From the holiday TV news archive, part 2

The following video is from 1994, one year after the previous video I posted. As in 1993, I had a "Bring a Toy" Christmas Party. My friend Greg & I took the toys to the Ch. 2 Toy Drive and -- once again -- were asked to be part of a news story promoting the Toy Drive!

From the holiday TV news archive, part 1

So we want to encourage people to be like Tom.

—Don Marsh, from 1993

Greedy studio executives

The Writers Guild of America is on strike. For more than 50 years, TV and film writers have been entitled to a small cut of the studios' profits from the reuse of their shows or movies (syndication or DVDs). But the greedy studio executives are refusing to apply the same rules to internet-based airings and downloadings, despite acknowledging that internet-generated income will be substantial:



Cheers to the others in the industry who are not crossing the picket lines. This includes Jay Leno, David Letterman, The Office's Steve Carell and 30 Rock's Tina Fey.

And jeers to the heartless NBC studio executives who have announced that they intend to fire all of the production staff members on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as a ploy to get Leno to cross the picket line and return to his show without the writers. This technique worked 20 years ago during the 22-week-long writers' strike from 1988 when both Johnny Carson and David Letterman returned to work under like-threats.

Several more years of 'Curb'?

Good news, Curb Your Enthusiasm fans! The NY Post is reporting that Larry David is talking about wanting to do two, maybe three, more years of his HBO comedy series.

As Larry would say, "Preeeeeeeeety, preeeeeeeeeety nice."

You know you're getting old when [blank]

You know you're getting old when regulars from game shows you used to watch as a kid are dying off. The latest to go: Brett Somers, who died last Saturday at age 83, shown here in a 1977 photo with fellow Match Game co-stars Richard Dawson (still living), the deceased Charles Nelson Reilly and the deceased Gene Rayburn (host).

"Boom goes the dynamite!"

This is painfully funny to watch:

Jeopardy!

This was the month that I transitioned to HDTV. I purchased a 40" Sony LCD TV and it is absolutely incredible. Right now I'm watching Planet Earth on Discovery HD Theater -- the episode about deserts. The clarity of the images is breathtaking!

Another show that looks awesome in high-def -- believe it or not -- is Jeopardy! All I can say is this: I am hooked! I record it every afternoon and look forward to watching it in the evenings. What a fun show that is surprisingly stunning in high-def!

The Office

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, from my cousin Walt:

"I am thankful to be alive... but most of all, I am thankful for The Office."