August 5, 2004
Lee is trying to help us all lower our cholesterol. Check out Natural Bionics
August 1, 2004
I just learned that Lee will not be attending the 24th Annual Hilton Head Celebrity Golf Tournament because he will be in Europe filming a movie. I don't have any information on the movie yet, but as soon as I do you will be the first to know.
I also recently learned that Lee did not go to Bulgeria to film Alien Apocalypse. I don't know the reason, but diector Josh Becker noted on his webiste that Lee could not make it.
July 05, 2004
Put some screen grabs from Trail to Hope Rose
June 23, 2004
I have added a page for The Trail to Hope Rose It was be aired on The Hallmark Channel July 3rd.
June 1, 2004
Lee is keeping busy! He is in Bulgaria filming Alien Apocalypse for the Sci Fi Channel. Go to Renee O'Connors website for updates on the filming. We will also keep you posted whenever information is received
Here is a little more info about "The Trail to Hope Rose" from the The Hallmark Channel site.
May 13, 2004
Some very exciting news:
Variety
May 10,2004
William Shatner, who came on board "The Practice" as the irascible Denny Craine of the law firm Craine, Poole and Schmidt, is teaming with Robert Wagner and Lee Majors for an ABC MOW that was designed as a potential franchise called "ActionHeroes, Inc." It's about three ex TV heroes who open a private detective agency and solve cases by paying the roles which made them famous -- roles somewhat reminiscent of "Captain Kirk," "Jonathan Hart" and "The Six Million-Dollar Man." The heart of the movie (series) is the relationship among these three pals, who are fighting ageism, remembering lost love and loved ones and rediscovering what it means to be -- true heroes ... Fox TV is producing with Windmill Entertainment for ABC Craig Nevius is writer/producer.
May 3, 2004
DANVILLE, Ky., April 26th, 2004, 10:30 a.m.) -- The founder of a summer stock theater that drew aspiring actors such as John Travolta, Lee Majors and the late Jim Varney is dead at the age of 81.
Eben Henson died Sunday night at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital at Danville following an illness.
Henson was a budding actor on Broadway and in film when he was called home to his native Danville by his ailing father. He started Pioneer Playhouse from scratch and did occasional film work on the side, including stunts such as alligator wrestling and underwater boxing.
The playhouse typically does five summer productions. It was the subject of a documentary, "Summerstock," by Henson's filmmaker son, Robby Henson, in 2002.
(Copyright 2004 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
April 26, 2004
Lee in a western to be aired July 4th
Ernest Borgnine saddles up to film Western for television
By Dave Mason
Scripps Howard News Service
Ernest Borgnine recalled when he needed a ladder to get on a horse. It was
several years ago on this same dusty street in a piece of the Old West
that lies about a half-hour north of Los Angeles.
"I need a little help at my age," Borgnine, 87, said about "The Last Great
Ride," filmed here in the late '90s for the USA network.
Wearing a cowboy hat, boots, vest and specs, Borgnine had just filmed
scenes for a new Western, "The Trail to Hope Rose."
And two weeks ago, Borgnine, Lee Majors and Lou Diamond Phillips were at
the National Park Service site to film the Western, a Hallmark Channel
movie about good vs. evil in a mining town. Also filmed in the Antelope
Valley, it will air July 4.
The film is about Keenan Deerfield (Phillips), who is released from prison
after serving time for armed robbery.
Determined to be a law-abiding citizen, he goes to Yuba City, a struggling
mining town. Borgnine plays Eugene, a rancher determined to help Keenan,
and Majors plays Toll, a soft-spoken marshal. Keenan doesn't plan to
become a hero but finds he has to be one to protect the town from the
mining company.
Borgnine said the movie's theme of a good rancher trying to help a young
man drew him to the film. "It's down-to-earth," he said. "We tell an
honest story. It's good guys vs. bad guys."
Earlier, Phillips talked about the advantages of filming at Paramount
Ranch over the Santa Fe location of his last Western, "Young Guns II"
(1990). "We got lucky," he said. "We're working in a location without
telephone poles."
The green hills, open sky, lack of any signs of the 21st century and the
proximity to Los Angeles make Paramount Ranch ideal for Westerns, producer
Jim Wilberger said.
There was just one minor problem, he said: The ranch, used last year for
HBO's "Carnivale," was in too good of shape. "We had to dirty it down a
lot to make it real," Wilberger said.
March 14, 2004
Looks like the episode of Married to the Kellys that Lee appears in will be aired March 26 on ABC. It doesn't really say what Lee's part is so we will have to wait and see
Married to the Kellys
The Plan
starring
Breckin Meyer, Kiele Sanchez, Sam Anderson
Nancy Lenehan, Emily Rutherfurd, Derek Waters
Chris loses his job but does not tell Mary; Susan frets about not having a long-term financial plan; Lewis decides to move out after Bill asks him to pay rent. Lee Majors guest stars.
Fri Mar 26 08:30P ABC
March 1, 2004
The Charlies Angels Bio Movie will be aired March 8th on NBC
February 15, 2004
Lee will be appearing in the ABC Friday night comedy Married to the Kellys Also appearing in the episode is Extra TV entertainment reporter Dayna Devon. Extra Tv has been airing "Dayna TV" in which Dayna has been appearing in numerous television shows. So far the only thing I know is that Dayna is playing Lee's girlfriend. Airdate and plot have not be announced yet. As soon as I hear anything I will let you know.
