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Tuesday, December 31, 2002
 "Family Business" –Harm defends a Marine accused of killing his wife who claims self-defense but refuses to let his son, who was a witness, testify at his trial, on JAG, Tuesday, Dec. 31 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Bradford May directed the episode from a script by Stephen Phillip Smith. (Originally broadcast 10/8/02) Monday, December 30, 2002
I have to admit, this is the way I'd like to be watching my weekly TV shows some day: Sony 32 inch flat screen tv Sunday, December 29, 2002
Let your voice be heard! Vote in the People's Choice Awards! for your favorite new Drama and favorite new Comedy. Thursday, December 26, 2002
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Sunday, December 22, 2002
 If you are among those wondering where that CIA agent who got shot (Weiss) has been... here's one idea... An NBC pilot that we hope to see as a mid-season replacement, the Jake Effect In this offbeat comedy, junior corporate lawyer Nick Case (Greg Grunberg, “Felicity” "Alias") shares his insight with the audience regarding his competitive relationship with best bud and roommate Jake Galvin (Jason Bateman, “The Hogan Family”), a likable former attorney who jettisons his career for the more noble teaching profession. Jake struggles against classroom bureaucracy to connect with his students -- as well as with an attractive fellow teacher, Liza (Nikki Cox, “Nikki”). Patricia Belcher (“Heartbreakers”), Kyle Gass (“Shallow Hal”) and Leslie Grossman (“Popular”) also star.  The WB has a new type of reality show in mind -- but how much fun would it be if it were you?? Tune in Jan 5 for High School reunion -- but for now, check out the trailer, courtesy of the WB Street Team. Saturday, December 21, 2002
Friday, December 20, 2002
Looking ahead to Sunday, ABC offers: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY -- "I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS" with Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jessica Biel, Gary Cole, & Eve Gordon Thursday, December 19, 2002
 THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS celebrated 14 years as television's Number One daytime drama, continuing its unprecedented run of consecutive weekly wins, which reached 728 in the week ending Dec. 15. CBS won Daytime in households for the 716th consecutive week with and against regular schedules. Pierce Brosnan Bonds with three kids in a flick unlike Die Another Day Per Reuters as reported over at Yahoo! "Evelyn" is vastly different {from Die Another Day}. The movie is based on the true story of Desmond Doyle, who in 1953 fought the Irish legal system to regain custody of his children after they are made wards of the state. Doyle prefers a pint of beer to a martini. He does odd jobs and sings in the pub. His car is a beat-up old truck -- hardly the stuff of the gadget-filled Bond world. Wednesday, December 18, 2002
  Just a friendly reminder from someone who has watched every episode of Birds of Prey... With news that Birds of Prey is cancelled running rampant on the internet I had to take this opportunity to encourage the fans to join the street team and gather your points as quickly as possible for the very cool Birds of Prey/Huntress merchandise available. Who knows how long they'll keep it in stock. Tuesday, December 17, 2002
JAG tonight presented a traditional holiday story, complete with Mary and Joseph and the baby... well, the baby born in Admiral Chegwidden's office, and a bit of It's A Wonderful Life, complete with the bell ringing as Clarence got his wings. It was a surprisingly good episode given all the old material the writers harkened back to. Mostly because it was sentimental, and not corny. Monday, December 16, 2002
AFI MOMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE DVD IN/VHS OUT The sale of DVDs surpassed VHS sales for the first time in 2002. In addition to signaling the desire by consumers for quality picture and sound, the enormous success of DVD inspires filmmakers and studios to invest time, effort and money in presenting additional materials for films old and new. The access to these materials represents a significant step in film education for both the general public and scholars. CRISIS IN TV JOURNALISM As television news has become a larger profit center for network and cable channels, an intensely competitive environment has increased the tendency to blur the