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January 31, 2012
Think
Of It As "This Really Old House"!
The publicity for
Bronson's new series, The Bronson Pinchot Project, has now begun in earnest, and
so we are offering the following links to some of the stories that began
appearing around the Internet today! We are excited about the publicity
the show is getting and hope it will be a really big success for both Bronson
and the DIY Network! Most places are reprinting the press materials
released by DIY right now, and of these the Sun Herald's layout is the best, so
check it out!
Can't
Wait for The Bronson Pinchot Project
Premiere? You Don't Have To!
The DIY Network
has made available the first episode of The Bronson Pinchot Project on their
website to view, so we are very happy to be able to embed it for you here!
(Please note this viewer does not play for fans outside the U.S. So very
sorry!)
The DIY Network
has now posted a really cool promo video for The Bronson Pinchot Project, which
debuts on the cable network on January 21st before starting it's regular run on
February 11th! Fans have known about Bronson's historical renovations in
Harford, Pennsylvania, for some time and are very excited to finally have the
opportunity to see Bronson working on his beloved homes and buildings!
Want
to Renovate Your Home Like Bronson?
Why Not Do It Yourself?
We've been
anxiously awaiting the debut this month of Bronson's new series for the Do It
Yourself Network (DIY) entitled The Bronson Pinchot Project! The first
commercial for this new series is already airing, so here's a very brief sneak
peek at the show! We will be bringing you more information about the
series at we learn more, but don't forget to be tuned to DIY on January 21st for
the sneak preview episode!
It has been many
years since we've seen Rebeca Arthur in the public eye at all, but thanks to
sharp-sighted Cousin Cheryl, fans can now see her again, albeit briefly, in a television
commercial for the Cool Slumber Pad, a pad which fits on top of your regular
pillow to regulate the temperature and keep you cool and comfortable. You
can now see her in the commercial by watching it here! Let's hope this
means we may be seeing more of Rebeca again in the near future!
October 25,
2011
Bronson
Live on Stipko Live!
We
were very excited when we learned from Cousin Lucy of Bronson
Pinchot Online
that Bronson had done a rather lengthy and interesting interview with Aaron
Stipkovich! This is a terrific piece, and Aaron starts out by talking to
Bronson about about his incredible role in True Romance, learning some
very interesting information about how he approached some of the more difficult
scenes in that film. Aaron also asks Bronson about turning down Beverly
Hills Cop 2, about reality television in general and Bronson's upcoming new
series for the Do It Yourself network and Home and Garden Television in which
Bronson will be restoring one of his homes, which is scheduled to debut in
January (and we will bringing you more information about that as we learn more!)
Blackstone
Audio's Exclusive
Interview with Bronson Pinchot
Many fans will
know that Bronson Pinchot has been doing the narration for audio books for
several years now and has recorded over fifty audiobooks for Blackstone
Audio. Recently, the prolific and award-winning audio book narrator Grover
Gardner interviewed Bronson for Blackstone and both the audio version and
written version of the interview is now available on Blackstone's website!
In the interview, Bronson talks about his narrative work on various books,
including What It is Like to Go to War and Matterhorn.
Relatively
Speaking, Cousins,
Mark's Headed Back to Broadway!
Mark Linn-Baker
is no perfect stranger to the Broadway stage, and he will be returning to tread
the boards at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in the highly anticipated trilogy Relatively
Speaking, a show that's actually three plays in one, springing forth from
the minds of some of the most impressive artists in existence! Each act is
a separate story: Talking Cure was written by Ethan Coen (who formerly
penned Almost an Evening in which Mark co-starred); George is Dead
was written by Elaine May; and Honeymoon Motel was penned by none other
than Woody Allen! This third story is the one in which Mark will
appear. Directed by John Turturro, the show will also star Marlo Thomas,
Julie Kavner, Steve Guttenberg, Patricia O'Connell, Jason Kravitz, Lisa Emery
and many more! Previews begin on September 20th and will official open on
October 20th. If you plan to be in New York at all, this would definitely
be the show to catch!
