FOX LIES!

FOX News really wants to make the participants in the Wisconsin protest rallies look bad, and like violent thugs (probably to protect their own interests and those in Big Business and the political far right.) They want the protesters to look so bad that they're doctoring video footage of the events, by slipping in scenes from other protests in other states.

Check out the trees in the background near the end of this "news" report:

Yeah, right. Palm trees in Wisconsin......

But at least the protesters are wise to the ploys being used by FOX and are calling them out on it:

It doesn't matter if he's working for FOX News or FOX Business News. It's still FOX.

If Roger Ailes has an Indian tribal name, it should be "Lying Fox".

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SPACED OUT ON X-BOX

Whoever made this blipvert must be a manic fan of 'Spaced'.....

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THUMB KIND OF WONDERFUL

This makes for a great Toobworld concept!

More than a hundred and fifty years before Dave Lister will sneak a cat named Frankenstein on board the 'Red Dwarf' (leading to future generations of sentient felines), it looks like the cats of Toobworld are already starting to evolve. This was an overt example, and I'll bet that guy called in 'MI-5' to eradicate the problem for the sake of Mankind, but who's to say it's not happening elsewhere in TV Land and the kitties are keeping it a secret?

Don't think it could happen, not even in Toobworld? Pal o' mine, it's already happening in the Trueniverse!

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THE HAT SQUAD: JANE RUSSELL

I went looking for a copy of those old Playtex Cross Your Heart Bra commercials in order to celebrate the memory of Jane Russell in Toobworld, but I think this League of Themselves appearance is more fitting.....

Ms. Russell contributed a few characters to the Toobworld registry, in shows like 'Hunter' and 'Death Valley Days', plus others in Skitlandia thanks to her work with Red Skelton. But her best known TV character would have been Rose Hollister (seen at the top) in the modern Western/prime-time soap 'The Yellow Rose'. The Yellow Rose Ranch was named after her by her brother Jeb Hollister......

As Red Skelton probably said on the episodes in which you appeared, "Good night and may God bless."

BCnU....

AS SEEN ON TV: "GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES"

In memory of Jane Russell, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 89.....

MARILYN MONROE & JANE RUSSELL

AS SEEN IN:
'French & Saunders'

AS PLAYED BY:

Marilyn Monroe - Jennifer Saunders

Jane Russell - Dawn French

1952 - Marilyn Monroe was given the much-desired role of Lorelei Lee in the movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" in 1952, costarring Jane Russell. "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" may be the origin of the 'dumb blonde' stereotype; certainly the main character and narrator, Lorelei Lee, is the archetypal .

1953 - Monroe and Jane Russell revealed plenty of neck and throat in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", from the book by Anita Loos, made in 1953.

Apr 8, 1953 - Three page contract dated April 8, 1953, between MGM and actress Jane Russell approving the release of the soundtrack to "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes", signed by her on the last page in blue ink.

May 1953 - LIFE magazine featured Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell, "Just two little girls from Little Rock", as part of the publicity for their movie "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".

Jun 26, 1953 - At Grauman's Chinese Theatre, Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell captured their prints in cement for posterity to celebrate their success in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes".

Jul 18, 1953 - "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" is a romance comedy drama written by Charles Lederer and directed by Howard Hawks. It was released on July 18, 1953. The movie stars Marilyn Monroe as showgirl Lorelei Lee and Jane Russell as her best friend Dorothy Shaw. They go to Paris, where Lorelei intends to get married to millionaire Gus Edmond. Dorothy ends up falling in love with Private Detective Malone.

And here's the actual scene from the movie:

Once again, a big thanks to J.r. Klink for bringing this to my attention....

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TVXOHOF, 03/2011: JOAN OF SNARK

JOAN RIVERS

We probably all have fictional versions of ourselves in Toobworld - I myself can count 'The Ranger Andy Show', 'The Hap Richards Show', and 'The Late Show with David Letterman' as the credentials for my televersion (which is why I shamelessly inducted myself into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame for my big milestone birthday in 2005.) But somehow (as if we didn't know why), it's only the televersions of celebrities who seem to get any notice.

Unlike many other TV crossover sites, the Toobworld Dynamic accepts televersions as legitimate crossover characters. And as such, they are just as worthy to be accepted into the TV Crossover Hall of Fame.

March seems like as good a time as any to celebrate the televersion as a theme for the Hall of Fame, so we've found the perfect candidate this month: Joan Rivers!

The comedienne, actress, talk show host, fashion commentator, the acid (tongued) queen known as Joan of Snark, has not only established her presence in Toobworld, but she's also related to a fictional character over there in the TV Universe (as seen in 'Z Rock').

