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TV Media Weekly | October 22 - 28, 2016 By Adam Thomlison TV Media Q: Is the 1982 movie "Mela- nie," starring Burton Cum- mings, Glynnis O'Connor and a very young Don Johnson, ever going to be released on DVD? The VHS version is only avail- able through some websites at exorbitant prices, and I don't trust the quality enough to pur- chase one. It's a fantastic film, one that you never forget after seeing it. A: You're right to be suspicious of sellers found via Internet search. A website offering a "used" copy of a movie can either be offering the legitimate resale of an owner's copy or the illegitimate sale of a bootleg (which could be of high or low quality — you just can't know). This is particularly a problem when looking for out-of-print films such as "Melanie" — it means questionable-looking online sellers are your only option, and it means you're more likely to come across them in a web search because you don't get any hits from the safer- looking retail stores. Furthermore, there seem to be more dodgy- looking sites, because movie stu- dios spend less time chasing down the people selling the titles that they aren't trying to sell for them- selves. As for whether 1982's "Melanie" will ever get a legiti- mate DVD release, I'd say it's pretty unlikely at this point. There are a couple of factors going against it — it's pretty old now, was never a particularly well-known film, and it lacks the star power necessary to bring a movie back to the light. Of the three main stars, Don Johnson is the one with the highest profile today, and he's struggling with obscurity himself — though he has worked fairly steadily since his '80s heyday, he's still best known for "Miami Vice," and that premiered more than 30 years ago. In fact, the film's best chance for a revival is the fact that one of its stars was so very unlikely: The lead- ing man in the film was former The Guess Who singer and current Ca- nadian rock icon Burton Cum- mings, and "Melanie" was his only movie. Have a question? Email us at questions@tvtabloid.com. Hollywood Q&A By Andrew Warren TV Media W hy oh why are New York City's famous bagels so gosh darned good? Those baked goods that make a great breakfast or a killer sand- wich are one of the Big Apple's most famous foods, and the unique taste and texture that a New York-style bagel brings to the table has caused a never- ending string of theories specu- lating about just what makes them so special. Probably the most wide- spread theory is that it's the water, that there's just some- thing about the city's water supply that gives the bagels their unique character. But is that fact? Or is it fiction? That's exactly what Grammy- winning musician and actor Michael McKean ("Better Call Saul") asks when the second season of Cooking Channel's "Food: Fact or Fiction" pre- mieres Monday, Oct. 24. He's not limiting himself to just ba- gels, either; he spends the pre- miere exploring some of the myths surrounding "hole-y" foods as he tries to uncover whether each myth contains the "hole" truth or is just plain made up. Did doughnuts help win the First World War? And just what's with that hole in the middle of a bundt cake any- way? It's incredible how many myths swirl around our every- day foods, and in this sopho- more season, McKean peels them back, using science and history to get to the truth — all in good fun, of course. All myths get their start somewhere, and food myths are no exception. Sometimes they're just the result of old sayings ("An apple a day keeps the doctor away"), but some can be traced back to a much more deliberate start: many very real food myths began as propaganda campaigns during war time, and oh so many can be traced directly back to clever marketing campaigns. Sorting out the facts from the fiction is a full-time job, but it sure makes for entertaining televi- sion. If it's true that you are what you eat, then knowing the truth about your food can't be a bad thing. The second season of "Food: Fact or Fiction" premieres Monday, Oct. 24, on Cooking Channel. Michael McKean hosts "Food: Fact or Fiction" Michael McKean separates food fact from food fiction 10 | Cooking this week Friendship Haven 2 x 2.5" Noah's Ark 2 x 2" 2nd Shift Plumbing 2 x 1.5" CALL TODAY FOR AVAILABILITY! Section 8 senior housing An Independent Retirement Community 2600 W. Jefferson St. Kokomo 765-459-9343 24/7 Complete Sewer & Plumbing Service Call Someone Who Gives a Shift! callsomeonewhogivesashift.com PC#10500764 (765) 863-8522 ! NO EMERGENCY FEES!

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