Sunday, May 23rd 2010

4:00am
movie: "The Running Man" (1987)
Arnold Schwarzenegger
A parody within an action thriller. Arnold Schwartzenegger plays an innocent man who is sentenced to the Running Man game show, a futuristic audience participation capital punishment television show. While Arnold is running from champions with Chain saws and sharpened hockey sticks, the host (Richard Dawson) is busy with calls to the network about ratings.

6:00am
movie: "Simon" (1980)
Alan Arkin, Madeline Kahn
A professor, brainwashed by scientists as a prank to believe he is of extraterrestrial origin, attempts to reform American society by broadcasting his pronouncements with a high-power transmitter that overrides TV network feeds, becoming a national celebrity in the process.

8:00am
movie: "They Live" (1988)
Roddy Piper, Keith David
Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, discovers a pair of special sunglasses. Wearing them, he is able to see the world as it really is: people being bombarded by media and government with messages like "Stay Asleep", "No Imagination", "Submit to Authority". Even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal-looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued.

9:30am
movie: "Videodrome" (1983)
James Woods, Deborah Harry
A sleazy cable-TV programmer begins to see his life and the future of media spin out of control in a very unusual fashion when he acquires a new kind of programming for his station.

11:00am
Radio Free Roscoe 1.22 - "The Boxer" (2004)
When the Principle takes over a history lesson, he proves his knowledge of past events isn't really up to scratch, so Travis intends to expose him. Robbie finds a way of making the Cougar calanders more marketable for Kim.

11:30am
Radio Free Roscoe 1.23 - "The Bad Boy" (2004)
Robbie has to try to shake off his new 'model student' image after starring in a school video, when he meets a rebellious girl he likes. Ray meanwhile, is having a run of bad luck after losing his lucky charm.

noon
Radio Free Roscoe 1.24 - "More Than A Single" (2004)
Lily gets the chance to finally get one of her songs made properly as Travis wants to produce it. The song is a major hit and brings the two of them closer together. Robbie gets the chance to appear on Cougar radio but will he be able to give them what they want?

12:30pm
Radio Free Roscoe 1.25 - "The Awful Truth" (2004)
Confusion and tension are in the air for the gang. With Travis not being upfront about what happened with Lily, and Ray's accusation, could the station finally be over because of this? Robbie valiantly soldiers on but has his own problems regarding Kim.

1:00pm
Radio Free Roscoe 1.26 - "All Or Nothing" (2004)
Robbie has to run the show on his own after the others leave because of problems with love, betrayal, and their confusion about their feelings for each other. When word gets out about their demise, Principal Waller and Kim see their way in to finally bring down the radio station.

1:30pm
Dark Angel 2.05 - "Boo" (2001)
Jessica Alba
On Halloween night, Max finds her "normal" world turned upside down when the creatures she let out of Manticore are able to walk the streets freely without fear of exposure. As she and Joshua, with a crazy band of characters, race against time to find a headless body before it carries out its intended lethal mission, Max is faced with the reality that Asha and Logan are getting closer than ever.

2:30pm
Family Guy 4.14 - "PTV" (2005)
After a "wardrobe malfunction" occurs during a live broadcast, the FCC begins to censor all of Peter’s favorite television shows. As a result Peter creates his own TV station “PTV” which broadcasts from of the Griffin home. Peter and Brian create their own edgy programming for the station until the FCC shows up to shut down PTV, and censor all controversial material in Quahog.

3:00pm
Max Headroom 1.01 - "Blipverts" (1987)
In the near future, it will be illegal to have a television that can be shut off. Ratings are all that matters. To improve ratings, Network 23 creates "Blipverts." Blipverts are high speed commercials condensed into a few seconds and embed themselves into the viewers mind. Unfortunately, a few viewers have exploded while watching them. Network 23 star reporter, Edison Carter, discovers that the Network executive Ned Grossberg is aware of the problem and is covering up the issues. Ned decides to replace Edison with a computer stimulated version of Edison. Bryce Lynch creates this computer simulated version, who calls himself Max Headroom.

3:30pm
Max Headroom 1.02 - "Rakers" (1987)
Max is concerned that there is a homicidal madman running around and laying waste to people. He is surprised when he finds out that "Missile Mike" is a violent children's television show. There is an illegal sport called raking. Individual use these motorized skate board for a deadly match. Theora receives a phone call from her sister-in-law Winnie. Winnie is upset because Theora's brother, Shawn, has taken up the sport of raking. Theora sets Edison onto the case. Edison wants to keep this sport outlawed because it is so dangerous. Zik Zak is wanting to legalize it and sponsor it.

4:00pm
Beggars and Choosers 1.01 - "The Mountainmen(1)" (1999)
This showtime situation comedy focuses on the squabbling executives of a low-rated cable network.

5:00pm
Beggars and Choosers 1.02 - "The Mountainmen(2)" (1999)

6:00pm
Beggars and Choosers 1.03 - "Once More Unto the Brech" (1999)

7:00pm
NHL Playoffs, May 23rd 2010
San Jose Sharks 2 @ 4 Chicago Blackhawks

10:00pm
Radio Free Roscoe 1.22 - "The Boxer" (2004)
When the Principle takes over a history lesson, he proves his knowledge of past events isn't really up to scratch, so Travis intends to expose him. Robbie finds a way of making the Cougar calanders more marketable for Kim.

10:30pm
Radio Free Roscoe 1.23 - "The Bad Boy" (2004)
Robbie has to try to shake off his new 'model student' image after starring in a school video, when he meets a rebellious girl he likes. Ray meanwhile, is having a run of bad luck after losing his lucky charm.

11:00pm
Radio Free Roscoe 1.24 - "More Than A Single" (2004)
Lily gets the chance to finally get one of her songs made properly as Travis wants to produce it. The song is a major hit and brings the two of them closer together. Robbie gets the chance to appear on Cougar radio but will he be able to give them what they want?

11:30pm
Radio Free Roscoe 1.25 - "The Awful Truth" (2004)
Confusion and tension are in the air for the gang. With Travis not being upfront about what happened with Lily, and Ray's accusation, could the station finally be over because of this? Robbie valiantly soldiers on but has his own problems regarding Kim.

midnight
Radio Free Roscoe 1.26 - "All Or Nothing" (2004)
Robbie has to run the show on his own after the others leave because of problems with love, betrayal, and their confusion about their feelings for each other. When word gets out about their demise, Principal Waller and Kim see their way in to finally bring down the radio station.

12:30am
Dark Angel 2.05 - "Boo" (2001)

1:30am
Family Guy 4.14 - "PTV" (2005)

2:00am
Beggars and Choosers 1.01 - "The Mountainmen(1)" (1999)
This showtime situation comedy focuses on the squabbling executives of a low-rated cable network.

3:00am
Beggars and Choosers 1.02 - "The Mountainmen(2)" (1999)

4:00am
Beggars and Choosers 1.03 - "Once More Unto the Brech" (1999)

5:00am