The people have spoken.
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Posted by: Brad at April 05, 2005 04:24 PM (NzgK/)
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Filthy: The populace is now on to the many talents of the thespian Scott Baio. I am therefore forced to reconsider our negotians regarding the trade of my fourth-class Scott Baio relic.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at April 05, 2005 06:46 PM (MVl0c)
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Ohhhhhhhh.... (wackwackwackwackwackwack)
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Rusty(gasp).......drool....(pant)....(gulp)
Thanks Dude.
Posted by: Happy FIlthy Allah at April 05, 2005 07:16 PM (37sN1)
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HFA,
Since your wishes carried out on this blog, any chance you can get a jones on for Terri Hatcher?
Posted by: Brad at April 05, 2005 07:21 PM (NzgK/)
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Yeah, Terri. Freakin. Hatcher.
Just don't tell me she's a Demecrat and your wish is my command!
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at April 05, 2005 08:52 PM (ywZa8)
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I have had the pleasure of meeting Ms. Hatcher. She lives in Lonton Terrace on 23rd and 9th.
whack whack whack whack whack oHHHHHHHHHHH SCOTT BAIO FORGIVE MEEEEEE GOOOOOOOP!
Posted by: Filthy Allah at April 05, 2005 09:23 PM (37sN1)
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Ok filthy. How about you doing that special thing in your pants at home?
As for me, I can think of many non-homo-erotic reasons to worship at the feet of Baio. I mean, the dude gets chicks!
Posted by: Rusty Shackleford at April 05, 2005 09:27 PM (ywZa8)
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MY EYES.....IT BURNS.....MY EYES!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Merri at April 05, 2005 09:47 PM (lK7Sh)
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Filthy: As I stated, the original bargain is null and void. I am upping the ante for the 4th-class relic of the great thespian Scott Baio. Imagine the cloning possibilities with the DNA obtained from this tissue, which has been preserved in a climate-controlled safe since 1982. That's right--CLONING. Imagine a whole harem of Scott Baios, eager to do your depraved and perverse bidding.
The ball is in your sandy court, Offendi.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at April 06, 2005 08:26 AM (x+5JB)
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And may the spirit of the Great Fonze be with you.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at April 06, 2005 08:28 AM (x+5JB)
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Filthy is the biggest Fag in the world.. He wishes he was Joanie so he could get Chachied up the ass. You're out of your league Filthy, stick (it) to Obsnooks.
Posted by: greg at April 06, 2005 03:27 PM (/+dAV)
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Rusty,
Filthy called out your name while he was cumming.
"Rusty(gasp).......drool....(pant)....(gulp)
Thanks Dude."
If I were you I take a long shower and scrub until I started bleeding just to get his "filth" off.
I bet if you shined a blacklight at his keyboard it would blind you with all the glowing crusty gooop that must be on there.
Posted by: greg at April 06, 2005 03:34 PM (/+dAV)
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WOW GREG. You really do hate gay people. I thought you degenerate libs were inclusive but, i guess it is "do what i say" and "not what i do" with you nasty hate filled buggers.
I support Filthy Allah and his love of Scott Baio and I support his freedom to do so which, you seem not to.
Greg- Take your hate somewhere else cause, weees not buyin.
Posted by: obsnooks at April 06, 2005 04:01 PM (37sN1)
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"I support Filthy Allah and his love of Scott Baio"-Obsnooks
Hey I support you two also. I hope you're very happy together. The devil is in the details though.
Posted by: greg at April 06, 2005 04:26 PM (/+dAV)
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The great thespian Scott Baio would not approve of all this dissention on this post devoted to him.
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at April 07, 2005 08:24 AM (x+5JB)
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Scott Biao is a lesbian? I didn''t know that.
