My TV watching goals for 2018 include finishing The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams and watching Man from Atlantis for the first time. What are your TV watching goals?
Category: Musings on Obscurity
Occasional essays covering a wide range of topics relating to short-lived and obscure television.
How Much Would You Pay for Your Holy Grail?
How much are you willing to pay for your holy grail of television on DVD? I’ll happily spend $100 for The New People (ABC, 1969-1970) on DVD but for that much money I want uncut episodes.
Musings on Obscurity: What’s the Oldest TV Show Still in Local Syndication?
I Love Lucy may be the oldest TV show still in local syndication. It premiered way back in 1951. What’s the oldest TV show airing on a local station where you live?
Are You Watching Diginets?
There are so many digital specialty networks now that it’s impossible to keep track of them all. There may be too many at this point. How many diginets do you watch regularly?
Earth 2 at 20: A Personal Appreciation
NBC’s Earth 2 premiered 20 years ago tonight. I was a huge fan of the show as a kid. Its cancellation after just one season had powerful impact on my life and played a role in the creation of Television Obscurities.