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Firm-Size Wage Differentials in the Netherlands
AbstractAn unsolved problem in modern labor economics is the positive relation between the size of the firm in which a worker is employed and his wage. One line of research that has been developed quite recently in this field is the application of endogenous switching regression models. In this paper we utilize such a model to investigate firm-size wage differentials in the Netherlands. The principal findings are that larger firms pay higher returns on schooling whereas smaller firms tend to reward IQ. Combined with the finding that high IQ-workers are sorted into the largest firms, the results are consistent with a model of job screening. Furthermore, we find that employed sons of self-employed fathers are more likely to work in small firms and that wage prospects for all types of workers are indeed most favorable in larger firms. Copyright 1995 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
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Volume (Year): 7 (1995)
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What to Watch: Pro-life Reaction to Baucus Proposal
Here are the items we're watching today:
-- Some pro-life groups say the health care bill proposed by Senator Max Baucus would allow the government to pay for abortions.
A Rasmussen Reports survey suggests that 48 percent believe any government-subsidized health care plan should be prohibited from covering abortion while 13 percent believe a plan should be required to cover it. Thirty-two percent of those surveyed favor a more neutral approach with no requirements in either direction.
-- The president of Notre Dame plans to participate in the March for Life in January in Washington, D.C. John I. Jenkins took heat after the school invited President Obama to speak at commencement and gave him an honorary doctorate.
-- A mayoral candidate in Florida faces scrutiny over his creationism beliefs.
-- History nuts might enjoy this item. A man is expected to sell one of 32 copies of "the Bible of the Revolution" for at least $40,000. Here's more from the Washington Post.
This endorsement by the secular of the spiritual would have been a flagrant violation of the church/state divide -- but it was nine years before that concept would be codified and ratified in the First Amendment.
On Thursday, at a rare book auction in Manhattan, the 59-year-old retired real estate developer, a self-described devout Christian who avoids affiliation with any denomination and deeply dislikes "political Christians," is selling one of his copies.
Unfortunately the trust level between Americans and the senators and representatives who "represent" us is so low that it doesn't matter what the expressed intent of legislation is, the supposition is that the process will produce something entirely different. The level of skepticism has become so high, due in part to passage of bills that were never read, and high-ranking officials such as Speaker Pelosi who can't manager to be as current on current events as the average American with access to the Internet. Bottom line, the assumption is always there that harm is intended and that what Congress is doing is not for the better good. Man Americans have taken a protectionist stance. Congress brought this on itself.
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I found myself unable to trust these so called Christian political groups anymore, pro-life or pro-family is just their pretext to rally against any agenda promoted by the opponent of their allied party, namely the Republican party. It's puzzling that they are against a bill that will enpower millions of uninsured Americans when the teaching of caring for the poor and needy is so prevalent throughout the Scripture, Old and New Testaments. The most likely conclusion one can draw is that they are not Christian political activist groups, but offshoot organizations of the Republican party, and partisans in the religious cloaks. They have done far more damage to the good name of the Christian faith in this country than the liberals. It's they who gave the most powerful ammunitions to anti-Christian groups like ACLU to criminalize Christianity.
You are right on Amos H.
The Christian Evangelical movement has prostituted itself to the Republican party starting with Ronald Reagan. It is like salt that has lost its savor - just as the bible said.
Let's pray that God shakes us - (who say and truly believe that we are christians) up before it's too late
Health insurance reform will probably save many lives AFTER birth and improve the quality of life for millions. How hypocritical it is for Bible-centered Christians to care only for fetuses and the severely brain-damaged, which the Bible does NOT explicitly mention, and ignore the far greater human suffering elsewhere that the Bible directly addresses! If we're going to be pro-life, let's be holistically pro-life.


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Lawmakers in Illinois have sued the state's governor, who threw down the glove by canceling their paychecks unless and until they came up with a solution to the state's $100 billion in unfunded pension liability.
House and senate leaders filed a lawsuit against Gov. Pat Quinn on Tuesday, contending that it is an unconstitutional violation of the separation of powers for him to eliminate their salaries through his line-item veto, reports the Associated Press.
"This matter is of fundamental constitutional importance, as Governor Quinn's action threatens the independence of each branch of government," said House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton in a joint press release about their Cook County Circuit Court suit. "The Illinois Constitution protects the salaries of members of the judiciary, the legislature, and the executive branch."
The plaintiffs offer two arguments for restoring the lawmakers' pay:
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MONROE (WKOW) -- Appearing for his court case through video conference from Monroe Hospital, a Monroe man was charged with five felony crimes in connection with the crash death of 10-year old Michael Iverson of Stoughton.
The charges against 21-year old Trevor McGuire include first degree reckless homicide, and homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle.
A criminal complaint states McGuire and a friend drank tequila, and had a tequila flask inside McGuire's pick-up drunk, before the truck collided with a van driven by the victim's father, Matthew Iverson, on Highway-59 in Albany Oct. 7. Court records state Matthew Iverson was injured, including fracturing his spine. Members of the Iverson family were returning home after attending a middle school volleyball game in Monroe.
Court records state an Illinois man and a Monroe woman saw McGuire's van driving recklessly and passing cars in a no-passing zone before the collision.
Authorities have released no blood alcohol level for McGuire for the day of the collision.
A judge set McGuire's bail at $100,000, with $10,000 of the total to be posted in cash.
McGuire's attorney said McGuire is recovering from a surgery. McGuire was dressed in a tee shirt, and appeared able to walk, as he appeared for the court hearing from the hospital.
McGuire was arrested in January for first offense drunken driving, but the case was settled with a lesser charge, eliminating the possibility of a longer revocation of McGuire's license. Green County assistant district attorney Jeffrey Kohl says there were evidence problems in prosecuting McGuire for the more serious, drunk driving charge.
McGuire is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on his five felony charges Jan. 3.
MONROE (WKOW) -- Authorities say the driver of a truck involved in a collision that killed a Stoughton boy may participate in a court hearing from a hospital bed Friday.
Officials say 21-year old Trevor McGuire drove drunkenly and slammed into a van on Highway 59 in Albany Oct. 7, killing 10-year old Michael Iverson.
Green County District Attorney Gary Luhmann says McGuire is expected to face charges of homicide by intoxicated use of a vehicle, and causing great bodily harm, and possibly other charges. The boy's father was seriously hurt in the collision.
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Some teams get lucky in the lottery. As of today the Warriors down 10 in net gain/loss of draft picks from the lottery. Its depressing. The lineup we all envisioned of our young players plus Wall, Turner, or one of the top two big men is out the window. I can't help but feel cheated, especially after finding out the the Dubs have moved down a total of 10 draft slots overall, in the history of the draft.
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TWO RIVERS (WKOW) -- A fishing village in eastern Wisconsin is hosting a centennial celebration in honor of a schooner that sank in Lake Michigan exactly 100 years ago.
The Rouse Simmons was carrying Christmas trees from Michigan to Illinois in 1912. It sank November 23 as frigid swells crashed on its aging deck, capsizing the vessel and killing all 15 or so people on board.
