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Topic 1   CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:43 PST
Sub: Welcome to Showbits!

Welcome to Showbits!

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Category 1,  Topic 1
Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:33 PDT

      >>> WELCOME TO THE SHOWBITS COMMUNITY ON SYNDICOMM.COM! <<<
      """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

     Thanks for stopping in!  My name is Ken Gagne and I'm the
Chief Sysop here at the Showbits Community on Syndicomm.com.
The movie industry generates billions of dollars a year, with
films, celebrities, and stories that become indelible parts
of our pop culture and history.  If you enjoy movies, videos,
live theater, celebrities, and entertainment news, then this
is the place you want to be (and where we want you to be :).

Thanks for stopping in; we hope you'll stay for awhile!

-Ken
showbits@syndicomm.com

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Topic 6   CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:43 PST
Sub: Why our bulletin board is like a pub

About the bulletin board.

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Category 1,  Topic 6
Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:34 PDT

             >>> WHY OUR BULLETIN BOARD IS LIKE A PUB <<<
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WHAT YOU COME HERE FOR is interesting conversations with interesting
"""""""""""""""""""""" people.  Or perhaps you come to take copies of
the files in our library.  Either way, we're glad you're here.
We're so glad, we'd like you to let us know what to call you by
using the NAMe command to give yourself a nickname.  Just type in:

NAM NickName

in the bulletin board and we'll know what to call you.

     To get you to come back, we realize that we have to make you feel
your online fees were well spent.  Syndicomm.com's success depends on
how many times you come back, not on how long you stay each time you
come.  Our goal is to provide you with exactly what you want!

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Topic 7   CLOSED Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:56 PST
Sub: What are Categories and Topics

About categories and topics.

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Category 1,  Topic 7
Message 1          Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:57 PDT

BULLETIN BOARD MESSAGES ARE ORGANIZED   Don't waste your time by
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   reading lots of bulletin board
messages you aren't interested in.  Syndicomm.com's system makes
avoiding the uninteresting stuff easy by dividing all messages into
specific topics, or "conversations".  The conversations take place in
special categories.

     Here, for example, is a partial listing of the categories in the
Showbits bulletin board:

        Category number
       /
      /      Title                     Types of conversations
     /

    1 Welcome to Showbits!             (How-to, general information)
    2 Community Square                 (Announcements, help, chatter)
    3 Free Trade Zone                  (Films and equipment for sale)
    9 *** Television ***               (Header category)
   10 General Television Discussion    (General television discussion)
   11 Drama                            (Discussion of TV drama shows)
   12 Comedy                           (Discussion of TV comedies)

     You'll notice some category numbers are absent, such as Categories
4-8 in the above listing.  We intentionally leave spaces when create
categories so that future expansions can occur in a logical order,
and without shuffling around existing categories.

     When you enter one of our bulletin boards you will find the
following commands very helpful:

   * CAT     shows you a list of our categories
   * SET n   puts you in category "n"
   * TOP     displays the "conversations" or topic in the category you
             are in
   * INDex   shows a complete index of all categories and topics in
             the bulletin board
   * PROmpt  sets your bulletin board prompt.

     When you first enter one of our bulletin boards, you always start
in category 1 with a "full" prompt.  By full, I mean it looks like
this:

 (command)* = command not implemented yet
 1 CATegories        10 INDex of topics
 2 (NEW messages)*   11 (SEArch topics)*
 3 SET category      12 DELete messages
 4 DEScribe category 13 IGNore topic
 5 TOPic list        14 PROmpt setting
 6 BROwse new msgs   15 (SCRoll setting)*
 7 REAd messages     16 NAMe used in BB
 8 REPly to a topic  17 EXIt exits the BB
 9 STArt a topic     18 HELp with commands
Enter #, <Command> or <HEL>p

     You can set a shorter prompt, known as the "brief" prompt, that
looks like this:

Command: CATegories, TOPics, REAd, REPly
         BROwse, SETcat, EXIt, or HELp
1 ?

by using the PROmpt command.  Try issuing the "PRO BRIEF" command.  If
you'd prefer no prompt at all, you can issue the "PRO NONE" command
and just get a prompt of the category number, a space, and a question
mark.

1 ?

     If you decide you'd like the "full" prompt back, just type in
"PRO FULL" and you'll have it.  The PROmpt command is permanent--it'll
be in effect until the next time you change it.  The next time you
come in to Syndicomm.com, you'll have the same prompt.

     If you decide you'd prefer a "custom" prompt with text you
specify yourself, you can use the PROmpt SET command.  Simply enter:

PROmpt SET "New prompt:"

Which will give you a prompt of

New prompt:

     If you would like to include control characters within the
prompt, use the carat (^) to do so.  For instance, to insert a
Control-A at the end of "Prompt:", use the command:

PROmpt SET "Prompt:^A"

     If you'd like a description of another category, you an use the
DEScribe command, as in:

DES X

where X is the number of the category you'd like a description of.

     Once you're in a category, you'll see that it's further divided
into topics.  For instance, let's take a partial look at Category 3,
the Free Trade Zone.

Category 3: Free Trade Zone

Topic Name
    1 Guidelines For Posting
    2 General Discussion on Buying & Selling
    3 Vendor Database
    4 ...reserved...
    5 ...reserved...
    6 === Hardware For Sale ===
    7 Televisions
    8 VCRs

     So, if I wanted to sell a television, I'd probably want to list
it in Category 3: Free Trade Zone, Topic 7: Television.  If I was
interested in buying a television, I could also read this topic to
see if anyone else was selling one.  Or, I could scroll further down
in the same category and post a message in Topic 26: Video Hardware
Wanted.

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Topic 8   CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:44 PST
Sub: How to READ messages and REPly

Reading and Replying to messages.

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Category 1,  Topic 8
Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:34 PDT

HOW TO READ THE BULLETIN BOARD   There are two basic strategies that
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   people use in our bulletin boards.
"Conversationalists" read all the existing messages in the topics they
are interested in, leave a message or two of their own, and come back
every few days to read and respond to the new messages in those
topics.  If you are a conversationalist, the bulletin board help files
explain in complete detail how to automatically read just the NEW
messages in the topics you select.

     Other people come to us with a specific question. They usually
don't want to waste a lot of time reading what they don't need to
know. If this sounds like you, you want to post a new message--to do
so, you use the REPly command.  You aren't replying to a specific
message, but rather, a category and topic.  The terms may confuse
those who are used to threaded systems, but it will eventually become
second nature.

     1.) Go into the bulletin board and enter a CAT command to see
         the list of categories.  Write down the category number
         that's most appropriate for your question.
     2.) Enter SET n, where "n" is the number of that category.
     3.) Enter TOP to see a list of the ongoing topics or
         conversations.  Choose the one most appropriate for your
         question.
     4.) Enter READ n, where "n" is the topic number. All the
         existing messages in that topic will be displayed so you can
         see if your question has already been asked and answered.
     5.) When you've read the last message in the topic, you'll be
         asked if you'd like to add a "REPly?". If you haven't found
         everything you need to know, answer "Y"es and type in your
         question.
     6.) Come back after a day or two and enter:

     SET n
          (use the number of the category you left your question in)
     READ o NEW
          (use the number of the topic you left your question in)

     After all the responses have been displayed, you will, once
again, get a chance to add your own message to the topic.  This way
you can "create a conversation" to clarify your questions or the
answers you get.

     Every so often, as text is scrolling down your screen, you will
be presented with a prompt like this:

Scroll?

     This is to limit the amount of text that appears on your screen
at any one time.  If you have a large scrollback or capture buffer and
would like the messages to scroll continuously, add the command
NOSCROLL to your READ command, as in READ 1 NEW NOSCROLL.  If,
however, you would like to stop reading messages immediately when at
the Scroll? prompt, simply hit q and return (think "quit").

     If you'd like to simply have every new message in the bulletin
board be transmitted to you with no breaks, use BRO NOR NOS.

     There are a couple of other things you can do with the bulletin
board.  If you'd just like to read the last message in a topic, you
can use the LAST command in combination with read, as in:

READ 5 LAST

which will read the last message in topic 5.  If you'd like to read
the last 10 messages in topic 5, you can use:

READ 5 LAST 10

     One other thing you can do with the bulletin board is count the
number of messages in a topic, range of topics, categories, or the
entire board.  You do this with the COUNT command.  It uses the same
options as the READ command.

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Topic 9   CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:44 PST
Sub: How to STArt a topic

Starting a new topic.

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Category 1,  Topic 9
Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:35 PDT

STARTing A NEW TOPIC   If, for some reason, you have a question, subject,
""""""""""""""""""""   or movie you'd like to discuss that doesn't have
an appropriate existing topic, you may want to start a new topic.
If you're sure you want to do this, the command is, simply START, or
STA for short.

     To STArt a new topic, you must be in the category you wish the
topic to go in.  Once you're in that category, simply STA.  The system
will respond:

Enter a name for this topic:

     Pick a name and hit return.  You will be dropped into the editor
(which we will cover shortly) and asked to enter a description of a
few lines.  Go ahead and do that.  After you've completed that, you
can post the first message in your new topic--in fact, the system will
prompt you to ask if you'd like to post the first message.  If you do
(and I assume you do) go ahead and do so.

     Starting new categories is reserved for sysops.  Please contact
showbits@syndicomm.com if you feel a new category is called for.

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Topic 10  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:45 PST
Sub: Our message editor

About pico, our message editor.

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Category 1,  Topic 10
Message 2          Fri Jun 25, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:19 PDT

PEEK OH!?  PIKE OH?!   The default editor that Syndicomm.com uses for
""""""""""""""""""""   the posting of messages is a modified version
of the Unix editor pico.  Those of you who use the pine email program
on a Unix shell account will likely be very familiar with this
program.  Once you're finished with your message, use Control-X to
post it.

     If you'd like to cancel your message posting, just press Control-Z.
You'll be asked for confirmation before what you've written so far
is erased.  You can also delete messages after you post them - more
on that in the next topic.

     Pico has online help (use Control-G) so we won't go into any detail
here, other than if you're confused, use the help!  If you want to learn
more (although not all of it will apply to the version on Syndicomm.com
for use in posting) there's a pico reference at http://tinyurl.com/2mrx4

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Topic 11  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:45 PST
Sub: DELeting messages

How to delete a message.

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Category 1,  Topic 11
Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:35 PDT

DELETING (AND RESTORING!) MESSAGES   If you've decided that you want
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   to delete a message you've
already posted, there is a DELete command.  To delete a message, you
must set the category it is in.  Once that is done, you need to know
the topic the message is in and the message number.  The command is
simple:

DEL X Y

     where X is the topic number and Y is the message number.

     If you find that you've deleted a message inadvertently, you can
restore it, using the REStore command, with the same context:

RES X Y

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Topic 12  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:45 PST
Sub: New Topic Announcements

Follow this topic for announcements of new topics in other areas of the
bulletin board.

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 1          Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:45 PDT

New topics created anywhere throughout the bulletin board, by users or staff,
will be announced here. Be sure to follow this topic to keep up to date.

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Message 2          Wed Sep 24, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:16 PDT

Category 13: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Topic 15: Dr. Who
The perennial sci-fi series from the BBC.

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 3          Wed Oct 01, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:41 PDT

Category 11: Drama

Topic 16: The Sopranos
HBO's "family".

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Message 4          Mon Oct 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:11 PDT

Category 12: Comedy

Topic 25: M*A*S*H
The wild and wacky tales of the 4077 M.A.S.H. unit in Korea. Broadcast from
1972 to 1983.

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Message 6          Sun Oct 12, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:17 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 5: Lost in Translation
Bill Murray is a has-been actor shooting commercials in Kyoto; Scarlett
Johansson is a Yale graduate in a dead-end marriage.  They meet.

Category 33: Spoilers

Topic 1: Lost in Translation
Spoiler topic for Category 31, Topic 5: Lost in Translation:
http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/SHOWBITS/messages/category=31/topic=5/read
all/

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Message 7          Sun Oct 19, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:16 PDT

Category 35: Movies On Video M-Z

Topic 10: Robocop
Old Detroit's mechanized law enforcement, the former Officer Alex J. Murphy.

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Message 8          Sat Oct 25, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:37 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 6: Timeline
A time travel movie, based on Michael Crichton's sci-fi story.

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 9          Thu Nov 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:10 PDT

Category 12: Comedy

Topic 27: Dick Van Dyke
The Dick Van Dyke Show, starring Rob and Laura Petrie.

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Message 10         Fri Dec 26, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 22:51 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 4: Peter Pan
The live-action take on the tale made famous by Disney animators.

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Message 11         Mon Jan 19, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:58 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 7: Ven Helsing
Legendary monsters prove real enough for Hugh Jackman to kill.

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Message 12         Thu Jan 22, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:55 PDT

Category 40: Directors, Producers, and Writers

Topic 15: James Cameron
Visit the following URL for a complete filmography of James Cameron:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000116/

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Message 13         Sat Jan 24, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:52 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 2: Garfield
Is the silver screen large enough to hold Jim Davis' famous, fat, orange cat?
Based ont he comic strip.  Releases June 18th, 2004.

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Message 14         Wed Feb 18, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:29 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 3: Ender's Game
Based on the Orson Scott Card novel.

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Message 15         Mon May 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:32 PDT

Category 14: Animated Series

Topic 9: ReBoot
Ever wonder what happens inside your computer?  Visit the world of Mainframe
where computer programs fight the User to survive in the Games.

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Message 16         Wed May 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:35 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 5: Alien vs. Predator
Two deadly extraterrestrials face off!

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Message 17         Mon May 31, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:18 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 6: The Day After Tomorrow
Talk about the climactic disaster flick.  Starring Dennis Quaid and Jake
Gyllenhaal.

Category 40: Directors, Producers, and Writers

Topic 16: Alfred Hitchcock
Visit the following URL for a complete filmography of Alfred Hitchock:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000033/

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Message 18         Tue Jun 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:55 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 7: I, Robot
Will Smith stars in this film based on the works of Isaac Asimov.

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Message 19         Mon Jun 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:59 PDT

Category 35: Movies On Video M-Z

Topic 14: Paycheck
Starring Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman, directed by John Woo.

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 20         Tue Jul 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:07 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 1: Superman
The Man of Steel.

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 21         Mon Jul 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:34 PDT

Category 43: Actors & Actresses H-L

Topic 24: Ashley Judd
Visit the following URL for a complete filmography of Ashley Judd:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000171/

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 22         Mon Jul 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:03 PDT

Category 33: Spoilers

Topic 2: Spider-Man 2
Spoiler topic for Category 32, Topic 2: Spider-Man 2:
http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/SHOWBITS/messages/category=32/topic=2/read
all/

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Message 23         Tue Jul 27, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:13 PDT

Category 14: Animated Series

Topic 10: Nicktoons
Doug, Rugrats, Ren & Stimpy, and others.

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Message 24         Thu Jul 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:40 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 4: Star Trek
To boldly go where no movie has gone before.

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Message 25         Wed Aug 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:51 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 8: The Fantastic Four
Marvel's fab four, after being bombarded with cosmic rays, become world-famous
super-heroes!

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 26         Sat Aug 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:00 PDT

Category 2: Community Square

Topic 10: Aged to Perfection
Celebrate celebrities' birthdays here!

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Category 1,  Topic 12
Message 27         Sun Sep 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:30 PDT

Category 12: Comedy

Topic 28: Get Smart!
Don Adams and Barbara Feldon are Agents 86 and 99, working for CONTROL and
saving the world from KAOS in this spy genre spoof.

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Message 28         Mon Sep 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:06 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 5: Resident Evil: Apocalypse
Milla Jovovich is stranded in Raccoon City and pursued by an ex-lover-turned-
mutant... who can't relate to THAT?  Sequel to the 2002 film; both based on
the Capcom series of survival horror video games.

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Message 29         Sun Sep 19, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:45 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 4: Fever Pitch
Ben (Jimmy Fallon), a man obsessed with the Boston Red Sox, meets a girl named
Lindsay (Drew Barrymore).  They fall in love, but their future together is
threatened once baseball season comes around.  Based on the Nick Hornby novel.

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Message 30         Wed Oct 20, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:55 PDT

Category 11: Drama

Topic 17: Boston Legal
Somewhere between the ridiculous and the sublime exists the world of Denny
Crane, the co-founder of one of the country's most prestigious law firms.

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Message 31         Thu Oct 28, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:16 PDT

Category 30: General Movie Discussion

Topic 16: Film in Education
Discuss the use of movies in the classroom here.

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Message 32         Wed Dec 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:11 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 2: Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the fourth in J.K. Rowlings' series.

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Message 33         Mon Dec 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:34 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 2: Spider-Man
The third film in Stan Lee's web-slinging series.

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Message 34         Thu Dec 16, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:05 PDT

Category 30: General Movie Discussion

Topic 17: Quotable Quotes
Memorable movie lines.

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Message 35         Thu Jan 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:33 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 6: X-Men 3
A team of mutants, banded together by Professor Xavier to defend a world that
hates and fears them.

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Message 36         Fri Jan 21, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:27 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 9: The Da Vinci Code
Based on Dan Brown's novel.

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Message 37         Wed Feb 02, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:56 PDT

Category 34: Movies On Video A-L

Topic 14: Disc
And on the eighth day, God created frisbee!

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Message 38         Wed Feb 02, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:09 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 5: Shrek 3
Dreamworks' green ogre returns in 2007.

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Message 39         Fri Feb 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:23 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 7: James Bond
"Casino Royale", the next movie based in Ian Fleming's James Bond.

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Message 40         Thu Feb 17, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:46 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 10: Cars
The next CGI film from Steve Jobs' "other" company, Pixar.

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Message 41         Fri Mar 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:24 PDT

Category 34 Movies On Video A-L

Topic 15: Austin Powers
International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Goldmember.
Yeah baby!

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Message 42         Sun Mar 13, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:20 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 11: Chronicles of Narnia
C.S. Lewis' "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" comes to life on December
9th, 2005.

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Message 43         Mon Mar 14, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:52 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 12: Ice Age 2
Return with us now to those prehistoric days...

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Message 44         Mon Mar 14, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:00 PDT

Category 34: Movies On Video A-L

Topic 16: Catwoman
Halle Berry's hairball of a superhero film.

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Message 45         Wed Apr 06, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:45 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 5: Ghost Rider
A motorcyclist is bonded with a demon that periodically takes possession in
order to wreak vengeance on the guilty.  Based on the Marvel comic book
character of the same name, and starring Nicolas Cage in the title role.

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Message 46         Sun Apr 17, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:07 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 13: Doom
Based on the perennial first-person shooter video game.

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Message 47         Tue May 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:48 PDT

Category 33: Spoilers

Topic 1: Star Wars Episode III
Spoilers topic for the sixth and final "Star Wars" film.  See Category 32,
Topic 3 for the non-spoiler topic.

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Message 48         Sun May 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:53 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 7: Silent Hill
Based on the survival-horror series of PlayStation video games from Konami.

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Message 49         Sun May 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:09 PDT

Category 39: *** Celebrities & Personalities ***

Topic 18: The Rich and Famous
General discussion of the celebrity world and its inhabitants.
For discussion of specific individuals, please see the appropriate topics in
Categories 40 - 46.

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Message 50         Tue May 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:15 PDT

Category 12: Comedy

Topic 29: The Muppet Show
"The Muppet Show", 1976-1981; and "Muppets Tonight", 1996-1998 - variety shows
starring the biggest stars of the day - and plenty of puppets.

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Message 51         Fri Jun 10, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:13 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 14: Indiana Jones
George Lucas' and Steven Spielberg's fourth film with Harrison Ford as Henry
Jones Junior.

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Message 52         Wed Jun 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:32 PDT

Category 45 Actors & Actresses R-S

Topic 31: Alicia Silverstone
Visit the following URL for a complete filmography of Alicia Silverstone:
http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0000224/

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Message 53         Sun Jul 17, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:26 PDT

Category 13: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Topic 17: Battlestar Galactica
The new BSG on the Sci-Fi Channel.  After losing the war against the Cylon
robots, the Battlestar Galactica crew speed toward the fabled 13th colony,
Earth while facing waning supplies, crushed morale, and Cylons aboard the ship.

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Message 54         Wed Aug 31, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:44 PDT

Category 13: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Topic 18: The 4400
Discussion about USA Network's sci-fi series, "The 4400."

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Message 55         Wed Oct 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:51 PDT

Category 13: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Topic 19: SeaQuest DSV
Roy Scheider teams up with a talking dolphin to plumb the depths of the oceans.

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Message 56         Sun Jan 22, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:44 PDT

Category 14: Animated Series

Topic 11: The Tick!
The nigh invulnerable blue-clad super hero, the Tick, is deemed the protector
of "The City", along with his sidekick Arthur, an accountant in a moth costume.
Based on the comic book.

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Message 57         Fri May 05, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:42 PDT

Category 13: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Topic 20: Star Wars
George Lucas' far, far away galaxy comes to your living room every week in
this live-action television series.

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Message 58         Sat May 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:21 PDT

Category 33: Spoilers

Topic 1: X-Men 3: The Last Stand
Spoiler topic fo X-Men 3: The Last Stand.  See Category 32, Topic 6 for the
non-spoiler topic.

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Message 59         Sat Jul 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:28 PDT

Category 33: Spoilers

Topic 2: Superman Returns
Spoiler topic for "Superman Returns".  For general discussion, see Category 32,
Topic 1.

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Message 60         Sun Jul 02, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:22 PDT

Category 13: Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Topic 21: The Twilight Zone
Rod Serling's original "The Twilight Zone", which ran from 1959 - 1964, along
with assorted spin-offs and sequels.

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Message 61         Sun Jul 02, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:58 PDT

Category 32: Current/Future Movies M-Z

Topic 3: Transformers
More than meets the eye, they're robots in disguise.  A live-action film based
on the Hasbro toys and produced by Steven Spielberg.  Releases July 4th, 2007.

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Message 62         Thu Jul 06, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:36 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 1: Harry Potter
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the fifth movie basaed on J. K.
Rowling's series of books.

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Message 63         Tue Aug 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:33 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 2: The Dark Knight
The sequel to "Batman Begins", starring Christian Bale as the Dark Knight and
Heath Ledger as The Joker.

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Message 64         Wed Aug 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:41 PDT

Category 46: Actors & Actresses T-Z

Topic 12: Robin Williams
Visit the following URL for a complete filmography of Robin Williams:
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/

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Message 65         Thu Aug 10, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:58 PDT

Category 31: Current/Future Movies A-L

Topic 4: Halo
Based on Microsoft's Xbox blockbuster and being released by Universal
Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, and Peter Jackson in 2008.

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Topic 18  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:46 PST
Sub: Speak Up in Our Real Time Conferences

About our Real Time Conferences.

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Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:36 PDT

         >>> SPEAK UP IN SHOWBITS'S REAL-TIME CONFERENCES! <<<
         """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

     If you want to chat online with film fans from around the
world, join in on Showbits's Real-Time Conferences (RTC's).  Simply
select option 2 from the Showbits main menu.  You'll then be
transported to the conference center, where you can give yourself a
nickname.  This can be your real name (which is preferred) or a handle
you go by (which is fine by us too).  You can use your Syndicomm.com
username or you can use pretty much whatever you want, within limits -
both the limits of good taste and the length limit of 27 characters.

     Once you've chosen your name, you can choose which conference you
wish to join.  There may be several going on at the same time!  Most
of the action will be going on in Room 1, most likely, so check things
out there.  Folks talk about just about anything gaming-related, or all
kinds of other things.  Hang out, make friends, ask questions, and
answer some too.  The conference is a great way to spend time and have
fun.

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Topic 20  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:47 PST
Sub: A quick primer to RTC commands

Getting started in the RTC.

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Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:38 PDT

A QUICK PRIMER TO RTC COMMANDS   Here are some helpful commands for
""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""   you to remember when you're in
conference.  The commands are not case sensitive.  To use a command,
precede it by a slash (/).  If you wish to start a line with a slash
without having it interpreted as a command, put an additional slash
(/) at the beginning of the line (//).

     ACTION              Display a message in the third person
     AFK / BAK           Toggle between away-from-keyboard and
                         at-keyboard modes
     NPA / BAK           Toggle between not-paying-attention and
                         at-keyboard modes
     BEEP / NOBEEP       Turns on or off beeping when users enter the
                         chat room or send private messages to you.
     BYE                 Leave the chat room and log off of the system
     ECHO / NOECHO       Turn on or off echoing of what you type
     EXIT                Leave the chat room and return to the main
                         menu
     HELP                Show these commands
     IGNORE / UNIGNORE   Ignore or stop ignoring someone
     NAME                Change your nickname
     SEND                Send a private message to another member
     SHOWRN / HIDERN     Turns on or off display of Syndicomm.com
                         usernames
     SHOWTIME / HIDETIME Turns on or off display of timestamps when
                         messages are received
     TIME                Shows the current time and your elapsed time
                         online.
     WHO                 List members in the current room

     Many other commands exist, but these are some of the basics;
use the /HELP command while in conference to see a full list.

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Topic 26  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:48 PST
Sub: About the Showbits File Libraries

About our file libraries.

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Message 1          Sun Sep 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:39 PDT

Our file area is currently accessible to members via FTP.  You need to use
your username and password to login.  From an FTP client, access this address:

ftp://ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/showbits/

From a web browser, try this URL, where "username" is your username:

ftp://username@ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/showbits/

Some web browsers may additionally require your password, in this format:

ftp://username:password@ftp.syndicomm.com/pub/members-only/showbits/

The library can be accessed using a web browser or by choosing menu option #3:
File Library from the main Showbits menu (page 840).  You'll be prompted for
your Syndicomm account password, after which the libraries will be displayed
using the Lynx text-based web browser.  Files can be downloaded via Zmodem or
saved to your personal FTP directory.

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Topic 37  CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:49 PST
Sub: All about Syndicomm.com email

About our email system.

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Message 2          Fri Jun 25, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:19 PDT

                >>> ALL ABOUT SYNDICOMM.COM EMAIL <<<
                """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""

POP MAIL   If you have a POP3 compliant electronic mail client (such
""""""""   as Eudora, Outlook Express, or Spectrum Automatic Mailer),
you have everything you need to receive email on Syndicomm.com.  All
you have to do is set your client up as follows:

     username: Your Syndicomm.com username
     password: Your Syndicomm.com password
     POP server: mail.syndicomm.com

     To send mail via SMTP, use your ISP's SMTP server.

WEB MAIL   Any web browser can be used to access your Syndicomm mail.
""""""""   Surf to http://www.syndicomm.com/webmail to read and send
from your Syndicomm account.

TEXT MAIL   If you'd prefer to send a message via the text interface,
"""""""""   you can.  Type MAIL or go to page 200 to access Syndicomm
Electronic Mail.

     When sending mail, You will be prompted for a To: address,
followed by a cc: (for carbon copies).  You can separate multiple
addresses in either line using a comma (,).  You will then be prompted
for a Subject: to your email message and dropped into the familiar
pico editor.  When you are done editing your message, use Control-X
to send it.  BE CAREFUL WHEN SENDING--there's no cancelling it once
it's gone.

PINE MAIL   You can also use the email program Pine to send and
"""""""""   receive mail from your Syndicomm address.  Type MAIL or
go to page 200 to access Syndicomm Electronic Mail, including Pine,
which features online help.

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Topic 1   CLOSED Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:57 PST
Sub: Announcements from Showbits

Announcements from the Showbits staff.

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Message 1          Thu Sep 18, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:52 PDT

Welcome to Showbits!  After viewing the message activity in the HelpDesk,
which temporarily hosted movie and television discussion, I determined that
a need existed on Syndicomm Online for a community dedicated to this leisure
pursuit.  With the help of Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, this board was created,
and is now available to everyone on which to discuss a wider range of
subjects than was ever previously available.

I hope you all enjoy your time here in Showbits, and that you return often.
If you have any questions, comments, or requests, I welcome them in Category 2,
Topic 2: Speak to the Staff.

See you around!

-Ken Gagne
Showbits SysOp

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Category 2,  Topic 1
Message 2          Wed Jan 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:45 PDT

A list of filmic resources has now been posted on the Showbits web site, and
is available at the following URL:

http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/showbits/resources.html

Please feel free to make suggestions for further links in Topic 2 of this
category!

-Ken

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Message 3          Thu Nov 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:04 PDT

"Bless us oh Lord for these thine gifts which we are about to recieve. And
uh... ye Lord, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no food, I
shall fear no hunger. We want you to give us our day of daily bread. And to
the republic for which it stands... by the powers vested in me, I pronounce us
ready to eat. Amen."
                                           - Whoopi Goldberg, "Sister Act"

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Category 2,  Topic 1
Message 4          Mon Sep 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:51 PDT

SYNDICOMM TO REFOCUS ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND SALES

September 9, 2006--Syndicomm(tm) announced today, following A2Central.com's
announcement that it would be opening free Apple II related forums, that it
will be closing the Syndicomm Online online service in order to focus its
efforts on product development and sales for Apple II and Macintosh computers.
The closure will take effect at midnight Eastern Standard Time on December 1,
2006.

Customers that have business web site accounts with Syndicomm will be able to
continue to have their sites hosted with Syndicomm.

Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd, the owner of Syndicomm, said, "With A2Central.com in
Sean's capable hands, I feel confident that he can pick up the banner of
providing the ultimate online home for Apple II users.  Since Syndicomm Online
is almost all Apple II users anyway, I felt it was time to close the online
service so my time could be better used elsewhere."

Shepherd added, "The online service has been being supported by the sale of
software products since its inception, while at the same time keeping me too
busy to develop new products.  I feel that my best purpose in the Apple II
world is to develop software, and closing the Syndicomm Online service will
allow me to spend more time doing just that."

"Sheppy and I realized that the best way to serve the Apple II world was for
A2Central.com to provide chat, message boards, and similar services, and to let
Sheppy -- that is, Syndicomm -- write code," Fahey said.  "I look forward to
continuing the legacy of support, comeraderie, and exchange of ideas and
software that's always been the legacy of the Apple II forums operated by
Syndicomm."

PRESS CONTACTS

Eric Shepherd - sheppy@syndicomm.com
Sean Fahey - sfahey@a2central.com

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Message 5          Thu Nov 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:04 PDT

"Bless us oh Lord for these thine gifts which we are about to recieve. And
uh... ye Lord, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of no food, I
shall fear no hunger. We want you to give us our day of daily bread. And to
the republic for which it stands... by the powers vested in me, I pronounce us
ready to eat. Amen."
                                           - Whoopi Goldberg, "Sister Act"

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

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Category 2,  Topic 1
Message 6          Mon Nov 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:46 PDT

When Syndicomm Online closes, this bulletin board will go with it.  No viable
alternative has been found or offered for its continued existence, though not
for lack of desire on my part.  A text capture of its contents will be made
available; keep your eyes on Syndicomm.com or Gamebits.net.

It has been a pleasure serving you all these years!  I hope you found that
this forum brought something valuable to your online experience.  Thank you
for your participation.

-Ken Gagne
Sysop, Showbits

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Topic 2         Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:57 PST
Sub: Speak to the Staff

Post here to discuss forum issues with the staff.  If you have a request,
question, or complaint that's appropriate for public discussion, place it
here.

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Category 2,  Topic 2
Message 1          Sun Oct 19, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:40 PDT


In the individual Categories would it be possible to get a "General Comments"
type of topic to cover discussions that may not be deserving of a whole topic,
or would it best to just create a topic for it anyway?

Thanks,
Dain
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Message 2          Sun Oct 19, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:17 PDT

Hi Dain,

In which categories would you want general topics created?  There is one in
Category 10 for miscellaneous television discussion, and another in Category
30 for assorted movie chatter.  LMK which other subjects you feel are missing
catch-all topics.

-Ken

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Message 4          Thu Sep 09, 2004
LUMITECH                     at 17:06 PDT

Marker post.
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Message 5          Tue Nov 28, 2006
PETERW                       at 04:52 PDT

Ken Gagne wrote elsewhere:
>When Syndicomm Online closes, this bulletin board will go with it.
>...
>It has been a pleasure serving you all these years!  I hope you found that
>this forum brought something valuable to your online experience.  Thank you
>for your participation.

Since I can't reply to the original post, I'll do it here.

Ken, it's been a pleasure! Showbits has been a highlight of my Syndicomm
experience, and it will be missed.

Make sure you let people know if you find a way to resurrect/reincarnate the
discussions. (Google Groups, maybe? Delphi? I know, none of which are text
accessible AFAIK.)
 --
Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 6          Tue Nov 28, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:28 PDT

Peter,

Thanks for your comments.  Showbits has been one of the busiest fora on
Syndicomm Online, and I appreciate everyone's responsiveness to the chance we
took at spinning out what used to be a single category in the HelpDesk forum.

It's that same level of activity that makes the forum's survival a bit
daunting.  4760 messages may not be much in today's Internet era, but I find
it a valuable resource that I'd like to continue building upon.  There's no
way within my ken that I can import that database into another bulletin board
system, though.  Were I more of a networking and database guy, I think Sheppy
and I could brew up something, but I don't currently have the ability to
explore those options.  That leaves the alternative to be starting from
scratch...

Another consideration is the audience.  I enjoy the Apple II and the
community that's grown around it, but I like acknowledging that there is more
to this multifaceted community than just the computer.  Syndicomm Online, for
better or for worse, has served the Apple II community primarily.  Were I to
run Showbits in a different venue, I don't know that it would attract those
same people - or that it wouldn't attract other people.  And if that's the
case and it proves to be a show business forum with generic appeal - well,
there are enough of those on the Internet already; without the Apple II
focus, I don't know what I could do to distinguish this one.

Anyway, that's the inside scoop.  Thanks again for sharing, both over the
years and today.

-Ken

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Topic 3         Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:58 PST
Sub: Elsewhere on Syndicomm.com

Use this topic to post and discuss happenings in other Syndicomm.com
communities.

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Category 2,  Topic 3
Message 1          Wed Apr 28, 2004
SCHNORENBERG [Roger]         at 18:22 PDT

The MUD is back!

The Empire of Cargotha has reopened its doors.

Come immerse yourself in a world of fantasy adventure.   Assume the persona of
a warrior, wizard, cleric, or thief and explore the world that awaits you.
Battle the monsters of the land either single-handedly or as the member of a
group.  Players may interact with each other in real time, through the internal
mail system, or leave messages on the bulletin boards.

The Empire of Cargotha requires no special software and no extre fees.  Just
telnet to the RPG Forum (Page 833) and choose Menu option 4.
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Message 2          Wed Oct 20, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 09:04 PDT

The Policy and Politics forum salutes democracy in all its glory on Election
Day (November 2) by holding a real-time conference starting when the polls
close on the east coast -- 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time -- and ending whenever
the networks all agree who will be president for the next four years.  It's
looking likely to be quite the slugfest, so drop by and spend the evening
watching the tally, or pop in and out to share your thoughts.  We're at page
1600, keyword POLITICS.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Topic 4         Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:58 PST
Sub: Introduce Yourself!

Introduce yourself to the Showbits community here!

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Message 1          Thu Sep 18, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:55 PDT

Hi!

Though I haven't had television service for four years, I enjoy the various
cinematic arts.  I'm a former TV junkie, including many sitcoms and even a
soap opera; heck, I belonged to the fan club of that show's villainous actor.
:)
I go to the movies anywhere from 12 to 70 times a year, and often end up at a
live theater about once a month, with me performing a show about every other
month.

I'm also the sysop of Syndicomm's Gamebits, Prolific Quill, and Singles fora.
This month, the Video Gaming Central forum on CompuServe, of which I've been a
sysop for nearly ten years, is shutting its doors.

I'm an Apple II user, a lover of literature and comic books, and a video gamer.

-Ken

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Topic 5         Wed Sep 17, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 13:13 PST
Sub: The Movie Lounge

This is a lounge for general chatter, movie-related or otherwise.

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Message 1          Sun Oct 05, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:35 PDT

My friend Tom Christie recently compiled an alphabetical list of Canadian
celebrities:

Pamela Anderson
Paul Anka
Dan Aykroyd
Genevieve Bujold
Lloyd Bochner
Raymond Burr
Rae Dawn Chong
Susan Clark
John Candy
Len Cariou
Jim Carrey
Tommy Chong
John Colicos
Hume Cronyn
Yvonne De Carlo
Colleen Dewhurst
Marie Dressler
Deanna Durbin
James Doohan
Rosemary Forsyth
Glenn Ford
Michael J. Fox
Brendan Fraser
Chief Dan George
Tom Green
Graham Greene
Lorne Greene
Natasha Henstridge
Phil Hartman
Arthur Hill
Walter Huston
Steve Ihnat
John Ireland
Michael Ironside
Robert Ito
Lou Jacobi
Victor Jory
Margot Kidder
Kristin Kreuk
Mimi Kuzyk
Beatrice Lillie
Eugene Levy
Rich Little
Carrie-Anne Moss
Norm Macdonald
Nick Mancuso
Howie Mandel
Raymond Massey
Rick Moranis
Catherine O'Hara
Michael Ontkean
Mary Pickford
Walter Pidgeon
Oliver Platt
Christopher Plummer
Keanu Reeves
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Norma Shearer
Dorothy Stratten
Mort Sahl
Michael Sarrazin
Mack Sennett
Paul Shaffer
Michael Shanks
William Shatner
Martin Short
Jay Silverheels
David Steinberg
Donald Sutherland
Kiefer Sutherland
Eva Tanguay
Amanda Tapping
Jennifer Tilly
Meg Tilly
Shannon Tweed
Alan Thicke
Fay Wray
Alan Young

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Message 2          Wed Oct 08, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:47 PDT

Man, those Canadians are sneaky devils.  And they're EVERYWHERE! :)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 3          Sat Nov 01, 2003
MARK [Apprentice]            at 17:46 PDT

Don't forget Peter Jennings, ABC News anchor.


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Message 4          Tue Nov 11, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:23 PDT

How is Roy Horn doing?  I haven't heard much since the week following October
3rd, when he was mauled by a tiger and suffered two strokes.

-Ken

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Message 5          Wed Nov 12, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:49 PDT

>>>How is Roy Horn doing?  I haven't heard much since the week following
October 3rd, when he was mauled by a tiger and suffered two strokes.

I only heard about one stroke.  Last I heard he was improving but was still in
serious condition.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 6          Tue Dec 23, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:44 PDT

Following up on the last two messages in this topic, Roy Horn went home today:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/12/23/horn.reut/index.html

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Message 7          Thu Jul 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:15 PDT

Aw, shucks - Hollywood is calling for a ban on silly string:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/07/25/silly.string.ap/index.html

Marlborough, one town over from me, has a ban on both silly string and the
detonation of nuclear devices.  It must be working: not one nuclear device has
been detonated since the law was passed.

It's smart, if you think about it.  We'd probably have a lot fewer terrorist
attacks if we just made them illegal.  I mean, terrorists don't want to get
arrested... OTOH, it could be a rather serious infringement on our freedom.
When I was a kid, we could spray all the silly string and detonate all the
nuclear devices we wanted.  Sure, every now and then a kid would lose a
finger, but it was fun!  Ah, the memories...

-Ken

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Message 8          Fri Aug 06, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 11:05 PDT

Ken, you're really weird.  Everyone knows that nobody ever lost a finger
playing with nuclear weapons.  You're such a worrywart.


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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 2,  Topic 5
Message 10         Thu Sep 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:25 PDT

OK, this is a weird question.

I remember as a little kid seeing a cartoon in a snippet of which two jungle
cats (leopards?) were pacing a cage.  Every time they passed each other,
they'd say, "Bread 'n butter."  I asked my older brother what that meant, and
he said it's what people say when they pass each other.  Since older brothers
make up everything they don't know, that may not have been accurate, as I've
not heard the saying anywhere or from anyone else.

Has anyone ever heard of this saying, or even seen this cartoon, and can
explain to me its origin and use?

-Ken

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Message 11         Sun Sep 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:09 PDT

Aha! A Google search produced this answer:

Dear Word Detective: The expression "bread and butter" was used in a Warner
Brothers cartoon. In it, two leopards were pacing back and forth in a divided
cage. As they passed each other they each said, "bread and butter." To what
does that refer, and from where does it originate? -- Jim Gates, via the
Internet.

I'm glad you asked this question, because I have heard this odd phrase from
my wife for more than 25 years. We will be walking down the street, and every
time we are separated by an obstruction in our path (parking meter, movie
star, alien spacecraft, whatever), she will demand that I say "bread and
butter." Until now I presumed that this quaint ritual was a throwback to her
childhood spent in short-order diners, but apparently this "bread and butter"
business is more widespread than I had thought.

But it's not so widespread as to be well-documented, evidently. Only one
source (the Dictionary of American Regional English, or DARE) of many that I
checked even mentioned the phrase. DARE explains it as "an exclamation used
when two people walking together are momentarily separated by someone or
something coming between them." The earliest citation listed by DARE is from
The Federal Writers Project "Guide to Kansas" published in 1939, where the
"bread and butter" ritual is described as a "ubiquitous" incantation among
schoolchildren of the area. If it was ubiquitous in 1939, the ritual is
probably much older, possibly dating back to at least the 19th century.

"Bread and butter" is not listed in one place I hoped to find it, Iona and
Peter Opie's "The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren" (Oxford University
Press, 1959). As this extraordinarily fine volume (now, unbelievably, out of
print) covers only the British Isles, "bread and butter" may be a native
American creation.

As to its meaning, I think it's simply one of a number of rituals children
follow, on the order of "step on a crack and break your mother's back,"
designed to invoke magical protection from bad luck. In this case, the fact
that bread and butter "go together" gives the ritual power as an affirmation
of togetherness, lest a momentary separation be an omen of permanent one.

Source:
http://www.word-detective.com/100297.html

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Message 12         Wed Sep 15, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:45 PDT

Following up on Messages 4-6 in this topic, CNN asks Roy Horn how he's doing,
and previews the "Siegfried & Roy: The Miracle", an NBC special airing
tonight:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/14/apontv.royhorn.ap/index.html

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Message 13         Tue Dec 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:07 PDT

Here are some vocabulary terms I gave my students last month:

auteur: n. a filmmaker, usually a director, who exercises creative control
over his or her works and has a strong personal style.

boom: n. a long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.

cutaway: n. a brief shot that interrupts the main action of a film, often to
depict related matter or supposedly concurrent action.

wipe: n. an editing technique in which images from one shot are fully
replaced by the images of another, delimited by a definite border that moves
across or around the frame.

noir: adj. genre of crime literature featuring tough, cynical characters and
bleak settings.

filmic: adj. of, relating to, or characteristic of movies; cinematic.

gaffer: n. the head of the electrical department; an electrician in charge of
lighting on a movie or television set.

best boy: n. the chief assistant to the gaffer on a movie or television set.

grip: n. worker who moves the camera around while a film or television show
is being made. (the head grip is known as the "key grip")

weenie: n. a term used by Alfred Hitchcock to refer to an item, event, or
piece of knowledge that the characters in a film consider extremely
important, but which the audience either doesn't know of or doesn't care
about. Examples: the engine plans in 39 Steps, The (1935), the identity of
the spy in North by Northwest (1959), and the contents of the briefcase in
Pulp Fiction (1994). Also called a macguffin.

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Message 14         Mon Dec 20, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:03 PDT

CNN.com reflects on what how society was reflected in 2004's entertainment
events:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/12/17/yir.entertainment/index.html

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Message 15         Sat Dec 25, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:46 PDT

Anyone have DVDs as part of their holiday exchange?  I gave my youngest
brother, the lawyer, season three of "West Wing" (he has season one, but I
didn't realize he doesn't have season two), and the first season of "7th
Heaven" to my parents.  My grandmother received "Law & Order" season one, and
a DVD player (she wasn't very happy about that :).

I received:

Spider-Man 2
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
George of the Jungle
Spaceballs
Babe
Mannequin

My family also meant to get me Hunted (1997) and Watership Down (TV series),
but got me The Hunted (2003) and Watership Down (1978) - the former which
I've never seen, and the latter I already have.

-Ken

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Message 16         Sun Dec 26, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 05:10 PDT

I received the Star Wars trilogy on DVD.  That's it for movies.  I was hoping
for a copy of the extended Return of the King, but it didn't happen.  However,
my birthday is in three weeks, so there's still a good chance of that. :)

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 17         Sun Dec 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:11 PDT

Shep,

You were watching the Star Wars DVDs back in September, according to Cat 35,
Top 6.  Was that a rental, or an early Christmas gift? :)

-Ken

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Message 18         Mon Dec 27, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:18 PDT

Back in September, it was a rental from Netflix. :)

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 19         Tue Jan 04, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 14:23 PDT


> Anyone have DVDs as part of their holiday exchange?

As expected, I received the third installment in the (extended) Lord of the
Rings series.

I'm still hoping to host a LOTR marathon at my house sometime this winter.  It
will have to wait until we get our new furniture for the family room.

