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A Tribute to Tammy Faye Bakker: The Televangelist's Legacy

A Tribute to Tammy Faye Bakker For anyone intrigued by the life and legacy of Tammy Faye Bakker — the vibrant televangelist who captured hearts in the 1980s — there are numerous ways to explore her story. You can watch the insightful documentary and the heartfelt biopic titled “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” or delve into her autobiography, “Tammy: Telling It My Way.” Additionally, there is a wealth of…

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Getting ready to dig into criminal televangelist Jim Baker's End Times Doomsday Chili Food Bucket, his own brand of Apocalypse chow.

Now THIS is surviving!

[livefromtheyard]

that damn book is gonna be so expensive

[deerpilled]

I got a new sweater a while back and didn't know it was meant to be worn more like a crop top but we make it work

[peterhill75]

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Ratings Update 3 - Hallmark Movies/Series 2024

Romance With a Twist (NYNM) - 1.85 

Falling in Love in Niagara (SIL) - 1.80  

Love on the Right Course (NYNM) - 1.78 

A Scottish Love Scheme (NYNM) - 1.72 

Branching Out (SIL) - 1.67 

Blind Date Book Club (SIL) - 1.65 

An Easter Bloom (DaySpring) (SIL) - 1.62

Paging Mr. Darcy (L) - 1.57 

Betty’s Bad Luck in Love (NYNM) - 1.51  Shifting Gears (SIL) - 1.51  Falling Like Snowflakes (CIJ) - 1.51

A Very Vermont Christmas (CIJ) - 1.50

Love & Jane (L) - 1.49 

A Whitewater Romance (CTS) - 1.48

A Costa Rican Wedding (SN) - 1.47

For Love & Honey (PTL) - 1.46 Savoring Paris (PTL) - 1.46

A Greek Recipe for Romance (PTL) - 1.30

Everything Puppies (CTS) - 1.31

An American in Austen (L) - 1.28 

Legend of the Lost Locket (SIL) - 1.27 

Junebug (SN) - 1.22

Two Scoops of Italy (PTL) - 1.13

My Dreams of You (SN) - 1.07

Sense and Sensibility (Mahogany) (L) - 0.94  A Taste of Love (L) - NA  The Magic of Lemon Drops (SN) - TBD Head Over Heels (SN) - TBD

NYNM - New Year New Movies, L - Loveuary with Jane Austen, SIL - Spring Into Love, CTS - Countdown to Summer, PTL - Passport to Love, CIJ - Christmas in July, SN - Summer Nights FIL - Fall Into Love, CTC - Countdown to Christmas, MOC - Miracles of Christmas, NA - Not Avaliable, TBD - To Be Determined

The Way Home - Season 2  E1: The Space Between - 1.25  E2: Hanging by a Moment - 1.16  E3: When You Were Young - 1.19  E4: Wake Me Up When September Ends - 1.03  E5: Long Time Gone - 1.14  E6: How to See a Life - 1.24 E7: Somewhere Only We Know - 1.08  E8: Lose Yourself - 1.11   E9: Here Without You - 1.09  E10: Bring Me to Life - 1.36 

When Calls the Heart - Season 11  E1: When Stars Align - 1.77  E2: Tomorrow Never Knows - 1.72  E3: Steps Forward - 1.85  E4: Along Came a Spider - 1.77  E5: Stronger Together - 1.91   E6: Believe - 1.98 E7: Facing the Music - 1.78  E8: Brother’s Keeper - 1.77  E9: Truth Be Told - 1.94   E10: What Goes Around - 2.16   E11: Run to You - 2.14   E12: Anything for Love - 2.18

True Justice: Family Ties - 0.76 

One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 0.74 

Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans - 0.71 

Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers - 0.65  Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder - 0.65

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home - 0.58

CrimeTime: Freefall - 0.53 

Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch - 0.43 Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters - NA Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery -NA

[oldshowbiz]

Talking about Monster Mash on The PTL Club.

[forcebookish]

P’New said there are 24 eps and it’s not going to focus on each couple separately. I’m so scared because WE ARE was A MESS in terms of delivering the storyline. Gosh it’s been years since FB are back and I’m so not ready for a floppy director 😭 I love the novel and I don’t trust him at all lol

so at first i was a little concerned about how that's gonna work out, since the main three relationships all develop at different years. however, i think a non-linear/parallel narrative has been the plan from the start and not a last-minute decision to appease fans. i have a suspicion that wine's "welcome to the club" outing is going to be the framing device for the other couples:

especially since something similar was in the mock trailer too:

so it might go, like, arcarm trying to tell their story while being interrupted (and interrupting each other to say the other is telling it wrong of course🤭🤭) by yothagun telling theirs, and intermittently following faifawine (winefaifa?) after that night. if i'm right, i think it has a fighting chance of coming out okay! parallel narratives have the potential to be really impactful and climactic (i plan to write one for novella november!), so if it's executed well it could be really cool.

