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MovieHuntress17 · 11-17-2004, 06:48 PM

Google sent me this link today

http://www.tvguide.com/news/insider/041117b.asp

thought I'd share lol

bananasplit · 11-18-2004, 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by MovieHuntress17
Google sent me this link today

http://www.tvguide.com/news/insider/041117b.asp

thought I'd share lol

Haha google sent me that 2!

The Potato Man · 11-19-2004, 05:01 PM

I hate online interviews, because you can't even get it on the real TV Guide. Man, I was just on the link, and people still have to register just to look at content. Don't know if you have to pay, too. And what day was this interview?

MovieHuntress17 · 11-20-2004, 04:51 PM

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Originally posted by The Potato Man
I hate online interviews, because you can't even get it on the real TV Guide. Man, I was just on the link, and people still have to register just to look at content. Don't know if you have to pay, too. And what day was this interview?

Not sure, It was sent to me on Wednesday ,so I assume it wwas put on the site that day. And no ya don't hafta pay.

Snowfall · 11-21-2004, 01:34 AM

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Originally posted by bananasplit
Haha google sent me that 2!

Bananasplit, I love your signature! I'm from Chicago, too....not the city, but the suburbs. And yep, I call them "expressways" and "pop" too, hehe.

bananasplit · 11-21-2004, 06:13 PM

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Originally posted by Snowfall
Bananasplit, I love your signature! I'm from Chicago, too....not the city, but the suburbs. And yep, I call them "expressways" and "pop" too, hehe.

LOL thanks! I'm from the suburbs too. Which one are you from?

Snowfall · 11-22-2004, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by bananasplit
LOL thanks! I'm from the suburbs too. Which one are you from?

Originally Lombard, but then I moved to Glenwood on the south side. It's next to Homewood and Chicago Heights. Now I live in the middle of the state, but I'm still a Chicagoan.

What suburb are you from?

bananasplit · 11-22-2004, 05:59 PM

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Originally posted by Snowfall
Originally Lombard, but then I moved to Glenwood on the south side. It's next to Homewood and Chicago Heights. Now I live in the middle of the state, but I'm still a Chicagoan. What suburb are you from?

I'm from Palos Heights right near Orland Park, Crestwood, and Alsip. It's on the southside too!

kadeliah · 11-22-2004, 06:33 PM

Nancy McKeon's Disastrous Career
by Vanessa Rothschild

When Las Vegas took a beating and storms blacked out Chicago in part one of Category 6: Day of Destruction, Nancy McKeon thought of it as "a fun ride." Of course, it helps that she's only making believe in the CBS disaster miniseries, part two of which airs tonight at 8 pm/ET. Here, the 38-year-old actress tells TV Guide Online about stormy weather, the sapphic appeal of The Facts of Life's Jo Polniaczek, and her butt-kickin' role on Lifetime's The Division.

TV Guide Online: What's the worst storm you've ever been in?
Nancy McKeon: Oh man, when I was very young and it was our first cruise. Two ships left New York for Bermuda and there was a huge storm. The other ship actually turned back but ours just kept goin'. And I was very ill — it was rough and scary, and heightened by being young and not knowing what's going on. The ocean and weather can be very humbling.

TVGO: In Category 6, you're a reporter who criticizes the "dumbing down of local TV news." Do you have similar opinions?
McKeon: Yes. I think, unfortunately, in today's world, we're kind of about sound bites. There's two minutes between weather and sports to actually discuss what's going on. It's a bit of a shame.

TVGO: Was this role a change for you?
McKeon: Well, I tend to be drawn to movies that are more character-driven and probably more reality-based. This is just a fictionalized storm and power crisis. And the [special] effects! They brought 747 jet engines on the street and rain machines. Those kinds of things were very different for me to participate in.

TVGO: We've gotta ask. Did you know Jo from Facts of Life is a lesbian icon?
McKeon: (Laughs) I haven't heard that, but I think that's a wonderful thing. I think that was helpful to girls our age to have that kind of a role model, to see a girl who was strong and standing up for what she believed in, living her life on her own terms and not bowing to peer pressure and becoming a cookie-cutter person. And it was great to go to work and speak your mind all day long. I got the greatest lines and comebacks!

