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Posted on March 10, 2016July 19, 2018

Bookshelf: Banyon (Novelization)

Partial scan of the front cover of Banyon.

My review of William Johnston’s 1971 novelization of Banyon, an NBC World Premiere Movie starring Robert Forster.

Posted on March 3, 2016March 3, 2016

February 2016: The Month in Home Media

February 2016 was a slow month. The Brady Kids was released on DVD and Alpha Video released four public domain TV mystery episodes.

Posted on February 11, 2016July 19, 2018

Bookshelf: Television Life Magazine (Volume 1, Number 1)

Partial scan of the front cover of the first issue of Television Life magazine.

My review of the first issue of Television Life magazine from January 1949. Jinx Falkenburg graced the cover.

Posted on February 4, 2016February 3, 2016

January 2016: The Month in Home Media

January 2016 saw the release of Forever (ABC, 2014-2015) and Legend (UPN, 1995) on DVD. Warner Archive Instant and Hulu also made some additions last month.

Posted on January 14, 2016July 3, 2018

Bookshelf: Best Television Plays (1956)

My review of Best Television Plays, a 1956 collection of eight television dramas by the likes of Rod Serling, Paddy Chayefsky, and Reginald Rose.

Posted on January 7, 2016January 7, 2016

December 2015: The Month in Home Media

As of December 2015, you can watch unaired episodes of ABC’s Wicked City on Hulu or the first season of NBC’s The Eleventh Hour on Warner Archive Instant.

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