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October 23, 2026

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At Comfort TV, David presupposes Hall0ween with one of the many vintage made-for-TV horror movies of the 1980s, Don't Go to Sleep, with Dennis Weaver , Valerie Harper, and Ruth Gordon. A classic telemovie cast!

Keeping with the telemovie theme, Gill takes on The Curse of King Tut's Tomb at RealWeegieMidget, in honor of one of its stars, Eva Marie Saint. And in passing, Gill mentions some of the great credits of this remarkable actress.

Cult TV Blog has moved to another "theme" series of posts, this one on the British sci-fi alien creatures the Autons, who made their television debut in the 1966 Doctor Who episode "Invasion." Think Invasion of the Body Snatchers, British style.

Let's stay with British TV at Cult TV Lounge, where dfordoom looks at the first season of The Power Game, the mid-1960s series about intrigue and cynacism in the world of British industry, considered one of the very best series of the decade.

Tom Skerritt, who was on just about everything in television and in the movies, died Wednesday at the age of 93, and at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence has a retrospective of his many, many credits. Terence also honors Michael Forest, best remembered as Apollo in Star Trek, but with a host of other appearances on his CV, who died earlier this month. He was 97.

B.A. gets shot in this week's A-Team episode, "Waiting for Insane Wayne," the subject Roger's review at The View from the Junkyard. Not unlike Hogan's Heroes, it suggests that when the bad guys are the authorities, you have to play them as idiots.

The 1966-67 TV Guide season continues at Television Obscurities with the issue of October 22, 1966, and among its features is the week's editorial, in which the editors note that politics has become so expensive that "It takes a very rich man, or one with very rich friends, these days, to attain high political office." The more things change, eh? TV

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October 16, 2026

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The Goodies was a British sketch comedy show that ran in the 1980s and 90s, with an accent on absurdist and non-PC humor. At Cult TV Blog, John looks at the episode "Black and White Beauty," which most assuredly falls into both categories.

David takes a moment at Comfort TV to remember one of the truly great pioneers of television, Steve Allen. We've always done a lousy job in TV land of remembering our heroes, and David reminds us why we should remember Steverino.

Speaking of absurdity, at The View from the Junkyard, Roger reviews the A-Team episode "Cowboy George," in which our heroes battle a ruthless gang of criminals while arranging a concert featuring "country" singer Boy George, mistakenly booked in place of Cowboy George.

The Television Obscurities review of the 1966-67 TV Guide season continues with a look at the issue of October 15, 1966, which featured articles on football, Vietnam (what else?), William Shatner, and the week's cover girl, Love on a Rooftop's Judy Carne.

A twin spin from A Shroud of Thoughts to celebrate twin 75th anniversaries: remembering one of television's great anthology series, Goodyear Television Playhouse, and a look at the original opening credits for I Love Lucy.

Continuing with everyone's favorite redhead, at Drunk TV, Paul remembers Lucy on her anniversary, and how Lucy always carries on fron generation to generation; he also offers some sharp observations about today's "media consumers."

Back to OTR, and Martin Grams looks back at one of the recurring secondary characters from The Green Hornet: Muggs, a shady sort who nonetheless is frequently heard helping out Brit Reid in his fight against crime. TV

October 9, 2026

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Wt Cult TV Blog, John introduces us to the 1960s science fiction series Undermind, with the unfortunately familiar premise of technology "being used to get inside people and undermine society. What's old is new again.

Let's stay with the British flavor here, as the delightful Gill at RealWeegieMidget interviews Ian Ogilvy, star of The Return of the Saint, and with a list of credit so long that, well, it's best to just let Gill take over.

Has there ever been a scifi series that didn't do dinosaurs? And do it well? Captain Video takes us to Star Trek, or at least the comic book version, as the post-Star Trek the Motion Picture crew arrive on "Dinosaur Planet."

Keeping in the spirit of things, Silver Scenes looks at a series of board games put out in the 1960s by Hasbro, based on the Universal monsters! Care for The Mummy Mystery Game or The Creature from the Black Lagoon Game? Those were the days.

At The View from the Junkyard, Roger's review of The A-Team takes us to "Members Only," and it's not the jacket, but it does have to do with golf (in which case it would have had to be a green jacket, right?) as Face joins a country club.

