New TV Season In High Gear
Did anyone watch anything?
Any opinions?
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New shows debuting tonight include:
'Danny' & 'That's Life' on CBS;
and
'Mole: II' & 'Thieves' on ABC;
and
'Pasadena' on Faux.
Returning series, with new episodes include:
'Once And Again on ABC;
and
'Providence' & 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit' on NBC;
Still looking for opinions on any (or all) of them!
(Hint, Hint!)
E-Mail Marty
And, Thanks! to all who have responded.
Last Night's Letterman
Dave & Hillary
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, reacts Thursday, Sept. 27, 2001 in New
York, during taping of The Late Show With David Letterman as Letterman tells
the audience that the last time she was on his show, he had to have heart
surgery the next day.
Photo by CBS, J.P. Filo (AP)
Dave & Hillary
Reader Review
Hillary R. Clinton On Dave
Sonny S
I don't write reviews so this isn't worth much..............................
I have read stories of how the White House tried to keep NBC from airing
Bill and I have read nasty messages about why Chelsea was in New York and
how Hillary looked bored ( or worse ) during the Bush Speech.
But what I saw last night was incredible. She made her point and never said
one halfway nasty thing about the Bush family. I can't wait to see how the
Clinton haters spin this one.
I just wish I'd had the VCR rolling. Dave skipped his other guests and
continued with Senator Clinton.
If you have a friend that taped it, borrow the tape and make a copy for
your self. It was that great.
~~ Sonny S
Reader Review
"Enterprise"
Nancy Maynard
We watched the 2 hour premiere last night. Interesting opening. It looked
like Worf had landed in an X-Files movie, but it wasn't Worf, it was another
Klingon who was shot in, of all places, an Oklahoma cornfield, and the
Enterprise was merely trying to take him home and save him from the red
necked earthlings when they landed in a lot of trouble.
They really didn't get into the time frame, which would have made things a
bit easier to follow. Needless to say, we know that earthlings were mere
babies in the Galaxy and the Vulcans were running everything and had the
knowledge of the Galaxy. So they hire a Vulcan as their Science Officer.
The Vulcan officer is really a snotty bitch, but in the end proves her
loyalty to the Captain and the ship. She's the first Vulcan woman yet with
certifiably big boobs, so I guess she thinks that gives her privilege.
I believe it was Bartcop who said the uniforms looked like Jiffy Lube so
during the two hour performance I amused myself with saying "could you check
the radiator fluid too, please" and "will that be 10W 30 or 10W 40 ma'am?" a
few times to my friend who was trying to follow the show.
It was good - but I'd rather have watched "West Wing".
~~ Nancy
Reader Review
Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday (So Far)
Mike K
I watched "Crossing Jordan" and as much as I like Jill H., I couldn't really dig
the show. She was trying too hard to be tough and it kept reminding me or
C.S.I. which is much better. I will give it another chance in the next few
weeks, but the tough, rebellious, out of control worker who resents authority
has been done before.
Frankly, it is a bit stale.
"Angel" - Now one of the best shows on TV. Anyone who thinks this is for 16 year
olds is mistaken. Same goes for "Buffy" which does not disappoint. You have to
watch these two shows.
"Law and Order" - still one of the best on TV. Lenny has to be one of the better
characters on TV and the interaction between the characters is great. When the
LT asked Jesse Martin if he eats before working out and gets a "No", she looks
over at Lenny and says "I'm not EVEN going to ask you."
I love the show.
~~ Mike K
Reader Observation
"Star Trek Spin-Offs"
John P.
A friend of mine never liked the shows because "every show, they get into
trouble and then, at the last second, zap, they beam them out and everythings OK."
Sure enough, at 10 to the hour, the Captain gets beamed to safety.
They need to change that.
~~ John P.
Free Vegas ConcertS
Jay Leno
Jay Leno, who volunteered to put on a (gratis) show Saturday at the MGM Grand in
Las Vegas to help the waiters and waitresses who are dealing with the
disappearance of patrons, has now agreed to do a second show, Friday night,
winging up immediately after he winds his NBC'er at Burbank.
