TV Guidance Counselor

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TV Guidance Counselor Episode 312: Charlie Benante of Anthrax Aug 20, 2018

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Today Ken welcomes Charlie Benante of Anthrax to the show.

Ken and Charlie discuss soundchecks, Fall Preview editions, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Wonderama, Spider-Man, The Laugh-a-lympics, Little House of the Prairie, pre-electricity, Grizzly Adams, growing up in the Bronx, Barney Miller, NYPD Blue, Good Times, Newhart, erased tapes, Spielberg, Jaws, Sid & Marty Kroft, Land of the Lost, The Brady Kids, cartoons based on live action shows, Frank Welker, animation cells, Hanna Barbera, tv music, John Williams, new toys, Monster Cereals, Disney's Fantasia, Italian Horror movies, Evel Kenevel, AFX Cars, Snake Canyon, cult and niche television, The Shining, Fridays, Battle of the Network Stars, The Clash, The Munters, The Addams Family, Married..with Children, meeting Clint Eastwood, The Cosby Show, Ed "Al Bundy" O'Neal, voice actors, lip syncing, Don Kirshner's Rock Concert, The Midnight Special, Kenny Everett, The Young Ones, Night Flight, and the embarrassing disappointment of KISS Meets the Phantom of the Park.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 311: Jonny Brugh and Daniel Logan Aug 13, 2018

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Today Ken welcomes two of New Zealand's finest, Johnny Brugh (What We Do in the Shadows) and Daniel Logan (Star Wars) to the show.

First up Ken chats with Johnny Brugh about New Zealand, vampires, The Six Million Dollar Man, Netflix, stand up, character comedy, Deacon, The Mighty Boosh, The Young Ones, Bad Taste, Peter Jackson, visiting America, aliens, seductive dances, and where the gold is.

Next up Ken chats with Daniel Logan (Boba Fett in Star Wars Attack of the Clones). Ken and Daniel discuss growing up, rugby, being a child actor in commercials, being one of six kids, being cast in Star Wars, having a tough mother, moving to the U.S., Star Wars toys, special codes on Star Wars toys, Bob Fett helmets, dumpster diving for treasure, social media, Sharknado, international films, doing cartoons voices, and charity.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 310.5 : Guy Branum II Aug 09, 2018

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In this mini-episode recorded LIVE! via satellite Ken welcomes author of the new book "My Life as a Goddess: A Memoir Through (Un) Popular Culture", Guy Branum back to the show.

Ken and Guy discuss growing up as an outsider, air BnBs, very special episodes, Night Court, Jennifer Slept Here, Love Sydney, The Facts of Life, abortions, Night Court, Barney Miller, the physical space of sitcoms, Guy's book, and make tentative plans to speak again in the future.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 310: Rachael O'Brien and Sabrina Danzl Aug 06, 2018

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Today Ken welcomes comedians, best friends and podcasters Rachael O'Brien and Sabrina Danzl to the show.

But FIRST TV Guidance Counselor Investigates returns and Ken explores the story of Mark Harmon: Real Life Hero.

Next Ken, Rachael and Sabrina discuss kneeing on rugs, going through glass windows, Ben Franklin, Boston's history of drunkenness, Dunks, Dunkabeties, sports, not caring, growing up in Astoria OR, being in Kindergarten Cop, the movie Plain Clothes. Cheers, a lifetime of not drinking, teenagers dumb choices, The D.A.R.E. program, skinheads, white power movements, punk rock, The Wonder Years, Little Monsters, being friends with the Savage Family, being on a plane with Winnie Cooper, checking Winnie's ID, confusing Al Pacino with Brett Michaels, 70s indulgences, Jim Jefferies, In Living Colour, Jim Henson, the horror of The Neverending Story, Salute Your Shorts, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, trying to get on All That!, being ethnically vague, the cruelty of kids, growing up a fat kid, rich kids, the early 00s obsession with pornography in comedies, reality TV, The Real World, being under surveillance, unusual eating regimes, food in Scotland, Haggis, Chris Farley, David Spade, Black Sheep and Tommy Boy, Police Academy, and watching things because your parents want to watch it.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 309: David Harbour and Ron Perlman Jul 30, 2018

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In another episode recorded LIVE! at Denver Comic Con 2018 Ken welcomes actors and Hellboys David Harbour and Ron Perlman to the show.

First up Ken talks to David Harbour (Stranger Things). Ken and David discuss Pan Am, smoking, The Newsroom, Hellboy, prosthetics, having a fake body, Romanian stunt men, Tide commercials, practical vs. CG, Waffle House, Jangles, fast food recommendations, Antarctica, the power of Twitter, vomiting, the emotional resonance of character, Jim Hopper, mustaches, Shakespeare, destroying trailers, peace summits with Ron Perlman, the kids on Stranger Things, and suffering for your fans.

Ken then talks to Ron Perlman. Ron and Ken discuss f*cking Trump, Quest for Fire, working under make up, Beauty and the Beast, Ice Pirates, Guillermo Del Toro, Cronos, how Hollywood repeats itself, allegory, City of Lost Children, lifetime achievement awards, TV vs. movies, working in French, Aliens, Pacific Rim, Embarrassum and its side effect, being forgetful, being typecast, Youth, Ron's favorite movie Godfather Part 1, streaming services, taking the magic away from art through the delivery method, Shane, and how art is a lie that tells the truth.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 308.5: Barry Williams Jul 26, 2018

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In this mini-episode recorded LIVE! at North East Comic Con Ken welcomes Greg Brady himself, Barry Williams to the show.

