http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:00:33 -0700 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:04 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Police-Squad-In-Color-A-Substantial-Gift-or-The-Broken-Promise?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner In the 50s and early 60s, who would have dreamed that Leslie Neilsen, the dashing young leading man best known to television audiences as Swamp Fox on Walt Disney’s Wonderful World of Color, would grow up (or not grow up) to be the lowest of... Television DVDs Comedy Mystery Satire Cops Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:50:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d21-Police-Squad-In-Color-A-Substantial-Gift-or-The-Broken-Promise?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d20-The-Outer-Limits-Dont-Open-Till-Doomsday?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner With the collapse of the studio system, the death of the censorship code and the advent of color television, Hollywood went through a lot of odd permutations in the 1960s. One of the strangest sub-genres to come out of this period was the “o... Television DVDs Thrillers Horror Science-Fiction Anthology Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:07:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d20-The-Outer-Limits-Dont-Open-Till-Doomsday?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Get-Smart-The-Amazing-Harry-Hoo?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Political correctness is to comedy what Kryptonite is to Superman. Nothing buzzkills a laugh more than someone (usually a white liberal) insisting that the only people who can be made fun of are white heterosexual Christian conservative males. ... Television DVDs Comedy Adventure Action Espionage Satire Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:20:25 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d18-Get-Smart-The-Amazing-Harry-Hoo?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d17-RIP-Edward-Woodward?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner It was with great sadness that it was learned that British actor Edward Woodward passed away yesterday at age 79. For cinemaphiles, Woodward will be remembered for the classic films The Wicker Man (1973) and Breaker Morant (1980), but for TV addic... Appreciation Obituary Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:10:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d17-RIP-Edward-Woodward?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-The-Greek-Interpreter?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner When Jeremy Brett made his debut as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s immortal detective Sherlock Holmes in Granada Television’s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in 1984, he did something that was thought to be utterly impossible: he supplante... Television DVDs Books Thrillers Mystery Adventure Action Espionage Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:30:15 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d16-The-Adventures-of-Sherlock-Holmes-The-Greek-Interpreter?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d15-SpiderMan-The-Party?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner It’s a pity MTV’s computer animated Spider-Man series isn’t better known because, all in all, it was by far the best rendition of the comic book super hero. Running for only thirteen episodes from July to August in the summer of ... Television DVDs Comic Books Adventure Action Science-Fiction Super Heroes Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:41:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d15-SpiderMan-The-Party?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d14-The-Outer-Limits-Controlled-Experiment?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Unlike other anthology shows, such as Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Twilight Zone, The Outer Limits almost never did comedies. The one exception was the wonderfully dry Shakespearean farce Controlled Experiment (originally broadcast on Jan. 13... Television DVDs Comedy Science-Fiction Satire Anthology Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:26:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d14-The-Outer-Limits-Controlled-Experiment?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Hercules-The-Legendary-Journeys-Siege-at-Naxox?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Howard Hawks’ classic western Rio Bravo (1959), starring John Wayne and Dean Martin, has been remade many times. Hawks redid it himself seven years later as El Dorado with Wayne and Robert Mitchum standing in for Martin. John Carpenter used ... Television DVDs Adventure Action Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:10:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d5-Hercules-The-Legendary-Journeys-Siege-at-Naxox?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d4-The-Tick-Pilot?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner After serving an apprenticeship with the Coen Brothers as their cinematographer, Barry Sonnenfeld went on to direct some very quirky and off-beat comedies like Get Shorty and Men in Black, but arguably the funniest film Sonnenfeld ever directed wa... Television DVDs Comic Books Action Science-Fiction Fantasy Satire Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:34:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d4-The-Tick-Pilot?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Get-Smart-Im-Only-Human?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner For those unfamiliar with the term, a “shaggy dog story” is a joke with an elaborate set-up and a non-sequester punch line that, more often than not, has little to do with the set-up. Few people mastered the art of the shaggy dog story... Television DVDs Comedy Espionage Satire Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:56:23 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Get-Smart-Im-Only-Human?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d31-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--1--One-Step-Beyond-The-Clown?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner “There is nothing funny about a clown at midnight” -- Lon Chaney, Sr. Good ol’ Lon knew exactly what he was talking about. Let’s face it, clowns are creepy. And no other television show ever exploited that fact be... Television Thrillers Horror Fantasy TV's Scariest Episodes Anthology Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:08:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d31-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--1--One-Step-Beyond-The-Clown?