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What's on TV? Friday, September 8, 1967
With NBC Week not debuting until next week, the network has some time to fill, and you can see it in tonight's listings, with four programs that apparently didn't make it to the new season. First up,...
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Fame vs. Greatness: In Television, Does It Matter?
by David HofstedeHis name was Edwin Arlington Robinson. And Iād wager if you asked the nextthousand people you meet who he was, not one could tell you.But 100 years ago, when Americans read more books...
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Ah, remember that? Back in the good old days, when Labor Day was actually something to look forward to (other than getting a three-day weekend, which was always pretty nice). I'm afraid those days are...
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This week in TV Guide: September 3, 1960
I've probably said this before, but as I mentioned last week, and as television networks have known for years, it's not easy to come up with new material. In the case of the Olympics, I've frequently...
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What's on TV? September 8, 1960
As you know, when I'm writing up the Saturday TV Guide, I always like to leave something for today, and in this case, it's part one of the two-part Untouchables episode "The Unhired Assassin," the...
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That Bing Crosby special: the rest of the story
You might recall a video I shared a couple of weeks ago of a non-holiday Bing Crosby special. (Then again, you might not. I do, though, and that's the important thing.) In discussing that show, which...
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Before we get to our regular programming, just a reminder that I'm down to two copies of The Electronic Mirror. If you'd like a free copy (save only for shipping and handling), send me an email. These...
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This week in TV Guide: September 11, 1954
Some of you might have been wondering, after my comments last week about my boss and her charmāor lack thereofāwhether or not there would be any repercussions. I'm happy to say that there were not, so...
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What's on TV? Saturday, September 11, 1954
To be perfectly honestāand that's a terribly important thing around here, in case you hadn't noticedāthere's not a whole lot to report on in Chicagoland today. We push on, nevertheless, and find some...
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Over the Transom: Remembering William Reynolds
by Stephen TaylorIĀ see by the papers that Williams Reynolds has died. I was saddened by this, as my wife and I had watched the entirety of The FBI several years ago. As Special Agent Tom Colby,...
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TV Jibe: Hold that line!
Next week we'll be back with a double dose of "Around the Dial." In the meantime, here's something we hope you'll really like.TVĀ Ā
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This week in TV Guide: September 18, 1965
One of the things a sportswriter learns early on, according to the great Roger Kahn (who should know), is that you never write the story before the game's over. So when I saw the cover teaser "Don't...
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What's on TV? Friday, September 24, 1965
The change that viewers have seen in prime time over the last couple of weeks is headed for daytime, as NBC and ABC both have extensive revamps coming to their lineups. NBC's morning changes are pretty...
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Over the Transom: Sian Barbara Allen
by Stephen TaylorWatched two episodes of Ironside tonight. The second one "Nightmare Trip," involved Ed Brown being thrown into the Los Angeles County jail because he wouldnāt identify himself to the...
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Like that image up there? It's from tomorrow's TV Guide, and while I don't usually tell you what's coming up, I'm making an exception in the case of the 1954-55 Fall Preview edition. Don't you love the...
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This week in TV Guide: September 25, 1954
Well, here we areāthe second annual TV Guide Fall Preview! But if you're expecting this special issue to look like the Fall Previews from more recent years, you might be in for a surprise. Intrigued?...
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What's on TV? Thursday, September 30, 1954
Do network stars still work their way up from the affiliates, or do they have other ways of self-promotion? I'm not being snarky here; since I haven't watched local television for years, I really don't...
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Over the Transom: The fork in the road
By Stephen TaylorWhile most episodes of Ironside were routine, with some even being bad, every now and again the show would cast forth a pearl. It does so tonight with an episode from the Sixth Season...
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X'm still having this kind of lethargic feeling, almost a sort of acedia, which is, of course, my problem and not yours, and I bring it up only because I'm not on the ball as much as usual. It could be...
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This week in TV Guide: October 2, 1965
Pope Paul VI is in New York on Monday to speak at the United Nations, followed by a Mass at Yankee Stadium. It's the first time any pontiff has ever appeared in the Western Hemisphere, so the trip is...
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