'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Cooler, and mostly overcast - very pleasant. The wind is now blowing from the ocean, and we've lost most of the 'gray snow' (ash).
No 'Hollywood Hustle by The Artful Dodger' today, but should be back next Thursday.
Did the CostCo run today. Lots of food-ladies for a Wednesday, and the kid was pleased.
Tonight, Thursday, CBS celebrates the start of November sweeps with a FRESH 'Survivor: Pearl Islands',
followed by a FRESH 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation', then a FRESH 'Without A Trace'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Dave are Eric McCormack and Kansas City Chief Dante Hall.
Scheduled on a FRESH Craiggers are Tim Robbins and Mark Ruffalo.
NBC has mucked with their schedule again - the night will begin with a FRESH 'Friends', followed by another FRESH
'Friends'. Don't know whether 'Will & Grace' or 'Scrubs' will be scrubbed, but whatever airs will be FRESH. The night concludes with a FRESH 'ER'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jay are Dr. Phil McGraw and Mandy Moore.
Scheduled on a FRESH Conan is Chuck Palahniuk.
Scheduled on a FRESH Carson Daly are Gina Gershon, Steve Kerr, and Stellastarr.
ABC starts the night with a FRESH 'Threat Matrix', followed by a FRESH 'Extreme Makeover', then 'Primetime Thursday'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jimmy Kimmel are Wanda Sykes and Ludacris, with this week's guest co-host David Alan Grier.
The WB offers a FRESH 'Steve Harvey', followed by a FRESH 'Jamie Kennedy', then a FRESH 'What I Like About You', followed
by a FRESH 'Run Of The House'.
Faux has the Series Premiere of 'Tru Calling', followed by a FRESH 'Skin'.
UPN fills the night with 'WWE Smackdown!'.
A&E has 'American Justice', 'Biography' (Anne Rice), then the movie 'Reservoir Dogs'.
AMC offers the movie 'Halloween 4: The Return Of Michael Myers', followed by the movie 'Halloween 5', then the movie 'Alien Resurrection'.
BBC -
[6pm] 'BBC World News';
[6:30pm] Cash in the Attic' - Peltier;
[7pm] Ground Force' - Pudsey;
[7:30pm] 'Changing Rooms' - Barnstaple;
[8pm] 'Faking It' - Alex the Animal;
[9pm] 'Faking It' - Ballet Dancer to Wrestler;
[10pm] 'Faking It' - Hot Dog Vendor to Chef;
[11pm] 'So Graham Norton' - Dolph Lundgren, Loretta Swit, Matthew Modine;
[12am] 'Faking It' - Ballet Dancer to Wrestler;
[1am] 'Faking It' - Hot Dog Vendor to Chef;
[2am] 'Faking It' - Alex the Animal;
[3am] 'So Graham Norton' - Dolph Lundgren, Loretta Swit, Matthew Modine;
[4am] 'Faking It' - Ballet Dancer to Wrestler;
[5am] 'Faking It' - Hot Dog Vendor to Chef; and
[6am] 'BBC World News'. (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'The West Wing Special', 'Creature Features', then the movie 'Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde'.
Scheduled on a FRESH Jon Stewart is Neal Pollack.
History has 'Modern Marvels', 'Saints Preserved', 'Bloodlines: The Dracula Family Tree', and 'Modern Marvels'.
SciFi has the movie 'Urban Legend', followed by the movie 'The Faculty', then the movie 'I Still Know What You Did Last Summer'.
TCM spends all day celebrating boxers, then most of the night with
Lon Chaney in 6 SILENT movies.
[6am] 'The Champ' (1931);
[7:30am] 'Kid Galahad' (1937);
[9:15am] 'The Crowd Roars' (1938);
[11am] 'They Made Me A Criminal' (1939);
[1pm] 'Knockout' (1941);
[2:30pm] 'Gentleman Jim' (1942);
[4:30pm] 'The Set-Up' (1949);
[6pm] 'Champion' (1949);
[8pm] 'The Unknown' (1927) SILENT ;
[9pm] 'Laugh, Clown, Laugh' (1928) SILENT ;
[10:30pm] 'Ace Of Hearts' (1921) SILENT ;
[12am] 'He Who Gets Slapped' (1924) SILENT ;
[1:15am] 'The Hunchback Of Notre Dame' (1923) SILENT ;
[3am] 'The Phantom of the Opera' (1925) SILENT ; and
[5am] 'A Shot In The Dark' (1941). (ALL TIMES EST)
Former President Bill Clinton, left, and Paul Leopolus hold artwork done by Thea Leopoulos, Wednesday Oct. 29, 2003, at the Arkansas Art Center in Little Rock, Ark., before a news conference held to announce a new scholarship in memory of Thea Leopoulos. The scholarship will be awarded to two Arkansas high school seniors, one for performing arts and the other for visual arts.