We were very
excited when Cousin Susan on our Facebook
Group alerted us to the fact that Amazon.com, as
well as iTunes, are now offering episodes of Perfect Strangers for sale
via their sites. The 12 available episodes not only include previously
released Season 1 and 2 episodes, DVD, but there are a also scattered Season 3,
4 and 5 episodes in the mix as well (Note: Cousin Susan warns that some of these
appear to be cut syndicated versions and not complete episodes!) They are
being offered under the title "Perfect Strangers: Best of the
Series." On Amazon.com there is a choice of buying the available
episodes on an individual basis or saving $4.89 by buying them all at
once. These are to view on your computer or on your television if you have
a compatible model with such options (like Vizio.) It's possible
with streaming video becoming popular that shows like Perfect Strangers
which may not be in line for DVD release may be offered through venues such as
this, at least!
Bronson is
certainly carving out a niche for himself in the world of audio book narration
and the Audio Book world has been sitting up and taking notice, even awarding
him an Audie for his work! Recently, Adam Boretz of Publisher's Weekly
interviewed Bronson for the site's Listen Up Blog, and Bronson offered some
interesting insight as to how he got started in narration, what some of the
challenges are with the work and how he approaches the work. And if you
want even more Q&A with Bronson, you need go no further than to visit
Bronson Pinchot Online, where recently Bronson has been once again fielding
questions from fans, answering them with both humor and insight! And you
are invited to submit your questions for upcoming Q&A sessions
through the website as well by sending them to Cousin
Lucy! Get out of the city!
Virgin
Alexander was screened at the Las Vegas Film Festival on July 17th and we've
learned that the film won Best Feature Film in the competition! Cousin
WhitLovesBalki0327 attended the screening and while Bronson did not appear at
the festival she reported the following on our Forums: "After the movie was
done there was a Q&A with the director, co-director, and star Rick Faugno
and (luckily) one audience member asked how they got Bronson. They all
said that he found out about the movie and loved the script, and wanted to play
in it. They went on to go about how a sweet and wonderful person he was
during filming and when they were not and willing to do the film for free and
support the up-coming directors and crew since it was an Indie film."
The movie is currently looking for a distributor and will hopefully be screened
in more areas and eventually released on DVD as well!
We often report
on Perfect Strangers related stories on our Facebook group well in
advance of posting them here. Such was the case when we mentioned that
Mark Linn-Baker would be appearing at the Williamstown Theatre Festival in Lewis
Black's play One Slight Hitch, running from July 6 - 17 in the Berkshires
of Western Massachusettes. Much to our surprise, the website Berkshire On
Stage has now reported that the two week run is already completely sold
out! Mark reunites to work with his long-time friend Lewis Black and in
the website's written piece, complete with photos from rehearsals of the show,
Mark reminisces about the play's origins and comments Black's social commentary
and its relevance in today's society.
We
learned late last week (thanks to Cousin WhitLovesBalki0327 and also Cousin
Pavan of SitcomsOnline.com)
that Bronson was going to be making a guest appearance on The Disney Channel
series Shake It Up!, debuting on Sunday, June 12th. The episode
will be repeating throughout the week on The Disney Channel (you can check the
days and times by going to our What's
On Television? page!) Bronson played the father of fraternal
twins Gunther and Tinka, an eclectic brother and sister dance team with unique
accents which hail from an unpronounceable mountain country (sound
familiar?) And if you think the twins are unique, wait until you see their
parents! As Rocky observed, "Gunther and Tinka are the normal
ones!" The appearance gave Bronson a chance to be zany (as well as to
sing!) and if he seemed right at home in front of the camera it has to be in
part because of the familiar face behind the camera . . . the episode was
directed by none other than Perfect Strangers' and Second Sight
veteran director Joel Zwick! If you have a chance to catch this funny
episode sometime this week or in the future, definitely do!
Due to popular
demand on our Forums and the frustration of many Cousins who have been trying
their best to be patient for Warner Bros. Home Video to release more episodes of
Perfect Strangers to DVD, we have decided to set up a petition at
PetitionOnline.com whereby fans can make their voices heard! What can you
do to help? Well, you can start by signing the petition, of course (don't
be ridiculous!) And then spread the word amongst family, friends, blogs,
anywhere you think there may be fans who also want to see the episodes on DVD.