February 15, 2004
I saw Lee this weekend at the Frank Siantra Celebrity Golf Tournament in Palm Desert, CA. Lee looked great and seemed to be having a great time with the crowd. While he didn't have a lot of time to waste he signed as many autographs and took as many pictures as he could within the time limits of the tournament. This tournament is one of the celebrites and fans favorites. I took few pictures
February 1, 2004
Here are some details and Lees feelings on the Behind the scene Charlie Angeles TV Movie
January 28, 2004
The pilot for Lee's 1992 series "Raven" will be aired February 2nd on the Encore Action Channel. Check your local cable listings for time and channel.
January 17, 2004
Once again, Lee will be participating in the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament in Palm Desert on Feb. 13-15, 2004. This is a fun tournament for golfers and fans, and its for a great cause.
Decemvber 12, 2003
I found an interview with Lee regarding his appearance on Jake 2.0, the Six Million Dollar Man movie and the behind the scenes TV movie that NBC is now filming about Charlies Angels.
Decemvber 10, 2003
There is a small article about Lee appearing in Jake 2.0 in the December 13 - 19 TV Guide Insider Cool Casting section.
November 17, 2003
Lee will be appearing in an episode of Jake 2.0 on UPN:
Lee Majors is up in Vancouver, shooting his guest appearance for UPN's "Jake 2.0," which recently received a full- season order. In the episode, scheduled to air Dec. 17, Majors will play NSA agent Dick Fox, who's pulled out of retirement to hunt down an ex- KGB operative planning a deadly attack on the U.S. Fox, of course, is teamed with Jake (Christopher Gorham) - and teaches him a thing or two
October 22, 2003
An update on the Six Million Dollar Man Movie
Jim Carrey Goes Bionic
Wed Oct 22, 1:25 PM ET Add Entertainment - E! Online to My Yahoo!
By Josh Grossberg
Jim Carrey is normally one of Hollywood's $20 million men. Looks like he's taking a huge paycut.
The rubbery-faced funnyguy is ready to go bionic in a send-up of The Six Million Dollar Man.
Unlike the classic 1970s ABC sci-fi series starring Lee Majors, the movie--which has long been in development as a by-the-numbers suspense thriller--will now be transformed into a comedy vehicle, allowing Carrey to parody the action genre much in the way Mike Myers poked fun at James Bond movies in Austin Powers.
Old School director Todd Philips is onboard to helm the flick for Dimension Films.
Carrey hatched the idea of doing a comic take on the character and, along with managers Jim Miller and Eric Gold, recruited Phillips, whose rsum also includes Road Trip.
Phillips immediately sparked to the concept and agreed to pen the script with his Old School writing partner Scot Armstrong, as well as direct.
Dimension, which owned the rights to the Martin Caidin novel Cyborg on which the original show was based, readily agreed to revamp the project, a no-brainer considering Carrey's last comedy, Bruce Almighty, grossed a heavenly $470 million at the international box office.
"The teaming of Jim and Todd is the perfect creative combination to launch the franchise," says Dimension chief Bob Weinstein. "Todd is a director with proven instincts and Jim is a superstar."
Universal, which produced the original Six Million Dollar Man for ABC from 1974 to 1978 (and its spinoff, The Bionic Woman), still owns the rights to the TV series and is coproducing.
Carrey, of course, would play Air Force Colonel Steve Austin, who after a horrible plane crash, is rebuilt with experimental bionic limbs that give him superhuman strength and speed. Becoming an agent for the Office of Scientific Investigation, he uses his new powers to fight injustice and battle everything from mad scientists to Big Foot.
No word whether Majors or Lindsay Wagner (news), who starred as The Bionic Woman, will pop up in the picture. (USA Network plans to launch an update of latter show, which ran from 1976 to 1978).
Phillips plans to get to work on the screenplay as soon he and Armstrong finish writing Dimension's remake of School for Scoundrels, which he will also helm. Phillips recently completed shooting on Starsky & Hutch, another movie based on a popular 1970s TV staple. Like The Six Million Dollar Man, that flick--starring Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson --also put a funny spin on what was a straight drama.
Before he goes bionic, Carrey needs to finish a few other projects in the pipeline, including a remake of the 1977 comedy, Fun with Dick and Jane, which will reunite him with his Mask costar Cameron Diaz (news). He's also slated to begin production on Lemony Snicket this winter for a December 2004 release and is talking with Steven Spielberg about collaborating on a remake of The Scret Life of Walter Mitty.
The Six Million Dollar Man is expected to start shooting in fall 2004.
Sept 3, 2003
I know its been a while since the last update, but real life got in the way. Looks like Lee has recovered from his heart surgery and was out on the golf course last weekend in Hilton Head, SC. Reports say he looks great and was enjoying the golf and meeting fans.
Rumor has it that Lee is working on a new show. All I know at this point is that its about stunts and how they work
I have finally put up a new trivia question
June 13, 2003
I know we have been hearing this for years regarding the Six Million Dollar Man, but now The Fall Guy is being made into a movie.
'Fall Guy' Jumps to Big Screen
Thu Jun 12, 2:03 AM ET Add Movies - Reuters to My Yahoo!
By Zorianna Kit
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - With a big-screen version of TV cop show "Starsky and Hutch" in production at Warner Bros., the studio is now bringing another television property to the big screen, the '80s action-adventure series "The Fall Guy," which starred Lee Majors .