A report in the Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter says Captain Herman Schuenemann was a beloved figure. For 13 years he delivered his cargo of Christmas trees from Thompson, Michigan, to Chicago.
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Softly spoken author Jeanette Aplin lives the good life on d'Urville Island with a candle by the bed and her husband and kunekune pigs for company.
She invites New Zealand to walk alongside her on the rugged, isolated island as she tells her story in her latest book, The Price of Bacon.
The bestselling author of the Lighthouse series - The Lighthouse Keeper's Wife and The Lighthouse Keeper's Children's Mother - visited Hedley's Booksellers on Monday with her husband, Pip, to promote her new book about living on the island with kunekune pigs.
After writing about her experience living on Steven's Island and Dog Island where Pip worked as a lighthouse keeper, Jeanette began her latest story in 2004, and finished it last year.
"The Lighthouse series was a success, so I decided to write another one. In this book, I invite the reader to walk along with me for six years of my life."
Jeanette and Pip bought their property on d'Urville Island, on the north-western side of the Marlborough Sounds, about 40 years ago, and moved there 28 years ago and raised three children - two of their own and one fostered.
They keep a candle by the bed, as they live without electricity or roads, with solar power to run their computer to keep in touch with the outside world and for Jeanette to write.
"The first half of my first book I wrote in longhand and then on a primitive computer, so with the proceeds of the first book I bought myself a decent computer."
Jeanette's love for kunekune pigs began when she took on her daughter's pigs, which were bred as pets for people living as far away as England and the US.
"They are very trainable, good-natured, friendly and smart animals," said Jeanette, "so of course, many people have fallen in love with kunekune pigs."
In The Price of Bacon, Jeanette writes about her life in relation to the pigs, and she has had a good response to the book so far on the tour.
"Few people have read it yet because it's only been on the shelves for a week, but of those who have read it, they've said they didn't want to stop and three of them were men.
"I also try to speak up for the animals and their right to a happy life, so that's why I called it The Price of Bacon."
She has been passionate about writing since childhood, and remembers writing her first story for her mother.
"She home-schooled me for a year before I started school, and she somehow made my first story seem like magic to me - I just loved writing."
Jeanette intends to continue writing, with three more books in the pipeline, including the third instalment of the Lighthouse series.
"When I started The Price of Bacon, I was halfway through the third book in the Lighthouse series, so I think that will be the next one."


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Rushville Republican
---- — Obituaries
Rita June (Boiles) Hollars, 58
Patricia Louise Osting, 80
The Rushville Republican thanks the following persons for their subscription to and support of this newspaper:
William Case
Janet Egielske
Holiday Trash Schedule
The City of Rushville Street and Sanitation Department will be closed Dec. 24 and 25 and Jan. 1. Tuesdays and Wednesdays trash routes will be collected Thursday, Dec. 26. Thursdays trash and Fridays recycle routes will be collected Friday, Dec. 27. The trash route will be collected Thursday, Jan. 2 along with Thursdays trash route.
Boys & Girls Club hours
The Boys & Girls Club of Rush County will be closed on the following days: Dec. 25, 26 and 29 and Jan. 1 and 5. The Club will be open from 8 a.m. to noon on Dec. 24 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Dec. 27, 28, 30 and 31 along with Jan. 2, 3 and 4.
Not-for-profits may submit upcoming events to firstname.lastname@example.com or 126 S. Main St., Rushville, IN 46173.
• Big Flatrock Christian Church would like to invite everyone to the beautiful candle light Christmas Eve service. The service will be at 11 p.m. The church is located at 4782 W 650 S, Rushville (one mile east of Gowdy). For more information, contact Larry Adkins at 765-932-5229.
• There will be a Christmas Eve Service at the Knightstown Christian Church at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24. Special music will be provided by the choir and Christmas songs will be sung by the audience. Richard Thayer will deliver the Christmasmessage. The public is invited to attend the service at the church located at 138 W. Main St.
• The Lady Lions will compete in the 2013 City Securities Hall of Fame Classic tournaments Friday at the New Castle Fieldhouse. Rushville will face Homestead at 11 a.m. Bedford North Lawrence will then face Pike. The losers of the first two games will play at 6 p.m. in the consolation game and the winners play following that game.
• The Lions will host the Lion Classic at Memorial Gym. Rushville faces Centerville at 10:30 a.m. Heritage Christian faces Franklin at noon. The consolation game is set for 6 p.m. with the championship at 7:30 p.m.
• The Rush County Muskrats will hold a still board shoot at 11 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at The Farm. There will be a gun raffle.
• The staff and Board of Directors of the Rush County Community Foundation will be hosting a reception to honor the service and dedication of retiring Executive Director Garry E. Cooley. Please stop by the Rush County Community Foundation office between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 to recognize Garry's contributions to the community and wish him well on his retirement. Light refreshments will be served. In lieu of gifts, Garry has requested that donations be made to the fund of the donor's choice.
• Columbus Star Quilters' Guild January meeting will be held Jan. 8, 2014 at the Masonic Lodge at 4131 Rocky Ford Road, the corner of Taylor and Rocky Ford Roads. All interested persons are welcome to attend. Member Jamie Schantz will hold a trunk show to display many of her quilts including the Viewers' Quilt Award 2012 Quilt. Her quilts contain unique combinations of color and applique.
The doors open at 8:45 a.m. and the meeting starts at 9:30 a.m. Please bring a Show-and-Tell to share at the meeting. There is no charge to attend.
• Raleigh Community Club Dance, 7:30-10:30 p.m., weekly on Saturdays. Live band. Open to all ages.
• Tox-away Days are the first Saturday of each month from 8 a.m. to noon at Smiley Avenue. Join in making this a Clean, Green Rush County.
• The community food pantry, 109 East Third Street, Rushville is open from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday. Bring photo ID. Donations welcomed.
• In cooperation with the Rush County Food Pantry (RCCA), the Gleaners Mobile Food Bank will be bringing a truck load of food to the Main Street Christian Church parking lot, 615 N. Main St., Rushville, on the first Monday of each month for distribution to local residents.
The distribution will be made between 4 and 6 p.m. Residents will need to bring their own containers (sacks or boxes) to put their food into.
• Alcoholics Anonymous meets each Tuesday evening at 7:30 p.m. at the Hoosier Gym in Knightstown. Use the east entrance at the corner of Adams and Locust streets. Information: 765-313-1637.
• Diabetes education classes are held from 5 to 7 p.m. on the first, second, and third Tuesday of each month at Rush Memorial Hospital Skills Lab, second floor. Cost, $10 per class with a $25 refund if all three classes are attended. Info: 765-932-7416 or firstname.lastname@example.com
• Partners for a Healthy Rush County meets at 6 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the Boys & Girls Club. Open to all interested businesses, organizations or individuals in Rush County.
• AA and Al-Anon meet at 7:30 p.m. Mondays at St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
• Crossroads Serenity Group, an Al-Anon group, meets from 6 to 7 p.m. every Monday at 333 N. Main Street, Rushville. Information: Gail at 317-642-9112 or Larry at 765-277-9477.