i still haven't seen wats though. how did it work? was it non-linear or just too hectic and crowded, you think? it might have been more of an issue with the script, rather than p'new himself - especially since it was written by three people. that can sometimes muck up the works. i'm pretty sure that was one of the big problems with only friends - too many cooks! we don't know who the writer/s of ptl is/are yet, but inthira thanasarnsumrit (sole abaab writer) is a regular collaborator of p'new's, so it's a good guess that she's involved. and i think what she did with abaab was pretty masterful given the source material, BUT that's the only one of her dramas i've seen, so 🤷

i'm still optimistic!

also it's only been a year, pal 😅😅😅

thanks for dropping in! if you hadn't sent me this, i wouldn't have thought as hard about it and might not have realized this was (probably) the plan! :D

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The Worst TV Shows of the 1970s

Aug 3, 2023

Many shows made it to TV, but only a few became truly popular. And there’s a very good reason for that since some of these shows were not only ridiculous, they were downright offensive. So instead of compiling the best of the 70s, which you probably already know too well, we decided to take a trip down memory lane and remember the worst TV shows of the decade. Get ready to be shocked!

Mobile One

ABC released the show as a competitor to NBC's 'Chico and the Man' and CBS's 'M.A.S.H", but clearly, there was never any competition. 'Mobile One' was axed after 13 episodes.

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The Immortal

The series lasted 15 episodes, and even though it evolved into a more thrilling cat-and-mouse game played by Richards and the wealthy man's bounty hunter, the show still wasn't good enough to keep it from being canceled. It was pulled off the air in January 1971.

Struck by Lightning

Out of the eleven episodes produced, only 3 were aired since American audiences heavily disliked the show. In England, however, it was slightly more successful, with all eleven episodes being aired in 1980.

In the Beginning

The priest, played by McLean Stevenson, had a very odd relationship with Sister Agnes, portrayed by Priscilla Lopez. Despite their conversations being quite entertaining, the comedy wasn't enough to keep viewers' attention. Barely a month after it was released, CBS pulled it off the air.

Who's Watching the Kids?

Linda Goodfriend and Caren Kaye lived together in a small Las Vegas apartment and worked in the same club. Their co-stars, Jim Belushi and Scott Baio, added a comedy factor to the show. However, none of this was enough to keep the show running; viewers were not very impressed by the story, and NBC pulled it off the air after only eleven episodes.

The Ernest Angley Hour

Angley claimed that he could heal any ailment by simply placing his hand on a person's forehead. But not many people believed it anymore once he was accused of inappropriate behavior and harassment. Finally, in 1996, Angley confessed to an assistant that he had had physical relations with a man that worked for his church in Ohio. Ironic since Angley was openly vocal about t homosexuality being the greatest sin known to man.

Big Hawaii

Drama ensued, but unfortunately, it wasn't exciting enough to keep the show from being canceled after just 12 episodes, out of which only 9 aired.

Highcliffe Manor

Fabares played Helen Blacke, a widow who recently inherited a lavish mansion in Massachusetts that's filled with paranormal characters that want to get her out of the house. Even worse, the strange characters were also planning to take over the world and create chaos by cloning world leaders. As interesting and entertaining as this all sounds, the show was canceled after only six episodes due to low ratings. Guess some things are just better on paper.

The P.T.L Club

The show was basically designed as a scam to steal people's money, and even though it lasted 14 seasons, mainly because it only aired in the Christian PTL satellite network, everything fell apart in the late 1980s. One of the show's hosts, Jim Bakker, was accused of abuse and convicted for fraud and conspiracy.

Lucan

The whole series, which lasted all of 11 episodes, was a cat-and-mouse game between Lucan and the cop that's chasing him, Prentiss. The fact that the boy was raised in the wild certainly gives him some edge to surviving on his own, but even with all that excitement and adventure, the show got dropped after a year.

Gemini Man

But unfortunately, out of 11 produced episodes, only 5 made it to air after the show was abruptly cancelled. Viewers weren't impressed by the plot or Casey's lead role of a semi-superhero.

On Our Own

A good cast, including Bess Armstrong, Lynnie Greene, Gretchen Wyler, and Dixie Carter, and an entertaining plot that followed the lives of single working women in New York wasn't enough to guarantee this show a second season. This comedy series was canceled almost a year after its release.

Holmes and Yoyo

Unfortunately, TV Guide claimed it was one of the worst shows ever made, and that was it for 'Holmes and Yoyo.' Low ratings and viewership got the show canceled in no time.

Young Dan'l Boone

After only 8 episodes, of which only 4 were aired, CBS pulled the show off the air after low ratings and generally bad reviews.

The San Pedro Beach Bums

However, this story about a group of young, carefree men living it up in San Pedro, California, didn't have enough substance to keep audiences engaged. It was cancelled in under three months, with just 10 episodes making it to air.