Our goal is to obtain 10,000 signatures. That's a lot, we know, but we may
as well aim high! We know there are lots of fans who want to see these
shows released on DVD, and we will also be spreading the word as best we
can. Let's let our collective voices be heard!
Or
Perhaps Florida is More Inviting This Time of Year?
Many thanks to
the folks at David Pomeranz' Official Website for letting us know that David
will be performing in concert at the Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater, Florida, on
January 29th at 8:00 p.m.! As you know, David is the wonderful singer of Perfect
Strangers' iconic theme song Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now, but he also
penned many classic songs sung by the likes of Barry Manilow, Clay Aiken, Kenny
Loggins, Bette Midler, Freddie Mercury, and so many more! It should be a
really wonderful concert, so don't miss out on your chance to see him if you're
in that neck of the woods!
We have learned
from Playbill.com
that Mark Linn-Baker will be among the cast appearing at the world famous
Birdland jazz club in a musical night entitled Say We Flew - The Songs of
Andrew Gerle, which will focus the spotlight on the prolific
composer-lyricist behind such musicals as The Tutor and Meet John Doe.
The show will take place on January 31st at 7:00 p.m. Also appearing in
the show will be Karen Ziemba, Carrie Manolakos, Christa Justus, Richard Maltby,
Jr., Pamela Bob, Cassie Wooley and Victoria Huston-Elem. If you plan to be
in New York around that time, why not take in the show at the world-famous
venue? It should be a very entertaining evening!
As you may well
know, Bronson has been named Audible.com's Narrator of the Year for 2010, and
it's no surprise! He is a fantastic reader with many audio books to his
credit! And Audible.com has many of these wonderful books available to
download from their website! So why not start off the New Year by treating
yourself to a wonderful audio tome narrated by Bronson? There's plenty to
choose from!
Winner
Picked in Bronson
Pinchot Christmas Contest!
After careful
consideration of all the entries in the Bronson Pinchot Online Christmas
Contest, it was decided the winner was none other than Cousin Alyce, who
submitted a really pretty Christmas style graphic with her lovely sentiments
included. ALL the entries were wonderful and it was a very difficult
choice! And all of the messages were compiled into a special video
greeting for Bronson, which you can view below!
Bronson
Pinchot Online Announces a
Special Christmas Contest!
Cousin
Lucy of Bronson Pinchot
Online recently announced that the site is holding a special Christmas
contest which calls on all of Bronson's fans to be creative this holiday
season! All you need to do is e-mail
Cousin Lucy and explain why you like Bronson any way you choose, be it with
a poem, a picture, a video or whatever else you can come up with! The most
creative answer will be chosen by Cousin Lucy and Cousin Linda Kay and the
winner will receive a copy of Bronson's audiobook "Chapters From My
Biography" by Mark Twain in the MP3 format! Both Twain and Bronson
were / are amazingly creative and expressively brilliant, so try to match their
wit and style by coming up with something really original! The deadline
for entries is December 20th and the winner will be announced on Bronson Pinchot
Online on December 24th, the site's one year anniversary! Not only that,
but ALL the entries will be compiled as a video and posted on December 25th as
well! We look forward to seeing all of your entries, Cousins!
Warner Bros. is
giving fans of Perfect Strangers (and of Christmas in general) a real treat this
year with their release of a DVD collection of classic Christmas television
episodes! Included in this set is the never-before-released Perfect
Strangers season four episode The Gift of the Mypiot, which was the
second Christmas episode made for the series (the first, the second season
classic A Christmas Story, has already been released as part of the
Season One and Two DVD set.) Also included in this set are Christmas
episodes of Dr. Kildare ("An Exchange of Gifts,") The
Courtship of Eddie's Father ("Gifts Are For Giving,") CHiPs
("Christmas Watch,") Eight is Enough ("Yes Nicholas, There
Is a Santa Claus,") Welcome Back, Kotter ("Sweathog Christmas
Special,") Alice ("A Semi-Merry Christmas,") and Mama's
Family ("Mama Gets Goosed.")
