Monthly Archives: March 2009

EW’s 26 Great TV Shows That Got a Quick Hook

• Thursday, March 26th, 2009 at 8:50AM
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Entertainment Weekly‘s website has compiled a list of “26 Great TV Shows That Got a Quick Hook.” The vast majority of the shows listed premiered after 2000 and one is actually still on the air; ABC’s Life on Mars ends its short run next week (on Wednesday, April 1st). Only one of the shows, CBS’s … Continue Reading →

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DVD Tuesday: Room 222, Andy Richter Saves the Universe

• Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 at 4:02PM
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None of the new releases out on DVD today really scream “obscure” or even “somewhat forgotten” but you can pick up the first season of a classic sitcom, the complete series of two recent shows that didn’t last long, and a miniseries from 1984. The first season of Room 222 includes all 26 episodes from … Continue Reading →

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Gilligan’s Island Trading Cards

• Monday, March 23rd, 2009 at 6:00PM
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Topps released a set of Gilligan’s Island trading cards in 1965. The backs of the cards could be arranged into two flip-books. Continue Reading →

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“Unprecedented” Use of Television in 1950 Missing Persons Case

• Saturday, March 21st, 2009 at 4:27PM
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On Thursday, January 5th, 1950, 12-year-old Josephine Leech disappeared from her home in Yonkers, New York. She had been last seen at approximately 11:20PM by a neighbor. On Monday, January 9th, some three hundred Boy Scouts and two hundred members of the Police Athletic League joined the search for Josephine [1]. But the search came … Continue Reading →

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DVD Tuesday: Suspense – The Lost Episodes, Collection 3

• Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 at 9:55AM
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Among the many DVDs being released today is Suspense – The Lost Episodes, Collection 3. Included are thirty additional episodes from the anthology series that was broadcast from 1949-1954 on CBS. According to a press release issued by Infinity Entertainment Group/Falcon Picture Group (you can read it here courtesy of TVShowsOnDVD.com) these episodes have not … Continue Reading →

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W2XBS Schedule, Week of January 28th, 1940

• Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 8:08PM
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Here’s the schedule for NBC’s experimental station W2XBS in New York City for the week beginning January 28th, 1940. I’d like to see Paul Wing’s spelling bee just to know why eight secretaries were involved. And “The Right and Wrong of It” sounds interesting, with feminine hats and hair-dos. A feature film based on Ring … Continue Reading →

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Lost in Space Trading Cards

• Saturday, March 14th, 2009 at 1:00PM
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Topps released a set of Lost in Space trading cards in 1965. It included 55 cards but my TV memorabilia collection only includes two. Continue Reading →

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Nielsen Top Ten, November 21st, 1966 – December 4th, 1966

• Friday, March 13th, 2009 at 8:45PM
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Here are the first ten programs from the sixth Nielsen Television Index (NTI) report for the 1966-1967 television season, covering the eleventh and twelfth weeks of the season, from Monday, November 21st, 1966 through Sunday, December 4th, 1966. They were published in the December 26th, 1966 edition of Broadcasting [1]. Note that the Nielsen ratings … Continue Reading →

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