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Season Finale
Murder In Small Town X
GlennMac
In the last few episodes, the story really cleared up
a lot. It seems that the murders revolved around this
group, the Order of the Scarlet Lupin. They were the
funding behind the DeuChamps family's fated boat trip.
It turns out, that they were bootleggers, who were
murdered in order to keep them quiet. The mysterious
burnt man was the sole surviviour of this tragedy, and
he vowed revenge against the OSL. All of the victims
are members of the OSL. It was pretty clear that the
murderer is related to the burnt man somehow.
The Reverend confessed to the murder of the council
women, but he didn't know some crucial details about
the crime, and it was found that he was lying. The
biggest revelation made, was actually during the
Killer's Question. "When did my father die?" Of course
it was obvious this was referring to the burnt man,
making the motive perfectly clear. A town meeting, had
the Reverend and Frank Korvic both making absolutely
insane outbursts. It was at this point that I fingered
the murderer. A final tape from the burnt man,
revealed that the murderer was truely his son, to get
revenge on those who killed their ancestors, no real
big surprise. The Reverend was eliminated, as he was
too young to be the son of the burnt man. Leaving
Korvic, and Lampett (name?, owner of the strip
bar/land developer), as the two remaining suspects.
However, the killer kidnapped the final victim of the
list obtained from the final OSL roll call, and the
two investigators had to go to each remaining and try
and find her. At Korvic's place, it was found that he
had basically his own war room, that although it
looked very suspicious. ( One weird moment..Korvic had
done experiments on gunshots with watermelons a la Dan
Burton. I wonder if that was planned).
So Lampett was the killer. I had the motive figured
out fairly early on, after the second Burnt man tape,
but it was hard to figure out the individual..but I
did pick him fairly early. Why? Lampett wasn't the one
to lose his temper, because both the Rev. and Korvic
lost their temper, I disqualified them from being a
cold, methodical killer.
In the end, it all made a lot of sense. Even though
there were a few detours that didn't really go
anywhere, you can look back and see the themes of
vengence and redeption that were the motive for the
murder. In fact, fairly early on it was clear that
both Lampett and Korvic would be among the final
suspects, beacuse of the physical evidence found
against them. I hope that another MiSTX is in the
works, because the show format really works well, with
a bit of tinkering.
~~GlennMac
Season Finale
Murder In Small Town X
Jon Bastian
Jon, the most loyal of the 'Murder In Small Town X' reviewers was
bitten by technology, and missed the final episode.
Same thing happened to me with the final episode of 'Twin Peaks'...
Regardless, thanks for all the great reports, Jon.
Entertainment News
Alex's Entertainment Report
Alex
Actress Kate Winslet and her husband Jim Threapleton are separating, according to the star's publicist. Kate and her husband married in 1998 and celebrated the birth of their first child, Mia, last year.
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Sigourney Weaver is in talks to make a fifth Alien movie. The leggy actress, who starred in the first four movies in the hit series, says she'd be happy to reprise her role for a fifth time, and is currently in talks to see if it can happen.
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Dick Clark, who never seems to grow old, finally admits to his age -- it's 71 -- in front of a national TV audience. Danny Bonaduce, the ``Partridge Family'' child star turned drug addict turned radio deejay, asks a gynecologist how he can help his wife cope with her premenstrual syndrome. Mario Lopez, former heartthrob co-star of TV's ``Saved by the Bell,'' confesses that his mother gave him condoms in high school, saying she was too young to become a grandmother. Clark, Bonaduce and Lopez make up three-quarters of the lead team for ``The Other Half,'' a new syndicated TV series hosted by men but meant for women.
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Comedian Bob Hope, who was expected to leave a Los Angeles-area hospital Monday after treatment for pneumonia, will remain there for another few days until he gains more strength, the 98-year-old entertainer's doctor said. In similar news, Senator Thurmond will remain in the Senate until he had lost all of his strength.
