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And now, a very Betamaxmas

Posted Dec 9th 2008 5:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Web, Festivus, Reality-Free

This is a really clever idea.

Betamaxmas takes a bunch of Christmas specials and episodes of TV shows that you can find on YouTube and puts them on one site, inside an old-fashioned television. You can even change the channels and adjust the volume on an old remote control.

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Pee Wee's Playhouse: The Movie, staring ... Johnny Depp?

Posted Dec 12th 2007 12:22PM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Celebrities, Children

According to the Daily Stab, Johnny Depp is considering playing Pee-Wee Herman in a movie version of the former kid's show (and former HBO special) Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Depp has a history of taking on unusual roles and this would certainly be no exception.

The script would be by Paul Reubens, the original Pee-Wee. The two actors have known each other for a while, having worked together in the 2001 movie Blow. Also, both are casting favorites of director Tim Burton (Burton's professional directorial debut was the movie Pee-Wee's Big Adventure).

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