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Jackson shrineIt has been announced that Michael Jackson's public funeral with be held next Tuesday at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. CBS has revealed that they are going to cover it extensively, with The Early Show broadcasting live from the Staples Center on Monday and Tuesday and Katie Couric doing The CBS Evening News from there as well. No word yet on what ABC and NBC will be doing, though I assume they'll do similar coverage (not to mention the massive coverage we'll see on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News).

But how extensive should the coverage be? Should the news channels cover it all day long? Should the networks report live from the funeral? Should the funeral be televised live on all channels? Should there just be stories of it and no live coverage at all?

 

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]]>abccbscbs evening newscnnfox newsfuneralkatie couricmichael jacksonmsnbcnbcstaples centerBob SassoneFri, 03 Jul 2009 16:27:00 ESTMedia stoops to honor Wacko Jackohttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/media-stoops-to-honor-wacko-jacko/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/media-stoops-to-honor-wacko-jacko/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/03/media-stoops-to-honor-wacko-jacko/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Audiences hope to remember Michael Jackson for Thriller and not everything he's done since.If anyone in the press should ever ask you, "What were you doing when you heard the great Michael Jackson was dead?", be sure to answer with: "Reading one of your stories on what a lowlife you thought he was just prior to his death."

There are times when I'm ashamed to be a part of the media. The 48 hours after Michael Jackson's death was just such an epoch. I chose that last word carefully because the endless, maudlin, self-congratulatory coverage the major news networks wallowed in following Jackson's death was as long-winded as it was embarrassingly dramatic.

While that coverage is sure to continue throughout the memorial services, unavoidable custody and estate battles and forthcoming autopsy reports, none of that will compare in sickly sweet sensation to what CNN, Fox News and the others lowered themselves to just following the singer's death.

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]]>cnncnn headline newsCnnHeadlineNewsfox newsfox news channelFoxNewsFoxNewsChannelmichael jacksonMichaelJacksonJohn Scott LewinskiFri, 03 Jul 2009 15:03:00 ESTThere are very few exclusives in TV news nowadayshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/there-are-very-few-exclusives-in-tv-news-nowadays/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/there-are-very-few-exclusives-in-tv-news-nowadays/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/02/there-are-very-few-exclusives-in-tv-news-nowadays/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Michael JacksonWe've talked about this a lot here at TV Squad, how the word "exclusive" isn't used correctly in TV news these days. In fact I'll go one step further and say that networks often lie when they say something is an "exclusive." They'll say that an interview with a famous celebrity or a politician is an exclusive, but you realize you just watched an interview with the same person on another network the night before, or there's an interview with the same person the next day.

Now, some networks will say they have an exclusive before another interview airs, so in that case I guess we can say they're right (if we give them the benefit of the doubt that they didn't know the other interview was coming, that is), but more often than not they know it's not an exclusive.

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]]>abccable newscnncynthia mcfaddenexclusivelarry king livematt lauermichael jacksonnbcnightlinetoday showBob SassoneThu, 02 Jul 2009 17:01:00 ESTCNBC host goes after bloggershttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/cnbc-host-goes-after-bloggers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/cnbc-host-goes-after-bloggers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/cnbc-host-goes-after-bloggers/#commentsFiled under: , ,

At the risk of becoming one of the people of the "blogosphere" that CNBC's Dennis Kneale doesn't like, he does seem a little irritating, doesn't he? He always seems to be yelling at viewers for some reason, or at the very least trying to convince you he's right, really really hard.

In the video below, he talks about how he thinks the economy is getting much better, and talks about various web sites that have called him out on it. (Takes a little while to get to that part but it's worth watching the first couple minutes of dry money talk.)

[via Gawker]

 

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]]>bloggersblogospherecnbcdennis knealeeconomymoneys and pstocksBob SassoneWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:26:00 ESTCNN's Tony Harris is on Facebook but doesn't want to behttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/cnns-tony-harris-is-on-facebook-but-doesnt-want-to-be/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/cnns-tony-harris-is-on-facebook-but-doesnt-want-to-be/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/cnns-tony-harris-is-on-facebook-but-doesnt-want-to-be/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Tony HarrisI get antsy watching CNN's Tony Harris do the news. He always has these uncomfortable hiccups in his delivery and he's always looking off camera, as if the next word in the sentence is floating in the air next to him or on the table and he has to look to see what it is so he can continue.

