Warner Bros Studio Facilities I've read on the net where this is the best Hollywood Studio Tour, The virtual tour online isn't half bad itself. You can tour exterior sets in 360 degrees (just install the needed plug in) see the town square from "The Dukes of Hazzard" among other productions it's know for, find out that a studio lot is like a mini city, with stores and virtually every need you might come across in doing a production. It's a GREAT web site for a movie fan.

MGM.COM Another great site for a movie fan. The big attraction for me here is the movie library. You can search the MGM database of films spanning 7 decades, plus the web sites devoted to the current projects and subscribe to the free newsletter. it's one of the better movie studio web sites, definitely something for a lion to roar about.

The Forest Rangers Fan Site While officially, Canada's answer to Lassie was "The Littlest Hobo" (the series was mainly based on a dog who would go in and out of people's lives) This series had all the sweetness innocence and charm of Lassie and the Littlest Hobo. I mean, kids out all alone living in a big fort, with a Forest Ranger, an Aboriginal and other adult characters being make shift parents???? Not real life, but hell, that added to the charm that continues to have this show in reruns on television almost 4 decades later (in production from 1963-65, with 102 episodes produced, syndicated worldwide) I can safely say it's a Canadian Television Icon, up there with Hockey Night In Canada, and The Beachcomers (hmmmm...gotta find sites on those, if there are any out there!!) and if you are eithier a hard core fan, or just want more info on this series, this site is well produced and indepth enough to satisify both tastes.

StarLost-The Word Sci Fi writer Harlan Ellison would no doubt like to forget this series (more details on the site!!). shot in the early 1970's in Toronto, and airing on the CTV network in Canada, this SciFi series premise was how three people who grew up on what they thought was a regular planet, discover that's it actually a "ark", a spaceship on a collison course with a sun, and their travels thoughtout the ship discovering the other "biospheres" that make up the ark, and their efforts to get the ark back on course. OK, the series was a really cheesy production, but like anything on TV, it has it's followers. I was a child when this hit the air, so it's neat to find this site and realize it wasn't a figment of my imagination.

Sitcom's Online This is a great site for anything sitcom, focusing on US sitcoms, and very current. From the latest (like "Bob Patterson") to the obsecure (remember "Hello Larry"? I do...) this site seems to be very indepth (hell, they even have a scan of a ticket for a taping of "Hello Larry") just goes to show you, that no matter what your passion, there seems to be a web site for it.

Seeing Stars In Hollywood-The TV Studios Are you like me and ever wonder where your favorite TV shows are (or were) shot???? I was always reading closing credits of TV shows as a child (yes, and I can probably have fun watching paint dry as well...hehehehehe) but seriously, some interesting trivia can come from this to baffle people at parties. This site is one way to do it. I personally didn't know that Archie's 704 Hauser St home in "All In the Family" actually had two studio homes during the life of the series, the second being shared by numerous other sitcoms of the 1970's. In fact, in addition to finding out where Gilligan's Island and WKRP was shot, among many other TV shows, there's some great history on the studios themselves, a lot of them date back to the early days of Hollywood..and the site also often includes other productions shot at the older studios over the years. A great resource if you are interested in the "behind the scenes" aspect of the entertainment industry like I am.

LA CENTER STUDIOS The recent Movie "Charlie's Angels" (and this is one guy who actually reads the "credit crawl") I noticed that it was filmed at a studio I am not familiar with, so hit the internet, and voila, this site comes up. This is a rather detailed, unlike some on the net, on the background workings of a movie studio, targetting the prospective movie producer. Sure, it maybe boring as hell to some, but if you want to get a glimpse at what a sound stage looks like and what facilities you can expect a movie studio to provide (which can be surprising...they even do drapes and the carpet??? go figure!!) this just maybe a nice peak into the world of movie making.

HOLLYWOOD LOCATIONS Another interesting site, if you are into behind the scenes stuff. Targetting the location scout, this is a virtual "location" browser of some of the best locations in hollywood for filming.(how many of these places have you seen on TV and in the movies???) divided into catagories for escalators to churches, and all these places are exclusively represented by this site (and you thought just people had agents!!!)

The Art Of Foley A great Thanks to professional foley artist Philip Rodrigues Singer for this site. I have always been interested in Foley work in movies...what is Foley???? Actually it started out as WHO is foley, but the whole process was eventually known after it's creator, Jack Foley, and will make you look at your next watching of a movie or TV show with a whole new light, with some neat tips on doing it for yourself, which admittingly, I have done over the years (more these days with my minidisc recorder) in working on a SFX CD for my use (you know how much sound ideas charges for a pro library???) In any event, if movies are your interest, or you are a fan of the TV show "how'd they do that??" this might be just for you...because it explains "how'd they do that" sound in movies...

STAGESTAR.COM This site is a mix of stuff....midi's, avi's and mpegs, fonts and other stuff....too numerous to mention here. most of it is rather on the humorous side....don't look for anything overly serious here......great site for wavs to say the least.....in fact....shameless plug.....one of my bits is featured on the adwavs page.....well...I said it was shameless........GO THERE!!!!

TV SERIES REFERENCE GUIDE I just stumbled onto this site..looking for a episode guide on "Time Tunnel" which was quite useful, as I am currently taping them for myself..anyways, I cannot say how indepth this site is, this is just a link for you to do the work....you never know....it might have what you are looking for.