Ironically enough, our guests from Oklahoma noticed the new movie, and hinted
that they would like to watch the 2d and 3d movies, but I really didn't want to
do that without watching the 1st one, so I tapdanced around that.  (Am I a mean
host, or what? :)

_________
  | homas


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Message 20         Tue Jan 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:05 PDT

Thomas,

I don't think I've ever been a guest and asked to watch a movie.  But borrow,
sure. :)

I once threw a party where, when I wasn't looking, a guest disabled my music
and rewired my setup so that he could play my video games.  Nice of him to
ask. (the answer would've been an emphatic "no". :\)  Needless to say, he's
not welcome here anymore.

So I guess, no, you're not a mean host. :)  Hosts have more leeway than
guests, IMHO; but I'm no Emily Post.

-Ken

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Message 21         Wed Jan 05, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 06:48 PDT


> I don't think I've ever been a guest and asked to
> watch a movie.  But borrow, sure. :)

If they had been _local_ friends, I certainly would have loaned them the films,
even before I watched them.  They did inquire whether I had the equipment to
copy them, but I hemmed and hawed and tried not to seem condescending as I gave
my ethical objections to that.   Oh well.  They didn't leave with nothing.  I'm
sure we gave them the cold we were sharing.  :)

_________
  | homas


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Message 22         Wed Jan 05, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 09:19 PDT

I hate having to tell people that I'm not willing to copy stuff for them.  They
often get grumpy about it.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 23         Thu Jan 06, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:22 PDT

Thomas,

> They did inquire whether I had the equipment to copy them, but I hemmed and
> hawed and tried not to seem condescending as I gave my ethical objections to
> that.

Gosh, that was forward of them.  I don't usually bother with ethics; I just
state, "It's illegal," and move on.

Awhile back I lent an audio tape to a friend of mine.  She gave it back the
next day, and when I asked if she's already listened to all of it, she said,
"No, I just made a copy."  I was rather upset, and won't be lending her
anything in the future.

Sometimes when I lend people audio CDs, I do so under the condition that they
not copy it.  Prefacing a loan with that statement can be presumptuous and
insulting, but I've actually had people say "Oh, never mind, then."

-Ken

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Message 24         Tue Apr 18, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:32 PDT

I received a call tonight from the California Highway Patrol.  Apparently a
gentleman I lived with in college is applying for a position with this
department, and they needed to ask me a number of questions as part of an
intensive background check.

After a thorough interrogation, the officer thanked me for my time and asked
if I had any questions.  Finally!

"Have you ever met Erik Estrada?"

Alas, the answer was in the negatory... considering that, I can't imagine what
perks my former roommate sees in the job.

-Ken

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Message 25         Tue Jun 20, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:13 PDT

http://similarminds.com/othertests.html

"You are Schindler's List.  You put the needs of others before your own.  You
strive to be helpful to your fellow man."

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Message 26         Mon Jun 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:01 PDT

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court refused on Monday to decide whether the
granddaughter of A.A. Milne, British creator of Winnie the Pooh, can
recapture control of the copyright for stories featuring the children's book
character.

Story continues at http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/06/26/scotus.pooh.ap/index.html

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Message 27         Thu Jun 29, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 14:32 PDT

Winnie the Pooh OUGHT to be in the public domain.   His granddaughter shouldn't
get the sole right to make money from it, but then again, neither should
whatever corporation owns it now.

_________
  | homas

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Message 28         Wed Jul 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:10 PDT

The 50 greatest sidekicks of all time, from Ed McMahon to Robin to Chewbacca:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1213384_1||233618|1_0_,00.html

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Message 30         Thu Oct 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:18 PDT

Check out "The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived" - that is,
fictional characters.

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-16-influential-people-list_x.htm

Top Ten:

1. The Marlboro Man
2. Big Brother
3. King Arthur
4. Santa Claus (St. Nick)
5. Hamlet
6. Dr. Frankenstein's Monster
7. Siegfried
8. Sherlock Holmes
9. Romeo and Juliet
10. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Other excerpts:

18. Mickey Mouse
33. Dracula
38. Godzilla
41. Bambi
44. Buffy the Vampire Slayer
50. Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock
51. James Bond
57. Atticus Finch
60. Batman
62. Nancy Drew
64. Superman
66. Hal 9000
67. Kermit the Frog
85. Luke Skywalker

Read more about this list at this URL:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-10-16-influential-people_x.htm

And read about the book the list is published in here:

http://www.101influential.com/

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Message 31         Tue Oct 24, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:44 PDT

Here's a look at how sequels don't always live up to the original, examining
examples such as Metal Gear Solid and Prince of Persia:

http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3154508

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Message 32         Tue Oct 31, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:26 PDT

Willian Shatner, Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Frank Miller, Ben Bova, William
Gibson, and other famous authors each wrote stories to contribute to this
feature:

http://wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html

The gimmick: each story is exactly six words long.

Among them:

Leia: "Baby's yours." Luke: "Bad news..."
- Steven Meretzky

Can you come up with an original entry?

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Message 33         Wed Nov 01, 2006
PETERW                       at 03:54 PDT

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Steve Wozniak. Apple II. Still loved!
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Once upon a time. The end!
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I said the red wire! BOOM!
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The spell checker is always write!
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This is fun, anyone got more?
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:-)

 --
Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 34         Wed Nov 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:17 PDT

Peter,

> The spell checker is always write!

Not sure that's a story so much as a tagline... ;)

> I said the red wire! BOOM!

This one I like ! :-)

-Ken

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KGAGNE                       at 19:59 PST
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Message 1          Thu Dec 18, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:25 PDT

The earliest known evidence of a reality series is dissected here:

http://www.bobsawyer.com

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Message 2          Tue May 18, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:20 PDT

Here are some of my favorite quotes from "Hollywood Squares" in the Sixties
and Seventies:

Peter Marshall: Which of your five senses tends to diminish as you get older?
Charley Weaver: My sense of decency.

Peter Marshall: According to Cosmo, if you meet a stranger at a party and you
think he's really attractive, is it okay to come out directly and ask him if
he's married?
Rose Marie: No, wait until morning.

Peter Marshall: In Hawaiian, does it take more than three words to say "I
love you"?
Vincent Price: No, you can say it with a pineapple and a twenty.

Peter Marshall: What are "Do It", "I Can Help" and "Can't Get Enough"?
George Gobel: I don't know but it's coming from the next apartment.

Peter Marshall: As you grow older, do you tend to gesture more or less with
your hands while you are talking?
Rose Marie: You ask me one more growing older question, Peter...and I'll give
you a gesture you'll never forget!

Peter Marshall: According to Zsa Zsa, does black look sexy on a woman?
Redd Foxx: I wouldn't have it any other way.

Peter Marshall: What are "dual purpose" cattle good for that other cattle
aren't?
Paul Lynde: They give milk and cookies...but I don't recommend the cookies!

Peter Marshall: If you find someone lying unconscious in the street, should
you do anything?
George Goebel: I'd probably crawl around him I guess.

Peter Marshall: Paul, why do Hell's Angels wear leather?
Paul Lynde: Because chiffon wrinkles too easily.

Peter Marshall: Charley, you've just decided to grow strawberries. Are you
going to get any during your first year?
Charley Weaver: Of course not, Peter. I'm too busy growing strawberries!

Peter Marshall: In bowling, what's a perfect score?
Rose Marie: Ralph, the pin boy.

Peter Marshall: Eddie, according to the Institute of Motivational Research, a
wife should beware if another woman takes an interest in a certain item of
her husband's clothing. What item?
Ed Asner: Well, shorts immediately springs to my mind.

Peter Marshall: It is considered in bad taste to discuss two subjects at
nudist camps. One is politics. What is the other?
Paul Lynde: Tape measurers.

Peter Marshall: True or false...a pea can last as long as 5,000 years.
George Gobel: Boy, it sure seems that way sometimes.

Peter Marshall: Is there a weight limit for bags on airline flights in this
country?
Charley Weaver: If she can fit under the seat, she can fly.

Peter Marshall: During a tornado, are you safer in the bedroom or in the
closet?
Rose Marie: Unfortunately, Peter, I'm always safe in the bedroom.

Peter Marshall: Can boys join the camp fire girls?
Marty Allen: Only after lights out.

Peter Marshall: When you pat a dog on its head he will usually wag his tail.
What will a goose do?
Paul Lynde: Make him bark.

Peter Marshall: True or false, George...experts say there are only seven or
eight things in the world dumber than an ant.
George Gobel: Yes, and I think I voted for six of 'em.

Peter Marshall: If you were pregnant for two years, what would you give birth
to?
Paul Lynde: Whatever it is, it would never be afraid of the dark.

Peter Marshall: According to Ann Landers, is there anything wrong with
getting into the habit of kissing a lot of people?
Charley Weaver: It got me out of the army!

Peter Marshall: Is it possible for the puppies in a litter to have more than
one daddy?
Paul Lynde: Why, that bitch!

Peter Marshall: While visiting China, your tour guide starts shouting "Poo!
Poo! Poo!" What does that mean?
George Goebel: Cattle crossing.

Peter Marshall: It is the most abused and neglected part of your body -- what
is it?
Paul Lynde: Mine may be abused but it certainly isn't neglected!

Peter Marshall: Charley, what do you call a pig that weighs more than 150
pounds?
Charley Weaver: A divorcee.

Peter Marshall: Back in the old days, when Great Grandpa put horseradish on
his head, what was he trying to do?
George Gobel: Get it in his mouth.

Peter Marshall: According to Movie Life magazine, Ann-Margaret would like to
start having babies soon, but her husband wants her to wait a while. Why?
Paul Lynde: He's out of town.

Peter Marshall: Dennis Weaver, Debbie Reynolds, and Shelley Winters star in
the movie "What's The Matter With Helen?" Who plays Helen?
Charley Weaver: Dennis Weaver -- that's why they asked the question.

Peter Marshall: Who stays pregnant for a longer period of time, your wife or
your elephant?
Paul Lynde: Who told you about my elephant?

Peter Marshall: When a couple have a baby, who is responsible for its sex?
Charley Weaver: I'll lend him the car. The rest is up to him.

Peter Marshall: James Stewart did it over 20 years ago when he was 41 years
old. Now he says it was "one of the best things I ever did." What was it?
Marty Allen: Rhonda Fleming.

Peter Marshall: Jackie Gleason recently revealed that he firmly believes in
them and has actually seen them on at least two occasions. What are they?
Charley Weaver: His feet.

Peter Marshall: If you're going to make a parachute jump, you should be at
least how high?
Charley Weaver: Three days of steady drinking should do it.

Peter Marshall: Do female frogs croak?
Paul Lynde: If you hold their little heads under water.

Peter Marshall: You've been having trouble going to sleep. Are you probably a
man or a woman?
Don Knotts: That's what's been keeping me awake.

Peter Marshall: Your baby has a certain object which he loves to cling to.
Should you try to break him of his habit?
Joan Rivers: Yes. It's daddy's turn.

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Message 3          Tue Oct 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:10 PDT

Cartoon Law I -- Any body suspended in space will remain in space until made
aware of its situation.

Details: Best to use an example: Daffy Duck steps off a cliff, expecting
further pastureland. He loiters in midair, soliloquizing flippantly, until he
chances to look down. At this point, the familiar principle of 32 feet per
second per second takes over.

Cartoon Law II -- Any body in motion will tend to remain in motion until
solid matter intervenes suddenly.

Details: Whether shot from a cannon or in hot pursuit on foot, cartoon
characters are so absolute in their momentum that only a telephone pole or an
outsize boulder retards their forward motion absolutely. Sir Isaac Newton
called this sudden termination of motion the stooge's surcease.

Cartoon Law III -- Any body passing through solid matter will leave a
perforation conforming to its perimeter.

Details: Also called the silhouette of passage, this phenomenon is the
speciality of victims of directed-pressure explosions and of reckless cowards
who are so eager to escape that they exit directly through the wall of a
house, leaving a cookie-cutout-perfect hole. The threat of skunks or
matrimony often catalyzes this reaction.

Cartoon Law IV -- The time required for an object to fall twenty stories is
greater than or equal to the time it takes for whoever knocked it off the
ledge to spiral down twenty flights to attempt to capture it unbroken.

Details: Such an object is inevitably priceless, thus the attempt to capture
it will be inevitably unsuccessful.

Cartoon Law V -- All principles of gravity are negated by fear.

Details: Psychic forces are sufficient in most bodies for a shock to propel
them directly away from the earth's surface. A spooky noise or an adversary's
signature sound will induce motion upward, usually to the cradle of a
chandelier, a treetop, or the crest of a flagpole. The feet of a character
who is running or the wheels of a speeding auto need never touch the ground,
especially when in flight.

Cartoon Law VI -- As speed increases, objects can be in several places at
once.

Details: This is particularly true of tooth-and-claw fights, in which a
character's head may be glimpsed emerging from the cloud of altercation at
several places simultaneously. This effect is common as well among bodies
that are spinning or being throttled. A 'wacky' character has the option of
self-replication only at manic high speeds and may ricochet off walls to
achieve the velocity required.

Cartoon Law VII -- Certain bodies can pass through solid walls painted to
resemble tunnel entrances; others cannot.

Details: This trompe l'oeil inconsistency has baffled generations, but at
least it is known that whoever paints an entrance on a wall's surface to
trick an opponent will be unable to pursue him into this theoretical space.
The painter is flattened against the wall when he attempts to follow into the
painting. This is ultimately a problem of art, not of science.

Corollary: Portable holes work.

Cartoon Law VIII -- Any violent rearrangement of feline matter is
impermanent.

Details: Cartoon cats possess even more deaths than the traditional nine
lives might comfortably afford. They can be decimated, spliced, splayed,
accordion-pleated, spindled, or disassembled, but they cannot be destroyed.
After a few moments of blinking self pity, they reinflate, elongate, snap
back, or solidify.

Corollary 1: A cat will assume the shape of its container.

Corollary 2: Cartoons cats have the uncanny ability to emit piano sounds when
their teeth are transformed into piano keys after having a piano dropped on
them.

Cartoon Law IX -- For every vengeance there is an equal and opposite
revengeance.

Details: This is the one law of animated cartoon motion that also applies to
the physical world at large. For that reason, we need the relief of watching
it happen to a duck instead.

Cartoon Law X -- Everything falls faster than an anvil.

. . .

Cartoon Law Amendment A -- A sharp object will always propel a character
upward.

Details: When poked (usually in the buttocks) with a sharp object (usually a
pin), a character will defy gravity by shooting straight up, with great
velocity.

Cartoon Law Amendment B -- The laws of object permanence are nullified for
"cool" characters.

Details: Characters who are intended to be "cool" can make previously
nonexistent objects appear from behind their backs at will. For instance, the
Road Runner can materialize signs to express himself without speaking.

Cartoon Law Amendment C -- Explosive weapons cannot cause fatal injuries.

Details: They merely turn characters temporarily black and smoky.

Cartoon Law Amendment D -- Gravity is transmitted by slow-moving waves of
large wavelengths.

Details: Their operation can be witnessed by observing the behavior of a
canine suspended over a large vertical drop. Its feet will begin to fall
first, causing its legs to stretch. As the wave reaches its torso, that part
will begin to fall, causing the neck to stretch. As the head begins to fall,
tension is released and the canine will resume its regular proportions until
such time as it strikes the ground.

Cartoon Law Amendment E -- Dynamite is spontaneously generated in "C-spaces"
(spaces in which cartoon laws hold).

Details: The process is analogous to steady-state theories of the universe
which postulated that the tensions involved in maintaining a space would
cause the creation of hydrogen from nothing. Dynamite quanta are quite large
(stick-sized) and unstable (lit). Such quanta are attracted to psychic forces
generated by feelings of distress in "cool" characters (see Amendment B),
which may be a special case of this law), who are able to use said quanta to
their advantage. One may imagine C-spaces where all matter and energy result
from primal masses of dynamite exploding. A big bang indeed.

Cartoon Law Amendment F -- Any bag, sack, purse, etc. possessed by a cool
character is a tesseract -- any number of objects of any size may be placed
in it or removed from it with no change in its outer dimensions.

Cartoon Law Amendment G -- Characters can spin around and change into any set
of clothes appropriate to the situation.

Cartoon Law Amendment H -- Rabbits can dig a burrow from here to there in
less than 20 seconds and emerge spotlessly clean.

Cartoon Law Amendment I -- Movements are accompanied by funny sound effects.

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Message 4          Sun Aug 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:41 PDT

From <http://www.jumbojoke.com/000482.html>:

This is supposedly a list of actual English subtitles used on films made in
Hong Kong:

1. I am damn unsatisfied to be killed in this way.

2. Fatty, you with your thick face have hurt my instep.

3. Gun wounds again?

4. Same old rules: no eyes, no groin.

5. A normal person wouldn't steal pituitaries.

6. Damn, I'll burn you into a BBQ chicken!

7. Take my advice, or I'll spank you without pants.

8. Who gave you the nerve to get killed here?

9. Quiet or I'll blow your throat up.

10. You always use violence. I should've ordered glutinous rice chicken.

11. I'll fire aimlessly if you don't come out!

12. You daring lousy guy.

13. Beat him out of recognizable shape!

14. I have been scared shitless too much lately.

15. I got knife scars more than the number of your leg's hair!

16. Beware! Your bones are going to be disconnected.

17. The bullets inside are very hot. Why do I feel so cold?

18. How can you use my intestines as a gift?

19. This will be of fine service for you, you bag of the scum. I am sure you
will not mind that I remove your manhoods and leave them out on the dessert
flour for your aunts to eat.

20. Yah-hah, evil spider woman! I have captured you by the short rabbits and
can now deliver you violently to your gynecologist for a thorough
extermination.

21. Greetings, large black person. Let us not forget to form a team up
together and go into the country to inflict the pain of our karate feets on
some ass of the giant lizard person.

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Message 5          Mon May 15, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:29 PDT

When I was a kid adults used to bore me to tears with their tedious diatribes
about how hard things were when they were growing up, what with walking
twenty-five miles to school every morning uphill both ways through year
'round blizzards carrying their younger siblings on their backs to their
one-room schoolhouse where they maintained a straight-A average despite their
full-time after-school job at the local textile mill where they worked for 35
cents an hour just to help keep their family from starving to death.

And I remember promising myself that when I grew up there was no way in hell
I was going to lay a bunch of crap like that on kids about how hard I had it
and how easy they've got it!

But...

Now that I've reached the ripe old age of 30-something, I can't help but look
around and notice the youth of today. You've got it so damned easy! I mean,
compared to my childhood, you live in Utopia.

And I hate to say it, but you kids today, you don't even know how good you've
got it. I mean, when I was a kid we didn't have the Internet -- we wanted to
know something, we had to go to the library and look it up ourselves!

And there was no e-mail! We had to actually write somebody a letter with a
pen. And then you had to walk all the way across the street and put it in a
mailbox and it would take like a week to get there!

And there were no MP3s! You wanted to steal music, you had to go to the
record store and shoplift it yourself. Try sticking an LP album under your
jacket, buddy. Or we had to wait around all day to tape it off the radio and
the DJ'd usually talk over the beginning and screw it all up!

We didn't have fancy stuff like Call Waiting. If you were on the phone and
somebody else called they got a busy signal. And we didn't have fancy Caller
ID Boxes, either. When the phone rang, you had no idea who it was -- it could
be your boss, your mom, a collections agent -- you didn't know! You just had
to pick it up and take your chances.

And we didn't have any fancy Sony Playstation videogames with high-resolution
3-D graphics, we had the Atari 2600. With games like Space Invaders and
Asteroids, and the graphics sucked! Your guy was a little square! You had to
use your imagination! And there were no multiple levels or screens, it was
just one screen forever. And you could never win the game, the game just kept
getting harder and faster until you died. Just like life.

Sure, we had cable television, but back then that was only like 20 channels
and there was no onscreen menu! You had to use a little book called a TV
Guide to find out what was on. And there was no Cartoon Network! You could
only get cartoons on Saturday morning. D'ya hear what the hell I'm saying? We
had to wait ALL WEEK for a cartoon, you spoiled little bastards.

That's exactly what I'm talking about! You kids today have got it too easy!
You wouldn't last five minutes back in 1987!

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Message 6          Tue May 16, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 05:58 PDT


> Sure, we had cable television,

_I_ didn't have cable TV, you young whipper-snapper!  I had channels 2, 4, 5,
7, 9 and 11, and that on a 13"  B&W TV.   :D

_________
  | homas

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Message 7          Tue May 16, 2006
CARLK [CarlK]                at 19:23 PDT

Replying to 'TCOMPTER' in Category 2 Topic 6:

> _I_ didn't have cable TV, you young whipper-snapper!  I had channels
2,
> 4, 5,
> 7, 9 and 11, and that on a 13"  B&W TV.   :D

We got cable TV when my kids were young. When I was young, we got a 12"
B&W TV after my father died, back in the 50s. There was ONE channel on
the air. It wasn't too long before we had 3, then 4 when the university
joined in. We didn't have a car until I earned enough to buy one.

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Message 8          Wed May 17, 2006
SCHNORENBERG [Roger]         at 16:36 PDT

> I had channels 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 and 11, and that on a 13"  B&W TV.

Nice.  We had 3(CBS), 6(ABC), 9(Independent), 10(NBC), and if the wind blew
just right from the north, 2(PBS).  I don't remember the size of the TV, but my
parents stayed with B&W until they no longer manufactured them in a size larger
than about 13".  :)

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Message 10         Sun May 28, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:03 PDT

I was in a play this past weekend, and a friend in the audience caught a joke
that nobody else - not even I - had picked up on, being a product not of the
script but of the casting.

In one scene, I ask a character why his brother looks familiar.  "Maybe he
looks like someone you saw in the movies," he offers.

Taken aback, I snap, "I never go to the movies - I hate 'em!!"

Certainly not a funny line - but when my friend heard me of all people saying
it, he couldn't stop laughing. :-)

It's nice to have an appreciative audience.

-Ken

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Topic 7         Sat Sep 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:59 PST
Sub: Six Degrees

The game made famous by Kevin Bacon.  Can you connect any two actors?

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Message 1          Thu Oct 02, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:57 PDT


Okay, I'll get us started....

Harrison Ford to Jennifer Aniston


Whoever answers, suggests the next pair.
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Message 2          Thu Oct 02, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:12 PDT

OK, so we're trying to connect from Harrison Ford to Jennifer Aniston, right?

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Message 3          Fri Oct 03, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:35 PDT

Sarah,

Both those actors appeared at The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards earlier this
year - Aniston as the winner for Best Actress in a Television Series - Musical
or Comedy, and Ford as the presenter for Best Director - Motion Picture.

But that probably doesn't count. :)

How about this:

Harrison Ford to Michelle Pfeiffer (What Lies Beneath)
Michelle Pfeiffer to Danny DeVito (Batman Returns)
Danny DeVito to Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction)
Bruce Willis to Matthew Perry (The Whole Nine Yards)
Matthew Perry to Jennifer Aniston (Friends)

-Ken

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Message 4          Fri Oct 03, 2003
SARAH                        at 20:13 PDT

Great, Ken!

Now you suggest the next pair.
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Message 5          Fri Oct 03, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:57 PDT

Thanks, Sarah.  I wasn't sure I was allowed to use Danny DeVito in "Pulp
Fiction", since he was on the staff of the film and did not appear in it.

I'm sure the link could be made in fewer than the five steps I used, too.

> Now you suggest the next pair.

OK.  Here's one I can do in three links:

William Shatner to Jonathan Taylor Thomas

-Ken

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Message 6          Sat Oct 04, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 17:03 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 2 Topic 7:

> William Shatner to Jonathan Taylor Thomas

William Shatner was in Star Trek VI playing Captain James T. Kirk with
Christian Slater was in Star Trek VI playing uh.....some guy that says
two words to Captain Sulu I think. I know he was there:)

Christian Slater was in The Name of the Rose playing a subordinate to
Sean Connery who was a monk or something who solved Mysteries.

Sean Connery was in the Hunt For Red October playing the Submarine
Captain Ramus(sp?), and James Earl Jones was like a high ranking member
of the CIA maybe...I forget.

James Earl Jones played the Mighty Mufasa in The Lion King,and played
the father of young Simba played by Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

I had to think a while on this one:)  Plus I am not 100% sure I know the
rules:)

Dain




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Message 7          Sat Oct 04, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:41 PDT

>>>Harrison Ford to Michelle Pfeiffer (What Lies Beneath)
>>>Michelle Pfeiffer to Danny DeVito (Batman Returns)
>>>Danny DeVito to Bruce Willis (Pulp Fiction)
>>>Bruce Willis to Matthew Perry (The Whole Nine Yards)
>>>Matthew Perry to Jennifer Aniston (Friends)

You can shorten this up a bit -- Bruce Willis played Jennifer Aniston's
boyfriend for a few episodes on Friends. :)

How about Richard Dreyfuss to Donnie Wahlburg?

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Message 8          Sat Oct 04, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:36 PDT

Dain,

William Shatner to Christian Slater (Star Trek VI)
Christian Slater to Sean Connery (The Name of the Rose)
Sean Connery to James Earl Jones (Hunt for Red October)
James Earl Jones to Jonathan Taylor Thomas (The Lion King)

I haven't seen those two middle movies, so would not have been able to make
those links.  Good job!  Obviously, the better exposed a player is to film,
the more links they can make.

I came up with this solution first:

William Shatner to Alan Ruck (Star Trek Generations)
Alan Ruck to Matthew Broderick (Ferris Bueller's Day Off)
Matthew Broderick to Jonathan Taylor Thomas (The Lion King)

Then I realized I could go this way, as well:

William Shatner to Kirstie Alley (Star Trek II)
Kirstie Alley to Tim Allen (For Richer or Poorer)
Tim Allen to Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Home Improvement)

Good thing Shatner did Star Trek, or we'd all be lost! <g>

> I had to think a while on this one:) Plus I am not 100% sure I know the
> rules:)

Hmm, that might've been a good first message to post in this topic.  I don't
know what links are forbidden, or why any would be.  We seem to be doing
okay, though. :)

Your turn to pick a pair!

-Ken

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Message 9          Sun Oct 05, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 21:13 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 2 Topic 7:

> Hmm, that might've been a good first message to post in this topic.  I
> don't know what links are forbidden, or why any would be.  We seem to
be
> doing okay, though. :)
>
> Your turn to pick a pair!

I didn't realize that TV shows could be used:)  I was going strictly by
movies:)

Cuba Gooding Jr. to Dabney Coleman


Good Luck,
Dain


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Message 10         Mon Oct 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:45 PDT

Dain,

That was a tough one, since I didn't know who Dabney Coleman was by name.
I think I got it, though - and without using TV shows :)

Cuba Gooding Jr. to Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets)
Helen Hunt to Tom Hanks (Cast Away)
Tom Hanks to Dabney Coleman (Dragnet)

How about:

Ben Stein to Angelina Jolie

-Ken

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Message 11         Sun Oct 12, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:13 PDT

Rules?  Eh, it depends on who you ask.

My version of the rules say that you can use movies or tv series (but not "they
were both presenters on the Emmys" though).  Some say you can use real-life
relationships (i.e. parent/child or spouse or brother/sister), but that can
make it too easy.  You don't have to name the character, but you have to know
the name of the movie/show (i.e. "Bob and Fred were both in that movie about
cars" doesn't work).

I'd suggest that we just play it by ear until/unless we decide to get creative.

(For example, Eric and I had to make a rule when we play that says we can't use
"The West Wing" because it was making things too easy.)

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Message 12         Sun Oct 12, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:19 PDT


Oh - I forgot to do the game!  :)

Ben Stein to Angelina Jolie....

Ben Stein was in "Ferris Bueller" with Jeffrey Jones (the principal)
Jeffrey Jones was in "Beetlejuice" with Winona Ryder
Winona Ryder was in "Girl, Interrupted" with Angelina Jolie

Next up....  Art Carney to Harrison Ford     :)
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Message 13         Mon Oct 13, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:54 PDT

Sarah,

I tried using Jamie Lee Curtis as a link, but ultimately went this path:

Art Carney to Arnold Schwarzenegger (Last Action Hero)
Arnold Schwarzenegger to Danny DeVito (Twins)
Danny DeVito to Michelle Pfeiffer (Batman Returns)
Michelle Pfeiffer to Harrison Ford (What Lies Beneath)

This is the second time I've used Batman Returns to connect Danny DeVito to
Michelle Pfeiffer, and What Lies Beneath to connect Michelle Pfeiffer to
Harrison Ford. (See Message 3)

How about...

Ben Stiller to Scarlett Johansson

I haven't tested this one out to see how to do it.  I look forward to seeing a
solution!

-Ken

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Message 14         Tue Oct 14, 2003
STEVER                       at 07:48 PDT

 > Ben Stiller to Scarlett Johansson
 >
 > I haven't tested this one out to see how to do it.  I look forward to
seeing
 > a solution!

Ben Stiller and Scarlett Johansson were both in "If Lucy Fell".



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Message 15         Tue Oct 14, 2003
SARAH                        at 12:37 PDT


Good job, Steve!  :)

Now you get to suggest the next pair.
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Message 16         Tue Oct 14, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:37 PDT

>>>Scarlett Johansson

Never heard of her. :)

Waiting for another suggestion... :)

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Message 17         Wed Oct 15, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:25 PDT

> >Scarlett Johansson
>
> Never heard of her. :)

She played the female lead in "Lost in Translation", a young woman married to
Giovanni Ribisi.

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Message 18         Wed Oct 15, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:13 PDT

>>>She played the female lead in "Lost in Translation", a young woman married
to Giovanni Ribisi.

OK, now I have some idea who she is.  Gotcha.

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Message 19         Tue Oct 21, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:25 PDT

It's been a week without a new suggestion, so I'm instituting a new rule: the
next link defaults to the sysop, in the spirit of keeping the game moving.

How about:

Kevin Bacon to Gary Coleman?

Shouldn't be too tough.  Good luck!

-Ken

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Message 20         Wed Oct 22, 2003
SARAH                        at 02:57 PDT


Kevin Bacon was in "A Few Good Men" with Joshua Malina.
Joshua Malina was on "The West Wing" with John Amos.
John Amos was on "Good Times" with guest star Janet Jackson.
Janet Jackson guest starred on "Different Strokes" with Gary Coleman.


Okay.... how about:   Elizabeth Taylor to Madonna
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Message 21         Wed Oct 29, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:00 PDT

Madonna to Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day)
Pierce Brosnan to Elizabeth Taylor (The Simpsons)

I'm not sure if "The Simpsons" link counts, since Taylor and Brosnan were not
in the same episode.  A ruling, Sarah?  If it's valid, then I'll suggest the
next pair - LMK!

-Ken

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Message 22         Tue Nov 04, 2003
SARAH                        at 15:59 PDT


Sarah's Ruling is:

Pierce Brosnan to Elizabeth Taylor can not be directly linked through the
Simpsons if they were not in the same episode.  However, they can be linked
through another Simpsons actor that would have been in both episodes.

At least, that's playing by Sarah's Rules.  <g>
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Message 23         Wed Nov 05, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:05 PDT

>>>At least, that's playing by Sarah's Rules.  <g>

Sounds reasonable.

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Message 24         Wed Nov 05, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:09 PDT

Okay, then:

Madonna to Pierce Brosnan (Die Another Day)
Pierce Brosnan to Yeardley Smith (The Simpsons)
Yeardley Smith to Elizabeth Taylor (The Simpsons)

Works for me. :)  Thanks, Sarah.

The next link is

Gary Sinise to Mr. Rogers

Good luck!

-Ken

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Message 25         Thu Nov 06, 2003
SARAH                        at 11:45 PDT


Gary Sinise to Mr. Rogers?!?!?!?!?

You are a cruel, cruel, person.  :)

I can't do it.  But surely there are better people out there than I.

Sarah
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Message 26         Thu Nov 06, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 19:46 PDT


Gary Sinise to Mr. Rodgers...I can do it...

Gary Sinise -> Ben Affleck Reindeer Games
Ben Affleck -> Dogma with Betty Aberlin Betty Aberlin played a Nun in Dogma by
the way:)
Betty Aberlin-> Fred Rodgers in Mr. Rodger's Neighborhood (as Lady Aberlin)

What do I win?

Dain


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Message 27         Thu Nov 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:25 PDT

Not bad, Dain.  I didn't know any of Mr. Rogers' castmates had appeared in
other productions.  I had expected someone to use Mr. Rogers' appearance on
"Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" to link him to Jane Seymour, and from there to
Christopher Reeve (Somewhere in Time), perhaps.

What's the next link? :)

-Ken

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Message 28         Sun Nov 16, 2003
SARAH                        at 00:10 PDT


Way to go, Dain!  I'm impressed!

Okay, since no one else spoke up....

Who can do Jean Stapleton to Ellen DeGeneres?   ;)
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Message 29         Sun Nov 16, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:59 PDT

Jean Stapleton to Ellen DeGeneres...

Jean Stapleton -> Rob Reiner (All In the Family)
Rob Reiner -> Billy Crystal (Throw Momma From the Train)
Billy Crystal -> Meg Ryan (When Harry Met Sally...)
Meg Ryan -> Bill Pullman (Sleepless In Seattle)
Bill Pullman -> Ellen DeGeneres (Mr. Wrong)

Probably not the fastest way, but it works. :)

Let's try this one:

Dana Carvey to Donnie Wahlberg.

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Message 30         Sun Dec 07, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:09 PDT

For Dana Carvey to Donnie Wahlberg, this one probably could also be tightened,
but let's try:

Dana Carvey to Adam Sandler (Little Nicky)
Adam Sandler to Jack Nicholson (Anger Management)
Jack Nicholson to Helen Hunt (As Good As It Gets)
Helen Hunt to Haley Joel Osmont (Pay It Forward)
Haley Joel Osmont to Donnie Wahlberg (The Sixth Sense)

Now let's do...

Raul Julia to Eddie Albert

-Ken

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Message 31         Tue Dec 09, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:07 PDT

I'll have to bow out of this one; I've never heard of Eddie Albert. :)

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Message 32         Tue Dec 09, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:10 PDT

Eddie Albert starred opposite Eva Gabor in the television series "Green Acres".
In addition to many other movies, he has also been a spokesman for the
National Arbor Day Foundation.

I haven't heard of some of the actors I've had to link to.  That's part of the
challenge. :)

-Ken

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Message 33         Tue Dec 09, 2003
CARLK [CarlK]                at 20:58 PDT

Replying to 'Sheppy' in Category 2 Topic 7:

> I'll have to bow out of this one; I've never heard of Eddie Albert. :)

You never watched "Green Acres"?


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Message 34         Wed Dec 10, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:16 PDT

>>>You never watched "Green Acres"?

No, never.

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Message 35         Fri Dec 26, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:31 PDT

No takers on Eddie Albert to Raul Julia?

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Message 36         Tue Dec 30, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:45 PDT

Well, nobody seems to be able to do that one, Ken.  Can you? :)

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Message 37         Tue Dec 30, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:05 PDT

Eddie Albert to J.T. Walsh (Tequila Sunrise)
J.T. Walsh to Raul Julia (The Big Picture)

Can anyone do this one?

Ken Gagne to Kevin Bacon

-Ken

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Message 38         Sun Jan 04, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 00:29 PDT

>>>Ken Gagne to Kevin Bacon


No. :)

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Message 39         Sun Jan 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:56 PDT

That link is possible using only valid, accredited movies.  I suggest starting
at imdb.com.

-Ken

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Message 40         Mon Jan 05, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:03 PDT

I assumed we weren't allowed to use tools to work these, so I've never pulled
up IMDB trying to figure one out.

But looks like nobody else in that movie Ken Gagne was in is someone I know
either.  Ack. :)

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Message 41         Tue Jan 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:19 PDT

Sheppy,

There are tools out there which will automatically link any two actors.  I
consider those to be cheating.  But databases and other resources are fair
game, IMHO.  There's just too much information out there for a person to be
expected to know it all.

Besides, this is a web community - not a dinner party. :)

One of the leads in Ken Gagne's movie was in two other movies as well.  In
fact, he's probably the only actor in that cast to have multiple credits to
his name.

-Ken

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Message 42         Wed Jan 07, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:27 PDT

OK, here we go...

Ken Gagne -> Tom Roy (Disc)
Tom Roy -> Bob McCracken (Rutland, USA)
Bob McCracken -> Helen Hunt (Pay It Forward)
Helen Hunt -> Tom Hanks (Cast Away)
Tom Hanks -> Kevin Bacon (Apollo 13)

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Message 43         Wed Jan 07, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:29 PDT

And for our next chain:

Daryl Hannah to Tom Skerritt

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Message 44         Thu Jan 08, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:28 PDT

Shep,

Nice link.  You can also use Jay Mohr, who was in "Pay It Forward" with Bob
McCracken, and in "Picture Perfect" with Kevin Bacon.

I've never heard of Tom Skerritt but will tackle it later today. :)

-Ken

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Message 45         Sat Jan 10, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:29 PDT

I was familiar with Tom Skerritt, just not by name.

I accidentally made a link from Daryl Hannah to Daryl Hannah.  I scratched
that, started over, and ended up with this:

Tom Skerritt to Kirstie Alley (Cheers)
Kirstie Alley to Christopher Reeve (Village of the Damned)
Christopher Reeve to Daryl Hannah (Rear Window)

Now, how about:

Joe Lando to Dan Castellaneta

-Ken

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Message 46         Sat Jan 10, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:41 PDT

Joe Lando -> William Shatner (Star Trek IV)
William Shatner -> Patrick Stewart (Star Trek Generations)
Patrick Stewart -> James Cromwell (Star Trek First Contact)
James Cromwell -> Elijah Wood (Deep Impact)
Elijah Wood -> Sean Astin (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers)
Sean Astin -> Dan Castellaneta (The War of the Roses)

Next let's try:

Julia Stiles to Neil Diamond

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Message 47         Mon Jan 12, 2004
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 19:21 PDT

Sheppy Challenges....
>>Next let's try:
>>Julia Stiles to Neil Diamond

Dain Responds.....

Juilia Stiles was in "A Guy Thing" with Jason Lee

Jason Lee was in "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back" with Jason Biggs who played
himself.

Jason Biggs was in "Saving Silverman" with Neil Diamond who played himself.


Anyone want to try....

Anna Paquin to Dom DeLuise

Dain
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Message 48         Wed Jan 14, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:43 PDT

Anna Paquin to Dom DeLuise:

Anna Paquin -> Ian McKellen (X-Men)
Ian McKellen -> Heather Graham (Six Degrees of Separation)
Heather Graham -> Burt Reynolds (Boogie Nights)
Burt Reynolds -> Dom DeLuise (Cannonball Run)

Let's try:

Jason Bateman to Debra Messing

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Message 49         Sat Jan 31, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:31 PDT

OK, had to use a few TV movies for this one...

Debra Messing to Bill Murray (Garfield)
Bill Murray to Michael J. Fox (Poison Ivy)
Michael J. Fox to Justine Bateman (Family Ties)
Justine Bateman to Jason Bateman (Can You Feel Me Dancing?)

Now let's do:

Charlton Heston to Ben Affleck

-Ken

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Message 50         Mon Feb 02, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:39 PDT

This one's pretty easy.

Charlton Heston to Ben Affleck

Charleton Heston -> Roddy McDowall (Planet of the Apes)
Roddy McDowall -> Gene Hackman (The Poseidon Adventure)
Gene Hackman -> Owen Wilson (Behind Enemy Lines)
Owen Wilson -> Ben Affleck (Armageddon)

Let's try this one:

Red Buttons to Pamela Anderson

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Message 51         Mon Feb 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:26 PDT

> This one's pretty easy.

How was that any easier than the others?

Show-off. ;)

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Message 52         Wed Feb 04, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:00 PDT

>>>How was that any easier than the others?

Well, I could do it in only four steps. :)

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Message 53         Sun May 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:37 PDT

Pamela Anderson to Kenneth Tigar (Snapdragon)
Kenneth Tigar to Red Buttons (18 Again!)

How about:

Topher Grace to Richard Dreyfuss

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 54         Wed May 18, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 04:32 PDT

> Topher Grace

Who? :)

That pretty much tells you my chances of pulling this off. :)

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 55         Wed May 18, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:37 PDT

Topher - short for "Christopher" - is in both "That 70's Show" with Ashton
Kutcher, and played Scarlett Johansson's love interest in the movie
"In Good Company".

There's two starting links for you.  How much easier could I make it? :)

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 56         Thu May 19, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:47 PDT

>>>There's two starting links for you.  How much easier could I make it? :)

A lot.  I don't have a clue what else those two have been in. :)

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 57         Mon Aug 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:54 PDT

I recently read the book "The Tipping Point", by Malcom Gladwell, who uses as
anecdotal evidence a scientific analysis on the connectedness of actors.
Seems that the average number of links to connect Kevin Bacon to any other
actor is 2.8312, making him only the 669th most connected actor in Hollywood.

Connectedness is contributed to not only by number of films in which an actor
has appeared, but variety of films, thus exposing them to more actors and
links.  John Wayne, for example, was in 175 films, but since most of them were
Westerns, his average number of links is 2.7173, ranking him at #116.

Among the top fifteen most connected actors are Elliot Gould, Martin Sheen,
Robert Mitchum, Gene Hackman, Donald Sutherland, Shelley Winters, and Burgess
Meredith.

The most connected actor?  Rod Steiger.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 58         Wed Aug 24, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 05:53 PDT

Wow, that kind of ruins the game. :)

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 59         Wed Aug 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:42 PDT

It's still pretty tough if you don't know which films those actors have been
in.

And none of those actors contribute to the shortest link between me and Kevin
Bacon - so what good are they? :)

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 60         Thu Aug 25, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:12 PDT

LOL

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 61         Sun Mar 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:35 PDT

Richard Dreyfuss was in "Krippendorf's Tribe" with Wendy Worthington
Wendy Worthington was in "Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!" with Topher Grace

How about:

Michael J. Fox to Queen Latifah

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 62         Thu Apr 06, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 13:16 PDT

Michael J. Fox to Queen Latifah:

Michael J. Fox was in The Hard Way with Annabella Sciorra.  She was in Jungle
Fever with Queen Latifah.

How about Macaulay Culkin to Richard Dreyfuss?

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 63         Tue Jun 06, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 06:15 PDT


This was pretty easy for the amount of time that it has gone unanswered...

Macaulay Culkin to Elijah Wood in "The Good Son"
Elijah Wood to Richard Dreyfuss in "Oliver Twist"

Ok, how 'bout this one?

Lynda Carter to Ben Affleck


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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 64         Wed Jun 07, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:16 PDT

Lynda Carter was in "The Dukes of Hazzard" movie with Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Knoxville was in "Walking Tall" with The Rock
The Rock was in "The Scorpion King" with Bernard Hill
Bernard Hill was in "The Lord of the Rings" with Cate Blanchett
Cate Blanchett was in "The Talented Mr. Ripley" with Matt Damon
Who was in, like, almost everything else Ben Affleck has made.

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 65         Wed Jun 07, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 10:07 PDT

Hehehe... That was actually a trick question.  Ben Affleck and Lynda Carter
were both in Danielle Steele's "Daddy", which also starred Kate Mulgrew and
Patrick Duffy, of Dallas fame.

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 66         Thu Jun 22, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:12 PDT

Hm... I didn't know Danielle Steele had anything adapted for the big screen; I
only count theatrical films. :)

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 67         Thu Jun 22, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 13:37 PDT


> I only count theatrical films

Ahh, you may have me there.  This movie had all the looks of a "Made for TV"
movie about it.

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 68         Sat Jun 24, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:50 PDT

"Daddy" was indeed a made-for-TV movie in 1991:

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0101645/

It's still considered a movie, though.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 7
Message 69         Sat Jul 15, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:27 PDT

Shoot, I've been avoiding using TV movies.  Lots of good connections there. :)

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Topic 8         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 11:27 PST
Sub: Fade to Black

Obituaries for industry professionals.

 213 messages
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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 1          Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:17 PDT

Sadly, several famous actors and actresses have passed away this year:

Katharine Hepburn: Born 12 May 1907 in Hartford, Connecticut; died 29 June
2003 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut.

John Ritter: Born 17 September 1948 in Burbank, California; died 11 September
2003 in  Burbank, California, from aortic dissection.

Bob Hope: Born 29 May 1903 in Eltham, London, England; died 27 July 2003 in
Toluca Lake, California, from pneumonia.

Fred Rogers: Born 20 March 1928 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania; died 27 February
2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from stomach cancer.

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Message 2          Mon Aug 11, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:12 PDT

Actor-dancer Gregory Hines, whose film debut was in the Mel Brooks movie
"History of the World, Part I", has passed away. :(

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/10/hines.obit.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 3          Thu Sep 18, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:54 PDT

Sheb Woolby, who acted in "High Noon" and 60 other movies, as well as 50
television shows and who recorded several songs, including "Purple People
Eater," has died from leukemia on September 16th.  He was 82.

More at

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/09/17/obit.wooley.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 4          Wed Sep 24, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:35 PDT

Former animation artist and newspaper publisher Jay Morton died September 6th
at age 92 from a brain aneurysm.  When scripting for the original Superman
animated series, he coined the descriptive phrase:

"Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap
tall buildings in a single bound."

