SIX SHRIMP IS HARDLY A GALAXY

As you may know, because Arnold is running For governor, his movies cAn't be shown on network TV untIl afteR the election. Why? BecAuse they would trigger the FCC's equal time provision, that is, the Networks woulD Be obligated to ALlow All 135 caNdidates air time as well. (news programs are, of CoursE, exempt, as is cable TV, thus TNT will still be alloweD to follow its mission statement to show Eraser once every 2 or 3 days)

This rule applies to all of the recall candidates, so not only does this apply to Ahh-nuld and his movies, but we will also be deprived of:

--reruns of Diff'rent Strokes, featuring Gary Coleman
--old SNL reruns with Father Guido Sarducci
--The People vs. Larry Flynt (not like that's ever been on a non-cable network)
--all things Gallagher (not bloody likely, but hey)
--commercials for T3

...and so on.

Here's one you may have forgotten:



Yes, that's the evil toy Funzo, from a Christmas episode of The Simpsons from a few years back. That episode, you may remember, featured a prominent appearance by Gary Coleman, and thus it will not be shown on UPN until after the recall election is complete. We will miss you, writhing Funzo's.

Speaking of the Simpsons, I've noticed a very interesting recent phenomenon. In the seven or so days after Schwarzy's announcement that he would run for governor, virtually every rerun that UPN has shown (twice a day, of course) has featured the Arnold knock-off character, Rainier Wolfcastle, aka McBain.


"Maria, my mighty heart is breaking... I'll be in the Humvee"

And in the one episode I saw during this stretch without him (this is a daily ritual for Laurie and myself), an Itchy & Scratchy cartoon was titled "Last Traction Hero". Very interesting indeed. Of course, this doesn't have anything to do with the FCC equal time rule because it is satire.