A true television “event,” back when a show could catch fire with the huge, largely unified network TV audience and actually depress attendance at restaurants and movie theaters on broadcast nights (while stressing city sewer systems during commercial breaks), Rich Man, Poor Man, starring Peter Strauss, Nick Nolte, Susan Blakely, and a host of familiar TV and movie star names, broke Nielsen records for the newly-minted “miniseries” genre.
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‘Billionaire Boys Club’ (1987): True crime miniseries is a forgotten gem
Creepy, chilling true-crime miniseries.
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‘The Beasts are On the Streets’ (1978): Hanna-Barbera’s family-friendly disaster flick
Well…if everything else seems to be a disaster right now, it couldn’t hurt to watch some disaster flicks, now could it?
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‘Charlie’s Angels: The Animated Series’ features trio’s 6th season of crimefighting
Yes, you didn’t read that clickbait headline incorrectly: we have MORE Charlie’s Angels review action coming your way! Yes! The original show! Another season! The sixth! Well, not the sixth exactly, but still the original! Well…maybe not the original show, but pretty close! Pretty close! Almost the same thing! I mean, well….
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‘Flipper’ (Season 1): ’60s favorite still loaded with family-friendly adventure
Just curious: are they masking the dolphins yet? Or has President Grampa Bumbles allowed them to be free again?
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‘Portland Wrestling Series Vol. 1’: A look at the Pacific NW territory in the 80s
Hey old timers, remember pro wrestling’s territory days? Back when wrestling was fun? Here’s a nice reminder.
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‘The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson’: Unflappable, supremely confident, with laser-precision timing
Just a minor administrative note before the review: Drunk TV has a new official mascot for the foreseeable future. Enjoy!
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Alice in Wonderland (1966): BBC version is the one to watch!
Strange, unreal…frightening.
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‘Mister Ed’ (Season 2): Popular sitcom moves from syndication to CBS
Horse talks. Makes smartass joke. Human master flustered. Viewer laughs. Repeat.
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‘Someone I Touched’ (1975): What’s going on down there? TV movie answers
…a.k.a.: First, You Drip.
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‘Dennis the Menace’ (Season 2): ’60s sitcom’s highest rated season
More of the same this second time around…and that means more laughs from this witty, perfectly-crafted family sitcom.
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‘Superdome’ (1978): Skip the Super Bowl. Watch this instead
“Tomorrow we’ve got 75,000 people in the Dome…and a psycho on the loose.”
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‘Rich Man, Poor Man’ (1976): Racy event television from a lost era
Well…now that the seven angels have blasted their horns, rumbling them into a wild, dark winter, inventing entirely new, terrible beasts while we line up with our seven bowls to meekly beseech, “Please, sir, I’d like some more,” (Lionel Bart’s smash West End musical Oliver!, with book by John the Elder and Heinrich Heine), there doesn’t seem to be much more to do while we await our re-education camp assignments than to watch some vintage television, right?
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‘Highway to Heaven’ (Season 1): A powerful, spiritual drama for the 80s
“Who’s your boss?”
“God.”
‘Hanna-Barbera’s All-Star Comedy Ice Revue’ (1978): A glorious, forgotten TV special
Here’s to all that gorgeous Ice Capades snatch at the Bakersfield Civic Auditorium!
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‘The Donna Reed Show’ (Season 1): A charming, misunderstood gem
You think the Stone family would make you wear a mask? Please.
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‘Falcon Crest’ (Season 2): Melodrama & glamour ramp up in 2nd season
“Falcon Crest is a cancer; it contaminates everybody it touches! Get away, if you can!”
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‘Matt Houston’ (Season 1): Fun, breezy entry in the 80s P.I. craze
“Better cock your pistols.”
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‘Mayflower: The Pilgrims’ Adventure’ (1979): Celebrating the 400th anniversary of Mayflower’s landing
Attention! Attention fellow American lockdown inmates!
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‘The Fall Guy’ (Season 1): Perfectly executed high-concept TV
Well, I’m not the kind to kiss and tell,
But I’ve been seen with Farrah.
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