line between news/commentary, news/entertainment and news/advocacy on all channels. AFI hopes that television will find a solution that will better serve the public interest, but in the interim, reminds audiences that the responsibility to seek an objective opinion is more difficult to find on a single channel. MOVIELINK.COM LAUNCHES MODEL FOR FUTURE DISTRIBUTION Five of Hollywood’s biggest studios (Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal, Warner Bros.) launched a video-on-demand service that will allow consumers to access the studios’ libraries of films via a broadband Internet connection. The joint venture is one of the biggest distribution advances since Hollywood’s earliest days, when studios distributed their films to a network of studio-owned theaters. Sunday, December 15, 2002
In the midst of WWI the government considered cancelling Christmas, but AC Gilbert, creator of the erector sets we all grew up with, came to the rescue of children who love this holiday, for the toys as much as anything else, and persuaded the government to let the holiday go on! Tonight on CBS the story of AC Gilbert was told -- he may not have saved Christmas tonight, but his story went a long way to helping folks in 2002 America get ready for the holiday that nearly didn't happen in the nineteen-teens. Friday, December 13, 2002
Check this out! Something new on the gaming horizon -- Announcing The Game Mechanics! We are pleased to announce that former Wizards of the Coast, Inc. employees JD Wiker, Rich Redman, Marc Schmalz, and Stan! have pooled their design, art, and business expertise together to form The Game Mechanics, Inc. The Game Mechanics is a roleplaying game design studio dedicated to creating top-quality roleplaying game sourcebooks, adventures, accessories, and campaign settings using the d20 System under the Open Game License. Thursday, December 12, 2002
 NBC LEADS AMONG WOMEN 18-49 FOR A SIXTH-STRAIGHT WEEK FOR THE SEASON, NBC IS THE ONLY DAYTIME NETWORK UP OVER NOVEMBER 2001 AMONG WOMEN 18-49 “PASSIONS” IS DAYTIME’S FASTEST-GROWING SERIES AMONG WOMEN 18-49 VS. YEAR-AGO RESULTS With a season-high average, NBC’s two-hour daytime lineup has claimed its sixth consecutive win among women 18-49 (including a tie) and its 34th triumph in the last 38 weeks. NBC also won the week among women 18-34 for a 157th consecutive week. Both NBC daytime dramas, “Days of our Lives” and “Passions,” achieved their highest women 18-49 ratings of the season. Wednesday, December 11, 2002
The Foreign Press Association pics a son and daughter of hollywood to help hand out upcoming Golden Globe awards... The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has announced Dominik Garcia-Lorido and A.J. Lamas as its selections for Miss and Mr. Golden Globe for the “60th Annual Golden Globe Awards” to be telecast live on NBC on Sunday, Jan. 19 (8-11 p.m. ET). more info here Neil Patrick Harris on Boomtown! BURBANK, Calif. -- December 11, 2002 -- Neil Patrick Harris (“Doogie Howser, M.D.,” “Starship Troopers”) makes a rare dramatic episodic appearance on television when he guest-stars on NBC’s critically acclaimed “Boomtown” (Sundays, 10-11 p.m. ET) as an amateur filmmaker who pays vagrants to fight each other. Harris will appear in the episode “Monster’s Brawl” for broadcast in December. In the storyline, while investigating the brutal murder of a homeless man bludgeoned to death with a brick, Detectives Stevens (Donnie Wahlberg) and Smith (Mykelti Williamson) stumble across two wannabe filmmakers (one of whom is Harris) who pay homeless men to battle each other in the park. NBC recently renewed the critically hailed hit drama for a full season. Harris first gained notice as a teen in 1989 for his performance in the series title role of “Doogie Howser, M.D.” Among his feature-film credits are “Starship Troopers,” “Undercover Brother,” “The Next Best Thing” and “The Proposition.” He also starred in the NBC series “Stark Raving Mad” and in the television movies “The Christmas Wish,” “The Wedding Dress,” “My Antonia,” “Not Our Son” and “Cold Sassy Tree.” Tuesday, December 10, 2002
Monday, December 09, 2002
