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16Oct
Halloween With The Nelsons
The Adventures Of Ozzie And Harriet, the classic television series that began life as a radio show, aired from 1952 to 1966 and featured the fictionalized stories of the real-life Nelson family. In fact, the exterior shots of the television
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10Aug
New Tales of Frankenstein?
I posted a few days ago about the 1957 pilot for a television series featuring Frankenstein which was never put into production. Now, 54 years later, there is a possibility the monster is being readied for a return to the small
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02Aug
Tales Of Frankenstein (1957)
Tales Of Frankenstein was to be a series produced for television by Screen Gems, in connection with the famed Hammer Films. Hammer had released The Curse Of Frankenstein that same year, the first of seven films to star the creature,
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12Feb
Trash or Cash?
So the Hoarders television program/trashumentary would have us believe that filling our homes with piles of “stuff” is not just disgusting, but hazardous to the health and well-being of the hoarder. Ok. Then we have American Pickers, where people make
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23Nov
One more, then I’ll stop. For now.
Let’s play a little game. It is a game that is getting harder to win by the way, as television channels all move to become like the channel next door. In other words, a steady stream of mindless programming. And
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21Nov
Racing To A TV Near You!
And now on the History Channel, following the success of its other fine “historical” programs like Gangland, Ice Road Truckers, IRT: Deadliest Roads, and my all time favorite Swamp People, I give you the American version of Top Gear. A
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24Mar
Rest In Peace, Robert Culp
I was sad to hear the news today that Robert Culp passed away at the age of 79. I won’t attempt to write an obituary, or summarize the mans career, but I did enjoy his work and am always sad
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