A bunch of classics, but two that maybe flying under your radars are Day of the Owl and Goodbye & Amen, both directed by one of my favorite directors, Damiano Damiani.

What a pleasure to talk to Stan Zimmerman about writing for The Golden Girls, Roseanne, and the Gilmore Girls. www.rogerebert.com/interviews/s...

Shout-out to DP Eugen Schüfftan, who earned the Oscar that year for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (after needing to work uncredited for decades, often with Edgar G. Ulmer).

Wrote about PTA's ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER, a movie that's fun, beautiful, stressful, and timely. I have some quibbles with where and how it chooses to place its focus -- most of its Black characters are frustratingly underserved -- but do I recommend it? Hell yeah. www.npr.org/2025/09/24/n...

Another day, another PBS affiliate lost. But this time it’s a whole state. NJ PBS will go dark in July, 2026 unless new funding can be found. The state-wide network of channels has served New Jersey for more than 50 years. whyy.org/articles/new... #PBS #NPR

Another day, another PBS affiliate lost. But this time it’s a whole state. NJ PBS will go dark in July, 2026 unless new funding can be found. The state-wide network of channels has served New Jersey for more than 50 years. whyy.org/articles/new... #PBS #NPR

Go support this anthology on Kickstarter. It sounds like an incredibly fun read and basically a survival guide this weird, wild, crazy world. Or at least how to get by a lot easier than you already are. The Kickstarter ends this Friday, so support it if you can and spread the word.

It's already been a long week open.substack.com/pub/toomucht...

what's next-- people writing "LOSER" on Starbucks cups when you say your name is "Charlie Kirk." The speed with which this regime moves to politicize any and every event of violence in order to feed its narrative of "dangerous leftists" is stunning.

Happy #NationalPunctuationDay!

Reminder that Nexstar owns Antenna TV and Rewind TV and Sinclair owns Comet TV and CHARGE!. Watching classic TV should not require that we support collaborators of this lawless administration. #ClassicTV #Nexstar #Sinclair #Kimmel

[September 24th, 1945] Motorists line a street waiting to buy gasoline at 17 cents per gallon at this station in Detroit

So @jimmykimmel.com's first words back tonight--"As I was saying..."-- were an homage to Tonight Show host Jack Paar, who used those words when he returned after walking out on his show in a censorship dispute with NBC. From 65 years ago: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrhQ...

Good morning. #filmsky #moviesky #BOTD

I found more than 30 Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025) films that are streaming. If, like me, your knowledge is limited to her best-known work, you have a wealth of discoveries here to enjoy. Anything free is in bold. I also included some YouTube posts. #FilmSky #ClaudiaCardinale

Farewell to Claudia Cardinale (1938-2025), who graced us with her many lives. #RIP #FilmSky

Saturday 9/27, 7:30 p.m. “Beyond Terror: Vincent Price on Television” Join us for an evening of TV programs showcasing the many facets of horror icon Vincent Price, from a tour of his art-filled home to talk show appearances with Dinah Shore. @imvictoriaprice.bsky.social in person! ucla.in/4n0vNiy

BUTCH CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID premiered #OTD in 1969. “If you’re in a position of being viewed iconically, you’d better have a mechanism to take yourself down to keep the balance,” Robert Redford wrote in his remembrance of Paul Newman in 2008. "I think we did that for each other.” #FilmSky

It's happening: A long-expected annual price hike at Disney+, Hulu, and Hulu with Live TV will kick in next month. Bad timing, but follows recent patterns + industry trends. Details from @ericvb.bsky.social up first at @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/disn...

ONE NIGHT ONLY! On Thurs, join us for a special screening of THE CORNELIA STREET CAFE IN EXILE, a rollicking, bohemian documentary portrait of the legendary Cornelia Street Cafe. Featuring a Q&A with director Michael Jacobsohn & cafe owner Robin Hirsch!

An inviting autumn landscape. Might've been yesterday, but it's actually an autochrome from 1912. "Autumn Gold" by Hugh C. Knowles From the V&A's collections: bit.ly/42Fh4Bv

"Acedav-well-let's-see-how-do-we-say-that-Acedum-Menumophen-Acetaminophen."

Update: Nexstar is preempting Kimmel tonight. The station owner says it wants "assurance that all parties are committed to fostering an environment of respectful, constructive dialogue in the markets we serve."

[September 23rd, 1945] A cross was left in the ruins of a burnt-out Nagasaki, just after the end of the war.

Developed as Ian Fleming's SOLO w/ Robert Vaughn, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. soon became a duo after its debut #OTD in 1964. “The part of Ilya was 5 lines," David McCallum said. “But the writers saw the relationship...and it grew.” All episodes are on Internet Archive: archive.org/search?query...

