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Britannica Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Andy Griffith, as fans of The Andy Griffith Show well know, was an expert storyteller and a master of "reverse psychology." In this classic scene he finds a way of getting Opie and his friends (and of course Barney, too) interested in studying American history. Each Saturday we highlight a humorous and sometimes poignant video, interview, comic, or skit concerning different "careers,"...
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CHILD OF TELEVISION (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Film and TV icon Lee Meriwether is scheduled to join us on the next edition of TV CONFIDENTIAL, premiering Monday, Nov. 30 at 10pm ET, 7pm PT on Shokus Internet Radio , with a rebroadcast Tuesday, Dec. 1 at 11pm ET, 8pm PT on Share-a-Vision Radio, KSAV.org . Known to many of us for playing Betty Jones on the long-running private detective series Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973-1980), as well as The Catwoman...
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Ribbie's Weblog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
These days there’s a lot of pressure on kids to get into the best schools – exams and not just one, grades, portfolios, recommendations, school tours, weekend sleepovers at the college, and the interview. When I was in high school, I took the ACT and that was it – no interview, my grades didn’t matter [...]
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Media Matters for America (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
From The New Yorker 's November 23 profile on Glenn Beck: If you sensed something of a quiet spell about ten days ago, a lull in the usual media storm, it may have been owing to the fact that Glenn Beck, the energetically hateful, truth-twisting radio and Fox News Channel talk-show host, was absent from the airwaves for a week, to have his appendix removed. A few days after his surgery, he made it...
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My Little Corner of the World (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009
Guess what came in the mail? This is my invitation to join the American Association of Retired People. Tuesday is my birthday and I'm turning 49, so, Lord willing, I have a few more years to work before I can think about retiring! I found a neat site; the dMarie Time Capsule , which lets you put in a date and it will tell you about what was happening then. Here are a few statistics for November 24,...
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Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
I liked Andy Griffith a lot before I ever saw his TV show. First I heard his recordings. What It Was, Was Football (Part 1 And 2) (Digitally Remastered 93) - Andy Griffith After that, I saw him in A Face in the Crowd, Onionhead and No Time for Sergeants (the movie), where he was first teamed up with Don Knotts. And then came the TV series. I was sold. No doubt the easy-going Andy is partially responsible...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/23/2009
NEW YORK, Nov. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Join your favorite TV families as they spread good cheer and celebrate the season during "TV Land's 10th Annual Merrython" on Sunday December 13th from 6 A.M. - December 14th 6 A.M. (all times EST/PST). The network will air some of the most memorable and beloved holiday-themed episodes from "Roseanne," "The Andy Griffith Show," "Sanford...
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Laura's Miscellaneous Musings (Free subscription) | 11/22/2009
SALLY AND SAINT ANNE is a movie I loved watching on TV when I was growing up. Since then it seems to have disappeared from the airwaves. I've been looking for it this year and tonight I was able to see it again for the first time in decades. It's the movie equivalent of comfort food -- nothing notably special, but the boisterous O'Moyne family are good company. Watching the film again, I could see...
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PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
Paul Greenberg: Worried about trying the ringleader of the 9/11 terrorists and four of his close associates in a civilian courtroom? Don't be, says our president. He knows just how the trial will turn out -- Khalid Sheik Mohammed will be convicted and executed. We have his word on it. He makes the trial sound like just a formality. And here some of us thought trials didn't have a predetermined outcome,...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
(By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Veteran character actor James Best played good and bad guys in 83 movies and 600 television shows. His resume is sprinkled with notable titles such as "The Caine Mutiny" with Humphrey Bogart, "Shenandoah" with Jimmy Stewart, "Firecreek" with Henry Fonda,"Alfred Hitchcock Presents, and "The Andy Griffith Show."...
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Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
By Felipe da Silva Special to The Tuscaloosa News For those who enjoy helping a good cause while having a good time, “Mayberry in Moundville” should fit the bill.
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Fanster - All Sports. All Phoenix. (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Have you seen ASU’s non-conference basketball schedule? If not, don’t feel bad, I hadn’t had a great chance to familiarize myself with the Sun Devil’s early season opponents either until this morning. I knew they started off with two “tuneup” games against Western Illinois and Texas State, both blowout victories, but it wasn’t until I heard [...]
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Tuscaloosanews.com (Free subscription) | 11/17/2009
By Felipe da Silva Special to The Tuscaloosa News For those who enjoy helping a good cause while having a good time, 'Mayberry in Moundville' should fit the bill.
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Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Remember that super-cute and super-rocking senior documentary Young@Heart , which hit screens last year? It's becoming a feature film, and The Hollywood Reporter posts that Working Title has found a new scribe in Will Reiser ( I'm With Cancer ). The rights had originally been bought back in 2007, and writer Bob Nelson had written a draft, but now, much like their senior subjects, the project is getting...
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Irritable Engineer (Free subscription) | 11/16/2009
Another Woody Allen movie, released in January 1991. It took me weeks to get around to watching. Perhaps I should close the dvd rental account. The movie is about Alice Tate finds, mother who is getting bored with her life and is looking for an inspiration to give he life meaning. In this search Alice has found comfort in creature comforts, clothes, makeup and home decorating. This is not enough, there...
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miloklp | 10/07/2009
Being asked to join the cast of one of the hottest shows on television isn’t a new thing for Linda Purl. In fact, some could say that she’s had quite an evolution during the past thirty years of television.
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milesbn | 09/05/2009
The Office TV show is based on the popular British Series of the same name throws light on the daily interactions of a group of individual office employees. The office describes the everyday lives of the people who are employed with Scranton branch of the Dunder Mifflin paper supply company. These employees struggle to compete with modern day technologies and the staff is in denial about everything-from
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titusyuq | 09/03/2009
One of the most high profile job openings in Office history — the role of Pam’s mom — has been filled. And true to their word, producers resisted the urge to cast Meryl Streep. Or Goldie Hawn.