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From: rnlee@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Profess'nal Agitator)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Debuting Syndicated stuff
Date: 9 Jan 93 16:39:43 GMT
Organization: MAWL - Mudd Alums Without Lives

In article <4689@vidiot.UUCP> brown@vidiot.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
>The following information was obtained from Broadcasting - 1/4/93:
>	Baywatch companion			All American
>	Highlander companion			Rysher
>	Street Justice/Renegade companion	Cannell

What does companion mean in this context?

Thanx in advance,

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From: HF.ZMF@forsythe.stanford.edu (Miriam Ferziger)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: QL: Don Bellisario to speak in North Hollywood
Date: 8 Jan 1993 16:14:05 -0800
Organization: Stanford University
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This just in:

Donald P. Bellisario will be giving a talk/lecture about Television on
January 20th, between 7-10 PM at the Television Academy in North Hollywood.
It's a class through the Learning Tree University located in Chatsworth,
CA, so it costs $39.00.  For more information, call 818-882-5599.

I realize that most of us live to far away to even consider thisf anybody
living in the southern California
area is able to attend this, I would love to hear your input on it.

Miriam Ferziger                            miriamf@forsythe.stanford.edu
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From: mhr@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Mike Reaser)
Subject: Re: Star on *four* or more shows?
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 19:02:43 GMT
Organization: a stone mountain of Kudzu

In <Jan.2.12.11.45.1993.10034@pilot.njin.net> langbein@pilot.njin.net (John Langbein) writes:

>Matt Frewer may have made it to 3 now.

He has:  Max Headroom, Doctor! Doctor! , and now Shaky Ground.

I _think_ he was in another one, but I'm not sure...those are the only
ones I recall him as the star.

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From: hpm0@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (HELEN P. MACK)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: What happened to Catherine Crier?
Date: 7 Jan 93 17:56:34 GMT
Organization: Lehigh University

I certainly hope that Catherine Crier doesn't replace either of the current
hosts on 20/20.  They come across as warm, nice people.  On the other hand,
Catherine Crier seems awfully cold and businesslike - as if she has no sense
of humor or something.
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From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: RAVEN SUMMARY (01/02)
Date: 5 Jan 93 16:21:26 GMT
Organization: Purdue University

I want the Raven Trivia Geek of The Year award for this one
if I'm right!

Remember in the first episode when Raven goes into the bad
guys' place and they're watching "Gidget Goes
Hawaiian"?  They argue about the name of the star and
Raven's right, it was James Darren.

The same James Darren that directed last episode?

ab
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From: esther@rayssd.ssd.ray.com (Esther A. Paris)
Subject: (1) The Discovery Channel (2) Deaf Mosaic
Organization: Raytheon Equipment Division, Marlboro, MA
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 19:32:47 GMT

Please forgive if these are FAQs...

Can someone please give me an address and/or a phone number
for The Discovery Channel?

Does any TCI cable customer have Deaf Mosaic among their
selections of programs on basic cable or extended basic
cable?

Thanks for any information along these two lines that you
can give me!  In advance I thank you for your anticipated
good will and assistance: Esther Paris at Raytheon EDL
in Marlborough, MA

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From: boo@willow25.cray.com (Pete Bucheger)
Subject: Re: Batman: The Animated Series Episode Guide
Originator: boo@willow25
Organization: Cray Research, Inc.
Date: 5 Jan 93 08:32:21 CST


In article <C09xAA.H1I@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v129j6ed@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (This is F.U.N.) writes:
> This is a list of what I have on tape from B:TAS.  It is not complete, and
> if you know of any missing episodes, please let me know. Thanks.
> 
> 
> Almost Got 'Im
> Appointment in Crime Alley
> Be a Clown
> Beware the Grey Ghost
> Cat Scratch Fever
> Christmas with the Joker
> Clock King, The
> Dreams in Darkness
> Eternal Youth
> Feat of Clay (2)
> Forgotten, The
> Heart of Ice
> Heart of Steel (2)
> His Silicon Soul
> I am the Night
> It's Never Too Late
> I've Got Batman in my Basement
> Joker's Favor
> Joker's Wild, The
> Last Laugh, The
> Mad as a Hatter
> Moon of the Wolf
> Night of the Ninja
> Nothing to Fear
> Off Balance
> On Leather Wings
> P.O.V.
> Pretty Poison
> Prophecy of Doom
> Strange Secret of Bruce Wayne, The
> Two-Face (2)
> Tyger Tyger
> Vendetta
> What is Reality
>

Here are some more episodes ...

Fear of Victory
The Cat & the Claw (2)
The Cape & Cowl Conspiracy
If You're so Smart, Why Aren't You Rich?
The Under Dwellers
Terror in the Sky

That leaves about 20 all new shows to go!

boo


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From: del@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (denise.e.long)
Subject: Re: Commercials I hate...
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 21:53:42 GMT

MY most hated commercial--

Other than mony of the others that have been mentioned, I hate
the ones that say "Life, what a beautiful choice." 

