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TVWW ARCHIVE

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2012
Dec
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1993: HBO REMAKES 'ATTACK OF THE 50 FT. WOMAN' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
Today in 1993, HBO premiered its remake of the campy classic Attack of the 50 Ft. Woman, with Daryl Hannah as the title character...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
10
1990: NBC PRESENTS THE TELEFILM 'THE DREAMER OF OZ' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1990, NBC premiered the telefilm The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story, starring John Ritter as the author of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
9
1985: CBS PRESENTS STAR-STUDDED ADAPTATION OF 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1985, CBS premiered the first part of Alice in Wonderland, a star-studded, two-part adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
8
1980: HOWARD COSELL ANNOUNCES JOHN LENNON'S DEATH ON 'MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1980, Howard Cosell announced the tragic death of musician John Lennon on Monday Night Football... 
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
7
2009: TNT INTRODUCES 'MEN OF A CERTAIN AGE' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2009, TNT debuted the original series, Men of a Certain Age...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
6
1964: 'RUDOLPH THE RED-NOSED REINDEER' PREMIERES ON NBC By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1964, one of television's most popular Christmas specials, Rankin/Bass' Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, made its debut...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
5
1999: 'OPRAH WINFREY PRESENTS: TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE' AIRS ON ABC By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1999, ABC presented Oprah Winfrey Presents: Tuesdays with Morrie, a telefilm version of Mitch Albom's bestselling non-fiction novel...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
4
2009: TVWW'S DAVID BIANCULLI GUESTS ON 'LATE LATE SHOW' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2009, TV Worth Watching founder David Bianculli came out of his legendary basement bunker to discuss his book Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on CBS' The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
3
1995: ABC OFFERS THE MUSICAL 'BYE, BYE BIRDIE' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 1995, ABC presented a telefilm version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie...
 
 
 
  
 
 
2012
Dec
2
2007: CABLE'S SCI FI REIMAGINES 'THE WIZARD OF OZ' By Christy Slewinski
 
 
On this day in 2007, cable's Sci Fi channel (before it became SyFy) introduced a reimagined version of L. Frank Baum's The Wonderful Wizard of Oz...
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
New From TVWW

PBS' 'Frontline’ Examines Pension Promises and — Spoiler Alert — Finds the Math Doesn’t Add Up
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
The Decadence of ‘Versailles’ Comes to Ovation
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
Prescribing Mamie Gummer in 'Emily Owens, M.D.'
By Ed Bark
 
 
 
 
Looking for a Free Ride? HBO Can Deliver
By Christy Slewinski
 
 
 
 
'Pass the Biscuits' Part of the Hatfield-McCoy Pop-Culture Legacy
By Noel Holston
 
 
 
 

Dispatches From TVWW

'Extinction: The Facts' is a Sobering Call to Action
By David Hinckley
 
 
 
 
How 'Mayans' Has Been Influenced by the Show's Creator Elgin James
By Mike Hughes
 
 
 
 
For Whom the Bell Tolls: Ken Burns and Lynn Novick Take on Ernest Hemingway, the Man and the Myth
By Alex Strachan
 
 
 
 
In the Final Season, Sutton Foster's Liza is Now the Genuine Version of Her 'Younger' Self
By Monique Nazareth
 
 
 
 
Season 2 of 'City on a Hill' Returns with Kevin Bacon, Aldis Hodge, and Boston Corruption
By David Hinckley