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Balloon Boy Hoax Sold As Trading Cards The Day Batman Cried Continued from Page 1 My heart and prayers are with all those who are grieving the loss of a loved one or friend, as well as for those who have been wounded in this senseless tragedy, now known as the number one mass shooting in the history of the United States, the massacre in Aurora, Colorado, on the day Batman cried. For The ‘X’ Zone Radio/TV Show and The ‘X’ Chronicles Newspaper, I am, Rob McConnell ABOUT ROB McCONNELL: Rob McConnell has been hosting the internationally syndicated radio show, The 'X' Zone Radio/TV Show since 1992 and Pieces of flying saucer expanding its search for Bigfoot to Australia publishing The 'X' Chronicles Newspaper, used in Colorado balloon and Indonesia. North America's only Paranormal / And for the first time, Animal Planet Parapsychology / New Age newspaper since boy hoax being sold as will produce two Bigfoot “aftershows.” Kind of 1991. Rob McConnell was featured by the BBC like what Andy Cohen used to do with his in C*O*N*T*A*C*T in 1997, and was the trading cards housewives on Bravo. Only in this case, Animal consultant to the producers of the Canadian hit Planet’s bigfootologists will be taking “burning TV Show, Creepy Canada for three years. In questions from fans” and diving “deeper into 1997 Rob invented the very popular 'X' Game. www.startribune.com the evidence and theories.” Rob's broadcast experience includes 1220 When they actually do find Bigfoot, one CHSC in St. Catharines, 1290 CJBK in London LOVELAND, Colo. - Pieces of the infamous TV critic wondered, what contractual and Rob was also the Executive Producer of flying saucer that starred in Colorado's balloon arrangement does Animal Planet have with the Talk Programming for NewsTalk 610 CKTB. boy hoax are now available as trading cards. producers to slap that episode on the air out of Rob produced TV commercials, infomercials, Michael Fruitman, the balloon's current order. concerts and features in Ontario and Quebec owner, struck a deal with New York-based Animal Planet General Manager and has worked with/ produced shows with sports and entertainment card company Topps Marjorie Kaplan admitted that she had no such Peter Noone (Herman's Hermits) and B.J. to use a segment of the Mylar saucer for contractual arrangement — “but I will tell you Thomas. Rob is also an internationally individual trading cards. when they find Bigfoot, you will know syndicated columnist. The cards are included in the recently quickly.” released 2012 Topps Baseball Allen & Ginter Another critic wondered whether Relics Set, the Loveland Reporter-Herald Animal Planet “had run out of real animals” to reported (http://bit.ly/MGRmkt). profile. The silver, UFO-like helium balloon Kaplan said the network has been gripped the country's attention in 2009 when reinvented and now is all about exploring the Richard and Mayumi Heene said their 6-year- “rich planet” on which we live. old son had floated away in it. Yet another TV critic wondered whether The parents were charged when it was this was a sequel to Animal Planet’s discovered the boy was never onboard the documentary “Mermaid — the Body Found.” saucer, and they were ordered to pay $36,000 in The fact that the mermaid “docudrama” restitution. did so well ratings-wise “is evidence our The Heenes lived in Fort Collins at the audience loved it,” Kaplan said, adding that time but have since moved to Florida. there are “new species being discovered all the Fruitman acquired the balloon from the time.” couple's California attorney, who says the “Do you want to stick with ‘docudrama’ Colorado man paid $2,502 for it in an auction. on that?” the critic asked. The Mylar-adorned trading cards are Someone asked Kaplan whether she ALF's UFO headed for available from eBay sellers seeking anywhere thought Discovery Communications — the landing on silver screen from 99 cents to $49.99 each. They also can be parent company of Animal Planet — was bought for $3 a pack from mass retailers. [] damaging the brand by putting on “fake TV critics suspicious documentaries” about mermaids and Bigfoot. Sony Pictures Animation has landed the rights “I don’t think so, or I wouldn’t put it to ALF, based on the hit comedy series of the about Animal Planet’s on,” she said. '80s, according to The Hollywood Reporter. “The audience voted with their Jordan Kerner, who worked on The ‘Finding Bigfoot’ remotes,” she said, returning to that Sucker Smurfs in 2011, is in charge of supervising the Born Every Minute theme. production of the movie version of ALF. Paul “You can’t equate Bigfoot with Fusco and Tom Patchett, the creators of the The Washington Post mermaids,” scoffed Bigfoot researcher James show, will also be involved, according to The “Bobo” Fay. “You’re ignorant of the subject Hollywood Reporter. TV critics seemed a bit put out to be reminded matter.” [] The feature length film will be based on that Animal Planet has a series on its lineup the original sitcom's storyline. In the TV series, called “Finding Bigfoot.” The ‘X’ Zone Radio Show the Tanners, a typical middle-class American The show got a Q&A session at Summer with family, welcome a hairy cat-eating Press Tour because it’s not only returning with Rob McConnell extraterrestrial named Gordon Shumway, 11 episodes and two specials but is also nicknamed ALF for "Alien Life Form." [] www.xzoneradiotv.com