``All we ask the audience,'' said Jay, ``is that they tip the waiters and
waitresses.''
Army Archerd.
Also see Yesterday's BC Entertainment.
New!
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
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To check out 'Train Station Chicken', and more (like 'Dump Cake' & Peach Cobbler),
In The Kitchen With BartCop
In The News
"High Noon" In D.C.
Humor's still apparently welcome at the White House, made clear earlier this
week when President Bush privately gave Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro
Koizumi an unusual gift for heads of state: a poster of the Western
classic ``High Noon.''
Turns out the picture came up the first time the two leaders met at Camp David
in June. Koizumi told the president that ``High Noon'' was his favorite movie,
and that he felt like Gary Cooper's character when it came to public support
among the Japanese people for his economic reform plan. The prime minister also
mentioned that the first President Bush was initially in the same boat as
Cooper's character when it came to the Persian Gulf War.
``High Noon,'' directed by Fred Zinnemann, came up again when Bush and Koizumi
met again at an economic summit in Genoa, Italy. Ever fond of nicknames, Bush
referred to Koizumi as ``Cooper.''
'High Noon'
Wonder which poster it was?
Ozzy, Lou, Laurie, And Mick
Latest 'Rolling Stone'
Rock star Ozzy Osbourne sought solace in a Manhattan church after witnessing
the Sept. 11 attacks, while Alanis Morissette clung to her boyfriend all day
in Los Angeles, according to the latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine.
Grim rocker Lou Reed watched the World Trade Center towers burn from the roof
of his Greenwich Village apartment, and girlfriend Laurie Anderson was one of
the few artists to perform that night.
``During times of war, my parents tried to carry on as normally as much as you
can, with adjustments,'' said Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, who is
preparing to release a solo album in November. ``You can't let terrorists
completely change your lifestyle. They would love that. That's a victory.''
Reed is in the middle of recording an album, and nobody would stop him from
getting it done or going out on tour.
Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, tearfully watched the carnage unfold from the
roof of their midtown hotel, and then went to a church across the road to
collect their thoughts.
While most artists canceled shows set for Sept. 11, Laurie Anderson went
through with a sold-out performance in Chicago.
``They canceled all the baseball games, but I felt that was a different
thing,'' she reasoned. ``Ballgames are about fun and celebration, as music is.
But music is also about why we're here.''
Ozzy
New! Updated!
BartCop Astrology
Check it out at BC Astrology.
"Guitar Greats" has been set aside for now, and replaced with an astrological look at the
WTC Tragedy using various, relevant horoscopes, including charts for Manhattan and the US.
Very interesting reading!
Part 1
Celebrities 'Share' Online
Shirley MacLaine meditated for the healing of America, Billy and Alec Baldwin
solemnly visited Ground Zero, Barbra Streisand urged people to set aside their
political differences and Arnold Schwarzenegger told talk show hosts he
was ``proud to be an American.''
On both U.S. coasts, stars of all stripes -- from 98-year-old comic legend Bob
Hope to teeny-boppers Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen -- have been focusing their
energies, talents, resources, prayers and Web sites to victims of the Sept. 11
attacks.
Reincarnated actress and author MacLaine began offering meditations on her Web
site (www.shirleymaclaine.com), which are available
for download and intended to ``heal and center'' the world and ``melt'' the
attackers' weapons and hearts ''with love.''
Elsewhere on the Web site, MacLaine invites fans to congregate ``in energy
form'' every Sunday night from wherever they are in the world to ``pray,
meditate, energize and harmonize.'' The site also said that MacLaine gives part
of the proceeds of sales of self-help products, including personalized astrology
charts, to three charities set up to benefit victims of the tragedy.
MacLaine is not the only star making a strong bid for peace in the world. ``It
was very surreal'' to watch the planes fly into the World Trade Center's twin
towers, actress Melanie Griffith writes on her Web site, www.melaniegriffith.com.
``Then to watch the Pentagon get bombed? Our Nation's capital? This is so
serious and so scary it is much worse than Pearl Harbor. We must band together
with love and strength. ... I WANT PEACE,'' she writes in all capital letters
for emphasis.
