Launched in 2003, Television Obscurities is dedicated to the study and preservation of the forgotten history of television in the United States. For the past 15 years, I’ve researched, watched, and written about short-lived TV shows, unsold pilot episodes, fall preview specials, network image campaigns, and so much more. Check out my blog, follow me on Twitter, and contact me with any questions.
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2020 Holiday Gift Guide
Check out my 2020 Holiday Gift Guide for dozens of gift ideas for the short-lived TV fans in your life, including DVDs, books, and comic book reprints.
UCLA Film & Television Archive Will Stream a 1960 Episode of The United States Steel Hour on November 19
The UCLA Film & Television Archive will stream “The Man Who Knew Tomorrow,” a September 1960 episode of The United States Steel Hour, on November 22nd.
Retro Review: Blondie (1957) – “The Rummage Sale”
My review of “The Rummage Sale,” an April 1957 episode of NBC sitcom Blondie.
Articles
Enjoy more than 80 articles covering a variety of topics, from short-lived TV shows like The New People and The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. to untold stories about the TV networks and the TV industry.
Spotlight
Each Spotlight focuses on either a short-lived TV show like The Second Hundred Years and Struck By Lightning or an unsold pilot like “Men Against Evil” (1966) and “The Karen Valentine Program” (1974).
Exhibits
Browse early program guides from the 1940s, watch vintage sponsor spots for Marlboro Cigarettes or Breck Shampoo, read a promotional booklet for an unsold dramatic anthology, and more.
TV’s Lost & Found
Sadly, much of our television history no longer exists. Many early, live broadcasts were never recorded. Others that were recorded (on film or videotape) were later destroyed, erased, or misplaced. The search for lost and missing television never ends.