By Russell Brand
The color and shape of “news.”
Posted on August 20, 2015
Dan Willis Is Just Sayin’
Straight Outta Chicago
Late night Christian talk, on the Tri-State Christian Network.
1. “Contemporoary Gospel bass vocalist Elder Harvey Pinkney appears on the Christian Late night talk show I’m Just Sayin’ with host Pastor Dan Willis & Co-host Jason Grant. Harvey discusses his call from The Lord to write and produce prophetic music in these last days.”
Posted on August 11, 2015
Untouchable: Illinois Mobster Cop In Grip Of Chicago Outfit
By Steve Rhodes
I was interviewed on-camera for this, though I don’t know if I made the final cut. Turns out I’m all over this thing!
“Mobster Cop” premieres Thursday, August 6, at 9/8c. In an Illinois town in the grip of the Chicago mob, Police Chief Michael Corbitt is surrounded by temptation. A string of extortion scams, violent crimes and a deadly extramarital affair prompts investigators to suspect that Corbitt has been lured in.
This video preview is being finicky, so here’s a link to it if it doesn’t work for you.
Posted on August 6, 2015
A Good Old-Fashioned Tastee-Freez Commercial
By The Museum Of Classic Chicago Television
A Good Old-Fashioned Treat!
“This aired on local Chicago TV on (most likely) Thursday, May 13, 1982.”
Posted on July 28, 2015
Chicago’s Strictest Parents
By Steve Rhodes
Er, not really.
I kinda love these folks – and I’m not really a rules and discipline kind of guy.
But let me back up.
I came across this episode on YouTube of a show called World’s Strictest Parents. This particular installment features a Chicago couple – though their block looks awfully suburban to me – from 2013. I was surprised by what I saw.
See, I was expecting parents whose strictness was beyond reason. That’s not them at all. I love you, DeWayne and Vanessa Davis!
While I wouldn’t necessarily have wanted to live in their house, I found them to be eminently fair in their parenting.
And the kids from England sent to live with them? Awful.
Posted on July 22, 2015
RatRod Ricky On RatRod TV
Uploaded To YouTube By Seprel Nakel
“RatRod Ricky pitches the official air tool of RatRodTV.”
Posted on July 13, 2015
Rainbows Of Flavor & Fun
By The Museum Of Classic Chicago Television
1. Canfield’s For Everyone.
“Refreshing as a rainbow for the whole family, and perfect at parties.”
This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 16, 1977 during the 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. time frame.
Posted on June 29, 2015
24 Hours With Fuse
Warped Ink
1 a.m.: Bad As I Wanna Be: The Dennis Rodman Story.
3 a.m.: All Nighter.
5 a.m.: Hit List.
7 a.m.: Pop Hits.
9 a.m.: Countdown to Bonnaroo.
11 a.m.: Warped Roadies – Toronto.
Posted on June 9, 2015
A Look Back At Good Times Upon Its Return As A Movie
By Steve Rhodes
“Good times are coming to the big screen. Black-ish creator Kenya Barris has been set to write the screenplay for a Good Times film based on the hit ’70s sitcom, his manager confirmed to The Associated Press.
“Good Times, which aired on CBS from 1974 to 1979, was about an African-American family living in a poor neighborhood in Chicago.”
To be specific, an African-American family living in Cabrini-Green, where writer Eric Monte had lived (Monte also wrote the screenplay for Cooley High, the inspiration for What’s Happening!!; he attended the real Cooley Vocational here in Chicago.)
Let’s take a look.
Posted on May 5, 2015