Sitcom 2000
"One of them is a nutcase. Two of them are in love. And one's the ghost of an old sea captain. (And you thought YOUR neighbors were weird...)" Sitcom 2000 is a new entertainment form, a situation comedy designed for both TV and the World Wide Web. The web presentation allows viewers to interact with the characters, explore the story from different angles, and vote in polls. Visitors to the web page can explore the characters' personal lives, interact with other fans in a virtual coffeehouse, and talk with one of the characters via an artificial intelligence-based chat engine. Find cable listings here for the television show, and preview the current episode script, with video and audio clips, on your computer.


The Best Video Guide (TBVG)
Find out when your favorite movie will be released on video at The Best Video Guide web page, which is updated daily. Here you can browse reviews of new and older videos, entertainment news articles, and celebrity interviews. If you're looking for a good video to watch, try the Guide's Video Pick of the Week, or one of the Top 10 Video Hits chosen by reader preference. Some entertaining features are Good Schlock (reviews of "entertainingly cheesy videos"), Freak Show (reviews of horror, cult, exploitation, and shock videos), and The Box (reviews of TV on video). Search for video reviews by title or by genre; artist and director filmographies are available too. Ace the trivia quiz and you may win a video!
http://www.tbvg.com

Medieval Drama Links
If you are fascinated with the pageantry and gallantry of Medieval drama, this web page is for you. Here are high-quality links to over a hundred sites concerned with all aspects of Medieval drama, including performance and set design; props and makeup; costumes and armour; music and musical instruments; and dance. Find websites where you can view illustrated Medieval manuscripts, or Medieval paintings and sculpture. Books, bibliographies, publications, newsgroups, and forums on Medieval drama can be found here too. This website is hosted by The Workshop Theatre of the University of Leeds.
http://www.leeds.ac.uk/theatre/emd/links.htm

Theatre Central
This web page has everything for theatre professionals and fans. There is a monthly journal with articles, editorials and columns. The Call Board has links to jobs, auditions, and other openings. Find professional and non-professional theatre companies, shows and performances around the world, performing arts facilities, festivals, conferences, conventions, and awards. Locate contact services, unions, and other associations; also renowned playwrights and composers, directors, actors, producers, and designers. Scholastic and educational resources include training programs and classes, libraries, museums, and theatre history resources. Find companies and vendors for props; stagecraft associations; literature, books, scores, plays and screenplays; playwright resources; publications; newsgroups; software; and film resources.


Hidden Mickeys of Disney
There are hidden images of Mickey Mouse in Disneyland and other Disney parks around the world, put there by builders, artists, and workers, and it has become a game for some people to look for them. This web page describes hidden Mickeys and other behind-the-scenes facts about Walt Disney and his theme parks. Some examples: In 1945, Walt Disney designed insignia for Fighter Squadron VF-84 while getting ready for the invasion of Japan. The password to the invasion at Normandy was "Mickey Mouse." Walt Disney built a nine-acre network of tunnels so that cast members could move around out of public view, and appear in their positions as if by magic. When placing the garbage cans originally in Disneyland, Walt Disney ate a hot dog, counting how many steps it took him to finish it; in Disneyland there is a garbage can every 17 steps. In addition to these interesting stories, there are Disney links for movies, TV, and CD-ROMs; stores, discussion groups, and FAQs.
http://www.oitc.com/Disney/

Juggling Information Service
This page has everything for jugglers. Here you can find helpful suggestions and techniques from fellow jugglers, a newsgroup, and jugglers' home pages (jugglers can even create their own home page here). The picture gallery has juggling photographs, drawings, artwork, logos, and clip art. The movie theater has videos and animations. You can find juggling magazines, books, videos, and software, and juggling scenes in movies and TV. Also listed are juggling organizations; festivals and club meetings; places to order juggling props; and courses in juggling and related circus arts.
http://www.juggling.org/

Star Trek Nexus
Star Trek Nexus has links covering every aspect of Star Trek, from classic Trek to Voyager. This site is presented as "the premier unofficial guide to Star Trek on the Internet," with over 1100 links to Star Trek web sites all over the world classified in 21 categories. Star Trek Nexus offers descriptions and ratings of most sites, including top "best of Trek" picks. You will find here links for general Trek, classic Trek, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, Feds and aliens, interactive and gaming sites, clubs and cons, official Trek sites, humor, reviews, technology, multimedia, merchants, ezines and writings, and a FAQ. Join the guided tour to explore the entire 30 years of Star Trek history!
http://users.aol.com/ksc1/startrek.htm