Rosetti and Ryan

Even though NBC thought a legal drama with two likable characters had all the ingredients to become a hit show, this wasn't the case, and they canceled the show soon after its premiere.

Dusty’s Trail

The cast wasn't properly matched, the production and the script were weak, and it was just an overall failure. This is why it's a real mystery that it lasted for 26 episodes and a whole year on the air. A cast that included talented actors like Jeannine Riley, Lori Saunders, and Bob Denver wasn't enough to keep this show alive.

Co-Ed Fever

What's worse is that 'Co-Ed Fever' was meant to be one part of a three-part "frat house" comedy series, but the plot and production were so disastrous that all three of them were a flop.

Karen

Unfortunately, an interesting premise and good acting weren't enough to keep the audiences' interest, so just six months after its release, ABC pulled the show off the air. A star-studded cast included Denver Pyle, Dene Dietrich, Oliver Clark, Aldine King, and more.

Gibbsville

A cast that included Gig Young and John Savage as the lead roles weren't enough to save this boring show. It was based on a film that was written and directed by Frank D. Gilroy, called the 'The Turning Point of Jim Malloy.'

Bearcats!

Its lead actors, Dennis Cole and Rod Taylor, played two adventurers riding around in a Stutz Bearcat in the American Southwest in 1914. CBS spent a lot of money on marketing the show, but it was all for nothing since, clearly, viewers weren't interested in a story set in 1914 anymore.

The Brady Bunch Hour

Apart from a weak storyline, the show featured a lot of song-and-dance routines that made it feel like a cheap musical more so than a show. With only 9 episodes being filmed, 'The Brady Bunch Hour' barely lasted a few months and received awful reviews before ABC pulled it off the air altogether.

Get Christie Love!

Unfortunately, the show was canceled after just one season, but Graves did a fine job nonetheless. Other cast members included Jack Kelly, Michael Pataki, Charles Cioffi, and more. Still, it wasn't enough to keep this crime-drama show from being canceled just a few short months after its release.

Mrs. Columbo

NBC canceled the show after just 13 episodes, realizing the story wasn't interesting enough and receiving very low ratings coupled with intense criticism.

The Andros Targets

With a cast that included Jordan Charney, Alan Mixon, Roy Poole, and Ted Beniades, many viewers liked the storyline, but the production just wasn't good enough. After a few episodes, production wasn't the only issue since many people started to criticize the show for its unrealistic portrayal of investigative reporting.

Lanigan's Rabbi

Unfortunately, only four episodes were ever aired since the plot, and the production just weren't good enough to keep up with viewers. The original story was inspired by Harry Kemelman's mystery novels, which were a huge hit, contrarily to the show.

Another Day

Unfortunately, the show got canceled after four episodes, and even though it had a cast of known names, such as Hope Summers, Al Eisenmann, and Lisa Lindgren. The story just wasn't enticing enough, and the network had no option but to pull the plug.

Firehouse

Even though the spin-off was also inspired by the best-selling book, 'Report from Engine Co. 28', written by an actual veteran firefighter, it was extremely unsuccessful as a TV show. ABC canceled the show after 13 disastrous episodes.

Hee Haw Honeys

'Hee Haw Honeys' was listed by TV Guide as one of the worst shows ever made and received plenty of bad reviews. However, a lot of viewers seemed to love it. But, that was clearly not enough, and the show was pulled off the air after just one season.

The Fitzpatricks

After just thirteen episodes, the show was pulled off the air in January 1978, proving a failure against its same time-slot competitors from other networks, 'Happy Days' and 'Laverne & Shirley.'

Supertrain

'Supertrain' was one of the most costly American TV shows ever produced, but even that wasn't enough to keep the network from canceling it after just nine episodes.

The New Land

The acting was fine, including a good performance by the talented Donald Moffat as reverend Lundstrom, the wilderness landscapes were beautiful, and everything was in place to be a success. But after airing only six of the produced 13 episodes, the show got pulled off the air a month after its release.

Flying High

However, viewers just weren't wowed by these ladies' adventures, and after much criticism of the show having stereotypical writing and production, it was canceled after a few months.

Hello, Larry

The main character, Larry Adler, is a radio talk show host who moves to Portland with two teenage daughters. It could've been great, but it was just boring and not funny enough for viewers.

Doc Elliot

The extravagant cars and airplanes were supposed to draw more viewers to the show, but apparently, it wasn't enough to keep people interested. So, in August of 1974, the show was canceled altogether.

The Oregon Trail

The show starred Rod Taylor, a widower that leaves his farm in Illinois in 1842 to reach the Pacific Northwest by taking the Oregon Trail. A cast that included Tony Becker, Darleen Carr, and Andrew Stevens, wasn't enough to save 'The Oregon Trail' from getting the axe.