~Alex
Weekly Review
Forensic experts in Honduras found a mass grave containing 15
bodies on a former American military base used to train
Nicaraguan Contras; prosecutors expect to find up to 80 dead
leftists who disappeared during the 1980s. John Negroponte,
who was the American ambassador to Honduras during the Contra
war, was awaiting confirmation as the new U.S. representative
at the United Nations. Slobodan Milosevic berated a judge
and others at the Hague after genocide was added to the
charges he faces there. An Israeli death squad using
American-madeweapons assassinated Mustafa Zubari, also known
as Abu Ali Mustafa, the leader of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine. American officials pointed out that
such extra-judicial killings tend only to inspire suicide
bombers. Gideon Ezra, Israel's deputy minister for internal
security, had a bright new idea for fighting terrorism: kill
the families of people who kill Israelis. France's foreign
minister compared President Bush to Pontius Pilate. A bomb
went off in Galilee.
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In The News
Geena Davis Weds
Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis , 45, married her surgeon boyfriend , Dr.
Reza Jarrahy, 30, on Saturday in a small private ceremony in the Long Island,
New York, town of Wainscott.
The couple, who will live in southern California, said in a joint statement,
``We are very happy and we look forward to spending the rest of our lives
together.'' They will honeymoon in an undisclosed location, her publicist said.
Jarrahy is her fourth husband. Davis previously was married to, and divorced
from, restaurant manager Richard Emmolo, actor Jeff Goldblum and director
Renny Harlin.
For more details, Gina Davis' Wedding
New!
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Michele
"In the Kitchen with Bartcop and Friends" is an electronic recipe file.
These pages will attempt to catalog the best recipes from Bartcop and his
readers.
This idea was spawned by Bartcop's excellent Train Station Chicken
recipe -- if you haven't tried it, you must! It's foolproof, perfect fried
chicken.
We need more recipes like that; the dish that you always make for family gatherings, the one thing people rave about and demand you make for them. Please email them to recipes@pdxnet.net and she will review and post them.
Don't worry about the HTML, just send text, or rich text, or a Word document, photos, video, whatever you have, and Michele will take care of making it web-ready. Don't hesitate to write with any questions you may have and bring on the recipes!
To check out 'Train Station Chicken', and more, In The Kitchen With BartCop
TV News
Lot Of Fuss For A Tape That Doesn't Exist?
Variety is reporting " The showdown between NBC and a California congressman
gained momentum on Tuesday when the network extended the olive branch of
negotiation over a tape -- but not the tape itself -- allegedly showing GE
chairman Jack Welch influencing Election Night news coverage.
Waxman was following up on a rumor that Welch, whose company owns NBC, had
somehow steered NBC News coverage on Election Night 2000 by ordering newsies to
declare Bush the victor. It's a rumor that Lack -- and Welch -- have denied.
An NBC spokesman said that while the network would not be meeting Waxman's
deadline in terms of turning over the tape Tuesday, execs did want to find a
workable solution.
Waxman chief of staff Phil Schiliro said the network had indeed made contact.
Initially, Lack told Waxman he had no problem turning over a tape, if it indeed
existed. Later, Lack backed off, saying it wasn't appropriate to forward such
an item.
What happens next is unclear, whether there will be face-to-face meetings
between Waxman's office and NBC, or phone negotiations. Some development is
expected by the end of the week. "
For more details, Henry Waxman & NBC
Cartoon News
'For Better Or For Worse'
Six years from now, the last of the Patterson kids will be grown and probably
living away from home, Edgar the dog will be getting along in years, and Elly
and John, well into middle age themselves, will be looking for new challenges.
And so will their creator, Lynn Johnston.
Johnston confirmed that For Better Or For Worse will come to an end in 2007.
"I have six years to go on my contract and plan to wrap up my strip then,"
Johnston said. "I have a neurological illness, and I think there are times to
end things, when you have to be honest and say, "I don't have the inside track
on things like young children.' My kids are 23 and 28. I would be able to write
about grandparents and aches and pains, but do I have the same insight into a
young family dealing with young children?
"Now I'm dealing with a number of adults, and the story lines are far more
complicated. I have to make it interesting for me. If not, it's just repetitive
schlock.
"I don't ever want to put something together just to meet a deadline."
