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fromPoynter
2 months ago

A talk show stunt led to murder. Then a sister network turned the fallout into ratings gold. - Poynter

The Jenny Jones Show aimed to explore LGBTQ+ themes in an era of significant stigma surrounding homosexuality.
Film
fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

Can't Stop the Vilanch: Legendary Comedy Writer Spills on the Creation of His Career's Guiltiest Pleasures | Interviews | Roger Ebert

Bruce Vilanch's career defies the notion that failures determine success in show business, showcasing resilience and humor despite numerous infamous projects.
Media industry
fromPoynter
2 months ago

A talk show stunt led to murder. Then a sister network turned the fallout into ratings gold. - Poynter

The Jenny Jones Show aimed to explore LGBTQ+ themes in an era of significant stigma surrounding homosexuality.
Film
fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

Can't Stop the Vilanch: Legendary Comedy Writer Spills on the Creation of His Career's Guiltiest Pleasures | Interviews | Roger Ebert

Bruce Vilanch's career defies the notion that failures determine success in show business, showcasing resilience and humor despite numerous infamous projects.
#education
OMG science
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Puppets of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Dickens & Edgar Allan Poe Star in 1957 Frank Capra Educational Film

The Bell Telephone Science Hour blended entertainment and education, influencing future science shows through imaginative storytelling.
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago
Podcast

Lessons from "Sesame Street"

"Sesame Street" reflects evolving parenting styles and societal changes, highlighting its progressive educational roots since 1969.
OMG science
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Puppets of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Charles Dickens & Edgar Allan Poe Star in 1957 Frank Capra Educational Film

The Bell Telephone Science Hour blended entertainment and education, influencing future science shows through imaginative storytelling.
Podcast
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

Lessons from "Sesame Street"

"Sesame Street" reflects evolving parenting styles and societal changes, highlighting its progressive educational roots since 1969.
fromTasting Table
1 week ago

Lucille Ball's Vintage Salad Dressing Recipe Included This Sweet And Tangy Ingredient - Tasting Table

Ball's surprise ingredient in her salad dressing is ketchup, which adds a unique tangy and sweet flavor profile, unlike typical vinaigrettes.
LA food
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

A man walked into a bar and every Cheers episode, George Wendt's Norm made it funny

"It's like he's too close to me, but I don't think he's changed over the years...He's still the same Norm. I think he's the toughest to write for because he's not really anything. He's just funny."
Beer
#collectibles
fromIntelligencer
1 week ago

Why Did ESPN Have to Cancel Around the Horn?

"Initially the charm of Around the Horn was a rotating cast of beat writers arguing over sports topics, led by a host assigning points for their arguments."
Podcast
fromNew York Post
1 week ago

'Jeopardy!' creator Merv Griffin almost gave the iconic game show a wildly different name

"Griffin's first choice was 'What's the Question?' and how the long-running NBC show's name came to be is quite the story."
Television
#saturday-night-live
Podcast
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

The Staying Power of the "S.N.L." Machine

'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its 50th anniversary, reflecting on its evolution from experimental roots to a major influence in entertainment.
Podcast
fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

The Staying Power of the "S.N.L." Machine

'Saturday Night Live' celebrates its 50th anniversary, reflecting on its evolution from experimental roots to a major influence in entertainment.
#susan-olsen
#snl
#cultural-impact
Digital life
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Technology from The Jetsons That's Real Now

The Jetsons showcased a hopeful vision of future technology that has partially come true, highlighting ongoing aspirations for further advancements.
Television
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Where The Simpsons Began: Discover the Original Shorts That Appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1989)

Fox revolutionized television in the late 1980s with original programming, including The Simpsons, which became a cultural phenomenon.
fromAol
2 weeks ago
NYC LGBT

See the "Law & Order: SVU" Cast in Their First and Last Season (Including Who Has Stayed for All 26 Seasons)

Digital life
from24/7 Wall St.
2 months ago

Technology from The Jetsons That's Real Now

The Jetsons showcased a hopeful vision of future technology that has partially come true, highlighting ongoing aspirations for further advancements.
Television
fromOpen Culture
2 months ago

Where The Simpsons Began: Discover the Original Shorts That Appeared on The Tracey Ullman Show (1987-1989)

Fox revolutionized television in the late 1980s with original programming, including The Simpsons, which became a cultural phenomenon.
Arts
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Happy Christmas, Ange!' EastEnders' 40 most memorable moments from Dirty Den to Dot Cotton

