We'll start this week with something I think one or two of you might find interesting: the evolution of on-screen television graphics systems. It includes some pictures of how the graphics were used to show election returns; I still miss the days when the networks used actual tote boards which they then showed on camera. Yes, I'm old.
At bare•bones e-zine, Jack's Hitchcock Project takes on Martin Berkeley's second-season episode "Crackpot," a tight little thriller with the great character actor Robert Emhardt as a mysterious figure who may be haunting Biff McGuire and Mary Scott.
In the mood for more Hitch? Let's head over to Silver Scenes, where the Metzingers look at "Don't Look Behind You," a 1962 episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour that perhaps fits a bit uncomfortably into the show's new hour-long format; regardless, Jeffrey Hunter and Vera Miles are always worth it.
Jodie's back at Garroway at Large with an update on comings and goings over the past couple of months, and yes, there are some Garroway-themed items on the list, plus a Charles Kuralt tie-in, and a generous hat-tip to yours truly.
At Cult TV Blog, John turns back to the 1970-72 British sci-fi series Doomwatch, and the episode "The Logicians," which, as you may have gathered, has to do with logic, public school life in the UK in the '70s, and the theft of a secret formula from a pharmaceutical company.
I'll probably never stop talking about how Saturday night used to be the big night in the TV week, but after you read David's latest at Comfort TV, on prime-time Saturdays in 1974, you'll see why. CBS has the biggest hits, but all three networks have at least one show worth watching.
If you're like me, the phrase "fake news" can send you running, but at The Hits Just Keep On Comin', JB reminds us of a time when such was not the case: the "break-in records" of Dickie Goodman and Bill Buchanan, in which mock news accounts were made from clips from current hit songs. Just listen!
At The Lucky Strike Papers, Andrew gives us a kinescope of the March 24, 1951 broadcase of Your Hit Parade, back when shows were brought to you by a single sponsor, whose commercials were a part of the show. Andrew's mother singer Sue Bennett, is a featured part of the commercials.
Lately we've been rewatching the 1970s series Nichols, which starred James Garner and gave us a twist on the Western genre. Margot Kidder was one of the co-stars on Nichols, and that brings us to Travalanche, and the sad story of her last few years.
Finaly, at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence takes a look at the career of character actor John Lasell, well-remembered from the soap opera Dark Shadows, who died earlier this month, age 95.
That's it for this week, but don't forget to check the links on the sidebar, including the podcasts I featured last week! TV
Thank you Mitchell!
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