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Showing posts with label tv. Show all posts
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06 November, 2007

TV Commercial Blooper

Audition for TV commercial goes horribly wrong.


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21 September, 2007

Kid Nation

Okay, first a little honesty. I've been hearing about this show on talk radio for a while now and none of it has been good. Stories of pushy producers and absent parents. What parent would sign a waiver that said they could not sue the show if their kid caught a STD? The oldest kid is 15, the youngest is eight.

But I watched the show's premiere nonetheless.

The Premise is that about forty kids are packed off to a ghost town and left (more or less) to fend for themselves. They cook the food. They empty the shitters. Oh wait... THE shitter. The show cooks off like Kiddy Survivor.

As I watched the show, skeptical at first, I found it totally engrossing. If you're a parent, you'll be hooked. It let's you explore the "What would they do without me" question that has been milling around in your head.

As they get organized, the producers introduce a class system. Workers at the bottom, then cooks, then merchants. The Ruling class (with the most money and no jobs) are at the top of the food chain. They are to "Pitch in " where they can or want to.

Yes they get paid. Ruling class gets a buck a day. The workers a nickle.
They can spend their money in the grocery store, or dry goods. There is a soda saloon to get a tall cool one. They can buy tools and candy and books. A ten year old got a nickel copy of King Lear.

A 15 year old girl spotted a bicycle in the dry goods store. She's a worker and it's $3.00 price tag seemed high. But she wanted the bike. Soooo... free enterprise kicked in on the second day and she took it to the streets.

Dancing.

She asked for a nickel if you wanted to watch her dance. I think she charged ten cents for dance lessons.

She was riding the bike before sundown.

I'll be watching next week and rooting for the "Yellow District". They are the youngest of the four groups, ages eight to ten. They beat the Greens ass to become the "cooks" and not the workers. I think my heart is with them because my daughter is seven.

In a surprising move of maturity and practicality, they voted to select more outhouses over a T.V. for their prize.

Oh yeah, one more thing. Each week the "Ruling Council" will choose a "Star Pioneer" from among the group. The chosen kid gets $20,000 and a phone call home.

Do I have your attention yet?


02 July, 2007

The Price Was Right

Here's the final "The Price Is Right" show. I spent many a summer vacation watching people come on down. It was rumored that Bob was going to give away a million dollars in prizes on the last show. Count them up and see if he did.
Warning: Part four is a spoiler so don't look at it until you're ready to watch it.



Part 1



Part 2



Part 3



Part 4



Part 5




Priceless Price Is Right




Closest Showcase


Josh Tears Up The Price Is Right




Biggest Showcase Difference




Ten Chances





Check Out Who Comes Down


02 April, 2007

Transformers More Than Meets the Eye

Here's a video of some French folk in Transformer costumes. They are actually quite clever. I like the cement truck the best. With the new movie coming out a whole new generation of Transformer fans is in the making.

If you had kids in the 80's you probably had the same philosophical debate I had with my kids. Can the Transformers beat the Go Bots? Can the Care Bears take My Little Ponies?