Roxbury Entertainment, the same folks that are re-releasing the original "Route 66" television show on DVD, has filed a federal lawsuit against Penthouse for using the words "Route 66" to market a pornographic film and DVD, reports Courthouse News Service. You can read all the -- ahem -- dirty details with a copy of the … Continue reading “Route 66” DVD maker sues porn producer
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Super weird
From today's San Bernardino (Calif.) County Sun: Four Italian men from an international film crew were showered with a superheroic welcome Friday at the San Bernardino headquarters for Juan Pollo Restaurants as they stopped by the corporate offices and museums. Each was dressed as a comic-book hero.Decked in Robin, Captain America, Flash Gordon and Superman … Continue reading Super weird
“Route 66” DVD set will be released Aug. 5
TVShowsonDVD.com reports today that the Roxbury/Infinity DVD set, "Route 66 -- The Complete First Season," is set to be released Aug. 5. Earlier, the first-season release of the set had reportedly been delayed to fix technical issues arising in the initial half-season releases of the original "Route 66" television series, co-starring George Maharis and Martin … Continue reading “Route 66” DVD set will be released Aug. 5
Upcoming TV drama takes place in Albuquerque
The USA Network is about to air a new crime drama called "In Plain Sight," with the premiere on June 1. The gist of the story is that U.S. marshal Mary Shannon (played by Mary McCormack) is part of the Federal Witness protection program in the Albuquerque/Santa Fe, N.M., region. Media Blvd. magazine interviewed "In … Continue reading Upcoming TV drama takes place in Albuquerque
Notes from the road
There is a "Route 66, Season 1, Vol. 1" DVD set on sale at eBay that is autographed by "Route 66" co-star George Maharis. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Ivanhoe Elementary School in Los Angeles. California artist Anthony Ross recently posted a blog item about his exhibit last year at Redlands Community College in … Continue reading Notes from the road
“Route 66” DVDs pushed back to resolve customer complaints
TVShowsonDVD.com has interesting news about the upcoming DVD re-releases of the original "Route 66" television series of 1960-64. Apparently dates for upcoming releases, including a complete Season 1 and a half-season of Season 2, had been canceled. But those dates apparently will be rescheduled: Along the course of putting out the first DVD packages, Infinity … Continue reading “Route 66” DVDs pushed back to resolve customer complaints
“A City at the End of the World”
This is a 1993 broadcast from PBS station KNME-TV in Albuquerque, split into three parts of eight to 10 minutes each. The commentary is by V.B. Price, a University of New Mexico faculty member who is an environmental and architectural preservationist. Because of Albuquerque's massive growth in recent decades, Price was greatly concerned the city … Continue reading “A City at the End of the World”
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Here's an ad for the 1964 Chevrolet Impala that ran with the original "Route 66" television drama.
POPS will be featured in Gordmans ad
POPS, one of Route 66's newest icons, will be featured in a national television advertisement for Gordmans, a clothing chain. The ad will begin airing Monday, but you can view it by going here at Gordmans Web site and clicking on the "Spring Fashion II, On the Road ... Oklahoma" icon under the "Television" listing. … Continue reading POPS will be featured in Gordmans ad
More “Route 66” DVDs coming in May
TV Shows on DVD reports that Roxbury Entertainment will be releasing the entire first season of the "Route 66" television series in an eight-DVD set on May 20. The Season 1 set will retail for $49.95, including all the extra features (Corvette overviews, filmographies of the cast, and original commercials). Also on May 20, the … Continue reading More “Route 66” DVDs coming in May