They threw away their entire careers for 12 thousand dollars.

Showing my kids the classics.

The category: The 60s The clue from Michael McKean: “He was the Black leader who was assassinated in 1968.” Bonnie from NY’s guess: “Efram Zimbalist, Jr.” The audience couldn’t stop laughing even with 12 seconds left in the round. Poor Bonnie.

Saturday night January 21st, 1956: what would you watch?

When your Halloween costume is essentially a pinata…

Love it.

Had a dream set in this show last night, that was quick. On the other hand it also involves trying to find an epipen for Gomer Pyle’s peanut allergy.

Saturday night January 21st, 1956: what would you watch?

But his bosses didn’t like him so they: A: Put him on a PIP B: Shunned him socially C: Fired him D: Shot him into space E: None of the above

Gone way way way too soon.

...tempted.

12265. Pluribus “Pirate Lady” - The casting for extras in this must’ve been so fun, as literally anybody can be anything. On the other hand living in a world where every time you get mad millions die… a nightmare. Or did you really kill anybody as they’re all still alive in the Borg? (A-)

12265. Pluribus “We is Us” - Going in I knew there was a sci-fi twist to this but (minor spoilers I guess) I was guessing more Black Mirror than Twilight Zone. A great pilot, and I trust Vince Gilligan of course, but I’m a bit wary of where this might go for no good reason, frankly. (A)

Friday night August 5th, 1977: what would you watch?

Classic TV streaming alert: Well, TIL that there's a free streaming service out there called XumoPlay and it has a classic series I've never seen streaming before: "The FBI" from the 60's along w/series like Growing Pains, Perfect Strangers, the Bionic Woman, Sliders & SeaQuest.

Friday night August 5th, 1977: what would you watch?

Only 1530 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

I have an interview for a job, but it's a 10 minute zoom one scheduled at 6:10 on a Thursday. How strange.

It’ll never stop being strange that Gunsmoke is a top 20 show now, 50 years after it was cancelled

Thursday night November 21st, 1985: what would you watch?

12264. Fish "Chief Fish" - The final ep, where chief gets a job offer in Georgia, another potential spinoff that never happened? Well, no, but I'd of watched it. This series started off as awful as its reputation, but by the end I grew to love it & wish there was more. (B)

12263. Newsradio "Spooky Rapping Crypt" - I think this is the best ep of the final I've seen so far. It's a simple bottle ep where Matthew is stupid, Beth is cute, Joe is malicious, JJ is weird Dave is exasperated and Max finally fits in. Like, it hits all the characters ids. (B)

Random thought I’ll never know the answer to: I wonder when the last time somebody in a movie or TV show set “now” used a pay phone or the first time someone used a cell phone on screen where it wasn’t noted in a “wow, you have a cellular phone?” way.

12262. Parker Lewis Can't Lose "The B* is Back" - No, not the one in apartment 23, some former love of Parkers that shows up in a Mikey dating ep, always this shows low points. Amazing how on this show when characters kiss they're not really THAT much closer to each other. (B-)

Thursday night November 21st, 1985: what would you watch?

Going to skip this ep. And maybe unsubscribe.

So let’s say Millie Bobby Brown hosts #SNL to promote the final episode of Stranger Things & her co-star Noah Schnapp shows up for a cameo… He was 1 day old the day of Kenan’s first episode.

12261. Andor “Jehda, Kyber, Erso” - What a strange, melancholy way to end this series. I guess they felt obligated to serve two masters, to tell both the story of these characters but also to set up Rogue One. I wish they hadn’t bothered with the latter. Ah well, fantastic series nonetheless. (B)

12260. Andor “Who Else Knows?” - We’re getting to the part that directly connects with Rogue One which means we’re running into the part of prequels I’m not much of a fan of, where all the Easter eggs are now important. Between that & the flashier than usual direction this gets a (B+)

12259. Andor “Make it Stop” - Well, in this we get glimpses into what both “CSI: Coruscant” & “Coruscant Med” would look like. Been reading about the American Revolution lately. Rebellions, especially the righteous ones, are messy, disturbing things. This w doesn’t stray away from that. Good. (A-)

12258. Andor “Welcome to the Rebellion” - It only took nearly 20 episodes but our main characters finally meet (if momentarily) in what is surely the most exciting thing to ever happen in what looks like an Orlando convention center. Every ep is an amazing little spy movie. (A)

12257. Andor “Who Are You?” - Not quite as spectacular as the last protest that turned into an Imperial massacre and there’s some character choices I frankly don’t understand (especially Syril & Andor’s un-itchy trigger finger) but you can’t go wrong w/a such a spectacular set piece. (A-)

12256. Andor “Messenger” - Another calm before the storm episode, this show sure has its patterns. I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again, this series world building, in a universe that’s been already established for 40+ years, is beyond amazing. (A-)

Wednesday night June 9th, 1965: what would you watch?

@televisionaryzw.bsky.social Growing Pains has just been added on to Tubi.

Who’s your sitcom mom Mount Rushmore?

I’m at the watching Peppa Pig by myself stage of unemployment.

Wednesday night June 9th, 1965: what would you watch?

The real question is: has boxing been good to you?

Big bother got the keys but I got Jackson Canneries.

12255. Corner Gas "Self Serving" - Wanda's going to be a flat out super villain by the time Corner Gas Animated finishes, isn't she? As an Oregonian who never pumps his own gas, I'm with Brent. I like my 2-3 minutes of awkward social interaction, some days it's all I get. (B)

Woohoo! I'm quoted in today's NY Times piece about the 50th anniversary of the gay couple on the 1970s-80s sitcom BARNEY MILLER: Darryl and Marty. #gay #queer #LGBTQ #sitcom

Having a Doug and the Slugs kinda evening.

Tuesday night March 5th, 1991: what would you watch?

12254. Party of Five "Analogies" - Of COURSE Bailey has a romance with a teacher. I should've guessed that in season one, episode one. That is what they're hinting at, right? This was a sweet episode, better than average. (B+)

12253. Joe's World "The Invitation" - An 11 ep working family sitcom from 1979. This pilot is overstuffed but there's also like, 14 main characters so it'd be hard not to be. Some of the actors on this are also, let's just say not great. And yes, that is Christopher Knight. (C)

12252. Built to Last "A Thanksgiving to Remember" - This ironically named show was cancelled after 3 eps, this final ep (directed by Henry Winkler) never airing in the US. This ep has a great twist when the black lead family invites distant cousins over & they're white. (B+)

Tuesday night March 5th, 1991: what would you watch?

TV Guide used to use the hell out of their office thesaurus.

I wish this particular dystopia wasn’t so funny.