quiz show scandals-related stories
Posted Aug 11th 2009 6:00PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming, Web, Reality-Free
No, I'm not talking about the first Darrin being replaced on
Bewitched. I'm talking about real, big controversies that not only affected the TV world, but the real world, as well. AOL has chosen the
20 greatest TV controversies of all-time.
Included on the list are the Letterman/Palin battle, the
Aqua Teen Hunger Force bomb scare in Boston, the Smothers Brothers political controversy, the quiz show scandals, and a certain nipple that made a cameo appearance at a rather important sporting event.
Posted Jan 29th 2008 8:06AM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Documentary
Pioneers of Television (in stores today) is a pretty big title for a documentary series, especially one that lasts only four episodes. You wonder, what are they going to mention and what are they going to leave out? This PBS show isn't the most comprehensive look I've seen on each of its subjects, but for one miniseries in one package, it's actually well put together, and you're going to see some TV footage, photos, and interviews I bet you've never seen before.
Continue reading Pioneers of Television - DVD review
Posted Jul 18th 2007 4:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Celebrities, Obituaries
A roundup of TV people from in front of the camera and behind the scenes who have passed away.
- Jack B. Sowards: He was a television and film writer who wrote for Bonanza, Peyton Place, Daniel Boone, The Streets of San Francisco, Barnaby Jones, Hagen, The Bold Ones, B.L. Stryker, and Star Trek: TNG. He also wrote the big screen movie Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He died in Valley Village, CA at age 78.
Continue reading TV Obits: Sowards, Di Sesso, Nearing, Downing
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