Television Obscurities is back to the world of "A Year in TV Guide," and we're continuing the 60th anniversary celebration of the 1966-67 season, with the issue of October 8, 1966. I'm looking forward to getting back to these myself.

I've left it to Terence at A Shroud of Thoughts to look back at the career of the legendary Eva Marie Saint, who died this week at the age of 102. What a resume she had, and what a shame they don't make stars like her anymore.

When you mention Gene Barry to me, I'll always think first of Burke's Law, but before that there was the Western series Bat Masterson, and Martin Grams has a fascinating look at some archival letters and telegrams that give us a behind-the-scenes look.

Finally, I want to thank those of you who reached out in one way or another in response to my Wednesday essay. I haven't replied to all of you yet but I have read them all, and I promise I will respond. However, it's your love and support that keep things going here, and I don't ever forget it. TV

October 2, 2026

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The fall of 1978 is an interesting time for me. It was when I started college, and stopped paying so much attention to TV. And at Comfort TV, David's up to primetime Thursdays in 1978. What do I remember most? Those shows starting C.B.S.

John's series of Patricia Hayes appearances wraps up in this week's Cult TV Blog with her performance in "You Talk Too Much," a play in the Centre Play anthology series, and his review of this series of essays.

Patrick McGoohan's always worth watching in anything, and that includes the movie that Rick reviews this week at Classic Film & TV Cafe: All Night Long, a jazz version of Othello, with our man Pat as the Iago character. Definitely a TV watch!

Time for Murder: well, is there ever a bad time for murder? Boy, that's a dangerous attitude to have, isn't it? However, it's also the title of the TV chiller that Paul reviews at Drunk TV: six British tales of mystery and suspence. And, I'm betting, murder!

And more Mavis Movie Madness: this time it's season two of Bronco, which is actually its first season as a stand-alone series, after Bronco Layne (Ty Hardin) was basically a stand-in on Cheyenne during Clint Walker's contract dispute.

Hey, it's something new at Shadow & Substance, which is always a cause for cheer. This week, it's a quick look at the teaser for the sesaon five Twilight Zone opener "In Praise of Pip," one of TV's first mentions of Vietnam. Ah, if only the rest of the season were this good.

I don't know why The View from the Junkyard always seems to be bringing up the end of these weekly wrap ups, but maybe it's a case of saving the best for last. It's The A-Team at the ballet! Well, sort it out for yourself as Roger looks at "The A-Team Is Coming..." TV

September 25, 2026

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This week's opening salvo comes from Cult TV Blog, where John's review of the actress Patricia Hayes continues with some of her comedic work from the 1960s and 1970s, which gives us a great look at the versatility of her roles.

Earlier this week, you hopefully read my interview with David Hofstede regarding the second edition of his wonderful book, When Television Brought Us Together. At Comfort TV, David continues with his behind-the-scenes look at how, and why, this updated version came to be. Consider it a cautionary but ultimately victorious tale.

At Cult TV Lounge, dfordoom reviews David McDaniel's novel Who is Number 2, the second original novel based on the series The Prisoner. I happen to own this book myself and, in fact, was looking at it earlier this week. It's a lot of fun, and I'll leave it to you as to whether or not it should be considered part of the canon.

Time now for a quick trip to the radio side of the dial, where Martin Grams looks at the lost radio adventures of Renfrew of the Mounted, the 1939-40 radio adventure program. Sadly, fewer than a half-dozen of these episodes are known to exist, so Martin shares some of the plot summaries from those missing episodes.

The actress Anjanette Comer died in May of this year, at age 86. We're only now finding out about that, and at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence catches up with an appreciation of the many television and movie credits of this talented and lovely actress during her long and varied career.

Here's a neat reminder of something I used to see all the time when I was growing up: a product sweepstakes tied to a television series. In this case, it's a 1966 ad for Gleem Toothpaste's Batman Sweepstakes that appeared in TV Guide. First prize: a cool $50,000, and I wonder what that would be today?

And to close things out, this week "Wheel of Fortune" refers to our latest episode of The A-Team at The View from the Junkyard, one in which one of our heroes, Murdock, appears on an episode of the game show: Wheel of Fortune. Don't you just love it when television goes meta? TV

September 18, 2026

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Lets start with some Twilight Zone, shall we? At The Twilight Zone Vortex, Brian reviews the final season episode "Spur of the Moment," which also marked the final contribution to the series of writer Richard Matheson. Just saw this episode a couple of weeks ago myself.

