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We'll start the week at Cult TV Blog, where John continues his review of The Omega Factor with what he calls his favorite episode, "Powers of Darkness." This series continues to intrigue me. 

The announcement of NBC's reboot of The Rockford Files prompted David to look at one of television's most iconic characters in this week's Comfort TV: the original Jim Rockford, played by the inimitable James Garner. 

In this week's A-Team review at The View from the Junkyard, Roger reviews "Road Games," which strikes me as being a little like Mission: Impossible, with the bulk of the episode given over to "the execution of an extremely clever and intricate plan."

Speaking of Mr. T, as we are indirectly, Terence has a look at the very short-lived sitcom Mr. T and Tina, which starred Pat Morita and ran for five episodes in the fall of 1976. I do remember this series, though I never saw it, being captive in the World's Worst Town.

There's a UFO craze right now, which I have absolutely no interest in; one world is weird enough for me. It does, however, make this a perfect time for Paul at Mavis Movie Madness to look back at 1975's The U.F.O. Incident, the "real life" Betty and Barney Hill story. 

It's a double dose of Paul this week; over at Drunk TV, he discusses the fifth and final season of The Odd Couple, one of the great sitcoms of the decade, or even longer than that. It's a throwback to an era of adult, sophisticated, and farcical humor, which I miss. TV

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