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 April
5, 2002
On the Road and Behind
the Scenes with Peter Brady
For years The
Travel Channel has been taking viewers to places they
have never been. Now they are taking them places previously impossible
to visit. Join host John Ritter as he takes you to Hazard County,
the Batcave, J.R. Ewing's Texas Ranch and with a little help from
Christopher Knight (formerly
Peter Brady), wherever it was that the Brady Bunch lived.
"I never knew that it was an actual house until a couple
of years ago," says Knight about the real life Brady house.
"I knew the inside of the house was on the studio lot, but
I recently found out I lived right down the street in LA from
the house used for the outside shots."
Knight's role on TV
Road Trip is to cover the area near his home, Los Angeles.
"I take people to the beaches where
Baywatch is filmed, the Batcave (which is under the "Hollywood"
sign) and the Melrose Place apartments."
Though he grew up Brady, Knight is staying an arms leangth away
from Hollywood. He is now focused on his hi-tech ventures in Silicon
Valley. "You've probably seen my products on the shelves
at Circuit City."
Join John Ritter, Christopher Knight, Adam West, and "Cooter"
from the Andy Griffith Show , on
TV
Road Trip premiering on the Travel Channel, April 7th.
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 April
4, 2002
The Longest Saturday
Night
Tim
meadows was a member of of the Saturday
Night Live cast for nine years, tieing him with Phil Hartman
and Kevin Nealon as the longest running cast member in the shows
history.
"You would think I would have got a gold watch
or something," says Meadows. "The door hit me in the
back on the way out... that was about it."
While serving his time, Meadows created a slew of memorable characters
including the Leon Phelps, AKA "The Ladies Man." And
though he kind of misses his SNL days, he says he has no interest
in hosting the show, at least not for a while.
Tim said the hardest part of leaving SNL was that it was like
leaving a steady job. Fortunately for Meadows, he's now found
a new home on the NBC sitcom, Leap
of Faith, which by the way is from the creators of
hit show Sex & the City. On
the show Meadows plays Lucas, the misunderstood boss of the title
character, Faith. "He's somebody who had a lot of success
as a child, and now has to do nothing. He's the genius that no
one understands."
Meadows got his start in comedy in Chicago with a small improv
group, and later moved on to Second City. He has since starred
in a couple of SNL studio movies including Waynes
World 2, Coneheads, and The Ladies
Man.
After leaving SNL behind, Tim remained on NBC TV, starring in
the short lived sitcom The Michael Richards
Show. He hopes that Leap
of Faith, is a little better recieved by audiences.
"It's a fun show, and we've got a great time slot after Friends,"
says Meadows. 'I think people will like us."
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April 4, 2002
Gabe's
No Longer Playing the Game
Gabriel
Cade was one of the youngest members on Survivor:
Marquesas, and from the very beginning he said he wasn't
there to "play the game." When his tribe mates didn't
want him to play the game either, Cade became
the fifth person voted out, and the first member of the Rotu tribe
asked to leave.
While on the show, Gabe was one of the favorites to win. He had
developed somewhat of leadership role in Rotu. But, like Sarah
Jones in the previous week, Gabe became the victim of the unexpected
switch-a-roo, when the two teams were shuffled together and split
randomly. Though Gabe remained in the same tribe, the addition
of three new faces forced him to pick sides, and evidently he
choose poorly. His old tribe mates no longer trusted his loyalty
to them, and his new team members decided they could win favor
with the other side, and maybe gain a numbers advantage for future
votes, by voting Gabe out. In unanimous vote, Gabriel was asked
to leave the tribal council and say good-bye to his fellow players.
"My life only got better once I was off the show,"
says Gabe about the rest of his stay in the Marquesas. He got
to spend time with the other castoffs, scuba diving and hiking.
In the future, Gabe hopes to be on another one of Survivor Producer,
Mark Brunette's shows, the Eco-Challenge Race. Just goes to show
that being a castoff isn't all that bad.
FACTOID
- When asked about his restraint when getting into it with survivor
team mate Sean, Gabe said "You don't get into a battle of
wits with an unarmed man."
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 April
4, 2002
Tara Reid: Absolute Beauty
The lovely actress Tara Reid is helping to revive the classic
comedy tradition that is the National Lampoon... creaters of
Animal House, Vacation and many others. In her new movie,
National
Lampoon's Van Wilder, Tara returns to the college campus
as a college newspaper reporter assigned to do a story on a professional
college student who has no intention of ever graduating.
"This is a funny movie," says Tara. "I mean, it's
National Lampoon. That means there are going to be classic lines
and classic scenes."
Tara is no stranger to funny films, having already been in two
of the biggest comedies to come in years, American Pie, and American
Pie 2. Those escalated her career to new heights, but it's this
role that has finally put her in the spot light.
National
Lampoon's Van Wilder starts Friday, April 5th.
FACTOID
- Tara Reid was the first woman to be a two time cover girl of
Maxim magazine.
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April 3, 2002
Tina
Wesson After the Outback
Tina
Wesson, winner of Survivor:
Australian Outback, has had her life turn upside down
since coming back from "down under" and it's more than
just the million dollars in her bank.
Before leaving for the Outback, Tina was a personalized nurse
in Tennessee, but after finding fame and fortune on the hit reality
show, she is making appearances all over the country, and maybe
sees home five days a month.
"Things were really
busy there for a while," says Tina. "I had to give up
nursing, because I couldn't put the kind of time needed into it.
There is no way I could have a job where I had to spend any time
around home."
