“We have the technology…”

I’m sure to a good many fans out there this is old news, but for those whose newsletter didn’t arrive in the mail or wound up stuck to the Domino’s Pizza coupon circular and is unreadable, one of the Holy Grails of television shows not released to DVD is finally getting the royal treatment from…

We’ll have a gay old time

A long, long time ago in front of a TV set far, far away, I was recuperating from the flu and I was sprawled out on the couch feeling somewhat feverish when I saw an episode of The Flintstones that had to have been the wackiest ever produced by Hanna-Barbera—and there are plenty of candidates for…

I want my…I want my…I want my RTV

I watched the fifth season premiere of 30 Rock last week (it comes on after Community, whose second season debut I also watched) and I thought this bit of dialogue from one of the characters, Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan), was amusing: I love you, Kenwood! Why don’t you come back to TGS? And pick the peas out of…

“They got a dad/His name is Steve/He’s got a job/He’s really tall…”

As a young couch potato, My Three Sons was one of those shows that ran on our TV set like tap water—much in the same way as Gunsmoke, The Andy Griffith Show, Bonanza, The Lucy Show, Hazel, etc. always seemed to be available with the flick of a switch. Because my viewing tastes hadn’t become as discriminating as they are today (don’t think I…

“You’re a midget in a kid suit…”

If you were to tie me up and threaten me with lighted matches in an effort to get me to confess why I watched The Partridge Family as a kid, I still wouldn’t be able to tell you. My usual excuse is that it was probably one of my sisters who loved the show and that the three of…

“Let it be on your head!”

Forty years ago on this date, ABC premiered The Odd Couple—a situation comedy based on the successful stage play by Neil Simon and the 1968 film adaptation that followed afterward. Edward Copeland asked for a volunteer to commemorate the occasion, and I was only too happy to do—you can read my essay here. (I wanted to use the above…

Guest Review: Star of Midnight (1935)/The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)

Back in May, frequent commenter and longtime Thrilling Days of Yesteryear supporter Philip Schweier put his thoughts about Appointment with Danger (1951) to e-mail and submitted it for publication here on the blog. Since I’m currently involved in more anvil-juggling today (I didn’t even have time to do a birthday shout-out) I thought I’d turn over the reins to…

I’ve got a bad feeling about this…

Back in the early part of November 2007, I saw an article online that mentioned the retirement of country music legend Hank Thompson and I briefly noted it on the blog. My good buddy from the Lone Star State, Bill “You wouldn’t walk on my lawn if I kept a ‘gator on it” Crider commented that…

R.I.P. Rebel Randall

When I went to work on this post this weekend—a tally of some of the recent celebrity/show business passings—one of the sources I consulted was an informative blog entitled The Obit Patrol, which valiantly makes the never-ending effort to chronicle notable deaths…and not just those recognized here by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear. I noticed earlier today while looking for an…

“We’ll do it now…and to the death.”

I learned of actor Harold Gould’s passing at the age of 86 Saturday from my good friend and esteemed blogging colleague Edward Copeland…and as might be expected, I’m devastated by the news. If you’re a regular reader at this tiny scrap of the blogosphere—or even someone who drives by when the mood strikes them—you’re no doubt aware that I…