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Below is a list of my five favorite episodes from Season One of the ABC series, "THE MOD SQUAD". Created by Bud "Buddy" Ruskin, the series starred Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton and Tige Andrews: ( Read more... )
Below is a list of my five favorite episodes from Season One of the ABC series, "THE MOD SQUAD". Created by Bud "Buddy" Ruskin, the series starred Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton and Tige Andrews: ( Read more... )
The UNDERGROUND RAILROAD in Television
Mar. 17th, 2016 01:52 pm
Recently, the WGN Network began airing a new series about a group of Georgia slaves who plan and conduct a daring 600 miles escape to freedom in the Northern states called "UNDERGROUND". However, it is not the first television production about American slaves making a bid for freedom. Below is a list of previous productions that I have seen over the years: ( Read more... )
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- aldis hodge,
- alfre woodard,
- antebellum,
- british empire,
- christopher meloni,
- cicely tyson,
- courtney b. vance,
- dick anthony williams,
- early america,
- glynn turman,
- history,
- jason patric,
- jurnee smollett-bell,
- lou gossett jr.,
- marc blucas,
- mykelti williamson,
- orson welles,
- politics,
- reed diamond,
- ron white,
- ruby dee,
- sam waterston,
- television,
- thandie newton,
- travel
"THE MOD SQUAD" (1968-1973) Photo Gallery
Mar. 14th, 2016 05:27 pm
Below are images from the ABC (1968-1973) television series, "THE MOD SQUAD". Created by Bud "Buddy" Riskin, the series starred Michael Cole, Clarence Williams III, Peggy Lipton and Tige Andrews: ( Read more... )
The 18th Century in Television
Dec. 20th, 2015 08:42 pm
Recently, I noticed there were a good number of television productions in both North America and Great Britain, set during the 18th century. In fact, I managed to count at least six productions. Astounded by this recent interest in that particular century, I decided to list them below in alphabetical order: ( Read more... )
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- aidan turner,
- aldis hodge,
- american revolution,
- beatie edney,
- bill paterson,
- british empire,
- burn gorman,
- caroline blakiston,
- colonial america,
- cuba gooding jr.,
- david wenham,
- eleanor tomlinson,
- georgian era,
- j.j. feild,
- james fleet,
- jamie bell,
- julian rhind-tutt,
- kevin r. mcnally,
- literary,
- lou gossett jr.,
- marton csokas,
- michael gaston,
- patrick ryecart,
- phil davis,
- poldark,
- politics,
- rafe spall,
- ralph brown,
- robin ellis,
- ruby bentall,
- rupert penry-jones,
- russell tovey,
- simon callow,
- stephen root,
- television,
- time travel,
- tobias menzies,
- toby stephens,
- travel,
- world war 2
Below is a list of my favorite period drama television series. Since this list consists only of television series, there are no miniseries or television movies on this list: ( Read more... )
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- adrian lukis,
- agatha christie,
- alan dale,
- alexander siddig,
- alfre woodard,
- alice eve,
- amanda root,
- anastasia griffith,
- ann firbank,
- anna massey,
- antebellum,
- anthony zerbe,
- ato essandoh,
- barbara hershey,
- beatie edney,
- benjamin whitrow,
- bosco hogan,
- brett cullen,
- british empire,
- bruce campbell,
- bryan batt,
- celia imrie,
- charlie cox,
- cheryl campbell,
- christina ricci,
- civil war,
- dana ivey,
- darby stanchfield,
- david harbour,
- david rintoul,
- david soul,
- david suchet,
- deborah findlay,
- denis menochet,
- derek luke,
- dick anthony williams,
- disney,
- donal logue,
- donald douglas,
- early 20th century,
- eileen atkins,
- elena satine,
- elisabeth moss,
- elizabeth mitchell,
- elliot cowan,
- elliot gould,
- emilie de ravin,
- emily blunt,
- ethan embry,
- franka potente,
- gabriel mann,
- gemma jones,
- gilded age,
- great depression,
- gretchen mol,
- henry cavill,
- henry czerny,
- history,
- holidays,
- hugh fraser,
- j.j. feild,
- jack huston,
- james cromwell,
- james d'arcy,
- james frain,
- james wolk,
- jamie chung,
- january jones,
- jared harris,
- jeffrey wright,
- jemima rooper,
- jennifer morrison,
- jenny agutter,
- jeremy northam,
- joaquim de almeida,
