Topic: - on November 27, 2002 at 1:46:45 AM CET
'The Osbournes' Enters Second Season
The Osbournes" becomes a reality show in the bleakest sense this season, as Ozzy and the kids cope with matriarch Sharon Osbourne's colon cancer. Yet as the second batch of episodes begins Tuesday, MTV also is trying to maintain the wackiness that made the series the network's biggest hit.
¬> <a href="story.news.yahoo.com"target="_blank">Associated Press
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Topic: - on November 18, 2002 at 11:37:15 PM CET
Human brains 'programmed for TV'
A Manchester University study found watching television exercised both sides of the brain, making information easier to understand. Researchers said that the brain also assimilates information best through sound and vision, which is why TV works so well.
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Topic: - on November 16, 2002 at 10:33:37 AM CET
Lost Doctor Who show revived
A legendary Doctor Who episode written by the late cult author Douglas Adams is to get its first showing next year - 24 years after it was shelved. The episode, called Shada, was described as "the greatest Doctor Who story never shown" and began filming in 1979 but production was halted by industrial action.
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Topic: - on November 12, 2002 at 12:05:36 PM CET
Fidel's Funniest Home Videos to Air in U.S.
Steven Spielberg's warm and fuzzy summit with Fidel Castro in Havana, a set of smuggled home videos of the Cuban leader could sour his take on Hollywood.
Starting Monday, Spanish-language newscast Noticias 41 will begin airing "The Secret Life of Castro," a 10-part series that offers the first-ever glimpse into the carefully guarded life of Cuba's president and perpetual revolutionary.
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Topic: - on November 9, 2002 at 1:08:31 AM CET
DOH
the Rolling Stone Simpsons quiz
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Topic: - on November 6, 2002 at 10:22:47 AM CET
Male viewers don't take in the news if the newscaster is attractive
Male television viewers do not take in the news when it is delivered by an attractive female newscaster, according to a new survey.
Researchers checked the attention levels of 1,500 male Italian viewers during news programmes and discovered it changed in relation to the attractiveness of the newscaster.
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Topic: - on November 5, 2002 at 11:27:52 PM CET
Just kidding Osbournes will do two more seasons
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On Monday, ABC released a transcript of Barbara Walters' interview with Sharon, which is to air Wednesday on ''20/20,'' in which Sharon says the combined pressures on her family of life in a media fishbowl and her own colon cancer treatment are too much for the Osbournes, and that they'll pull the plug on the show after the coming season. But late in the day, Sharon and MTV contradicted the interview, with Sharon issuing a statement saying the Osbournes would live up to their contract to shoot at least two more 10-episode seasons. ''I have every intention of fulfilling our commitment to MTV for a full 20 episodes,'' she said in a statement. ''I love my MTV.''
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Topic: - on November 5, 2002 at 5:38:45 PM CET
Vivendi under criminal investigation in the US
Vivendi Universal SA is under criminal investigation in the U.S. on top of an inquiry by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the French conglomerate said Monday. The Paris company, which already has French authorities scrutinizing its bookkeeping and shareholders in revolt to deal with, will cooperate fully with the "preliminary criminal investigation" launched by the U.S. Attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, it said in a statement.
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Topic: - on October 27, 2002 at 11:28:55 PM CET
10 Best (or Worst?) TV Neighbors
Strange, colorful, memorable neighbors are as essential to the TV sitcom genre as a bad laugh track. Their close proximity to home -- the area where most of a sitcom's central action takes place -- allows them to drop by and create classic comedic situations. Over the years, certain supporting characters have at times surpassed a TV show's main focus and earned a cult following all of their own. With that, we look through television history and present this list -- from animated to invisible, from classic to current -- of best TV neighbors.
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Topic: - on October 19, 2002 at 12:12:55 AM CEST
Reality show plans Everest climb
An American cable channel is looking for contestants prepared to climb Mount Everest to compete for a cash prize in a new reality television show. The assault on the world's tallest mountain will be the culmination of the new series on the Outdoor Life Network.
¬> <a href="news.bbc.co.uk"target="_blank">BBC
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Topic: - on October 11, 2002 at 1:36:39 PM CEST
'Watch your implants!' - porn star warned before boxing Sam Fox
A porn star has been warned her silicone implants could be damaged when she steps into the ring with Samantha Fox for a televised boxing match.
Gina Wild will take on Fox in a three round bout on German station RTL's live Celebrity Boxing night on 26 October.
WHO’S that foxy lady? ¬> Ananova ¬> Die Geschichte zum BILD
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Topic: - on September 27, 2002 at 1:18:44 PM CEST
e-bay 1989 Batmobile, "Batman Returns" Car
The first major movie release of Batman came in 1989. For it and the next movie, Batman Returns, an all-new Batmobile was created. This car was a dramatic change from the Batmobile most people were used to seeing, that being the 1960's era television version.
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