• Veterans, if you have an appointment at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in Indianapolis call (765) 932-3075, seven to 10 days in advance, to arrange a ride in the DAV van. Veterans who need a ride sooner call (765) 561-5445 or (765) 932-2703.
• Rush County Victims Assistance, Inc., monthly meeting on the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. For location contact the office at 938-1555. The public always is invited. Info: Barbara Kuhn at 938-1555.


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Campaign to restore Paignton Picture House to former glory
Posted: January 18, 2014|
By Andrea Kuhn
John Mann was so passionate about his beloved cinema in Paignton that when it closed its doors in 1999, he never gave up hope he would one day return.
The dazzlingly elegant building, so loved by Agatha Christie she had her own reserved seat, fell dark and dusty.
But after nearly two decades John and the cinema's army of loyal supporters will have their patience rewarded, as Paignton Picture House, is to be restored and re-opened.
"It's been very sad for me to see it like this," he says pointing to the broken panes of Art Deco style coloured glass and dusty velvet seats. "It's been a hard fight. I remember the day they shut it. They just closed the doors. They even left fish and chip papers in the rubbish bin."
The small 375-seat cinema has been part of John's life for over 50 years. From visits as an eager child, to luring him back from a burgeoning career as a technician at Ealing Studios in London to work there as chief engineer. He even married the daughter of the cinema manageress.
He believes that, the despite changing times and tastes, it will be possible to recapture the old magic once again.
"I think everybody loves nostalgia. It's part of the human experience – we all remember the past. But I think what people love about it is it's pure escapism. I don't think that ever goes away."
He is an ardent fan of the silent films of early comics such as Buster Keaton and Snub Pollard and runs occasional showings in Paignton accompanied by pianist Pam Bennett, who apparently has the rare skill of being able to play in the dark. Very soon they will return to their natural home at the Picture House.
Yet without John's passion for the glory days of cinema, much of it's precious contents would be lost. So convinced was he that the cinema would re-open again that he rescued and stored delicate silk screens and painting hoardings with photographs of the Marx Brothers and Gloria Swanson which will now also be returned.
The Picture House is one of the oldest of its kind in Europe and it is thought to have been built between 1907 and 1910 – certainly long before the word "cinema" had even been invented. It was called "The Electric Bioscopic Exhibition Centre with entertainment suitable for ladies" with men seated on one side and women on the other.
It was the first such building outside of London to have a 21-piece orchestra and also the first to have air conditioning, both quite extraordinary achievements for a little seaside town in Devon.
But in the heady days of the glamorous English Riviera, it was the popular haunt of the rich and famous.
One of its biggest fans, Agatha Christie, had her own pair of seats in the circle (row two, seats one and two), one for her and one for her butler, who would provide her with drinks during the evening performance.
It was also visited by Paris Singer, heir to the Singer sewing machine fortune, who lived at nearby Oldway Mansion. During his ill-fated courtship with his lover, the dancer Isadora Duncan, they would sit discreetly in their own private box at the back of the upper circle.
Even Edward, the Duke of Windsor, and Mrs Simpson are rumoured to have visited during their courtship.
The cinema became a film set itself when it featured in Agatha Christie's Ordeal by Innocence with a star-studded cast including Donald Sutherland and Faye Dunaway.
Even now, despite the building's current decrepit state, it is easy to see how it has cast a spell over its many fans.
Upstairs in the old projection room there are giant spools of spiralling tape across the floor. In another room there are wages sheets from 1937 showing that it cost £24 14s and 5d to run the cinema each week with a staff of 10.
Chunky black shellac records in paper sleeves from popular 1950s names such as Ray Martin and Winifred Atwell are stacked in a dusty pile.
"Even now I feel aggrieved when I see all this," says John. "But we'll be back, we'll be back."
In the last 17 years there have been numerous rescue plans, all of which have failed. The Picture House has also faced being demolished or converted by owners Dart Valley Railway.
"At one point they wanted to run a train right through the cinema," says Tony Moss, chairman of the Paignton Heritage Society. "We'd have lost all of this," he says, gesturing at the walls.
The building is certainly unique with its unusual mixture of Art Nouveau and Art Deco, probably due to the fact it was built by local business people.
"It was their understanding of what they believed the style was," adds Tony.
Lining the walls there are plaster reliefs of the stars of the time such as Douglas Fairbanks, once known as "the King of Hollywood", for his roles in silent films such as The Mark of Zorro and Robin Hood.
But despite, the lack of success so far, Mr Moss says this time is different, in part due to a recent change in management at the railway which has heralded a new impetus to revive the cinema. Paul Hawthorne, chairman of the newly formed Paignton Picture House Trust, which is leading the restoration plan, is confident of success.
He says supporters of the scheme appreciate the many benefits the restored cinema could bring to the town, coupled with the steam railway and such popular attractions as Agatha Christie's former home, Greenway.
But he says the plan to raise the money from grant-making bodies, such as the Heritage Lottery Fund, and then to carry out the work, could take up to four or five years.
"Nobody will put money into anything unless it can wash its face. The difference this time is that the steam railway are very committed to making this project happen."
"I think the Picture House is an opportunity for all of us to reconnect with something from our past. If you go and sit in one of the boxes there is something magical about the building.
"It would be a crime not to do anything."


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When former Strikeforce champion Mo Lawal signed with Bellator he probably thought a spot on SportsCenter's "Top 10 Plays" was attainable based on the performances he planned on putting on inside the organization's cage. Though Lawal ultimately achieved that feat, it wasn't necessarily in the way he wanted. As fans undoubtedly remember, a Spinning Backfist from opponent Emanuel Newton stopped Lawal in his tracks and sent him down to the canvas, out cold. The highlight was well-circulated including a mention on ESPN's trademark show.
Lawal will have an opportunity to avenge the embarrassing loss when Bellator heads to PPV, as officials have recently announced a rematch featuring the fighters has been attached to the November 2 card. Though both men are title-contenders, champion Attila Vegh is shelved with a shoulder injury, so an interim title will be created for the upcoming PPV clash.
Newton is 21-7-1 in his career with eleven stoppages, while Lawal holds an 11-2 mark including nine knockouts.
Their match-up joins an event already featuring Michael Chandler-Eddie Alvarez II and Quinton Jackson-Tito Ortiz.


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Newborn warthogs, Daphne and Violet, were born in April and have just been released into their habitat.
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Ahoy from the BlueJacket who is underway from Wrightsville Beach, NC
We've been spending long days moving and I've been remiss about writing trip reports. Today we were underway at 6 AM and we probably won't get in until after 7 PM. Those are long days! But we're making great mileage and as you may have noticed, we're in NC and only have 250 more miles to the start of the ICW in Norfolk, VA.
