CBS | Great American Things

Posted by Robin on Jan 27, 2011 in TV Show | 1 comment

It all started with Survivor. In 2004, the show was in its prime, drawing huge audiences and helping CBS devour the competition in the...

Posted by Robin on Dec 23, 2010 in Holiday, Music | Comments Off on Album: "A Charlie Brown Christmas" Soundtrack

Even today, it doesn’t seem like a natural fit for a jazz soundtrack to accompany an animated Christmas show. Certainly the...

Posted by Robin on Oct 1, 2010 in TV Show | 1 comment

Did we just completely use up all the storylines for Westerns during the 1950s and 1960s? How can you explain that a whole genre of...

Posted by Robin on Mar 17, 2010 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

When Mary Richards showed up in our homes, we didn’t quite know what to make of her. A single woman in her 30s? Not widowed or...

Posted by Robin on Oct 12, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on TV Show: The Honeymooners

Ralph and Alice Kramden. Ed and Trixie Norton. A one-room set with a fire escape. Ed drives a bus, Ralph works in the sewers, and both...

Posted by Robin on May 29, 2009 in TV Show | Comments Off on Actor: Carol Burnett

How’s this for a Saturday night TV lineup? On CBS in 1973 you’d see: All in the Family, M*A*S*H, Mary Tyler Moore, Bob Newhart,...