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From: Henry Nunes <hwnunes@leland.stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: NX: "The Bad Seed" (11/16 episode)
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In article <1ec518INN7cv@charnel.ecst.csuchico.edu> M. Todd Lawson,
lawson@ecst.csuchico.edu writes:
>   I wonder if they got pissed when Joel held out for more money.  He didn't
>  get the contract rewrite and maybe they are showing joel just how
>  dispensible he really is. I think the show exists fine with him in the     
>  back-ground.  I would like to see more of him, but the show doesn't revolve
>  around him anymore.

No... the first 13 episodes were already written before any of this contract
thing with Morrow happened... BTW:  Morrow got what he wanted in the end.
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From: fielden@spot.Colorado.EDU (j. a. fielden)
Subject: Re: SOME NEXP QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:45:01 GMT

In article <1992Nov16.152502.4481@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> cliff@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Cliff Chen) writes:
>In article <17463@mindlink.bc.ca> Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong) writes:
>>Some questions:
>>    Vincoeur genes. Could someone tell me what is meant by the "cursed"
>>    Vincoeur genes?
>>
>
>	Hasn't this already been done?  Do we really need to hear it again?
>
>Warning:  Spoilers for people who haven't and will see Season 2 and 3
>
>
>	Basically, Holling's full name is Holling de Vincoeur.  And he is
>the last of long line of French nobility who were notoriously evil tyrants
>to the people.  As a result, Holling doesn't want to have children because
>he is afraid they will also become dispicable.

Did you catch the fact that his daughter had 2 grown kids.
One was into siding and the other one is into pyramid schemes.
In other words like mom like kids.

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From: rizzoe@FASECON.ECON.NYU.EDU (Emily Rizzo)
Subject: Re: Progeny
Organization: New York University
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 13:12:31 GMT

In article <BxuHqr.6Br@unix.amherst.edu> hrfortso@unix.amherst.edu 
(HARDY RYAN FORTSON) writes:

>Did Marilyn and her mother reconcile at the end to the point where they are
>living together again?  Though, for some reason, I was not surprised that
>Marilyn moved out over a new frying pan.  (I just some how seemed in 
>character.)  With Marilyn, you can always be sure that the more things change,
>the more they remain the same.

I think this was ambiguous but the way I understand it, there was a complete 
role reversal.  First, Marilyn bought the house from her mother then she 
must have invited her mother to move back in.  You might notice that in the 
first scene with the frying pan discussion it is Marilyn's mother who does 
the cooking.  By the end, with Joel and Maggie at dinner, it appears that 
Marilyn has prepared the meal.  I take this as symbolic of their new roles.

Emily
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Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:17:20 EST
From: louise@cc.gatech.edu (Louise Penberthy)
Subject: Re: NX: Twice Next Week!
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	<1992Nov14.093437.1093@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Henry Nunes (hwnunes@leland.stanford.edu) writes:
> In article <Bxo89J.4A@fang.att.com> Kimiye Tipton, kimi@fang.att.com writes:
> >                                        ...the regular Monday
> >night slot featuring Holling meeting a surprise daughter played
> >by Valerie Perrine, and on Friday night at 10 p.m., a repeat
> >of "Russian Flu", episode 1.5, in which Joel's fiancee' Elaine 
> >comes to visit in the midst of a flu epidemic.
> 
> YES!  Now I am only missing 5 episodes of NX (knock on wood).  I have seen
> this one several times on tape, but I recorded over it with other NX episodes.
>  Now I can start to fill the gaps (5 more left).  As for the episode, one
> word- "hiyo-hiyo-ipsenio."  (sp?)
> 
> As I also remember, arn't there some awesome dream sequences in this one.
> 
> Wow!  This is cool.  Life is good.

Yes!  Too good.  I never saw this episode -- I only started
watching almost a year ago.  Hurrah!  I wanted to know more about
Joel and Elaine.

