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Countdown with Keith Olbermann
Genre Newscast
Starring Keith Olbermann
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes Unknown
Production
Running time 60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel MSNBC
Original run March 31, 2003 – present
Links
Official website

Countdown with Keith Olbermann is an hour-long nightly newscast on MSNBC which airs live at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time and reruns at midnight on weekdays. The show, hosted by Keith Olbermann, debuted on March 31, 2003 and counts down the top news stories of the day with news reports and interviews with guests, along with commentary by Olbermann.

The show is the highest-rated program on MSNBC. In January 2007, the show averaged 715,000 viewers per night, according to Nielsen Media Research. This was up 85% from January 2006.[1]. Countdown has been referred to as the "flagship" MSNBC franchise, so much so that on February 15, 2007 Olbermann received a four-year contract extension which will include two Countdown primetime specials on NBC and appearances on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams as a commentator.

The show is notable for Olbermann's elaborate writing style, fast-paced delivery, historical and pop culture references, and signature witty interjections, which make Countdown more colorful than most newscasts. Olbermann combines serious news stories with humorous segments and, of late, with commentaries critical of the Bush administration.

The show has come under some controversy due to Olbermann's back-and-forth feud with pundit Bill O'Reilly of FOX News Channel's The O'Reilly Factor, For more information, see the O'Reilly vs. Olbermann section.

Contents

[edit] History

Countdown originally was titled Countdown: Iraq and was a show focused on a single pressing topic, which at its inception on October 7, 2002 was the military and diplomatic actions which would become the Iraq War. Countdown: Iraq aired at 7 p.m. and replaced a flailing eponymous show hosted by Jerry Nachman, which was moved up to 5 p.m. before its eventual termination. The original Countdown: Iraq was hosted by Lester Holt. In addition, a daytime version of Countdown entitled Countdown: 2002 Election aired from October 25, 2002 to November 2002.

After the new incarnation of Donahue was terminated on February 28, 2003, and because of the build-up to the start of the war, Countdown: Iraq expanded to a two hour program, from 7-9 p.m. Eastern. On March 28, 2003, MSNBC announced it was hiring Keith Olbermann to host the 8 p.m. hour of Countdown. The show dropped the Iraq subtitle and was retitled Countdown with Keith Olbermann. The 7 p.m. hour of Countdown was turned over for Hardball with Chris Matthews. Holt was moved to anchor rolling news coverage during the day.

At the start of Countdown, Olbermann told television columnist Lisa de Moraes that "our charge for the immediate future is to stay out of the way of the news.... News is the news. We will not be screwing around with it.... As times improve and the war ends we will begin to introduce more and more elements familiar to my style." On O'Reilly, which Olbermann would later have a grudge with, "I'm not looking to take down Bill. It will be a totally different program. It will not be a show in which opinion and facts are juxtaposed so as to appear to be the same thing."

[edit] About the show

While other MSNBC shows such as Scarborough Country, The Abrams Report and Hardball with Chris Matthews consist mainly of opinion and analysis, Countdown is a nightly newscast, covering major national and international stories, albeit with commentary from the host. Clips from NBC network news broadcasts are featured on a regular basis. Olbermann typically treats guests on the show courteously, eschewing the aggressive style of interrogation employed by some of his competitors and colleagues. The program is advertised as News Not Snooze, because of the quick pace of the show.

According to The Cornell Daily Sun, Olbermann has a staff of roughly ten to twelve people who work on the show. They spend the morning looking for noteworthy or interesting stories. The group meets via conference call at 11:00 a.m. for a half-hour discussion to toss around possible subjects for the evening's show (many times pulling information from online sites like Fark.com and MediaMatters.org). By 12:15, Olbermann receives a final list of story prospects, picks what he likes, and puts them in order. He emails the list back to the staff, and the writing process begins. He arrives at MSNBC's studios in Secaucus, New Jersey by 2 p.m. and works on writing the show's material in his office until 7:30, when he goes to makeup, before going on air at 8 p.m.