Important
update! SitcomsOnline.com
has informed us that the Perfect Strangers episode on this collection is
currently NOT the unedited broadcast version but the two-minute truncated
syndicated version. Warners as assured SitcomsOnline that they will be
working to correct this and will keep them informed of updates (since the DVDs
are made to order there shouldn't be the issue of faulty copies for sale from
the site once they have it fixed.) We will keep you posted about this
development!
We have just
learned that Bronson Pinchot will be appearing on an upcoming episode of the
popular new CBS series Hawaii Five-0. In the upcoming November 8th
episode, Mana-o, Danny's ex-partner turns up dead, which leads the team
into dealing with a dangerous drug cartel. Bronson is listed as playing a
character named Bastille, and we hope that his appearance will amount to more
than just a silent walk-on a la his disappointing omission from the series Chuck
just over a month ago! Press photos from the episode show Bronson in
several scenes with the other cast members and it's clear his character is on
the opposite side of the law, which should lead to some good drama!
An
Upcoming Conversation with Sam Anderson
in His Native State of North Dakota!
If you're going to
be anywhere near Grand Forks, North Dakota, on October 21st, you may want to
plan to stop at the University of North Dakota's Chester Fritz Auditorium at
7:30 p.m. and there you'll find a familiar face. As part of the
University's Great Conversation series, local news anchor, reporter and speaker
Terry Dullum will be the moderator overseeing the conversation with actor Sam
Anderson, and we're sure it will be a very interesting evening! Sam
Anderson, a native of North Dakota and a graduate from UND, will be the special
guest speaker as the school celebrates its Theatre Arts 100th Anniversary this
year! Sam Anderson is very active in the theater arts himself, acting as a
producer and artistic director of The
Road Theatre Company (which is entering it's 20th year!) as well as
coordinating a theatre for elderly actors and doing fundraising for the theatre
arts in Los Angeles.
Local news station
WDAZ reported on Sam's appearance at the University of North Dakota and filed
this video report (note there is a fee to access the now-archived article):
This
just in! We have learned from David
Pomeranz' Official Website that a new book has been released written by
David's father, Mel Pomeranz. The tome is entitled 9,000 Miles to
Manila - A Journey With My Son, David Pomeranz. The book promises an
entertaining inside look into the life of this wonderful performer through the
eyes of one who certainly knows him best. It all culminates with the story
of an unforgettable tour to the Philippines. As David is quoted in the
press materials: "The night before our return to the states, I had done an
outdoor concert in the pouring rain. Most of the people had decided to
stay. Holding hands, they all walked to the front of the stage and started
singing along. It was as though the sun were shining. They were my
family and I would remember them always." You can now order the book
online using the link below!
New
Fall TV Season Begins with Bronson Versus Chuck and Sam Anderson with Class on NCIS
The
new Fall TV Season is upon us and already we have two . . . count 'em two
. . . former Perfect Strangers cast appearances to look forward to!
Not only did
Bronson appear on the premiere episode of Celebrity Nightmares Decoded
(full story below) but he is scheduled to appear on the second episode of NBC's
popular comedy-spy action show Chuck, airing September 27th at 8:00
p.m. The episode is entitled "Chuck Versus The Suitcase" and
takes place at Milan's Fashion Week! For those of you who have never seen
the show (or just want a refresher on where the series left off last season) you
can view the Season Four Trailer linked below!
And then the next
day, September 28th, turn over to CBS to catch Sam Anderson as he makes a guest
appearance on the military crime drama series NCIS. The episode,
which is entitled "Worst Nightmare," features Sam as a schoolteacher
whose classroom turns into a crime scene when one of his students is kidnapped.
We're very excited
about these upcoming guest appearances and hope there will be many more to come
this season!