On a related note -- what is happening to "Picket Fences"?  It
was pre-empted (locally only?) last Friday, now it will be off
this coming Friday.  :-(

-- Louise Penberthy
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Subject: Re: NX: "The Bad Seed" (11/16 episode)
From: lawson@ecst.csuchico.edu (M. Todd Lawson)
Date: 18 Nov 1992 01:07:52 GMT
 <1992Nov17.192115.8132@inmet.camb.inmet.com> <1992Nov17.215331.14104@leland.Stanford.EDU>
Organization: California State University, Chico
NNTP-Posting-Host: hairball.ecst.csuchico.edu

In article <1992Nov17.215331.14104@leland.Stanford.EDU> Henry Nunes <hwnunes@leland.stanford.edu> writes:
>In article <1992Nov17.192115.8132@inmet.camb.inmet.com> Len Goodman,
>lenny@inmet.camb.inmet.com writes:
>>Why was Joel acting like a bozo at the dinner table in the last scene??
>>Was he that uncomfortable??  I thought learning the 5 (6?) characteristics
>>of sperm was very educational. 
>
>He was just being Joel.  I guess he isn't used ot the silence at a "Dinner at
>Marylin's" and he probably felt that it was his falt so he tried to spur on
>the conversation, failing miserably.
>
>WE WANT MORE JOEL!!!
>
>>Best line in the show?? I think it was Marilyn, when she went to her old
>house 
>>to see if she wanted to buy it, saying "It's smaller than I remember".
>
>Come again?

   I wonder if they got pissed when Joel held out for more money.  He didn't
  get the contract rewrite and maybe they are showing joel just how
  dispensible he really is. I think the show exists fine with him in the     
  back-ground.  I would like to see more of him, but the show doesn't revolve
  around him anymore.





   Here another thing...

   How many of you were disapointed when the flying man spoke? I just received
  this group, so if this is old news, then email me or drop it.  I just     
  thought marylin and the F.M. was one of the most unique love stories ever,
  and then they blew it.  Ruined the whole mystique. Oh well....

  Todd


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California State University, Chico. Computer Engineering Dept.
It happens to the best.  It happens to the rest.
From: Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: What was Ed lying on?
Date: 18 Nov 92 23:13:58 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada

On the 11/16 episode, at the beginning, when Maurice sought out Ed to
complain about the poor job he did with the photocopying, Ed was lying on
something that looked like a chimney. Does anyone know what that was?
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From: woods@robohack.UUCP (Greg A. Woods)
Subject: Re: The Simpsons 11/12/92
Organization: Elegant Communications Inc.
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 17:45:24 GMT

In article <5870@rosie.NeXT.COM> bryce_jasmer@next.com (Bryce Jasmer) writes:
> Did anyone catch The Simpsons last night (11/12/92)? There was a scene where  
> Homer Simpson left the trash can open and a moose was getting in the can. He  
> danced around trying to scare of the mouse while the background music played  
> something *very* similar to the NEXP theme song music. I was dying laughing.

Sorry, I didn't catch that episode (yet).

So, was it a "moose" or a "mouse"?  :-)

If it changed from one to another, that would be *really* funny!
-- 
						Greg A. Woods

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From: Henry Nunes <hwnunes@leland.stanford.edu>
Subject: Re: Response to "I love Ed"
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In article <DgTauB1w165w@student.business.uwo.ca> Melissa Safran,
m4safran@student.business.uwo.ca writes:
>Am I missing something basic?  At least does everyone agree that Maggie 
>is the sexy female one (all the men I know who watch the show think she's 
>great).

Ever get the feeling that they make Shelly (Cynthia Geary) look that bad on
purpose?  Sometimes she looks stunning, but on most occaisions, she looks like
a mess.