OSCAR, EMMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS FAYE DUNAWAY ("CHINATOWN," "NETWORK," BONNIE AND CLYDE") GUEST STARS AS ALLIANCE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE HEAD ARIANA KANE, WHO IS INVESTIGATING THE DISAPPEARANCE OF EMILY; AND MARSHALL IS SENT ON HIS FIRST MISSION, ON ABC'S "ALIAS" "The Abduction" -- Jack meets Alliance counterintelligence head Ariana Kane (Faye Dunaway), who is sent in to investigate the events surrounding the disappearance of Emily and to discover who is trying to blackmail Sloane. Meanwhile, an extremely nervous Marshall is sent on his first mission, with Sydney as his partner; Vaughn schedules Will to take a CIA psych test; and Francie gets suspicious over Sydney and Will's secretive behavior, on "Alias," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15 (9:00-10:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring are Don Took as Agent Grey, Faye Dunaway as Ariana Kane, Ric Young as suit and glasses, Petra Wright as Alice, John Balma as Thatcher Powell, Charles Constant as data storage facility desk attendant and Kenny Gould as guard. Sunday, December 08, 2002
For viewers of NBC's passions December is going to be an eventful month...  NBC has planned the weddings -- and are hearby sending out the invitations for: Miguel and Charity the week of Dec 23 and the double wedding we've all been dreading... Antonio and Sheridan, and Luis and Beth Begins the week of Dec 30. Saturday, December 07, 2002
Friday, December 06, 2002
Just a friendly reminder from someone who has watched every episode of Birds of Prey... With news that Birds of Prey is cancelled running rampant on the internet I had to take this opportunity to encourage the fans to join the street team and gather your points as quickly as possible for the very cool Birds of Prey/Huntress merchandise available. Who knows how long they'll keep it in stock. Thursday, December 05, 2002
It's time for the People to let the world know who is the People Choice! FOR "THE 29TH ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS," TO BE BROADCAST LIVE JAN. 12 ON THE CBS TELEVISION NETWORK Fans will be able to vote on-line for two categories, Favorite New Television Comedy Series and Favorite New Television Dramatic Series, by logging onto cbs.com. The voting begins today (December 04, 2002). Tony Danza ("Who's the Boss?" and "Family Law") To Host Ray Romano and Patricia Heaton, "Everybody Loves Raymond," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI: Miami," "Survivor: Thailand" and "The Young and the Restless" Are Among the Top Vote-Getters The top vote-getters in 16 categories were announced today for THE 29TH ANNUAL PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS, as determined by a public opinion poll of thousands of Americans conducted by The Gallup Organization. The winners will be announced on the star-studded special, hosted by Tony Danza ("Who's the Boss?" and Family Law"), to be broadcast live from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 12 (9:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. Ray Romano, Patricia Heaton and their hit series, "Everybody Loves Raymond," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "CSI: Miami" and the hit reality series "Survivor: Thailand" and television's Number One daytime drama, "The Young and the Restless," were among the top vote-getters. Presenters will be announced shortly. Tony Danza most recently starred on "Family Law," on the Network. Following a 5-year-run in "Taxi," he starred in "Who's the Boss?" for eight seasons. He also starred in the comedy series "Hudson Street" and "The Tony Danza Show." Danza's stage credits include the Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning "A View From the Bridge." Among his motion picture credits are "Angels in the Outfield," "She's Out of Control," "A Brooklyn State of Mind," "Gangster Glam" and "Illtown." He also wrote, directed and starred in the short film "Mama Mia" and continues to garner accolades performing in his song and dance stage show, which debuted in Atlantic City in 1995 and tours major venues throughout the country. A complete list of top vote-getters follows: TELEVISION FAVORITE MALE TELEVISION PERFORMER Matt LeBlanc Bernie Mac Ray Romano FAVORITE FEMALE TELEVISION PERFORMER Jennifer Aniston Patricia Heaton Debra Messing FAVORITE NEW TELEVISION DRAMATIC SERIES "CSI: Miami" "Everwood" "Presidio Med" FAVORITE NEW TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES "The Bernie Mac Show" "Cedric The Entertainer Presents" "8 Simple Rules For Dating My Teenage Daughter" FAVORITE TELEVISION DRAMATIC SERIES "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" "ER" "Law & Order" FAVORITE TELEVISION COMEDY SERIES "Everybody Loves Raymond" "Friends" "Will & Grace" FAVORITE REALITY-BASED PROGRAM "Fear Factor" "The Real World: Las Vegas" "Survivor: Thailand" FAVORITE DAYTIME DRAMA "All My Children" "Days of Our Lives" "The Young and the Restless" MUSIC FAVORITE MALE MUSICAL PERFORMER Eminem Alan Jackson Nelly FAVORITE FEMALE MUSICAL PERFORMER Celine Dion Faith Hill Jennifer Lopez FAVORITE MUSICAL GROUP OR BAND Creed Dixie Chicks *NSYNC MOTION PICTURES FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" "Spider-man" FAVORITE DRAMATIC MOTION PICTURE "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring" "Red Dragon" "Signs" FAVORITE COMEDY MOTION PICTURE "Barbershop" "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" "Mr. Deeds" FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE ACTOR Mel Gibson Tom Hanks Denzel Washington FAVORITE MOTION PICTURE ACTRESS Halle Berry Sandra Bullock Julia Roberts The People's Choice Awards are unique in that the winners are chosen by their fans, unlike other major entertainment awards, which are bestowed by peer-group associations or industry insiders. The Gallup Organization uses a sampling that represents the opinions of more than 214 million Americans who select their favorite television shows and motion pictures and their favorite actors and actresses, as well as the most popular singers and music groups. No names or nominees are provided; those polled can vote for any television show, motion picture, music group or performer they chose. The winner in each category will be revealed during the broadcast. Fans will be able to vote on-line for two categories, Favorite New Television Comedy Series and Favorite New Television Dramatic Series, by logging onto cbs.com. The voting begins today (04). Wednesday, December 04, 2002
Nemisis is getting a little bit of publicity as fans prepare for the movies upcoming opening. Take advantage of this opportunit to chat with the folks who are bringing trek back to the big screen over at www.startrek.com, so use the links below to submit questions, then check out the chats on StarTrek.com Upcoming chats - LeVar Burton 12/5 3:00 p.m. - Gates McFadden 12/6 3:00 p.m. - Stuart Baird 12/6 3:30 p.m. - John Logan 12/9 3:00 p.m. - Marina Sirtis 12/10 3:00 p.m. - Jonathan Frakes 12/11 3:00 p.m. Posted times are PST. (GMT is 8 hours ahead of PST.) All chats and chat times are subject to change. Tuesday, December 03, 2002
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Numbers mean more when they are part of a comparison... For the week, CBS (12.53m) was first in viewers, ahead of NBC (11.00m), ABC (9.63m) and FOX (8.14m). CBS has been first or second every week this season in viewers. Season-to-date, CBS (13.12m) is first in viewers, ahead NBC (12.52m), ABC (10.16m) and FOX. CBS (8.2/14) was also first in households, +15% ahead of NBC (7.1/12), +37% ahead of ABC (6.0/10) and +71% ahead of FOX (4.8/8). The CBS Network has also been first or second in households every week this season. Season-to-date, CBS (8.6/14) has a +4% advantage over NBC (8.3/14), is +32% ahead of ABC (6.5/11) and +43% in front of FOX (6.0/10). Looks Like we're waiting until Dec 17 for a new JAG adventure "All Ye Faithful" – A miracle is needed as events on Christmas Eve conspire to prevent the JAG team from spending Christmas Day together at Bud and Harriet's, on JAG, Tuesday, Dec. 17 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. Kenneth Johnson directed the episode from a script by Dana Coen. Just as Bud and Harriet start to prepare for their festive dinner, Bud finds his family is broke because of a payroll problem while Harriett suffers from a mysterious illness with a surprising diagnosis. Meanwhile, Harm seems doomed to spend the holiday aboard a carrier unless he can find a ride and the Admiral and Mac have their hands full with a Marine couple about to have a baby and three lost Saudi diplomats. The Practice What an amazing script -- an airline creating a policy to not allow Arabs, or those of Arab decent, to fly on their airline. A great line of dialogue -- "it was our imagination that failed, we couldn't conceive people would hit buildings with planes". They've got a point! Monday, December 02, 2002