Posted by: greg at April 07, 2005 02:39 PM (/+dAV)
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BAIO IN CHARGE OF NBC SITCOM
by Nellie Andreeva, The Hollywood Reporter
(December 27, 2004)
"Former teen heartthrob Scott Baio (Happy Days, Charles-in-Charge) takes charge of another sitcom, playing a fortysomething smart guy who moves in with a twentysomething upstart and turns his life upside down. This yet untitled comedy project from HBO Independent Productions and Tagline Productions has already received a script commitment from NBC. Emmy winning writer-producer Jace Richdale (The Simpsons) is on board as executive-producer together with Blake McCormack who is penning the pilot episode."
More news to come later on.
Posted by: the arcolytes at April 26, 2005 11:21 PM (5IbBd)
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GLENN LOVELL, THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS:
"Scott Baio, best-known as Chachi from TV's 'Happy Days' is wonderful as Dominic, the bakery owner who's stretched dangerously thin with a corporate day job......Overall, 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' rises to the occasion and warms the heart while whetting the appetite. Moreover, it reminds us that Baio, who was terrific in 'Bugsy Malone' and 'Foxes' before being helplessly typecast by 'Happy Days', belongs on the big screen. In his scenes with love interest Kristen Minter and especially Rosemary Prinz's immigrant mother, Scott Baio exhibits a rugged charm that so far has eluded the likes of Tom Cruise and Ben Affleck."
Posted by: the arcolytes at April 28, 2005 11:28 PM (KKLUF)
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PHIL HALL, FILM THREAT:
"The real surprise in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET', of course, is Scott Baio. Forget (if you can) his sitcom past and enjoy a deep rich performance here. Baio perfectly captures the anguish and anxieties of a man being pulled in multiple directions and by different expectations. Whether living the role of a Fortune 500 executive or speaking with serene understanding among his problematic brothers, Baio invests the role with an emotional versatility that has never been seen in any of his previous performances. In small moments when his parallel worlds overlap, such as a boardroom meeting where he places a handful of macadamia nuts on a table and comments on their effectiveness in baking, Scott Baio comes alive with a subtle depth that clearly states what a truly fine actor he is."
Posted by: the arcolytes at May 06, 2005 09:43 PM (HNs/x)
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JAMES VERNIERE, THE BOSTON HERALD:
"Scott Baio, still best known for his fresh-faced adolescent stint on 'Happy Days', gives an impressively soulful, genuinely romantic and, for lack of a better word, masculine performance in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' - one that should persuade the industry to take another look at him."
Posted by: the arcolytes at May 13, 2005 11:21 PM (a2oO7)
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WES BENNETT, DR. MOVIE MOVIE :
"I cannot stress enough what a great performance Scott Baio gives in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'. He was perfect for the role and no big name actor could have done it any better. His charisma is vital to making Lucca and Dominic's relationship develop in a realistic and moving way."
Posted by: the arcolytes at May 20, 2005 11:41 PM (xi1rp)
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FRANK SCHECK, THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER:
"Scott Baio, whose role as television's Chachi has forever doomed him to trivia-game-answer status, delivers a highly effective and restrained performance in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' as Dominic Pyzola, a young Italian-American who divides his working time between serving as a ruthless acquisitions executive for a big corporation and baking biscotti in the family bakery that he also manages."
Posted by: the arcolytes at June 02, 2005 11:39 PM (Z7SzD)
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JONATHAN CURIEL, THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE:
"Realistic dialogue and convincing performances, especially by Rosemary Prinz and Scott Baio, give 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' it's soul. The film is at it's most powerful in tight quarters when for example Baio's Dominic asks Massimo for Lucca's hand in marriage. Scott Baio looks away, nervous but almost expressionless, during the conversation which is stripped of any affectation or Hollywood dressing up."
Posted by: the arcolytes at June 10, 2005 11:23 PM (s2GpE)
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JOHN MONAGHAN, THE DETROIT FREE PRESS:
"Park the 'Charles In Charge' wisecracks at the door because Scott Baio is truly the best thing going for 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'. Director Melissa Martin gets a solid performance out of Baio."
Posted by: the arcolytes at June 17, 2005 12:03 AM (E2afK)
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ED JOHNSON-OTT, NUVO.NET:
"In the lead role, Scott Baio is a revelation. The veteran star of 'Happy Days' and 'Charles In Charge' has grown into a fine actor, anchoring 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' with a terrific performance."