The punctuating theme music to the show's countdown is the opening eight measures of the second movement, a scherzo, of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, the "Choral". Knowing Olbermann's frequent appeal to levity when commenting on hard news, this musical selection is most appropriate since a scherzo, from the Italian word for "joke", is a lively, fast passage in ¾ time used as a response to a more serious first movement. The theme is also a historical reference to NBC's pioneering newscast Huntley-Brinkley Report with Chet Huntley and David Brinkley, which featured the scherzo of Beethoven's 9th over the credits.

[edit] Format

  • Open/Headlines - A preview of some of the stories to be featured throughout the hour
  • Number 5 Story - Generally the day's most important or "top" story. Elements usually include one or more interviews, as well as a series of soundbites, or a report from an NBC reporter. This is usually the show's longest segment.
  • Commercial break 1
  • Number 4 Story - Similar in format to number five, and sometimes a continuation of that story. This segment is somewhat shorter than five.
  • Commercial break 2
  • Oddball - A fast-paced look at quirky stories and odd or humorous video. The segment usually begins with a historical reference, followed by the host saying "Let's Play Oddball!" A short "stinger" plays, which ends with a prerecorded clip of Chris Matthews laughing. Between two and five stories are shown.
  • Countdown's Top 3 Newsmakers - A collection of dumb criminals, strange characters and folks winding up in unusual situations. Despite the name of the segment, only rarely does this segment feature well-known individuals.
  • Commercial break 3
  • Number 3 Story - Another top story of the day. This segment is similar to stories four and five.
  • Top 3 Sound Bites of the Day - Three clips from a variety of sources, including late night shows, NBC affiliate packages, or news video feeds. The soundbites are generally humorous.
  • Commercial break 4
  • Number 2 Story - This story is almost always a lighter piece, often focusing on pop culture, science or general life. The story is usually a replay from NBC News programs (either Today or NBC Nightly News). This segment occasionally focuses on sports or Olbermann's feud with O'Reilly.
  • Keeping Tabs - A look at "tabloid and entertainment news". This segment starts with some attempt at a segue from the number two story. Two to five short items are featured.
  • Worst Person In The World - A list of three individuals or organizations deemed by Olbermann to fit the segment's title (see below).
  • Commercial break 5
  • Number 1 Story - The final segment falls in to one of two categories. Most often it is a lighter piece, focused on pop culture or strange happenings. Otherwise, it is dedicated to Olbermann's "Special Comments" (see below). The host then signs off and tosses to the next MSNBC program.

[edit] Substitute hosts

Brian Unger, who does commentary on VH1's I Love the... series and was a correspondent during the Craig Kilborn era of The Daily Show, occasionally substitutes for Olbermann.

Other guest hosts include Alex Witt and former MTV political news correspondent Alison Stewart.

[edit] Signature style

Each night, Olbermann begins with "Which of these stories will you be talking about tomorrow?" and signs off since February 6, 2006 with "That's Countdown, for this, the 1430 th [for instance] day since the declaration of 'Mission Accomplished' in Iraq. I'm Keith Olbermann, keep your knees loose. Good night and good luck." Olbermann crumples up his notes and throws them at the camera, which "shatters" (a digital video effect) and the next show begins (usually to a split screen of Olbermann on the right and Joe Scarborough on the left, then saying "Our MSNBC coverage continues now with Scarborough Country. Joe, good evening.", which follows with either banter of the last story Keith reported or immediate segue into Scarborough Country), unless the day's news is dominated by a somber story or a "Special Comment", in which case the shatter effect is skipped. Some of the more incredible items, especially Top 3 Newsmakers, are capped with Olbermann grabbing and tossing his notes into the air.

Until he began the "Mission Accomplished" count, the sign-off was "That's Countdown, thank you for being part of it." The two quotes following are from two admired broadcast forebears, Jean Shepherd ("Keep your knees loose") and Edward R. Murrow ("Good night and good luck").

Stories such as Tom Cruise's strange behavior or his relations with Katie Holmes, "Brangelina" (Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie and their child, Shiloh), Britney Spears and her estranged husband Kevin Federline and American Idol results (or Simon Cowell) are frequently said to be, in Olbermann's own words, "stories my producers are forcing me to cover".

Several times a week, Countdown's only correspondent Monica Novotny files a story and has a friendly banter with Olbermann.