The show, which ran on ABC from 1981-86, starred Majors as Colt Seavers, a Hollywood stuntman who moonlights as a bounty hunter. Helping him out was beautiful stuntwoman Jody and Colt's eager but inexperienced younger cousin Howie. A bail bondswoman gave them their assignments, while Colt incorporated the stuntwork he used in his day job into his pursuit of the bail jumpers.
The series' creator, Glen Larson, will serve as an executive producer. He held that role on such series as "Quincy, M.E.," "The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries," "Battlestar Galactica," "BJ and the Bear," "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," "Magnum, P.I." and "Knight Rider."
Tristan Patterson is attached to write the script in a deal potentially worth in the low seven figures. He most recently wrote "The Regulators" for Disney, based on his own pitch.
WB is also developing a big-screen version of "The Dukes of Hazzard."
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
June 1, 2003
Lee has a medical scare when he needs Heart Surgery. Article is from The National Enquirer
May 24, 2003
Lee attended the ABC 50th Anniversay Party which aired May 19th. Lee was introduced along with Clint Walker and Hugh O'Brien in the Western section of the show. I added some screen grabs in the films section.
March 15, 2003
Added some screen grabs from both Lee's Gunsmoke appearance and from the TVland Awards Show
March 3, 2003
Lee will be receiving an award on the 1st Annual TVLAND Awards airing March 12, 2003. Check you local cable listings for TVLAND.
February 22, 2003
Lee is in a commercial for Ing Financial Group. Its been airing on CNN
The Gunsmoke episode which Lee appeared in will be aired Monday March 3 on the Western Channel. The episode is titled Song for Dying
February 9, 2003
Lee was out golfing this weekend at the Sinatra Celebrity Tournament. Click here to view some pictures
January 24, 2003
Lee will be appearing once again at the Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament in Palm Desert on Feb 7 & 8. For more information visit the Frank Sinatra Center Website
Some more news on the suit Lee has filed against Universal Studios:
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Lee Majors, best known as television's "Six Million Dollar Man," is locked in a bionic legal battle with the producers of his 1970s series.
The 63-year-old actor, who starred as a physically enhanced test pilot on the ABC series while married to actress Farrah Fawcett, has sued Universal Television Group for breach of contract and fraud, claiming he was short-changed on profits from the show.
The suit seeks a full audit of Universal's books and financial records relating to the show dating back to its inception and payment of unspecified sums found to be owed him.
A spokesman for the studio, a unit of Vivendi Universal, said the company never comments on pending litigation.
According to the suit, Universal agreed in 1975, after the show had been on the air for two years, to pay Majors 15 percent of net profits earned from the series and its post-network syndication.
The profit-sharing was supposed to commence from the first year of production, but Majors has never received any money from profit participation, the suit says.
The suit, filed Dec. 31 in Los Angeles Superior Court, disputes the accuracy of an accounting provided to Majors at his request last year. In particular, the suit says Universal miscalculated the amount of interest it was allowed to charge on certain production costs.
Majors starred in "The Six Million Dollar Man" as astronaut and test pilot Steve Austin, who was gravely injured in the crash of an experimental aircraft but was retrofitted with "bionic" prosthetics to replace the eye, arm and both legs he lost in the accident.
The high-tech enhancements leave him with superhuman speed, strength and vision, which Austin puts to good use as a covert agent for the fictional Office of Scientific Information (OSI), battling international villains, mad scientists and even alien monsters. The adventure series first appeared in the fall of 1973 as a made-for-TV movie, then returned as a series in January 1974, running on ABC until March 1978.
The popularity of the series sparked a wave of superhero TV shows in the 1970s and spawned the spinoff "The Bionic Woman," starring Lindsay Wagner (news). Universal's cable network, USA Network, recently announced plans to develop a remake of "The Bionic Woman." Reuters/Variety
January 4, 2003
Lee claims that Universal owes him some money
$6 Mil Man wants money
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The "Six Million Dollar Man" wants to get paid.
Actor Lee Majors, best known for the role of bionic agent Steve Austin is suing Universal City Studios, claiming the studio owes him money from the 1970s TV show.
In the breach of contract suit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court yesterday, Majors claims Universal failed to live up to a 1975 agreement that guaranteed him 15 percent of the show's net profits.
He seeks unspecified damages.
Major starred in the "Six Million Dollar Man" from 1973 to 1978 as a NASA test pilot who gains superhuman strength and speed after a plane crash -- thanks to artificial implants.
The show spawned several spinoffs, including the 1976 series "The Bionic Woman."
January 1, 2003
Lee is promoting a natural supplement called Arthro 7 Lee was interviewed for an article in the December issue of "The Journal of Longevity
December 18, 2002
Lee is filming a new movie in Georgia titled Fate
Lee and Faith get married in Italy. Check out our Wedding Album
November 12, 2002
LOS ANGELES (Reuters)
- For video game enthusiast Eric Fort, the most hotly anticipated game of the year is all about one thing: "freedom" -- freedom to carjack a police cruiser, run over pedestrians and shoot anything that moves.
"I don't think there's anything out there like this," said Fort, 23, at an event to mark the launch of "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City," the follow-on to last year's chart-topping game, "Grand Theft Auto 3."
Hundreds of video game fans, including Fort, turned out early Tuesday morning at an Electronics Boutique video game store outside Los Angeles for a first look at the criminal-adventure game, which features sunny beaches, scantily clad women, a 1980s soundtrack and edgy violence.
"Vice City," published by the Rockstar Games imprint of Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (NasdaqNM:TTWO - news), is widely expected to be the best-selling game of 2002 and possibly among the top sellers of all time.
