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The charm of "Monsterpiece Theatre"
I'm in an expansive, even whimsical, mood today, so let's put aside the serious subjects today and look at something really important, one of the most charming of the regular features on Sesame Street:...
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This week in TV Guide: June 20, 1959
When last we heard from Robert Young, the year was 1958 and Young was riding high as America's Father Figure, the star of the popular Father Knows Best. Back then, Young was in great demand, as writer...
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What's on TV? Wednesday, June 24, 1959
For this week, I thought we'd take a look at Wednesday's listings. (We're in Dallas-Fort Worth, by the way.) We haven't done a Wednesday lately, and unless there's something outstanding that causes me...
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The Rebel: a portrait of America's existential crisis
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE NICK ADAMS AS JOHNNY YUMA IN THE REBELThe Civil War remains, to this day, America's great existential crisis. Beyond the obvious issues surrounding how one defines the humanity of...
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Around the dial
This week, Comfort TV takes us back to the days when newspapers were one of the places to be, thanks to the TV show Lou Grant. I was not the biggest fan of this show, but it was grown-up drama without...
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This week in TV Guide: June 29, 1968
Well, well, it's homecoming week here at the blog! We're back in the '60s, and back in the Twin Cities. Not that I haven't enjoyed our recent excursion through DFW in the late '50s, but every once in a...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, July 2, 1968
As I mentioned on Saturday, we're back on familiar turf this week - Minneapolis-St. Paul in the '60s. And while the summer schedule doesn't always give us blockbuster shows, there's always something...
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Not seeing the forest for the trees
I mentioned on Saturday that I'd be taking a closer look at one aspect of this week's TV Guide, one that clearly demonstrates how by June of 1968 television had entered something of a twilight zone -...
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Around the dial
We're about to start the July Fourth weekend, so what better than to find some more material for your reading pleasure?One word for the latest from Some Polish American Guy: Supertrain!I can't believe...
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This week in TV Guide: July 2, 1977
Is this the first time the blog has visited Atlanta? I think it might be. I don't know much about the area's television, but I do know that Atlanta is home to independent Channel 17, WTCG, and the "T"...
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What's on TV? Wednesday, July 6, 1977
First of all, for those of you in the U.S., a happy Fourth of July! Old joke: What do they call today in England? Answer: The fourth of July, just like they do everywhere else! Ha!Seriously, on...
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The past, brought to you by the present
It would come as no surprise, to me at least, to find out there are actually people out there who look at us classic TV aficionados and think that, well, we're maybe just a little batty. They look at...
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Around the Dial
It's a bad, bad morning here in Dallas - I'm guessing, perhaps, the blackest since the JFK assassination - and nothing that I or anyone else can write today is going to change that. In the face of...
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This week in TV Guide: July 10, 1965
This week's TV Guide comes to you courtesy of reader Jon Hobden, who graciously provided this issue on loan from his collection so we could take a look at two of the most popular families on...
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What's on TV? Friday, July 16, 1965
Today I'm pleased to hand the commentary reigns over to Jon Hobden. As you'll recall from Saturday, Jon is the lender of this week's issue, and since this comes from the area in which he grew up, I...
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Is "perfect harmony" just a pipe dream?
IT'S DOUBTFUL EVEN A COKE COULD BRING THE WORLD TOGETHER TODAYOn September 30, 1963, ABC debuted an episode of The Outer Limits entitled "The Architects of Fear," starring Robert Culp. The story...
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Around the dial
It's another good week around the dial of the classic TV blogosphere, so let's get right to it and see what else you ought to be reading - besides It's About TV, of course.At The Twilight Zone Vortex,...
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This week in TV Guide: July 17, 1965
It's that time of the year again, when we begin our irregular series of encore presentations - in other words, reruns of past TV Guide reviews. This usually happens when I don't have an issue for a...
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What's on TV? Thursday, July 22, 1965
As I mentioned on Saturday, the last time we looked at this TV Guide, I hadn't yet started this feature, so now we have a chance to see what shows were on air. Ironically, this is the issue that...
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