EastEnders launched in 1985 to rival Coronation Street and quickly became a cultural phenomenon with record-breaking viewership.
NYC LGBT
fromAol
2 weeks ago

See the "Law & Order: SVU" Cast in Their First and Last Season (Including Who Has Stayed for All 26 Seasons)

Law & Order: SVU has showcased the enduring impact of strong characters like Olivia Benson over 26 seasons.
fromEntrepreneur
2 weeks ago

Retired David Letterman Surprises Local 'Nite Show' Audience | Entrepreneur

This is a self-made man. This is the product of his life for the last 20 years.
Boston Bruins
fromNew York Post
2 weeks ago

Colin Firth reveals truth about iconic 'Pride and Prejudice' wet shirt scene

The shirt was barely soggy or clingy or any of the things it's mythologized to be, and that got voted the most memorable moment in television history.
Film
#entertainment
fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Media industry

10 Shows That Got Canceled Out Of The Blue, And 9 That Actually Had Pretty Valid Reasons

fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Media industry

10 Shows That Got Canceled Out Of The Blue, And 9 That Actually Had Pretty Valid Reasons

fromwww.nytimes.com
3 weeks ago

Will Hutchins, Gentle Cowboy Lawman in Sugarfoot,' Dies at 94

Will Hutchins, who starred as the comically genteel sheriff Tom Brewster on the 1950s western series Sugarfoot, passed away at the age of 94.
SF food
#pop-culture
Media industry
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

Bruce Vilanch on the Worst TV Moments in History, from the Wookiee Christmas 'Star Wars' Special to a 'Brady Bunch' Blowout

Bruce Vilanch humorously revisits his career's low points showcasing the failures behind iconic TV shows and specials.
Media industry
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

Bruce Vilanch on the Worst TV Moments in History, from the Wookiee Christmas 'Star Wars' Special to a 'Brady Bunch' Blowout

Bruce Vilanch humorously revisits his career's low points showcasing the failures behind iconic TV shows and specials.
#late-night-tv
fromIndieWire
2 months ago
Humor

'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney' Is a True Late-Night Original, but Owes a Lot to These Influences

fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Television

I Can't Watch Late Night Talk Shows The Same Way After Learning These 31 Wild And Interesting Facts

fromIndieWire
2 months ago
Humor

'Everybody's Live with John Mulaney' Is a True Late-Night Original, but Owes a Lot to These Influences

fromBuzzFeed
1 month ago
Television

I Can't Watch Late Night Talk Shows The Same Way After Learning These 31 Wild And Interesting Facts

fromTasting Table
1 month ago

The Washington Cafe Behind Twin Peaks' Legendary Cherry Pie - Tasting Table

Agent Cooper's love for the fictional RR Diner's cherry pie, matched with his appreciation of the diner's 'damn fine cup of coffee,' turned the real-life diner into a cherry pie Mecca for 'Twin Peaks' fans.
Food & drink
#the-conners
fromNew York Post
1 month ago
Retirement

Exclusive | Why 'The Conners' producers invoked Roseanne in the series finale: We were 'a little nervous'

fromNew York Post
1 month ago
Retirement

Exclusive | 'The Conners' ending was John Goodman's idea: 'He felt it was the right way to say goodbye'

fromNew York Post
1 month ago
Retirement

Exclusive | Why 'The Conners' producers invoked Roseanne in the series finale: We were 'a little nervous'

fromNew York Post
1 month ago
Retirement

Exclusive | 'The Conners' ending was John Goodman's idea: 'He felt it was the right way to say goodbye'

#lgbtq-representation
Poker
fromwww.bostonherald.com
1 month ago

Wink Martindale, the genial game-show host and an early TV interviewer of Elvis Presley, dies at 91

Wink Martindale, legendary game show host, has died at age 91 after battling lymphoma.
fromDatebook | San Francisco Arts & Entertainment Guide
1 month ago

Review: 'Golden Girls' inspired 'cozy mystery' is no comedy, but still a nostalgic nugget

It's the hotel where Rose is days away from staging a giant wedding for relatives from her often-mentioned hometown of St. Olaf, Minn. The homicide, of course, throws everything into disarray.
Everyday cooking
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Jean Marsh, co-creator of 1970s TV hit Upstairs, Downstairs, dies aged 90

Jean Marsh, co-creator of 'Upstairs, Downstairs,' passed away at 90 due to dementia complications.
#jay-north
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
1 month ago