Cindy Crawford, who recently gave birth to a baby girl, was at home in Los
Angeles during the attacks. She posted a message for fans on her Web
site (www.cindy.com), letting them know she
was safe and sound and offering prayers for victims.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, former stars of a TV sitcom and a popular video
series, posted a note of concern on their Web site, (www.olsentwins.com): ``We
should all pull together in a time like this,'' they said.
Hope, 98, who was released from the hospital Sept. 6 after a bout with
pneumonia, offered words of hope on his Web site, www.bobhope.com,
praising the ``faith, strength and spirit'' of the American people.
``It is time to hug your neighbor and embrace your nation. God bless you! God
bless our country!'' Hope wrote.
New Yorker Barbra Streisand (www.barbrastreisand.com, an avid Democrat and supporter of former president
Bill Clinton, removed several articles she had previously posted that criticized
Bush and the Republicans.
``When I listened to the anguished yet compassionate voices of these proud and
resilient citizens on the evening news, my belief in the diversity that makes
our country great is reaffirmed,'' Streisand said, adding, ``New York accents
never sounded so beautiful. .... I strongly believe we must support our
government despite our disagreements on certain policies.''
Some stars, no matter how much they tried to be supportive, were also clearly
disgruntled. Joan Rivers had the double trauma of mourning the attacks as well
as the death of her beloved dog, Spike. The comedian also said on her Web
site, (www.joanrivers.com), that she is boycotting a star-studded recording
of the Sister Sledge classic, ``We Are Family,'' claiming the proceeds will not
go to the victims as organizers have stated, and are instead ``earmarked for
other purposes.''
Actor Alec Baldwin, who is currently in New York performing in a play,
visited ``Ground Zero'' with brother Billy in tow and had kind words for rescue
workers, a spokeswoman said.
Celebs Online, Pt. 1
Part 2
Celebrities 'Share' Online
Now that the media has temporarily put on hold its obsession with celebritydom,
the celebrities are taking their messages straight to the masses.
And what better way to reach out to fans (other than last Friday's America: A
Tribute to Heroes telethon) than by posting their thoughts on the terror strikes
on their official Websites?
In a message on www.ratm.com, Rage Against the Machine writes: "On
Tuesday, the victims were American. But the horrible scenes that we've witnessed
on TV...are regular occurrences in other places around the globe...We should
stand together against this type of violence in all its forms, whenever it
happens, whether its done in the name of religious fanaticism, or in the names
of our own domestic elite."
Here's a quick rundown of other Web-based celeb reactions:
"Those of you who are strong need to be there for those who have lost someone
today. We have to be here for each other right now," writes Tori Amos in a
September 11 posting.
"I hope that we can do our best to be patient with one another and accommodate
each other in our different forms of grieving and coping," Moby suggests in a
message dated September 14.
"When I said that I think our nation is a bit arrogant, what I meant is that as
a world superpower...I feel like we've taken on the attitude that we, as a
country, are untouchable. How did we get that way? I wholeheartedly appreciate
the freedom we have in the United States. I think this is a wake up call for us
all to take notice that these freedoms are not a given," writes Backstreeter
Kevin Richardson in response to controversial comments he made criticizing
America's foreign policy.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the injured and the families of those who
perished," writes Steven Tyler on behalf of Aerosmith. "This country is all
about freedom and we're proud to be an American band."
"P. Diddy and the entire Bad Boy family would like to thank all the rescue
workers for their heroic efforts during the World Trade Center and Pentagon
tragedy. Our thoughts and heartfelt prayers are with all those touched by this
great tragedy," Sean "Puffy" Combs writes on his p-diddy.com.
Celebs Online, Pt. 2
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In The News
David L. Lander
David Lander has one simple request - at least get the name of his disease right.
Lander, best known for playing Squiggy on the 1976-83 TV sitcom ``Laverne &
Shirley,'' has been battling multiple sclerosis for the past 18 years.
``Even Michael J. Fox calls it `muscular sclerosis,''' said Lander, who hid
his illness until 1999 for fear that Hollywood would reject him.