Here's the rundown of her "priors":

2004-2010 'Nip/Tuck'

2008-2009 'Z Rock'

2008 'Shrink Rap'

2006 'Boston Legal' 2004 'ALF's Hit Talk Show'


2004 'I'm with Her'

2002 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'

1990 '227'

1987 'The Dame Edna Experience'

(Actually, that's a picture from Joan's talk show from the mid-1980's. Dame Edna made her first American TV appearance on that show.)

And she even has a counterpart in the TV dimension code-named Earth Prime-Time/MOTW - the world of the American Presidents in TV Movies of the Week:

2004 "First Daughter"

So Joan Rivers is more than worthy to be the latest member of the TV Crossover Hall of Fame!

Joan Rivers with a fellow member of the TVXOHOF:

Lucille Ball squeezes one off....

With so many "legitimate" qualifications for entry, I have no problem adding her talk show, the Comedy Central roast of her, her tenure in 'Celebrity Apprentice', and even her latest appearance - at this year's Super Bowl.....

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FACE TIME

Just as a tease for a story coming up next week.....
Do you recognize the actor with Frank Converse in this picture?

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HAPPY PUN DAY!

I'm setting this up on September 30th, 2010. By the time it's published, I wonder if anybody will even remember the show. I'm pretty sure it'll be cancelled.....

AS SEEN ON TV: CHARLES I

CHARLES I

AS SEEN IN:
'Charles II: The Power And The Passion'

AS PLAYED BY:
Martin Turner

From Wikipedia:
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was the second son of James VI of Scots and I of England. He was King of England, King of Scotland, and King of Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649. Charles engaged in a struggle for power with the Parliament of England, attempting to obtain royal revenue whilst Parliament sought to curb his Royal prerogative which Charles believed was divinely ordained. Many of his English subjects opposed his actions, in particular his interference in the English and Scottish Churches and the levying of taxes without parliamentary consent which grew to be seen as those of a tyrannical absolute monarch.

Religious conflicts permeated Charles's reign. His failure to successfully aid Protestant forces during the Thirty Years' War, coupled with such actions as marrying a Catholic princess, generated deep mistrust concerning the king's dogma. Charles further allied himself with controversial religious figures, such as the ecclesiastic Richard Montagu, and William Laud, whom Charles appointed Archbishop of Canterbury. Many of Charles' subjects felt this brought the Church of England too close to the Catholic Church. Charles' later attempts to force religious reforms upon Scotland led to the Bishops' Wars, strengthened the position of the English and Scottish Parliaments and helped precipitate the king's downfall.

Charles' last years were marked by the English Civil War, in which he fought the forces of the English and Scottish Parliaments, which challenged the king's attempts to overrule and negate Parliamentary authority, whilst simultaneously using his position as head of the English Church to pursue religious policies which generated the antipathy of reformed groups such as the Puritans.

Charles was defeated in the First Civil War (1642–45), after which Parliament expected him to accept its demands for a constitutional monarchy. He instead remained defiant by attempting to forge an alliance with Scotland and escaping to the Isle of Wight. This provoked the Second Civil War (1648–49) and a second defeat for Charles, who was subsequently captured, tried, convicted, and executed for high treason.

Off with his head!

The monarchy was then abolished and a republic called the Commonwealth of England, also referred to as the Cromwellian Interregnum, was declared.

Charles' son, Charles II, though he became king at the death of his father, did not take up the reins of government until the restoration of the monarchy 1660. In that same year, Charles I was canonised as Saint Charles Stuart and King Charles the Martyr by the Church of England and is venerated throughout the Anglican Communion.

For more:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_I_of_England

A Toobworld side-note: Martin Turner would later play Prince Charles, the current Prince of Wales. As his portrayal of Charles is in some other TV dimension, I'm not sure if a case could be made for reincarnation......

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TIME FOR A DOUBLE SHOT

Instant replays are incorporated into the TV Universe as temporal seismic activity. And these "time burps" don't just happen during televised football games.

In that same 'Columbo' episode I just wrote about, "Lady In Waiting", a temporal glitch occurred during the police investigation of the crime.

Take a look at about 19 minutes and 50 seconds into the running time - we see two of the detectives approach the door in the background and one pats the other on the shoulder.

Once Columbo is left alone with the characters played by Leslie Nielsen and Susan Clark, nearly 25 minutes into the show, we see the same scene occur as the other cops leave. But this time it's at a slightly different angle, zoomed in closer a bit.

This might have been due to a temporal glitch caused by a malfunctioning time machine in the vicinity.

And that doesn't mean it would have to be the Doctor. Come on! I'm not THAT O'Bsessed with 'Doctor Who'!

It could have been a TARDIS which belonged to the Rani or to the Master.....

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