Posts Tagged ‘1990s’
Saturday, September 19th, 2015
With Stephen Colbert entering the late night talk show wars, audiences have another choice to wind down their day. Late night, a programming block invented by NBC with Broadway Open House in 1950, spurred a slew of hosts.
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Tags: 1950, 1954, 1982, 1990, 1990s, 2010, 2015, Angie Dickinson, Bernadette Peters, Broadway Open House, Brooke Shields, CBS, Chevy Chase, Conan O'Brien, Corbin Bernsen, Dana Delany, Danny DeVito, David Letterman, David Spade, Drew Barrymore, Garry Shandling, George Segal, George Wendt, HBO, Howard Stern, Jack Paar, Janeane Garofalo, Jay Leno, Jeffrey Tambor, Jennifer Aniston, Jeremy Piven, Jerry Seinfeld, Jerry Stiller, Jimmy Fallon, Johnny Carson, Jon Stewart, late night, late night talk show, Marlee Matlin, Martin Mull, NBC, Richard Belzer, Rip Torn, Rob Reiner, Robin Quivers, Sharon Stone, Shout Factory, Stephen Colbert, Steve Allen, Suzanne Somers, The Tonight Show, The Washington Post, Tim Conway, Tom Shales, Tonight, Victoria Principal, Washington Post
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Thursday, June 11th, 2015
Undoubtedly, Matthew Perry’s most recognized role is Chandler Bing on Friends, the powerhouse sitcom on NBC’s Must See TV Thursday night lineup in the 1990s. Perry has a distinguished roster of roles beyond the wisecracking Bing, who used humor as a defense mechanism to guard against his insecurities.
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Tags: 1990, 1990s, Amanda Peet, Art Carney, Beverly Hills 90210, Bradley Whitford, Call Me Anna, Chandler Bing, Charles in Charge, D.L. Hughley, Democrat, Demond Wilson, Desi Arnaz, Dream On, Felix Unger, Friends, Go On, GOP, Growing Pains, Highway to Heaven, Jack Klugman, Joe Quincy, John Hoynes, Just the Ten of Us, Matt Albie, Matthew Broderick, Matthew Perry, Mr. Sunshine, Must See TV, Nate Corddry, Nathan Lane, NBC, Odd Couple, Oscar Madison, political donations, President, republican, Roger Azarian, Ron Glass, Sarah Paulson, Sibs, Silver Spoons, sitcom, soft money, soft money political donations, Steven Weber, Studio 60, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Odd Couple, Thomas Lennon, Thursday night lineup, Timothy Busfield, Tony Randall, Vice President, Vice President John Hoynes, Walter Matthau, White House, Who's the Boss?
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Friday, April 10th, 2015
The 1997 movie Private Parts, based on Howard Stern’s autobiography of the same name, has fairly rich television connections.
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Tags: 1980, 1980s, 1990, 1990s, 1997, ABC, Albuquerque, American Splendor, Betty Thomas, C.J. Cregg, Chief of Staff, Cinderella, Cinderella Man, Deputy National Security Advisor, Fred Norris, Gary Dell'Abate, Gilmore Girls, HBO, Hill Street Blues, Howard Stern, In Plain Sight, Jackie Martling, Janet Maslin, John Adams, Kate Harper, Kelly Bishop, King of All Media, Lucy Bates, Mary McCormack, Mary Shannon, Murder One, National Security Advisor, NBC, New Mexico, Paul Giamatti, Pig Vomit, President Bartlet, Press Secretary, Private Parts, Robin Quivers, Roger Ebert, Sideways, The New York Times, The West Wing, U.S. Marshal, USA, West Wing
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Sunday, April 5th, 2015
In the 1990s, NBC dominated with a powerful lineup of programs, including Seinfeld, Friends, and ER. Homicide: Life on the Street, while overflowing with quality scripts, story lines, and actors, did not bathe in the glitz factor of NBC’s other shows. Still, it lasted seven years, airing from 1993 to 1999.
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Tags: 1990, 1990s, Al Giardello, Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, Charles Durning, Crosetti, Dean Winters, Detective John Munch, Detective Megan Russert, Detective Mike Logan, drug legalization, Felton, Frank Pembleton, Homicide, John Munch, Kate Walsh, Law & Order, lieutenant, Life Everlasting, Marcia Gay Harden, Mayor, Mayor of Baltimore, Meet the Press, Megan Russert, Mike Logan, Moses Gunn, Neil Patrick Harris, Robin Williams, Steve Buscemi, SVU, The Baltimore Sun, Tim Bayliss, Tim Russert, tv-movie, Zen
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Sunday, March 22nd, 2015
Susan Dey enjoyed a second wave of television success as Los Angeles Assistant District Attorney Grace Van Owen on NBC’s L.A. Law when she hosted Saturday Night Live on February 8, 1992. Dey’s first stint in the spotlight occurred in the early 1970s as feminist keyboard player Laurie Partridge on ABC’s The Partridge Family.
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Tags: 1950s, 1960s, 1970, 1970s, 1974, 1985, 1990s, ABC, Adam Sandler, Beth Cahill, big man on campus, Bobby Brady, bubble gum rock, C'mon Get Happy, California, Car 54, cartoon, Chris Farley, Chris Partridge, Chris Rock, Cindy Brady, Dana Carvey, Danny Partridge, David Spade, Dennis the Menace, disco, Donna Reed, Doug Simpson, Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids, Grace Van Owen, Greg Brady, I Think I Love You, I Woke Up In Love This Morning, Jan Brady, Julia Sweeney, Keith Partridge, Kevin Nealon, L.A. Law, Laurie Partridge, Leave It To Beaver, Marcia Brady, Melanie Hutsell, Mike Myers, Nick at Nite, Nickelodeon, Peter Brady, popular culture, retro popular culture, Reuben Kincaid, Rob Schneider, San Pueblo, Saturday Night Live, Shirley Partridge, Siobhan Fallon, SNL, Something suddenly came up, Sunshine Day, Susan Dey, The Brady Bunch, The Brady Six, The Donna Reed Show, The Partridge Family, Tracy Partridge, Victoria Jackson, When It's Time to Change, Woodstock
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Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
America pervades television program titles. Indeed, examples are plentiful.
