May 21, 2004
Some people just need killin'
Some rocket scientist manager at a Hooters location in Florida has come up with an
idea that makes me physically ill.
Now I'm all for going to Hooters and chugging down a beer or three along with inhaling a few wings (and yes, even stealing a gander at the tightly clad wait staff -- at least when She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed is looking in the other direction, lest I get smacked), but some people are just dead between the ears.
The sign on the verge advertising the Little Miss Hooters contest is, however, beyond the pale. We called this evening, asked for details. The contest is for girls 5 and under, and will require they be dressed in little orange spandex shorts, and a tied up Hooters t-shirt.
Not just no, but hell no!
Dim bulbs like these make me want to get in the car, track 'em down and punt their gonads up into their throats.
Morons like this are what the Southern phrase, "He just needed killin'," was invented for.
Stacy Tabb (who originally saw this in her home town) has alerted her local media, and I'm sure the local constabulary has been alerted as well. Hmmmmm. I wonder if any federal laws regarding child endangerment are in potential violation here...
Oh, by the way. Hooters corporate offices are here in Metro Atlanta. Their e-mail address is: hooterspr@hooters.com.
UPDATE: Some folks bring up a good point (and one I happen to agree with): any parents would dare put their little ones into any sort of depravity like this need to be dealt with. Harshly. And with extreme prejudice.
UPDATE (3:15P): In an update, Stacy says that the Lakeland Hooters, where this was going to be held, has quietly changed their tune, and their sign.
The sign now promotes a swimsuit contest, and has no more mention of the "Little Miss Hooters" contest.
Here's hoping they changed their manager as well.
Oh, and a Hooters PR lackey e-mailed Stacy back:
Thank you for expressing your concern regarding the contest in Florida.A store manager decided to host an event for the employee's childrenwhich is not a part of Hooters National Marketing promotions, and has been cancelled.
Best regards,
Alexis Aleshire
Marketing
Hooters of America
1815 The Exchange
Atlanta, GA 30339
And like Stacy, I think that's a load of hooey. But for what it's worth, it's over and done with.
Good job puttin' the heat on 'em, folks!
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Just when you thought that the folks running Hooters could not get any more offensive, they truly outdo themselves.
I agree with ya Mikey, these folks just need a killin'....
Morons.
It was funny when South Park did this as a joke for this one episode- they had like seven year old running a hooters type restauraunt called "Raisins" (yes, I know-I thought it was funny), but I never imagined someone would be this stupid....
Posted by: Tman at May 21, 2004 08:20 AM (Fho+X)
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They shouldn't shoot the owners; shoot the parents who bring the kids in there.
Posted by: La Shawn Barber at May 21, 2004 08:39 AM (Qa+f/)
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Amazing. The sexualization of children continues. I remember 5-6 years ago they had a very weird commercial for "Zest" soap in which the camera was in the shower with a girl who appeared to be about 10 years old (of course, showing only her face). It creeped me out thoroughly.
Posted by: Pat Curley at May 21, 2004 01:36 PM (PJWdB)
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Just in case you were wondering, that was a blanket email (most likely an attempt to cover up the mistake). I emailed Hooters PR myself and received the exact same response.
It's a load of crap, but at least they heard from us and fixed things.
Posted by: Alex at May 21, 2004 05:54 PM (MESOq)
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The list of who to shoot in a case like this is long, the owners, the parents, and anyone who wanted to attend and gawk. I have been getting several spam child incesst "fantasy" (tell us your stories and we´ll tell you ours) and purported real incesst porn site e-mails. Let´s go on a shooting spree... :-)
Alessa
(had to mispell above because of word filter)
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May 20, 2004
TechTV's Call For Help, R.I.P.
That's it. It's over and done.
TechTV's Call For Help taped their last show Wednesday. It's set to air tomorrow.
By Monday, TechTV, as we know it, will be history as well.
G4techTV premieres Monday, and CFH is one of the shows that won't make the transition.
Host Leo Laporte waxed poetic on it's fate today.
G4 is shopping the show and it's possible another network willpick it up. I pray someone does. I'll keep doing it if I have to fly toSandusky twice a week. Somehow, somewhere, Call for Help has to live on, if only for the folks who have come to depend on the show for their computer help. I know so many moms and grandfathers and kids
and just plain folks for whom Call for Help was an introduction to technology. The show helped get so many people on track, and I feel like we're letting many more down by not doing it any more. Cross your fingers that some network executive somewhere is willing to take a chance on a funky little show that makes such a big difference in people's lives.
Meanwhile G4 has asked me to keep doing the daily 90-second pre-taped tips on The Screen Savers indefinitely. I said yes, of course. It's better than nothing, and it
will leave me lots of free time to try to find somewhere else to do what I do. Vinnie Longobardo, the VP Programming for G4, also asked me to ask you to stop filling his inbox with mail. I appreciate your efforts but at this point it's probably useless to keep harassing the poor guy. G4 is going for a different audience and my work is not really part of those plans. I understand that - I even agree with them. It's time for all of us to move on.
I'm sure Leo will turn up in more than a "token" capacity on the new channel; he's too good not to.
But for now, it's time to say goodbye to Leo for the second time in two months.
Be well, m'friend. I'm sure we'll see more of you soon. (And yes, I'm sure I'll hang 'round your site a bit more...[g])
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HEY EVERYBODY. LET'S ENCOURAGE LEO TO GO DVD. WE'D ALL BE WILLING TO PAY TOP DOLLAR FOR HIS FINE TUTORIALS AND FUNNY SENSE OF HUMOR. I CAN'T WAIT TO GET MY FIRST DVD FROM LEO.
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I think it's pretty dumb to take out the best show from Tech TV. I dont watch tech tv anymore because of that
Posted by: Aldi at June 12, 2004 08:31 AM (BAUKn)
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Tech TV Call For Help was one of the better shows on TechTV. I watched TechTV somewhat religously prior to Comcast purchase. Don't watch Tech TV much at all now. Bring back Call For HELP and get rid of Robot Wars. Yuch!!!!!!
