DIALOGUE FROM 'MOTIVE'

A Canadian police show that is more about finding the murderer than shooting people. A great line from one brother to another…

Brother#2: Who died and left you Mother?”

Brother#1: “Mom!”

RIP: JAMES GARNER

1928 - July 19 2014

 Was in The Great Escape (one of my favorite movies), and on TV in Maverick and my favorite The Rockford Files.

Sorry to see you go Jim, but you'll always be there in re-runs...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

To Peter Dinklage, 45 years old today. Perhaps best known as Tyrion Lannister - let's hope they don't kill you off this week!

HAPPY BELATED 'BIRTHDAY'

 To Jeopardy, perhaps the greatest game show ever. 50 years old yesterday, 30 of them with Alex Trebek (grow back the mustache Alex!). I started watching the show about 40 years ago, back when Art Fleming was the host & Don Pardo (later to do the opening intro at SNL) was the announcer. It is such a great game show, one that actually requires knowing things, which is what makes it so special (at least to me). It was always such fun to play along with the show, and occasionally even win a game.

 Another 50 years (and the question is -  how long should Jeopardy continue?).

SPEAKING OF ZOMBIES...

For all you Walking Dead fans out there ("Look at the flowers, Lizzie") here's the t-shirt my daughter bought me for my birthday...

Cool, isn't it?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GINGER

                     Of course, Tina Louise

               (from Gilligan’s Island for you youngsters) 

            80 years old today. Happy birthday…

           and watch out for falling coconuts!

                                      

IT WAS 50 YEARS AGO TODAY...

 The Beatles showed the kids how to play.

And the rest is history...

THE CLOCK IS TICKING

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DARYL DIXON

A/K/A Norman Reedus, who plays that character on The Walking Dead.

Norman was born 45 years ago today in Hollywood Florida.

Happy Birthday Norman, and many more!

MR BURNS ON BEER

“Smithers, this beer isn’t working, I don’t feel any younger or funkier.”

FROM THE TV SHOW 'DADS'

“You’re never drunk if you’re always drunk.”

-Martin Mull as ‘Crawford’

AMERICA'S GOT TALENT - CHEAPOS SUPREME

We were watching AGT last night, as we have since the show began however many years ago, and I find that the level of talent seems to get lower every year. But that’s not what this is about. I read in the TV Guide that Howard Stern makes $15 million a season for judging the show. Plus the show pays the other 3 judges some amount that must be in that general area of cash.

But, did you know that the “million $ prize” that the contestants are hoping to win is paid out in 40…yes FORTY payments of $25,000 year! Really? I’m sure that Howard, Howie, Mel B, & Heidi don’t collect their paychecks over the course of 40 years. And every once in a while someone actually asks a contestant, “What would you do if you won the million dollars?” to which the answer could rightfully be…”I’ll be dying of old age while waiting to see the last of my checks.” And just how much is $25,000 going to be worth in 10, 20 ,30 years? Instead of your last check, will they just give you a voucher for a Starbuck’s coffee? Or I guess a bottle of Snapple?

It seems to me, they could ask each judge to take $250,000 less of their untold millions and actually pay the winner at the end of the last show, it only seems fair.

Anyway, just wanted to get that off my chest, it’s bothered me for years; but until I actually found out how much Howard Stern makes it didn’t really piss me off…so, this is me pissed!

WALKING (AND TALKING) DEAD

C'mon. you know it's funny...yeah really!!