COOKING WITH THE SMOKY MERMAID “Ms. Gegg’s trailblazing TV series “Cooking with the Smoky Mermaid” became a camp classic. “Cooking” was one of fledgling LOVE TV’s first home grown shows. Ms. Gegg and LOVE TV both learned the video ropes, live on air. Fundamental mise-en-scène video traits like editing, lighting, camera movement, focus and precise sound were discovered in a trial and error method that was painfully humorous. Our spunky Juggernaut used non-professional actors in her culinary variety show so at times the star chef was somewhat wooden and decidedly camera shy. To compensate for her staffs’ lack of video presence Ms. Gegg would emote in grand style. The bizarre juxtaposition between shy chef and animated, devil-may-care hostess created an appealing, raw energy and a number of chuckles.” Andrew Steinhauer of the Belize Times Newspaper