From: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org (fegmaniax-digest) To: fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Subject: fegmaniax-digest V13 #148 Reply-To: fegmaniax@smoe.org Sender: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-fegmaniax-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk fegmaniax-digest Thursday, May 20 2004 Volume 13 : Number 148 Today's Subjects: ----------------- Re: catching up... ["Stewart C. Russell" ] Re: beyond the pot-pourri of lavender-scented memories [Michael R Godwin ] RE: beyond the pot-pourri of lavender-scented memories ["Bachman, Michael] RE: fegmaniax-digest V13 #147 ["Brian Hoare" ] njorl's saga... ["Matt Sewell" ] Feggy TV finale funhouse ["Rex.Broome" ] lubricate your living room [Jim Davies ] Re: lubricate your living room [Ken Weingold ] FW: reap ["Bachman, Michael" ] RE: beyond the pot-pourri of lavender-scented memories ["Fortissimo" ] Re: catching up... [Tom Clark ] Re: More from the obsessed-celebrity-stalker file [grutness@surf4nix.com] Re: fegmaniax-digest V13 #147 [grutness@surf4nix.com] OT, of late ["FS Thomas" ] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 09:53:54 -0400 From: "Stewart C. Russell" Subject: Re: catching up... Michael Wells wrote: > >>I might even have a spare maple leaf decal for your luggage. > I hope Dolph appreciates the humor in that. I think so -- got a nice response offlist >>2) Pretend to be Glaswegian. > I really do hope Stewart appreciates the humor in that. I didn't really. I'm getting mightily fucked off with the comedy Scot image. There's an obnoxious beer ad (for Keith's, with is not an obnoxious beer) with the comedy drunken kilted redhaired Scot giving a eulogy to a dropped pint. You just couldn't do that with any other ethnic group. But hey, since we created western society, we can easily take it away. > * www.omrlp.com the new slate of candidates seems to be up Have they lost their association with white supremacists? Stewart ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 14:56:16 +0100 (BST) From: Michael R Godwin Subject: Re: beyond the pot-pourri of lavender-scented memories On Wed, 19 May 2004, Stewart wrote: > - - Sudbury's beautiful in the fall. Sudbury? Down the road from North Wembley? My mate's dad (long since dead) used to run a greengrocer's shop there, but I'd hardly call it beautiful - though apparently Charles Holden got good reviews for the station: I did learn my first few songs in a room over the shop, however: 'Brown's Ferry Blues', 'Positively 4th Street', 'Cherry Cherry', and 'I'm so glad good whisky has come to me'. Must have been 1966 or 1967. - - Mike Godwin PS Oh yes, and (struggles to form D chord): "Jack of Diamonds Jack of Diamonds I know you of old, you've robbed my poor pockets of" (creak, rearrange fingers into A7 on 2nd fret) "silver and gold". Happy days! n.p. The Move, 'Useless Information' ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 10:50:53 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: RE: beyond the pot-pourri of lavender-scented memories On Wed, 19 May 2004, Stewart wrote: > - - Sudbury's beautiful in the fall. Mike Godwin retorted: >Sudbury? Down the road from North Wembley? My mate's dad (long since >dead) used to run a greengrocer's shop there, but I'd hardly call it >beautiful - though apparently Charles Holden got good reviews for the >station: >I did learn my first few songs in a room over the shop, however: 'Brown's >Ferry Blues', 'Positively 4th Street', 'Cherry Cherry', and 'I'm so glad >good whisky has come to me'. Must have been 1966 or 1967. Does your Sudbury have a nickel plant, like Sudbury, ONT? Sudbury, ONT isn't famous for many things others than that and maybe some NHL players. Oh, and Stompin' Tom Connors has a song aboot Sudbury, SUDBURY SATURDAY NIGHT. Stompin' Tom is a Canadian folk singer icon. My favorite Stompin' Tom song is BUD THE SPUD, about a truck driver who hauls potatoes from PEI (Prince Edward Island). "And the spuds are big in the back of Bud's rig, and the come from Prince Edward Island". Michael B. NP Linda Thompson - ONE CLEAR MOMENT (re-released cd on Rhino Handmade) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 14:58:20 +0000 From: "Brian Hoare" Subject: RE: fegmaniax-digest V13 #147 James: >alternatively: > >- - - yehh, gidday! >- - - she'll be right, mate. >- - - "not many - if any!" >- - - go the All Blacks! >- - - so, how do you like New Zealand? Dolph will be arriving a couple of days after the third test and with the natwest one day competition looming. A fair amount of research would be necessary to pull this one off :) Michael: >As one of the more sparsely inhabited countries in the world, the odds >are virtually nil that you'll run into a real Icelander while on holiday, >and you can rattle on about sagas and such for hours to glazed-over >seatmates on the plane. And you get to attempt to pronounce Hrafnkel in a convincing manner. I'd love to meet a real icelander with knowlege of the sagas even if only to get the hang of the pronounciation of the names. Brian _________________________________________________________________ Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 16:30:34 +0100 From: "Matt Sewell" Subject: njorl's saga... My mate Thor is Icelandic and, if you catch him at the right moment