[edit] Special comments

In late August of 2006, Olbermann started delivering occasional "Special Comment[s]" in the style of Murrow's monologues, in which he has expressed sharp criticisms of members of the current administration, including Donald Rumsfeld, Vice President Dick Cheney and President George W. Bush. As of March 26, 2007, Olbermann has delivered a total of seventeen commentaries designated as "Special Comments".

# Date Title Topic
1 August 30, 2006 Feeling morally, intellectually confused? Remarks by Donald Rumsfeld
2 September 5, 2006 'Have you no sense of decency, sir?' Reaction to a Presidential press conference
3 September 11, 2006 This hole in the ground Anniversary of 9/11 and the "laziness" to mark or rebuild Ground Zero.
4 September 18, 2006 Bush owes us an apology Reaction to a Presidential Rose Garden address
5 September 25, 2006 A textbook definition of cowardice Bill Clinton's Fox News interview
6 October 5, 2006 A special comment about lying The difference between terrorists and critics
7 October 18, 2006 'Beginning of the end of America' The Military Commissions Act and its effect on habeas corpus
8 October 23, 2006 Advertising terrorism Alleged fearmongering by the GOP
9 November 1, 2006 Bush owes troops apology Kerry's comment and subsequent apology and the apology owed the troops from Bush
10 November 6, 2006 Where are the checks, balances? Accusation that President Bush has been 'making it up' for too long, and the people have let him
11 November 20, 2006 Lessons from Vietnam Response to President Bush's comparison between Vietnam and Iraq
12 November 30, 2006 Free speech, failed speakers, and the delusion of grandeur Regarding former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich's comments regarding free speech protections
13 January 2, 2007 Special comment about 'Sacrifice' Reaction to President Bush's plan to send more American troops to Iraq, despite public opinion and the Iraq Study Group's recommendations
14 January 11, 2007 Bush's legacy: The president who cried wolf Reaction to President Bush's announcement that he will send more troops to Iraq.
15 January 30, 2007 Bush shoots for 'Jaws,' delivers 'Jaws 2' Regarding evidence of President Bush's State of the Union claims about having stopped four terror plots.
16 February 26, 2007 Condi goes too far Regarding comparison of Saddam Hussein to Adolf Hitler by Condoleezza Rice.
17 March 26, 2007 DeLay's DeLusions Regarding comparison of liberals to Adolf Hitler by Tom DeLay.

Before this segment of occasional "Special Comment[s]", Olbermann would give occasionally what he called "editorial commentary". The most notable, Commentary on Hurricane Katrina, also known as "The City of Louisiana," was given on September 5, 2005 when Olbermann criticized the government’s response to Hurricane Katrina. [2]

On December 18, 2006, MSNBC first aired a show dedicated entirely to Keith's Special Comments. The show, which aired during Countdown's normal time slot during Countdown's holiday hiatus featured four Special Comments -- "This hole in the ground", "Feeling morally, intellectually confused?", "A special comment about lying", and "Where are the checks, balances?". Keith revealed during this show that his first Special Comment, "Feeling morally, intellectually confused?" was written on the back of a travel itinerary while waiting for a flight in Los Angeles.

[edit] What Have We Learned?

For a while, the show ended Friday broadcasts with a light quiz segment in which Monica Novotny would grill Olbermann with trivia questions based on the week's news, submitted by Countdown viewers. If he got more questions right than wrong, he would receive a "prize", sometimes stolen from his own office (or, on one occasion, a talking Ann Coulter doll which Olbermann destroyed on camera). Olbermann pledged $50 to charity for each question he got wrong. According to an online chat with Olbermann at Firedoglake.com, former MSNBC president Rick Kaplan disliked the segment, and had it removed.[citation needed]

[edit] Puppet Theatre

Beginning with the Michael Jackson trial, Countdown presented comedic puppet "reenactments" of news which, due to court protocol or for other reasons, could not be captured on film. Simplistic puppets created from printed photographs glued to popsicle sticks were manipulated in front of a bluescreen while Olbermann performed voiceovers.

Other puppet theatre skits followed Michael Jackson Puppet Theatre, including Karl Rove Puppet Theatre, Anna Nicole Smith Supreme Court Puppet Theatre, and Mel Gibson Puppet Theatre.

