tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post5549014687993989000..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: Around the dialMitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-88740706387459899852017-06-26T21:10:05.418-04:002017-06-26T21:10:05.418-04:00This Old TV Obscurities post mentions a time when ...This Old TV Obscurities post mentions a time when LAUGH-IN causes real-life problems for a few NBC affiliates, including Mitchell's "favorite": http://www.tvobscurities.com/2009/04/fake-laugh-in-news-bulletin-goes-awry/#comment-1206404Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-55021653579736894062017-06-26T14:46:39.624-04:002017-06-26T14:46:39.624-04:00Laugh-In was more like a video version of Ken Murr...Laugh-In was more like a video version of Ken Murray's "Blackouts" of the 1940's. It was rapid-fire humor and racy for its time. Anyone who watched the show will remember that. ebfdenverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015072606995899269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-4313175184519271082017-06-24T13:25:30.828-04:002017-06-24T13:25:30.828-04:00Thanks, Mitchell. My articles on the Hitchcock sho...Thanks, Mitchell. My articles on the Hitchcock shows are intended to be thorough reviews, so if you're worried about spoilers it would be best not to read them until you've seen the show!Jack Seabrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216640325305820140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-8958178171614923102017-06-24T03:30:35.760-04:002017-06-24T03:30:35.760-04:00While Me-TV has cut back the hour-long shows to ea...While Me-TV has cut back the hour-long shows to early Monday morning, it's replaced the old time slot for those shows with the half-hour ALFRED HITCHCOCK PRESENTS, starting back at that show's beginning in 1955. Me-TV isn't rerunning THRILLER at all now, but it may get back to rerunning it at some future date.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00483417885845331990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-68143723664336940212017-06-24T00:46:42.163-04:002017-06-24T00:46:42.163-04:00That was a dead boring US Open. The USGA needs to ...That was a dead boring US Open. The USGA needs to follow the lead of the R & A and put a group of legendary courses on a rota. Pebble Beach, Oakmont, Olympic, Pinehurst #2, Oakland Hills, Merion, Baltusrol, Shinnecock Hills, Southern Hills...who needs a "johnny come lately" course like Erin Hills?J.R. Clarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10342024311554833973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-25857021025907669532017-06-23T10:55:35.025-04:002017-06-23T10:55:35.025-04:00A bounty this week:
- You might have noticed tha...A bounty this week:<br /><br /> - You might have noticed that I've got comments posted at both Rick's Charlie Chan entry and Ivan's <i>Laugh-in</i> post.<br />Also, David's Buzzr post from a week ago, which ties in to the <i>Laugh-in</i> post <i>op cit.</i><br />All this nickel knowledge of mine ... it's my gift - and my curse.<br />Thanks to you, I've made a new friend in England, John at <b>Cult TV Blog</b>, but usually only when he brings up an American topic.<br />Hey, I'm coming up on 67 years old - I gotta fill the time some way ...<br /><br /> -<i>Hitchcock</i>'s "An Unlocked Window":<br />As it happened, I saw this when it first ran in 1965 (I was still in high school back then). The <i>TV Guide</i> logline called attention to the presence of an unusual twist ending that required extra security on the set - and already I've said too much.<br />For maximum effect, you ought to come to this one completely cold - no foreknowledge at all.<br />What I'm saying is, that if you haven't read Jack Westbrook's piece yet, and you still plan to see this -<b>don't read the piece <i>at all</i></b>.<br />Don't worry, it'll be there when you get back. The Internet is forever (more or less).<br />One small problem: I note that MeTV has cut back the <i>Hitchcock Hour</i> to overnight Sunday at 3 in the blessed AM. So you're looking at a wait ...<br />Oh, by the way, I notice that the next episode that Jack has up is "Death Scene" with Vera Miles and John Carradine.<br />Same precaution applies as with "Unlocked Window", and for the same reasons.<br />Just so you know. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05527404061764217504noreply@blogger.com