The game's controversial predecessor, released a year ago, established a formula that gamers loved and critics panned for its use of wild car chases and gratuitous violence.
The earlier game also sold more than 7 million copies, grossing an estimated $350 million -- more than all but a handful of Hollywood hits.
As a result, New York-based Take-Two has gone from the bottom of the industry to being the No. 3 independent publisher in just about a year. Its stock price has soared, rising 55 percent in 2002 to outpace industry rivals.
"Vice City," set in a city modeled on Miami, features voice tracks from some known Hollywood talent, including Ray Liotta, Burt Reynolds, Lee Majors and Dennis Hopper. Porn star Jenna Jameson, former football player Lawrence Taylor and 1980s TV icon Philip Michael Thomas also turn up.
"It has a completely different vibe than GTA 3 does," Rockstar spokesman Rob Fleischer told Reuters. "Vice City" is much larger than its predecessor, with a 1,000-page script and 90 minutes of video interspersed throughout the game.
The Official site for the game is Vice City
Oct 3, 2002
Some info on the long planned Six Million Dollar Movie
NEW YORK (Variety) - Dimension Films has tapped tyro scribe Trevor Sands to pen its tentpole film "Six Billion Dollar Man" -- the updated version of the Lee Majors TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man."
Dimension executives had been searching for a writer for some time. Sands came in for an informal meeting with such a strong pitch that he was asked to stay and immediately present it to Dimension co-chairman Bob Weinstein.
Sands' deal includes first-look writing and directing terms for future projects as well.
"This film has the potential to be a major franchise for us, and we wanted to find the best writer for the project, " said Weinstein. "Trevor's ideas are creative and original, and we're excited to develop the script with him."
The film will be based on Martin Caidin's "Cyborg" novels, which were the basis for the Universal Television series "Six Million Dollar Man" in the 1970s. Universal has first dibs at co-financing the adaptation with Dimension.
Sept 1, 2002
I just found out that Lee is once again filming a Joey Travolta film entilted "Saguaro Ranch Summer". Its being filmed in Prescott, AZ and the movie chronicles the adventures of two brothers attending summer camp, one as a camp counselor and one as a camper. Lee stars as the owner of the summer camp.
August 24, 2002
Lee will be appearing in an episode of Son of the Beach on the FX Channel Sept 3. To find out more about this outragious comedy, you can check out its web site Son of the Beach
August 7, 2002
Lee has been filming a new movie called Stike a Tent Don't know anything about the movie yet, but it looks like it could be a Western. As soon as I hear anything, you will be the first to know
June 26, 2002
Lee filmed the movie Waitin to Live earlier this year. The movie also stars Barry Corbin and Derek Hamilton (from Out Cold). There are a couple different sites which have information on the movie. You can check out Barry Corbins Official Site or
Navajo artist Navawolf was an extra in the movie and her web site features various on-set photo's, along with examples of her art. Go to Navawolf's Site for some pictures and plot line
Two of Lee's first movies, Strait-Jacket and Will Penny are now available on DVD so go to your local DVD store and pick up a copy
May 4th 2002
April 30, 2002
Lee is in this weeks People Magazine. There is a story about famed photographer Ron Galella and a book of his pictures that is coming out and included is a picture of Lee and Farrah
March 30, 2002
You can now pre order your copy of Out Cold at DVD Express Looks like there will be some extra goodies on the DVD ! The official release date is May 21, 2002
Big Fat Liar will end its very sucessful run with over $47 million in box office in the United States. For all our UK fans, it has a release date of June 14 in England.
February 24, 2002
Big Fat Liar continues its strong showing bringing in another $6.7 million this weekend, for a total of $33 million gross. Not bad for a picture that cost $15 million to make
Some more news on the much talked about Six Million Dollar Man Movie:
Richard Anderson, who played Oscar Goldman on the 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man, told SCI FI Wire that preproduction of Miramax/Universal's movie version of the series is on a fast track. Anderson added that he is under contract to appear as Oscar, and that Lee Majors may reprise his role as Steve Austin. But Anderson said filmmakers are looking for a new star--along the lines of Brad Pitt and Hugh Jackman--to play the lead, adding that it is not yet time to approach actors. "We've got to get the story straight," he said. "Story first, and then we'll go after the director."
Whatever direction the story takes, Anderson said it is important to keep some of the original actors, as did the James Bond series. "In James Bond, they always brought [Q], the fellow with the inventions, back, and he played the part until he died. So I think the studio felt there was something about bringing in some of the people from the original series."
Anderson became a producer with some of the Six Million Dollar Man TV movies and was the one to interest Universal in backing a theatrical production.
February 11, 2002
Lee was out in Palm Springs this weekend participating in the 14th Annual Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament. His knee prevented him from golfing the complete tournament but he was there signing autographs, taking pictures and cheering on his teammates. Go to pictures so see some photos
Big Fat Liar did very well in its opening weekend coming in second place and taking in $11.7 million
January 10, 2002
A&E is planning on doing a Biography Program on Lee in the near future and I have been contacted and asked to contribute some material to the project. This is an emmy award winning series which does an outstanding job in portraying their subjects. As soon as I get more details I will forward them on.
