The Virtual Union

Hollywood, CA – When the first set of Academy Awards was handed out over eighty years ago it’s likely the producers had little idea what an institution they were starting. Now one of the most respected and acclaimed awards in any discipline the Oscars has become the gold standard for film awards and one of the most viewed and lauded of entertainment broadcasts in the world. Like all great institutions the Oscars have not been without their troubles. From streakers to protests the Academy Awards have been faced with all type of obstacles, though none have been as burdensome as the running time of the show. Scrape TV

Hollywood, CA – Throughout the economic crisis that has gripped the world for the last eight months companies and industries have been forced to reassess their operating procedures. For some that has meant major layoffs, for others it has meant culling their product lines, for others it has been going out of business entirely. Like all industries, Hollywood has had to undergo belt tightening procedures in order to remain fluid and vital through the recession. Now officials have confirmed that the recent spate of celebrity deaths is related to that effort. Scrape TV

Los Angeles, CA – Even the word cancer often brings shudders of fear to the most stoic of people. Named for the constellation, the first clear diagnosis of the disease happened over 1800 years by the godfather of medicine, Galen of Pergamum. It was Galen who first bestowed the name to the disease who noted a physical similarity between some tumours and crabs which has now become the boogeyman haunting everyone who fears death. Since Galen’s bestowing of that heavenly the term itself has become synonymous with death and now it’s beginning to stalk even the most successful. Scrape TV

Los Angeles, CA – In the 1970’s Farrah Fawcett was a star of unparalleled brightness. After appearances in a series of low rung television shows and B movies, her marriage to ‘Six Million Dollar Man’ star Lee Majors and starring role in ‘Charlie’s Angels’ made the blond-haired, blue-eyed Texan a star for the ages. Though never regarded very highly as an actress, her sex-symbol status put her squarely in the minds and bedrooms of young men all over the world, cementing her place in popular culture. Scrape TV