The last report that I sent was from the Waccamaw river just N of Georgetown, SC and I had just enjoyed a wonderful sunrise. I'm happy to report that the rest of the morning was equally as wonderful. This stretch of the ICW for the next 30 miles or so was absolutely stunning. That is, if you like wildlife and nature. On the river banks you would commonly see alligators and turtles warming themselves in the morning sun. The trees were full of what we think were Osprey nests filled with chicks. Navigation sign posts also seem to be the frequent homes to nests. Some of the nests were huge with much bigger parents and we're not sure what those are, but hopefully my ornithologist brother Larry will help with identifications from some of the photos that I took.
The stretch into Myrtle Beach was no where near as pleasant as the ICW goes down to a narrow channel lined with condos and apartments. Oh, and lets not forget the boating traffic. To say that this is heavily traveled would be an understatement. Everyone seems to be in a rush and throws up huge wakes. There are virtually no anchorages along this section and there aren't any marinas for quite a distance N of here, so we decided to stop at the Cricket Cove marina, which is just N of the Little River swing bridge. Unfortunately we were on a face dock and had to endure huge wakes until the sun went down.
We were underway by 7 AM the next morning trying to make as many miles as we could. There were wonderful stretches of beautiful homes as well as areas of just marsh. It's a pleasant area, but once again when you got into populated area, the weekend boat traffic was terrible. I'm amazed at how many people think that it's OK to push the throttles all the way forward and blast though heavily trafficked area. At one point we had a speed boat with three 250 HP motors running at full bore, bounce off a wake and come directly into our path. Luckily he was able to turn back, but he passed right along side of us.
The current on the ICW always seems to be against you. It's supposed to work out that it all evens out, but that never seems to be the case. Due to a current that was against us and the fact that some of the bridges in front of us only opened on the hour, we decided to stop at Wrightsville beach for the night. We pulled into the SeaPath Yacht Club, which had extremely friendly and competent staff.
Today we're trying to get to Moorehead City/Beaufort, NC which is 85 statute miles away. We had the option of going out through the Masonboro inlet which was near the marina or continue on down the ICW. I would preferred to go out the inlet and head directly to Beaufort, but the forecast is for a line of thunderstorms to come through this afternoon with a cold front, so we're plodding along the ICW. The mileage is the same, but you have to deal with currents and boat traffic on the ICW. Oh well, we'll get there!
-- Geoff & Sue
For the cruiser:
Cricket Cove was $1.50/ft and $4/30A. They facilities are very nice and clean and they have a good restaurant. However, their transient dockage faces the ICW. I would not recommend staying there over a weekend, but overnight is OK.
The SeaPath Yacht Club is located just before the Wrightsville bridge, which makes it a great place to stop if you're heading N and want to get to the bridge for the hourly opening. You can also head out the inlet. Their rate was $1.90/ft + $6/30A. Very nice staff and facilities.
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Two Tivos To Paradise 02.22.13: Breaking Bad, The Walking Dead, Downtown Abbey, More!
Posted by
Al Norton
on 02.22.2013
A look at some of the best potential pilots for the upcoming fall season including
Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D.
, news and thoughts on awards for
Breaking Bad
and more!
Hello friends. Another weekend, another snowstorm; last Sunday's wasn't so bad, especially in the wake of Nemo the week before, but this coming one looks like a solid 6 – 8 inches of heavy, wet snow. My back says "thank you", Mother Nature.
I realized this week that we had not done a giveaway in 2012 so let's remedy that now; we've got season seven of
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
…AND season three of
Modern Family
!!! Both come on Blu-ray with a ton of cool extras, and all you have to do to enter to win is go to
Al Norton's Two Tivos To Paradise on Facebook
, click "Like" if you have not already, and then post "Hey TTTP, I wanna laugh" on our wall. As long as you have a US or Canadian mailing address and haven't won anything in the last six months, you'll be entered to win! One entry per person and we'll choose a winner at random on Monday afternoon, so good luck!
Also, while we're discussing the FB page, there are reasons other than the giveaway to check it out; we post breaking TV-related news as it happens plus lots of fun interactive stuff so you can praise/rip shows in a forum that's respectful of everyone's passion for the tube. It's a lot of fun and we'd love to have you join our community.
Here's the first look at NBC's
This HAS to be better than
Southie Rules
, right?!?!?!...
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We had two interviews run yesterday – our chat with Will Dailey (the official singer/songwriter of TTTP) was up on 411's Music page while our one-on-one with TTTP fave Rick Hoffman (
) was on the Movies/TV page. Check them out via the links below and be on the lookout for our conversation with Eric Close (
) next Wednesday.
And he's long gone when he's next to me and I realize the blame is on news.
For He May Be She But What I'm Told Is Never For Certain
We've been covering pilot season for a few weeks and I thought I'd take a few minutes to review what I think are the 10 most interesting new projects. These aren't necessarily the 10 most likely to make the airwaves this fall, just the ones I am most intrigued by. Keep in mind that I know nothing other than what is written below – I haven't actually read the scripts nor seen any footage – so I am gauging my interest on who is involved and/or the subject matter. ..
Crazy Ones
is a comedy for CBS from 10 time Emmy winner David E Kelley about a man who runs an advertising agency (Oscar winner Robin Williams) and his daughter (Sarah Michelle Gellar), who works as the agency's creative director. James Wolk (
Lone Star, Political Animals
) plays the agency's top copywriter.
is a CBS comedy from Chuck Lorre where Anna Farris plays a fresh-out-of-rehab Mom trying to put her life back together. Emmy winner Allison Janney plays her Mother, who has issues of her own, with Nate Cordrry (
Harry's Law, Studio 60
) as Farris' married boss she is sleeping with and Matt Jones (
Breaking Bad's
Badger) as her ex/the father of her child.
About A Boy
is NBC's half hour adaptation of the book by Nick Hornby (which also was turned into a movie), with Jason Katims (
Friday Night Lights, Parenthood
) writing and executive producing and Jon Favreau directing. David Walton (
New Girl, Bent
) stars as a maturity-challenged guy who develops a friendship with the young boy who moves in next door. Golden Globe winner Minnie Driver plays the boy's newly-single Mom.
Beverly Hills Cop
is CBS' small screen adaptation/sequel to hugely successful movie franchise that focus on Axel Foley's son Aaron (Brandon T Jackson) as he moves to Beverly Hills to get out of his Dad's shadow. Shawn Ryan (
The Shield
) is writing and executive producing, with Barry Sonnenfeld directing. Eddie Murphy will executive produce and reprise his role as Axel in the pilot. Other cast members include Kevin Pollak and David Denmen.
is a Fox drama inspired by an Australian series where Greg Kinnear plays a brilliant but self destructive defense attorney. Miranda Otto plays his ex-wife, with Bojana Novakovic as the prostitute he has been seeing for years who is also a law student. Peter Tolan (
Rescue Me, The Larry Sanders Show, Murphy Brown
) is the showrunner.
