Roundtable Review: Red Dwarf, “Gunmen of the Apocalypse”
The roundtable shifts gears a bit with the British serial Red Dwarf, mixing Western and comedy in with their sci-fi.
This was Television on February 11
1938: The Beeb goes sci-fi Less than a year and a half old, the British Broadcasting Corporation’s television service aired what is, by some accounts, the…
Roundtable Review: Doctor Who, “The Ark in Space”
The This Was Television roundtable members become companions, stepping into the TARDIS to visit the longest-running sci-fi series of all time.
This Was Television On November 2
1959: Charles Van Doren comes clean The Columbia University professor admitted before a congressional subcommittee that he had been given questions and answers in advance during…
Review: Fawlty Towers, “Gourmet Night” and “The Germans”
Fawlty Towers ends its first season in style, with two of television’s most brilliantly anarchic moments.
Roundtable Review: Blackadder II, “Money,” “Beer,” and “Chains”
It’s the second half of Blackadder II, and it’s a discussion so cunning you could brush your teeth with it.
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