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d30-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--4--The-Outer-Limits-The-Zanti-Misfits?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Although it occasionally delved into social and political commentary à la Rod Serling’s The Twilight Zone, Joseph Stefano’s seminal sci-fi television anthology The Outer Limits was more concerned with scaring the living daylight... Television DVDs Thrillers Horror Science-Fiction War TV's Scariest Episodes Anthology Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:52 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d30-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--4--The-Outer-Limits-The-Zanti-Misfits?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d29-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--3--The-Twilight-Zone-Its-a-Good-Life?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Don’t let the title of The Twilight Zone episode It’s a Good Life (originally broadcast on Nov. 3, 1961) fool you. This has no resemblance whatsoever to the Frank Capra classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Just the opposite. Directed b... Television DVDs Thrillers Horror Fantasy TV's Scariest Episodes Anthology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:57:48 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d29-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--3--The-Twilight-Zone-Its-a-Good-Life?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d29-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--4--The-Alfred-Hitchcock-Hour-An-Unlocked-Window?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Alfred Hitchcock directed several episodes of his two anthology television shows Alfred Hitchcock Presents and The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, but, ironically, the single most frightening episode of them all was directed by Joseph M. Newman (best known... Television Thrillers Horror Mystery TV's Scariest Episodes Anthology Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:21:16 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d29-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--4--The-Alfred-Hitchcock-Hour-An-Unlocked-Window?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d28-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--5--Trilogy-of-Terror?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Producer/director Dan Curtis and writer Richard Matheson hit pay dirt in 1972 when their made-for-TV production of The Night Stalker became a ratings phenomenon after premiering on The ABC Movie of the Week. Three years later, they reunited for an... Television DVDs Books Thrillers Horror Fantasy TV's Scariest Episodes Anthology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:41:41 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d28-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--5--Trilogy-of-Terror?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d27-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--6--The-XFiles-Home?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner The X-Files produced some scary as hell episodes, but it’s safe to say the single most terrifying episode was Home (originally broadcast on Oct. 11, 1996). It was considered so shocking that Fox Broadcasting banned it from re-runs until Apri... Television DVDs Thrillers Horror Mystery Melodrama TV's Scariest Episodes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 16:32:12 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d27-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--6--The-XFiles-Home?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d27-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--7--Dollhouse-Epitaph-One?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner Epitaph One (never broadcast in this country, but aired on June 17, 2009 in Singapore) was officially the thirteenth episode of Joss Whedon’s Dollhouse series’ first season. A stand-alone story directed by David Solomon and written by ... Television DVDs Thrillers Horror Adventure Action Science-Fiction Fantasy TV's Scariest Episodes Tue, 27 Oct 2009 11:22:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d27-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--7--Dollhouse-Epitaph-One?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d26-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--8--Dracula?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner The 1972 made-for-TV movie The Night Stalker was the first collaboration between producer/director Dan Curtis and writer Richard Matheson, one of the foremost authors of fantasy, sci-fi and horror stories. The next year, they tackled a much more a... Television DVDs Books Thrillers Horror Fantasy TV's Scariest Episodes Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:04:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d26-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--8--Dracula?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d25-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--9--An-Evening-of-Edgar-Allan-Poe?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner One of the reasons that American-International Pictures (known affectionately as AIP) thrived during the 1960s and 70s while other studios (like MGM) were going under was that AIP embraced television. They had a long and profitable working relatio... Television DVDs Books Horror TV's Scariest Episodes Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:06:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d25-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--9--An-Evening-of-Edgar-Allan-Poe?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d24-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--s-11--10--Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Graduation-Day-Parts-1--2?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner The television version of Buffy the Vampire Slayer had some great season finales, but the two-parter Graduation Day was memorable for more than one reason. The first part was broadcast on May 18, 1999, but the conclusion (written and directed by s... Television DVDs Thrillers Horror Adventure Action Fantasy TV's Scariest Episodes Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:55:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-360-Classic-TV-Examiner~y2009m10d24-TVs-25-Scariest-Episodes--s-11--10--Buffy-the-Vampire-Slayer-Graduation-Day-Parts-1--2?cid=exrss-Classic-TV-Examiner