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i got this puter immediately after 9-11...
i live alone with no computer knowledge at all.
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Posted by: jerry at June 16, 2004 01:25 PM (XEfMc)
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this is no fair. g4tv is a joke. who wants silly games 24 hours a day?
this should not be allowed. I want to learn technology ,not fun tech games ,they leave you looking stupid.
Posted by: kay at June 16, 2004 08:54 PM (q5o1j)
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Dear Techtv Please bring back one of the best shows on your network "Call for Help"
Posted by: chef9 at July 10, 2004 11:16 AM (xLIop)
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Who is the offical owner of the g4ct or whatever you call it. Is there any body to really complain to?
Dows anybody really know if "Call for Help" and Leo and the same crew will ever air agian?
If they are let me know.
phillwells@yahoo.com
Posted by: Koolbie at July 12, 2004 06:27 PM (ni07t)
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Ive only just seen call for help in the last two weeks im from sydney Australia i think best show ive ever seen on TV rel., to IT i hope another network picks it up may broadcast vis direct too the net maybe a go !!
Leo go DVD mate!!
and GDAY from down under !!
sorry too see it go all the best
Brock
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Volume and more volume
The TLB Ecosystem is back up and running properly; no long outage like last time.
But with the move from BlogSplat over here and all, I've had to rebuild my status in the Ecosystem.
But just like that, I've passed my high on the old site; not only am I listed as a "Large Mammal," but I'm well on my way toward the top hundred blogs on the net.
Just a quick word of thanks to all of you who have linked to me in some form, and I hope that I continue to bring you what you want to read.
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Not to burst your bubble - this affects me too - but the Ecosystem favors blogs on the Blogs for Bush blogroll, at least if they're updated daily and thus at some point appear on a whole lotta sites.
Then again, I just got around to putting you on my permalinks myself.
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UPN: Star Trek lives...for now, at least...
UPN
rounded out Upfront week by announcing their fall schedule this morning.
The biggest question over UPN was what would happen to Star Trek Enterprise, who limped through their third season on Wednesday nights, while getting creamed even among science fiction fans by WB's Smallville.
Well, Trek-fans, your pleas have been heard and answered, with Enterprise moving to Friday nights at 9.
UPN is relying on breakout hit America's Top Model and Smackdown as their powerhouse shows.
UPN 2004-2005 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
MONDAY
8:00-8:30 PM ONE ON ONE
8:30-9:00 PM HALF AND HALF
9:00-9:30 PM GIRLFRIENDS
9:30-10:00 PM SECOND TIME AROUND
TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 PM ALL OF US
8:30-9:00 PM EVE
9:00-10:00 PM VERONICA MARS
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAÂ’S NEXT TOP MODEL
9:00-10:00 PM KEVIN HILL
THURSDAY
8:00-10:00 PM WWE SMACKDOWN!
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM AMERICAÂ’S NEXT TOP MODEL (R)
9:00-10:00 PM STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE
Some long time Trekkies might note that Friday nights is where NBC finally killed the original
Star Trek more than 35 years ago.
Current word is that the "suits" at Paramount have given the word that this year will be the last for Enterprise and by extension, for the Star Trek franchise for the forseeable future.
Congratulations, Berman & Braga (franchise runners - and egomaniacs - Rick Berman & Brannon Braga): You've killed the golden goose. I hope you both enjoy great agony for your honorless "work."
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Too bad they're killing it. This season was very good, IMO.
Posted by: david at May 20, 2004 10:32 AM (3xQxz)
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Being a Trek fan from way back, I have to say I was throughly unable to warm to Enterprise. I thought the entire "pre Kirk" thing was a very bad idea. And as for the Quantam leap fella as captain......also very bad.
Andromeda is well worth a look if your a dissapointed Trek fan.
Posted by: Patrick at May 20, 2004 06:17 PM (OFwNn)
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What a shame. Unlike Patrick, I was a fan of the original "Star Trek" in high school (uh oh-that REALLY dated me didn't it), but never warmed up to any of the follow-up shows ( "Next Generation", "Deep Space Nine", "Voyager"). Being put on Friday night was what killed the original show for me , because as a teenager it was much more important to be involved in the typical Friday night activities than sitting home watching TV.
When "Enterprise" came out I gave it a look during the opening show. Being from Oklahoma, the setting in Broken Bow, OK hooked me from the gitgo. The show is well done and I have now become a "Trekkie" once again. I don't get to watch the show on Wednesdays, but it repeats on Sunday evening, and I watch it then (OK everybody, leave me alone, My "show" is on).
I hope they are smart enough not to kill it after this season, because it is the only thing I watch on UPN, and one of the few things I watch on TV at all these days except news.
Posted by: Montie at May 21, 2004 05:38 AM (nX+SQ)
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Enterprise.
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Quantum Leap, the one where the Andorians help capture a prototype of The Weapon™. But after a couple of good throwaway gags, the episode wound up like the series has been all along: Too @#$!!ing Serious.
So, we're pleasantly surprised the show's going to last another season, but I can't imagine it regaining the hold it has had on us the last few episodes -- once the Xindi storyline has played out, the series will go adrift again, and we'll be left counting the weeks until the
Firefly movie comes out.
Posted by: McGehee at May 21, 2004 04:54 PM (lGoQn)
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Fox: Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, all year long.
Fox
one-upped the other networks recently by announcing an "all year round, seasonless" show introduction schedule. They stuck to their guns in their 04-05 Upfront presentation this morning.
Fox continues to crank out one reality show after another, starting in June with The Casino and The Simple Life 2: Roadtrip. The Fox reality wheel copies other formats as well, with Virgin's Richard Branson as The Billionaire (not unlike The Apprentice) and Oscar De La Hoya's The Next Great Champ (which mirror's NBC's upcoming Sylvester Stallone vehicle, The Contender).
Fox plays fast and loose with scheduling as well, with the biggest point being the move of 24 to Mondays beginning next January.
