Maybe it's because I live in the Bible Belt, but in the old days when the local TV stations would sign off, there was not just the FCC-mandated (?) transmitter information and info about the station itself and the National Anthem, and not just the sermonette, but full-on holy roller stuff: For years, a TV station in…

Endorsed!

Add Three O'Clock High, Over The Edge, and Pump Up the Volume.

GAAAAAH! Too much Saved By the Bell, not enough Parker Lewis Can't Lose. If I had to choose between two horrendously dated slices of '90s high school nostalgia, I choose coolness over crapulence (except that third season, that wholeheartedly sucked).

I don't think it was unique to the DuMont Network, but those awkward ad placements in early television seem really off-putting (for example, in the Ellery Queen clip in the Oddity Archive DuMont episode linked in the article, the actor seems prompted off-camera to mention he was driving his Kaiser — the sponsor of the…

Yep. And played by the same young actress (Maia Brewton, who I think is now a lawyer).

Not to be pedantic, but it's Endeavour. With a U. Not the American spelling.

Was reminded of why Peter was the Monkee I had a soft spot for when he sat for an interview with — of all people — Rachel Maddow, not long after Davy Jones passed. Far from the sweet dimwit he portrayed on the show, Peter was the offspring of educators and is far from an idiot.

I had always thought that episode was called "The Frodis Caper." My mistake.

That's originally what I came in here to chime in about but I got distracted by other comments! I liked the original TV series (early '70s reruns as a child, post-high school '80s revival, reruns on Antenna TV now if I happen to be awake when aired), there were some great tunes that actually kind of get better the…

How dare you bring that up. It was atrocious.

I used to have a copy of Leonard Maltin and Richard Bann's extensive history of Our Gang, which was published in the 1970s and included a complete filmography, rare behind-the-scenes photos, anecdotes, and bios of the principal players (many of whom were still living when it was published; almost 40 years later all of…

So does Antenna TV.

This band put on a hell of a set at the 2014 Norman Music Fest (http://normanmusicfestival…..

"Wrigley Stadium"? Okay that misnomer aside, Wrigley FIELD has been undergoing renovations in recent years (bleachers rebuilt to accommodate new graphics boards, etc). Great article otherwise.

Bummed by the slightly lackluster review but wow, I knew Broncho was going places (and rightly so because they're awesome) but I never thought I'd see them on AV Club.

Sling TV is not terrible. Recommended, and unless Disney decides to be petty and yank ESPN/ESPN2, you get sportsball.

I spend more time actually watching Hulu and Acorn TV more than I'm watching stuff on Netflix … at this point I only have it because they have many of the ESPN 30 for 30 documentaries (many of them are excellent). I'll deal with a $2 a month increase but don't know how much longer I'll have it because it's sort of…

I binge-watched all the retro-tech Techmoan episodes. His one about the PlayTape (a forerunner of the 8-track) is very good too. And I still can't get over that new-old stock is a thing. Specifically, the PlayTape machine he demonstrates in the video, apparently fresh out of the factory 50 years ago. Here you go: https…

I love Techmoan and thought he would get around to the CED. Oddity Archive also devoted a full episode to RCA's ill-fated nonrecordable format: https://www.youtube.com/wat…
This is another good video to watch about the CED, while not quite as technical, it does examine the history and failure of the format in the US…