From there, it's Comfort TV, where David reviews three hits from that much-maligned final season, as well as three misses. No, "Spur of the Moment" doesn't land on either list, though it does get a mention. But see if you agree with David's choices.

The "Patricia Hayes Season" continues at Cult TV Blog, where John views her performance in "And the Wall Came Tumbling Down" from Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense. If this doesn't make you want to watch the series, nothing will.

For some reason, Speed Racer completely escaped me when I was of cartoon age. (I wonder what I was watching instead?) I don't have to wonder about this piece by Paul at Drunk TV, though, and it's a terrific look back at the legendary cartoon.

At Cult TV Lounge, DforDoom looks at a miniseries I completely overlooked: The Dain Curse, a three-episode series from 1978 in which the great James Coburn plays Dashiell Hammett's private detective Hamilton Nash, aka The Continental Op.

This week, Martin Grams gives us a little TV Guide Trivia from 1959, featuring items from the wonderful TV Teletype, which is always a must-stop whenever I'm reading an old issue. Read it; you'll like it!

The 60th anniversary of The Monkees? Get outta here! But it's true, and I'm old. At A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence shares his thoughts on the anniversary, and they give us some memories well worth reliving.

I couldn't let the week pass without the latest A-Team review by Roger at The View from the Junkyard. This week, it's "Uncle Budkle-Up," and it's not a PSA for seat belts, but a story about toys being used to smuggle drugs.

Finally, I was speaking about miniseries earlier, and for a good reason: at this month's American TV series with Dan Schneider, we talk about the magnificent, if checkered, history of the miniseries, from Roots to Washington: Behind Closed Doors. Enjoy! TV

September 4, 2026

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We're into the "Patricia Hayes" season at Cult TV Blog, in which John assembles a season's worth of performances from an individual actor who's appeared in various shows he's watched. Hayes was a familiar face to British audiences for her various roles, none more so than her 1971 BAFTA-winning role as "Edna, the Inebriate Woman" in Play for Today.

At RealWeegieMidget, Gill treats us to reviews of three movies featuring the late, great Tim Curry: the TV series The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange (2012-14), the horror movie The Shout (1978) and an episode of Tales from the Crypt (1993) in which he plays not one, not two, but three family members.

And speaking of Curry, at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence has a look back at the gloriously eclectic career of Curry, which stretches from Rocky Horror to Clue, and which featured turns with the Muppets, an outstanding career on stage, and more credits than you can shake a stick at, as people my age might say.

The trip through 1970s television continues apace at Comfort TV, and this week David brings us to Wednesday night, 1978: as he says, it's yet another night of primetime dominance by ABC, with Eight is Enough, Charlie's Angels, and Vega$, but there's more, including a show even worse than Supertrain!

At Cult TV Lounge, it's a look at a series I've watched in the past, Firefly, Joss Whedon's sci-fi Western, starring Nathan Fillion in a rare non-crime figher role, and a cast of characters headed by Ron Glass's insightful performance as a man of faith. It's an intriguing premise, but I agree with our fearless author that it doesn't grab me enough to watch again.

How is it that, in all the things I've remembered and forgotten in my long life, I still recall Help! It's the Hair Bear Bunch!? I don't think I ever saw a single episode of this animated series, but I sure remember the title. Fortunately, we have Paul at Drunk TV to remind us of this 1970s animated Saturday morning Hanna-Barbera series.

We've been reading a bit about Dick Tracy at Martin Grams's site, and this week he looks at the 1991 novel Dick Tracy Goes to War, one of three Warren Beatty-era Tracy novels to be written by Max Allen Collins. Considering the first book was an infinitely superior adaptation of the Tracy movie's screenplay, I think it safe to say we're in good hands.

After all this, there's no 0ther way to end the week than at The View from the Junkyard, and Roger's review of The A-Team. This week, the Team actually try to settle down in a house they own, but as the title might tell you, "There Goes the Neighborhood" has ideas of its own. TV

August 21, 2026

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Let's start with Cult TV Blog and "The Indian Spirit Guide," an episode of the 1969 American-British series Journey to the Unknown. It's written by Robert Bloch, and stars Julie Harris; let's find out what John thinks of the episode.