Grady

NBC aired the show in 1975, but low ratings and poor character development caused it to get canceled after just 10 episodes. Undoubtedly, casting wasn't one of the show's problems, as it included not only Whitman Mayo in the lead role but also Joe Morton and Carol Cole. Sadly, 'Grady' didn't make it in the TV world.

Sanford Arms

Of course, this all happened after 'Sanford and Son' characters Fred and Lamont moved to Arizona at the end of the show. Unfortunately, 'Sanford Arms' didn't fare too well with audiences, and it got canceled after just 8 episodes, out of which only 4 got aired.

The Texas Wheelers

Jack Elam, another known '70s celebrity, played Zack Wheeler, a man who had to care for his four kids alone after his wife passed away. Even though eleven episodes were filmed for the show's first season, the network only aired four.

A Year at the Top

Although it had an interesting premise of two struggling musicians that make a pact with the devil's son, played by Gabriel Dell, in order to achieve success, viewers just didn't find it good enough.

Flatbush

Apparently, there were a lot of offensive ethnic stereotypes portrayed in the series, and obviously, audiences didn't like it one bit. In fact, even Flatbush's neighborhood president criticized the show, making ratings drop even more. The network produced six episodes, but it was so badly received that it could only air three of them.

All That Glitters

Lasting barely three months, it's a miracle the show even lasted this long, especially after it was called "embarrassingly amateurish" by TIME magazine. Seems like a talented cast, including Gary Sandy, Eileen Brennan, Lois Nettleton, and Greg Evigan, wasn't enough to make this show a hit.

Nashville 99

Reed played a detective, and co-star Claude Akins played a lieutenant. Reed, whose badge number was '99', was the comedic element in the duo, while Akins was the more serious, professional one. Unfortunately, only four episodes were filmed, and the show was canceled after three weeks.

Lucas Tanner

Tanner has a fresh and friendly approach to teaching, which makes him beloved by students, but not so liked among teachers that have an old-fashioned way of teaching. Unfortunately, Hartman and his fellow talented co-stars, Robbie Rist and Rosemary Murphy, weren't enough to keep 'Lucas Tanner' on the air for more than 22 episodes. NBC canceled the series in under a year.

We've Got Each Other

The show tried to be unique by inverting the typical roles of the domestic wife and the working husband since Judy is the breadwinner of the family. But even that wasn't enough to keep it from being pulled off the air after just 13 episodes.

Man from Atlantis

NBC was trying to capitalize on the very successful four films of the same name that had aired earlier that year. But the attempt was futile; the show was canceled less than a year after its release, with only 13 episodes aired.

Adam's Rib

After a short three months and 13 episodes, the show was canceled. Luckily, both Howard and Danner went on to have quite illustrious careers in film.

Dog and Cat

'Dog and Cat' was the first-ever TV role Kim Basinger had, as she'd been working as a model before that. Basinger played Officer J.Z. Kane, but even her stunning looks and cool little VW Bug couldn't keep viewers interested.

Three for the Road

Including '70s teen celebrities Leif Garret and Vince Van Patten, the show was about a man who decides to sell his home and go on a road trip across the U.S. with his two teenage sons after his wife passes away. Unfortunately, audiences didn't respond too great, and the show was pulled off the air after only 12 episodes.

The Ropers

The plot was about two landlords, played by Norman Fell and Audra Lindley, who sold their building (which appeared on 'Three's Company'), and bought a new one. Unfortunately, after two short seasons, the show got pulled off the air.

The Manhunter

The series was set in the 1930s Depression era, and viewers saw the heroic Dave Barrett give up his quiet farm life to become a private detective that wants to arrest as many criminals as possible. He travels across the country and only goes back home to visit family. Despite a great cast, a good plot, and star guests, such as Sam Elliot, Mark Hamill, Claudia Jennings, and more, the show was canceled after just one season.

The American Girls

Lead actresses Priscilla Barnes and Debra Clinger played two beautiful investigative reporters that worked on a news show called 'The American Report.' While it was an entertaining adventure drama, these girls never had a chance since their show was aired on the 9-10 pm time slot, the same as ABC's 'The Love Boat.'

Sword of Justice

Audiences didn't love the show and found the fact that this mercenary warned his victims just a little over-the-top. Producers only released nine episodes, and NBC decided to cancel it altogether.

David Cassidy: Man Undercover

Aired in 1978, the series was canceled after only 10 episodes, with many viewers and critics considering the show a cheap attempt to jumpstart Cassidy's career.

Carter Country

Starring Victor French, Kene Holliday, Vernee Watson, Richard Paul, Harvey Vernon, and Barbara Cason, 'Carter Country' followed the lives of different police officers that came from different backgrounds and cultures and how they overcame their differences. Although it sounded great on paper, the show eventually got canceled due to low ratings.

Chopper One

Even though producers and network execs spent about $140,000 to film each episode, the show tanked and was pulled off the air after 13 episodes in April of 1974.