January 3, 2002
Lee is scheduled to appear at the 14th Annual Frank Sinatra Celebrity Golf Tournament. This year the tournament is Feb 8 & 9 at the RENAISSANCE ESMERALDA RESORT &
DESERT WILLOW GOLF RESORT in Palm Springs, CA. The tournament is a lot of fun and you are able to take pictures with and get autographs of your favorite celebrities. For a list of who is appearing go to Frank Sinatra
December 15, 2001
Lee's new movie "Big Fat Liar" has a tentative release date of Feb 8, 2002. Check out the Official Website at Big Fat Liar and watch the trailor
For those who have not seen Out Cold, the DVD is set to be released in April 2002
Some news on the possible Six Million Dollar Man Movie:
Six Million Dollar Man being rebuilt
By Charles Lyons and Dana Harris
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Steve Austin is back. Not the wrestler, but the fictional hero of the 1970s TV series ``The Six Million Dollar Man.''
The 1972 Martin Caidin novel on which the series was based, ''Cyborg,'' is being developed as a feature by Dimension Films and Universal Pictures.
Universal first began developing the feature in 1995, with writer/director Kevin Smith (''Dogma'') turning in a script. While it's possible Smith could be involved with the newest take on the project, there are no writers' deals in place.
In the original TV series starring Lee Majors, Steve Austin was a NASA test pilot badly injured in an accident. The government saved his life by replacing his legs, arm and eye with atomic-powered bionic devices. The half-man, half-cyborg was then sent on dangerous missions for the Office of Scientific Information, battling various international crooks and mad scientists.
The Universal-Dimension pact also includes rights to the three other novels in Caidin's ``Cyborg'' series: ``Operation Nuke,'' ``High Crystal'' and ``Cyborg IV.''
``'Six Million Dollar Man' is a franchisable film that we have been wanting to make for a long time now,'' Dimension co-chairman Bob Weinstein told Daily Variety. ``We're elated to have worked out a partnership with Universal.''
Reuters/Variety REUTERS
November 27, 2001
Lee is scheduled to appear this Friday on Entertainment Tonight, so check your local listings
October 21, 2001
Pax has taken Forbidden Secrets off the air due to the sensitive material of some of the stories. They plan on bringing it back early next year.
Go to Out Cold to find out about the release of Lee's new movie
July 28, 2001
Pax TV has announced the premier dates for Forbidden Secrets.
Friday August 31, 2001 9:00 PM ET/PT "Diana didn't have to die" airing on 4th anniversay of Princess Dianas death
Monday September 3, 2001 8:00 PM ET/PT Series Premier
June 24, 2001
Hard ``Knox'' for Majors, Calabro
By Melissa Grego
HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - New Line Television has scrapped plans to launch its syndicated action show ``Hard Knox,'' starring Lee Majors and Thomas Calabro, even though it was cleared on TV stations in more than 90% of the country for a fall premiere.
The company cited difficulty securing international funding.
International financing was also a key issue in New Line's decision last year to pull ``Matthew Blackheart: Monster Smasher'' from the market after selling the actioner to stations covering some 65% of the country.
Reuters/Variety REUTERS
June 11, 2001
Lee appeared this weekend at the Newport International Film Festival in Newport, RI where his movie Here was shown. To find out more about the festival and to see what else Lee was doing in Newport go to Here
May 20, 2001
ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 14, 2001--Henninger Productions, the original programming arm of Henninger Media Services, has been awarded four Tellys for documentaries co-produced with Discovery Channel and The Learning Channel.
Two silver Tellys (winners) were given for ``Crash Landing: Stories of Survival,'' and ``Curse of the Hope Diamond.'' Henninger received two bronze Tellys (finalists) for ``Private Eyes: Undercover'' and ``Seized at Sea: Situation Critical.''
The Telly Awards, founded in 1980, are designed to showcase and give recognition to outstanding non-network and cable programs and commercials. The prestigious competition has shown steady growth, growing from just over 4,000 entries in 1991 to more than 11,000 last year. Past honorees include PBS, HBO, and Microsoft.
Brian Kelly, Henninger Productions' executive producer, commented on receiving the awards: ``It is always great to have our productions acknowledged, and these awards are an affirmation of the high-quality, top notch programming produced when Discovery and Henninger work together.''
Henninger's team consisted of William K. Howard as producer and John Warren as associate producer and director of research. Steven J. Schupak is executive director of Henninger Productions.
In ``Crash Landing'', narrated by Lee Majors, pilots from Vietnam to the Persian Gulf tell how Aviation Survival Training is the difference between life and death in the most defining moment of their lives as pilots -- when they are shot down over hostile territory and forced to rely on their training to survive the elements and evade enemy forces.
May 17, 2001
Here is some information from Pax-TV regarding their schedule and Lee's new show
PAX TV - Share the Wonder
For anyone who thought there was no room for a network devoted to family-friendly programming, guess again as growing PAX TV gears up for its fourth season. In a partnership with NBC and featuring an array of diversified faces including Billy Ray Cyrus, Richard Thomas, Adrian Pasdar, Rae Dawn Chong, Ken Howard, Anne Robinson, Jerry Orbach and Ed McMahon, heeeere's the Fall 2001 schedule (complete with an asterisk next to each new series):
-Monday
8:00 *Forbidden Secrets
9:00 Touched by an Angel (*Left Behind in Jan. 2002)
10:00 Diagnosis Murder
New Program Descriptions:
FORBIDDEN SECRETS, Mondays, 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM (ET/PT)
``Forbidden Secrets'' is a program with news you can use. Hosted by television star Lee Majors, the documentary-style program addresses topics from the worlds of pop culture, money, mysticism and government. Stories will range from scams and schemes of con men, to how to make it through an environmental disaster, and gives you tips on how to dress like a million bucks for just under $30. In each episode, ``Forbidden Secrets'' will provide viewers with a weekly dose of tips and information that make our lives just a little easier. The series is produced by Associated Television International
May 7, 2001
Its rumored that Lee is in LA filming a new movie called Pay or Play with Frankie Muniz from Malcolm in the Middle. Lee and Jaleel White have been added to the cast. Here is some information released in March 2001:
Release Date: TBA 2002
Title Note: This project was also known as Lost and Found during its development, but changed to Pay or Play, no doubt to avoid confusion with the 1999 David Spade comedy. The new title is a showbiz term for a type of contract where someone gets paid regardless of whether the project in question is actually made or not.