[edit] 'Oddball' segment

Done in the middle of the show, Oddball (a play on Hardball, the show that airs before Countdown each night) is a segment devoted to offbeat news items. The 'laugh' that comes between the intro graphics and the first item is actually Hardball's host Chris Matthews' laugh. Olbermann traditionally begins the segment with some interesting historical fact about that date (for example, the incident on August 24, 1980 when Olbermann hit his head on the subway.[1] which damaged his depth perception). Typical stories for this segment include weird Internet video; crazy news stories, especially from Florida or India; just about anything coming out of Japan, including a batsu game from the Japanese comedy variety show Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!; and, beginning on February 19, 2007, actual footage from the Fox News Channel with laugh tracks added. At the end of the month, Olbermann features "Oddball Plays of the Month," a compilation of some of the Oddball segments from that month. At the end of the year, a special show (sometimes two shows) covering the "Oddball plays of the year" is shown during Christmas Week. It is generally a compilation of all the Plays of the Month.

[edit] 'Worst Person in the World' segment

Olbermann frequently names members of the "Fox Noise Channel" Worst Person in the World.
Olbermann frequently names members of the "Fox Noise Channel" Worst Person in the World.

The "Worst Person" segment is a nightly feature in which Olbermann humorously recounts a recent news story involving "nominees" for Worst Person in the World at the bronze medal level ("Worse"), silver ("Worser") and gold ("Worst"). While many of his targets are not political, those that are tend to be conservative.[2] The most frequent recipient of the honor is Bill O'Reilly (who he refers to as "The Big Giant Head," "Ted Baxter" or "Ted Baxter's Evil Twin", "Bill-O" and "Bill Orally"). Other frequent honorees include:

Non-political honorees include:

In September 2006, a book version of the "Worst Person in the World" was released, containing transcripts of the segment from July 1, 2005 to May 31, 2006. The book contains a few Honorary Worsts, including George W. Bush (later actually named a Worst Person winner), pitcher Roger Clemens, the members of the Baseball Hall of Fame special Negro Leagues committee that failed to induct Buck O'Neil, and the Boston Red Sox. The book further named O'Reilly as "Worst in Show" for his comments regarding the Nazi Malmedy massacre, and contains a glossary of O'Reilly-related terms such as falafel and Fox Security.

In the intro to Olbermann's book Worst Person in the World [3], the segment was influenced by "an ominous character" created by radio comedians Bob and Ray, known as the Worst Person In The World (or W.P.I.T.W. for short), who spoke only in "a series of crunching and slurping sound effects," and routinely ate sandwiches through the wax paper. As Olbermann reveals, the W.P.I.T.W. turns out to be New York magazine reviewer John Simon, who panned the radio duo's Broadway show. When New York Times columnist Alessandra Stanley gave fellow MSNBC commentator Tucker Carlson's new show a bad review Olbermann felt to be premature, the segment came to mind, and Stanley thus was given the "bronze" in Olbermann's first "Worst Person in the World" segment (the silver and gold going to Saddam Hussein and Robert Novak, respectively). The segment was also fueled in part by George Carlin's observation that by process of elimination, one can rank the worst doctor in the world, and that "somebody has an appointment to see him tomorrow!"

Keith usually ends the segment by saying "[Name of Worst], today's worst person in the world," in which the words "worst person in the world" are, for the most part, stretched and shouted in a humorously frightening manner. However, only four times has he strayed away from this and mentioned the line in a much more somber tone to signify that the Worst recipient had done something that deeply offended him. One was concerning a man who drove into a building maniacally with his child in the passenger side with no concern for the child's safety. The two involved Bill O'Reilly. The first involving O'Reilly's comments concerning rape and murder victim Jennifer Moore. The second involved O'Reilly's comments about the March 7, 2007 apartment fire in the Bronx resulting in the deaths of 10 people, including 9 children. The last and most recent one, on March 26th of the same year, was involving the New York Transportation Department and then Mayor Rudy Guilani in a discovery that the dirt that was left behind after the 9/11 attacks were used to fix potholes on the streets of New York City.

