Next month will see the home media release of our film on DVD! Pre-order your copy at:
biggretrospectivedvd@gmail.com
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Lost Episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 Surfaces After 38 Years
#MST3K #LostMedia #CultTV #TelevisionHistory #AusNews
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The Lost Episode That Changed Everything, Finally Found
#MST3K #LostMedia #TelevisionHistory #AusNews
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August 14, 1986 - Pontypridd and Llantrisant Observer - Colin Baker appears on the TV quiz show, We Love TV.
#ColinBaker #WeLoveTV #TVQuizShow #ThrowbackThursday #Pontypridd #Llantrisant #80sTelevision #TelevisionHistory
May 24, 1986 - Coventry Evening Telegraph - Janet Fielding is profiled.
#JanetFielding #CoventryEveningTelegraph #onthelegacy #80sProfile #televisionhistory #womeninmedia
Two early #DoctorWho episodes featuring longtime nemesis the #Daleks, long thought to be lost to the cost-cutting measures of the #BBC, were recovered in an "eclectic" film lovers posthumous donation to a British film society. #TelevisionSky #TelevisionHistory popculturejunkie.com/television/t...
If you are a true film and TV history buff, check out this video from @usefulcharts.bsky.social. A fascinating timeline showing how mergers and acquisitions shaped the modern entertainment industry. #MotionPictureHistory #TelevisionHistory
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Enjoy the first episode of one of the best TV comedies ever, The Beverly Hillbillies with auxiliary information at auxvid.com/beverly-hill... ( #BeverlyHillbillies, #JedClampett, #BuddyEbsen, #IreneRyan, #DonnaDouglas, #MaxBaer, #sitcom, #TVShow, #TVHistory, #televisionHistory)
September 29, 1985 - The Sunday People - Another sign things are changing for Doctor Who as contracts are not renewed for the main cast.
#DoctorWho #Whovian #SciFiHistory #TVMemories #TelevisionHistory #ChangeIsComing #ClassicDoctorWho
May 1, 1985 - Evening Post - A 14-year old calls Mary Whitehouse to task over her criticism of violence on television with shows such as Doctor Who in her sites.
#MaryWhitehouse #DoctorWho #TVDebate #1980sNostalgia #TelevisionHistory #PopCulture #MediaCritique
April 29, 1985 - Daily Mirror - a little humor regarding the campaign by Mary Whitehouse to clean up television.
#MaryWhitehouse #TVcleanup #1980sHumor #DailyMirror #televisionhistory #nostalgia #retrovibes
March 21, 1985 - Daily Post the Paper for Wales - Everyone calm down, the BBC wants to see Doctor Who airing for another 21 years. (They just aren't saying they'll all be in order.)
#DoctorWho #BBC #televisionhistory #Wales #anniversary #whovian #tvshows #nostalgia
March 9, 1985 - Daily Mirror - The children have their say about the resting of Doctor Who that includes comments on "cheap American programming" from a 6 and 9 year old.
#DoctorWho #ThrowbackThursday #80sKids #Nostalgia #TimeTravel #ChildrensVoices #TelevisionHistory
The Sharp-Tongued, Loving Matriarch on TV: The Legacy Behind ‘Mother Winslow’: For millions of TV viewers, she was simply Mother Winslow — the sharp-tongued, loving matriarch who anchored a fictional Chicago household.… #MotherWinslow #TVLegacy #TelevisionHistory #BlackTelevision #FamilyMatriarch
Edgar Bergen was a charter member of AFRA in 1937, which merged with TvA in 1952 to form AFTRA. This 1958 episode of “You Bet Your Life” features Bergen with his friend Groucho and their daughters Candice Bergen and Melinda Marx.
#TelevisionHistory #SAGAFTRA
March 2, 1985 - The Guardian - Another opinion of the resting of Doctor Who.
#DoctorWho #TheGuardian #ScienceFiction #ClassicTV #TimeLord #Whovian #OpinionPiece #TelevisionHistory
March 2, 1985 - The public were getting mixed messages on the return of Doctor Who. Was it coming back sooner or was it resting for at least 18 months?
#DoctorWho #Whovian #SciFi #TelevisionHistory #ClassicTV #ReturnOfDoctorWho #TimeLord
February 4, 1985 - Telegraph and Argus - Jim Appleby misses the point of covering up Peri in "The Mark of the Rani".
#markoftherani #vintageTV #televisionhistory #JimAppleby #80sTV #nostalgia #classicdrama
Susan Lucci’s career is a fascinating subversion of the "pivot or die" mentality. By leaning into her Erica Kane persona for four decades, she created a level of brand stability that is almost impossible to replicate today. 🦋
#SusanLucci #MediaStudies #TelevisionHistory
Demond Wilson, best known for his role as Lamont Sanford on Sanford and Son, has died at age 79.
Wilson’s work helped reshape television comedy and Black representation in American media.
Read more: buff.ly/1Vn2Fuj
#DemondWilson #SanfordAndSon #BlackPress #TelevisionHistory
Enjoy the first episode of one of the best TV comedies ever, The Beverly Hillbillies in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/beverly-hill... ( #BeverlyHillbillies, #JedClampett, #BuddyEbsen, #IreneRyan, #DonnaDouglas, #MaxBaer, #sitcom, #TVShow, #TVHistory, #televisionHistory)
Available for the next month is "The Man Who Saw The Future".
A profile of John Logie Baird, the man who invented television, concentrating on how his dedication & drive made his achievements possible, presented by Malcolm Baird.
#JohnLogieBaird #TelevisionHistory #AlexandraPalace
German Patent No. 30105 for an "Electric telescope".
The first television receiver with a Nipkow-Disk.
Schematic representation of mechanical television with a Nipkow disk. Image Credit: Museumsstiftung Post und Telekommunikation.
1/4 On this day in 1885, Paul Nipkow received German Patent No. 30105 for an “Electric telescope”, later known for the Nipkow disk for mechanical television scanning.
#OnThisDay #OTD #PatentHistory #Patent #TelevisionHistory
10 weird facts about television in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/ten-surprisi... ( #television, #TV, #TVStation, #broadcasting, #video, #televisionHistory, #colorTV, #colorTelevision, #televisionNetwork, #Netflix, #CBS, #ABC, #NBC, #PBS, #NPR, #broadcast, #broadcastTV)
Decades later, when artists stream performances worldwide with a single click, they are building on a path Elvis helped open from a stage in Honolulu in 1973.
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#ElvisPresley #AlohaFromHawaii #MusicHistory #TelevisionHistory #LiveBroadcast
Rob Reiner in ‘All in the Family’: A Boundary-Pushing Legacy #RobReiner #AllInTheFamily #TelevisionHistory #VietnamWar #GomerPyle
The End of an Era: TV Channels That Defined Generations Are Now Gone
#ticosound #latinoamerica #televisionhistory #nostalgia
Isiah Whitlock Jr. has died at 71. From The Wire to Spike Lee films, his work set a standard for excellence and integrity in Black storytelling. buff.ly/FuJ7D0a
#IsiahWhitlockJr #TheWire #BlackFilm #TelevisionHistory
From Roots to Good Times to Coming to America, his work refused stereotypes and demanded respect.
Truthful storytelling doesn’t fade. It stands. INerasable.
#JohnAmos #OnThisDay #TelevisionHistory #FilmHistory
