Archive for the 'Cathode Rays' Category
Two VERY Lovely Girls
September 24th, 2007Holy pork chops and applesauce! Apparently there was a scorching internet rumor going around last week that, in her forthcoming memoir, Maureen McCormick revealed that she had a brief lesbian tryst with her Brady Bunch co-star Eve Plumb during the show’s production. The story (of a lovely lady) was picked up by such esteemed outlets […]
Things to Watch While Sick
September 5th, 2007Yesterday I came down with a bout of sickness — runs, fever, headaches, icky feelings in my gut. I’m feeling much better now, but have you ever noticed that whenever you’re sick and stuck in front of the TV you’ll pretty much watch anything? Well, almost anything — old episodes of Sesame Street were too […]
Merv-elous Game Shows
August 16th, 2007I’m setting the TiVo this weekend — GSN will be airing their Merv Griffin tribute which will include a Wheel of Fortune marathon Saturday and a Jeopardy marathon Sunday. What really excites me is that among the Wheels will be an early, Chuck Woolery-hosted episode and Vanna White’s first show from 25 years ago. Those […]
Bald Guy vs. Fat Guy
August 3rd, 2007Very cool — digitized film reviews from Siskel & Ebert going back to 1987 are now viewable at atthemoviestv.com. Although it would be fun to revisit what they thought of the good movies, of course I had to immediately check out the worst ones. The first film I looked up, the 1996 crapfest Space Jam, […]
Tuesday Bouillabaisse
July 24th, 2007A trio of things which had my gears spinning on a Tues.:
The A.V. Club’s Noel Murray ruminates on once-decent cable channels that went to pot in his Expatriated from TV Land weblog post. This is so, heartbreakingly true. If it wasn’t for my beloved TCM, I’d dump our entire DirecTV service. Read the post and […]
The Geek Squads
July 19th, 2007Watching the last two weeks of VH1’s World Series of Pop Culture, I’ve come to the realization that I wouldn’t make the cut on that show. Too many recent brain-stumpers. I hate to sound fuddy duddyish, but pop culture from the last 5-6 years is a bit of a blur. Identifying memorable, misogynistic song lyrics […]
What a Character
July 12th, 2007Veteran actor Charles Lane died recently at the age of 102. He survived the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 and was a contract player at Warner Brothers in the early ’30s, among many accomplishments. What an amazing life he lived. I have to check out 42nd Street again to see his little bit as the […]
Pieces of Eighties
June 26th, 2007You know how things that were normal and harmless 20+ years ago often appear so weird looking today? I got that in spades while browsing through YouTube user dcbatwing’s collection of local station promos, demo reels and other video effluvia of the past. One such item is this neat demo reel that motion graphics company […]
Letter to CBS
June 24th, 2007Dear CBS,
I was sorely disappointed to learn that you are replacing the last four episodes of Creature Comforts with repeats of some other show. Please, please reconsider and air those final episodes. It may not be as profitable for you, but just please think of the goodwill you’ve lost as a result of this ill-advised […]
Getting Gay with Kids Is Here
June 14th, 2007Another embedded video to share because I’m too lazy to write anything substantial, I know, but this one’s a real kitschy gem. Back in 1986, NBC celebrated its 60th anniversary with an all-star special which somehow escaped my notice back then. The clip below showcases Nell Carter, Bea Arthur and others (Punky Brewster!) singing “Family” […]
Clay Pigeons (And Other Critters)
June 6th, 2007Did anybody see the Americanized Creature Comforts on CBS? Did anything in that preceding sentence make sense? I’m a huge fan of the UK edition of this program, along with pretty much anything Nick Park/Aardman does, so personally this was a genuine treat. For those unfamiliar with C.C., they take the recordings of real people […]
Cheap Thrill: Joan Crawford on The Sixth Sense
June 4th, 2007Here at Chez Scrubbles we’ve been getting a few jollies from a new channel that popped up on our DirecTV lineup earlier this year — Chiller. Chiller broadcasts lots of heavily edited ’80s vintage fright flicks, but constant repeats of Friday the 13th: The Series, Tales from the Crypt and shows of that ilk form […]
Goodbye Charlie
May 31st, 2007Charles McNulty of the L.A. Times remembers Charles Nelson Reilly, drawing parallels between Reilly and Paul Lynde and going into his considerable theatrical career. As a child, I had an intense liking of Reilly on Match Game and Lynde on Hollywood Squares. Years before I had any inklings on what being gay meant, these two […]
Boob Tubing
May 17th, 2007It always happens to me. The major TV networks have all announced their Fall schedules, and the two new shows we chose to watch — Jericho and Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip — have both gotten the axe.
Actually, Jericho was more Christopher’s show and I just went along for the ride; its lousy but […]
Rhapsody in Felt
May 8th, 2007Muppet Newsflash has the goods on the upcoming Muppet Show Season Two DVD box, set for release in August. One thing the post doesn’t mention is whether the “Muppet Morsels” from the season one box will also be used on this one. I hope so. Pop-up factoids are rare on TV show season sets, and […]