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 5          Wed Sep 24, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:34 PDT

Gordon Jump, who played Mr. Carlson on "WKRP In Cincinnati" and in recent
years was the Maytag repairman in their commercials, passed away this week.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 6          Sun Sep 28, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:43 PDT

Donald O'Connor, co-star of the classic musical "Singin' in the Rain", died of
heart failure on Saturday, September 28th.  He was 78.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/27/obit.oconnor.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 7          Sun Sep 28, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:50 PDT

We've been losing a lot of great performers this year. :(

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 8          Sun Sep 28, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:18 PDT

I remember seeing "Out to Sea", a wonderful comedy that starred Jack Lemmon,
Walter Matthau, Dyan Cannon, and Brent Spiner.  There was a brief scene that
in which Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds tap-danced together.  It was
their first film together since "Singin' in the Rain".

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 9          Tue Sep 30, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:40 PDT

Donald O'Connor was great in "Singing in the Rain".  Unfortunately that's the
only thing I ever saw him in.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 10         Tue Sep 30, 2003
PETERW                       at 23:37 PDT

You missed the "Francis the Talking Mule" series? They are classic old-style
Hollywood comedy.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 11         Wed Oct 01, 2003
S.BERNBAUM [MT Steve]        at 18:29 PDT



I saw one of the "Francis the Talking Mule" movies when I was five years
old.  My grandmother took me to the movies to see it.  I don't remember
much about it except that it was funny.  That was before most people had
televisions.  Peter, are you saying that these movies are available now
somewhere or are you in my age group and reminiscing?


                            MT Steve



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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 12         Thu Oct 02, 2003
PETERW                       at 01:14 PDT

> are you saying that these movies are available now
> somewhere or are you in my age group and reminiscing?

Something in between, probably - I watched them on television, but certainly
not at the movies!

I'm fairly certain they pop up regularly on the weekend afternoon movies - in
Australia, anyway!

I have no idea whether they've been released on video, but given some of the
rubbish that has I'd be amazed if the hadn't.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 13         Thu Oct 02, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:45 PDT

Well, Amazon.com lists 6 different Francis movies available on VHS.
Unfortunately, they don't seem to have them in stock, the only clickable way to
buy was the "new or used" part which, I think, allows you to purchase from
other vendors/individuals.  But, at any rate, they've been released.  :)


Sarah

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 14         Fri Oct 03, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:13 PDT

I checked for DVDs of Francis, and couldn't find any.  I wonder if these
classics will be reissued in the wake of O'Connor's departure.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 15         Sat Oct 04, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:51 PDT

William Steig, on whose illustrated book the movie "Shrek" was based, died
October 3rd from natural causes.  He was 95.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/books/10/04/obit.steig.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 16         Tue Oct 21, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:03 PDT

During World War II, Patrick Dalzel-Job led a team of undercover Royal Navy
commandos who performed some extraordinary rescues.  One of the commandos was
Ian Fleming, who later based his literary character James Bond on Dalzel-Job.

Dalzel-Job died October 12 at his home in western Scotland. He was 90.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 17         Tue Oct 28, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:08 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Rod Roddy, the flashy-dressed announcer on
"The Price Is Right" whose booming, jovial voice invited lucky audience
members to "Come on down!" for nearly 20 years, died Monday. He was believed
to have been 66.

Roddy, who suffered from colon and breast cancer, died at Century City
Hospital, according to his longtime agent, Don Pitts. He had been
hospitalized for two months.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/28/obit.roddy.ap/index.html

I was in the studio audience of "The Price is Right" once in 1998, and prior
to the show, Mr. Roddy did some stand-up comedy.  He was very funny and struck
me as a generally kind man.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 18         Tue Oct 28, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:50 PDT

I bet that was a kick to see Rod Roddy doing stand-up. :)

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 19         Wed Oct 29, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:30 PDT

Here's a similar story on Rod Roddy's passing:

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&e=1&u=/ap/20031028/ap_en_tv
/obit_roddy

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 20         Sat Nov 08, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:56 PDT

Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers is dead at 63.

http://reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=entertainmentNews&storyID=3770451

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 21         Tue Nov 18, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:48 PDT

Actress Penny Singleton played Dagwood Bumstead's wife in a series of 28
"Blondie" movies, as well as that character on the radio, and wife Jane on
"The Jetsons".  She died November 12 after a stroke. She was 95.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 22         Tue Nov 18, 2003
PETERW                       at 21:33 PDT

>Actress Penny Singleton played Dagwood Bumstead's wife in a series of 28
"Blondie" movies

Wow, I had no idea there were that many "Blondie" movies. If pressed I might
have said three or four!

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 23         Wed Nov 19, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:20 PDT

Same here, Peter - but so says my source (This Is True's "honorary
unsubscribe").  If anyone hears any other official numbers, please report back
here.  I'll check IMDB later.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 24         Fri Nov 21, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:45 PDT

Kellie Waymire, who played Ensign Cutler in three first-season episodes of
the currently-running show "Enterprise", died November 13th.  She was 36.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 25         Sun Dec 14, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:35 PDT

Following up on Category 30, Topic 2, Messages 3-, Keiko, the whale star of
the "Free Willy" films, has died:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/12/obit.keiko.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 26         Sun Dec 14, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:36 PDT

Ethen Winant, former senior vice president of talent, casting, and special
projects at CBS, who helped create such shows as "Lost in Space", "Green
Acres", "Hogan's Heroes", "Hawaii Five-O", and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show",
died November 29th from a heart attack and a stroke.  She was 81.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 27         Sun Dec 28, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:42 PDT

CNN.com has an interactive gallery of people who have died this year, in the
categories of politics, world, entertainment, song and dance, and science:

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2003/yir/interactive/gallery.passages/frameset.excl
ude.html

It's impossible for them to have listed everyone, and I did notice the
exclusion of dancer Donald O'Connor, but it's a fine round-up otherwise.

A lot of important people passed away this year. :(

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 28         Sun Dec 28, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 13:28 PDT

Yeah, there were a lot of losses in the entertainment business this year.
Seems these days we lose a lot of greats.  Perhaps because now we're losing
many of the stars of the '50s.

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 29         Wed Jan 21, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:34 PDT

PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) -- Noble Willingham, who worked steadily as a
supporting actor over the last 30 years and left his role as a saloon owner on
the series "Walker, Texas Ranger" to run for Congress, has died. He was 72.

More at
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/21/obit.willingham.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 30         Fri Jan 23, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:58 PDT

Bob Keeshan, who hosted the "Captain Kangaroo" children's show, passed away in
the morning of Friday, January 23rd.  He was 76.

More at
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/obit.kangaroo/index.html

This, less than a year after Mr. Rogers died. :(

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 31         Sat Jan 24, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:34 PDT

>>>Bob Keeshan, who hosted the "Captain Kangaroo" children's show, passed away
in the morning of Friday, January 23rd.  He was 76.

I don't recall ever watching Captain Kangaroo, but it's still sad that he's
gone.

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 32         Sun Feb 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:52 PDT

Jack paar, who hosted "The Tonight Show" until Johnny Carson took over in
1962, passed way on Tuesday, January 27th.  He was 85.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 33         Wed Feb 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:12 PDT

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com lists over 6,000 celebrities from all walks of
life (entertainment, politics, etc.), what they're best known for, and their
dates of birth and death, if any.  The purpose of the site is to help you
determine if someone you haven't heard about in awhile is still alive or not.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 34         Thu Mar 18, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:53 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Actress Mercedes McCambridge, who won an Oscar
for the 1949 film "All the King's Men" and later provided the raspy voice of
the demon-possessed girl in "The Exorcist," has died. She was 87.

Continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/18/obit.mccambridge.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 35         Mon Mar 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:41 PDT

Sir Peter Ustinov, the multifaceted entertainer, globetrotting humanitarian
and lively raconteur, has died at the age of 82.

The actor and writer -- who entertained and delighted generations of audiences
-- died Sunday in Switzerland.

More at http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/29/obit.ustinov/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 36         Tue May 18, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:48 PDT

Tony Randall dead at 84

Actor best known for TV's 'Odd Couple'

Tuesday, May 18, 2004 Posted: 10:38 AM EDT (1438 GMT)

(CNN) -- Tony Randall, the Emmy-winning actor who made the role of fussy
neatnik Felix Unger his own in TV's "The Odd Couple," has died. Randall was
84.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/18/obit.randall/index.html>

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 37         Tue May 18, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:01 PDT

I don't know why Tony Randall's passing was such a surprise to me, but it was.
The fact that he's been unwell has been well known for some time now.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 39         Wed May 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:52 PDT

Andy Kaufman has returned?  Don't you believe it:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/hoaxes/kaufman.asp

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 40         Sat Jun 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:39 PDT

Former actor and United States president Ronald Reagan passed away today.  He
was 93.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/06/05/reagan.health/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 41         Fri Jun 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:21 PDT

(CNN) -- Ray Charles, the innovative singer and pianist whose combinations of
blues and gospel pioneered soul music and earned him the nickname "the
Genius," has died. He was 73.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/10/obit.charles/index.html>

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 42         Fri Jun 11, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:55 PDT

It's sad to lose Ray Charles.  I wasn't a fan, but he was a major part of
American culture, and it's a shame to lose him.

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Message 43         Sun Jun 20, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 02:58 PDT

Richard Biggs, who played Dr. Franklin on Babylon 5, passed away on May 22.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 44         Fri Jul 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:25 PDT

Marlon Brando, dead at 80:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/07/02/obit.brando/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 45         Fri Jul 23, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:14 PDT

Jerry Goldsmith, one of Hollywood's most prominent composers who left an
indelible mark on Star Trek, died Wednesday night after a long battle with
cancer. He was 75.

Story continues, with links to other obituaries, at

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6199.html

For a filmography of Mr. Goldsmith's work, visit

http://imdb.com/name/nm0000025/

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 46         Mon Aug 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:04 PDT

Irvin Yeaworth Jr., director of the cult horror classic "The Blob", died July
19 after a car crash at 78.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 47         Tue Aug 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:41 PDT

A more complete obituary of Irvin Yeaworth Jr. can be found here:

http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1091185031116490
.xml

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 48         Wed Aug 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:54 PDT

Isabel Sanford, who played Louise Jefferson on "All in the Family" and "The
Jeffersons", died July 9 in L.A. from natural causes.  She was 86.

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 49         Fri Aug 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:14 PDT

Eugene Roche died in Los Angeles on Wednesday from two heart attacks.  He was
75.

Roche is best known to me as the landlord Bill Parker on the television series
"Webster", though he had many other roles.

See the obituary at

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6340.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 50         Wed Aug 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:29 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Fay Wray, who won everlasting fame as the damsel held atop
the Empire State Building by the giant ape in the 1933 film classic "King
Kong," has died, a close friend said Monday. She was 96.

Story continues at

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/09/obit.wray.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 51         Wed Oct 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:03 PDT

Rodney Dangerfield, dead at 82:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/10/05/obit.dangerfield.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 52         Mon Oct 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:46 PDT

Christopher Reeve died yesterday from heart failure:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/11/obit.reeve.ap/index.html

... Mr. Reeve was my hero.  Some people thought it ironic that Superman should
be bound to a wheelchair; those people didn't see how his accident made him
into a Superman.  His determination to walk again was astounding and I truly
believed he would be the one to accomplish the seemingly insurmountable task
of discovering a means for spinal cord regeneration.

Sigh.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 53         Mon Oct 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:52 PDT

More news about Mr. Reeve's death:

http://www.christopherreeve.org/News/News.cfm?ID=901&c=30

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 54         Mon Oct 11, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:55 PDT


I heard that on the radio this morning, and was saddened by the news.  He
really was a hero, and I truly wish that he HAD achieved his goal of walking
again.

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Message 55         Mon Oct 11, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:38 PDT

I do too.  Christopher Reeve played a hero in the movies, but he was a hero in
real life.  It's sad to see him go; he did great things for medical research
and to lift the spirits of disabled people around the world.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 56         Mon Oct 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:08 PDT

Here's a more exhaustinve obituary than the AP one CNN.com posted this
morning:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/11/obit.reeve/index.html

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Message 57         Mon Oct 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:11 PDT

Here's an article about Reeve's advocacy in the field of stem cell research:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/10/11/reeve.stemcells.reut/index.html

I like this excerpt:

"...the courage and determination Reeve displayed in trying to overcome his
paralysis from a 1995 horse-riding accident far surpassed any of the feats of
the comic book hero."

Another:

"It is because of Reeve that spinal cord injuries... are so widely
discussed... The fact that it happened to Reeve showed it can affect anyone,
even Superman."

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Message 58         Tue Oct 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:06 PDT

Share your condolences with the Reeve family at this URL:

http://www.kintera.org/site/apps/ka/ct/contactcustom.asp?c=dkLQK8MNIpG&b=216489

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Message 59         Thu Oct 14, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:27 PDT

Here's a brief article on Reeve's funeral:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/13/reeve.memorial/index.html

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Message 60         Fri Oct 15, 2004
CPERRAULT                    at 09:34 PDT

I just thought I would add my two cents and say it is a sad loss. In some
ways, maybe he is better off than he was before. Still, in spite of all the
pain and suffering, I think he really wanted to stay and further his work. We
can only hope the right people come along and take over for him.

I can't claim to be a huge Christopher Reeve follower, as I only knew him as
Superman when I was a youngster. Still I can remember seeing him back when he
was physically healthy and thinking he wasn't the BIGGEST movie star but their
seemed to be something special about him. He seemed to have a deeper talent
than his biggest successes(in box office terms) showed.

After his accident, it turned out his talents and depth actually went MUCH
further, and it's nice to see one of the good guys get aknowledged. It's too
bad people such as him and John Ritter didn't seem to get their deserved
accolades until tragedy struck. Fortunately Christopher Reeve had time to get
his message across.

Take Care

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Message 61         Fri Oct 15, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 22:49 PDT

10.12.2004
Carolyn Dowling Kelley, Wife of DeForest, Passes

STARTREK.COM has just learned that Carolyn Dowling Kelley, widow of DeForest
Kelley, (Dr. McCoy) has passed away. DeForest and Carolyn were married for 53
years. (DeForest died on June 11, 1999.)

Story continues at
<http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7610.html>

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Message 62         Wed Oct 20, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:24 PDT

Dana Reeve reflects on her husband's last days:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/19/reeve.wife/index.html

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Message 63         Fri Oct 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:48 PDT

Gene Roddenberry died 13 years ago this week, on Oct 24, 1991.

More at
<http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7726.html>

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Message 64         Wed Nov 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:49 PDT

BoxOfficeProphets.com has posted a tribute to many recently deceased,
lesser-known actors and actresses:

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/column/index.cfm?columnID=8623

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Message 65         Sun Nov 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:14 PDT

Broadway musical actor and singer Howard Keel has died at 85 from colon cancer.

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/07/keel.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 66         Sun Nov 14, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:43 PDT

BOCA RATON, Florida (AP) -- Harry Lampert, the illustrator who created the DC
Comics superhero "The Flash" and later became known for his instructional
books on bridge, died Saturday. He was 88.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/11/14/obit.lampert.ap/index.html

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Message 67         Fri Dec 10, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:33 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Jerry Scoggins, who sang "The Ballad of Jed
Clampett," which introduced the comical clan on "The Beverly Hillbillies," has
died. He was 93.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/10/obit.scoggins.ap/index.html>

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Message 68         Mon Jan 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:14 PDT

Johnny Carson - who, along with Jack Benny, I consider one of the funniest men
of the 20th century - died Sunday of emphysema.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/23/carson.obit/index.html

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Message 69         Mon Jan 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:39 PDT

Here's a look back at the 10th anniversary of Mr. Carson's last show:

http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/22/johnny.carson/index.html

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Message 70         Mon Jan 24, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:19 PDT

It's interesting how TV changed over the years.  I never knew that Johnny
Carson was a smoker, because by the time I saw "The Tonight Show" for the first
time, smoking wasn't allowed on talk shows anymore.

Sad to see him go.  He was a class act.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 71         Tue Jan 25, 2005
PETERW                       at 04:31 PDT

It's a tribute to Johnny Carson that just about every (successful!) talk show
since, including in other countries, has followed the model he pioneered.

I first saw Johnny Carson well after seeing shows that imitated him. It was
only then I realized just how slavishly they copied the format.

In Australia we now get David Letterman, but we only saw Johnny Carson on odd
occasions. That was certainly our loss.
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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 72         Tue Jan 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:10 PDT

Randy Cassingham, author of online column "This Is True", reflects on Johnny
Carson's legacy:

http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/johnny_carson.html

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Message 73         Tue Jan 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:15 PDT

Jay Leno did a tribute to his predecessor on this week's "Tonight Show";

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/25/carson.tonight.show.ap/index.html

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Message 74         Tue Jan 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:19 PDT

There are many other tributes and reminisces available at cnn.com:

http://search.cnn.com/pages/search.jsp?query=johnny%20carson

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Message 75         Tue Feb 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:15 PDT

TVShowsonDVD.com reports that the Johnny Carson DVD collection is selling out
everywhere:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2809

They described my purchase of this set last week perfectly:

"Tonight Show set, but held off in order to prioritize other purchases, now
want this release very badly in order to see more of Johnny Carson's greatest
moments, and remember him and show him off to a younger generation that may
not know much about who he is."

Here's a review of that collection:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/sitereviews.cfm?ReleaseID=1491

There's also a ten-disc volume:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00009V45I/qid=1107256396/sr=1-4/
ref=sr_1_4/102-0766987-2696138?v=glance&s=dvd

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Message 76         Tue Feb 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:31 PDT

David Letterman's monologue last night consisted of jokes Johnny Carson had
written for him in the last few months:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/01/tv.letterman.carson.ap/index.html

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Message 77         Fri Feb 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:44 PDT

ROXBURY, Connecticut (AP) -- Arthur Miller, the Pulitzer prize-winning
playwright whose most famous fictional creation, Willy Loman in "Death of a
Salesman," came to symbolize the American Dream gone awry, has died, his
assistant said Friday. He was 89.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/books/02/11/obit.miller.ap/index.html>

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Message 78         Sat Feb 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:06 PDT

The Elkhorn Valley Museum in Nebraska, which includes an exhibit about Johnny
Carson, was home to a tribute to the talk show host last month.  Its web site
includes links to popular coverage of the event:

http://www.elkhornvalleymuseum.org/johnny-carson.htm

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Message 79         Thu Feb 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:30 PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- John Raitt, the robust baritone who created the role of
Billy Bigelow in the original New York production of "Carousel" and sang with
Doris Day in the movie "Pajama Game," died Sunday. He was 88.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/20/obit.john.raitt.ap/index.html>

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Message 80         Sat Apr 23, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:49 PDT

LONDON, England (AP) -- Actor Sir John Mills, the quintessential British
officer in scores of films, died Saturday after an Oscar-winning career
spanning more than 50 years that included roles in "Gandhi" and "Ryan's
Daughter." He was 97.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/04/23/johnj.mills.ap/index.html

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Message 81         Thu May 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:42 PDT

BURBANK, California (AP) -- Actor Frank Gorshin, the impressionist with 100
faces best known for his Emmy-nominated role as the Riddler on the old
"Batman" television series, has died. He was 72.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/18/obit.gorshin.ap/index.html

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Message 82         Tue May 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:34 PDT

FULLERTON, California (AP) -- Thurl Ravenscroft, who provided the rumbling
"They're Grrrrreeeat!" for Kellogg's Tony the Tiger ads and voiced a host of
Disney characters, has died. He was 91.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/24/ravenscroft.ap/index.html

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Message 83         Sat May 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:55 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Eddie Albert, the actor best known as the
constantly befuddled city slicker-turned-farmer in television's "Green Acres,"
has died. He was 99.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/27/obit.eddie.albert.ap/index.html

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Message 84         Sat May 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:57 PDT

I loved "Green Acres" growing up and even had the theme song arranged,
performed, and recorded by an a cappella group (the "Random Noise" CD at
<http://users.wpi.edu/~shm/music.html>).  I sent an autographed copy of the CD
to Mr. Albert; he sent it back after adding his own John Hancock.  I also
appreciated his spokesmanship of the National Arbor Day Foundation.

Sigh.  All my heroes are dying: Christopher Reeve, Howard Keel, Johnny Carson,
now this... :(

-Ken

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Message 85         Sat May 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:04 PDT

Some excerpts from the CNN.com article:

He was a tireless conservationist, crusading for endangered species,
healthful food, cleanup of Santa Monica Bay pollution and other causes.

Green Acres" made Albert a rich man and allowed him to pursue his causes. He
traveled the world for UNICEF. He continued acting into his 80s, often
appearing in television movies.

"Acting was a tenth of his life. The majority of his life was committed to
helping other people," said his son, also an actor. "This guy was, from the
absolute depth of his soul, one of the true heroes of our world."

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Message 86         Wed Jun 08, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:34 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Anne Bancroft, who won the 1962 best actress Oscar as the
teacher of a young Helen Keller in "The Miracle Worker" but achieved greater
fame as the seductive Mrs. Robinson in "The Graduate," has died. She was 73.

Story continues at
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Message 87         Sat Jun 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:13 PDT

Actor Dana Elcar, of films such as "Fail-Safe" and who co-starred on the
television series "MacGyver", has died.  He was 77.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/10/obit.elcar.ap/index.html

I remember when the actor was in real life losing his sight during the run of
"MacGyver" and they worked it into the story, making an episode of it.  I
thought that was exceptionally brave - not only that he did not hide his
affliction, but that he was willing to work with it.

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Message 88         Wed Jun 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:22 PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Lane Smith, a longtime character actor who played a
small-town district attorney who crossed words with Joe Pesci in "My Cousin
Vinny," died Monday. He was 69.

Smith, who also played Richard Nixon in the TV movie "The Final Days" and
Daily Planet editor Perry White in "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of
Superman," died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his wife, Debbie
Benedict Smith.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/15/obit.smith.ap/index.html

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Message 89         Sat Jun 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:38 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Trailblazing journalist Shana Alexander, whose
verbal skirmishes with conservative James J. Kilpatrick on CBS' "60 Minutes"
were spoofed in a "Saturday Night Live" skit, has died of cancer. She was 79.

Story continues at
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Message 90         Mon Jun 27, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:43 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Paul Winchell, a ventriloquist, inventor and
children's TV show host best known for creating the lispy voice of Winnie the
Pooh's animated friend Tigger, has died. He was 82.

<snip>

Winchell voiced memorable characters in numerous animated features over the
years for Disney and Hanna Barbera. He was Gargamel in "The Smurfs," and
Boomer in "The Fox and the Hound."

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/06/26/obit.winchell.ap/index.html

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Message 91         Tue Jun 28, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:37 PDT

I'm told the fellow that voiced Piglet died a couple of days ago, as well.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
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Message 92         Wed Jun 29, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:20 PDT

Both Phil Baron and John Fiedler have been Piglet, and the IMDb lists neither
as dead... ah, shucks, it just hasn't been updated yet; deadoraliveinfo.com
lists John Fiedler as having passed away this weekend.

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/fnames-nf/Fiedler+John

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Message 93         Tue Jul 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:41 PDT

From <http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/ernest_lehman.html>.

A screenwriter, Ernest Lehman turned out an astounding number of Hollywood
classics. Among other films, he wrote Sabrina (1954), The Sound of Music
(1965), The King and I (1956), North by Northwest (1959), West Side Story
(1961), Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) and Portnoy's Complaint
(1972). He was also the co-writer and producer of Hello, Dolly! (1969), and
directed Virginia Woolf. His incredible work did not go unnoticed: he was
nominated for Academy Awards for screenwriting four times, won five Writers
Guild of America awards, won the WGA's Screen Laurel Award (1972), and in
2001 was the first screenwriter ever to win an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime
Achievement. Yet in his acceptance speech, he acknowledged how anonymous most
screenwriters are. He urged movie reviewers "to please always bear in mind
that a film production begins and ends with a screenplay." But far too often,
the screenwriter still remains anonymous, overshadowed by actors and
directors who were guided by the scripts they followed. (Case in point: could
you have named the screenwriter of any of the classic films listed above?)
Lehman died July 2 from a heart attack at 89.

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Message 94         Wed Jul 13, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:40 PDT

GRANTS PASS, Oregon (AP) -- Veteran television character actor Kevin Hagen,
who left behind a string of Western bad guy roles to become the kindly Doc
Baker in "Little House on the Prairie," died Saturday. He was 77.

Hagen died at his home a year after being diagnosed with esophageal cancer,
said his wife, Jan.

Story continues at
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Message 95         Wed Jul 20, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:49 PDT

James Doohan, "Scotty" from Star Trek, passed away this morning from pneumonia
and Alzheimer's Disease.

His portrayal of Scotty inspired geeks for a long, long time.  And on top of
that, he was a good, decent man according to everyone who knew him, and a war
hero to boot.  Not a bad life at all.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/obit.doohan.ap/index.html

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
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Message 96         Wed Jul 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:49 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- James Doohan, the burly chief engineer of the
Starship Enterprise in the original "Star Trek" TV series and motion pictures
who responded to the apocryphal command "Beam me up, Scotty," died early
Wednesday. He was 85.

Story continues at
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Message 97         Wed Jul 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:50 PDT

He died on the 36th anniversary of the first manned moon landing.  How
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Message 98         Wed Jul 20, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 14:09 PDT


Heh, He was a lieutenant of Artillery.  I didn't know that.   I also never
noticed a missing finger on screen.

_________
  | homas

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Message 99         Thu Jul 21, 2005
PETERW                       at 06:28 PDT

>I also never noticed a missing finger on screen.

A holographic prosthesis?  ;-)

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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 100        Fri Jul 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:51 PDT

A monument will be erected in Scotland in Doohan's honor:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4703419.stm

Meanwhile, his ashes will be blasted into space:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/12988.html

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Message 101        Fri Jul 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:57 PDT

Peter:

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/12920.html>:

You probably never noticed, while watching Star Trek in the first place, that
Doohan always went to great lengths to obscure his right hand. Grab a DVD,
and watch how he sits when he's in the captain's chair. Watch how he clinches
his right hand in a fist when he's standing with his arms to his side. That's
because "Scotty" is missing his middle finger (an incongruity, perhaps, in a
futuristic setting). Well, that handicap, so cleverly hidden for years, is a
direct result of that momentous day in 1944 that changed the course of the
20th century.

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Message 102        Wed Jul 27, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:00 PDT

A genuine war hero.  A great man.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
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Message 103        Thu Jul 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:28 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Danny Simon, a comedy writer who together with his brother,
Neil, wrote for such classic 1950s television series as "Your Show of Shows,"
has died of complications of a stroke. He was 86.

Danny Simon died Tuesday in Portland, Oregon, Neil Simon said Wednesday.

Story continues at
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Message 104        Sun Aug 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:01 PDT

NEW YORK (CNN) -- Nearly four months to the day since he announced in a hoarse
voice on his evening newscast that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer,
longtime ABC "World News Tonight" anchor Peter Jennings died Sunday, according
to the ABC news network. He was 67.

Story continues at
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Message 105        Sun Aug 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:04 PDT

I will always associate Peter Jennings with my father, as the activities I
remember sharing the most with my family growing up was watching television.
Every evening when the news came on, my father would watch Peter Jennings tell
us what had happened that day.  I noticed with amusement a few years later
that, just as my mother allowed me to skip school on my birthday, Peter
Jennings never worked on his, either.  And when an episode of the television
sitcom "Wings" suggested that even men find Peter Jennings attractive, I
couldn't disagree.

None of those memories are meaningful next to the life and contributions of
the man - yet the personal connection I felt to him through my family makes
his passing all the sadder.

In the past three years, my father, who has been smoking for 45 years, has cut
back from fifteen cigarettes a day to five.  I wonder if he will also be moved
by this loss, and will perhaps give up the habit entirely.

-Ken

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Message 106        Sun Aug 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:30 PDT

Brock Peters, who played Joseph Sisko on "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine", passed
away last week at age 78 from pancreatic cancer:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/13354.html

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Message 107        Fri Sep 02, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:52 PDT

Actor Michael Sheard, best known for playing teacher Mr Bronson in
long-running children's TV drama Grange Hill in the 1980s, has died aged 65.

Sheard gained wider fame as Admiral Ozzel in 1980 Star Wars film The Empire
Strikes Back.

His other films included Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade - one of a string
of appearances as Adolf Hitler - and he was a regular guest in Doctor Who.

<snip>

With a series of roles in Doctor Who spanning more than 20 years, he boasted
that he starred alongside more Doctors than any other actor.

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Message 108        Thu Sep 08, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 08:43 PDT

I happened to glance at a newspaper in a newspaper stand the other day, and saw
a notice that Bob Denver (Gilligan)  had died.

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Message 109        Sun Sep 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:03 PDT

That's right, Thomas - thanks for the heads-up.

Mr. Denver died September 2nd at the age of 70 from complications after
surgery for throat cancer.

The Skipper, the Millionaire, and his Wife have passed away, too - survived
by the Movie Star, the Professor, and Mary Ann.

-Ken

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Message 110        Mon Sep 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:59 PDT

Here is one obituary for Mr. Denver:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/06/denver.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 111        Sun Sep 18, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:53 PDT

Robert Wise, the legendary film director who first brought Star Trek to the
silver screen, died Wednesday of heart failure in Los Angeles. He had just
celebrated his 91st birthday on Saturday.

Story continues at
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Message 112        Tue Sep 27, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:17 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Don Adams, the wry-voiced comedian who
starred as the fumbling secret agent Maxwell Smart in the 1960s TV spoof of
James Bond movies, "Get Smart," has died. He was 82.

Adams died of a lung infection late Sunday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
his friend and former agent Bruce Tufeld said Monday, adding that the actor
broke his hip a year ago and had been in ill health since.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/26/obit.adams.ap/index.html

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Message 113        Tue Sep 27, 2005
PETERW                       at 06:40 PDT

>Don Adams, ... has died. He was 82.

I thought he was 86!

Sorry about that, Chief - someone had to say it! :-)

Another appropriate comment would be "Missed it by that much!"

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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 114        Mon Oct 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:24 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Playwright August Wilson, who won a best-play Tony Award and
two Pulitzer Prizes, died Sunday of liver cancer, a family spokeswoman said.
He was 60.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/10/02/wilson.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 115        Wed Oct 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:31 PDT

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- British comedian Ronnie Barker, half of the
famous duo The Two Ronnies and the inimitable Fletch in prison sitcom
Porridge, has died aged 76.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/04/britain.barker.reut/index.html>

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Message 116        Sun Oct 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:48 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/13982.html>:

Versatile musician, comedian and actor Hamilton Camp has died following a
fall at his home in Hancock Park, Los Angeles. He was 70.

Born in London in 1934, Camp started out as a folk musician and later turned
to acting. He will be remembered by Star Trek fans for two roles; on Voyager
he appeared as Controller Vrelk in "Extreme Risk," and Lek in the Deep Space
Nine episodes "Ferengi Love Songs" and "The Magnificent Ferengi."

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Message 117        Sun Oct 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:51 PDT

Hamilton Camp also played H.G. Wells on the TV series "Lois & Clark", Greedy
Smurf on the TV series, and was recently in the video game "Halo 2".

His web site is <http://www.hamiltoncamp.com>.

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Message 118        Sun Oct 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:35 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/13920.html>:

"... it was Doohan's wish that a portion of his cremated remains be shot into
space, in similar fashion to Gene Roddenberry in 1997. The "Memorial
Spaceflight" service is conducted by Space Services Inc. (SSI) based in
Houston, Texas, and the flight containing Doohan's ashes has been cleared for
a launch window of December 6-12. It will take place at Vandenberg Air Force
Base in Lompoc, California (on the coast about two hours north of Los
Angeles).

"... SSI has set up a forum where users can write tribute messages to Doohan.
Those messages will be recorded onto a CD which will become part of the
payload on the flight."

Visit <http://www.nameastarspacelaunch.com/doohan_message.asp?src=startrek> to
write a message.

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Message 119        Tue Oct 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:12 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Comedian Louis Nye, who created a national
catchphrase belting out "Hi, ho, Steverino!" as one of the players on Steve
Allen's groundbreaking 1950s TV show, has died. He was 92.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/11/nye.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 120        Wed Oct 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:07 PDT

Nipsey Russell, the comedian whose one-liners and impromptu rhymes made him
one of television's popular talk-show guests and game-show panelists during
the 1970's, died on Sunday at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan. He was 80 and
made his home in Manhattan.

Story continues at
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/04/arts/04russell.html

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Message 121        Thu Oct 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:04 PDT

From <http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/devery_freeman.html>:

A writer and TV producer, Freeman wrote for print as well as TV and movies.
In the golden age of TV, he wrote scripts for such shows as Playhouse 90 and
Desilu Playhouse. As an executive, he oversaw classic shows like The Dick Van
Dyke Show, I Love Lucy and The Beverly Hillbillies. And his novel Father Sky
was adapted to the military school movie Taps. But in addition to his
writing, Freeman paid attention to the business of writing: he was a Screen
Writers Guild negotiator and won the right for the union to determine how
writing credits were displayed on films, and helped the Guild reorganize in
1954 to create the Writers Guild of America. He died October 7 of
complications from open heart surgery. He was 92.

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Message 122        Tue Oct 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:50 PDT

American stage and screen actor William Hootkins - who lived and worked for
many years in the UK and was last seen on the London stage in Hitchcock
Blonde - has passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Diagnosed
earlier this year, he died yesterday (Sunday 23 October 2005) at St Johns
Hospital in Santa Monica near his Californian home. He was 58.

<snip>

 In a busy career, Hootkins worked regularly on both sides of the Atlantic.
His first film role was in 1977, playing Jedi fighter Jek Porkins in George
Lucas' Star Wars. Though the part was small, it had a big impact. He joked in
a Whatsonstage.com interview two years ago : "In a sense, my career's been
downhill ever since. Fans still come to greet me at the stage door with
action figures of my character and embarrassing photographs for me to sign."

Read the full story at
http://www.whatsonstage.com/dl/page.php?page=greenroom&story=E8821130151838

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Message 123        Wed Oct 26, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:14 PDT

PALM SPRINGS, California (AP) -- Elmer "Len" Dresslar Jr., who extolled
vegetables to generations of TV watchers as the booming voice of the Jolly
Green Giant, has died. He was 80.

Dresslar died October 16 of cancer, according to daughter Teri Bennett.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/26/obit.greengiant.ap/index.html

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Message 124        Wed Nov 02, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 02:52 PDT

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (AP) -- Skitch Henderson, the Grammy-winning conductor
who lent his musical expertise to Frank Sinatra and Bing Crosby before
founding the New York Pops and becoming the first "Tonight Show" bandleader,
died Tuesday. He was 87.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/11/02/henderson.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 125        Sun Nov 06, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:51 PDT

Michael Piller, best known to television viewers around the world as the
executive producer/co-creator of more than 500 hours of Star Trek, lost his
long battle with an aggressive form of head & neck cancer on Tuesday,
November 1, 2005 at 4:51 a.m. at his home in Los Angeles. He was 57. He is
survived by his wife Sandra, daughter Brent and son Shawn.

Story continues at
http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/14414.html

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Message 126        Mon Nov 07, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:25 PDT

The announcement of his passing was the first I'd heard of his cancer.  Shame.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.



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Message 127        Tue Nov 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:25 PDT

From <http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/ralph_edwards.html>:

A radio and TV producer and host, Edwards was best known for his show, This
is Your Life (1952-1961) -- a biography show that surprised the subject with
a live presentation based on their life, with people from their past present
to tell their part of the story. The show featured a mix of celebrities and
what he called "unknown American Heroes" -- ordinary people who made
extraordinary contributions to society. Edwards started on radio as a writer
and announcer at 16, and in 1940 created, produced and hosted Truth or
Consequences on radio, a hit that later migrated to television, where it ran
into the 1970s. Edwards leveraged his fame and ratings well: in 1948 he
received the first "Gold Heart Award" from former President Herbert Hoover
for raising the money needed to bring the American Heart Association to
national prominence; in 1958 he featured Rear Admiral Samuel G. Fuqua, the
last man to leave the sinking USS Arizona, on This is Your Life, and his
appeals prompted viewers to contribute the seed money for the USS Arizona
Memorial in Hawaii. Edwards won three Emmy Awards, has two stars on the
Hollywood Walk of Fame (one for radio, one for TV), and was given the
Lifetime Achievement Award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in
2001. In 1981 he was still at it, co-producing one of the first courtroom
reality shows, The People's Court; he only fully retired two years ago. He
died in his sleep November 16 at age 92.
From This is True for 13 November 2005

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Message 128        Wed Nov 30, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:11 PDT

From <http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/noriyuki_morita.html>:

[Noriyuki] Morita, an American born in California, spent most of his
childhood in the hospital suffering from spinal tuberculosis. Almost
immediately upon his release he was sent to a Japanese-American internment
camp during World War II. "One day I was an invalid," he said later. "The
next day I was public enemy No. 1 being escorted to an internment camp by an
FBI agent." After the war, he turned to stand-up comedy, but didn't find many
gigs as a Japanese-American comic after the war. He found his niche in
acting, took the name "Pat" Morita, and played sometimes racially demeaning
roles in films like Thoroughly Modern Millie and in TV shows including The
Odd Couple, M*A*S*H and Love, American Style. His big break came when he was
cast as "Arnold" in Happy Days, and then as the Sensei in The Karate Kid film
and its three sequels. He died November 24 at 73. The cause of death was
variously reported as heart failure, or kidney failure while awaiting a
kidney transplant.

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Message 129        Thu Dec 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:53 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Actress Wendie Jo Sperber, who starred
opposite Tom Hanks on TV's "Bosom Buddies" and who in his words became "a
walking inspiration" after she contracted cancer, has died. She was in her
40s.

Sperber died at home Tuesday after an eight-year battle with breast cancer,
publicist Jo-Ann Geffen said Wednesday.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/01/obit.sperber.ap/index.html

Sperber also played Michael J. Fox's sister in the first and third "Back to
the Future" movies.

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Message 130        Sun Dec 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:26 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/14894.html>:

Marc Lawrence, a character actor who played two guest roles on Star Trek,
died on Sunday of natural causes at the age of 95.

<snip!>

This reputation preceded him as he was cast to play holographic mob boss
"Carl Zeemo" in Deep Space Nine's "Badda-Bing Badda-Bang." Lawrence was 89 at
the time, and that was one of his final appearances.

About ten years prior, Lawrence was in The Next Generation's "The Vengeance
Factor" as "Volnoth," an Acamarian Gatherer who was murdered by a vengeful
Yuta.

One of Lawrence's most memorable lines over his seven-decade career was as an
unnamed character in the 1971 James Bond film "Diamonds are Forever." He was
the Slumber Inc. henchman who tossed Plenty O'Toole (Lana Wood) through a
high-rise hotel window into a pool. Looking out of the window, Sean Connery
says, "Exceptionally fine shot." A deadpan Lawrence responds, "I didn't know
it was a pool down there."

According to LATimes.com, Lawrence once said that "being a tough guy is easy.
You just give them this hard look and yell, 'Hey, you, get over here!' and
nobody bothers you."

Full obituary at
http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-lawrence1dec01,0,5190211.story?col
l=la-home-obituaries

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Message 131        Sun Dec 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:43 PDT

(CNN) -- Just days after his 65th birthday, groundbreaking comedian Richard
Pryor died Saturday of a heart attack, his wife told CNN.

Pryor, who had been ill with multiple sclerosis, died at Encino Hospital near
Los Angeles at 7:58 a.m. PT. Jennifer Lee Pryor tried to revive him at their
home before paramedics arrived and took him to the hospital, she said.

Story continues at <http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/12/10/pryor.obit/index.html>

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Message 132        Mon Dec 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:58 PDT

Read this tribute to Richard Pryor:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/11/pryor.appreciation.ap/index.html

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Message 133        Fri Dec 16, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:04 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/snames-nf/Spencer+John>,
John Spencer died December 16th at the age of 58 from a heart attack.  He
played Leo McGarry on the TV series "The West Wing" and Tommy Mullaney in the
series "L.A. Law"

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Message 134        Tue Dec 27, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:59 PDT

According to
<http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/snames-nf/Schiavelli+Vincent>,
Vincent Schiavelli died 12/26/2005 at the age of 57 from cancer.

As a character actor, he played the subway ghost in the movie "Ghost",
Frederickson in the movie "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", and the science
teacher in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High", among many other roles.

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Message 135        Sat Dec 31, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:32 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/vnames-nf/Vale+Michael>,
Michael Vale died on Christmas Eve at the age of 83 from diabetes.

He played the sleepy donut maker whose tag line was "Time to make the donuts"
in a long-running series of Dunkin' Donuts commercials.

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Message 136        Sun Jan 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:55 PDT

Paramount remembers the 17 lumninaries of "Star Trek" it lost this year:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/15113.html

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Message 137        Sun Jan 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:47 PDT

LOS ANGELES - Patrick Cranshaw, who achieved cult-like status as fraternity
brother "Blue" in the 2003 comedy "Old School," has died. He was 86.

The veteran character actor died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in
Fort Worth, Texas, his personal manager, Jeff Ross, told the Los Angeles Times.

Story continues at <http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060101/ap_en_mo/obit_cranshaw>

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Message 138        Sun Jan 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:00 PDT

Here is a longer obituary for Vincent Schivalli, whose passing was noted in
Message 134, uptopic.  He had also appeared in such sci-fi shows as "Buffy",
"Star Trek TNG", and "The X-Files".

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/15068.html
http://tinyurl.com/7f7lh

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Message 139        Sat Jan 14, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:05 PDT

Shelley Winters, the forceful, outspoken star who graduated from blond
bombshell parts to dramas, winning Academy Awards as supporting actress in
"The Diary of Anne Frank" and "A Patch of Blue," has died. She was 85.

Winters died of heart failure early Saturday at The Rehabilitation Centre of
Beverly Hills, her publicist Dale Olson said. She had been hospitalized in
October after suffering a heart attack.

Story continues at <http://tinyurl.com/7wald>

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Message 140        Fri Jan 20, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:00 PDT

According to http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/fnames-nf/Franciosa+Tony

Tony Franciosa died of a stroke yesterday at the age of 77.  He appeared in "A
Face in the Crowd", "The Long Hot Summer", "A Hatful of Rain" and other movies.

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Message 141        Sat Jan 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:29 PDT

Here's a full obituary for Anthony Franciosa:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/20/obit.franciosa.ap/index.html

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Message 142        Wed Jan 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:47 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Actor Chris Penn, brother of Sean Penn, was
found dead Tuesday at a condominium near the beach in Santa Monica, police
said.

Police said they discovered the 40-year-old actor's body around 4 p.m. Lt.
Frank Fabrega said there were no obvious signs of foul play.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/24/chris.penn.obit.ap/index.html>

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Message 143        Fri Jan 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:40 PDT

Fayard Nichols died on 24-Jan-06 at the age of 91 from a stroke.

He was half of the famous tap dancing team known as the Nicholas Brothers,
with his brother Harold Nicholas, they appeared in a number of films,
including "Down Argentine Way", "Tin Pan Alley", and "Stormy Weather".

Source: <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/nnames-nf/Nicholas+Fayard>

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Message 144        Thu Feb 02, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:21 PDT

According to
<http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/snames-nf/Shearer+Moira>,
Moira Shearer died on 31-Jan-06 at age 80.  She was a ballerina and actress,
and starred in the ballet-oriented movie "The Red Shoes" and the cult film
"Peeping Tom".

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Message 145        Sat Feb 04, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:34 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/lnames-nf/Lewis+Al>,
Al Lewis died on 03-Feb-06 at age 82.  He played Grandpa Munster on the TV
series "The Munsters", he appeared in the TV series "Car 54, Where Are You?"

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Message 146        Sun Feb 05, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:21 PDT

Here is a fuller obituary for Al Lewis:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/04/lewis.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 147        Mon Feb 06, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:01 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/bnames-nf/Byron+Jean>,
Jean Byron died on 03-Feb-06 at the age of 80.  She played Natalie Lane on the
TV series "The Patty Duke Show".

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Message 148        Thu Feb 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:46 PDT

BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Alan Shalleck, who collaborated with the
co-creator of "Curious George" to bring the mischievous monkey to television
and a series of book sequels, was found dead outside his home, and police were
treating the death as a possible homicide.

<snip>

Shalleck, 76, was the writer and director of more than 100 short episodes of
"Curious George," which were seen on the Disney Channel.

Story continues at
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Message 149        Thu Feb 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:20 PDT

BOYNTON BEACH, Florida (AP) -- Two South Florida men have surrendered and
confessed to killing Alan Shalleck, who collaborated on bringing the beloved
children's story of the mischievous monkey "Curious George" to television,
police said Thursday.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/09/curious.killers.ap/index.html>

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Message 150        Fri Feb 10, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:48 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/cnames-nf/Cover+Franklin>
Tom Willis died on 05-Feb-06 of pneumonia at age 77.  He played Tom Willis on
the TV series "The Jeffersons".

