Welcome to the fourth DVD voyage of The Love Boat’s Pacific Princess, where the hook-ups are plentiful and the penicillin shots are always free! Continue reading ‘The Love Boat’ (Season 4): The ABC juggernaut’s highest-rated season
Flashy but familiar, bait-and-switch ABC Movie of the Week entry. Continue reading ‘The Eyes of Charles Sand’ (1972): Fun viewing for dark October nights
They couldn’t just leave it alone. Continue reading ‘Harry O’ (Season 1): World weary 70s detective is classically quirky…at first
Can I eat crow? Yes. I can. Can I admit being wrong? Absolutely. And I was wrong–desperately wrong, Mr. Spelling. Continue reading ‘Charlie’s Angels’ (Season 1): 70s original is better than you remember
2017’s Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much is a documentary about a hero of sorts, a genial math whiz who over the course of three decades first mastered and then resoundingly beat the most iconic game show in television history…and who didn’t even get a prize for his efforts. And no, I’m not referring to Terry Kniess…. Continue reading ‘Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much’ (2017): How one man ‘cheated’ The Price is Right
Sad news: funny actor Bill Daily passed away this week. Pulling the rare trick of appearing in two iconic TV comedies–I Dream of Jeannie and The Bob Newhart Show–Daily was one of those actors lovers of vintage television took to their hearts like a cherished friend. He’ll be missed. So…in that spirit, let’s look at one of his lamer outings: I Dream of Jeannie…Fifteen Years Later. Continue reading ‘I Dream of Jeannie…Fifteen Years Later’ (1985): Eden & Co. try to rekindle magic in mid-80s reboot attempt
The golden age of Aaron Spelling TV…wait! Every era was a golden age for Aaron Spelling TV, and if you were a teenager in the 1990s, you remember this “golden age” best! Continue reading ‘Beverly Hills, 90210’ (Season 1): Welcome to the 90s, high school
