Successful medical television sitcoms are few and far between. While medical dramas last for years and years – i.e., Grey’s Anatomy, St. Elsewhere, E/R, Medical Center, The Good Doctor, Marcus Welby M.D., Emergency!, Chicago Hope, The Good Doctor – there are very few successful medical situation comedies. Let’s see. There’s Scrubs, M*A*S*H, St. Denis Medical,…
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The Albany Patroons defeat Halifax 122-106 to advance to a three-game playoff with the NY Phoenix
Typing that headline makes me smile. The TBL’s playoff format – first-round knockout battles, then best-of-three contests to survive and advance to the TBL championship – began last night. The Albany Patroons, as the #3 seed in the North Atlantic Division, needed to win a one-game playoff against the #2 seed, the Halifax Hoopers, to…
Read MoreNY Phoenix takes third game of Route 5 Rivalry, 114-105
This is what we need for local basketball fans. The TBL’s top two teams – whose only losses this season have been in games against each other – are now facing off in the third game of their four-game regular season “Route 5 Rivalry.” And in this matchup, the New York Phoenix drove down from…
Read MoreWhen It Played in Albany: March 5, 1981
There’s a specific reason why I picked this date. There’s a reason why I’m traveling back 44 years in time. But we’ll get to that in a moment. On occasion, I’ll pick a specific date in Albany’s history, and then I’ll find out what movies were playing at the local theaters and drive-ins on that…
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