I know that the abortion/right-to-life issue is hot, but I 
really find those commercials offensive.

Denise Long
AT&T Bell Laboratories
Columbus, OH 

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From: ab@nova.cc.purdue.edu (Allen B)
Subject: Re: RAVEN: MORE NOTES (1/9 Episode) SPOILERS
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 18:41:56 GMT

In article <19487@mindlink.bc.ca> Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong)  
writes:
> > Jon Granrose writes:
> > I have a question as well.  Who was Kumiko?  I got the impression that she
> > was the slasher's daughter but I thought that he only had one son who had
> > died.  I had been thinking that perhaps it was his son doing the killing
> > and his death had been faked earlier.  Bzzzzt.  Wrong.  Oh, well.
> 
> Kumiko was the daughter of the Kyoto Slasher. She was living with the
> brother of the killer. When she found out that the killer's brother had
> found the bloodied knife, she had to kill him.

I had some trouble with this.  They didn't say that the
Kyoto slasher had a daughter until Komiko was revealed to
be her.  I was wondering if she was born after his wife left
him.  She could have been that young, and that would
explain it.  Otherwise, they should have found her in his
records.

I also assumed that her mother was dead, or she should have
been questioned in Kyoto (though she might have moved out
of the country depending on where her new husband was
from).

> > I'd appreciate hearing if anyone else out there had any sound problems as
> > well.

I could hear everything, but several times the dialog
seemed to shifted to the left channel.  That might have
made it hard to hear in mono.  It was distracting, but not
too hard to hear on our stereo setup.

The Japanese policewoman's accent sounded strange to
me, but I don't think I know anyone from Kyoto.

ab
From: 9073hammesm@vms.csd.mu.edu
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Taster's Choice:  We're going to Paris...
Date: 11 Jan 1993 23:12:24 GMT
Organization: Marquette University - Computer Services
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In article <1993Jan11.223300.10150@twg.com>, edward@twg.com (Edward C. Bennett) writes:
>In article <C0K5Ct.M3M@hpuerca.atl.hp.com> mhr@hpuerca.atl.hp.com (Mike Reaser) writes:
>>While watching a tape of my soap last night, I saw the newest Taster's
>>Choice commercial.  
>>
>>Anyone else want to go throw up when they saw it?
>
>Not at all. I loved it.
>
>Spoiler of the strange-man-in-her-apartment question...

>What a relief to find out that the guy was her brother.
>


DUH.  

I absolutely, positively HATE these commericals.  If that's what 
passes for sophisticated, witty repartee, I'm glad I'm not missing
anything.  I'm glad they started advertising these commericials (my
god how low we've sunk!) so I can be sure to miss whatever TV show
they're going to be on.


Mary
From: bs895@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Terri M. Librande)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: QL: Please Stop the ISSUE shows
Date: 12 Jan 1993 21:49:53 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: slc10.ins.cwru.edu


I think that its fine that they do 'issue' shows, as that is a part
of history, and dramatic--all that stuff.  What I object to is having
the opinion of the creator of the show shoved down our throats, via
LHO.  Other than that, I think that QL has handled issues admirably,
such as "Running For Honor" and "Wrong Stuff".  Also Nowhere to Run,
was excellent.  

I'd prefer to think of QL as dramatic, not SF.

IMO
Terri in Cleveland
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From: giacobbe@pilot.njin.net (Jeff Giacobbe)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Dr. Quinn first episode WANTED
Summary: Need VHS copy of first Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman epsiode
Keywords: Dr. Quinn
Date: 4 Jan 93 21:00:03 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


Does anyone have a copy of the first (hour-long) episode of Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman ??

My wife watched the 2-hour pilot "movie", but she missed the first regular episode (aired Sat 2nd ?)


If anyone has a copy on VHS, I'd be glad to pay for the tape and shipping, or swap a new blank tape or whatever...

Adv-Thanks-ance,

Jeff


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From: AWP00JTF@UNCCVM.UNCC.EDU
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: dr. quinn  LANDO??
Date: 5 Jan 93 17:58:50 GMT
Organization: UNC Charlotte

In article <1i92m6INNokb@cuda.add.itg.ti.com>
lydia@tarsal.dsg.ti.com (lydia middendorf ) writes:
 
>  ......BUT....this Lando guy...huba,
>  huba......where did that hunk come from??? I have never seen or heard of
>  him before. I guess I'll be watching this show.  prior to the broadcaste
>  of this show I could not think of one man on TV to put on the top 10
>  list....I guess I finally found one.
 