Posted by: the arcolytes at June 24, 2005 09:04 PM (NJYG3)
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ROBERT HORTON, AMAZON.COM EDITORIAL REVIEW:
"And in an image-changing turn, former kid star Scott Baio delivers a terrific assured performance. Its the biggest surprise in a sweet movie, 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'."
Posted by: the arcolytes at July 08, 2005 11:17 PM (CN2It)
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BILL O'DRISCOLL, THE PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER:
"Perhaps the biggest surprise in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET', to those who know only his string of sitcoms, will be Scott Baio. He delivers a mature, grounded performance and is wholly believable as a man gropingly trying to figure out how he screwed up what's most important in his life."
Posted by: the arcolytes at July 15, 2005 11:32 PM (rEjFv)
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MARGARET A. MCGURK, THE CINCINATTI ENQUIRER:
"The story of 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' centers on Dominic, played with a nice blend of confidence and vulnerability by Scott Baio, a young executive who is making a bundle in the mergers and acquisitions business."
Posted by: the arcolytes at July 22, 2005 11:23 PM (6ufe7)
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CHICAGO METROMIX:
"All the acting is good in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET', especially Scott Baio who looks and plays to perfection the role of a type-A businessman with a secret heart."
Posted by: the arcolytes at July 29, 2005 11:19 PM (toGLx)
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BOB LONGINO, THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION:
"Scott Baio, who plays a part-time baker and full-time corporate big wig, is quite good in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'. He exudes a naturalism, a compelling conviction that gives depth and meaning to the lines he delivers."
Posted by: the arcolytes at August 08, 2005 11:31 PM (rkF5/)
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JOHN NICCUM, LAWRENCE.COM:
"Former sitcom veteran Scott Baio is terrific in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'. He shifts effortlessly between manipulative and sincere, especially when pitching his idea for the marriage to Lucca."
Posted by: the arcolytes at August 19, 2005 12:16 AM (nhJgf)
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JIM LANE. SACRAMENTO NEWS AND REVIEWS:
"Scott Baio in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' still looks younger than his 42 years but he's definitely outgrown Chachi from 'Happy Days' and has a warm, mature screen presence."
Posted by: the arcolytes at August 19, 2005 12:39 AM (nhJgf)
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ERIC MENDER, FILM JOURNAL:
"Scott Baio gives a surprisingly deep and convincing performance in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'."
Posted by: the arcolytes at August 21, 2005 11:39 PM (b1zeQ)
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THE POPKORN JUNKIES:
"Scott Baio is fantastic in 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET', one of his first major film roles."
Posted by: the arcolytes at August 21, 2005 11:47 PM (b1zeQ)
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MICHAEL O'SULLIVAN, THE WASHINGTON POST:
"BAIO'S AT HIS BEST IN 'BREAD'"
"Believe it or not, this little charmer is better than its half-pretentious, half-gooey title might lead you to believe. As long as you don't think too much, the movie - a sleeper hit in Pittsburgh, where it is set - just might win you over with its tale of a biscotti baker-cum-mergers and acquisitions exec (Scott Baio) who sets out to marry a virtual stranger he doesn't even initially like (Kristen Minter) just to make a dying old woman (Rosemary Prinz) happy. Up until the disappointing Hollywood-style ending, the movie feels about as atypical as they come, and that's a good thing.
None of the Italian-Americans around whom writer-director Melissa Martin's sweet story centers, for instance, have Mafia connections, nor are they the sort of garlic-eating, wildly gesticulating caricatures found in so many commercials for marinara sauce.
BAIO SIMPLY SHINES AS DOMINIC, the romance-impaired friend of an elderly couple who lives above his bakery and whose preposterous marriage proposal to their daughter Lucca (Minter) comes when he learns that the woman who has treated him like a son is terminally ill. It's obviously a little hard to believe, but Baio and Minter, who plays a kind of bruised soul to Baio's romantic cripple, add plausability to the transaction, which begins as a business deal and grows into something more.