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Message 151        Mon Feb 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:51 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/bnames-nf/Benchley+Peter>
Peter Benchley died on 11-Feb-06 at the age of 65 from pulmonary fibrosis.
He wrote "Jaws", "The Deep", and other books.

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Message 152        Mon Feb 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:53 PDT

Phil Brown, who played Uncle Owen in "Star Wars Episode IV", passed away last
week at the age of 89 from pneumonia.

http://www.starwars.com/community/news/family/news20060210.html
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/13860685.htm

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Message 153        Tue Feb 14, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:07 PDT

Here's more on Benchley (see Msg 151, uptopic):

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/02/12/benchley.obit.ap/index.html

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Message 154        Sun Feb 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:20 PDT

Andreas Katsulas, whose striking Greek visage was often obscured by
prosthetic makeup in his several sci-fi roles, died on Monday, February 13,
of lung cancer at the age of 59.

Katsulas played the recurring role of the Romulan "Commander Tomalak" in the
Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes "The Enemy," "The Defector," "Future
Imperfect" and "All Good Things..."

<snip>

Katsulas also had his share of movie roles, and perhaps his most famous was
the notorious one-armed man "Frederick Sykes" in "The Fugitive" with Harrison
Ford.

Story continues at
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Message 155        Sun Feb 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:08 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/bnames-nf/Bright+Richard>
Richard Bright died on 18-Feb-06 at age 68 after being struck by a NYC bus.

A fuller obituary exists at
<http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2006/02/19/bright-obit.html>.

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Message 156        Thu Feb 23, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:12 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/15432.html>:

Paul Carr, who played "Lt. Lee Kelso" in the second Star Trek pilot "Where No
Man Has Gone Before," died on Friday, February 17, after a long battle with
cancer. He had just turned 72.

Kelso was a helm officer aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise when the ship approached
the edge of the galaxy and Gary Mitchell gained god-like powers. Kelso only
appeared in the one episode because he was killed when Mitchell
telekinetically strangled him with a cable.

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Message 157        Sat Feb 25, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:40 PDT

IMHO, Andreas Katsulas's most memorable role was as G'Kar on Babylon 5.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.



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Message 158        Sat Feb 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:42 PDT

Don Knotts died yesterday at the age of 81 from cancer. :(

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/02/26/ap/entertainment/mainD8G0H58G0.shtm

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Message 159        Sat Feb 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:46 PDT

Darren McGavin, who played roles from private eye Mike Hammer and Jerry Lewis'
Delicate Delinquet cop buddy in the 50s to the original Carl Kolchak in The
Night Stalker, died this morning in California.  He was 83.

Story continues at
http://www.tvsquad.com/2006/02/25/darren-mcgavin-dead-at-83/

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Message 160        Mon Feb 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:10 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Dennis Weaver, the slow-witted deputy Chester
Goode in the TV classic western "Gunsmoke" and the New Mexico deputy solving
New York crime in "McCloud," has died. The actor was 81.

Weaver died of complications from cancer Friday at his home in Ridgway, in
southwestern Colorado, his publicist Julian Myers said.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/27/obit.weaver.ap/index.html

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Message 161        Tue Feb 28, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:48 PDT

WARNER ROBINS, Georgia (AP) -- Retired Brig. Gen. Robert L. Scott, the World
War II flying ace who told of his exploits in the China-Burma-India theater in
his book "God is My Co-Pilot," died Monday. He was 97.

<snip>

The Georgia-born Scott rose to nationwide prominence during World War II as a
fighter ace in the skies over Asia, then with his best-selling 1943 book, made
into a 1945 movie starring Dennis Morgan as Scott.

Story continues at <http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/27/scott.obit.ap/index.html>

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Message 162        Thu Mar 02, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:03 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/wnames-nf/Wild+Jack>,
Jack Wild died today of cancer at the age of 53.  He played the Artful Dodger
in the movie "Oliver!" and Jimmy in the TV show "H.R. Pufnstuf".

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Message 163        Tue Mar 07, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:35 PDT

Short Hills, NJ, March 7, 2006) - Dana Reeve, Chair of the Christopher Reeve
Foundation (CRF) and founder of the Christopher and Dana Reeve Paralysis
Resource Center, passed away last night at the age of 44. The cause was lung
cancer. Kathy Lewis, President and CEO of CRF, issued the following statement.

Press release continues at <http://tinyurl.com/qyod8>

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Message 164        Wed Mar 08, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:25 PDT

Gordon Parks, the pioneering black photographer and filmmaker who explored the
African-American experience in his work, including landmark movies "The
Learning Tree" and "Shaft," died on Tuesday in New York, a relative said.
Parks, 93, had been in failing health, said the nephew, Charles Parks, who
lives in Lawrence, Kansas.

Story continues at
<http://english.people.com.cn/200603/09/eng20060309_249171.html>

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Message 165        Mon Mar 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:20 PDT

Maureen Stapleton, an Oscar-winning character actress whose subtle
vulnerability and down-to-earth toughness earned her dramatic and comedic
roles on stage, screen, and television, died Monday. She was 80.

The longtime smoker died from chronic pulmonary disease in the Berkshire
hills town of Lenox, where she had been living, said her son, Daniel
Allentuck.

<snip>

Her other film credits include the 1963 musical "Bye Bye Birdie" opposite
Ann-Margret and Dick Van Dyke, "Johnny Dangerously," "Cocoon," "The Money
Pit" and "Addicted to Love."

In television, she earned an Emmy for "Among the Paths to Eden" in 1967. She
was nominated for "Queen of the Stardust Ballroom" in 1975; "The Gathering"
in 1977; and "Miss Rose White" in 1992.

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Message 166        Mon Mar 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:36 PDT

SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Peter Tomarken, host of the hit 1980s game show "Press
Your Luck," and his wife were killed Monday when their small plane crashed in
Santa Monica Bay shortly after takeoff on a volunteer medical transportation
flight, authorities said. Searchers were looking for a third person reported
aboard.

The bodies of Tomarken 63, and wife Kathleen Abigail Tomarken, 41, were
identified by the Los Angeles County coroner's office, said coroner's
spokesman Craig Harvey.

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Message 167        Sun Mar 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:42 PDT

Buck Owens, the Bakersfield rebel who brought a distinctly California flavor
to country music in the '50s and '60s and built a multimedia empire belying
his Hee Haw-bred bumpkin persona, died Saturday. He was 76.

<snip>

His stream of hits opened the door for him to star, with Roy Clark, in their
own network TV variety show. Hee Haw premiered June 15, 1969.

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Message 168        Sun Mar 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:43 PDT

Richard Fleischer, who was born into a family that produced Popeye and Betty
Boop cartoons but chose to direct live action films and made such hits as
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Boston Strangler, Fantastic Voyage and Tora!
Tora! Tora!, has died. He was 89.

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Message 169        Mon Apr 03, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:12 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/mnames-nf/Monty+Gloria>,
Gloria Monty died at age of 84 on 30-Mar-06 from cancer.

She revolutionized the world of soap operas when she took over as producer of
"General Hospital" in 1978, introducing the Luke and Laura storyline which
eventually led to a wedding watched by 30 million viewers.

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Message 170        Wed Apr 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:58 PDT

Being the class clown paid off for Joseph Bernard.

While growing up in New York, he realized he could turn cutting up in school
into a career. Working as an actor was all he wanted to do with his life, and
he never held a job that wasn't associated with acting, including teaching,
writing and directing.

Bernard died Monday at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. He was 82.

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Message 171        Wed May 03, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:48 PDT

HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) -- Louis Rukeyser, a best-selling author,
columnist, lecturer and television host who delivered pun-filled, common-sense
commentary on complicated business and economic news, died Tuesday. He was 73.

Rukeyser died at his home in Greenwich after a long battle with multiple
myeloma, a rare bone marrow cancer, said his brother, Bud Rukeyser.

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Message 172        Fri May 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:18 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/tnames-nf/Thomas+Frankie>
Frankie Thomas died on 5/11/2006 at the age of 85 from a stroke.

Thomas starred as Tom Corbett in the 1950s TV series "Tom Corbett, Space
Cadet", and played Ted Nickerson in a series of Nancy Drew movies in the 1930s.

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Message 173        Fri May 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:18 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/anames-nf/Anderson+Lew>,
Lew Anderson died on 5/14/2006 at the age of 84 from cancer.

He was the longest-serving and last man to play Clarabell the Clown on the TV
series "The Howdy Doody Show" and was the only one ever to speak in the role
when, with a tear in his eye, he uttered the show's final words, "Goodbye,
kids".

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Message 174        Mon May 29, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:59 PDT

Actor Paul Gleason passed away in a Burbank, California, hospital on Saturday
of lung cancer. He was 67.

Gleason played Mace & Cindel's father in the made for TV special "Ewoks: The
Battle for Endor", but is most likely known best for this role as the
principal in the 1985 hit, The Breakfast Club.

"Don't mess with the bull, young man. You'll get the horns." - Principal
Richard Vernon

More details at
http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/gnames-nf/Gleason+Paul

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Message 175        Wed Jun 07, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:53 PDT

Paul Gleason died May 27th at age 67 of lung cancer.

He was best known for playing Principal Vernon in the movie "The Breakfast
Club", Clarence Beeks in the movie "Trading Places", and Deputy Chief Dwayne
Robinson in the movie "Die Hard".

More at

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/news/comments/?entryid=329952

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Message 176        Sat Jun 10, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 22:29 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/dnames-nf/Donner+Robert>,
Robert Donner died on June 8th at the age of 75 from a heart attack.

Donner played Exidor on the TV series "Mork & Mindy" and made many other TV
appearances, including playing Yancy Tucker on the series "The Waltons".

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Message 177        Sun Jun 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:17 PDT

LOS ANGELES - Robert Sterling, the handsome star of 1940s movies who appeared
with his wife Anne Jeffreys in the television series "Topper," died Tuesday
at his Brentwood home. He was 88.

Although he appeared in dozens of movies, Sterling was best known for the
1953-1956 TV series "Topper," based on the Thorne Smith novel, and the 1937
film starring Cary Grant and Constance Bennett.

Sterling was born William Hart in 1917 in New Castle, Pa., the son of Chicago
Cubs catcher William S. Hart. He attended college in Pennsylvania and worked
as a clothing salesman before breaking into movies.

After "Topper," Sterling retired from acting to become a businessman.

Source:
http://www.localnewsleader.com/olberlin/stories/index.php?action=fullnews&id=19
3057

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Message 178        Sat Jun 24, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:11 PDT

Los Angeles - Aaron Spelling captivated generations of television viewers
with shows like Charlie's Angels and Beverly Hills 90210 and left an
indelible stamp on American pop culture, but he never won the critical
acclaim he sought.

One of the most prolific TV producers in history, Spelling chafed at the
lowbrow label critics assigned his many hit series. He called his shows "mind
candy" while critics referred to them as "mindless candy."

Spelling died Friday at his Los Angeles mansion after suffering a stroke on
June 18, according to publicist Kevin Sasaki. He was 83.

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Message 179        Tue Jun 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:03 PDT

It may have been a dog's life, but Moose, the Jack Russell terrier of Frasier
fame, wasn't one to complain.

Kelsey Grammer's canine sidekick, known as Eddie on the long-running show,
died Thursday at the ripe old age of 16 and a half, his trainer, Mathilde
Halberg told People magazine.

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Message 180        Thu Jun 29, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:45 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/pnames-nf/Page+George>,
George Page died on 28-Jun-06 at the age of 71 from cancer.

Page was the narrator of the PBS series "Nature" for close to 20 years (as
well as being the show's creator).

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Message 181        Mon Jul 03, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:28 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/mnames-nf/Murray+Jan>,
Jan Murray died on July 2nd at the age of 89.

He was a Borscht-belt comedian and actor who hosted the TV game show
"Treasure Hunt" and made frequent appearances on talk shows and the game show
"The Hollywood Squares".

Read more at <http://tinyurl.com/qmd84>.

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Message 182        Fri Jul 07, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:13 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/rnames-nf/Rogers+Kasey>,
Kasey Rogers died on July 6th at the age of 80.  She was best known for her
role as Louise Tate on the television series "Bewitched".

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Message 183        Mon Jul 10, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:02 PDT

HUNTINGTON, New York (AP) -- Benjamin Hendrickson, an Emmy Award-winning
actor on the "As the World Turns" soap opera, committed suicide this week
with a gunshot to the head, police said.

Suffolk County police officers, called by concerned neighbors to
Hendrickson's Long Island home, said they found him dead in his bed on
Monday.

Hendrickson, 55, was a member of the first graduating class of the Juilliard
School of Drama, along with actors Kevin Kline and Patti LuPone. He appeared
on Broadway in the early 1980s as a replacement in the title role of "The
Elephant Man" and in the 1984 revival of "Awake and Sing!"

He played Chief of Detectives Hal Munson for more than 20 years on CBS' "As
the World Turns," winning a Daytime Emmy for outstanding supporting actor in
2003.

His last air date on the show will be July 12.

Source:
<http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/10/us.obit.hendrickson.ap/index.html>

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Message 184        Tue Jul 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:46 PDT

Petite blonde June Allyson, Hollywood's friendly girl next door in movies of
the '40s and '50s, died Saturday at her home in Ojai, Calif., after a long
illness, her daughter said Monday. She was 88.

Allyson's husband of nearly 30 years, David Ashrow, was at her side, daughter
Pamela Allyson Powell told the Associated Press. The cause of death was
pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis.

Allyson starred with Elizabeth Taylor in 1949's Little Women and played James
Stewart's wife in The Stratton Story (1949), The Glenn Miller Story (1953) and
Strategic Air Command (1955). She and Stewart were considered the screen's
perfect couple.

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Message 185        Tue Jul 11, 2006
MARK [Apprentice]            at 12:12 PDT

> According to
> <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/rnames-nf/Rogers+Kasey>,
> Kasey Rogers died on July 6th at the age of 80.

I'll always remember her as Miriam Haines in Hitchcock's "Strangers On A
Train".  She played the soon to be murdered wife of a tennis star who was
trying to divorce her.  She had a great role in a great movie.

-- Mark

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Message 186        Wed Jul 12, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:06 PDT

Barnard Hughes (1915 - 2006)
Posted by Clint Morris on July 12, 2006

One of the great - and I think, hugely underrated - actors of our time,
Barnard Hughes, has sadly passed away at the age of 90. Fans of 80s cinema
will probably know Hughes best for his role as the eccentric grandfather
("One thing about living in Santa Carla I never could stomach, all the damn
vampires") in Joel Schumacher's timeless smasheroo, "The Lost Boys".

Those a little older - say, um, my age - would probably remember Hughes from
the TV series "Mr Merlin" opposite the it-boy-at-the-time Robby Benson. He
also starred in a couple of other TV shows, like "Blossom" and "Doc". He won
an Emmy for his guest stint on "Lou Grant", some years before, too.

On stage, Hughes won a Tony for his role in "Da" - a role he later reprised
for the film.

Hughes, who made his film debut in the 1954 Shelley Winters film "Playgirl",
died after battling from a brief illness.

Some of his most memorable roles include that of Towny in "Midnight Cowboy"
(1969), Dr. Walter Gibbs in "Tron" (1982), and Frank Marvel in "The Cradle
will Rock".

Source:
http://www.moviehole.net/news/20060712_barnard_hughes_1915_2006.html

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Message 187        Thu Jul 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:00 PDT

(07-13) 15:52 PDT Los Angeles (AP) --

Red Buttons, the carrot-topped burlesque comedian who became a top star in
early television and then in a dramatic role won the 1957 Oscar as supporting
actor in "Sayonara," died Thursday. He was 87.

Buttons died of vascular disease at his home in the Century City area of Los
Angeles, publicist Warren Cowan said. He had been ill for some time, and was
with family members when he died, Cowan said.

With his eager manner and rapid-fire wit, Buttons excelled in every phase of
show business, from the Borscht Belt of the 1930s to celebrity roasts in the
1990s.

His greatest achievement came with his "Sayonara" role as Sgt. Joe Kelly, the
soldier in the post-World War II occupation forces in Japan whose romance with
a Japanese woman (Myoshi Umeki, who also won an Academy Award) ends in
tragedy.

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Message 188        Mon Jul 17, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:05 PDT

LOS ANGELES - Actress June Allyson, the perky blonde with the husky voice who
was one of Hollywood's most beloved stars in the 1940s and 1950s, has died.
She was 88.

Allyson died July 8 at her home in Ojai of pulmonary respiratory failure and
acute bronchitis after a long illness, said her daughter, Pamela Powell. David
Ashrow, Allyson's husband of 29 years, was at her si

<snip!>

Among her well-known movies were her breakthrough film, Two Girls and a
Sailor, in which she co-starred with Johnson and Gloria DeHaven; the 1949
remake of Little Women, playing tomboy Jo; and three movies with [Jimmy]
Stewart.

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Message 189        Fri Jul 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:31 PDT

Actor Jack Warden died of heart and kidney failure and other medical problems
on Wednesday, July 19 in a New York hospital. He was 85.

Born on September 18, 1920 in Newark, New Jersey, Warden had a brief career
as a prizefighter and worked as a nightclub bouncer and lifeguard before
serving as a paratrooper in World War II. His first professional acting job
was with the Margo Jones repertory troupe in 1947. On Broadway, he appeared
in such shows as Golden Boy (1952), Lullaby (1954), A View from the Bridge
(1955), A Very Special Baby (1956), The Body Beautiful (1958), and The Man in
the Glass Booth (1968). His final Broadway show was the notorious flop
Stages. Written and co-produced by Stuart Ostrow, the play closed on its
opening night: March 19, 1978.

Among Warden's many film credits are From Here to Eternity, Edge of the City,
12 Angry Men, Run Silent, Run Deep, Donovan's Reef, All the President's Men,
The Champ, ...And Justice For All, Being There, Problem Child and its sequel,
Woody Allen's Bullets Over Broadway and Mighty Aphrodite, Things to Do in
Denver When You're Dead, Ed, Bulworth, and The Replacements.

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Message 190        Sun Jul 23, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:50 PDT

In the early days of his acting career, when most roles offered to Asian
American actors were caricatures or stereotypes, Mako took just such a part
and used it to open the doors of Hollywood and Broadway to others.

In the 1966 film "The Sand Pebbles," he played the Chinese character Po-han,
who spoke pidgin English, called the white sailors in the movie "master," and
treated them as such. But through the power of his acting, Mako transformed
Po-han and compelled the audience to empathize and identify with the
engine-room "coolie."

<snip!>

Mako, who in 1965 co-founded East West Players, the nation's first Asian
American theater company, died Friday of esophageal cancer at his home in the
Ventura County town of Somis. He was 72.

<snip!>

In an acting career that spanned more than four decades, Mako was a familiar
face in film and television. His TV roles included appearances on "McHale's
Navy," "I Spy," "MASH," "Quincy," and "Walker, Texas Ranger." In films, he
was a Japanese admiral in "Pearl Harbor" and a Singaporean in "Seven Years in
Tibet." He was Akiro the wizard in "Conan the Barbarian" and "Conan the
Destroyer" with now-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

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Message 191        Fri Aug 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:37 PDT

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mike Douglas, the affable big band singer who for two
decades hosted a parade of America's biggest stars and newsmakers on his
top-rated daytime talk show, died on Friday on his 81st birthday, friends
said.

Douglas, an Irish tenor on the verge of quitting show business before landing
the TV show that made him a household name, died at a hospital in North Palm
Beach, Florida, according to business associate Bob Patterson.

Patterson said he had no details about the circumstances of the entertainer's
death.

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Message 192        Tue Aug 15, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:36 PDT

LOS ANGELES - Bruno Kirby, a veteran character actor who co-starred in "When
Harry Met Sally," "City Slickers" and many other films, has died at age 57,
his wife said Tuesday.

Kirby died Monday in Los Angeles from complications related to leukemia,
according to a statement from his wife, Lynn Sellers. He had recently been
diagnosed with the disease.

<snip>

Kirby was perhaps best known for his roles opposite Billy Crystal in 1989's
"When Harry Met Sally" and 1991's "City Slickers."

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Message 193        Mon Aug 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:02 PDT

He's not an actor, but...

SAN FRANCISCO, California (AP) -- Photographer Joe Rosenthal, who won a
Pulitzer Prize for his immortal image of six World War II servicemen raising
an American flag over battle-scarred Iwo Jima, died Sunday. He was 94.

Rosenthal died of natural causes at an assisted living facility in the San
Francisco suburb of Novato, said his daughter, Anne Rosenthal.

"He was a good and honest man, he had real integrity," Anne Rosenthal said.

His photo, taken for The Associated Press on Feb. 23, 1945, became the model
for the Iwo Jima Memorial near Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The
memorial, dedicated in 1954 and known officially as the Marine Corps War
Memorial, commemorates the Marines who died taking the Pacific island in
World War II.

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Message 194        Tue Aug 22, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:30 PDT

Mike Douglas, who hosted a syndicated daytime talk show for 21 years, died
Friday, his 81st birthday. Douglas estimated that more than 6,000 Mike
Douglas Shows aired during that time, most of them 90 minutes long. In an
interview with the Associated Press, Robert Thompson, who heads the Center
for the Study of Popular Television at Syracuse University, said, "Mike
Douglas was an old-fashioned traditionalist, holding down the fort while the
culture was changing. ... He was always the very friendly talk-show host,
nice to everybody. He would lean toward his guest as if he really cared. He
owned that territory."

Source:
http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/former%20talkshow%20pioneer%20mike
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Message 195        Thu Aug 31, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:07 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/fnames-nf/Ford+Glenn>,
actor Glenn Ford died on August 30th at the age of 90.

Ford appeared in many movies, including "Gilda", "The Big Heat", "The
Blackboard Jungle", "3:10 to Yuma" and the movie version of "The Courtship of
Eddie's Father".

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Message 196        Mon Sep 04, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:55 PDT

SYDNEY, Australia (CNN) -- Steve Irwin, the TV presenter known as the
"Crocodile Hunter," has died after being stung by a stingray in a marine
accident off Australia's north coast.

Media reports say Irwin was diving in waters off Port Douglas, north of
Cairns, when the incident happened on Monday morning.

Irwin, 44 was killed by a stingray barb that went through his chest,
according to Cairns police sources. Irwin was filming an underwater
documentary at the time.

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Message 197        Wed Sep 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:10 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/cnames-nf/Corley+Pat>,
Pat Corley died on 11-Sep-06 at the age of 76.  He played bar owner Phil on
the TV series "Murphy Brown".

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Message 198        Wed Sep 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:46 PDT

According to <http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/dnames-nf/Douglas+Mike>,
Mike Douglas died August 11th at the age of 81.

He was the host of the TV talk show "The Mike Douglas Show", which was at its
peak in the 1970s.

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Message 199        Sun Sep 17, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:18 PDT

According to

http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/jnames-nf/Jones+Robert+Earl

Robert Earl Jones, father of James Earl Jones, died on September 7th at the
age of 102.

Mr. Jones was a boxer in his youth and an actor in his later years, perhaps
most famously playing con man Luther Coleman in "The Sting".

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Message 200        Tue Sep 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:43 PDT

Actor and champion bodybuilder Mickey Hargitay, Jayne Mansfield's ex-husband
and father of actress Mariska, has died in Los Angeles at the age of 80.

Born in Hungary in 1926, he emigrated to the US after World War II and was
named Mr Universe in 1955. He married Hollywood starlet Mansfield in 1958.

Last month his daughter won an Emmy for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

"Words cannot express how saddened we are by the loss of Mickey," his family
said in a statement.

"At the same time, we are so grateful for who he was and is to all of us, and
the love he gave us in our lives.

"He will continue to be our source of inspiration and strength."

California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who played Hargitay in 1982 TV
movie The Jayne Mansfield Story, has offered his condolences.

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Message 201        Tue Sep 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:48 PDT

Following up on Messages 83-85, uptopic: Eddie Albert's son, Edward, died last
Friday at the age of 55 from cancer.

Edward was in many movies and TV shows, including the film "Butterflies Are
Free".

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Message 202        Thu Oct 05, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:24 PDT

BALTIMORE, Maryland (AP) -- Tamara Dobson, the tall, stunning
model-turned-actress who portrayed a strong female role as Cleopatra Jones in
two "blaxploitation" films, has died.

Dobson, 59, died Monday of complications from pneumonia and multiple sclerosis
at the Keswick Multi-Care Center, where she had lived for the past two years,
her publicist said.

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Message 203        Fri Oct 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:08 PDT

Hal Lynch, who played the baffled 20th-century Air Police Sergeant
accidentally beamed aboard the Enterprise in [the original "Star Trek" series
episode] "Tomorrow is Yesterday," died last Thursday, October 5, of an
apparent suicide. He was 78.

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Message 204        Fri Oct 20, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:07 PDT

From <http://www.honoraryunsubscribe.com/jerry_belson.html>:

With his writing partner, Garry Marshall, whom he met in 1962, [Jerry] Belson
wrote scripts for classic comedy TV shows: The Lucy Show, The Danny Thomas
Show, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C., and others. He won Emmy Awards for his work on
The Dick Van Dyke Show, The Tracey Ullman Show and Tracey Takes On. But one
show in particular stands out: Marshall and Belson adapted a play to create a
new series for television: The Odd Couple (1970-1975). The show, starring
Jack Klugman as "Oscar" and Tony Randall as "Felix", was a hit. "He was truly
one of the funniest persons I ever met," Marshall said. "He was a brave and
risky writer; he tried everything. I remember he'd write some far-out stuff
and I'd say, 'Jerry, four people are going to get this joke.' He'd always
say, 'More than enough.'" The duo also teamed up to write specials, including
for Bob Hope, Bing Crosby, and Danny Thomas. Belson died October 10 at home
from prostate cancer. He was 68.

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Message 205        Sun Oct 22, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:50 PDT

(CNN) -- Actress Jane Wyatt, the prototypical housewife and mother in the
television series "Father Knows Best," has died at age 96, her spokeswoman
told CNN Sunday.

Wyatt died Friday of natural causes in her sleep at her house in Bel Air,
California, said Meg McDonald, Wyatt's goddaughter and publicist.

<snip>

... it was her co-starring role with Robert Young on "Father Knows Best" that
catapulted her to stardom and led her to become the first consecutive winner
of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences' Emmy Award.

In the late 1960s, she appeared in an episode of "Star Trek" as Spock's
mother, a role she reprised in 1986 in "The Voyage Home," a Star Trek movie.

Story continues at <http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/22/janewyatt.obit/>

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 206        Thu Oct 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:51 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Tommy Johnson, a tuba player whose ominous
notes put teeth into the shark theme for the movie "Jaws," died October 16. He
was 71.

The veteran studio musician died from complications of cancer and kidney
failure at UCLA Medical Center, said his wife, Patricia.

Johnson played on thousands of movie scores over nearly 50 years, including
"The Godfather," the "Star Trek" series and "Titanic." He also did television
work, made recordings and worked with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the
Academy Awards Orchestra and other local musical groups.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/26/obit.johnson.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 207        Fri Oct 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:38 PDT

LOS ANGELES --  Veteran character actor Arthur Hill, whose dozens of
television and movie appearances included the title role in the series"Owen
Marshall, Counselor at Law,"has died. He was 84.

Hill died Sunday at a Pacific Palisades care facility after a long battle
with Alzheimer's disease, his friend Walter Seltzer said Thursday.

Hill, who hadn't worked in the motion picture or television business since
1990, was a well-known face on TV, appearing on"Alfred Hitchcock
Presents,""The Defenders,""Ben Casey,""The Untouchables,""The Nurses,""The
FBI,""Mission Impossible,""The Fugitive"and"Marcus Welby, M.D."

He was the star of"Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law"from 1971 to 1974.

Hill also appeared in the films "Harper,""The Ugly American,""The Andromeda
Strain"and"A Bridge Too Far."

Story continues at
http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Oct26/0,4670,ObitHill,00.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 208        Thu Nov 02, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:02 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- William Styron, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist who wrote
"Sophie's Choice," died Wednesday in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.

He was 81.

Styron's daughter, Alexandra, said the author died of pneumonia at Martha's
Vineyard Hospital. Styron, who had homes in Martha's Vineyard and Connecticut,
had been in failing health for a long time.

"This is terrible," said Kurt Vonnegut, a longtime friend. "He was dramatic,
he was fun. He was strong and proud and he was awfully good with the language.
I hated to see him end this way."

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/books/11/01/styron.obit.ap/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 209        Sat Nov 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:26 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Actor Jack Palance, who won an Oscar with his
comedic self-parody in 1991's "City Slickers," died Friday.

He was 87, said spokesman Dick Guttman, and died of natural causes in his home
in Montecito, California, surrounded by his family.

Known for hard, grizzled roles in numerous Westerns during his six-decade
career, Palance gained a second wind of fame when he won the best supporting
actor Oscar for playing Curly in "City Slickers."

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/11/10/palance.death/index.html

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 210        Sun Nov 12, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:13 PDT

Ed Bradley, a fixture in American living rooms on Sunday nights for a quarter
century as a correspondent on "60 Minutes" and one of the first black
journalists prominently featured on network television, died yesterday in
Manhattan. He was 65.

Mr. Bradley died at Mount Sinai Medical Center of complications from chronic
lymphocytic leukemia, said Dr. Valentin Fuster, his cardiologist and the
director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Mount Sinai. Mr. Bradley, who
underwent quintuple bypass heart surgery in 2003, learned he had leukemia
"many years ago," Dr. Fuster said, but it had not posed a threat to his life
until recently, when he was overtaken by an infection.

Story cointinues at
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/10/arts/television/10bradley.html?_r=1&ref=media
&oref=slogin

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Category 2,  Topic 8  [MOVED]
Message 211        Tue Jun 20, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:52 PDT

According to
<http://www.deadoraliveinfo.com/dead.nsf/snames-nf/Sherman+Vincent>
Vincent Sherman died 6/18/2006 at the age of 99.

Sherman was a Hollywood director whose movies included "Mr. Skeffington",
"Nora Prentiss", and "The Young Philadelphians".

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 212        Tue Nov 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:29 PDT

Robert Altman, the maverick director who earned a reputation as one of
America's most original filmmakers with landmark movies such as "MASH,"
"Nashville" and "McCabe and Mrs. Miller" has died. He was 81.

Altman, who never stopped producing and directing films, died Monday night in
a hospital in Los Angeles, a spokesman for Altman's Sandcastle 5 Productions
Company in New York City said today. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Story continues at
http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/la-112106altman,1,128779.story?coll
=chi-news-hed

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Category 2,  Topic 8
Message 213        Mon Nov 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:35 PDT

Betty Comden, one-half of the Broadway superduo Comden and Green, has passed
away at the presumed age of 89.

Comden teamed with Adolph Green and they composed some of the biggest hits
Broadway has ever seen including, "New York, New York," and the classic,
"Never-Never Land," from Peter Pan.

According to http://www.latimes.com, the Los Angeles Times web site, "[Comden
and Green] amassed seven Tony Awards, starting in 1953 with the musical
Wonderful Town, a romantic comedy that starred Rosalind Russell and was based
on the play My Sister Eileen." The duo also, "wrote the screenplays for such
classic movie musicals as Singin' in the Rain in 1952 and The Band Wagon in
1953."

Story continues at <http://thecelebritycafe.com/features/8210.html>

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Topic 9         Mon Sep 29, 2003
SYNDICOMM                    at 22:18 PST
Sub: Web Sites

Other places to go to see stuff about TV shows and movies.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 1          Mon Sep 29, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:18 PDT

Here's a site that takes a very interesting approach to reviewing and
recapping television. :)

http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 2          Tue Sep 30, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:42 PDT

Hey!  _I_ told you about that site!  :)

This website is really fun to read.  Even if I don't agree with everything
they say, I get a good laugh out of their reviews.  And the nicknames they
come up with for people!  I can personally recommend their reviews on The West
Wing and ER.  I've read several and laughed out loud each time!

Sarah Shepherd

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 3          Mon Oct 27, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:23 PDT

http://www.moviemistakes.com details the various technical and plot errors
that occur in films - such as cars with wrong state license plates,
anachronisms such as a digital watch on the Titanic, or characters being
called by the actors' names.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 4          Mon Oct 27, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:39 PDT

http://www.badastronomy.com

The webmaster, an astronomer, debunks many astronomical myths and mistruths.
My favorite section is where he reviews movies and TV shows from this
viewpoint, highlighting the bad astronomy and physics they use.  Good stuff.

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 5          Sun Nov 23, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:31 PDT

http://www.menwholooklikekennyrogers.com

'nuff said. :)

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 6          Sun Nov 23, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:48 PDT

Ken...

What's wrong with you, man? :)

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 7          Sun Dec 28, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:43 PDT

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com

The site is mostly a by-the-numbers look at - you guessed it - box office
profits, but also includes reviews and, most useful, a release schedule.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 8          Sun Dec 28, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 13:33 PDT

If you're only interested in the box office receipts,
http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com/ has a very nice listing of over 4600 movies
and their receipts, both domestically and worldwide, all ranked.

It's frightening to note that Titanic, at #1 with $1.8 billion in receipts,
earned nearly twice as much as the #2 movie, Harry Potter and the Sorceror's
Stone, which brought in $975.8 million.

The list is updated very frequently, but, oddly, does not yet include Lord of
the Rings: Return of the King.

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 9          Wed Dec 31, 2003
LUMITECH                     at 13:49 PDT

>>> The list is updated very frequently, but, oddly, does not yet include Lord
of the Rings: Return of the King.

It does now. #38.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 10         Fri Jul 09, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:36 PDT

Just like some computer games, DVDs can have Easter Eggs, too.  Search here:

http://www.dvdtalk.com/eggs/index.php

http://www.dvdangle.com/fun_stuff/easter_eggs/

http://www.dvdreview.com/html/hidden_features.shtml

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 11         Sun Aug 22, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:24 PDT

http://www.movieministry.com/ provides lectors with sermon ideas based on
current and popular movies.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 12         Sun Aug 22, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:20 PDT

In a similiar vein, this site explores the connection between Hollywood and
religion:

http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/

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Category 2,  Topic 9  [MOVED]
Message 13         Wed Jan 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:45 PDT

A list of filmic resources has now been posted on the Showbits web site, and
is available at the following URL:

http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/showbits/resources.html

Please feel free to make suggestions for further links in Topic 2 of this
category!

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 14         Wed Mar 23, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:02 PDT

Here's a guy who really likes his favorite movie:

http://www.tronguy.net/

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 15         Tue May 10, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:53 PDT

In Category 13, Topic 12, Thomas asked:

> Is there a site (maybe IMDB covers this) that specifically shows what TV
> shows are available on DVD?

Absolutely!  It's <http://www.tvshowsondvd.com>.  You can also search on
<http://www.dvdpricesearch.com>.

Also, as per Message 13, uptopic, visit this URL for an index of these and
other filmic resources on the Internet:

http://www.syndicomm.com/communities/showbits/resources.html

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 16         Wed Jun 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:37 PDT

http://www.epguides.com/ is the definitive web site for television show
episode guides.  It lists every episode and airdate for 2500+ series, and
links to tv.com for descriptions of each individual episode.  Exhaustive!

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 17         Sat Jun 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:27 PDT

The webmasters of TVShowsonDVD.com use Mac computers.  Yay! :)

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 18         Mon Aug 08, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:28 PDT

View alternative endings to such popular films as "Star Wars: A New Hope",
"Saving Private Ryan", "Braveheart", and "Matrix Revolutions":

http://www.howitshouldhaveended.com

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 19         Tue Aug 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:35 PDT

From <http://www.bonzersites.com/liveplasma.html>:

OK, so you know you love, say, the music of Queen. They're not making any
more, so who else might you like? LivePlasma <http://www.LivePlasma.com/>
shows a map of your search term surrounded by other artists; the closer they
are, the more similar they are in style to your target. So you may find you
like Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer if you like Queen. It works with movies,
too; Dr. Strangelove may help you find classics like On the Beach or Fail
Safe. Click on any item to re-center the map. Plasma says it's a "search and
discovery" engine. Yep; it sure is.

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 20         Thu Feb 23, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:28 PDT

Take a walk through the Muppet Museum:

http://www.kermitage.com/

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 21         Thu Aug 03, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:58 PDT

This web site lists top domestic grosses, with ticket prices adjusted for
inflation:

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/adjusted.htm

Of course, this may not be a meaningful comparison;
http://www.worldwideboxoffice.com does not adjust for inflation for this
reason:

"Movies whose grosses span many years of ticket prices due to re-release (like
Disney features) or perpetual release (like The Rocky Horror Picture Show)
will not submit themselves to such simple adjustment, thus making the effort
meaningless."

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Category 2,  Topic 9
Message 22         Tue Aug 08, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:21 PDT

Here's another web site with movie statistics:

http://www.the-numbers.com/

For example, here are the most expensive films to make ever:

http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/records/budgets.html


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Topic 10        Sat Aug 07, 2004
KGAGNE                       at 09:55 PST
Sub: Aged to Perfection

Celebrate celebrities' birthdays here!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 1          Sat Aug 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:00 PDT

Charlize Theron was born 29 years ago today, in Benoni, South Africa.

That means that when I drooled over her four years ago in "Reindeer Games",
she was the same age that I am now. :)

-Ken

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 2          Sat Aug 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 22:41 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6208.html>:

 August Birthdays

 08.07.04 Cirroc Lofton (Jake Sisko, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 08.14.04 Brannon Braga (Executive producer and co-creator, Enterprise)
 08.19.04 Jonathan Frakes (William Riker, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 08.19.04 Diana Muldaur (Katherine Pulaski, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 08.19.04 Gene Roddenberry [1921-1991] (Star Trek creator)
 08.24.04 Jennifer Lien (Kes, Star Trek: Voyager)
 08.28.04 Gates McFadden (Beverly Crusher, Star Trek: The Next Generation)

 Happy Birthday to everyone!

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Category 2,  Topic 10  [MOVED]
Message 3          Fri Sep 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:45 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/6568.html>

 09.08.04 Anniversary of Star Trek's first episode (1966)
 09.09.04 Jeffrey Combs (Weyoun & Brunt, Star Trek: DS9 and Shran, Enterprise)
 09.11.04 Roxann Dawson (B'Elanna Torres, Star Trek: Voyager)
 09.14.04 Walter Koenig (Pavel Chekov, Star Trek)
 09.15.04 Tom Hardy (Shinzon, "Star Trek Nemesis")
 09.23.04 Rosalind Chao (Keiko O'Brien, Star Trek: TNG and Star Trek: DS9)

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 4          Sat Sep 25, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:42 PDT

Mark Hamill turns 53 today!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 5          Sun Sep 26, 2004
PETERW                       at 07:15 PDT

>Mark Hamill turns 53 today!

I was looking at a poster for the Star Wars trilogy recently, and my first
thought was how young Mark Hamill looked!

Reminds me of the old saying that you know you're getting older when policemen
all start looking young!

 --
Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 6          Wed Sep 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:07 PDT

Today is the 60th birthday of Michael Post, who has written the theme songs
for such television shows as Quantum Leap, Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Doogie
Howser, CHiPs, Magnum P.I., and many others:

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006236/

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 7          Fri Oct 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:08 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/7040.html>:

10.01 Stephen Collins (Captain Willard Decker, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture")
10.02 Avery Brooks (Captain Benjamin Sisko, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
10.09 Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer, Star Trek: Enterprise)
10.15 Mark Lenard, 1924-1996 (Ambassador Sarek, Romulan Commander, Klingon
Captain, Star Trek, "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," Star Trek: The Next
Generation)
10.23 Ira Steven Behr (Executive Producer, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
10.27 Robert Picardo (The Doctor, Star Trek: Voyager)

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 8          Fri Nov 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:04 PDT

This month's Star Trek birthdays:

 11.05 Armin Shimerman (Quark, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 11.09 Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris, Star Trek: Voyager)
 11.12 Max Grodenchik (Rom, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 11.13 Whoopi Goldberg (Guinan, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 11.19 Terry Farrell (Jadzia Dax, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 11.19 Robert Beltran (Chakotay, Star Trek: Voyager)
 11.21 Alexander Siddig (Dr. Julian Bashir, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 11.24 Denise Crosby (Tasha Yar, Star Trek: The Next Generation)

 Happy Birthday to y'all!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 9          Fri Dec 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:05 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/8311.html>:

 12.03 Brian Bonsall (Alexander Rozhenko, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 12.09 Michael Dorn (Worf, ST: TNG and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 12.15 Garrett Wang (Harry Kim, Star Trek: Voyager)
 12.20 Nicole deBoer (Ezri Dax, ST: DS9)
 12.25 Rick Berman (co-creator and executive producer, Star Trek: Enterprise)
 12.28 Nichelle Nichols (Uhura, Star Trek)

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 10         Tue Dec 21, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:03 PDT

Happy birthday to Samuel L. Jackson, born 12/21/48 !

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 11         Fri Jan 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:27 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/8710.html>:

 01.06 Aron Eisenberg (Nog, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 01.07 Mark Allen Shepherd (Morn, ST: DS9)
 01.08 Dr. Stephen Hawking (special guest star on Star Trek: TNG)
 01.20 DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, Star Trek)
 01.27 James Cromwell (Zefram Cochrane, "Star Trek: First Contact")

Happy Birthday everyone!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 12         Fri Jan 14, 2005
MARK [Apprentice]            at 19:31 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 2 Topic 10:

> 01.20 DeForest Kelley (Dr. Leonard H. McCoy, Star Trek)
>
> Happy Birthday everyone!

He's dead, Jim!  Errrr .... Ken.

 Mark Percival - Apprentice
 Delivered by Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b11
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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 13         Fri Feb 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:07 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/4373.html>:

 02.01.2005
 February Birthdays


 02.01 Bibi Besch (Dr. Carol Marcus, "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan")
 02.02 Brent Spiner (Data, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 02.08 Ethan Phillips (Neelix, Star Trek: Voyager)
 02.14 Andrew Robinson (Elim Garak, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 02.16 LeVar Burton (Geordi La Forge, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 02.22 Jeri Ryan (Seven of Nine, Star Trek: Voyager)
 02.23 Majel Barrett (Christine Chapel, Lwaxana Troi, Ship's Computer)
 02.26 Chase Masterson (Leeta, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)

Happy Birthday y'all!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 14         Thu Mar 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:53 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9633.html>:

 03.03 James Doohan ("Montgomery Scott," Star Trek)
 03.05 Jolene Blalock ("T'Pol," Enterprise)
 03.18 J.G. Hertzler ("Martok," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 03.19 Connor Trinneer ("Charles "Trip" Tucker III," Enterprise)
 03.20 John de Lancie ("Q," Star Trek: The Next Generation, ST:DS9, Star
Trek: Voyager)
 03.22 William Shatner ("James T. Kirk," Star Trek)
 03.26 Leonard Nimoy ("Spock," Star Trek)
 03.29 Marina Sirtis ("Deanna Troi," ST: TNG)

 Happy Birthday to one and all!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 15         Fri Apr 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:47 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/10271.html>:

03.31.2005
April Birthdays

Spring is here and it's time for some people to celebrate! Please join us in
wishing a Happy Birthday to the following Star Trek folk:

04.01 Grace Lee Whitney ("Yeoman Janice Rand," Star Trek)
04.13 Ron Perlman ("Viceroy", "Star Trek Nemesis")
04.20 George Takei ("Captain Sulu," Star Trek)
04.29 Kate Mulgrew ("Captain Kathryn Janeway," Star Trek: Voyager)

Happy Birthday to each and every one!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 16         Fri May 06, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:15 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/10647.html>:

May Birthdays

 05.05 Marc Alaimo ("Gul Dukat," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 05.20 John Billingsley ("Phlox," Star Trek: Enterprise)
 05.20 Anthony Zerbe ("Admiral Dougherty," "Star Trek: Insurrection")
 05.22 Paul Winfield ("Captain Dathon", Star Trek: The Next Generation and
"Captain Terrell," "Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan")
 05.30 Colm Meaney ("Miles O'Brien," Star Trek: The Next Generation and DS9)
 05.30 Michael Piller (Executive Producer, Star Trek: TNG, DS9 and Voyager)

 Happy birthday to all of you!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 17         Fri Jun 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:47 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/11195.html>:

June Birthdays

 06.01 Rene Auberjonois (Odo, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 06.02 Anthony Montgomery (Travis Mayweather, Star Trek: Enterprise)
 06.13 Malcolm McDowell (Dr. Soran, "Star Trek Generations")
 06.15 Robin Curtis ("Star Trek III: The Search for Spock" and Star Trek: TNG)
 06.22 Tim Russ (Tuvok, Star Trek: Voyager)
 06.28 Alice Krige ("Borg Queen, "Star Trek: First Contact" and ST: VOY)
 06.30 Jeri Taylor (Co-creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Creative
Consultant, ST: VOY; Executive Producer, Writer, ST: TNG; Writer, ST: DS9)

Happy Birthday to everyone!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 18         Fri Jul 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:12 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/12354.html>:

July Birthdays

 07.01 Dominic Keating (Malcolm Reed, Star Trek: Enterprise)
 07.07 Vaughn Armstrong (Admiral Forrest, ST: ENT, plus multiple guest roles
on TNG, DS9, VOY and ENT)
 07.09 Linda Park (Hoshi Sato, ST: ENT)
 07.13 Patrick Stewart (Jean-Luc Picard, Star Trek: The Next Generation)
 07.25 Iman (Martia, "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country")
 07.26 Nana Visitor (Kira Nerys, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
 07.29 Wil Wheaton (Wesley Crusher, ST: TNG)
 07.29 David Warner (Gorkon, "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country" and
others)

Happy Birthday to everyone!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 19         Sun Jul 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:53 PDT

Happy 43rd birthday, Tom Cruise!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 20         Fri Feb 10, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:50 PDT

John Williams had a birthday this past Wednesday.  Happy birthday, sir!