Trapped In The Web
This site is billed as "Your One Stop User Interface to the Internet," with search engines and many useful and entertaining links. Look here for community and business listings, colleges and universities, and tourist attractions. Find computer software, PC technical support, freebies, and various items for sale. Browse world news, technology updates, stock market reports, weather, sports, and lottery results. There are also links for job seekers, parents, students, and teens needing help. For entertainment, link here to radio stations, magazines, television stations, movie sites, music sites, cartoons, and games.
http://www.trappedintheweb.com

Woodstock Music & Art Fair
The 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair was one of the significant events of its era. This site chronicles the Woodstock Saga, how the festival came together, with pictures, the story of the original Woodstock festival and reunions, and the performers lists from 1969 and 1994. At this website you can see Woodstock artifacts including a map of the site showing roadblocks; the original Woodstock handbill; a survival flyer circulated at the concert; and a copy of Santana's 1969 contract. Attendees of the original Woodstock Festival are encouraged to send pictures and stories. Collectors can buy original Woodstock tickets or an autographed out of print Woodstock book here. There are also links to culturally related websites.
http://www.woodstock69.com

Rancho DeNada
The folks at Rancho DeNada like to hang out, write songs and play dominoes. You're welcome to stop by. Here you can find links to radio stations that broadcast over the Internet, and hundreds of folk and alternative country web sites. Music is reviewed in the Song of the Week and Jukebox DeLuxe sections. At the MIDI Barn you can download MIDI files and Crescendo software to play them, or enjoy the random tune jukebox. There's not only music, but much more: a sports column by a golden retriever named Virgil, The Award Winning Sports Dog; the Emotional Weather Report (It's pretty doggone hot in Texas!); plus more weather resources and news. The Rag Shack has thousands of magazines and The Parlor has hundreds of local newspapers. There are also original songs, short stories, poetry and prose, rants, raves, art and letters. You can play online Java games in The Saloon, get homespun advice from the web's most famous mom in Ask Becky, or stop for a while to chat on The Back Porch. Another unique feature is Beanie's Page Finder, the best search page on the web operated by a cat. And it's all offered with laid-back Texas hospitality and humor.


Coolie Online
Coolie Online is an alternative starting page from which to enter the Net. Coolie Magazine offers new music releases and entertainment news, interviews with celebrities, articles, and daily comics. There is a page with a collection of search engines. A Free Stuff section has links to shareware, CDs, and other freebies, and there are also downloadable screen savers. Download from a selection of hundreds of movies, cartoons, music videos, and newsreels.


Ovi's World of the Bizarre
This entertaining site contains a collection of odd, twisted newsclips collected from the world media, and other bizarre-but-true topics. Some stories are shocking, some are funny, but all are a little weird. Ovi's is presented in issues like a magazine, and readers can search and view the online archive, or subscribe to the weekly email edition. Ovi's Hall of Fame features the smartest kid in the world, the "Hitters' Contest" winners, and the "Love Award." Ovi's Web Play has help for new Web authors, 3-D images, and experiments with JavaScript. The site is designed with consideration for all users regardless of connecting speed or browser.
http://www.ovis.com/

Centre for the Easily Amused
This site has been called "The #1 stop on the Internet for the best in quality time-wasting." It is mostly a collection of links for humorous and entertaining websites, and includes some sites which have more than short-term amusement value. You can read the C*E*A Newsletter, or meet a new friend on the Amused Amigos Pen Pal page. Miss Walker's Guide to Employee Internet Etiquette has important information for employees, like how to hide Netscape on your screen quickly so the boss won't see it. The Short Attention-Span Site of the Week has highlighted sites like Greg Bulmash's Humor Pages and the EVIL Little Brother Excuse Generator. The Random Silliness section has immortalized such pages as Duct Tape on the Web, Absolution On-line, and Bad Teen Angst Poetry. There is a section for Sites That Do Stuff where you can find the Superhero Generator, Shakespearean Insult, and iPizza (email pizza). There are also links for music and magazines, movies and television, sports and Mac resources. If you're easily amused, this is the website for you!
http://www.amused.com/

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