- john castle,
- john slattery,
- jon hamm,
- josh brolin,
- josh dallas,
- judy parfitt,
- julia ormond,
- kelli garner,
- kelly macdonald,
- kelly reilly,
- keri russell,
- kyle chandler,
- lana parrilla,
- late 20th century,
- lee arenberg,
- linda cardellini,
- lindsay duncan,
- lou gossett jr.,
- lysette anthony,
- mad men,
- margo martindale,
- margot robbie,
- mark gatiss,
- mark moses,
- martin scorsese,
- matthew rhys,
- maximiliano hernández,
- medieval era,
- melissa leo,
- michael fassbender,
- michael kenneth williams,
- michael shannon,
- michael stuhlbarg,
- mid 20th century,
- middle east,
- natalie dormer,
- nicholas farrell,
- noah emmerich,
- old west,
- oliver ford-davies,
- patrick malahide,
- patrick ryecart,
- paul freeman,
- paul mcgann,
- pauline moran,
- philip jackson,
- politics,
- polly walker,
- progressive era,
- prohibition,
- rachael stirling,
- raphael sbarge,
- rebecca mader,
- religion,
- richard schiff,
- robert carlyle,
- ron white,
- ronald guttman,
- rupert penry-jones,
- russell tovey,
- sam neill,
- sarah bolger,
- shea whigham,
- sian phillips,
- simon ward,
- sports,
- stephen graham,
- steve buscemi,
- television,
- terence winter,
- tim curry,
- tim pigott-smith,
- toby jones,
- toby stephens,
- tom riley,
- travel,
- tudors,
- world war 2
George Stinney Jr. Exonerated
Dec. 28th, 2014 07:56 pm
GEORGE STINNEY JR. EXONERATED
A seventy year-old miscarriage of justice has finally been overturned in a case that involved murder, false accusations and racism. ( Read more... )
Below is a list of my top five favorite episodes from Season Four (2013) of HBO's "BOARDWALK EMPIRE": ( Read more... )
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- early 20th century,
- gretchen mol,
- jack huston,
- jeffrey wright,
- kelly macdonald,
- lou gossett jr.,
- mark wahlberg,
- martin scorsese,
- michael kenneth williams,
- michael shannon,
- michael stuhlbarg,
- music,
- politics,
- prohibition,
- shea whigham,
- stephen graham,
- steve buscemi,
- television,
- terence winter,
- travel
Below are images from Season Four of HBO's "BOARDWALK EMPIRE". Created by Terence Winter, the series stars Steve Buscemi: ( Read more... )
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With the recent release of Steven Spielberg's new movie, "LINCOLN" and the upcoming release of Quentin Tarrantino's latest film, "DJANGO UNCHAINED", I found myself thinking about movies I have seen about slavery - especially slavery practiced in the United States. Below is a list of my favorite movies on the subject in chronological order: ( Read more... )
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- adam driver,
- alessandro nivola,
- american revolution,
- antebellum,
- anthony mackie,
- art evans,
- ato essandoh,
- avery brooks,
- benedict cumberbatch,
- british empire,
- bruce dern,
- bruce mcgill,
- christoph waltz,
- chuck connors,
- ciarán hinds,
- cicely tyson,
- civil war,
- colonial america,
- cooper huckabee,
- courtney b. vance,
- dane dehaan,
- daniel day-lewis,
- david carradine,
- david oyelowo,
- david strathairn,
- dick anthony williams,
- dominic cooper,
- don johnson,
- donald sutherland,
- early america,
- elizabeth marvel,
- embeth davidtz,
- forest whitaker,
- georg stanford brown,
- georgian era,
- gilded age,
- gloria reuben,
- glynn turman,
- hal holbrook,
- history,
- ioan gruffudd,
- james garner,
- james mason,
- james read,
- james remar,
- james spader,
- jamie foxx,
- jane austen,
- jared harris,
- jason patric,
- jimmi simpson,
- john hawkes,
- john jakes,
- john saxon,
- jonah hill,
- jonny lee miller,
- joseph gordon-levitt,
- kerry washington,
- kirstie alley,
- lee horsley,
- lee pace,
- leonardo dicaprio,
- lesley anne down,
- levar burton,
- lindsay duncan,
- literary,
- lou gossett jr.,
- m.c. gainey,
- mary elizabeth winstead,
- mexican-american war,
- michael gambon,
- mira sorvino,
- movies,
- nicholas farrell,
- old west,
- olivia cole,
- patrick swayze,
- philip casnoff,
- politics,
- quentin tarantino,
- robert carlyle,
- romola garai,
- ron white,
- rufus sewell,
- sally field,
- sam waterston,
- samuel l. jackson,
- steven spielberg,
- sylvestra le touzel,
- television,
- thandie newton,
- tim blake nelson,
- toby jones,
- tommy lee jones,
- travel,
- walton goggins
