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You know that thing where people post online phrases like, “Can you recommend a TV show on Netflix / Hulu / Disney+?” and everybody responds with the same five or six shows that everyone else has seen? You’re going to thank me for recommending this show. It is absolutely the cutest reality TV show I’ve…

It’s an advertising tradition that’s existed for as long as advertisers exist. Companies will produce a commercial for the holiday season – a commercial that’s often filled with happiness and joy and memories. And I don’t think there will be a more poignant commercial for the holidays than this new one from Chevrolet. In the…

I can’t remember where I originally saw this game show, whether it was part of a YouTube algorithm or something that came up as part of a Google search. But holy cow … take a look at this. It’s a game show where you rely on your competitive dart skills to answer trivia questions and…

Television game shows don’t have to be all “get the right answer and win a car” serious. Sometimes you can have a successful game show that also plays for laughs. The Gong Show was one such program. So were the 1970’s-era Match Game episodes. Remote Control was also a fun game show in its day.…

I Love Lucy defined the television sitcom. Even today, the 1950’s TV show has been analyzed, studied, adored and revered for its fantastic writing, talented acting, and beloved comic moments. I mean, all I have to do is mention “Vitameatavegamin” or utter the phrase “chocolates on a conveyor belt,” and you can already remember those…

I will admit it. At one point in my life, I absolutely loved watching Bar Rescue, the show where entertainment expert Jon Taffer visits failing bars and taverns and helps renovate them into successful businesses. But after Taffer made some disparaging comments about workers during the pandemic – on top of taking PPP loans –…

There were once very simple rules on cable television. Channels like Cinemax would show softcore adult movies at night – maybe you saw boobs, possibly some tush, but that’s about it. And HBO would also offer some titillating programming with shows like Real Sex, G-String Divas and Cathouse – all pandering to the puerile passion…

It’s February 5, 1969. At the time, one of the most popular TV shows on the air was NBC’s hour-long comedy series Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In, a program full of amazing comedy, trippy visuals and biting satire. This program was not only Monday night destination TV, it was a show that defined what television comedy…

Actor David McCallum, who participated in two iconic TV genre roles – the Russian secret agent Ilya Kuryakin in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. and as Ducky Mallard in the procedural NCIS, passed away earlier this week. McCallum had a long and distinguished career in entertainment – in addition to his roles in The Man From…

After Star Trek completed three years of its five-year mission on NBC in the 1960’s, the show was cancelled. However, the program proved extremely successful in the syndication market, where the original 79 episodes drew legions of fans and cries for new stories of the Starship Enterprise and its crew. And in 1973, Star Trek…