Sir David Jason reveals 'secret' role he played on iconic BBC comedy sketch show

In 1976, The Two Ronnies included a weekly serial called The Phantom Raspberry Blower Of Old London Town, about an elusive figure who does for people by leaping out and blowing raspberries at them, and I was given the honour of providing the raspberries for the soundtrack.
London politics
from24/7 Wall St.
1 month ago

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The fish-out-of-water premise of The Beverly Hillbillies became a cultural phenomenon in the 1960s, demonstrating the comedic contrast between rural and urban lifestyles.
Startup companies
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

'Live With Kelly and Mark' say farewell to famed Upper West Side studio before moving downtown

I mean, I remember shooting the Academy Award Show during the pandemic, and my daughter and I wound up just sleeping in my dressing room because we were here so late. So it really is like a second home.
NYC LGBT
#science-fiction
SF parents
fromInverse
2 months ago

75 Years Ago, A Forgotten Space Show Shaped A Generation Of Sci-Fi Lovers

Space Patrol introduced sci-fi to a generation by avoiding condescension, producing over 1000 episodes since its 1950 debut.
SF parents
fromInverse
2 months ago

75 Years Ago, A Forgotten Space Show Shaped A Generation Of Sci-Fi Lovers

Space Patrol introduced sci-fi to a generation by avoiding condescension, producing over 1000 episodes since its 1950 debut.
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Letters from Our Readers

Kelefa Sanneh's exploration of Mike White's career overlooks his first series, "Pasadena," a short-lived but pivotal show that reflected White's unique storytelling sensibility.
Pets
#richard-chamberlain
fromBuzzFeed
2 months ago

These '80s TV Characters Used To Be UBER Popular - Can You Name 10 Of Them Today?

The transition between episodic releases can be seen as a defining moment in television history, shaping how audiences consume and engage with series.
Television
fromConsequence
2 months ago

Family Guy's full original pilot surfaces online

The rediscovered 1998 pilot of Family Guy highlights the show’s early development, revealing character traits and plots that shaped its first season and shows MacFarlane's creativity.
Chicago Cubs
#comedy
#reality-tv
Television
fromBig Think
3 months ago

Breaking taboos and blurring truths: How reality TV has shaped society in its own image

Reality TV significantly influences modern culture and politics, as discussed in Emily Nussbaum's book, Cue the Sun!.
Television
fromBig Think
3 months ago

Breaking taboos and blurring truths: How reality TV has shaped society in its own image

Reality TV significantly influences modern culture and politics, as discussed in Emily Nussbaum's book, Cue the Sun!.
Podcast
fromtime.com
2 months ago

Conan Nailed the Oscars Hosting Job Simply by Being Conan

Conan O'Brien's self-deprecating humor and lightness at the Oscars engaged guests and provided a comforting atmosphere after a challenging year for the film industry.
Silicon Valley food
fromEater Philly
3 months ago

15 Real-Life Scranton Restaurants and Bars Referenced on 'The Office'

NBC's 'The Office' props team emphasized realistic Scranton settings, linking fictional food spots to actual local businesses.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 months ago

35 Years Later, A Forgotten Spy Thriller Is Impossible To Find

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning marks the third 'final' chapter in the franchise's history, showcasing its tendency for relaunches.
Media industry
fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

But Wait! There's More: How Infomercials Paved the Way for Influencers to Thrive

Television evangelism significantly popularized infomercials, leading to a multi-billion-dollar industry in home shopping.
Television
fromNew York Post
3 months ago

ABC's 'TGIF' didn't stand for 'Thank God it's Friday' - creator reveals real meaning

The acronym TGIF stands for 'Thank Goodness it's Funny,' not 'Thank God it's Friday.'
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Dying changes you. I'm more understanding now': Ian Smith on cancer, celebrity and 40 years on Neighbours

Smith's chemotherapy left him with an awful half shaggy, half bald look, so he buzzed it all off. 'First time I've been bald since I was a baby,' he says, happily.
Writing
fromInverse
3 months ago

9 Years Later, 'Star Trek: Discovery's Co-Creator Just Revealed a Wild Alternate Cast

Fuller envisioned a different Discovery, considering it as a potential anthology series, showcasing various stories and a broader exploration of the Star Trek universe.
Miscellaneous
fromwww.newsshopper.co.uk
4 months ago

EastEnders' Jessie Wallace reveals how iconic 2001 scene should've been different

I literally remember watching it, me and the rest of the nation, watching that episode. 19 million viewers.
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