Completely Conspicuous Episode 126:Â TV Eye
Part 2 of my conversation with special guest Ric Dube (http://morelosttime.com) as we program our own TV networks.
Topics:
-Â Sunday night: Dube presents Old Harry PotterÂ
-Â Like Archie Bunker's Place for old wizards
-Â Kumar: 60 Minutes--SurvivorÂ
- Dube: Movie of the week featuring One of My Adenoids is Missing
-Â Kumar: Bevilacqua for Hire
-Â Kumar: Battle of the Network Jackasses
- Kumar: Sunday late night offering is Ben Stein's Test Pattern Theatre
- Dube:Â M-F syndicated programming from 7-8 includes This Evening in Witchcraft and The Price is Unstable
-Â Kumar:Â The Broad Couple
- Kumar: Two and a Half Sheens
-Â Dube:Â Â Monday Night Playground
- Kumar:Â Wheels of Blue SteelÂ
-Â Kumar: Wall (a medical show)
-Â Dube's late night strategy: Bring back old failed talk shows
-Â Kumar's late night: Different talk show each night from Stephen Hawking, Carrot Top, etc.
- Tuesday: Dube presents Grungy Days
-Â Dube: Rejected ideas include Who Wants to Punch a Millionaire?
- Kumar: Found
- Dube: In Seasickness or in Health
-Â Kumar: Ex-Cop Janitor starring Arsenio Hall
-Â Dube: As You Wish
- Theme songs are barely played anymore
- Kumar: Have Gavel, Will Travel
- Dube: Plantation Vacation
-Â Bonehead of the Week
- Tribute to Ronnie James DioÂ
Music:
The Dead Weather - Die by the Drop
The Dum Dum Girls - Bhang, Bhang, I'm a BurnoutÂ
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The Dead Weather song is on the new album Sea of Cowards on Third Man Records. Find out more at http://www.thedeadweather.com and download the song for free at http://www.rcrdlbl.com.
The Dum Dum Girls song is on the new album I Will Be on Sub Pop Records. Find out more at http://www.myspace.com/dumdumgirls. Download the song for free at http://www.subpop.com.
The opening and closing theme of Completely Conspicuous is "Theme to Big F'in Pants" by Jay Breitling. Find out more about Senor Breitling at http://clickyclickymusic.com and http://www.keepingsomedarksecrets.net. Additional music used in the show is by Me and Boris the Bull, which is the brainchild of the mighty Mark Campbell; find out more at http://www.myspace.com/meandboristhebull. Thanks to Bob Durling for the album art; find out more about his photography at http://bobdurling.blogspot.com/.
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