Rosanna Arquette - just because

Maybe its not too late but Henry Winkler aka "The Fonz". Sure he's popped up in a couple TV and Movie spots but what is his life really like post Happy Days?

David Spade: He's not a star from yesteryear but he will be soon.

Stuck@work is just trying to get a rise outta Liz Kelly.

Kip Winger: Need I say more?
http://www.kipwinger.com/i_about_winger.htm

Clara Bow's "Making The Team" would have been a must-see newsreel.

I'd have watched "Celebrity Driving School" with Jayne Mansfield, Isadora Duncan, James Dean, Bobby Fuller, and Grace Kelly.

Andy Gibb: Bring in the Bee Gees and Victoria Principal and get our littlest Brother Gibb off drugs and back on the charts where he belongs.

After all, love is higher than a mountain, love is "Thicker Than Water."

(Phew! Finally I have "Ice Ice Baby" out of my head now.)

"Rosie O'Donnell's DSM-IV"

"Paula Abdul Goes To The Pharmacy"

"Debating Elizabeth Hasselbeck"

"Win, Place, Show: The Life of Sarah Jessica Parker"

byoolin at 11:58 - I actually have heartburn from laughing so hard.

How about Mr. Ed, Trigger, My Friend Flick and Sarah Jessica in an all-equine version of Survivor?

Why the Kip Winger hate? I know him, he's a very nice guy who back in the mid 90s went thru a really bad patch after his wife was killed in an automobile accident. He kept it together unlike most big hair metal doods in similar circumstances.

Plus, his "solo" album done after his wife's death, thisconversationseemslikeadream, is quite good. And I'm not a big fan of his hair band stuff.

"Celebrity Driving School" is genius! Hilarious. And I would totally watch "Paula Abdul Goes to the Pharmacy."

Since all bets are off on the taste level, may I add two more?

"Swimming with Natalie Wood"

"I Can't Wait to Turn 28" with Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix

I think we now have our own little mutual admiration society, td.

Don't forget Brian Jones, Kurt Cobain, Robert Johnson, etc., for "28," or, as Wikipedia calls it, the "27 Club."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club

This week on "Swimming With Natalie Wood": Dennis Wilson and Jeff Buckley.

they already did "Paula Abdul Goes to the Pharmacy" it was called "Hey Paula"

Love me some Jeff Buckley.

Folks, you're missing the low-hanging fruit: Elvis.

You're telling me reality TV wouldn't have been in his face during his later, jump-suited/Vegas years?

It's not that he was a has-been, per se, his image just radically changed. But he was loved enough that would have been something people would tune into.

Keeping in the music theme - Billy Joel seems to have always had a somewhat tempestuous private life, including financial problems.

Howard Hughes would also have made an interesting subject. His love of self-promotion would be at war with the constant intrusion.

What about the rest of the kids from 'The Brady Bunch' and 'The Partridge Family' Eve Plum's new refrain would be 'Susan, Susan, Susan' Plus don't you really want to know what Tracy & the two Chris's are up to now?

This week on "Swimming With Natalie Wood": Dennis Wilson and Jeff Buckley.

Posted by: byoolin | April 11, 2008 12:28 PM
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I bow to the master. Bravo!

"The Apprentice" hosted by Howard Hughes would blow Trump out of the water.

Instead of dumb stuff like running a car wash for a day or creating a line of swimsuits, it would be things like "hermetically seal HH's feces in these jars," or "trim his fingernails without looking at him," or "get the Spruce Goose airborne again."

Now THAT'S some quality programming.

I would line up to be a PA for, say, "Being Mick and Keith."

"Learning to Fly," hosted by John Denver

I'm just waiting 15 years or so until Sean Preston and Jayden have their own reality show.

Skiing with Sonny Bono

I would line up to be a PA for, say, "Being Mick and Keith."

Posted by: musicgeek | April 11, 2008 12:42 PM

*****

Neil Schon and Jonathan Cain, more like. :-P

And this week on a very special John Denver's "Learning to Fly," Lynyrd Skynyrd!

The person who gave me a hard time last week for asking about Bruno Hauptmann's phone number must be having kittens right about now.

I'm just waiting 15 years or so until Sean Preston and Jayden have their own reality show.

Posted by: RiverCityRoller | April 11, 2008 12:46 PM

With Suri, the Pitt-Jolie clan, Apple, Harlow, Emme and Max (I think that's his name), Dannielynn, Jamie Lynn's kid, etc. as guest stars!

"The Apprentice" hosted by Howard Hughes would blow Trump out of the water.

Please, "The Apprentice" w/byoolin would blow Trump out of the water.

We're going downhill fast (apologies to I'm So Ashamed and Sonny Bono)! Somehow I don't think this was the intent of Liz's original post.

But we might as well add to the list Cass Elliott's "Hamming It Up" and The Big Bopper's "Small Plane, Big Crash."

"Chaotic" starring Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor.

N.B. They weren't reality shows, but didn't we have an outlet back in the day for appearances by washed up celebs? "Love Boat", "Fantasy Island" and "Murder She Wrote"?

Tiffany Brissette, Vicki the Robot of the 80s TV sitcom "Small Wonder," now holds a degree in psychology and works as a counselor with small children (according to IMDB). How about a reality show where she counsels regular children as they interact with ROBOT children?? "Brissette's Small Wonders: A World of Robots"

A stretch, I know, but I would watch. :-)

Damn you, people, I am LMAO when I should be outraged.

How about "Gay or Not Gay" hosted by Anderson Cooper

s-bomb, I think she could easily make a living counseling Suri, Spears kids, Apple etc....

I can't help but think Liz Kelly is shaking her head and muttering, "What hath I wrought??"