Joe Lando used to be on an ABC soap, One Life To Live.  He was
on it for perhaps 2 or 3 years (a guess) and was very popular. He
left the show last year.  What he did before OLTL or since he left, I
do not know.
Judy
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From: kflores@skat.usc.edu (Kelly Flores)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Top Ten Males..(c'mon ladies)
Date: 11 Jan 1993 12:50:47 -0800
Organization: University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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In article <1993Jan4.184112.5165@leland.Stanford.EDU> firestar@leland.Stanford.EDU (Lipton Ann Meredith) writes:
>
>Well, I can't think of ten, but I can think of a few that I would die for:
>
>1. Scott Bakula (QL)
>2. Brent Spiner (TNG)
>3. Mark Harmon (Reasonable Doubts)
>4. The guy who plays Miles on Murphy Brown -- dunno his name (Murphy Brown)
>
>I'm so proud -- I think I'm the only one to list Miles.  Maybe I just have odd
>taste ... ?
>
Grant Shaud 

Good actor, great character!

KMF

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From: appleyar@brtph72.bnr.ca (Doug Appleyard P215)
Subject: "I know a great Chardonnay..."
Keywords: commercials, hated
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, RTP, NC
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 18:10:06 GMT

"I hope they have it."  

WHAT GROCERY STORE HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THAT DIDN'T HAVE
GALLO WINE, YOU YUPPIE MORON!!!  

If they don't have Gallo, what's he gonna do?  Get Thunderbird?

I hate these Gallo yuppie bonding commercials!  They beg for
the Energizer bunny treatment.  Oh yeah, and what the heck is 
"Blanc De Noir"?  "White of black"? AAAAIIIIGH!!

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From: kieran@world.std.com (Aaron L Dickey)
Subject: Re: Commercials that deserve the Bunny Treatment
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 05:28:42 GMT

mikeq@freddy.CNA.TEK.COM (Mike Quigley) writes:

>*Any commercial showing stressed-out upscale bozos agonizing over their
> investment decisions (usually involving a broker).

If you'll look closely, you'll note that many of those ads feature the
SAME guy, even though they're for different products.  He's the same guy
who was temporarily doing those Dreyfus mutual fund ads while the regular
old guy was off on sabbatical or something.

>On another point, what happened to CNN's Living in the `90s starring
>Christy Brinkley? She wasn't bad to get up to in the morning, IMHO.

Simple: Christie went on an ego-trip, CNN got tired of it and dumped her,
especially since NOBODY was watching the show.  I think it all started
when Christie expected to be able to keep all the clothes she was given to
wear on-air each day.  Then she started wanting more "creative input", as
if she were a professional journalist.  

According to some gossip columnist, she went home crying to hubby Billy
Joel, who just said, "Hey, TV, told ya." and went back to whatever he was
doing.  I smiled when I read that.

--Aaron
From: Harv@cup.portal.com (Harv R Laser)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: What happened to Catherine Crier?
Date: Tue,  5 Jan 93 17:10:40 PST
Organization: The Portal System (TM)

Does anyone have the poop on why CNN recently replaced their
morning (well morning on the West Coast) interview show 
hosted by Catherine Crier entitled "Crier and Company" with
another show of exactly the same format but hosted by different
CNN interviewers & anchors called "CNN and Company" ?

Has she left CNN? I could swear I've seen her recently anchoring
newscasts there but maybe I need to check my medication ;)

Harv
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From: dave@yoyodyne.demon.co.uk (David Bisping)
Subject: Re: TV technology question 
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Date: Fri, 8 Jan 1993 00:03:41 +0000

In article <Jan.6.21.15.32.1993.21531@pilot.njin.net> langbein@pilot.njin.net writes:

[stuff deleted]
>> a) why don't networks broadcast unique codes for each show to
>>    indicate their start and end? This way, VCRs could be set to
>>    automatically record a program from beginning to end (no more
>>    missing the last 3 minutes), and if the president gives a speech
>>    and delays broadcasting, you'd still get the whole show. For 
>>    example, the tv guide lists _Cheers_ as code 2539, so I enter it
>>    into the VCR and it takes care of recording it for me.
>
This is already done in the UK it's known as PDC (Program Delivery Control)
Currently only available on C4 and needs a special VCR. Works exactly as u 
describe except Teletext is used to highlight the program. The channel
operator then transmits the start/end codes for that program. Will in theory
even handle preempts. Also can be sent up to remove commercial breaks however
this is not supported (I wonder way). Damm useful.

Dave...
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From: ca831@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven John Peterson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Fate of the Plucky Duck Show?
Date: 10 Jan 1993 21:43:17 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Reply-To: ca831@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven John Peterson)
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>>ca831@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven John Peterson) writes:
>>
>>Steven> Although, the new Warner Bros. cartoons fail to live up to the
>>Steven> great cartoons of its past (IMHO), I found The Plucky Duck
>>Steven> Show to come close (at times).  In many ways I found it even
>>Steven> funnier than Tiny Toons.