Photo by Neemah Aaron
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Americans Flock to Get On
NRA Blacklist
Most blacklists are designed to intimidate. But thousands of Americans are clamoring to join one drawn up by the National Rifle Association (NRA).
Actor Dustin Hoffman was so dismayed to find his name missing from the NRA's shadowy 19-page list of U.S. companies, celebrities, and news organizations seen as lending support to anti-gun policies that he wrote to the powerful pro-gun lobby group begging to be included.
Hoffman's name has now been added to the list which reads like a Who's Who of American business, culture and religion and which ranges from the American Jewish Congress to A&M Records, ABC News and talk show queen Oprah Winfrey.
The list was found deep in the official NRA Web site by a group of grass-roots anti-gun campaigners and publicized by them two weeks ago to garner support for two pieces of gun control legislation going through Congress.
The campaigners set up their own Web site (www.NRAblacklist.com) and urged Americans to voluntarily put their names there. A full-page ad Tuesday in Daily Variety -- the Hollywood trade magazine -- urged movie and music artists to sign up.
NRA Blacklist
Finally Meets J.Lo
NYC Mayor Bloomberg
Ben and Jen finally made it to City Hall, but it had nothing to do with a marriage license.
Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were there to visit Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who expressed his admiration for Lopez a few months ago.
Bloomberg earlier said he would be charmed to meet the pop star who hails from the Bronx.
Lopez showed up at City Hall, with Affleck in tow, for the formation of a new commission to attract Latino entertainment and media to the city. Lopez will be its honorary chairwoman.
NYC Mayor Bloomberg
Thanks, Alex!
To Sing 'LOTR' Theme Song
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox is taking a trip to Middle-earth. The former Eurythmics singer will perform the theme song for "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King," the final chapter in the mammoth screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's trilogy about mythical hobbits, elves, wizards, dwarves and humans in a battle of good against evil.
The soundtrack, due out Nov. 25, will feature highlights from Howard Shore's score and Lennox's song "Into the West."
"The Return of the King" opens Dec. 17.
Annie Lennox
www.lordoftherings.net
Bette Midler, center right, Joy Behar, center left, host of 'The View' and Ted Allen, Kyan Douglas, Carson Kressley and Jai Rodriguez, from left, members of the Fab Five on Bravo's 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' pose for photographers before attending Midler's sixth annual 'Hulaween' event to benefit the New York Restoration Project in New York, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003. The New York Restoration Project was founded by Midler in 1995 and is devoted to revitalizing and developing parks and community gardens.
Photo by Diane Bondareff
Judge Refuses to Release
Tommy Chong
A federal judge ruled that Tommy Chong's prison sentence for conspiracy to sell drug paraphernalia would likely stand and refused to release him from jail pending an appeal.
The 65-year-old actor and comedian, best-known for his portrayal of a drug-addled ne'er-do-well in the Cheech and Chong movies, pleaded guilty to conspiracy last spring in federal court and was sentenced to nine months in prison.
He reported Oct. 8 to begin serving his prison term. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab was dated Thursday.
Tommy Chong
Faux News vs. 'The Simpsons'
Matt Groening
Rupert Murdoch's Fox News Channel threatened to sue the makers of "The Simpsons" over a parody of the channel's right-wing political stance, the creator of the hit US television show has claimed.
According to Matt Groening, Fox took exception took a Simpsons' version of the Fox News rolling news ticker which parodied the channel's anti-Democrat stance, with headlines like "Do Democrats Cause Cancer?"
"We called their bluff because we didn't think Rupert Murdoch would pay for Fox to sue itself. So, we got away with it."
Other satirical Fox news bulletins featured in the show included: "Study: 92 per cent of Democrats are gay... JFK posthumously joins Republican Party... Oil slicks found to keep seals young, supple..."
Matt Groening
Canadian Music Retailers PO'd
Rolling Stones
Canadians shopping for music this Christmas may have to cross the Rolling Stones off their wish list after retailers yanked their products in protest.
Major music chains vowed on Wednesday to keep the band's music off their shelves indefinitely after the Stones' made an exclusive deal with U.S. retailer Best Buy Co. Inc. to carry its new four-disc DVD, "Four Flicks," due next month.
The deal extends to Best Buy's Canadian outlets, shutting out other retailers.
Retailers said they will boycott the Stones indefinitely unless they are allowed to carry the new material.