Distributor: Universal Pictures
Production Company: Tollin/Robbins Productions (Good Burger, Ready to Rumble)
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Amanda Bynes, Amanda Detmer (Monty), Paul Giamatti, Isaiah Washington (in talks); other cast not announced yet.
Cast Note: Muniz and Bynes are both TV stars, playing the title characters on Malcom in the Middle, and Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show, respectively.
Director: Shawn Levy (his first two feature films, Just in Time and Address Unknown, were both made for TV/video, so this is his theatrical debut; Levy has also directed episodes of several TV shows, including Animorphs)
TV Show Note: Producer Brian Robbins and screenwriter Dan Schneider both costarred in the TV series, Head of the Class. Robbins and Schneider worked together last on Good Burger.
Screenwriter: Dan Schneider (cowriter of Good Burger) (first draft); with a rewrite by Karey Kirkpatrick (cowriter of The Little Vampire, Chicken Run, James and Giant Peach)
Based upon: A story idea by Dan Schneider and Brian Robbins.
Premise: This is the story of a junior high student (Muniz) whose school essay accidentally ends up in the hands of a greedy Hollywood producer (Giamatti), who then makes it into a hit film, prompting the boy and a friend (Bynes) to travel to Hollywood seeking credit. (Detmer plays the producer's assistant.)
Filming: Production is scheduled to start on this movie in Los Angeles on March 28th, 2001.
Genres: Comedy, Teen
March 17, 2001
Thanks to Herbie Pilato for this update:
Doors Open for NLTV's 'Knox'
"Hard Knox," a new syndicated action hour featuring Lee Majors,
appears set for a fall debut after picking up key clearances in New
York, Los Angeles and Chicago to bring the New Line Television
weekly's national clearance level to 84%. The show has been cleared
on WCBS in New York, KCAL in Los Angeles and Chicago's WGN, New Line
Television executive vp David Spiegelman said Thursday. The series
follows the life of Niki Knox (Kim-Maree Penn), a beautiful martial
arts expert and investigative agency owner. Knox hires Steve Ford
(Thomas Calabro), a good-looking cop whose reputation for getting the
job done is often overshadowed by the fact that he is constantly in
the line of fire. The series was pitched as a cross
between "Moonlighting" and "Rush Hour." Lee Majors is cast as Knox's
father, owner of the security agency run by his daughter.
March 1, 2001
Lee hosts "Crash Landings" this Sunday at 5:00 pm PST on the Discovery Channel
February 21, 2001
Lee wins a Moxie Award for Best Actor at the Santa Monica Film Festival for his role in the short film "Here".
Tuesday February 20, 8:00 pm Eastern Time
Press Release
SOURCE: MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival
MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival Announces Its 2001 MOXIE! Award Winners
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival (www.smff.com), is proud to announce the MOXIE! award winners celebrating the spirit of the independent filmmaker and talent behind the independent film movement.
-- Experimental Film, "One Step Beyond": AMAMI, directed by Guglielmo
Zanette
-- Contemporary Short Drama: GRANDFATHER'S BIRTHDAY, directed by Gayle
Knutson
-- Contemporary Short Comedy: IN GOD WE TRUST, directed by Jason Reitman
-- Best Animation: DOWNPOUR, directed by Aaron Woodley
-- Best Documentary: A FORCE MORE POWERFUL, directed by Steve York/Jack
Duvall
-- Best Dramatic Feature: THE BREAD MY SWEET, directed by Melissa Martin
-- Best Comedy Feature: THE WOMAN EVERY MAN WANTS, directed by Gabriela
Tagliavini
-- The X-Series Audience Award: THE BASEMENT AND THE KITCHEN, directed by
Dave Fickas
-- Best Director of Photography: THE TESTIMONY OF TALLESIN JONES,
directed by Martin Duffy
-- Best Screenwriting: THE TESTIMONY OF TALLESIN JONES, directed by
Martin Duffy
-- Best Composer: Conrad Pope for THE RISING PLACE, directed by Tom Rice
-- Best Producer: Tom Rice for THE RISING PLACE, directed by Tom Rice
-- Best Actor: Lee Majors for his performance in HERE, directed by
Brendan Donovan
-- Best Actress: Nandita Das for her performance in SANDSTORM, directed
by Jag Moha
-- Best Screenplay: THE RUN, directed Rick Mace and Tim White
-- Special Jury Award: BOROUGH OF KINGS, directed by Elyse Lewin
About MOXIE!/Santa Monica International Film Festival
MOXIE! Is the spirit of the Santa Monica International Film Festival -- an homage to the sheer guts and perseverance that independent filmmakers have in order to succeed in an extremely competitive and challenging industry. The Santa Monica International Film Festival is a year-round film festival that culminates into a weeklong film and music festival, taking place on February 14-19, 2001. The event is a launch pad for all undistributed films, with a monthly series showcasing projects that are entered into competition. For more information, please go to: http://www.moxieawards.com
February 9, 2001
Channel 5 in the UK will be airing Lee's movie "Hotel" Sunday February 18th. It is described as a comedy spoof, "Die Hard" meets "Crossroads". It tells the story of what happens when Air Force One, carrying the President of the United States (played by Lee Majors), is forced to land in the heart of Middle England and the President, in disguise, checks into the Nearby Hotel and gets kidnapped by terrorists. Art Malik, Lysette Anthony, Paul McGann, Keely Hawes, Peter Capaldi and Brian Conley also star.
