Star Trek Fan Pretty Sure Show Stole His Idea
CHICO, CA—Star Trek fan Les Cordwainer said Monday he is "pretty sure" that the producers of Star Trek: Voyager stole his idea for an ...
Television
King Ralph Fails To Become Hip Retro Reference
NEW YORK—According to trendwatchers and pop-culture analysts, the 1991 John Goodman comedy King Ralph has failed to emerge as a humorous retro reference. "Despite ...
The New Game Shows
With ABC's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire a ratings smash, a flood of big-money game shows are on the way, inclusing Fox's ...
That Guy From That One Show To Make Guest Appearance On That Other Show
DECATUR, GA—According to a report from local Chik-Fil-A cashier Len Baxter, that dude on that one show about the guy who can see into ...
Report: TV Helps Build Valuable Looking Skills
NEW YORK—Staring and gazing skills also increase markedly after watching cartoons for as little as three hours.
Telegeneticists Breed More Mediagenic Humans
BURBANK, CA—The new, nearly perfect being, homo entertainmentis, is the best hope for humanity in a media-saturated future.
CNN To Get All Information From In-House Channel 'CNN-CNN'
ATLANTA—In a telejournalism first, CNN announced Monday that from now on, all of its information will come from its own 24-hour, closed-circuit news channel ...
Local Newscaster Enjoys Celebrity Status At Charity Fun Run
WAUWATONKA, WI—Local newscaster Randall "Herch" Herchwick is no stranger to the spotlight. As a member of WTNK's award-winning Channel 15 Action News Team ...
Area Woman Not About To Miss Ally McBeal For That
ROCHESTER, NY—At approximately 10 p.m. Thursday, 41-year-old Rochester resident Connie Smoller informed her husband Patrick that she isn't about to miss Ally ...
TV Targets Teens
Encouraged by the success of such WB programs as Dawson's Creek and Buffy the Vampire Slayer, other networks are rolling out their own teen-oriented ...
Traumatized Child Comforted By Television
MASON CITY, IA—In an inspiring story that has warmed hearts throughout this tight-knit northern Iowa community, a luminescent cathode-ray tube provided much-needed emotional nurturing ...
Aliens Demand More Positive Portrayal In The Media
WASHINGTON, DC—A coalition of extraterrestrials representing some two trillion lifeforms across the five major planetary confederations descended on Earth Monday to speak out against ...
Shopping Mall Opens With Help Of Richard Dean Anderson
ALBANY, OR—Shopping for brand-name merchandise at everyday low prices became easier for the greater Albany area Saturday, as the new Westvale Mall opened for ...
Dean Cain Fanpage Last Updated 8/14/96
MONROE, MI—The Monroe-based "I Love Dean Cain" website, dedicated to providing up-to-the-minute information on actor Dean Cain, was last updated in August 1996, sources ...
New Television Show In The Works
BURBANK, CA—A possible new television program is "in the works," with preliminary meetings regarding a potential development deal with UPN "a definite possibility," sources ...
Tornado Violence: Are Tornadic Images In The Media To Blame?
DEL CITY, OK—It's been almost two weeks now, but life still hasn't returned to normal for the residents of this central Oklahoma ...
WB Targets Booming U.S. Prison Population With New Sitcom
LOS ANGELES—Responding to the explosive growth of the U.S. prison population, WB executives announced Monday that the network will soon launch a new ...
New Sony In-Utero TV To Entertain Children In The Womb
LOS ANGELES—The entertainment industry is abuzz following the Sony Corporation's unveiling Monday of the Utertron 9000, a state-of-the-art in-utero womb-entertainment system for children ...
