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Jon Hein: The Shows That Made Me
Jon Hein knows TV.
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Exciting and Not-So-New: 8 Reality Series Inspired by Scripted TV Shows
With The Real Love Boat debuting this week, we're reminded that it's never too late to revive an old show...
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Posted Thursday 10/14/21 at 2:32AM EDT
James Gunn wanted to make a Gilligan's Island movie where the castaways kill and eat each other, written by Charlie Kaufman
"A true story: In the late 90’s screenwriting GOAT Charlie Kaufman pitched a movie version of Gilligan’s Island where the...
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Posted Monday 6/14/21 at 12:16PM EDT
Ryan's Hope star John Gabriel dies at 90
Gabriel played the controlling Dr.
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Posted Saturday 5/08/21 at 3:06AM EDT
Former FCC Chairman Newton Minow reflects on the 60th anniversary of calling television a "vast wasteland"
On May 9, 1961, Minow, then-President John F.
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Posted Saturday 4/03/21 at 3:32AM EDT
Presenting the 11 most bizarre TV crossovers
ALF and Gilligan's Island, ALF and Mr.
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Posted Monday 1/04/21 at 5:53PM EST
MeTV to pay tribute to Gilligan's Island's Dawn Wells
On Sunday, MeTV will show six of the Mary Ann actress' most memorable Gilligan's Island episodes.
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Posted Monday 1/04/21 at 10:16AM EST
An appreciation of Dawn Wells: Gilligan's Island star's death leaves a small but not insignificant hole in the collective pop consciousness
Wells, who died last week of a COVID-19-related illness, was able to infuse Mary Ann with a memorable persona despite...
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When Everyone Was Crazy About Mary Ann Summers on Gilligan's Island
Actress Dawn Wells died of COVID-19 complications on Wednesday at the age of 82.
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Posted Thursday 12/24/20 at 3:13AM EST
Judge rules that a billionaire investor's blaring the Gilligan's Island theme on repeat constituted harassment
An Orange County judge on Wednesday ordered bond king Bill Gross and his partner to stop playing the Gilligan's theme...
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Posted Tuesday 10/27/20 at 4:36PM EDT
A billionaire investor is accused of blaring the Gilligan's Island theme on a loop to torment his neighbor
Bond king Bill Gross has allegedly played the Gilligan's theme all day and all night to annoy his Laguna Beach...
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A Taxonomy of Actors Playing Dual Roles on TV
In the new HBO miniseries I Know This Much Is True, Mark Ruffalo plays the dual roles of Dominick Birdsey...
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Posted Thursday 10/18/18 at 5:51PM EDT
Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells will have a trust set up for the $200,000+ she's received in donations
Wells' rep says the retired actress -- who turns 80 today -- and her team are "in the process of...
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Posted Tuesday 9/11/18 at 9:05PM EDT
Why stars of classic TV shows like Geoffrey Owens and Dawn Wells run into financial difficulties
The Cosby Show's Owens and Gilligan's Island's Wells made headlines last week with their financial issues -- Owens for working...
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Posted Thursday 9/06/18 at 2:04PM EDT
Gilligan's Island star Dawn Wells is "amazed" after her fans donated more than $50,000 to her GoFundMe page
With the help of a friend, the 79-year-old actress has a goal of raising $180,000 to help pay for a...