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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...tape of E.T. has Jiffy commercials and the kitschy neon logo for the CBS Sunday night movie interspersed, but is otherwise the original theatrical version, with both shits intact. It also has that classic scene with the young boy, Elliot, and his older brother. His older brother is teasing him about his discovery of something in the shed: “Maybe it was an elf or a leprechaun, Elliot...

Author: By Couper Samuleson, YARDSTICK | Title: Specious Editions | 11/27/2001 | See Source »

...first time in my life, I will be reminded of the “penis-breath” line, no matter what Elliot decides to call his older brother this time around. And I will return to my dorm room in this, my last year of college, recall the CBS broadcast fondly and reach for the Jiffy...

Author: By Couper Samuleson, YARDSTICK | Title: Specious Editions | 11/27/2001 | See Source »

...Whatever Happens” with a guitar solo that is by turns calm and edgy. Similarly, the final track, “Threatened,” benefits greatly by the presence of a guest star in the form of the late Rod Serling. Audio snippets from the CBS archive are mixed and matched to the beat in this “Thriller” redux. Despite the audio special effects and lyrics that evoke occult fantastical nightmares, Jackson’s past hits will hardly feel “Threatened.” This is no “Thriller...

Author: By Marcus L. Wang, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The King of Pop Returns | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

...spokeswoman at the Peacock network told reporters, "Given that the White House did not request time on the network, we thought it was sufficient to cover the event on our cable networks." (CNBC and MSNBC will both broadcast the speech.) At CBS, there was some doubt as to the newsworthiness of the President's address. "Based upon what we've been told about the content, we feel that it's appropriate to cover it as a news event in our news coverage as opposed to live programming," a CBS spokeswoman told the Associated Press Thursday. For its part, ABC decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush: 'My Fellow Americans, Let's Roll' | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

...major networks, locked in a battle over sweeps period ratings, opted not to broadcast the address. NBC chose to air "Friends," the top-rated program on TV, while CBS stuck with the enormously popular "Survivor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bush: 'My Fellow Americans, Let's Roll' | 11/9/2001 | See Source »

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