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THE FAKE NEWS (EE#12)
An e-zine for Norm Macdonald fans
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[ FROM THE EDITOR ]
This edition is beaming out to more than 650 subscribers.
Wow, who'da thunk it!? Thanks for spreading the word
about "The Fake News" to your friends and colleagues. A
relatively small, special interest site like mine really benefits
from your word-of-mouth/word-of-email efforts. You'll
notice the addition of "recommend to a friend" links
throughout the magazine, and at the end of this newsletter ...
I hope you'll consider using these. Thanks, -N!
[ NEWS ]
Aug. 23 (The Fake News) -- At last you can view it in all its
widescreen glory! You may marvel again at BOB SAGET's
astonishing directorial vision. Yes, we're talking about the
greatest skinny guy/fat guy-buddy picture ever filmed in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada ... "Dirty Work." MGM rolls out
Norm's failed, but hilarious comedy on DVD Tuesday. We
haven't gotten an advanced copy (because the promotions
folks at MGM don't have their discs yet,) but from what we
gather, its lean on extras. The disc contains ONLY the
widescreen version, with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound, French
and English soundtrack and subtitles, interactive menus,
scene selections and it's 16:9 Enhanced. There's no
commentary track. Wouldn't it have been great to get Norm,
Artie and Bob together for that? Hmmm. Maybe for the "25th
Anniversary Edition." There's no bonus footage, either ...
other than the theatrical trailer. That's right, you aren't going
to get to see the prison rape scene that was snipped for a
PG-13 rating. But, hey, you're a fan with a DVD player, and
you're saying, "Gimmie! Gimmie!" Well, pick up your copy
at Amazon.com for just $14.99 (40% off.)
o Get your DVD edition of "Dirty Work."
http://www.thefakenews.net/dvd.html
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Aug. 16 (The Fake News) -- It looks like Norm has Faith for
some dirty, dirty sex. ABC has announced the addition of
FAITH FORD to the "Norm" cast. She's set to guest star in
six episodes as a probation officer and Norm Henderson's
love interest. Her character, Shelly Kilmartin, is described as
sexy, sophisticated and street smart. So much so, that she
inspires randy visions in Norm, who will try just about
anything to get a date with her. Ford is a five-time Emmy
nominee with more than 10 years of sitcom experience ...
including her failed starring effort at CBS, "Maggie
Winters." But after nine seasons on "Murphy Brown," Ford
has tried her darn'dest to distance herself from quirky Corky
Sherwood Forrest Silverberg with a couple made-for-TV
thrillers "Night Visitors" and "Her Desperate Choice." Ford
is already on the job and will be introduced during the season
premiere on September 22.
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Aug. 12 (The Fake News) -- ABC pulled a scheduled rerun
of "Norm" in light of the tragic attack on a Jewish
community center this week. "The New Boss" begins with
"some lunatic with a gun on a building," which turns out to
be Norm's boss. The episode originally aired on April 28 --
just 8 days after the Columbine High School murders. Then,
The WB chose to delay questionable episodes of "Buffy the
Vampire Slayer." The alphabet network didn't exercise the
same discretion. This time they did, opting to air another
episode, "While You Weren't Sleeping." Bravo. In other
"Norm" news ... we neglected to mention that AMY
WILSON has been replaced by THE AMAZING BREASTS
OF NIKKI COX ... cameras roll on the 11th episode
tomorrow night (arrive early!) ... and mark your calendar,
the season premiere will be September 22.
o "The New Boss" audio clip
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/a/TNSshooting.ram
[ APPEARANCES ]
o "One Night Stand" rerun on September 1, 2 (COM).*
* Available in archive.
[ NORM ]
This week ... "Norm" will not air due to "Who Wants to be a
Millionaire?" mania.
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"Norm" tapings are scheduled for August 27, September 3,
10 and 17. As of presstime tickets were still available for the
September dates. If you're going to be in the Burbank area,
visit our friends at AUI and snag some free tickets:
o "Norm" studio audience tickets
http://www.tvtickets.com/magic.acgi$ShowDetail?ID=64
[ ARCHIVE ]
You probably missed it ... we did. But, back in April, Norm
visited his old boss Roseanne. They gabbed about the old
days when he was a writer on her sitcom, plus he explains
his greater interest in "Frogger" than copulation (that's a fancy
word for "dirty, dirty sex".) Laurie Metcalf also joined the
reunion. No transcript (yet), but plenty of swell audio.
o "The Roseanne Show" (April 21)
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/0421rose.shtml
[ LAUGHS ]
"Also this week a California newspaper revealed that O.J.
SIMPSON was awarded custody of his children mainly
because a court-ordered psychological test showed that he is
a loving father. It should be noted, however, that the same
test also showed that he was a loving husband."
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"TriStar Pictures is planning a film about the '70s disco act,
THE VILLAGE PEOPLE. While the movie will be coming
out next summer, it plans to wait until Thanksgiving to come
out to its parents."
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Live! with Regis & Kathie Lee: "Anything [Larry King]
thinks of -- he writes it down [in his USA Today column.]
And they're just completely random. He'll go, 'Blue is a
great color, but for my money: Yellow is the best!' It's like
crazy. ... "I don't care what anybody says: Hitler was a bad
man!" No one disagrees with that. ... He proposed to me
once. ... just during a commercial break, he asked me if I'd
like to be his next wife."
[ CONTEST ]
The 22nd Caption Contest winner is ... ERIC PAULIN!!!
The next round is already underway. Get your entries in by
the September 21st deadline and win a copy of one of our
crappy, yet remarkably cool Norm videos.
o Check out Eric Paulin's caption.
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/winner22.shtml
o Test your wit in the current contest.
http://www.thefakenews.net/n/contest.shtml
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