Rolling Stones
Lawsuit Filed
Michael Moore
James Nichols, the brother of Oklahoma City bombing conspirator Terry Nichols, says he was tricked into appearing in the documentary "Bowling for Columbine," according to a federal lawsuit he filed against filmmaker Michael Moore.
Nichols also alleges in the lawsuit, filed Monday in Detroit, that Moore libeled him by linking him to the terrorist act.
He accuses Moore of libel, defamation of character, invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress. His lawyer is asking for a jury trial and damages ranging from $10 million to $20 million on each of nine counts, the Detroit Free Press reported.
Michael Moore
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Full Season to 'Whoopi,' 'Happy Family'
NBC
NBC gave the seal of approval on Wednesday to two new comedies with well-known stars, ordering a full season of both "Whoopi" and "Happy Family."
In a statement, the network said it ordered nine additional episodes of each show, giving them a full-season order of 22.
While NBC is off 12 percent this season in the audience of adults 18 to 49 that is key to advertisers, both shows have improved the network's ratings in that demographic over the same time periods last season.
NBC
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg autographs copies of her new book 'A Patriot's Handbook,' at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston, Massachusetts, October 29, 2003, before introducing a panel discussion entitled 'American Values: Understanding Patriotism in Our Time.'
Photo by Brian Snyder
Canceled for November Sweeps
Television Shows
New television shows that have either been canceled or put on hiatus for the November ratings "sweeps," their return uncertain:
"Luis," Fox. Canceled.
"The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H.," CBS. On hiatus.
"Coupling," NBC. On hiatus.
"The Mullets," UPN. On hiatus.
Television Shows
Another November Hiatus
'The Lyon's Den'
NBC's struggling Sunday night legal drama "The Lyon's Den," starring Rob Lowe, was among the shows placed on hiatus during the November sweeps period.
The latest Nielsen television ratings had "The Lyon's Den" ranked 58th with an estimated 8.85 million viewers.
NBC spokesman Curt King said that "The Lyon's Den" would return in December.
'The Lyon's Den'
Kipenzi, a female reticulated giraffe calf is attended to by her mother Kelsey, left, and father Dusti, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003, at the Brookfield Zoo, in Brookfield, Ill. Kipenzi was born on Oct. 23 and is on exhibit this weekend in the zoo's Habitat Africa! The Savannah area.
Photo by M. Spencer Green
Moved to New Hospital
Roy Horn
Illusionist Roy Horn of "Siegfried and Roy" has been moved to a new hospital almost a month after a tiger attacked him during a sold-out performance, his publicist said.
Horn, 59, had been in an intensive care unit at University Medical Center in Las Vegas until he was transferred Tuesday to a Los Angeles medical facility. UMC is Nevada's only top-level trauma center.
Publicist Dave Kirvin declined to say where Horn was taken or discuss his condition.
Roy Horn
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Tearful L.A. Reporter
Chuck Henry
A veteran Los Angeles TV reporter wept on air Tuesday, moments after a firefighter rescued him from flames that engulfed his news van as he covered the California wildfires.
During a report charged with emotion, Chuck Henry of NBC-owned KNBC credited a single firefighter with saving him from thick smoke and flames that raged around him and his cameraman, Christopher Li, in the Lake Arrowhead area northeast of L.A. Both Henry and Li escaped injury, though the station's mobile broadcast unit was destroyed.
The TV van already was on fire when Henry was pulled out. A KNBC spokeswoman added: "(Henry and Li) saw a wall of flame and then heard a fireman calling Chuck's name. And the fireman came into the smoky area and got Chuck and Christopher and put them into a fire truck."
Henry went live on air immediately after the dramatic rescue to deliver a tense account of his narrow escape and credited the fireman with saving his life. Fellow KNBC reporter Kyung Lah, with photographer Joel Cooke, assisted Henry in relaying his report as Henry's broadcast unit went up in flames close by.
Chuck Henry
Smoke from wildfires in Southern California obscure the view on the Las Vegas strip, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2003. Clark County officials have issued a poor air quality warning due to the smoke that rolled in Wednesday.
Photo by Joe Cavaretta
Leading N.C. First Flight Events
John Travolta
Actor and pilot John Travolta will be the master of ceremonies for the final day of the First Flight Centennial celebration Dec. 17.
Travolta, who has logged 5,000 miles (sic) as a pilot, will speak to the sold-out crowd of 35,000, announce guests and fly his Boeing 707 in a 100-plane squadron that will soar over the Outer Banks during the celebration. The final plane in the squadron will be a replica of the Wright brothers flyer.
