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NAPOLEON III
AS SEEN IN:
'Edward The King'
AS PLAYED BY:
Julian Sherrier
TV DIMENSION:
Earth Prime-Time
From Wikipedia:
Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the President of the French Second Republic and as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I, christened as Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte. Elected President by popular vote in 1848, he initiated a coup d'état in 1851, before ascending the throne as Napoleon III on 2 December 1852, the forty-eighth anniversary of Napoleon I's coronation. He ruled as Emperor of the French until 4 September 1870. He holds the unusual distinction of being both the first titular president and the last monarch of France.
Napoleon III is primarily remembered for an energetic foreign policy which aimed to jettison the limitations imposed on France since 1815 by the Concert of Europe and reassert French influence in Europe and abroad. A brief war against Austria in 1859 largely completed the process of Italian unification. In the Near East, Napoleon III spearheaded allied action against Russia in the Crimean War and restored French presence in the Levant, claiming for France the role of protector of the Maronite Christians. A French garrison in Rome likewise secured the Papal States against annexation by Italy, defeating the Italians at Mentana and winning the support of French Catholics for Napoleon's regime.
In the Far East, Napoleon III established French rule in Cochinchina and New Caledonia. French interests in China were upheld in the Second Opium War and the Taiping Rebellion; an abortive campaign against Korea was launched in 1866 while a military mission to Japan participated in the restoration of Imperial rule. French intervention in Mexico was less successful and was terminated in 1867 due to mounting Mexican resistance and American diplomatic pressure.
Domestically, Napoleon's reign was a major period of industrialisation for the French economy. He also oversaw a major renovation of Paris that created the outline of the modern city. The Second French Empire was overthrown three days after Napoleon's disastrous surrender at the Battle of Sedan in 1870, which resulted in both the proclamation of the French Third Republic and the cession of the territory of Alsace-Lorraine to the newly-formed German Empire.
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Michael Ausiello of TV\Line has published his May Sweeps scorecard with plenty of room for spoilers and debate.
And ClickClaque has analyzed the segment about the deaths of regular TV characters.
Neither of them address it, but there is going to be a death on 'Parks & Recreation' and I have this fear it's going to be lovable schlub Jerry. I'm hoping I'm wrong.....
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OSAMA BIN LADEN
AS SEEN IN:
'Family Guy'
AS VOICED BY:
Seth MacFarlane
OSAMA BIN LADEN
AS SEEN IN:
'South Park'
AS VOICED BY:
Mohammed Babak
TV DIMENSION:
The Tooniverse
(Despite the differences in animation, these are both the same man.)
So Osama bin Laden goes straight to Hell and is greeted by the Devil himself. (If this had been Skitlandia, you could have referred to the Devil as "Toby".) The Devil offers to show the former head of Al Quaeda around, to see if there's a special place where a VIP such as himself would like to spend Eternity. (Which, as you know, is a very long time indeed.)
First they visit where Saddam Hussein is being held. Hussein is a fairly recent arrival and he's being dipped into a vat full of piranhas who eat away at his flesh until he's nothing but a skeleton. He's lifted out of the vat and his body is restored, only to be lowered into the vat once again.
"I do not want this to happen to me!" cries Osama.
The Devil takes him next to see Adolph Hitler. Hitler is strapped to a giant frying pan and he's sizzling like bacon while hot oil is dripped on his genitals. Eventually he is flipped over to fry the front of his body and that's when a red-hot poker is shoved up his ass.
"No! No! This is not the fate for me!" Osama begs.
Then the Devil takes him to a small alcove, where Nikita Kruschev is on a couch, pawing at the breasts of Marilyn Monroe. Every time he reaches for one, Marilyn swats his meaty digits away.
"Ah!" Osama sighs, nodding. "It may not be the 72 virgins I was expecting, but this will do nicely! I want this. I want Kruschev's Hell!"
"Oh, this isn't Kruschev's Hell," replied the Devil. "This is Marilyn Monroe's Hell........"
I realize I said that we'd be going through a spate of 'Edward The King' ASOTV showcases, but I couldn't pass up a chance to piss on Osama's corpse.
Roast in Hell, Osama!
Two for Tuesday!
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I'm not the only one out there blending today's top story with TV "reality". In the top Twitter trend of the day, Jack Bauer of '24' is being given credit for the killing of Osama bin Laden......
