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No Cable

By John McGuire • July 27th, 2012

In the quest for cable television, young John McGuire would stop at nothing.

I Got Fired From The Man Show

By Gus Mastrapa • July 27th, 2012

Some matches aren’t made to last. Like Gus Mastrapa and The Man Show.

When TV Was a Timepiece

By Dennis Scimeca • July 27th, 2012

Dennis Scimeca laments for a time when the television schedule really meant something.

Knightmare: Television for the Videogame Generation

By Cara Ellison • July 26th, 2012

An epic rhapsody: Cara Ellison sings a song of Knightmares.

Ruined by the Bell

By Richard Clark • July 26th, 2012

Richard Clark dissects the coolness of Zack Morris and finds that in the end, maybe it was all a front.

Pixel Representations – Journey to the Center of Hawkthorne

By Rowan Kaiser • July 26th, 2012

Rowan Kaiser discusses Community‘s “Digital Estate Planning” episode, which seems to have gotten the other-media representation of videogames right.

Television is Reality, and Reality is Less Than Television

By Network Awesome • July 26th, 2012

All hail the new flesh! Network Awesome looks at David Cronenberg’s cult classic Videodrome.

Movin’ On Up to The Afterlife

By Don Becker • July 25th, 2012

Unwinnable remembers TV’s George Jefferson, Sherman Hemsley. Actor, dancer – and prog rocker.

Don’t Say “Gorilla” If You’re Wearing a Monkey Costume

By Network Awesome • July 25th, 2012

Network Awesome looks at the Monkees’ special 33 1/3 Revolutions per Monkee and the bands’ desperate search for authenticity.

Me and My Shadow

By Michael Sheridan • July 24th, 2012

Mike Sheridan reminisces about the good old days with his black and white TV.

Afternoon Delight – Remembering The 4:30 Movie

By Matt Giaquinto • July 24th, 2012

Matt Giaquinto channel-hops back to the ’70s to revisit ABC’s afternoon movie.

Oh, Give Me Some Head…Room

By Network Awesome • July 24th, 2012

Network Awesome catches the wave and remembers the smarmy cyberpunk of Max Headroom.

Fine-Tuned Play

By Brendan Keogh • July 24th, 2012

When Brendan Keogh was a kid, he didn’t have a fancy HD TV. He played his SNES through the fuzz and distortion of a half-broken set salvaged from a garage.

The Burnt Offering

Watch TV and Have a Couple of Brews

By Stu Horvath • July 23rd, 2012

It’s a TV Party! What better way to kick it off than with the story of Stu Horvath’s fake TV heist?

In America, We Celebrate With the Twilight Zone

By Erik Weinbrecht • July 23rd, 2012

Erik Weinbrecht enters a world not only of sight and sound but of awesomeness with his love of Syfy’s Twilight Zone marathon.

Fox Made Me Who I Am

By Michael Edwards • July 23rd, 2012

Mike Edwards discusses how the quirky early programming of the Fox network changed both his perspective and television on a whole.

TV is the Government: The Underground Vaudeville of TV Party

By Network Awesome • July 23rd, 2012

Network Awesome takes a look at Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party, New York City’s original punk rock public access TV show.

Batman on Vinyl

By Charles Francis Moran VI and Stu Horvath • July 18th, 2012

Chuck Moran and Stu Horvath spend an hour with Pat Longo learning the aural history of the Batman theme.

The Spanish Prisoner

By Stu Horvath • July 16th, 2012

Stu Horvath opened his email this morning to find a message from Captain James T. Kirk.

That 1991 Summer

By Ian Gonzales • June 27th, 2012

Ian Gonzales remembers the summer his family took a Northern Irish lad into their home.

Star Trek’s Top 5 Villains

By Michael Sheridan • May 26th, 2012

Michael Sheridan looks for the five best Star Trek villains, and has a harder time finding them than he thought.

Foreign Affairs: How to Make the Perfect Wrestling Villain

By Don Becker • May 25th, 2012

Why are so many great wrestling villains foreigners? Don Becker traces the history of wrestling villainy.

No One’s Gonna Stop Me Now

By Richard Clark • May 17th, 2012

Richard Clark ruminates on careers, dreams and Perfect Strangers, thanks to the browser game Nothing’s Gonna Stop Me Now.

Rookie of the Year: Friendship Isn’t Necessarily Magic

By Matt Marrone • April 30th, 2012

In an open letter to Unwinnable’s Gia Grillo, the Rookie of the Year explains why he will never watch My Little Pony ever again.

When to Hold ’em and When to Fold ’em

By Ian Gonzales • April 26th, 2012

Ian Gonzales is a stubborn jerk, but you don’t have to be.

Bikini Rock Bottom

By Stu Horvath • April 5th, 2012

Unwinnable learns that there is more to running a flea market than just setting up tables and selling junk.

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