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The Beatrice Arthur
Special in January 1980 was possibly the gayest TV show ever seen up to that point. This was the star's
first big production after Maude left the air and it was, if
I recall correctly, the lowest rated TV special of the year, of the decade, a huge bomb. Why was it the gayest show? Look at the guest stars - Rock Hudson (he and Bea Arthur sing about the virtues Amyl Nitrate), Wayland Flowers & Madame, along with Melba Moore singing the disco hit 'Miss Thing.'
1964
- Year in Review
After
years of trial and error, the networks finally became somewhat adept at
creating entertainment that appealed to the masses. Look at all of the
familiar, iconic shows in the top 25 in 1964 and judge for yourself. But
keep in mind, former FCC chairman Newton Minow referred to this era as
a "vast wasteland." And while color TV was rapidly catching
on, most of these programs were broadcast in black-and-white.
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Very Weird History of the Today Show
Katie Couric's replacement Meredith Viera proved to be a formitable host in her own right but she too left the show in 2011 prompting the network to once again cast about for the perfect morning face. NBC thought they found her in Ann Curry but she was yanked after a year. NBC was faced again with a difficult decision - would
they fall back on an idea that worked so well in the past and once again
make a chimpanzee co-host of the Today show?
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TV Fall Season : 1972-73An overview of what folks were watching in 35 years ago; with rare video of the hits and flops that marked the beginning of the end of the classic TV era. Do you remember: The Saturday Superstar Movie, ABC Movie of the Week, Captain Noah, the Julie Andrews Hour, Bridget Loves Bernie, Search and The Sixth Sense?
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New
York City Local Kid Shows
The
most comprehensive look at local children's programs ever attempted.
More than 75 pages with hundreds of photos. If you grew up in NYC
you'll find all your favorites - The Merry Mailman, Sandy
Becker, Bob McAllister, Wonderama, and
dozens more along with rare video, audio and outtakes.
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Irwin
Allen's Lost Sci-Fi Pilot
After Time Tunnel was cancelled in 1967, there was another
remaining season for Lost in Space and Voyage
To The Bottom of the Sea before they were hustled off
the air in 1968. Allen was hopeful that he could launch his 'new' idea for 1969-70
- The Man from the 25th Century.
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Marty & Live TV
One of the most important dramas of 1953, perhaps of the whole live TV era, was a hurriedly-written fill-in. The Philco Television Playhouse was originally to present a different story, but the script had been terrible, so they asked Paddy Chayefsky, who had already proven himself a very talented author, to finish a script he was in the midst of writing so they could perform it. “Marty” was the result.
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Dick
Kallman as Hank
"Dick
was stabbed to death in 1980 during
a 'drug induced' robbery - while most of the articles mention he was
murdered in his apartment, it is my belief that he was abducted by
someone on drugs looking for money and forced him back to the apartment...
clearly it was a robbery and a very violent one. I never sat foot
in our apartment again. I left everything I owned in it to be sold.
I could not bare to see it ripped and stained with Dick's blood."
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Have
a Smoke and Be Somebody!
Talk about Government mandated health care, our nation's leaders decided
almost forty years ago that tobacco and TV don't mix. Before that, stars like John Wayne appeared
on TV selling cigarettes, speaking highly of the product: "Mild and
good tasting pack after pack. And I know, I've been smokin' em for
twenty years." Coincidentally, some of the last commercials the Duke
filmed were to ask people to stop smoking. Watch some of TV's wildest commercials... like the dancing cigarette pack!
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Movies on DVD Reviews:
Star Trek Motion Picture Trilogy
The newly released remastered DVD collection of the “Spock Saga,” which consists of “Star Trek II,” “Star Trek III,” and “Star Trek IV” from the 1980s with their wonderfully campy big-haired and broad-shouldered ‘80s look are another example of incredible enhancement of “Star Trek” productions. The remastering is particularly spectacular regarding the placement shots that has the Enterprise orbiting a planet or that depicts the planet itself. The only drawback to this incredible improvement is that rare scenes that have not been remastered seem worse in comparison than they appeared when they were released originally. Fortunately, such instances are few and far between.
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Great TV Commercials of the Early-1970s
Some
of the most memorable commercial jingles and catch phrases of all
time! "Does
she or doesn't she (only her hairdresser knows for sure)," "You're
not getting older, you're getting better," "No cat ever
walked away from Friskies Buffet," "Kawasaki lets the good
times roll," "I don't use soap anymore," "Who's
behind those Foster Grants?" ...and so many more!
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Judy
Garland's Rollercoaster Ride
She
was bred to be an entertainer; like Tarzan raised by the Great Apes,
hers was an almost impossibly insular existence. Frances Gumm, rechristened
Judy Garland, was a wholly manufactured product of a stage mother
that pushed her relentlessly and a movie studio that programmed her,
sheltered her from reality, then coldly spat her out into a world
she knew little about.
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The
Sonny and Cher Shows
A
lot of press was generated about Cher's exposed belly-button, it had
never been done on television before. "There were so many things that
were censored - ideas and words," Cher said looking back on the show.
"All I know is I got in trouble for showing my belly button, and every
time I turned around after I went off the air, all you saw were Cheryl
Ladd's boobs."
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more...
TV
Terrorists
Ripped
from the headlines! On Nov. 22, 1987, video hackers managed
to override the Chicago PBS station's broadcast of Dr. Who and replace it with a signal beamed from their secret location. Drunk
with mad power, this dastardly duo also hacked into a major Chicago
commercial station that night for several moments. With
one of the world's largest broadcast markets now firmly in their control,
what diabolical message would they send?
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Kids
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1980's
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1980's
PUNK ROCK
In the early-eighties, young people in Los Angeles were flocking to
makeshift clubs in droves to see new, up and coming bands. Live new
music, not DJs, was what they craved. These writings provide a sketchy
look at the underground club scene in Los Angeles during the time
that groups like X, Missing Persons, The Go-Go's, The Minutemen and
Wall of Voodoo entered the public consciousness.
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