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Category 2,  Topic 10
Message 21         Wed Mar 22, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:56 PDT

Happy Birthday to William Shatner; here's a commentary on our favorite
Trekker:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/features/specials/article/4824.html

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Topic 1   CLOSED Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:45 PST
Sub: Guidelines for Posting

Welcome to the Showbits Community's Free Trade Zone.  Please take the time to
read through the guidelines before you post anything.  Thanks.

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Category 3,  Topic 1
Message 1          Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:01 PDT

As mentioned in the category description, all transactions conducted in
Showbits must not comprise illegal products.  Backup copies of movies,
bootleg copies, or anything of the sort will not be tolerated.  Messages
violating these guidelines will be removed from public sight, and authors of
such messages may face explusion from Showbits or Syndicomm Online.

The sale and trade of home-recorded, commercially-broadcast television shows
is also illegal.  Only officially licensed videos may be transacted here.

Details of transactions, including shipping addresses, should be conducted via
private email.

Please be courteous and remember to post a follow-up message once a
transaction is completed, so other members will know that an item is no longer
wanted/for sale/etc.

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Topic 2         Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:46 PST
Sub: General Discussion on Buying & Selling

Have something to say about the movie market?  Here is the place.  Shopper
tips and deals can also be posted here.

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Category 3,  Topic 2
Message 1          Sun Feb 08, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:46 PDT

Best Buy's website is having a special until Valentine's Day, where you can
get two romantic films for $20 total:

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?j=1&id=pcmcat23800050011&type=category&
cmp=

Titles include Top Gun, Dirty Dancing, Gone with the Wind, Casablanca, Father
of the Bride, What Women Want, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Sleepless in Seattle,
and more.

-Ken

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Category 3,  Topic 2
Message 2          Thu Oct 12, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:30 PDT

DeepDiscountDVD.com has 600 dvds that qualify for their "Buy One, Get One Free"
special:

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/promotion/buyAndGetFree_form.cfm?promoName=parab
1g1_1006&page=0

I picked up "Prince of Egypt" and "American Beauty" for $9, including free
shipping!  Offer ends Monday, October 16th.

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Topic 3         Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:46 PST
Sub: Vendor Database

Here are some places that buy and/or sell movies and movie equipment.

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Category 3,  Topic 3
Message 1          Sun Sep 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:28 PDT

I recently ordered several items from deepdiscountdvd.com, a store I've had a
few dealings with in the past and with whom I've been previously satisfied.
dvdpricesearch.com indicated they were the second cheapest option for the
selections I wanted; the first store was not as highly rated (I've learned to
not shop at stores that rate less than four stars on dvdpricesearch.com).

I was doing a web search for deepdiscountdvd.com coupons, and found reference
to the fact that they price match - a policy I did not see advertised on their
web site!  One of the items I wanted was $7 cheaper at amazon.com (both DDD
and Amazon offer free shipping), so I emailed the URL to DDD.  They cancelled
that portion of my order and re-placed it at the lower price.  Great!

I recommend this store.

-Ken

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Category 3,  Topic 3
Message 2          Fri Jan 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:12 PDT

To reiterate some of the previous message, with an update:

DeepDiscountDVD.com is my favorite online DVD warehouse: they have a great
selection, they almost always have the lowest prices, and they offer free
shipping on all orders.  They are currently offering a "buy two get a third
free" special on several DVDs priced at $9.48 each:

http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com/promotion/buyTwoGetOneFree_form.cfm

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Topic 16        Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:50 PST
Sub: CD/LD/DVD

Movies on disc for sale.

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Category 3,  Topic 16
Message 1          Mon Aug 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:53 PDT

I am currently selling all seven seasons of "Buffy" on DVD as a single set on
eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6424473319

Any member of Syndicomm Online who successfully wins this auction will receive
a 10% discount on the final bid.

-Ken

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Category 3,  Topic 16
Message 2          Thu Aug 18, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:50 PDT

The Buffy set has been sold.  Thanks!

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Message 3          Sat Nov 12, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:20 PDT

I've got a bunch of laserdiscs up for sale on eBay right now...

http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=syndicomm

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.



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Topic 22        Thu Sep 11, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:52 PST
Sub: Memorabilia

Entertainment industry memorabilia, such as posters and pins, for sale.

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Category 3,  Topic 22
Message 1          Wed Apr 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:49 PDT

Here's my latest acquisition:

http://tinyurl.com/f9qww

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Topic 1   CLOSED Mon Mar 14, 2005
KGAGNE                       at 09:17 PST
Sub: About This Category

About this category.

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Category 9,  Topic 1
Message 1          Mon Mar 14, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:17 PDT

Categories 10-28 contain topics about television shows, channels, and
programming.

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Category 10 General Television Discussion
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Topic 1         Tue Sep 16, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 13:12 PST
Sub: Misc. Television Discussion

Miscellaneous discussion of miscellaneous shows.

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 1          Sat Sep 20, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:17 PDT

The new season is upon us!  Most of the major network shows start premiering
over the next couple of weeks.  I'm particularly looking forward to the
premiere of The West Wing on Wednesday.  Any others I should keep in mind?

--
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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 2          Tue Sep 30, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:46 PDT

Scott Adams, author of the comic strip "Dilbert", recently recommended a BBC
show called "The Office":

"It takes place in a branch office of a paper company. The boss character in
particular is brilliant. He'll stay in your head for hours after you see the
show. If you like Dilbert, and you own a television set, you'll probably like
The Office. I first heard about it when hundreds of you wrote to tell me I had
to watch it.

"The second season starts Oct 12th on the BBC America channel. Check your
digital cable or satellite listings for show times or log on to their website
at http://www.bbcamerica.com/theoffice "

Anyone ever heard of or seen it?

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 3          Tue Sep 30, 2003
PETERW                       at 23:42 PDT

I've heard of The Office, although I haven't watched it. (Mainly because I
don't get time to watch much of ANY tv shows!) It's supposed to be pretty good.

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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager



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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 4          Wed Oct 01, 2003
CARLK [CarlK]                at 19:54 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 10 Topic 1:

> "The second season starts Oct 12th on the BBC America channel. Check
your
> digital cable or satellite listings for show times or log on to their
> website at http://www.bbcamerica.com/theoffice "
>
> Anyone ever heard of or seen it?

I don't have digital cable, and don't know if Cox has that channel on
digital or not. We mainly get old Brit comedies on PBS stations.

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 cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 5          Mon Oct 13, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:54 PDT

The first season of The Office, the BBC comedy discussed earlier in this
topic, was released on DVD last week, and can be found at many places for only
$20:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=26603

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 6          Sun Nov 09, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:51 PDT

Sixteen episodes of the Comedy Central comedic talk show "Space Ghost: Coast
to Coast" will be made available on a DVD to be released later this month:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28411

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 7          Sat Nov 15, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:21 PDT

An article on GameSpot.com discusses recent ratings and demographics:

"According to Nielsen Media Research, the primary TV ratings company,
viewership among males aged 18 to 34 was down seven percent from a year ago.
Among males 18 to 24, the drop was even steeper--a whopping 20 percent."

About time. :)

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 8          Fri Jan 23, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:05 PDT

CNN.com has a poll: what is the best comedy ever?  Results at

http://www.cnn.com/POLLSERVER/results/8623.content.html

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 9          Thu Feb 19, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:48 PDT

How bad can television get?  Depends how nitpicky you are:

http://www.rev.net/~aloe/tv/entertainment.html

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 10         Sat Feb 21, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:57 PDT

That's a great list. :)

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 11         Wed May 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:35 PDT

Do anyone know anything about a television series called "Vanishing Son"?

http://imdb.com/title/tt0112210/combined

Thirteen episodes aired in 1995 as a follow-up to four made-for-TV 1994
movies.  The series was originally packaged with Kevin Sorbo's "Hercules" as
part of an action pack.  None of the movies or episodes are available on VHS
or DVD.  I caught only a few episodes but loved it.  It was of the "wandering
hero" genre, where every episode has a new setting and supporting cast,
similar to Quantum Leap or The Incredible Hulk.

Russell Wong rocks.

-Ken

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Message 12         Tue Jun 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:18 PDT

Apparently there is a television series based on the movie trilogy "Tremors":

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0327375/combined

I loved the first film but the second two were disappointing.  Anyone heard of
or seen the TV show?

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 13         Wed Nov 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:15 PDT

Was does everyone think about Hollywood's tendency to adapt classic
television series to the silver screen?  Here are some projects that are
currently in the works:

Knight Rider
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384254/

Dukes of Hazzard
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0377818/combined
http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=986

A-Term
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429493/combined
http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/movienews.cfm?tmID=1161

Bewitched
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0374536/
http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/tickermaster/listing.cfm?TMID=993

Get Smart
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061/

Fat Albert
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0396592/
http://www.FatAlbertTheMovie.com/

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 14         Thu Nov 04, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 05:40 PDT


> Was does everyone think about Hollywood's tendency to
> adapt classic television series to the silver screen?

Well, my wife hates it, but I generally don't mind, unless they make the movie
as a mockery of the show.  (An example of this that I haven't seen is Starsky
and Hutch, which I understand is a comedy - which the original series was not)

I liked the recursive twist of the "Bewitched" plot though - making a movie
about making a movie adaptation of the show.  I'll probably see it, since I did
have a big crush on Samantha Stephens as a kid.  :)

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 15         Thu Nov 04, 2004
PETERW                       at 07:37 PDT

I agree that the starting point is that the movie version shouldn't be
radically different in style to the TV version.

A problem I have, particularly with the upcoming crop of movies, is that it's
easy enough to use new actors where the original actor was just part of the
story, but in some cases the actor(s) more-or-less *were* the story.

For example, in Bewitched Samantha is (almost by definition) a very ordinary
surburban housewife - it is her background and friends/relations who are the
story. So using another actor to play Samantha doesn't matter so much. Ditto
for Knight Rider where the car is the star.  :-)

On the other hand, in the A-Team the actors were all larger than life, and the
stories revolved around their particular quirks. It's hard to picture anyone
other than Mr T playing B.A. Baracus. :-)

And it seems almost impossible to conceive of anyone other than Don Adams
playing Agent 86.

I guess I felt much the same about Sgt Bilko - Steve Martin is good, but he
wasn't Phil Silvers. And I'm just dreading the day when someone decides to do a
Star Trek remake, with some "stranger" playing Spock!
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Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 16         Thu Nov 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:37 PDT

Thomas,

> I liked the recursive twist of the "Bewitched" plot though - making a movie
> about making a movie adaptation of the show.

How do you mean?  From what I understand of the film, it's set before the
television series, and is about how Darren and Samantha first met.

Did anyone see The Brady Bunch Movie (circa 1997)?  I thought it was a mockery
of the original show, and I loved it. :)

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 17         Fri Nov 05, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 09:45 PDT



>> I liked the recursive twist of the "Bewitched" plot though - making a movie
>> about making a movie adaptation of the show.

> How do you mean?  From what I understand of the film, it's set before the
> television series, and is about how Darren and Samantha first met.


From the IMDB:

In this re-imagining of the magical 1960s sitcom, Will Ferrell plays Jack
Wyatt, a difficult Hollywood star who tries to have a career comeback by
playing Darrin Stephens in a big-screen version of the classic TV series. When
Jack sees the beautiful Isabel Bigelow, played by Nicole Kidman, he thinks that
she'd be right for the part of his on-screen wife, Samantha. What he doesn't
know is that Isabel really is a witch, which actually makes her a perfect
casting choice for the role. Isabel's father Nigel (Michael Caine) is concerned
by his daughter's interest in the mortal world, until he's distracted by Iris
Smythson (Shirley MacLaine), the movie star who'll be playing Samantha's mother
Endora in the film.

Summary written by Tony Lagarto


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 18         Sat Nov 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:51 PDT

Thomas,

Interesting... That's not the same as what Box Office Prophets suggests.  I
wonder which plot outline is more recent?  The IMDB's is reminscent of the film
"Adaptation".

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 19         Mon Nov 15, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:37 PDT

OK, this site is fun.  Think of a sitcom character, and it asks questions to
figure out which you're thinking of.  It's pretty neat, if a simple piece of
code to write.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 20         Tue Nov 16, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 01:34 PDT

Oops -- I forgot to paste the URL; I'll get it next time I'm on my main
computer.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 21         Tue Nov 16, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:21 PDT

That sitcom character guessing page is at
http://www.smalltime.com/dictator.html

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 22         Mon Jan 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:11 PDT

According to a survey of 5,194 Reader's Digest readers, the top ten TV sitcoms
are:

 1. Friends
 2. M*A*S*H
 3. Seinfeld
 4. The Cosby Show
 5. Everybody Loves Raymond
 6. Home Improvement
 7. The Simpsons
 8. All in the Family
 9. The Golden Girls
10. The Dick Van Dyke Show

Although I'm gratified to see #10, I'm in disbelief that "Cheers" and "Night
Court" were not mentioned.  Any other disagreements?

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 23         Mon Jan 24, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:17 PDT

I'm very surprised "Cheers" didn't make the top 10.  I'm not surprised "Night
Court" didn't make it, but I wish it had -- it was fantastically funny.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 24         Tue Jan 25, 2005
PETERW                       at 04:34 PDT

I'm also surprised "I Love Lucy" didn't make it.

A risk with these types of surveys is that the memory of older shows dies off
with the audience. :-(

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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 25         Tue Jan 25, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 10:48 PDT


I Love Lucy and Cheers certainly would have topped The Simpsons in my book.

_________
  | homas


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Message 26         Tue Jan 25, 2005
CARLK [CarlK]                at 21:04 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 10 Topic 1:

> Although I'm gratified to see #10, I'm in disbelief that "Cheers" and
> "Night Court" were not mentioned.  Any other disagreements?

It's very hard to decide what Cheers and Night Court could replace on
that list, but I'm sure they would both make the top 20.

  --
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 cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2005, July 19-24, 2005 - 175 days till KFest
 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 27         Wed Jan 26, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:03 PDT

Johnny Carson appeared on both "Night Court" and "Cheers"...

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 28         Sun Feb 13, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:00 PDT

Now that we've discussed comedies, what are people's favorite television
series in general?

Some of mine (not counting many cartoons) are:

Cheers
ReBoot
Night Court
Vanishing Son
Quantum Leap
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Star Trek (any)
The Incredible Hulk
The Dick Van Dyke Show
The Tonight Show

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 29         Mon Feb 14, 2005
PETERW                       at 03:45 PDT

I haven't had a lot of opportunity to watch much TV for a few years, but here's
a few that spring to mind.

Star Trek (in general, but Next Generation was my favorite)
Paper Chase (obscure, but I loved it - it reminded me of my college days)
MASH (an all-time favorite in any category)
Chicago Hope (particularly while Mandy Patinkin was still in it)

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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 30         Mon Feb 14, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:17 PDT

My five favorite series of all time would probably be:

1. Sports Night
2. Deep Space Nine
3. 24
4. CSI
5. Enterprise

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 31         Fri Mar 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:07 PDT

Animal Planet apparently has some special about dragons coming up on March
20th.  The web site is rather vague, and the details are available only via
PC:

http://dragonsarecoming.3janehosting.com/application/download.php

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 32         Thu Mar 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:58 PDT

Entertainment Weekly lists their top 20 "Monty Python" sketches:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1039070_21_0_,00.html

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Message 33         Tue Apr 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:19 PDT

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- The more television 4-year-old children watch
the more likely they are to become bullies later on in school, a U.S. study
said on Monday.

At the same time, children whose parents read to them, take them on outings
and just generally pay attention to them are less likely to become bullies,
said the report from the University of Washington.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/parenting/04/05/bullying.reut/index.html

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 34         Mon Apr 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:57 PDT

This week is the 11th annual TV Turnoff Week!

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/25/tv.turnoff.week.ap/index.html
http://www.tvturnoff.org/index.htm

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 35         Tue May 31, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:30 PDT

"BROTHERHOOD"
OPEN CASTING CALL
The Atrium in the Department of Administration
Powers Building, 1 Capitol Hill, Smith Street, Providence R.I.
Saturday, June 4, 2005
10:00am - 1:00pm, *OR* 2:00pm - 4:00pm
Being "FIRST" in line will *NOT* be to your advantage!
Everyone will be considered equally.

Looking to cast children, adults, seniors, everyone!
Union, and non-union actors.  JUST SHOW UP!
For background extra work, speaking roles, who knows!
All for the new Showtime T.V. Series shooting in Rhode Island
between July 6 and November 22, 2005

-----

PLEASE CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW TO DOWNLOAD AN INFO. CARD
FILL IT OUT AND BRING IT WITH YOU TO THE OPEN CASTING CALL
PLEASE BRING A CURRENT PHOTO (or HEADSHOT AND RESUME)
[IT WILL NOT BE RETURNED]

CLICK HERE!


http://www.cpcasting.com/BrotherhoodCARD.pdf




If that link doesn't work, you can also get it at:

http://www.cpcasting.com




Where is The Atrium in The "Powers Building" in Providence, RI?
I've never been there, but I found this by searching on:

http://www.google.com

CLICK HERE!

http://www.planning.ri.gov/misc/directions.htm

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Message 36         Wed Jun 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:37 PDT

http://www.epguides.com/ is the definitive web site for television show
episode guides.  It lists every episode and airdate for 2500+ series, and
links to tv.com for descriptions of each individual episode.  Exhaustive!

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 37         Sun Jun 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:47 PDT

CNN.com notes that today's TV's favorite dads earn much more than dads of the
fifties.  Sixty fathers' salaries were adjusted for inflation and compared to
see who earns the most:

http://money.cnn.com/2005/06/15/pf/tv_dads/index.htm
http://money.cnn.com/pf/features/lists/tvdad_salaries/

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 38         Fri Jul 08, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:03 PDT

I was on the phone the other night and the other person said, "There's a new
'Queer Eye' on."

Since I teach in a math & science school and I don't have TV service at home,
it took several repetitions before I realized it wasn't "There's a nuclear
ion" that was being said. :)

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 39         Tue Aug 02, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 06:14 PDT


Does anyone know, or know where to look to find out, exactly when the new
season starts on TV?

My wife and I are anxious not to miss the season opener of "Desperate
Housewives".   :)

_________
  | homas

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Message 40         Tue Aug 02, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:51 PDT

The new season's start varies not only from network to network but from one
series to the next.

However, according to this list (http://www.knip2.com/date2005.htm), Desperate
Housewives premieres on 9/25.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.



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Message 41         Sun Aug 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:01 PDT

Looks like eight episodes of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show are available
for download - legally!

http://www.pressthebuttons.com/2005/08/free_legal_onli.html

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 42         Thu Sep 08, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:59 PDT

Take a look at some of new comedies:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/08/apontv.everybody.chris.ap/index.html

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Message 43         Wed Oct 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:19 PDT

Is Saturday night the "loneliest night" for airing television shows?  Some
networks don't even bother:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/18/apontv.saturdays.dead.ap/index.html

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 44         Tue Nov 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:38 PDT

TV is everywhere - including on your iPod:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/14/tv.television.everywhere.ap/index.html

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 45         Mon Dec 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:24 PDT

OK, here's a quirky idea: what television crossovers would you like to see?
If Mork from Ork can be on "Happy Days", and Cliff and Norm can be on "Wings",
then what other possibilities are possible?

The two that immediately jump to my mind are

"The Incredible Hulk" and "Highway to Heaven"
"Star Trek: Enterprise" and "Quantum Leap"

Any others?

-Ken

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Category 10,  Topic 1
Message 46         Tue Dec 06, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:00 PDT

I'd like Superman to show up on Law & Order. :)

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Message 47         Wed Dec 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:35 PDT

I've never seen either, but from what I've heard described, "X-Files" and
"Smallville" would be an interesting crossover.

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Message 48         Thu Dec 08, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 13:33 PDT


I think that Mork was actually a spinoff from Happy Days.
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Message 49         Fri Dec 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:20 PDT

"Happy Days" ran 1974-1984; "Mork & Mindy" ran 1978-1982.

According to <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000245/>, Mork appeared in the
"Happy Days" episode "My Favourite Orkan" (episode # 5.22) on 28 February
1978; and on episode "Mork Returns" (episode # 6.24) on 6 March 1979. (Thanks
also to tv.com for their episode guides.)

Thanks for the correction, Thomas.  I don't remember these shows very well
and wasn't around for their premiere, so I'm glad for the opportunity to
learn more about their origin.

(Mork also appeared in a 30th anniversary reunion of "Happy Days", according
to <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0424134/combined>)

-Ken

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Message 50         Fri Jan 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:43 PDT

According to <http://l-o-2.com/Articles/Maxim-100ThingsEveryGuyMustKnow.htm>,
these are the lyrics to the "Bonanza" theme song:

We got a right to pick a little fight
Bonanza!
If anyone fights anyone of us
He's gotta fight with me.
We're not one to stand up and run
Bonanza!
Anyone of us who starts a little fuss
Knows he can count on me.
One for four.
Four for one.
That's how it must be,
We'll make our stand
On our land
This we guarantee!

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Message 51         Wed Mar 08, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:48 PDT

Anyone seen this new HBO show, "Big Love", about a happily-married polygamist?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/08/apontv.biglove.ap/index.html

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Message 52         Fri Mar 10, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:25 PDT

We quit getting HBO a few months ago; got tired of paying for channels we only
rarely watched.

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Message 53         Tue Mar 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:13 PDT

Here's an article about "Big Love", which premiered earlier this month:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/21/apontv.billpaxton.ap/index.html

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Message 54         Tue Apr 18, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:32 PDT

Here's a CNN.com article on the women of "Big Love":

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/17/apontv.biglove.wives.ap/index.html

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Message 55         Wed Jul 05, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:57 PDT

Some movies, like "Buffy", translate well to television series; most do not.
Review past transitionary successes and failures, in preparation for June
28th's launch of the TV series "Blade":

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1207368_3_0_,00.html

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Message 56         Tue Nov 28, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:49 PDT

"TV Land cable network has compiled a list of the 100 greatest catchphrases
in TV", according to CNN:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/28/tv.catchphrases.ap/index.html

In alphabetical order, they are:

- "Aaay" (Fonzie, "Happy Days")
- "And that's the way it is" (Walter Cronkite, "CBS Evening News")
- "Ask not what your country can do for you ..." (John F. Kennedy)
- "Baby, you're the greatest" (Jackie Gleason as Ralph Kramden, "The
Honeymooners")
- "Bam!" (Emeril Lagasse, "Emeril Live")
- "Book 'em, Danno" (Steve McGarrett, "Hawaii Five-O")
- "Come on down!" (Johnny Olson, "The Price is Right")
- "Danger, Will Robinson" (Robot, "Lost in Space")
- "De plane! De plane!" (Tattoo, "Fantasy Island")
- "Denny Crane" (Denny Crane, "Boston Legal")
- "Do you believe in miracles?" (Al Michaels, 1980 Winter Olympics)
- "D'oh!" (Homer Simpson, "The Simpsons")
- "Don't make me angry ..." (David Banner, "The Incredible Hulk")
- "Dyn-o-mite" (J.J., "Good Times")
- "Elizabeth, I'm coming!" (Fred Sanford, "Sanford and Son")
- "Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ..." (Eddie Haskell, "Leave it to Beaver")
- "God'll get you for that" (Maude, "Maude")
- "Good grief" (Charlie Brown, "Peanuts" specials)
- "Good night, and good luck" (Edward R. Murrow, "See It Now")
- "Good night, John Boy" ("The Waltons")
- "Have you no sense of decency?" (Joseph Welch to Sen. McCarthy)
- "Heh heh" (Beavis and Butt-head, "Beavis and Butthead")
- "Here it is, your moment of Zen" ("The Daily Show")
- "Here's Johnny!" (Ed McMahon, "The Tonight Show")
- "Hey now!" (Hank Kingsley, "The Larry Sanders Show")
- "Hey HEY hey!" (Dwayne Nelson, "What's Happening!!")
- "Hey hey HEEY!" (Fat Albert, "Fat Albert")
- "Holy (whatever), Batman!" (Robin, "Batman")
- "Holy crap!" (Frank Barone, "Everybody Loves Raymond")
- "Homey don't play that!" (Homey the Clown, "In Living Color")
- "How sweet it is!" (Jackie Gleason, "The Jackie Gleason Show")
- "How you doin'?" (Joey Tribbiani, "Friends")
- "I can't believe I ate the whole thing" (Alka Seltzer ad)
- "I know nothing!" (Sgt. Schultz, "Hogan's Heroes")
- "I love it when a plan comes together" (Hannibal, "The A-Team")
- "I want my MTV!" (MTV ad)
- "I'm Larry, this is my brother Darryl ..." (Larry, "Newhart")
- "I'm not a crook ..." (Richard Nixon)
- "I'm not a doctor, but I play one on TV" (Vicks Formula 44 ad)
- "I'm Rick James, bitch!" (Dave Chappelle as Rick James, "Chappelle's Show")
- "Is that your final answer?" (Regis Philbin, "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire")
- "It keeps going and going and going ..." (Energizer Batteries ad)
- "It takes a licking ..." (Timex ad)
- "Jane, you ignorant slut" (Dan Aykroyd to Jane Curtin, "Saturday Night
Live")
- "Just one more thing ..." (Columbo, "Columbo")
- "Let's be careful out there" (Sgt. Esterhaus, "Hill Street Blues")
- "Let's get ready to rumble!" (Michael Buffer, various sports events)
- "Live long and prosper" (Spock, "Star Trek")
- "Makin' whoopie" (Bob Eubanks, "The Newlywed Game")
- "Mom always liked you best" (Tommy Smothers, "The Smothers Brothers Comedy
Hour")
- "Never assume ..." (Felix Unger, "The Odd Couple")
- "Nip it!" (Barney Fife, "The Andy Griffith Show")
- "No soup for you!" (The Soup Nazi, "Seinfeld")
- "Norm!" ("Cheers")
- "Now cut that out!" (Jack Benny, "The Jack Benny Program")
- "Oh, my God! They killed Kenny!" (Stan and Kyle, "South Park")
- "Oh, my nose!" (Marcia Brady, "The Brady Bunch")
- "One small step for man ..." (Neil Armstrong)
- "Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?" (Grey Poupon ad)
- "Read my lips: No new taxes!" (George H.W. Bush)
- "Resistance is futile" (Picard as Borg, "Star Trek: The Next Generation")
- "Say good night, Gracie" (George Burns, "The Burns & Allen Show")
- "Schwing!" (Mike Myers and Dana Carvey as Wayne and Garth, "Saturday Night
Live")
- "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy" (Lloyd Bentsen to Dan Quayle)
- "Silly rabbit, Trix are for kids" (Trix cereal ad)
- "Smile, you're on 'Candid Camera' " ("Candid Camera")
- "Sock it to me" ("Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In")
- "Space, the final frontier ..." (Capt. Kirk, "Star Trek")
- "Stifle!" (Archie Bunker, "All in the Family")
- "Suit up!" (Barney Stinson, "How I Met Your Mother")
- "Tastes great! Less filling!" (Miller Lite beer ad)
- "Tell me what you don't like about yourself" (Dr. McNamara and Dr. Troy,
"Nip/Tuck")
- "That's hot" (Paris Hilton, "The Simple Life")
- "The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat" (Jim McKay, "ABC's Wide World
of Sports")
- "The tribe has spoken" (Jeff Probst, "Survivor")
- "The truth is out there" (Fox Mulder, "The X-Files")
- "This is the city ..." (Sgt. Joe Friday, "Dragnet")
- "Time to make the donuts" ("Dunkin' Donuts" ad)
- "Two thumbs up" (Siskel & Ebert, "Siskel & Ebert")
- "Up your nose with a rubber hose" (Vinnie Barbarino, "Welcome Back,
Kotter")
- "We are two wild and crazy guys!" (Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd as Czech
playboys, "Saturday Night Live")
- "Welcome to the O.C., bitch" (Luke, "The O.C.")
- "Well, isn't that special?" (Dana Carvey as the Church Lady, "Saturday
Night Live")
- "We've got a really big show!" (Ed Sullivan, "The Ed Sullivan Show")
- "Whassup?" (Budweiser ad)
- "What you see is what you get!" (Geraldine, "The Flip Wilson Show")
- "Whatchoo talkin' 'bout, Willis?" (Arnold Drummond, "Diff'rent Strokes")
- "Where's the beef?" (Wendy's ad)
- "Who loves you, baby?" (Kojak, "Kojak")
- "Would you believe?" (Maxwell Smart, "Get Smart")
- "Yabba dabba do!" (Fred Flintstone, "The Flintstones")
- "Yada, yada, yada" ("Seinfeld")
- "Yeah, that's the ticket" (Jon Lovitz as the pathological liar, "Saturday
Night Live")
- "You eeeediot!" (Ren, "Ren & Stimpy")
- "You look mahvelous!" (Billy Crystal as Fernando, "Saturday Night Live")
- "You rang?" (Lurch, "The Addams Family")
- "You're fired!" (Donald Trump, "The Apprentice")
- "You've got spunk ..." (Lou Grant, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show")

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Message 57         Tue Nov 28, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:52 PDT

I recognize 63 of the 100 catchphrases.

What about you? :)

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Message 58         Tue Nov 28, 2006
CARLK [CarlK]                at 19:44 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 10 Topic 1:

> I recognize 63 of the 100 catchphrases.
>
> What about you? :)

I didn't count them, but I know it was way more than that. Of course
several were out of use before you were born. :)

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Message 59         Wed Nov 29, 2006
PETERW                       at 03:41 PDT

I can't believe they didn't include these two from Star Trek:
- He's dead, Jim!
- I'm a Doctor, not a (whatever)!

I'd certainly rate both above Kirk's line that was included.

BTW, here's an interesting link about the second catch phrase:
<http://memory-alpha.org/en/wiki/I'm_a_doctor,_not_a...>

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Topic 2         Mon Oct 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 07:53 PST
Sub: Television News and Rumors

News and rumors of television shows, channels, and personalities.

 56 messages
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Message 1          Mon Oct 13, 2003
SARAH                        at 13:24 PDT


So, they say that the sitcom is "going away".  The current prime time line-up
certainly seems to support that theory.  According to a statistic I saw (but I
don't remember where) there were 23 new  sit-coms introduced this season
compared to 46 new sit-coms introduced for the 1983 season.

Is this a permanent trend or merely another swing of the pendulum?  Will
sit-coms come back?
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Message 2          Mon Oct 13, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:28 PDT

Sarah,

I'm sure a few years ago they would've said that game shows were the new
trend: Who Wants To Be a Millionaire, The Weakest Link, and the like.  I don't
hear them talked much about these days, though.

The low number of sitcoms is probably to make room to accommodate the latest
trend of reality shows; that, too, will pass.

Sitcoms are forever.

-Ken

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Message 3          Mon Oct 13, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:32 PDT

Replying to 'SARAH' in Category 10 Topic 2:

> So, they say that the sitcom is "going away".  The current prime time
> line-up certainly seems to support that theory.  According to a
statistic
> I saw (but I don't remember where) there were 23 new  sit-coms
introduced
> this season compared to 46 new sit-coms introduced for the 1983
season.
>
>
> Is this a permanent trend or merely another swing of the pendulum?
Will
> sit-coms come back?

Well, part of it is that there seems to be more interest in these
reality crap shows that are much much cheaper to produce. Eventually
they will go away and something else will take it's place.

I think eventually the sitcoms will make a come back, but it will be a
while.

Dain


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Message 4          Tue Oct 14, 2003
SARAH                        at 12:40 PDT


Ah, yes.  The lovely reality show genre.  (While I ridicule it, I also admit to
watching several of them. <g>)

The other thing that the absence of sit-coms has made room for are the
incredibly awesome dramas that are out there:

The West Wing, CSI, Without a Trace, others I'm sure....
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Message 5          Tue Oct 14, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:38 PDT

Yeah; there are some really good one-hour dramas now.

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 7          Sat Nov 01, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:54 PDT

James Brolin will star in "The Reagans", a CBS miniseries airing November 16th
and 18th.  More details at

http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/10/31/reagans/index.html
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0383139/combined

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Message 8          Tue Nov 04, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:29 PDT

>>>James Brolin will star in "The Reagans", a CBS miniseries airing November
16th and 18th.  More details at

Not anymore.  CBS has pulled it after being slammed by people who disagree
with the negative tack the miniseries took.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 9          Tue Nov 04, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:28 PDT

Sheppy,

I'd heard it was going to be edited, but you're right, now CBS has passed on
it entirely, handing it off to the Showtime network:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/04/cbs.reagans.ap/index.html

What do y'all think of a show being panned before it's even aired?

-Ken

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Message 10         Tue Nov 04, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:41 PDT


>>  What do y'all think of a show being panned before it's even aired?


Well, I hear a lot of people are screaming censorship, but frankly if CBS paid
for it, they have the right to say "we don't like how it goes".  Apparently
they asked for a love story and got a political agenda.  How accurate that is,
I don't know.

In my opinion, censorship would be if someone _else_ didn't _let_ the owners
(CBS) of the show run it.  CBS's decision is theirs to make.  Logically it
would be financially based.  If the-powers-that-be think they will lose money
by running it, they have the right to pull it.

Sarah

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Message 11         Wed Nov 05, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:07 PDT

>>>What do y'all think of a show being panned before it's even aired?

Well, the script was obtained by a number of people, and folks that
participated in making the film commented on it, and that's how all this
information got out.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 12         Thu Nov 06, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 19:50 PDT


It seems that the movie will air on Showtime.  It seems kind of funny that
suddenly the TV networks would balk at being controversial suddenly.  It's TV,
no gospel.  They've slammed people for years and suddenly it's a big deal.

This country is way to wimpy about being offended anymore.
Of course it could have just sucked really badly:)

Dain
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Message 13         Tue Jan 27, 2004
BBAKER                       at 08:12 PDT

I think it was a bit embarrassing how slanted this movie turned out.  James
Brolin is Streisand's squeeze for crying out loud.  Would he do a sympathetic
potrayal?  I think not.

Reagan has alzhemirs very badly.  It would be like kicking a man while he is
down.

But yes, if they thought there would be big ratings it would have gone on CBS.
I think it must have been awful as well as insensitive.

Bruce Baker

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Message 14         Tue Jan 27, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:26 PDT

I watched a good portion of the thing on Showtime, and it was pretty dreadful.
Not just from the standpoint of making Reagan look bad, which it didn't as
much as I feared, but the thing was just bad.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 15         Tue Jan 27, 2004
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 20:46 PDT


I've yet to see a good made for TV movie.

I find it really odd that Reagan is both a villian and a hero to so many people
with few indifferent in the matter.  The political left and right tend to give
their favorites more leniency.

Being a politician used to be about a higher calling, it's now about the perks
and getting your business buddies tax breaks and laws passed to net them
billions.

There is a lot of trash to television..unfortunately politicians have become
ideal "candidates" for these types of movies.

We're in dire need of greatness, but I doubt TV would do a movie on that.  My
lifetime has been filled with crooks and snake oil salesmen sitting in the oval
office.

To bring this back to topic, I've noticed lately there is also a really strange
perception from both sides that the media leans the opposite way politically.
Everyone is conspiring against them.

The truth is out there...Good luck finding it..especially if you are looking
for it on television:)

Dain



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Message 16         Wed Jan 28, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 09:14 PDT

>>>I've yet to see a good made for TV movie.

Hm... I think I've seen one or two, but none come to mind.

I may be thinking of miniseries, of which there have been a couple that are
worthwhile.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 17         Wed Jan 28, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:26 PDT

I liked "In the Gloaming", starring Glenn Close, Bridget Fonda, and Whoopi
Goldberg, and directed by Christopher Reeve.  This HBO movie was released in
1997.

The 1993 film "To Dance with the White Dog", starring Hume Cronyn and Jessica
Tandy, was also touching.

-Ken

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Message 18         Thu Jan 29, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 08:28 PDT

Dain said:

> Being a politician used to be about a higher calling, it's now
> about the perks and getting your business buddies tax breaks
> and laws passed to net them billions.

I'm of the opinion that politics has always been used for greedy purposes by
greedy individuals.  I'm not so sure that it ever has been a "higher calling"
as much as the average citizen like you and I would like to believe that it
is.  Even the politicians that we revere the most have had their share of
warts.  And all of them have had political bills to pay.

> We're in dire need of greatness, but I doubt TV would do a movie
> on that.  My lifetime has been filled with crooks and snake oil
> salesmen sitting in the oval office.

I think that we have had some greatness, but being the humans that they are,
even presidents have their faults.  Some come to light while they're in
office, and some don't. But I'm sure that every one of them has had some trait
that would seem abhorent to _someone_.

> To bring this back to topic, I've noticed lately there is also
> a really strange perception from both sides that the media leans
> the opposite way politically. Everyone is conspiring against
> them.

The only thing the media cares about is selling advertising for the highest
figure they can, and due to the average prole's ...  errr, person's
fascination with violence, corruption, scandal and bad news, that's what the
media feeds them.   They will do their best to root out the negative side of
anything, because they know that's what sells to the average American (or
Brit, or German, or Australian, etc).

So, yes, the Media DOES conspire against both sides.  (But mostly they
conspire against the conservatives.   ;)

_________
  | homas

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Message 19         Thu Jan 29, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 08:28 PDT

Dain:  >>>I've yet to see a good made for TV movie.

Sheppy: >>Hm... I think I've seen one or two, but none come to mind.
> I may be thinking of miniseries, of which there have been a couple
> that are worthwhile.

I've always thought that the mini-series was the best thing that TV could ever
do.   There were a couple back in the 70's that I thought were good (Rich Man,
Poor Man, for instance).

Trying to turn a book into a movie ALWAYS suffers from "not enough time" to do
it right.  The mini-series alleviates that problem, and I've been very
surprised that they have not been more popular.


_________
  | homas

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Message 20         Thu Jan 29, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:20 PDT

>>>Trying to turn a book into a movie ALWAYS suffers from "not enough time" to
do it right.  The mini-series alleviates that problem, and I've been very
surprised that they have not been more popular.

I think that's an issue with people not wanting to make a multi-night
commitment to something.

To be honest, in this age of TiVo and VCRs, I'm surprised the mini-series
hasn't made a huge comeback; people's viewing schedule is so much more
flexible.

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 21         Fri Jan 30, 2004
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:27 PDT


I'm not sure I'd call HBO TV.  Since they aren't pushed by advertising per se.
Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh on TV.  I guess I don't watch enough anymore to
comment all that much.  I tend to spend most of my TV time on th e higher
number channels, HBO, Discovery, History, Wings, TechTV etc...

Dain
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Message 22         Mon Feb 02, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:40 PDT

I like a few sitcoms (a very few) and watch a number of network dramas, as
well as a couple of sci-fi series, but there's not tons of stuff that I watch.
I do watch the channels a friend of mine used to call the "Hitler & lizard"
channels quite a bit. :)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 23         Tue Sep 28, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:15 PDT

Tuesday, September 28, 2004 Posted: 1:15 PM EDT (1715 GMT)

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nevada (Reuters) -- A great symbol of the rugged old West, or
at least as it was portrayed by Hollywood, is riding off into the sunset.

The Ponderosa Ranch, an American West theme park where the television show
"Bonanza" was filmed, closed Sunday after its sale to a financier whose plans
for the property are unclear. The show, which ran on NBC from 1959 to 1973,
was the top-rated U.S. program in the mid-1960s.

Story continues at
<http://www.cnn.com/2004/TRAVEL/09/28/ponderosa.reut/index.html>

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Message 24         Sat Jan 29, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:55 PDT

In November, several ABC stations refused to air "Saving Private Ryan" for
fear of fines by the FCC.  Though the movie had previously been shown without
negative repercussions, that was before the Janet Jackson "wardrobe
malfunction" at Superbowl 2004.

Many stations are taking a conservative approach to avoid potential fines,
such as Fox, which blurred out an animated baby's rear end - even though the
same show was shown without incident five years ago.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/26/apontv.the.jitters.ap/index.html

What do you all think of this?  Are stations being too conservative?  Or is
the FCC?  The trend tends to be to allow more on television than we once did,
but now we seem to be backpedaling.  How effective or necessary is this?

-Ken

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Message 25         Sat Jan 29, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:28 PDT

I think the FCC and network television need to get over it; none of this stuff
is that big a deal.

In particular, "Saving Private Ryan" is an important film with a social value
that transcends any concerns about what's appropriate, as is "Schindler's
List," which the same people also complained about when NBC aired it uncut a
few years ago.  The language and visual impact of the film is an important part
of the storytelling in each of these films, and to strip them out lessens the
film in substantial ways.

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Message 26         Mon Jun 13, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:23 PDT

Following up on an uptopic discussion, the short film "Fast Forward" depicts a
television cameraman whose monitor displays Reagan being shot - five minutes
before it happens:

http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2460056

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Message 27         Wed Jun 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:42 PDT

The American Film Institute has whittled down an original list of 400
nominations to 100, and will present the 100 best movie quotes in a television
special to be aired this coming Tuesday:

http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/quotes.aspx

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Message 28         Fri Aug 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:45 PDT

HBO series "Six Feet Under" has its fifth-season and series finale this Sunday:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/19/tv.sixfeetunder.finale.ap/index.html

I've never seen the show, but have heard good things about it.  Anyone else?
Maybe it'll be worth catching on DVD; the first four seasons are already
available in that medium.

-Ken

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Message 29         Sun Aug 21, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 11:01 PDT

I saw one episode one time, and didn't get it, but that may be from not knowing
the characters and whatever ongoing story there may have been.

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Message 30         Mon Aug 22, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 08:32 PDT


Isn't the premise of that show that the family is still interacting (?) with /
being guided by the ghost of their dead mother?

_________
  | homas

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Message 31         Mon Aug 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:51 PDT

Not sure about that, Thomas.  Here is the plot description from imdb.com:

A drama series that takes a darkly comical look at members of a dysfunctional
Pasadena family that runs an independent funeral home. With the prodigal elder
son (Peter Krause) returning home for the holidays to shattering news, the
family must learn to deal with a death of their own, while figuring out how to
go ahead with the business of the living. A funny and emotional look at a
grieving American family...that just happens to be in the grief management
business.

Could the show you're thinking of be "Desperate Housewives", Thomas, wherein
"Out of nowhere, suburban housewife Mary Alice Young takes her own life, then
narrates the events that follow for us"?

-Ken

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Message 32         Tue Aug 23, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 08:20 PDT


> Could the show you're thinking of be "Desperate Housewives", Thomas,
> wherein "Out of nowhere, suburban housewife Mary Alice Young takes her
> own life, then narrates the events that follow for us"?

No, we're actually regular watchers of Desperate Housewives (can't wait for the
new season to start).

I just thought that the other show had a similar premise.  I guess I was wrong.
:)

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Message 33         Tue Aug 23, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:27 PDT

Thomas,

Oops - now that you mention it, I remember you were the one who told me the
premise of "Desperate Housewives" last time I saw you. :)

Seems we're both having a hard time guessing what shows we've never seen are
about!

-Ken

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Message 34         Tue Aug 23, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:14 PDT

Take a look at new series premiering this fall:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/22/apontv.bestfallshows.ap/index.html

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Message 35         Wed Aug 24, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 05:57 PDT

Wow, sounds mostly like junk, although I'm a sucker for stories involving
interesting tricks with time, so I'll probably check out "Reunion." :D

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Message 36         Wed Nov 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:16 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Page Kennedy, who plays a fugitive from the
law on "Desperate Housewives," was fired from the hit ABC drama for improper
conduct, a series spokeswoman said Tuesday.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/08/tv.desperatehousewives.ap/index.html

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Message 37         Sun Nov 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:53 PDT

A new reality TV show is aiming to pull off the biggest hoax in TV history -
by persuading a group of Britons that they have been blasted into space

The new Channel 4 series Space Cadets has been under wraps since the idea
first came about 18-months ago.

Nine people will be told they are set to visit the final frontier as space
tourists and that in preparation they will undergo intensive training in
Russia courtesy of the Space Tourism Agency of Russia, but in reality the
groups will be "trained" for space in a disused airbase in a secret location
in the UK.

Unbeknown to them, their shuttle will be a Hollywood creation, made
originally for the film Space Cowboys.