David Hofstede's terrific book When Television Brought Us Together will be coming out in a new and expanded edition shortly (you'll be able to read more about it here!), and this week at Comfort TV, David looks at another life lesson from The Brady Bunch, as seen in the episode "And Now a Word from Our Sponsor."

Gill is back at RealWeegieMidget with another TV movie review; this time, it's the 1993 teleflick Stalking Laura, also known as Fatal Proposal, also known as I Can Make You Love Me, starring Richard Thomas and Brooke Shields, who star, no matter what the movie's called.

At The View from the Junkyard, Roger's The A-Team episode is "Blood, Sweat and Cheers," and it features auto racing as a bonus! Now, I can't tell you if either the episode or the racing is any good, but then I'll leave that up to Roger.

Finally, there's good news for fans of The Monkees; at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence tells us that the series is now up on Tubi. As Terence says, the stories of the pre-fab four continue to find new generations of fans, for good reason. TV

August 14, 2026

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Wo, no matter what anyone says; a movie called If You Go Down in the Woods Today is not going to end well, even if you try to style it as a comedy. But don't take my word for it; that's the target of John's essay this week at Cult TV Blog.

Last month, the Hadley household finished up the four-season run of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea on DVD; this week, at Silver Scenes, the Metzingers look at the movie that started it all. Irwin Allen's epic starred Walter Pidgeon as Admiral Nelson (shh; don't tell Gypsy!) and Robert Sterling as Captain Crane. Fun fact: the role of Crane was originally offered to David Hedison, who turned it down. He'd get his chance later.

Who's our guest star on "Body Slam," this week's episode of The A-Team? None other than wrestling champ Hulk Hogan! And while Hogan manages to turn the entire episode into the Hulk Hogan show, what happens to everyone else? At The View from the Junkyard, Roger has more!

Abbe Lane died earlier this year, aged 93, although we didn't find out about it until last week. And if you don't know who Abbe Lane was, it's your loss. Fortunately, at A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence is on the case, with a retrospective look at the career of the singer/actress, who was a TV fixture in the 1960s.

I first learned of Dick Tracy not through the newspapers, or even old movie serials, but the animated adventures that appeared in the early 1960s. Who could ever have believed there would be two-way wristwatches? Anyway, Martin Grams looks at the book Calling Tracy: Six Decades of Dick Tracy, by James Van Hise, that looks well worth it.

We'll wrap it up at Classic Film and TV Corner, where Maddy looks at some big-screen movies that I've seen mostly on the small screen, specifically the Britsh New Wave movies of the 1950s and 60s. These movies, many of which fall into the "Angry Young Man" category, comprise some of my favorite movies of that era, including one of my very favorites, This Sporting Life, with future Doctor Who William Hartnell in a small role. TV

August 7, 2026

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You know, it's amazing how much less exciting Fridays become after you've retired. It's almost a letdown, thinking that another week has come and gone, another seven days that you won't get a chance to replay. Ah, just one of the things that runs through your mind when you realize that you are old. Let's look at some old television news instead.

I don't know about you, but "The Sweet Scene of Death" doesn't sound much like the fragrance I'd most like to experience, but if you're writing about Hammer House of Mystery and Suspense, as John does at this week's Cult TV Blog, it's the perfect title.

Another familiar face from our Comfort TV world has died, that being the luminous Joanna Pettet, who was such a familiar face back in the day. David reviews some of her many credits from the 1960s right through the 1980s.

Scott Hylands was another familiar name and face from the era, and he died last month at age 83. At A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence reviews his credits from a long and successful career that stretched all the way to 2017.

For fans of a certain time, the name Clifton Fadiman will ring a bell, and Martin Grams reviews a memoir by Fadiman's daughter, Ann, The Wine Lover's Daughter, a delightful look back at the man who created the Book of the Month club.