Fox has broken out their scheduling into three parts, June-October 04; November-January 04/05 and January-June 05.
FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 2004-2005 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
(All times PM ET/PT)
JUNE TO OCTOBER 2004
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 NORTH SHORE (Premieres June 14)
9:00-10:00 THE CASINO (Premieres June 14)
TUESDAY
8:00-8:30 THE BERNIE MAC SHOW
8:30-9:00 METHOD & RED (Encores, starting June 22)
9:00-10:00 THE JURY (Premieres June 8 with back-to-back episodes)
WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 THAT '70s SHOW
8:30-9:00 QUINTUPLETS (Premieres June 16)
9:00-9:30 THE SIMPLE LIFE 2: ROAD TRIP (Premieres June 16)
9:30-10:00 METHOD & RED (Premieres June 16)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 NORTH SHORE (Encores, starting June 17)
9:00-10:00 TRU CALLING
FRIDAY
8:00-8:30 TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR
8:30-9:00 WORLD'S CRAZIEST VIDEOS
9:00-10:00 THE JURY (Encores, starting June 11)
SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 COPS
8:30-9:00 COPS
9:00-10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
11:00-Midnight MADtv
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 OLIVER BEENE (Starting June 6)
7:30-8:00 KING OF THE HILL
8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
9:00-9:30 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
9:30-10:00 QUINTUPLETS (Encores, starting June 20)
NOVEMBER 2004 TO JANUARY 2005
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 NORTH SHORE
9:00-10:00 THE SWAN 2
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 THE BILLIONAIRE: BRANSON'S QUEST FOR THE BEST
9:00-10:00 HOUSE
WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 THAT '70s SHOW
8:30-9:00 QUINTUPLETS
9:00-9:30 THE BERNIE MAC SHOW
9:30-10:00 METHOD & RED
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 THE O.C.
9:00-10:00 TRU CALLING
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 THE NEXT GREAT CHAMP
9:00-10:00 THE JURY
SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 COPS
8:30-9:00 COPS
9:00-10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
11:00-Midnight MADtv
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 KING OF THE HILL
7:30-8:00 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
9:00-10:00 THE PARTNER
JANUARY TO JUNE 2005
MONDAY
8:00-9:00 ATHENS
9:00-10:00 24
TUESDAY
8:00--9:00 AMERICAN IDOL
9:00-10:00 HOUSE
WEDNESDAY
8:00-8:30 THAT '70s SHOW
8:30-9:00 RELATED BY FAMILY
9:00-9:30 AMERICAN IDOL
9:30-10:00 THE BERNIE MAC SHOW
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 THE O.C.
9:00-10:00 TRU CALLING
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 THE INSIDE
9:00-10:00 JONNY ZERO
SATURDAY
8:00-8:30 COPS
8:30-9:00 COPS
9:00-10:00 AMERICA'S MOST WANTED
11:00-Midnight MADtv
SUNDAY
7:00-7:30 KELSEY GRAMMER PRESENTS: THE SKETCH SHOW
7:30-8:00 KING OF THE HILL
8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS
8:30-9:00 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE
9:00-9:30 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT
9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD
My guess? This year-round thing will fall apart as soon as Fox has a real bomb of a show (or a real unexpected monster hit for that matter), and they have to reshuffle the entire deck.
Notice that though 24 is moving to Monday, it won't show up until after Monday Night Football finishes its' run for the year. They're definitely shrewd, I have to hand that to 'em...
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You tryin' to tell us somethin', Chris?
Chris Muir has removed the banner asking readers to help get Day By Day syndicated. And this strip appears on the Day By Day page today...
Fascinating...
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I'd like to see Chris' strip on the comics page not only because he's brilliant, but for a little balance. Trudeau's strip is on the comics pages and a lot of inane new leftward slanting strips are slowly infiltrating the once funny comic page. They're smarmy and obviously their creators think everyone agrees with their slanted points of view.
Smart syndicators should know that the kind of people their advertisers are desperately trying to reach are reading the blogosphere by the tens of thousands. Sullivan alone claims 100,000 hits per day. Reynold probably an equal or higher number. These readers are mostly young, hip professionals who can separate the wheat from the chaff.
These blogs often link daybyday to their readers.
Good luck to Chris. He deserves recognition.
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May 19, 2004
Andy Kaufman? Bull.
Someone claiming to be the late
Andy Kaufman surfaced this week, 20 years after the comic's death.
Before he died, Kaufman claimed he'd return "twenty years from now" -- which would be May 16, 2004.
Well, someone is following through on Kaufman's stunt.
Sorry about faking my death. I always knew my biggest supporters would play along until it was the right time for me to return. Yesterday, being the 20th anniversary, was a long enough time to go away. No one has ever gone away that long before. I've been documenting my adventures for the last twenty years in journals and will be posting some of the best stories from here. Mostly though, I've just been practicing transcendental meditation throughout various parts of the world while working odd jobs and keeping a low profile.
Now for your obvious first question. "How can I know this is the real Andy Kaufman, and not some prankster punk kid?" Well, all I can say is that definitive proof that I am the real Andy Kaufman will be forthcoming. For now, you'll just have to trust me.
It's good to be back.
I dunno. Stranger things have happened.
But color me beyond skeptical.
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The real Kaufman would undoubtedly have approved of such a hoax. But yeah, hoax is the obvious explanation.
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First, let's kill all the lawyers...
Remember
Sgt. Hasan Akbar of the 101st Airborne?
He was the ass-clown that lobbed a grenade into a tent full of sleeping GIs shortly after the war started last year.
Sgt. Asshat had just converted to Islam, and was distraught (at least according to his family) over not being liked by his fellow soldiers. So he blew them up.
Sgt. Butthole's civilian lawyers have already won a change of venue from Ft. Campbell, KY (where the 101st is located), to Ft. Bragg, NC. Now they want to change venue again.
They want to not only move it away from Ft. Bragg, but out of US Army jurisdiction. They claim that the publicity would unduly influence an Army judicial officer, and would prefer one from another branch of the service.