Click here for a picture. Thanks to John for the info
January 21, 2001
According to Entertainment Tonight (and some spys), Lee is working on a Disney Film in Vancouver. I believe its called Out Cold
January 14, 2001
Next weekends Entertainment Tonight is a special on TV Superheros and they showed a clip of the interview they did last year with Lee. Hopefully they will have some updated information on what Lee is doing now and not just show a repeat of last years interview.
January 6, 2001
Lee is scheduled to appear in the 13th Annual Frank Sinatra Golf Tournament in Palm Springs, CA on Feb 2-3. This benefits abused children, so if you are in the Southern California area check it out and meet some stars.
November 8, 2000
A little blurb regarding the tv pilot Lee just filmed in Australia
Tuesday November 7 2:11 AM ET
Calabro, Majors ``Knox'' on TV doors
By John Dempsey
NEW YORK (Variety) - Thomas Calabro (``Melrose Place''), Lee Majors and
Australian martial arts actress Kim-Maree Penn star in ``Hard Knox,'' a
proposed syndicated TV action drama being pitched to stations for fall
2001.
In the five-minute sales tape, Niki Knox (Penn) owns a security agency,
and Calabro's character is her partner, a former cop. Majors (``The Six
Million Dollar Man'') plays her father.
The show's distributor, New Line Domestic TV, billed it as a cross between
``Moonlighting'' and ``Rush Hour.''
Reuters/Variety REUTERS
October 12, 2000
Too Much Sun will begin airing on the BBC Friday Oct 20
Click here for an article on Too Much Sun
Lee is now in Australia filming a tv movie/pilot
October 1, 2000
The SciFi Channel will be airing numerous SMDM episodes on Oct 2 and Oct 24
TVLand will be airing an Owen Marshall episode on Oct 13
WGN will be airing The Covergirl Murders on October 11
Go to Blackstar to find out how you can order copies of a new release of 3 episodes of the rarely seen Men From Shiloh series. Search under Classic TV Westerns
September 17, 2000
Strait-Jacket, Lee's first movie will be aired on The Movie Channel September 30
Lee is heading back to England this week to film a tv movie for British Television. He will be playing the President on a golfing vacation in the UK. It is a Naked Gun type of comedy and is called Hotel.
July 27, 2000
Lee will be appearing in an episode of The War Next Door on the USA Channel Sunday August 6
The Sci Fi Channel will be airing 6 episodes of the Six Million Dollar Man Monday August 21. The episodes are:
The Return of the Robot Maker
The Pioneers
The Seven Million Dollar Man
The Bionic Criminal
The Bionic Boy Parts 1 & 2
July 2, 2000
Go to Blackstar to find out how you can order a copy of Lee's newest movie Primary Suspect (formally "The Box" & "The Informant)
June 24, 2000
Pax will be airing the Promised Land epiosde Lee appeared in Sunday June 25
The Sci Fi Channel has rescheuled the upcoming SMDM showing for July 17. The episodes scheduled are:
7:00 AM CROSS-COUNTY KIDNAP
8:00 AM THE SONG & DANCE SPY
9:00 AM THE CHESHIRE PROJECT
10:00 AM CLARK TEMPLETON O'FLAHERTY
11:00 AM BURNING BRIGHT
12:00 PM THE RESCUE OF ATHENA ONE
Lifetime will be showing an Intimate Protrait of Lees former Big Valley Co-Star Linda Evans on Monday June 26
May 28, 2000
TVLAND is going to air Owen Marshall Saturday & Sundays at 3:00 PM Eastern Time during the Month of June
May 22, 2000
The Game Show Channel will be showing Lee's appearance on the Dating Game from the 1960's May 27th 11:30 pm EDT
The Sci Fi Channel will be airing 6 episodes of SMDM on June 12th starting at 10 am EDT
Arpil 19, 2000
Happy Birthday Lee!!
May 15th will see two tapes released exclusively through the Virgin
chain, as part of a Sci-Fi channel/Universal
promotion. Episodes will be - SMDM: "Golden Pharaoh" and "Burning
Bright", BW: "Kill Oscar" Pts. 1, 2, & 3. Unfortunately, there will only
be 2 episodes on the SMDM tape due to delays in clearance of music
rights on the proposed 3rd episode.
The next general release throughout all stores will be on July 3rd,
with the following titles - SMDM: "Solid Gold Kidnapping" Pts. 1 & 2
(although orginally a movie, this was subsequently aired as a two-part
story) and "Survival of the Fittest", BW - "Return of the Bionic Woman"
Pts. 1 & 2, along with an as-yet un-confirmed 3rd title.
It's been reported that the long awaited "Bionic Movie" is alive again, but this time as a comedy penned by the Farley Brothers.
You can purchase a copy of 3 episodes of the very rarely seen Lee series "The Men from Shiloh". Go to BlackStar for more information.
March 4, 2000
cubster read recently that Lee will be starring in a new seriews this fall called "Hollywood Stunts" with stuntman Spanky Sprangler. That is all we know about the show at this time.