Trophy Wife
is an ABC comedy about a former party girl (Malin Ackerman) who falls for an older man (Emmy winner Bradley Whitford) with two ex-wives (Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden and
alum Michaela Watkins) and three manipulative kids. Natalie Morales plays Ackerman's best friend.
is an ABC drama pilot from Kyle Killen (
Awake, Lone Star
) about two brothers, one a genius with mental health issues and the other an ex-con conman, who run a business that helps people solve problems using human science and manipulation. Steve Zahn will play the brother who is a well known expert on the study of human behavior and who also doesn't not take medication for his bipolar disorder.
is an action drama for ABC from Joss Whedon set in the Marvel Universe world and featuring Clark Gregg's Agent Coulson role from the movies. Not sure I really need to write more than that one sentence.
*Fox's untitled comedy set in a police station on the outskirts of New York City is from Mike Schur and Dan Goor, who teamed up for Parks and Recreation, and stars
alum Andy Samberg in his first series lead alongside Emmy winner Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, and Stephanie Beatriz (Modern Family).
is an NBC action-noir-drama with more than a little
Kill Bill
running through its veins. A late teens girl (Skyler Samuels,
The Nine Lives of Chloe King
) is caught in a war between two families of assassins, realizing her fate involves taking on her Mom (KaDee Strickland,
Private Practice
) in a fight to the death. Tom Everett Scott plays her Dad, who didn't know she was the product of a one night stand until just now, and Jonathan Banks (
Breaking Bad
) is the head of one of the two warring families. The pilot is written by David Graziano (
Southland, In Plain Sight, Day Break, Lie to Me, Terra Nova
) and directed by Peter Berg (
Friday Night Lights
– both big and small screen,
Hancock, The Kingdom
Take A Little Trip, Take A Little Trip, Take A Little Trip And See
Matt Williams, who paired with Rosanne Barr to co-create
and did the same with Tim Allen to co-create
Home Improvement
, has signed with Lionsgate to work with George Lopez on a new family comedy. Williams will be the showrunner on the series, which doesn't have a script or even a plot outline yet, but what is known is that it will be shopped to networks in the 10/90 format created by Tyler Perry and used by TBS with
Are We There Yet
and FX for
Anger Management
. 10/90 means a 10 episode first season will be made and the contract will stipulate that an automatic order for an additional 90 episodes kicks in if certain specific ratings thresholds are met. Williams' resume also includes a writing/producing stint on
The Cosby Show
, a co-creator credit for
A Different World
, and six Emmy nominations.
I have no issue with the business side of this arrangement – seems to work for all parties – but there's something about the way the creative process is hijacked with these shows that rubs me the wrong way; this isn't someone having the idea for a show and then building it around a star, it's a show created around a financial formula, and I don't think there is a lot of great product that comes out of that thinking. Don't get me wrong, I am fully aware TV is a business where the goal is to make money, I just can't think of a truly great show where the creator sat around thinking, "hmmm, what show can I do that will make me a lot of money?"
Lionsgate is also working on a show that would follow the same 10/90 formula and feature Kelsey Grammer and Martin Lawrence and Martin Lawrence. All that's known is that it would be some sort of comedy that would play off of the difference in their two personalities but the reason that is all there is known is that that's literally all there is; there is no script, no writers, just an executive saying, "think of how funny it could be?" FYI to Lionsgate – make Lawrence the erudite one while Grammer plays the cruder, more blue collar street guy and you've got your show right there.
I respect the role finance plays in the world of television but when it starts to replace the creative process instead of work concurrently with it, there is a problem.
Like A Coin In Your Mint, I Am Dented And I'm Spent With High Treason
For the past few months we've told you about new programming the big five networks have in development but now we've entered the next stage, with pilots being ordered for the 2013-2014 season…FYI - Any show listed below has been given said order…
Rockmond Dunbar has signed on to
, David Shore's (
) new drama about a former cop who now works as a low rent lawyer. Dunbar plays his former partner who is still on the force and helps him out on cases…Isaiah Whitlock, Jr. (
The Wire
) is one of the
Lucky 7
, a drama about seven folks who work together at a gas station in Queens who all go in on a winning lottery ticket…Matt Craven signed for one of the leads on
The Returned
, playing the sheriff in the small town of Arcadia whose wife, dead and buried two years ago, turns up at his front door as if nothing has happened, an occurrence that starts to happen to folks all over town…Paget Brewster (
Criminal Minds
) will play Rob Corddry's wife on the comedy
…George Segal has joined the cast of the comedy
How The Hell Am I Normal
…Mandy Moore is one of the leads in
, a comedy about three female friends refusing to conform to the way society says they should handle getting older…Melissa Rosenberg, who wrote the screenplay for the first
movie and is executive producing the upcoming ABC drama
Red Widow
, has been brought it as showrunner for
Big Thunder
, the action drama that is inspired by the Disney ride Big Thunder Mountain…Tricia Helfer (
Battlestar Galactica
) is the lead in
Killer Woman
, a drama about the only female Texas Ranger, with Marc Blucas (
Necessary Roughness
) in the cast as well…Raza Jaffrey (
Smash, MI-5
) is the first actor attached to
, a drama set in modern day that involves Dracula, Frankenstein's Monster, and other literary creatures living among us…
Desperate Housewives
Sports Night
) star Felicity Huffman is looking to get back to series TV, signing to star in
; executive produced by John Wells (
Southland, ER, The West Wing
), it's about a family of assassins who are employed the government. Huffman plays the family matriarch in a script by Davey Holmes, whose impressive writing and executive producing resume includes
Pushing Daisies, Awake, Shameless, In Treatment, The Chicago Code
, and
…Jason Ritter is half of the couple at the center of
Friends and Family
, an adaptation of the BBC's
Gavin & Stacey
… Corey Reynolds first gig after
The Closer
may be with Fox as he has signed on to
, a sci-fi drama with Emma Roberts and Billy Campbell in the cast... Geoff Stults, who became a TTTP favorite for his work on
The Finder
and then his run on
Ben and Kate
, is sticking with Fox by starring in the comedy pilot
. Written by Kevin Biegel (
Cougar Town, Scrubs
), it focuses on three quite different brothers all working together on the same small Florida Army base. Other reasons to like the project include Keith David being in the cast and Mike Royce (
Men of a Certain Age
) on board as an executive producer…Suan Kang (the
Fast and Furious
movies) and Ramon Rodriguez (
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
) are two of the stars of
Gang Related