I prefer what Allan over at Barking Moonbat suggests.
What would General Patton do in this situation? Let's ask him .......
"General Patton, what should we do with this man?"
"TAKE THIS MENTALLY RETARDED CRETIN OUTSIDE, STAND HIM UP AGAINST THE WALLAND SHOOT HIS SORRY ASS! THEN SHOOT HIS FUCKING LAWYER TOO."
"Sir, yes sir!"
Case closed.
'Nuff said.
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"Unduly influence?" Another service? Like the Navy's gonna be any nicer to this slime because he's ARMY? Hysterical.
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Santa? Can I have one under the tree?
This puppy
was seized along with a batch of other weapons in a raid by Australian Customs officials in Sydney yesterday.
The four-bladed knife has a silver-studded cuff wrapping around the wrist while the hand grasps the handle.The handle is connected to two small flick-knife sized blades and two 25cm larger knives, with a total length of 50cm.
It is believed the knives were bought over the internet.
On the net!?
Where!?
I want one!
Actually, with myluck, I'd cut off something vital if I got ahold of one of those things...
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For once, Cosby ain't so liberal...
Monday night, at Washington's Constitution Hall, Bill Cosby was part of a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court's Brown v. Board of Education decision.
Some of his comments, though, didn't sit well with members of the Soul Patrol.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the lower economic people are not holding up their end in this deal," he declared. "These people are not parenting. They are buying things for kids -- $500 sneakers for what? And won't spend $200 for 'Hooked on Phonics.'..."They're standing on the corner and they can't speak English," he exclaimed. "I can't even talk the way these people talk: 'Why you ain't,' 'Where you is' ... And I blamed the kid until I heard the mother talk. And then I heard the father talk ... Everybody knows it's important to speak English except these knuckleheads ... You can't be a doctor with that kind of crap coming out of your mouth!"
The Post's Hamil Harris reports that Cosby also turned his wrath to "the incarcerated," saying: "These are not political criminals. These are people going around stealing Coca-Cola. People getting shot in the back of the head over a piece of pound cake and then we run out and we are outraged, [saying] 'The cops shouldn't have shot him.' What the hell was he doing with the pound cake in his hand?"
After Cosby's excoriation, NAACP head Kweisi Mfume came to the podium, accompanied by NAACP legal defense fund head Theodore Shaw and Howard University president H. Patrick Swygert. Their stony visages gave away their displeasure of Cosby's remarks.
Shaw told the crowd that most people on welfare are not African American, and many of the problems his organization has addressed in the black community were not self-inflicted. Figures. Taking responsibility is obviously not one of Shaw's strong suits.
All I can say is that it's about damn time that Cosby spoke up.
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Go Coz!! I do like hearing about folks who believe in *personal responsibility* and *parenting*!!!
Posted by: sonstress7 at May 19, 2004 10:13 AM (jEGU/)
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The difference of course is that Cosby really wants to improve things. Mfume and his ilk have no interest in things getting better because it does not do anything for them; if anything it renders them unnecessary.
Posted by: Brainster at May 19, 2004 12:18 PM (PJWdB)
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Hopefully more people will speak up, and speak up often. Nice to see some (unfortunate) truth-telling about certain segments of black Americans. Their bad stuff helps prevent us as a community from being where we should be. However, we can still reach the mountaintop if more people challenge black liberal orthodoxy.
Posted by: molotov at May 19, 2004 02:35 PM (h3FX8)
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Wonder how he'll like being shunned because he will be and worse. No deviation from the party line is permitted.
Posted by: erp at May 19, 2004 03:24 PM (A9yNh)
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Good for him! The truth hurts!!
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Well, ain't THAT a bitch?
(Context, People....SMILE)
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And he did it in the heart of D.C.......DARK Country?!!! (Oooooh, my God - I'm think I'ma gonna die!!)
What...A.....BADASS!!
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FOXNews is on this and loving it...YES!!!
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Bravo - way to go, Cosby! I new there was a reason why I liked him. I think my parents, who are amongst his biggest fans, would soundly approve of his statements as well.
Posted by: Lola at May 20, 2004 08:59 AM (V1eTE)
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Acutally I think the tag "Soul Patrol" is too charitable. The name "Soul Patrol" refers way back to the all black secondary of a championship NFL team (among other things). I think it was the Oakland Raiders back in the day...
Soul Patrol dignifies this knee-jerk mindset too much.
Hows about "Negro Nabobs" as a replacement....
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The link to Mike's blog has some people saying that the Coz will be shunned now that he has "spoken up". I don't think so. He is saying what many in the black community are thinking, particularly the middle class Negro, although it is not politic for the prominent to utter it publicly...
Here's a theory on all this negative "laundry washing":
It could be argued that even white liberals these days would nod approval. They are increasingly exasperated with blacks, and find their complaints tiresome. They increasingly see internal failures in the black community that are not being adequately addressed, except to trot out the usual charges of "racism", ask for mo' taxpayer money, and lobby for more preferential treatment. And even when the preferential treatment is given, blacks aren't taking advantage of it- witness the high dropout rate of those admitted to selective schools under "affirmative action."
There is a general fatigue in dealing with blacks-although they may be temporarily useful as symbols, especially around election time or as deisgnated hitters (race card) in the ongoing kulture struggles. People constantly throw out the stereotype of mean white conservatives that view blacks in a negative light. But let us not fool ourselves- white liberals increasingly view blacks negatively-- from clutching purses within 10 yards of any black male, to a polite contempt for those admitted someplace under quotas. It may even be a generalized negative feeling (politely concealed of course)- not wanting "too many" blacks around, as some charge over the recent "American Idol" fiasco.
Under this theory, you will see a lot more of "black bashing" from liberal blacks. That's what Debra Dickerson's book "The End of Blackness" does, some maintain. She tries to innoculate herself somewhat by gratituous bashing of white conservatives, while giving white liberals an easy pass. Having covered her flanks thus, she is then free to publicly say some of unspoken things white liberals are saying behind black backs. And she gets credit for showing "courage" while doing it.