and ask him nicely he'll sing you Icelandic drinking songs - they sound like they were written by a boatload of pissed-up Vikings after a good pillage, but have surprisingly sensitive themes - I once asked him what one of the songs was about - he'd just finished what looked and sounded like someone smashing up a table with a beer glass while shouting and hockling - and he said "this song is about a crow in winter pecking through the snow and finding some food under a stone". Cheers Matt >From: "Brian Hoare" >And you get to attempt to pronounce Hrafnkel in a convincing manner. >I'd love to meet a real icelander with knowlege of the sagas even if >only to get the hang of the pronounciation of the names. > >Brian > >_________________________________________________________________ >Stop worrying about overloading your inbox - get MSN Hotmail Extra >Storage! http://join.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200362ave/direct/01/ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get a FREE connection, FREE modem and one month's FREE line rental, plus a US or European flight when you sign up for BT Broadband! ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 09:08:19 -0700 From: "Rex.Broome" Subject: Feggy TV finale funhouse Jeffrey: >>My only concern is: given that nearly all the characters find themselves >>in situations that they have to deal with *now*, the show will almost >>have to start the next season immediately after the events of last >>night's episode - rather than the traditional some-months-later, roughly >>equivalent to real time. In other words, letting the "summer" pass >>invisibly would be a huge letdown! That seems kind of prevalent this year... I'm kind of assuming that 24 is heading in that direction, and West Wing last night seemed to suggest an immediate continuation next fall as well. ER was a really weird case: they set up about three plots which could (should) be easily elided by the summer break, but suddenly ended the season with an actual cliffhanger (two major characters in physical peril) that just made me kinda go, hmmm, so they have to get all the guest stars back next year, just to finish those other kinda thin arcs? Drag all around. (The next-to-last ER was just horrific-- Ultimate Dead Baby TV. My wife and I have been telling anyone we suspect of having Tivo'ed it to damned well delete it before they even think about watching it. Ugh.) For anyone else who saw the aforementioned West Wing finale... my brother-in-law was at the Orioles game where President Bartlett threw out the "first pitch"... they had to play it pretty straight for purposes of the show, so it wasn't even so much Martin Sheen as "President Bartlett". My brother-in-law considered it a moment in a beautiful alternate universe, but he's like that. Me, then Tom C: >>> I like the Welsh. >>Have you heard them? They really do excel. Only on record... never live. Oh, and yeah, congratulations! - -Rex ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 18:07:58 +0100 (BST) From: Jim Davies Subject: lubricate your living room Aha. That Greg was and is Greg Shell. Hmm. He didn't seem like a raving right-wing lunatic when I met him. :^) I remember thinking that your living room was great, and being incredibly grateful for your hospitality, but being kind of grumpy due to massive lack of sleep situation. That's the problem with foreigners. They are often eight hours out of synch with whatever you want to do. They want coffee eight hours before you do. They want to sleep eight hours before you do. When you want to party, they want to have already gone to sleep so long ago that they would now be ready to wake up. x ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:15:41 -0400 From: Ken Weingold Subject: Re: lubricate your living room On Thu, May 20, 2004, Jim Davies wrote: > That's the problem with foreigners. They are often eight hours out of > synch with whatever you want to do. > > They want coffee eight hours before you do. They want to sleep eight > hours before you do. When you want to party, they want to have > already gone to sleep so long ago that they would now be ready to wake up. Ah, so THAT'S why you were a complete bastard when I met you. ;-) - -Ken ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 13:43:28 -0400 From: "Bachman, Michael" Subject: FW: reap On Wednesday, May 19, 2004, at 11:18 AM, Bachman, Michael wrote: > Eb wrote: > >>> Legendary jazz drummer Elvin Jones. > >> That means that McCoy Tyner is the only one left from the >> classic John Coltrane quartet of 1961-1965. I'll probably be >> listening to a lot of Coltrane tonight. > >> Elvin also played on a great McCoy Tyner album from the 1970's >> TRIDENT. Highly recommended. Jon replied: >Funny... the first thing I thought after reading the news was "alright >then, better bring TRIDENT to work with me." It is a hell of a record. >Very sad REAP, this one. John Coltrane - A LOVE SUPREME was the first jazz album I bought, I think in 1975. I bought TRIDENT shortly afterwards. This is a great loss. Elvin was well thought of by rock drummers. Ginger Baker and Mitch Mitchell were big fans of Elvin. Elvin Jones was from Pontiac, MI. Pontiac is just 5 minutes way from where I work and about 10 minutes from my house. Michael B. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 16:23:41 -0500 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: RE: beyond the pot-pourri of lavender-scented memories On Thu, 20 May 2004 10:50:53 -0400, "Bachman, Michael" said: > On Wed, 19 May 2004, Stewart wrote: > > - - Sudbury's beautiful in the fall. > Stompin' Tom Connors has a song aboot Sudbury, SUDBURY SATURDAY NIGHT. > Stompin' > Tom is a Canadian folk singer icon. My favorite Stompin' Tom song is BUD > THE SPUD, > about a truck driver who hauls potatoes from PEI (Prince Edward Island). > "And the > spuds are big in the back of Bud's rig, and the come from Prince Edward > Island". So wait a minute: are you saying that Canada is like its own country, with its own culture and folk singers and stuff? Wow. - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: Miracles are like meatballs, because nobody can exactly agree :: what they are made of, where they come from, or how often :: they should appear. :: --Lemony Snicket ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 16:25:56 -0500 From: "Fortissimo" Subject: Re: catching up... On Thu, 20 May 2004 09:53:54 -0400, "Stewart C. Russell" said: > > I really do hope Stewart appreciates the humor in that. > > I didn't really. I'm getting mightily fucked off with the comedy Scot > image. There's an obnoxious beer ad (for Keith's, with is not an > obnoxious beer) with the comedy drunken kilted redhaired Scot giving a > eulogy to a dropped pint. You just couldn't do that with any other > ethnic group. At least around here (maybe not in Canada?), you see a lot more "drunken Irishman" stereotypes than Scots. So now the Irish and Scottish contingents can argue it out over who gets the worse drunken stereotyping... - ------------------------------- ...Jeff J e f f r e y N o r m a n The Architectural Dance Society http://spanghew.blogspot.com/ :: crumple zones:: :: harmful or fatal if swallowed :: :: small-craft warning :: ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 14:39:10 -0700 From: Tom Clark Subject: Re: catching up... On May 20, 2004, at 2:25 PM, Fortissimo wrote: > On Thu, 20 May 2004 09:53:54 -0400, "Stewart C. Russell" > said: > >>> I really do hope Stewart appreciates the humor in that. >> >> I didn't really. I'm getting mightily fucked off with the comedy Scot >> image. There's an obnoxious beer ad (for Keith's, with is not an >> obnoxious beer) with the comedy drunken kilted redhaired Scot giving a >> eulogy to a dropped pint. You just couldn't do that with any other >> ethnic group. > > At least around here (maybe not in Canada?), you see a lot more > "drunken > Irishman" stereotypes than Scots. > > So now the Irish and Scottish contingents can argue it out over who > gets > the worse drunken stereotyping... > Who comes off worse in the following joke, which I'm sure you've all heard: An Englishman, Irishman and Scotsman all order a pint in the pub A fly lands in each of their glasses The Englishman politely asks for a new pint The Irishman drinks his entire pint anyway - fly and all The Scotsman grabs the fly and shakes it, screaming "spit it out ya little bugger!!" - -tc ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:16:37 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com Subject: Re: More from the obsessed-celebrity-stalker file >[All these posts and more have recently appeared in the same >show-business-talk forum where I see the Kansan posts. which just goes to show that even when we're fighting about politics, this is still one friendly, sane list. Warm fuzzies to all of ya. James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 May 2004 11:21:44 +1200 From: grutness@surf4nix.com Subject: Re: fegmaniax-digest V13 #147 > I think they're a bunch of pretentious wankers, and their penchant for > high-concept, low-content meta-reviews is obnoxious. The Welsh? Nah, they aren't that bad. Congrats to the Clarks - happy anniversary! James - -- James Dignan, Dunedin, New Zealand -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.-=-.- =-.-=-.-=-.- You talk to me as if from a distance .-=-.-=-.-=-. -=-. And I reply with impressions chosen from another time .-=- .-=-.-=-.-=-.-=- (Brian Eno - "By this River") -.-=-.-=-.-=-.-= ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 21:06:09 -0400 From: "FS Thomas" Subject: OT, of late Dipping into MOR America: A friend who works in advertising in Chicago sent out a press release of Fox's upcoming lineup. I don't know how much of this is a surprise--or how much interest it might stir--but it's a nice break from the political rigamarole. I'm pleased to see them breaking with the pack and putting on new programming when the rest of Broadcast America is in rerun mode. Of particular interest: the move of 24 to Mondays for season 4. - -ferris. - --- Attached is a press release detailing FOX's Trimester Prime Schedule for 2004/05. BEGIN PRESS RELEASE ********************************************** EMBARGOED UNTIL 7:00 A.M. ET Contact: New YorkElissa Johansmeier Thursday, May 20, 2004 212-556-2567 Los AngelesMichelle Hooper 310/369-1570 FOX BROADCASTING ANNOUNCES NEW YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMMING INITIATIVE FOR 2004-2005 SEASON THE O.C., TRU CALLING AND ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT ALL RETURN NEXT SEASON, ALONG WITH OTHER FOX HITS The O.C Moves