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...been a monster few months, what with all the meetings he's been taking. Winkler has talked to Brillstein-Grey, the producers of The Sopranos, about creating a television show; hung with Ron Howard in the Grinch's cave on the set of How the Grinch Stole Christmas; and listened to a pitch from some folks at Universal who are interested in having him make a film based on his characters. Also, Adam Sandler just slipped him a small role in his next picture. How did Winkler, a struggling 35-year-old freelance animator, get here? One word: doodie...
Even the ideas from Pop co-founder Ron Howard are edgy: he's considering a regular two-minute show called Smoking Break that follows characters standing around outside on a smoking break. And this idea: an animation of a celebrity's real dreams, accompanied by professional analysis. "I first looked into public-access television when I was doing Happy Days in the late '70s, and I didn't have time," he confesses. Now, without the constant pressure of figuring out how to deliver lines like "Sit on It," he has the time...
...Howard and his more than 50 online competitors are eyeing the one place we, the most overentertained culture ever, are still bored: the office. Likewise the producers Brillstein-Grey and 3 Arts are set to roll out Z.com a site that has signed Oliver Stone (Nixon, J.F.K.), producer Jerry Bruckheimer (Armageddon, Top Gun) and the Red Hot Chili Peppers (Magic Johnson). Among Z.com's acquisitions is a six-minute pilot for a claymation series called Rotten Fruit, about an English band whose members curse at one another. You don't need much of an idea for a six-minute show...
Vermont's historic bill, the most sweeping gay-union legislation in the U.S., came at the direction of the state's Supreme Court, which ruled that same-sex couples are entitled to equal rights. The state senate is expected to pass the bill easily, and Governor Howard Dean has vowed to sign it. That doesn't mean there hasn't been a fire storm of protest. Critics say such a law would destroy the foundation of marriage. And they're poised to challenge it in court. But gays are celebrating what they call a symbolic and practical victory...
...because one company will own all media. There will be no outcry over teaching evolution in public schools because there will be no public schools. Our kids will discuss the presidency of William Jefferson Clinton with all the interest and enthusiasm with which we discuss the presidency of William Howard Taft...