Clik here to view.
This week in TV Guide: September 14, 1963
Funny thing about the TV Guide's Fall Preview: although I now have a fairly respectable library of back issues, I have relatively few of these, and the ones I do have seem to be from when I was a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's on TV? Thursday, September 19, 1963
It's odd, considering this is the Fall Edition, that there are very few new shows premiering this Thursday. So why, you may ask, did I choose to spotlight this day? Partly a random choice, and partly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When news breaks
A few weeks ago, I mentioned how Smithsonian had become my go-to channel for those times when I feel like watching a little TV, but don't have anything particular in mind. Not everything on it captures...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Around the dial
There was always a girlish charm about Phyllis Newman, from the way she had to hold her head up on What's My Line? to keep the mask from falling off during the Mystery Guest segment, to how she always...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This week in TV Guide: September 21, 1968
In last week's review, we looked at the 1963 Fall Preview; we don't have the 1968 Fall Preview here, but with most of the new shows starting this week, we probably ought to look at ones you undoubtedly...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's on TV? Tuesday, September 24, 1968
There's a lot to like about today's listings. We've got the debut of shows like 60 Minutes, The Mod Squad, and The Doris Day Show, we've got a legendary duo of horror actors on The Red Skelton Hour,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It's never too early
In case it's escaped your attention, next week marks the beginning of October, and everyone knows that once this milestone has passed, it's only a quick jump to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Around the dial
No prattling on from me this week; we'll just get right to it.At bare-bones e-zine, the Hitchcock Project moves on, with Jack introducing us to the works of Bill S. Ballinger—specifically, the 1959...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This week in TV Guide: October 1, 1966
For the first time, the stain of the 1960s—Vietnam—graces the cover of this week's TV Guide.Neil Hickey, TV Guide's New York Bureau Chief and author of some of the best news features published by the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's on TV? Monday, October 3, 1966
This week's listings come from the Minnesota State Edition, but for the sake of brevity—both in the space and in the effort—we're concentrating on the Twin Cities, Duluth, and a couple of outlying...
View ArticleClik here to view.
José and the National Anthem
What with baseball's postseason staring yesterday, how about we take a moment and talk a little sports?Regular readers know that I have a longtime interest in the year 1968, one of the most tumultuous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Around the dial
At Cult TV Blog, John reviews an episode of Nigel Keene's mid-'70s horror series Beasts, and by looking at the ways in which an episode can be interpreted, correctly mentions that "one of the hallmarks...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This week in TV Guide: October 5, 1963
It seems as if the subject of television's responsibility to the public is one that comes up here frequently. It's a quaint notion, I suppose; I don't know if anyone today seriously thinks that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's on TV? Friday, October 11, 1963
Have we ever looked at an issue from Nashville? I don't remember, but in any event it's a lot like Minneapolis-St. Paul at this point; three affiliate stations, an educational station, and an...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Back issues
As a teenager, there were two magazines that I subscribed to, without fail, every year: TV Guide and Sports Illustrated.* They’re both still around, technically, but I’m not even sure you can call them...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Around the dial
The picture up top comes from a Radio Times article from a couple of years back. The Radio Times is the British publication that is, I suppose, most comparable to what the old TV Guide was like,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
This week in TV Guide: October 12, 1974
You are Frank Sinatra, one of—if not the—biggest names in entertainment. You came out of a two-year retirement last year, you've just recently concluded a massive world tour, and on Sunday night ABC is...
View ArticleClik here to view.
What's on TV? Saturday, October 12, 1974
Vegas, baby! City of Lights! No, wait—that's Paris, isn't it? Well, we're not in Paris this week, so the Nevada Edition of TV Guide will have to do. (Besides, I don't want to offend Reno, or the other...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Those were the days
Back when I was compiling my Perry Mason collection, long before the series came out on DVD, I couldn't get enough of these things. This ad appeared in the TV Guide we looked at on Saturday.I didn't...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Around the dial
Just a word that I'll be out most of next week, on assignment for my job. We'll have the usual material while I'm gone, thanks to the wonders of technology, but it does mean that I won't be "live" very...
View Article