to Thursday in November, 24 Moves to Monday in January Networks New Lineup Includes Series Launches in June, August, November, January and Beyond New York  FOX Broadcasting Company will launch a trailblazing year-round programming initiative in June with the premiere of six new series that will allow the network to introduce and nurture a significant amount of new programming prior to the kickoff of the traditional broadcast season in September. FOX, which preempts most of its entertainment schedule in October for the Major League Baseball playoffs and World Series, will return most of its veteran series to the air in November, and then launch another wave of series in January and beyond. Making the announcement of the revolutionary programming strategy was Gail Berman, President, Entertainment, for the FOX Broadcasting Company. The new dramas launching in June are the previously announced NORTH SHORE and THE JURY. In November, returning favorite THE O.C. moves to the Thursday schedule, leading into the second season of TRU CALLING, and the new medical drama HOUSE (working title) will air on Tuesday nights. The award-winning 24 returns for a fourth season in January, when it will move to Mondays; beginning with a blockbuster two-hour season premiere, the 24 episodes will air consecutively, with no preemptions the rest of the season. FOX also will introduce three new dramas in January: THE INSIDE (working title), JONNY ZERO (working title) and ATHENS (working title), a new series from Josh Schwartz, the creator of THE O.C. As previously announced, the new comedies debuting in June are QUINTUPLETS and METHOD & RED. In November, THAT 70s SHOW, THE BERNIE MAC SHOW, KING OF THE HILL, MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE, THE SIMPSONS and the critically hailed ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT all will return. In January, the comedies RELATED BY FAMILY (working title) and KELSEY GRAMMER PRESENTS: THE SKETCH SHOW will premiere, and FOX continues its tradition of excellence in primetime animation with AMERICAN DAD, a new series from FAMILY GUY creator Seth MacFarlane. The much-anticipated return of FAMILY GUY is projected for summer 2005, when the acclaimed animated series will follow its DVD success with a fourth season on FOX. Reflecting FOXs commitment to a balanced schedule, a broad slate of unscripted series will premiere throughout the year. June launches include the previously announced THE CASINO and THE SIMPLE LIFE 2: ROAD TRIP, while the home-improvement challenge, THE COMPLEX: MALIBU, rolls out at the end of August. November debuts include Sir Richard Branson in THE BILLIONAIRE: BRANSONS QUEST FOR THE BEST (working title); Oscar De La Hoya determining the success of a group of boxing prospects in THE NEXT GREAT CHAMP (working title); a second season of THE SWAN; and teams of lawyers from Ivy League and state schools battling it out to determine who is the king of the courtroom in THE PARTNER (working title). And in January, FOXs crown jewel, AMERICAN IDOL, returns for a fourth incredible season. In September, the FOX Saturday mainstays of COPS and AMERICAS MOST WANTED return for their 17th and 18th seasons, respectively. The networks late-night entry, MADtv, also returns. The programming strategy includes regularly scheduled encore episodes over the summer for new series, to maximize viewing opportunities. We finish this season as the No. 2 network in Adults 18-49 for the fourth straight year and a dominant No. 1 in both Adults 18-34 and Teens, and we head into the future with a plan to be more competitive than ever, said Berman. We are unveiling a 52-week programming schedule that will keep FOX vital and fresh for our viewers all year long. Starting this June, its a whole new season on FOX. The FOX primetime schedule for 2004-2005 and synopses of the new series appear on the following pages. FOX BROADCASTING COMPANY 2004-2005 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE (All times PM ET/PT) JUNE TO OCTOBER 2004 MONDAY 8:00-9:00 NORTH SHORE (Premieres June 14) 9:00-10:00 THE CASINO (Premieres June 14) TUESDAY 8:00-8:30 THE BERNIE MAC SHOW 8:30-9:00 METHOD & RED (Encores, starting June 22) 9:00-10:00 THE JURY (Premieres June 8 with back-to-back episodes) WEDNESDAY 8:00-8:30 THAT 70s SHOW 8:30-9:00 QUINTUPLETS (Premieres June 16) 9:00-9:30 THE SIMPLE LIFE 2: ROAD TRIP (Premieres June 16) 9:30-10:00 METHOD & RED (Premieres June 16) THURSDAY 8:00-9:00 NORTH SHORE (Encores, starting June 17) 9:00-10:00 TRU CALLING FRIDAY 8:00-8:30 TOTALLY OUTRAGEOUS BEHAVIOR 8:30-9:00 WORLDS CRAZIEST VIDEOS 9:00-10:00 THE JURY (Encores, starting June 11) SATURDAY 8:00-8:30 COPS 8:30-9:00 COPS 9:00-10:00 AMERICAS MOST WANTED 11:00-Midnight MADtv SUNDAY 7:00-7:30 OLIVER BEENE (Starting June 6) 7:30-8:00 KING OF THE HILL 8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 9:00-9:30 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE 9:30-10:00 QUINTUPLETS (Encores, starting June 20) NOVEMBER 2004 TO JANUARY 2005 MONDAY 8:00-9:00 NORTH SHORE 9:00-10:00 THE SWAN 2 TUESDAY 8:00-9:00 THE BILLIONAIRE: BRANSONS QUEST FOR THE BEST 9:00-10:00 HOUSE WEDNESDAY 8:00-8:30 THAT 70s SHOW 8:30-9:00 QUINTUPLETS 9:00-9:30 THE BERNIE MAC SHOW 9:30-10:00 METHOD & RED THURSDAY 8:00-9:00 THE O.C. 9:00-10:00 TRU CALLING FRIDAY 8:00-9:00 