Ken and Barry discuss the nature of fandom, being a part of people's lives without knowing them personally, leaning into the recognition, musical theater, riding the wave of a cultural phenomenon, growing up next door to Peter Graves, Fury, Mission: Impossible, Dragnet, being a young actor, Run for your Life, The Invaders, The Mod Squad, It Takes a Thief, Adam 12, Vincent Price, the Hawaiian episodes, singing, secrets to keeping your voice, City of Angels, Oklahoma, West Side Story, Branson Missouri, the athleticism required for musicals, memorization, Robert Reed, soap opera acting, and Davy Jones.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 308: Owen Linders Jul 23, 2018

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January 20-26, 1996

Today Ken welcomes Boston Comedian and artist Owen Linders to the show.

Ken and Owen discuss Hawaii, cranberry bogs, Spring Break, Alfred University, the pitfalls of "art", print making, solar power, stand up comedy specials, Stewart Lee, Johnny Vegas in Who's Ready for Ice Cream?, flagmen, cops in roadworks, black boxes, beach houses, Sci Fi Channel, Cartoon Network, Space: Above and Beyond, Rhode Island, Swamp Thing, the odd things in Ken's home, cartoons based on R rated movies, Toxic Crusaders, Steve Johnson, Monsters, Tales from the Darkside, Glim Glim, AOL online, Duckman, The Adventures of Briscoe County Jr, creating things of substance, being sincere, cell phones, movie serials, Captain Marvel, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Due South, Law and Order, Predator, Drop the Dead Donkey, Toast of London, Smack the Pony, Dr. Katz, Third Rock from the Sun, Crime Story, Real Ghosts, Tobe Hooper, Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes, Give Me Liberty and Martha Washington, American Gothic, Sherlock Holmes, being a drug addict for 30 minutes and Ken's befuddlement at Red Green.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 307: Mike Reiss Jul 18, 2018

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Today Ken welcomes longtime Simpsons writer and author of the new book "Springfield Confidential" Mike Reiss to the show.

Ken and Mike discuss working one day a week, growing up in CT, Harvard Lampoon, Charles in Charge, Head of the Class, Sledge Hammer, Not Necessarily The News, It's Gary Shandling Show, The Critic, The Simpsons, the nutmeg state, "Bitch McNuggets", Airplane II, Conan O'Brien, The Tonight Show, Alf, clip shows, The Tracy Ulman Show, people on TV watching TV, The Royle Family vs. The Kennedys, Fawlty Towers, Monty Python, gore, horror movies, Eric Idle, Treehouse of Horrors, the very long process of making a Simpsons episode, how sometimes an incorrect math equation might be a joke (to some people), movie parodies, and how you can't go wrong trying to make yourself laugh.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 306: Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, KJ Apa and Skeet Ulrich Jul 16, 2018

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In these two conversations recorded LIVE! at Denver Comic Con Ken welcomes Andrew McCarthy, Molly Ringwald, KJ Apa and Skeet Ulrich to the show.

First up Ken talks to Andrew McCarthy. Ken and Andrew discuss Less than Zero, St. Elmo's Fire, why drugs are bad, Weekend at Bernie's, Mannequin, James Spader's eccentricities, department store vampires, Pretty in Pink, a 6 ft tall Gumby, John Hughes, Molly Ringwald's taste in men, the VCR age, directing, Orange is the New Black, The Blacklist, Class, Heaven Help Us, taking wardrobe, reading scripts, directing children, Andrew's travel writing, remote places,writing Young Adult novels, John Hughes' soundtracks and the mystery of the Lost Spader Tapes.

Next up Ken talks to the cast of Riverdale, Molly Ringwald, KJ Apa and Skeet Ulrich. Ken, Molly, KJ and Skeet discuss yelling at teenagers, iconic roles, Archie, New Zealand, Scream, being a Betty or a Veronica, Luke Perry Twin Peaks, nostalgia, Townies, being a fan of somebody else, touching KJ's eyebrow, Gary Oldman, actory nerves, wrestling, the mystery of Gumby, Molly's parents' attic, shower scenes, murder on Riverdale, Black Hood, trailers, yelling, and how everyone wants to be Madchen Amick.

TV Guidance Counselor Episode 305: Sean Patton Jul 09, 2018

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November 18-24, 1978

This week Ken welcomes comedian Sean Patton to the show.

Ken and Sean discuss New Orleans, Boston trash bats, regional accents, Airwolf, reboots, modern day Ernest Borgnines, Turbo Teen, poisoned Halloween Candy, living in a world of adults, taking your younger brother to a strip club, Portland Oregon, New York expectations, Eyes Wide Shut, Rounders, The Village, gentrification, dirty old Boston, being just born, HBO's commitment to topless women, making a living, roller skating, SNL, Star Wars infecting EVERYTHING, country music, Matt Foley, Julia Child, horror and comedy, Tom Brady's hatred of Boston, David Duke, The KKK, The Baldwin Bros, Backdraft, 50s nostalgia, Frankie and Annette, Sid and Marty Kroft, The Prisoner, 70s love of Stockholm syndrome, Scotland, Manchester UK, The Royle Family, Crunch and Munch, Mello Yello, Three's Company, Steve Martin, having to move in the hotel, Wonder Woman skateboarding, rebooting The Karate Kid and sequalizing The Monster Squad.

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