THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, November 23, 1995 TAG: 9511220088
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E2 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: LARRY BONKO
LENGTH: Medium: 64 lines
NOBODY ASKED me, but. . .
Today is the day when couch potatoes give thanks to the dude who invented wireless remote control.
It's my duty to warn you that Tammy Faye Bakker Messner is returning to TV with a syndicated talk show.
While you're giving thanks for wireless remote control, I'm thankful that NBC News looks out for the taxpayers with its ``Fleecing of America'' series.
The syndicated daytime talk shows hit bottom during the sweeps when Jerry Springer brought out a woman who named the 112 men she's slept with in the past three years.
I've been in a funk since I heard that Kathie Lee Gifford may leave her morning show because she's feuding with producer Michael Gelman. I need my Reege and Kathie Lee at 9 a.m.
It's fine with me if I never see another ``Lonesome Dove'' sequel or prequel.
Jay Leno's six Dancing Jays are darn near as entertaining as his six Dancing Itos.
I've got to get a life. The most exciting thing I've done lately is watch a Senate quorum call on C-SPAN.
You're wrong if you think Yoko Ono broke up the Beatles. As you will see in Part 3 of ``The Beatles Anthology'' on ABC tonight, the Beatles became bored with their music and each other.
Stephanie Miller's talk show, seen at 11 p.m. on WGNT, isn't good enough to last. But she'll eventually be a big name in TV. She's sharp.
Ever since I saw it on the 11 p.m. news the other night, I've been asking myself, ``Did WTKR's segment on breast enhancement have to be so vivid?''
I must be the only person in Hampton Roads who didn't qualify to be a contestant on ``Wheel of Fortune'' when the talent scouts were in Norfolk last summer. The latest local to win on the show ($6,650) is ODU senior English major Marianne Kehoe of Alexandria.
``Singled Out,'' the MTV game show about the dating game, plays no favorites. It insults both men sexes.
I like Penn and Teller, but I get no thrill from watching magicians on a small TV screen. It's too easy for them to fool the camera
I must be getting old. I remember when the Marlboro man was one of the most popular figures on TV.
Soon after the results of the November sweeps are in, CBS will return ``Murder, She Wrote'' to Sunday night at 8 where it belongs. Tonight at 8, Jessica solves her 267th murder.
I guess the transfer of a Canadian Football League franchise to Norfolk isn't such a big deal after all. Only one of the three local stations (WAVY) thought the story was important enough to lead off its 6 p.m. newscast.
ABC was bluffing when the network said it wouldn't let the ``ER'' ratings monster run ``Murder One'' out of its Thursday night time slot. In January, ``Murder One'' moves to 10 p.m. Mondays.
You see the best manicures on TV when you watch the nightly lottery drawings on WTKR shortly after 11 p.m.
You have every right to be angry at CBS for canceling a classy show, ``Northern Exposure,'' to make room for three or four mediocre series that haven't caught on. MEMO: You can reach me by calling Infoline 650-5555, Category 3333. by CNB