THE NEXT GREAT CHAMP 9:00-10:00 THE JURY SATURDAY 8:00-8:30 COPS 8:30-9:00 COPS 9:00-10:00 AMERICAS MOST WANTED 11:00-Midnight MADtv SUNDAY 7:00-7:30 KING OF THE HILL 7:30-8:00 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE 8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 9:00-10:00 THE PARTNER JANUARY TO JUNE 2005 MONDAY 8:00-9:00 ATHENS 9:00-10:00 24 TUESDAY 8:00--9:00 AMERICAN IDOL 9:00-10:00 HOUSE WEDNESDAY 8:00-8:30 THAT 70s SHOW 8:30-9:00 RELATED BY FAMILY 9:00-9:30 AMERICAN IDOL 9:30-10:00 THE BERNIE MAC SHOW THURSDAY 8:00-9:00 THE O.C. 9:00-10:00 TRU CALLING FRIDAY 8:00-9:00 THE INSIDE 9:00-10:00 JONNY ZERO SATURDAY 8:00-8:30 COPS 8:30-9:00 COPS 9:00-10:00 AMERICAS MOST WANTED 11:00-Midnight MADtv SUNDAY 7:00-7:30 KELSEY GRAMMER PRESENTS: THE SKETCH SHOW 7:30-8:00 KING OF THE HILL 8:00-8:30 THE SIMPSONS 8:30-9:00 MALCOLM IN THE MIDDLE 9:00-9:30 ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT 9:30-10:00 AMERICAN DAD *The new dramas launching in June 2004 are: THE JURY (June 8): Each week, 12 ordinary people will piece together a puzzle and then make the most important decision of someone elses life. Academy Award-winning director BARRY LEVINSON (Rain Man, The Natural, Diner), Emmy Award-winning writer TOM FONTANA (Oz, Homicide: Life on the Street), Peabody Award-winning writer JAMES YOSHIMURA (Homicide: Life on the Street) and JIM FINNERTY (Oz) team up on this intense new courtroom drama. Set in New York City, the series brings the viewer into the jury room to watch the deliberators try to answer the many questions posed during a trial. As facts are exposed through flashbacks of testimony and crime footage, viewers will form their own opinions about the guilt or innocence of the defendant. Following each verdict, a final flashback will let viewers see the crime as it actually happened and reveal whether or not the jury made the right decision. PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura, Barry Levinson, Jim Finnerty WRITERS: Tom Fontana, James Yoshimura DIRECTOR: Barry Levinson CAST: Billy Burke as John Ranguso, Shalom Harlow as Melissa Greenfield Anna Friel as Megan Delaney,Jeff Hephner, as Keenan OBrien, Cote de Pablo as Maugerite Cisneros, Adam Busch as Steve Dixon, Barry Levinson as Judge Hawthorne, Patrice Oneal as Adam Walker NORTH SHORE (June 14): NORTH SHORE is a lush drama that captures the passion, intrigue and heart of Hawaii. This 20-something ensemble series is set at the Grand Waimea, a luxury hotel, where JASON MATTHEWS (KRISTOFFER POLAHA, Americas Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story) is the popular general manager and his ex-girlfriend NICOLE (BROOKE BURNS, Shallow Hal, Dog Eat Dog) is the newly hired head of guest relations, having left her fathers hotel empire to make her own way in the business  and in life. Working side by side causes much tension between them, but their romantic relationship may be far from over. Surrounding them in paradise is the rest of the hotel staff, who have dramatic lives of their own. NORTH SHORE delves into relationships among the recurring characters, with the added intrigue of stories about the hotels affluent and powerful guests. PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kevin Falls, Peyton Reed, Chris Brancato & Bert Salke WRITER: Peter Elkoff DIRECTOR: Michael Dinner CAST: Kristoffer Polaha as Jason, Brooke Burns as Nicole, James Remar as Vincent, Corey Sevier as Gabriel, Nikki Deloach as MJ, Jason Momoa as Frankie, Jay Kenneth Johnson as Christopher *The two comedies that will premiere in June are: QUINTUPLETS (June 16): The QUINTUPLETS were adorable when they were first born, but now their overtaxed parents  BOB (ANDY RICHTER, Andy Richter Controls the Universe) and CAROL (REBECCA CRESKOFF, Greetings from Tucson)  have their hands full with five 15-year-olds in the house. PENNY (APRIL MATSON, American Dreams) is awkward and unpopular at school, while her beautiful sister PAIGE (SARAH WRIGHT, Enchanted) has enough self-esteem for both of them. Their brother PARKER (JAKE McDORMAN, Run of the House) has the looks and gets the girls, and hes embarrassed at every turn by the oddball PEARCE (JOHNNY LEWIS, Undressed) and the short, girl-crazy PATTON (RYAN PINKSTON, Punkd, Bad Santa). MARK REISMAN (Frasier) has created an ensemble comedy about a family pushed to its limits and beyond. PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: David Nevins, Mark Reisman WRITER: Mark Reisman DIRECTOR: Andy Cadiff CAST: Andy Richter as Bob, Rebecca Creskoff as Carol, April Matson as Penny, Ryan Pinkston as Patton, Johnny Lewis as Pearce, Jake McDorman as Parker, Sarah Wright as Paige METHOD & RED (June 16): Popular hip-hop stars METHOD MAN and REDMAN portray fictionalized versions of their real-life selves in this new comedy, in which the duo moves into New Jerseys posh Nottingshire Estates to provide Meths feisty, old-school mother DOROTHEA (ANNA MARIA HORSFORD, Minority Report) with the ultimate in luxury and comfort. Unfortunately, their un-hip neighbors dont take kindly to Method & Reds partying ways. With Dorothea keeping them in line, METHOD & RED change tactics  using spirit, kindness and even fruit cake to ingratiate themselves with their new neighbors in Nottingham Estates. