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What you
have seen you must believe - if you can.
Okay, the
biggest mistake in sports television history could be
the addition of Dennis Miller to Monday
Night Football. Give me a fucking
break. Don Ohlmeyer said that he knows Miller
"will bring a different and unique perspective to
our telecast." Yeah - an annoying
one. The last thing MNF needs
is someone who can't keep their goddamn mouth shut.
And, while they thankfully got rid of Lesley Visser,
who served absolutely no purpose on the show other than
to do pathetic interviews on the sidelines during
plays - there's a new chick on the block,
Michelle Stark. Why? Why does there
have to be a woman there? Women who watch
football watch it because they like the game - not
because there's someone there they can identify with.
And it's not like they pick women that turn men on.
No football watching guy is going to get aroused by a
woman who knows more about football than he does.
Stupid stupid stupid. I give Miller 3 games before
ABC gets so inundated with calls that they yank his ass
and put him back on HBO - where no one watches him
anyway. If the powers that be really feel the need
to have him do a sports gig, let him commentate for
something that warrants making fun of. Like the
WNBA.
Of course,
bad television had a poster child this week in The
Monkees: Daydream Believers [VH1]
Now, it's not like I was expecting anything great, but
with an Executive Producer like Harold Bronson - I
didn't expect blue Colgems labels, Bob Rafelson &
Bert Schneider combined and written as a character named
"Van" and the complete dismissal of all post
Kirschner Monkees music as crap. Yeah, Headquarters
was such a flop that Rhino Handmade's
releasing a 3CD set of sessions & outtakes.
Yeah, Micky & Davy were not interested in the music
part of it - which is why Changes (the
final Monkees record) featured ONLY MICKY & DAVY.
It also was less than kind to Head.
What was Bronson thinking? It reminded me of the Justus
fiasco, which did nothing but solidify the
negative aspects of the Monkees legend in doubters'
minds. The Behind The Music fared
much better.
Favorite
Song Of All Time This Week©: "As We Go
Along" - The Monkees.
On the
good TV front, Survivor continues
to entertain me. Maybe Dirk wasn't praying hard
enough. The lack of bonin' in the jungle (or
at least, the unfulfilled promise of it) left me feeling
a little cheated. I did enjoy the beginning
of the "we're lovers/we're friends" thang
that's gonna erupt. But, Greg, why the
hell do you think you got an ear infection.
Holding a cocoanut up to your ear for a few days ain't
exactly brilliant.
Kiss Me
DeadLEE A Year Ago This Week©:
Mario Puzo,
78. Author/Screenwriter. July 02
Happy
Birthday To Thee From LEE This Week©:
06/30/17
Lena Horne
06/30/43
Florence Ballard
07/01/45
Debbie Harry
07/06/25
Bill Haley
07/06/53
Nanci Griffith
Favorite
Album Of All Time This Week©: Autoamerican
- Blondie. "Angels On The
Balcony" - it don't get much better than that one,
kids.
Well,
Prince Wills sure is a fine looking kid - but somebody's
gotta talk to him about those vests. Yeesh.
That's some ugly shit, dude.
Speaking
of limeys, I saw Chicken Run last
weekend and highly recommend it. Very funny, very
nice to look at and very British. I laughed a lot.
Then cried because I realized how much money I
spent at Ralph's to get those passes...
You know
what else I'm digging in the yukmouth arena? The
1900 House on PBS. Now, that's what
public television should be about. Not just
learning your ABC's but lessons on how to make your
own maxi pads out of a towel & a suspender.
Jesus, Cathy Rigby could sleep in one of those.
Anyway, I'm a little disappointed that it will all be
over next week. I wanted to see them all
slowly go mad or watch them lose one of the twins to
consumption or something. And the thing they
forgot about that little brat Joe who wouldn't eat is
that there were spankings back in 1900, too.
Next time, they should do the 900 House.
Or the 1900 B.C. House.
"Next week, The Bowlers get the wheel..."
Another
heapin' helpin of shepherd's pie is this week's LEE on
DVD This Week©; Topsy Turvy [USA
Home Entertainment] A great film that left me
satisfied, but rather cold. I understand that Mike
Leigh explains why the film starts somewhere and ends
nowhere in the
vignette, but
I shouldn't have to
watch supplemental material to understand what he was thinking.
Just as Amadeus was an entrancing
introduction to the music of Mr. Mozart, TT will
do the same for anyone who's interested in the works of Gilbert
& Sullivan (or at least The Mikado). And, much like Amadeus,
this is a beautiful film to watch, and a film filled with
fantastic performances. As far as the tech stats go, nice
animated menu and informative supplements. It's a keeper,
gov.
Speaking
of G & S, watching it made me think of the
Brady Bunch episode where Alice won the stereo and Mr.
Brady brought home "The Best Of Gilbert &
Sullivan." A wandering minstrel I, indeed.
What a fag.
Speaking
of fags, the Supreme Court ruled that the Boy Scouts
could discriminate against homosexuals. I don't
know why. Think about the merit badge
possibilities: learn to suck a dick, then tie a
sheepshank in it.
Question
Of The Week©:
Which band
do you want to see a TV movie made about and who would
you cast as the principals?
©2000 Lee
M. Lodyga
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