The
Last Days of Bobby Darin
"Regarding
Bobby's reputation for being hard to work with. He was. He had good days
and bad days but for the most part, he treated us (the band) like gold.
We hung together like musketeers and we still talk about how great those
days were." Read
and watch more...
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FROM THE HEADLINES! Was
the Presidential Candidate Wired? He
was the perfect candidate: likeable, youthful and opinionated. So what
if his handlers jerked him around like a puppet on a string? That was
part of his charm.
The candidacy was one for the history books; never before had someone
from the world of television strived for the presidency. L.
Wayne Hicks reports, you decide. Read and watch more...
Classic
TV Shows on DVD - Just Released! NEW IN OCTOBER:
ABC Afterschool Specials, What's Happening!!, New Zoo Revue, Sonny and
Cher Comedy Hour Christmas Collection, Wacky Races, Danny Thomas, Taxi,
Amos 'n' Andy, Andy Griffith Show and so many more. And they're all
deep discounted - for you! Read
more...
New
Fall Season - 40 Years Ago After
years of trial and error, the networks finally became somewhat adept at
creating entertainment that appealed to the masses. Look at all of the
familiar, iconic shows in the top 25 in 1964 and judge for yourself.
But
keep in mind,
former FCC chairman Newton Minow referred to this era as the "vast
wasteland." The following is
an overview of primetime shows from 1964-65. Read and
watch more...
Jackie
Gleason's Big Bomb Gleason
went on the air live and apologized. "Honesty is the best policy. We had
a show last week that laid the biggest bomb! I've seen bombs in my day,
but this one made the H-bomb look like a two-inch salute."
PLUS:
Who was Crazy Guggenheim? Read and watch more...
The
Comeback Kid How
a network goes from last place to first.
ABC
is a much younger network than NBC and CBS and had to play catch-up both
in prime-time and daytime for years because they didn't have the resources
(money, stars and long-established
relationships) that the competition had access to. When
you're number three, obviously you try harder. Read
and watch more...
Outrageous
Unsold Pilot Episode How
many times have you heard, "You won't believe this?" Well, this
time there's
absolutely no doubt about it - this 1950s pilot for a possible series
just went too damn far! Read
and watch more...
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extensive catalogue - the best DVD collections for you. Every classic
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LA
Punk/New Wave OFF
THE SUBJECT DEPT - These
articles, while often crude, chronicle bands coming up through the Los Angeles
Punk and New Wave club scene during a three year period starting in 1980.
Performances by The Go-Gos, Fear, U2, Grace Jones and Talking Heads are
reviewed along with other obscure but influential LA rockers - particularly
two up and coming bands, one that made it (early-MTV fave Missing
Persons) and one that didn't (Red Wedding). Read,
see and hear more...
See TVparty's Kevin Butler on Alf's Hit Talk Show! Friday Nov,
5 - 11pm - TV Land.
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