She is still watching each episode of the new edition of Survivor:
Marquesas, which Tina calls Survivor: Vacation. "When
those folks took the blankets instead of the food in that reward
challenge, I knew they weren't starving like we were." Tina
isn't being asked to do as much commentary for this version of
Survivor as she was for the Africa season, so this has given her
more time to do work for charity, which she really enjoys. Wesson
is teaming up with pop superstar Cher
to help raise money for the
Children's Craniofacial Association. For the third year
in a row, CCA is holding a raffle for a Harley Davidson Heritage
Motorcycle autographed by Cher to help raise funds for CCA's important
work. Register
to win!
FACTOID
- Actually more of a "Rumoroid"...
Tina says that an "Ultimate Survivor" has been discussed,
reuniting former contestants to compete one more time |
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April 2, 2002
Tony Stewart's True Speed
Even though he's only been on the Winston Cup NASCAR Circuit
for 3 years, Tony
Stewart is constantly considered a championship
threat. He has never finished lower than sixth in the total
points standings, and in 2001 finished second behind only Jeff
Gordon. "The toughest part about racing is the drive home,"
says Stewart. "I have to find a route where I don't have
to turn right."
Growing up in Indiana, home of the world famous Indianapolis
500, Stewart began his racing career at the age of seven racing
go-karts. His first championship came five years later at the
age of 12, While driving for his first sponsor, Dairy Queen,
he won the World Karting Association National championship.
"I thought I had the coolest sponsor ever. Part of my deal
was that every weekend after the race, I would get a free chocolate
shake. At that age, I thought I was the man."
From there, Stewart has gone on to win many other championships,
including an IRL title in only his second season of racing in
that league (In his first season, he was the Rookie of the Year).
 After
a very successful stint in the IRL, Stewart moved on to NASCAR,
racing in both the Winston and Busch Series. He's been driving
the #20 Home Depot Sponsored Pontiacs since entering NASCAR,
and is one of the most intense drivers on the track each and
every week.
He's not content to stay confined to a NASCAR, however. Tony
finds alternative machines to race whenever he has the time.
When asked what his team owner, Joe Gibbs, thought about his
extracurricular activities, Tony said "I found that it's
easier to ask for forgiveness than to ask for permission with
Joe."
Tony's new book, True Speed: My Racing
Life chronicles his 23 year racing career.
FACTOID
- Tony Steward is also the only driver ever to finish both races
in the grueling "double duty," consisting of the IRL's
Indy 500, and the NASCAR Winston Cup Coca-Cola 600 in the same
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April 1, 2002
Dennis Quaid Plays The Rookie
The hardest thing for actor Dennis
Quaid to pick up while researching his role in the
upcoming Disney film The
Rookie wasn't learning how to portray the little
league coach turned pro baseball player, it was learning how
to throw a pitch again. Having not played baseball since grade
school, Quaid got at home lessons from Major League pitchers
and even got to test his skills out on the mound at Dodger Stadium.
"It was like a big fantasy camp," said Quaid Actors
have it so rough.
One thing Dennis didn't have to learn while hanging out with
real life "Rookie" Jim Morris was how to pitch as
a "south paw," because Quaid is also a natural lefty.
"It was just a nice little coincidence," says Quaid.
"Fortunately, because of that, we didn't have to reverse
the film or anything like that." However, Dennis never
tried his heat with the radar on him to time his pitches. "I
didn't want to embarass myself. I'd rather not know how fast
I was able to throw the ball. I just wanted to look like I knew
what I was doing."
The film focuses on the real life story of a high school chemistry
teacher and baseball coach that makes a bet with his players
that if they win their district championship, he will find a
major league team to try out with. The team holds up their end
of the bargain, so the coach and his 98 mph fastball head to
camp and eventually make the team... becoming the oldest rookie
in Major League Baseball history. It's an unbelievable story,
which is why it is capturing audiences across the country. "If
this had been fiction, I wouldn't have done it. No one would
have thought anything like this was possible," says Quaid.
Dennis is the younger brother of actor Randy Quaid (Cousin Eddie
from Vacation) and both have made there marks in Hollywood.
Dennis left drama school when he was twenty and made his way
into films not long after. His first noticeable role was in
the classic college bicycle race movie Breaking Away, but it
wasn't until he played astronaut Gordon Cooper in The Right
Stuff.
FACTOID
- Dennis Quaid is also a talented singer and song writer, having
even performed songs for three of his movies, playing a musician
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 April
1, 2002
The Balcony Still Belongs to Roger Ebert
Roger
Ebert is easily one of the most recognized film critics
in the world, and coincidentally has been working as a critic
longer than anyone else in his field.
Having spent most of his career working in the print media (The
Chicago Sun-Times), it's no surprise that Ebert has published
a novel. Don't let the title fool you, his book, Great
Movies, details his thoughts on the greatest
movies of all time. Ebert says that he reviews most of his movies
on emotion. "I want a movie that I can talk about and debate
after it's over. People go to movies to change there mood, that's
what makes them great."
After reviewing so many films, some might think that going to
movies would become a bit of a chore, but not to Ebert. "I
find that the more movies I go to, the more I like doing it."
Roger compares this to someone watching football who has no
idea what is going on. "If you are watching a game, it
may just look like a bunch of guys in colored shirts running
around. But when you know the game, you can understand the strategy,
and see what they are trying to do, what they failed at, and
what happened by mistake. It's the same with movies."
As a film critic, Roger Ebert is probably best well known for
his long running syndicated review show "Siskel & Ebert,"
the birth place of the famous "two thumbs up." That
program ran for over 20 years, and though Gene Siskel has passed
on, Ebert continues to review films for TV audiences with new
partner Richard Roeper on Ebert
and Roeper.
FACTOID
- Roger Ebert was the first film critic ever to win a Pulitzer
Prize, but he actually began his print career as a sports writer
at the age of 15.
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