How can you tell if a hooker is a cop? What's the best
way to defend yourself in a bar fight? How can you best survive a plummeting
elevator? Which is the most dangerous wild animal? Can taking a dump actually
kill you? Are there ways to get drunk faster? How small a bikini can a
girl wear legally? Will the 'touch of death' really kill a man?
These and
other hot button topics are explored in this 'best of' collection of Manswers,
a scintillating series chock full of almost useful information - a sexed-up
soup for the Joe Sixpack soul.
This is a
DVD for guys - unabashedly, unapologetically straight guys - who enjoy
gazing at gorgeous, surgically enhanced babes clad in the skimpiest possible
outfits, their barely bound breasts offered up like Thanksgiving dinner
in a Norman Rockwell painting.
Originally
airing on Spike TV, Manswers - The Best of Season One is wall
to wall fun that merrily zips along at a whirlwind pace, giving you little
time to catch your breath or even engage the brain. Perfect!
STUFF Snagfilms.com
is a new site that allows you to watch full length documentaries online
- for free. including such hits as Super Size Me.
There's
a Little Rascals 'Complete' DVD set coming before the holidays
with all of the shorts produced by Hal Roach until 1938 - in other words,
pretty much all of the good ones. There will be bonus features and a collector's
booklet included.
SATURDAY
MORNING
The mid-sixties' Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning shows thrilled me no end
when I was a wee lad so why not relive some of that Saturday magic thanks
to You Tube? The music, the sound effects, the crazy character designs
all combined to create some mad weekend fun.
The
Impossibles, a silly super hero rock group, was one of my faves.
Here's the opening:
Next a bumper
that ran between the cartoon segments:
CAN
YOU HELP?
Wilma Tryka writes: "I hope someone can help me with a recurring
'memory.'
"I remember watching Here's Geraldine with Jim Stewart in
the Chicago area venue of children's broadcasting. I believe he used to
sing a song (I don't know the exact title) that reflected a sort of conversation
between a father and child and one stanza went something like this:
LOOK THERE DADDY, DO YOU SEE
THERE'S A HORSE IN STRIPED PAJAMAS
NO - THAT'S NOT WHAT IT IS AT ALL
THAT'S AN ANIMAL PEOPLE CALL A "ZEBRA"
I SEE -
BUT IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A HORSE IN STRIPED PAJAMAS TO ME!
"If there's anyone who can furnish the lyrics for me or can tell
me where to find them, I would be most appreciative (I want to teach them
to my grandson). I still remember the tune. THANKS."
UPDATE:
According to Kevin Butler this song also aired on Captain Kangaroo.
TV
NEWS Prison
Break's truncated third season comes to DVD and Blu-Ray on August
12th and I can't wait. From the press release: Featuring all 13 full-hour episodes on a four-disc DVD set, “Prison
Break” Season Three boasts exclusive bonus features including featurettes,
directors’ takes, behind-the-scenes with the cast, a bonus episode
from explosive series “The Unit” and more.
William
Hurt joins the cast of FX's excellent drama Damages starring
Glenn Close. Maybe now the show will draw some viewers and not just Emmy
nods.
