4th of July Weekend TV Marathons 2009

List of television show marathons airing on U.S. cable stations on Independence Day weekend, Friday July 3rd through Sunday July 5th, 2009

Friday July 3rd, 2009

Discovery Channel: Deadliest Catch

MSNBC: Lockup

Sci-Fi: The Twilight Zone

Speed: Wrecked

Style: My Super Sweet 16

TLC: Cake Boss / The Little Couple

TNT: Law & Order

TV One: Alex Haley's Queen

TruTV: Beach Patrol

USA: NCIS

Saturday July 4th, 2009
Animal Planet: Dogs 101
BET: Sister, Sister
Discovery Channel: Deadliest Catch
Discovery Health: The Critical Hour
History Channel: The Revolution
Sci-Fi: The Twilight Zone
Style: Clean House
Travel: Extreme...
TruTV: Ocean Force
TV Land: Leave It To Beaver / Andy Griffith Show / Roseanne
TV One: Martin
USA: James Bond films

Sunday July 5th, 2009

Discovery Channel: Deadliest Catch

Discovery Health: Plastic Surgery: Before and After

Disney: Hannah Montana

History: Ice Road Truckers

Spike: UFC Unleashed

Style: Clean House

TLC: Extreme Forensics

TruTV: Hot Pursuit

TV Land: Leave It To Beaver / Andy Griffith Show / Roseanne

USA: Royal Pains

OH SNAP!! Fitty & Sexman be kickin' it.

809 Scam

Periodically, e-mails warning of a scam involving calls from the 809 area code circulate. The e-mails contend that there has been fraud associated with unscrupulous pay-per-call operators in that area code. However, the message contains some misinformation, especially the highly exaggerated cost of a phone call to the 809 area code, which is a legitimate area code for the Dominican Republic. Fortunately, this scam is less prevalent in recent years as a result of work done by AT&T to eliminate access to fraudulent pay-per-call operators.

This long distance phone scam causes consumers to inadvertently incur high charges on their phone bills. Consumers usually receive a message telling them to call a phone number with an 809, 284 or 876 area code in order to collect a prize, find out information about a sick relative, etc. The caller assumes the number is a typical three-digit U.S. area code; however, the caller is actually connected to a phone number outside the United States, often in Canada or the Caribbean, and charged international call rates. Unfortunately, consumers don't find out that they have been charged higher international call rates until they receive their bill.

Karl Malden passed away.

I can't begin to express how much I want to go to New Jersey.

Too good.

From Stewie:

Computer's on the fritz. Working on it.