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RetroblogArchive for the ‘Television’ CategoryWho Shot JR?By EricPosted Mar 21, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comments » Thirty years ago, on March 21, 1980, fans of the CBS television series, Dallas, were shocked out of their seats when the character they loved to hate, J.R. Ewing, was the victim of a shooting. It was a cliffhanger episode that would keep all of America collectively speculating for many ... More » Remembering Clara PellerBy EricPosted Mar 20, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comments » If you regularly watched television 25 years ago, you couldn’t miss the cantankerous yet lovable Clara Peller, the 82-year old star of one of the most successful ad campaigns of the 80s for Wendy’s restaurants. A diminutive lady with a husky voice, her three-word utterance of “Where’s the beef?” would ... More » Made Himself A Legend, ForevermoreBy MattPosted Mar 18, 2010 – 4:54 pm | 4 Comments » Fess Parker, the actor who was the iconic Davy Crockett for a generation of youngsters in the 1950s, died today at the age of 85. Discovered by Walt Disney acting in a minor part in the giant ants b-movie "Them," the six and a half foot tall Parker ... More » TV Flashback – 1985By EricPosted – 7:00 am | 2 Comments » Last time we did one of these flashbacks, we talked about television programming on Sunday nights. This time, we thought we would take a look and see what was being broadcast on Thursday nights, 25 years ago. Over on ABC, Lee Majors fans were tuned into The Fall Guy, which ... More » From the Web: On The SetBy EricPosted Mar 15, 2010 – 2:00 pm | 1 Comment » We were first alerted to the wonderful work of Charles Brogdon via our Retrotalk message boards, and were so impressed that we knew we needed to share it with all of you. Charles creates incredible miniature sets from numerous television shows in painstaking detail. From sitcoms to soap operas, there's ... More » Peter Graves Passes Away at 83By EricPosted Mar 14, 2010 – 8:48 pm | 9 Comments » More sad news from Hollywood this evening, as we regret to report that on March 14, 2010, actor Peter Graves was found dead at his home. Best known for the role of team leader Jim Phelps on television’s Mission Impossible, Graves starred on the action series from 1967-1973. Far from ... More » Merlin Olsen Has Passed AwayBy EricPosted Mar 11, 2010 – 1:07 pm | 3 Comments » We are saddened to report on the passing of Hall of Fame football player and television actor, Merlin Olsen. A defensive tackle for the Los Angeles Rams for fifteen years, and a regular on shows such as Little House on the Prairie and Father Murphy, he lost his battle with ... More » Cast The Castaways!By EricPosted Mar 8, 2010 – 7:00 am | 2 Comments » Ever since Variety magazine reported on Tuesday that Gilligan’s Island is headed to the big screen, numerous groups have been pondering who will be cast in each of the seven familiar roles. And we’re sure that you have some ideas of your own. Let’s start by taking a glance back ... More » Barbara Walters Bids FarewellBy EricPosted Mar 6, 2010 – 7:00 am | No Comments » Over the last 29 years, millions of television viewers have tuned in on Oscar night, not only to watch the ceremonies, but also to watch Barbara Walters interview some of the biggest names in Hollywood. Always interesting, often provocative, there are few in the business with the ability to conduct ... More » TV Families Reunite This WeekBy EricPosted Mar 1, 2010 – 11:41 am | 3 Comments » Just a quick head’s up that you might want to tune into Today this week. They are doing a recurring special feature, called “Great TV Families Reunited” that looks to be quite interesting. Today, they reunited the cast from Eight is Enough. Tomorrow, they will be featuring the Partridge Family, ... More » |