TV Documentary News Today. Starting off with Wednesday’s American Rock Stars on the Peacock Network but the subject matter doesn’t strike me as Rock Stars. The show is on the United State Olympic Curling Team, I know they are gold winners, but Rock Stars? … Then on Friday, a two part documentary on Janet Jackson on A & E. It is fabulous. … Saturday on HBO, the bio movie, Tammy Faye Baker. Didn’t do well at the box office but this is a good film and Jessica Chastain could get an Oscar for performance as Tammy. … Don’t forget Showtime’s eye opening documentary We Need To Talk about Cosby, January 30th. … Next, the Julia Child documentary on Netflix, already nominated for an Oscar. … Coming in March the Lucy/Desi documentary produced by Amy Poehler on HBO. … Also in March is the Benjamin Franklin documentary on PBS.
TV History: NBC is celebrating 70 years of the Today Show, the creator was Pat Weaver considered a TV genius and Pat’s daughter is none other than Sigourney Weaver.
Odds and Ends: After 2 years of rehab and hip surgery, Elton John is back doing concerts. His return to stage performance, he just played New Orleans. Upcoming dates include, Houston, Dallas, Kansas City, Oklahoma City, Chicago, Little Rock and Detroit. This is Elton’s definite farewell tour. … Now it can be told. A hot and heavy love scene between Lady Gaga and Selma Hayek was scratched from the movie, House of Gucci. After watching, both agreed to omit it..
Got a couple Super Bowl nuggets. The dancers of the half time show are threatening to be a no-show because they’re not getting paid. Dancers never get paid and for that matter few of the big stars of Super Bowl halftime shows get paid, but don’t tell anybody. The Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers NFC Championship game is going to be a war. No two cities hate each other like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Dodger fans have been killed at Giant games and Giant fans killed at Dodger games. 500 extra police will be at the NFC game.
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