Isn't Maggie more sultry than sexy... Shelly (when the
producers/writers/directors let her) is a babe.
From: v224a2ju@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (Groovy!)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.northern-exp
Subject: Re: NX: "The Bad Seed" (11/16 episode)
Date: 18 Nov 92 20:42:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <1992Nov17.062318.16189@leland.Stanford.EDU>, hwnunes@leland.stanford.edu (Henry Nunes) writes...
> 
>That last segment of NX has got to be the wierdest one since the "Running of
>the Bulls" in "Spring Break."  A condom reference, Chris and Ed's wierd dance,
>and Joel's failed attempt at stimulating dinner conversation... very amusing.
> 
Joel likes to talk, I think.  Therefore, he's always trying to stimulate
conversation.  

Hmmm...I liked Marilyn and her Mom's commments about frogs.

It's fun to see Joel speechless.

>BTW2:  Where the hell are Adam & Eve, their kid is suposed to be due during
>November Sweeps... maybe next week.


Who cares?  I think they are irritating characters.
About Adam...those who think they know everything are annoying to those of
us who do.

If you've ever lived with a hypocondriac, you'll understand why I can't stand
Eve.

Barbara L. Kinsey
From: caedmon@cats.ucsc.edu (Axeman)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.infomercials
Subject: Re: jet stream oven
Date: 22 Nov 1992 18:59:48 GMT
Organization: University of California, Santa Cruz
NNTP-Posting-Host: am.ucsc.edu


wab@well.sf.ca.us (Doc Benzene) writes:


>I want to know just *how fat* that guy is who sells those
>things.  I mean, if it cooks food so fast 'n tasty you turn
>into a bloated pig, I don't want one.

You must remember, he has four or five "units" "all cooking at once."  You
know his daily meal routine is similar to his script on the show.

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From: petrop@vccsouth09.its.rpi.edu (Philip A. Petrocelli)
Subject: Infomercial Favorites
Organization: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 00:11:11 GMT

Besides Ron Popeil's LIQUID SMOKE Jerkey, here are some of my other favorites:

The rapper, "GEEK" who does the Blublocker Sunglasses commercial - did he think
of that rap off the top of his head?  It is HILARIOUS!!!  I love the little 
pseudo-ethnic things that he sticks in, like "uh," "uhm," and "yeah" when he
can't think of a way to complete his prasing.  Somebody, SOMEBODY please get
him a recording contract!

In the same commercial, how do ya like the old lady who puts on the glasses and
says something like, "Look at that sky!!!  Look at the reflection!!!"  What in
the hell is THAT supposed to mean???  Geez.

The final favorite I will mention is that "Hints from Heloise"-type woman on 
the "Big Green Clean Machine" infomercial.  I love when she gives the solution
for removing chewing gum from fabric: "Just sparay on a little WD-40!!!"  Yeah,
and what the fuck are we supposed to do with the big grease splotch that THAT
leaves behind???  It's fucking LUBRICATING OIL!!!

These things are wonderful late-night TV viewing...
GOD BLESS CAPITALISM!!!!!

Phil, petrop@rpi.edu

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From: roth@csoadm.enet.dec.com (Lee Roth)
Subject: Re: Ron Popeil
Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 02:58:29 GMT


In article <1992Nov16.194522.10472@eng.ufl.edu>, seed@joker.mil.ufl.edu
(Steven Seed) writes...
>   I just love how that spray paint just blends in with the texture of my real 
>hair!
> 
>Steve
> 

Yea, now you can do at home what you used to have to go to Earl Scheib
to get!!

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From: q482@hosp.med.umich.edu (AV)
Subject: Blublockers
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.14 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
Reply-To: q482@hosp.med.umich.edu (AV)
Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 20:06:02 GMT


OH YES!  I have a pair of the little blue blocking lenses.  My wonderful
boyfriend bought them as a surprise.  ( I got the free pair).  He's a
cab driver and wears them almost every day.  He calls them bluesblockers,
though; isn't that CUTE?!

Do they work?  They have the same effect as my old pair of Vuarnets,
with the yellowish effect and the SLIGHT magnification which leads
you to believe you are actually seeing things clearer.  As for the design?
I would not be caught dead in them, but they do work well for cab drivers.

