TV Archives : The Retro Network

A Brief History of the TV Test Pattern

Long before streaming menus and twenty‑four hour programming, television had quiet hours. Stations signed off at night and returned in the morning, and in the space between those two moments lived one of the most

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 39 | Favorite TV Theme Songs 1970’s thru 2000’s

Chad Droze

Episode 39 drops NOW! We stay in the world of television again, but this time, Ken and Chad are remembering the classic, memorable earworms that we call TV THEME SONGS! Featuring classic tv shows from

The Retro Resurgence Podcast – Episode 38 | Memorable Commercials from the 80’s & 90’s

Chad Droze

Episode 38 has Ken and Chad taking you down a nostalgic rabbit hole of fun, zany, and memorable commercials from the decade you grew up in. Ken tackles the 1980’s, and Chad takes the 1990’s

Rewinding the VHS vs. Betamax Showdown

Mickey Yarber

The VHS and Betamax war was a clash of vision and strategy, a moment when two rival formats fought for space beneath the living room television and only one became the way an entire generation watched movies at home.