Fans of Princess Diana…do you think you’ve heard everything she’s said? National Geographic is betting you haven’t.
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‘The Murder of Laci Peterson’ hopes to cover new ground
For those of you who love true crime and just can’t get enough of the Laci Peterson murder case (and you know you can’t) comes this new series from A&E.
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‘Get Shorty’ series not what you might expect
Remember that great 1995 crime comedy (crimedy?) based on the Elmore Leonard novel? This ain’t it.
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Netflix original attempts to be ‘Atypical’
“Normal is overrated.” Ahhh, growing up. The awkward teen years.
‘The Love Boat’ (Season 2): Where A-to-Z listers flock to undock
Oh, it’s the same alright. Nothing’s changed on The Love Boat this sophomore season except the guest passenger list and the ever-morphing rationalizations for the rampant sexual harassment plaguing the Pacific Princess. And ain’t you glad they left it alone?
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‘Swedish Dicks’: American-Swedish web comedy comes to cable
You may have already seen Swedish Dicks on the internet. And apparently you liked it.
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‘White Gold’: ’80s-set British comedy makes US debut
Ever wonder what it was like to be a salesman in 1980s Britain? Probably not, but this new Netflix series looks like it’s worth a chuckle.
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‘Mr. Mercedes’: New Stephen King offering hits cable
Millennials screwing with baby boomers. That’s one way to sum up the mouse & cat game in Stephen King’s new television series.
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Plug your ears: ‘Carpool Karaoke’ gets its own series
Remember what they said about all those Saturday Night Live skits they turned into 90-minute movies? How they said there’s just not enough “joke” there to span the length of a feature film?
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‘Lost in Oz’: We’re still not in Kansas anymore
It took a couple years to arrive, but Wizard of Oz fans are getting another take on the classic book that spawned a media behemoth.
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‘Comrade Detective’: Welcome back, cheap ’80s action!
Do you miss 1980s buddy-cop movies and TV shows? How about a bad dubbing of a foreign action flick? Well, miss them no more!
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‘What Would Diplo Do?’ What James Van Der Beek is doing
Today’s electronic dance music (EDM) deejays; you either love ’em or think they’re total douche bags.
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‘The Guest Book’ on TBS: A newer, raunchier ‘Hotel’?
With anthology series all the rage lately, it’s fitting to see someone throwing it back to the Hotels and Love Boats of old. Continue reading ‘The Guest Book’ on TBS: A newer, raunchier ‘Hotel’?
Jessica Biel rages in USA’s ‘The Sinner’
“I’m guessing this isn’t where you thought you would be when you woke up this morning, is it.”
‘Mannix’ (Season 3): A man’s (& woman’s) perfect fantasy
Only a little more than halfway over, 2017 has been a terrible year for vintage TV lovers, with stars Roger Moore, Mary Tyler Moore, Roger Smith, Adam West, Martin Landau, and Don Rickles passing away, as well as a particular boyhood favorite of mine, Mike “Touch” Connors.
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‘Sea Hunt’ (Season 1): Glamorous, exotic ’50s action-adventure
“Let’s get wet, huh?”
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‘The Love Boat’ (Season 1): TV for the true TV lover
It’s Love, American Style on water! Or, Nine Years of Constant Nautical Fornicating and Not One Sexual Harassment Law Suit!
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‘GLOW’: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling invade Netflix
If you’re an old-old school pro wrestling fan, you may remember the real life GLOW wrestling promotion from Las Vegas, which produced a low-budget female version of what fans enjoyed with the more mainstream World Wrestling Federation (WWF). Continue reading ‘GLOW’: Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling invade Netflix
Stephen King’s ‘The Mist’ returns as TV show
Stephen King’s 1980 novella, The Mist, is making it’s way back to a screen near you — a small screen. Continue reading Stephen King’s ‘The Mist’ returns as TV show
‘Deadman’s Curve: The Story of Jan and Dean’ (1978): A true rock tragedy
When I heard recently that actor Richard Hatch had died of pancreatic cancer, my thoughts went immediately not to his time on Battlestar Galactica (arguably his main claim to fame for most casual audiences), but rather to his fine performance in EMI Entertainment’s Deadman’s Curve: The Story of Jan and Dean, a made-for-TV movie biopic of the influential “surf rock” duo that aired on February 3rd, 1978 to big, big ratings for the CBS television network (ask your grandparents what “CBS” and “television” are, kids).
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