Travolta's visit will be on the last day of a six-day celebration Dec. 12-17 at the Wright Brothers National Memorial to mark the 100th anniversary of Orville and Wilbur Wright's first successful powered flight on Dec. 17, 1903.
John Travolta
Programming Highlights
November Sweeps
Some of the big events on television during the November ratings "sweeps," which begin on Thursday:
Nov. 2 — "CBS at 75," a three-hour celebration of the network's anniversary.
Nov. 4 — First episode of "8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter" filmed without the late John Ritter, ABC.
Nov. 5 — The Country Music Association Awards, CBS.
Nov. 7 — Martha Stewart talks to Barbara Walters on "20/20," ABC.
Nov. 9 — "Saving Jessica Lynch," the TV movie, NBC.
Nov. 9 — "The Elizabeth Smart Story," the TV movie, CBS.
Nov. 11 — Reunion of stars from "The Andy Griffith Show," CBS.
Nov. 11 — Jessica Lynch talks to Diane Sawyer, ABC.
Nov. 16 — "The Reagans" miniseries begins, CBS.
Nov. 16 — American Music Awards, ABC.
Nov. 17 — Britney Spears special, "In the Zone," ABC.
Nov. 18 — Final part of "The Reagans," CBS.
Nov. 19 — The Victoria's Secret fashion show on CBS.
Nov. 20 — Peter Jennings investigates the Kennedy assassination 40 years later, ABC.
Nov. 21 — Vibe Music Awards, with Queen Latifah as host, UPN.
Nov. 25 — Justin Timberlake special, NBC.
Nov. 26 — Former "bachelorette" Trista Rehn and Ryan Sutter plan their wedding, first of three specials on ABC.
Nov. 26 — Shania Twain special, NBC.
November Sweeps
New Album Ordered by God
Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus had to record his new gospel album.
Not only does he come from a family tree with a Pentecostal preacher and a gospel choir leader, he also says God instructed him to make the album.
Cyrus told the New York Daily News that he had a vision of God telling him to make a gospel album, and then moments later he got a call from Nashville producer Billy Joe Walker asking him to record one.
Billy Ray Cyrus
Wife Files for Separation
Lionel Richie
The wife of "Dancing on the Ceiling" singer Lionel Richie filed for a separation Wednesday after nearly seven years of marriage.
Richie and Diane Alexander, a former dancer and clothing designer, were married in New York in 1996 after a long and sometimes tumultuous relationship.
The couple's relationship began when Richie was still married to his first wife, Brenda. In 1988, Brenda Richie was arrested for investigation of spousal abuse, trespassing and vandalism when she allegedly accosted her husband and Alexander after discovering them together in a Beverly Hills apartment.
She was not prosecuted, and the couple remained together before divorcing in 1991.
Lionel Richie
Arrested After Hollywood Car Crash
Scott Weiland
Days after a judge warned him to stay off drugs, ill-starred rocker Scott Weiland marked his 36th birthday by crashing into a parked car in Hollywood and leaving the scene, Los Angeles police said on Wednesday.
The former singer with chart-topping rock band Stone Temple Pilots was quickly arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence following the incident, which happened early Monday morning. He was released later that day after posting $15,000 bail.
Weiland has a long history of inter-related drug and legal problems. Most recently, he entered a no-contest plea to two felony drug possession charges in August, and was ordered to enter a drug counseling program. He has completed most of the requirements, and on Oct. 20 a Pasadena judge allowed him to remain free as long as he stayed clean.
Scott Weiland
Baby Rapist Cops Plea
Joseph Lehman Jr
A man accused of raping his infant daughter has pleaded guilty in a deal that could spare him years in prison.
Joseph Lehman Jr., 38, whose father heads the state Corrections Department, pleaded guilty to child rape charges Tuesday in King County Superior Court.
If a judge concurs with the agreement, Lehman Jr. would serve six months in jail, receive at least three years of treatment for sexual deviancy and be under lifetime corrections supervision.
The standard state sentence for first-degree child rape is seven to 10 years in prison. Sentencing is set for Dec. 5.
Lehman Jr.'s daughter was 2 months old when the child's mother, Roxanne Crowder, his fiancee at the time, said she saw him molest the baby at their home Dec. 6.
Lehman told investigators he also fondled a 9-year-old girl in 1997 when he lived in Maine, but the incident was never reported to authorities.
In 1989 Lehman Jr. was convicted of orchestrating the robbery of a bank security vehicle that was delivering $25,000 to automated teller machines in Tacoma and served one day in jail. His accomplice served a month and a half in jail.
Joseph Lehman Jr
Cuccioli di panda rossi allo zoo di Sidney, in Australia.
Photo by Will Burgess
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