Developed as Ian Fleming's SOLO w/ Robert Vaughn, THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. soon became a duo after its debut #OTD in 1964. “The part of Ilya was 5 lines," David McCallum said. “But the writers saw the relationship...and it grew.” All episodes are on Internet Archive: archive.org/search?query...

39 episodes in 1 season. TV shows today could never. Some not even over 5 seasons.

THE HONEYMOONERS ended its one-season run on CBS #OTD in 1956. But CBS didn't cancel it. Jackie Gleason did, and he went back to his variety show, which had better ratings. The 39 episodes of THE HONEYMOONERS went into syndication in 1958 and have lived on in reruns ever since. #ClassicTV #TVSky

This just in from Sinclair: "Beginning Tuesday night Sinclair will be preempting 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' across our ABC affiliate stations and replacing it with news programming. Discussions with ABC are ongoing as we evaluate the show's potential return."

I've update my post on the return of Jimmy Kimmel with new details about how and why the decision was made. Up now at @vulture.com www.vulture.com/article/jimm...

My thoughts on Trump's war on Kimmel, truth, the Constitution, and Democracy. cranberries.medium.com/trump-vs-kim...

I'm sorry, but Bluesky needs a LOT more weirdos talking about classic TV, older game shows, and network continuity/graphics from the 1970s to the mid-1990s. I know there's like seven of us, and I already follow those folks.

It's not *quite* sweater weather yet, but it IS the first day of fall. So here is lovely Kim Novak in a nice cozy-chunky sweater.

People have emotional connections to these songs and therefore the shows! Wrote about this and talked to composer Mike Post, who might as well be Mr. TV Theme Song at this point, his resume is filled with really memorable ones (including the ongoing "Law & Order" theme and chung-chung) Gift 🔗

As CNN offers daylong saturation coverage of the podcaster’s funeral, I went back and checked to see how CNN covered Melissa Hortman’s memorial on 6/28, where Walz spoke and Biden/Harris attended. It got about four minutes during the hours it was happening—less than Jeff Bezos’s wedding that day.

I don't know what to make of TWINS OF EVIL. Sure, Peter Cushing is there, and the camera adored Mary and Madeleine Collinson ... but it’s unwilling to do more than tease a little transgression. Anyhoo here are a couple of designs I’ve never shared. Anyone other than me like this movie?

"What Did It All Mean?" VARIETY on THE PRISONER's final episode after it aired in the UK.

We missed you at Sunday School this week. Don't forget to come next week, and every week. You can run, but you can't hide!

Just watched a KOJAK that aired 50 years ago tonight w/ Sylvester Stallone (pre-ROCKY) as a cop who shoots a kid, then lies to protect himself. Telly Savalas' contempt for him was very cathartic. #TVSky #ClassicTV

THE PRISONER ended its run on CBS #OTD in 1968. Originally broadcast on ITV in the UK, it aired on CBS Sat nights from June-Sept, 1968. Patrick McGoohan created and starred in this series about a secret agent held captive in a mysterious village. So prescient it's scary. #TVSky #ClassicTV

Chuck Jones (1912-2002) was born on this date. "A small child once said to me: 'You don't draw Bugs Bunny, you draw pictures of Bugs Bunny.’ That’s a very profound observation because it means he thinks the characters are alive, which, as far as I am concerned, is true." #FilmSky

I loved this show and watched it as a kid.

One of my designs is suddenly selling better than a week ago. Can’t imagine why. www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/1220...

Adorable Sally Field in the 1965-66 ABC sitcom GIDGET. It's airing today on Catchy Comedy until 12am ET to celebrate the 60th anniversary. Watch over-the-air or on live TV streaming services like Frndly TV. #ClassicTV

MARY TYLER MOORE theme song writer/performer Sonny Curtis (1937-2025) will be remembered for asking “Who can turn the world on with her smile?”. But his season one lyrics cut deeper, reflecting the hopes and fears of a generation of young women who were asked “How will you make it on your own?”

Robert Redford (age 26) on the series premiere of THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR, which aired #OTD in 1962. #TVSky #ClassicTV

ah! Disney Parks biz is suffering too - great reporting here from @rickellis.bsky.social toomuchtv.substack.com/p/too-much-t...

Good morning. #filmsky #moviesky #BOTD

JoAnna Cameron (1948–2021) was #BOTD. As ISIS in 1975, she was the first woman star of a live action superhero TV show. "That was an amazing period in time to be on television," she said in 2003. "It is wonderful that people enjoy your work and remember you for it!" #ClassicTV #Superheroes

Robert Redford (age 26) on the series premiere of THE ALFRED HITCHCOCK HOUR, which aired #OTD in 1962. #TVSky #ClassicTV