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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.)
Antiques Roadshow, PBS
I have a beautiful dream. In my dream I take that dingy old painting in the gaudy frame out of the closet. I take it to Antiques Roadshow,...
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The Naked Gun
Ah, Leslie Nielsen as Detective Frank Drebin. One of the most brilliant and surprising casting choices in movie history helped produce...
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Richard Pryor
It’s a pretty well accepted truth that well-adjusted people don’t turn out to be stand-up comedians. There’s often...
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WKRP in Cincinnati
Okay, who was your favorite character on WKRP in Cincinnati? (Okay, other than Loni Anderson, guys.) Gary Sandy as program director Andy...
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Spartacus
I don’t think it’s a spoiler for a 50-year-old film to mention the greatest part of the film. When members of the losing army...
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William Wyler, Director
I can read your mind. Yes, you. You’re out there thinking, William Who? Admit it. Well, it’s not often that a film director...
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Leave It to Beaver
Ah, innocence. For reasons I can’t quite understand, people like to make fun of Leave It to Beaver. As if an America in which mothers...
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Dr. Strangelove
Stanley Kubrick was a groundbreaking, visionary director. So it’s not easy to select his greatest movie, but it would be hard...
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Ginger Rogers
The all-time greatest quote about Ginger Rogers, comparing her to partner Fred Astaire: “Sure he was great, but don’t forget...
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Raiders of the Lost Ark
Go back in time with me, waaay back to 1975, and the start of the George Lucas/Stephen Spielberg dueling blockbuster action movies. 1975:...
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