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- Mr. Reaper is back in business by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 17, 2009
My friend Jaime Weinman referred to the last spate of show business passings as “the war on celebrities,” and with the recent deaths of Edward Woodward, Paul Wendkos and David Lloyd it would appear that Death is not planning on taking a holiday s...
- Movies I’ve stared at recently on TCM #44 (“Mr. Television” edition) by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 16, 2009
Turner Classic Movies ran a pair of films back-to-back last night showcasing the talents of “Uncle Miltie”—that’s right, Milton Berle hizzownself—and while I am fully aware that Mr. Berle is somewhat of an acquired taste among comedy fans,...
- Coming soon to a TV (and radio) near you! by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Nov 15, 2009
I have returned from a shopping excursion to Publix’s (I know Mumsy and I usually do this on Fridays, but The Singular Case of The Decrepit Water Heater sort of postponed that trip) and since the groceries have been put away, I thought I’d catch...
- “Yes, please?” by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Oct 23, 2009
Hearing about the passings of Vic Mizzy, Joseph Wiseman, Soupy Sales and Collin Wilcox has left me in a bit of a funk…so I turned to this classic bit o’television arcana to put me in a more cheerful mood: There’s a story that goes with thi...
- “Tickets, please…thank you, sir…” by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Oct 17, 2009
At the beginning of this month, I posted some information about the all-new First Generation Radio Archives and how they’ve undergone a major-league expansion with the organization by merging with Nostalgia Ventures. The “Premier Collection” f...
- Talkin’ about my Generation… by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Oct 1, 2009
We can now officially welcome in the month of October, because I’ve just spotted a post by The Retropolitan—and you know the old saw about having thirty more days of October if you see his shadow. (Or something like that—I may have it confused...
- Movies I’ve stared at recently on TCM #39 (“I’ve had my Phil” edition) by Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on Sep 26, 2009
Turner Classic Movies ran a mini-marathon of some of the films directed by B-movie icon Phil Karlson, a woefully neglected director who specialized in gritty film noir pieces like Kansas City Confidential (1952) and 99 River Street (1953) as well as...
