We're gonna have a TV party this weekend

Before there was blogging, there was public access. These days, if you wanted to learn about, say, hair metal, you could just browse over to hairmetalnews.com, whereas back in the day, you'd have to be lucky to catch Rawk Talk with Johnny and the Snakes at four in the morning. As far as Houstonist knows, neither of these are real, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't be. Anyway, public access was the repository for almost all of the weird and personal and avant garde on TV, and occasionally something brilliant would show up.

From 1978 to 1982, that something was TV Party, the late-night talk show brainchild of Glenn O' Brien. It was kind of like Charlie Rose with more swearing and Blondie. Guests included David Byrne, Arto Lindsay and the much-ballyhooed Basquiat. 23 years later, a documentary of the groundbreaking program has been produced, and to coincide with the '80s revival, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston is screening it, with a complimentary discussion with the man himself, Glenn O' Brien. It's at 2 p.m. Saturday, and in keeping with tradition, admission is free. A bargain at twice the price, Houstonist says.

More information, including a schedule of upcoming viewings, can be found here.