# 141 (B) The Phil Silvers Show or, Sgt. Bilko or, You’ll Never Get Rich
by Adam Ferenz (Due to hilarious circumstances caused by the powers that be, a gap was left in the schedule and somebody had to fill it with something. The result is the following essay) This classic...
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# 140. Winds of War/War and Remembrance
by Adam Ferenz When, following the success of Winds of War, Dan Curtis met with ABC executives to discuss also bringing War & Remembrance to the screen, he told them in no uncertain terms that he...
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139. The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1962-65)
by Sam Juliano There are two ways to frame The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. The first is to categorize it as an extension of sorts to the seven-season Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which it immediately...
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Fabulous April Booklist Interview with author Jonah Winter
Acclaimed author Jonah Winter discusses the difficulties—and necessities—of introducing picture-book readers to tough topics. Jonah Winter’s career as a children’s author began with Diego, a 1991...
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Tribeca Film Festival, Television Countdown and Allan Fish Online Film...
by Sam Juliano The annual Tribeca Film Festival is set to launch mid-week and Lucille, some friends and I will be attending on Thursday onward through Sunday the 29th. During this period the Greatest...
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# 138. Babylon 5
by Adam Ferenz I am going to try my hardest not to spoil this series but it is nearly impossible to talk in depth about this series without some spoilers, so be warned. Until Babylon 5 came around,...
View ArticleComplete Filmography Breakdown: Podcast #5: Akira Kurosawa Part 2
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KELLY REICHARDT’S ‘NIGHT MOVES’: “I’m focused on small plans…”
© 2018 by James Clark One of the consequences of infinite digital connectivity is awakening to the certainty that one’s endeavors, protestations notwithstanding, mean nothing to the more or...
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Art for Art’s Sake — Looking at the Ten Best Films of 2017
by Duane Porter Art is art regardless of where you find it, in an art gallery or in the street, in a theater or on television. Art does not have to be didactic, edifying, decorative, or entertaining....
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Fish Obscuro: Evolution of a Filipino Family (Philippines; 2004; Lav Diaz)
by Jared Dec Evolution of a Filipino Family (Philippines 2004…Lav Diaz) 625m Oh s**t, it’s just Lino Brocka again p Lav Diaz, Eric Tanedo, Paul Tanedo d Lav Diaz w Lav Diaz photo Paul Tanedo, Richard...
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Tribeca Film Festival Bonanza on Monday Morning Diary (April 30)
A still from SMUGGLING HENDRIX. ©AMP Filmworks. by Sam Juliano The Greatest Television Series countdown will resume tomorrow after an eleven day break for the just-completed 2018 Tribeca Film...
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137. Community (2009-2015)
by Brian E. Wilson Once upon a time, and for one brief shining moment, controlled chaos ruled on NBC’s Thursday night schedule. In the time slot (Thursday, 8pm EST) where the bouncy and affable Friends...
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136. The Rockford Files (1974-1980)
by J.D. Lafrance When I was a child my grandfather and I bonded over several things: Clint Eastwood films, James Bond and The Rockford Files. Some of my fondest memories I have of him are watching an...
View Article#135. The Jewel In the Crown
by Adam Ferenz Based on a series of novels by Paul Scott, this series examines life at the end of the British Raj, in aching detail. Peggy Ashcroft leads a talented cast through material which is...
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# 134. Downton Abbey
by Adam Ferenz Note : I am aware that British programs use the term series instead of season to describe a run of episodes. I am using the US term, season, to describe a British series, and will use...
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133. Simon Schama’s Power of Art (2006)
by Patricia Perry Historian Simon Schama had an idea for a documentary series he thought someone at the BBC should do – a series about art that would take the viewer out of the staid and stuffy...
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132. Police Squad! (1982)
by Robert Hornak It may be that Police Squad! has the fewest episodes of any on this list, vis-à-vis the number of episodes intended for a regular season of American television. There are only six. It...
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Allentown, Pa Pinfest, Tully and Allan Fish Online Film Festival on Monday...
by Sam Juliano Temperatures have fluctuated from very hot to moderate as summer weather is trying hard to make a permanent play in the metropolitan region. Our school’s annual 8th grade Washington...
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131. Family Guy (1999-2002; 2005-present)
by Brandie Ashe Sometimes incisive, sometimes irreverent, and oftentimes utterly, ridiculously stupid, the television series Family Guy (1999-2002, 2005-present) still manages at times to be a great...
View Article# 130. The Age of Uncertainty
by Adam Ferenz How has this not been confiscated by the powers that be? It is brutally honest, clear eyed and even handed, in ways we no longer get. Watching this is like a trip into a past you no...
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