But I find this funny: Harris is on Facebook, but he told CNN viewers yesterday that he has no idea how to log on to it and finds the whole thing "stalkerish." I'm looking for the video and will post it here if I can find it.

 

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]]>cable newscnndont friend mefacebooktony harrisBob SassoneWed, 01 Jul 2009 12:34:00 ESTExclusive! Keith Olbermann is not deadhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/exclusive-keith-olbermann-is-not-dead/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/exclusive-keith-olbermann-is-not-dead/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/07/01/exclusive-keith-olbermann-is-not-dead/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Keith OlbermannKeith Olbermann! Come on down! You're the next TV celebrity whose death has been falsely reported on the Internet!

The MSNBC Countdown's Wikipedia page reported he had died earlier this morning, possibly due to complications from celiac disease.

I sent emails to two networks officials to confirm this jarring claim. Jeremy Gaines, MSNBC's vice president of communications, responded that he is certain the entry is a "hoax" and that he and other network officials were working to correct it. The section on Olbermann's death has since been removed from the page.

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]]>britney spearsbritney spears babybritney spears comebackbritney spears pregnantbritney spears vmasBritneySpearsBritneySpearsBabyBritneySpearsComebackBritneySpearsPregnantBritneySpearsVmascolbert reportcolbert report videosColbertReportColbertReportVideoscomedy centralComedyCentralcountdown with keith olbermanncountdown with keith...CountdownWithKeith...CountdownWithKeithOlbermannellen degeneresellen degeneres dressellen degeneres fashionellen degeneres hostsellen degeneres showellen degeneressEllenDegeneresEllenDegeneresDressEllenDegeneresFashionEllenDegeneresHostsEllenDegeneressEllenDegeneresShowjeff goldblumjeff goldblum alivejeff goldblum deadjeff goldblum dead hoaxjeff goldblum death hoaxjeff goldblum new zealandJeffGoldblumJeffGoldblumAliveJeffGoldblumDeadJeffGoldblumDeadHoaxJeffGoldblumDeathHoaxJeffGoldblumNewZealandkeith olkeith olbermankeith olbermannKeithOlKeithOlbermanKeithOlbermannmiley cyrusMileyCyrusmsnbcpeople who are not deadPeopleWhoAreNotDeadstephen colbertstephen colbert videosStephenColbertStephenColbertVideosDanny GallagherWed, 01 Jul 2009 08:25:00 ESTMaybe Michael Jackson's dad shouldn't be doing any interviewshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/29/maybe-michael-jacksons-dad-shouldnt-be-doing-any-interviews/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/29/maybe-michael-jacksons-dad-shouldnt-be-doing-any-interviews/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/29/maybe-michael-jacksons-dad-shouldnt-be-doing-any-interviews/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

I know we all grieve in our own way, but isn't this CNN interview with Michael Jackson's dad more than a little odd? First he says that he's feeling "great" when Don Lemon asks how he's doing, then he goes on to plug some DVD company he has. Eh, I don't know. I probably wouldn't even have gone to this event if my son had just died and we hadn't even buried him yet. You can sense Lemon is uncomfortable too.

 

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]]>bet awardscnndon lemonjoe jackson interviewmichael jacksonBob SassoneMon, 29 Jun 2009 13:33:00 ESTMemories of Michael Jackson: Collaborating with Paul McCartneyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/26/memories-of-michael-jackson-collaborating-with-paul-mccartney/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/26/memories-of-michael-jackson-collaborating-with-paul-mccartney/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/26/memories-of-michael-jackson-collaborating-with-paul-mccartney/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

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The stunning news yesterday about the death of Michael Jackson conjured up many memories of the singer for me, as I'm sure it did for most people. For many of us, there was never a time when the Jackson Five and Michael were not part of pop culture. Little Michael and his brothers on The Ed Sullivan Show, their funky outfits when they sang on The Flip Wilson Show (much cooler than the Osmond Brothers!), Michael as the Scarecrow in The Wiz (a hideous movie, but he was quite good).

Well after leaving his brothers to become Michael Jackson, solo superstar, Michael hooked up with Paul McCartney for a couple of songs, "Say, Say, Say" and "The Girl is Mine." The latter was okay, but the former was terrific. They co-wrote it and it reached #1 on the charts in 1983. Those were the times when MTV really showcased music videos and the artists and labels invested in top-notch productions. It was, if you will, the golden age of music videos!