Bronson's guest
appearance on Chuck was a disappointment to many since it amounted to only a
five second, non-speaking cameo instead of a full-fledge guest spot,
although Bronson's name did appear in the opening credits and his tiny segment
was quite funny. Note to casting directors: Seeing Bronson for five
seconds is certainly better than not seeing him at all, but of course in future
roles we would like to see a lot MORE of him, please! At the very least it
would have been funny had his character showed up again before the end of the
program, maybe to round out the joke!
September 21,
2010
Bronson
Recounts Recurring Nightmare for Bio TV
We all know that
Bronson Pinchot has always been very open and honest when it comes to giving interviews
and participating in various television projects, but this was never proven so
dramatically as his recent appearance on the debut episode of the new Biography
cable channel's show Celebrity Nightmares Decoded. The series is
along the same lines as the network's popular Celebrity Ghost Stories,
only in this program the famous personalities share vivid and sometimes
recurring dreams which are re-enacted on video to illustrate the images.
Also appearing on the first episode was actress Jodie Sweetin, actor Barry
Williams and comedianne Rachel Dratch. On hand to offer interpretations of
the nightmares is noted dream analyst and author Lauren Lawrence.
Bronson
went into great detail about a nightmare which plagued him repeatedly between
the ages of 5 and 12. The scary dream involved members of his family and
concluded with the violent death of his mother, to whom Bronson has always been
close. Because of the disturbing imagery in the nightmare, Bronson never
shared it with any of his family for 40 years. After Bronson finished
recounting the terrifying dream, Lauren Lawrence offered him her opinion of the
meaning behind its intense imagery. Bronson seemed very satisfied with her
analysis and commented that if someone had interpreted the dream for him when he
was younger it would have been of great help.
Bronson Pinchot is
no perfect stranger to Shakespeare. In fact, you may recall that earlier
this year he took part in the Los Angeles Shakespeare Center's reading of Much
Ado About Nothing (see News Article below). And now on October 3rd he
will be in Washington D.C. to participate in a special evening presented by The
Shakespeare Theatre Company featuring excerpts from Shakespeare's Italian-based
plays, i.e.: The Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing, etc.
This is all part of the Harman Center for the Arts Annual Gala which will honor
actress Annette Bening with The William Shakespeare Award (or Will Award, as
it's affectionately known) as well as the Sidney Harman Award for
Philanthropy. Also scheduled to appear that evening are Rene Auberjonois,
Paloma Herrera, Cory Stearns and Frederica Von Stade, as well as the Julliard
Jazz Artists Diploma Ensemble. The event is touted as one of the most
buzz-worthy galas to be held in our nation's capital each year, and we're
thrilled that Bronson is scheduled to be part of the event!
According to
TVFanatic.com, Bronson will be making a guest appearance on the September 27th
episode of Chuck, which airs on NBC. Bronson will be playing a
wannabe-matchmaker named Victor who Chuck meets at Milan's Fashion Week.
Should be an interesting guest turn, so we will be sure to give you a reminder
closer to the date so you can set your DVR's to record the show that night!
Mark's
Latest Turn on Law & Order
Available to View via Amazon.com!
Don't know how we
missed this one, Cousins, but apparently Mark Linn-Baker made a guest appearance
on the May 10th episode of Law & Order entitled "The Taxman
Cometh." The good news is this episode is available to view (with
purchase) at Amazon.com! And you can also watch a clip of the episode
which includes Mark at NBC.com!
If you haven't had
the opportunity yet to check out the all-new Bronson Pinchot Online website then
here's your perfect excuse! Cousin Lucy came up with a very creative way
to help Bronson celebrate his birthday on May 20th, and that was to ask his fans
to contribute to a special birthday video, which is now posted! Be sure to
head on over and have a look! This may very well become an annual project,
so start thinking what you might want to contribute to next year's video!
