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Shows That Should Have Canned Laughter
Cougar Town is more enjoyable to me now than when it started, and I think I enjoy watching it more than Modern Family ; it's not nearly as well-done overall, but it has moments of crazy spontenaity that sometimes break through into something surprising, and the lowbrow goofiness of it is sometimes kind of refreshing.
Even the MSM Notices TV Getting Really Raunchy
If you thought that last year's TV shows were scandalous, the ones lined up for this year are going to make your eyes burn.
If sex sells, TV programmers are adding inventory to an already humongous sale. Viewers are about to see full-frontal male nudity, heterosexual, homosexual and group sex, and graphic scenes rarely - if ever - seen on mainstream TV.
Warren Clements Published on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 1:46PM EST Last updated on Thursday, Jan.
In looking back at all the sitcoms from the 1960s, especially the 'high concept' sort- like Gilligan's Island, The Addams Family, The Munsters, My Mother The Car, Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeannie, My Favorite Martian, Green Acres, The Beverly Hillbillies, etc., there were no really truly great examples; excepting, of course, Gilligan's Island.
Archer' is more office comedy than spy spoof
Viewers who have spent any time in the late-night Cartoon Network programming block known as Adult Swim will recognize the aesthetic, spiritual and comedic values in "Archer," a '60s-ish spy spoof cartoon that premieres Thursday night on FX.
Legion stars Paul Bettany as a rogue angel and Dennis Quaid as a random guy trapped in a remote diner with him when Yahweh decides to destroy the Earth.
Are DVDs Ruining Your Memories of Classic Television Shows?
Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch in "F Troop"; Yvonne De Carlo and Fred Gwynne in "The Munsters"; Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden in "I Dream of Jeannie." The decline of the DVD format may be a cause for consternation in Hollywood, but to our colleague Neil Genzlinger, it is a blessing in disguise.
December 25: It's Christmas Day
Maine Fast Fact : Maine's record high temperature for Christmas Day is 57 degrees Fahrenheit, set in 1887.
This Week in Texas Music History: Mary Martin
Art&Seek presents This Week in Texas Music History. Every week, wea ll spotlight a different moment and the musician who made it.
Review: Leave it to Beverly at the Off Center [theater]
Proving once again that Austin is a town crawling with talent, creativity, and a most twisted sense of humor, DA! Theatre Collective's Leave it to Beverly is a totally superb way to while away an evening.
'I Dream of Jeannie' Can Still Be Seen in Halloween Costumes and DVDs
"I Dream of Jeannie" was a TV sit-com which no one seemed to hate during its telecast from 1965 to 1970.
Real Life: Sorting Mom's house reminds us it's only just stuff
'Do you want this?" I asked my sister Mary while holding up a smoked-green decanter reminiscent of the magical bottle in the old television series "I Dream of Jeannie." As little girls, Mary and I spent countless hours pretending to be the genie who lived in a bottle vying for the love of her master, the astronaut.
TV Sitcom Hotties Through the Years -- From Jeannie to Pam
In our opinion, the biggest side effect of sitcoms being squeezed out by cable, reality TV, the Internet and the bulbous chin of Jay Leno is that some sitcom cuties aren't getting the attention they deserve.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 11 Recap: Idaho? You Da Ho
Hello, lovelies. Let's get ready to... RUNWAY. Previously on : A geographical challenge revealed that Michael Kors' favorite vacation spots include Amish Country and Olivia Newton John's costume closet.
Pink Martini | Splendor in the Grass
The members of Portland's Pink Martini have covered plenty of well-known songs in their decade and a half together, like "Que Sera, Sera" on their 1997 debut, and the theme from I Dream of Jeannie in their early live shows.
Horror and romance, Making beautiful music, Gosselin and Glassman
Opening Friday, Oct. 23, is "Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant," a sophisticated horror thriller.
Link: What Else is Showing on Freak Week? The Beverly Hillbillies 2:30 pm ET/11:30am PT Halloween themed episode I Dream of Jeannie 3:30 pm ET/12:30pm PT Halloween themed episode The Monstrous Munster Mash Marathon 4pm ET/1pm PT until to Midnight ET/9pm PT 16 back-to-back classic episodes of The Munsters.
F or baby boomers, revisiting TV series from their youth can be daunting. Will the shows make one wax nostalgic for one's childhood, or hang one's head in embarrassment? Thankfully, two vintage titles being released via Shout! Factory -- "The Patty Duke Show: The Complete First Season" , out last week, and "Mister Ed: The Complete First Season" , ...
Millions of television fans loved to hate Larry Hagman when he played J.R. Ewing on the long-running television show "Dallas" . Wearing that trademark cowboy hat wherever he went, the actor as J.R..... Millions of television fans loved to hate Larry Hagman when he played J.R. Ewing on the long-running television show "Dallas" . Wearing that ...
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