MAX HEADROOM.COM He came and went probably too fast!!! Max Headroom was probably the most memorable representative that Coke ever had! He also had a TV series at the height of his fame (circa 1987 on ABC) and starred Canadian Max Frewer as Max Headroom! If you grew up in the 80's, it's likely that you remember Max, and this site is the place to be if you are looking for max stuff. I proudly contributed some Coke radio commericals, in addition to a radio feature promoting the Max Headroom TV series from Lori Lerner's Radio Links Entertainment Series (OK...YES..I'm a Packrat when it comes to audio stuff....but hey, i'm a ORGANIZED pack rat!!! one of these days I'll put it down in a database..but that will take years!!! my mind still works though!!) which gives a nice overview of the whole Max origins including a interview with Matt Frewer. Some may think it's primitive as hell these days, but personally, been a teenager in the 80's, Max is part of 80's Pop Culture, along with Pacman, commodore 64's (AHHHH!!) and Culture Club (EVEN MORE AHHHHHH!!!). Still, if you want anything regarding Max Headroom, THIS IS THE SITE!!!!

FOX BAJA STUDIOS Just when you heard enough about titanic, I found this site..and it rather interesting. This studio in Rosarito Mexico, was BUILT for the filming James Cameron's blockbuster epic in june of 1996, and is a fully functioning studio specializing in water tanks-which I suppose is obvious!!!! I encourage you to take the studio tour, and in particular, download the studio manual (under 1 meg in adobe acrobat format) and you will understand the logistics of shooting a movie at a movie studio....I sure as hell wouldn't want to be a producer..but hey..."that's showbiz!!!!"

CANADIAN TV GUIDE Need I say more? great forums too!

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT Five days a week from Stage 28 on the Paramount lot, it's Entertainment Tonight!!!!(Stage 32 is Hard Copy and Stage 27 is the "Leeza" Talk show...boy there's useless information eh? like you are gonna break into the Paramount lot!! I knew it would come in handy someday!) anyways, this site has Mary Hart and Bob Goen in all their glory....not to mention Leonard Maltin...actually Leonard is a nice guy...e-mail me if you wanna know my personal encounter with him! (HEY!, GET THAT MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER...GEES!!!) you can download daily audio teasers in real audio and video previews...take part in occasional live chats, and here real audio clips of previous chats and interviews!!! A note though, this site makes use of MACROMEDIA 's SHOCKWAVE so it would be a good idea to install it first if you don't have it as a plug in on your web browser...here's a link to DOWNLOAD SHOCKWAVE then come back here, and it's off to ET ONLINE!!! uh oh....that bloody theme is so catchy it just popped into my head typing this about the show (YES! I DO HAVE A LIFE!!)....dum dum dum dum dum dum....dum dum dum dum dum...OH SORRY!!!...don't want to scare you off!!!!!

STAR TREK CONTINUUMSpeaking of Paramount...as you probably know Star Trek has been Paramount's bread and butter for over 25 years, since it's success in syndication in the 70's...in fact, Majel Barrett Roddenberry, the computer voice in all of the Star Trek series, and "Christine Chapel" in the original series commented at a convention I attended "Paramount would be a parking lot if it weren't for Star Trek." and when Star Trek took off in syndication in the 70's, Paramount was going through tough financial times, so that statement is probably true to some extent....anyways, this is a one stop shop for Star Trek...with news, a library computer for episodes, characters and photos, weekly summaries for episodes of DS9 and Voyager, links to Star Trek newsgroups...and whole lot more. It's all in one space and I suppose a dream come true for a lot of "trekkers" ...though I want to make this clear, while I have nothing against these folks, I am not involved in the show to a degree that putting on a uniform, and whipping out a phaser, makes me wanna beam anywhere....if that's your thing....who am I to say against it? I mean...some people collect stamps..TV guides (yes..TV guides!) these folks have fun with their hobby!! ....oh...if you are a "trekker"..would you be interested in...say...a unlicensed captain janeway "soap on a rope" for your bathtub? though i'm sure Paramount will license it eventually!!!!!

SPACE THE IMAGINATION STATION CLICK THE TV to link to the CANADIAN Sci-Fi channel, owned by the folks who gives you MuchMusic, City-TV, Canadian Bravo, and i'm sure i'm missing something, seems Moses Znaimer owns his own place in Canadian TV...who knows. He's got a great collection of Vintage TV's apparently...gotta check them out sometime. Anyway, Space isn't strictly Sci-Fi, lots of other stuff, Fantasy, Anime(Japanese Animation), Batman, The Green Hornet, Beauty and the Beast..just great Sci-Fi and Fantasy stuff..notice I didn't mention they also carry "Lost in Space" and "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"? UGH! those shows are too silly for me thanks...I still watch the classic "StarTrek" reruns they run though...I suppose, I've seen the stuff SOOOOO many times, I could recite the script, but it's one of three series I can watch over & over...the other two being "Kolchak-the Night Stalker" (hope to see that on SPACE soon...and "WKRP in Cincinatti" though no aliens ever invaded WKRP...strange thing though...they's probably fit in...anyways, click the link to go into SPACE...without a suit.....heh heh!!!!

DIRECTORY OF CBC TELEVISION SERIES 1952 to 1982 Very little of canadian television history is really in existance, probably because we treat it a lot like second class. We watch American TV for the most part, and CBC series like "King Of Kensington" and "The Beachcomers" are sort of like a guilty pleasure for anyone who actually watches them....well, short of "Hockey Night In Canada" anyway..hahaha, but the ole stereotype of "Canadian TV basically SUCKS" is changing with the current crop of canadian comedy such as "Royal Canadian Air Farce" and "This Hour Has 22 Minutes". Still, if you wanna try to remember a CBC TV show, this is the place...check out the show "SPACE COMMAND" which starred a very young "JAMES DOOHAN" who took the helm of "Space Command", in Canada, before signing up aboard the "Starship Enterprise" in Hollywood on "StarTrek".