Lander, 54, said he has a mild form of the disease, which attacks the central
nervous system.
He gives himself a weekly drug injection and is annoyed with those who focus
on a cure for MS at the expense of treatment.
David Lander
Interview
With Michael Eisner
Walt Disney Co. chairman-CEO Michael Eisner said Wednesday he plans to
maintain a hands-on approach to moviemaking, though challenging times have
directed his attention to more companywide concerns in recent weeks.
In a wide-ranging interview with Daily Variety, Eisner also expressed
confidence in Mouse House operations of all sorts. He wouldn't say whether the
Sept. 11 attacks and the Mouse's subsequently plunging share price have cooled
his enthusiasm for acquisitions, but Eisner vowed to complete the pricey
purchase of basic cable channel Fox Family.
The well-known workaholic insisted his peripatetic approach to
management -- attending greenlight reviews and sundry other meetings of
operational management -- is appropriate for the chief executive of a company
primarily involved in marketing movies and TV shows.
``The media from New York ... is emanating a certain pessimism, because
they're right there'' at ground zero of the attacks, Eisner said. ``The media
in the rest of the country, as you move away in concentric circles, gets a
little less pessimistic.''
Acknowledging a short-term impact on Disney theme parks from the recent
downturn in U.S. travel, Eisner said parks in Europe and Asia have been
relatively unaffected by fallout from the attacks on the World Trade Center
and the Pentagon.
Eisner said Disney theme parks' abiding appeal eventually will draw back
patrons even in the U.S., and he similarly expressed confidence that the
company's stock price will rebound over time.
(Excuse me, but it currently sets a family of 3 back almost
$130 just to get in the front gate, and closer to $140, when the parking fee is
included....beverages are now sold in bottles at $6 a piece - regardless of whether
it's water or Coke....it gets real expensive, real fast.)
Disney shares were off two cents Wednesday at $17.44. The stock last traded
at $23.58 before the attacks, down from a 52-week high of $41.94.
Eisner said Disney shares will be helped as investors gain a sense that U.S.
business is regaining a semblance of normalcy. Further stoking their faith, he
predicted, will be Disney's Nov. 2 release of Pixar-produced feature ``Monsters,
Inc.,'' its upcoming release of attractive DVD titles such as ``Snow White''
and a rebound in TV operations, including those of the news unit at ABC.
Eisner Speaks
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First Person Diary
Ray Berry
Ray has temporarily (I hope), suspended 'Bush-Toons'. In its place, he has put
his daily diary of life in Manhattan since Tuesday.
Ray has great observational abilities, a way with words, and has still been able
to keep his sense of humor.
To visit & read, www.bush-toons.com
In Memory
Lani O'Grady
Lani O'Grady--the former actress best known as Dick Van Patten's eldest daughter
on Eight Is Enough--has died just a week shy of her 47th birthday.
A neighbor discovered O'Grady's body Tuesday in her mobile home in Castaic,
California, a town north of Los Angeles. A sheriff's spokesman said the former
child star apparently died of natural causes, but the official cause won't be
determined until the coroner's office completes an autopsy.
She had been dogged by health and pill problems dating back to her Mary Bradford
days. In a series of interviews in the 1990s, she admitted to having suffered
panic attacks for the previous 20 years. Scores of doctors misdiagnosed her; to
cope with the frequent anxiety episodes--sometimes she'd shake so badly she
couldn't leave her dressing room to shoot a scene--she was fed a veritable
pharmacy: Xanax, Valium and Librium. She became hooked on the pills and,
eventually, alcohol, too.
But, in 1998, she checked herself into the mental health ward of Cedars-Sinai
Medical Center for detox. She had become hooked on a prescription drug called
Ativan. While in Cedars, she claimed she was sexually battered by a medical
technician and sued the hospital. The suit was pending at the time of her death.
O'Grady came from a show-biz family. Her brother, Don Grady, was an original
Mouseketeer and member of another notable TV family--he played Robbie on My
Three Sons. Her mother, Mary Grady, was an agent who represented several child actors.
Lani O'Grady
Still MISSING
Marc Chagall's "Study for 'Over Vitebsk'"