Three’s a Crowd

The show caused problems in viewers' marriages and was a flop in general. There was no choice but cancel it after just a few episodes.

Me and the Chimp

Just 13 episodes were ever aired, and the dentist's relationship with Buttons the chimpanzee was very short-lived.

Mr. T and Tina

It was one of the lowest-rated shows of the 1970s, and it followed the story of a Japanese inventor called Taro Takahashi, who lived with an American nanny called Tina Kelly. Unfortunately, the show's comedy was often criticized as too offensive and stereotypical, which is what eventually got it canceled.

Mulligan's Stew

However, good acting and a wholesome plot weren't enough to save 'Mulligan's Stew.' By December 1977, NBC canceled the show after just one season, with only 6 episodes having been aired.

3 Girls 3

Unfortunately, the writers and producers had a hard time pitching the show, and many networks wanted to cast established actors, which went against the concept of the show. Once the show actually made it to the air, the network, as well audiences, just didn't like it, and it was canceled after four episodes.

Paris

This was partly due to the fact that the show had one of CBS's worst timeslots -- Saturdays at 10 p.m. The show was moved to Tuesdays in order to try and save it, but that didn't help improve ratings, in January 1980 the show was canceled with two episodes left unaired.

Project UFO

Most of the sighting turned out to be fake, which could be part of the reason the show never really took off. Sure, the show had two seasons but was easily forgotten by the nation after its cancelation in 1979. The concept of uncovering mysteries and giving them a rational explanation just isn't fun.

Roll Out

The idea behind the show was to try and emulate the successful 'M*A*S*H,' but that didn't really work. 'Roll Out' first aired on October 3, 1973, but only made it till January 4, 1974. The show was canceled mid-season with only 12 episodes out of a total of 24 airing.

 The Sixth Sense

But, despite its spooky premise, the show just didn't hold up. Even guest appearances from stars like Joan Crawford, Stephanie Powers, and Steve Forrest couldn't really save the show. It ran for two months and was canceled in December of 1972.

The Snoop Sisters

This NBC mystery program ended up being canceled, partly because of a controversy that it sparked when Alice cooper, a popular rock star, appeared on the show. The episode he appeared in was titled 'The Devil Made Me Do It,' and you can guess audiences didn't like that one bit.

Van Dyke & Company

The production only lasted for 12 episodes, which was unexpected with such a big star attached. Despite only airing from September to December of 1976, the show won an Emmy, but audiences just did not connect, and the show was canceled.

Amy Prentiss

Despite its unique premise, the show was canceled after only three episodes airing between December  1974 and February 1975. Each episode lasted two whole hours, which might have been the reason audiences had a hard time following the show.

The Swiss Family Robinson

Sadly, due to scheduling problems, some episodes aired as many as four times, which didn't really help keep viewers interested. The show only had 26 episodes, with the final one airing on April 4, 1976. 'The Swiss Family Robinson' was never renewed for a second season.

The Chisholms

Sadly, not the exciting plot or the talented actors could save this show. 'The Chisholms' aired on CBS from 1979 to 1980 and had a total of 13 episodes before it was finally canceled.

Cos

The ABC comedy had one season, which only lasted for nine episodes. By the end of November 1976, the production was already canceled due to low ratings. Despite its promising premise, audiences were just not tuning in.

The Great American Dream Machine

The show did manage to get a second season, but by then, it was reduced to only 60 minutes per episode. While trying to be the American version of 'Monty Python,' today the show is barely even remembered, guess its 34 episodes just weren't good enough.

The Kids From C.A.P.E.R.

Despite all of the efforts put into the show, the parodies just weren't that funny enough to make viewers tune in.  The show only lasted for 13 episodes and was never renewed for a second season.

The Eddie Capra Mysteries

The show aired on NBC from September to January 1979 and tried to keep Americans caring by challenging them to find out who the murderer was before Eddie Capra did. But, one mystery that is easy to solve is why the show was canceled after only 13 episodes -- it just wasn't good enough.

The Associates

The show only survived from September 1979 to April 1980, which, you have to admit, is a pretty short run. Only nine out of thirteen episodes shot made it to air, the four unaired episodes were lost forever, and maybe that's a good thing.

Big John, Little John

It first aired in September of 1976 on NBC and only ran 13 episodes. By December, the show was already canceled and pretty much forgotten. If for some reason, you still wish to try and watch it, you might be able to find its DVD, which was released in 2009.

Sonny Comedy Revue

The show aired on ABC, but sadly the fact that it heavily featured Sonny and barely had Cher meant no one really wanted to watch. Critics said the show was not funny and almost unbearable to watch. No one could get over Cher's absence. The show had consistently low ratings, which led to it being canceled after 13 episodes, with the final episode in December of the same year.

The Bob Crane Show

The show was a huge disappointment for the network; it had low ratings and only lasted for 13 weeks. The show's failure blamed on a lack of chemistry between the actors, so NBC decided to cancel it.

