my tv on and i was greeted by Padma saying to me," Hi, I'm Padma "Top Chef" Laksmi, I know you're wondering what is Padma "Top Chef" Lakshmi doing in a fine suit and tie, well I'm here to tell you something it's not always about that judging a reality show cooking contest stuff"
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I think she did that video simply because Mark Oliver Everett resembles a young Salmon Rushdie.
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after reading your comment i'm left stuck with an image of a fish with a beard. it's beautiful. it's awesome. i wish others could see my mind so i could share my joy with all you guys
THANK. YOU.
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Ha! Kudos to you.
I see it. It IS beautiful!
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Padma will do anything for love, but she won't do that.
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Is there something in her contracts that stipulate she always be shot in slow-mo? Not that I'm complaining. 3:05 in the video knows what I'm talking about.
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Gabe, that juxtaposition of a Bushism and complicated cooking pun clearly shows that you have earned your Ph.D. in Comic Dissonance from HaHa University. Mazeltov.
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This has reminded me to get started on that giant beard I've always wanted. I hope no one I know gets married, or I have a job interview, or a funeral to attend between now and 2012.
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Just so everyone knows, she is taking improv classes at upright citizens brigade. She's in a 201 class right now. And you have to see a few improv shows to pass the class so she comes to those sometimes. And she looks uncomfortable.
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The Eels? All together guys": "Oh, Grandpa!"
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Oof. Gabe, please get your hipstery band names right! It's "Eels" with out the "the".
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HA. It just sounds like noise to me anyway.
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All clicks and whistles undoubtedly.
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Many people don't know this, but Gabe is actually Ann from "Breakfast at Sulimay's".
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In all fairness, we all have our favorite movies...
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Guy with Huge beard: You know what I wanna do today? I wanna make out with Padma Lakshmi. Hey Padma, wanna be in my video?
Padma: Only if you let me plug my book and instead of making out with me you make out with your dog?
Guy w/ Huge Beard: Works for me. Let's do this thing!
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Padma can do anything she wants. The world needs more Padma. It's kind of her duty, if you think about it.
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Didn't we guess she'd say yes to anything when she married Salman Rushdie?
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Thats a fantastic song!! I'll check them out me thinks.
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Watching this and listening to this song was like having a head scientist stick an electrode into the boredom cortex of my brain and shooting it full of a jillion volts of *yawn*. NEXT!
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