Speaking
of which, here's a break down of the major Emmy nominees:
OUTSTANDING COMEDY SERIES
Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)
Entourage (HBO)
The Office (NBC)
30 Rock (NBC)
Two and a Half Men (CBS)
OUTSTANDING DRAMA SERIES
Boston Legal (ABC)
Damages (FX)
Dexter (Showtime)
House (Fox)
Lost (ABC)
Mad Men (AMC)
OUTSTANDING MINISERIES
The Andromeda Strain (A&E)
Cranford (Masterpiece Theatre, PBS)
John Adams (HBO)
Tin Man (Sci Fi Channel)
OUTSTANDING VARIETY, MUSIC OR COMEDY SERIES
The Colbert Report (Comedy Central)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (Comedy Central)
Late Show with David Letterman (CBS)
Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)
Saturday Night Live (NBC)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Alec Baldwin (30 Rock, NBC)
Steve Carell (The Office, NBC)
Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies, ABC)
Tony Shalhoub (Monk, HBO)
Charlie Sheen (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Christina Applegate (Samantha Who?, ABC)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (The New Adventures of Old Christine, CBS)
America Ferrera (Ugly Betty, ABC)
Tina Fey (30 Rock, NBC)
Mary-Louis Parker (Weeds, Showtime)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Gabriel Byrne (In Treatment, HBO)
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, AMC)
Jon Hamm (Mad Men, AMC)
Hugh Laurie (House, Fox)
James Spader (Boston Legal, ABC)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Glenn Close (Damages, FX)
Sally Field (Brothers & Sisters, ABC)
Mariska Hargitay (Law & Order: SVU, NBC)
Holly Hunter (Saving Grace, TNT)
Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer, TNT)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Ralph Fiennes (Bernard and Doris, HBO)
Ricky Gervais (Extras: The Extra Special Edition Series Finale, HBO)
Paul Giamatti (John Adams, HBO)
Kevin Spacey (Recount, HBO)
Tom Wilkinson (Recount, HBO)
OUTSTANDING LEAD ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Dame Judi Dench (Cranford, Masterpiece Theatre, PBS)
Catherine Keener (An American Crime, Showtime)
Laura Linney (John Adams, HBO)
Phylicia Rashad (A Raisin in the Sun, ABC)
Susan Sarandon (Bernard and Doris, HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Jon Cryer (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Kevin Dillon (Entourage, HBO)
Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother, CBS)
Jeremy Piven (Entourage, HBO)
Rainn Wilson (The Office, HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Kristin Chenoweth (Pushing Daisies, ABC)
Jean Smart (Samantha Who?, ABC)
Amy Poehler (Saturday Night Live, NBC)
Holland Taylor (Two and a Half Men, CBS)
Vanessa Williams (Ugly Betty, ABC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ted Danson (Damages, FX)
Michael Emerson (Lost, ABC)
Zeljko Ivanek (Damges, HBO)
William Shatner (Boston Legal, ABC)
John Slattery (Mad Men, AMC)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Candice Bergen (Boston Legal, ABC)
Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters, HBO)
Sandra Oh (Grey's Anatomy, ABC)
Chandra Wilson (Grey's Anatomy, ABC)
Dianne Wiest (In Treatment, HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Bob Balaban (Recount, HBO)
Stephen Dillane (John Adams, HBO)
Denis Leary (Recount, HBO)
David Morse (John Adams, HBO)
Tom Wilkinson (John Adams, HBO)
OUTSTANDING SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MINISERIES OR A MOVIE
Eileen Atkins (Cranford, Masterpiece Theatre, PBS)
Laura Dern (Recount, HBO)
Ashley Jensen (Extras: The Extra Special Edition Series Finale)
Audra McDonald (A Raisin in the Sun, ABC)
Alfre Woodward (Pictures of Hollis Woods (Hallmark Hall of Fame, CBS)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES
Charles Durning (Rescue Me, FX)
Robert Morse (Mad Men, AMC)
Oliver Platt (Nip/Tuck, FX)
Stanley Tucci (ER, NBC)
Glynn Turman (In Treatment, HBO)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES
Will Arnett (30 Rock, NBC)
Shelly Berman (Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO)
Steve Buscemi (30 Rock, NBC)
Tim Conway (30 Rock, NBC)
Rip Torn (30 Rock, NBC)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES
Polly Bergen (Desperate Housewives, ABC)
Edie Falco (30 Rock, NBC)
Carrie Fisher (30 Rock, NBC)
Kathryn Joosten (Desperate Housewives, ABC)
Sarah Silverman (Monk, USA)
Elaine Stritch (30 Rock, NBC)
OUTSTANDING GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Ellyn Burstyn (Big Love, HBO)
Diahann Carroll (Grey's Anatomy, ABC)
Sharon Gless (Nip/Tuck, FX)
Anjelica Huston (Medium, NBC)
Cynthia Nixon (Law & Order: SVU, NBC)
OUTSTANDING MADE-FOR TELEVISION MOVIE
Bernard and Doris (HBO)
Extras: The Extra Special Edition Series Finale (HBO)
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Lifetime)
A Raisin in the Sun (ABC)
Recount (HBO)
Isn't
it great to see classic TV and film stars like Ellyn Burstyn, Diahann
Carroll, Polly Bergen, Tim Conway, Candice Bergen, Sharon Gless, and others
competing for the big prize?