TVGO: Are you able to speak your mind like Jo did?
McKeon: I'm a big believer in you can pretty much say anything — it's how you say it.

TVGO: Ever been to Peekskill, N.Y., where Jo, Blair, Tootie and Natalie attended the Eastland School for Girls?
McKeon: I have never been to Peekskill. But, fun fact: Mel Gibson is from Peekskill. Most people don't know that.

TVGO: Have you seen El DeBarge since he sang and danced on Facts?
McKeon: Oh gosh, no, that was just such a different lifetime ago.

TVGO: Bummer. Lastly, in your role as Inspector Jinny Exstead on The Division, did you ever really get to do stunts and kick butt?
McKeon: Oh, yeah. It was fun. I looked forward to those days. I called it "playing cops and robbers." You get to go and really just be a kid and go tackle somebody or draw your weapon and [say] "Police!"

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11-22-2004, 06:33 PM	#9
kadeliah silent dreamer Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 23, 2003 Location: maryland Posts: 197	For those who are not registered w/ TVGuide: Nancy McKeon's Disastrous Career by Vanessa Rothschild When Las Vegas took a beating and storms blacked out Chicago in part one of Category 6: Day of Destruction, Nancy McKeon thought of it as "a fun ride." Of course, it helps that she's only making believe in the CBS disaster miniseries, part two of which airs tonight at 8 pm/ET. Here, the 38-year-old actress tells TV Guide Online about stormy weather, the sapphic appeal of The Facts of Life's Jo Polniaczek, and her butt-kickin' role on Lifetime's The Division. TV Guide Online: What's the worst storm you've ever been in? Nancy McKeon: Oh man, when I was very young and it was our first cruise. Two ships left New York for Bermuda and there was a huge storm. The other ship actually turned back but ours just kept goin'. And I was very ill — it was rough and scary, and heightened by being young and not knowing what's going on. The ocean and weather can be very humbling. TVGO: In Category 6, you're a reporter who criticizes the "dumbing down of local TV news." Do you have similar opinions? McKeon: Yes. I think, unfortunately, in today's world, we're kind of about sound bites. There's two minutes between weather and sports to actually discuss what's going on. It's a bit of a shame. TVGO: Was this role a change for you? McKeon: Well, I tend to be drawn to movies that are more character-driven and probably more reality-based. This is just a fictionalized storm and power crisis. And the [special] effects! They brought 747 jet engines on the street and rain machines. Those kinds of things were very different for me to participate in. TVGO: We've gotta ask. Did you know Jo from Facts of Life is a lesbian icon? McKeon: (Laughs) I haven't heard that, but I think that's a wonderful thing. I think that was helpful to girls our age to have that kind of a role model, to see a girl who was strong and standing up for what she believed in, living her life on her own terms and not bowing to peer pressure and becoming a cookie-cutter person. And it was great to go to work and speak your mind all day long. I got the greatest lines and comebacks! TVGO: Are you able to speak your mind like Jo did? McKeon: I'm a big believer in you can pretty much say anything — it's how you say it. TVGO: Ever been to Peekskill, N.Y., where Jo, Blair, Tootie and Natalie attended the Eastland School for Girls? McKeon: I have never been to Peekskill. But, fun fact: Mel Gibson is from Peekskill. Most people don't know that. TVGO: Have you seen El DeBarge since he sang and danced on Facts? McKeon: Oh gosh, no, that was just such a different lifetime ago. TVGO: Bummer. Lastly, in your role as Inspector Jinny Exstead on The Division, did you ever really get to do stunts and kick butt? McKeon: Oh, yeah. It was fun. I looked forward to those days. I called it "playing cops and robbers." You get to go and really just be a kid and go tackle somebody or draw your weapon and [say] "Police!"

11-19-2004, 05:01 PM	#3
The Potato Man Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 19, 2004 Posts: 5	I hate online interviews, because you can't even get it on the real TV Guide. Man, I was just on the link, and people still have to register just to look at content. Don't know if you have to pay, too. And what day was this interview?