"DOCTOR WHO" - "ASYLUM OF THE DALEKS" TRAILER

While I'm gone on vacation, 'Doctor Who' will return to BBC-America. I can't wait to watch it with my nearly eight year old nephew!

Here's a preview for the season premiere:

WESTVIEW: "BATMAN" - "COME BACK, SHAME"

And now for something completely different.....

AS SEEN ON TV: CAPTAIN McINTOSH

CAPTAIN JOHN McINTOSH

CREATED BY:

James Michener

PORTRAYED BY:

Mark Harmon

AS SEEN IN:

'Centennial'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

From Wikipedia:

Captain John McIntosh (Mark Harmon), a young officer under Skimmerhorn's command, refuses to join in the massacre and is court martialed for insubordination. At the trial, graphic testimony from a young soldier turns public opinion against Skimmerhorn.

It is the Toobworld Central contention that John McIntosh is an ancestor to Jethro Leroy Gibbs of 'NCIS'......

BCnU!

THE HAT SQUAD: REMEMBERING NEIL ARMSTRONG

Toobworld Central remembers one of the last true heroes, Neil Armstrong, who passed away at the age of 82 today. In Toobworld, the first man to walk on the Moon was portrayed by Tony Goldwyn in "From The Earth To The Moon".....

Good night and may God bless......

WESTVIEW: "KUNG FU: THE LEGEND CONTINUES" - "THE GUNFIGHTERS"

Since Clint Walker played the feature character in today's "ASOTV" showcase, here he is again as his most famous TV character - Hall of Famer Cheyenne Bodie.  Only this time, he's crossing over into the 'Kung Fu' spin-off......

THE HAT SQUAD: REMEMBERING WILLIAM WINDOM

The great character actor William Windom passed away earlier this week at the age of 88. I have something more substantial planned to celebrate his career in Toobworld, but it will have to wait until I get back from vacation.....

In the meantime, here are some highlights from his TV career:

Good night and may God bless......

THE HAT SQUAD: REMEMBERING PHYLLIS DILLER

The legendary and barrier-bustin' Phyllis Diller passed away this week at the age of 95. As a tip of the Toobworld cap, here are a hodge-podge of videos celebrating her work in television......

And for the Wild Wild West theme we're running this month:

Good night and may God bless.....

THE HAT SQUAD: REMEMBERING JERRY NELSON

Good night and may God bless.....

AS SEEN ON TV: JOE BEAN

JOE BEAN

CREATED BY:

James Michener

PORTRAYED BY:

Clint Walker

AS SEEN IN:

'Centennial'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

Joe Bean was a frontiersman who knew Pasquinel.

Clint Walker barely had five minutes of screen time in 'Centennial', even though he was one of the biggest (literally!) TV Western stars in the past. I think he was brought in for the star power he lent to the production early in its schedule, when all the series had going for it at the time was Robert Conrad, Richard Chamberlain, and Raymond Burr.  None of them were slouches, but far from enough for an audience to invest the time in the story at that early stage.

BCnU!

WISH-CRAFT: JUST THE ARTIFACTS, MA'AM.....

'WAREHOUSE 13' - "NO PAIN, NO GAIN"

'WHITE COLLAR' - "IDENTITY CRISIS"

'CENTENNIAL' - "THE YELLOW APRON"

Mrs. Frederick, a mysterious protector of the Warehouse, told her protege Claudia that a power-infused artifact comes into being because of the convergence of the object, a person, and the impact from an event:

Claudia: I thought most artifacts came from bold-face names You know, people with Wikipedia pages.
Mrs. Frederic: The creation of an artifact is simply the meeting of an artifact, a person, and a moment.

The day after that episode, the 'White Collar' crew went on a "National Treasure" hunt for the flag borne by George Washington's troops when they crossed the Delaware on that fateful night of December 25, 1776. The reverence with which it was treated made me wonder if it too could have become an artifact.

And then I remembered Claudia's realization that not every artifact was going to be attached to a "bold-face name" in History. From there, I began to think that within the "reality" of Earth Prime-Time, maybe items associated with fictional characters could be artifacts as well.

How many artifacts stored in the Warehouse could actually be warlocks and witches transformed into objects like chairs and bedpans?

Since I've been focused on 'Centennial' all month, one particular object came to mind:

As to what power Alexander McKeag's yellow apron might hold, I think it would give its bearer the ability to force reconciliation with one's enemies. But there would be a side effect - it could turn a man into a woman. (The one who wore it at that fur-trappers' gathering had to act like the woman while dancing with the others.)

That doesn't sound too bad, no need to snag, bag, and tag the yellow apron..... Unless it also caused the man wearing it to have a period and/or get pregnant!

BCnU!