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]]>collaborationfriendshipKeith OlbermannKeithOlbermannMichael JacksonMichaelJacksonMTVmusic publishingmusic videosMusicPublishingMusicVideosNorthern SongsNorthernSongsPaul McCartneyPaulMccartneySay Say SaySaySaySaySonyThe Ed Sullivan ShowThe Flip Wilson ShowThe Girl Is MineTheEdSullivanShowTheFlipWilsonShowTheGirlIsMineAllison WaldmanFri, 26 Jun 2009 18:12:00 ESTBusy night for network news: Michael Jackson tribute to air with a Farrah tributehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/25/busy-night-for-network-news-michael-jackson-tribute-to-air-with/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/25/busy-night-for-network-news-michael-jackson-tribute-to-air-with/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/25/busy-night-for-network-news-michael-jackson-tribute-to-air-with/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson... both of whom died today
Wow. Busy day in celebrity deaths. First we hear that Farrah Fawcett finally lost her battle to cancer, then suddenly we hear that, after being rushed to a LA hospital in cardiac arrest, Michael Jackson also died. He was only 50, and he was about to embark on a comeback concert stint in London that he hoped would revive his career.

ABC News was already scrambling to move up the Farrah special they had planned to air on 20/20 this coming Friday. That special, where Barbara Walters interviews Ryan O'Neal, will be shown tonight at 10 PM ET. They also just announced that they will be airing an MJ retrospective at 9 PM ET.

Other networks are following suit with their own specials, according to THR.com.

It's interesting how most news outlets aside from Fox didn't confirm MJ's death even though our friends at TMZ had the news first. I guess it wasn't legitimate enough for them. Either way, it's a shockingly sad day in the entertainment biz, no matter what you may have thought of Farrah or Jackson.

 

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]]>abc newsAbcNewsdeathsdiedfarrah fawcettFarrahFawcettmichael jacksonMichaelJacksonobituariesspecialsTMZJoel KellerThu, 25 Jun 2009 20:02:00 ESTA grateful Hollywood watches aftermath of Perez punchhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/a-greatful-hollywood-watches-aftermath-of-perez-punch/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/a-greatful-hollywood-watches-aftermath-of-perez-punch/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/a-greatful-hollywood-watches-aftermath-of-perez-punch/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Perez Hilton got punched out -- but not by Miss California.Perez Hilton says he got a black eye from The Black Eyed Peas.

According to shrill gossip blogger and almost celebrity Hilton, the manager of the Black Eyed Peas planted a "boom boom pow" in Perez's puss this weekend. That roar you almost heard was grateful, repressed applause coming out of Hollywood.

A faux journalist (nee: rumor mongering hack), Hilton jumped onto the TV viewers' radar last month when he served as a judge for the Miss USA Pageant and started a war of words with Miss California over her stance in gay marriage.

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]]>black eyed peasBlackEyedPeasperezperez hiltonperez-hiltonPerezHiltonwill. i. amwill.i.amwill.i.am.John Scott LewinskiTue, 23 Jun 2009 16:28:00 ESTWWE's McMahon trumps Trump with Raw buybackhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/wwes-mcmahon-trumps-trump-with-raw-buyback/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/wwes-mcmahon-trumps-trump-with-raw-buyback/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/23/wwes-mcmahon-trumps-trump-with-raw-buyback/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Vince McMahon escorted Donald Trump to Green Bay on Monday.That didn't take long.

The storyline featuring Donald Trump "buying" Monday Night Raw from World Wrestling Entertainment's Vince McMahon lasted all of one week. On Monday's commercial-free Raw from Green Bay, Wisc., McMahon bought the show back from Trump for "double the original price." Trump took the deal and smacked McMahaon across the chops for his trouble.

The show capped a day-long publicity festival for the WWE in which local network news affiliates flocked to the Green Bay airport to shoot Trump arriving and to hear speeches from him and McMahon. It was the first time any media set foot in that airport without Brett Favre being involved.

