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No laughing matter
The following contains information which some readers may interpret in a political sense. That isn't the case; as you'll see, there's really nothing political about what follows, but if your name is...
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This is the culmination of a short week for me; if you're reading this on the date of publication, I'm at the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, but I didn't leave you without something to read in the...
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This week in TV Guide: September 16, 1972
The start to the new television season, as I've often said, used to be an exciting time, with both new and familiar vieing for attention. This week is a perfect example, as the NFL returns, big movies...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, September 19, 1972
As you can tell, I've survived the weekend at the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, which I'll be writing more about later this week, and I'm back just in time to take you through this week's...
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MId Atlantic, 2017
In his shareholder report for this year's program notes, Martin Grams, Jr. referred to the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention as "an annual family reunion where no one is blood-related." People who...
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No plugs for the Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention this week, unless you want to start thinking about attending next year. If you're on the fence, you can read about our experience here, and Jodie...
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This week in TV Guide: September 20, 1969
This week brings the 1969 Fall Season into sharp focus with the debut episodes of several familiar series as well as the returns of others - some on new networks.The new season highlights some strange...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, September 23, 1969
Well, here we are in St. Louis this week. And it's a good week; we continue to see new series debut, and there's still a sense of excitement about the rollouts, since none of these series have bombed...
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Short and sweet this week; without further adieu let's get to the meat on today's menu.At The Ringer, Alison Herman asks the question "When should a prestige TV show end?" Good question. It ties in to...
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This week in TV Guide: September 29, 1962
The World Series begins on NBC Wednesday in Los Angeles, with a resurrection of the old "Subway Series" between the Dodgers and their old sparring partners the New York Yankees, their first meeting...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, October 2, 1962
You'll never know the troubles to which I go for you, dear readers, in pursuit of the full story. Oh, there are typos and misstatements that I occasionally make, and I'm grateful to you for pointing...
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The news, and nothing but the news
Back a couple of years ago, I shared video of a full-length broadcast of The Scene Tonight, the 10:00 p.m. news program on Minneapolis-St. Paul's WCCO, Channel 4. The broadcast was from January 1968,...
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This week saw the passing of yet another television legend, as Monty Hall died, aged 96. At our partner website, In Other Words, my colleague Bobby has a very nice tribute to the long and illustrious...
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This week in TV Guide: October 4, 1969
Bill Cosby's television career could be said to have been bookended by two landmark series: I Spy, in which he became the first black actor to star in a series, and The Cosby Show, which revived the...
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What's on TV? Sunday, October 5, 1969
Well, let's see what this week's listings have that we didn't already discuss on Saturday. We're in Minnesota again, and the Twin Cities are left out of the Vikings game on CBS - the blackout rules of...
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I've never had anything in particular against Friday the 13th. I'm not superstitious, so in a way I suppose it's as good a day as any other. One thing's for sure - it's your lucky day if you're looking...
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This week in TV Guide: October 12, 1968
The Summer Olympics begin in Mexico City this week, the first time the Summer Games have been held in North America in the television era, and while it's still a big sports story, it hardly dominates...
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What's on TV: Tuesday, October 15, 1968
We're back in New York City this week, and if you can make it there you can make it anywhere, right? It's a good enough day of television, including the Olympics. Let's just cut to the chase and get to...
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