[edit] Guests

Guest commentators regularly featured on the show include:[4]

[edit] O'Reilly vs. Olbermann

Olbermann's show on MSNBC occupies the same time slot as Bill O'Reilly's The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News Channel. Olbermann has repeatedly named O'Reilly his “Worst Person in the World," naming him the winner (gold medalist) 52 times through March 23, 2007. O'Reilly has petitioned for the ousting of Olbermann from MSNBC and the return of Phil Donahue to Olbermann's time slot, stating that Donahue's ratings far exceeded Olbermann's. The rivalry first became obvious around May 5, 2003. After doing a piece on Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous 1950s anti-communist witch hunts, Olbermann said that "it was like shooting fish in a barrel, much like how Bill O'Reilly does his show."[citation needed]

During the January 30, 2006 edition of the "Talking Points Memo" segment on The O'Reilly Factor,[4] O'Reilly lambasted NBC Universal, the parent company of MSNBC for "taking cheap shots at Fox News on a regular basis...for some time" and noting that NBC is "dead last in prime time, [and] its cable operations are ratings failures" adding "that is no excuse for unprofessional behavior." O'Reilly also claimed that FNC has "good relationships with ABC News, CBS News, and generally CNN." O'Reilly gave no specifics about his gripes with NBC but it was understood by most to refer to Olbermann's criticisms of O'Reilly, who has been named the aforementioned "Worst Person(s) In The World" 51 times, which included a clean sweep of all three positions on November 30, 2005. [5], with shared awards with Laura Ingraham on July 12, 2006 on a story in The New York Times, which featured pictures of Vice President Dick Cheney's vacation home, on September 19 with former New York senator Al D'Amato, with Matt Drudge on October 2 about their comments on the Mark Foley scandal, and one that was shared with four other FNC on-air people about a Ted Turner interview at the National Press Club on October 12.

[edit] Save the tapes

When O'Reilly was sued for sexual harassment by his former producer, Andrea Mackris, Olbermann urged Mackris to take a payout of $99,000 (US) in exchange for the tape of a phone call O'Reilly made to Mackris that included references to falafel and loofahs, which has become a running gag on the program when O'Reilly matters have been brought up.


[edit] "Fire Keith" petition

On February 22, 2006, O'Reilly initiated an online petition to have MSNBC remove Keith Olbermann from the 8 p.m. EST timeslot, supposedly for the purpose of having old time-slot host Phil Donahue's show reinstated. The petition is in the form of a letter addressed to Wright saying: "We, the undersigned, are becoming increasingly concerned about the well-being of MSNBC and, in particular, note the continuing ratings failure of the program currently airing weeknights on that network at 8:00 p.m. EST".[5] Olbermann responded two days later on Countdown by playing a collection of O'Reilly's "greatest hits"[6] and mocked the whole affair by joining several MSNBC staffers, including Tucker Carlson and Dan Abrams, in signing the petition to have himself fired.

[edit] "Fox News Security" incident

Two weeks later, on March 3, Olbermann reported on an incident in which O'Reilly dropped a caller from his live radio show, seemingly for mentioning Olbermann's name. O'Reilly accused the caller of being part of a larger group of individuals that had been calling O'Reilly with the sole purpose of mentioning Olbermann. The caller said, “I like to listen to you during the day. I think Keith Olbermann's show…” when O'Reilly cut in, responding to “Mike” as follows:

“ Mike is — he's a gone guy. You know, we have his — we have your phone numbers, by the way. So, if you're listening, Mike, we have your phone number, and we're going to turn it over to Fox security, and you'll be getting a little visit. […] When you call us, ladies and gentlemen, just so you know, we do have your phone number, and if you say anything untoward, obscene or anything like that, Fox security then will contact your local authorities, and you will be held accountable. Fair?[7] ”

While Westwood One broadcasts O'Reilly's radio show, the program does originate from Fox News Channel's New York City studios.[8] Olbermann noted that it would be unlawful for O'Reilly to send anyone to a listener's home for purposes of intimidation.

Six days later, Olbermann played the phone call from the FNC security director which was left on the caller's answering machine and also interviewed the man in question, who was identified only as "Mike of Orlando, Florida," a member of the weblog callingallwingnuts.com.

More ammo was fired during a guest appearance on Comedy Central's The Colbert Report on March 14, 2006, when host Stephen Colbert asked about O'Reilly, whom Colbert called "my hero," and Olbermann commented that "Well, Stephen, he's an idiot." The next day (March 15, 2006) on Al Franken's Air America Radio show, the barbs continued.