The Fantastic Journey

The show had a weird plotline to start with, and it didn't help that producers had different visions on where they wanted to take the show. 'The Fantastic Journey' ended up being canceled mid-season with only 10 out of a total of 13 airing.

The Feather and Father Gang

The show was criticized for trying to imitate 'Switch' and not being very successful at it. The various schedule changes did not help the show take off, and it ended up being canceled after 14 episodes, with the last one airing in July 1977.

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Review: ‘Tammy Faye’ musical on Broadway pokes fun of some all too easy targets

NEW YORK — Cable TV in the early 1980s had no more hypnotic oddity than “The PTL Club,” otherwise known as “The Jim and Tammy Show,” wherein an oily host and his mascara-loving spouse peddled their prosperity gospel via satellite, telling viewers who craved, say, a new car that Jesus wanted them in the driver’s seat.

All they had to do was pray and send Jim and Tammy Bakker a big check.

I remember flipping channels past the Bakkers in lonely hotel rooms, compelled by the contrast they offered to the doom-and-gloom evangelists with whom they shared the upper reaches of the cable numerical system.

Jim and Tammy Faye were a lot more fun than Jimmy Swaggart, Pat Robertson, Marvin Gorman and, God knows, Jerry Falwell, all now either fallen or dead or both.

Tammy Faye Bakker is dead, too, a truth made clear in the first scene of an internally conflicted new musical that carries her name, even though the felonious hubby who betrayed her with Jessica Hahn (a setup, perhaps) is still very much alive, still hawking dubious products in Jesus’ name.

“Tammy Faye,” which features a score by Elton John, lyrics by Jake Shears and a book by James Graham, comes to Broadway from London, replete with its fabulous original star, Katie Brayben, and director Rupert Goold’s sneering and superficial production, feeling like the work of posh Brits poking fun at the American underclass without much clarity or purpose.

At times, this feels like “Enron” with North Carolina substituting for Texas.

On the one hand, “Tammy Faye” wants to poke fun at the three-ring circus that was cable evangelism without worrying that any such satirical show inevitably falls into the trap of punching down, given that the marks of all these hucksters were mostly less-educated Americans.

(In some cases, that was true of the preachers themselves, who were just trying to talk a good game and make a buck.)

To some degree, watching New Yorkers watch this show is an education in why elite Democrats just lost an election.

These are easy targets.

On the other, the show wants to elevate its heroine from the clown car in which she rode, positing her as a kind of Dolly Parton-Princess Diana hybrid, eschewing the homophobia and power agendas of those who surrounded her and embracing a growing gay following that actually saw her as a fun, camp icon more than some kind of sincere leader.

So fully separating Tammy Faye from Jim is a bit of post-facto quarterbacking, frankly.

But this is a musical, after all, and it’s certainly true that the grim, sexist men in suits were very threatened by Tammy Faye, who genuinely did good things during the AIDS crisis and who figured out much of the same stuff that would later build the stardom of Oprah “You get a car!” Winfrey, a proponent of the prosperity gospel, redux.

That part of the show, thanks to the honesty and richness of Brayben’s lead performance, is the more interesting one.

The more general satirical wash, and it is a tonally constant covering, grows tiresome as the show progresses.

“Tammy Faye” feels like it comes from abroad, as indeed it does, because you never believe that any of the creators have any real skin in the game.

Some of the actors, in search of depth, fight against all that, especially Michael Cerveris, whose Falwell comes with a few surprises.

But Christian Borle, who plays Jim Bakker, maintains an ironic tone throughout;

he’s part in, part out, reflecting the overall tone of the production more than the character.

“Tammy Faye” has its fun moments and, for those of us old enough to remember, it certainly makes its case that the 1980s airwaves got taken over by a bunch of robber barons and hucksters, bilking ordinary folks by playing on their fears.

But while John’s score certainly matches that era, it’s hard to find a song that you really can attach to the kind of emotional core that Broadway musicals always need.

At the end of the night, you start to realize that the show has created such a garish and unnerving landscape that it is near impossible for any true heroine to emerge.

Maybe that’s a fair description of how all this was in real life.

Tammy Faye got as close to saving herself as any lost soul in her position could have managed.

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Vickie Winans (Viviane Bowman; October 18, 1953) is a gospel singer.

After high school, she married the late Bishop Ronald E. Brown of Faith Tabernacle Deliverance Temple in Orangeburg, South Carolina. Together they had a son, Mario Brown, now known as Mario Winans. She married Marvin Winans (1978-95) of the gospel group The Winans. With Marvin, she had one son, Marvin Jr. (Coconut). The stress of the divorce caused her to develop ulcers on her esophagus, diabetes, and to gain weight. She regained her health and re-energized her career. She married businessman Joe McLemore (2003-18).

