By Steve Rhodes
An e-mail correspondence.
Steve: Idea: An Aaron Spelling and Aaron Sorkin production.
Tim: Long walk and talks on the Love Boat.
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Tim: Columbo Johnny Cash episode on Cozi.
Steve: Got it!
Tim: The Movement.
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Tim: Today’s trivia: Coach from Cheers directed this episode.
Steve: No way!
Tim:
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Tim: Also so far I’ve counted two M*A*S*H generals – the USAF colonel (general who got chef-infantryman Ed Begley Jr. reassigned as cook) and the guy in the studio just now (Gen. Barker, who Frank and Margaret complain to when Hawkeye is made chief surgeon – also played Boss Hogg).
Steve: You are out of control!
Tim: This guy now is a dead ringer for Dean Acheson.
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Steve: “‘Jump’ was followed by two more singles from 1984: ‘I’ll Wait,’ a ballad whose chorus was written by Roth with an uncredited Michael McDonald . . . ”
Tim: That’s . . . odd.
Phone phreak story on Rockford, interesting. The real Cap’n Crunch phreak named himself after a toy whistle prize the cereal maker distributed in Cap’n Crunch boxes. The whistle played a perfect 2600 Hz tone, which in the AT&T system was the means deployed by an operator to take control of a phone line (and which phreaks exploited to do same). Nick would appreciate this episode.
Steve: I’m watching!
Tim: At 9:00 I’m stepping out for 15 minutes – can you tell me what happened on the next episode?
Steve: Something about a cop TV show called Falcone . . .
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Steve: Kolchak is on ME-TV.
Tim: I’ve never watched it, but I put it in my notice file. Good stuff?
Steve: Eh, not paying attention.
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Tim: Road House has been playing all weekend. It makes me wonder if there’s a remake in the works. It’s airing now on Reelz (just started).
Steve: Reelz House.
Tim: Seriously, it’s been on three networks this weekend.
Dalton’s cutting people loose.
“There’s always barber college.”
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Posted on July 3, 2017