TV TRIBUTES OLD AND NEW.Byline: David Kronke Television Writer The Museum of Television and Radio Museum of Television and Radio, American museum that chronicles the evolution of radio and television; opened in New York City as the Museum of Broadcasting in 1976. It is in effect the first public library devoted to the electronic media. kicks off its 2006 William S. Paley
William S. Paley (September 28, 1901 in Chicago, Illinois – October 26, 1990 in New York, New York) was the chief executive who built CBS from a small Television Festival next week. This year, seven series that have been on the air a year or less will be featured, as well as four other shows currently on the air, a classic sitcom and an evening with Oscar-winning actress Sally Field. Each evening will include a screening of an episode or two of the featured program, as well as reminiscences and dish from the series' cast plus audience questions. Here's the schedule (unless otherwise specified, all programs begin at 7 p.m.). All events will be at the Directors Guild of America, 7920 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles. Tickets ($29, $25 for museum members) are available at ticketweb.com, or by calling (866)468-3399. Tuesday - ``Grey's Anatomy'': Wherein it will be explained how dreamy Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey) and Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) on-again/off-again romance will be sustained for six seasons. Wednesday - ``Entourage'': The cast of the male-bonding, Hollywood-style comedy will hug it out with fans. Thursday - ``Everybody Hates Chris'': Hate will be in short supply when the cast of the sitcom that made UPN UPN User Principal Name (Microsoft Windows 2000) UPN United Paramount Network UPN Unión del Pueblo Navarro (Navarrese People Union) UPN Umgekehrte Polnische Notation really, truly respectable mock co-creator Chris Rock's childhood. March 3 - ``Battlestar Galactica'': Here's hoping the Cylons won't invade and ruin this love-in for the Sci Fi Channel's phenomenon. March 4 - ``Supernatural'': Urban legends and other things that go bump in the night will be deconstructed during this evening dedicated to The WB's pop thriller. March 6 - ``Medium'': Patricia Arquette, who plays a psychic, will discuss NBC's paranormal paranormal, adj 1. outside the realm of normal experience or scientific explanation. n 2. collective term for anomalous phenomena. crime procedural. March 7, 7:30 p.m. - ``My Name Is Earl'': The creative talent behind the season's breakout sitcom are on hand. March 8 - ``House'': Our pick for the festival's must-see evening: Glibly glib adj. glib·ber, glib·best 1. a. Performed with a natural, offhand ease: glib conversation. b. cantankerous can·tan·ker·ous adj. 1. Ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable: disliked her cantankerous landlord. 2. Gregory House (Golden Globe winner Hugh Laurie) shouldn't have to pop too many Vicodin to endure this evening of fan adulation ad·u·la·tion n. Excessive flattery or admiration. [Middle English adulacioun, from Old French, from Latin ad . Or, given his mind-set, maybe he'll double his dosage. March 9 - ``Family Guy'': Seth MacFarlane, creator of the anarchic, eager-to-offend animated series and the voice of man-boob Peter, psycho-tot Stewie and drunk-dog Brian, appears - in the flesh. March 10 - ``Golden Girls'': Bea Arthur, Rue McClanahan and Betty White come out of retirement to recall the beloved '80s (and early '90s). March 13 - ``How I Met Your Mother'': CBS' newest popular sitcom is honored. March 14 - An Evening With Sally Field: ``The Girl With Something Extra'' reveals the aerodynamic properties of the wimple wim·ple n. 1. A cloth wound around the head, framing the face, and drawn into folds beneath the chin, worn by women in medieval times and as part of the habit of certain orders of nuns. 2. a. A fold or pleat in cloth. that allowed ``The Flying Nun'' to go airborne. March 15 - ``Weeds'': Showtime's buzz-worthy suburban satire about a pot-selling mom (Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker) should (s)toke toke verb Substance abuse To inhale a large air volume while smoking a substance of abuse–eg, marijuana, less commonly cocaine or crack cocaine, maintaining the lungs expanded with a slight Valsalva maneuver, to maximize the substance's absorption. Cf 'Snort.'. some provocative conversation. David Kronke,(818) 713-3638 david.kronke(at)dailynews.com |
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