Enriched by a strong and unforced supporting cast, 'Bread' nourishes the heart, even if its fairy-tale ending feels tacked on and unnecessary."
Posted by: the arcolytes at August 28, 2005 11:40 PM (CN2It)
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COLIN COVERT, STAR TRIBUNE:
"SCOTT BAIO SURPRISES IN 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET'"
"Scott Baio, movie star? Yes, Scott Baio from 'Happy Days', 'Joanie Loves Chachi' and 'Charles in Charge'. Hold the snickers, please, and see 'THE BREAD, MY SWEET', a micro-budgeted indie romance that is receiving national distribution thanks to the sleeper success of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding'.
While it should appeal to the folks who have pushed Nia Vardalos' family farce past the $ 200 million mark, 'The Bread' is the better film of the two by a long shot. It's also a sweet ethnic romance, but warmer and more poignant, without the cardboard stereotypes and too-broad humor.
Baio, now a handsome 40-year-old, plays Dominic, a workaholic corporate takeover artist. Cleaning out 'dead-wood' employees is lucrative but not fulfilling for the soul. For that he turns to his hobby job, running a Pittsburgh biscotti bakery staffed by his brothers, an incorrigible skirt-chaser and a slow-witted pastry savant.
The shop, a haven of intoxicating smells and humane warmth, seduces him, and he astonishes his colleagues by quitting the world of high finance to work there full-time.
There's another appeal to the bakery: the elderly Italian couple who live one floor up. Dominic is enchanted by Bella (soap-opera veteran Rosemary Prinz), a warm, maternal type who treats the brothers like her sons. Bella's greatest regret is that her daughter Lucca, a Peace Corps vagabond, hasn't settled down to start a family of her own.
For reasons that can't be revealed here, Dom contacts Lucca (Kristen Minter of 'ER') and uses his corporate dealmaking savvy to convince her to answer Bella's prayers. In a benevolent deception, they will marry so Bella's worries can be put to rest.
The idea is a hokey comic contrivance, but the film, directed and written by Pittsburgh playwright Melissa Martin, treats the details of the agreement with full seriousness. It never takes easy shortcuts on the way to its touching conclusion. Dominic's transformation from corporate shark to a good, big-hearted man - 'a piece of bread' in Italian slang - is unforced and entirely credible.
'THE BREAD, MY SWEET' is a warm and satisfying treat. Anyone who can resist its charms is a crusty character indeed."
Posted by: the arcolytes at September 04, 2005 11:54 PM (/oxi4)
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For the official record, "THE BREAD, MY SWEET" (a.k.a. "A WEDDING FOR BELLA") captured the top accolades (best feature film and/or audience favorite) in the Santa Monica, Stony Brook, Marco Island, Houston Worldfest and Iowa Hardacre film festivals.
For his critically-acclaimed lead performance as Dominic in this movie, SCOTT BAIO victoriously earned three (3) prizes: Best Actor in the Atlantic City Film Festival, Best Actor in the San Diego Film Festival and the Silver Screen Award for Achievement in Acting at the Kansas City Halfway To Hollywood Film Festival.
Posted by: the arcolytes at September 10, 2005 09:19 PM (99COg)
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CHACHI GETS "ARRESTED"
"The masterminds of 'Arrested Development' have tapped Scott Baio to take over as the madcap Bluth family's new legal counsellor during season 3.
Henry Winkler, who's starring in his own CBS series 'Out Of Practice' this fall, likely won't be around to continue his recurring role as incompetent lawyer Barry Zuckercorn in the FOX sitcom.
So with the Fonz no longer available, the Emmy-winning show is turning to Charles-in-Charge.
FOX confirms that Baio, who played Fonzie's young cousin Chachi for several years on 'Happy Days', will guest-star as another lawyer retained by the Bluth family to deal with their myriad legal problems. Thus far, he is set for just one episode playing a character named Bob Loblaw.