It was her marriage to Marvin that led her to consider a music career. She was asked to, and joined, Winans Part II, a group that included then-in-laws BeBe and CeCe Winans and brother Daniel Winans. However, the group never took off as BeBe and CeCe left to join the PTL Singers of the long-running Christian television show, The PTL Club.

The seventh of twelve children, she was born in Michigan to Mattie A. Bowman, a housewife, and Aaron Bowman, who worked at various times as a laborer, contractor, carpenter, and mason. She began singing in church – the International Gospel Center – at the age of eight, and as a teenager she sang with a group known as the International Sounds of Deliverance. Her brother is gospel musician Tim Bowman and her nephew is gospel musician Tim, Jr.

Her profile on BET’s Sunday morning TV series “Lift Every Voice” remains the most-watched episode in that program’s history with over 800,000 viewers.

BET signed her to host a new comedy TV series, “A Time to Laugh.” The show intended to focus on good clean family comedy. She had already begun taping and was signed on to tape 30 episodes that feature her, other G-rated comedians, and inspirational music. The series was supposed to debut on BET in January 2010 but never aired. In 2011, she premiered her new video for the song “Release It”, from her mega-hit album How I Got Over. She was cast for a part in the 2012 film Sparkle. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

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The Eyes of Tammy Faye: A Gay-Positive Light in the Homophobic 1980s

The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) takes us back to the golden age of televangelism, when the big names were world-famous celebrities with huge political and social influence.  They had dinner at the White House.  They were parodied on Saturday Night Live.  

1. Jerry Falwell (Vincent D'Onofrio) turned his Moral Majority into a seething- ground for anti-gay hatred.  He blamed them for everything.  An airplane crash in Peru -- must have been some gays on board.  Rise in teen pregnancy -- gay rights make our kids think they can do anything they want.  Your basement is flooded -- God is punishing you for not hating gays enough.  "A homosexual will kill you as soon as look at you."

2. Pat Robertson (Gabriel Olds) proclaimed that God was punishing all of the gays by giving them AIDS, but they wanted to infect as many straight people as possible, with the goal of destroying society before becoming extinct.   They had special rings that, when you shook their hand, would prick you with a little of their blood, so you would catch AIDS and die.  They would spit on your food or cough on you on purpose

3. Jimmy Swaggart (Jay Huguley) said that he would kill any gay man who looked at him romantically.  He saw his huge tv ministry decimated after two prostitution scandals, in spite of his famous "I have sinned" speech. 

4. Oral Roberts managed to build a whole homophobic university with sleazy fundraising techniques, like claiming that if viewers didn't send in $8,000,000, God would kill him.

5. Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker (Andrew Garfield,top photo and left, Jessica Chastain) ran the PTL (Praise the Lord) Club.  Jim always promoted homophobia and denied allegations of "homosexual activity," even after he was convicted of defrauding his viewers out of $150 million and sentenced to prison.  

Tammy Faye, however, believed in compassion.  In 1987, she interviewed Steve Pieters, a gay minister (who had AIDS), without ever saying "God's punishment." She asked stupid-sounding questions like "If you've never been with a woman, how do you know you don't like it?". but later explained that those were the questions her viewers had.  

She regularly attended pride events and was interviewed in gay magazines through her post-PTL years.  Her heavy make-up made her look like a drag queen, and she went with it, attending -- and judging "Tammy Faye Drag" contests.

Tammy Faye was not entirely gay-positive: she didn't support same-sex marriage, and continued to believe that same-sex acts were sinful.  But so was premarital and extramarital sex between straight people; why should gay people be subjected to discrimination and prejudice?  

Many evangelicals today still hate LGBT persons, but imagine what it was like in the 1980s and 1990s, when almost all of them did!  My sister didn't speak to me for five years after I came out (my brother was always fine with it).  In that morass of homophobia, Tammy Faye was a beacon of hope. 

There are nude frontal and rear photos in the NSFW version of this review, on Righteous Gemstones Beefcake and Boyfriends

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Michael Showalter'ın yönetmenliğini üstlendiği Tammy Faye'in Gözleri, bilhassa 70'li ve 80'li yıllarda mütedeyyin Hıristiyan bölümünü odaklayarak yapmış olduğu The PTL Club tv programı ve evanjelist temalar içeren şarkılarıyla tanımlanan Tammy Faye ile programda sunucu olarak kendisi ile birlikte rol alan kocası Jim Bakker'ın hikâyesini konu alıyor. Faye, onun ne ölçüde Hıristiyan olduğu benimseyip bu doğrultuda program ve şarkılar yaptığında, LGBTİ+'ların izlediğina ve AİDS ile savaşım veren kişilere destekle görüş anlamında dindar Hıristiyan kesimiyle ayrılıyordu. Jessica Chastain ile Andrew Garfield'Tammy Faye ve Jim Bakker çiftine yaşam verdiği film, vatanımızda 25 Şubat 2022 tarihinde gösterime girmesi planlanıyor.