, about a gang member who infiltrates the San Francisco police department. Allen Hughes will direct the pilot, the first time the movie director has handled a pilot…Orlando Jones is on board of
Sleepy Hollow
…Catherine O'Hara is a part of the comedy
To My Future Assistant
, about a group of assistants at a high powered NY law firm that bond with each other to stay sane…Michael Pena will star in
The List
, an action drama about Federal Marshall who is searching for the people who found the top secret list of people in the Witness Relocation Program and is killing them one by one…
Krysten Ritter, fresh off of
Don't Trust B in Apt 23
, will play the lead in
, a comedy adaptation of a play where Ritter's character is being pulled in all directions by her demanding boss, her work husband (colleague she is close with), and her actual fiancé. Will Ferrell is one of the executive producers…Miranda Cosgrove (
) will play the 17 year old daughter Christina Ricci wakes up to find she has in
Girlfriend in a Coma
Reno 911
co-creator and star Thomas Lennon has signed on to the untitled Victor Fresco (
Better Off Ted
) comedy pilot that stars Sean Hayes as a guy dealing with a crazy new boss at work (Lennon) and new custody of his teenage daughter. Golden Globe & Tony winner Linda Lavin plays Hayes' Mother. Hayes, who earned a combined 13 Emmy & Golden Globe nominations for his work on
Will & Grace
, will next be seen on a multi-episode run on
and has been very busy as an executive producer, including
Hot in Cleveland, Grimm
, and
The Soul Man
. FYI – this show just barely missed making the Top 10 list above…
Jason Isaacs (
) has signed to play the lead character in
Surgeon General
Lie To Me's
Samuel Baum)…David Alan Grier will play the principal in the small screen adaptation of
Bad Teacher
…Jason Lee may be returning to TV this fall; the
My Name is Earl
Memphis Beat
veteran is starring in the CBS pilot
Second Sight
. Executive produced by Michael Cuesta (
) and Carol Mendelsohn (
), the show is about a New Orleans police detective who has a secret medical condition, an ocular disorder that leads to hallucinations from his subconscious, hallucinations that help him solve cases. Clive Owen played the lead role in the 2000 British series this project is an adaptation of…Michael Rady, fresh off of
Emily Owens MD
, has joined Josh Holloway in the cast of
…Tate Donovan has joined Dylan McDermott and Toni Colette in
…Will Arnett will star in an untitled comedy from Greg Garcia (
Raising Hope, My Name is Earl
) playing a recently divorced guy who suddenly has to deal with his parent's marital issues as well…David Harewood is reuniting with his
bosses for
Anatomy of Violence
, a procedural from the executive producers of the Showtime hit about a criminal psychologist who specializes in sociopaths…Joey McIntyre - yes, THAT Joey McIntyre - has joined the cast of the comedy pilot
The McCarthys
, about a Irish family in Boston upset that their gay son (Jake Lacy -
The Office, Better With You
) doesn't spend enough time with them. Also in the cast are current Oscar nominee Jacki Weaver (
Silver Linings Playbook
) and Jack McGee (
Rescue Me
). McIntyre would play another of the McCarthy sons…Oscar winner Mira Sorvino will play Jim Gaffigan's wife in a comedy written by Gaffigan and Peter Tolan (
Rescue Me, The Larry Sanders Show
It's Time To Play The Music, It's Time To Light The Lights
The Muppet Show
video of the week…
But You Were Up To Your Old Tricks In Chapters Four Five And Six
Ratings Notes From The Last Seven Days…
Zero Hour's
premiere numbers last night weren't as low as
Do No Harm
- the all time lowest demos for an in season premiere of a scripted drama - but they were low enough to set a new all time low bar for ABC in that measure. To put in perspective, the demos were 48% lower than
Last Resort's
premiere and 38% down from last March's Missing debut...
took a huge dive in week two, down 42% to a new series low in the demos...A rerun of
topped the demos
Do No Harm
put up last week by 42%...
The Big Bang Theory
won the night in totals and demos...
won 10pm in the demos - not uncommon at all - but also put up higher numbers in that measure than it's
Grey's Anatomy
lead-in, the first time ever that's happened...
Person of Interest
won 9pm in totals and demos...
American Idol
was down 12% in the demos, with lead-out
down 23%...There was not a single show that aired on the big 5 for the night that was up from last week, with only Scandal and Elementary matching last week (EVERYTHING else was down), likely due to Valentine's Day
The Job
was down 22% from last week's poor premiere numbers and finished fourth in the hour in demos. It's highly unlikely episode three sees the light of day...
Shark Tank
won the night in demos...
Blue Bloods
was the nights most watched show with 10.6 million viewers...
The premiere of
Beyonce: Life is But a Dream
pulled in 1.8 million viewers on Saturday night, the largest audience for an HBO documentary since 2004 when Nielsen changed how it measured audiences.
rallied strongly from last week's series low, up 29% in the demos...
The Amazing Race
won the night in totals and tied for the win in demos but both were series lows for a premiere episode...
Family Guy
for the night's demo crown...
The Good Wife
dropped to a series demo low while
The Mentalist
, which is likely a bubble show, finished second in the demos at 10pm to the second hour of a (repeat)
special on NBC...
The Cleveland Show
, which some are questioning the future of, did not help its cause with a 21% demo dip... While the total viewers for Sunday's episode of
The Walking Dead
were down 11%, the number was still an impressive 11 million, and the demos will end up as tops for the week for any regularly scheduled program on ALL OF TELEVISION!!!... 8.2 million watched the heartbreaking season three finale of
Downton Abbey
on Sunday night, up +50% from the last episode of season two. The overall season three average was up 66% from season two... The premiere of
Killing Lincoln
was watched by 3.4 million people, the largest average audience in National Geographic Channel history.
The Following
was up 17%...
The Bachelor
was up 11% to hit a season demo high for the second week in a row, which helped lead-out
jump 10% to its own season high...
The Biggest Loser
both enjoy small demo gains at 8pm...
was down 24% in total viewers and at this point is pretty much a lock to be cancelled at the end of the season...
Mike & Molly
built on its
2 Broke Girls
lead-in and was the most watched scripted show of the night...
opened to some pretty low numbers, 40% less in total viewers than the recently cancelled
Emily Owens MD
premiered to in that same timeslot, with lower demos as well...
Body of Proof
was down 29% in total viewers and 49% in the demos from its season two premiere...
was down 25% in the demos and finished last in that measure as well as in total viewers at 10pm...
won the night in total viewers (21 million) and demos...
won 9pm in both measures...
Go On
The New Normal
were both down a smidge...
The Taste
<>Off Their Rockers
were the only programs that had any week-to-week gain, and those were still slight...
was up 20% from last week's series low to win 10pm in totals and demos...
American Idol
won the night in totals and demos, up a bit in total viewers while down a tad in the demos...
The Middle
<>The Neighbors
were each up 10+% in the demos...
tied a series low...
Modern Family
had far and away the best scripted demos of the night...
