Category — Media

Folks, what I am about to show you really did happen. What you will see is extremely graphic and horrifying. You should be over the age of eighteen and be prepared to see a lot of blood. This post is voluntarily rated R18+ for that reason. Now…onto the main point of the post…

I found this gory yet fascinating gem of television history online today. It comes from Philadelphia’s WPVI-6 (we think), and it’s the January 22 1987 suicide of former Philadelphia treasurer Budd Dwyer. Some stations freeze framed it and allowed the audio to continue, WPVI let it run, and I think this is where the footage comes from. Not for the faint of the heart. Watch the video by clicking below. [Read more →]

Frankster has once again outdone himself with the A/V goodness he uploads to his blog.

I strongly advise you to visit his site, and in particular, download the three commercial/program/station ID medleys he’s just done.

And to whet your appetite, with his kind blessing, here’s a preview of one of the medleys. Enjoy!

Yes, it’s a closedown. And more to the point, it’s a Prime Television closedown from the early 1990s. So sue me!

Ten News Sydney (relayed across New South Wales via Southern Cross Ten) said goodbye to sports presenter Tim Webster during tonight’s bulletin. Tim’s off to concentrate on his afternoon radio program on Sydney’s 2UE, but I believe he’s doing relief work at Ten, so he’s not gone completely.

Anyway, I did record it for the people over at MediaSpy, and I’ve uploaded it here in all its glory. Mind you, it’s a big file, as I also got Angela’s tribute to Tim during her last weather segment (that twerp Tim Bailey is back on Monday…just our luck). Enjoy!

Filename: TENNewsSydneyTenWebsterFarewell3052008.avi
File Size: 63.8MB
Video Size: 720 x 384
Codec: DivX 6
Right-click here and select “Save Target As”

Wow! So enlightening, and honest, yet so very puzzling…

I promised the folk over at MediaSpy I’d publish a better quality version of the Rock Bottom article found in today’s Newcastle Herald H2 supplement. Click the links below to view the two articles in question.

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Is it just me, or does this remind you of the A-Team?

The Weathermen by Clay Risen (from The Morning News)

You know, I thought Sam Champion was a pretty funny name.

Venezuela axes The Simpsons (from ABC News)

How is it a bad influence on children? How about the dictator of the country - Hugo Chavez? He’s even worse than anything Homer can muster up.

The replacement isn’t much better - Pammy’s big boobs and The Hoff - I wouldn’t be putting children through that!

But then again, what else do you expect in a country where it replaced a popular channel with a government owned station which isn’t as popular as the channel it replaced (RCTV was forced off the air last year, replaced by TVes, although RCTV is now on cable and is still popular).

TV technician airs porn movie (from NEWS.com.au)

I know it was an accident, but heck, aren’t you thinking, isn’t that a good way of getting the punters back to free-to-air TV?