Indeed under this theory it could be said that "the Coz" and Dickerson represent another twist on the old Uncle Tom. The standard "Uncle Tom" charge has a stereotypical black conservative mouthing what white right wingers "really" think. But the same charge could apply in the reverse. You also see LIBERAL blacks "bad mouthing" the brothers. They have several advantages- they can serve as relatively immune front-men, stalking-horses that will provide cover to say what exasperated white LIBERALS tired of blacks are "really" thinking.
Unlike black conservatives, said black liberals can hide and disguise this more effectively. All they have to do is hurl a few barbs at "conservatives" and they get a three-fer with the white liberal establishment- (a) they put those hapless Negroes in their place in a way no white could, (b) they provide excellent cover by playing the "race card" in the ongoing war against conservatism/libertarianism, and (c) they get hailed for their "courage" in "speaking up".
Another example of this is the black "Equal Opportunity" officer in some institutions who will present a smiling, sympathetic face to a complainant, while ruthlessly harvesting all the information said complainant has in his or her favor. During the end game, the smiling Negro will turn around and use the data remorselessly against the employee.
In short, it could be argued that the "Uncle Tom" of today is not the stereotypical Clarence Thomas, but the smiling Negro serving his liberal masters, and he can do that effectively, because his very presence provides innoculation and cover for those he serves. White liberals are not stupid. They know how to deploy front-men for their own ends..
Just a theory mind you .....
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I like this theory - I hope you don't mind if I quote from it hither and yon...
Posted by: mhking at May 21, 2004 04:20 AM (cLf53)
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Thank you Bill Cosby, I have been preaching this for a while to every young and of age person I know and come in contact with. The blame game has been over for some time now and it is time for the collective "black community" to pick up a mirror and realize that we are our own worst enemy. Alot of the issues many blacks complain about are of our own making. The state of the black community is ridiculous and embarrasing. The one thing I despise more than anything is "ignorant people who won't even attempt to educate themselves and get better." People like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, despite having good intentions, I have to believe, unconciously pacifies this dependant mentality. NOBODY OWES US ANYTHING, democrats have been getting the bulk of the black vote for years and what has changed in the black community? Are we going to keep giving our votes away for nothing. The one thing that is good is that we vote together but that is overshadowed by voting wrong, the only thing worse than ignorance is "collective ignorance", if we give our vote to a candidate, we better be damn sure we get something for it. It is past time to re-evaluate ourselves and to take a harsh stance against the ignorant, video watching, spinning rim buying, platinum chain buying, welfare receiving, food stamp using, racism screeming, ghetto glorifying people of our race. That's it, I'm done.
Posted by: Vandy Fitzpatrick at May 21, 2004 05:30 AM (nO4LX)
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Just imagine a world in which more prominent black personalities spoke up like Mr. Cosby.
Within a very short time period, we would see real change in the black communities that are identified with generational poverty and welfare issues in the US.
I think it is simple ignorance and a feeling of hopelessness that has pervaded many black families. And it is not an easy issue by any means.
I'm a white teacher in an all black southern high school, and I see some success stories - kids scoring Advanced on state testing and high ACT scores. But without exception, behind every single one of these success stories is an active and motivated parent visiting my classroom and being supportive and nice to teachers. And yes, it is actually often a single parent home too. Yet somehow, the single parent, mom or dad, hold the kids feet to the fire and do the right thing for their futures. This is the only way to break the cycle and embrace a better and different future for the black community.
On the other hand, over 70% of first time black marriages in our community end in divorce, at any time the local penal facility has over 80% black male population, over 25% of black males in this community will go through the local jail or juvenile detention facility during their lives, and sadly only 10 out of 75 seniors this year are going to college straight from our high school due to low scores and limited opportunities. This has got to change.
Many teachers are sick and tired of having a momma or daddy come to the school and snap the fingers, hands on the hips, twisting the neck around, enjoying the heck out of telling off another teacher in an effort to deflect blame for their own kids lack of school performance. I usually just walk out of those meetings nowdays. I don't have time for it. There are kids sitting in my classroom who need to learn while these hotheads and pitiful excuses for parents get some joy out of telling me how bad a person I am or horrible a teacher I must be because their kid scored low. Without fail, the kid is almost always a 'thug-wanna-be' and doesn't value the education anyway. Their minds are on pimpin, and ridin, and ho'ing, and bling-bling, etc...(you've heard it before) There is usually little we can do to help those kids until they come back to reality.
It's time to stop blaming the system and the teachers - hell, we are more than ready to teach and help these kids. The problem, which is never addressed, is the parents not preparing their kids for school and not enforcing good social behavior at home. If you really want to change things...find a way to make the parents accountable for their child's education. Make them responsible to have the child ready and fully prepared to learn prior to entering school.
I think Cosby hit the nail on the head. It hurts my soul to hear kids call each other n*****. I don't allow it in my classroom, never have, never will. My kids know how I feel about it, and respect me enough not to say it anyway.
I think it is degrading and insulting not only to the person it is directed at, but to people of other ethnicities (me) that have to hear it. Its embarrassing and elicits a feeling of pity for the obvious ignorance of the individual saying it. But don't just tell kids not to say it around other people of different races, practice it yourself...don't say it anywhere at any time. Consistency with the kids is one of the cornerstones to good parenting.
I think the kids, if left alone by the previous generation, would be ok for the most part. Too many of the previous generation is obsessed with making these kids carry a burden of the horrors of the past, instead of trying to help them improve their lives.
It's the never ending battle.
My students tell me they just want to move on and not be identified as the minority - just kids and Americans like other ethnic groups. They are bored and tired of being singled out and are shutting it out entirely.
But, it seems to me that this is never going to happen as long as the black community has words like the 'n' word that only alienate and seperate them from other groups.