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LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL
AS SEEN IN:
'Edward The King'
AS PLAYED BY:
Derek Fowlds
From Wikipedia:
He was featured in the [mini-series] 'Edward the King' as a more natural character, sociably similar to Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and his other friends. His downfall is represented when he confronted Alexandra, Princess of Wales and demanded her to use her influence with the Prince to stop Lord Aylesford proceeding with a divorce from his wife, Lady Aylesford, after she had planned to elope with Lord Randolph's elder brother, the Marquess of Blandford. He threatens to expose letters from the Prince to Lady Aylesford, so scandalous, so he says, that if they were to be exposed, "the Prince of Wales would never sit on the throne of England." Outraged, the Princess goes to see the Queen, who is equally indignant. The Prime Minister, Benjamin Disraeli, informs the Prince, who is so angry that he challenges Lord Randolph to a duel in the South of France. Eventually, Lord Aylesford does not attempt to seek a divorce from his wife, and Lord Blandford does not elope with Lady Aylesford. Lord Randolph sends a note of apology to the Prince, which is merely acknowledged. Disgraced, Lord Randolph and his wife leave for America.
For the foreseeable future, the ASOTV showcase will be featuring historical figures from the time of Queen Victoria. This is not due to the recent Royal Wedding, but because I'm in the process of watching 'Edward The King' and I have quite a stockpile of such historical characters.
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Episode Three of 'Game Of Thrones' is broadcast tonight on HBO at 9 pm.
Here are a couple of preview clips for your enjoyment.....
First up, Jon Snow get in a little "schoolyard exercise".......
And in this clip, Jaime Lannister and Ned Stark size each other up, but no matter who might feel the bigger man, they are both dwarfed by the enormity of that throne room!
It's never too late to dive into this fantasty series, which Toobworld Central has placed on Earth's "twin" planet of Mondas......
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From The Hollywood Reporter:
William Campbell, who guest-starred in two memorable episodes of the original Star Trek TV series, died Thursday at the Motion Picture & Television Country Home and Hospital in Woodland Hills, according to StarTrek.com. He was 84.
Campbell played the all-powerful Trelane in the episode "The Squire of Gothos" and Koloth, a Klingon, in "The Trouble With Tribbles," both of which aired in 1967. He reprised the role of Trelane for a Star Trek: Judgment Rites video game in 1993, returned for a 1994 episode of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and was a regular at Star Trek conventions and cruises.
Koloth was my favorite of all the Klingons who have appeared throughout the 'Star Trek' franchise. There was this arch, sophisticated villainy about him and Campbell delivered the lines perfectly to fit that attitude, subtle and yet over the top in harmonic balance.
Here's a quick clip of Koloth from that episode about the Tribbles:
I also enjoyed his performance as Squire Trelane, and I agree with many that Trelane must have been a baby Q from the Q Continuum. Peter David wrote the novel "Q-Squared" based on this premise, and I'm told that Gene Roddenberry once said at a convention that the two characters were somehow related.
Here's the trailer for that episode about "The Squire Of Gothos":
Getting back to William Campbell as Koloth, when his character returned - along with the other two original Klingons, Kor (John Colicos) and Kang (Michael Ansara) - they had been cured of the affliction that caused their foreheads to be smoothed out and so resorted back to their original Klingon appearances.
Here's a tribute video to Koloth, Kang, and Kor:
It skews in favor of Kor, probably because Colicos died not long before the video was made. Still, it gives a good idea of Koloth as warrior equal in skill to his talents as a diplomat.
I've been working on this piece for Inner Toob about the many characters who appeared in 'Columbo' who were played by the same actors over and over again - four murderers played by Patrick McGoohan, three by Jack Cassidy and Robert Culp (with Culp coming back as the father of a murderer), etc. And I'm making up a list of which characters those actors should keep and which actors would work as replacements in the other roles.
And I think William Campbell would have made a brilliant Riley Greenleaf, the publisher played by Jack Cassidy in "Publish Or Perish". I understand that Falk liked to bring back certain actors he enjoyed working with, and that (for the most part) NBC top-loaded the episodes with big-name stars. So this would never have been considered. Still, it makes for a nice bit o' "wish-craft".
Rest in peace, Mr. Campbell. As Red Skelton used to say, "Good night and may God bless."
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I always enjoy a good cat video, and this fits in nicely with that 'CBS Sunday Morning' kind of feel...
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Singer/songwriter Phoebe Snow passed away earlier this week, and Toobworld Central wanted to celebrate her music and her life with these two videos.
First off, 'CBS Sunday Morning' did a profile on her last year that was very moving.....
From Sunday morning to Saturday night.....
To close out this tribute - my favorite song which she performed, a number by the Roche Sisters. She performed this in 1979 on 'Saturday Night Live' with Linda Ronstadt, and I just love how impish she acts as Ronstadt talks about their collaboration......
Rest in peace, Phoebe. I know you're reunited with your daughter now....
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BOB DYLAN
AS SEEN IN:
'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'
AS PLAYED BY:
Jimmy Fallon
TV DIMENSION:
Skitlandia
As this took place in the sketch comedy TV dimension, there's no need to worry about a Zonk when it comes to the song choice of "Dylan". As a matter of fact, since the TV show was not mentioned, 'Charles In Charge' could just be the subject of the song. It could just as easily have been about Lily, Rosemary, and the Jack of Hearts in charge.....
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