tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post2871137609041666405..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: This week in TV Guide: February 26, 1966Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-4618369485357431512018-02-27T16:01:11.432-05:002018-02-27T16:01:11.432-05:00I believe both ABC and NBC carried General Maxwell...I believe both ABC and NBC carried General Maxwell Taylor's testimony live (the latter in color), while CBS went back to regular daytime programming.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-71816134261941633732018-02-25T20:09:10.919-05:002018-02-25T20:09:10.919-05:00A little trivia, Charles Briles featured on the co...A little trivia, Charles Briles featured on the cover with Linda Evans and Miss Stanwyck was the youngest Barkley son Eugene. He was written out after the first season.fandexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13192367829636197358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-39985900548087151062018-02-25T12:11:45.943-05:002018-02-25T12:11:45.943-05:00I could spend hours pointing out the mistakes and ...I could spend hours pointing out the mistakes and inaccuracies in Kronenberger's arguments: the assumptions TV would mold the surrounding society instead of the other way around (like every other tech), that only European "high culture" was worth emulating, the rejection of any value to entertainment, the fact the exact arguments were made against radio...but then a ten page comment isn't going to work.Alvaro Leosnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-48533685254538613882018-02-25T01:26:14.814-05:002018-02-25T01:26:14.814-05:00Regarding your comments about Barbara Stanwyck, it...Regarding your comments about Barbara Stanwyck, it's interesting to see that someone we'd assume to be nothing but confident can still be very human. I always loved that she played these very strong women, but I guess even the strongest of people can have some insecurities. Having watched The Big Valley, I very much agree with your last statement: I like that woman, too. tomovoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094065368257956219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-16920463210336318642018-02-24T17:26:04.019-05:002018-02-24T17:26:04.019-05:00About live programming in the late 60s, I think Ed...About live programming in the late 60s, I think Ed Sullivan's show was live most weeks until its 1971 cancellation. You didn't mention this, but I'm sure you know most sports programming has to be live. <br /><br />Also WML? & IGaS weren't live all the time. Often 1 show would be taped the around the same time that a live episode was broadcast. It's been stated online that the last IGaS looks as though its last segment, where the end of the show was announced, looked & sounded as though it was tacked on later, as there was nothing in the body of the show before that suggested that this show was coming to an end.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-73597402590949550502018-02-24T10:30:48.485-05:002018-02-24T10:30:48.485-05:00As for the coarsening of culture, as my friend Gar...As for the coarsening of culture, as my friend Gary used to say, he feared letting his small son watch something as harmless as golf on TV because he didn't want to be asked "What does erectile dysfunction mean?" <br />I've despised those more than any other commercial. Not a fan of golf, but watch an NFL game, sooner or later... There one is, often more than a bit suggestive, and typically with a list of (creepy) side effects: ''I lasts more than three hours...''. Wouldn't have an issue if those were after, say 10pm, if the Tonight Show was riddled with those ads, so what? But Sunday afternoon, kids are around, maybe even watching with you, and suddenly here comes an awkward moment courtesy of some drug company. And the NFL isn't blameless either, because they have <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/350413748/2017-NFL-Ad-Policy" rel="nofollow">a long list</a> of OK and NO for ads, and can veto any ad. The first one in fact, prohibits ads for condoms, yet scroll down to #15, pharmaceuticals - but THOSE ads are OK - go figure.<br />As an aside, looking at that list, it's going to be interesting when the Raiders move to Vegas. Considering how the NFL hates gambling...YIHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149048850538200399noreply@blogger.com