What sums up the 1980s better than a guest appearance by Rick James on The A-Team, playing himself? That pretty much tells you all you have to know about the decade, other than the episode "The Heart of Rock n' Roll," which Roger reviews at The View from the Junkyard." Oh, and we've got Isaac Hayes too! Can't beat it! TV

July 24, 2026

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Wt Cult TV Blog, John revisits the BBC 1980s-90s series Forty Minutes (not to be confused with 60 Minutes), and the episode "Separate Tables," which takes us back stage at a residential hotel, and how they work.

David's moved to Tuesday nights in 1978 in his Comfort TV survey of 1970s TV. What should we remember from then? How about ABC's big-hitter lineup: Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, Three's Company, Taxi, and Starsky & Hutch. Not a bad lineup, huh?

At RealWeegieMidget, Gill looks at the late, great Sam Neill, and his "devilishly dapper" performance in Omen III: The Final Conflict. There's been quite the outpouring of praise and appreciation for Neill since his death, all of it well-deserved.

Someone once said that when you reach a certain age, every time you drive by a cemetery, you feel like you're looking at a "Lease with an Option to Die," which is a long way to go to set up this week's A-Team episode with Roger at The View from the Junkyard.

I mentioned that as part of my research for The Book of Revelations, I started listing to the '60s Gold channel on SiriusXM, which is where I became acquainted with Freddy Cannon, who died last week, age 89. Terence appreciates him at A Shroud of Thoughts.

Another obituary to report is Joanna Pettet, who died earlier this month at 83, and Shadow & Substance remembers her multiple contributions to Rod Serling's Night Gallery, part of her impressive television career.

And to end the week on a lighter note, here's Martin Grams with a look (including some wonderful illustrations) at 1958's The Lone Ranger Adventure Stories No. 2, a great little book with adaptations of the Ranger's radio and television stories. TV

July 17, 2026

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Let's get back to normal here and start off the week right. Since we could all use a good laugh, John at Cult TV Blog has the answer: the Monty Python Science Fiction Sketch. I think it marks the first time I ever heard the word "blancmange," and life hasn't been the same since.

At Comfort TV, David continues his series on "Still Stuck in the 1970s,"which is as good a catalog as you're going to find explaining why so many of us of a certain age despair at what our culture has been. Be sure to go back and read part one here. Extremely thoughtful.

Jodie is back celebrating Dave Garroway's birthday, as well as marking the anniversary of Garroway at Large, and what better way to celebrate than with a throwback to Dave's radio DJ days, a series of records called "Dave Garroway’s 11:60 Club Favorites."

It's the return of Love That Bob at The Horn Section, and this week Hal is reviewing the 1955 episode "It's Later Than You Think." It's the third-ever episode of the show, so fans might recognize a few changes from what they're used to, and it's by all definitions a classic.

The latest star to enter the obituary roll for 2026 is the great Sam Neill, and not surprisingly we've got a pair of tributes to him, beginning at Classic Film and TV Corner, and continuing at A Shroud of Thoughts. At the latter, Terence also commemorates Hal Williams, Officer Smitty on Sanford and Son as well as many other TV roles.

Who knew that Sherlock Holmes was so popular in Russia? Well, now you do. At Cult TV Lounge, we read of The Treasures of Agra, one of a series of Holmes TV movies made between 1979 and 1986 that became quite the thing over there. Fortunately for all of us, the Russian DVD set includes English subtitles!

At Mavis Movie Madness, Paul takes a look at the first season of Bronco, which true classic television fans will remember as having started out as a "replacement" for Cheyenne when Clint Walker, worn out by the gruling schedule, walked off. It may not be as well remembered, but it holds its own.

And this week's A-Team episode at The View from the Junkyard asks the question, "Where is the Monster When You Need Him," a question which I've asked myself many times through my life. It's a show-within-a-show episode, among other things, and asd Roger mentions, it makes a point of who the real monsters are. TV

July 3, 2026

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On this day before Independence Day, let's see if we can find some fireworks in the world of classic television.

One of the hallmarks of this country is, at least in theory, free speech, so it's appropriate that we begin at Cult TV Blog, where John looks at the Play for Today, and "Speech Day," a story which, as John says, explores "who benefits and how the structures of society and state aren’t quite real." Very appropriate for today.

Free speech is also a key component of CBS's Lou Grant, with our beloved hero from Mary Tyler Moore running a newspaper. Why do I bring that up? Because David's on to Mondays in 1978 at Comfort TV, which for me meant Monday Night Football, but there's also Little House, WKRP, Kotter, and plenty else to keep us busy.