Bronson
Pinchot supporting Shakespeare is Much Ado About Nothing
Every year the
Los Angeles Shakespeare Center holds a unique all-star annual reading of a
Shakespeare comedy to help raise
money for the organization. Years ago when Perfect Strangers was
still on the air both Bronson and Mark appeared for a reading of Twelfth
Night. This year the production was Much Ado About Nothing and
Bronson Pinchot was on hand to read for the character Borachio. Also
included in the incredible all-star cast were husband and wife Tom Hank and Rita
Wilson (who led the production and played Dogberry and Margaret respectively),
Keanu Reeves (reprising the role of Don John which he played in Kenneth
Branagh's film version of the play), Jackson Browne (who performed live music
and read for Balthasar), Dana Carvey (as Verges), Helen Hunt (as Beatrice), Ewan
McGregor (as Benedick), Michael McKean (as Conrade), Julia Roberts (as Ursula),
Martin Sheen (as Leonato) and Brent Spiner (as Don Pedro.) Truly an
incredible cast for a one-time only performance!
The 26th season of
the Powerhouse Theatre, a collaborative effort between Vassar College and the
New York Stage & Film Company, is coming this summer, and we have learned
that NYS&F co-founder, Mark Linn-Baker, plans to work with the Powerhouse
Apprentice Company on a presentation based upon “The 1940s Radio Hour” by
Walter Jones. This production is unique in that it will include members
from both the apprentice and professional companies. But if you can't wait
until summer to see Mark, then you can watch him on YouTube chatting with Norman
Steinberg, the co-author of My Favorite Year, for a Brooklyn Independent
Television segment entitled Caught in the Act (and many thanks to Cousin
Skystar on the Forums for alerting us to this video!)
We're very excited
to let you know that David Pomeranz, the voice you hear every time you listen to
the iconic theme song of Perfect Strangers (no matter which version you
watch; real, parody or otherwise!) will be making an appearance on The Today
Show on April 1st to perform during a segment entitled "Everyone Has a
Story" which is scheduled to air sometime during the fourth hour of the
show between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. New York time. You can also now
order David's new CD entitled "A Personal Touch" from his official
website! Just click on the link below and go to the Online Store to
purchase!
We thought that
The Baggy Pants' hilarious version of the Perfect Strangers theme song
filmed in Seattle was brilliant, but who knew it could be the start of a
craze? Well, now we have Perfect Strangers Boston, ingeniously compiled by
The Super Secret Project. Yep, Beantown's gone Balki! Oh my
Lord! And now The Baggy Pants have put out the call! They're
encouraging fans to put together PS theme song tributes in their own city!
And do you think fans across the country are going to heed the call? Well,
of course they will! Don't be ridiculous!!
Mark
Linn-Baker Gets a Session with the Life Coach!
AMC's online
series, Life Coach, stars Cheri Oteri as Liza, a life coach who holds
sessions with a wide variety of characters with a wide variety of
problems. The "sessions" (or shows) run online and also during
certain movies on AMC. As it turns out, Mark's segments aired February
15th during the movie Dave, so the segments should soon be added to the AMC and Life Coach websites
very soon! Mark played a man named Joe who goes to the Life Coach to talk
about unexpected problems which arise when he plays the lottery. Sounds
kind of like an episode of Perfect Strangers, doesn't it?
You know him as
the back of Bronson's head, and as Nico, the Balki look-alike that Mary Anne was
dating when she and Balki broke up at the end of season seven. But do you
know the real Justin Pinchot? It's easy to tell from interviews
that his brother Bronson is an open book . . . very candid and willing to share
details of his life in interviews. As it turns out, Justin is also very
open and honest, and also extremely interesting, and we were thrilled
when he was willing to answer some of our questions about appearing on Perfect
Strangers and working with his brother, as well as his own life, interests
and passion for collecting! Trust us, Cousins, this is one interview you
don't want to miss!
We know you've
seen them . . . those hilarious versions of the Perfect Strangers opening
credits done by fans on YouTube. There are actually an impressive number
of these videos out there; some better than others. But now we have the
ultimate, most accurate and hilarious version yet, courtesy of The Baggy Pants,
a Seattle-based theater company who somehow managed to find the perfect
locations around their city to mimic the original Chicago locations! And
we were lucky enough to interview members Chris Bange, Ian Fraser and Cory
Calhoun, who were happy to answer our questions about this loving tribute!