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The Walking Jed (or If you can't beat'em, just rip them off!)

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So my brother-in-law works in TV in LA and sometimes he gives me a heads up on what's coming through the network pipeline. Apparently, one broadcast  network in particular has looked at the success of a cable  network, and their own successes with spin-offs and revivals and decided to go all in on a popular trend... Here is their proposed Saturday line-up. This week on "The Walking Jed"- As Jed leads his family to Hooterville, Ellie May wonders how much longer she can hide Grannie's condition, leading to the most harrowing "Aw, Pa, can't I keep her?" scene ever. Meanwhile, at Green Acres, Mr. Drysdale comes face to face with a problem money just won't solve and Ms. Hathaway finally admits her true feelings to Ralph. And at The Shady Rest, Uncle Joe? He's moving kinda slow. CBS/Saturdays 8pm/B&W/Flatt&Scruggs on "The Walking Ted" - Lou is forced to admit that he can't keep the newsroom gang together anymore, Sue

A New York State of Mind

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Soooo... Last week was an impromptu trip to New York City, the place of my birth! Definitely a best of times/worst of times situation. My birth father, Jerry Delaney is not doing to well (hint: if you smoke, knock it off! Looking cool now is not worth what you're gonna face in 40 or 50 years.) And I haven't seen my Mom in a couple of years and my brother Glen in even longer and I had a good week at the Coins and if I booked the right flights I could stretch 2 days off into almost 4... so Goodbye, Moderate Dampness - Hello Freezing Cold Midtown Traffic!   I took the red-eye out of Sea-Tac on Tuesday night, which got me across the country in four hous and had me landing at JFK just after sunrise.   Where I almost immediately get picked up by this guy...   That's right, the inimitable John Salatti. I called him thinking he'd be in DC  and found him in West Babylon. Instant Wingman! (just add coffee) An hour of wandering around Queens in the Mike Sa