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.
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.
Blog
Retro Review: Joe and Mabel – “Mabel’s Voice”
My review of “Mabel’s Voice,” a September 1956 episode of obscure CBS sitcom Joe and Mabel. Larry Blyden and Nita Talbot starred.
Bookshelf: seaQuest DSV #1 (Comic Book)
My review of the first (and only) issue of the seaQuest DSV comic book, published in March 1994 by Nemesis Comics.
45th Anniversary of Toma
One season wonder Toma, starring Tony Musante, celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2018. It ran for 22 episodes during the 1973-1974 season.