By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I say that Jennifer Aniston was in a sitcom before she was in ”Friends.” Don’t remember the name but she played the younger sister whose mother ran a cafe and had shot her husband. A:…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag. . . . Q: There was a kids show on PBS, ”Wishbone the Dog.” Do you know if there are any DVDs or when it might be out on DVD? A: Ah, Wishbone, the costumed terrier who imagined himself…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I was watching a tribute to the director Mike Nichols and could not figure out who his wife is. Who is she? A: That’s Diane Sawyer, the newscaster for ABC. They married in April 1988,…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I would appreciate finding out the name of a series that Sam Elliott was in, about a small group of men who were officers through World War II and then generals at the end. A:…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I’m hoping you can help out my memory of a song I heard as a kid back in the 50s. It was a song about a family from Texas (me and my wife and my…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: With the broadcast networks developing good shows and then pulling them after 1-2 seasons (or less), do you give a good reason why the average viewer should even pay attention to new offerings? My wife…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: There was a made-for-TV movie starring Sam Elliott and Katherine Ross. Sam was a doctor plotting to kill his wife by slowly poisoning her with bacteria he created in his lab. Seems like it was…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I was wondering what happened to the show ”Witches of Eastwick?” It was on last season on ABC. I thought it was the best. Do you know if any of the stars are working on…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I was wondering what happened to the show ”Witches of Eastwick?” It was on last season on ABC. I thought it was the best. Do you know if any of the stars are working on…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I just want to know who the hunky man is in the Ford commercials showing on TV. These are the commercials where they swap a Ford vehicle for your personal car for a week. If…

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By Rich Heldenfels Beacon Journal popular culture writer If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: Do you have any idea if or when ”The Cleaner,” starring Benjamin Bratt, will return? A: The series ended after two seasons. The first season has been released on DVD, and the second will do…

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Rich Heldenfels TV answers questions about ”Past Life,” ”Saving Grace,” “Nurse Jackie” and book questions on ”Blue Heaven” and “Guests of the Emperor” as part of his Mailbag series.

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If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Is the actor who played Angel in the series of the same name any relation to the actor who plays Seeley Booth in the series ”Bones”? If they are not one and the same, they look alike enough to be twins.

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[ Entertainment | Heldenfels' Mailbag] If it’s Thursday, this must be the mailbag . . . Q: I am interested in the Western actor Lee Van Cleef. Is he still living? What year did he make his first movie? What year did he make his last movie? If still living, where is he now? A:…

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