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Regency Television and 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kell Cahoon, Will Gluck, Method Man WRITERS: Kell Cahoon, Will Gluck DIRECTOR: Jeff Melman CAST: Method Man as himself, Redman as himself, Anna Maria Horsford as Dorothea, Beth Littleford as Nancy, David Henrie as Skyler, Peter Jacobson as Bill, Lahmard Tate as Lil Bit *Two alternative series will complete the June premieres: THE CASINO (June 14): A new unscripted series created and executive-produced by reality titan MARK BURNETT (The Apprentice, Survivor), THE CASINO will provide an extraordinary 24/7, behind the-scenes look at the real-life dramas unfolding at the Golden Nugget Las Vegas Hotel and Casino as its new owners, TIM POSTER and TOM BREITLING, attempt to bring back the glory of the hotels Rat Pack heyday. Conceived by Burnett and production partner CONRAD RIGGS (The Apprentice, Survivor), THE CASINO will go beyond the challenges facing Poster and Breitling to explore the personal dramas unfolding among the guests and some of the 3,000 employees inside this high-stakes enterprise  from cocktail waitresses, to pit bosses, to security, management and entertainers. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Mark Burnett Productions CREATOR AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Mark Burnett EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Rob Lieberman, Trent Othick CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Conrad Riggs, Jamie Bruce THE SIMPLE LIFE 2: ROAD TRIP (June 16): THE SIMPLE LIFE 2 follows celebutantes and best friends PARIS HILTON and NICOLE RICHIE as they pack up their Louis Vuitton bags  again. Only this time, its for the ultimate cross-country road trip, a wild ride full of new jobs, host families and small towns all the way from Miami to Beverly Hills. Armed with a road map and their trendy dogs Tinkerbell and Honey Child  but no cell phones, cash or credit cards  these hilarious heiresses discover that life on the open road can sometimes drive you crazy. As the girls go from life in the fast lane to life in the carpool lane, the question still remains: can they survive THE SIMPLE LIFE 2: ROAD TRIP  and can America survive them? PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television in association with Bunim-Murray Productions EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Jonathan Murray CO-EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Kevin Lee CAST: Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie, Tinkerbell, Honey Child *Another new alternative series will debut at the end of August: THE COMPLEX: MALIBU: For couples with a flair for style, an eye for detail and the know-how to achieve the best in home improvement, FOX and FremantleMedia are offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create a fabulous interior design while simultaneously indulging their competitive instincts. THE COMPLEX: MALIBU will move real-life couples into a condominium building in Southern Californias toniest beach community and give them a budget to renovate their unit by a specified date. This unscripted series will capture the mounting excitement and drama as the couples push themselves to the limit while their deadline looms. Once the renovations are complete, the condos will be sold at public auction and the couple whose unit nets the biggest profit will receive a spectacular grand prize. The series has been airing as The Block in Australia, where it is that countrys most successful television series ever. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Kickoff Productions, Inc. in association with FremantleMedia North America, Inc. EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Ted Haimes *One new drama will premiere on FOX in November: HOUSE: From Executive Producer PAUL ATTANASIO, the creator of Homicide: Life on the Street, along with KATIE JACOBS and DAVID SHORE, comes a new take on mystery, where the villain is a medical malady and the hero is a cantankerous doctor who trusts no one, least of all his patients. DR. GREG HOUSE (HUGH LAURIE, Life with Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows) is irreverent, controversial, devoid of bedside manner and wouldnt even talk to his patients if he could get away with it, but he is brilliant diagnostician and only the most dire cases come his way. House and his hand-picked team of experts will do whatever it takes  legal or not  to make the diagnoses that will solve these medical mysteries and save lives. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Universal Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Attanasio, Katie Jacobs, David Shore WRITER: David Shore DIRECTOR: Bryan Singer CAST: Hugh Laurie as Dr. Greg House, Lisa Edelstein as Lisa Cuddy, Robert Sean Leonard as Wilson, Jennifer Morrison as Cameron, Omar Epps as Foreman, Jesse Spencer as Chase *Three alternative series also will premiere in November: THE BILLIONAIRE: BRANSONS QUEST FOR THE BEST (working title): SIR RICHARD BRANSON, the colorful founder and Chairman of the Virgin Group of Companies, teams with award-winning Bunim-Murray Productions (The Simple Life, Real World) to lead a group of young entrepreneurs on an epic journey around the world, testing their mettle by having them relive some of his own colorful adventures. If they make decisions that impress Branson, they will continue. But each week, one candidate will be left behind on the tarmac as the rest of the group jets off to the next adventure. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Bunim-Murray Productions EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Jonathan Murray, Kevin Lee, Richard Branson, Lori Levin-Hyams, Laura Fuest, Tod Dahlke THE NEXT GREAT CHAMP (working title): Six-time World Champion OSCAR DE LA HOYA and television powerhouse Endemol USA have teamed to discover young, raw boxers with the potential to become a top prizefighter. The hopefuls will push themselves to the limit as they train and slug it out in hopes of achieving every fighters ultimate dream  a possible shot at a titleholder and a professional contract with De La Hoyas Golden Boy Promotions. This unscripted series will feature approximately one dozen up-and-coming fighters from across the country, all getting their shot to become THE NEXT GREAT CHAMP. Theyll be joined by someone from their real life  a friend, co-worker, family member or loved one. The personal relationship between the fighter and friend will add tension, drama and a rare opportunity for viewers to see pugilism through the eyes of a non-boxer. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Endemol USA EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Paul Buccieri, Joe Livecchi THE PARTNER (working title): A team of book smart Ivy League graduates will compete against a team of street smart lawyers from less prestigious schools until one of them wins a job in a major law firm. Each week, the dueling lawyers will serve as prosecutors or defenders in mock trials based on highly charged cases. A jury of lay people  selected by the contestants  will determine the winner of each trial. Then the losers go on trial  defending their performance before a celebrity judge, who will decide which individual will be thrown out of court. The last two lawyers standing will go head-to-head to argue a final blockbuster case. With every episode, viewers will be drawn into two dramas  the compelling legal drama of that weeks trial, and the suspense of who will ultimately become THE PARTNER. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Rocket Science Laboratories EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Chris Cowan and Jean Michel Michenaud *January will see the premieres of three new drama series on FOX: ATHENS (working title): JOSH SCHWARTZ, creator of The O.C., turns his attention to the dramas that arise between characters who are experiencing life as young adults. This series will explore the intertwined lives and loves of the fictional New England community of Athens, home to a prestigious university that acts as a dividing line between the rich outsiders who study and teach there, and the local townies who serve that population. Viewers will enter this world through the friendship of JED HALL, a young English professor, and ETHAN FROST, an 18-year-old freshman whose arrival changes the dynamics for everyone in Athens. Like Ryan and Seth on The O.C., Jed and Ethan will become unlikely partners in an alliance that will forever change them and the people of this town. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Warner Bros. Television in association with Wonderland Sound and Vision EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Josh Schwartz, Bob DeLaurentis, McG, Stephanie Savage WRITER: Josh Schwartz THE INSIDE (working title): At first glance, DANNY ROBERTS (RACHEL NICHOLS, Dumb & Dumberer) seems to be the quintessential American teenager, dating the quarterback at a suburban high school. Only a few know her secret: Danny is not really a high school student, but a 22-year-old federal agent working undercover. Helping Danny  who is actually Agent ELIZABETH WORTH  maintain her cover is Agent SEAN ECKHARDT (PETER FACINELLI, Fastlane). In the pilot episode, Danny/Elizabeths drug investigation is sidetracked when her high school boyfriend is murdered. She must confront the pressures of getting personally involved in the lives of her classmates, while working to solve the murder and put the drug investigation back on track  all without blowing her cover. Over the course of the series, Dannys assignments will vary, but she always faces the unique challenges of going undercover to solve crimes. PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television and Imagine Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kathryn Bigelow, Todd A. Kessler, Brian Grazer, David Nevins, Ron Howard WRITERS: Todd A. Kessler, Glenn Kessler DIRECTOR: Kathryn Bigelow CAST: Rachel Nichols as Danny/Elizabeth, Peter Facinelli as Eckhardt, Willa Holland as Steffi JONNY ZERO (working title): In this new drama from JOHN WELLS (The West Wing, ER), FRANKY G (The Italian Job, Manito) stars as JONNY, freshly released from prison for drug possession and now caught between his need to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, and the temptations and influences of his own dark past. Jonny goes back to work for his former boss, shady club owner JOSEPH GARRET (RITCHIE COSTER, Traffic: The Miniseries)  but this time he uses his criminal knowledge and his entrie into New Yorks club scene to solve crimes. Meanwhile, the FBI is trying to force him to go undercover and bust his old friends in the underworld. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Warner Bros. Television in association with John Wells Productions EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: John Wells, Llewellyn Wells, R. Scott Gemmill WRITER: R. Scott Gemmill DIRECTOR: Mimi Leder CAST: Franky G as Jonny, GQ as Random, Brennan Hesser as Velvet, Ritchie Coster as Garret, Chris Bauer as Stringer Tawny Cypress as Nina, Sean Moran as Vincent RELATED BY FAMILY: This series from VICTOR FRESCO centers on several teen characters who work and hang out at the mall food court. There is 18-year-old, optimistic-but-not-ambitious LAZ (ZACHARY KNIGHTON, The Prince and Me); his 16-year-old angst-ridden and angry stepsister, MOLLY (SAIGE THOMPSON, 10-8: Officers on Duty); Lazs best friend FRED (CHARLIE FINN, Super Troopers); and Lazs new girlfriend LILY (RACHELLE LEFEVRE, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow). Home base for Laz and Molly is a blended family formed by the marriage of Lazs dad, RICK (MATTHEW GLAVE, Corky Romano, The Wedding Singer), and Mollys mom, MICHELLE (AMY YASBECK, The Mask). Rick and Molly love all of their children, but they are particularly obsessed with the only product of their union together: the sweet, perfect and wise 8-year-old GUS (KURT DOSS). PRODUCTION COMPANY: Paramount Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCER/WRITER: Victor Fresco DIRECTOR: Andy Ackerman CAST: Zachary Knighton as Laz, Saige Thompson as Molly, Matthew Glave as Rick, Amy Yasbeck as Michelle, Kurt Doss as Gus, Charlie Finn as Fred, Rachelle Lefevre as Lily KELSEY GRAMMER PRESENTS: THE SKETCH SHOW: Following its critically and commercially successful second year in the UK, THE SKETCH SHOW is coming to FOX, imported by KELSEY GRAMMERs Grammnet Productions along with DAN PATTERSON (Whose Line is it Anyway) and the original producers of the award-winning UK series, Avalon Television Ltd. (Jerry Springer  The Opera). Reminiscent of Laugh In, the series features quick-fire puns, gags and fast-paced sketches, averaging a remarkable 30 vignettes per half-hour. RICHARD BODEN (Blackadder, Time Gentlemen Please), director of the first two seasons in the UK, returns to direct the American cast, who will be joined by original UK cast member LEE MACK (Dick Whittington). THE SKETCH SHOW will be shot both in London and Los Angeles. PRODUCTION COMPANY: Grammnet Productions and Avalon Television Ltd. EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Kelsey Grammer, Steve Stark, Jon Thoday, Dan Patterson WRITER: Dan Patterson DIRECTOR: Richard Boden CAST: Kelsey Grammer as himself, Kaitlin Olson, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Lee Mack, Paul F. Thompkins, Malcolm Barrett AMERICAN DAD, from Family Guy creator SETH MacFARLANE, is the animated story of STAN SMITH (MacFARLANE), who works for the CIA and is constantly on the alert for terrorist activity. Stan will go to extremes to protect his beloved America from harm  as evidenced by the terror-alert color code on his fridge, and his frequent knee-jerk reaction of shooting holes in the toaster whenever the toast pops up. In addition to Stans wife and teenage children, the Smith household has two rather unconventional members. Theres ROGER (MacFARLANE), the sarcastic space alien Stan rescued from Area 51 who deeply resents the fact that hes not allowed to leave the house, and KLAUS (DEE BRADLEY BAKER, Stripperella, Johnny Bravo), a lascivious, German-speaking goldfish  the result of a CIA experiment gone seriously wrong. PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS/WRITERS: Seth MacFarlane, Mike Barker, Matt Weitzman VOICE CAST: Seth MacFarlane as Stan, Roger; Wendy Schaal as Francine; Rachael MacFarlane as Hayley; Ricky Blitt as Steve; Dee Bradley Baker as Klaus *Another FOX comedy will return to the schedule in Summer 2005: FAMILY GUY: Creator/Executive Producer SETH MacFARLANE serves up a fourth season of the animated comedy FAMILY GUY, fresh off the success of its top-selling DVDs. The subversive series presents the everyday trials and tribulations of family life, but with the distinctive twist and irreverent slant that only animation can provide. PETER GRIFFIN (MacFARLANE) is the father of this not-quite-so-average family of middle-class New Englanders. LOIS (ALEX BORSTEIN) is Peter's loving wife, who struggles to maintain a modicum of normalcy in their home life. Rounding out the Griffin household are their children: 16-year-old, angst-ridden MEG (MILA KUNIS); 13-year-old sweet-natured CHRIS (SETH GREEN); and 1-year-old STEWIE (MacFARLANE), a diabolically clever baby whos already set on conquering the world. And then there's BRIAN (MacFARLANE), the brainiest of the bunch, who also happens to be the family dog. PRODUCTION COMPANY: 20th Century Fox Television EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: Seth MacFarlane VOICE CAST: Seth MacFarlane as Peter, Stewie, Brian; Alex Borstein as Lois; Seth Green as Chris; Mila Kunis as Meg EDITORS NOTE: Images of the new FOX series and for all FOX programming can be found on the FOX publicity website at: www.foxflash.com. ********************************* END PRESS RELEASE ------------------------------ End of fegmaniax-digest V13 #148 ********************************