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The 1980s were a pivotal decade for not just TV, but for NBC specifically. At the start of the decade, the network had been trailing behind its major rivals, CBS and ABC. In the 1980-1981 season, NBC managed to get only one series ranked in the top ten rated shows of the season — “Little House…

Rob Reiner almost helped Larry David get his screenplay Prognosis: Negativemade. Instead, he worked on his directorial debut, This Is Spinal Tap, and the rest is history.

In a genre built around sweetness and ease, one “cozy” video game did something far greater: It put me back together after I lost Mary.

Dancing With the Stars pro Rylee Arnold revealed that her celebrity partner Connor Wood improved his Yacht Rock Night routine by getting some practice time in with the Traitors personality, who finished fourth on the competition series last year.

Today marks 50 years since Farrah Fawcett helped launch “Charlie’s Angels,” one of the TV shows that defined the ’70s. Although the 90-minute movie pilot, which starred Fawcett, Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith, premiered on ABC in March 1976, the show officially kicked off months later, on September 22, 1976.

Historically, torture scenes in pop culture signaled villainy. James Bond villains devised elaborate death traps, Big Brother tried to break Winston Smith in 1984, and the bad guys in Star Warsand Star Trek tormented heroes like Han Solo and Captain Picard. Torture was a bright line only evildoers crossed.

According to Puck, Sweeney has signed with CAA after leaving Paradigm, and Braun reportedly played a significant role in helping make the move happen. Citing fiveSweeney and powerful CAA agent Kevin Huvane as multiple agencies competed to represent the Euphoria star. The meeting reportedly helped lead Sweeney to choose CAA

Montclair State University opened a virtual reality learning facility Tuesday with the support of a legendary Hollywood executive.

The Carolina Opry Theater and Dixie Stampede – Aerial, 1992. (Credit: Gilmore Entertainment)

When a young filmmaker named George Lucas approached top toy companies with the rights to merchandise his upcoming science fiction film Star Wars, he was more or less laughed out of the room. The only company to take Lucas up on the offer, the small Cincinnati-based Kenner Toys, laughed all the way to the bank.…