80s
The Theory That Changes Everything About Television As You Know It
Almost all of television takes place inside the mind of an autistic child. Or so this crazy St. Elsewhere theory would have you believe. CONTINUE READING…
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80s
Nickelodeon’s Super Toy Run
Like a lot of kids who grew up before the creation of the internet, I spent a lot of my free time daydreaming. One of my recurring daydreams involved myself, a shopping cart, and 5 CONTINUE READING…
90s
The History Behind The History Channel
A Channel is born In 1992 A&E Networks produced a historical series called The Real West, hosted by country music icon Kenny Rogers. The Real West aired from 1992 to 1995 and was A&E’s highest CONTINUE READING…
90s
Staying Up All Night with Rhonda Shear
Rhonda Shear was an iconic staple of late-night television in the ’90s. She was beautiful, funny, and oozed sex appeal. We pay tribute to her greatness and define why she was so magical. CONTINUE READING…
A The Retro Network
MeTV Announces Back to School Marathon
Grab your pencils and pack your lunch for this full-day event reliving all the fun of going back to school, from first class to graduation. And don’t forget your homework! Make the end of summer CONTINUE READING…
80s
WKRP in Cincinnati
If you weren’t an avid viewer of WKRP in Cincinnati during its original four-year run, you should have caught it in reruns. And if you didn’t do that, after you’re done giving yourself a swift swat on CONTINUE READING…
Articles
Exploring the Comeback of Vintage TV Shows and Video Games Among College Students
There is no denying that we are living in a time where new experiences happen on a daily basis at an unbelievable pace. And college students, like no other group, have turned to retro TV CONTINUE READING…
80s
History of Nickelodeon Part 1: Pinwheel 1983
Before Nickelodeon became the Nickelodeon 80’s kids know and love, it was called C3 or “The Pinwheel Channel”. It was part of an experiment from Warner Amex called Qube and was first tested in Columbus, CONTINUE READING…
90s
American Gladiators
TV was never really fair to jocks. If you were a nerd, there were many game shows you could try out for, but if you were a musclehead, your game show pickings were slim. But CONTINUE READING…
80s
Voyagers!
Most folks, if they got their hands on a time-travel device, would probably end up using it to bet on sporting events, sign the Beatles, take vengeance on childhood bullies, kill Hitler, or maybe stop Abraham CONTINUE READING…
A Geekster Magazine
Looking Back at My So-Called Life
Every person alive since TV became mainstream has a show that they would hand to aliens to show them what it was like to be a teenager. For me, that show is My So-Called Life. Let’s look at it with 25 years of hindsight. CONTINUE READING…
A Geekster Magazine
5 Nearly Forgotten TV Shows
Through the many years of television, there have been thousands of TV shows created. Usually, only the cream of the crop last for multiple seasons and go on to live vividly in the memories of CONTINUE READING…
A The Retro Network
The Rural Purge at CBS
In the early 1970s, Fred Silverman undertook a radical plan to remake CBS. What resulted was the programming bloodbath known as the rural purge. CONTINUE READING…
90s
The Top 10 Simpsons Treehouse of Horror Tales
The Simpsons’ annual Treehouse of Horror Halloween specials are Halloween and cultural institutions. Here are the Top 10 Treehouse of Horror tales of all-time. CONTINUE READING…
A The Retro Network
10 Great Halloween TV Specials You Need to Watch
Back in the day, before we had instant access at our fingertips to so much entertainment, holiday specials were appointment television. In most cases, a holiday special was only shown one time each year on CONTINUE READING…