Story continues at
http://www.thisislondon.com/showbiz/articles/20930127?source=PA&ct=5

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Message 38         Fri Dec 02, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:31 PDT

Return to "Knots Landing" in tonight's reunion episode:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/02/tv.knotslandingreunio.ap/index.html

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Message 39         Tue Dec 06, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:44 PDT

From <http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2005/12/20051206070755.shtml>:

Apple has greatly expanded the iTunes Music Store this morning to include a
number of new television show content.

Apple originally launched the video/television portion of their iTunes Store
with limited content -- including only three ABC shows, and two Disney shows.

Today, Apple has launched with a number of new NBC, Sci Fi and USA shows
including:

NBC: Law and Order, The Office, Surface, The Tonight Show, Late Night with
Conan O'Brien, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, Dragnet, Adam-12, Knight Rider
Sci Fi: Battlestar Galactica, Battlestar Galactica Miniseries
USA: Monk

Most episodes remains $1.99 per episode, and some of the shows offered are
"vintage" episodes of older television shows (Knight Rider, Adam-12, Dragnet,
Alfred Hitchcock). (A few "special" episodes are priced at $9.99 per
episode.)

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Message 40         Tue Jan 17, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:15 PDT

PASADENA, California (AP) -- The Camden family is disappearing from television
in May strictly for financial reasons: the WB's top executive said Sunday that
the network is losing $16 million this year on "7th Heaven."

The family drama, the most popular program in the network's history, will end
its run after 10 years. The decision seems irreversible despite an Internet
campaign to save it, even though "7th Heaven" is still the WB's second
highest-rated show after "Gilmore Girls." (The WB, like CNN, is a division of
Time Warner.)

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/17/tv.7th.heaven.ap/index.html

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Message 41         Fri Jan 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:54 PDT

These folk are pushing for a second season of "Firefly", the TV series that
was the basis for the movie "Serenity":

http://www.fireflyseason2.com/index.asp

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Message 42         Sun Mar 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:36 PDT

Previously, only a "best of" box set of "The Incredible Hulk" TV series was
available on DVD.  It looks like full season box sets will begin being
released this July:

http://www.kennethjohnson.us/HulkBox.html

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Message 43         Tue Apr 18, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:55 PDT

One of my favorite anthology-type shows from my youth is finally coming to DVD:
look for the first season of Steven Spielberg's "Amazing Stories" on July 18th!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5494
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5498

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Message 44         Tue Apr 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:47 PDT

"Commander in Chief", starring Geena Davis, may not be back for a second
season:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/24/television.commander.reut/index.html

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Message 45         Tue May 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:37 PDT

Touting Fox as the number one network for young adults and teens, Apple has
added the Fox shows 24, Prison Break, Unan1mous, and Stacked to the iTunes
Store, as well as first seasons of so-called "classic" shows Buffy the Vampire
Slayer, Firefly, and Lost in Space.

Apple negotiations with Fox were reported last December.

Episodes are available for $1.99 each.

Story courtesy <http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/05/20060509024902.shtml>

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Message 46         Thu May 11, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:21 PDT

The timing on this was perfect for me -- we missed the 1 AM to 2 AM episode a
couple of weeks ago, and had been piling up later episodes waiting to see that
one we missed. :)

Now I'm all caught up.  Man, things are heating up on "24" :)

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Message 47         Tue May 16, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:17 PDT

I'm disappointed that "Conviction" has been canceled.  I enjoyed it.

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.



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Message 48         Wed May 17, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:53 PDT

ABC is making some changes to its lineup, including the cancellation of
"Commander-in-Chief":

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/16/new.season.ap/index.html

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Message 49         Sun Jul 16, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:57 PDT

Read about the challenges - and solutions the studios are encountering in
getting "The Wonder Years" on DVD:

http://www.denverpost.com/entertainment/ci_4033777

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Message 51         Wed Jul 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:57 PDT

A television series based on the DC superhero "Aquaman" was not picked up, but
the pilot is available for download on the iTMS:

http://www.dc-kingdom.com/index.php?categoryid=30&p2_articleid=34

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Message 52         Tue Aug 29, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:24 PDT

The S.S. Minnow is for sale:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/08/28/gilligan.boat.ap/index.html

See also the Gilligan's Island web site:

http://gilligansisle.com/

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Message 53         Thu Sep 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:49 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Mel Brooks is developing an
animated TV series based on his comedy feature "Spaceballs."

Like the 1987 movie, which parodied well-known science-fiction movies,
"Spaceballs: The Animated Series" will spoof current blockbusters as well as
every genre of entertainment from movies and reality TV to culture and
politics.

It is set to debut on cable network G4 in fall 2007. Production has already
started on an initial batch of 13 episodes.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/21/television.brooks.reut/index.html

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Message 54         Tue Oct 03, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:47 PDT

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Parents now have science to back them up when they
say, "Turn off the TV. It's a school night."

Middle school students who watch TV or play video games during the week do
worse in school, a new study finds, but weekend viewing and gaming doesn't
affect school performance much.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/EDUCATION/10/02/tv.academics.ap/index.html

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Message 55         Tue Oct 03, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:45 PDT

DVD isn't the only place where old sitcoms are finding new life.  Many of them
are also being remade - from scratch - in Russian:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/03/television.russia.reut/index.html

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Message 56         Wed Nov 01, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:29 PDT

Finally!  Linda Hamilton's "Beauty and the Beast" comes to DVD on February
13th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6560

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Topic 3         Tue Sep 16, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 13:12 PST
Sub: Commercials

Television advertisements.

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Message 1          Tue Oct 14, 2003
SARAH                        at 12:58 PDT


Has anyone seen the Quizno's commercials with the guy that was raised by
wolves?

::shudder::  Those things give me the serious heeby-jeebies!!!
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Message 2          Tue Oct 14, 2003
CARLK [CarlK]                at 20:16 PDT

Replying to 'SARAH' in Category 10 Topic 3:

> Has anyone seen the Quizno's commercials with the guy that was raised
by
> wolves?
>
>
> ::shudder::  Those things give me the serious heeby-jeebies!!!

Quizno's has a long history of horrible commercials.

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Message 3          Mon Feb 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:36 PDT

I use to love the site adcritic.com, and would download several humorous
commercials from its archives.  The site's been under new management for some
years now, though, and appears to be accessible by subscription only.

I'm certainly not going to sit through the Super Bowl just for the
commercials. :)  Can anyone recommend a site from which to download them?

-Ken

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Message 4          Mon Feb 02, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:41 PDT

AdCritic now pays license fees to distribute the commercials; it's required
since they got sued into shutting down a couple years ago.

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 5          Mon Feb 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:27 PDT

Ah - I wasn't aware of the legal background behind adcritic's change of
status.  Thanks for the information.

-Ken

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Message 6          Tue Feb 03, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:02 PDT

Speaking of the Super Bowl - any good commercials?

CNN.com reports that "TiVo's top two commercials, based on user behavior, are
both from Bud Light: a romantic sleigh ride interrupted by a flatulent horse
and a sharp-toothed dog demonstrating his unusual way of scoring a beer for
his master."

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Message 7          Mon Feb 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:50 PDT

Anyone have any favorite Super Bowl commercials?  Most of them are online here:

http://dyn.ifilm.com/superbowlads/

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Message 8          Sun Mar 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:32 PDT

To advertise Wrestlemania 21, several wrestlers are starring in spoofs of a
variety of famous Hollywood films, such as "Pulp Fiction", "Braveheart", and
"Forrest Gump", in the commercials at this URL:

http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania21/trailers.jsp

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Topic 4         Tue Sep 16, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 13:13 PST
Sub: Snacks

What to get during the commercials, and eat during the show.

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Message 1          Sat Sep 20, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:36 PDT

Popcorn seems rather cliche to me.  It takes too long to make during a
commercial, and all the salt and butter just make a mess.

What's your favorite TV snack?

-Ken

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Message 2          Sun Sep 21, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:10 PDT

>>>Popcorn seems rather cliche to me.  It takes too long to make during a
commercial, and all the salt and butter just make a mess.

Well, I love popcorn, but wish they could get rid of the bits that stick
between your teeth. :)

Microwave popcorn only takes 4 minutes to make and is perfectly acceptable.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 3          Wed Sep 24, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 20:25 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 10 Topic 3:

> Popcorn seems rather cliche to me.  It takes too long to make during a
> commercial, and all the salt and butter just make a mess.
>
> What's your favorite TV snack?

My favorite TV snack is actually a good bowl of Ice Cream or a bowl of
cereal.  Not really snacks....still good though:)

Dain Neater


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Message 4          Wed Sep 24, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:27 PDT

>>>My favorite TV snack is actually a good bowl of Ice Cream or a bowl of
cereal.

Mmm... ice cream.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Topic 6         Tue Sep 16, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 13:13 PST
Sub: Awards

Nominations and awards for television shows.

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Message 1          Mon Dec 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:27 PDT

The AFI has announced their top ten shows of the year:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/11/afi.awards.reut/index.html
http://www.afi.com/tvevents/afiawards05/default.aspx

The shows are as follows (in alphabetical order):

24
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA
DEADWOOD
GREY'S ANATOMY
HOUSE
LOST
RESCUE ME
SLEEPER CELL
SOMETIMES IN APRIL
VERONICA MARS

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Message 2          Mon Dec 12, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 11:00 PDT

>24
>BATTLESTAR GALACTICA

I can get on board with those two for sure.

I'm fairly sure I would like Lost but haven't really seen much of it, just the
pilot, which I bought from the iTunes store.

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Message 3          Mon Jun 05, 2006
BBAKER                       at 08:52 PDT

Veronica Mars is on my short list of shows I watch on TV.  Good plots.

And Seventh Heaven is back unfortunately, booting Everwood, which was a pretty
good show.

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Message 4          Thu Jul 06, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:21 PDT

Read about this year's Emmy nominees:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/06/emmy.nominations/index.html

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Message 5          Mon Aug 28, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:33 PDT

The television Emmy awards were last night:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/08/27/emmys/index.html

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Topic 1         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:24 PST
Sub: 24

The action adventure series "24".

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Message 1          Thu Nov 08, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 11:07 PDT

Anyone else watch "24" this week?  I thought it was fantastic.  The first
episode takes place from midnight to 1 AM the day before the California
Presidential Primary, in real time.  Really a blast to watch, exciting and
fun.

I look forward to seeing more of this show.  The "Midnight-1:00 AM" episode is
being rerun Friday night; if you missed it, check it out!

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 2          Thu Nov 08, 2001
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:18 PDT

Wasn't the pilot episode of this show canned after the WTC attacks?

-Ken

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Message 3          Thu Nov 08, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 15:05 PDT

>>>Wasn't the pilot episode of this show canned after the WTC attacks?

No.  They took a "wait and see" attitude since the premiere wasn't scheduled
until nearly two months after the attacks.  They might have edited a bit; the
plane that blows up does so off-camera, albeit only barely.

A really fun and exciting show, IMHO.  I recommend giving it a try.  It's
fascinating to watch these people multitasking in real time.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 4          Thu Nov 08, 2001
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:00 PDT

Sheppy,

> They might have edited a bit; the plane that blows up does so off-camera,
> albeit only barely.

Thanks; I didn't know that.  I'm glad they didn't have to air a later episode
as the pilot, as they'd originally intended after Sep 11.  I imagine that
would've caused quite a disruption in the show's plot development.

I think I'd read the plane explosion was blamed on Osama bin Laden, and that
reference caused the pilot to originally be pulled.  Do you know if that
reference was edited or aired?

-Ken

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Message 5          Thu Nov 08, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 21:58 PDT

>>>I think I'd read the plane explosion was blamed on Osama bin Laden, and
that reference caused the pilot to originally be pulled.  Do you know if that
reference was edited or aired?

There's no such reference.  There is some sort of what *appears* to be a
domestic plot to assassinate an African-American candidate for President,
involving a foreign assassin hired by domestic terrorists.  But so far, most
of the information we have comes from less than reliable sources. :)

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 6          Wed Nov 14, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 15:16 PDT

This show continues to impress me.  It's very exciting and really keeps you
engrossed.  The story has already had some interesting plot twists, and it's
only 2:00 AM on the day of the California Presidential Primary. :)

Sheppy
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Message 7          Wed Nov 21, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 15:36 PDT

The story continues to get more fascinating.  :)

Anyone else keeping up with "24?"

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 8          Thu Nov 22, 2001
A2.RYAN                      at 19:02 PDT

I feel like my life is 24, the social work version.

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Message 9          Wed Nov 28, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 07:03 PDT

Things continue to heat up on 24.

I'm poking around the show's web site now.  Very cool. :)

http://www.fox.com/24/home.html

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 10         Fri Nov 30, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 08:07 PDT

Argh, I hate this time of the TV season.  I don't want to wait two weeks for
another new episode.  This show rocks!

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Message 11         Wed Dec 12, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 15:41 PDT

Arrgh, this show is so captivating, and once a week just sucks. :)

I wonder where Kim is now.

I'm also curious how they'll handle sunrise, which is coming up either next
episode or the one following it (either in the 5 AM to 6 AM or the 6 AM to 7
AM episode).  It'd be tricky filming an episode that occurs during the
transition from dark to daylight.

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Message 12         Tue Feb 05, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:52 PDT

This show is so cool; tonight's episode just opened up whole new worlds of
complexity. :)

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 13         Sun Feb 17, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:05 PDT

It seems that in "24", the bad guys use PCs and the good guys use Macs.

http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,50441,00.html

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Message 14         Sun Feb 17, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:01 PDT

Hehe... I don't know that's totally true.  There are a good number of Macs
though; iBooks especially.  But the CIA doesn't use too many, that I noticed.
:)

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Message 15         Tue Feb 19, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:36 PDT

Things continue to heat up, with Kim and Teri now taking matters into their
own hands and making what appears to be the beginnings of an attempt to
escape, and Jack now in possession of "Alan York."  The next episode marks the
halfway point -- 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM.

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Message 16         Wed Feb 20, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:08 PDT

And we reached noon.  Very exciting.  I won't go into any details in case
someone here is watching the encore episode late in the week, but it's a big
one. :)

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Message 17         Wed Mar 06, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:15 PDT

Well, the hits keep on coming.

Is anyone here other than me watching this show? :)

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Message 18         Wed Mar 20, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:16 PDT

Ugh.  I can't believe they're using the tired amnesia cliche.  I'm
disappointed by that move.

Otherwise, things are really fascinating, what with the senator's son getting
involed in things he doesn't understand and the whole Palmer-Bauer
unification.

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Message 19         Thu Apr 04, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:51 PDT

Wow.  The CIA is having a lot of bad luck with suspects getting badly hurt. :)

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Message 20         Wed Apr 10, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:05 PDT

Fox is apparently going for major security as it prepares to film the season
finale of 24.  Sounds exciting. :)

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Message 21         Mon Apr 22, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:55 PDT

As of the end of last week's episode, it's now 9 PM.  Things are coming to a
head, with the discovery that Victor Drazen is alive and in US custody and the
realization that there's more at stake than previously believed.

Just three hours left. :)

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Message 22         Wed Apr 24, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:16 PDT

Well!  Three hours to go (it's now 9 PM) and how the heck did the bad guys
know where Kim was to grab her again?  And how is Jack going to get out of the
mess he's in now?

This thing is building up a full head of steam now, gearing up for the big
finish.

Next new episode is in two weeks.  Stay tuned. :)

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Message 23         Tue May 07, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:23 PDT

New episode of "24" tonight.  I'm all excited. :)

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Message 24         Mon May 13, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:08 PDT

Two hours to go... tomorrow we'll see 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM.  Very exciting!
Jack's in a tough spot and Kim is back in the hands of the terrorists.  And
the Senator's wife continues to be up to no good.

And of course, someone at CTU is still on the wrong side.  Who?  Stay tuned.
:)

I can't believe this show is "on the bubble."  It rocks. :)

I also can't believe more people I hang out with don't watch it.  It totally
rocks. :)

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Message 25         Wed May 15, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:39 PDT

Oh my goodness!  What a twist!  The traitor is revealed and my wife guessed
right but I had refused to accept it until now.  Wow! :)

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Message 26         Tue May 21, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:06 PDT

Season finale is tonight!  11:00 PM to 12:00 AM!  Should be very exciting, now
that we know Nina is the traitor.

And 24 has been renewed for next season, despite its surprisingly low ratings
this year.

I'm curious why more people aren't watching it.

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Message 27         Tue May 21, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:40 PDT

*** Warning; in my excitement, I'm giving away the ending, so stop now if you
have the season finale of "24" taped. :)








         (this space intentionally blank)













Holy cow!  What a finale!  The senator is alive, his wife is on the street
(she deserves it, scheming fiend), Kim Bauer is safe, Nina Myers a.k.a. Yalena
is in custody, Jack is fine aside from a minor bullet wound... but Nina had
time to execute Teri Bauer before she was captured.  Wow, how unexpected is
that!?

I sure hope they put this on DVD; it would be awesome for marathon TV
watching. :)

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Message 28         Wed May 22, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:10 PDT

Of course, the Nina thing now provides an opening for next season.  She didn't
work for the Drazens, she said.  Who did she work for and why?  If she was
talking to someone in Germany, in German, why was she helping out the Serbian
Drazens?

Hmmm.

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Message 29         Tue Aug 27, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:12 PDT

Season two premieres on Tuesday, October 29.  Long way off yet.  I can't wait.

I've heard a rumor that season 1 is coming on DVD later in the fall.  I can't
wait for that either. :)

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Message 30         Wed Aug 28, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:33 PDT

And I confirmed it; "24" comes to DVD in October.  I ordered it from
Amazon.com last night. :)

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Message 31         Wed Aug 28, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:17 PDT

Sheppy,

The release date I have for "24" is September 17th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&amp;tmpCart=19180

Amazon.com's price of $45 is near the lowest you'll find.

-Ken

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Message 32         Tue Sep 03, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 13:04 PDT

FX ran a "24" marathon yesterday; starting at midnight, they ran every episode
of "24"s first season, straight through, in real-time.  How sweet.  I wish I'd
known about it in advance.  I didn't find out about it until about 6 PM. :)

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Message 33         Thu May 22, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:25 PDT

So... 24 is over for the season.  Anyone else watching it and looking forward
to next season?  Unlike last year, this year ended with the story actually
continuing on for next season, although at a good breaking point.  Things are
definitely looking bad for the USA right now, in the story.

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Message 34         Thu May 22, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:05 PDT

Did the second season of 24 pick up at the hour the first season ended?  It
sounds like this is how the third season is continuing from the second.

Won't that make it hard for third-season newcomers to follow?

-Ken

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Message 35         Fri May 23, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:42 PDT

>>>Did the second season of 24 pick up at the hour the first season ended?  It
sounds like this is how the third season is continuing from the second.

No; the second season begins a little over a year after the first ended and
covers a totally different terrorist incursion.

>>>Won't that make it hard for third-season newcomers to follow?

I don't think so.  The breaking point is a good one; the second season deals
with a plot to detonate a nuke in Los Angeles, and uncovers deeper
conspiracies beneath it.  The season ends with that story wrapped up, but some
newly-discovered members of yet another, deeper, layer of the conspiracy
(literally discovered in the season finale) beginning a new plot to try to
achieve their goals.

The next season should be able to pick up very cleanly where this one left
off.  My only concern is that if it starts at 8 AM the day this season ended
(ie, no break in time), Jack Bauer is going to be useless, because he was dead
for a few minutes this episode and his heart is not cooperating.  But given
the events of the last minute or so of the season finale, I think they'll have
no choice but to pick up at that moment next season.

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Message 36         Wed Jul 09, 2003
MARK [Apprentice]            at 09:22 PDT

Sheppy,

You'll be happy to know that you are not the only one who enjoyed this
series.  Last night my wife and I concluded watching the 1st season DVD
set.  What a cool series for TV.  I only wish that it was available on a
TV station that I subscribe to here.

I am in eager anticipation for the 2nd season DVD box set.

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Message 37         Wed Jul 09, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 13:25 PDT

>>>I am in eager anticipation for the 2nd season DVD box set.

Season two is due out on DVD on September 23. :)

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Message 38         Wed Jul 09, 2003
MARK [Apprentice]            at 21:05 PDT

Replying to 'Sheppy' in Category 50 Topic 4:

>|>>I am in eager anticipation for the 2nd season DVD box set.
>
> Season two is due out on DVD on September 23. :)

Cool. :)

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Message 39         Tue Sep 09, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:22 PDT

There's a preview of season 3 available at:

http://www.fox.com/24sweepstakes/preview_hi.htm

I'm a little confused.  Last season ended with the president being struck down
by some kind of chemical or biological weapon, but that seems not to have
happened this season.  In fact, this season looks like it takes place some
time later.  I'm not sure what they're doing with that.

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Message 40         Tue Oct 28, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:41 PDT

Holy cow!  Tonight's premiere was really good.  The last two minutes were a
very unexpected twist.  Wow.  Jack's got all kinds of new demons. :)

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Message 41         Tue Nov 04, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:42 PDT


This season is looking to be much better than last season!

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Message 42         Wed Nov 05, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:07 PDT

>>>This season is looking to be much better than last season!

Agreed; so far, so good.

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Message 43         Tue Apr 20, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:31 PDT

This season of "24" is definitely better than last year.  I didn't actually
think Jack would kill Chappelle.  And it was nice to see Kim not screw up in
tonight's episode. :)

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Message 44         Thu Apr 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:19 PDT

A one-shot comic book based on the teleivision series "24" will be released
soon:

http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/4766.html

"24: One Shot" derives its name not from its stand-alone nature, but from the
fact that the main character will have only one bullet left in his gun for each
of the book's 48 pages, each representing a half-hour.

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Message 45         Wed May 26, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:14 PDT

Well!  That season finale was good.  Between what Jack had to do to Chase to
get the last vial of the virus to a safe place and his charged emotions
afterward, it was quite a ride.

I look forward to next season... except it won't start until January.  Ack!

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Message 46         Mon Jul 26, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 03:34 PDT


Well.

We were playing cards at a friend's house on Saturday, and the subject of TV
shows came up, and we discussed "24."   I said how I'd heard such great things
about it, (from here) but had never seen  a single episode.

The guy ran out of the room suddenly, and I thought I'd perhaps made a faux
pas, or something.  He rushes back in, and hands me the first 2 seasons on DVD!

So last night, Jeannie and I got through 3 hours of it.  I must admit, it is an
engrossing show, but I would hate to watch it any other way than on DVD.   The
thought of having all those commercials in the middle would drive me nuts.  Not
to mention - what if you missed a week?!?!?  And it's nice to be able to watch
4 hour-long episodes in 3 hours. :)

Now, however, we're debating on our viewing schedule. We do want to finish it
before Labor Day so that we can get our friend his DVDs back, so we'll probably
try to do 3-4 episodes / night over the next week or so (for the first season).
The thing is, the show is so edge-of-your-seat that it's tough to go to bed and
sleep right after watching it, so we need to follow it with "The Golden Girls"
or something like it. :)

Through a supreme act of self-will, I was able to skip over reading the
end-of-season spoiler posted uptopic. :)

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Message 47         Wed Jul 28, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:19 PDT

Woohoo!  Another "24" convert. ;)

It's actually helpful to have the commercials, to keep yourself from falling
off your seat sitting on the edge of it. :)

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Message 48         Thu Jul 29, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 08:35 PDT


> It's actually helpful to have the commercials, to keep yourself from
> falling off your seat sitting on the edge of it. :)

Hehe, sometimes it does have me literally at the edge of my seat, but no
thanks, I'll pass on the commercials.  The 3 second pause they put in there is
enough time to re-compose myself.  And if I need a longer break, I just hit
"pause".

One thing I find very annoying, and I don't know if this was true of the
broadcast version, is the music.  Often in the scene transitions, the volume of
the "exciting" music gets to deafening levels. We have to sit with the remote,
and turn down the volume during the music portions, and then turn it up when
the characters start to speak again.

Last night we got through noon of season 1.

That's the other advantage of the DVD version:  If you really really can't wait
to see the next show, you can!

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Message 49         Sat Jul 31, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:22 PDT

I haven't noticed that about the sound, but I don't pay much attention to that
kind of thing.

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Message 50         Wed Aug 04, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 08:54 PDT

Possible spoiler, in case there is anyone else in the world like me that hasn't
seen Season One of '24'...















Well, my wife and I finished Season One last night.  I was a bit disappointed
at the lack of any kind of denouement regarding the Nina situation.   I had
overheard that she was a bad guy, and I was actually looking for any clues
about that as I watched the series.  I saw none.

Sheppy said uptopic (a couple years ago):

> Of course, the Nina thing now provides an opening for
> next season.  She didn't work for the Drazens, she said.
> Who did she work for and why?  If she was talking to
> someone in Germany, in German, why was she helping out
> the Serbian Drazens?

My question exactly, and if she wasn't working FOR the Drazens, she was at
least working WITH them... why did the Drazens order Jack to kill her?  Oh, but
it wasn't them, it was the other guy that did that, wasn't it?

In any case, there were a whole lot of questions left unanswered, which I hope
will be answered in the next season.

If they ARE answered in season 2, please don't tell me here. :)   Speculation
and comment are welcome, of course.

We're going to take a couple weeks off before starting the second season.  It's
too intense a TV watching experience to continue at this point.  We can't seem
to get anything else done.  :)

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Message 51         Wed Aug 04, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:53 PDT

Enjoy the spoilers:














Season 2 of "24" wasn't as good as the first season, and Nina's role isn't very
substantial, but you do get a little idea what her character is about.

Season 3 was better than season 2, but season 1 remains the best of them.

I think there was an intentional degree of mystery around Nina.  She seems to
be a sleeper, who's gotten very good at hiding her true nature.

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Message 52         Wed Aug 18, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 07:26 PDT


We've started watching Season Two, now, and I'm beginning to wonder if we
should move this topic into the "Fantasy" category.   Though they say
everything is happening in "Real Time" I'd say they're playing pretty fast and
loose with driving times, unless they've got "beaming" technology.  :)

Also, I'm surprised that women's groups haven't protested this show on the
grounds that it makes all women look stupid.  I mean, just about every woman
character on the show does incredibly stupid things, especially Jack's
daughter, (a COMPLETE ninny, whose EVERY decision is wrong) but also the
wedding sisters and right on up to the President's assistant.

And the bit about George Mason's exposure to Plutonium:  First of all, he got
his information from what?  A paramedic?  in the field?  I can't see how he
could say with such certainty that George only had a week to live, since the
health effects of inhaling plutinium are the increased chance of cancer later
on.

Anyway, it's still an exciting show, keeping us on the edge of our seats, but
it's really stretching the old "suspension of disbelief."   :)

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Message 53         Thu Aug 19, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:21 PDT

Well, Season Two has its flaws, but it's not as bad as that.

Mason got irradiated enough that he's suffering from radiation sickness rather
than from the lung cancer that is caused by inhaling plutonium.  If you get
enough radiation, it's pretty easy to tell you're going to die in a hurry. :)

The women in season two do a lot of dumb things, but Michelle will turn around
and be pretty good by the end of the year, and she'll be pretty top notch for
Season Three.

Also, Kate Warner will turn out to be smarter than you think by the end of the
season, as will her sister Marie.

Things take some unexpected turns that will help clear things up.

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Message 54         Fri Aug 20, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:39 PDT


That's good to hear.  :)  I just hope my friends go out and buy the Season when
it is released on DVD so I can see that one too.  :)

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Message 55         Wed Sep 01, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:26 PDT


We finished watching season 2 last night, and I must admit, things picked up at
the end, though they were still playing pretty fast and loose with travel
times.  I was disappointed that the president let the VP stay on.  The cabinet
members made sense, but he should have accepted the VP's resignation.

Anyway, we're looking forward to the 3rd season coming out on DVD  :)  If it
comes out before Season 4 starts airing, (which I doubt will happen) we might
even catch  up to the show.

(Hmm, I suppose we could start taping season 4 WITHOUT watching it, but that
would ba a major pain.)

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Message 56         Sat Sep 04, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:18 PDT

Season 4 isn't starting until January -- they're going to run all 24 hours
straight through week after week until the season ends, with some two-hour
episodes.

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Message 57         Tue Sep 07, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 08:12 PDT


I assume you mean they won't be following the recent abhorent practice of
sticking repeats in the middle of the season before they're finished with the
new shows.

That's good, because that show, of any I've seen, really needs to be seen
exactly in order.

Any chance of Season 3 coming out on DVD before Season 4 shows?

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Message 58         Tue Sep 07, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:55 PDT

Thomas,

Season 3 of "24" releases on DVD on December 7th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=3997
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-Ken

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Message 59         Wed Sep 08, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:42 PDT


Well, maybe we'll catch up after all  :)

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Message 60         Wed Sep 08, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:53 PDT


I took a look at the DVD set Ken mentioned.

It listed several  "branched deleted scenes."

How are "branched" deleted scenes different than normal deleted scenes?  Does
that mean that they were scenes that would have branched the storyline into a
different direction, (such as the alternative happy ending of the 1st season)
or simply that they were "pruned" like a branch to save time?

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Message 61         Wed Sep 08, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:03 PDT

Well, "24" has never run repeats during the season, but it would go on hiatus
in favor of other stuff from time to time.

Season 4 won't skip any weeks at all -- it will air an episode of 1-to-2 hours
every week.  I'm really looking forward to it.

As for "branched deleted scenes", I think that means you can watch episodes
with the option of viewing them with the deleted scenes inserted back where
they were deleted from, but I'm not sure.

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Message 62         Fri Sep 10, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:27 PDT

The Season 3 DVD will also containe a 10-minute 'mini-episode' preview of
Season 4:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2187&Nav=yes

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Message 63         Sun Jan 02, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:58 PDT

Season 4 of "24" premieres on January 8 with a two-hour episode, followed on
January 9 with a second two-hour episode.  I'm looking forward to a season of
"24" without any breaks. :)

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Message 64         Sat Jan 08, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:58 PDT

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Surprise is what makes "24" tick, and there
should be plenty of it as Jack Bauer embarks on a fourth season of saving the
world from terrorists.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/07/apontv.24.ap/index.html

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Message 65         Sun Jan 09, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:19 PDT

The first hour of "24" was tonight, and it was very good.  Lots of new faces,
and the body count stands at 43 so far. :)

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Message 66         Tue Jan 11, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:43 PDT

The first four hours of "24" were very good... I'm curious to see what the next
few layers of bad guys will look like.  Kinda looks like the first batch is
going down soon. :)

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Message 67         Sat Jan 29, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:30 PDT

I'm really enjoying this season of "24".  It's been better than season 2 by a
long shot; I haven't decided how it compares to season 3, which I generally
liked a lot.

It's exciting to know finally what was inside the briefcase stolen in the first
hour. :)

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Message 68         Tue Feb 08, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 13:25 PDT

Last night's episode of "24" was another good one.  Things are really moving
along.  I'm curious who's really at the bottom of things; it's starting to look
like this isn't actually a Muslim extremist group responsible for the attack.

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Message 69         Wed Feb 16, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 08:36 PDT

Re:  Message 43, this topic.

We just watched Season 3, 6AM-7AM.

Wow.  This episode was... profoundly disturbing.

On many levels.

I had a hard time getting to sleep last night, pondering the many ethical
dilemmas in this episode.

The thing with Chappelle was the worst.  First, it was a little hard to imagine
how a guy who had been portrayed for 3 seasons as a bureaucratic wanker could
suddenly become a world-class selfless hero, and given his past relationship
with Jack, I'm sure he would have looked for some confirmation from a higher
authority before accepting Jack's workd for it.

But at the end, when he couldn't do it himself, he actually could have made
Jack's life a little easier if he HAD run, knowing Jack would get him anyway.


And Michelle has been a rock, doing her job despite her own impending doom.

ugh.

Disturbing.  Very.

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Message 70         Wed Feb 23, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 10:45 PDT


Ok, we finished season 3 last night.   Good ending, I think.  I was
disappointed in Tony.  So Sad.  Michelle turns out to be studlier than her
husband.

One thing that bothered me, (other than the fact that they somehow made it from
the school to "in surgery" at the hospital in 4 minutes).

A "few hours" ago, people were making such a stink about having a baby in CTU,
where no uncleared people are supposed to be, and yet, in the last hour,
Guyal's wife is allowed to be there?  What's up with that?

All in all, not a bad season. The only thing we have left is the bonus DVD. Is
there anything worthwile on it?


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Message 71         Wed Feb 23, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:04 PDT

I haven't seen the bonus disc.  Season 4 has been better than season 3, so far.
 It's been very exciting, but there's been some character development with the
three or so characters that carried over from season 3.

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Message 72         Thu Mar 31, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:36 PDT

I usually reserve video game news for the Gamebits forum, but I thought I'd
mention here that a PlayStation 2 game based on the television series "24"
will be released in 2005:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/2005/03/30/news_6121302.html

-Ken

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Message 73         Tue Apr 26, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:04 PDT

This week's "24" was another good one.  I got a kick out of seeing the
perpetually annoying (and pouty) Chloe get to kick a little butt. :)

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Message 74         Wed Jan 11, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:42 PDT

Woohoo!  Season 5 of "24" starts this Sunday! :)

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Message 75         Thu Jan 12, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 11:01 PDT


Woohoo!  Season 4 is in our netflix queue!  ;)

Before it gets here, I need to visit some TV site that synopsizes the first 3
seasons, so I can remember what happened when.  :)


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  | homas

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Message 76         Thu Jan 12, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:26 PDT

How many bad days can one guy have?? :)

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Message 77         Fri Jan 13, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:42 PDT

>>>How many bad days can one guy have?? :)

I dunno... I have had an awful lot of them.

Admittedly, not on a scale like Jack Bauer's.

Which reminds me... I still want one of those Jack Bauer Edition Ford
Explorers. :)

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Message 78         Fri Jan 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:19 PDT

Sheppy,

What makes a Ford Explorer a Jack Bauer edition?

-Ken

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Message 79         Mon Jan 16, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:37 PDT

>>>What makes a Ford Explorer a Jack Bauer edition?

GPS.  Gun safe in the back.  In-dash computer with scanner, fax machine, and
fingerprint analyzer.  That kind of thing. :)

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Message 80         Mon Jan 16, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:38 PDT

Anyone watch last night's 24 premiere?  Wow!  I can't believe they killed off
David Palmer!

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Message 81         Mon Jan 16, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:03 PDT

Sounds like a spoiler, Shep! :)

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Message 82         Mon Jan 16, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:13 PDT

D'oh :)

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Message 83         Tue Jan 24, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:48 PDT

This season of 24 may actually be even better than season 1, which is saying a
lot.  Wow!

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Message 84         Wed Jan 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:45 PDT

Here's an article about this week's episode:

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1152249_3_0_,00.html

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Message 85         Fri Feb 17, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:17 PDT

Here's an article about the volatile first wife of "24':

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/16/apontv.jeansmart.ap/index.html

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Message 86         Fri Feb 17, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:38 PDT

Jean Smart does a great job playing Mrs. Logan.

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Message 87         Sat Feb 18, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:45 PDT

Man, this week's episode once again reminds me what a complete and total loser
President Logan is.  (We just got around to seeing it tonight).  Another great
one!

Can't wait to see next week's on Monday. :)

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Message 88         Mon Feb 20, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 11:23 PDT


We just started season 4.   :)

So far, after 4 episodes, it's not quite as "gripping" as previous seasons, and
it's almost a yawner to see Jack once again going out of his way to break all
the rules.  :)

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  | homas

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Message 89         Wed Feb 22, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 11:36 PDT

Season 4 was actually quite good, although certainly not as good as season 1.
And so far, Season 5 is looking even better than 4 (but still not as good as 1
-- that'd be hard to top).

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Message 90         Wed Mar 08, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:56 PDT

Holy cow, this week's episode was awesome!

The guys that write "24" sure don't have any qualms about killing off regular
characters. :)

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Message 91         Thu Mar 09, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 10:56 PDT


>  The guys that write "24" sure don't have any qualms about
> killing off regular characters. :)

That's one way of not letting your audience get complacent.

Thanks for NOT sharing who it is.  :)

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  | homas

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Message 92         Fri Mar 10, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:25 PDT

>>>Thanks for NOT sharing who it is.

I know we have folks watching this delayed a bit.

It was a great episode, and well done.

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Message 93         Mon Mar 13, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:22 PDT

Read about the PlayStation 2 video game based on the series "24":

http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/fun.games/03/13/24/index.html

An excerpt from the article (which contains spoilers for those who have not
seen the show's first two seasons, as the game is set between the second and
third seasons):

The game's plot cleverly addresses questions the show left unanswered,
including how Jack and Chase came to work together, who tried to kill
President Palmer, and perhaps the most perplexing question in "24" history:
how did the dim-witted Kim ever manage to wrangle a job at CTU?

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Message 94         Tue Mar 14, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 07:36 PDT


> and perhaps the most perplexing question in "24" history:
> how did the dim-witted Kim ever manage to wrangle a job at CTU?


LOL!

I've always wondered that myself.  :)  Even with her paternal endorsement, it
seemed to me that she demonstrated such astoundingly poor judgement that she
never should have gotten a job anywhere near the place.

_________
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Message 95         Tue May 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:54 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- Hail to this chief!

Hail his cowardice and grandiosity, his toxic ambition and wishy-washy
principles. And be sure to pay tribute to that foppish way he cocks his head,
a pretense of authority that only reaffirms his self-doubt.

A commanding blend of scoundrel and boob, President Charles Logan bows to no
one in the annals of television villainy. Little wonder he enjoys a high
approval rating from "24" viewers, who delight in his depravity.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/08/apontv.badguy.prez.ap/index.html

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Message 96         Thu May 11, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:26 PDT

Charles Logan is increasingly proving to be an unstable and evil guy.
Something to see. :)

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Message 97         Wed Aug 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:12 PDT

Cool!  Dr. Bashir (or rather, the actor - Alexander Siddig) from "Deep Space
Nine" will be a villain in the next season of "24":

http://www.trektoday.com/news/100806_01.shtml

The sixth season kicks off in January 2007.

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Message 98         Sun Sep 17, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:39 PDT

Submit your own materials to be included on the "24" season 5 DVD set:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6412

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Message 99         Wed Sep 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:19 PDT

Read an interview with Alexander Siddig about his work on both DS9 and 24:

http://www.treknation.com/interviews/alexander_siddig_06.shtml

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Topic 2         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:24 PST
Sub: Alias

The television drama "Alias".

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Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:36 PDT

Alias is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=4973

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=24846

Season 2:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=27124

Season 3:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=32546

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Message 2          Wed Jun 07, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:04 PDT

I just started watching Alias this week on DVD, starting with the first disc of
season 1.  Not bad at all.  I can tell it's the kind of show I'd have stuck
with for the entire run if I'd actually seen the pilot when it first aired.

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Message 3          Wed Jun 07, 2006
TCOMPTER                     at 09:59 PDT


> I just started watching Alias this week on DVD

Yeah, I was thinking of adding that to my Netflix queue, too.

_________
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Message 4          Tue Jun 13, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:25 PDT

I've watched the second disc of Alias's first season.  It continues to be good.
:)

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Message 5          Thu Jun 22, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 10:13 PDT

Watching the last disc of season 1 right now.  It's very good indeed.

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Topic 3         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:24 PST
Sub: Boomtown

"Boomtown".

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Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:38 PDT

Boomtown is available on DVD:

http://tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=5994

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=35391

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Topic 5         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:25 PST
Sub: CSI/CSI: Miami

"CSI" and "CSI: Miami".

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Message 1          Thu Sep 25, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:11 PDT

Tonight's CSI was pretty good.  I hate two-parters. :)

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Message 2          Sat Mar 20, 2004
MARK [Apprentice]            at 14:04 PDT

Anybody heard anything about a new CSI series for next season?  They
were mentioning CSI - New York on the radio here.

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Message 3          Sat Mar 20, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:52 PDT

TV Guide or something was mentioning a new CSI that is going to be called
either "CSI: New York" or "CSI: Manhattan."

I have concerns; CSI isn't working as well as a franchise as Law & Order has.

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Message 4          Wed Mar 24, 2004
MARK [Apprentice]            at 15:01 PDT

Replying to 'Sheppy' in Category 11 Topic 5:

> I have concerns; CSI isn't working as well as a franchise as Law &
Order
> has.

I'm not a big fan of CSI - Miami.  For one thing I can't stand the
character Horatio Caine as played by David Caruso.  That character just
grates a nerve.


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Message 5          Wed Mar 24, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:34 PDT

Horatio Caine is an obnoxious jerk, but that may only be because David Caruso
is an obnoxious jerk. :)

Emily Procter's character is kinda fun, but otherwise the show doesn't really
work well for me.

The original CSI is a great show though.

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Message 6          Sun Mar 28, 2004
MARK [Apprentice]            at 14:15 PDT

Replying to 'Sheppy' in Category 11 Topic 5:

> Emily Procter's character is kinda fun, but otherwise the show doesn't
> really work well for me.

Emily Proctor play a good character but I wish it wasn't such a cold
fish sort of characters.  She came to CSI - Miami from The West Wing
where she play a great reoccuring character.  I feel she was better
there but on CSI - Miami  she has a starring role.  So it goes ....

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Message 7          Thu Apr 01, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:07 PDT

I agree; she was much better on The West Wing.

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Message 8          Sun Apr 18, 2004
A2HISTORY                    at 16:32 PDT

Check out 645;1 Cat 2, Top 13, Msg 139. :-)

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Message 9          Fri May 20, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:07 PDT

Last night's CSI episode, the two-hour season finale, was I think without a
doubt the best episode of the show to date.  It was intense, the acting was
very good, and the crime was truly and genuinely diabolical.  Amazing!

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Message 10         Thu Nov 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:14 PDT

Video games get a bad rap in this pending episode of "CSI: Miami":

http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2005/11/22/csi_gamers/index_np.html

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Message 11         Mon Nov 28, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:04 PDT

It was a pretty screwy episode. :)

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Topic 7         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:25 PST
Sub: E.R.

The emergency room series "E.R."

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Message 1          Thu Sep 25, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:09 PDT

You know... ER has been going downhill for a while, but its decline has
accelerated since Anthony Edwards left.  Tonight's episode seemed so
directionless to me.  The plotlines have gotten so long and tedious that
individual episodes have no sense of direction and leave you feeling as if
nothing actually happened at the end.

They need to tighten up their stories or the show is dead.

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Message 2          Fri Oct 10, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:32 PDT

This week's episode, "Dear Abby," was the first in a good while that actually
felt like an episode of "ER".  Frankly, I liked the show better before they
got so deeply involved in the personal lives of the characters.

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Message 3          Sun Oct 12, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:22 PDT


Ya know, I am seriously getting over E.R.  I really used to love this show, bu
it's just getting tedious to watch.  I think maybe they should have just ended
the show when Anthony Edwards wanted to leave instead of killing him off.

This whole thing in the Conga, is it so that each cast member only has to work
half the time?  The "at work episodes" are for Noah Wiley to have a vacation
and the "Conga episodes" are for the rest of the cast to have a vacation.


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Message 4          Mon Oct 13, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:32 PDT

Replying to 'SARAH' in Category 11 Topic 7:

>  I think maybe they should have just ended the show when Anthony
Edwards
> wanted to leave instead of killing him off.

I lost interest in the show when Anthony Edwards left.  It really wasn't
a favorite anyhow.

Dain


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Message 5          Tue Oct 14, 2003
SARAH                        at 12:42 PDT


I can't recall an extended period of good or bad on this show.  It seems to be
good for a short while then bad for a short while.  Maybe that's what keeps the
fans holding on through the bad times -- they know it will get better.  I'm
afraid that it's in a longer bad streak now though.

On the other hand, how bad can a show be that has lasted 10 years?  :)
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Message 6          Tue Oct 14, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:39 PDT

ER was a great show for a long time, but it's lost steam as the original cast
dwindled away.

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Topic 9         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:26 PST
Sub: Dragnet/L.A. Dragnet

The classic series with Jack Webb, and also the modern remake.

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Message 1          Fri Mar 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:09 PDT

Look for the first season of the original "Dragnet" series on DVD this June
7th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=4698&LastLogin=Yes

The 2003 TV series has already had its first season release:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28372

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Message 2          Sat Mar 12, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:26 PDT

I liked the new Dragnet series; it was a bummer it didn't last.

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Topic 10        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:26 PST
Sub: Law & Order

The classic lawyer series.

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Message 1          Mon Nov 26, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 00:21 PDT

Anyone else getting a huge kick out of this show?  I think Vincent D'Onofrio is
fantastic in this.

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Message 2          Thu Sep 25, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:11 PDT

I loved last night's premiere of Law & Order.  The guy that played the whacko
serial killer did a fantastic job -- he was really creepy.

The guy who played the legal aid attorney (who was on Spin City) was very good
as well.

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Message 3          Tue Oct 14, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:37 PDT

Tonight's SVU was awesome.  The ending was unexpected. :)

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Message 4          Wed Oct 22, 2003
SARAH                        at 03:00 PDT


Apparently the very, very ending was even kept away from the "spoilers" people.

(Can we talk about how the episode ended now that it's been a week since the
airdate? Or is that still considered a spoiler?)
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Message 5          Wed Oct 22, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:48 PDT

Sarah,

If it has been more than a week since the episode in question, I would
recommend that anyone who hasn't seen it should know better than to read this
topic.

