What happens "in between?" For Kirstie Alley, probably not much. The stalwart Scientologist and former Jenny Craig spokesperson is back with another show that focuses on her weight - this time promising that she's gonna work it off and keep it off. A few details, courtesy of Celebitchy:

[Kirstie Alley's new reality show "Kirstie Alley's Big Life," will premiere on A&E on March 21. A&E has released a trailer, above, and frankly it doesn't look bad. Kirstie seems wacky as hell and a little unhinged, but in a fun way. As long as producers keep Kirstie from talking about the dangers of psychiatry (as Scientologist Kirstie often does on her Twitter account) she should be fine.

After seeing the people around Kirstie I'm thinking "how many of them are Scientologists?" and "are they going to sneak Scientolo-speak and Scientology concepts into this show?" I also get the impression at first that Kirstie is funny and seems to have a good attitude. There's something really sad about her, though, and it's like she makes fun of herself but feels like total crap. Maybe she'll get some mileage and some motivation out of this show. Or maybe people will largely ignore her as they've done in the past. She can only play out this yo-yo dieting concept for so long.]

I agree - I'm far more concerned about the Scientology agenda than the weight issue. I feel bad for Kirstie because she's obviously masking a lot of pain. The irony being she could get the help she needs to confront that vicious emotional eating and weight gain cycle via psychology. Tricky, that. In an up-note, her previous show, Fat Actress, was frickin' hilarious. It's a good bet that this will have the similar verve that made the Showtime sitcom sparkle.

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