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Part One of Our Four Part Interview with Josh Kilmer-Purcell and Brent Ridge
There's a new favorite show in the land of Pop Culture Passionistas. Brent and Josh, The Fabulous Beekman Boys, have re-invented Green Acres
— two city clickers who gave up their glamorous lives in New York City to go green on a farm upstate.Brent is a doctor who used to work for the domestic goddess Martha Stewart and Josh is a marketing exec and former drag queen named Aqua. But in 2008, the couple bought the Beekman Mansion in Sharon Springs, New York, and started a new life raising goats, growing organic food, and practicing the ways of seasonal living. They also launched a product line called Beekman 1802 selling soap, cheese, linens, stationary, and more — straight from the farm, using local ingredients, materials, and the talent of nearby artisans.
And every Wednesday on Planet Green we get to watch as the two newbie farmers navigate the world of cleaning barns, buying pigs, making cheese, and staying together.
We had the chance to talk with Brent and Josh about the show. After the jump, read what they had to say about life before the Beekman and how the show came to be.
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director or his $3 billion net worth. Instead, Lamubrini says, "So much of Spielberg’s work deals with alienated characters, seeking placement in their environment. And that niche is something that I see in my films and something that really inspired me when I was starting to make films." Smart kid.
and Supergator, the two past films made by the legendary producer for the network. Corman, often called the King of the B-movies, is best known his low budget sci-fi flicks, but he also has had mainstream success with his Edgar Allen Poe movies, including 
and 
, and cult classics like 
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), Jane Lynch (
), Courteney Cox (
), Felicity Huffman (
), Wanda Sykes (
), and Sofia Vergara (
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and won twice, may get a nod again this year for The Middle. During the roundtable she said, "Comedy is all about pain and suffering — but it’s the take on it, finding something in it that connects with everybody."
from the 1968 Oscar-winning film). They remember Michael and his fondness for exotic animals. From snakes and rats to elephants and giraffes, Michael had a menagerie of animals over the years. But it was Bubbles who became captured America's hearts and become Michael's best friend.
, and even did interviews of his own. On one episode of 
, Dick asked, "Are you still the same sweet chimp... I met two years ago?" to which Bubbles replied by sticking out his tongue. Jacko's pet then got up and demonstrated his ability to moonwalk. For real.
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franchise, was all over the news this week. It wasn't for being a Hollywood celebrity, not for a film or TV show, not even for something to do with his famous wife, Tracy Pollan. He made headlines for his generous humanitarian gift. The Michael J. Fox Foundation donated $4.6 million to two Parkinson's research projects.
and 
, joined up with Sarah Jessica Parker's production company Pretty Matches to give us another brilliant reality competition show—Work of Art: The Next Great Artist.
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in which you can select movie scenes and virtually perform alongside your favorite actors. Nimoy chose to play Arnold's title role in 
. And while he uttered the famous lines "I'll be back" for the demo of the game, it may just be his last official acting gig.
at Book Soup in Los Angeles last week, the instructions were clear. Molly would not be officially posing for photographs, she would read a few excerpts from the tome, and answer a few questions. The store's rep outlined the rules - keep your queries to the topic of the book. In other words, don't ask her about 
and about the loss of her dear friend and co-star Rue McClanahan.
for a long time. We assumed it was another watered down 'tween-fest. We thought it was just sequel number 22 in the High School Musical franchise, with an above average number of beautiful high school students singing mediocre, syrupy pop songs.
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for this generation. Director Todd Graff (who got his start as one of he kids on 
in the '70s) was clearly possessed by the spirit of John Hughes.
), Tim Jo (from the new 
), and Ryan Donowho (from 
) are certainly faces to keep an eye on.
, Phyllis, 
, Lou Grant, and Rhoda. But it was his work helming eleven episodes of 
that led him to a 40-year friendship with the beloved comic.
, Dear John, 
, and The Hogan Family in the '80s. In the '90s he followed up those series with 
, 
, 
, Will & Grace, and Dharma & Greg. And he has spent the past ten years on a few small shows like 
, 
, and 
... just to name a few.