'I got the call on Friday,' Scott tells E! Online TV columnist Kristin Veitch. 'I play their new attorney who's taking over for Barry. And I'm just there to represent the family in whatever's going on in this nutty show.'
Baio's character will have some pretty low standards to live down to. In two years of 'Arrested Development', Winkler as Zuckercorn has managed to stay employed despite utterly inept lawyering and potentially deviant behavior.
Scott Baio's casting extends the 'Happy Days' lineage of 'Arrested Development' that includes Ron Howard (erstwhile Richie Cunningham) who produces the series through his Imagine Entertainment and also serves as the show's deadpan narrator as well as Henry Winkler who's appeared in more than a dozen episodes over the past two seasons."
(September 6 and 7, 2005 courtesy of ZAPZIT TV NEWS and E! ONLINE NEWS.)
Posted by: the arcolytes at September 18, 2005 11:41 PM (dHDRZ)
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TAOS TALKING PICTURE FESTIVAL REVIEW:
"Director Ellie Kanner makes her feature film debut with 'FACE TO FACE' (a.k.a. 'ITALIAN TIES'), a rollicking story of fathers and sons. Scott Baio makes a very welcome return to the screen as Richie, the affable ringleader who proves the perfect foil to his cousins: wisecracking Philly (Thomas Calabro) and the chronically negative Al (Carlo Imperato). Dean Stockwell is at his cigar-chomping, exasperated best as Richie's father who dresses down his own brothers Phil (Alex Rocco) and Charlie (Joe Viterelli). In its gently comedic way, 'FACE TO FACE' proves that you don't have to see eye-to-eye to love each other."
Posted by: the arcolytes at October 04, 2005 11:42 PM (E1old)
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CHRIS GORE, THE TOP 1O INDEPENDENT FILMS WITHOUT DISTRIBUTION, FILM THREAT:
"Director Ellie Kanner brings Scott Baio's script to life. Yeah, I know what you're thinking - Scott frickin' Baio - funny thing is this father/son comedy is touching and Baio's damn good as the lead. Dean Stockwell's performance brought tears to the eyes of audiences who saw it on the festival circuit. It's a damn shame 'FACE TO FACE' (a.k.a. 'ITALIAN TIES') is collecting dust since this movie is a check just waiting to be cashed."
Posted by: the arcolytes at October 16, 2005 11:16 PM (rASZ3)
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DOUG BRUNELL, FILM THREAT:
"'FACE TO FACE' (a.k.a. 'ITALIAN TIES') is all about fathers, sons and the problems men have in communicating with one another. It goes from amusing to deeply sentimental in the blink of an eye, but never feels forced, and it definitely ranks as one of the better films to tackle the subject of what it means to be a man in American society. It's no 'Fight Club' though, despite the fact that Meat Loaf has a brief scene.
Richie (Scott Baio) and his two cousins have lost their grandfather, and they don't want to lose their dads without getting to know them. Their fathers (played by Dean Stockwell, Alex Rocco and Joe Viterelli) are the iconic Italian patriarchs; emotions besides anger rarely appear, and they feel life must be suffered in silence while providing for those who depend on them. Their sons (Baio, Thomas Calabro and Carlo Imperato) are a bit more modern in their approach to life. They want to hear about their fathers' ambitions, and they need to bond, though they often don't realize it. The boys' solution: kidnap their fathers and take them on a camping trip.
For all its comedic moments, 'FACE TO FACE' raises some serious questions. Namely, if men teach by example, what are we teaching our male children? How much rage can a person hold back before it explodes into a heart attack? At what point do you get the courage to tell your father you love him? And why do so many men hate their fathers only to end up acting just like them? (There's something very Nietzsche-like in that.)
This movie doesn't answer all those questions, but it attempts a discussion, which is something most men won't even venture toward even with the specter of death looming overhead. In other words: Don't plan on seeing this with your father, but do see it. It just may help you understand the man you'll become."
Posted by: the arcolytes at October 25, 2005 11:40 PM (VPcHD)
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