Otherwise, the series premiere could be considered a spoiler. :)

-Ken

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Message 6          Wed Oct 22, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:37 PDT

The drama about the ADA, Alex, was really something.  It was incredibly well
done.

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Topic 11        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:26 PST
Sub: NYPD Blue

The life of the police in New York City.

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Category 11,  Topic 11
Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:49 PDT

NYPD Blue is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=3106

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=21948

Season 2:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=26315

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Message 2          Tue Mar 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:05 PDT

After 12 years, "NYPD Blue" goes off the air after tonight's episode:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/03/01/apontv.nypdblue.ap/index.html

Any idea why the series is ending in March, and not the usual May?

-Ken

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Message 3          Wed Mar 02, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:15 PDT

Perhaps they're forgoing the usual late-season rash of repeats?

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Topic 13        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:26 PST
Sub: Threat Matrix

"Threat Matrix".

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Message 1          Mon Aug 01, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:55 PDT

Hm, that's an interesting point.  Enterprise was canceled...

My favorite series from, hm, two seasosn ago, was Threat Matrix, which vanished
halfway through the season.  Not unexpected; the poor show was up against the
final season of Friends.  Not a great place for a new show to go.

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Topic 14        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:27 PST
Sub: The West Wing

Follow the very top of government in this fictional White House.

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Message 1          Tue Sep 23, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:16 PDT

The first season of "The West Wing" releases on DVD on November 18th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28172

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Message 2          Wed Sep 24, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:34 PDT

Anyone else vaguely disappointed by tonight's premiere of The West Wing?  It
wasn't anything specific, it just felt a little slack to me.

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Message 3          Wed Oct 15, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:41 PDT

Anybody know why NBC pulled their lineup tonight and ran repeats instead of
their new episodes?  I had really been looking forward to The West Wing
tonight, and instead got a repeat of Law & Order: CI that I'd seen recently as
it was.

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Message 4          Thu Oct 16, 2003
LUMITECH                     at 12:18 PDT

>>>Anybody know why NBC pulled their lineup tonight and ran repeats instead of
their new episodes?  I had really been looking forward to The West Wing
tonight, and instead got a repeat of Law & Order: CI that I'd seen recently as
it was.

I, too, was really looking forward to it. At first, I thought it might have
been because of the baseball playoffs, but then realized that Fox was carrying
those. I can't imagine why.

Jeff

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Message 5          Fri Oct 17, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:05 PDT

Turns out both NBC and CBS decided to pull their entire lineups instead of
competing with the playoffs.  Sucks for people that don't care about any of
these teams. :)

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Message 6          Tue Oct 28, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:10 PDT

CNN talks about that phenomenon in this story, Sheppy:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/28/apontv.stableschedule.ap/index.html

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Message 7          Fri Sep 10, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:40 PDT

West Wing: Season 3 releases on November 2nd:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=38214

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Message 8          Tue Feb 08, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:05 PDT

The fourth season of "West Wing" will be released on DVD on April 5th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=42263

Also watch that day for a box set containing seasons 1-4:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=42327

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Message 9          Tue Mar 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:59 PDT

Here is a complete list of the bonus features to be found on the fourth season
of "The West Wing" when it releases on DVD on April 5th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3105

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Message 10         Tue Mar 15, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:05 PDT

This season of "The West Wing" has been better than last, I think.

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Message 11         Tue Apr 26, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:22 PDT

Look for the fifth season of "The West Wing" on DVD with this box art - no
release date is announced yet:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3316

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Message 12         Sat Nov 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:02 PDT

Watch a real-looking, but not real-sounding, presidential debate on "The West
Wing":

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/04/apontv.westwing.ap/index.html

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Message 13         Mon Nov 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:22 PDT

Read the results of last night's debate between Jimmy Smits and Alan Alda:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/11/07/west.wing.debate.ap/index.html

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Message 14         Mon Nov 07, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:18 PDT

I enjoyed the debate immensely.  I only wish real debates were that honest and
up-front.

Ah well.

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Message 15         Mon Nov 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:24 PDT

> I only wish real debates were that honest and up-front.

I wasn't sure whether or not to laugh after I caught myself telling a
co-worker today, "I want to watch last night's 'West Wing' to see what a real
debate looks like."

-Ken

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Message 16         Tue Nov 08, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 14:25 PDT


The previous link that Ken put up (before the fact) indicated that there would
be separate "live" versions for the east and west coasts.   Did they actually
shoot it twice, so that west coasters saw a different show than east coasters?

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Message 17         Wed Nov 09, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:41 PDT

Yes, they actually did two performances; from what I understand, the second
one, for the West Coast, went somewhat more smoothly than the first, although
there were no significant issues with the first performance.

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Message 18         Wed Nov 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:39 PDT

Now they get to include both on the season DVD. :)

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Message 19         Tue Dec 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:48 PDT

How will "The West Wing" deal with actor John Spencer's death?

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/12/19/television.spencer.reut/index.html

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Message 20         Tue Dec 20, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:46 PDT

The easy way to deal with John Spencer's passing, in the long term, is to have
Senator Vinick win the upcoming election.

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Message 21         Sun Jan 22, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:18 PDT

PASADENA, Calif. - The new president on "The West Wing" will be a real
short-timer: NBC announced Sunday it was pulling the plug on the Emmy-winning
political drama in May after seven seasons.

<snip!>

The decision to cancel it was made before actor John Spencer, who played
former presidential chief of staff Leo McGarry, died of a heart attack Dec.
16, said Kevin Reilly, NBC entertainment president.

"There's a point when you look at the ratings and say, it feels like it's
time," Reilly said.

The series finale will be May 14, preceded by a one-hour retrospective. The
campaign to replace the fictional Josiah Bartlet as president will be
settled, NBC said.

Story continues at
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060122/ap_en_tv/tv_nbc_west_wing

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Message 22         Tue Jan 24, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:49 PDT

I'm not surprised "The West Wing" is being canceled, but I'm disappointed.
Although it's not as good as it was in its heyday, it's still a good show.

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Message 23         Wed Jan 25, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:49 PDT

Look for the 6th season of "The West Wing" on DVD on May 9th, immediately
prior to the airing of the May 14th series finale:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4977

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Message 25         Mon May 15, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:20 PDT

Read about "The West Wing"'s finale (including spoilers):

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/15/west.wing.finale.ap/index.html

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Message 26         Sun Jun 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:40 PDT

"The West Wing" may soon be available in a box set that collects the entire
series:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5822

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Message 27         Wed Jul 26, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:46 PDT

Look for the seventh season of "The West Wing" on November 7th - as well as a
box set that includes all 154 episodes on 45 DVDs.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6129

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Topic 15        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:27 PST
Sub: Without A Trace

"Without A Trace".

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Category 11,  Topic 15
Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:50 PDT

Without a Trace is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=6101

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=36010

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Topic 16        Wed Oct 01, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 19:40 PST
Sub: The Sopranos

HBO's "family".

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Category 11,  Topic 16
Message 1          Wed Oct 01, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:40 PDT

Season four of The Sopranos comes out on DVD on October 28th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=27787

You can also get the entire first four seasons on DVD:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28098

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Message 2          Thu Mar 10, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:53 PDT

Look for the fifth season on DVD on June 7th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=4695
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43292

Or buy all five seasons:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43267

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Message 3          Thu Jul 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:58 PDT

Season five of this series was released on DVD on June 7th of this year:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43292

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Message 4          Tue Nov 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:10 PDT

NEW YORK (AP) -- "Sopranos" actor Vincent Pastore pleaded guilty Monday to
attempting to assault a former girlfriend last spring.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/11/21/sopranosactor.plea.ap/index.html

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Message 5          Wed Jul 05, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:38 PDT

The last two actors to sign their contracts have done so, ensuring a return of
the full cast for the final season of "The Sopranos":

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/05/television.sopranos.reut/index.html

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Message 6          Fri Jul 21, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:39 PDT

Look for Season 6, Part 1 (the first 12 episodes) of "The Sopranos" on DVD
this November 7th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6094

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Message 7          Fri Aug 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:42 PDT

On November 7th, "The Sopranos" will become the first TV show released in
HD-DVD format:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6235

Look for Blu-ray in 2007.

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Topic 17        Wed Oct 20, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:27 PST
Sub: Boston Legal

Somewhere between the ridiculous and the sublime exists the world of Denny
Crane, the co-founder of one of the country's most prestigious law firms.

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Category 11,  Topic 17
Message 1          Wed Oct 20, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 06:38 PDT

I admit it.  I started watching this show because William Shatner was in it.

Long thought by his fans and critics to be overwhelmingly conceited, the actor
seems, in recent years, to be coming to grips with his fame and his infamy, and
having fun with it along the way.

It seems to me that he is playing this character as a caricature of himself:
ill at ease with the fact that he is over the hill, and worried about his own
demise, both physically and professionally.

But enough of the character analysis.  The show itself is pretty funny,
highlighting the fact that even though most lawyers try to pass themselves off
as cool and collected, if nothing else, they are real people with real fears
and problems.   There is a lot of fast banter between the rival lawyers in the
firm, particularly by the one really sleazy, totally unscrupulous guy, who
revels in his own shallowness.

BTW, the only other actor I recognized in the show was Rene Aber-whatever, who
played Odo on Deep Space Nine, (and the chaplain in the movie version of
M*A*S*H).

It's worth a watch.

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Topic 18        Tue Jan 25, 2005
KGAGNE                       at 04:36 PST
Sub: A-Team

Four Vietnam vets, framed for a crime they didn't commit, help the innocent
while on the run from the military.  With George Peppard, Mr. T, et al.

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Message 1          Tue Jan 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:36 PDT

I've created this topic in the Drama category, but the IMDb also lists it as a
comedy.  Is this the best category for this topic?

-Ken

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Message 3          Tue Jan 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:39 PDT

Season 1 of the "A-Team" is on DVD":

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=33457

Look for Season 2 on April 12th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=41956

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Message 4          Fri Jan 28, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:52 PDT

This would be the right place to put it as far as I'm concerned.  I loved The
A-Team as a kid. :)

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Topic 19        Thu Apr 06, 2006
SYNDICOMM                    at 12:57 PST
Sub: Lost

ABC's hit "Lost."

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Message 1          Thu Apr 06, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:58 PDT

Anyone else hooked on "Lost?"

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Message 2          Wed May 31, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:16 PDT

UBISOFT AND TOUCHSTONE TEAM UP TO CREATE "LOST" VIDEO GAME

Interactive Game Based on ABC's Emmy Award-Winning Hit Series to Debut in
2007

SAN FRANCISCO - MAY 22, 2006 - Today Ubisoft, one of the world's largest
video game publishers, announced a long-term worldwide licensing agreement
with Touchstone Television to develop and publish a video game based on the
Emmy Award-winning television series 'Lost.' Developed by Ubisoft's
award-winning Montreal studio and scheduled to hit retail shelves worldwide
in 2007, the game will be offered for home and portable consoles as well as
PCs.

"We are delighted to work with Bryan Burk, one of the biggest producers in
Hollywood and with Touchstone Television," said Yves Guillemot, chief
executive officer of Ubisoft. "That they have chosen us for the adaptation of
the cult series 'Lost' is the best homage that a producer can make to the
creativity of Ubisoft."

"This deal is another example of how truly powerful the 'Lost' brand is,"
said Bruce Gersh, senior vice president, business development, ABC
Entertainment and Touchstone Television. "We are excited to work together
with Ubisoft to create a gaming experience that will allow fans to further
immerse themselves into the mysteries and intrigues of the series."

"The creative appeal of 'Lost' transcends borders with its character driven
stories and addictive mysterious mythology," said Julia Franz, executive vice
president, Touchstone Television. "It's not enough for fans worldwide to just
watch 'Lost,' the game is a wonderful opportunity to organically extend this
creative phenomenon into an interactive consumer experience."

"Many of us on 'Lost' have been hardcore gamers for years and the chance to
work with Ubisoft, a company behind some of our favorite titles, has excited
us to no end," said 'Lost' executive producer Bryan Burk. "With the ability
to tell new interactive stories within the 'Lost' universe, we're giddy to be
developing a game that, once completed, will be as engaging and fun to play
as it is to create."

J.J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof co-created "Lost" and also serve as executive
producers, along with Bryan Burk, Jack Bender and Carlton Cuse. "Lost," which
is filmed entirely on location in Hawaii, is from Touchstone Television.

About 'Lost'
After Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a seemingly
deserted Pacific island, its survivors were forced to find inner strength
they never knew they had in order to survive. The band of friends, family,
enemies and strangers has become reluctant heroes who must work together
against the cruel weather and harsh terrain if they want to stay alive.
Danger and mystery loom behind every corner on the island, and those they
thought could be trusted may turn against them. Even heroes have secrets.

'Lost' stars Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Mr. Eko, Naveen Andrews as Sayid,
Emilie de Ravin Caire as Claire, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley,
Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline
Lilly as Kate, Dominic Monaghan as Charlie, Terry O'Quinn as Locke, Harold
Perrineau as Michael, Michelle Rodriguez as Ana Lucia and Cynthia Watros as
Libby.

'Lost' is the fastest-selling TV series in Buena Vista International
Television's (BVITV) history, having been licensed in over 210 territories
worldwide. Across countries such as Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong,
Indonesia, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Singapore, Sweden, the UK and Russia,
'Lost' has consistently been No. 1 in its timeslot. In the UK, 'Lost'
delivered Channel 4's biggest-ever audience for a U.S. series launch, and on
Seven Australia it was consistently one of the top two series on the network
and held the second-biggest premiere in Australia's television history. The
series has been a Top 3 U.S. series on free TV channels in every
international territory it has aired.

About Touchstone Television
Touchstone Television has established itself as one of Hollywood's leading
production companies, supplying critically acclaimed, quality entertainment
to the broadcast and cable television industry. The studio's 14 new and
returning scripted series on broadcast television in the 2006-07 season
include the international franchise phenomenons 'Lost,' 'Desperate
Housewives' and 'Grey's Anatomy.'

About Ubisoft
Ubisoft is a leading producer, publisher and distributor of interactive
entertainment products worldwide and has grown considerably through its
strong and diversified lineup of products and partnerships. Ubisoft has
offices in 21 countries and sales in more than 50 countries around the globe.
It is committed to delivering high-quality, cutting-edge video game titles to
consumers. Ubisoft generated revenue of 547 million Euros for the 2004-2005
fiscal year, an increase of 3 percent over the previous fiscal year at
constant exchange rates. To learn more, please visit www.ubisoftgroup.com.

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Message 3          Mon Jun 05, 2006
BBAKER                       at 08:54 PDT

I watch Lost,  hooked might be too strong.  It's one of about five shows I
watch but I have to say I've been less interested in this second season.

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Message 4          Thu Jun 08, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:09 PDT

A very special episode of "Lost":

http://www.gocomics.com/boundandgagged/2006/06/08/

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Message 5          Thu Oct 05, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:22 PDT

Last night's season premiere of "lost" answers some questions while raising
others:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/05/tv.lostpremiere.ap/index.html

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Message 6          Tue Oct 31, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:43 PDT

Was last week's episode of "Lost" like "The Empire Strikes Back"... and what
does it portend for the future?

http://www.ew.com/ew/article/commentary/0,6115,1550210_3_0_,00.html

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Topic 1         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:28 PST
Sub: Cheers

The series that ran for a decade, set in a Boston bar and starring Ted Danson.

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Message 1          Wed Mar 12, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:46 PDT

Good God!  I'm finally getting my wish: the television series "Cheers" on DVD!

This is one of my all-time favorite television shows.  To have every episode
would be sublime.

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&amp;tmpCart=24119

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Message 2          Thu Mar 13, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 05:21 PDT

>>>Good God!  I'm finally getting my wish: the television series "Cheers" on
DVD!

Oof, that's a lot of box sets. :)

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                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 3          Fri Mar 14, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:57 PDT

Sheppy:

Fortunately, Cheers costs a bit less than Star Trek to produce. :)  A season
of Cheers is on par with a season of Buffy ($35-45 for a boxed set).

-Ken

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Message 4          Sun Oct 05, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:58 PDT

The final episode of Cheers was, IMHO, probably the best finale I've ever seen
of any series.  It not only reintroduced a long-lost character (Diane), but it
did so purposefully, as a means for the character of Sam Malone to grow; by
the end of the episode, he's used the experience to become much more aware of
himself and his surroundings.  Not only that, but every character has been
uplifted in some way (Woody's wife becomes pregnant, Norm and Cliff get
promotions, etc.) - and yet, despite these changes, we're given the unspoken
promise that what's so great about Cheers isn't going to change, and that the
characters will continue engaging in the light-hearted antics they and we have
so appreciated over the years.

Cheers, indeed!

-Ken

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Message 5          Sun Oct 05, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 21:13 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 12 Topic 1:

> The final episode of Cheers was, IMHO, probably the best finale I've
ever
> seen of any series.

I find in great when series get to go out with a great episode.  I
really enjoyed the Cheers one.  I find it really annoying when they end
series without ending shows.  They just leave them hanging, especially
series that have an ongoing plot.


Dain




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Message 6          Wed Oct 08, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:53 PDT

>>>I find in great when series get to go out with a great episode.  I
really enjoyed the Cheers one.  I find it really annoying when they end
series without ending shows.  They just leave them hanging, especially
series that have an ongoing plot.

Absolutely.  I agree completely.  The Cheers finale did a good job; it gave
you a sense of conclusion without actually ending anything. :)

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 7          Sun Oct 12, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:34 PDT

Season 2 of Cheers will be released on DVD on January 6th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=29099

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Message 8          Sun Oct 12, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:25 PDT


Yes, definately a great series finale.  I had sort of drifted away from
watching that show it's last few years (no reason in particular) but it was
nice to come back and watch the last few episodes, and in particular the finale
and find enough stuff that was the same, so that I recognized what I was
watching, but, as Ken said, enough stuff different/new that it was worth
enjoying.  :)

Sarah
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Message 9          Tue May 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:41 PDT

Season 3 of Cheers will be released on DVD on May 25th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=32945

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Message 10         Sun Aug 29, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:38 PDT

The first three seasons of Cheers can be had in one DVD pack:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=34410

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Message 11         Tue Nov 09, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:35 PDT

Looks like Season 4 of "Cheers", which introduced the characters of Woody and
Lilith, will be released in February:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2399&Nav=yes

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Message 12         Thu Dec 09, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:47 PDT

Follow-up to the previous item: Season 4 of Cheers will be on DVD on February
1st:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=40321

A box set consisting of the first four seasons will also be available that day:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=40320

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Message 13         Tue Dec 14, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:19 PDT

TVShowsonDVD.com reports:

"Look for three more releases of Cheers in 2005, with pencilled-in plans
calling for Season 5 in the Spring, S6 in the Summer, and S7 in the Fall. Stay
tuned for more on these as Paramount announces them."

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Message 14         Tue Apr 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:28 PDT

Season 5 of "Cheers" will release on May 17th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43077

Pick up the first five seasons in a box set!

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43078

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Message 15         Sun Jun 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:35 PDT

Look for the sixth season of "Cheers" (the season when Kirstie Alley joined
the cast as Rebecca Howe) on Septemebr 13th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3514

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Message 16         Thu Aug 25, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:11 PDT

The seventh season of "Cheers" will hit DVD on November 15th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=47744

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Message 17         Sat Feb 18, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:04 PDT

Look for season 8 of "Cheers" on DVD on June 13th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5147

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Topic 2         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:28 PST
Sub: Frasier

This spinoff from "Cheers" stars Kelsey Grammer, John Mahoney, and David Hyde
Pierce.

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Message 1          Sun Mar 23, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:40 PDT

Well, that's clever: the release of the first season of "Cheers" on DVD
coincides with the first season release of "Frasier":

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&amp;tmpCart=24140

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Message 2          Tue May 04, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:42 PDT

Season 2 of Frasier came out on DVD in January:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=29121

Season 3 comes out on May 24th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=32948

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Message 3          Fri May 14, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:22 PDT

CNN.com reviews the final episode of "Frasier", which aired last night:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/13/finale.frasier/index.html

Note: contains spoilers.

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Message 4          Thu May 27, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:57 PDT

Did anyone watch the finale of this series?  What did you think?

Kelsey Grammar has been playing Frasier for so many decades; I wonder if he's
relieved to have a break.

-Ken

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Message 5          Thu May 27, 2004
MARK [Apprentice]            at 19:05 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 12 Topic 2:

> Kelsey Grammar has been playing Frasier for so many decades; I wonder
if
> he's relieved to have a break.

From what I understand, ending the series wasn't his idea.

 Mark Percival - Apprentice
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Message 6          Thu May 27, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:35 PDT

I can imagine, Mark.  After playing that character for so long, will Grammar
ever be able to get work without being thought of as Frasier?

Then again, I remember actually liking "Down Periscope".

-Ken

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Message 7          Fri May 28, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 12:05 PDT

Kelsey Grammer actually has another series starting in January, on Fox.  It's a
sketch comedy show.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 8          Sat Oct 30, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:48 PDT

Leapfrogging from seasons 1-3, the final season of "Frasier" will be available
on DVD on November 16th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37747

That same day, pick up the final season with seasons 1-3 in a box set:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=38192

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Message 9          Mon Nov 01, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 07:28 PDT


Was there only 4 seasons of Frasier?

_________
  | homas

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Message 10         Mon Nov 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:20 PDT

Thomas,

There were 11 seasons of Frasier.

-Ken

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Message 11         Tue Nov 02, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 07:48 PDT


"Was there..."  geez, what country did I  learn english in?

Ok, so  I guess I just wonder why they're bundling seasons 1-3 with the last
season.

_________
  | homas

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Message 12         Tue Nov 09, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:34 PDT

Season 4 of "Frasier" will release on February 1st.

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Message 13         Tue Dec 14, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:19 PDT

TVShowsonDVD.com reports:

"Look for three more releases of Frasier in 2005, with pencilled-in plans
calling for Season 5 in the Spring, S6 in the Summer, and S7 in the Fall. Stay
tuned for more on these as Paramount announces them."

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Message 14         Tue Mar 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:16 PDT

Look for "Frasier" season 5 on DVD on June 7th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3138
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43095

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Message 15         Sun Jun 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:37 PDT

Look for the sixth season of "Frasier" on DVD on September 13th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3504

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Message 16         Sun Aug 21, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:06 PDT

Look for Season 7 on DVD on November 15th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3921

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Message 17         Tue Nov 29, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:58 PDT

Does anyone know if David Hyde-Pierce is related to Alex Hyde-White, who
played Mr. Fantastic in the canned 1994 "The Fantastic Four" film?

-Ken

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Message 18         Thu Aug 24, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:54 PDT

I remember reading about how the part of Maris, Niles' ex-wife, was eventually
going to be cast.  Was the character ever shown on TV?

-Ken

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Topic 3         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:28 PST
Sub: Wings

From the people who brought you "Cheers" comes a small airplane business on
Nantucket Island, Massachusetts.

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Message 1          Sun Nov 13, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:38 PDT

The first two seasons of "Wings" may be packaged together for a DVD release in
2006:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4487

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Message 2          Sun Feb 12, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:27 PDT

Look for the first two seasons of "Wings" on DVD this May 23rd:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5059

Seasons 3-4 should also be out by the end of 2006.

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Message 3          Thu Jul 06, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:45 PDT

Tony Shalhoub joins the cast of "Wings" in Season 3, which releases on DVD on
October 24th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5997

To be honest, I don't remember him ever not being a part of this show.

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Topic 4         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:29 PST
Sub: Night Court

A night court in Manhattan.  Starring Harry Anderson.

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Category 12,  Topic 4
Message 1          Thu Jan 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:43 PDT

Look for the first season of "Night Court" on DVD on February 8th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=4178
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=40562

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Message 2          Sat Jan 22, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 19:49 PDT

Oooh... Night Court is one of my favorite sitcoms ever. :)

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
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Message 3          Sat Jan 22, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:34 PDT

I remember growing up with "Cheers" and "Night Court", but the second one
never seemed as popular to other people as the first one.  The latter was
raunchier, though, so I can understand why my parents may not have wanted me
watching it. :)

-Ken

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Message 4          Thu Dec 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:33 PDT

Look for a six-episode "Television Favorites" disc of "Night Court" on
February 28th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4700

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Topic 7         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:30 PST
Sub: Whose Line Is It Anyway?

A British improvisational comedy show, with an American rendition hosted by
Drew Carey.

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Message 1          Sun Jul 02, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:26 PDT

This series finally comes to DVD on September 26th - in two different formats:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5965

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Message 2          Thu Jul 06, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:08 PDT

Here is the official press release for the DVD edition of this show:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5993

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Topic 8         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:30 PST
Sub: Home Improvement

Tim "The Toolman" Taylor, played by Tim Allen, messes up things at home and on
the set of his home improvement television show, Tool Time.

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Category 12,  Topic 8
Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:54 PDT

Home Improvement is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=1691

Season 1 (available Nov 23):

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=38069

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Message 2          Fri Feb 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:19 PDT

Season 2 of this show will be released on DVD in mid-2005:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2841

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Message 3          Tue Apr 26, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:27 PDT

Look for Season 2 on DVD on June 7th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3282

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Message 4          Sun Aug 07, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:57 PDT

Look for Season 2 of this series on DVD on November 22nd:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3797

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Message 5          Mon Aug 08, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 04:55 PDT

I find it interesting that Home Improvement is only just now about to release
season 2, when so many much stupider shows have plunged ahead at a rapid pace.

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Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
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Message 6          Mon Aug 08, 2005
CARLK [CarlK]                at 19:10 PDT

Replying to 'Sheppy' in Category 12 Topic 8:

> I find it interesting that Home Improvement is only just now about to
> release season 2, when so many much stupider shows have plunged ahead
at
> a rapid pace.

Maybe that's an indication of how well it did in syndication. If it does
poorly, might as well dump it to DVD to finish miliking it. If it does
well, for a long time, why hurry to kill it's syndication value. :)

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Message 7          Fri Aug 12, 2005
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:57 PDT

Maybe, although there are other shows that are very successful in syndication
that went to DVD pretty quickly... Hm.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.



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Topic 9         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:31 PST
Sub: King of Queens

A comedy set in Queens, New York.

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Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:53 PDT

King of Queens is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=2606

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28711

Season 2:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=32352

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Topic 10        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:31 PST
Sub: Malcolm in the Middle

"Malcolm in the Middle".

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Category 12,  Topic 10
Message 1          Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:52 PDT

Malcom in the Middle is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=2189

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=19286

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Message 2          Wed Jan 18, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:28 PDT

PASADENA, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Fox's veteran comedy "Malcolm in
the Middle" will end its seven-season run May 14, while "That '70s Show," now
in its eighth season, will bow out four days later, the network said Tuesday.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/18/television.fox.comedies.reut/index.htm
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Topic 11        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:31 PST
Sub: Everyone Loves Raymond

... or do they?

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Message 1          Mon May 17, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:16 PDT

"Raymond" will be back for a ninth and final season next year:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/16/leisure.raymond.reut/index.html

I didn't realize this show had been on for so long.

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Message 2          Tue May 18, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:01 PDT

Me neither; I've never watched it. :)

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Topic 12        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:31 PST
Sub: That 70's Show

Too young to enjoy nostalgia?  Too bad.  The Seventies are back!

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Message 1          Mon Aug 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:31 PDT

The complete first season of "That 70s Show" will be released on a four-disc
DVD set on October 26th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37274

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Message 2          Wed Jan 18, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:28 PDT

PASADENA, California (Hollywood Reporter) -- Fox's veteran comedy "Malcolm in
the Middle" will end its seven-season run May 14, while "That '70s Show," now
in its eighth season, will bow out four days later, the network said Tuesday.

Story continues at
http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/18/television.fox.comedies.reut/index.htm
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Topic 13        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:32 PST
Sub: MST3K

"Mystery Science Theater 3000", which ran for seven years on Comedy Central and
three years on the Sci-Fi Channel.  Hosted by Joel Hodgson for the first five
years before head writer Michael J. Nelson took over.  We have movie sign!

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Message 1          Sat Oct 25, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:38 PDT

I think Mystery Science Theater 3000 is probably THE funniest show ever.
There are good and bad episodes, sure, but the series regularly hits me with
a 1-2-3 punch of comedy that leaves me breathless from laughter with tears
rolling down my face.

MST3K took old, bad movies and showed edited versions, adding the silhouettes
of three viewers who would provide a running commentary of jokes, gags, and
snipes.   The show ran for seven years on Comedy Central before being picked
up for a final three years on the Sci-Fi Channel.  After the first five
years, host Joel Hodgson stepped down, replaced by head writer Michael J.
Nelson.  A theatrical release of MST3K debuted in 1996; the final episode
aired in 1999.

Unfortunately, Sci-Fi does not have the rights to rerun Comedy Central
episodes, and seems to have forsaken the option to run many of the Sci-Fi
episodes, instead showing the same handful.  Their contract expires in
January 2004, at which time MST3K will no longer be on the air, for the first
time in 15 years.  Check the current schedule at this web site:

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/sched.html

The official MST3K web site resides here:

http://www.scifi.com/mst3000

-Ken

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Message 2          Sun Feb 08, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:51 PDT

Four box sets, each with four episodes, of this show are available on DVD.  A
fifth one will be released on March 9th and will contain these episodes:

 851: Time Chasers
 908: Touch Of Satan
1003: Merlin's Mystical Shop Of Wonders
1006: Boggy Creek II

The airing of episode #1003 was delayed due to legal issues, and was not
actually shown until after the series finale - making it the last new episode
to ever be shown.

All these episodes are from the show's three-year run on the Sci-Fi Channel.
Episodes from its seven years on Comedy Central are also available on DVD,
tape, and in other box sets.  See this URL:

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/catalog/Catalog1.htm

-Ken

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Message 3          Tue Jul 27, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:48 PDT

The latest project from the MST3K team is this web site:

http://www.filmcrewonline.com/

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Message 4          Tue Jul 27, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:02 PDT

A disc of two MST3K episodes will be released on 8/31, featuring "Santa Claus
Conquers the Martians" and "Manos, Hands of Fate":

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=36893

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Message 5          Sun Aug 01, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:00 PDT

Order "The Essentials" (the two-episode compilation mentioned in the last
message) and get "Shorts Vol. 3" DVD free!

http://www.mst3000dvd.com/

Unfortunately, the price of the item when ordered directtly is $24.95 + $4.95
S&H, as opposed to, say, $17.47 + S&H from Amazon.com (see link in previous
message) - so it doesn't add up to being free.

-Ken

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Message 6          Sat Aug 28, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:06 PDT

A sixth MST3K collection will be released on DVD on September 21st, containing
these episodes:

 Assignment Venezuela
 Teenagers From Outer Space
 Mr. B Natural
 Gunslinger

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=4000

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Message 7          Thu Nov 25, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:49 PDT

On Friday the 19th, exactly four months after I bought it, I finished reading
"A Year at the Movies: One Man's Filmgoing Odyssey" (ISBN 0060937866), by
Kevin Murphy, who played Tom Servo on the television series "Mystery Science
Theater 3000".  In this book, the author dedicates himself to seeing a movie
in a public venu at least once a day for every day of the year 2001.  He
travels around the world, seeing films in igloos, outbacks, biker bars, and
more.

I liked the variety of the 52 chapters.  Though each begins with a list of
what movies Mr. Murphy saw and where that week, the chapter could be about a
single one of the movies, or about a particular theater he went to, or a
person he met at such a theater.  This variation helps defeat the monotony of
works such as "MST3K" host Mike Nelson's two books of short essays.

Many of the weeks have a theme, as well.  In one week, Mr. Murphy is
committed to eating nothing but theater food; in another, he takes a
different woman out every night on a date (each one to the same movie, of
coure).

Though I stopped reading the book halfway through for a few months, it was
easy to pick back up and read chunks at a time, even between other books.  It
was easy to read, especially since Mr. Murphy does not try very hard to be
funny, like Mr. Nelson does in his writing.  Mr. Murphy's style is natural
and affable.

Recommended. :)

-Ken

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Message 8          Thu Dec 09, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:02 PDT

A sixth volume of MST3K was released in October, and includes these episodes:

511: Gunslinger
404: Teenagers From Outer Space
406: Attack of the Giant Leeches

and about six shorts.

Details at
http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/dvds/index.html#coming
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=4000
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=38379

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Message 9          Mon Jan 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:13 PDT

Used copies of the discontinued DVD of "MST3K: The Movie" sell on amazon.com
for $140 - $200.

They ain't takin' mine. :)

-Ken

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Message 10         Thu Jan 20, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:02 PDT

Don't understand a joke made in an episode of MST3K?  Visit The Annotated MST:

http://www.annotatedmst.com/

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Message 11         Sun Jan 23, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:05 PDT

According to <http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/dvds/index.html#coming>, a
seventh box set of MST3K is planned for April 2005.

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Message 12         Fri Feb 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:19 PDT

A seventh volume of MST3K will be released in April.  Episode list at this
URL:

http://www.mst3k.com/#LATEST
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2856

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Message 13         Fri Feb 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:35 PDT

Michael J. Nelson updates us on the whereabouts of the MST3K cast since the
show's finale:

http://www.geocities.com/avmst/Cast.mov

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Message 14         Tue Feb 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:09 PDT

The 7th volume listed in Message 12 will likely be released on April 19th.

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Message 15         Sun Mar 13, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:53 PDT

Some new MST3K material will air tomorrow (Monday) night on ESPN:

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/#LATEST

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Message 16         Mon May 09, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:02 PDT

Apparently, the seventh box set of "MST3K" had some missing dialogue.  A
corrected disc is now available:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3394

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Message 17         Fri Jul 01, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:05 PDT

Looks like an eighth volume of MST3K on DVD is in the works, with two of its
four episodes announced:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3626

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Message 18         Mon Jul 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:02 PDT

Vote for which MST3K episodes you want to see on a future DVD release:

http://www.mst3k.com/poll.html

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Message 20         Sat Sep 03, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:09 PDT

Look for the eighth volume of MST3K on DVD on November 8th, according to

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4056
http://www.mst3kinfo.com/#LATEST

Click the links to see which episodes the set will include!

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Message 21         Wed Oct 05, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:27 PDT

According to these URLs:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=48728
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaseinfo.cfm?ReleaseID=5265
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BI1YS8

The eighth MST3K box set will release on November 8th.  See uptopic for a list
of episodes this set contains.

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Message 22         Sun Oct 23, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:12 PDT

Read an article about MST3K's worst movie ever roasted, "Manos: Hand of
Fate", and a reflection from one of the film's original crew, here:

http://tinyurl.com/afzb6

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Message 23         Mon Dec 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:51 PDT

Enjoy some MST3K fan fic!

http://www.mst3k-fic.com/

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Message 24         Mon Dec 12, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:49 PDT

Here's one of my favorite MST3K skits:

http://www.mst3kinfo.com/ward_e/Bit812.html

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Message 25         Thu Mar 09, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:48 PDT

Look for a ninth box set of "MST3K" on May 16th!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5266

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Message 26         Mon Jun 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:07 PDT

Only a month after the ninth box set of MST3K shipped, we can expect Volume 10
on August 8th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5872

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Message 27         Tue Jun 20, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:14 PDT

Make that August 29th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5879

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Message 28         Fri Jun 30, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:37 PDT

Here is a list of the episodes to be included in the tenth MST3K box set:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5943

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Message 30         Sun Aug 27, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:36 PDT

Mike Nelson and Kevin Murphy have been providing comedic commentary tracks in
MP3 format for various films, courtesy rifftrax.com.  "Road House", "The Fifth
Element", and "Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" are among the selections:

http://www.rifftrax.com/

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Message 31         Mon Sep 11, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:20 PDT

Look for an eleventh box set of MST3K in February:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6405

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Topic 14        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:32 PST
Sub: I Love Lucy/The Lucy Show

Starring Lucille Ball.

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Message 1          Tue Oct 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:38 PDT

"I Love Lucy" debuted 51 years ago today.

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Message 2          Tue Nov 09, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:37 PDT

Season 3 of this show will release on DVD on February 1st:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2392&Nav=yes

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Topic 15        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:32 PST
Sub: Bob Newhart

Whether he's a psychiatrist in Chicago, an innkeeper in Vermont, or an artist,
he's still Bob.

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Message 1          Tue Jan 18, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:32 PDT

Look for Season 1 of "The Bob Newhart Show" on DVD on April 12th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2716
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2722
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=41809

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Message 2          Sat Jul 16, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:25 PDT

Look for season 2 of "The Bob Newhart Show" in October 4th:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3681

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Topic 16        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:33 PST
Sub: Saturday Night Live

One of the longest-running prime-time comedies ever.

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Message 1          Fri Feb 10, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:17 PDT

Look for Natalie Portman to host "Saturday Night Live" on March 4th:

http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/story/Natalie_Portman_To_Host_Saturday_Night
_Live_96976.asp

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Message 2          Sun Feb 19, 2006
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:44 PDT

Mmm... Natalie Portman. :)

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Topic 17        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:33 PST
Sub: Seinfeld

A show about nothing - starring Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis
Dreyfuss, and Michael Richards.

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Message 1          Thu Sep 18, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:16 PDT

I read once that Jerry Seinfeld worked Superman into every episode of his show
- be it a visual reference, a line in the script, or some other hidden
connection.

Now I've learned that Jerry's father's name is Kal - presumably as in Kal-El,
Clark Kent's Kryptonian name.

I wonder if Jerry loves Superman so much, he had his father renamed? :)

-Ken

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Message 2          Sun Oct 05, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:54 PDT

I thought the final episode of Seinfeld was one of the worst finales I'd ever
seen.  It basically put the characters on trial and ultimately in prison for
having engaged in exactly the activities we had laughed at for so many years.
I should think they'd be rewarded for such a successful run, not punished -
especially when the promise of a syndicated television series for Jerry's
character was within his grasp.

The showcase of past characters and George's admission that he cheated in the
contest were all either pointless or demeaning of previous episodes.

Fie.

-Ken

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Message 3          Mon Oct 06, 2003
BBAKER                       at 11:29 PDT

Oh no no.  That's what made the ending great.

Seinfeld never expected us to like these schmoos.  They were self centered
jerks from the start.

They got what they deserved in the end.

Bruce

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Message 4          Wed May 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:37 PDT

Preeeesenting.... The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman!

http://www.jerry.digisle.tv

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Message 5          Fri Sep 24, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:16 PDT

Seinfeld will be hosting a Thanksgiving retrospective on the series:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/23/seinfeld.retrospective.reut/index.html

Seasons 1-3 are all releasing two days previously on November 23rd.  Seasons
1-2 will be on one volume, and Season 3 on another; or, all three seasons can
be had in one "Re-Gift" bundle.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=3743

Seasons 1-2:
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37515

Season 3:
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37516

Seasons 1-3:
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37514


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Message 6          Fri Mar 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:10 PDT

Season four of "Seinfeld" releases on DVD on May 17th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=43151
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3079

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Message 7          Sun Sep 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 15:08 PDT

Look for Seasons 5 & 6 as separate DVD box sets on November 22nd:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4088

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Message 8          Wed Jul 19, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:00 PDT

A "Seinfeld" star seems to have finally found another successful gig.  Why is
it so difficult for that cast to have done so?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/18/overcoming.curse.ap/index.html

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Topic 18        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:33 PST
Sub: Friends

Six friends of whom we just can't get enough.

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Message 1          Thu Sep 25, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:08 PDT

Sarah and I got hooked on Friends a couple of years ago.  Badly hooked.

Tonight's season premiere was IMHO so-so, but it does open up interesting
places to go.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 2          Thu Feb 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:05 PDT

One critic calls "Friends" the most overrated comedy ever:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/02/12/apontv.friends.ap/index.html

The series ends in May.  Any fans here sorry to see it go?

-Ken

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Message 3          Sat Feb 14, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 23:44 PDT

I'm sorry to see it go, in that it's fun but mindless entertainment that you
can enjoy without having to devote yourself to it.

But on the other hand, after 10 years, it's hard to keep a show running, and
it's time to end it.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 4          Thu Apr 22, 2004
BBAKER                       at 07:47 PDT

My children were all great fans of Friends, even when I tried to keep it off
my TV.  They have all the old shows on computer I think.

Two of my kids won a pretty hard trivia contest on the cruise I took them on
during a summer cruise I took them on.  So whether they do good in school on
not they would ace a test on Friends.

Me?  I could watch for a few seconds if Jennifer Aniston was on the screen but
when one of the "men" came onto the screen, I immediately lost intererst and
changed channels or left the room.

The men were always such whooses.  That turned me off.

Bruce Baker

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Message 5          Thu Apr 22, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:14 PDT

I like the guys on Friends because they remind me of myself. :)

Ross, the geek who's got bad social skills but is a really nice guy.  Chandler
who makes wisecracks whenever he gets uncomfortable and puts his foot in his
mouth all the time.  Joey, well, not so much, but he's funny. :)

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 6          Thu May 06, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:52 PDT

The Friends finale airs tonight - and releases on DVD this coming Tuesday:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=33993

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Message 7          Thu May 06, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:48 PDT

I'm so annoyed.  Our ReplayTV quit recording the Friends finale with 10 minutes
left in the episode.  We don't know why.  All I know is that we didn't see the
end.

I preordered the DVD a couple of weeks ago, but I'm still annoyed.  :)

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 8          Fri May 07, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:57 PDT

Turns out the problem is that for whatever reason, NBC was running a few
minutes behind last night.  Our other ReplayTV, set to record "ER", recorded
the end of Friends, so I did get to see it after all.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 9          Mon May 10, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:29 PDT

Comedic columnist Steve Hofstetter writes this week about "Friends" - its
finale, its cast, and its very nature:

http://www.stevehofstetter.com/obhutemplate.cfm?ID=96

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Message 10         Mon May 10, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 21:39 PDT

I disagree with that guy's opinion that you can judge the real success of a
show by the ability of its stars to find work afterward.  There have been any
number of successful -- even critically acclaimed -- series whose stars never
worked in any substantial roles again.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 11         Sat Sep 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:57 PDT

CNN.com talks about the premiere of "Joey", the "Friends" spin-off:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/10/joey.debut/index.html

Did anyone catch the pilot?

-Ken

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Message 12         Sat Sep 18, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:58 PDT

I've seen the first two episodes of "Joey" so far.  It's funny but nowhere near
as good as "Friends" was.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Message 13         Fri Jun 10, 2005
BBAKER                       at 10:27 PDT

I never could identify with the guys.  Perhaps because I am so much older.

But truth be told, they are all much better socially than I ever was at theat
age.  They all got cute girls too.  ;-)

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Topic 19        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:33 PST
Sub: The Bernie Mac Show

... starring Bernie Mac!

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Message 1          Thu Jul 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:01 PDT

Season 1 of this series was released on DVD on September 14, 2004:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=32822

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Topic 20        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:34 PST
Sub: MADtv

It's a mad, mad, mad world.

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Message 1          Thu Jul 06, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:09 PDT

The complete first season of this show is available on DVD:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37027

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Topic 23        Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:34 PST
Sub: Will & Grace

"Will & Grace".

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Message 1          Tue Apr 26, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:37 PDT

Expect this show back on the air this fall for an eighth season:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/TV/04/26/tv.will.grace.ap/index.html

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Topic 25        Sun Oct 05, 2003
PETERW                       at 22:00 PST
Sub: M*A*S*H

The wild and wacky tales of the 4077 M.A.S.H. unit in Korea. Broadcast from
1972 to 1983.

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Message 1          Sun Oct 05, 2003
PETERW                       at 22:00 PDT

How could we not have a topic for the show that could make me laugh and cry all
in the same episode?

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Message 2          Wed Oct 08, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:54 PDT

Oversight!

M*A*S*H remains a great show.  If it's on, and it's on a lot, it's great to
tune in because even now, some 32 years after it premiered, it's still darned
funny.

I tend to prefer later episodes, though.  McLean Stevenson just annoys me. :)

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 3          Thu Oct 09, 2003
PETERW                       at 03:25 PDT

>McLean Stevenson just annoys me. :)

Oh, Henry wasn't so bad! Even if I did prefer Col. Potter (except when he got
all sentimental about horses).

Now Frank Burns was annoying...   :-)

(As you can tell, I never was much good at actors' real names!)

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Message 4          Thu Oct 09, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:55 PDT

I always thought Lary Linville was brilliant as Frank Burns.  He made that
character officious and annoying while still comically vulnerable.
Unfortunately they overdid it and the character became a joke in and of
itself.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 5          Sat Oct 11, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:48 PDT

Replying to 'Sheppy' in Category 12 Topic 25:

> I tend to prefer later episodes, though.  McLean Stevenson just annoys
> me. :)

I prefer the later ones too.  I felt the tone of the later episodes
better reflected a war situation. (still far from reality, but at least
less wacky).

The death of Col. Blake episodes was pretty stirring.

Great show....