All The Young Dudes, Carry The News
Industry News, Notes, and Hot Rumors…FX has picked up a second season of
The Americans
…TV Land has given a 12 episode first season order to
Kirstie's New Show
, which marks the sitcom return of not just lead Kirstie Alley but also series regulars Michael Richards and Rhea Perlman. Alley stars as a big time Broadway actress whose world turns upside down when the son she gave up for adoption 26 years ago turns up at her door. Perlman plays her executive assistant/best friend and Richards is her limo driver. The three actors have combined for 23 Emmy nominations (with NINE wins)… Emmy winner Kyle Chandler (
Friday Night Lights
) has signed to star in the Showtime pilot
The Vatican
. Written by Paul Attanasio (
<>House, Homicide: Life on the Street
) and directed by Ridley Scott, the script finds Chandler playing a Cardinal who is Archbishop of NY and whose progressive thinking is energizing some while causing others to think he needs to go. The channel's press release calls the show, "a provocative contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics – set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic church."… Dean Norris (
Breaking Bad
) has landed the lead in CBS' upcoming
Under the Dome
, joining a cast that includes Mike Vogel (
Pan Am
), Britt Robertson (
Secret Circle, Life Unexpected
), Aisha Hinds (
True Blood
), and Natalie Martinez (
). The adaptation of the Stephen King novel will premiere on June 24th and as part of a new deal, episodes will be available on Amazon Prime just four days after they air on CBS…The 2013 Writer's Guild Awards were given out last Sunday, with TV winners including
Breaking Bad
(Drama Series + Individual Drama Episode for
The Other Woman
(Comedy Series),
Modern Family
(Individual Comedy Episode for
Virgin Territory
Hatfields & McCoys
(Long Form Original),
Game Change
(Long Form Adaptation),
(Comedy/Variety Series),
The Simpsons
(Animation Series),
Young and the Restless
(Daytime Drama Series), and
Sesame Street
(Children's Series)… Mark Consuelos and Matt Malloy have joined John Goodman in the Amazon comedy pilot
Alpha House
- written by Pulitzer Prize winner Garry Trudeau - all three playing Senators who are Washington DC roommates…The 63rd annual ACE Eddie Awards - for excellence in editing - were given out last Saturday, with TV winners including
Nurse Jackie
Handle Your Scandal
episode, Best Half Hour Series),
Breaking Bad
Dead Freight
, Best One Hour Commercial Series),
The Newsroom
(Pilot, Best One Hour Non-Commercial Series),
Frozen Planet
Ends of the Earth
, Best Non-Scripted Series), and
Hemingway & Gellhorn
(Best Made for TV Movie)… Fox is giving
New Girl
The Mindy Project
a nice boost by airing new episodes of each following the
American Idol
results show on Thursday, April 4th. This is perhaps the best indication yet that Fox intends on bringing
back for a second season (or at least is giving it every chance possible to become enough of a success where the decision is an easy one)…
Law & Order: SVU
is reaching to the world of cable dramas for an episode this spring that finds both
The Walking Dead's
Lauren Cohan and
David Marciano guest starring…OWN has ordered up a third season of
Tyler Perry's For Better Or Worse
while at the same time acquiring the 45 episodes from the first two seasons that aired on TBS. The comedy was the # 1 show on all of television among African Americans in 2011. The entire cast is expected to return…truTV is clearly happy with the performances of
Impractical Jokers
Hardcore Pawn: Chicago
as they've added 13 more episodes to the season two order of the former and eight episodes to the first season of the latter. That means Jokers second season will total 28 episodes while the Chicago edition of
will have 17 episodes in its freshman run…Steve Carell will make an appearance on
Pawn Stars
later this spring, showing up in Vegas and negotiating with Rick on the price of something. Carell also filmed a spot for his new movie
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
that will air during the March 11th episode of
Pawn Stars
, one of those new "integrated ads" that seem like a scene from the show unless you pay close attention… Chris Hardwick's Nerdist Industries has signed a development deal with AMC that includes the network working on a TV series version of Nerdist's YouTube channel series
All Star Celebrity Bowling
. Also part of the deal is Nerdist's YouTube channel airing bonus footage from AMC's
The Talking Dead
, which Hardwick hosts…NBC has confirmed that Mel B will be taking Sharon Osbourne's spot as a judge on
America's Got Talent
this summer, joining Howard Stern and Howie Mandel, who have both renewed their contracts. Mel B is most famous for being one of the Spice Girls but does have reality show experience having been a judge on the Australian version of
The X Factor
. Taping for the audition rounds of
begin the first week in March in New Orleans…Fox is developing
Crash and Burn
, with
The Walking Dead
executive producer Gale Ann Hurd on board. The show, set in the San Fernando Valley in the 1970's and focused on a Hollywood stunt man with issues at home and at work, is written by Jeffrey Lieber (
Lost, Necessary Roughness
) and inspired by the non-fiction book
The Full Burn
Turns Out Not Where But Who You're With That Really Matters
The Best of What's Around AKA The Best Thing I've Watched In The Last Seven Days…
Man, did
The Jeselnik Offensive
make me laugh! Anthony Jeselenik's first show, a week-in-review series for Comedy Central, was really quite funny, coming at the format in a new way that both embraced and mocked it; that's a tough combination to pull off but it worked quite well in its opening half hour.
Obviously they are not re-inventing the wheel here but their acidic look at the week's big news items certainly sets it apart (in the same way
The Burn
is set apart), and the fashion segment was a fantastic parody of the type of regular segments shows like that do. Even better was
Latino Voices
, a brief but marvelously absurd few moments that had me in stitches.
Also noteworthy was
Defend Your Tweets
, where he presented each of his panelists with a random tweet they had sent out in the recent past and challenged them to defend it. It was clear both of his guests did not know this was coming, and I mean that in the best of all possible ways.
I like the idea that Comedy Central may rotate series with the same general theme (comedically dark look at the news) in that spot all year, so there's always new episodes but the individual slant on things changes every 8 – 10 weeks.
The Burn
was a good start and now
The Jeselnik Offensive
has more than picked up the baton and starting running.
