Sir Ian McKellen stopped by 'The View' on Thursday for a friendly chat about his latest project, but ended up schooling Whoopi Goldberg on the difference between Dumbledore and Gandalf.After discussions about his TV series 'The Prisoner' and a semi-testy exchange with Elisabeth Hasselbeck about flu shots and government health care, McKellen got asked: "Are you coming back in 'Harry Potter'?" The question, from the show's moderator, silenced the audience and confused the rest of the panel.
"Well, if I were Michael Gambon, I might. But I don't play Dumbledore," he explained. "I play in 'Lord of the Rings.'" [crickets]








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See that's what I mean! What in the HE$$ is WHIPPY doing on that show? She doesn't know shi$ and she's all focus on how funny she really thinks she is while wearing that MOP on her head........My God look like a human being and not some trend setter from the ghetto! Go OFF that show, you don't have the interviewing techniques moreless the talent of anything else! She's gross to even look at!!!
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Then, don't watch her! Why watch someone that you don't enjoy? Duhhh!!!
How can we expect Whoopie to know what character Ian played when she doesn't know what "Rape-Rape" is? Whoopie seems to have some major 'racist' issue's as of late. Sad.
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The " VIEW " is the worst show on T.V., if if wasn't for Barb WaWa it would have been taken off after the first year. They all are witless dipsticks. Just keeping it "classy"! lol
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GREAT ENTERTAINMENT!!!!!
"I LOVE IT"
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Come on...Hasselbeck HAS to talk on and on...the liberal chatterboxes run right over her, talk over her, or attack her before she can get her thought finished. This show is a JOKE.
Whoopie is an idiot, Walters is a non-journalist who thinks she's always right, Joy Behar thinks she's a comedian/now journaist. It's a horror show!
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Billy Bleachblood.......pleassssseeee....you really got to be kidding.......She is such a joke!!!! She needs to slow the mouth down.
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Oh pleasssssseeeeeee.....nobody can talk over Elizabeth. Even Barbara Walters is constantly interjecting ...."let me finish" Elizabeth doesn't even have respect for her boss. She talks way toooooooooo much and what she has to say is not worth listening tooooooooooo .... too radical for me.....
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Poor Whoopi, she really did feel bad and said that she should have known better. It's a simple mistake. She knows who he is, she just had a bad moment. Besides the two wizards do look somewhat similar.
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My point is this woman gets payed a lot of money- obviously I see she may only be comic relief but it is really frustrating for people soooooooooo opinionated with big a** paychecks to make dumba** mistakes-this actor is obviously a gentleman.Wouldn't you get a reprimand and wouldn't your job be in jeopardy for a mistake like this if we greeted a client and mistook him/her for another client?Just because they are rich and famous does not excuse the behavior this is another reason they feel so "entitled"they are above the "little" people not in my book-I call it as it is.
it's mishaps like these that create greater concern about the more influential and critical mishaps by the puppeteers of media and their puppets who most often are tangled in their own strings of self indulgence ... ladies of the VIEW!
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Well Why is whoopie at work SHE IS SICK!! She even cough in her hand a few times WTF What a bad example of Elisabeth did this she would of hung her out to dry. what a double standard EVEN the president said STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK
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THE BEST PART OF THE SHOW IS HOT TOPICS.
LOVE IT. DON'T DISCONTINUE PLEASE. WHOPPIE IS GREAT. NOT STUPID SMART LADY JUST PURCHASE A WONDERFUL HOME. BIG BUCKS MORE NOW THAT SHE FLYS...
GO GIRL.
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When are they going to replace Elisabeth? Why can't she just be on permanent maternity leave? She lacks appropriate social skills to be on television. I mean, didn't we all learn as young children not to interrupt people? It is extremely rude of her to be a host on a television show and constantly and consistantly interrupt people and shout so that her opinion may be heard over others. It is also very irritating how she is angered at the fact that not everyone shares her opinion of politics. That's what America stands for!!!! Everyone is entitled to their own beliefs! Whether it be politics, religion, social behavior, or anything else that one may want to have an opinion on!
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Well this is only my opinion, But I like Whoppi A WHOLE lot better than Rosie on here! And like others have said she is usually on top of it! I like Elizabeth but dont think I could take her all the time, See we (at home) can shut off the tv they cant and proably Whoopi was trying to change the subject seeing that sometimes discussions especially political and now more than ever can get too over heated.And she is human and people make mistakes and who hasnt really? ( and no Im not a liberal)
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Amen! I agree 100% - Why can't Elisabeth just stay home and take care of her kids she keeps birthing -why have them if she's not there taking care and enjoying them??? Her fashion thing is nuts - she has no business doing fashion with her utter lack of fashion sense. Another thing that takes her from her children - gee, I wonder why she has them?
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I DONT THINK WHOOPIE IS TOO BRIGHT. JUST ANOTHER HO WHITE PEOPLE LIKE TO LAUGH AT.
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And Whoopie is laughing louder and harder than most white people....all the way to the bank! So keep watching....and laughing! Hahahahahaha
Maybe she has been watching Larry King Live too much, he makes at least 10 errors like that per show...
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Just go to show you how stupid this show is....
Who gives a care what this show is talking about...and whoopi is stupid also!!!
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