There was a spoof on Almost Live, the show out of Seattle, about the
'Amazing Discovery' of a door stop.  THAT was funny.  It had hundreds
of uses!  Gosh, WAS it SNL? Or Almost Live?  Someone help.

I still don't have a Flowbee, by the way, but I have some razor blades, a
paper towel tube and a shop vac....any volunteers?

                                                       -amy
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From: spowell@trentu.ca (STEFAN POWELL)
Subject: RoboCut
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41    
Keywords: cheap eyeglasses
Organization: Trent University Computer Services Department
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 19:52:00 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.153314.10921@mcs.anl.gov>, hoffberg@medusa.aps.anl.gov (Mike G. Hoffberg) writes...
>When I first saw Wayne's World, I thought the hair cut machine was
>really funny, then afterwards I see the real thing in an infomercial.
>I couldn't stop laughing, how about anyone else?

The first time a saw one of those things was many years ago on the Tonight Show
and Jonny Carson was showing how it works on a maniquin head with a wig on it.

The wig was suched right into the damn thing!  It was truly terrorfying.

________________________________________________________________________________
                                              Stefan Powell - SPowell@TrentU.CA
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From: cornell@inoc.dl.nec.com (C.J.K.)
Subject: How many stair climbers?
Reply-To: cornell@syl.dl.nec.com
Organization: not very organized
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 23:59:01 GMT

Seems that those little stair climber machines are kind of the rage
now in place of the ski machines of a year ago.  I see many different
versions of the same product (a small unit that sits on the floor with
two pedals--about 18"x18" floor space and about a foot high).  How
many different ones are being advertised right now?

I think of:
	1) Jack Lulane(sp?)'s version
	2) Stair Climber Plus with Bruce Jenner.  This one also
	comes with an elastic strap with handles for exercising the
	upper body.

--- cjk
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From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: Blublockers
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:08:14 GMT

q482@hosp.med.umich.edu (AV) writes:
>There was a spoof on Almost Live, the show out of Seattle, about the
>'Amazing Discovery' of a door stop.  THAT was funny.  It had hundreds
>of uses!  Gosh, WAS it SNL? Or Almost Live?  Someone help.

Almost Live.  "Now how much would you pay?"  "About a dime."  "Well
it's only $29.95!"   And of course the wood with the wedge cut out of
it is the "Amazing Window Prop".
-- 
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From: gerald.b.ross@um.cc.umich.edu (Gerald Ross)
Subject: Tom Vu
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.14 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
Reply-To: gerald.b.ross@um.cc.umich.edu (Gerald Ross)
Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:49:56 GMT


Look at me, Tom Vu. If you don't listen to me, YOU A BUNCHA LOSERS!
Look at these girls! Look at this boat! I have big house!
I was just bus boy. Now look at me! Look at these girls!
If people laugh at you, THEY A BUNCHA LOSERS!


Tom needs his own weekly show

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From: calabria@cheshire.oxy.edu (Cheri A Anaclerio)
Subject: Anthony Robbins
Organization: Occidental College, Los Angeles, CA 90041 USA.
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:40:34 GMT


	Has anyone else out there ever had a major (but short-lived) crush
on Anthony Robbins, or am I the only one?  He's sooooo charismatic!
Too bad he's married. :-(








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From: gerald.b.ross@um.cc.umich.edu (Gerald Ross)
Subject: Re: topics for discussion
News-Software: IBM OS/2 PM RN (NR/2) v0.14 by O. Vishnepolsky and R. Rogers
Reply-To: gerald.b.ross@um.cc.umich.edu (Gerald Ross)
Organization: University of Michigan Math Dept
Distribution: na
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 21:39:51 GMT

In  <1992Nov19.213253.11280@lsa.umich.edu>  q482@hosp.med.umich.edu (AV) writes:
>
> >    If you can think of any more,
> > please post them, I'd like to keep
> > track of as many of these things
> > as possible...


What about the Barbecue that uses newspapers. Yum!


