The new TV season is only in its second week, but already there has been a noteworthy sighting of minutiae - an insider's joke during the end credits of ABC's "Dharma & Greg."
Last week's premiere episode featured a bizarre producer's credit for Chuck Lorre Productions that included lines of type scrolling down the screen in less than two seconds.By looking at "Dharma & Greg" on video and freeze framing, it was possible to read the statement from the show's executive producer, which included the following: "I believe that the obsessive worship of movie, TV and sports figures is less likely to produce spiritual gain than praying to Thor.
"I believe that the Laws of Karma do not apply to show business, where good things happen to bad people on a fairly regular basis.
"I believe when ABC reads this, I'm gonna be in b-i-i-g trouble."
A spokesperson for the show's production company said this type of credit is unusual, but wouldn't confirm whether it will be different each week. But the lightning-fast statement concluded with this hint: "Please be sure to tune in again to this vanity card for more of my personal beliefs."
While the folks at Victoria's Secret have been complaining that the NBC sitcom "Veronica's Closet" (featuring Kirstie Alley as the owner of a lingerie company) borrows too freely from its image, perhaps the makers of the film "Harriet the Spy" have more of a right to object.
After all, they used the name "Veronica's Closet" in the 1996 film.
In one scene of the film, a friend of Harriet's carries out an experiment using her mother's undergarments. When the mom discovers the project, she exclaims, "So that's where my Veronica's Closet bra went to, huh?"
A producer for the sitcom was unavailable for comment.