TV WATCH: July 15
Rocky staff and wire reports
Published July 14, 2008 at 6 p.m.
SMITHSONIAN STREET
Bert and Ernie are paying a special visit to the city that helped give birth to the Sesame Street gang, making their home, at least temporarily, in the underground International Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution as part of the exhibit "Jim Henson's Fantastic World."
Visitors to the show, running through Oct. 5, will find the Muppets under special lighting, behind glass and closely guarded.
It's a homecoming for Muppets such as Kermit, the piano-playing dog Rowlf and others that first achieved stardom on Washington-area television shows and commercials long before the success of The Muppet Show and Sesame Street.
HONORING WHO
VH1 Rock Honors: The Who will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday on the video-music network featuring live performances by The Who, Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, The Flaming Lips, Incubus and Tenacious D.
But you can go online today for a sneak peek of performances, backstage celebrity interviews and a behind-the-scenes look at the event, with Rainn Wilson (The Office) as backstage host. The Web site is Rock.VH1.com.
CHATTER
"I don't think it's healthy and it's something that we'll be avoiding in the future."
Barack Obama, presidential candidate, talking to Good Morning America about an Access Hollywood interview in which he and wife Michelle allowed daughters Malia, 10, and Sasha, 7, to participate
Source: Associated Press
A LINE ON COMICS
The comics, entertainment that endures from long before the TV era, still have a place in the hearts of many loyal newspaper readers. Do you have a favorite? Is there one strip you definitely can do without?
Tell us about it by calling the Comics Hot Line, 303-954-2804. Love 'em or hate 'em, give us a call.
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