>synth@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim) replies:

>Synth> How do you figure?  TPDS was nothing more than repackaged TTA shorts!


True, true....I realize that TPDS was nothing more than TTA shorts
which feature Plucky.  But, to me, Plucky has more "charisma," "attitude,"
(or whatever you want to call it) than the other TT characters.  Shorts
that star Plucky are funnier by far (IMHO) than the regular TT shorts.
With TPDS, I was able to watch my favorite character without all the
additional TT baggage.

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From: leaper@ddsw1.mcs.com (Maria C. Munoz)
Subject: Re: QL: 1/5/93 transmission
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 17:59:54 GMT
Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Chicago, IL
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bl375@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Brian G. Greenberg) writes:

: In a previous article, rck1@ellis.uchicago.edu (roberta chi-woon kwong) says:
: 
: >During tonight's "A Tale of Two Sweeties," who else's transmission
: >cut out just after the sunrise scene? 
: >
: >Here in Chicago, the interruption lasted perhpas 5 seconds, but
: >I've been reading that other places had static for at least 5
: >*minutes*.
	It was 10 seconds....I counted.  Also there was a longer one
right on the commercial break at the 1/2 mark.

: >Who's fault was this? NBC's? Affiliates'?
	HIM! <Maria looks down>

: Same thing in Cleveland.
	And in Pittsburgh and several other places...we are not alone.
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From: bp979@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Mark D. Rabinowitz)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: Top Ten Females--Full Listing Coming Soon
Date: 8 Jan 1993 01:19:47 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
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  If it's the last year, fine. Although it would be interesting
to see Libby in a situation where she leaves but still lives, 
such a situation is impossible. But I don't blame Miss LuPone
for going back to the theater--that's how she got her renown, and
she was greatly underused in LGO so that they could make my 
Kellie-Bellie a star. I'm sure she will either land a good series
or some nice movie roles. Not just a couple of movies like Kirk
"Antielvis" Cameron or Justine Bateman, but a slew. That is all.
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From: Gordon_Wong@mindlink.bc.ca (Gordon Wong)
Subject: Re: RAVEN: MORE NOTES (1/9 Episode)
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 15:55:55 GMT

My favourite quote was when the Kyoto investigator, who was weak with
English, told Raven that he was an enema. Raven corrected her, hoping that
she had meant "enigma". HaHaHaHa.

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From: edward@twg.com (Edward C. Bennett)
Subject: Re: Commercials I hate...
Organization: The Wollongong Group, Palo Alto, CA
Date: Sun, 10 Jan 1993 00:09:46 GMT

In article <1993Jan8.202457.1836@cbfsb.cb.att.com> colten@cbnewsb.cb.att.com (marc.colten) writes:
>In article <1993Jan7.194232.1188@mala.bc.ca>, epp@mala.bc.ca (Lorne Epp) writes:
>> In article <1993Jan6.201437.18917@athena.mit.edu>, jfc@athena.mit.edu (John F Carr) writes:
>> > 
>> Diamond ads are consistently infuriating.
>
>These are one of my MAJOR pet peeves!  The whole idea of the
>guy guilt ridden that he made his wife WAIT for her diamond,
>like she had it coming.  Think about your question though,
>bribing the wife for sex.  I mean, if your gonna have to pay
>for it - shouldn't you be able to shop around for a better
>deal :-)

There's are more subtle message that bothers me. What these ads are
saying is that the men shows his love for his wife by buying her
expensive stuff. You can get all kinds of wierd interpretations here.
Men can't express themselves in other ways. Women only respond to,
and therefore put out for, expensive gifts. Money == happiness.
What ever happened to "I love you?"

>> There is a whole subspecies of commercial that tries to make you
>> buy a company's product by showing you an employee, probably fictitious,
>> of that company who is a wonderful human being and a nice guy.  So
>> what?  For example, there is an Esso commercial where an old duffer's
>> antique car won't start, so he phones the service station.  The 
>> mechanic there says, "I'm just closing up, but I'll stop by on my
>> way home and see what I can do".  Sure enough, he fixes the car, and
>> refuses to accept any payment.

There's a particularly annoying one locally. My cable monopoly,
Southbay Cablevision, runs an ad featuring one of their marketing
people telling this story:

	Customer misses his favorite show. Customer calls SbCv
	for help. Marketdroid calls LA and New York ("I felt
	like a detective") trying to get a copy of the program.
	Tape is obtained and given to customer. "The look on the
	customer's face when I gave him the tape made it all
	worth it."

Yeah, right. If they're going to fabricate a story, they should at
least *try* to make it believable.
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