Clooney used ‘Golden Girls’ role for healthcare, and other show secrets revealed
T-shirts, live reenactments, ice-cream tributes, and of course, reruns: No matter which way you slice it, “The Golden Girls” are still a platinum hit. It was an unlikely concept — four older, sassy...
View ArticleWhy I’m addicted to classic TV
My name is Michael Starr and I’m classic TV addict. Black-and-white shows of a certain vintage are my drug of choice; occasionally I add a splash of exaggerated ’60s-era “living color” to my viewing...
View ArticleHollywood creeps have ruined a lot of classic TV
The tidal wave of sexual misconduct allegations against some of Hollywood’s most famous figures hasn’t just made it hard to watch them on screen — it has turned many of our favorite old shows into...
View Article‘Fantasy Island’ is going to become a movie
The delightfully cheesy 1970s TV classic “Fantasy Island” is set to become a feature-length movie backed by a major production company, according to a report Tuesday. Entertainment firms Blumhouse and...
View ArticleCult-classic ‘The White Shadow’ still resonates 40 years later
Carver High School’s basketball team improbably had just advanced to the Los Angeles city championship game, and it was time to celebrate. The typical television fare of that era simply would have...
View ArticleBlack-and-white TV classics get colorized for Christmas
OK, so Estelle Reiner didn’t really get her big toe stuck in a bathtub spigot. But she did inspire her husband, Carl Reiner, to write “Never Bathe on Saturday,” a memorable episode of “The Dick Van...
View ArticleTrump celebrates new farm bill with bizarre ‘Green Acres’ tweet
Farm livin’ is the life for … Donald Trump? President Trump on Thursday celebrated the signing of a new farm bill by tweeting out a video from the 2005 Emmys showing him in overalls, a straw hat and...
View ArticleBetty White celebrates 97th birthday: Her best quotes ever
Sure, Mary Tyler Moore could turn the world on with her smile — but her scene-stealing co-star, Betty White, is the one who stole our hearts for the long haul. From her pioneering work in the 1950s...
View ArticleKing Lear taking it ‘One Day at a Time’
Norman Lear, who turns 97 in July, shows no signs of pumping the brakes on his rejuvenated television career. Season 3 of “One Day at a Time” — the revamped version of his ’70s-era sitcom — premieres...
View Article‘Barry’ star Henry Winkler has a crazy connection to Steve McQueen
The two actors shared the same set of wheels on film.
View ArticleThe 10 best classic ‘Twilight Zone’ episodes of all time
In honor of Jordan Peele’s revival of “The Twilight Zone,” premiering Monday on CBS All Access, here are my Top 10 all-time favorite episodes from the original CBS anthology series, which aired from...
View Article‘Twilight Zone’ narrator Jordan Peele has ‘very big shoes to fill’
You can thank Rod Serling’s widow for the presence of Jordan Peele’s on-camera narrator in “The Twilight Zone” revival. Win Rosenfeld and Audrey Chon, executive producers of the new series — premiering...
View ArticleJennifer Hudson’s rendition of ‘The Jeffersons’ theme song is #MovinOnUp
Jennifer Hudson gets all the pie. Last night the Grammy and Oscar winner put primetime audiences through a time warp into the 1970s, inside the Upper East Side apartment of George and Louise Jefferson,...
View Article‘I Love Lucy’ is hitting the big screen for Lucille Ball’s birthday
Attention all “I Love Lucy” fans still cruising the channels for reruns: Five uncut episodes of the classic TV sitcom will hit the big screen this summer for one night only. In honor of iconic...
View ArticleBody found in home confirmed to be missing Mouseketeer Dennis Day
A body found at the Oregon home of an original member of Disney’s “The Mickey Mouse Club” has been confirmed to be former Mouseketeer Dennis Day, state police and relatives said. Day, 76, who was among...
View Article‘Press Your Luck’ game show ‘scandal’ back in the spotlight
“Press Your Luck” returns Tuesday night on ABC — 35 years after its infamous “scandal” when unemployed ice cream truck driver Michael Larson, wearing a thrift-store sports coat, won more than $110,000...
View Article‘Seinfeld Experience’ inspired by iconic sitcom to launch in NYC
Coming soon: a show about nothing, that could really be something. “The Seinfeld Experience,” opening in New York’s Gramercy neighborhood this fall, promises an immersive, behind-the-scenes, real and...
View Article2 women charged with stealing from dead Mouseketeer
Two Oregon women are facing felony charges for allegedly stealing a car and jewelry that belonged to a Mouseketeer found dead in April. Wanda Garcia and Lori Declusin are accused of swiping original...
View ArticleArte Johnson dies: Emmy-winning ‘Laugh-In’ star was 90
Arte Johnson, who won an Emmy for his memorable work on “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In” and worked in TV and film for nearly half a century, died early Wednesday at Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles, his...
View ArticleJeepers! Scooby-Doo is turning the big 5-0
There was little fanfare around “ Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!” when CBS launched the Saturday-morning animated series about four crime-fighting teens and their talking Great Dane, Scooby-Doo. That was...
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