All the MGM kid slaves - Micky Rooney, Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien etc.

I can see a Judy Garland having a show, she often did specials at her home with the kids. And it helps that she had two girls who have had sucessful careers.

Joan Crawford wouldn't have let a camera within 1000 feet of her everyday life, we are talking about a person who was paranoid and wanted to control every second of her image.

jake e. poo: How about "Gay or Not Gay" hosted by Anderson Cooper.

It could be a game show, where contestants could bet on their gayness or straightness, then Kathy Griffin would appear behind door number three to try and out them with her schtick.

me at 1:25
duh: type in name first, type in name first, type in name first....

Joseph Pujo a/k/a Le Pétomane (1857-1945)- French professional "fartiste" and entertainer. He had remarkable control of his abdominal muscles, enabling him to pass wind at will. A star of Paris' Moulin Rouge, his act involved playing a flute stuck you-know-where, playing "La Marseillaise," blowing out candles from several yards away, and imitating cannon fire, thunderstorms, animal sounds, and the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. He entertained the Prince of Wales, the King the Belgians, and Sigmund Freud. Pujol's usual fee was 20,000 francs per show.

Comedy Central would have given him his own show, which would have smelled much better than Lewis Black's "The Root Of All Evil."

would line up to be a PA for, say, "Being Mick and Keith."

Posted by: musicgeek | April 11, 2008 12:42 PM

*****

Neil Schon and Jonathan Cain, more like. :-P

Posted by: byoolin | April 11, 2008 12:48 PM

No, that would be ME lining up for the Journey gig.

Man can you imagine Celbrity Rehab with the whole caast of the Little Rascals? That would be money!

How about "Gay or Not Gay" hosted by Anderson Cooper

Posted by: jake e. poo

Guest starring Rock Hudson, and next week, Anne Heche

The Kathy Lee Gifford Show - replete with Frank & Cody.

"Airing Out My Grievances" with John F. Kennedy

"Gentleman Prefer Demure Starlets" with Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell

"A Man's Guide to being a Manly Man" with Rock Hudson

"Hangin' with the Captain" with Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Greenjeans

I would like to see a show where celebrity kids confront their parents about stupid things they did when they were younger -- that is, before the celebrities themselves became high and mighty parents who try to disown their pasts.

I want to see Madonna explain the "Sex" book to Lourdes and Rocco with a straight face, since she Madonna is always saying what a strict parent she is. The kids can then give a thumbs-up or -down to Mom's explanation, along with air time to express what it's like being the children of a one-time exhibitionist.

Milli Vanilli

You people are evil but I love it.

RiverCityRoller, I agree. But then there would be no robots! :-)

Brissette + celebrity kids + robots, now there's an idea...

More low hanging fruit (heh): a reality show w/ Liberace. Any context - hanging out at home, finding him true love, you name it.

Survivor with the original cast of Gilligan's Island

I for one would really like to see a show about the "help" at Oprah's place. Every now and then she mentions (odd) things on her show about how she lives, like how her sheets are washed every other day. I think it would be really interesting to see all the weird things she makes her staff do: constant bed changes, other obsessive-compulsive hygiene things, dog walks, dog banquets, whatever. A reality show about Oprah WITHOUT Oprah in it.

Little off subject but am I the only one seriously expecting one of the networks to start working up a show not too unlike the spoof "MILF Island" from last night's "30 Rock?"

Charlie at the zoo. Charleton Heston spends time with the gorillas at the zoo.
This weeks show features Mr. Heston saying "get your dirty paws off me, you damm dirty apes."

"Knot tying with Michael Hutchence," "Baking with Sylvia Plath," and "Flying Lessons with JFK Jr."

Someone should have a celebrity zombie party!

I meant filthy paws of course.

To play out some earlier themes:
"Rock of Love" with Rock Hudson -- only it would have both male & female contestants like the Tila Tequila show; or

"Twist of Fate" with Waylon Jennings. Each week Waylon has a ticket to make some ill-fated trip (think Hindenburg, Titanic, etc.), but is then subject to a coin toss to see if he has to give up his seat to someone more famous or important.

And finally, even though he's not dead, we could capitalize on the latest lame internet phenomenon and create:

"Rick Roll'd" with Rick Astley -- it'd be like Punk'd, only the punchline to every practical joke would be that the person being fooled would somehow end up locked in a room with Rick Astley, who would then sing "Never Gonna' Give You Up" to the unsuspecting victim.

two words - Charo!

Charo was on the sureal life

and she's not dead. yet.

I think Charo has a new VH1 or MTV show...

Speaking of celeb kids, Candice Bergen had quite a book re her father (Can you believe it, a ventriloquist on radio? Right!!!!).

The Monkees

A show that follows all 4 of them, whereever they are today. Since the show would cut between all 4, it would hopefully not get too boring.

OK - everyone is chiming in with dead celebrities - but wouldn't "Keeping up With The Bushes" be a great reality show?

So many sub-plots - glamourous locales, etc.

Two words:

Bob Crane...

(Of Hogan's Heroes and Autofocus fame if the name doesn't ring any bells)

Not a celeb, but how about "Chillin' with the Cheney's"?

Fly fishing in the Rockies, awkward Thanksgiving or Easter family get-togethers, Dick & the Mrs. debating US policies, 'round the world jaunts, perhaps a secret meeting or two? A bit wonky, no doubt, but imagine the possibilities...

Debbie Gibson does Dallas

More low hanging fruit -- Tanya Harding. She could have one of those "Rock of Love" type shows, and swat each contestant with a hubcap as he leaves.

I could watch Amy Sedaris do anything.

Elvis on Celebrity Fit Club

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