I Love Lucy, Leave it to Beaver
Thanksgiving always makes us feel nostalgic for '50s TV — maybe because of all those Twilight Zone marathons we watched growing up. So we were psyched to find AOL's list of the best '50s TV shows. With everything from Leave it to Beaver to Dobie Gillis, all of our favorites are here.
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Parks and Recreation
Rashida Jones wants us to know that Parks and Recreation is not The Office's stepchild. But Jones says that big things are coming this season, both for that desolate pit and for the love lives of both Ann and Leslie (Amy Poehler). Jones, 33, tells TVGuide.com about Fred Armisen's guest stint, a possible crossover with The Office and her memories of family friend Michael Jackson.
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TVGuide.com: How is the show different this season?
Jones: I hope that people who watch The Office can now see that it's definitely different, but it's the kind of thing that you would want to watch if you like that show. Hopefully there's enough distance now. It's like becoming friends with an ex once you've had a little time after you broke up. Hopefully we'll be able to be friends now...
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Leonardo DiCaprio by Jeff Vespa/WireImage.com
Leonardo DiCaprios production company Appian Way and Warner Bros are on the lookout for material for a feature-length spin on the classic TV series The Twilight ZoneAccording to The Hollywood Reporter the studio and production company are quietly seeking out pitches and scripts for development However rather than follow the formula of the last big-screen attempt in 1983 which served as a remake of three episodes the companies hope to build one continuing storyline based on one or more of the old episodesWarner Bros owns the rights to the episodes written by Rod Serling which makes up the majority of the series five-year run Other attempts to update the show include CBS 1994 TV movie and a short-lived series on UPN in 2002 DiCaprios interest is most likely based on the fact that he has cited The Twilight Zone as his favorite show Are you ready to get in the Zone Adam Bryant
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Star Trek courtesy CBS Paramount Television
Network see, network do. Coming on the heels of NBC's decision to offer classic TV shows over a group of websites, CBS has announced plans to upload full episodes from their programming vaults on the more than 300 sites that make up the CBS Audience Network.The network is kicking off the venture by offering the three seasons of Star Trek: The Original Series, Seasons 1 and 2 of The Twilight Zone, and the first seasons of MacGyver, Hawaii Five-O and Melrose Place on CBS.com and the sites of partners such as AOL, Microsoft, CNET Networks and Comcast.Unlike NBC, which opted to place its programming on network-owned genre sites, CBS is operating under the same open, non-exclusive strategy the network has been using for the past nine months. More programs and clips will be added to the initial lineup in the coming months. — Adam BryantUse TVGuide.com's Online Video Guide to search for clips as well as entire episodes of your favorite television shows, both past and present. To name ...
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Elizabeth Mitchell, Lost
Question: I know it's a little late, but I'd like to address the Emmy nominations. I think that Elizabeth Mitchell definitely was robbed of a Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series nod for Lost. Her work has been top-notch, and Juliet emerged as my favorite character this Lost season. Cheers for Michael Emerson and Terry O'Quinn on their nominations. They — especially Emerson as the enigmatic and chilling Ben — deserve it. But the person who perhaps deserves an Emmy nomination most of all, and who never gets noticed, is John Terry. Terry is such a fantastic (and underrated) actor, he actually makes you feel empathetic for Jack's father when you know you should be rooting for Jack. Lost definitely should've been nominated as a series, because the writing, directing and acting were excellent this past season (let's just forget about the prehiatus episodes and "Stranger in a Strange Land"). Once again, though, the Emmy nominations were utterly predictable. On another Lost topic, many ...
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Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies by Bob D'Amico/ABC
Could the third time be the charm? Being an eternal optimist when it comes to TV shows I love, I certainly hope so. For the third season in a row, the show I’ve picked as my favorite pilot of the fall season is on ABC, and once again, after two consecutive seasons of my pick failing to make the grade, this show’s projected success is far from a slam dunk. But let me tell you why I believe, despite all logical skepticism to the contrary, that the dazzling “forensic fairy tale” called Pushing Daisies has a shot at making it.First, here’s why my earlier picks didn’t pan out. For one thing, both shows — Invasion in 2005, The Nine in 2006 — had the mixed fortune of being scheduled directly after Lost. (As we’ve learned, the Lost viewing experience is so intense and its fan base so obsessed that it’s pure folly to put any show, especially a demanding one, after Lost.) Both shows were also exceedingly dark in tone, whereas Pushing Daisies...