 John Schneider's Greatest Hits (a Country album) featuring 1. I've Been Around Enough To Know 2. Country Girls 3. It's A Short Walk From Heaven To Hell 4. I'm Gonna Leave You Tomorrow 5. What's A Memory Like You (Doing In A Love Like This) 6. You're The Last Thing I Needed Tonight 7. At The Sound Of The Tone 8. Take The Long Way Home 9. Love, You Ain't Seen The Last Of Me 10. If It Was Anyone But You And best of all it is currently on sale for $8.99 THE WB AND WARNER BROS. TELEVISION TEAM UP FOR ANOTHER SUPER TUESDAY "SMALLVILLE" SETS NEW ALL-TIME NETWORK RECORDS IN ADULTS 18-34, MEN 18-34 & MEN 12-34 THE WB ACHIEVES A NEW ALL-TIME RECORD TUESDAY IN ADULTS 18-34 AND RANKS #1 IN PERSONS 12-34, WOMEN 18-34, WOMEN 12-34, TEENS AND FEMALE TEENS AND #2 IN ADULTS 18-34, MEN 18-34 AND MEN 12-34 LATEST SCORCHING NIGHT CONTINUES THE WB'S SEASON- AND SWEEP-LONG MOMENTUM, SECURING ITS PLACE AS THE FASTEST-GROWING NETWORK ON TELEVISION "SMALLVILLE" RANKS #1 FOR THE NIGHT IN ALL 12-34 DEMOS, MEN 18-34, TEENS AND MALE TEENS AND #1 IN ITS TIME PERIOD IN ADULTS 18-34 AND WOMEN 18-34 "GILMORE GIRLS" RANKS #1 FOR THE NIGHT IN WOMEN 12-34 AND FEMALE TEENS AND #2 IN ITS TIME PERIOD ADULTS 18-34, PERSONS 12-34 AND WOMEN 18-34 BURBANK, CA (November 27, 2002) - The WB's Tuesday line-up of Warner Bros. Television's GILMORE GIRLS and SMALLVILLE, from Warner Bros. Television and Tollin/Robbins Productions, continues to thrive. SMALLVILLE led the way as it set NEW ALL-TIME RECORD RATINGS FOR THE WB IN ADULTS 18-34 (5.5/15), MEN 18-34 (5.8/16) AND MEN 12-34. The two stellar performances added up to an ALL-TIME NETWORK RECORD FOR A TUESDAY IN ADULTS 18-34 (4.6/13) and #1 ranks for the night in persons 12-34 (4.5/14), women 18-34 (5.2/12), women 12-34 (5.3/15), teens (4.5/15) and female teens (5.8/19), #2 in adults 1-34 (4.6/13), men 18-34 (3.9/12), men 12-34 (3.7/12) and #3 in women 18-49 (4.0/10). This record-shattering performance was the latest highlight in a season and sweeps full of highlights. With one night remaining in the November ratings period, The WB is on pace to set new all-time network sweep records in all 18-34 and 18-49 demos. The network leads all networks in November-to-November gains in adults 18-34 (2.5/7, +25%), men 18-34 (1.8/5, +20%), adults 18-49 (2.1/5,+17%), women 18-49 (2.7/7, +23%), men 18-49 (1.6/4, +23%), household rating (3.1/5, +11%) and total viewers (5 million, +17%). The network also scores substantial double-digit November-to-November growth in persons 12-34 (2.6/8, +13%), women 12-34 (3.3/9, +10%), men 12-34 (1.9/6, +19%), women 18-34 (3.1/9, +19%) and male teens (2.0/6, +11%). For the sweep, The WB leads Fox and CBS in women 12-34 (3.3/9) and CBS in persons 12-34 (2.6/8). SMALLVILLE was the highest-rated show of the entire night in persons 12-34 (5.3/15), women 12-34 (5.1/14), men 12-34 (5.6/16), men 18-34 (5.8/16), teens (5.0/17) and male teens (5.1/17). SMALLVILLE was also #1 in its time period in adults 18-34 (5.5/15) and women 18-34 (5.2/14) and #2 in men 18-49 (4.4/11) and #3 in women 18-49 (4.1/10). GILMORE GIRLS led off the night by ranking #1 for the night in women 12-34 (5.6/16) and female teens (6.7/21) and #2 in its time period in adults 18-34 (3.6/11), persons 12-34 (3.7/12) and women 18-34 (5.2/14), #3 in women 18-49 (3.9/10) and #1 in teens (4.0/14). The Kind of Commercials I don't like... It's time I spoke up -- I don't like the commercials that announce, quite boldly in fact, CSI MIAMI is a repeat this monday, so tune in to our competing show and let us steal you away from that other network. Okay, maybe that is a bit of paraphrasing, but the competing networks letting you know when your favorite show is slated to be a rerun just doesn't feel right. Or so my ever so humble opinion goes. Sunday, December 01, 2002
Sunday continues to be a strong -- and tough, night on Television. It is one of the few nights of the week, this season or any recent seaon for that matter, where I've felt torn between the major networks, all of which seem to be offering great entertainment. In the basic rundown, CBS continues to offer great fun with the Doctor who gets away with saying the things we wish we could say in Becker, followed by the Sunday Night movies which have proven with flicks like Martin & Lewis that CBS still loves to put great entertainment out there. NBC has a strong line-up with American Dreams (where part of the magic comes from Dick Clark working with his old American Bandstand footage) followed by Law & Order Criminal Intent, and Boomtown, both of which offer crimes you'll love to solve. And finally ABC has the Wonderful World of Disney, Alias where you can't help but caught up in the intrigue, and The Practice where lawyers actually come out looking good from time to time. |