Whenever I start to worry about a week with light content, I can rest assured tha Roger's going to bail me out at The View from the Junkyard with another A-Team summary, and this week is no exception, with the episode "Incident at Crystal Lake," which does, in fact, occur at a lake, and has plenty to keep us going.

Character actor David Sheiner died last month, age 98, and if the name doesn't mean anything to you, the face likely will, as well as a very impressive list of television and movie credits. At A Shroud of Thoughts, Terence talks about his long career, and you're sure to find shows you'll recognize on the list.

It is, I think, appropriate, that we wrap up a light week with a heavyweight miniseries, Centennial, which, as Paul says at Drunk TV, was NBC's "ambitious" 1978 attempt to explore the history of the United States. Based on James Michener's similarly epic novel, the miniseries failed on many levels, as Paul details, but what a cast! It's hard to imagine that there were many unemployed actors left while this was being shot.

I've never cared for holidays like the 4th of July falling on a weekend; it seems to make it too much like a regular day off (of course, when you're retired, every day is like that), but that doesn't mean that it's not still a reason to celebrate, so I'd suggest you go out tomorrow and do just that. And remember to be careful and not go out there and shoot your eye out, as Ralphie's mother might say. TV

June 26, 2026

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Goodness, I've been so busy with my fiction this week that it's nice to return to television for a break! So let's get right to it!

The Avengers is part of our regular Friday night schedule, and right now we're winding down the Tara King years. What comes next? The New Avengers, of course! And at Comfort TV, David looks at Imprint's Blu-ray edition, and gives it flying colors.

At Cult TV Blog, John braves the suffocating British heatwave to bring us something completely different: The Great Birdseye Peas Relaunch of Monty Python in 1971. Unsure of what I'm talking about? Then you'd better head over there and check it out!

"Trouble Brewing" is this week's A-Team adventure, and at The View from the Junkyard, Roger looks at a typical tale of small-business vs. corrupt corporation shenanigans, which I can only too well understand as a small businesman myself.

At A Shoud of Thoughts, Terence pays tribute to the career of the great comic character actor Ronnie Schell, who died earlier this month, and was a fixture of the television shows of my youth, particularly (but not limited to) Gomer Pyle. R.I.P.

At a used bookstore the other night, I noticed a copy of Herbert Philbrick's book I Led 3 Lives, the story of a man who worked undercover posing as a Communist agent while in the employ of the FBI. Martin Grams looks back at the TV series that the book spawned. TV

June 19, 2026

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Let's begin today's roundup at Comfort TV, where David looks back at what he calls "specialty acts," the performers that were a fixture of variety shows and other specials: Foster Brooks, Shields & Yarnell, Super Dave, and more. Good times, those.

At Cult TV Blog, John brings down the curtain on The Omega Factor with the show's final episode: a resolution of the plot lines, the biggest questions, and some loose ends that never were wrapped up. John also assesses the series as a whole. As I've said, now on my watch list.

At last year's Mid Atlantic Nostalgia Convention, I had the pleasure of meeting the adorable Hayley Mills, who, with her sister Juliet, were the highlights of the show for us. I mention this only as an excuse to visit Classic Film & TV Cafe, where Rick reviews one of her early adult roles in The Family Way.

It's a pleasure when Terence gets to look back at the career of a celebrity who hasn't just passed on, and this week at A Shroud of Thoughts, he remembers Karen Valentine, who came to prominence on Room 222 and was a fixture on television shows throughout the years. America's sweetheart? Well, certainly a familiar face.

"Beverly Hills Assault" may sound like an average episode of one of those Real Housewives shows that pollute the airwaves (and our culture), but rest assured, it's only this week's episode of The A-Team that Roger review at The View from the Junkyard. Sadly, it doesn't get rid of any of those shows.

Finally, as you probably noticed (because I won't stop talking about it), my new novel, The Book of Revelations, was published this week. I know that many of you follow me because of the TV content, but if you're open to contemporary fiction and are wondering how you can help your humble scribe out, here are five easy suggestions:

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I can promise you that you won't regret it. And I know that "promise" is a big word, but The Book of Revelations is a big book. And for me, a big deal.

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