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My Christmas TV List
The end of Thanksgiving heralds the beginning of my Christmas television season. The lineup and viewing order vary from year to year. Between my DVD library and programs accessed by other means, I...
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What is Your Classic TV Constant?
Discuss favorite Lost episodes with fans and it won’t be long until someone mentions “The Constant.” For those who didn’t follow this fascinating and sometimes frustrating series, the episode was...
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It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve
Christmas suggests myriad topics for a classic TV post: New Year’s Eve, not so much. I could offer a tribute to Guy Lombardo and his orchestra, as their New Year’s Eve concerts were an American...
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Revisiting Bosom Buddies
Was anyone else surprised by the multiple mentions of Bosom Buddies at the recent Kennedy Center Honors tribute to Tom Hanks? I expected a clip of the series to be played during the video...
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The Comfort TV Trivia Quiz
Ok, let’s just have some fun this week. Among the many calamities for which the Internet is responsible (identity theft,Justin Bieber’s career, the death of responsible journalism), it has also pretty...
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Creating a Comfort TV Viewing Night
Winter before Christmas is delightful. Picturesque snowfalls and brisk temperatures enhance the holidays and traditions of the season. But come January most of us have had enough. Unfortunately,...
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Mornings with The Price is Right
Last year Bob Barker celebrated his 90th birthday by returning to The Price is Right, the series he hosted for 35 years. I didn’t watch.I feel like I should have – as a kid I spent countless sick days...
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What Might Have Been: TV: The Top Three
Over the past three decades I’ve had 14 books published. I’ve also had several ideas for books rejected by every publisher that reviewed them. It’s an occupational hazard to which writers adjust, even...
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Checking in with More Comfort TV Facebook Friends
In 2013 I wrote abouthow I enjoyed connecting via Facebook with television stars that, when I was young, seemed to live in a very different world. It’s another reminder of how much we take for granted...
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Sleuthing in the ‘70s with The Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew
Note: This is Comfort TV's contribution to The Classic TV Detectives Blogathon, hosted by the Classic TV Blog Association. Read more about it here!What is it about some fictional characters that makes...
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Classic TV Two-Part Episodes: Hits and Misses
Theoretically the two-part episode is an option that should be utilized only in conjunction with a major milestone in a series (births, deaths, new character introductions, weddings, big name guest...
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Terrible Shows I Like: The New Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
I thought I knew my Hanna-Barbera. Not just The Flintstones and Jonny Quest and the other big guns, but all the Scoobyknock-offs that filled my Saturday mornings in the 1970s – Clue Club, Funky...
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The Museum of Comfort TV Salutes: Mrs. Beasley
Imagine a place where all of the instantly recognizable objects associated with classic television are on display. It doesn’t exist, so we’ll create it here, and pay tribute to many of our favorite...
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James Best: Remembering Rosco
I have already posted that Comfort TV is not a place for obituaries, but I felt compelled to write a few words about James Best, whose death was announced today. I don’t want to break my own rule, so...
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The Bewitched Continuum, and Other Outstanding Classic TV Episode Guides
I love episode guides. There are dozens of television show companion books in my library, and I particularly enjoy revisiting those that devote most of their pages to an in-depth examination of each...
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The Vegas Episode
What happens when you take classic TV characters out of their familiar surroundings and send them to Las Vegas?The question has been posed in countless writer’s rooms over the past 50 years, resulting...
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The Museum of Comfort TV Salutes: The Hoyt-Clagwell Tractor
Imagine a place where all of the instantly recognizable objects associated with classic television are on display. It doesn’t exist so we’ll create it here, and pay tribute to many of our favorite...
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In Defense of “Spock’s Brain”
Note: This review is part of the 2015 Summer of MeTV Classic TV Blogathon hosted by the Classic TV Blog Association. Click here to check out this blogathon's complete schedule.Writing about the...
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A Default Setting of Kindness
“What separates classic (or Comfort) TV as a whole from current TV?”I’ve discussed that topic many times with fellow classic TV fans. Certainly some differences are obvious –maturity of content,...
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Terrible Shows I Like: The Girl from UNCLE
To be clear, as “like” is a relative term, justifying any recommendation for The Girl From UNCLE requires some effort, even with the ‘terrible shows’ disclaimer. This series will not appeal to most...
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