While I mentioned Don Everly died over the weekend, I should have noted the passing of Brian Travers, founder of the great band UB40. I first met Brian when they released Red Red Wine. David and the band stopped by KROQ with a 1979 bottle of Cab in November of 1984 to promote the song. Brian was a truly great guy! Rest in peace.
TV News: So on Thursday it was announced that Mike Richards was not the new Jeopardy host, then Saturday Jeopardy executives lead by Mike Richards said Richards will be the host. Then yesterday, the syndicator said oh no he isn’t! So Mayim Bialik will fill in for the next 3 weeks, and look for at least 5 new guests hosts to be named starting the whole process all over again. And a prediction, when all is said and done, executive producer Michael Richards is going to be fired! … There’s already showrunners pitching a TV movie about the former California Angels communication director Eric Kay being charged with causing the death of Angel pitcher Tyler Skaggs by supplying him with Oxycontin. And between 5 and 9 other current major league players have told authorities they too got Oxycontin from Kay. … So the brain trust at CBS refused to pay a few more bucks for the ACM Awards show, the most watched, most entertaining award show, so Amazon has picked it up. I wonder how long the networks as we know them will survive. Bad shows and bad decisions. … So Punky Brewster’s second reboot has been canceled, it comes one season too late.
Movie News: The idiots who run California who have systematically and continually raised taxes on movie studios have come to their senses with tax slashes and credits, that has led 23 new movies to be shot in L.A. and not in Vancouver, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Denver, Florida and other places. These movies include Beverly Hills Cop 4, Zack Snider’s Sci-fi, Rebel Moon for Netflix, and Universal’s feature life of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. The 23 films will employee, 4,000 crew, 875 cast, 40,000 background actors, stand-ins, extras, catering and make-up. Just some show biz, biz.
Odds and Ends: Coming soon, Pot Spray! No need to smoke or pop a gummy, just open your mouth and spray a pot mist, instant high.
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