tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post6347834444813763606..comments2024-03-27T22:27:16.556-04:00Comments on It's About TV: What's on TV? Thursday, February 9, 1984Mitchell Hadleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-70007321447309809152019-06-13T00:16:38.776-04:002019-06-13T00:16:38.776-04:00Yeah, as a Press Your Luck fan during my teen year...Yeah, as a Press Your Luck fan during my teen years, and growing up in Minneapolis, I was lucky to know the show existed. Having divorced parents, and spending parts of the holiday breaks in Wisconsin, and part of my summer vacation, I made it a priority to watch PYL every chance I could. I was so irritated that it never aired in MSP. Mike H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14643727143711597446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-36317205716783563262019-02-07T07:32:27.553-05:002019-02-07T07:32:27.553-05:00A slight correction - this was actually the first ...A slight correction - this was actually the first full season WITHOUT "Laverne & Shirley" in prime time, so I'm not sure why the listing still includes "& Company".<br /><br />Daytime shows pre-empted, besides the aforementioned "Edge Of Night":<br />WCCO: "$25,000 Pyramid" and "Press Your Luck" (by "Hour Magazine")<br />KTSP: None<br />WTCN: "Hot Potato" (by "Mary Tyler Moore").<br /><br />Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14792179042272710027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-11894952192727961952019-02-06T22:50:01.646-05:002019-02-06T22:50:01.646-05:00Match Game-Hollywood Squares(WTCN) was a short-liv...Match Game-Hollywood Squares(WTCN) was a short-lived mash-up of both long-running game shows hosted by Gene Rayburn(Match Game portion, of course) and Jon "Bowzer" Bauman(Hollywood Squares portion). The shows are currently being digitally remastered and set for a 4-episode mini-marathon on BUZZR Feb. 17, with a plan to air more episodes when they are remastered.chckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064472671332322550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-70655349329207959972019-02-06T22:40:51.399-05:002019-02-06T22:40:51.399-05:00WCCO may have had Price Is Right and Tattletales b...WCCO may have had Price Is Right and Tattletales but they also had "No Whammies" as in, no Press Your Luck. Deborah Mullowney(Capitol) later married an actor, taking his last name: Deborah Farentino.chckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17064472671332322550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-58661444529424952352019-02-04T20:26:37.321-05:002019-02-04T20:26:37.321-05:00Well. First of all, I never thought I'd compar...Well. First of all, I never thought I'd compare Dick Cavett and John Wayne in the same sentence, but just as the Duke always played himself, I think what we're seeing here is Cavett playing a heavy doing an impression of Cavett. Great!<br /><br />Also, and I think you've mentioned this before, the pacing is glacial. This episode covered what - about two hours, three at the most? Probably one day a week, which is how Mike Karr manages to keep so young. But it does demonstrate how you could miss a day, or even a week, and still figure out what's going on. <br /><br />Of course, <i>Edge</i> always had a larger male viewership, because it was at heart a mystery story, and that shows in the storylines. I wonder how they're going to end?...Mitchell Hadleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08695771505209080030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-89603418210427518752019-02-04T16:44:54.305-05:002019-02-04T16:44:54.305-05:00ABC hyped the 1984 U.S. men's Olympic hockey t...ABC hyped the 1984 U.S. men's Olympic hockey team as being as good as their 1980 predecessors.<br /><br />But in reality, most hockey analysts believed the best the 1984 team could do was to finish third and win the bronze medal.....but only if the U.S. managed to play all-out and a couple of other teams (read: Canada, Sweden, or Finland) "stumbled" during the tournament, which would have allowed the U.S. to climb into third.Jofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05591730159623555357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6042603612494762084.post-36813509986180654692019-02-04T12:03:50.242-05:002019-02-04T12:03:50.242-05:00I don't have this particular issue, but I do h...I don't have this particular issue, but I <i>do</i> have YouTube, which figures in what follows at the conclusion.<br />First things first, though:<br /><br /> - The <i>Tattletales</i> listing sparked my curiosity.<br />Apparently it's <i>Young And The Restless</i> week; Eric Braeden and Melody Thomas, who were (and are) an on-and-off couple there for years, are there with real-life partners.<br />In Braeden's case, it's his long-term wife Dale. Thomas was between marriages at that time, but married Y&R producer Ed Scott the following year (could he be her teammate here?)<br />In 2019 (thirty-five years on), Braeden and Scott are still together on Y&R, somewhat the worse for wear, but there you are.<br /> <br /> - <i>Thicke Of The Night</i> has as a recurring guest Wally George, an ultra-right-wing talk show guy who was a ten-day-wonder during this time. At that point, he was best-known (?) as the birth father of Rebecca DeMornay, who was breaking through as a movie actress (and was notably <i>not</i> on speaking terms with George). Also, Wally George had the worst bleach-blonde comb-over in the business.<br />Wally ("Wall-EE! Wall-EE!") died a few years back, totally forgotten. Thanx for reminding me of him. :-( <br /><br /> - Up for a bit of a challenge?<br />Noting once again that KSTP is bypassing <i>Edge Of Night</i>, the greatest daytime drama of them all.<br />Dweeb that I am, I decided to check and see where EON's story was that day - and I got a pleasant surprise.<br />From the historical site, I went to YouTube, to see if that episode was available; it was and is.<br />Herewith my challenge:<br />I'd like you to go to YouTube and watch - not this episode - but the <i>next</i> one, from Friday, February 10, 1984.<br />No spoilers here; for best results, you should see this one cold (and so should anyone reading this whose curiosity is piqued).<br />Once again:<br /><i>Edge Of Night</i>, February 10, 1984.<br />It's only a half-hour (actually a little less; the commercials are edited out).<br />Just watch and react to what you're seeing.<br />And be sure to let us all know … <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br /><br /> <br /><br />I<br /><br />Mike Doranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427528138598549103noreply@blogger.com