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This week in TV Guide: November 23, 1974
In retrospect, perhaps it would have been a better idea to choose a different issue for last week. Oh, it was a great issue, filled with all kinds of specials, and Thanksgiving Day to boot. But here we...
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What's on TV? Tuesday, November 26, 1974
In the middle of a week of specials, today represents a relative oasis of calm and predictability. For example, on tonight's episode of Hawaii Five-O, "Murdering Steve McGarrett is the goal of a suave...
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Thanksgiving memories
It's been said that in New York, people refer to it as the "Macy's Day Parade," such is the identification the parade has with Thanksgiving. There are other, and older, Thanksgiving parades; Detroit,...
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Around the dial
If you think about that cartoon above, it comes awfully close to cannibalism, don't you think? I mean, look at the leg on the plate? I suppose it could be a chicken leg, although that seems to be bad...
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This week in TV Guide: December 3, 1960
The holiday season from Thanksgiving to New Year has always been a big time for television, with all kinds of specials and events making the rounds.This week the big production is the TV revival of...
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What's on TV? Friday, December 9, 1960
This may be the last time we see the TV listings without some kind of Christmas special (then again, it may not be; you don't expect me to know what's on tap for next week, do you), but it has familiar...
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Looking for the perfect holiday gift? How about "The Electronic Mirror"!
Now that Thanksgiving has passed, it's prime Christmas shopping season. Are you still hunting for that perfect gift? Or, like the people on the Black Friday commercials, are you thinking about a little...
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TV Jibe: best of both worlds
Yes, I'm well aware it's Friday, and you're expecting a trip "Around the Dial." However, a different kind of trip—another secret mission on behalf of my employer—calls for a visit to the land of TV...
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This week in TV Guide: December 9, 1967
It's a little more than two weeks until Christmas, and the networks start to ramp up their holiday presentations. After all, it isn't too late to plug those last-minute gift ideas! (And if you're...
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What's on TV? Wednesday, December 13, 1967
There are a number of specials on tonight, but only one that into the Christmas category, and that's the Andy Williams Christmas Show. Andy doesn't have a regular weekly series this season, but you can...
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A "Christmas Carol" the likes of which you've never seen
INT. A ROOM - MORNING.SCROOGE lies slumped on the floor, his hands locked around the bedpost. For a moment the reality of the situation escapes him; then, looking around, he realizes that he is in his...
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Around the dial
No more secret missions for work this year, so let's get back to basics and see what's new in the classic TV blogosphere.First up is David at Comfort TV, who gives us a tantalizing idea of what his...
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This week in TV Guide: December 18, 1971
Let's start off the week with a couple of true Christmas classics.First up is Richard Williams' magnificent animation version of A Christmas Carol. TV Guide's pictorial takes us behind the scenes to...
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What's on TV? Wednesday, December 22, 1971
If you were like me when growing up, this was one of the longest weeks of the year. Christmas break had started at school, and yet Christmas Eve wasn't until Friday. That was a long time to wait....
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Recast It's a Wonderful Life? It's about time!
HOPE AND CROSBY AS GEORGE BAILEY AND CLARENCE ODDBODY? WHY NOT?Since we went about reimagining one Christmas classic last week, why not take on another one this week? After all, for many people,...
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Around the dial
Before we get started, I'd like to inject a somewhat personal note.I don't know Terry Teachout, the author and drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, at least not personally. I consider him a...
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This week in TV Guide: December 24, 1960
How do you feel about Christmas in New York City? Well, too bad, because that's what you're going to get this week, whether you like it or not. . . what's that? You like the idea of Christmas in New...
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What's on TV? Sunday, December 25, 1960
Isn't that a delightful header? It comes from the days when TV Guide celebrated Christmas not only with a headline spread across two pages, but by labeling the day as such, rather than simply saying,...
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Peace on Earth
When you watch television from the 1960s and early '70s, as I do, one of the things you notice about Christmastime is an overwhelming, almost desperate desire for Peace on Earth. It's no surprise; by...
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Around the dial
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BET THEY'RE WATCHING BISHOP SHEEN?Just because Christmas Day has passed doesn't mean Christmas itself is over; in fact, the Twelve Days have just started, so we're going to keep...
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