A toast to Pam and Jim, and to 10 more TV couples<p/> <p/> The course of true love never did run smooth. But Jim and Pam's recent wedding on The Office was true hi-def bliss. Defying the truism that matrimony ruins a TV couple's charm, the NBC sitcom let the former secretary who used to be engaged to someone else and the wry salesman who hid his feelings for her get hitched.
Okay, but is that Dick Sergeant, or Dick York? (Ismael Roldan/ WSJ Online)Los Angeles. Isn't That Where Michael Jackson Lived Out His Twilight Years A Free Man? Whatever you think about Roman Polanski, there's this: the legal record stinks, the sudden request for extradition stinks on ice, and if we can't come to the conclusion that prosecutorial misfeasance is a more fundamental problem than
Above: Dick (York) Byron “Professor Wronghair” York, The So-Called Examiner: Why did the press ignore the Van Jones scandal? Not only does the meddling New York Times ignore our cooked-up scandals until they literally become news, but ooh, their hatred, their impudence in calling the Van Jones affair “a victory for Republicans and the Obama administration’s conservative critics,”...
By David Lambert - Legendary, award-winning and suspenseful, Alfred Hitchcock Presents set the gold standard for all TV mystery series to come and has remained an indelible part of popular culture. And... (more)
Brad suggested we have an open thread on Fridays so Revoistas can air their grievances, thoughts or random dementia. Here are some topic suggestions…. ~ The merits of Dick York vs Dick Sargent. ~ Will a full Indian on your Tootsie Pop wrapper get you a free Tootsie Pop? ~ Why do all the cops in the [...]
Bewitched is an American situation comedy originally broadcast for eight seasons on ABC from 1964 to 1972, starring Elizabeth Montgomery, Dick York (1964–1969), Dick Sargent …
Filed under: TV Squad Polls , TiVo , Reality-Free Your TV is filled with burning debates that demand a serious answer. Could the Dick York "Darren" kick the ass of the Dick Sargent "Darren," or vice versa, and without Samantha's help? Could KITT beat the car from My Mother, the Car if Top Gear's James May was driving him? Does anyone watch The Cougar and if so, is TV Land holding...
By David Lambert - Following up on their release of the second season this past February, we've learned that Shout! Factory has penciled in a release date for Simon & Simon - Season 3 on DVD! Fans... (more)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, adapts F. Scott Fitzgerals's short story of the same name. The fifth season of Boston Legal highlights the television releases along with the second season of Lipstick...
For a number of reasons, it isn't always possible to retain the same cast for all installments of a film franchise -- but is recasting characters more trouble than it's worth?
As requested, Matt: Dick York’s debut, playing an introverted, basement-dwelling 19-year-old high schooler who thinks wearing sweaters will win him friends. You just know this guy’s manifesto will baffle the FBI. “Why all these references to cashmere??”
Kalkin IS an odd ball. But repurposing shipping containers (born in 1956) is not. This idea can be found in "How Buildings Learn" by Stewart Brand (better known for the Whole Earth Catalog). Dick York of Sausalito CA bought up old Land Sea containers in 1975 and started to rent them out. Most used them for storage, but Brand used his as a library in 1990. Granted, it is not as sleek (nor...
The branches of the TV-land family tree can get very tangled. We’ve previously discussed backdoor pilots ; another common offspring is the spin-off, where certain characters on an established series are deemed popular enough to support their own show. And then there is the crossover, where characters from one show appear on another show. Sometimes the crossover intersects with the spin-off (as...