Rory Schepisi, the CMT "Popularity Contest" runner-up who is building a restaurant on Route 66 in Vega, Texas, is set to appear on another reality TV series on the Food Network. Schepisi will appear on the third season of "The Next Food Network Star 3," which premieres on Sunday, June 3, at 9 p.m. EST, … Continue reading “Popularity Contest” entrant to be another reality TV series
Category: Television
Clips of “route 66” TV series on YouTube
In the past few days, dozens of five-minute video clips from episodes of the original "route 66" television drama have shown up on YouTube. It's a shame the entire episode can't be viewed on YouTube in one click, but copyright laws and a general policy of keeping YouTube video clips brief prevent that. Still, even … Continue reading Clips of “route 66” TV series on YouTube
The mother of “The Mother Road”
Remember last summer's PBS-TV documentary, "The Mother Road," where filmmaker Lauren Cardillo and her mother, Irene, traveled Route 66? The Cape Cod (Mass.) Chronicle interviewed Irene shortly before a re-airing of the one-hour program this Sunday on a local station. The story contains quite a bit of background about the film, which was originally shot … Continue reading The mother of “The Mother Road”
No New Year’s bash at Boot Hill
Rory Schepisi informed me today that because of other commitments, construction delays, a recent winter storm that caused further delays, there will be no New Year's Eve party at the under-construction Boot Hill Saloon & Grill at U.S. 385 and old Route 66 in Vega, Texas. Schepisi, who was runner-up in the CMT reality series … Continue reading No New Year’s bash at Boot Hill
Film crew visits Barstow museum
Jim Conkle of the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation and a film crew from G2G Productions showed up at the Route 66 Mother Road Museum in Barstow, Calif., to film pilots for what is hoped to be a television series focusing on Route 66, reports the Desert Dispatch. "We're celebrating the people of the road … Continue reading Film crew visits Barstow museum
Chronicling the “Mother Road Chronicles”
The Victorville (Calif.) Daily Press has an article about California Route 66 booster Jim Conkle and his efforts to film a TV pilot tentatively titled "Mother Road Chronicles," which is loosely patterned after the late Charles Kuralt's "On the Road." “The road is a road of color: color of people and color of sights,” he … Continue reading Chronicling the “Mother Road Chronicles”
Attention, western roadies
Jim Conkle of the California Route 66 Preservation Foundation is going to start filming pilots for a television series about Route 66 that will be similar in format to Charles Kuralt's "On the Road." The series is being pitched to Fox, HGTV and local stations. He wants to interview as many Route 66 aficionados as … Continue reading Attention, western roadies
Sci-Fi Channel’s “The Lost Room” has Route 66 angle
A new drama on the Sci-Fi Channel that premieres tonight called "The Lost Room," which takes place in the fictitious Sunshine Motel in New Mexico along old Route 66. Here's a summary of the show, straight from its Web site: In the 1960s, there still were hundreds of motels with thousands of rooms along Route … Continue reading Sci-Fi Channel’s “The Lost Room” has Route 66 angle
Filmmaker Robert Altman dies
Robert Altman, 81, who died Monday, is best-known for directing "M*A*S*H," "Nashville," "The Player" and "Short Cuts." But he also learned the trade by directing a few episodes of the "Route 66" television show. Quite a few other young, talented people in Hollywood cut their teeth there as well. A complete obituary is here.
Mater’s inspiration on TV
Rod Harsh at Route 66 TV Online compiled these two televised news reports of the gala in Galena, Kan., that displayed the 1951 International boom truck that inspired the creation of Mater in the movie "Cars." The gas station also is going to be restored into become a gift shop and tourism center by the … Continue reading Mater’s inspiration on TV