For more details, Lynn Johnston
Music News
Words Of Wisdom From Frank Zappa
It's always tricky when a young woman brings a guy home to meet her parents.
But when dad is someone like Frank Zappa, different rules apply.
"My [dating rules] were like, 'Shower with whomever you are dating to save
water,'" says Moon Unit Zappa, the 33-year-old daughter of the late avant-garde
rocker. Also, "If you're going to experiment with anything illegal or dangerous,
do it at home," she said in the October issue of Mademoiselle.
To read more, Zappa Advice
Guess the Bush Twins could take a lesson (or two) from Frank...
BartCop TV Is Here!
Visit the site at BC TV
The 'Vidiot', has updated, again!
There is even more to check!
The Vidiot.
You'll find an amazing amount of information, on an amazing variety of TV shows,
thanks to our Vidiot.
TV News
Mariah 'Postpones' Barbara Walters Interview
Mariah Carey, still recovering from her emotional breakdown, has postponed a
Sept. 12 interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, the television show
``Entertainment Tonight'' reported.
The singer postponed the interview because she ``needs more time to rest,''
Carey spokeswoman Cindi Berger said in a statement cited Tuesday by the show.
The 31-year-old pop singer was treated at a Connecticut clinic last month and
has been with her mother, under a doctor's care, since her release.
Carey said she was exhausted after working on two movies - ``Glitter,'' opening
Sept. 21, and ``Wise Girls,'' due out next year - as well as the soundtrack
for ``Glitter,'' which hits U.S. stores Sept. 11.
Carey last sat down with Walters after divorcing Sony Music chief Tommy Mottola
in November 1998.
For the particulars, Mariah
TV News
'The Other Half'
Mario, Dick, Danny & Dr. Jan
Dick Clark, who never seems to grow old, finally admits to his age -- it's 71 -- in
front of a national TV audience.
Danny Bonaduce, the ``Partridge Family'' child star turned drug addict turned
radio deejay, asks a gynecologist how he can help his wife cope with her
premenstrual syndrome.
Mario Lopez, former heartthrob co-star of TV's ``Saved by the Bell,'' confesses
that his mother gave him condoms in high school, saying she was too young to
become a grandmother.
If it sounds too gushy-feely to be true, that's because it's daytime television.
Clark, Bonaduce and Lopez make up three-quarters of the lead team for ``The
Other Half,'' a new syndicated TV series hosted by men but meant for women.
Rounding out the quartet is Jan Adams, a Harvard-educated plastic surgeon and
young, single dad.
Not coincidentally, Adams happens to be black and single, Lopez is Hispanic and
single, Bonaduce is a white screw-up and practical joker and Clark is -- well,
he's Dick Clark.
``We not only have the grandfather/dad/devoted husband (in Dick Clark), but also
the former drug addict in Danny, the professional in Jan and the young stud
about town in Mario,'' said Susan Winston, the lone woman among the show's four
executive producers.
In putting the show together, one of the most difficult tasks was getting the
men to talk like women, Winters said.
Astute viewers may observe that the show, which premieres Sept. 10, bears a
striking resemblance to ``The View'' -- a mid-morning talk show starring veteran
newswoman Barbara Walters and a multiethnic group of women who sit around and
discuss various topics.
In fact, ``The Other Half's'' creators wanted to call their show ``The Other
View,'' but were dissuaded when they received a threatening letter from
producers of ``The View'' Winters said.
Clark, who has taken off his producer's hat to assume the role of co-host,
spells out the difference even more succinctly: ``We're men and they're women.''
``The Other Half'' is produced by NBC, a unit of General Electric Co., and will
appear on NBC affiliates in many major markets.
If you need to read more about it, The Other Half
Check it out at BC Astrology.
Have you ever checked out Eric Clapton or Chet Atkins' horoscope?
Pretty cool stuff!
TV News
More Money!
The clue is: A popular quiz-show that is doubling is prize money for the first
time in nearly 20 years?
The correct answer: What is "Jeopardy!"?
Starting the last week of November, those $100 questions will be worth $200,
$500 questions will be $1,000 - and Double Jeopardy will pay, well, double that.