Doesn't make sense to me to have a word that you can say to each other but get severly offended when it is uttered by other groups - the very same groups that you a ticked off at for being exclusive instead of inclusive. It's just crazy and beyond my understanding I guess. And yes, I've been told this before - I'm the one who doesn't understand. Give me a break.
What we need is for everyone to just do their best and be Americans first and stop worrying about trying to make the next generation fight the same ole battles. All it is accomplishing is institutionalizing generation poverty, limited opportunities, ignorance, and hurtful segregation.
So, at some point, like Mr. Cosby eluded, things have to change. We need to grow up and stop worrying about this not being politically correct and just confront the issues and problems head on. If you do this with love in your heart and wanting only the best for your fellow man - we can't help but succeed.
Here's to better days.
J.B.Dunn
bdunn70@hotmail.com
(Yes, you probably guessed it, I'm a southern writer for a local newspaper, a teacher, professor, and incessant thinker about these issues. And I want things to be better some day.)
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I LOVE YOU COSBY! I UNDERSTAND WHY THE OTHER RACES MOVE FAR AWAY WHEN MORE THAN ONE BLACK FAMILY MOVES INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE BEEN WITNESS TO MY PEOPLE TRASHING THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, STANDING ON THE CORNERS BEGGING FOR WINE OR CRACK, WHILE THEIR CHILDREN TERROR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WITH VIOLENCE AND STUPIDITY. THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS NO LONGER TEACH ABC'S BUT NOW HAVE GUN CONTROL. I HAVE TO SEND MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A SAFE EDUCATION AND I AM SICK OF IT. BLACK PEOPLE GROW UP AND START RAISING YOUR CHILDREN. BLACK MEN, FIND YOUR WAY HOME TO YOUR CHILDREN, AND IF YOU HAVE A CHILD IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS, VISIT THEM ALL, LIVE UP TO YOUR DUTY AS A HUMAN BEING. AND FOR THE MOTHERS, STOP LIVING IN THE PAST, IF THE RELATIONSHIP DIDNT WORK, AT LEAST MAKE THE BEST OF RAISING YOUR CHILD ON YOUR OWN. CHILDREN FIRST!!! EDUCATE YOUR CHILDREN, LOVE YOUR CHILDREN, YOU TOO CAN LIVE THE LIFE OF THE COSBY'S, IT WASNT ABOUT THE MONEY, IT WAS ABOUT RESPECT, MORALS AND LOVE.
Posted by: BLACK WOMAN at July 01, 2004 06:00 PM (G9iNp)
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I wished he would have included White's, yes we have the same problems.
Posted by: White Trash at July 02, 2004 07:24 AM (BwEeM)
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I'm 21, and white, and I think Cosbys doing a great thing. At my college almost on a weekly basis black kids keep coming to partys and either get caught stealing stuff, beating up kids and robbing them, gang beating a kid for being white, showed my friend a gun to try to get free beer at his party, and even last week one stabbed a white kid and stole his watch. I hate to say it but most of the white kids around here dont want black kids coming to there parties because of this, and thats a shame. I find that a large group of black kids, think its cool to be a thug, and rap musics not helping that. I find that when I meet a black kid whos got it together, and pays attention in class, and talks educated, I really admire it, and its a shame that I rarely see that.
Posted by: White Kid at December 14, 2004 08:26 AM (x5Z9h)
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One more thing....the white kids who pretend to be black are even worse.
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First place network
CBS released it's fall schedule this morning in New York, with designs on setting up a battle for NBC's coveted
Law & Order audience Wednesdays at 10.
CSI: NY will go head to head in what promises to be a real battle.
L&O lead detective Jerry Orbach is leaving on tonight's episode (with plans to most likely come back to the L&O fold in the new Law & Order: Trial by Jury, set to premiere this winter), with new lead Dennis Farina set to replace him on the franchise mothership.
The Tiffany network figures they've got a shot at dethroning the longevity champ by placing its' own new francise player CSI: NY in the slot. CSI: NY stars Gary Sinise & Melina Kanakaredes in a slightly different take on the CSI formula, focusing on the two leads more than the other two franchise series' (CSI & CSI: Miami) do.
Reality powehouse Survivor remains on Thursday, with CBS' other "big" reality piece, The Amazing Race taking over Saturdays from the now-cancelled The District. CBS will round out Saturday with reruns of the CSI franchise & Cold Case (ironically, NBC is using a similar strategy with L&O franchise shows on Saturdays).
CBS TELEVISION NETWORK 2004-2005 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
(N=New; NT=New Time; all times ET/PT)
MONDAY
8:00-8.30 PM STILL STANDING (NT)
8:30-9:00 PM LISTEN UP (N)
9:00-9:30 PM EVERYBODY LOVES RAYMOND
9:30-10.00 PM TWO AND A HALF MEN
10:00-11:00PM CSI: MIAMI
TUESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM NCIS
9:00-10:00 PM CLUBHOUSE (N)
10:00-11:00 PM JUDGING AMY
WEDNESDAY
8:00-9:00 PM 60 MINUTES II
9:00-9:30 PM THE KING OF QUEENS
9:30-10:00 PM CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE (N)
10:00-11:00 PM CSI: NY (N)
THURSDAY
8:00-9:00 PM SURVIVOR: VANUATU
9:00-10:00 PM CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
10:00-11:00 PM WITHOUT A TRACE
FRIDAY
8:00-9:00 PM JOAN OF ARCADIA
9:00-10:00 PM JAG
10:00-11:00 PM dr. vegas (N)
SATURDAY
8:00-9:00 PM 48 HOURS MYSTERIES
9:00-10:00 PM THE AMAZING RACE (NT)
10:00-11:00PM CRIME TIME SATURDAY
SUNDAY
7:00- 8:00 PM 60 MINUTES
8:00- 9:00 PM COLD CASE
9:00-11:00 PM CBS SUNDAY MOVIE
Rob Lowe, who bowed out early last season in NBC's failed law series
The Lyon's Den, tries his hand as a doctor in
Dr. Vegas. I'm guessing Lowe's on the early out list again -- at least at first glance.
