On June 2, 2009 I posted my very first column. It was a simple little piece about my love affair with television that started when I was a child, watching Saturday morning cartoons. That love affair, naturally, grew and changed as I got older moving from kid-centric programming to more adult fare, ranging from action adventure series to lots and …
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There used to be a time when summer TV was a wasteland with little too nothing to watch but lots of repeats or failed shows being burned off; but that was a LONG time ago – thank you to the TV gods! This summer, like many before, is overflowing with programming options whether its TV shows coming back for a …
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Last week the networks made their annual presentations to the New York advertisers, announcing their planned fall TV schedules, including the shows that will be returning as well as the new shows that will be debuting throughout the entire 2019-2020 TV season. Since I am a big fan of TV dramas, I thought it would be fun to take a …
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It’s that time again to salute those actresses who are on the move, actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work, those actresses who are rising stars. Landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring actors. Let’s take a look at the …
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Ten years ago, I wrote the following article about the Apollo Moon Landing and what that monumental historical event meant to my little hometown of Apollo, Pennsylvania. And now that it’s 10 years later and the 50th Anniversary will soon be upon us, it seemed like the right time to revisit that article: On July 20, 1969, United States astronauts …
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It’s that time again to salute those actresses who are on the move, actresses who deserve a little extra attention for their latest work, those actresses who are rising stars. Landing that crucial role in a TV movie or guest appearance in a successful show or film makes all the difference for aspiring actors. Let’s take a look at the …
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Can you believe that the 2018-2019 TV season will be coming to an end next month? Where has the time gone? There are a LOT of options on the major and cable networks next month, but out of all those programming choices I selected the following as my top picks for May: RETURNING TO THE LINE-UP On May 5 and …
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Last year PBS aired a two-hour special focusing on America’s 100 Best-Loved Novels, and with spring now here and folks celebrating Easter this coming weekend, I thought it would be fun to look back on this special, and more specifically the list of books on that list. Make a point to share this list with your friends, family and even …
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Just like every other year, the major networks are working on a number of pilots to be considered for pick-up for the 2019-2020 TV season this fall. As of a few days ago, no real decisions have been made by ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC or The CW as to which pilots will be picked up for this fall, but there …
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Back when Freeform was still ABC Family, a number of years after Gilmore Girls came to an end and before Broadway star Sutton Foster landed the lead role in Younger, there was a little show called Bunheads, created by none other than Gilmore Girls mastermind Amy Sherman-Palladino. Bunheads was a comedy-drama that only ran from June 2012 to February 2013, …
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