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This week in TV Guide: September 18, 1971
IIn the era which we call B.C.—that is, Before Cable—movies on television were a Big Deal. A Very Big Deal, in fact. They were, and had been for years, a staple of local television, and in the late...
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Lets start with some Twilight Zone, shall we? At The Twilight Zone Vortex, Brian reviews the final season episode "Spur of the Moment," which also marked the final contribution to the series of writer...
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What I did on my summer vacation, or, this writing life
It's been said that Labor Day represents the end of summer. I've never been too crazy about that idea, because when I was a kid, the end of summer meant the beginning of the school year. Well, the Lord...
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What's on TV? Sunday, September 14, 1980
This week's international issue reminds us that the United States and Canada aren't all that different, at least when it comes to television. Sunday features pro football, just as it is south of the...
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This week in TV Guide: September 13, 1980
It's time once again for the Fall Preview issue, and as I see it, there are three ways I can lay this out for you. I can, of course, try to cover everything, which would take a very long time, and if...
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Twenty-five years later
The horror of September 11, 2001, is not just in the increasing number of Americans who don't remember it because they were too little or hadn't even been born yet. What remains a vivid moment in time...
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What's on TV? Wednesday, September 6, 1961
At first glance, nothing seems to pop out from today's listings, but a deeper look gives us some gems. For instance, this afternoon's Science Fiction Theater features Vincent Price as a police...
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This week in TV Guide: September 2, 1961
How to watch TV: 1. Walk over to set. 2. Turn on. 3. Watch.Well, that's how I learned to watch television when I was a kid, anyway. Obviously, Leo Rosten has something a little more in mind. His idea,...
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We're into the "Patricia Hayes" season at Cult TV Blog, in which John assembles a season's worth of performances from an individual actor who's appeared in various shows he's watched. Hayes was a...
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Isn't it Devine, or, I've got a Froggy in my throat
I hope you'll indulge me this repeat piece from 2019, but I'm in the middle of a busy couple of weeks, and I'm afraid I don't have the time I'd like to prepare what I wanted to write, so I trust this...
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What's on TV? Thursday, September 4, 1980
We've talked about half-hour shows, hour shows, 90-minute shows, and even 45-minute shows, but here we see an example of the 70-minute show. What's that, you say? You don't remember 70-minute programs?...
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This week in TV Guide: August 30, 1980
In May of 1980, the city of Miami was rocked by three days of rioting, described by Dan Rather as "the Nation's worst outbreak of urban disorder in a single city" since 1967 in Detroit and Newark. The...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, August 25, 1959
Let's see: what do we have this week? Well, you might notice that the anchor of the CBS evening news this week is Ron Cochran, and if you're an eagle-eyed reader, you'll probably recognize him more for...
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Let's start with Cult TV Blog and "The Indian Spirit Guide," an episode of the 1969 American-British series Journey to the Unknown. It's written by Robert Bloch, and stars Julie Harris; let's find out...
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This week in TV Guide: August 22, 1959
Wo there's a little something for everyone this week, and there's no better place to begin than at the beginning!Saturday night football! The NFL preseason continues with a game between the Pittsburgh...
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TV Jibe: Never waste a moment
TV If you enjoy the content here and want to support my broader creative work, please consider leaving a tip at my Ko-fi page. Any amount you contribute helps me continue writing, researching, and...
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What's on TV? Thursday, August 21, 1969
In Saturday's write-up, I spent some time on the late-night talk show wars, now fully joined with the addition of Merv Griffin to the continuing battle between Johnny Carson and Joey Bishop. We've got...
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This week in TV Guide: August 16, 1969
Anew era in television begins this week, as Merv Griffin enters the late-night talk show fray with his debut on CBS. (Guests for that first show: Joe Namath, Woody Allen, Leslie Uggams.) Merv's hardly...
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Around the dial
Wo, no matter what anyone says; a movie called If You Go Down in the Woods Today is not going to end well, even if you try to style it as a comedy. But don't take my word for it; that's the target of...
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The home of tomorrow, today
It's been awhile since I've popped up here on a Wednesday, and I'm embarrassed to have slacked off the pace. What else can I say but that sometimes life happens? Between promoting my last novel,...
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