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Old 30 December 2006, 02:02 AM
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TV TV Land Myths and Legends

Dear Mr. Mikkelson,

Thank you for interviewing with us for TV Land Myths and Legends. The half-hour program will begin airing on Wednesday January 10, 2007 at 10:00 PM (Eastern & Pacific), and will run for six weeks, on the TV Land cable network.

TV Land Myths & Legends went behind the scenes to investigate mysteries such as -- who was Carly Simon thinking about when she penned the classic song, "You're So Vain"? Was Walt Disney cryogenically frozen? Did "Superman" George Reeves really commit suicide by leaping from a tall building? Is Gilligan's Island actually a metaphor for hell?

You will appear in the program on January 10th and January 24th. Don't forget to tune in for a fascinating look at some of the all time great myths and legends!

Have a safe and happy holiday season and a prosperous new year!
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Old 30 December 2006, 02:41 AM
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Is Gilligan's Island actually a metaphor for hell?
Say what now?

Really looking forward to the show, congrats!
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Old 30 December 2006, 07:20 PM
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"Metaphor"? Whaddaya mean, "metaphor"?
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Old 30 December 2006, 09:30 PM
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That's pretty darn cool.
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Old 31 December 2006, 02:45 AM
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TV Episode Guide

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Old 31 December 2006, 03:22 AM
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And to think we knew snopes before he was a big TV star!

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Old 31 December 2006, 03:24 AM
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Cool! I'll be watching! If I remember to turn it on...
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Old 31 December 2006, 03:25 AM
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Rock on, snopes and Barbara!
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I see Jan. 24's show will cover The Wizard of Oz. Will there be audible groans from Jenn in the background of that episode?
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Old 11 January 2007, 03:19 AM
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I'm watching the show now. Way to go, snopes! Good stuff!
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Old 11 January 2007, 03:32 AM
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Aw, I totally missed it! I'm sure they'll rerun it later.
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Aw, I totally missed it! I'm sure they'll rerun it later.
Yeah, just a few times.

January 10: 10:00PM
January 11: 1:30PM
January 13: 5:00AM, 11:00AM, 8:00PM
January 15: 12:00AM, 10:00PM
January 16: 10:30AM
January 17: 1:30PM
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Old 11 January 2007, 02:02 PM
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snopes gives a good interview - I like how he smiles while he talks -perfect for discussing urban legends!

Tony Dow really told a whopper about the Beav - Shelley Winters on The Tonight Show?
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snopes gives a good interview - I like how he smiles while he talks
I'll tell you a secret - that's how he is all the time.
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Thank you for the list of repeat times, videoguy! Somehow I missed this thread until right now and missed the airing yesterday. I'm so glad it's not too late to see it and will try to catch the one at 1:30 this afternoon. I have marked January 24 on my calendar.
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Looking forward to tuning you in, dude! Usually Barbara get the camera time.
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I caught this last night. I was so excited. I missed this thread the first time and almost missed the fact that it was snopes the first time and sat on the edge of my chair waiting for the next comment. Good job! I'm looking forward to the other episode

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Old 11 January 2007, 07:53 PM
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D'oh!

I rushed in at 1:30 to watch. Yay! It wasn't on. Then it dawned on me. The times videoguy listed for the reruns are EST. I'm in the CST zone. I just wrote down all the times, though, and will definitely catch it later.
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I like how he smiles while he talks
That was because the sound guy had this really cute, fluffy bunny toy he held up beside the camera.

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Old 14 January 2007, 03:20 AM
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I finally saw it tonight. Good work!

I have been inspired to watch the rest of the series, too. Even though I don't watch much television or go to many movies, now, I probably have heard most of the old tall tales that will be covered.
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