Everybody Loves Raymond will have a shortented season as it's swan song; that seems to be the norm any more; The Parkers took that route this past season, and NYPD Blue looks to do the same this year.
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May 18, 2004
Rocket launcher found at MARTA station in Atlanta
A spent
rocket launcher was found near the H.E. Holmes MARTA station on Atlanta's west side this afternoon.
Local police and the FBI said that since it was already spent, there was no threat to the public, but of course, they want to know (hell, I wanna know!) where it came from.
The big kick is that the location where they found the ordinance was less than a quarter mile from Interstate 20, just inside I-285. Also, the MARTA tracks are adjacent to a freight line, which is used by military transport trains among others.
I may be pulling the tin-foil on a bit tight here, but my wife and I travel that stretch of the freeway every day. As you can imagine, the pucker factor went up a notch.
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re: 18 May 04 - not to be a nitpicker, but I guess I will be - it's ORDNANCE not ORDINANCE.
Just though I would let you know, sir.
Good 'blog.
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If the news reports from last night are correct, this is not the "rocket launcher" that everyone thinks it is. The picure shows an AT-4 which is a fire and toss 84mm anti-tank/anti-bunker weapon. What was actually found was an AT-4 tracer trainer which fires a small 9mm tracer round. Allow the soldier to experience the heft, weight, and action of the actual weapon without wasting all the money to sling the 84mm rounds downrange.
BTW, love your site. Keep up the great work.
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The WB: A couple of froggy surprises
After
much hinting and telegraphing, neither of The WB's highly touted pilots of classic TV remakes (
Dark Shadows, & John Woo's
The Robinsons: Lost in Space) made the Frog's fall schedule.
Two new shows that I am looking forward to are slated to join Smallville on Wednesday, though.
Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy will headline The Blue Collar Comedy Tour, based on their successful comedy tour. The stand-up series is a departure for series television, but given the success of the original tour, this looks like it could have some serious potential.
Drew Carey's Green Screen Improv Show takes off on the improvisational talents of Carey and some of his familiar cohorts (Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops & others) from the US run of Who's Line Is It Anyway.
THE WB's 2004-2005 PRIMETIME PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
(All times ET)
Sunday
5:00-6:00 p.m. Easy View presentation of "One Tree Hill"
6:00-7:00 p.m. Easy View presentation of "THE MOUNTAIN"
7:00-8:00 p.m. "Steve Harvey's Big Time"
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Charmed"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "JACK & BOBBY"
Monday
8:00-9:00 p.m. "7th Heaven"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "Everwood"
Tuesday
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Gilmore Girls"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "One Tree Hill"
Wednesday
8:00-9:00 p.m. "Smallville"
9:00-9:30 p.m. "BLUE COLLAR TV"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "DREW CAREY'S GREEN SCREEN SHOW" /p>
Thursday
8:00-9:00 p.m. "THE MOUNTAIN"
9:00-10:00 p.m. "STUDIO 7"
Friday
8:00-8:30 p.m. "What I Like About You"
8:30-9:00 p.m. "COMMANDO NANNY"
9:00-9:30 p.m. "Reba"
9:30-10:00 p.m. "Grounded For Life"
Monday night (
7th Heaven &
Everwood) & Tuesday night (
Gilmore Girls & breakout sophomore series
One Tree Hill) remain unchanged for the Frog.
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$1.86 and rising...damn.
I tend to pay the cheapest for gas, even among the rising prices that we've all been beholden to lately. But today, one of the cheapest places in my tony little suburb is up to $1.86 a gallon (I know, there are those of you out on the left coast who are significantly higher than that, but work with me here).
Georgia has some of the cheapest gas prices in the nation, but it ain't lookin' good for the summer.
I keep hearing about some sort of gas boycott tomorrow (5.19), but I have my serious doubts as to whether or not it'll work. The real test will come Memorial Day weekend -- will people get out on the roads in droves like they have in past years? I don't think so. I'm guessing that the first sign of people staying off of the roads will be seen then. I mean, why spend the bucks for a pleasure trip when you can do just as well close to home?
Well, in any event, I'm sure you've seen the AtlantaGasPrices.com sticker on my navbar. The same outfit does similar gas price trackers for most areas around the nation; you can find it at GasBuddy.com.
Use it; there's no reason that you can't at least find the best prices in your own local area.
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Apparently there's a gas station in
New Jersey (!!!) that's cheaper than the best price here in Newnan.
@#$!!
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You've gotta be kidding!
Posted by: mhking at May 18, 2004 10:34 AM (cLf53)
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The lowest price per gallon in Southern Nevada is $2.13. It used to be around $1.50.
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Damn...........I just paid $2.18 for gas in DC. I don't drive much, but I think that's a 30 cent jump in the past two weeks or so.
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With all due respect, just to remind everyone......
Historical Gas Prices*
Year Price Per Gallon
1950 $1.91
1955 $1.85
1960 $1.79
1965 $1.68
1970 $1.59
1975 $1.80
1980 $2.59
1985 $1.90
1990 $1.51
1995 $1.28
2001 $1.66
*Prices adjusted for inflation
Source: U.S. DOE
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It worked better in Blazing Saddles
Distraught people, politicians and otherwise, upset with Sonia Gandhi's dropping out of the presidential race in India, are on the verge of desperation, as shown by the caption for this picture.
Gangacharan Rajput, a Congress party member, threatens to shoot himself if Sonia Gandhi backs out of becoming India's prime minister, outside the party's headquarters in New Delhi, earlier in the day.
"Do what I say, or the Hindu gets it!"
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Somebody's a drama queen.
Posted by: Tom at May 19, 2004 07:06 AM (Ijptr)
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"We better do what he says, I think he's serious!"
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HAHA!
I tried for so long to come up with a caption for that pic and failed, never thought of the Blazing Saddles scene.
Very funny!
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ABC: We're number four, we can't get any worse!
ABC released their fall sked this morning in New York.
As the last place "big network", and with Disney's "suits" looking over their colletive shoulders, ABC is under a lot of pressure to come up with a hit or three this year.