People Say I'm Crazy Doing What I'm Doing. Well, They Give Me All Kinds Of Warnings To Save Me From Ruin
What's flashed before my eyes the last seven days…Friday was perhaps my favorite
Shark Tank
of all time; you had a $1 million investment (in a great company where the deal made sense for both sides), a very cool feel-good story where the investment could make two Sharks a TON of money (not to mention how much the product could come in handy in a few years when my twins are driving), and Kevin O'Leary once again proved why he is so much like Simon Cowell (he can be incredibly mean but it's never for the sake of being mean, it's simply his passion coming through. Doesn't make it any less hurtful to those who coming swimming but at this point anyone who steps foot in the tank has to know what they are getting into)…
Chef Wanted with Anne Burrell
is one of my favorite reality competition shows in that someone gets a JOB at the end, which is very cool, and that while I am sure things are edited to enhance drama – this is reality television, after all – there is essentially very little they can do to change from what actually transpires, so what we see really is four people fighting for something they both want and need, nothing more and nothing less…Certainly a hook-up heavy episode of
last week, which much to my sheer pleasure featured yet another Kenny Rogers duet from the 80's…I haven't seen last night's
Parks and Recreation
as of this writing but part one of the wedding episode was a riot, with great appearance from Councilman Jamm and Paunch Burger as well as the introduction of Ron Swanson, TV host…I loved Daniel Sunjata's work as Franco on
Rescue Me
and have been incredibly impressed as the roles he's taken since have gone a long way to establishing just how much range he has; his characters on
Grey's Anatomy
and on
(he started a multi-episode run on Tuesday) couldn't have less in common with the fireman who first brought him to my attention. Can't wait to see
this summer on USA!!!..One of the things that has made
so damn good this season is the development of Sheriff Shelby Parlow's character. Jim Beaver, coming off his great run on
, and the writing staff have found ways to make Shelby anything but what he seemed like when we met his last season. I've said it before and I'll say it again; the next poorly cast role on the show will be the first…Sunday's
Once Upon a Time
was far and away the best of the season; even though the twist was pretty obvious, the execution was flawless, including having the reveal take place in the opening 5 minutes instead of waiting until the closing scene. I've sung Robert Carlyle's praises on this page any number of times but he was amazing last night; he plays Rumpelstiltskin a little differently in every flashback (which is how it should be since we see him at different stages in his life) and it's a remarkable joy to watch… Monday's
was a perfect example of a well executed (mostly) throwaway episode; the multiple versions of the same story got funnier every time, as did Barney's insistence that he was there, but with the notable exception of Lily's career path, not much happened. And that's ok - while the show obviously has an on-going story arc, not every outing has to be about meeting the Mom or something similarly large. As long as it's funny, and last night's was, the episodes can sometimes just be. Alyson Hannigan continues to really stand out this season…
New Girl
is back on a role, with at least 3 or 4 top quality episodes in a row after their 2 week let down earlier in the year (no doubt caused by naming them the Top Comedy of 2012)… I really have no strong opinion on the majority of this week's
Modern Family
because Phil's pratfalls while breaking in his new bowling shoes in the opening was perhaps the single funniest thing I have seen in 2013, so everything that followed was really an afterthought to me…Danielle Panabaker is doing some impressive work these days, with her recurring characters on
Necessary Roughness
bearing no resemblance to each other while each being quite believable portrayals…Loved the scene in this week's
House of Lies
where Kristen Bell's Jennie realized she had handled her date with who turned out to be a pretty good guy in an absolutely terrible way. Those little moments of self realization will help her down the path to fully acknowledge and deal with her feelings for Marty…
TV Pick Of The Week
I'm pretty excited for
The Oscars
this Sunday in that Seth MacFarlane is the funniest person to front the show since Jon Stewart in 2008 (I love Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin but it's a different kind of funny to host a show like this) and I expect a monologue that makes a lot of fun of how much Hollywood loves itself. Plus he's clearly thrilled to have the job, and that goes a long way towards my enjoyment. Since my twins were born 4+ years ago I've seen less than a dozen movies in the theater, so I won't have any strong opinions on winners and losers, which means I can focus on the two most important part of the show, the aforementioned monologue and the red carpet pre-shows that comes first.
Don't miss
The 85th Annual Academy Awards
, this Sunday at 8:30pm on ABC, with the network's pre-show beginning at 7 and E!'s coverage essentially running all day.
As an added Oscar-centric bonus, here's a cool video that has clips from EVERY Best Picture winner…
Hope You Need My Love, Babe, Just Like I Need You
Most of the week's major programming is covered about but here as some other noteworthy viewing options from the next seven days…
*PBS amazing
American Masters
series begins its 27th season tonight with
Sister Rosetta Tharpe: The Godmother of Rock and Roll
; anyone with even a passing interest in the history of music will want to check it out…
Out There
premieres tonight at 10:30pm, a new animated series on IFC from Ryan Quincy, who won two Emmys for his work on
South Park
. The voice talent is top notch, including Fred Armisen and Pamela Adlon.
*A new season of
The Haney Project
(Golf Channel, 9pm) begins Monday with Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps looking to improve his game.
*HBO's newest mini-series
Parade's End
premieres on Tuesday at 9pm with parts one and two, followed by parts 3& 4 on Wednesday, and the finale on Thursday…
Golden Boy
is a new crime drama on CBS that debuts Tuesday at 10pm. Let's hope it does better than most of the other mid-season replacements have this season…
Robot Combat League
starts its inaugural season this Tuesday at 10pm on Syfy…
Duck Dynasty
is a bit of a pop culture phenomenon and I know it has a big following among my readers, which is why I am pointing out that season three kicks off this Wednesday at 10pm on A&E.
Boston's Finest
is TNT's latest attempt at developing reality programming…
Two Tivos To Paradise
3 Days to Open with Bobby Flay, 24 Hour Restaurant Battle, 30 Rock, After the Catch, American Idol, Antiques Roadshow, Archer, Arrow, Around the World in 80 Plates, Auction Hunters, Baby Daddy, The Big C, Boardwalk Empire, Being Human, Betty White's Off Their Rockers, Bones, Breaking Bad, Bunheads, Burn Notice, Cake Boss, Cake Boss: Next Great Baker, Chicago Fire, Chopped, Comic Book Men, Community, Cougar Town, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Deadliest Catch, Deception, Destination Truth, Don't Trust the B- in Apt 23, Fact or Faked, Falling Skies, Family Guy, Fast Food Mania, Flipping Out, Food Network Challenge, Food Network Star, The Franchise, Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, Ghost Lab, Glee, Great Food Truck Race, Grey's Anatomy, Happy Endings, Haunted Highways, Haunted Treasure, Hawaii 5-0, Hollywood Treasure, House of Lies, How I Met Your Mother, Inside Comedy with David Steinberg, Interior Therapy with Jeff Lewis, Iron Chef America, Justified, Key & Peele, Last Resort, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Law And Order: Special Victims Unit, The League, Longmire, Lost Girl, Louie, Mad Men, Major Crimes, Men at Work, The Middle, Mike and Molly, The Mindy Project, Modern Family, Monster Man, Nashville, Necessary Roughness, New Girl, The New Normal, Next Iron Chef, The Office, Outside the Lines, Parks & Recreation, Project Accessory, Project Runway, PSYCH, Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook Off, Raising Hope, Real Time With Bill Maher, Restaurant Impossible, Revenge, Revolution, Royal Pains, Rules Of Engagement, Saturday Night Live, Shark Wranglers, So You Think You Can Dance?, Sons of Anarchy, The Soup, Suits, Suburgatory, Supernatural, Top Chef, Top Chef Just Desserts, Top Chef: Masters, Top Design, Tosh.0, The Vampire Diaries, The Voice, The Walking Dead, Warehouse 13, Worst Cooks In America,
People Love You When They Know You're Leaving Soon
Here ends another
Two Tivos To Paradise
We'll be back next week with all the headlines from the last seven days plus a review of the Oscars.
Sources for this week's column include
Daily Variety
Entertainment Weekly
TV Guide
, and
Hollywood Reporter
(plus the web sites for those publications) as well as Aintit.cool.com, TVline.com & Deadline.com.
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With puppets and music, meeting Houdini through the eyes of a childColumn | Jan 30, 2012 | 2:47 PMBefore he wrote the epic "Hugo"— which turned out pretty well, all in all — Brian Selznick penned a little illustrated book called "The Houdini Box," the tale of 10-year-old Victor, an aspiring magician who idealizes Harry Houdini but is,...
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MCA bringing Stew, Handspring Puppet Theatre, Mike Daisey to Chicago in 2012-13Column | May 30, 2012 | 1:19 PMChicago's Museum of Contemporary Art has announced its 2012-13 season of live performances. The typically expansive, eclectic and inter-disciplinary season includes the following events: - "Imperial Science: Una Opera Muerta" An operatic collaboration...