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From: rdippold@qualcom.qualcomm.com (Ron Dippold)
Subject: Re: Tom Vu - the Godfather! Sender: olaf@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
Organization: Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 00:38:13 GMT

pugh@pico.math.ucla.edu (David Pugh) writes:
>"Look at your life. You're in a dead end job working from 9 to 5 for
>nothing. You have two choices in life. Carry on as you are or BE LIKE ME!!
>Learn how to make money. Come to the Tom Vu seminar."

>Did any netters ever go?

And would they admit it?
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From: doris@nimios.eng.mcmaster.ca (Doris Burns)
Subject: jet stream oven
Organization: Communications Research Laboratory, McMaster Univ
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:19:52 GMT

Does anyone have a jet stream oven?  Does it work well?  I'm
interested in getting one as I ALWAYS rushed to make dinner!

Doris
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Subject: Skin/Hair infomercial & SNL
From: zitsky+@cs.cmu.edu (Mark Ryan Miller)
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 13:49:33 GMT
Organization: School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon

Has anyone seen the spoof of Lori X's infomercial touting her 
skin care/hair care products.  The idea behind it was 'why would you
want to buy products from someone who looks as bad as me'!!

I thought the spoof was cruel, but really funny!

--Mark
From: hoffberg@medusa.aps.anl.gov (Mike G. Hoffberg)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.infomercials
Subject: Re: Blueblockers (was Re: topics for discussion)
Keywords: cheap eyeglasses
Date: 18 Nov 92 15:33:14 GMT
Distribution: na
Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago Illinois

In article <Nov18.042544.50399@yuma.ACNS.ColoState.EDU> millerje@CS.ColoState.EDU (Jeff Miller) writes:
>Has anyone ever bought these? Do they work as good as those people (and the
>SF cable car company) swear they do?

I have seen them in K-Mart or some store for $5.  They even say "As
seen on TV".  IMHO, get yourself a pair of Ray Ban Wayfarers, much
cooler, and can be had for less than $35.  It gives you a strong
frame, and real glass lenses.

When I first saw Wayne's World, I thought the hair cut machine was
really funny, then afterwards I see the real thing in an infomercial.
I couldn't stop laughing, how about anyone else?

MIKE
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From: hoffberg@medusa.aps.anl.gov (Mike G. Hoffberg)
Subject: the clapper
Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago Illinois
Distribution: na
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:45:44 GMT

OK, quiz time...

Who invented "The Clapper"?



That's right, comedian Ron Shock.  

Ask him about it after you see his show.


MIKE
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Date: Thursday, 19 Nov 1992 22:41:39 CST
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Subject: Re: Tom Vu - the Godfather! Sender: olaf@casbah.acns.nwu.edu

In article <1992Nov18.224222.3026@news.acns.nwu.edu>, olaf@casbah.acns.nwu.edu
(Jeffrey William) says:
>Or how about the Ronco electric food dehydrator.  Yum, Yum, love that turkey
>jerkey.                                                               ^^^^^^
 ^^^^^^
"I just love saying it!"  "I love food!"

Long live Ronco!  Long live Ron Pompeil!  Long live my Vegematic!

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Date: Monday, 23 Nov 1992 20:51:04 CST
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Subject: Re: Infomercial Favorites
Distribution: usa

In article <1992Nov23.033704.29133@samba.oit.unc.edu>,
Terry.Parks@launchpad.unc.edu (Terry Parks) says:
>
>I hate to admit it but I enjoy watching the show pitching hand hammered
>woks. I don't exactly know why, but the host grabs my attention.
>I guess I like the stream of facts he gives out, like how a shortage
>of cooking fuel in densely populated China led to quick, meal-in-a-bowl
>cooking and that the indents from the hammer blows provide the
>required retaining friction for pulling up individual ingredients. It's
>just like a PBS documentary to me. BTW, I never think of buying the junk.
>

I don't know about the actual wok, I don't think that I would like someones sti
nky feet inside one of my cooking utensils, as it is made.
However, the show IS quite entertaining.

Does anyone recall the Borner V-slicer?  Now that was entertainment!

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