[edit] Allegations of bias

The Media Research Center (MRC), a conservative Internet think tank coordinating with the blog Newsbusters.org, whose mission is to pinpoint what they view as "liberal media bias", has been very critical of Keith Olbermann ever since he became the Countdown host. The think tank has accused of him of having a "liberal bias" in the form of criticizing President George W. Bush, attacking FOX and O'Reilly, starting off his newscast with what they claim to be unimportant stories with a left wing motive, avoiding the Bush administration's side of the story, allegedly supporting the president's impeachment, and so forth.[9]

In response, Olbermann has sometimes named MRC founder Brent Bozell, whom he calls "humorist Brett Bozell", "the worst person in the world" for what Olbermann claims is hypocrisy. The anchor has also said that the MRC desires "an institutionalized, pro-Republican slant" in the media.[10]

To support its allegation of bias, the MRC researched Countdown's Worst Person in the World segment and found that of the approximately 600 nominees, 174 had conservative political views and 23 had liberal political views, with the remaining 403 having no apparent political affiliation.[2] Olbermann interpreted the results differently and pointed out that 71% were not conservative. [11]

Olbermann has addressed allegations of liberal bias by claiming that he would be equally critical of a Democratic president who had invited criticism by his actions: "I mean, no one in 1998, no one accused me of being a liberal in 1998 because I was covering the Lewinsky scandal. And whatever I had to do about it, I tried to be fair and honest and as accurate and as informed as possible, and allow my viewer to be the same way. And nowadays it’s the same thing. And now all of a sudden I’m a screaming liberal." However, he has stated he departed MSNBC the first time as a result of the relentless Clinton-Lewinsky coverage which personally sickened him.[6] The MRC responded by noting that they gave him their "Corporal Cueball Carville Cadet Award" for comparing Ken Starr to Heinrich Himmler in 1998.[12]

On November 25, 2006, Fox News Watch's Cal Thomas named Olbermann as the 2006 winner of the program's "Media Turkey Award" for what Thomas alleged were Olbermann's "innaccuracies" and "hot air".[13] Olbermann in turn gave him the Bronze for "Worst Person in the World", not for naming him "Turkey of the Year", but for spelling his name "Olberman."

[edit] International broadcasts

MSNBC and NBC News programming is shown for several hours a day on the 24 hour news network Orbit News in Europe and the Middle East. This includes Countdown with Keith Olbermann.

[edit] See also

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ 'Countdown With Keith Olbermann' for August 24. ]NBC (2006-24-08). Retrieved on 2006-11-03.
  2. ^ a b The “Worst” of MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann. ]Media Research Center (2006-06-26). Retrieved on 2006-09-02.
  3. ^ http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007130148,00.html TV's Mr Tumble in sex fumble (20 March 2007), accessed 21 March 2007
  4. ^ "Network Rivalry" transcript, FoxNews.com, January 31, 2006
  5. ^ BillOReilly.com: Petition, February 22, 2006
  6. ^ "Late Night: Olbermann signs O'Reilly's Petition". Crooks and Liars. February 24, 2006
  7. ^ "Audio Clip of Mike Stark's Call to O'Reilly", MediaMatters.org, 2006-03-02.
  8. ^ Westwood One's Web site for Radio Factor with Bill O'Reilly
  9. ^ "Keith Itching for Impeachment". MRC.org February 13, 2006 and "NewsBusters.org - Keith Olbermann"
  10. ^ Olbermann: MRC Wants "Institutionalized, Pro-Republican Slant". MRC.org. March 16, 2005
  11. ^ 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' for June 28. MSNBC (2006-06-29). Retrieved on 2006-09-05.
  12. ^ Tim Graham (2006-03-13). Waxing Hypothetical, Olbermann Hails Demise of Fox News as 'Best Hope of Mankind'. Newsbusters.org. Retrieved on 2006-09-17.
  13. ^ Brad Wilmouth (2006-11-27). FNC's Cal Thomas Names Keith Olbermann Turkey of the Year. Newsbusters.org. Retrieved on 2006-12-04.

[edit] External links

[edit] Fan sites

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