Jason Elias: Pop Culture Idiot

Happy New Year, Good News, You're Canceled!

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 22:04:19 PST

You know, I was going to quit this blog to join Sammy Davis Jr. on his tour of Vietnam. Ah, maybe next year. In the meantime look what's canceled! The Nate Berkus Show- While you were out...

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Evening Magazine Interview - Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner (1981)

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 22:05:30 PST

Oh hi. Look what I founded on the YouTubes, an interview of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner for Evening Magazine. You remember Evening Magazine don't you? It was a syndicated show with stars and...

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X Factor- How 17 Turned Into 12

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:17:50 PDT

Well it's come to this, a show with so much promise. Here's a recap of the first live show (October 25th) that resulted in the first eliminations in the finals round. Do you remember? We were...

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X Factor-The Final 17

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 22:03:57 PDT

Oh hi. For some reason, I've been watching this show called the X-Factor. Being a no-talent myself, I love to see folks with talent n' dreams go for it and have fun. When I first started watching...

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Kind of Watching It and Hating It TV: The Chew

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 22:23:09 PDT

Where's my Susan Lucci, Angie and Jessie, Tad the Cad? All decamped to a shifty online unit. Sadly, All My Children is off the ABC sched, replaced by a show odiously entitled: The Chew. This daily...

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Leah Remini and Holly Robinson Peete Out at the Talk?

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 22:24:58 PDT

Did you hear the news? You probably didn't. You've been too busy revving your Chevy around town and playing your rock n' roll. For those who aren't hedonistic, here's news to cry about. It seems that...

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Sweet Home Alabama/The Bacholerette/Gene Simmons Family Jewels

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:38:15 PDT

Is it possible TV's getting worse? Why can't people be entertaining like my Shania Twain. Here's a few shows that have caused me mental distress... Sweet Home Alabama- You know it's bad when...

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You Tube Commercials

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:00:12 PDT

Oh hi. I've been wheeling and dealing. As a sideline gig and a break from my multi million dollar empire I decided to get into posting commercials n' stuff. I think it's fun. Here's a few of my...

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Meredith Vieira Leaves Today: A Recap

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 19:54:42 PDT

Oh hi. My staff gave me the horrible news that our friend Meredith Vieira has left Today. After alarming the flophouse with my sobs of agony, I decided to watch the episode show that Today...

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American Idol: Season 10 Finale

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 25 May 2011 22:17:25 PDT

You know, I was ready to crash the finale and told the producers of my intentions. It didn't work out too well. In fact they sent me a letter and but they said, and I'm quoting, "If you have even the...

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Cancelled: Chase, Law and Order: LA, Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior, America's Most Wanted

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 18 May 2011 23:33:56 PDT

Oh hi. Did you hear the news about these shows? Yep cancelled. I'll tell you what? I'm not letting Kingpin go down with a fight. I, I, what year is it again? Chase- It looks like NBC had...

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The Sad Goodbye: Amercian Idol: Casey Abrams b/w Jacob Lusk

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 07 May 2011 22:15:41 PDT

Oh hi. I had to tear myself away from a classy, barn-burning review of a couple of Silk Stalking episodes to comment on this national tragedy. Oops, make that two. The dismissal of two contestants...

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The Paul Reiser Show/Perfect Couples: Cancelled

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 21:30:00 PDT

Guess what? I'm back in the big time. The folks over at NBC asked me to do yeoman clean up duties on their links. I had the grim task to update a present situation at the network. The only...

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Miami Vice: Whatever Works

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 14:55:39 PDT

Picture it, Septober 1985. You've seen the "New York Movie" "Prodigal Son" and it's a little too bloated and overdone. "Whatever Works" brings "Miami Vice" back to a hour-long format and regular...

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Errybody Leaving: TV Edition

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:35:30 PDT

Regis Philibin- It's come to my attention that Regis Philibin is leaving Liveby November. He made this announcement this past January and Regis's personal letter to me came just morning. I'm one for...

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Oprah and the Talk Show Hosts

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 23:03:16 PDT

Something momentous happened according to the folks at the Wikipedia. According to industry whispers and hushed tones, Oprah Winfrey had a show with four former talk show hosts. Ha! I'll believe it...

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It Happened At the World's Fair

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:12:03 PDT

You know what? It's time to embrace the future, that's why I'm reviewing It Happened at the World's Fair. For fans of Elvis and the genre, this is yet another entry in...

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Ballad in Blue/A Man Called Adam

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 10:17:33 PDT

I had these originally planned for February 31st. I found these two movies on the side of the road dis'guarded and stuff. Here's a review of what I saw and how it changed me... Ballad In Blue-...

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Episode Review: Beverly Hills 90210: Injustice For All

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:40:14 PDT

I thought my work was done. My staff let me back out of the driveaway in my 1974 Torino knowing I still had tapes to watch and things to do. The people responsible have been "dealt with." When I...

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Episode Review: Beverly Hills 90210: Up in Flames (1994)

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 22:32:18 PST

Oh hi. I consider myself lucky to have stumbled on this show in the middle of the afternoon. It was the days of miracle and wonder, this is a long distance call. Beverly Hills 90210 had...

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The Ted Williams/Dr. Phil Chronicles

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 00:24:06 PST

That's a pic from the good ol' days. You remember them don't you? Golden-voiced homeless guy Ted Williams was having the best week ever. He was taken off the streets, given many job opportunities....

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Videos I Didn't Know Existed

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 22:51:09 PST

Oh hi. You know, one of my favorite things to do is sit on my ass and watch videos on YouTube. I know it's a shock. Here's a couple of videos I found in my travels... Joni Mitchell-Underneath...

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Pop Culture Idiot: Intimate Portrait: Rollo Lawson

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 22:09:52 PST

Intimate Portraits aren't just for women! I think men should get them too and who better to start off with than Rita Lawson's boy, Rollo. Make no bones about it, Rollo was a crook. The good folks...

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Kind of Watching It DVD's: The Final Comedown

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 21:28:56 PDT

I had the great fortune to view a genre-classic, 1972's action moving picture, the Final Comedown. This movie had Billy Dee Williams playing one Jimmy Johnson, an angry young man who wants to fight...

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The Talk

noreply@blogger.com (Jason Elias) — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 21:09:34 PDT

I had to tear myself away from Dr. Oz and his Rorschach/Poop Test to watch a train wreck. But first I had a plaintive question and it was simple: Where's Dr. Ben Harris, John Dixon, Jack n' Carly,...

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