With the death of George Carlin, cerebral comedy just took a big hit
McClatchy Newspapers
6/23/2008, by Roger Moore - The Orlando Sentinel
Wonder if he got "the two-minute warning"? George Carlin's fans know what I'm talking about. It's part of a routine he did in the '70s, about the possibility of getting notice that you're about to die ... a voice inside your head that goes, "TWO MINUTES. Get your (Bleep) together."
His spirit's ...
Television news briefs
McClatchy Newspapers
6/19/2008, by Zap2it.com
'TOP GEAR' BUCKLES UP HOST TRIO
NBC has put a trio of hosts behind the wheel of its adaptation of the BBC hit "Top Gear."
Comedian/car collector Adam Carolla, rally driver and stunt performer Tanner Foust and HGTV host Eric Stromer will try to fill the shoes of U.K. hosts Jeremy Clarkson, ...
Tori Spelling returns ‘Home'
McClatchy Newspapers
6/19/2008, by Luaine Lee - McClatchy-Tribune News Service
PASADENA, Calif. - Who says you can't go home again? Tori Spelling and her actor-husband Dean McDermott have done just that. After hosting their reality show at a B&B in Fallbrook, Calif., for two years they've decided to move back to the bright lights where it all began.
As the daughter of the ...
Members of the alternative media are desperate to be heard, but how eager are they to listen?
McClatchy Newspapers
6/19/2008, by Neal Justin - Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
Bill O'Reilly recently focused his ire on Minneapolis, where more than 3,000 people gathered last weekend for the National Conference for Media Reform, a group the Fox News personality called "real nuts." Real angry is more like it.
The convention, which drew such luminaries as Arianna ...
Around the remote: Television picks for the week of June 22-28
McClatchy Newspapers
6/19/2008, by Chuck Barney
DON'T MISS:
"BET Awards '08" _ Once again the entertainment lineup for this rousing event is of the blow-the-roof-off-this-joint variety. Among the scheduled performers are Alicia Keys, Nelly, Kanye West, Usher, Ne-Yo, Chris Brown and Rihanna. Hosting the event, which honors black stars in ...
TV program notes -- week of May 18
Catholic News Service
5/5/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of May 18 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by the Office for Film & Broadcasting. Sunday, May 18, 1:30-3:30 p.m. EDT (EWTN) "In ...
TV film fare -- week of May 18
Catholic News Service
5/5/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 18. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations. Monday, May 19, 8-10 p.m. EDT (TCM) "Hobson's Choice" ...
TV program notes -- week of May 11
Catholic News Service
4/28/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- Here are some television program notes for the week of May 11 with their TV Parental Guidelines ratings if available. They have not been reviewed and therefore are not necessarily recommended by the Office for Film & Broadcasting. Sunday, May 11, 7-8 p.m. EDT (NBC) "Teleflora ...
TV film fare -- week of May 11
Catholic News Service
4/28/2008, by Harry Forbes
NEW YORK (CNS) -- The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of May 11. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence and sexual situations. Sunday, May 11, 8-10:45 p.m. EDT (AMC) "Mr. Holland's Opus" ...
'The Life and Legacy of Patrick Flores,' various dates, PBS
Catholic News Service
4/23/2008, by John Mulderig
NEW YORK (CNS) -- In 1956, Patrick Flores, a former migrant worker and nightclub entertainer, was ordained a priest for the then-Diocese of Galveston, Texas, which is now the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Fourteen years later, he became the first Mexican-American bishop in U.S. history when he ...
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