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"Who's Ken Ober?" A refresher for the out of touch, later MTV generation

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009 · 1 comment

Ken Ober passed away on Tuesday at the age of 52. Mention that name to anyone below the age of, let's say, 32, and you'll be met with a blank gaze....
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Equalizer star Edward Woodward dead at 79

Monday, November 16th, 2009

Perhaps best known to American audiences for his stint as Robert McCall on the 1980s crime drama, The Equalizer, Edward Woodward has passed away after...
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V is very, very, extra...ordinary

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

When it was announced that ABC would remake the beloved NBC miniseries, V, I probably wasn't the only one that greeted it with trepidation....
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Dollhouse closed, Whedon reacts

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

In a move that surprised virtually no one, FOX has finally and officially canceled the low rated Dollhouse. Saved from an early demise at the eleventh...
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Phineas and Ferb for the big kid in us all

While on a recent trip to Las Vegas to visit friends, I found myself with a few hours to kill before boarding my flight back to Pittsburgh. As I sat...
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Trick or Treat? TV's Scariest Moments #1

So here we are. We've finally arrived at the #1 scariest moment on TV. It's ironic that my last two moments relate to the #1 (albeit in a very...
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Trick or Treat? TV's Scariest Moments #2

In 1986, Geraldo Rivera hosted a live TV broadcast entitled The Mystery Of Al Capone's Vault wherein the journalist hoped to uncover bodies,...
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Trick or Treat? TV's Scariest Moments #3

"While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, As of someone gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. " 'Tis some...
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Trick or Treat? TV's Scariest Moments #4

Almost three weeks prior to Halloween in 1996, fans of the hit series, The X-Files, sat in rapt attention as a viewer discretion warning appeared on...
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Trick or treat? TV's Scariest Moments #5

After writing the last column entitled "When TV Was Scary" regarding IT, the ABC mini-series based on the terrifying Stephen King novel, I...
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