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Nothing unites Americans in quite the same way as standing around the water cooler, saying, “Did you see Lost last night? That was so cool.” Or debating whether Adam Sandler can actually, you know, act. (Our conclusion: not much.)
Actor: James Garner
This is one cool dude. From his earliest days as Maverick, through the halcyon era of The Rockford Files, into mature roles in movies such...
Read MoreTV Show: The Mickey Mouse Club
This listing is for the 1955-59 series, not its reincarnations. (Justin Timberlake, Brittney Spears, and Christina Aguilera? Ack.) No, the...
Read MoreFilm: Forrest Gump
Seldom has there been a movie, or at least one not written by the Coen Brothers, that has as many memorable lines as Forrest...
Read MoreActors: Abbott and Costello
Today, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are best known for their wonderful “Who’s on First” routine, perhaps the single best...
Read MoreTV 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...
Read MoreFilm: A Few Good Men
I’m a big fan of Aaron Sorkin’s writing. (You’ll eventually see a couple of his TV series in this list.) And A Few Good...
Read MoreActor: Bob Hope
No one has ever done as much to entertain our troops overseas as Bob Hope did. It began normally enough, when Bob was one of many Hollywood...
Read MoreTV Show: Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In
First, there was the sit-in. Then the hippies came along, and we had the love-in. This usage reached its highest (or lowest, depending on...
Read MoreFilm: The Maltese Falcon
Dashiell Hammett wrote the book. John Huston directed the film. And Humphrey Bogart made it memorable. The Maltese Falcon, which premiered...
Read MoreActor: Robert De Niro
“You talkin’ to me?” No, Bobby, I was just doing today’s… “You talkin’ to me?”...
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