With the thought of another year of According to Jim on the air, it's with excitement that I report that new shows may be coming to take its place. ABC has ordered two pilots: Prince of Motor City and an untitled David Hemingson dramedy. The former, which purports to have Shakespearean roots, comes from writer Jessica Goldberg and writer/actor Hamish Linklater, better known around here as Matthew on The New Adventures of Old Christine.Posts with tag Detroit
ABC orders two more pilots
With the thought of another year of According to Jim on the air, it's with excitement that I report that new shows may be coming to take its place. ABC has ordered two pilots: Prince of Motor City and an untitled David Hemingson dramedy. The former, which purports to have Shakespearean roots, comes from writer Jessica Goldberg and writer/actor Hamish Linklater, better known around here as Matthew on The New Adventures of Old Christine.Continue reading ABC orders two more pilots
Barenaked Ladies on PBS
The Barenaked Ladies were one of many bands I had a brief infatuation with, but soon delegated them to "not bad, but I can't listen to them all the time" status. Still, the fellas know how to craft a good pop tune and they have great vocal harmonies, so I don't mind taking their CDs for a spin every now and again.
The band recently filmed a two-hour concert in Detroit, which will be available on TV. Or, alternatively, you can watch the concert on PBS.
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Harmonie Network seeks musical prodigies
Got a musically-gifted child under the age of 10? Hankering to live out your own failed musical aspirations through your little prodigy like a good stage mom or dad? Well, Harmonie Network is giving you that chance.Detroit-area producers are working on a reality television program called Finding Julian's Band. The Julian in question is Julian Pavone, the world's youngest drummer. How young? He was born in 2004. Called the "Tiger Woods of the Music Industry," Pavone has made a handful of TV appearances, played the House of Blues and released his own CD.
To have your rockin' tot considered, you'll need to send video footage of junior in action to the show's executive producers. Details are available at the Harmonie Network website.
Jerome Bettis joins NBC sports team
During the Super Bowl earlier this month, ABC micced up Jerome
Bettis and occasionally played clips of his motivational speeches to teammates during the game. Apparently NBC
considered that an audition, because he's been hired as one of the commentators for Sunday NFL games. He'll join Bob
Costas and Al
Michaels. His first game will be Sept. 7 in Pittsburgh, when the Steelers receive their Super Bowl rings.
Super Bowl guide for dummies
This is the first year in my life when I actually
am interested in who wins the Super Bowl. You see, I grew up in a baseball home. My first taste of football was in
college (Go Griz!) and I've never had a national team to root for. Well, I still don't have a national team to root
for. I live in Portland, OR, a city that lives vicariously through the professional sports teams that Seattle has.
Therefore, I'm rooting for the Seahawks on Sunday.In order to pretend that I know what is happening, I did a little research about both teams that I thought I would share with the rest of you who will be watching the Super Bowl for the commercials. By the way, the Super Bowl is on Sunday, Feb. 5th on ABC at 6:30 pm Eastern. In Detroit.
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The Daily Show: January 24, 2006
Canadian
elections. Stephen Harper won. Conservative, it is. In the end, the big question was "Can we still stitch
their flags to our backpacks to get through Europe?" Well, Americans, if all else fails, we could always just tack
on "eh?" at the end of our sentences and hope for the best.After the sale of their SUVs dropped dramatically, Ford announced that the company will lay off 30,000 over the next six years. This happened the same week as the Time magazine cover with Bill Ford, in which he talked about the environment-focused plans of the company. Apparently, their newest creation will be an environmentally friendly car that will run "partly on gas, partly on electric, but mostly on the tears of unemployed workers' children".
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Rupert is raking it in!
If you are a big fan of America's Favorite Survivor, otherwise known as Rupert Boneham, you'll be happy to
know that he is doing really, really well. When Rupert didn't Outwit, Outplay or Outlast the Survivor: All
Stars, his fans voted him their all-time favorite Survivor, and he won $1 million anyway. What's he doing
with that money? A lot. First, he launched RFB (Rupert Frederick Boneham) Enterprises to handle his personal appearances
and speeches. He gave 200 speeches last year at $10,000 a pop. He created Tournament Towers, a production company
contracted out for camera work for live sports events. His crew is currently building walkways and floors for vendors
at the Super Bowl in Detroit. He also is dabbling in real estate, buying office spaces in his homestate of Indiana and
renting them to businesses. His latest project is to create tie-dye milk cartons with his photo on it because, he says,
he wants to "make milk cool."And yes. He still wears the tie-dye.
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Older Stones fans welcome at Super Bowl
Remember how the NFL put an age limit
on the "crowd" members who would rock out to the Rolling Stones during the Super Bowl haltime show? Yeah,
that's been lifted. The original casting call was for groups of people between the ages of 18 and 45 to play the role
of the crowd on the football field as the Stones perform. Organizers of the performance said they called for younger
dancers because the role was physically demanding. People had to run on and off the field real quick. And they had to
act like they're crazy for the Stones. Not surprisingly, the NFL heard from a lot of die-hard fans over the age of 45
who can totally rock out to the Stones like the younger crowd. So, they lifted the age limit. Or, maybe it was all the
press they were getting over the casting call. Anyway, now you only have to be 18 years old or older to rock out to the
Rolling Stones during the halftime show at the Super Bowl in February 5 in Detroit. All you old folks can sign up here.
Casting call for young Stones fans
Here's
a way for you and 20 of your closest friends to go to the Super Bowl: act crazy about the Rolling Stones. The company
that is planning the halftime performance for the Super Bowl just put out a casting call for 2,000 people to be the crowd on the football field
when the Stones perform. The only catch? You've gotta be younger than 45. That leaves out a good chunk of the Stones
fan base, doesn't it? The halftime planners say they put the age limit on the participants because the role of the
crowd is physically demanding because people will have to sing, dance, and act like they're all-out nutso for the
Rolling Stones. Um, there are plenty of people over the age of 45 who do that whenever the Stones go on tour. I think
the real reason is that the planners know many of the Stones fans are older, like the band, but old isn't cool! They
want the Stones and halftime in general to appear young and hip. That's the key demographic, baby! Anyway, if you are
between 18 and 45, have 20 friends who are willing to shake their booty, and happen to be in Detroit on February 5th,
you can sign up to audition here.
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