Heidi
Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal This
is another of HBO's sizzling summer documentary series and another must-see
program, a riveting behind the scenes look at one of America's most notorious
personalities and a fascinating peek inside the mind of a freaked out
nut case wandering the desert picking up rocks in her vain attempt to
open a stud farm for over sexed women in a small community in Nevada where
prostitute is legal and folks live a simple life with little use for a
haggard LA castoff.
A few of
my married acquaintances in LA were more than a bit shocked and concerned
when Heidi Fleiss was arrested for running a prostitution ring some years
back, I suspected they were johns and fearful of being busted. For some
reason she decided not to rat out her former clients and instead took
the advice of Roseanne Barr to open a legal brothel in Nevada. Her high
tech bordello would be a stud ranch for horny women, which sorta kinda
makes sense except it seems to me that she would have an inventory problem
- men can't have sex as many times a day as the ladies can, for obvious
reasons.
This drug
crazed maniac is still making news having been busted recently in her
new hometown for unlawful use of methamphetamine and possession of the
painkiller hydrocodone without a prescription, which comes as no surprise
when you see how glassy eyed and tweaked she is in this film, talking
constantly about meth in numerous 'I don't do crystal anymore' rants.
Apparently it was lost on the once and future madam how hideously ironic
it was that she moved to a town called Crystal.
This gem
is produced and directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato for World
of Wonder, creators of such acclaimed documentaries as Eyes of Tammy
Faye, Showdog Moms & Dads, and a show I participated in The
Christmas Special Christmas Special, all highly recommended.
Heidi Fleiss
has stated publicly that she won't watch this show, she's convinced she'll
come across as a maniac. And she does. It sure makes for great TV viewing,
no question.
Heidi
Fleiss: The Would-Be Madam of Crystal airs Monday, July 21 @ 9pm on HBO.
COMING
TO FOX Can
the variety show make a comeback? We'll see when Ozzy Osbourne and family
get their own musical comedy series this September. My advice - just air
reruns of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.
Also
on Fox this fall - a new sitcom called Do Not Disturb set in
a New York City hotel with Reno 911's Niecy Nash, for my money
one of the most watchable performers working in TV today. Word is the
show's a dog, which makes it a perfect match for lead in 'Til Death.
Meanwhile the stiflingly unfunny Mad TV returns for a 14th season.
'TVParty.com,
a TV history website... its links to Amazon.com help sell TV DVDs."
- Boston Globe
"All
the coolest, strangest, most absurd shows and peculiar tube trends ever
-- they're all part of the wallow that is TVparty!"
- Diane Werts, Newsday
'A
twisted walk
down memory lane!'
- Sharon Edry, TV Guide
'Top
Five Sites! Interviews and articles... are must reads.'
- London Sunday Times
'It's
too good to be true. Put together by Billy Ingram, TVparty.com has gossip,
scandal, sex, singing, dancing, action, drama and celebrities with their
'original parts''
- LA Times
'An ingenious tribute that elevates the TV past to artlike proportions.
Site guru Billy Ingram has compiled features both over-the-top and museum
worthy, blissful nostalgia for those born in the '40s or the '80s. A+
- Entertainment Weekly
'Every decade expresses its kooky collective unconscious on the tube,
celebrated affectionately at Billy Ingram's TVparty. Ingram provides a
hilarious glimpse into the American pop psyche.'
- Yahoo
'TVparty is hands
down the best site on the Web for classic TV.'
- Discovery Channel
'Get
the inside scoop on all your favorite classic TV shows at TVParty.'
- USA Today
This
is another of HBO's sizzling summer documentary series and another must-see
program, a riveting behind the scenes look at one of America's most notorious
personalities and a fascinating peek inside the mind of a freaked out
nut case wandering the desert picking up rocks in her vain attempt to
open a stud farm for over sexed women in a small community in Nevada where
prostitute is legal and folks live a simple life with little use for a
haggard LA castoff.
Can
the variety show make a comeback? We'll see when Ozzy Osbourne and family
get their own musical comedy series this September. My advice - just air
reruns of The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour. 