A couple of surprises from the Mouse: Alias won't be back until mid-season, with a new night time soap, Desperate Housewives, getting that Sunday night slot.
8 Simple Rules and Less Than Perfect move to Fridays to anchor ABC's faltering reemergance of the TGIF comedy franchise; My Wife & Kids & George Lopez move to Tuesdays, allowing ABC to get rid of comedy on Wednesday nights.
David E. Kelley's The Practice: Fleet Street will inherit the 10P Sunday slot from The Practice. David Spader and Rhona Mitra return from The Practice, going to work for William Shatner's high-powered law firm.
NYPD Blue comes back for it's final season; the series finale is presently set to air during February Sweeps.
MONDAY:
8:00 p.m. "The Benefactor"
9:00 p.m. "Monday Night Football" (through January)
(Following the culmination of Monday Night Football in January)
8:00 p.m. ABC Monday Night Movie (in January after football)
10:00 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy" (in January after football)
TUESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "My Wife and Kids" (new night)
8:30 p.m. "George Lopez" (new night and time)
9:00 p.m. "According to Jim"
9:30 p.m. "Rodney"
10:00 p.m. "NYPD Blue" / "Blind Justice" (midseason)
WEDNESDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Lost"
9:00 p.m. "The Bachelor"
10:00 p.m. "Wife Swap"
THURSDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover" (new time period)
9:00 p.m. "Life As We Know It"
10:00 p.m. "Primetime Live" (new title)
FRIDAY:
8:00 p.m. "8 Simple Rules" (new night)
8:30 p.m. "Savages"
9:00 p.m. "Hope & Faith"
9:30 p.m. "Less than Perfect" (new night)
10:00 p.m. "20/20"
SATURDAY:
8:00 p.m. "Wonderful World of Disney"
SUNDAY:
7:00 p.m. "America's Funniest Home Videos"
8:00 p.m. "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition"
9:00 p.m. "Desperate Housewives" / "Alias" (midseason)
10:00 p.m. "The Practice: Fleet Street"
The Benefactor, with Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban giving away a million bucks, premieres in June.
Wife Swap, formerly known as The Swap, tried not once, but twice to recruit me & my family through my affiliation with Project 21 ("It would be good to get a black conservative family; people would be able to see a different picture..."). Yeah. Right. Don't even think it.
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Back in the 70's, 1973 I think, either ABC or NBC was so bad I remember thinking they should use the David Soul (of Starsky & Hutch) hit (his only) song,
"Don't give up on us babe"
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NBC: Something old, something new...
NBC announced their fall schedule yesterday with Matt LeBlanc's
Joey getting the Thursday 8P slot formerly occupied by he and his cohorts on
Friends.
Blair Underwood & Heather Locklear get a new drama, LAX, as in the airport -- they run the place, and butt heads over how it's done.
The Peacock has also announced a "limited series" (i.e., miniseries) for next winter/spring, Revelations -- as in the last book of the Bible. Bill Pullman and Natascha McElhone are racing Biblically prophetic events as they try to thwart Armageddon.
Veteran character actor Dennis Farina joins the cast of Law & Order, replacing Jerry Orbach, who departs in this week's season finale. Orbach will retun this winter in the fourth series in the Dick Wolf-L&O franchise, Law & Order: Trial by Jury.
All times listed below are Eastern/Pacific time:
NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE FOR 2004-05
*New programs in CAPS
MONDAY
8-9 p.m. "Fear Factor"
9-10 p.m. "Las Vegas"
10-11 p.m. "LAX"
TUESDAY
8-9:00 p.m. "Average Joe"/"THE CONTENDER"
9:00-9:30 p.m. "FATHER OF THE PRIDE"
9:30-10 p.m. "Scrubs"
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit"
WEDNESDAY
8-9 p.m. "HAWAII"
9-10 p.m. "The West Wing"/"REVELATIONS"
10-11 p.m. "Law & Order"
THURSDAY
8-8:30 p.m. "JOEY"
8:30-9 p.m. "Will & Grace"
9-10 p.m. "The Apprentice 2"
10-11 p.m. "ER"
FRIDAY
8-9 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
9-10 p.m. "Third Watch" - new time
10-11 p.m. "MEDICAL INVESTIGATION"
SATURDAY
8-11 p.m. "NBC Saturday Night Movie"
SUNDAY
7-8 p.m. "Dateline NBC"
8-9 p.m. "American Dreams"
9-10 p.m. "Law & Order: Criminal Intent"
10-11 p.m. "Crossing Jordan"
And I'm not even going to mention
The Contender (from
Survivor &
Apprentice creator Mark Burnett and yes, get ready for it, Sylvester Stallone), and how much of a train-wreck that looks like.
NBC is going to begin their fall season the day after the Closing Ceremonies of the Athens Olympics -- August 30.
Of course, some shows will get preempted right away; the Republican National Convention is the following week in New York. [shrug]
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Well hey, maybe they'll pick a night for Scrubs and stick with it for once. I like that show, but I missed so much of it this last season because they kept flinging it from Tuesdays to Thursdays and back again. And, I'm hooked - I can't wait for The Apprentice 2. I'm a sick individual, I know.
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Sleep well, Felix...
From
WNBC-TV New York:
Actor Tony Randall has died. That word came from his publicist.Randall was best known as Felix Unger in the TV series "The Odd Couple."
Randall, 84, died in his sleep Monday night at NYU Medical Center of complications from a long illness, according to his publicity firm, Springer Associates.
He is survived by his wife, Heather Harlan Randall, who made him a father for the first time at age 77, and their two children, 7-year-old Julia Laurette and 5-year-old Jefferson Salvini.
And, of course, as you'd expect, the
'Pool has been updated...
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I did some work for Holiday Inn's parent company last year, so I can appreciate this...
Put Chris Muir's Day by Day in your newspaper! Contact one of these national syndicators and your local paper today!
(Chris, you still gotta change my address on your front page! [g])
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