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]]>donald trumpDonaldTrumpmonday night rawMondayNightRawrawvince mcmahonVinceMcmahonworld wresteling entertainmentworld wrestiling entertainmentworld wresting entertainmentworld wrestlingworld wrestling entertainmentWorldWrestelingEntertainmentWorldWrestilingEntertainmentWorldWrestingEntertainmentWorldWrestlingWorldWrestlingEntertainmentwweJohn Scott LewinskiTue, 23 Jun 2009 10:03:00 ESTTV and radio station think Lost plane scene is from Air Francehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/tv-and-radio-station-think-lost-plane-scene-is-from-air-france/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/tv-and-radio-station-think-lost-plane-scene-is-from-air-france/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/22/tv-and-radio-station-think-lost-plane-scene-is-from-air-france/#commentsFiled under: , ,

You can complain about CNN or Fox News or MSNBC, but I don't know if they've ever been tricked to this extent (mentions of Howard Stern don't count). A Bolivian TV station and a Dutch radio station both reported that photos were found (somehow) from the last moments of Air France 447 as it broke up over the ocean. Actually, the photos are from a popular TV show titled Lost which runs on ABC. Ahem.

[via Gawker]

 

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]]>abcbolivian tvdutch radiolostplane crashBob SassoneMon, 22 Jun 2009 15:45:00 ESTCould Nightline move to 10 PM to battle Leno?http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/could-nightline-move-to-10-pm-to-battle-leno/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/could-nightline-move-to-10-pm-to-battle-leno/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/could-nightline-move-to-10-pm-to-battle-leno/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

NightlineAccording to James Poniewozik, this isn't a done deal or even close to being a done deal, but it is certainly one of the moves that ABC is thinking about: Nightline might move to 10 PM from it's current 11:35 slot.

It would certainly be a lot cheaper than running dramas (which are usually the scripted shows the networks have at 10PM), and it could signal a change in the way that networks schedule their shows. This would also mean (in all likelihood) that Jimmy Kimmel Live would move into the 11:35 slot.

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]]>abcjimmy kimmel livenbcnightlinethe jay leno showBob SassoneTue, 16 Jun 2009 18:04:00 ESTLetterman's apology doesn't deter Palin fanshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/lettermans-apology-doesnt-deter-palin-fans/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/lettermans-apology-doesnt-deter-palin-fans/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/16/lettermans-apology-doesnt-deter-palin-fans/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

David Letterman can't ride away from his Sarah Palin joke yet.Though David Letterman officially apologized last night for his controversial Sarah Palin joke, it's not stopping Palin supporters from calling for his dismissal.

It's the latest chapter in a story bearing an uncanny resemblance to herpes. It never goes away, and you're never sure when it's going to pop up again. In an attempt to end the furor, Letterman took a moment during his Monday night broadcast to apologize directly to Palin and her family.

"It's not your fault that (the joke) was misunderstood. It's my fault," Letterman said. "So, I would like to apologize, especially to the two daughters involved, Bristol and Willow, and also to the governor and her family and everybody else who was outraged by the joke."

He added, "I understand, of course, why people are upset. I would be upset myself. I'm sorry about it, and I'll try to do better in the future."

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]]>david lettermandavid lettermans apologyDavidLettermanDavidLettermansApologylate showlate show with david lettermanLateShowLateShowWithDavidLettermansarah palinSarahPalinJohn Scott LewinskiTue, 16 Jun 2009 08:11:00 ESTDateline hits Vegas tonight and finds a fanhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/dateline-hits-vegas-tonight-and-finds-a-fan/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/dateline-hits-vegas-tonight-and-finds-a-fan/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/15/dateline-hits-vegas-tonight-and-finds-a-fan/#commentsFiled under: , ,

Chris Hansen and Dateline have become so embedded in the popular culture that even the people that get arrested talk about it. Tonight at 10 on NBC, Hansen and his crew go to Las Vegas for their "Vegas Undercover" investigation, and when a guy gets arrested, it turns out that he watches the show too!


[via PopWatch]

 

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]]>chris hansendatelinelas vegasnbcvegas undercoverBob SassoneMon, 15 Jun 2009 14:24:00 ESTJoe Scarborough calls Jon Stewart "the angriest person I've ever met"http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/joe-scarborough-calls-jon-stewart-the-angriest-person-ive-ever/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/joe-scarborough-calls-jon-stewart-the-angriest-person-ive-ever/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/joe-scarborough-calls-jon-stewart-the-angriest-person-ive-ever/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Another feud is boiling, this one involving Jon Stewart and MSNBC's Joe Scarborough. There have been things said lately (including The Daily Show taking on Starbucks' sponsorship of Morning Joe), and it continued this morning.

On behalf of short guys everywhere Joe, I take exception to your Napoleon remark.


