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It's a jungle out there
HERBERT LOM AS DR. ROGER CORDER, WITH A PAINFULLY YOUNG JOAN COLLINS, IN THE HUMAN JUNGLESince I have a contrarian nature that frequently manifests itself in a healthy suspicion of authority (not to...
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At Comfort TV, David talks about a different kind of reality television: the times when real world events intrude on weekly series. Hint: remember the time when Lucy broke her leg?You never really need...
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This week in TV Guide: April 7, 1956
There's nothing terribly earth-shattering about this week's issue, so let's do what I like to do most when I've got a new issue of TV Guide - just skip around and see what's what.◊ ◊ ◊For example, two...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, April 10, 1956
We're back home in Dallas-Fort Worth this week, and this is the kind of day I enjoy looking at on occasion. Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary; in every sense this is a typical day of American...
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I remember, back in the days when one really had to frequent stores specializing in fantasy and/or British TV, reading about The Tomorrow People. I've never seen an episode. Cult TV Blog tells how it...
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This week in TV Guide: April 17, 1993
This week's TV Guide comes to you courtesy of Steve Harris from the In Other Words site, who has written so many of the devastatingly funny "This Just In" pieces over there. It was part of a small lot...
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What's on TV? Sunday, April 18, 1993
One of the many irritants from TV Guides of this era is the small, cramped print necessitated by the growing number of channels and the 24/7 programming. Of course, this is exacerbated in this case by...
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When television was live - and living
CBS CONTROL ROOM, MID '50SYou'll recall that in Saturday's review of TV Guide's top shows of all time, I mentioned in passing the thought that anthology series such as Playhouse 90 should perhaps have...
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A very enjoyable spin around the classic television blogosphere awaits, so let's get right to it, shall we?Here's a great reminder from The Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland - a book...
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This week in TV Guide: April 27, 1968
No big features this week, so we'll just start in and see what comes up.We begin with Melvin Durslag surveying a troubling trend in sports - the possibly of labor disputes. "Player unions are flexing...
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What's on TV? Wednesday, May 1, 1968
After a fairly lengthy break, we're back in the Twin Cities this week, and I for one am grateful for being able to look at the listings without needing a magnifying glass. There were interesting...
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Early television: good or bad?
My friend Steve forwarded something to me the other day; he thought it might be worthy of discussion on the blog, and after thinking about it for awhile I think it's right. It's an exchange from an...
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Another week, as they say, another collection of gems from the classic television blogosphere. And if someone hasn't said that, they should.While looking something up, I came across this very good 2007...
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This week in TV Guide: May 4, 1957
If you've been a longtime reader of the blog, you might remember that in the very early days, I did a piece that looked at two of the whiz kids of 1950s quiz shows, wondering what had happened to...
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What's on TV: Monday, May 6, 1957
One of the most enjoyable things about looking through old periodicals, whether it's TV Guide or some other publication, is finding names that had little significance at the time, but acquired an...
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Ah, the Cone of Silence. It's one of the memorable bits from Get Smart, and the subject of the latest entry into The Museum of Comfort TV, a museum I'd patronize regularly if it actually existed. By...
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This week in TV Guide: May 17, 1958
Although Danny Thomas is on the cover of this week's issue, the article within is actually about Marjorie Lord, the "second wife" to Thomas' character, Danny Williams, on his successful sitcom.Lord...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, May 20, 1958
This week it's fun with TV show titles. Don't worry, this won't turn into a regular feature, but sometimes you just have to have a little fun.Oh, by the way, this week's listings are from the...
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