February 7, 2000
It was announced recently on Entertainment Tonight that Lee proposed to Faith at the Super Bowl and she accepted. Congratulations Lee and Faith!
December 30, 1999
Hope you all are enjoying the holidays! The update this time mainly consists of TONS of photos. Be sure to check them out, but also be sure to check out a slideshow I (Jeff) made. To view it, click here. That will take you to a page that will inform you of what you need to view it. Consider it a holiday treat!
November 27, 1999
Lee has been mighty busy in the UK as of late. For information on what he's doing there, be sure to check out CYBORG. John was lucky enough to see a taping of Lee's new show, "Too Much Sun," and has his story about it on his site.
November 7, 1999
It certainly has been a while coming, but we have an update for you today. Check out the Photos page for twenty-seven new photos. Along with the photos, I did a bit of re-organizing to that section.
Since the last update, lots of new information has become availble regarding Lee's new British Sitcom. John at CYBORG has done a great job compiling info so check out his page on Lee's show, Too Much Sun.
That's all for today's update. Be sure to subscribe to the mailing list if you haven't already. List members will get the latest news first. Until next time.
September 19, 1999
It looks as if the Captiva Island show mentioned in the Parade article isn't going to happen. For more info, check out the author's website.
Good news, however, from the same article. John from CYBORG has reported that Lee is scheduled to start filming a British sitcom. Check out his page for more info.
August 22, 1999
Lee was mentioned in today's Parade magazine. cubster scanned the mention and you can view it here.
Don't forget that tomorrow is our one year anniversary!
As some of you might have previously heard, at one time a Big Valley reunion movie was being talked about. At the moment, Fox seems to be at a stand-still. To let Fox know the movie should be made, Big Valley fans across the Internet have started a campaign. To help out, send a letter to Fox at the address below. If you'd like to help, but don't know exactly what to say, there is a form letter below the address.
20th Century Fox
C/O Business Affairs Office
10201 Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
To whom it may concern:
This letter is to let you know that there is a great deal of sentiment out here in viewing-land that a Big Valley reunion tv-movie would be a very good thing. There is a considerable base of Big Valley fans over a wide age-span, both people who watched it in its original broadcast and those who have become fans during syndication over the years. I would like to stress that these fans would not be satisfied with a re-cast of the Barkley characters but would like to have the original actors playing the original Barkley roles. Adding young faces for the next Barkley generation is perfectly understandable and indeed desirable, but those people should be additional to and not replacing the original Big Valley actors in their original roles.
Thank you very much for your attention.
Sincerely,
Your Name
August 17, 1999
Well, I'm sure as you're all aware of by now, we decided to give the site a "facelift". Why? Well, this coming Monday, August 23, is the one year anniversary of the site. To celebrate, we decided to do something special for all of our visitors. Be sure to let us know what you think!
June 19, 1999
This Sunday, June 20, E! TV will be running a show on Farrah. Check your local listings for time and channel.
April 23, 1999
Today, Friday, April 23rd, is Lee's birthday.
Spent a lot of time adding a greeting card section so please check it out!
Today, FortuneCity, featured us on their main page as a "Site of the Day"!
To see a picture of their write up, click here. Thanks!
Lee did another new movie. This one is called "Chapter Zero". It was screened last
Wednesday in Hollywood. At this time a release date is unknown. To visit the official website, click
here. There is a picture of Lee in the photo secion. It is number five.
According to Peter Breck, filming of the "Big Valley" movie should begin this
summer, hopefully airing this fall. What network it will be on is not sure at this, but
Fox is financing it, so that is a possibilty.
March 1, 1999
Lee will appear on this weekend's episode of "Special Ops Force". This is a syndicated
show so check your local listings for time and channel.
Jeff is on hiatus for a couple of weeks. If you must e-mail him, be aware that it might
take quite a while for him to get back with you. Also keep in mind that the page won't be updated
unless anything major happens. Sorry for the hassle.
February 3, 1999
This Saturday, February 6, one of Lee's Colorado Lottery commercials will be on "World's
Greatest Commercials Never Seen" on ABC at 10:00 pm eastern/9:00 central time. Be sure to tune in.
Lee has also filmed an episode of "Special Ops Force". It is episode #214 and will be on
in a few weeks. We'll keep you posted.
December 6, 1998
cubster has informed me that Lee will appear on "Walker, Texas Ranger" next Saturday, December 12. It
looks like Lee will be playing a "bad cop". Be sure to watch!
November 29, 1998
Many have asked what Lee is up to. Well, it looks like there will be a "Big Valley" reunion with
Peter Breck and Linda Evans and it will take place on TNN. We'll try
and keep you updated on the situation.
cubster happened to find a neat little piece on Lee at the Fox News website. It
also includes a nice little RealVideo interview with Lee. Check it out here.
October 3,1998
"The Director's Cut" over
at the Corona sitereported on the canned
script for the the new bionic movie. Read about it here.
September 24, 1998
I attended a Peter Breck chat tonight and thought this was post-worthy:
Ees: Are there any bad feeling between you and Lee Majors and Linda Evans?
peterbreck: There is no bad feelings, no time for that
peterbreck: we never had any problems ... NEVER
peterbreck: don't trust what you read
Lee is featured in a new ad campaign for the
Colorado Lottery.For a press release, click here and
then look for a box that says"News Releases". Scroll through the options until you find "The
Six Million Dollar Man Visits Lotto Millionaires" and select that.
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