[via TV Newser]

 

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]]>angriest mancomedy centraljoe scarboroughjon stewartmorning joemsnbcthe daily showBob SassoneWed, 10 Jun 2009 20:02:00 ESTMSNBC's Ed Schultz joins ranks of politcal screamershttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/msnbcs-ed-schultz-joins-ranks-of-politcal-screamers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/msnbcs-ed-schultz-joins-ranks-of-politcal-screamers/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/10/msnbcs-ed-schultz-joins-ranks-of-politcal-screamers/#commentsFiled under: , , ,

Ed Schultz shouts his way through his show on MSNBC.This reporter was thinking just a little while back, that what this country needs is another intolerant political loud mouth on the airwaves. It doesn't matter what political party they call home -- R or D, liberal conservative. No TV viewer seems able to go more than a few minutes without having some self-important gas bag named Matthews or O'Reilly, sporting one ideology or another, raging at a camera.

Fortunately, MSNBC brings us another fix -- the emerging show from Air America personality Ed Schultz. Resembling a sort of square-headed Rush Limbaugh, Schultz's politics run more toward Keith Olbermann. But, let's face it: None of these guys are on TV to discuss sensible politics on either side of the aisle. They're on the air to pontificate, yell, scream and (in Schultz's case) have a borderline Network-ish nervous breakdown on camera every night.

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]]>bill o reillybill oreillyBillOreillychris matthewsChrisMatthewsed schultzEdSchultzhannityhannity and colmesHannityAndColmesmsnbcolbermannJohn Scott LewinskiWed, 10 Jun 2009 09:00:00 ESTThe Daily Show isn't a fan of any of the cable news channelshttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/the-daily-show-isnt-a-fan-of-any-of-the-cable-news-channels/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/the-daily-show-isnt-a-fan-of-any-of-the-cable-news-channels/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/09/the-daily-show-isnt-a-fan-of-any-of-the-cable-news-channels/#commentsFiled under: ,

This clip from The Daily Show pretty much summarizes what's wrong with the cable news channels. And no, Jon Stewart isn't just dumping on Fox News here, he also goes after MSNBC for being obsessed with Rush Limbaugh and CNN for their insane i-Report/Twitter reliance.

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
"i" on News
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]]>cable newscnnfacebookfox newsjon stewartkeith olbermannmsnbcrick sanchezrush limbaughsean hannitytwitterBob SassoneTue, 09 Jun 2009 16:35:00 ESTFox News anchor Megyn Kelly takes on Playboyhttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/fox-news-anchor-megyn-kelly-takes-on-playboy/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/fox-news-anchor-megyn-kelly-takes-on-playboy/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/fox-news-anchor-megyn-kelly-takes-on-playboy/#commentsFiled under: , ,

In a way it's hard to talk about this since we can't read the article that Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly is talking about (it has been removed from the Playboy site), but if it's 1/10 as disgusting as she says, then she has a right to be angry.

[via TV Newser]

 

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]]>fox newslaura ingrahammegyn kellyplayboy magazinewomenBob SassoneFri, 05 Jun 2009 17:02:00 ESTCarradine's death was probably not a suicidehttp://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/carradines-death-was-probably-not-a-suicide/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/carradines-death-was-probably-not-a-suicide/http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/06/05/carradines-death-was-probably-not-a-suicide/#commentsFiled under: , , , , ,

Tarantino and Madsen talking about Keith Carradine on Larry KingWhen I heard that David Carradine was found hanging from a closet in his hotel room yesterday, one of the first things I thought was, "Huh. He doesn't seem like the kind of guy who would commit suicide." He just seemed like one of those full-of-life guys that wanted to experience all he could before he checked out. I even wondered aloud to my fiancee if he died doing something... else, using the rumored cause of death of INXS' Michael Hutchence as a reference.

I guess I wasn't far off. Now Thai police are speculating that Carradine may have accidentally died during a "sex game gone wrong," according to The Washington Post. This is after his manager, who was on Larry King Live last night, his friends and family, and his colleagues all agreed that there was no way Carradine was suicidal.

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]]>deathkeith carradineKeithCarradinelarry kinglarry king liveLarryKingLarryKingLivemichael madsenMichaelMadsennot a suicideNotASuicidequentin tarantinoQuentinTarantinorob schneiderRobSchneiderJoel KellerFri, 05 Jun 2009 13:05:00 EST