Uploaded To YouTube By gibsonse
1993 never seemed so long ago.
Posted on August 18, 2011
When The Screamin’ Wheels Roller Rink In Gary Aired This Commercial
Uploaded To YouTube By SpellbindingUncle
“A commercial for Screamin’ Wheels Roller Rink located at 6119 Melton Road in Gary, Indiana featuring their ‘All Night Ramble.’ This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 4th, 1981.”
Posted on August 12, 2011
Channel 2 Refuses To Discuss False Portrayal Of 4-Year-Old Black Boy
Local TV News Fails Ethics 101 For Bazillionth Time
“Attempts to contact the news director and the general manger were not answered,” the Maynard Institute reports.
“More than half a dozen employees at the station were also contacted, but each either refused to comment on the story, with some saying they feared reprisals, or did not respond to repeated requests. Several said they were not authorized to speak about the incident and referred inquiries to management.”
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See the raw video and the edited version:
Posted on August 3, 2011
Beavis And Butt-head Are Back
Heh-heh. You Said Butt.
Finally, some good news.
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A sneak preview:
Get More: Beavis and Butt-Head, MTV Shows
Posted on July 25, 2011
Cartoon Network Summons Eco-Hero To Save The Planet
By The Beachwood Enviro-Animation Desk
First, the press release. Then, video from the vault.
1. From Cartoon Network PR:
“Cartoon Network has signed a development agreement with action-adventure producer Don Murphy and partner Susan Montford and their company Angry Filmworks to develop a live-action motion picture based on the groundbreaking, environment-saving animated hero, Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
“‘The messages of Captain Planet are even more relevant today,’ said Stuart Snyder, president and COO of Turner Broadcasting System Inc.’s Animation, Young Adults and Kids Media division (AYAKM). “We feel this team can bring the world’s first eco-hero to life in a powerful motion picture that is not only pertinent but entertaining.’
Posted on July 19, 2011
Kolchak Is Back!
By The Beachwood Night Stalker Affairs Desk
“We’ve just learned via Deadline that Depp is lining up his next two projects,” Clevver Movies reports. “Along with his film company, Depp has purchased [two] projects. The first project being The Night Stalker which will be a remake of the 1970s TV movie where Depp will pay a Chicago-based newspaper reporter. His character, named Carl Kolchak, will investigate supernatural crimes throughout the flick. Sounds pretty cool!”
Sounds pretty lame. Johnny Depp?
Not our idea of Carl Kolchak. Let’s take a look.
Posted on July 15, 2011
GayTV Chicago
By GayTV
Gay TV is one of the 15 Network 125 Internet TV channels. Gay TV features gay TV programming with emphasis on programming from Atlanta, Chicago and Florida.
Posted on July 14, 2011
Adult Swim Update: NTSF:SD:SUV:: To Premiere Next Week
via Adult Swim PR
Imagine a world with an elite team of government agents working together to protect San Diego from real or imagined terrorist threats. Except in this case, everyone is a complete jackass.
NTSF:SD:SUV:: – also known as National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle:: – is that world. A world inside a world of dozens of acronymed police procedurals that dominate the airwaves.
Posted on July 13, 2011
The Best Of Vince Gerasole
The Beachwood Eye On Local TV News Affairs Desk
“Vince graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Political Science and Italian, and attended the University’s Medill School of Journalism. He is a native of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.”
1. Anchor Montage and Solo 11 a.m. Newscast
Posted on July 12, 2011
Saving Charlie Sheen
By The Torpedo Of Truth Affairs Desk
“Charlie Sheen’s Character On Two And A Half Men To Be Killed Off.”
We can do better than that:
* Send him to the same jail where the Seinfeld cast remains locked up.
* Have him wake up next to Bob Newhart; it was all a bad dream.
* Send him to Celebrity Rehab With Dr. Drew.
* Have him get called up by the Indians
Posted on July 10, 2011