Meanwhile, there are more surprises in store for "Jeopardy!" fans this
year - host Alex Trebek has lost his mustache for good.
Trebek shaved his signature 'stache at the end of last season during a lunch
break between taping shows and surprised his studio audience.
For even more, Jeopardy
Broadcasting News
Faux/AOL/Time/Warner Set To 'Distribute' Chinese TV To US
China is set to allow News Corporation and AOL Time Warner access to its
domestic television audiences in return for their agreeing to distribute a
Chinese government-sponsored channel in the US.
International broadcasters have fought for more than two decades to gain
access to the Chinese market. Approval would be a particular triumph for
Rupert Murdoch, chief executive of News Corp.
Foreign companies have been banned from directly broadcasting into China, apart
from in some tourist hotels and foreign residential compounds.
China's intention to allow News Corp and AOL Time Warner access to the domestic
television market represents an unprecedented liberalisation in one of its most
closed industries.
To read the details, Not Good News
In The News
Today's 'Not A Pretty Story'
A man who had been practicing archery in the back yard with his two children
died when his cesspool caved in and swallowed him, police said.
Michael Lobasso, 35, a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agent, was standing
on the ground above the cesspool when it gave way at about 12:40 p.m. Monday,
County police said.
The body was recovered at about 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Detective Sgt. Arthur Ahl
said. "The more they dug, the worse the body actually got stuck," he said.
When rescue crews arrived, they found a 3-foot-wide hole that grew to about
15 feet across as they searched, Huntington Manor Fire Chief Charles Hoffman said.
For all the gruesome details, Ewwwwww
Democratic Fundraiser
Footloose In Seattle?
Erin Hart
Join Senator Mary Landrieu of Lousiana at the Eastside Democrats
Dinner and Fundraiser September 9, 2001 at the Bellevue Hyatt. Special
guests include Washington Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell.
Erin Hart of 710 KIRO is the Emcee.
For more information, visit Erin's site (Erin Hart),
and say 'hi' to Brian, the webmaster.
(Or, Erin Hart for Netscape Users)
Erin Hart is regularly scheduled Saturday & Sunday evenings, 9pm - 1am (pdt),
on KIRO, in Seattle (but, with Mariners games, she may be pre-empted). The
audio streams, the chatroom is interesting, and the topics run from liberal
to progressive.
Besides, I know Erin. A long, long time ago, she set me up on
a date with a Reagan speech writer, and I still speak to her!
LOL -- remember that one? *!*
Then there are the tales of the Hollywood record producer, too...
I'll never listen to 'Ina-Gadda-Da-Vida' the same way again...heh heh heh...
~~Marty
In Memory
Henry (Hank) Nasiff
Hank the Angry, Drunken Dwarf is dead.
The 4-foot-1 Howard Stern sidekick, known for being, well, drunk and
angry, died Tuesday at the age of 39. The cause of death was not
immediately disclosed.
Born Henry Nasiff, the diminutive performer got his break in 1996,
when he and a friend from Boston dinner theater (yes, Hank was in
dinner theater) drove to New York City and decided to try to get on
the Stern show. Hank's vigil at New York's K-Rock studios began at
about 5:30 a.m., and the Stern crew quickly took notice.
As Doug Z. Goodstein, Hank's manager and the producer of Stern's
E! TV show, once recounted to E! Online, "There was just a compelling
feature of a drunk, belligerent midget." (As Hank was fond of yelling,
"I'm not a midget, I'm a dwarf, you a--hole.)"
He soon become a recurring member of Stern's so-called "Wack Pack,"
joining the likes of Crackhead Bob and the Elephant Boy in Howard's
pantheon of oddballs.
He parlayed his fame into a Website, Hank The Dwarf (where
fans could snap up official "Hank Says: Don't Drive & Drink" key chains),
and a side career entertaining at parties (for a fee, he'd karaoke,
lapdance, bartend or hurl insults at guests).
To read more, Hank
Still MISSING
Marc Chagall's "Study for 'Over Vitebsk'"