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As you will see detailed in the Friday, June 29 Interviews & Features column, TV Guide presents the Top Cult Shows Ever, an updated "best of" list that is sure to ignite conversation and debate — both of which we encourage at this blog set up just for the occasion.* Denotes a newcomer to the list since our previous 2004 countdown30) Strangers with Candy (1999-2000) *29) Absolutely Fabulous (1994-2003)28) Stargate SG-1 (1997-2007) *27) H.R. Pufnstuf (1969-1971)26) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1975-1978)25) Firefly (2002-2003) *24) Twin Peaks (1990-1991)23) Dark Shadows (1966-1971)22) Doctor Who (1963-present)21) Freaks and Geeks (1999-2000)20) The Avengers (1966-1969)19) Quantum Leap (1989-1993)18) Veronica Mars (2004-2007) *17) Beauty and the Beast (1987-1990)16) Babylon 5 (1994-1998)15) Family Guy (1999-present)14) Battlestar Galactica (2003-present) *13) Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1989-1999)12) Pee-Wee's Playhouse (1986-1991)11) Jericho (2006-present) *10) Xena: Warrior...
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James Gandolfini in The Sopranos by Craig Blankenhorn/HBO
I’m sure I’m not the only person who got a phone call shortly after The Sopranos was over, with someone on the other end wondering frantically if their TV had gone out at the crucial final moment of the final episode. Because surely it didn’t just go to black. And I don’t mean fade to black. I mean, crash to black. To total black, including absolute silence as, after several elongated seconds, the credits began to roll, minus the usual music.When it’s over, it’s over, David Chase appears to be saying. No tidy resolution, no clever summation, except perhaps for A.J. parroting something he heard his old man say once: “Focus on the good times.” OK, let’s do that.Anything to take our mind off the fact that, for one last time, Chase has upended our expectations for where we think The Sopranos is going to go or how it’s going to end. Surely you didn’t think this show would settle for a conventional ending. Even so, an actual ending mi...
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As a happy distraction from our long national nightmare — make that bad joke — that is Sanjaya Malakar, can I just say that Lost blew me away Wednesday night? What an absolute treat of an episode, a clear sign that the show, after a stalled fall, is back in full throttle, back on its creative game and still more than capable of spinning a great, entertaining yarn.Weaving flashbacks that appeared to be posthumous but really weren't (more on that later) while providing clever new angles on classic Lost moments from previous seasons — including the immediate aftermath of the crash itself — this episode was also a welcome reminder that sometimes these producers really do seem to know what they're doing after all. We were silly, and unworthy, to have doubted them, don't you think? For all those times this season that we clucked and shook our heads whenever we spied the marginal beauties Nikki (Kiele Sanchez) and Paulo (Rodrigo Santoro), wondering (as Sawyer often sa...
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Question: I really enjoy your column; I read it every week! In light of recent episodes of Battlestar Galactica and your comment in your column about the practical impossibility of Katee Sackhoff (or any other member of the BSG cast in general) ever getting recognition for their work, I was wondering if you had any thoughts about the psychology of why there is such a huge prejudice against sci-fi/fantasy/horror TV, even when it is often the best stuff on TV. (Other than BSG, I'm thinking about Buffy and Angel, and, back in the day, the better Star Trek franchises.) Personally, I've always been a little disturbed by what I see as an unnaturally strong aversion to good sci fi (aka not Heroes — sorry, I tried, but it's just so ridiculously cheesy) on the part of many people. For instance, I know a family friend who became a fan of Star Trek: TNG (not a "going-to-conventions-every-week" fan, just a regular viewer) and whose wife subsequently forbid all sci-fi/fantasy TV shows and movies in the ...
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