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Important Questions

Yes, Dear < Taxi: What Older Shows Would You Like to See on TV Again?

by | March 9th, 2012

Erik Adams wrote an interesting article for the A.V. Club yesterday, called, “Is television a medium without a past?” It’s about how while the film and music industries keep looking to the past for inspiration, to the point where original ideas feel shocking, TV doesn’t work the same way. He writes, “The most visible outlets for second-run TV programming are no longer interested in series that premièred before Seinfeld.” TBS, TNT, TV Land, Nick at Nite – their afternoon and primetime schedules are packed with episodes of Home Improvement, The King of Queens, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Family Guy, Boy Meets World, Yes, Dear, etc. (It [...]

From the Archives

Sixty Years Later, Digging Up the First Appearance of The Honeymooners

by | October 7th, 2011

The Paley Center for Media, which has locations in both New York and LA, dedicates itself to the preservation of television and radio history. Inside their vast archives of more than 120,000 television shows, commercials and radio programs, there are thousands of important and funny programs waiting to be rediscovered by comedy nerds like you and me.

A lot of attention is being paid this year to Lucy, who is celebrating her 100th birthday this year as her famous TV show celebrates it’s 60th. But you may not have realized that another television classic (sort of) just had its 60th birthday as well, two days ago. On October 5th, [...]

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