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    Comedy

    TV Guidance Counselor

    Each week Boston Comedian Ken Reid and his guests discuss a specific issue of TV Guide. They debate, consider and discuss the difficult viewing choices of our past.

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    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 411: Sara Faith Alterman Jun 01, 2020
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    This week Ken welcomes long time friend and author of the excellent new memoir, Let's Never Talk About This Again, Sara Faith Alterman.

    Ken and Sara discuss strict parents, Ken's mistaken memory of Sara being an only child, Larry, Sara's Three Categories of TV: Things she was allowed to watch, things her parents like so she could watch, and things she desperately wanted to watch but couldn't, The Thornebirds, being a drama and choir nerd, Growing Pains, Gimme a Break, loving Nell Carter, jazz cigarettes, Chuck Berry, Reefer Madness, Back to the Future, sneaking TV, pajamas, gender fluid children, loving dinosaurs, "all we are is what we're told and most of that is lies", feety vs footy, Ain't Misbehavin', It's Your Move, Married...with Children, Massive Boner Alert: MBA, sneaking sugar, forbidden cookies, being impulsive and obsessive, no longer having to keep knowledge, cliffhangers, over the top badness, teenager soaps, being never home alone, sadistic bakers, The Frugal Gourmet, murderous Julia Child, Star Search, Chicago, strip teases, writing Ben Vereen a letter, Zoobily Zoo, Shelly Duval's Faerie Tale Theater, and Swan's Crossing fueled sexual awakening.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 410: Scott Weinberg May 22, 2020
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    April 11-17, 1981

    This week Ken welcomes film critic, podcaster and good dude Scott Weinberg to the show.

    Ken and Scott discuss Philadelphia, Larry Fine, Billy West, Ed Asner, The Doom Patrol, Wilfred Brimley, how Jack Kirby is the Architect of 21st Century Pop Culture, how movies became big budget exploitation movies, Made For-TV movies, loving genre movies, Star Wars rip offs, Logan's Run, Battlestar Gallactica, Goliath Awaits, Barbara Eden, TV shows based on movies, the difficulty of telling an ongoing story on TV, Sledgehammer, Airplane!, Police Squad, the all time funniest joke in the history of the world, The Incredible Hulk, The Hulk Out List, Parker Lewis Can't Lose, bottle episodes, innovation, Square Pegs, Fast Times, laugh tracks, V, Ken Johnson, Alien Nation, Midnight Run sequels, Splash Too, 9 to 5, The Jerk Too, Revenge of the Nerds, WKRP, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, Happy Days, Mr. Mom, Ann Jillian, It's a Living vs Making a Living, first run syndication, Baywatch, Charles in Charge, Heaven on Earth, god shows, pilots, Real People, That's Incredible!, Those Amazing Animals, Working Stiffs, It's Your Move, Quincy, Little House knock offs, Three's Company, Laverne and Shirley, Too Close for Comfort, Dukes of Hazard, Greatest American Hero, loving John Ritter, John Candy, Phil Hartman, the mystery of "Enis", the wonder of Brooke Shields, loving when actors get better, the nature of criticism, Fangoria, parental disapproval, Mad Magazine, and figuring out why certain movies aren't for kids.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 409: Stephanie Erb May 18, 2020
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    This week Ken continues the Global Pandemic Sessions with a belated chat with actor, writer, producer Stephanie Erb.

    Ken and Stephanie discuss being a jobbing actor, the unfriendly world of stand up comedy, improv, Therapy with Pami, playing a slutty babysitter on Unsolved Mysteries, being Spock's girlfriend, growing up loving Star Trek, appearing on Star Trek the Next Generation, being judged, taping Star Trek on audio tapes as a kid, crushing on Leonard Nimoy, kissing carpets, why Boston accents are Vulcan cannon, copying Patrick Stewart, making dreams come true, not being able to watch yourself, being humble, how hard it is to get a gig, blue collar acting, being a character actor, Peter Weir's Fearless, Jeff Bridges, theater, multi-cam sitcoms, creepy messages from Two and a Half Men, why Jon Cryer is great, the boring world of procedural dramas, making your own content, re-investing in yourself, the uncharted world of media in 2020, ABCD Roles (Anybody Can Do It), when theater goes away, working with Tom Hanks on The Naked Truth, wanting to marry David Tennant, wanting to play a glamorous badass, nerdy roles, why being pre-med makes you like playing Doctors, jargon, and keeping your bug stomping shoes from Starship Troopers.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 408: Kate Kennedy May 11, 2020
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    September 19-25, 2004

    This week Ken continues the remote sessions as he welcomes comedian, adult performer and vintage Care Bears collector Kate Kennedy to the show.

    Ken and Kate discuss temperatures, The Valley, growing up in Colorado, Artisinal Pornography in Portland Oregon, militant vegan strip clubs, pop up Pirate Restaurants, Colorado conservatism, OM, South Park, Denver Comic Con, the mile high can't breathe club, stopping the culture clock in the early 90s, growing up sheltered from modern times, pirating Skins onto your video iPod, being a teenage booze distributor, why nerdy teens love SNL, getting started in stand up because your first onscreen anal is canceled, loving Cheers and Jeers, growing up in a DirectTV Household, Weekend Update, depression, why you don't need to suffer to be funny, seeing the cracks in the world, being socially awkward, validation, moving apartments, when TV Guide switched from starting on Saturdays to starting on Sunday, team Netflix vs. team Blockbuster, Harry Potter, lego, Antiques Roadshow, Tote Bags, This Old House, Unwrapped, weird mannequins in Ireland, factory tours, Gilmore Girls, renovation on a budget, indie movies, The Patriot Act, the start of the TSA, why Ken and Kate don't think people should trust them, Hamtaro, What Not to Wear, cowlicks, dressing down exactly like the person you are dating, the big Candy Expo, Turkish Delight, going on the Jessica Fletcher walking tour, mom and pop dungeons, snacks and S&M, getting kicked out of the Christian Grey apartment, orgies, never becoming President, the germ warfare of open mics, blacklisting and being the Marc Summers of porn.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 407: Kelli Dunham May 04, 2020
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    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 406: Jo Ann Singer Apr 27, 2020
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    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 405: John Ross Bowie Apr 20, 2020
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    FALL PREVIEW ALERT!

    September 14-20, 1985.

    This week Ken welcomes actor and all around good dude John Ross Bowie to the show.


    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 404: Senta Moses Mikan Apr 13, 2020
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    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 403: Jordan Morris Apr 06, 2020
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    TV Guidance Counselor Episode 402: Jesse Thorn Mar 30, 2020
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