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Michael Showalter'ın yönetmenliğini üstlendiği Tammy Faye'in Gözleri, bilhassa 70'li ve 80'li yıllarda mütedeyyin Hıristiyan bölümünü odaklayarak yapmış olduğu The PTL Club tv programı ve evanjelist temalar içeren şarkılarıyla tanımlanan Tammy Faye ile programda sunucu olarak kendisi ile birlikte rol alan kocası Jim Bakker'ın hikâyesini konu alıyor. Faye, onun ne ölçüde Hıristiyan olduğu benimseyip bu doğrultuda program ve şarkılar yaptığında, LGBTİ+'ların izlediğina ve AİDS ile savaşım veren kişilere destekle görüş anlamında dindar Hıristiyan kesimiyle ayrılıyordu. Jessica Chastain ile Andrew Garfield'Tammy Faye ve Jim Bakker çiftine yaşam verdiği film, vatanımızda 25 Şubat 2022 tarihinde gösterime girmesi planlanıyor.

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Jim and Tammy PTL Club Oct. 1986 Opening

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Ratings Update 4 - Hallmark Movies/Series 2024

The Heiress and the Handyman (FIL) - 1.86

Romance With a Twist (NYNM) - 1.85 

Falling in Love in Niagara (SIL) - 1.80  

Love on the Right Course (NYNM) - 1.78 

The Real West (FIL) - 1.75

A Scottish Love Scheme (NYNM) - 1.72 

Autumn at Apple Hill (FIL) - 1.70

Branching Out (SIL) - 1.67 

Blind Date Book Club (SIL) - 1.65 

An Easter Bloom (DaySpring) (SIL) - 1.62

The Magic of Lemon Drops (SN) - 1.59

Paging Mr. Darcy (L) - 1.57 

Falling Together (FIL) - 1.52

Betty’s Bad Luck in Love (NYNM) - 1.51  Shifting Gears (SIL) - 1.51  Falling Like Snowflakes (CIJ) - 1.51 

A Very Vermont Christmas (CIJ) - 1.50 

Love & Jane (L) - 1.49  His & Hers (FIL) - 1.49

A Whitewater Romance (CTS) - 1.48 

A Costa Rican Wedding (SN) - 1.47 

For Love & Honey (PTL) - 1.46  Savoring Paris (PTL) - 1.46 

Haunted Wedding (FIL) - 1.43

Head Over Heels (SN) - 1.33

A Greek Recipe for Romance (PTL) - 1.30 

Everything Puppies (CTS) - 1.31 

An American in Austen (L) - 1.28 

Legend of the Lost Locket (SIL) - 1.27 

Junebug (SN) - 1.22 

Two Scoops of Italy (PTL) - 1.13 

My Dreams of You (SN) - 1.07 

Sense and Sensibility (Mahogany) (L) - 0.94  A Taste of Love (L) - NA 

NYNM - New Year New Movies, L - Loveuary with Jane Austen,  SIL - Spring Into Love, CTS - Countdown to Summer,  PTL - Passport to Love, CIJ - Christmas in July, SN - Summer Nights FIL - Fall Into Love, CTC - Countdown to Christmas,  MOC - Miracles of Christmas, NA - Not Available, TBD - To Be Determined

The Way Home - Season 2  E1: The Space Between - 1.25  E2: Hanging by a Moment - 1.16  E3: When You Were Young - 1.19  E4: Wake Me Up When September Ends - 1.03  E5: Long Time Gone - 1.14  E6: How to See a Life - 1.24 E7: Somewhere Only We Know - 1.08  E8: Lose Yourself - 1.11   E9: Here Without You - 1.09  E10: Bring Me to Life - 1.36 

When Calls the Heart - Season 11  E1: When Stars Align - 1.77  E2: Tomorrow Never Knows - 1.72  E3: Steps Forward - 1.85  E4: Along Came a Spider - 1.77  E5: Stronger Together - 1.91   E6: Believe - 1.98  E7: Facing the Music - 1.78  E8: Brother’s Keeper - 1.77  E9: Truth Be Told - 1.94   E10: What Goes Around - 2.16   E11: Run to You - 2.14   E12: Anything for Love - 2.18

True Justice: Family Ties - 0.76 

One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 0.74 

A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery - 0.73

Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans - 0.71 

Curious Caterer: Forbidden Fruit - 0.68

Gilded Newport Mysteries: Murder at the Breakers - 0.65  Tipline Mysteries: Dial 1 for Murder - 0.65 

Family Practice Mysteries: Coming Home - 0.58 

CrimeTime: Freefall - 0.53 

Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch - 0.43  Signed, Sealed, Delivered: A Tale of Three Letters - NA  Jazz Ramsey: A K-9 Mystery -NA Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement - NA The Cases of Mystery Lane: Death is Listening - NA