harrison ford-related stories
Posted Dec 22nd 2008 2:15PM by Danny Gallagher
Filed under: Animation, Music and Variety, Festivus, Children, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free
Where would we be without the hallowed television Christmas special? We would be engaged in enthralling conversations with relatives who like to give the backstory about the gall bladder operation pictures they still carry in their wallet. We would be playing defense against every breakable item in the house while the neighbor's kids get enough sugar in their systems to power the Space Shuttle. We would not only have to muster the courage to taste Grandma's homemade rum and Kahula fruitcake, but also to pretend that we like it without our stomach turning inside out, crawling up our esophagus and out of our mouth.
Even if those scenarios will be true for you on Dec. 25, I offer you my pity as my Christmas gift. Plus, you still would rather spend it listening to ol' Uncle Hernia Scar than watching one of these holiday hams.
Continue reading Seven of the worst TV Christmas specials - VIDEOS
Posted Jun 9th 2008 3:38PM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Casting, Reality-Free
I don't think this is a case of a big star taking a role
on TV for the paycheck. Mr. Box Office -- I gave him that name based on the
Star Wars and
Indiana Jones series alone --
Harrison Ford has agreed to star in a CBS film called Crowley. The picture is a true story, based on the case of John and Aileen Crowley, whose children are afflicted with a rare genetic condition. They seek the help of researcher -- Ford's character -- who may have the cure.
The book on which the Robert Nelson Jacobs (
The Water Horse) screenplay was written is called
The Cure. The original idea came from a
Wall Street Journal article and book by Geeta Anand. The director is still being negotiated, but Tom Vaughan is the prime candidate. Considering his last film was
What Happens in Vegas, I hope they keep looking. Ford will be executive producing the film as well as playing the scientist.
Continue reading Harrison Ford says yes to CBS movie - UPDATE
Posted Feb 14th 2008 11:40AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, News, Celebrities, Children, Ugly Betty, Awards
As the Academy Award presentation approaches, that can only mean one thing -- time for a new Barbara Walters special. Yes, yes, what matters most before the big show isn't the red carpet and the fashions, it's who will Barbara be interviewing for her annual Oscar edition? Ms. Walters has four biggies lined up for the Sunday, February 24th (7:00-8:00 p.m. ET) broadcast. Oscar nominee Ellen Page, star of
Juno; Indiana Jones, himself, Harrison Ford;
Ugly Betty diva, Vanessa Williams; and
Hannah Montana/teen queen Miley Cyrus. It's an eclectic group, to say the least, but then, that's Baba Wawa's formula for success, is it not? After all, this is her 27th straight year doing a pre-Oscar special.
Continue reading Four stars for Barbara Walters Oscar Special
Posted Jul 23rd 2007 10:19PM by Michael Maloney
Filed under: Family Guy
Yeah, I'm repeating myself, but the only two words that come to mind about today's
Family Guy table read/lunch session are: freakin' sweet!
And I'm not just talking about the FG swag (pens, notebooks, inflatable Brian dolls) either. The cast of FG is doing a live table read of the show's 100th episode titled "Stewie Kills Lois." The title says it all!
A FOX publicist advises anyone of the faint of heart and all non-Quagmire-types to consider making their way to the exit door. I don't see anyone leave.
Continue reading Family Guy 100th episode table read - TCA report
Posted Mar 7th 2007 2:44PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Industry, Programming, Web, Celebrities
Posted Dec 12th 2006 7:44PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, ABC, OpEd, Video, Web
Where were you on November 17, 1978? If you were alive (I keep forgetting how young some of our readers are), you were probably in front of the one TV in your house, with your family, waiting on pins and needles for the evening news to end. Why? Because ABC was about to air the highly-anticipated show
The Star Wars Holiday Special, that's why. Most of us had seen the blockbuster
Star Wars about a dozen times by then, and we were looking forward to seeing our favorite characters in an all-new adventure!
Unfortunately, it stunk. It stunk so bad that, according to
IMDb, George Lucas tried to buy up all master copies of the show so it would never be shown again. And it hasn't; its only broadcast was on 11/17/78. It's never been released on home video, either. Bootlegs of the show have been floating around for decades, but have been hard to find.
But now, thanks to our old friend YouTube, you can now watch the entire special, which has been broken up into 10 parts. Part one is after the jump; click
here to go to the YouTube page for it, where you'll see the other parts in the "Related" section.
Continue reading Watch the entire Star Wars Holiday Special on YouTube - VIDEO
Posted Nov 26th 2006 2:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on DVD
No, not the lame Harrison Ford movie that everyone seems to like for some reason. I'm talking about the original, 60s series starring David Janssen. Looks like the show is coming to DVD sometime in 2007 (no exact date yet). It will be The Fugitive - Season 1, Volume 1. Yeah, one of those deals where they break up the seasons, probably to make more cash. The first season had 30 episodes (wow, can you imagine a show doing that today?).
Stephen King has always listed this as one of the best shows ever on TV, and it's quite good.
Continue reading The Fugitive coming to DVD
Posted Feb 9th 2006 9:05PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
Photographs were recently taken of Britney Spears driving around with her
baby boy on her lap. Scandal! Shock! Horror! Jon
didn't see any problem with this because he drives with similar habits (he occasionally has the baby clinging to his
head while driving and, when he has more than one baby, he juggles them).
Apparently it wasn't just Brit
having a bad day because Bush wasn't having much fun either. He attended the
Coretta Scott King funeral.Bad idea. I
mean, 99% of the people in that room didn't vote for him/can't stand him. No wonder the funeral quickly turned into a
Bush-bashing ceremony. There were plenty of WMD and wire-tapping jabs. I'm sure King would have appreciated this sort
of horrible behavior at her funeral. Oh, and a big "LOL" for Jon's awkward raising of the roof and
"Holla..."
Continue reading The Daily Show: February 8, 2006
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