Culture Brats

Ted McGinley, star of pop culture juggernauts Happy Days, Dynasty, The Love Boat, and Married... With Children, is starring in Christmas With A Capital C, which premieres Sunday evening at 7:00 PM on GMC. Yesterday, we had a twenty-minute conversation where we talked about his upcoming film, Sam Kinison, Revenge Of The Nerds, the Baldwins, and the whole "Patron Saint of Jump The Shark" stigma attached to him.

Below is an edited transcript of our conversation.

First of all, thanks for taking the time to talk with us today. We really appreciate it.
Any old time!

Your latest film, Christmas With A Capital C, premieres Sunday, December 5th, on GMC. Can you tell us a little about the film?
Well, it's an interesting film because we made it for practically nothing. As far as film budgets go, it was a very, very small budget. Seward, Alaska was a small town. It's actually quite busy in the summertime but in the winter, it basically shuts down. It was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. They opened their doors and said, "This town is yours. Wherever you want to film, put your camera and we'll make it happen." And it was a miracle! It was absolutely amazing! I have never had such an experience in all my years of work. It was just so cool.

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