Dain


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Message 6          Sat Oct 11, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:05 PDT

>>>I prefer the later ones too.  I felt the tone of the later episodes
better reflected a war situation. (still far from reality, but at least
less wacky).

Yeah.  The earlier episodes relied too much on slapstick humor; the later ones
had more wit.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 7          Sun Oct 12, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:31 PDT


Disclaimer:  I love M*A*S*H.  I tend to be more critical with shows/movies that
I really like than those I don't care for.


   >> Yeah.  The earlier episodes relied too much on slapstick humor; the
   >> later ones had more wit.

Some of that slapstick was downright hysterical though!

Many of the later episodes got a little preachy.  Whether you are for or
against war, it's not usually why you choose to watch a sitcom, so I don't
really care for the preachiness in that venue.

I heard that the author of the original movie (or was there a book first?) was
annoyed about the direction that Alan Alda took the show, and in particular
took Hawkeye.  (I had a major crush on Alan Alda when I was a teenager.)

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Message 8          Mon Oct 13, 2003
TCOMPTER                     at 12:30 PDT

Sarah Said:
> Many of the later episodes got a little preachy.  Whether you
> are for or against war, it's not usually why you choose to watch
> a sitcom, so I don't really care for the preachiness in that
> venue.

> I heard that the author of the original movie (or was there a
> book first?) was annoyed about the direction that Alan Alda took
> the show, and in particular took Hawkeye.  (I had a major crush
> on Alan Alda when I was a teenager.)

There was a book and a movie.  I think the book was first, but I'm not 100%
sure.   I agree that Alan Alda took the character and the show way off the
original mark, and that later shows were a little preachy.

Sheppy said:
> I always thought Lary Linville was brilliant as Frank Burns.
>  He made that character officious and annoying while still comically
> vulnerable. Unfortunately they overdid it and the character became
> a joke in and of itself.

Now, talk about a character that was really different than the movie version!
I always thought that they made a mistake making the character in the TV
series with as weak a personality as they did.  It raised the question of:
"What did Margaret ever see in him anyway?"

I guess you really have to treat the movie and the TV series as 2 separate
entities, with only very slight similarities in storyline.

By the way, did anyone else like the spinoff: "Trapper John MD?"

_________
  | homas

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Message 9          Mon Oct 13, 2003
SARAH                        at 13:27 PDT



   >> By the way, did anyone else like the spinoff: "Trapper John MD?"

I loved that show, but I was (and still am) a sucker for hospital-setting
shows.  What about the other spin-off, "After M*A*S*H" ?  I really wanted to
like it.  I tried to like it.  I was, like most of the country, unsuccessful.
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Message 10         Mon Oct 13, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:32 PDT

Replying to 'SARAH' in Category 12 Topic 25:

> I heard that the author of the original movie (or was there a book
> first?) was annoyed about the direction that Alan Alda took the show,
and
> in particular took Hawkeye.  (I had a major crush on Alan Alda when I
was
> a teenager.)

Interestingly enough, I have a real difficult time watching the original
M*A*S*H movie.  I didn't exactly find it to be preaching.  It was
however obviously stating what the shows producers thought.  To me this
is okay.  I really like to see all points of view.  If anything it's
good to be reminded that there are other opinions out there.

Personally I am not a huge fan of war.  I see that cause is sometimes
necessary and just, but I'd prefer it not be.

I don't pretend to know enough about Korea to make a decision either
way.  My guess is that drafted doctors would have a hard time siding
themselves in the Pro-War category though.   Of course, I also took from
the show that they hated the war but would do anything in their power to
save the lives of the injured.

I prefer the later episodes, but still find the early ones funny.  I
think in the early 70's people really needed something to laugh at.

Dain



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Message 11         Mon Oct 13, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 18:33 PDT

Replying to 'SARAH' in Category 12 Topic 25:

> What about the other spin-off, "After M*A*S*H" ?

Can you say "Joanie Loves Chachi"?   I think I watched the first one,
and like the rest of America used the "clicker" and tuned into something
else.

Dain


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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 12         Tue Oct 14, 2003
SARAH                        at 12:47 PDT


Okay.... Sarah-Poll...

What was your favorite M*A*S*H episode?

You may pick two episodes if they have at least 2 primary cast members
different.  (i.e. one from the Henry Blake/Trapper John era and another from
the Col. Potter/B.J. or Charles era)
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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 13         Tue Oct 14, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:40 PDT

>>>What was your favorite M*A*S*H episode?

My favorite is the one where there's a clock on the screen counting down until
the guy will lose his leg due to lack of blood flow.

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 14         Wed Oct 15, 2003
PETERW                       at 03:00 PDT

I have real trouble (reel trouble?) remembering individual episodes - it mostly
seems like a blur of scenes now. (I do have a favorite scene or two if that
question comes up!)

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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager



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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 15         Thu Oct 16, 2003
A2.DAIN [Dain]               at 20:03 PDT

Replying to 'SARAH' in Category 12 Topic 25:

> What was your favorite M*A*S*H episode?

I always thought Five O'clock Charlie was pretty funny in the earlier
episodes.

In the Sherman Potter Era, I think I liked "Good-bye Farewell and Amen".
 It was pretty depressing  for the first part of it, but once they got
past all the bad stuff happening to people, it ended really well.


Dain


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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 16         Fri Oct 17, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 07:06 PDT

I'll agree that the series finale was good.  Having all that bad stuff happen
was frustrating, but it offset well against the joyfulness of hearing about
the truce talks going well, followed by the actual ceasefire and the departure
homeward.

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 17         Mon Oct 20, 2003
PETERW                       at 01:40 PDT

Hawkeye and B.J. saluting Col Potter in the final episode was one of my most
memorable moments. (AFAIK it is the only time in the entire series that Hawkeye
salutes *anyone*!) Such a simple action became the greatest compliment they
could give.

 --
Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager



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Message 18         Mon Oct 20, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 14:46 PDT

>>>Hawkeye and B.J. saluting Col Potter in the final episode was one of my
most memorable moments. (AFAIK it is the only time in the entire series that
Hawkeye salutes *anyone*!)

Actually, Hawkeye salutes one or two other times, but always in goodbye type
episodes.  I think he salutes Radar when he leaves.

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 19         Wed Oct 22, 2003
SARAH                        at 03:03 PDT


Peter (and anyone), feel free to list your favorite episodes or favorite
scenes.  :)


One that I really liked was when Hawkeye and BJ wouldn't shower and Charles
wouldn't stop playing his french horn.  :)
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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 20         Sat Oct 25, 2003
PETERW                       at 04:31 PDT

I just typed in a long response about favorite scenes. However my session had
timed out just before I started and even though I reentered my userid and
password and got the "posting" entry screen, when I hit the "post" button I got
the timeout screen again. (I didn't think I'd been *that* long, although I
guess it's possible.) Unfortunately, hitting the Back button did NOT take me
back to the post entry screen like it normally does - so I lost the whole post!
 :-(

I'm afraid I can't quite face trying to recreate the post right now. Sorry!
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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager



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Category 12,  Topic 25
Message 21         Sun Sep 12, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:03 PDT

M*A*S*H is available on DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselist.cfm?ShowID=2143

Season 1:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=14076

Season 2:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=17692

Season 3:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=21137

Season 4:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=24676

Season 5:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28833

Season 6:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=33634

Season 7 (available Dec 7):

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=37861

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Topic 26        Fri Oct 17, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 20:25 PST
Sub: 8 Simple Rules

8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.  Based on the book by
Bruce Cameron.

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 1          Fri Oct 17, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:26 PDT

This television series starred John Ritter, who passed away suddenly during
the filming of the show's second season.  Three episodes were shot before he
died on September 11th, 2003.

CNN.com reports that Suzanne Pleshette and James Garner will join the cast, at
least temporarily, as the parents of Ritter's character's widow.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/TV/10/17/leisure.pleshette.reut/index.html

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 2          Fri Dec 26, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:29 PDT

ABC has signed James Garner to continue as a regular actor on "8 Simple
Rules", playing the father-in-law of the late John Ritter's character.

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 3          Fri Dec 26, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:28 PDT

That sounds good.  Hopefully they can keep things going.

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 4          Mon Feb 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:37 PDT

The web site for the author of the book upon which this television series is
based is

http://www.wbrucecameron.com

He puts out a regular e-newsletter that can be pretty funny.

-Ken

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 5          Mon Feb 02, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:43 PDT

The site doesn't work very well -- most of the pictures and a lot of the links
don't work. :)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 6          Mon Feb 02, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:28 PDT

Hmm - all the pictures and links I tried worked fine.

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Category 12,  Topic 26
Message 7          Wed Feb 04, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 22:01 PDT

I somehow got into a side version of the site that wasn't fully implemented.
:)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Topic 27        Thu Nov 06, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 16:04 PST
Sub: Dick Van Dyke

The Dick Van Dyke Show, starring Rob and Laura Petrie.

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 1          Thu Nov 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:09 PDT

On April 26th, I posted to gamebits.net the desire for this show to be
released in DVD format.

I wish has come true: the first two seasons are now on DVD.

Season One:
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28049

Season Two:
http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=28050

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 2          Tue Nov 11, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:16 PDT

A friend of mine commented to me today that she didn't like this show because
she doesn't like slapstick.  That's hardly how I'd classify the Dick Van Dyke
Show!  Anyone else disagree with her classification?

-Ken

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 3          Tue Nov 11, 2003
PETERW                       at 22:14 PDT

I certainly wouldn't have classified it as slapstick. On the other hand,
although I don't remember any specific cases, I wouldn't be at all surprised to
find there were episodes that played up Dick Van Dyke's ability in the
"physical comedy" area. I certainly have some (non-specific) memories of the
gangly Dick Van Dyke being all arms and legs and clumsy for a laugh (probably
in one or more movies).
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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager



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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 4          Wed Nov 12, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:49 PDT

Peter,

> I certainly have some (non-specific) memories of the gangly Dick Van Dyke
> being all arms and legs and clumsy for a laugh (probably in one or more
> movies).

Or tripping over an ottoman in the opening to the TV show. :)  I don't argue
that there were physical elements to some of the episodes, but the thrust of
the show was the wit of the main characters - they were writers for a comedy
show, for goodness' sake. :)

-Ken

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 5          Thu Nov 13, 2003
CARLK [CarlK]                at 19:45 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 12 Topic 27:

> A friend of mine commented to me today that she didn't like this show
> because she doesn't like slapstick.  That's hardly how I'd classify
the
> Dick Van Dyke Show!  Anyone else disagree with her classification?

While slapstick was definitely a part of the show, it had plenty of
other kinds of humor.

  --
 Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu  13 Nov 03  8:21:42 pm
 cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 250 days till KFest
 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 6          Sun Feb 08, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:01 PDT

Season 3 of this show releases on DVD on February 24th.

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 7          Thu Feb 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 14:15 PDT

Season 4 of this show releases on DVD on April 27th:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=32557

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 8          Tue May 11, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 07:16 PDT

A reunion episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" is currently in the works:

http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/05/07/dick.van.dyke/index.html

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 9          Wed May 12, 2004
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:16 PDT

It's actually not considered a reunion, because instead of just being a "where
are the actors now" kind of thing, it's actually picking up the characters all
these years later.  They consider it a new episode of the series, instead.

 --
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.


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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 10         Wed May 26, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:37 PDT

Bummer.  I must've misread that news article; the reunion episode wasn't just
in the works, it actually aired earlier this month.

Anyone catch it?

-Ken

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 11         Thu May 27, 2004
CARLK [CarlK]                at 21:12 PDT

Replying to 'Ken' in Category 12 Topic 27:

> Bummer.  I must've misread that news article; the reunion episode
wasn't
> just in the works, it actually aired earlier this month.
>
> Anyone catch it?

Yes, and it was very good. The surviving cast memebers were all there,
playing the same roles. Those who had passed on were seen in vintage
flashbacks. They even used some of the same old gags in the new parts.

  --
 Carl Knoblock - Telephone Tech - Thu  27 May 04  10:23:40 pm
 cknoblo@cox.com - Via Spectrum v2.5.3 & SOAR v1.0b10
 KFest 2004, July 20-25, 2004 - 54 days till KFest
 On cable via LANceGS & Marinetti 2.0.1 - Thank you, Richard.
 A2 RTC Staff - Sunday Night House Party - carlk@syndicomm.com

 Eschew Obfuscation.


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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 12         Thu May 27, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:45 PDT

Carl,

> Yes, and it was very good.

Bah.  My parents taped it, but they have the attention spans of gnats: they
didn't like the first ten minutes and so they stopped and taped over it.

Does anyone else still have this show on tape?  The Dick Van Dyke show is one
of my all-time favorite comedies.

-Ken

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 13         Fri May 28, 2004
TCOMPTER                     at 08:10 PDT


I'm really sorry I missed that too.   Ken, if you ever come up with a copy of
it, please let me know!

_________
  | homas


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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 14         Tue Feb 15, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 03:08 PDT

A 25-disc box set will package all five seasons together:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=2894

Look for it on May 24th.

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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 15         Tue Feb 15, 2005
TCOMPTER                     at 07:35 PDT


I'm surprised that there were only 5 seasons.  I watched that show ALL through
my childhood, but I guess I may have been watching it in syndication and not
known it.


_________
  | homas


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Category 12,  Topic 27
Message 16         Fri Mar 04, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:26 PDT

The complete "Dick Van Dyke" (or DVD for short? :) series is now listed with
most major retailers.  Its 25 discs has an MSRP of $250, but most retailers
are listing it at $175 - though one has it for $133:

http://www.dvdpricesearch.com/cgi-bin/dvdcalc2?cmd=calc&tmpCart=42987

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Topic 28        Sun Sep 05, 2004
KGAGNE                       at 07:17 PST
Sub: Get Smart!

Don Adams and Barbara Feldon are Agents 86 and 99, working for CONTROL and
saving the world from KAOS in this spy genre spoof that ran from 1965 - 1970.

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 1          Sun Sep 05, 2004
PETERW                       at 07:29 PDT

Continuing my reply from the Star Trek:Next Generation topic, Get Smart has
certainly added it's fair share of cliches to our language!

"Sorry about that, Chief!"
"Would you believe...?"
"And, loving it!"

And I've heard references to the "Cone of Silence" from managers in board
rooms!
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Peter               peterw@syndicomm.com
Palm OS Community Bulletin Board Manager


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Message 2          Sun Sep 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:10 PDT

The show ran from 1965 to 1970, with two follow-up films: "The Nude Bomb" in
1980, and "Get Smart, Again!" in 1988.  The former contains very few of the
original cast; by all accounts, the 1988 sequel is much better, and the DVD
is available for only about $5.  However, "it is a poorly done release, with
no extras and a video quality that is actually below a VHS", according to
wouldyoubelieve.com.

Sign a petition to get the original series on DVD!

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/669946544

For a complete cast list and some trivia on this show, see

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0058805/combined

The best Get Smart! web site I've found, with plenty of pictures, trivia, and
the like, is

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/

In 1995, seven episodes of an attempted sequel television series, also called
"Get Smart", were aired.  The show starred Andy Dick as the son of 86 and 99
(who also appeared), as well as Elaine Hendrix as Agent 66.  The show was a
flop.

There have been efforts in the last five years to create a new Get Smart
film; see <http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/faq.html#movie> for more details.

Feldon, Adams, and Bernie Kopell (Siegfried) will be together signing
autographs in Hollywood this month:

http://www.berniekopell.com/news.html

Dick Gautier, who played the robot Hymie, also has a web site:

http://www.dickgautier.com/

Mr. Gautier is also an author and artist.  Check out his caricature of Don
Adams:

http://www.dickgautier.com/don-adams.html

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 3          Sun Sep 05, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 16:10 PDT

Peter,

Would you believe... the Cone of Silence appeared in only nine episodes?
"And loving it!" was in 14; "Would you believe...", 29.

For a complete list of catchphrases, and in how many episodes they appeared,
see

http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/phrases.html

-Ken

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 4          Sat Oct 30, 2004
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:42 PDT

Back in August, it was reported that actor Steve Carrell has been cast as
Maxwell Smart in a new film based on the classic television series:

http://www.boxofficeprophets.com/news/index.cfm?newsID=149
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425061/combined

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 5          Mon Feb 28, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:13 PDT

Rumor has it that "Get Smart!" will hit DVD sometime between September 2005
and May 2006, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the show's first season.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3013

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 6          Thu Aug 11, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:13 PDT

Some rumors suggest that DVDs of this series may be available in 2006:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3888

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 7          Mon Sep 19, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:49 PDT

Would you believe... "Get Smart" is coming to DVD in 2006, courtesy HBO!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4144
http://www.wouldyoubelieve.com/faq.html

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 8          Wed May 31, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:10 PDT

Time Life will bring all five seasons of "Get Smart" to DVD:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5762

Extras will include actor and director commentaries, a gag reel, and more!

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Category 12,  Topic 28
Message 9          Fri Sep 15, 2006
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:41 PDT

Finally!!

All five seasons of "Get Smart" will be released in a box set on November 13th!

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6421

Individual seasons will be released later.  IMHO, it's a nice change to see
this order, rather than getting all the seasons individually then discovering
a complete set will feature bonus materials, as I experienced with "Buffy".
Me, I want all 138 episodes and 25 DVDs off the bat! :-)

-Ken

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Topic 29        Tue May 24, 2005
KGAGNE                       at 05:10 PST
Sub: The Muppet Show

"The Muppet Show", 1976-1981; and "Muppets Tonight", 1996-1998 - variety shows
starring the biggest stars of the day - and plenty of puppets.

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Category 12,  Topic 29
Message 1          Tue May 24, 2005
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 05:10 PDT

Check out season one of this show on DVD on August 9th!

The announcement:

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=3430

The features:

http://muppetnewsflash.blogspot.com/2005/05/muppet-show-season-one-features.htm
l

The ordering page:

https://disney.videos.go.com/General/BVHE/Muppet/Index

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Topic 1         Sat Sep 13, 2003
KGAGNE                       at 15:34 PST
Sub: Star Trek General Discussion

General discussion of the Star Trek universe.

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Message 1          Sat Nov 03, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 18:59 PDT

I won two tickets to visit "Star Trek: The Experience" at the Las Vegas
Hilton.  I have the tickets here but don't expect to be in Vegas before the
tickets expire on 12/31.  If anyone would like to have them, email me and I'll
send them to you, no charge.  First come first served. :)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 2          Sat Nov 03, 2001
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:38 PDT

Sheppy,

The Star Trek Experience is worth the trip to Las Vegas.  Take a week off from
work and get in your car.  You won't regret it.

-Ken

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Message 3          Sat Nov 03, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 23:22 PDT

>>>The Star Trek Experience is worth the trip to Las Vegas.  Take a week off
from work and get in your car.  You won't regret it.

I've been -- and recently, too.  That's why I'm looking for someone else that
would like to go. :)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 4          Sun Nov 04, 2001
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:20 PDT

William Shatner, Denise Crosby, Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton, John de Lancie,
Armin Shimmerman, Robert Picardo, and Roxann Dawson will be on "The Weakest
Link" game show on Monday, Nov 26.

Full story at <http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=121691>.

-Ken

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Message 5          Sun Nov 04, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 22:17 PDT

>>>William Shatner, Denise Crosby, Wil Wheaton, LeVar Burton, John de Lancie,
Armin Shimmerman, Robert Picardo, and Roxann Dawson will be on "The Weakest
Link" game show on Monday, Nov 26.

That'll be entertaining. :)

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 6          Mon Nov 05, 2001
TCOMPTER                     at 06:49 PDT

> I won two tickets to visit "Star Trek: The Experience"
> at the Las Vegas Hilton.  I have the tickets here but
> don't expect to be in Vegas before the tickets expire
> on 12/31. If anyone would like to have them, email me
> and I'll send them to you, no charge.

You don't know how much I'd like to take you up on that.  A friend of mine was
there, and said it was just incredible.  Unfortunately, my company does no
business in Las Vegas, so I can't arrange any kind of boondoggle there.  :)

_________
  | homas

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Message 7          Tue Dec 11, 2001
SYNDICOMM                    at 16:13 PDT

I still have two free passes to "Star Trek: The Experience" at the Las Vegas
Hilton.  I'll mail them to the first person that wants them, no charge (not
even shipping).  I can't use them.  The passes must be used by the end of the
year.

--
Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Message 9          Tue Dec 25, 2001
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:05 PDT

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the ship,
Not a circuit was buzzing, not one microchip;
The phasers were hung in the armory securely,
In hope that no alien would get up that early.

The crewmen were nestled all snug in their bunks,
(Except for the few who were partying drunks);
And Picard in his nightshirt, and Bev in her lace,
Had just settled down for a neat face-to-face....

When out in the hall there arose such a racket,
That we leapt from our beds, pulling on pant and jacket.
Away to the lifts we all shot like a gun,
Leapt into the cars and yelled loudly "Deck One!"

The bridge red-alert lights, which flashed through the din,
Gave a luster of Hades to objects within.
When, what on the viewscreen, our eyes should behold,
But a weird kind of sleigh, and some guy who looked old.

But the glint in his eyes was so strange and askew,
That we knew in a moment it had to be Q.
His sleigh grew much larger as closer he came.
Then he zapped on the bridge and addressed us by name:

"It's Riker, It's Data, It's Worf and Jean-Luc!
It's Geordi, And Wesley, the genetic fluke!
To the top of the bridge, to the top of the hall!
Now float away! Float away! Float away all!"

As leaves in the autumn are whisked off the street,
So the floor of the bridge came away from our feet,
And up to the ceiling, our bodies they flew,
As the captain called out, "What the Hell is this, Q?!"

The prankster just laughed and expanded his grin,
And, snapping his fingers, he vanished again.
As we took in our plight, and were looking around,
The spell was removed, and we crashed to the ground.

Then Q, dressed in fur from his head to his toe,
Appeared once again, to continue the show.
"That's enough!" cried the captain, "You'll stop this at once!"
And Riker said, "Worf, take aim at this dunce!"

"I'm deeply offended, Jean-Luc" replied Q,
"I just wanted to celebrate Christmas with you."
As we scoffed at his words, he produced a large sack.
He dumped out the contents and took a step back.

"I've brought gifts," he said, "just to show I'm sincere.
There's something delightful for everyone here."
He sat on the floor, and dug into his pile,
And handed out gifts with his most charming smile:

"For Counsellor Troi, there's no need to explain.
Here's Tylenol-Beta for all of your pain.
For Worf I've some mints, as his breath's not too great,
And for Geordi LaForge, an inflatable date."

For Wesley, some hormones, and Clearasil-plus;
For Data, a joke book, For Riker a truss.
For Beverly Crusher, there's sleek lingerie,
And for Jean-Luc, the thrill of just seeing her that way."

And he sprang to his feet with that grin on his face
And, clapping his hands, disappeared into space.
But we heard him exclaim as he dwindled from sight,
"Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good flight!"

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Message 10         Tue Jan 08, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:03 PDT

You know a member of StarFleet is a redneck when:

- His shuttle craft has been up on blocks for over a month
- He paints flames and a NRA sticker on the warp nacelles
- He refers to Klingons as "Critters"
- He refers to Photon Torpedoes as "Popguns"
- He has the sensor array repaired with a bent coat hanger and aluminum foil
- He installs a set of bullhorns on the front of the saucer section
- He says "Got your ears on, good buddy" instead of "open hailing frequencies"
- He hangs fuzzy dice over the view screen
- He rewires his communicator into his belt buckle
- He keeps a six-pack under his command chair and a gun rack above it
- He says "Yee-Ha!" instead of "Engage"
- He has a hand-tooled holster for his phaser
- He insists on calling his executive officer "Bubba"
- He sets the foreword view screen to reruns of "Bassmaster"
- He programs the food replicator for beer, ribs, and turnip greens
- He refers to a Pulsar as a "Blue Light Special"
- His moonshine is stronger than Romulan Ale
- His idea of a dress uniform is CLEAN bib overalls
- He wears mirrored shades on the Bridge
- He sets his phaser to "Cajun"

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Message 11         Thu Jan 24, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 11:28 PDT

Alan Ruck - who's known for playing Ferris' friend Cameron in "Ferris
Bueller's Day off", the captain of the Enterprise in "Star Trek Generations",
Stuart on the TV show "Spin City" - has been hospitalized in New York since
December 23 while fending off a strep infection that caused kidney failure,
startrek.com reports.

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Message 12         Thu Jan 31, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 21:20 PDT

Amazon.com is listing a $10 DVD movie called "Star Wars vs. Star Trek", due
for release in late February.  I can't find any other details about it though.

-Ken

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Message 13         Fri Feb 08, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:11 PDT

It appears that Paramount and EarthLink will be establishing StarTrek.net, a
new Trek-themed ISP.

http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=122728
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,82904,tk,dn020602X,00.asp

-Ken

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Message 14         Fri Feb 08, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:14 PDT

From <http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=122685>, some February
birthdays in the Trek universe:

02.02.02 Brent Spiner ("Data") Star Trek: The Next Generation
02.08.02 Ethan Phillips ("Neelix") Star Trek: Voyager
02.14.02 Andrew Robinson ("Elim Garak") Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
02.16.02 LeVar Burton ("Geordi La Forge") Star Trek: The Next Generation
02.22.02 Jeri Ryan ("Seven of Nine") Star Trek: Voyager
02.23.02 Majel Barrett ("Christine Chapel," "Lwaxana Troi," Ship's Computer),
Star Trek, ST: TNG, ST: DS9, ST: VOY
02.26.02 Chase Masterson ("Leeta") Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

-Ken

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Message 15         Tue Feb 26, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:26 PDT

The afore-mentioned "Star Wars vs Star Trek" film came out on DVD today.

I've still no idea what it is about.

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Message 16         Wed Feb 27, 2002
PETERW                       at 00:09 PDT

>The afore-mentioned "Star Wars vs Star Trek" film came out on DVD today.
>I've still no idea what it is about.

You mean you haven't bought it yet so you can tell us about it?   ;-)

At the very least, don't the cover notes say anything?

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Message 17         Wed Feb 27, 2002
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 06:50 PDT

Well... Amazon.com doesn't even appear to have it listed anywhere.  I'm not
sure that's a bad thing. ;)

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Message 18         Wed Feb 27, 2002
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 08:30 PDT

Peter: there are no cover images of this disc that I've found.

Sheppy: if you search Amazon's DVD section on either "Star Wars" or
"B00005UQ9D", this movie should pop up.

-Ken

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Message 19         Thu Jan 23, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 17:55 PDT

Artist Al Hirschfeld, whose famed portfolio of celebrity caricatures included
many Star Trek characters, died Monday at his home in New York just five
months shy of this 100th birthday.

Obit continues at <http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=127340>

Caricatures of Star Trek casts at
<http://www.lightspeedfineart.com/Hirschfeld.html>

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Message 20         Mon May 19, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:24 PDT

Is there a Klingon in the house?

http://oregonlive.com/search/index.ssf?/base/news/105256813916000.xml

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Message 21         Sun Jun 08, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:01 PDT

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2325286755

STAR TREK APARTMENT - RELOADED
Item # 2325286755

Price US $2,000,000.00 ~
List date May-25-03 ~07:46:33 PDT
Location Hinckley, Leicestershire.
Country United Kingdom

This is an apartment for the ULTIMATE Star Trek Fan. Originally a Studio
Apartment but after just over 3 years it has been transformed into the
interior of the starship Enterprise. Designed and built by interior designer
Tony Alleyne the Star Trek Apartment has made world news and been featured on
many television and radio shows around the world. There will be a feature of
the Star Trek Apartment and it's designer on British TV this summer 2003...

More description, also photos.

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Message 22         Sun Jun 08, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 11:48 PDT

Doesn't really look much like the Enterprise to me. :)

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Message 23         Mon Jun 09, 2003
TCOMPTER                     at 09:24 PDT


> Doesn't really look much like the Enterprise to me. :)

I guess my question would be: WHICH Enterprise?  It looks more like the
Enterprise D to me.

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Message 24         Mon Jun 09, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 15:55 PDT

Doesn't really look like the Enterprise D either. :)

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Message 25         Thu Jun 19, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 12:06 PDT

Is it true that the Prime Directive does not apply when dealing with
warp-capable civilizations?

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Message 26         Thu Jun 19, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:48 PDT

>>>Is it true that the Prime Directive does not apply when dealing with
warp-capable civilizations?

I'm not sure that's true, but I know the rules change when a civilization gets
warp capability.

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Message 27         Fri Jul 25, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 09:59 PDT

Shucks - the guy after whom are named the Jefferies Tubes died:

http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=129357

Fortunately, he was honored while he was still alive:

http://www.startrek.com/news/news.asp?ID=129157

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Message 28         Sat Sep 13, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:23 PDT

 > Could someone tell me what a Star Trek character is doing on a Power
Rangers
 > television series?

That's just bizarre. :)

Hey, speaking of Star Trek, George Takei plays Transportation Secretary Norman
Mineta in the new Showtime "docudrama" called "DC 9/11: Time of Crisis."



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Message 29         Mon Sep 15, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 06:48 PDT

> Hey, speaking of Star Trek, George Takei plays Transportation Secretary
> Norman Mineta in the new Showtime "docudrama" called "DC 9/11: Time of
> Crisis."

And Penny Johnson Jerald ("Kasidy Yates") plays National Security Advisor
Condoleezza Rice.

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Message 30         Mon Sep 15, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 08:44 PDT

 > > Hey, speaking of Star Trek, George Takei plays Transportation Secretary
 > > Norman Mineta in the new Showtime "docudrama" called "DC 9/11: Time of
 > > Crisis."
 >
 > And Penny Johnson Jerald ("Kasidy Yates") plays National Security Advisor
 > Condoleezza Rice.
 >

That's right.  I saw here there, but these days I equate her with "24" more
than DS9.



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Message 31         Fri Sep 26, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 13:17 PDT

Some neat facts about the financial and cultural popularity of the Star Trek
franchise:

http://www.illegalalienproductions.com/sci-fi_facts.asp

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Message 32         Wed Oct 22, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:08 PDT

What is your favorite Star Trek series?  Why?  What does it have or not have
that the other series don't or do?

-Ken

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Message 33         Fri Oct 24, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:49 PDT

Gene Roddenberry died 12 years ago today.  More on the impact he's had on the
world in this story:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/3289.html

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Message 34         Fri Oct 24, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 20:28 PDT

My favorite Trek series is Deep Space Nine.  I loved the ongoing storyline.

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Message 35         Fri Oct 24, 2003
SARAH                        at 22:35 PDT


I'd have to vote for "The Next Generation" as my favorite.  In fact, I hated
Star Trek and thought it was completely stupid before that.  Didn't like the
movies and _hated_ the original series.  I have since come to terms with the
early movies and have accepted the existance <g> of the original series.  But I
have never really "bonded" with those characters.

Of course, Will Riker is my secret tv boyfriend.  O:)
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Message 36         Sat Oct 25, 2003
PETERW                       at 04:58 PDT

I agree, the Next Generation series was my favorite - I felt like the crew were
almost family. I *cared* about what happened to them.

I like DS9 (Australians are FINALLY seeing the final episodes over the next few
weeks!) although it gets a little too metaphysical at times. (One of my
favorite episodes was Trials and Tribblations.)

Voyager (we are still to see the final season) has been the hardest to like,
although the Doctor is interesting and it's hard to ignore Seven of Nine's,
umm, attributes.

The original series was a "must watch" at the time, although it seems primitive
and corny now. And it was interesting that when they replayed the entire
original series a few years ago, I realised that I had not seen many of the
first season episodes. Spock in the earliest episodes is nothing short of
hysterical to watch now. Technically he's still all logical, but he shouts,
frowns, smiles, all at the drop of a hat!

Enterprise. I like it a lot, yet find it really frustrating what has been
sacrificed in the name "good television". The almost seem to have to invent
limitations to stop the NX-01 appearing way better than Kirk's Enterprise.
Ditto for meeting various alien species for the zero'th time (well it can't be
the first - which were in later series!). And at the same time there are so
many species that we *haven't* ever seen in the later episodes. And the whole
time-war thing seems wrong for what this series is about, namely the initial,
fumbling exploration efforts. Still, I do enjoy it - and we are only half a
season behind! (We have just finished Season 2.)
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Message 37         Sun Oct 26, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 10:37 PDT

A rule of thumb is that a person's first Trek is his favorite Trek, and for a
long while, TNG was my favorite.

But as time went on, and even as the series ended and I've had more time to
reflect on it, I think DS9 is probably my favorite Trek series.

One of the things I liked about it was the constantly changing cast.  TNG had
Dr. Pulaski substituting for Dr. Crusher for awhile, and Tasha Yar died.
Voyager replaced Kes with Seven.

But DS9 had a revolving door policy.  Worf, Leeta, Vic, Martok, Nog, Jadzia,
Ezri, Opaka, Winn, Dukat, Damar, and Ziyal all came and went (not always in
that order).  There are a lot of faces who were integral to the development
of the series, whereas with TNG, most episodes were interchangeable regarding
when in TNG's continuity they took place.  Perhaps that made it easier for a
less dedicated viewer to enjoy, but as a diehard Trekker, I preferred DS9's
more involving continuity.

-Ken

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Message 38         Mon Oct 27, 2003
TCOMPTER                     at 08:25 PDT

Peter said:
> I like DS9 (Australians are FINALLY seeing the final episodes
> over the next few weeks!) although it gets a little too metaphysical
> at times. (One of my favorite episodes was Trials and Tribblations.)

hehe, I have a video 'gift set' of the original "The Trouble with Tribbles"
and "Trials and Tribblations"  which includes your very own Tribble, which
makes the cute little cooing noise.  It's really fun to watch them back to
back.

Ken said:
> as a diehard Trekker, I preferred DS9's more involving continuity.

In Oklahoma, we couldn't get DS-9 during its original run, so I've only seen
about 10% of the episodes, but what I've seen I liked.  I also like the
connected storyline.   Not as serial as a soap opera, but you get the
impression that there  is some continuity.   I like continuity.  (Is there any
surprise why D&D is my favorite game?)  The later seasons of TNG had some plot
strings from one episode to another, and I think that definitely improved the
series.    (Everyone was curious to see if the Riker/Troi thing was ever going
to work out, and I was always interested to see Worf's family history play
out, and we saw some development in the Klingon Empire.)  Actually, as I think
about it, we learned more about Klingon politics than we did about Federation
politics.  Interesting.

Anyway, as I was watching the special features on the Nemesis DVD, I saw the
ad for all seven seasons of DS-9 on DVD.   Now that would be cool to sit down
and watch.  :)

Peter, re: Enterprise:

> And the whole time-war thing seems wrong for what this series
> is about, namely the initial, fumbling exploration efforts.

I sure agree with that!   I think that the Time War thing is just too over the
top and too big a concept.  I guess though, if there are any dangling
paradoxes/inconsistancies at the end of the series, they can correct them with
a Time Travel event.

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Message 39         Tue Oct 28, 2003
PETERW                       at 00:37 PDT

>I guess though, if there are any dangling paradoxes/inconsistancies at the end
>of the series, they can correct them with a Time Travel event.

You mean like waking up to find Bobby in the shower?

:-)

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Message 40         Tue Oct 28, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 17:54 PDT

Hehehe

Trials and Tribblations was amazing to watch.  Really impressive.  And a good
deal of fun, too.

I really enjoyed the progression of events including the first contact with
the Dominion, the Federation-Klingon war, and the Dominion War.  It was really
impressive and fascinating to watch.

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Message 41         Thu Nov 06, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 20:21 PDT

Earlier this year, Syndicomm user Steve Bernbaum kindly forwarded to me an old
Internet posting that detailed the rules for the 3D chess game that has often
been seen being played on various Star Treks.  I am reposting that
information below, original headers and all.

 -------------------------------------------------------------

Subj: Three Dimensional Chess Rules
From: Daren Critelli #1 Last on: 1/3/92
To  : All
Date: Mon, Oct 14, 1991 9:48:58 PM

     The Following is the contents of a Tri-Dimensional Chess Rulebook  that
was published many years ago.  There are no credits anywhere in this
booklet.
 A very good diagram of the chessboard appears in the original Star Trek
Technical Manual.  A text version appears below.
ENJOY!                                David Mc
___________________________________________________________________


     Tri-dimsional chess is an extremely beautiful and logical game, known
and respected from one edge of the galaxy to another. From Cestus III to  the
planet Vulcan, from Sol III to the very heart of the Klingon Empire, it is
played by numerous forms of intelligent life and honored for its cool  logic.
It is not generally known however, that the standard form of the game, so
widely played in the united Federation of Planets, can be traced to its
basic form on 2Oth century Earth. . . .

      A standard tri-dimensional chess set consists of three main boards  and
four moveable attack boards. The lowermost board holds White's chessmen at
the opening of the game and is termed "White's Board (W)". The middle  board
is the "Neutral Board (N) and the top board is "Black's Board (B)". The
attack boards start the game on the rear pegs of the Black and White Boards,
and are referred to as "Queen's Level (QL)"  and "King's Level (KL)"
depending upon which Level  holds the King and Queen at the start of the
game. (See illustration of starting arrangement.) The easiest way to learn
Tri-D  chess is to begin by looking at the chess board from the top. When
this is done, the three main boards form one board, eight squares long and
four wide,  with the attack boards overhanging the corners. Imagine this
overview as one  flat board; any move you can make in a standard chess game
(flat board), You  can make in Tri-D chess, but you have the option of
deciding which level you  wish it to land on. Since every overlapping squares
the same color, you can  land on either. For this reason, two chessmen of the
same (or different) colors can occupy the same square (on different levels).
For notation purposes,  the main board is listed in four files (Queen's
Knight, Queen's Bishop, King's Bishop and King's Knight, from left to right)
and eight ranks, followed by the board which the piece lands on (Example:
Queen to QKt6,N).
      The attack boards, when occupied by a pawn or less, may move to any
adjacent pin position and such action constitutes one move. The attack
boards are fantastic devices; in three quick moves you can move your pawn
into  your opponent's "Queening Zone" (the last rank of the B or W boards, or
the  attack boards) and reclaim a captured Queen.
    The Levels have their own notation; Queen's Level One is the square in
which the Queen starts the game, QL2 is the Queen's Pawn's starting
position, QL3 is the QR, and QL4 is the QRP. Reversely, KLl holds the King,
KL2 is  KP, KL3 is KR, and KL4 is the KRP. This notation is like the ranks;
when  looking at your opponent's attack boards, you number them exactly like
your own.
    There are different ways of opening a Tri-D chess game: you may open
with, a Knight (Example: Kt-QB3,N) or with one of the four pawns on the main
board (P-QKt4,W). Notice that the pawns on the main board must be moved to
clear the way for the pawns on the attack boards.  (See overview of game
board). Additionally, once the King's pawn and Queen's pawn have been moved,
the  Rook, Queen and King have the ability to leave the attack boards and
enter game play.
     The pins at the four corners of each board are listed in this manner:
all pins on the King's side of the board are "King's Pins," and all those on
the Queen's side of the board are "Queen's Pins." On each board, the  closest
pin is designated One, the one farthest away is Two. Thus, the attack  boards
begin the game on QPl and KPl.
     After three pieces have left the QL or KL, you are left with one pawn
which overhangs the main board. To free it, you may move (for example)
QL-QP1,N and in your next move cross to the other side of the board: QL-KPl,N
thus placing the pawn over the board. Once the attack boards have left the
opening position, the become capturable pieces. An attack board (lets say
White's) can be captured in this manner: the attack board is occupied by one
of  White's pieces. If one of Black's chessmen can capture White's piece, and
become  the only piece on the attack board, the board is considered Black's
property. Black would then control three attack boards instead of the two he
started the game with. White can recapture the Level in the same manner, and
so it goes. If you can capture the attack board with a pawn, you can begin
moving it immediately! Empty Levels are effectively "neutral" and remain the
property of the original owner, free to  maneuver. To be captured, an attack
board must be occupied by a chessman.
     Any time after the first move a King may "castle" by exchanging  places
with the King's Rook. To castle on the Queen's side you must move the  Queen
out of QLl. Once this square is clear, You move K-QLl and QR-KLl, thus
castling.
     A piece may not drop down a level to the same square. Such a move,  when
viewed from above, would be the same as standing still. When making a move
that remains on one board, all moves are the same as on a regular chess
board. When in doubt on a move that crosses up or down a level (for example,
you wish to move a Queen from QLlI B, to Qkt8,W) you must look down from the
top of the board. If a piece is visibly blocking your move (Just as if the
squares were on one flat board), You can't make the move. You can, however,
move  your piece onto the square just above of below the block and attempt
the move  in more than one turn.
     The strategy of Tri-D chess is simple: by deploying your men all over
the levels you increase the possibility that your opponent will overlook  one
of your key men. Conversely, you must check out your moves carefully  before
making them, or you may discover that your Queen has been taken by a Pawn
that was hidden three levels down. This is also the main reason for moving
and inverting (QL X) the main attack boards, which by the way, counts as  one
move. Just one more out-of-the-way square to be overlooked by your  opponent.
Although looking at the game from the top is a good way to learn how to
play, by the time you have played a few games you should be able to play
without standing up, by just envisioning the moves in you mind.

   Remember, a good working knowledge of standard chess is essential  before
attempting this challenging game. Good luck, and may Tri-Dimensional chess
bring you many hours of enjoyment!

                -------------------------
                I     I     I     I     I
                -------------------------
                I P   I P   I P   I P   I
-----------     -------------------------     ------------
I P  I P  I     I Kt  I B   I B   I Kt  I     I P   I P  I
-----o-----     o-----------------------o     ------o-----
I R  I    I                                   I K   I R  I
-----------                                   ------------

                  STARTING POSITIONS
__________________________________________________________________

     QUEEN'S LEVEL           KING'S LEVEL
     -------------           -------------
     I  4  I  3  I           I  2  I  4  I
     ------o------ --------- ------o------       ]
     I  3  I  1  I     I     I  1  I  3  I       ]
     ------------- --------- -------------       ]
QKt FILE --I-->  I     I     I     I             ] BLACK
           o-----------------------o             ]
QB FILE  --I-----I-->  I     I     I             ] BOARD )
           -------------------------             ]       )
KKt FILE --I-----I-----I-->  I     I             ]       ) NEUTRAL
           o-----------------------o                     )
KKt FILE --I-----I-----I-----I-->  I             }       ) BOARD
           -------------------------             }       )
           I     I     I     I     I             } WHITE )
           o-----------------------o<-PIN (typ.) }
           I     I     I     I     I             } BOARD
     ------------- --------- -------------       }
     I  4  I  2  I     I     I  2  I  4  I       }
     ------o-----------------------o------       }
     I  3  I  1  I           I  1  I  3  I
     -------------           -------------
     QUEEN'S LEVEL           KING'S LEVEL

            OVERVIEW OF THE BOARD

Digitized in with a Lightning Scan GS and InWords.     DMc

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Message 42         Mon Nov 17, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 18:14 PDT

Where, if ever, was the death of Sarek's wife, Amanda, mentioned?  When did he
marry Perrin?

Also, I read that, decades before TNG< Picard attended Spock's "bonding
ceremony."  This event must've occurred in a book.  Anyone know which?

-Ken

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Message 43         Wed Nov 19, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 16:20 PDT

>>>Where, if ever, was the death of Sarek's wife, Amanda, mentioned?  When did
he marry Perrin?

This is never covered.

>>>Also, I read that, decades before TNG< Picard attended Spock's "bonding
ceremony."  This event must've occurred in a book.  Anyone know which?

Why must it have occurred in a book?  The movies and TV series generally
ignore stuff that happen in books.

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Category 13,  Topic 1
Message 44         Thu Nov 20, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 04:29 PDT

Sheppy

>> Where, if ever, was the death of Sarek's wife, Amanda, mentioned?  When did
>> he marry Perrin?
>
> This is never covered.

So he just showed up on TNG with a new wife one episode?  That's odd.

>> Also, I read that, decades before TNG Picard attended Spock's "bonding
>> ceremony."  This event must've occurred in a book.  Anyone know which?
>
> Why must it have occurred in a book?

Because I don't remember seeing any episodes of Star Trek that took place
decades before TNG, especially one detailing a meeting between Spock and a
young Jean-Luc.

-Ken

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Message 45         Fri Nov 21, 2003
SYNDICOMM [Sheppy]           at 18:15 PDT

>>>Because I don't remember seeing any episodes of Star Trek that took place
decades before TNG, especially one detailing a meeting between Spock and a
young Jean-Luc.

Doesn't mean it happened in a book.  The writers on Star Trek are allowed to
invent their own back stories. :)

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Eric "Sheppy" Shepherd                                    sheppy@syndicomm.com
Owner, Syndicomm                                      http://www.syndicomm.com
                       Building communities, bit by bit.

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Category 13,  Topic 1
Message 46         Fri Nov 21, 2003
KGAGNE [Ken]                 at 19:36 PDT

Sheppy,

> Doesn't mean it happened in a book. The writers on Star Trek are allowed to
> invent their own back stories. :)

True.  But like I said, Picard's attendance at Spock's bonding ceremony was
something I read about.  In a book.  I never heard it mentioned in a televised