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Tags: 1950, 1950s, 1979, 1980, 1980s, 1987, 1990, 1990s, 1998, ABC, All-American, All-American teenager, America, America's Funniest Home Videos, America's Got Talent, America's Most Wanted, America's Next Top Model, American Bandstand, American Broadcasting Company, American Chopper, American Dad, American Dream, American Dreamer, American Dreams, American Experience, American Gladiators, American Hot Rod, American Idol, American Inventor, American Justice, American Masters, Americathon, Amerika, Dick Clark, Good Morning America, journalism, Kris Kristofferson, Love American Style, Meg Pryor, miniseries, Orange County, Orange County Choppers, Paul Teutul, Philadelphia, program titles, Robert Urich, sitcom, Soviet, Soviet takeover, teenager, television, television program, television program titles, Wisconsin
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Friday, February 6th, 2015
Before he was Colonel Potter on M*A*S*H, Harry Morgan was one of Hollywood’s cornerstone character actors. He shared the silver screen with legends.
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Tags: 1990, 1990s, 4077th, AfterM*A*S*H, An Incident in Baltimore, Bill Gannon, Blacke's Magic, character actor, Colonel Henry Blake, Colonel Potter, Colonel Sherman T. Potter, Dan Aykroyd, December Bride, Dragnet, Elvis Presley, Father Mulcahy, Frankie and Johnny, Gary Cooper, General Steele, Grace Kelly, Grace Under Fire, Henry Blake, High Noon, Hollywood, Incident in a Small Town, Inherit the Wind, James Garner, Jamie Farr, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne, Judge Bell, June Allyson, M*A*S*H, M*A*S*H 4077th, Max Klinger, McLean Stevenson, Missouri, NBC, Pete & Gladys, Pete Porter, Sherman T. Potter, silver screen, Spencer Tracy, Support Your Local Sheriff, The General Flipped at Dawn, The Glenn Miller Story, The Incident, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, The Shootist, The Simpsons, Third Rock from the Sun, Tom Hanks, Veterans, Veterans Administration, Walter Matthau, William Christopher
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Wednesday, October 9th, 2013
In Teleliteracy is Here…So Telefriend, Chapter 14 of his 1992 book Teleliteracy, television critic David Bianculli raises the issue of television programming rivaling literature for intelligence.
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Tags: 1984, 1990s, 1991, 1993, A Martinez, ABC, Alan Rosenberg, Arnie Becker, audience, August, Bear, Bears, blood pressure, Chicago, Chicago Bears, Civil War, Civil Wars, Dan Castellanata, Daniel Morales, David Bianculli, Denise Iannello, Eli Levinson, false advertising, Head Coach, Homer Simpson, John Kapelos, L.A. Law, literature, March, McKenzie Brackman, Mike Ditka, misrepresentation, November, producer, Santa Barbara, Steven Bochco, Steven Bochco Productions, Stuart Markowitz, television, television critic, The Simpsons, TV, viewers, William M. Finklestein, writer
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Tuesday, July 16th, 2013
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then James Bond should be very flattered indeed.
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Tags: 1914, 1970, 1970s, 1978, 1981, 1989, 1990, 1990s, Adam West, Aston Martin, Batman, Brian Shaw, British agent, Burt Reynolds, Cannonball, Cannonball Run, Clive Cussler, Dirk Pitt, Fortune Hunter, FOX, Goldfarb, Great Britain, Hollywood, Hooper, Hudson River, James Bond, James Pond, James Pond: Underwater Agent, National Underwater Marine Agency, NFL, Night Probe, North American Treaty, parallel, parallels, parodies, popular culture, popular culture icon, Roger Moore, Sega Genesis, Seymour, Seymour Goldfarb, Special Projects Director, spoof, spoofs, stunt coordinator, stuntman, The Cannonball Run, The North American Treaty, The Spy Who Laughed At Danger, The United States of Canada, United States, United States of Canada
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Friday, July 5th, 2013
The Lone Ranger’s origin is a story of vengeance. Captain Dan Reid of the Texas Rangers leads a squad to pursue legendary outlaw Butch Cavendish. A double-crossing guide leads the Rangers into a trap at Bryant’s Gap.
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Tags: 1933, 1936, 1949, 1956, 1990, 1990s, Butch Cavendish, Captain Dan Reid, coffee table book, Dan Reid, gang, Grandma Frisby, Green Hornet, Hi-Yo-Silver, John Reid, Lone Ranger, NOW Comics, Rangers, silver bullet, silver bullets, silver mine, squad, Texas, Texas Rangers, The Green Hornet, The Lone Ranger, vengeance, wealth, WXYZ
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With Stephen Colbert entering the late night talk show wars, audiences have another choice to wind down their day. Late night, a programming block invented by NBC with Broadway Open House in 1950, spurred a slew of hosts.
Undoubtedly, Matthew Perry’s most recognized role is Chandler Bing on Friends, the powerhouse sitcom on NBC’s Must See TV Thursday night lineup in the 1990s. Perry has a distinguished roster of roles beyond the wisecracking Bing, who used humor as a defense mechanism to guard against his insecurities.