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What do the other blogs have to say this week? Here’s a sampling:A couple of times in tomorrow’s TV Guide piece, I use the word “prophetic” to describe something that someone says. Talk about prophesy...
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This week in TV Guide: January 13, 1979
What’s wrong with television news? It’s a question that could be asked today, as is the case with so many of the topics we run across in past TV Guides, which probably says more about inertia than...
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What's on TV? Thursday, January 18, 1979
The Mountain time zone is set up with a similar structure to the Central, with prime time running from 7 to 10 p.m., which makes us feel right at home. The place is the Phoenix metropolitan area, so...
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Additions to the Top Ten: Mystery Science Theater 3000
After I did my Top Ten list a few years ago, I'd occasionally write about a series or two that deserved to be in that elite company, even though it would push the number of shows beyond 10. My...
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Apropos for today, the Broadcasting Archives at the University of Maryland takes a look at the history of broadcast coverage of the Presidential Inauguration. No matter your political bent, it is...
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This week in TV Guide: January 23, 1971
Here's another timeless headline for you: why television turns off college students – and vice versa. Today, we’d ascribe this phenomenon to cord-cutting, streaming, game-playing. In a way, we’ve now...
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What's on TV? Sunday, January 24, 1971
Weekend program listings are often the most enjoyable, because unlike most weekdays, there's less network programming scheduled during on Saturday and Sunday mornings and afternoons (unless it's...
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TV Jibe: A picture so lifelike...
I had a Philips-Magnavox television once. I don't remember the picture being that realistic, though.
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Mary Tyler Moore, R.I.P.
It was a strange experience, being in Minneapolis as I was on Wednesday when it was announced that Mary Tyler Moore had died. The reaction nationally was swift - she was one of the great figures in...
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This week in TV Guide: January 28, 1984
OK, Cybill Shepherd, we’ll say it. You’re sexy. Satisfied now? Sheesh.(Fingers crossed.)Cybill Shepherd, current star of NBC’s The Yellow Rose, future star of ABC’s Moonlighting, is this week’s cover...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, January 31, 1984
The listings this week have expanded dramatically, and it's not just because we've got more local stations in the Twin Cities area than in the past. It's 1984, and we're now in the cable era that we've...
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Mike Connors, R.I.P. / Barbara Hale, R.I.P.
For those of you who hoped this year would be better than last year, so far your prediction isn't doing very well. It seemed almost ridiculous that in the course of three days we'd hear of the deaths...
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This week in TV Guide: February 4, 1984
It is difficult to look back at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Olympics with anything other than a sense of tragedy. It's not the same sense one gets from the horror of the Munich Olympics in 1972; nothing...
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What's on TV? Saturday, February 4, 1984
If you read this site on Saturday, you'll know that this week I was a bit cramped for time. My misfortune, however, is your opportunity. Rather than my ordinary commentary on the day's listings, I'm...
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Classic rerun: Trafficking in human misery
The saga of the Hadleys' cross-country move continues. While we've arrived in our new hometown (same as the old hometown) and I've started my new job, our goods remain in transit and we continue to...
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I chose the image above more for what it represents - an ideal - than anything else. As we speak, being able to sit back in the easy chair and watch television is a distant dream, what with boxes all...
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This week in TV Guide: February 12, 1966
I'll be honest with you here - not that I'm not always honest with you, of course. For the first time in the history of this blog, I've been forced to simply reprint a "This week in TV Guide" feature....
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What's on TV? Tuesday, February 15, 1966
When we last talked on Saturday, I told you that if I wasn't successful in getting the TV Guides unboxed, you'd be getting listings courtesy of the Chicago Tribune. Well, here we are on Monday, and...
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