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Retro-vated
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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I have to confess that I haven’t paid much attention to RTV as of late—most of my TV viewing schedule consists of “whatever’s on TCM right now,” an occasional offering from CharredHer’s On Demand service (I watched The Dead Girl [2006] the other night—ambitious, but not quite the success it wants to ...13 hours ago -
I Have Been Enjoying Watching Season Two
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of The Donna Reed Show , which lasted for eight years (1958-1966). It was one of those wholesome family shows of the Ike era, but it was widely criticized for being "unrealistic." Well, that wasnt really true for millions of families of that time. Many were close to this "ideal." What separated this program from ...1 day ago -
Future HOFer Roberto Alomar Implores You to Catch De Taste
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Heres Toronto Blue Jays star second baseman Robbie Alomar gently demanding that we purchase all our fruit punch in the frozen concentrated form. Drew tells me that this commercial was legendary up in Canadia back in the day for Alomars catchy tag line at the end. Please to enjoy.1 day ago -
Paradise Cove Is Too Far: Notes on Paul Wendkos
The Classic TV History Blog —
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Paradise Cove Is Too Far : It could’ve been the name of one of the sixties TV dramas Paul Wendkos directed, during the years when shows like Naked City and Ben Casey competed to come up with the longest and most cryptic segment titles. “Ten Days For a Shirt-Tail” and “The Wild, Wild, Wild Waltzing ...3 days ago -
Obituaries: Al C. Ward; Norman Jacob
The Classic TV History Blog —
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Al C. Ward, an enormously prolific writer and producer of television dramas from the fifties through the seventies, died on October 9, per the Directors Guild of America’s member newsletter. (Why the DGA, if Ward was a writer-producer? Read on.) According to internet sources, he was 90. In some circles, ...3 days ago -
Boris Karloff Blogathon, Day 5: “As sure as my name is Boris Karloff…”
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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No less a horror authority than author Stephen King—in his reference book on horror in pop culture, Danse Macabre —described NBC-TV’s horror anthology series Thriller (1960-62) as “the greatest horror series ever to air on television.” Though the series’ overall run was lamentably brief, many of ...1 week ago -
Happy Thanksgiving- Classic Friends Flashbacks
EDDI HASKELL'S SECOND LIFE —
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Happy Thanksgiving! Classic Friends Episodes from 1987 / 1988
EDDI HASKELL'S SECOND LIFE —
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Season 5 Episode 8: After Thanksgiving dinner at Monicas, the gang tells stories about their worst Thanksgivings ever, and we see Chandler hurting Monicas feelings (1987) and Monica getting a little more revenge than she planned, when Chandler loses a toe (1988).1 week ago -
Boris Karloff Blogathon, Day 3: “If it can happen to the gerenuk, it can happen to you.”
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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No one can deny the enormous impact that Boris Karloff made on the silver screen throughout his amazing career—but I believe that not mentioning his many memorable appearances on the small screen would be giving him short shrift as well. In fact, Karloff was one of the earliest performers to be attracted to the ...1 week ago -
Zorro: The Complete First and Second Seasons DVD review
Film Fetish —
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Scene from Zorro Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment recently released Walt Disney Treasures Wave IX, Zorro The Complete First and Second Seasons on DVD. All 78 episodes of the groundbreaking classic TV series are included on two new six-disc sets for the first time, all housed in collectible, numbered black tin ...1 week ago -
Eric Gagne Wants to Bring Baseball Back to Montreal, Eh?
Walkoff Walk —
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Former MLB star reliever and emo kid Eric Gagne, who spent the summer leading the Quebec Capitales to the Can-Am League title with his 6-6 record and 4.65 ERA, wants to let you know that hed like to bring baseball back in Montreal despite his lack of business prowess. At a charity event in Quebec City, Gagne was ...2 weeks ago -
“Hey, Rocky! Watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!”
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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Although that foine broth of a boy, Inner Toob’s own Toby O’Brien, inducted the characters in his TV Crossover Hall of Fame this week, it was That Little Round-Headed Boy who reminded me that today marks the fiftieth anniversary of television’s best animated cartoon series, Rocky and his Friends ...2 weeks ago -
The Droopy of TV detectives
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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On Newhart , they used to have a running gag involving Tom Poston’s character of George Utley, in that the befuddled Stratford Inn handyman liked to watch reruns of Barnaby Jones in his spare time, and even was a member of good standing in Buddy Ebsen’s fan club (“Any TV schedule without Buddy Ebsen sucks ...2 weeks ago -
Mr. Reaper is back in business
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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My friend Jaime Weinman referred to the last spate of show business passings as “the war on celebrities,” and with the recent deaths of Edward Woodward, Paul Wendkos and David Lloyd it would appear that Death is not planning on taking a holiday soon. Ken Ober, the host of the popular MTV game show Remote ...2 weeks ago -
Notable passings
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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Greg Ferrara at Cinema Styles has written an exceptionally well-done tribute to actor Edward Woodward, who has rung down the final curtain at the age of 79 . The British actor is perhaps best-known on these shores for films like The Wicker Man (1973—one of my favorite horror films) and Breaker Morant ...2 weeks ago -
Coming soon to a TV (and radio) near you!
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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I have returned from a shopping excursion to Publix’s (I know Mumsy and I usually do this on Fridays, but The Singular Case of The Decrepit Water Heater sort of postponed that trip) and since the groceries have been put away, I thought I’d catch up with a few noteworthy TV-on-DVD announcements right after we hear ...2 weeks ago -
New Charlie’s Angels and Fantasy Island heading to the small screen
Film Fetish —
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Producers have decided that the cult classic television cop drama Charlie’s Angels has just not been mined enough. To that end, ABC is circling a pilot for a modern version of the 1970s TV action show, according to Variety. Josh Friedman, who adapted the Terminator franchise into the TV skein Terminator: The Sarah ...3 weeks ago -
Sports Challenge with Legendary Yankees Players - 1972
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Your Classic TV post for today features the Joe McCarthy era Yankees of Joe DiMaggio, Lefty Gomez, and Tommy Heinrich going up against the Casey Stengel era Yankees of Mickey Mantle, Hank Bauer, and Billy Martin in this episode of Sports Challenge from 1972. Dick Enberg hosted Sports Challenge, a pretty ...3 weeks ago -
The most laughable, lovable loonies by far…
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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I’ve been pretty good at resisting temptation for the past several months and not buying any DVDs…though the current financial crunch at TDOY has had a lot to do with that than just my being well-behaved. But last week, a belated birthday present landed in my mailbox (courtesy of sister Debbie) and it just so ...3 weeks ago -
R.I.P, Joe Maross
Thrilling Days of Yesteryear —
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Toby O’Brien, the once and future malevolent benevolent ruler of Toobworld , sent this to me in an e-mail yesterday morning and unfortunately I forgot all about it until today. Character actor Joe Maross, whose lengthy career in show business encompassed movies, television and the stage, passed away on ...3 weeks ago
