Michael J. Hayde's BETTER LIVING THROUGH TELEVISION

A celebration of the history of Television - its highs, its lows - as perceived by myself.

Monday, May 29, 2006

Every Saturday Night! (Part 2)

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Hootenanny made its bow on ABC-TV on April 6, 1963. It was a 30-minute show; a fast-track replacement for Fess Parker's Mr. Smith Goes ...
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Thursday, May 25, 2006

Every Saturday Night! (Part 1)

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The war between the folkies goes on. There's a telling moment in Christopher Guest's film A Mighty Wind . At a cocktail party, Jerry...
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Thursday, May 18, 2006

Sunday with "Mister Four"

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Now here's what I call honesty in advertising! Critics have often scolded parents for using TV as a babysitter... it's been a long, ...
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Wednesday, May 03, 2006

"This Is Your Life, Bebe Daniels Lyon!"

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John McElwee's Monday Glamour Starter this week was Bebe Daniels - check it out here: http://greenbriarpictureshows.blogspot.com/2006/04...
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Monday, May 01, 2006

Color TV: When and What was Yours?

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No question about it: 1964 was the true start of the color TV revolution. To be sure, NBC’s “compatible color” had been around since 1953, b...
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Michael J. Hayde
Author of "SIDE BY SIDE: Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis on TV & Radio;" "CHAPLIN'S VINTAGE YEAR: The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials;" FLIGHTS OF FANTASY: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN;" and "MY NAME'S FRIDAY: The Unauthorized but True Story of DRAGNET and the Films of JACK WEBB."
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