THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Friday, November 17, 1995 TAG: 9511170057
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: LARRY BONKO
LENGTH: Medium: 71 lines
NOBODY ASKED me, but . . .
It was darn nice of WTKR anchorman Tom Randles to buy earmuffs for meteorologist Duane Harding, who has been ordered by Channel 3's bosses to report the weather from the station's rooftop - no matter how cold or windy it gets up there. Poor guy.
Call me fickle. Lisa Kudrow used to be my favorite friend on ``Friends.'' Now it's Jennifer Aniston.
About the only thing liberal Larry King and conservative Rush Limbaugh have in common is that they sell designer neckties on TV.
I'm ho-hum about the reunion of the Beatles Sunday on ABC. But I can't wait to see the Monkees together again tonight on ``Boy Meets World'' at 8:30.
It took guts for WAVY weather guy Jim Lawrence to predict a heavy snowfall for Hampton Roads this winter. If he's right, I'll finally get to use the snow shovel I bought in 1989.
There are too few classy commercials on TV. One of them is the Mercedes Bing-Crosby-was-born-too-soon spot.
There are too many annoying commercials on TV. The latest is the one with the Pargo's Pargonians.
With ``ER,'' ``NYPD Blue,'' ``Law & Order,'' ``Seinfeld,'' ``Picket Fences'' and ``The X-Files'' on the prime-time schedules, I think of this as the golden age of television.
I'm betting that nobody will ever claim the $1 million reward money posted by Andy Rooney of ``60 Minutes'' for an arrest and conviction in the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
I'd like to see fX or some other cable channel show reruns of ``The Avengers.'' I've had a crush on Emma Peel since 1966.
It must be the November sweeps. Why else would WTKR try to corral viewers with the I-saw-my-lucky-number-on-News Channel 3 thing? Why else would WAVY disguise reports about edible undies as news? Why else would WGNT say watch us and you could win a free trip to a space shuttle launch?
You're fibbing me if you say you've never consulted the Psychic Friends Network about improving your love life. I have.
It was a hoot to see Teri Hatcher, as Ultrawoman, stop a runaway 18-wheeler by digging in her $75 high heels on last week's ``Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.'' Love that show.
Little Joe of Little Joe's Autos in Chesapeake doesn't fool me for a minute when he says, ``I'd give the cars away, but my wife won't let me.'' This dude is a bachelor, I'll wager.
You've probably been too busy getting ready for Thanksgiving to notice that Jason Priestley has grown up to be both a producer and director on ``Beverly Hills 90210.''
It's the wicked Larry in me who enjoys watching Suzanne Somers demonstrate the Buttmaster.
Now that he's packed up and left Hollywood for New York City, I'm going to miss Mandy Patinkin as the emotional Jeffrey Geiger on ``Chicago Hope.'' You've got to like a doctor who looks at death as a visit to God's house.
Now that he's gone to the great big courtroom in the sky, I am also going to miss the character of Alan Birch, the nervous lawyer on ``Chicago Hope'' played by Peter MacNicol. Producers killed him off because MacNicol was unhappy with his part and wanted to leave.
I need to get a life. The highlight of my week so far has been watching the 9-ball pool championship on ESPN.
Of the two vestal virgins in prime-time - Donna of ``Beverly Hills 90210'' and Julia of ``Party of Five'' - I figure Julia will be the first to do it.
Now that WAVY's news director, Gary Stokes, is leaving Portsmouth to run WIVB in Buffalo, N.Y., it would be nice if he took Channel 10's ghastly purple and blue set with him. MEMO: You can reach me by calling Infoline 650-5555, category 3333. by CNB