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By Rich Heldenfels
Beacon Journal popular culture writer
Published on Thursday, May 21, 2009
If it's Thursday, this must be the mailbag. . . .
Q: Before my husband and I were married, he was stationed at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. While he was in the air police there, a ''Perry Mason'' episode called ''The Case of the Misguided Missile'' was filmed there and the film crew informed my husband that he was filmed letting cars through the gate. Could you help me get a copy of the episode?
A: From what I can find, that episode originally aired on May 6, 1961, as part of the show's fourth season. A gradual authorized release of the entire series is in progress; TVshowsondvd.com notes that the release pattern has been a box with half of a season in summer and the other half before Christmas. Since the first half of the fourth season is due June 9, you can probably expect the box with Misguided Missile late this year.
Q: I was wondering if Brooke Logan of the soap opera ''The Bold and the Beautiful'' was related to the Penelope of ''Lost''? I think they look alike and even have the same mannerisms.
A: While you are not the only one to note a resemblance, they are not related. Sonya Walger has played Penelope ''Penny'' Widmore Hume on Lost. The London-born actress has also appeared in Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Tell Me You Love Me, CSI: NY and other series. Katherine Kelly Lang plays Brooke on The Bold and the Beautiful. She is a show-biz kid; according to CBS, ''Lang's parents are Keith Wegeman, an Olympic long-jump skier who went on to play television's Jolly Green Giant, and Judith Lang, a film, television and commercial actress.''
Q: In the movie ''Cocoon: The Return,'' I saw Brian Dennehy at the end of the movie. Yet, when they gave the credits, he was not listed. Any reason for this omission?
A: It's not a slight to Dennehy, a fine actor. Especially for brief cameos, actors will at times be omitted from the credits, or at least from the opening ones. That way, audiences may be surprised to see the actors, and don't waste energy looking for them when they're not in the movie much. In addition, a small role might mean lower than usual billing for an actor. By taking no credit, the actor doesn't set a precedent for lower billing when working out deals for other films.
Q: Years ago, I saw a movie on late-night TV about young Chinese children fighting against the Japanese in early WWII. Think it was titled ''China's Little Devils'' or something like that. Is it available on DVD or tape?
A: There is a 1945 film called China's Little Devils that fits the description of the movie you remember. It has been released on DVD, and I have seen copies for sale through Turner Classic Movies' Web site, Amazon.com and Moviesunlimited.com.
Q: One of my TV channels always says ''on The CW.'' What does CW stand for? I have not been able to find an answer.
A: CW is a combination of letters from CBS and Warner Bros., who formed the network in 2006 from the remains of the old The WB (owned by Warner) and UPN (owned by CBS).
Q: The third-season finale of ''Friday Night Lights'' was interrupted with a Cleveland Indians baseball rain delay on WKYC and I never saw it being replayed on another night after that. Will there be reruns and will it be back again?
A: Channel 3 did replay the episode in a late-night slot. I don't know about additional reruns, but NBC has the episode available online at NBC.com and Hulu.com. The third season of the show has also been released on DVD.
It will be back for a fourth season — and a fifth — which should follow the same pattern as the third: Episodes will first air on DirecTV, then on NBC. NBC says it will air the fourth season in summer 2010.
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Do you have a question or comment about movies, TV and other popular culture? Write to rheldenfels@thebeaconjournal.com or the Akron Beacon Journal, 44 E. Exchange St., Akron, OH 44309. Please mark the note for Mailbag and do not phone in questions.
Letters may be edited. Individual replies cannot be guaranteed.
Rich Heldenfels writes about popular culture for the Beacon Journal, in the HeldenFiles Online blog at http://heldenfels.ohio.com and Twitter.
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